Chapter 1742

"It seems that the little girl has forgiven you." Xiaoying retreated beside Gu Zheng and said as she watched him go away.

"It doesn't matter whether you forgive me or not. You can't bully a little girl. We'll go over there later and find out who the young man's daughter is. You'll have to prepare another gift then." Gu Zheng looked at it. Watching the other party's figure disappear into the village, he said.

"It's ready. When I was looking for something just now, I just put it away. I can bring it to you anytime if you need it." Xiaoying said with a proud look on her face, as if she was very smart.

"Haha, you move so fast, let's keep going." Gu Zheng laughed and continued.

The two of them continued walking forward, and every time they walked, they arrived in front of the tea girl's house.

Her home is a bit special. There is an extra layer of space under the eaves in the front. Several small tables are placed on the side, and there is a separate rain pavilion-like shelter above the head, which gives it a unique atmosphere.

But she was not outside at this time, only wisps of rising mist kept coming out of the small table.

There was a pot of fragrant tea on it, and there were two cups next to it. It looked like he had left temporarily for something.

Gu Zheng and Xiaoying stood outside, waiting quietly without making a sound.

Not long after, with a soft knock from the door, the tea lady came out again. Seeing the two people waiting quietly at the door, she was obviously a little surprised, and then she said with a smile.

"You two seem to have been waiting for a long time. Please come and take a seat."

"Then I'm sorry." Gu Zheng smiled slightly and sat down without any politeness.

"Why do you want to come here to drink tea this time? I couldn't invite you last time." The tea girl smiled and gave Gu Zheng and Xiaoyingdao a cup of tea, making an inviting gesture and then said.

"I felt anxious last time, and you knew we had to leave here, so I'm bothering you this time." Gu Zheng looked at the green tea and raised it to take a sip.

A faint smell like mustard rushed to his forehead, making him frown, but Xiaoying next to him drank it all in one breath, looking like she was still unsatisfied.

"Is there anything you can say? For the sake of this little girl, she is half one of our own." Said Zainv, while pouring Xiaoying twice as much.

"Thank you, we are a family." Xiaoying drank it up impatiently, but still retorted.

"Haha, don't be in a hurry and drink slowly. You can only drink three cups. If you have to live here for a long time, you can drink without caring." The tea girl refilled Xiaoying's cup again and said with a smile, looking like a gentle neighbor. Big sister look.

"I want to give the old man over there a cup of tea in exchange for the rough stone in his hand. I wonder if I can part with a cup of tea." Gu Zheng put down the tea in his hand and said straight to the point.

"Just like this little girl said, if you want to leave and find me, I can't refuse your request. For my own sake, I won't make things difficult for you. Just tell me if I'm a good person." Delicious.”

The tea girl put down everything in her hands and looked directly at Gu Zheng, as if waiting for his answer.

"For me, this cup of tea is really unpalatable, but for Xiaoying, it may be the most delicious thing."

Gu Zheng pondered for a moment, looked at Xiaoying's worried eyes, and then spoke slowly and unhurriedly.

After she finished speaking, the tea girl actually laughed, as if she had seen something funny.

"Is there something wrong with what I said?" Gu Zheng raised his eyebrows and asked with some confusion.

"Whether it's right or not is all up to me. I just think you are a little too formal. You have already spoken about yourself. Even if you answer one word, I can approve it. I will get you the cloud smoke that the other party covets. Only in this way can the other party be absolutely for you."

The tea girl giggled and covered her mouth with a smile, then walked towards the house again, apparently to get something.

When Gu Zheng heard what the other party said, he was also shocked. Then he glanced at Xiaoying and laughed. He didn't expect that he seemed to be in Xiaoying's favor this time.

When Xiaoying saw Gu Zheng looking over, she also laughed and continued to drink the little tea in her cup.

If the other party hadn't told Xiaoying that she couldn't drink too much, Gu Zheng would have given her his own. It was too bad to drink. However, seeing the other party acting like this, Gu Zheng thought about it and drank it in one go. After drinking it, my whole face turned into a bitter gourd face.

Seeing this scene, Xiaoying smiled even more happily. This was the first time she saw Gu Zheng look so embarrassed. She didn't expect that the young master she admired would be defeated by a small cup of tea.

At this time, he came over from inside holding a porcelain that looked like a small flowerpot. When he saw Xiaoying's appearance, he also understood what happened when he saw Gu Zheng's appearance.

"This is his thing. You will understand if you give it to him. In fact, except for a few special people like us, others will basically not say much to you. If it is other people, we would like to give it to each other. You can stay with us no matter what, so you’d better leave as soon as possible.”

As she spoke, the tea lady handed the things in her hands to Gu Zheng.

"Thank you. I will definitely repay everyone's friendship if I have the chance." Gu Zheng took it and said gratefully.

"I'm afraid there is no chance, but forget it, as long as you treat her kindly, that's all. She is also a member of our Huahun clan and can be considered our descendant." A trace of bitterness flashed in the tea girl's eyes before she said.

