That night, Gu Sheng knocked on Third Elder's door.
There was a banging sound, and Third Elder in the room was so frightened that he subconsciously picked up a weapon.
Hearing the movement, Gu Sheng hurriedly spoke out.
"Third Elder Don't panic, it's me."
"Gu Sheng?"
"Yes, it's me."
Gu Sheng After answering again, the door in front of him opened in response.
Third Elder stood behind the door, looking at him with excitement.
"Gu Sheng, you are finally back! Come in quickly!"
Several people entered the door and sat down directly at the table.
Seeing Third Elder rushing around, Gu Sheng quickly stopped him.
"Third Elder, please stop being busy. We are on a tight schedule when we come back this time, and we have something important to tell you."
Hearing this, Third Elder was shocked.
"Gu Sheng, what happened?"
"There's something going on, but it's a good thing. I know it's dark at night, so I can't disturb the elders, but this fact is very important. Can you ask a few elders to come over?"
Hearing what Gu Sheng said, Third Elder immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. He nodded immediately without even thinking about it.
"Okay, you guys have a cup of tea and have a rest first. I'll call them right away."
After saying that, Third Elder put on his clothes and left.
Finally able to rest, Shi Lou and others picked up their teacups and drank heavily.
Seeing them like this, Gu Sheng was a little bit dumbfounded.
"Why are you so thirsty?"
"Brother Sheng, we have been walking for three days and two nights, and we have already drank all the water we brought. Look at my lips, they are so dry that they are about to burst!"
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"You looked solemn all the way and walked in such a hurry. How could I dare to tell you? I only dare to tell you now that I'm home."
Knowing that it was his own fault, Gu Sheng looked at them and said, "Next time this happens, tell me immediately. I don't eat people, so what's there to be afraid of?"
"We just..."
Shi Lou Before he finished speaking, several elders hurried in.
"Gu Sheng, Third Elder said something happened, what happened?"
"Yeah, what happened? Is it serious?"
Seeing each of them look more anxious than the other, Gu Sheng quickly stood up and said, "Elders, don't worry, something happened, but it's a good thing. How about we sit down and talk slowly?"
Knowing that it was a good thing, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Third Elder is the same. He brought us over here without even explaining what he said, which made me nervous all the way."
"Yeah, I had prepared the worst in my mind, but I didn't expect it to be a good thing. He probably didn't wake up and was confused."
After a few people sat down chatting and laughing, Third Elder and Fifth Elder walked in together.
"Gu Sheng, everyone is here, we can talk."
After Third Elder closed the door, Gu Sheng took out the elixir refined by Peerless Hermit and handed it to them.
"Elders, can you feel the breath of this elixir?"
Looking at a few mediocre pills, several elders were a little confused, but they still reached out and felt it.
When they felt the aura on the elixir, everyone's expressions changed. They seemed to be unable to believe their feelings and began to continuously deepen their divine power.
Within a moment, the entire Stone Village was filled with divine power. Gu Sheng quickly summoned a small cauldron to cover the sky, so as not to affect others' rest.
After a long time, everyone withdrew their hands, and I looked at him in disbelief.
"Gu Sheng, this... where did you get this?"
"Elders, do you feel who the aura above comes from?"
Several people looked at each other, and Fifth Elder said with a trembling voice, "If I feel correctly, this should be Peerless Hermit's?"
Hearing his words, Gu Sheng nodded.
"Yes, these elixirs were refined by Peerless Hermit himself, and they were also given to me by Peerless Hermit."
Gu Sheng As soon as these words came out, several elders stood up suddenly.
"Gu Sheng, did I hear you correctly? You said these pills come from Peerless Hermit? Have you seen Peerless Hermit?"
"Yes, you heard me right. What I am going to say next may shock you even more than this. I hope you all listen carefully."
After seeing them sort out their expressions, Gu Sheng then told what happened to the Heavenly Cang Sect.
Although several elders had done psychological preparation in advance, they were still shocked from ear to ear after hearing what Heavenly Cang Sect said.
Finally, Gu Sheng looked at them and said, "Peerless Hermit wants me to stay in the Heavenly Cang Sect as an envoy, and my only condition is to merge Stone Village into the Heavenly Cang Sect. She agreed. Now it's up to the elders."
After Gu Sheng finished speaking, no one responded for a long time.
