Martial God Development Plan

If it were before, Gu Zhibai would probably have been disgusted at the sight of this country woman's clothes. However, she had survived in the wilderness of the Changchun Mountains for a long time, and by now, she no longer cared about these things.

The two asked for directions in the village. However, the terrain in Fengzhou was complex, with crisscrossing mountains and deep canyons, forming many isolated mountainous areas and basins. Many people were born in this place and would never leave. There were dozens of households in this village, but no one knew where the nearest city was.

In the past, they might have stayed in this village for one night and then made long-term plans. As for now, Ji Zhao and Gu Zhibai discussed it for a moment and decided to keep moving forward, heading towards a direction with convenient transportation and possible cities. At worst, they could just sleep in the wild at night. Why would they be afraid of this at this point?

They did it right away. They stocked up on some dry food and set off immediately.

However, the terrain of Fengzhou is really amazing, with great ups and downs. No wonder it has become a place that military strategists do not fight for. If you march in this ghost place for ten days and two hundred miles, you may suffer casualties of nearly half of it.

Just like Ji Zhao and Gu Zhibai now, after turning a corner and coming out of the woods, they saw a cliff in front of them... When they saw the cliff, they were both stunned. Now they had to run down the mountain and start over again by taking another route.

"......I was wondering earlier why that group of people never left the village." Gu Zhibai smiled bitterly, "Now I finally understand."

"Who said it wasn't..." Ji Zhao sighed, but took a step forward and looked down.

"Let's go, Young Master Ji." Gu Zhibai turned around and was about to leave. Seeing that Ji Zhao didn't catch up, he couldn't help but urge him, "What are you looking at? Do you want to jump off the cliff to get some adventure?"

"No..." Ji Zhao said, "I think this place is not that high... and there are plenty of footholds."

Ji Zhao actually said it very clearly, but Gu Zhibai, who is so smart, was stunned when he heard it. He did not react immediately to what Ji Zhao wanted to do. After thinking it over for a while, he finally figured it out.

"You...you want to jump?"

"Yes." Ji Zhao said, "Otherwise, I don't want to go back and take other roads, which would be a waste of dozens of miles."

Gu Zhibai knew that Ji Zhao's martial arts skills were amazing. Although he was not particularly fast, he was nimble and light. Even when she heard such words, her scalp still tingled. She walked to Ji Zhao and looked down. She felt a chill in her heart. If she fell from this place, even with her level of skill, she would be crippled if she made a mistake, if not dead.

"Young Master Ji...are you serious?"

Ji Zhao said: "Of course."

"I'll just believe you can go down." Gu Zhibai suddenly laughed, as if she had thought of something. "But you can't leave, because I can't go down. If you go down alone, you still have to wait for me. Why don't we go together so we can keep each other company?"

As she spoke, she blinked her big eyes and said, "Could it be that Young Master Ji wants to leave me alone in this desolate mountain and escape first?"

Ji Zhao said: "Do you believe me?"

"Eh..." Gu Zhibai was slightly startled, but quickly understood Ji Zhao's meaning, "Young Master Ji, what you mean is... you carry me down with you?"

"Yes." Ji Zhao nodded, "Are you scared?"

"No, that..." Gu Zhibai glanced down again and spoke hesitantly, "As the saying goes, even if you die under the peony flowers, you will still be romantic. If you, Young Master Ji, just want to hug me, just ask me, and I will be kind enough to let you hug me. No matter what, even if it costs me my life..."

Gu Zhibai usually looks calm and composed, as if everything is under control. It's rare for her to be so timid. But today, Ji Zhao happened to have walked out of the Changchun Mountains and no longer had to be a savage. He was in a very good mood and suddenly felt playful. He grabbed Gu Zhibai and hugged her in his arms, saying "hold tight" with a smile, then jumped off the cliff.

“Wait…wait wait wait eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!”

Gu Zhibai's cultivation was not weak, but she could not have guessed that the usually steady Ji Zhao would suddenly do such an amazing thing. She was unable to react for a moment and was dragged by Ji Zhao to jump down. For a moment, her soul was scared and she could only hold Ji Zhao tightly, thinking that she would drag him down with her even if she died... An incomparable feeling of weightlessness came over her, and the surrounding scene fell rapidly. Gu Zhibai closed her eyes in fear. With her lightness skills, she had no place to exert force in mid-air, and she could not do anything to remedy the situation. Closing her eyes and leaving everything to Ji Zhao was the right choice. If she did not understand it very well and thought about doing something on her own, she would lose her life.

