Chapter 16: The Mysterious Old Man
Early in the morning, Gu Chen woke up from his sleep, he stretched his waist and practiced all night, under Gu Huaqing's careful teaching, Gu Chen basically mastered the thunderstorm kill, and he was able to use it skillfully, but in terms of power, with his proficiency and realm, it was far from what Gu Huaqing played that night.
There were still two days before the competition, and Gu Chen planned to go to the town today, sell the quenching grass he had harvested that day, and then buy some elixirs and the like himself.
After breakfast, Gu Chen told Gu Huaqing and Wang Yinan about his plans today, and they agreed with Gu Chen's approach, and they agreed to let Gu Chen go to Qingshui Town alone this time, which was also a workout for him.
Gu Chen packed the quenching grass in a bag and began his journey.
Gu Chen walked on the road of the village, feeling the breath from the neighboring land of the township, those aunts and uncles often used Gu Chen as the object of ridicule, perhaps this is also part of their enthusiastic life.
"Chenzi, where are you going, don't you have to go to the martial arts training ground today? Be careful to wait for your Uncle Gu to whip you."
"Grandpa, I'm already a martial artist triple heaven, so I don't need to go to the martial arts arena anymore. โ
"Chenzi, I heard that you will be fifteen years old in a few months, do you need me to tell you about the matchmaker? Let me tell you, I heard that the cuihua in the next village is very beautiful, and she is sixteen years old this year, although she is more than a year older than you, but the dowry is still negotiable. โ
"No need sister-in-law, my mother said, I'm still young now, and I don't plan to find a lady for me. โ
"Chenzi, I heard that you broke through the Martial Artist Triple Heaven, eh, Hua Qing is really a good fate, gave birth to such a good son as you, which is like my family, he is already eighteen years old, every day I only know to go out and stay with those gangsters, not doing my job, alas, he has half of your efforts, and I don't have to worry so much. โ
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Gu Chen has been ridiculed by these older people all the way, but this kind of life is what Gu Chen cherishes most in his fourteen years in this village.
Walking out of the village, Gu Chen felt like a bird flying freely in this river and lake.
Gu Chen estimated that it would take him about half a day to reach Qingshui Town at his current pace, so he didn't prepare dry food and water, he was going to the town to have a good meal.
When Gu Chen finished walking half the way, an old man on crutches on the side of the road attracted his attention. Although this old man was in tatters, his hair had not been combed for a long time, and it was covered with insects, which was very disgusting. However, Gu Chen noticed that his eyes were like a star, extremely deep.
After glancing at it twice, Gu Chen ignored it, because he knew that there were all kinds of people on the rivers and lakes, and protecting himself was the first thing, so try not to meddle in things.
"The sky is shiny, the earth is shaky, Gu Chen is going to the town. The sloppy old man shook his head and hummed this out-of-tune tune, which successfully attracted Gu Chen's attention.
Gu Chen felt a little puzzled, he didn't know this old man, why did he know his name, and his own purpose? So he asked, "Old man, I am Gu Chen, do you know me?"
When the old man heard this, he smiled and said, "I don't know you, how do I know your name and where you are going today?"
"But old man, I've never seen you before, will you recognize the wrong person?" asked Gu Chen.
"Entrusted by others, it is not my original intention, I look at this celestial phenomenon, the stars are falling, tsk, tsk, the troubled times are coming. The old man said something that Gu Chen didn't understand, and he was confused.
"Grandpa, are you alone? Where is your home? Gu Chen looked at him strangely pitiful, and couldn't help but care.
"Home, why is it home? Cultivator surveys the avenue, on this day, it is my home. โ
Gu Chen saw that this old man was like a psychopath, so he simply stopped paying attention to him and continued to hurry.
Just as Gu Chen passed by him, the old man flashed in front of Gu Chen at an incredible speed, and smiled, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. said: "Boy, I see that you and I are quite in love, and today I will send you a creation." โ
Every sentence could not be talked about at a point, and when Gu Chen heard him say this, he couldn't help but have a few black lines on his forehead. However, when he heard him say that he was going to send himself to creation, Gu Chen looked at the old man in disbelief.
The old man was dressed in tatters, and all he had on his body was a crutch and nothing else.
"What creation?"
The old man also seemed to realize the problem, and he looked left and right, and found that there really was nothing on his body that he could handle. But the next moment, his eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something.
