Gao Wu: Ten years of sparring experience, one move and the world knows him.

Chapter 184 Venerable Yunfu

Deep in a dense forest!
In the secluded canyon, a stream murmurs, fragrant grasses grow lush, and the sound of breathing fills the air…

Cough!

Wrong movie set!
Zhao Rui and Mo Ling'er breathed a sigh of relief upon escaping their pursuers and emerged from the treetops.

"Why are you looking at me?"

When Mo Ling'er saw Zhao Rui staring at her face and looking her up and down, her cheeks flushed. She touched it and found nothing on it.

"Yes, you look much prettier. Doing good deeds really can make people more beautiful!"

Zhao Rui raised an eyebrow and said.

"Hmph, stop trying to manipulate me!"

"Oh? You know about PUA? You've learned quite a bit."

Zhao Rui was slightly taken aback, then smiled.

“We’ve occupied the countries of Stan for quite some time now, and I know more about some things than you do.”

Mo Ling'er raised an eyebrow and said with a hint of smugness.

Upon closer examination, it's clear that the Guixu visitors have been secretly taking over these small Central Asian countries for quite some time now.

"Okay, thanks this time. Until next time."

After Zhao Rui finished speaking, he was about to get up and flee.

Mo Ling'er grabbed his waistband and scolded, "If you run any further, you'll reach the Ruins of Return..."

Zhao Rui stopped in his tracks and turned to ask, "Is this your territory, or your rival's territory?"

"Of course, it's our rival's territory."

Mo Ling'er's expression darkened, and she continued, "If we weren't left with nowhere else to go, we wouldn't have gone to your desolate place. Only a bunch of bumpkins like you would think it's such a nice place."

"..."

Zhao Rui looked around at the tall trees, the clear stream, and the air rich in spiritual energy, and couldn't help but chuckle.

Indeed, compared to that small place, Earth.

This place is truly more suitable for human habitation.

Of course, this is all on the premise that there are no such incredibly powerful alien beings or beasts.

"We're heading to Guixu. If we don't go through Guixu, how will we get back?"

Zhao Rui glanced at Mo Ling'er and continued, "We don't have any deep-seated hatred for each other, so why must we get entangled? Wouldn't it be better if we went our separate ways?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Ling'er was speechless and said, "Ever since you practiced the Phoenix Hairpin Technique, we've been bound together."

Who tied whom up?

Zhao Rui narrowed his eyes slightly. Among the secret techniques, there was only one hidden effect: the superior could control the inferior. There were no strict conditions that required them to be closely intertwined. Could there be some secrets that he was unaware of?
Logically, this shouldn't exist; the cultivation techniques copied by the system are absolutely 100% original.

"I'll tie you up, I'll tie you up! I'm the support, I'm the support!"

Mo Ling'er is going crazy!

In this vast wilderness, she simply didn't want to walk on alone.

Since she formed a bond with Zhao Rui through the phoenix hairpin, her level of trust in Zhao Rui has absolutely skyrocketed to 100%.

After all, even with that level of direct control, Zhao Rui didn't do anything excessive to me.

Even if he hated himself and wanted to kill himself, he didn't do it.

Being with someone like that, at least, gives you peace of mind.

"You play a lot of games, and you even have a phone?"

"You have a really unique focus!"

Since Mo Ling'er had already admitted defeat, she naturally wouldn't say anything more forceful.

Instead, he walked directly to Zhao Rui's side, pointed ahead, and said, "Let me tell you about the power distribution of Guixu."

"As far as I know, the Ruins of Guixu are divided into four major forces. The largest force is the Great Zhou Dynasty, followed by the Wilderness Barbarians..."

"We are of the Yin Shang lineage and believe in the phoenix totem. We have now basically withdrawn from the Guixu Realm, and only the half-continent is still fighting. We have not yet withdrawn."

"Another part is your Central Plains martial arts world. They were forced to leave Guixu after we squeezed them out."

"But they were too shrewd, betting on both sides..."

Mo Ling'er carefully recounted what she knew about the Ruins of Return.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Rui couldn't help but think to himself, "According to this logic, the original inhabitants of the Guixu Land were the Wilderness People, and later, during the Shang-Zhou War, Guixu welcomed its first group of outsiders from the Central Plains..."

"After a thousand years of development, the second batch was already a matter of the Song Dynasty."

"So, is our next step to find your tribal companions?"

"Yes, only by finding them can we return to Earth."

Mo Ling'er nodded.

"Understood!"

"If you want to go back, you'll have to listen to me for the time being."

"OK, no problem."

"So the first thing we need to do is change our clothes!"

"clothing?"

Mo Ling'er pointed to Zhao Rui and her own clothes and said, "We must wear the clothes of Guixu!"

"Uh! It's not animal hide, is it?"

"We're not that backward! Come with me!"

After Mo Ling'er finished speaking, she darted out of the dense forest and flew away into the distance.

