Surviving in the Demonic Sect, one begins cultivation by retrieving corpses.

The group of corpse retrievers on the boat stared intently at them.

Jiang Xiubao, who had been so domineering just moments before, was now prostrate on the ground, pleading desperately with Gu Zhao.

This scene, like something out of a fairy tale, is actually happening right before our eyes, making it hard to believe.

What will Gu Zhao do?

The boy's voice slowly rang out: "I just want my three hundred coins back."

Jiang Xiubao hurriedly took out all the magic coins he had on him, which amounted to more than seven hundred magic coins.

Gu Zhao only took three hundred coins and then said no more.

Gong Yuzhou understood his meaning, raised an eyebrow slightly, and said calmly to Jiang Xiubao:

"You're welcome."

Jiang Xiubao felt as if he had been granted a pardon, and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, Brother Gu! Thank you, Brother Gu!"

Gong Yuzhou said to those around him, "Go down and do what you need to do. Don't delay the work."

Upon hearing this, the group of corpse retrievers dared not linger any longer and immediately jumped into the water.

Jiang Xiubao also lowered his head, preparing to retreat in a disheveled manner.

Gong Yuzhou's voice came through.

"Did I let you leave?"

Jiang Xiubao hurriedly knelt down again.

On the deck, only Gu Zhao, Jiang Xiubao, and Zhenhe Si remained.

Gong Yuzhou gently stroked the coiled white snake with his fingertips and spoke softly, "Gu Zhao, have you ever heard a saying?"

"If you don't cut the weeds at the root, the consequences will be endless."

"This is the Yinshui River, and also the Mingyi Sect. Today you have publicly humiliated this supervisor."

Do you think he'll be grateful to you in the future, or will he hate you to the core?

"He may not dare to do anything today, but as he sees you every day from now on, this humiliation will be like a thorn stuck in his heart."

"The private discussions among the body retrievers will repeatedly remind him of his embarrassing moment today."

Do you think he'll give up now?

"Is it really wise of you to let him go so easily today?"

"You can still make a decision now."

Gu Zhao remained silent.

Jiang Xiubao, standing not far away, was already deathly pale, waving his hands repeatedly: "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare, I'm innocent!"

"Gong Wei is wise enough to know that Jiang Xiubao would never dare to harbor such thoughts!"

Gong Yuzhou didn't even look at him, and laughed, "But you don't need to worry. As long as I'm in Zhenhe Division, he'll have to keep his thoughts to himself."

Gu Zhao remained calm and slightly cupped his hands in thanks: "Gu Zhao thanks Envoy Gong."

He sighed helplessly in his heart.

Compared to Gong Yuzhou, Jiang Xiubao was nothing more than a petty scoundrel who borrowed power from others.

Once the power they rely on is exposed, they instantly lose their courage and confidence, and have no confidence left at all.

The person standing before him, Gong Yuzhou, was someone Gu Zhao truly didn't want to provoke.

In just a few brief encounters, he had already realized that this person's shrewdness and methods were far beyond those of people like Jiang Xiubao.

With the undercurrents surging in the Yinshui River and the situation already turbulent, Gu Zhao had no desire to have anything to do with such people.

This is also why he let Jiang Xiubao go earlier.

If Jiang Xiubao is not dead, then today's events were simply due to Jiang Xiubao's arrogance and overconfidence, which led him to provoke the Zhenhe Division.

If this person truly dies here, no matter how Gu Zhao explains it later, he will already be on the same boat as Gong Yuzhou.

Gong Yuzhou's words just now, seemingly a warning to Jiang Xiubao, actually had another meaning.

This implicitly reveals the relationship between Gu Zhao and him.

As long as Jiang Xiubao lived, he would remind everyone day after day, a reminder that everyone could see.

Gu Zhao possessed the Sacrificial Cauldron and originally only wanted to lie low and develop peacefully in this demonic land.

Once you're in the Demonic Sect, you're bound to be subject to its influence.

It seems that the farce has come to an end.