They seemed to have been tapped, and they just sat there in a daze, with no one reacting.
Gu Sheng also knew that this matter would not be digestible for them in a short time, so he sat quietly and drank tea, giving them enough time to think about it.
Gu Sheng thought that after drinking the pot of tea, they would be able to think about it, but he didn't expect that he would wait until the sky was getting brighter.
Shi Lou, Er Gou and others were very energetic at first, but as they waited, they all started to yawn.
When the sound of cockcrow came from outside, Gu Sheng sighed helplessly.
"Elders, you have been thinking about it all night, haven't you come up with the answer yet?"
After hearing his words, everyone came back to their senses.
Fifth Elder looked at him, suddenly took his hand and slapped her face.
With a snap, Gu Sheng was startled and quickly withdrew his hand.
"Fifth Elder, what are you doing?"
"I want to know if I'm dreaming. Is it too late at night and I'm starting to have sweet dreams? It's dawn now, should I wake up? Gu Sheng, that slap just now didn't hurt too much. Why don't you hit me again?"
After he finished speaking, several elders actually asked to be beaten.
Hearing their request, Gu Sheng was a little dumbfounded.
"Elders, what you heard is true. Peerless Hermit has agreed to merge Stone Village into the Heavenly Cang Sect. It depends on whether you agree or not."
After saying that, he set his eyes on Third Elder's face.
"Third Elder, your words have the most weight in Stone Village. Please give me an answer."
Looking at him, Third Elder hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Gu Sheng, Stone Village can be merged into the Heavenly Cang Sect only if you want to join Heavenly Cang Sect, right?"
"Yes, Peerless Hermit wants me to be Heavenly Cang Sect's messenger."
"But... but we still want you to be the village leader... Actually, I wanted to give you the village master's token for a long time, but I didn't expect this result after a moment of hesitation. Gu Sheng, I didn't mean to guard you before, I just wanted to wait."
Understanding what he meant, Gu Sheng nodded.
"Third Elder, I understand what you mean, but I have never cared about this. In my heart, I am Stone Village. As for my identity, I don't care."
As soon as Gu Sheng finished speaking, Shi Lou hurriedly took over and said, "Several elders, Brother Sheng really thought about us Stone Village. Back then After Peerless Hermit raised this matter, he refused to agree to anything and insisted on coming back to ask for your opinions. Er Gou and I repeatedly said that you would have no objections, but he just refused to listen. No, he finally came back after traveling for three days and two nights."
After learning that this was the case, several elders blushed with gratitude.
"Gu Sheng, thank you for never forgetting to support Stone Village at any time."
"This is what I should do. Elders, have you thought about it? Can you give me an answer?"
After a few people looked at each other, Third Elder said, "You have won us the opportunity to rise to the top of the world. How can we refuse? I just regret that I couldn't let you be the leader of the Stone Village for a day. This is my fault..."
"Third Elder, it's just a token. It's not that important. Just like Shi Lou and the others, they regard me as the leader of the village in their hearts, which means I have done so. You ask my opinions everywhere, listen to my ideas in everything, and you have already put me in this position in actual actions, right?"
"Yes! Yes! In our hearts, you are indeed already in this position."
Seeing them all nodding, Gu Sheng smiled.
"In this case, it means that I have already accepted it in everyone's mind, so we don't have to worry about these things anymore. Since everyone agrees to merge into the Heavenly Cang Sect, we will go to the Cloud Sea together and tell Peerless Hermit the news."
"Okay, we'll follow you right now!"
Fifth Elder was about to leave after saying that, but Third Elder quickly grabbed him.
"Gu Sheng They just came back after running around for three days and two nights. They didn't even close their eyes except for drinking water. You let them run back for three days and two nights again? Do you want their lives?"
After Third Elder finished speaking, Fifth Elder patted his forehead hard.
"Look at me, I was so happy that I forgot to let you rest. In this way, you guys have a rest first, and we are going to make preparations. We cannot go empty-handed when we meet Peerless Hermit for the first time. We are going to prepare."
"Okay, elders, come and call us when you are ready. We will rush back as soon as possible."
After discussing it, Gu Sheng and several others returned to the courtyard and fell asleep comfortably.
It wasn't until evening that the sound of footsteps came from outside.