Seeing this, Zhao Rui hesitated for a moment, then followed.

Half a day later, outside the dense forest, Mo Ling'er carried two sets of clothes and proudly showed them off to Zhao Rui.

"It's made of deer hide. It's very precious."

After saying that, she tossed the clothes to Zhao Rui.

Zhao Rui caught it casually, glanced at it, and thought it was quite nice.

It was made of a material similar to linen inside, and wrapped in a kind of yellowish-brown animal hide on the outside. It looked quite nice.

Zhao Rui looked up, about to ask Mo Ling'er where she got it.

Then a snow-white figure appeared before him.

"Ahem, it looks great, but could you please show some respect for me as a man?"

Zhao Rui glanced at it twice; it was indeed not bad, but he quickly turned his head away.

"I didn't avoid you because I respect you!"

"looks good?"

Mo Ling'er's logic is always so strange.

"Beautiful. So white and big!"

I meant clothes!

"..."

Zhao Rui sighed; after all, he was a young man full of vigor and passion.

He quickly activated the Frostbite Technique to suppress the restlessness that had been simmering in his heart for a long time.

She turned and hid behind a big tree, changing into the clothes she was holding.

After he changed, he came out from behind the tree.

Mo Ling'er walked over with a smile, looked her over, and said, "It fits perfectly! Let's go! My little slave!"

"...!"

Zhao Rui glared at him, then walked forward without saying a word.

We were now close to the Great Zhou Ruins. Unlike the desolate lands, flying through the air here would be too ostentatious.

They had no choice but to walk there.

After walking for half a day, Zhao Rui finally saw the appearance of the Guixu people's settlement.

It turned out to be a city surrounded by walls!
The cities are built like those in ancient times, nestled against mountains and beside water. The only difference is that these cities are enormous.

Each foundation stone is several meters high.

Even the city gates are over thirty meters high.

"Isn't this too big?"

Zhao Rui was speechless.

Compared to this behemoth, the pyramids are nothing.

"This is still small; their capital is much larger and more prosperous."

"bustling?"

"Ok!"

"Let's go, don't say anything out of line, and listen to me!"

After Mo Ling'er finished speaking, she wiped her face, and a bright totem of a strange beast immediately appeared on her forehead.

After flashing a few times, it transformed into a tattoo-like mark, which was embedded in the center of her forehead.

Then she smeared her hand across Zhao Rui's forehead, and instantly a five-pointed dragon totem appeared on his forehead. "You didn't dodge?"

Mo Ling'er was slightly surprised.

"Since I've decided to cooperate with you, I naturally have no doubts."

Zhao Rui said casually.

As for how much is real and how much is fake, that depends entirely on the acting skills.

"Yes, you're not lying to me, and I won't lie to you either!"

Mo Ling'er nodded.

After making preparations, the two revealed themselves and headed towards the city together.

Outside the city, there were many pedestrians dressed in various styles of clothing. Some wore cloth under their clothes and leather over their clothes, just like Zhao Rui and his group. Others were dressed in gorgeous silk or cloth, while still others wore only animal skins.

There were even people with bodies, whose vital parts were only covered by leaves.

The less clothing one wears, the lower one's social status.

Those leaves that cover the lowest-ranking slaves are basically the ones who live the lowest lives.

"Are there still people like this where you live?"

Zhao Rui asked curiously via telepathy.

"Yes, of course they are. Those rebellious Dead Tanks were naturally slaves."

Mo Ling'er said emotionlessly, as if enslaving others was a matter of course.

Zhao Rui hummed in response and then remained silent.

If there is an irreconcilable conflict between two people, they definitely cannot be friends.

He didn't want his relatives and friends to become slaves of the Guixu people.

"Halt! Which tribe are you from?"

Mo Ling'er swaggered toward the gate. Beneath the towering city gate, a squad of Guixu soldiers were on duty.

Everyone entering the city needs special identification or a guarantor.

"Be bold!"

Mo Ling'er gave a light rebuke, and the beast-shaped pattern that had appeared before instantly reappeared on her forehead.

"Please forgive me, Your Excellency! I deserve to die!"

The soldier on duty immediately knelt down on one knee and bowed his head to Mo Ling'er to apologize.

Zhao Rui narrowed his eyes slightly, not expecting Mo Ling'er to have such "power". The mark on her forehead was probably a noble mark.

But where did she get it from?

Zhao Rui couldn't help but touch his forehead, where there was also a beast-shaped pattern, but it wasn't showing up at the moment.

It will only manifest when infused with spiritual energy.

"It's no offense. Get up, don't delay my journey."

Mo Ling'er smiled sweetly, seemingly in a good mood.

Perhaps it was because he had been constantly tormented by Zhao Rui or hiding from the wild men during this period, enduring wind and rain, which had been truly exhausting.

"Please wait a moment, Your Excellency. I will prepare a carriage for you."