But she heard the whistling of the wind in her ears. Gu Zhibai closed her eyes tightly and used such strength in her arms that she wished she could crush herself into pieces. Amid the sound of her pounding heart, she heard a fourth sound that was different from tension, panic and excitement.

In this dizzying feeling of weightlessness, this moment seemed to last forever.

Volume 5: Escape 1: Chapter 37: Entering the City

"Master Ji...you are also crazy sometimes."

"Really?" Ji Zhao was in a good mood. He had some strange hobbies, such as making it impossible for the riddler to continue, and making the guys who liked to show off expose their most primitive and embarrassing reactions. Gu Zhibai's reaction just now made him very happy.

Since they got off the cliff, the two of them walked dozens of miles, and Gu Zhibai still couldn't forget what happened just now - they were of course fine, Ji Zhao always did things with propriety, but the thrill of it really scared Gu Zhibai so much that he was still talking about it after so long.

"...No, the more I think about it, the angrier I get. Come here and let me kick you."

Gu Zhibai thought about his embarrassing appearance just now and felt angry. He suddenly got angry and kicked Ji Zhao's butt in front of him without any warning.

Judging from Ji Zhao’s cultivation level, he could have easily avoided the blow, but for some reason Ji Zhao was stunned for a moment and actually stood still and took the blow: “Wait… wait wait wait Aa ...

Seeing that Ji Zhao did not dodge, Gu Zhibai subconsciously retracted his strength and kicked him softly. Only then did he realize that Ji Zhao was imitating what he had done just now to laugh at him. He was immediately extremely ashamed and angry, and kicked him again. This time the force was not as strong as the previous one, which was almost flirtatious. However, Ji Zhao seemed to see through Gu Zhibai's intention of attacking and dodged it with a flash.

"Don't run!"

Gu Zhibai was both ashamed and angry, and immediately chased after him.

Ji Zhao relied on the scarlet divine robe and ran away, turning back and saying with a smile: "Didn't we agree to just do it for a while?"

Seeing him like this, Gu Zhibai became even more furious and shouted, "Come on again!"

"Don't be so greedy, Miss Gu."

Gu Zhibai said no more, and completely released his inner energy to chase after Ji Zhao. Judging from their appearance, they were no more than mortal enemies.

As the two ran wildly, a city appeared at the end of the sky.

......

As the sun was setting, Ji Zhao and Gu Zhibai entered the city. After running wildly for a while, they were running out of energy and needed to replenish their energy. Although there were still some dry food in their packages, they wanted to eat something good.

After being savages for so long, eating food that would make the British stay away from it, Ji Zhao and Gu Zhibai's desire for decent food has reached a new level, but... they have no money.

Ji Zhao couldn't even protect the priceless treasure of Wu'an Ling, let alone his purse. Even more so, Gu Zhibai. Although he sold some animal skins in the morning, the village almost maintained a life of barter, and the hunters didn't have much money, so now the two of them combined couldn't pay a penny.

So, Ji Zhao, a disciple of Luohe who was noticed by the mighty General Lie Yufei and granted the Wu'an Order, and Gu Zhibai, a top-notch master who defeated the future Blood Lotus Sword Master and was competing for the top three among the younger generation, squatted together in a corner of the street, looking at the merchants selling mutton across the street, drooling with greed.

"I'm hungry."

"Me too."

"Young Master Ji, aren't you a man? Come up with something quickly."

Ji Zhao said calmly in a tone like "Isn't the sidewalk spacious?" "Isn't there dry food in the package?"

"Now I don't want to eat this."

“You don’t always have a choice in life.”

"Then Young Master Ji, eat first."

"......" Ji Zhao was silent for a moment, then said something somewhat sinful, "I think we should go get some money."

"Good idea." Gu Zhibai had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, and immediately said sinisterly, "Should we steal or rob?"

Ji Zhao squinted his eyes: "Can't this be a more serious approach?"