Gu Sheng had been meditating for a long time, and his body and spiritual power had long been restored. Hearing the footsteps, he opened the door directly.
"Third Elder, are you ready?"
"Get ready, did I wake you up?"
"No, I'm already awake. Now that we're ready, let's get on the road as soon as possible. I promised Peerless Hermit to give a reply within seven days."
"Gu Sheng, I have a question."
Seeing Third Elder hesitate to speak, Gu Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Third Elder, if you have any concerns, just tell me, you're welcome."
"Gu Sheng, actually I just want to ask, once our Stone Village merges into the Heavenly Cang Sect, will we have to move to the Cloud Sea?"
Hearing this, Gu Sheng really didn't know how to answer for a while, because they hadn't talked about it yet.
Seeing the embarrassed look on his face, Third Elder immediately said, "Gu Sheng, don't think too much. I have no other intention. I just want to inquire casually. If Heavenly Cang Sect is willing to accept us, we should be grateful. It doesn't matter where you are. I'm just asking casually. You can get up and clean up first."
When Third Elder turned to leave, Gu Sheng asked, "Third Elder, are you reluctant to part with this?"
After hearing his words, Third Elder slowly stopped.
"Oh, it's hard to leave our homeland. We Stone Village have been stationed here for decades and have lived and died here. Suddenly we have to leave, which makes me feel a little uncomfortable. But it doesn't matter, as long as we are better than we are now."
After leaving these words, Third Elder left quickly.
Gu Sheng sat on the edge of the bed and pursed his lips slightly.
He really hadn't considered this issue before, but now that he thinks about it, it's really difficult to deal with the emotion of being unable to leave his homeland, but now this is a matter between two sects, and he cannot decide it alone. He still has to wait until Cloud Sea.
After pinching his eyebrows, Gu Sheng stood up and called Er Gou and the others.
That night, Gu Sheng took everyone on the road.
After another three days and two nights of running around, they finally rushed back to the Cloud Sea.
In the distance, Gu Sheng saw a red figure.
The figure seemed to be looking over here, sometimes moving, sometimes still, showing a bit of impatience.
He led everyone closer, and when he saw the other person's face clearly, he smiled and called out, "Hong Mei."
Hearing his voice, Hong Mei turned his head in surprise, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Gu Sheng, you are back!"
"You're back, why are you here?"
"I... I have nothing to do, just wandering around here."
Gu Sheng couldn't help but chuckle when he saw those big eyes that quickly avoided him and the guilt that couldn't be hidden behind them.
When he smiled, Hong Mei couldn't help but blush.
"Why are you laughing? What's so funny."
"Why are you smiling? Where is Peerless Hermit?"
"In the yard, I'll take you there."
Hong Mei volunteered himself and walked in front of them with a cheerful face.
Shi Lou touched Gu Sheng's shoulder and winked at him.
"Brother Sheng, I'm obviously waiting for you on purpose, don't you see?"
After he finished speaking, Er Gou also came over.
"Brother Sheng, Hong Mei seems to be attracted to you, can you tell now?"
"Don't talk nonsense."
Gu Sheng said this with a smile on his face.
For some reason, when they met again after a few days, he suddenly felt that Hong Mei was different from before.
She is no longer as cold and distant as before, and there is always a bit of sadness in her eyebrows. Now she has become more lively and lovely, her big eyes have begun to move, and the pear dimples on her lips have appeared more and more often. It seems that when she returns to Peerless Hermit, she is really different from before.
While Gu Sheng stared at Hong Mei's back, Shi Lou and Er Gou turned their heads and blinked crazily at several elders, conveying gossip to them with their eyes.
Several elders also heard what they said, and everyone had smiles on their faces for a while.
They were a little nervous at first, but now that this incident has happened, their nervousness has dissipated a lot.
Everyone came all the way to Peerless Hermit's yard, and Peerless Hermit personally greeted them.
Everyone who saw Peerless Hermit and Stone Village with their own eyes was extremely excited.
Seeing them salute, Peerless Hermit quickly helped them stand up.
"If you can come, I will know your choice. From now on, Stone Village and Heavenly Cang Sect are a family. You don't have to be so polite. Please sit down quickly."
Peerless Hermit was unexpectedly kind and made them relax again.
When they sat down, everyone subconsciously gathered around Gu Sheng and sat down with him as the center.