Chapter 979

"Okay, I said, but you have to tell me first, are you a human or a monster?"

The bandit leader was a bit brave. Although it hurt, he gritted his teeth and endured it. Sweat broke out on his forehead. He still had the heart to bargain with Gu Zheng. Instead of answering Gu Zheng's question, he asked another one.

"Yes, at least you didn't come up and say I'm a monster. I'm much stronger than those people. But your eyesight is really not good. Are there any monsters like me?"

Gu Zheng showed a little appreciation. After seeing his ability, this person did not regard him as a monster like the villagers at the big market before. At least, he did not regard him purely as a monster. He also specifically asked him whether he was a human or a monster. .

"It's good that you're a human being, so are you an immortal?" The bandit leader took a long breath and still asked.

"It can be said that I am currently a cultivator of immortality and have not yet reached the realm of immortality!"

Gu Zheng nodded. He was not far from the realm of immortals. He really couldn't call himself an immortal until he reached the realm of immortals. But he actually used immortal power, so he could barely be called an immortal.

"My name is Ma Duo. I am from Ma Village, five hundred miles away. Our village has a small population, with only more than thirty households and a population of less than 200. Seven years ago, our village suffered a disaster. A group of monsters attacked our village and arrested Many people left. I escaped with three people from the village and wandered around. Life was extremely difficult! "

The bandit leader finally talked about his situation. He was also a miserable man. The village was attacked by monsters. There were only four people left in the whole village. They depended on each other, but life was not easy. No matter where he went, there was always a lot to do and nothing to eat. Few, and often bullied.

Once I was working as a helper in a village. Because I failed to finish the work on time, I not only had no food to eat, but was also violently beaten and kicked out by the owner. One of them was even starved and beaten. After leaving, he became seriously ill and could not fight it. , dead.

The bandit leader, Ma Duo, was too angry at that time. In a rage, he took the remaining two people and killed the master's family. All thirteen members of the master's family were killed by the three of them. Ma Duo He is a smart man. Although he wants to take revenge, he is not reckless. Reckless, he knew that there was a poisonous weed that, although it was not poisonous to death, would cause vomiting and weakness. He pretended to repent in advance and wanted to go back to work, and he would only eat half of the food and do the same work in the future, so that The host family took in the three of them again.

At night, he secretly put the venom grinded out from poisonous weeds into the drinking water of the host's family. The next day, everyone in the host's family vomited, felt nauseated, and felt weak after eating. He took the remaining two people to find the poison in the house. With knives and sharp objects, all thirteen members of the family were killed, leaving no children alive.

After committing such evil deeds, he thought that it was no longer possible to make a living as a day laborer for others, so he simply took his two brothers and became bandits. Over the past few years, he also developed some forces. Now there are more than 30 people, most of them He is a miserable person who cannot survive.

There are only about twenty of them here, and there are more than a dozen women and weaklings waiting in their lair, but there are no old people there. If no old people can survive to them, they will be dead long ago.

Although he became a bandit, he still lived a good life. Occasionally he robbed passers-by, but unfortunately the harvest was too little. The people walking around here these days are basically poor people with no money at all. They don't have the strength to attack the village. This horse is indeed Being smart, he came up with the intimidation trick.

Prepare more torches, go out at night, deliberately scare people, and then ask the people in the village to give them food, and then they leave. In this way, they successfully robbed three villages and harvested a lot of food. This is the fourth one. Unexpectedly Got stuck here.

"I've said it all. I know we have done a lot of evil. We can kill or behead anyone at will. But after they followed me, they never killed anyone. When we robbed passers-by, we only took things and didn't kill anyone. Since you are an immortal, then Can you let them go?"

After Ma Duo finished speaking, he looked straight at Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng didn't expect that this man was still a man, and he actually begged for mercy for his men in the end.

However, Gu Zheng believes what he said. These people should really have never killed anyone, and they don't look so cruel. Gu Zheng is not an ordinary person, and they can't deceive Gu Zheng.

On the other hand, this Ma Duo, it is indeed not easy for him to say the words to let his men go at this time.

