Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 1055: Chapter 551: I’ve Always Hated Trouble (Part 2)

Saying that, he suddenly knelt down with a thud and kowtowed three times to Gu Sheng.

Seeing this, Gu Sheng frowned and moved aside.

”I don’t take disciples, you don’t need to do this.”

”I beg you, please accept me. I will follow you wholeheartedly and learn. I am the son of King Luo; I can give you anything you want! Just keep me by your side!”

When he reiterated his identity, Gu Sheng’s frown deepened even more.

”I don’t care who you are, I don’t take disciples. We have important matters to attend to, don’t cling to me.”

As Gu Sheng prepared to leave, he clung to Gu Sheng’s leg.

”I beg you, please take me as your disciple. If you don’t, I have no will to live in this world. Please give me a path to survive!”

”Are you trying to morally blackmail me?”

”No, that’s not what I mean. I’m being honest. When I was in Luo Wang’s mansion...”

He recounted his miserable experiences in detail, making everyone frown.

Obviously, everyone sympathized with his plight, and they all looked at Gu Sheng in unison.

Gu Sheng’s expression remained unchanged, he just listened quietly.

After he finished, Gu Sheng looked into his eyes and said, ”Your mother was killed by your father’s legitimate wife while protecting you. Now you bear the responsibility of two lives. Instead of contemplating death, you should avenge your mother. As you said, you should be the legitimate son of King Luo. If you think he treated you unfairly, you should rely on your own abilities to seek justice, not kneel before me as a disciple.”

”But...”

”No buts, those are your affairs and have nothing to do with me. I have said what I needed to say, don’t follow me anymore.”

With that, Gu Sheng turned and walked away.

The others followed and returned directly to the inn.

In the inn, Bai Yu said, ”Gu Sheng, actually, King Luo’s identity is not simple. He is backed by a large sect, which is how he’s reached today’s status. If that person truly is King Luo’s son, keeping him around might be useful.”

Hearing this, Gu Sheng shook his head.

”I have always been unwilling to get involved in all sorts of messy affairs, and this is no different.”

”But more connections mean more opportunities.”

”Not necessarily; more connections can also mean more trouble. You know I hate trouble the most.”

After thinking it over, Bai Yu realized he had a point. Indeed, he loathed trouble. Besides them, he rarely interacted with outsiders, and when he did, he never showed emotion, always maintaining a respectful distance.

Thinking of this, Bai Yu sighed and nodded.

”Perhaps everyone’s circumstances and thoughts differ. If he wanted to be my disciple, I might have agreed, as I still have the White Cloud Sect in my hands. To make White Cloud Sect flourish, King Luo’s connections could be useful.”

”You could give it a try.”

”Forget it, he obviously came for you. What would I be doing if I just jumped in?”

Gu Sheng nodded and said no more.

In the following days, Shanshui Town became increasingly lively.

The market began to take shape, and there were more and more people on the streets.

Numerous Jianghu people gathered here, some solely for goods, others for the Black and White Ghosts.

Bai Yu’s people had already spread the news, causing a lot of buzz, but these Jianghu individuals only communicated amongst themselves, never letting the word spread to those with ill intentions.

Gu Sheng and the others wandered around outside a few times, and finally felt at ease.

Over the entire week, Shanshui Town remained relaxed on the surface yet tense beneath.

As the market’s official opening day neared, Lan Yao and others had already finished buying supplies.

By the inn window, they looked down. There were quite a few people, but obviously not many buying things. Everyone was vigilant, clearly guarding against the appearance of the Black and White Ghosts.

Looking at the crowd below, Lan Yao turned to Gu Sheng.

”These Jianghu people seem ready. How many do you think will come tomorrow?”

”Not sure, but at least half.”

”Only half? I see many renowned sects and big families came to eliminate the Black and White Ghosts, it should be at least more than half, right?”

”Not necessarily, some sects and families are just using this as a pretense to gain a good name for their sect or family. When it comes to actually fighting, they might not step forward.”

After Gu Sheng spoke, Bai Yu agreed.

”Gu Sheng is right, some sects are just all show.”

”Things can be like that, really eye-opening. By the way, shouldn’t we leave as soon as it gets dark?”

Looking up, Gu Sheng nodded.

”Yes.”

”Let’s have another meal before we leave, fill our stomachs before dealing with them.”

Everyone, including Shi Lou and Er Gou, agreed with Bai Yu’s suggestion.

Seeing this, Gu Sheng rubbed his temples helplessly but said nothing more.

After eating and drinking their fill, they finally headed towards the river.

As they walked, Gu Sheng noticed many stalls along the road.

The two rows of stalls extended towards the riverbank, with a steady flow of people. Walking here didn’t seem out of place.

Looking at these vendors and tourists, Gu Sheng slightly curled his lips.

The vendors and tourists were not focusing on their positions. Clearly, they were waiting for the Black and White Ghosts here, as there weren’t many hiding spots by the river, but there were a lot of people. They had no choice but to set up their stalls here.

At this moment, Shi Lou nudged Gu Sheng on the shoulder.

”Brother Sheng, look who that is.”

Following his gaze, Gu Sheng sighed helplessly.

The son of King Luo was standing not far away, obviously heading in the same direction.

”Brother Sheng, he didn’t notice us, right?”

”Shouldn’t have, let’s hurry up.”

With that, Gu Sheng quickened his pace, and Shi Lou and the others hurried to keep up.

As they advanced, suddenly, a commotion erupted from behind.

Amidst the many voices, one sharp voice rang out: ”Someone has been killed! The people from the Eight Directions Sect have been killed!”

Hearing this, Gu Sheng immediately stopped and turned to look.

The crowd behind had already descended into chaos, with many shouting and the scene was already a mess.

Bai Yu took the opportunity to come to Gu Sheng’s side and said softly, ”It should be people from the Mirror Gate taking action.”

Pressing his lips together, Gu Sheng nodded.

”Ignore these matters, let’s hurry over.”

They had barely taken a few steps when another scream came from behind, indeed, someone else had been killed, and this time the person was at the end of the crowd, many watched as he was killed.

”Oh my God, his head has been cut off!”

With this voice, Gu Sheng could conclude that it was indeed the Mirror Gate’s doing.

”They plan to kill ten people. Now they’ve killed two. It shouldn’t be long before the Black and White Ghosts appear. We should take advantage of the chaos to rush to the riverbank, find a place to hide, and act immediately when the Black and White Ghosts appear.”

Hearing Gu Sheng’s words, the others immediately became serious.

”Okay, we understand.”

They hurried towards the riverbank, continuously hearing news of more deaths, but did not stop, instead securing a spot at the riverbank first.

After finding a hiding place, Gu Sheng scanned the area.

Just as he predicted, there were many onlookers, but not many willing to act. The hiding spots by the river weren’t many, but some were still vacant.

”Gu Sheng, so there really aren’t that many people coming.”

After Lan Yao finished, Gu Sheng sighed.

”Let’s wait. There’s still time; more might come.”

”Even if more come, it’ll only be about half, right?”

”Having this many is good enough, don’t hope for so much. After all, it’s a potentially life-threatening matter, can’t force them.”

Acknowledging that he was right, Lan Yao said nothing more.

At this point, Bai Yu suddenly frowned and said, ”The son of King Luo is here too.”

Hearing his words, Gu Sheng turned to look, and indeed saw him.

”Ignore him, let’s take care of ourselves.”

Gu Sheng retracted his gaze and quietly stared at the river’s surface.