I saw the old man take something out of his arms, rub it east and west, and then take out a black pill-like thing that doesn't slip away. Then he said, "Come, give you a big baby." โ
Gu Chen looked at the "briquette" in his hand, and could smell the bad smell on the ball from a distance, this couldn't be made of mud on the old man's body, right?
Thinking of this, Gu Chen subconsciously tilted his head back, then shook his head and said, "No need old man, let's leave this to you to eat by yourself, I have already eaten it this morning." โ
The mysterious old man seemed to see Gu Chen's dislike, he jumped up anxiously, and said angrily: "Do you know how many people are begging for my treasure?
Gu Chen looked at the old man speechlessly, his eyes were like looking at a fool. Who would ask you to give him the dirt on your body to eat so strangely?
"Ahh My ancient style is true, and no one in this world dares not to sell face to me. After the old man finished speaking, he handed the "briquette" to Gu Chen's mouth.
Seeing this, Gu Chen hurriedly dodged, and then ran forward frantically, he felt that he had encountered a neurotic today, and he was not lightly ill.
The old man watched Gu Chen run away and sneered, "If you can run away from my Gu Feng today, I will take your surname." โ
Then a dodge appeared in front of Gu Chen's eyes again, and then grabbed Gu Chen's neck and forcibly stuffed the "briquette" into his mouth.
Gu Chen was startled when he saw the old man suddenly appear in front of him again, and then felt an irresistible force restraining him, and finally, the disgusting "briquette" entered his mouth.
"Vomit!" Gu Chen felt that his brain couldn't even think, he actually ate this disgusting thing? What made him even more desperate was that the "briquette" disappeared in an instant after being swallowed, as if it had never appeared.
Gu Chen stopped vomiting, he felt it, and found that there was nothing unusual, then he glared at the old man angrily and said, "I said no, why do you still stuff it in my mouth?"
The old man didn't answer, just looked at Gu Chen with a smile.
Gu Chen saw the old man's smug appearance, and wanted to scold, but in the next moment, he felt that his body had become a little different. I saw an unknown force, frantically washing away the impurities in his body, and then refining his own flesh and blood, he felt as if his soul had been sublimated, making him so comfortable that he couldn't help but moan.
After a while, a lot of black objects appeared on Gu Chen's body, which were very smelly, almost disgusting to himself.
"Hey, boy, how's it going? I helped you get all the impurities out of your body, should you thank me?" the old man smiled, even more proud.
Gu Chen felt that he now had at least 1,000 catties of huge strength, and the strange thing was that his realm had not improved in the slightest, which made him feel puzzled, and his body had changed, and he seemed to be able to feel the fluctuations of the aura around him, which was within reach.
"What the hell is this thing, why has my strength increased so much?" Gu Chen asked in shock.
When the mysterious old man saw Gu Chen asking the name of this thing, he pondered for a long time, and then said: "This is the Invincible Ten Great Tonic Pill above the heavens and the earth above the earth, you are now an innate spirit body, and the improvement of strength is only one of the small aspects, and you will find infinite use in the future." โ
Gu Chen believed the old man's words, he felt that he had become very different from before, as for the so-called innate spirit body, Gu Chen didn't care, he felt that the improvement of his strength was the greatest good thing.
"Thank you, old man, why are you so good to me?" Gu Chen looked at the old man with a grateful face and asked.
"I see something different in you, the world will be chaotic, I hope you can protect my Xuanwu City in the troubled times in the future, this is my only request to you. โ
Although Gu Chen didn't know what he meant specifically, he still nodded firmly and said, "Don't worry, old man, if I can do it, I will." โ
When the old man heard Gu Chen's answer, he nodded faintly and said, "My goal has been achieved, boy, see you soon." โ
As soon as the words fell, the mysterious old man disappeared in front of Gu Chen's eyes. Gu Chen was already numb to the elusive trace of the old man, he knew that the old man should be a peerless master, but today's move to send Dan Gu Chen knew that things would definitely not be so simple. No one will give you anything for no reason, there must be a secret behind it.
After the old man left, his voice still came from the sky: "Hahaha! โ
Gu Chen froze in place, recalling the old man's last words, but the next moment he realized something and exclaimed, "It stinks!"
Gu Chen's body was covered with some black impurities, and the smell was so smoky that he almost couldn't stand it and died violently on the spot, he immediately had to find a place to wash it.
After Gu Chen's strength reached 1,000 catties, he could jump a few zhang in one step, fly a few times, and leave this place.