Therefore, the two old men knew Hui Shi, which was why they listened to him. When Hui Shi said anything, they did not dare to refute him. Their attitude was extremely respectful.
This was not only because they realized that Hui Shi, who was not even a Human Immortal, had actually become a Deva in such a short period of time, but also because they knew that Cui Heng was standing behind Hui Shi.
In their opinion, he was an extremely powerful person who might even be a Heaven Monarch. He alone was on par with the Nine Immortal Sects.
This might be their only way out in the future.
That was because the Tang family of Mao County and the Song family of Guichuan no longer existed.
A month ago, the angry Earth Immortal of the Void Dao Sect had found their two families and asked them to explain their experiences in the Lower World.
Neither of them dared to say anything because they knew how terrifying Cui Heng’s strength was.
Then, their entire family was wiped out by an Earth Immortal from the Void Dao Sect.
In the end, only a few Human Immortals took advantage of the chaos to escape or used secret techniques to play dead to escape death.
This was how Tang Huaiyi and Song Zhong survived.
Originally, they had come to Linjiang’s Pei family to try their luck and seek a chance of survival.
They did not expect to meet Hui Shi. It immediately gave them hope for the future.
As long as Immortal Cui Heng was around, they had a chance to survive.
Hence, the two of them joined the Naxian Hall of the Linjiang Pei Family and followed Hui Shi. They followed Hui Shi’s orders.
This was the reason why Hui Shi said that he used reason to convince others.
“Deva Chen, the things you asked us to organize are here. Please take a look.”
“Deva Chen, the things you asked us to investigate have been sorted out. Please take a look.”
Tang Huaiyi and Song Zhong greeted Hui Shi respectfully and handed over two books at the same time.
One of them was all the information about the Tang Family of Mao County and Guichuan, including the history, what they had seen and heard in various places, and the martial techniques that they had inherited.
The other was the results of two of them investigating together. The information that Song Zhong was in charge of organizing was about the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.
Especially the situation of ordinary martial artists and commoners.
“Thank you.” Hui Shi nodded and took the two scrolls. He smiled and said, “When the Immortal Venerable comes, I’ll hand over these two scrolls to him. At that time, I’ll remember to mention the both of you.”
He did not display any arrogance in front of these two.
Because he knew very well that whether it was Tang Huaiyi or Song Zhong, they really wanted to rely on Cui Heng.
And he was wholeheartedly working for Cui Heng, so he naturally would not use Cui Heng’s might to put on airs.
“Thank you, Deva Chen, thank you!” The two of them thanked in unison. They were extremely excited, but they were also a little worried.
“Deva Chen, may I ask… when Immortal Venerable Cui will come?” Tang Huaiyi could not help but ask.
“That’s right. Deva Chen, is there any news?” Song Zhong also asked carefully.
“It should be soon…” Hui Shi nodded slightly.
At this moment, he seemed to have sensed something. His shoulder suddenly felt hot, and a small fire dragon flew out.
“Howl!”
The little fire dragon cried out in joy and looked northwest excitedly.
Hui Shi was overjoyed. He smiled and said, “Immortal Venerable has come to this world!”
….
At the northwest border of the Great Zhou, in a dense forest on a rainy night.
A duo rushed along anxiously. They were a grandfather and grandson.
“Grandson, hold on a little longer. The Great Zhou is just ahead. As long as we enter the Great Zhou, we’ll be safe for the time being.” Hong Kang panted as he comforted the little boy beside him.
He was already in his nineties this year. If not for the fact that he had the cultivation of the Xiantian realm and his lifespan had reached 120 years, he would have long died of old age.
However, even with his Xiantian True Qi, he carried a nine-year-old child and ran thousands of miles. He had not rested for several days and nights and was about to die of exhaustion.
“Grandpa, take a rest. I can feel that you’re already very tired.” The little boy’s name was Hong Shen. He was only nine years old and knew some martial arts as well.
“No, I can’t rest. Once Grandpa rests, I might not be able to run anymore.” Hong Kang shook his head repeatedly. He gritted his teeth and dragged his old body forward. He frowned and said, “Grandson, remember, after we pass the border of the Great Zhou, take the treasure and head East. You will encounter a large river. Follow that river and you will find Linjiang County.”