Gong Yuzhou also dropped his previous nonchalant expression and turned to business, his gaze falling directly on Gu Zhao as he slowly began to speak:

"Now, there is one more thing I need your help with."

help?

Gu Zhao thought of the strange black coffin from before.

Although she wanted to refuse, she knew that he had no room to turn back.

Gu Zhao composed himself and said, "Guardian Gong, please give your instructions."

Gong Yuzhou instructed, "Go and call a few experienced corpse retrievers to come with me. Just call out names; if anyone is unwilling, you can come and call me again."

Gu Zhao accepted the order and left.

The two people behind Gong Yuzhou frowned slightly as they watched the boy's departing figure.

Both were officials in charge of the river management, holding a rank above that of a minor officer.

The slender man, Yuan Shao, asked with some doubt, "Senior Brother Gong, can we really rely on him for help? I see that his cultivation level has not yet broken through to the fifth level of the Fetal Movement stage, so I'm afraid he can't even venture into the deep waters of the Yin Water River."

Yang Yueqi, a woman with a black mole at the corner of her eye, added, "Senior Brother Sun and Senior Sister Chen learned our method and found corpse retrievers to help with the retrieval."

"They were all handpicked veterans from the morgue, each with a seventh-level fetal movement cultivation, and some even possessing a first-level divine ability."

Gong Yuzhou laughed and asked, "So, after two days of salvage, have they found anything?"

Yuan Shao replied, "No, that's not true."

Gong Yuzhou looked at Gu Zhao's retreating figure again: "Wasn't it thanks to him that we were able to retrieve that black coffin last time?"

Yang Yueqi replied, "Maybe he was just lucky?"

"Luck?" The garrison commander of the Zhenhe Division stroked the white snake in his hand and smiled gently.

"Throughout my life, I, Gong Yuzhou, have never believed in luck."

Neither of them said much, and past facts had already proven that Gong Yuzhou's judgment was rarely wrong.

The slender man, Yuan Shao, sighed, "It hasn't been long since we pulled out that black coffin, and the department has already issued another transfer order, sending so many people."

"This mysterious corpse isn't so easy to retrieve!"

The black coffin from last time contained a Xuan corpse.

Yang Yueqi, who had a mole at the corner of her eye, knew some of the inside story: "This time it is very different from the past. In addition to the transfer order from Zhenhe Division, a prefectural commander personally dispatched by Tianzhu from the inner sect has come to supervise the work."

"Not to mention the ever-present and persistent Patrol Hall, which has also gotten involved."

Upon hearing the words "Tianzhu" (Heavenly Pillar), Yuan Shao felt a chill run down his spine.

Those who are granted the title of Heavenly Pillar in the Mingyi Sect are all Foundation Establishment True Persons with profound cultivation and great power. They can establish their own government within the inner sect, recruit Dao soldiers, and wield power over a region.

The Mingyi Sect's influence was deeply entrenched, with thirty-six branches in its lower courtyard and a river-suppressing office along the Yinshui River.

Inside the gate, there is also a patrol hall that is in charge of the precepts, and three other halls, each with its own authority and responsibilities.

Once a Foundation Establishment True Person from the Inner Sect is selected as a Heavenly Pillar, they can establish their own government and form their own faction, further complicating the power dynamics within the sect.

Today, this Yinshui River is attracting so much attention.

Behind each of these forces stands a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Even the two men from the Zhenhe Division felt that the Yinshui River was becoming increasingly turbulent.

Gu Zhao accepted Gong Yuzhou's orders.

Upon seeing this, many body retrievers eagerly signed up.

Those who participated in retrieving the black coffin last time received generous rewards, and now they are all extremely envious.

The stableman quickly stepped forward and chuckled, "Brother Zhao, you can't forget me when something like this happens."

Gu Zhao felt helpless, thinking that this was not a good job.

He first pointed to the seven people that Cen Pan had previously selected, then his gaze shifted and landed on Jiang Xiubao in the corner.

"I'll trouble the supervisor to go with me on this matter."

Jiang Xiubao was taken aback, then pointed to himself with his finger.

"Should I go too?"