"Young Master Ji." Gu Zhibai made an exaggerated gesture and sighed, "I don't know this, but in Lizhou, a pound of mutton costs between 200 and 400 coins depending on the quality. A normal person only earns three strings of money in a year. What proper way do you want to make money? Working at the dock... Oh, this is inland, you can't even be a dock laborer."

This sounded like a joke, but it was also the truth. If Ji Zhao's Wu Zhi Ling was still there, things would be simple. As everyone knows, Wu Zhi Ling is known as the face fruit, which is useful everywhere. But Ji Zhao lost it... Now, apart from signing a contract to sell himself to others and working for them, he really has to rely on some unfair means to make money quickly.

After all, both Ji Zhao and Gu Zhibai are essentially spendthrifts, especially Ji Zhao, who has been financially independent for eight years and is too lazy to even count the numbers in his bank account. It is better to hope that Nanxue will realize that Gu Qu is actually a woman than to expect him to have any financial management concepts or a sense of saving.

However, as a young man in the 21st century, Ji Zhao is essentially still resistant to breaking the law - this sounds a bit abstract, a person who wants to destroy the world actually wants to abide by the law, but humans are such creatures.

Gu Zhibai seemed to see through Ji Zhao's confusion and said with a smile: "Young Master Ji, it is very inconvenient to be out without money. I don't know how long it will take you to return to Luohe Pavilion... Anyway, no one knows us here, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

Gu Zhibai really thought it through. No one knew her here anyway, so if something happened she could just run away and not come back. This way of thinking was very chivalrous, very playboy, and very Gu Zhibai.

"...Do it." Ji Zhao did not hesitate for too long. He could not waste a lot of time on such an insignificant matter. He quickly convinced himself, "Although we are not gentlemen, our way of making money cannot be too unethical."

"Of course I know."

......

They acted right away. After asking around in the city, they soon heard about a scandal involving a certain landlord... But then again, hatred of the rich is a common problem among poor people in ancient and modern times. Ji Zhao and Gu Zhibai did not act rashly. Instead, they made some confirmation and decided to take action only after making sure that this family was not a good bunch. At this time, it was already night.

Gu Zhibai put on the Thousand Illusions Mask. She moved quickly and turned herself into another person in the blink of an eye.

"Then what should I do?" Ji Zhao asked.

Gu Zhibai flipped his wrist and took out a cheap mask...probably something he stole when passing by a market just now.

Ji Zhao took the mask and said, "By the way, is my outfit a bit conspicuous?"

Gu Zhibai said: "Of course it's conspicuous, but we don't have the money to buy other clothes right now... However, your Qinggong is so good, so if you pay attention when the time comes, there will be no problem."

"I have a bad feeling when you say that." Ji Zhao complained, "We won't be so unlucky, will we?"

"It's okay." Gu Zhibai smiled, "I've always had good luck... so as long as you're with me, you don't have to worry about bad luck. From this point of view, I'm a good match for Young Master Ji."

Volume 5: Escape 1: Chapter 38 I hope you can remember

(Next chapter will be later)

Ji Zhao was actually really worried that something unexpected might happen along the way, like discovering a dungeon underneath this wealthy family's house with a villain doing biochemical experiments inside... Nowadays, martial arts games, such as Han*Jianghu and Xia*Ge, all like to do this. It can be said that to this day, Resident Evil is also a part of martial arts games that must be appreciated.

However, he was obviously overthinking it. Nothing unexpected happened during the journey... Of course, Ji Zhao and Gu Zhibai were so powerful. One was a first-rate master, the best figure among the younger generation, and the other had the Scarlet God Robe on him. His lightness skills were so high that he was almost enchanting. How could he be caught in such a place? First-rate masters were not cabbages.

————Places like Fengzhou have poor information access, inconvenient transportation, few martial arts sects, and the overall level of martial artists is the lowest. Someone like Ji Bei can only be a county martial artist in Qingzhou, but in Fengzhou, he will have no problem being a prefectural martial artist. Among the twenty-four martial artists listed in the biographies of the Heavenly Book, only one was born in Fengzhou. In comparison, Wangzhou is truly a martial arts holy land, and nearly one-third of the martial artists listed in the Heavenly Book were born there.

