Legend of the Gu Demon

"Oh~ It turns out to be Mr. Qingyue!"

"I see that the young master has a dignified appearance, serious eyes and sharp brows, and does not have the slightest trace of evil spirit!"

"Why are you walking by the Huanglong River? And it's raining so heavily!"

Zhang Xinci stared at Ningchen curiously, her beautiful eyes flashing slightly, except for the gentleness, she was concerned.

Ningchen was slightly startled when he heard this, and then smiled softly,

"It would be great if Miss didn't think I was a demonic Gu master!"

"To be honest, the village where I originally lived was very peaceful, but due to the whims of the demonic Gu Master, almost no one in our village was spared..."

"And I just happened to go out and was not in the village, so I managed to survive..."

Zhang Xinci looked at Ningchen's smile and thought it was a forced smile.

Her pink lips parted slightly, and she murmured in response. A hint of emotion flashed through her beautiful eyes.

"Oh...that's it..."

"To be able to support myself until now, the young master is considered to have a strong mind..."

Zhang Xinci's beautiful eyes were slightly lowered, and suddenly she seemed to have thought of something. She raised her head and smiled, her smile as bright as a flower.

"Young master, if you don't mind, you can follow me and live in our Zhang family!"

"Although our Zhang family is not as big as the Tie family, Wu family, and merchants, we can still be regarded as the overlord of the mountain!"

"And I have some say in the Zhang family. Believe me, if I speak, the patriarchs will definitely accept you!"

"What's more, Master Qingyue is already quite powerful?"

Ningchen looked at Zhang Xinci. She smiled gently, but she couldn't see the slightest bit of deceit!

It's obvious that every word she says comes from the bottom of her heart!

"Hahaha..."

"Thank you, miss, but I still have my own destination!"

“If I’m free someday, I’ll naturally come visit you!”

Ningchen smiled softly, but Zhang Xinci was not discouraged after hearing this, and still smiled lightly,

"It doesn't matter. As long as the young master is still on this ship and wants to stay in my Zhang family, you can tell me at any time!"

"By the way, I don't know yet, where is the young master's destination?"

"The final destination of our caravan is Cuiyun Mountain! That is where our Zhang family is located!"

Ningchen's smile gradually faded when he heard this, and he stood with his hands behind his hands, his eyes drifting to the river.

"Um..."

"I plan to go to the 'Leci Mountains' next, I wonder if I can go there?"

Zhang Xinci's beautiful eyes flashed when she heard this, and she smiled faintly,

"Just by chance, our caravan happened to pass by the 'Leci Mountains'!"

Ningchen also smiled slightly when he heard the words, clasped his hands into fists, and talked eloquently.

"In that case, I hope Miss Xinci will take more care of me during the next days on the merchant ship!"

"Hahaha..."

"I hope the young master will feel at ease!"

"Xiaodie? Find this young master a room with the same specifications as mine!"

Before he finished speaking, a girl about the same age as Zhang Xinci came to the side.

Xiaodie stared at Zhang Xinci with a faint smile on her face, as if she was wondering if she heard wrongly.

"Miss, this..."

"Don't worry, if anyone is dissatisfied, tell them it was my decision!"

And Zhang Xinci seemed to see the concerns in Xiaodie's heart, and smiled slightly,

"Understood!"

"Come with me!"

Xiaodie let out a long sigh, gave Ningchen a complicated look, and slowly walked into the cabin.

And Ningchen also followed Xiaodie's steps and walked into the cabin...

In the cabin,

In the room, the incense candles were swaying, and the smoke was slanting across the room.

Amidst the smoke, there was a person sitting quietly at the desk.

By candlelight, holding a book,

His eyebrows were raised and frowned from time to time, obviously immersed in the book.

In front of the desk, there was a Gu Master, kneeling on the ground with an extremely impassioned expression!

"Master, the eldest lady invited a stranger on board the ship and arranged a room for him!"

"And the standards are extremely high, the same as the room the eldest lady lives in!"

"That's a stranger! Master!"

"Please take care of her! Master!"

The young master he was talking about was the real leader of this merchant ship and one of the young patriarchs of the Zhang family, Zhang Xinhe!

After a moment of silence, Zhang Xinhe suddenly smiled and slowly closed the book in his hand.

"Oh~ So that's what happened!"

"I actually know about this, but I don't object to it."

"That girl from my tribe is just like this by nature, she is a bit too kind-hearted!"

"As a clan brother, I can't forcefully change her nature!"

"With your kind eyes, I believe I don't need to say anything more, right?"

"Or in the worst case scenario, the so-called 'Qingyue' is indeed a demonic Gu master!"

"But even if that's the case, so what?"

"It's nothing more than damaging some goods and killing some people, but if this can make Xinci open up and realize the dangers of people's hearts, then it can't be called a loss!"

Zhang Xinhe smiled softly, and the smoke filled the air, but only the laughter could be heard, but his true appearance could not be seen.

"But..."

"Anyway, you'd better relax and don't have to worry!"

"Even if you are worried, what's the use of a small first-level Gu Master like you?"

"..."

After hearing this, the Gu Master was so dissatisfied that he choked in his mouth, unable to spit out even a single word.

After a while, the Gu Master seemed to realize that his hope was in vain, sighed softly, and exited...

When Zhang Xinhe saw the man leaving, he slowly stood up, walked to the window, and murmured,

"Alas~ every time a new person is invited aboard by Xinci, there are always a few dissatisfied ones!"

"And the strength is not that great. Can we only say that such strength is matched by such courage?"

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Zhang Xinhe chuckled, and it was self-evident that he was ridiculing Gu Masters like him just now.

"Alas, you are just kind-hearted! I know you are kind-hearted and you can't bear to see the suffering in life!"

"But it's too easy to trust others!"

"Forget it, who told me to be the elder brother?"

"Let me see if this so-called 'Qingyue' is really worthy of your help!"

Thinking of this, Zhang Xinhe looked into the distance, and he also felt a little suspicious of Ningchen in his heart...

In the cabin,

Xiaodie took Ningchen deep inside and pushed open a door.

"Here~ this is your room!"

His tone was very unpleasant, and the reluctance in his eyes almost overflowed.

Ningchen didn't pay too much attention, he just thanked her lightly and let her leave.

"Well, thanks for showing me the way!"

Xiaodie turned around and left, as if she didn't want to stay for a second longer, and hummed in her mouth,

"Hmph! I really don't know why the lady gave you such a nice room!"

Although the voice was very soft, it still couldn't escape Ningchen's ears.

Of course, Ningchen didn't pay too much attention to her dissatisfaction.

After all, she is just a mortal, and he is a Level 3 Gu Master. As long as he wants, he can crush Xiaodie to death with one hand, and he will not be retaliated!

Ningchen closed the door, walked slowly to the window, touched the window lattice, and sighed softly,

"Alas! Fate is so fateful!"

"I was actually allowed to meet Shang Xinci!"

"It seems that I must go to Merchant City in the future!"