I Have 10 Equipment Slots-Chapter 171 - 116: The Seventh Piece of Equipment?
With Gu Zheng here now, and the wolf meat on the ground, everyone felt both relieved and overjoyed.
Nearly fifty forest wolves were quickly butchered through everyone’s combined efforts, not a single scrap of meat wasted.
Even the massive Wolf King’s corpse was carried out of the woods by several large men working together.
For a time, the official road was a hive of bustling activity.
Meanwhile, Gu Zheng asked Lu Guangbei about his situation—why he had appeared in Nanyun with so many people.
"Sigh..."
Lu Guangbei sighed. He made no attempt to hide his exhaustion, plopping down on a rock to catch his breath as he answered, "It’s impossible to survive in the north anymore. Aside from those inside the cities, almost everyone in the outskirts is dead. I led my people and fled Kaiyuan Prefecture before the new year, but by the time we reached Four Directions Perfecture, I had less than ten of my old comrades left."
"When Four Directions Perfecture City fell, I sensed something was wrong and prepared to flee south again. But we lost many more people halfway there and were forced to turn back."
"Then, a few days ago, we heard news that Four Directions Perfecture City had been liberated. They said a genius Hundred Households from the Demon Slayer Bureau, Gu Zheng, had eliminated the Domain and saved the entire city."
"’Gu Zheng the genius.’ When I heard that, I had my doubts but didn’t give it much thought. It wasn’t until Landlord Yang approached me, saying he was moving his entire household to Qingshi County, that I was certain that genius Gu Zheng was you, Ping’an!"
As he finished, Lu Guangbei’s face was a mask of undisguised astonishment, his eyes filled with disbelief.
When he first met Gu Zheng, Gu Zheng wasn’t even a first-rate master.
And now, after such a short time, he was already an expert of the Super Body Realm!
A genius Hundred Households in the Demon Slayer Bureau, no less—a rank higher than even a Prefect.
Grandmaster, Alien Body, Super Body, Domain, Demon Fiends...
Most people in the Martial World knew this information now.
The more chaotic a place was, the more people knew.
And the more they knew, the more shocking it was!
"I was just lucky."
Gu Zheng chuckled lightly and glanced at a middle-aged man standing timidly in the distance, not daring to approach. "Is that Landlord Yang?"
"Yes."
Lu Guangbei took a deep breath to compose himself, then called out, "Landlord Yang, Lord Gu invites you over for a word."
"I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare."
The middle-aged man scurried closer, stopping about five paces from Gu Zheng. He bowed deeply and said, "This humble one, Yang XianDa, greets Lord Gu! Thank you for your rescue, Lord Gu. You have saved my entire family."
As he spoke, he was about to kneel.
"There’s no need for such formalities."
Gu Zheng raised a hand, releasing a subtle force to stop Yang XianDa from kneeling. "Landlord Yang, have you done business with my Gu Family?"
"Yes, yes."
Yang XianDa bowed, slightly agitated, and replied, "This humble one has been trading with Shopkeeper Gu for three years now. I admire her greatly. I have also heard her mention Lord Gu, saying that you are a youthful hero, handsome and elegant, a prodigy in martial arts..."
"Alright, alright."
Lu Guangbei raised a hand to interrupt. "Lord Gu doesn’t like flatterers. You should save your breath, Landlord Yang."
"Ah? Haha." Yang XianDa was embarrassed, laughing dryly and not daring to speak further.
"Lu still knows me best."
Gu Zheng smiled, then asked, "Landlord Yang, when you hired Lu to move your entire household to Qingshi County, was it because you received an invitation from my sister, or did you hear some rumors?"
The Shopkeeper Gu that Yang XianDa mentioned was Gu Pan’Er.
Knowing Gu Pan’Er’s character, inviting former business partners to take refuge in Qingshi County after learning about the situation outside was exactly the kind of thing she would do.
"It was indeed an invitation from Shopkeeper Gu."
Yang XianDa answered respectfully, "Before the new year, I received a letter from Shopkeeper Gu. But at the time, I didn’t take it to heart. I felt the whole world was in the same state, that there was no safe place anywhere. It wasn’t until... until Lord Gu liberated Four Directions Perfecture City, and since Shopkeeper Gu had mentioned that you had joined the Demon Slayer Bureau, that I..."
Yang XianDa didn’t finish his sentence, just smiled awkwardly.
Gu Zheng wasn’t angry. He simply raised a hand, signaling for him to be at ease.
Yang XianDa’s actions were only natural.
Uprooting one’s entire family without being ninety percent certain of their safety was something only a fool would do.
Knowing that Gu Zheng the genius was the same person as Gu Zheng, the Chief Constable of Qingshi County.
For Yang XianDa to immediately hire people and rush to Qingshi County with his family was already a remarkably decisive act.
After all, Demon Fiends that had escaped were now roaming everywhere.
Nanyun Prefecture was no exception.
Although Lu Guangbei was a Grandmaster, he had only managed to protect so many people and make it this far thanks to the Riding Patrols of the Demon Slayer Bureau.
The Demon Suppression Guard Riding Patrols traveled far and wide, clearing out an ever-increasing number of Demon Fiends along the roads.
It was precisely because they were patrolling everywhere that the common people fleeing from the north to the south weren’t all wiped out along the way.
...
"Lu, after you arrive in Qingshi County Town tomorrow, remember to make a trip to the County Magistrate’s Office."
Having figured out the situation, Gu Zheng looked at Lu Guangbei and extended an invitation. "If you have anyone with outstanding martial talent that you think highly of, you can bring them along as well."
"Oh?"
Lu Guangbei was puzzled but didn’t ask for details. He cupped his fist and said, "Since Lord Gu has invited me, I will be there no matter what. I’d crawl there if I had to! Haha..."
Gu Zheng smiled as well.
He was inviting Lu Guangbei, of course, to impart the Bibo Smoke Mist Technique.
This True Skill, which couldn’t break through to a new realm but allowed one to cultivate a Divine Wondrous power, had already been taught to others. Naturally, he couldn’t leave out his hometown of Qingshi County.
Gu Zheng would arrange with County Magistrate Tong Yuanshan to have the True Skill passed down.
A Grandmaster Martial Artist like Lu Guangbei had a high probability of making a breakthrough and developing a Divine Wondrous power by cultivating the Bibo Smoke Mist Technique.
As for the members of the Gu Family, they would naturally cultivate the Thunderous Waves Skill.
’Qingshi County could certainly use more people with Divine Wondrous powers.’