If there was any excitement, it was that Gu Zhibai was quite excited, just like a primary school student who was about to go on a spring outing... Ji Zhao felt quite strange. She was a spy from the Ning people with outstanding strength, talent and even appearance. Her release to the Yan State was simply a synonym for mystery and power. Logically, she should have been scheming and planning a grand plan to subvert the martial arts world of the Yan State, but she was actually excited about this kind of thing. This was really...

However, Ji Zhao really had no right to criticize others. He was a man who was determined to destroy the world, and he was just hesitating because he didn't want to commit theft. But at times like this, people often don't realize their own problems.

"By the way, Young Master Ji, are we considered a pair of thieves?" After succeeding, Gu Zhibai was still in high spirits. The two of them ran away from the crime scene. Although no one was chasing them, their hearts were still pounding wildly.

"Well..." Ji Zhao wanted to say that this title was so low, but then he changed his mind and said, "It's so vulgar... and I don't want to recall this at all."

Although the people they stole from were not good families, Ji Zhao still felt that this was an indelible stain in his life history. In comparison, Gu Zhibai didn't care at all. With her personality, let alone stealing money from these wealthy families, even if she was asked to steal from the public treasury like Qiao Feng, she would not have any psychological burden at all - and this had nothing to do with her identity as a Ningren. No matter whether it was the public treasury of Yan or Ning, she would steal from them.

Gu Zhibai chuckled, her voice as clear as a silver bell: "Then, Young Master Ji, why don't you give me a good name?"

Ji Zhao was quite confident in his naming ability, and said with a smile: "It's easy to come up with a decent name, but if we become famous, we will be ridiculed. For example, if some small fish and shrimp suddenly appeared in the world and claimed to be a thief of immortals and gods, what would Master Feng in my pavilion think? It's really embarrassing for you little thieves."

"That makes sense." Gu Zhibai nodded in agreement, but then said something shocking, "Then let's do something big!"

This train of thought was so amazing that Ji Zhao burst out laughing and said, "What do you want to steal?"

"Hmm..." Gu Zhibai pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go deep into the Ningguo Imperial Court and steal that broken Luo Hanyi. How about that? This will definitely make us famous all over the world!"

The Broken Luo Han Yi, one of the thirty-six divine artifacts from outer space, is the armor of the Phoenix Princess Feng, which is kept in the imperial court of Ningguo. At the beginning, Feng Ji wore this armor and led the charge, almost single-handedly breaking through the capital of Fengguo. In the eyes of the people of Ning, this is almost like a founding artifact. If this thing can be stolen, it will not only make the world famous, but with this armor, one can become the leader of the martial arts world just by reputation - I just don't know if he will be killed afterwards. Throughout history, too many people have lost their families because of divine artifacts.

However, it was really subtle for Gu Zhibai to bring this up now. With her status, if she had mentioned a more symbolic Yanren heavenly weapon, such as Qingshan Bugai, Ji Zhao would have definitely been alerted and suspected that she might have other intentions. But since she mentioned a Ningren heavenly weapon, Ji Zhao naturally had no reaction. He just smiled helplessly and said, "Even if I have a hundred lives, it's not enough to die in the Ningren Imperial Court."

Gu Zhibai raised the corners of his mouth and stretched out his voice: "Young Master Ji, you must have confidence in yourself~~"

After getting the money, the two of them spent it lavishly and rewarded their stomachs that had suffered for many days. If someone had told Gu Zhibai a month ago that she would eat and drink lavishly in peasant clothes, she would have sneered. However, this thing really happened. The world is really magical.

After having a good meal and a good drink, Ji Zhao accompanied Gu Zhibai to buy clothes... From ancient times to the present, it has always been a chore to accompany a picky woman to buy clothes. A woman like Gu Zhibai was no exception. Fortunately, she was really beautiful and a natural clothes hanger, which added some color to this boring time. At least every time she changed her clothes, Ji Zhao could keep some expectations... But because he always gave the answer of "good-looking", Gu Zhibai stopped asking him after a few times.

But in the end, as a man, Ji Zhao couldn't help but complain a few words.

"I feel like I'm shortening my lifespan just by accompanying you to buy clothes."

Gu Zhibai changed into a green dress that was longer than her knees and as long as her skirt, which made her look elegant and graceful.

