Upon hearing Gu Sheng's plan, Bai Yu's eyes lit up.
"Gu Sheng, you are too smart, aren't you? In this way, you are killing two birds with one stone! Not only can you easily capture Black and White Ghosts and rescue Peerless Hermit, but you can also cause a sensation in the world and use all your strength to attack to avoid future troubles. This is a great method!"
"This opportunity only comes once, so we can't do it without planning. Call Lan Yao and the others over later, and we'll have a chat."
Bai Yu nodded and quickly sent someone to call.
Everyone was woken up from their sleep and hurried over.
Gu Sheng After saying that, everyone breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
"As long as we can win Black and White Ghosts, nothing else matters."
After Shi Lou finished speaking, Er Gou came up.
"Brother Sheng, what do we need to do this week before we start?"
Hearing this, Gu Sheng raised his eyebrows.
The matter of spreading the news has been handed over to Bai Yu's men. As for them, it seems they really have nothing to do.
After thinking about it, Gu Sheng curled his lips.
"Shanshui Town There are a lot of good things. Now that you're here, don't come in vain. Don't you have a lot of things you want? Then take advantage of this opportunity to take action."
"But the market hasn't started yet."
"The market hasn't started yet, but buyers and sellers are here. Are you still worried that you won't be able to buy anything? There are more and more stalls on the street in the past two days, and you might be able to find what you like."
Everyone thought about it carefully and felt that what he said made sense.
There are more and more stalls around, but they have never had time to visit them. Now that they have an extra week, they are worried that they won't be able to buy what they want!
"Brother Sheng, when are we going?"
Glancing outside, Gu Sheng stood up directly.
"Idle time is idle, go now."
Everyone's eyes lit up and they immediately stood up with him.
When they came to the street, everyone finally had time to take a stroll.
After just a few steps, Bai Yu generously took out the money and pocketed a treasure.
Lan Yao was not to be outdone and quickly found good things.
From the beginning to the end of the street, almost everyone gained a lot, except Gu Sheng who never started.
"Gu Sheng, you don't like so many things? How about we go over there and have a look? There might be good things in that alley."
Bai Yu pointed, Gu Sheng smiled and nodded.
"Okay, it's okay to be idle. Let's go."
Everyone walked towards the alley with laughter, looking left and right at the various stalls.
When everyone's attention gradually dispersed, Gu Sheng vaguely noticed something was wrong.
Behind them... it seems like someone has been following them!
At the corner, Gu Sheng took the opportunity to turn his head and turned around with sharp eyes.
Sure enough, when he turned around, a figure quickly dodged away and hid in the darkness.
Looking at the fluttering clothes, Gu Sheng frowned.
Do you dare to follow them with this little trick? It's simply overestimating one's abilities!
Seeing Lan Yao pay the money, Gu Sheng grabbed him.
"Don't buy it, go inside."
After saying that, he pulled Bai Yu again.
Seeing his expression, the two of them immediately realized something was wrong, so they quickly stopped and followed him inside.
They pretended to be walking along, but in fact their eyes were on the surroundings.
When the number of vendors began to decrease, Gu Sheng and others began to turn right.
The people behind seemed to hesitate, but still followed.
Seeing him following, Gu Sheng slightly curled his lips.
After turning this corner, they all hid in the darkness.
Within a moment, the man's footsteps rang in his ears.
After locking his position, Gu Sheng turned his wrist, and a blast of divine power flew out, blocking the man's path.
The man didn't seem to expect that they would just wait and see. His feet became unsteady and he happened to trip on Gu Sheng's divine power and fell out.
Seeing how easily he was attacked, Gu Sheng stepped forward and stepped on his wrist.
"Are you tired after following me for so long?"
The man gasped in pain and kept begging for mercy.
Hearing the somewhat familiar voice, Gu Sheng couldn't help but frown.
He knelt down and took a look, and sure enough, the person following them was the person who had competed with them for the room!
Seeing him, Gu Sheng's face quickly turned cold.
"I said don't let me see you, otherwise I will send you to see the King of Hell. Are you turning a deaf ear to my words?"
Hearing this, cold sweat broke out on the man's forehead.
"Brother, I don't have any ill intentions! This time I really don't have any ill intentions! I wanted to become your disciple, but I was afraid that you would kill me, so I followed you secretly!"
