Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 1116: Chapter 582: Two-Faced

At the foot of the mountain, Gu Sheng and the others stopped.

After looking around, Bai Yu chose a place to settle down.

”Gu Sheng, there’s nobody over there, and the Spiritual Energy is abundant. Let’s choose this spot.”

After taking a look, Gu Sheng nodded.

”Alright.”

Everyone proceeded to set up camp there.

Not long after, a man dressed in black approached.

”Are you all here for the recruitment fair?”

”Yes.”

Seeing Gu Sheng respond, the man immediately took out a leather piece and handed it to him.

”Pay the Silver Tael.”

Looking at the leather piece, Gu Sheng felt a bit bewildered.

Bai Yu quickly realized, hurriedly took out some Silver Tael and handed it over.

”No problem, we’ll take this place.”

The man nodded, took the Silver Tael, and left.

After he left, Gu Sheng looked at Bai Yu with some confusion.

”What does this mean?”

”To attend the recruitment fair, you naturally have to buy the pass. This leather piece is the pass. With it, we can enter openly.”

”What if we don’t buy it?”

”Without it, you can’t get in. Whatever happens inside will have nothing to do with us. Don’t underestimate this piece of leather. It’s sold in limited quantities, latecomers might miss out.”

Understanding the meaning, Gu Sheng nodded thoughtfully.

”So who sells this leather piece?”

When Gu Sheng asked this question, Bai Yu was momentarily at a loss.

He only knew that to enter, one needed this leather piece, but as for who it came from, he hadn’t really asked.

”Well... I don’t know either.”

”It’s okay, we’ll find out eventually.”

Gu Sheng didn’t delve further, and continued leading the group to set up camp.

They came quite early, and there weren’t many people yet. After setting up camp, they rested on the spot.

After waiting for a day, the surrounding crowd gradually increased.

Gu Sheng stepped out of the tent to have a look, there were quite a few people from various sects, and even more from the Jianghu.

He scanned the area and found a few promising individuals.

”Gu Sheng, we’re here, but under whose name should we recruit? We definitely can’t use anything related to Wushuang Taoist, especially since King Luo is eyeing our Bai Yun brand. How about using Lan Yao’s name instead?”

Upon hearing this, Lan Yao didn’t mind.

”I’m fine with it, you decide.”

Gu Sheng thought for a moment, then said quietly, ”Let’s use the Stone Village name instead. Try not to involve any factions.”

”Gu Sheng, I’m okay with it.”

Lan Yao spoke, but Gu Sheng shook his head again.

”No, in the Elf Clan, you’re not the one calling the shots. Your brother is within the clan and might not know what’s happening outside. He’s unprepared, and we shouldn’t cause him trouble. Using the Stone Village name is more convenient and manageable.”

After some thought, everyone realized Gu Sheng made sense.

”Alright, we’ll follow your lead.”

Gu Sheng searched through the storage ring and finally found something related to Stone Village.

”Everyone, take the tokens to prove your identity.”

Everyone took the tokens and put them on.

Just as they were about to meet the Jianghu folks, Lan Hua hurriedly approached with a group, looking excited as she ran towards them.

”Gu Sheng, you’re really here. I’ve been looking for you for a long time.”

Seeing her arrive, Gu Sheng couldn’t help but frown.

”Do you have business with me?”

Drawing close, Lan Hua asked softly, ”Gu Sheng, did you look at the clues I left you before?”

Feeling the proximity between them, Gu Sheng quickly stepped back.

”I saw them. We also researched those clues ourselves. Your clues were far fewer.”

Realizing that the clues she provided were of no use, Lan Hua showed some disappointment.

”Sorry, I’m useless.”

Hearing this, Gu Sheng shook his head.

”No, you have your own methods, you’re quite capable. It’s just that our paths are different.”

”Gu Sheng, we’re on the same path. How can our paths be different? I made mistakes before, I’ve already broken things off with her. Please give me another chance. At the recruitment fair, I’ll do my utmost to help.”

Lan Hua expressed urgency, but Gu Sheng remained unmoved.

Looking at her, he sighed.

”Lan Hua, our paths are different, and we can’t conspire together. You travel often in the Jianghu, you should understand this. We can’t work together, why force things?”

”Gu Sheng, I can work with you. I’ve thought long about what you said before, and I was indeed wrong. I won’t repeat it.”

”Lan Hua, don’t force it. You can fulfill your master’s wishes alone. We have things to do, and after handling matters here, we’ll leave. You don’t need to accompany us. If there’s a chance, let’s meet again in the Jianghu.”

Having said that, Gu Sheng turned to leave.

Seeing him walk away, Lan Hua desperately chased after him.

Hong Mei frowned, directly stopping her.

”Lan Hua, Gu Sheng’s words were clear. I don’t think there’s any need to persist, right? As a woman, behaving like this isn’t very proper.”

”I don’t care! I no longer wish for Gu Sheng’s affection. I just hope you’ll take me along. This is what my master implored of me before he died. I can’t miss this.”

”You’ve never missed it. You’ve been doing these things, haven’t you? You can do them alone, you don’t need to join us. If you didn’t know our identity back then, things would be as they are now. Since the situation is exposed, why stick together? Lan Hua, you’re truly not suitable for me.”

With Hong Mei’s words, Lan Hua’s face fell.