"It stands to reason that you killed thirteen of them. Even though there was a reason, you didn't spare the children. It's indeed a bit too much!"

Gu Zheng sighed. He was not opposed to revenge killings. He had done it before, but he had never done anything to an old and weak person who had no strength to restrain a chicken. This was a bit unacceptable.

"I know, but the child looked at me with hatred in his eyes. If I don't kill him, he will be killed by him sooner or later. I'm just one person. I still have brothers, and I may have family members in the future. I must kill him. I don’t regret it!”

Ma Duo nodded, and Gu Zheng was a little surprised again. He didn't expect that this man knew how to eliminate the roots and not just kill people purely because of bloodlust.

"Forget it, since evil deeds are unforgivable, then I will do justice for God today!"

Gu Zheng stretched out his hand, and Ma Duo closed his eyes. He knew that he was no match for Gu Zheng. He only wanted to die now. It would be a good thing for him to die peacefully.

Gu Zheng suddenly clapped his hands forward, and Ma Duo's body flew out violently. Then he was pulled by Gu Zheng again, and his body flew back again, but his whole body had softened and his head was hanging there.

"Brother!"

Several people behind him screamed, their faces full of pain. It can be seen that his prestige among these people is not small, and everyone respects him.

A faint figure emerged from Ma Duo's body. This was Ma Duo's soul. At this time, Ma Duo was already a ghost, but no one else could see it. Only Gu Zheng could see it, and he also saw Gu Zheng.

After a person dies, his soul will enter reincarnation in the underworld. The underworld is a separate realm and is not included in the prehistoric times.

However, the underworld at this time should not have really taken shape. At least Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is definitely not here, nor is the Ten Palaces of Hell. As for what the underworld looks like, Gu Zheng has no idea at all.

Gu Zheng was indeed right about this. The current underworld is indeed quite chaotic. To put it simply, it is similar to the era of warlords. Many ghost kings took over the mountains and became kings and became a force. The disobedient fools were eliminated or eaten by them. How many ghost kings were there? There are also fights between forces, but there are no particularly powerful masters yet. The environment in the underworld is too bad, the resources are too few, and the practice of fooling around is inherently incomplete. There are very few strong people in the realm of Daluo Jinxian. Not to mention a quasi-saint.

If not, the place would not have been occupied by Ksitigarbha in the future, and the Tenth Hall of Hell would have been opened.

At this time, Gu Zheng could still capture a soul. Even if he was not an immortal, he had immortal power and magic, so it was not difficult to prevent a soul from entering the underworld.

"Am I dead? You, you are such an immortal. I didn't expect you to be able to control even fooling around!"

Ma Duo said bitterly, or rather it was Ma Duo's ghost who said that he had seen his dead self and also seen Gu Zheng who was watching him.

"You're right. I can control ghosts, so in my hands, death is useless. Since I can make you die, I can also make you live. Do you want to die or live?"

Gu Zheng said to Ma Duo's ghost. Ma Duo was stunned for a moment, then nodded wildly: "Great Immortal, if you want to live, of course I want to live!"

"You can live if you want, but you have to remember, don't take human lives indiscriminately in the future. If I can make you live, I will naturally let you die. When you die next time, it won't be so easy. I will prepare a mouthful of oil. The pot will fry you every day, making you suffer the pain of frying every day!”

Gu Zheng said to Na Ma Duo, and Ma Duo's ghost couldn't help but shudder. There is no oil pan as a punishment in the underworld now, but he will think about it and can imagine what it would be like to fall into the oil pan and be fried. , the most important thing is that this is not just once, but happens every day, which is ten thousand times more uncomfortable than death.

"Yes, yes, I understand. I will never harm anyone again. This is the only time I did it. It was really that family who went too far and killed my brother. That's why I did this!"

Ma Duo nodded quickly, while Gu Zheng stopped talking. He stretched out his finger and tapped Ma Duo's ghost, and his transparent body returned to his body in an instant.

Ghosts can't stay in the world for too long. Fortunately, it's night now. If it were during the day, when the sun's rays hit, Ma Duo's ghost would be gone and there would be no time to talk to him.