After he finished speaking, Gu Sheng sneered.
"Do you think I will believe such a lame excuse?"
"Everything I said is true! I swear to God, if even one word is made up, I will be struck by lightning!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed straight to the sky.
Seeing his actions, Lan Yao and others fell silent.
Gu Sheng frowned and finally let him go.
"Where are the people around you?"
"I dispersed them all. With my current ability, I can't manage a sect. If I let them suffer with me, I might as well let them find another way out."
"You think quite clearly."
Gu Sheng After finishing speaking, he smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"It was too late for me to figure it out. If I had figured it out earlier, those people wouldn't have died."
As soon as he said these words, Shi Lou frowned.
"Obviously you were the ones who made trouble for me first, but ended up being outmatched and died at our hands. Instead, you blame us?"
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant. I don't blame anyone, I just blame myself. Brother, after I saw your strength that day, I always wanted to become your disciple, but I didn't dare to show up, so I could only follow you quietly. Please accept me! Please!"
As he spoke, he knelt down with a plop and kowtowed three times to Gu Sheng.
Seeing this, Gu Sheng frowned and hid aside.
"I don't accept disciples, and you don't have to do the same."
"Please accept me, I will learn from you honestly, I am Son of King Luo, I can give you anything you want! I just ask you to keep me by your side!"
Hearing him reveal his identity again, Gu Sheng's brows tightened a little more.
"I don't care who you are, I don't want to be a disciple. We still have business, so don't pester me."
When Gu Sheng was about to leave, he hugged Gu Sheng's legs.
"Please, please accept me as your disciple. If you don't accept me, I will have no hope of living in this world. Please give me a way to survive!"
"You want to morally kidnap me?"
"No, that's not what I meant. What I told is the truth. When I was at King Luo's house..."
He recounted the misery he had experienced, and everyone who listened frowned.
Obviously, everyone sympathized with his experience, so they all focused on Gu Sheng's face.
Gu Sheng's expression never changed, he just listened quietly.
When he finished speaking, he looked into his eyes and said, "Your mother was killed by your father's wife to protect you. Now you have two lives on your shoulders. Instead of seeking death, you might as well avenge your mother. According to you, you should be King Luo's legitimate son. If you feel that he is unfair to you, you should use your own ability to get justice instead of kneeling in front of me to become a disciple."
"But..."
"No need to, but that's all your business and has nothing to do with me. That's all I'm saying. Don't follow me anymore."
After saying that, Gu Sheng turned around and left.
Everyone followed and went directly back to the inn.
In the inn, Bai Yu said, "Gu Sheng, in fact, King Luo's identity is not simple. There is a big sect behind him to support him, so he can get to where he is today step by step. If that person is really King Luo's son, it might be useful to stay with him."
Hearing this, Gu Sheng shook his head.
"I've never wanted to get involved in messy things, and this is no different."
"But there are many connections and many paths."
"Not necessarily. Having multiple connections may lead to more trouble. You know, I hate trouble the most."
Thinking about it carefully, Bai Yu thinks what he said is right, and he really hates trouble. Except for people like them, he basically doesn't have contact with outsiders. Even if he does come into contact with outsiders, he never shows his emotions and always looks at a respectful distance.
Thinking of this, Bai Yu sighed and nodded.
"Perhaps everyone's situation is different and their ideas are different. If he wants to become my teacher, I might nod. After all, I still have White Cloud Sect on my hands. I want White Cloud Sect to flourish, so King Luo's network of contacts is useful."
"You can try."
"Forget it, he's obviously here for you, so it doesn't matter if I interfere."
Gu Sheng nodded and said nothing more.
In the next few days, Shanshui Town became more and more lively.
The market seems to have taken shape, and there are more and more people on the street.
A crowd of people from all walks of life gathered here. Some came just for the things, while others came for Black and White Ghosts.
The people of Bai Yu have already released the news, and it has spread widely among the people. However, these people in the world are very united. They only spread the news among themselves and never spread it outside, so as not to spread it to the ears of people with evil intentions.
Gu Sheng and others walked around outside for a few times, but they felt relieved.
For a whole week, Shanshui Town was in a state of being relaxed on the surface but tense secretly.
