novelaction Chapter 1207 Dividing the spoils, remaining calm in the face of adversity
Chapter 1207 Dividing the spoils, remaining calm in the face of adversity
"Wow, quick, quick, let's divide the spoils!"
Within the small world of the Mountain and River Remnant Realm, Gu Xiu had just returned after making several turns and circling around the city when Sui Xing hurriedly shouted.
The Carefree Jade Pendant and the Immortal Crossing Sword followed closely behind, and even without relying on the bond of recognition, one could see the anticipation in the three spirits' eyes.
Gu Xiu didn't keep them in suspense any longer. With a casual flick of his wrist, a cascade of coins fell from the bag in his hand, piling up to the height of a small mound in the blink of an eye. The three spirits were overjoyed, especially the Carefree Pendant and the Immortal Crossing Sword, who immediately crawled inside to count them carefully.
"We're rich! We're rich! It's ten thousand! There are ten thousand Yuan coins here!"
"We can enjoy a flower-themed banquet like today's many more times!"
"Now we have Qianbao too."
"..."
Hearing these words, Gu Xiu was speechless for a moment, but he could understand why Sanling was so excited.
Today was their first experience being human, and they ate and drank all day long. The five Yuan coins Gu Xiu gave them were simply not enough. Actually, the cost of living in Wuwei City isn't too high normally; one Yuan coin is enough to do a lot of things. Most people couldn't earn five Yuan coins even if they worked themselves to the bone all day.
But the three spirits could not withstand it.
In just one morning, they had used up all five Yuan coins that Gu Xiu had given them. Later, Sui Xing, with his intelligence and skill, found a blacksmith shop in the city and, after giving them some pointers, earned a few more Yuan coins from them, but he still managed to make them all.
Even today, when they go to the brothel to drink and have fun, they intend to freeload.
Hearing this, Gu Xiu was immediately speechless. The three spirits, sensing their master's unusual mood, quickly offered their assurances.
"Don't worry, Master. We actually had a complete plan from the beginning."
"Yeah, yeah, we just plan to freeload. Anyway, most of the people drinking there are already drunk. If we just make a little bit of a friendly gesture, we don't actually have to pay."
"That's right. If Fang Suming hadn't interfered, we would have already found a sucker."
Gu Xiu was helpless, but he finally had to admit that the two little ones, Xiaoyao Pei and Duxian Sword, had been completely corrupted by Suixing.
Sui Xing, on the other hand, seemed completely oblivious to Gu Xiu's gaze. Instead, two cracks appeared on the dark forging platform, resembling a silly grin. As if feeling that his smile wasn't enough to express his feelings, he casually drew a few big white teeth on it.
Gu Xiu didn't say anything he was about to say. He just tossed the Yuanbi to the two little ones to be happy, and then took Suixing aside to ask about the doubts in his heart again.
It's just a pity...
“I’ve thought about it carefully. I have no memory of the interior of the Three Enclosures Sea of Sin. My memory of my former master is also very vague. Moreover, I have a feeling that I didn’t have a master at all before.”
The answer remained unchanged, which made Gu Xiu fall into deep thought.
"Gu boy, are we going to run away?"
The Broken Star asked from the side. Although it was fearless and unrestrained, it knew that it had caused a great disaster tonight. Although it had temporarily fooled Fang Suming, it had caused a scene about Sui Xu Chu. Who knew if it would attract the powerful beings of the Evil Sea?
The Three Enclosures and the Sea of Sin don't seem to be very strong at the moment, but Sui Xing understands that it's because Gu Xiu hasn't encountered any truly powerful opponents yet. Given that Gu Xiu's cultivation hasn't fully recovered, he could be in danger at any time if he were to rashly encounter such a strong person.
Therefore, running away is the best option right now.
However, Gu Xiu did not immediately respond to its suggestion. Instead, he took out a piece of white paper from his pocket and began to draw a map of the Ziwei Enclosure that he had seen.
soon.
A map of the Ziwei Enclosure, marking the locations of the twelve cities and the areas ruled by the two Holy Monarchs, including some special terrain features, appeared before Gu Xiu's eyes. It was even different from the maps he had seen before, and Gu Xiu had made some special markings in several places.
These markings are based on clues he gathered over the past two days, which he deduced and used to guess the location of the passage from Ziwei Yuan to Haoyu!
Sui Xing, who had been watching from the side, noticed that Gu Xiuzheng was staring at the marked location on the west side of the map, and they immediately started discussing it:
"Young Gu, are you planning to go to Tengshe City in the west?"