“Grandpa, I want to be with you!” Hong Shen clenched his fists, his eyes red. “I know martial arts too. I can kill people too. I can kill the bad people!”
“The bad guys are too powerful. Grandson, you’re still not a match for them.” Hong Kang’s feet were still flying as he smiled bitterly and said, “There’s no hurry. It won’t be too late to kill that person when you grow up. Cough, cough, cough!!”
“Grandpa!” Hong Shen panicked.
“I’m fine, be quiet!” Hong Kang lowered his voice.
“Grandpa…” Hong Shen’s face was covered in tears which melted into the rain.
This grandfather and grandson were not from the Great Zhou.
Instead, they were from a small family in the neighboring country, Great Qi.
The Hong family.
A few days ago, an Inner World expert from the Heavenly Unity Sacred Sect found the Hong Family and said that the Hong Family had been reported to be hiding suspicious people. In order to hunt down the demons of the Outland, they wanted them to cooperate with the investigation.
But this was a charge that’d come out of thin air.
The Hong family did not have many people. There were only about 20 people in total. They lived in the mountain village and rarely interacted with outsiders. How could there be anyone suspicious among them?
At that time, Hong Kang could tell at a glance that the Inner World expert from the Heavenly Unity Sacred Sect must have heard that the Hong Family had hidden a secret treasure and wanted to use the excuse of hunting down Outland demons to snatch it away.
As expected, the Inner World expert revealed his true colors when he searched the Hong Family.
After realizing that he could not find the secret treasure, he flew into a rage out of humiliation and started killing.
The Hong Family was only a small family, and the strongest was only a Xiantian expert like Hong Kang.
How could he defeat an Inner World expert who came from an Immortal sect and cultivated high-level martial techniques?
Hence, Hong Kang could only take advantage of the chaos and escape with his grandson, Hong Shen.
After the Inner World expert from the Heavenly River Sacred Sect discovered that the two of them had escaped, he determined that they had taken away the Hong family’s secret treasure and chased after them.
Fortunately, Inner World experts could not fly yet, so he could only use movement techniques to pursue them.
Hong Kang and Hong Shen used their familiarity with the terrain to escape for thousands of kilometers. There were several times when they were caught up, but they were lucky enough to dodge the danger and finally arrived at the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Under the almost crazy search of the Eight Immortal Sects, the Great Zhou Dynasty almost became the only pure land in the world.
Especially Linjiang County, where the Pei family was located. It was a place that countless martial artists who had their families destroyed dreamed of reaching.
“Soon, soon, we’ll be there soon!” Hong Kang comforted himself.
Actually, he could already feel his vision starting to blur. His heart was thumping, his head was throbbing, and there was a metallic taste in his throat. His entire body was extremely sore.
Even the Xiantian True Qi that could fully nourish his body in the past and theoretically last forever had almost completely dried up at this moment. It was impossible to recover them.
This was a sign that his body was about to collapse.
Ordinary martial artists would have long been lying on the ground, unable to move.
But he was still running. With his tenacious will, he carried his young grandson and ran in the rain.
Boom!
But at that moment, a loud crash came from ahead, and towering trees collapsed, piling on top of each other, blocking Hong Kang’s path. Hong Kang instinctively turned to run in the other direction, but then there was a series of loud bangs. Gigantic trees collapsed, once again blocking the eastern path ahead.
At this moment, Hong Kang seemed to sense something and finally slowed down. His feet stepped into the muddy rain pit, and he looked at the dark forest in front of him. He took a deep breath and said, “Can’t you let us
go?”
“Old thing, you’re dreaming.” A middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties walked out of the dense forest. He sneered gloomily, “Hand over the Hong family’s secret treasure and I’ll leave your corpses intact!”
“Then, you’ll have to come and get it yourself!” Hong Kang gritted his teeth and dragged his body, which was about to collapse, into a stance. He roared, “Grandson, run!”
Boom!
Suddenly, an earth-shattering thunderclap erupted. Lightning that was like a golden divine dragon tore through the sky, illuminating the dense forest on a rainy night.
Two figures could be seen walking over slowly.
It was a young man, and an old priest.
The two of them walked in the heavy rain, but the rain deliberately avoided them and only fell three feet away.