As the day approaching the official opening of the market, Lan Yao and others had already bought everything.
In front of the inn window, they looked down. There were a lot of people, but there were obviously not many people buying things. Everyone was wary of each other, obviously wary of the appearance of Black and White Ghosts.
Looking at the crowd below, Lan Yao looked at Gu Sheng.
"These people in the world seem to be ready. How many people can go there tomorrow?"
"I don't know, but I can get half of the guarantee."
"Is it only half? I see that many well-known and decent families are here to eradicate Black and White Ghosts. At least it must be more than half, right?"
"Not necessarily. Some sects and families just use this name to gain some good reputation for their sect and family, but if they really do it, they may not come forward."
After Gu Sheng finished speaking, Bai Yu agreed.
"Gu Sheng is right, some sects are just like this, they are just superficial."
"It's okay to be like this. It really opened my eyes. By the way, we should set off as soon as it gets dark, right?"
Glancing up, Gu Sheng nodded.
"Yes."
"Let's have another meal before we set off. We'll deal with them when we're full."
Regarding Bai Yu, Shi Lou, Er Gou and others strongly agree.
Seeing them like this, Gu Sheng frowned helplessly, but didn't say much.
After having enough wine and food, everyone finally headed to the river.
Along the way, Gu Sheng discovered that there were many stalls on the roadside.
Two rows of stalls spread toward the river, and there were many people coming and going. It didn't look out of place for them to walk here.
After looking at the vendors and tourists, Gu Sheng slightly curled his lips.
The gazes of the vendors and tourists were not on their own positions. It was obvious that they were waiting for Black and White Ghosts here, because there were not many places to hide by the river, but there were a lot of people coming, and they could not hide, so they placed the stalls here.
At this time, Shi Lou suddenly touched Gu Sheng on the shoulder.
"Brother Sheng, look who that is."
Following his gaze, Gu Sheng sighed helplessly.
Son of King Luo is standing not far away, obviously heading in this direction.
"Brother Sheng, he didn't notice us, did he?"
"Probably not, let's hurry up."
As he spoke, Gu Sheng quickened his pace, and Shi Lou and others quickly followed.
Just as they were moving forward, a loud noise suddenly came from behind.
Among the many voices, a sharp voice sounded, "Someone has been killed! People from the Eight Directions Sect have been killed!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Sheng immediately stopped and turned around to look.
The crowd behind was already in chaos, many people were shouting, and the scene had turned into a mess.
Bai Yu took the opportunity to come to Gu Sheng and said softly, "Mirror Sect's people should have done it."
Pursing his lips, Gu Sheng nodded.
"Don't worry about these things, let's go there quickly."
They had just taken a few steps when another scream came from behind. Sure enough, another person was killed, and this time the person who died was at the end of the crowd. Many people watched him being killed.
"Oh my God, his head was cut off!"
As soon as this voice came out, Gu Sheng could conclude that it was someone from the Mirror Sect who took action.
"They want to kill ten people in total, and now they have two. It is estimated that Black and White Ghosts will appear soon. Take advantage of the chaos and rush to the river and find a place to hide. As soon as Black and White Ghosts appears, we will attack immediately."
After hearing Gu Sheng's words, the expressions of others immediately became serious.
"Okay, we get it."
Everyone rushed to the river and heard news about many dead people one after another, but they did not stop and found a place to stay by the river first.
After finding the hiding place, Gu Sheng looked around.
Things turned out just as he said. There were a lot of people watching, but not many people actually wanted to take action. There weren't many hiding spots by the river, but they were a little empty now.
"Gu Sheng, it turns out there really aren't that many people here."
After Lan Yao finished speaking, Gu Sheng sighed.
"Wait a minute, it's still early, there should be more."
"Even if more people come, it will only reach half of the number, right?"
"It would be great to have this much. Don't expect so much. After all, it is something that may cost you your life. You can't force it."
Knowing what he said was right, Lan Yao didn't say anything more.
At this time, Bai Yu suddenly frowned and said, "Son of King Luo is here too."
After hearing his words, Gu Sheng turned around and saw him.
"Leave him alone and take care of ourselves."
Gu Sheng withdrew his gaze and just stared at the river quietly.