"This is a good place. Although we can't pinpoint the exact location yet, the passage from Ziwei Enclosure to the Sea of Sin is near Tengshe City. If we run to Tengshe City, we might actually find a way to resolve the crisis in the Sea of Sin. Once we get there, we can accomplish either by killing someone or destroying the passage."
"but……"
"This distance seems quite far. We are at the far east, and Tengshe City is at the far west. We almost have to cross the entire Ziwei Enclosure. Moreover, without the Holy Light they mentioned, once we leave the city's protection, we will be attacked by endless evil demons."
"I inquired about it today. There are barely safe routes for traveling through the cities of Ziwei Enclosure. It is said that these routes were left behind because people carried the Holy Light for a long time. Although they are not absolutely safe without the Holy Light, they are still slightly less likely to encounter evil demons. There are three routes starting from Wuwei City."
“From top to bottom are Fengxiao City in the north, Fengyi City in the middle, and Sihuo City in the south. However, Fengxiao City and Sihuo City are in the hands of the Northern Lord and the Southern Lord respectively. It seems that we can only choose the middle route, go to Fengyi City, and then pass through Zhiyuan City to reach Tengshe City directly.”
"These cities happen to be independent cities that haven't yet fallen into the hands of the two rulers, North and South..."
Since the goal is to flee, an escape route must be planned.
As for how to leave the heavily guarded Wuwei City, it's not too difficult. After all, Gu Xiu's current identity can still be used for the time being. When he leads people to search for the Karmic Fruit in the gray fog outside the city, he will naturally have a chance to slip away.
However, just as Sui Xing was giving suggestions on the route, Gu Xiu shook his head after a moment of contemplation: "We don't need to run."
"Huh? Why aren't you running away? You're not really planning to make me pretend to be Sui Xuchu, are you? That's quite a name. Fang Suming was fooled, but someone else might not be so easily fooled." Sui Xing exclaimed in surprise.
"You don't need to get involved."
"what?"
As they were talking, Gu Xiu waved his hand, and a scene suddenly appeared before his eyes. Sui Xing recognized it at a glance as the alley outside the Mountain and River Remnant Realm. However, two figures appeared in the alley at this moment, their sharp eyes searching the alley.
The two men were like ghosts and demons, dressed in black robes and moving silently.
"Oh no, am I being watched?"
Seeing this scene, Sui Xing could hardly be unaware of what was happening, and his face immediately turned ugly.
It's not that I'm worried about being exposed. After all, the Mountain and River Remnant Realm is no ordinary object. Gu Xiu hid it extremely well before, and Shattered Star used methods to complete it. Even if someone sees the Mountain and River Remnant Realm directly, without special means, they won't be able to tell that there's anything special about this broken porcelain piece.
But I still feel like I've lost face.
It always considered itself a seasoned veteran and was actually quite cautious when it returned, but it never expected that it would still be targeted.
"Besides physical strength, the Xuanwu Armor has basically no other abilities. Although it can make you physically invincible, it is normal that some tracking methods cannot detect it."
Gu Xiu offered comforting words, and then walked over to Xuanwu's physical body to examine it carefully before concluding: "It must be some kind of divine means that detected your disappearance here, but since they didn't see you, they couldn't really track you down. And since you were impersonating Sui Xuchu, even if Wuwei City reacts slowly, it's impossible for them to be completely inactive."
Upon hearing this, Sui Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, although she had made a slight blunder, at least she had managed to save face.
While Gu Xiu and Sui Xing were watching the situation outside, the two outside had already searched the entire alley, inside and out, and even turned over all the houses on both sides of the alley.
In the end, they had no choice but to leave, having discovered no problems.
Although the person had left, Sui Xing's already dark complexion darkened even further, showing some anxiety. But turning her head, she saw Gu Xiu still looking confident, and her eyes immediately lit up:
"Gu boy, do you have a plan in mind?"
"some."
"What plan? What plan? Tell me quickly!"
"Maintain the status quo and respond to all changes. Continue on duty tomorrow."
"what about me?"
"You should hide for two days."
"Won't this arouse suspicion?"
"As a renowned senior, someone feared by the entire Ziwei Enclosure, isn't it normal for you to disappear into thin air and become untraceable? As for the rest, leave it to Fang Suming and those young masters."
After Gu Xiu finished speaking, he simply closed his eyes and began to cultivate.
He wanted to continue studying the Great Dao Immortal Book.
At first, Sui Xing was quite anxious, but seeing Gu Xiu's completely indifferent expression, although he still didn't understand what Gu Xiu wanted to do, based on his understanding of Gu Xiu, he roughly understood.
Gu boy... he's probably going to screw people over...