"By the way, this is the raw stone you want, take it with you." The tea girl, who was in a bad mood, didn't know what she was thinking. She threw the raw stone on the table and walked directly into her room, closing the door.

"Sir, it's a raw stone. It turns out that she also has one in her hand. It seems that there is only one left in that person's hand." Xiaoying took out the raw stone on the table and said to Gu Zheng in surprise.

"The other party told us so much, you can guess it."

Gu Zheng looked at Xiaoying's look as if he had just discovered it, and swallowed the words, but said instead.

"Yes, so let's act quickly, the sooner we leave here, the better."

"Yeah"

Xiaoying followed and said, and walked towards the old Wei with Gu Zheng.

"Grandpa, look what I brought you."

When he came to the place where the old Wei was, he was still lying on the ground. Xiaoying rushed up and shouted as if she was familiar with him.

"Crack"

As he opened his eyes, he saw what Gu Zheng was holding in his hand. He stood up with a vigorous posture that did not match his age, and even the rattan chair below made a sound of being overwhelmed.

"I didn't expect that you could guess what I wanted before you even found me. It seems that you are also attentive."

"Grandpa, this is a good thing we prepared for you. Of course, it is to honor you." Xiaoying said sweetly, and at the same time took the thing in Gu Zheng's hand and wanted to send it up.

But she hadn't taken two steps, and the old man waved his hand, and the porcelain in her hand was instantly sucked over and fell steadily into his hand.

"Well, it's really a lot. It seems that she is really willing to spend a lot of money this time." The old man opened it and took a look inside. A faint fragrance of tea came out of the mouth of the porcelain. Even if Gu Zheng didn't understand tea, he felt clear-headed when he smelled it. It was definitely a good treasure.

"Grandpa, since you are so satisfied, then give us the raw stone in your hand." Xiaoying smiled flatteringly.

"Of course, take it. I'm going back to enjoy it." The old man threw the raw stone directly over, and walked towards home happily holding the porcelain.

"Young Master, look, we have collected three, and there is another one in the hands of that bad guy. As long as we win the other party, we can leave here."

Xiaoying took the raw stone that the other party gave her, ran to Gu Zheng, raised it and said happily.

"So, let's go. As long as we take the last one, at least we can leave here at any time." Gu Zheng nodded, took it from her hand and said.

"Then let's go quickly." Xiaoying said happily. This time she felt that she helped the young master a lot, and she was very happy in her heart.

The lovers who quickened their pace rushed to the stone tablet and soon found the young man standing under a small tree and looking at the stone tablet. I don't know what the other party is thinking.

"What? Are you ready? I won't give you the raw stone in my hand easily." The young man saw Gu Zheng and the others coming and said coldly.

"Is it still the same rule as before? I'll bet with you this time." Xiaoying stepped forward and said loudly.

Because they had already discussed it on the way, if they failed, they would use violent means to mutilate their bodies. If that didn't work, Gu Zheng would take Xiaoying away directly. As for the people here, they could only wait until later, after all, he had tried his best.

"Okay, come on!"

The young man stood up straight and said solemnly, and it seemed that he didn't relax at all because of Xiaoying.

And Xiaoying also took a deep breath, floated directly in front of the other party, looked at the other party carefully, trying to see a clue.

A layer of strange red light appeared from the young man, and in the blink of an eye, it enveloped Xiaoying. Gu Zheng's face changed, because the stone platform seemed to have changed that he didn't know.

The red light actually completely blocked Gu Zheng's exploration, and he couldn't even see the figures inside, as if it was a red ocean, dividing the people inside into two worlds.

However, in less than two breaths, before Gu Zheng could figure out what was going on, the red air wave suddenly disappeared in front of Gu Zheng, revealing two figures inside.

Xiaoying pointed at the other party's open palm, which was a rough stone, which means that Xiaoying guessed it right the first time.

Then she was a little stunned. She thought that the other party was so arrogant and had two brushes, but she didn't expect that the other party would lose directly.

"Here you go, you are lucky and can leave here, unlike me, but I lost here and didn't get out." The young man didn't hesitate and threw the rough stone in his hand out, but said a little sadly.

"So my friend, were you also caught in the outside world?" After Gu Zheng got the rough stone, he heard what the other party said and asked softly.

"It can be considered or not. I am dead now, but the only thing I can't let go is my daughter. I don't want her to stay in this picture scroll illusion, but I can't get rid of the other party's control, so you should get out quickly. Once this illusion is pulled back, you can't get rid of it either." The young man looked at Gu Zheng and said.

"Then can I help everyone get out of here? Or do you all want to stay here?" Gu Zheng looked at the other party and said tentatively.

"No one here wants to be here. Only now, when we are out of that person's control, can we be free and easy." The man leaned against the tree again and said casually.

Gu Zheng gave all the raw stones in his hand to Xiaoying, asking her to go to the stone tablet to open the way to leave here, and looked at the other party and said again.

"Thank you for deliberately letting us go. Can I let everyone out?"

Xiaoying thought he was lucky. At first, she even thought so herself, but when the other party said that she couldn't get out either, she realized that maybe the other party also knew her cultivation and just deliberately let her win.