After Ji Zhao finished speaking, Gu Zhibai, who was walking in front of him, suddenly turned around, the hem of her skirt fluttering in the wind. She put her hands behind her back, leaned forward slightly, and breathed a fragrant breath on Ji Zhao's lips: "Girls naturally want to show their best side."

This statement seemed a bit ambiguous. Ji Zhao didn't know if he wanted to ruin the atmosphere or if he was just being tactless and wanted to tease Gu Zhibai. He said with a smile, "Is this considered mending the fold after the sheep have been stolen? I've seen all your embarrassing side."

Of course not. They knew very well what they looked like when they were surviving in the wilderness.

Being reminded of the ugly things that happened when he was down and out is definitely not something to be happy about, but Gu Zhibai was not angry. Instead, she gave Ji Zhao a bright smile, which seemed to be mixed with a hint of sadness, hidden under her moving eyes.

"So, I hope you can remember me when I was beautiful."

Volume 5: Escape 1: Chapter 39: I Won't Let Go

After that, the two of them set out on the journey back to the pavilion.

There is no need to elaborate on the reason why Ji Zhao returned to the pavilion. As for Gu Zhibai, in her own words, 'I don't know where that lunatic is guarding. Young Master Ji is so unlucky. If I weren't by his side to help him get rid of the bad luck, he would be haunted by that evil ghost again. Anyway, I'm free anyway, so I might as well accompany Young Master Ji on a trip.'

Ji Zhao couldn't find a reason to refuse... At this point, he had to believe in metaphysics and no longer have any expectations for his luck - in order to verify this, he even found some time to go to the casino to play a few rounds. As expected, he lost everything, while Gu Zhibai won a lot of money. In addition, her amazing beauty unsurprisingly attracted the covetousness of some gamblers who wanted to play dirty and get both money and beauty. Ji Zhao and Gu Zhibai did not hesitate to take action and destroyed several dens of evil forces.

By the way, even if Ji Zhao won in the casino, it doesn’t prove that he was lucky. It is very likely that God deliberately wanted to give him a big win, but losing so cleanly definitely proves that he was unlucky... It was really an undisguised malice.

The two headed towards Luohe Pavilion...but progress was slow.

Due to the geographical environment, transportation in Fengzhou is extremely inconvenient. Horses can only run a few steps and have to rest when encountering special terrain. As for boats, there is no need to worry about it. The only decent river that may save Fengzhou’s transportation flows to the west!

Therefore, the efficiency of their progress was average. Ordinary people would have complained bitterly during the days on the way, but they had both survived the wilderness, so this was nothing. If they could relax a little, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were just going on an outing.

"It's so beautiful..."

After some time, when the two passed by the famous mountain Qinglang in Fengzhou, Gu Zhibai pulled Ji Zhao up the mountain. When they reached the top of the mountain, Gu Zhibai stood on it and looked down. He saw lush greenery below, like the slightly rolled waves on the sea, surging layer by layer, which gave a unique visual impact.

"I have heard of the great name of Qinglang Mountain for a long time, but I never thought that I would see it under such circumstances in my lifetime." Gu Zhibai looked at Ji Zhao, "Speaking of which, does Young Master Ji know the art of painting?"

Ji Zhao shook his head.

"Really? What a pity..." Gu Zhibai said with some regret, "I heard that Luohe disciples practice the Four Arts in their spare time. I thought that maybe Young Master Ji knows how to do it and could paint a picture here. If he becomes famous in the future, it would be a good story to pass it down."

As she spoke, she showed Ji Zhao her package, which indeed contained some painting tools.

Seeing her regretful expression, Ji Zhao found it a little funny. He thought that if she had a cell phone, she would be taking a lot of photos right now. He immediately said, "The Cangyun Peak of Mount Daizong is truly the best in the world... Since you are going to Luohe with me, I will take you to see it then."

Ji Zhao would not say that he had any particular aesthetic taste, but the grandeur of Cangyun Peak was highly praised by all the disciples in Luohe.

"Okay, then it's settled." Gu Zhibai nodded with a smile, "I'm looking forward to it in my heart. When the time comes, Young Master Ji, as the host, you must entertain me well."

"Of course."