After the soul entered his body, Gu Zheng tapped Ma Duo's body a few more times. Ma Duo coughed violently, coughed out a large mouthful of blood, and then climbed up with difficulty.

When Gu Zheng rescued him, he had already reset his arms and could move his legs.

Ma Duo died once and accepted the punishment. The current Ma Duo is no longer the Ma Duo before, but the Ma Duo after rebirth. Ma Duo is a good person in ancient times. If he uses it well, he can help him in the future. , there is only one Wu You around him now, and there are still a few people.

What's more, he is considered a bandit with a bottom line. He has never killed anyone. He only defrauded some food in order to survive. The crime is not serious enough to die. Gu Zheng has no intention of killing all these people, so naturally he will not kill him.

"Take them all back and wait for me east of the village entrance tomorrow!"

Gu Zheng gave instructions to Ma Duo, and then walked back by himself. He did not help to reset the arms of these people, but dislocations occasionally happened at this time. Many people know that those who understand can reset it by themselves, but those who do not understand You can also find someone to help you.

No matter what, these people are bandits and they must be punished.

At the entrance of the village, many people were still talking there. After a child from Gu Zheng went out, everyone was worried about him, but what happened next made them confused. First they heard two people screaming, and many people became more numerous. But they were far away and couldn't quite hear what was noisy over there.

They were worried that the bandits did this deliberately, so they didn't dare to go and take a look. The head of the family where Gu Zheng lived was a little anxious, but seeing that Wu You and the others were not anxious at all, they had no choice but to give up. It was not his child. , since the adults in their family are not in a hurry, there is no reason for him to be anxious.

"Someone, someone!"

The people at the entrance of the village quickly shouted. After a while, they saw Gu Zheng walking alone from the darkness. How did he go and how did he come back.

Seeing that Gu Zheng was fine, many people's eyes almost dropped.

"The bandits have realized their mistake and have left, and they will never come back again. Don't worry, everyone!"

Gu Zheng grinned and said to the people in the village. Regardless of their reactions, he walked over and took Tao's little hand, and walked towards the village together, with Wu You and Aunt Cui following closely behind.

The villagers at the entrance of the village stared with big eyes and small eyes. Then they saw that many of the torches on the opposite side were extinguished, and the remaining ones were moving away. After the light spots turned around, they could no longer see them.

A few brave villagers ran over to take a look and found that the bandits were indeed gone. Now everyone felt relieved. After a search, the villagers on duty were left behind, and the others went back to rest.

Early the next morning, under the awe of the family, Gu Zheng and the others left. The family even returned the animal skins that Wu You had given them, saying that they didn't want them anymore, saying they were grateful to them for saving the entire village yesterday. .

Even a fool can understand that the child went out yesterday not to play, but to teach the bandits a lesson and drive them away. As for what method Gu Zheng used, they didn't know, but as long as they knew he saved them, that would be enough.

How could you accept something from your savior?

After a few times, seeing that the family was very insistent, Gu Zheng gave up. After leaving, he secretly asked Wu You to let them back, and then left the village. They didn't want it, but Gu Zheng didn't want even this thing back. , just give it to them in another way.

Five miles away from the east entrance of the village, when Gu Zheng arrived, Ma Duo was waiting there. Gu Zheng believed that he did not dare to run away, especially after knowing his ability.

But Gu Zheng didn't expect that not only Ma Duo but more than thirty people came, including the entire bandit den, including seven women, three children, and twenty-seven adult men.

Thirty-seven people are all the members of this bandit den. Yesterday they dispatched 22 people and the remaining five stayed in the den.

"Why did you bring them all!"

Gu Zheng frowned and asked Ma Duo. What he wanted was Ma Duo alone, not so many people. So many people would be of no use to him and would also be a drag on him.

"Great Immortal, if they don't become bandits, they will starve to death. But you told me that they can't continue to be bandits. They followed me out because they had no other choice. Great Immortal, you must have a way to help them. They are all very capable. As long as you give them Just a little food to keep you from starving to death!”

Ma Duo knelt down and begged. One thing he said was indeed right. If these people didn't become bandits, they would really starve to death.