"You want to take us away? Your cultivation is too poor, but if you want to take the person who is sealed here, jump into the lake, otherwise you can only leave from here." The young man suddenly stood up and said to Gu Zheng, while looking towards the direction of the village entrance.

Gu Zheng also followed the other party's gaze, and on the stone tablet behind him, a white light suddenly fell from the sky, covering the area within a radius of three meters, and at the same time, a faint spatial fluctuation could be felt.

"Sir, the channel has been activated. I feel it can last at least half a day. Are we leaving now?" At this time, Xiaoying also came back from behind and said to Gu Zheng.

"Dad!"

Before Gu Zheng could answer, a childish voice sounded in the distance, and at the same time a small figure ran towards this side quickly.

"We'll wait for a while, let's find someone first." Gu Zheng said, but his eyes were looking at the small figure, who was the little girl they met before. What he didn't expect was that she was the daughter of this young man.

Gu Zheng also understood why the other party would let them go so easily, and at the same time took a step and walked towards the village with Xiaoying.

The small figure was grinning happily, holding the toy Xiaoying gave her in her hand, and the white figure on her shoulder stopped steadily on her.

"Xiaoxue, you didn't go to play with your friends today."

"Dad, they have something to do, so I came back first. Are those my sister and brother over there? Why don't they leave?" Xiaoxue threw herself into the arms of the young man, giggling with her little face up, extremely happy.

"They have something to do, come, I'll play with you"

"Okay"

As Gu Zheng and the others went away, the voices behind him were almost inaudible.

"I didn't expect that the little sister was his daughter, it's totally unrecognizable." Standing on the edge of the empty lake, Xiaoying said in amazement.

"Yes, but what's even more tragic is that the other party is trapped here, but unfortunately we don't have any good solutions."

Gu Zheng sighed, and then looked at the lake carefully.

This small lake is not big, nor is it very deep. At least Gu Zheng can explore all the places below at a glance. There is nothing surprising. The only thing is that there used to be some fish, but now there are no creatures in it.

But since that person told him so, there must be something fishy below.

A layer of golden defense appeared on Gu Zheng's body, and Xiaoying saw Gu Zheng's actions and understood what he meant. A ball of Buddha light also appeared on her body, surrounding herself.

"Plop"

The next moment, the two people jumped into the lake almost at the same time.

The entire lake surface was extremely clear, and the two people did not find any suspicious places when they came down, but as they came down, the originally calm seabed, at this time, a strange vibration appeared.

With the vibration, a blue vortex appeared on the bottom of the lake.

Xiaoying glanced at Gu Zheng, who nodded at him, and then the two went out.

"Hua La"

The two figures flew out of the lake below again, suspended in the air, looking at everything around them that was familiar and unfamiliar, and couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.

They were not teleported to other inexplicable places, but were still in this valley, and everything around them seemed to have returned to normal, with bright sunshine, green grass, and even fresh air.

And in the valley, there were even more than a dozen people here, talking leisurely. These people were none other than some of the people who were in the valley at the beginning.

But soon Gu Zheng discovered a problem. These people seemed to not see them at all. They were still doing their own things, letting them know that they were still in the illusion.

"Huh? Is that Sister Xingcai?"

Gu Zheng was about to go down to see where to go when he suddenly heard Xiaoying's strange voice.

Looking in the direction she was looking, Gu Zheng saw a beautiful woman in a pink corset, talking to another familiar woman under a tree. They were smiling and laughing from time to time, and it seemed that they were chatting happily.

But Gu Zheng looked carefully and found that although the person looked very similar to Xingcai, she was still not Xingcai. She looked much more mature and plump than Xingcai, and her temperament was much more stable. However, at first glance, they were at least 70% similar.

"Wait for me here."

Gu Zheng looked around and roughly understood the situation here. He said to Xiaoying and flew towards the room below at a very fast speed.

As soon as he said that, he saw a figure sitting on the chair in the middle with his eyes closed, exactly the same as the person suspected to be Xingcai outside.

Beside her, black runes, shining with strange light, continued to sink into the other person's body, making the other person seem to be surrounded by black light.

Although it looks scary, it seems to be protecting the other person, but the black runes seem to be unable to hold on at this time.

Gu Zheng took a look and went forward to smash those black runes a few times, picked up the unconscious her and flew out directly.

"Sir, the vortex below is shrinking. It will be too late if we don't go back."

As soon as Gu Zheng came out, he heard Xiaoying's anxious shout.

"Let's go!"

After a little hesitation, although he sensed that there were people next to him, Gu Zheng flew directly to Xiaoying, taking the rescued people and Xiaoying directly to the vortex below that began to shrink.

"Boom boom"

After teleporting out again, the space began to tremble. The residents had disappeared at this time, and the original white mist turned into gray mist, covering the entire space.

However, a white light was still there in the distance, but it was also shaking at this time.

Seeing this, Gu Zheng and the others immediately accelerated and rushed over there.

In a few breaths, as they rushed in, they turned into a beam of white light and disappeared here. As they disappeared, the beam of light finally broke apart, and the entire space began to slowly become ethereal.