The leading soldier captain grinned and quickly ran into the city.

A moment later, they dragged over something that looked like a horse-drawn carriage.

However, the cart was not pulled by fine horses, but by a strange beast with a unicorn as strong as a rhinoceros.

This strange beast has its nostrils pointing upwards, and the water vapor it exhales forms two small clouds, which is quite interesting.

"This is called a Cloud Beast!"

Mo Ling'er didn't refuse and nimbly jumped onto the carriage behind the frame.

"A cloud beast? Such a large creature, yet it's called a cloud beast? It's just basking in the glory of its arrogant nature."

"You sit in the front and be the driver!"

Just as Zhao Rui was about to follow and crawl into the back carriage, Mo Ling'er stopped him with a telepathic message.

Zhao Rui's face twitched. He glanced at the outside of the carriage and saw that there was indeed a large empty space directly in front, with two whips hanging on it.

"Hurry up, don't give anything away!"

Zhao Rui was speechless for a moment, then sat down in the driver's seat in front, just about to crack the whip.

Then a soldier obediently walked to the reins of the cloud beast, pulled the reins, and led the cloud beast toward the city.

Zhao Rui awkwardly put down the whip, then released his divine sense to observe everything that passed by.

The city wall is at least one or two kilometers wide, and it would take most of the day to walk across it.

It's practically comparable to the small tunnel from my past life.

Once outside the city walls, the view opened up dramatically, and a bustling crowd came into view.

Tall ancient buildings, streets wide enough to run 400 meters, strangely shaped altars, all kinds of passersby and strange beasts of various sizes beside them.

The impact of the entire scene left Zhao Rui momentarily dazed.

If one didn't know deep down that they had just recently been using their phone, watching movies, and wearing T-shirts and jeans...

He was afraid that he would become confused and unable to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

"Here, only nobles are qualified to ride mythical beasts. Ordinary people must walk."

As the carriage moved forward, Mo Ling'er explained the things and objects she saw around her to him.

"This is Varugara, the place where the Venerable Ones worship. By the way, the Venerable Ones mean the shamans, the soul of a tribe."

They were often able to communicate with the gods and obtain divine power. They could also bestow divine power upon their tribespeople. It was a very prestigious title.

Mo Ling'er said smugly.

"So, now that you've disappeared, does that mean your tribe no longer has a shaman, meaning there's no one to pass on divine power?"

Zhao Rui frowned slightly as he spoke.

If that's the case, wouldn't eliminating the shaman indirectly solve the problem of the entire tribe?

Upon hearing Zhao Rui's words, Mo Ling'er's expression suddenly froze, and a hint of fear and confusion appeared in her eyes.

He had momentarily forgotten Zhao Rui's question.

"What's wrong? Can't you tell me?"

Zhao Rui asked curiously.

"No, it's nothing!"

Mo Ling'er's eyes darted away, but fortunately Zhao Rui had his back to him and didn't notice her strange expression.

The car continued on the road and soon passed the area where vendors had gathered.

Most of the vendors here wear animal skins and sell food and wild materials.

"How dare you! You actually tried to deceive me with a fake Li Shi! You deserve to die!"

Just then, a shout rang out from a stall not far away.

"My lord, spare my life! My lord, spare my life!"

Before the words were even finished, a snap was heard, and the begging vendor's head fell to the ground, leaving him a corpse.

His body was quickly swallowed whole by the strange beast beside the killer.

Then the man and the beast walked out of the city as if nothing had happened.

Aside from kneeling and kowtowing, no one around the vendors ran around, as if their lives were entirely in the other party's hands.

Soldiers who heard the commotion on the street quickly surrounded the man, but after glancing at him, they obediently retreated.

"Who is this person?"

Zhao Rui asked in astonishment.

This survival-of-the-fittest mentality, while not quite as brutal as the wilderness, still challenges our values.

"They must be relatives of the city lord. In this city, the city lord has the final say in everything."

"What if he takes a liking to you?"

"Marry him! He's the most powerful person for miles around!"

Mo Ling'er chuckled.

Zhao Rui narrowed his eyes slightly, and the words Liu Bang said to Qin Shi Huang during his excursion involuntarily came to mind: "Alas, this is what a true man should be like!"

The vehicle continued onward, passing through a large residential area, and then turned into a mansion with a luxurious entrance hall and a tall, spacious building.

The walls here are extremely high, more than 20 meters high.

Although it can't compare to the city wall, it's still quite awe-inspiring to look up at it from below.

The carriage headed straight for the entrance.

Zhao Rui couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Where are we going?"

"Just follow along, act conscientiously, don't worry."

The carriage quickly stopped at the gate, and the two guards at the gate rushed forward with their spears and shouted, "This is the Yun residence, who goes there?"

"It is a distinguished person from your esteemed household!"

The soldier explained in a panic.

(End of this chapter)