They can also hunt, but hunting is not easy, the risk is high, and there is no guarantee of harvest. Besides, they are not people who know how to hunt. No one knows how to make traps. Ma Duo knows a little bit, but not much. They had tried before, but they failed to catch the prey and two people died. One of them was the first person to follow Ma Duo out. Since then, they have not dared to hunt at will.

As soon as Ma Duo knelt down, all the bandits knelt down and begged for ancient contention together.

"Xiao Tie, they are pitiful people too, why not follow us back to the village?"

Aunt Cui came over and whispered, Huiyuan Village suffered a big loss five years ago. Most of the powerful people in the village were lost. Although these people were all yellow-faced and muscular, there were more than 20 adult men. As long as They do not do evil, and they can supplement Huiyuan Village by living there.

After all, Aunt Cui is still a villager and thinks about her village.

After returning yesterday, Gu Zheng briefly told them about the bandits, letting them know that these bandits were actually poor people and did not really want to be bandits to harm others.

"Okay, then let's take them with us!"

After thinking about it, Gu Zheng quickly nodded and took them to Huiyuan Village to settle down, so that they would have a place to stay and not starve to death. He would talk about it later in Huiyuan Village and let the people there Just don't bully them.

Huiyuan Village suffered a heavy loss five years ago and has not yet recovered. These people will only strengthen their strength if they go there. They should not be stupid enough to bully them. It is just as a precaution that Gu Zheng plans to talk about it. One thing to say.

Seeing that Gu Zheng agreed to take them away, the bandits were very happy. They all stood up and followed their carriage, walking slowly.

These people walked very slowly. After all, they didn't have enough to eat and didn't have much strength. They were pretty good at walking.

"Wu You, light the fire, I'll get something to fill their bellies first!"

Gu Zheng and the others had already eaten and were not hungry for the time being, but these people could not. Gu Zheng asked Wu You to light a fire and set up a pot first to make the grain and dried meat from the carriage, while he went to look for anything he could catch and eat. thing.

Wu You quickly cooked a pot of meat porridge. The aroma made the bandits and family members swallow their saliva. After it was cooked, Wu You asked each of them to take a bowl to eat. Those who did not have a bowl would eat them. take out the wooden bowl.

These wooden bowls were also made by Gu Zheng, but there were not many of them. If they really didn't have them, they would just wait until others finished eating.

They had just finished one pot, and while Wu You and Aunt Cui were continuing to cook, Gu Zheng came back, dragging a big porcupine and a bison behind him. Gu Zheng's thin body dragged such two big prey, and it looked like Very disharmonious.

"Don't just sit there, go and help. Those who have eaten should go quickly and help the master bring the things back!"

Wu You scolded him, and Ma Duo immediately got up and ran over with more than ten people. Everyone else ate, but Ma Duo hadn't eaten yet. The pot was so big after all, and one full pot wouldn't be enough for more than thirty people. It can only be cooked separately.

Seeing these two prey, Ma Duo secretly smacked his lips. The porcupine and bison weighed together at least a thousand kilograms. Not to mention how Gu Zheng killed these two prey, and how could he drag these two big guys back? How much strength is needed? He can't do it anyway.

But when he thought of Gu Zheng's identity, he felt relieved. He was an immortal. Not only two immortals, but also twenty could be dragged back. In the eyes of mortals, an immortal was someone who could call upon the wind and rain, move mountains and seas, and be omnipotent.

With the help of Ma Duo and the others, Gu Zheng didn't have to drag the food by himself. With more than a dozen people, they could still drag the two big things back. With these two preys, the meat on them could be eaten for at least a few days.

These few days, we have to find a place with people to exchange more food. In the past, a little was enough. They were few in number, but now with these people, there are more than 40 people. It's really not possible to prepare more.

Gu Zheng didn't worry about how to take it this time. When they were all full, everyone except the children would carry some on their backs, and some more on the carriage. There would always be enough space. However, if there was a chance, Gu Zheng would still find a way to get a few more carriages so that the children and women could sit in the carriages and travel.