Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 1117: Chapter 582: Two-Faced

"What do you mean? Are you showing off Gu Sheng’s affection for you to me? I’ve said it, I don’t have those feelings right now, I just want to work with Gu Sheng, there’s no need for you to be so petty."

"Petty? If I were really petty, Gu Sheng wouldn’t even talk to you today. I’m just stating the facts, it’s you who’s entangling persistently!"

"I’m not entangled with you, what does it have to do with you? Get out of my way!"

Confronting Hong Mei, Lan Hua lost her previous demeanor, instead showing a bit of resentment and anger.

Everyone knew she held a grudge because of those two slaps from Hong Mei before.

But was it Hong Mei’s fault? Not at all. If they weren’t men, they’d probably hit harder than Hong Mei.

Seeing Lan Hua push Hong Mei, Shi Lou and others immediately surrounded her, each looking at her coldly.

Feeling everyone’s gaze, Lan Hua felt very uncomfortable inside.

"Are you so eager to exclude me? Did she say something to you? Can a woman’s whispers deceive all of you?"

"Lan Hua, don’t speak too harshly! The more you act like this, the less you can integrate with us! Hong Mei didn’t do anything wrong, she just did what we all wanted to do, what right do you have to blame her?"

"Exactly, you keep saying you’re wrong, but then you blame Hong Mei everywhere, your words can’t be trusted! You just said those bad things in front of Gu Sheng, but then it’s different behind his back!"

"Two-faced people, I hate people like you the most!"

As Lan Yao said this, Lan Hua’s face turned pale, and her body couldn’t help but sway a few times.

"It’s not like that..."

"We have our own eyes, we don’t need you to quibble here! We can see clearly what kind of person you are! I’m telling you, while we haven’t treated you as an enemy yet, get as far away as possible! Otherwise, when we do regard you as an enemy, I don’t care who your master is, I’ll kill you without hesitation!"

Saying so, Lan Yao drew his sword.

Feeling the murderous intent from him, Lan Hua couldn’t help but take a step back.

"I really don’t mean that..."

"I don’t care what you mean, hurry and get lost, if you dare to entangle again, don’t blame me for being rude!"

Hearing his words, Lan Hua placed her delicate gaze on Gu Sheng.

However, Gu Sheng did not meet her eyes, but instead, as if he didn’t see her, only said to his own people, "This way, I have my pick."

Hearing his words, the people no longer paid attention to Lan Hua and hurriedly followed him.

Gu Sheng walked back a few steps and directly took Hong Mei’s hand.

"Don’t be upset, we have important things to do, don’t waste energy on this kind of thing."

Hearing his words, Hong Mei finally smiled.

"Alright, I’ll listen to you."

Seeing the light in her eyes return, Gu Sheng smiled and touched her head, his expression extremely doting, as if looking at a cherished treasure.

Seeing him like this, Lan Hua clenched her fists in anger, watching them leave with resentment.

Walking farther away, Shi Lou turned his head to look and saw that Lan Hua and others were camping not far from them, he immediately frowned.

"Brother Sheng, they’re camping right near us."

"Ignore them, where they choose to settle is their own choice, it has nothing to do with us."

"Brother Sheng, you’re really not going to deal with them?"

"No need, it would only add unnecessary trouble; we don’t have the energy to deal with them, we should focus on more important things."

Understanding what he meant, they nodded.

Ahead, a person with weak spiritual energy was meditating.

Gu Sheng kept his eyes on him, clearly interested in him.

Following his gaze, Bai Yu frowned.

"Gu Sheng, the person next to him has noticeably stronger energy, why are you focusing on him?"

"I think he’s more suitable for our Stone Village."

"Why? Stone Village has already joined the Sky Blue Sect, shouldn’t we be looking for stronger people?"

"He’s very strong, just holding back, we can’t feel it."

Hearing Gu Sheng’s words, they began to seriously scrutinize the person in front of them, but they couldn’t find anything strong about him.

After thinking it over, Bai Yu couldn’t help but ask, "Gu Sheng, are you sure you’re not mistaken?"

"Rest assured, I’m never wrong about people, he’s probably the strongest among these Jianghu figures, a strong person being unassuming is normal, I won’t be wrong."

With his words, they changed their view of this person, standing quietly aside, waiting.

It wasn’t until dusk that the person’s aura began to retract, slowly opening his eyes.

"Brother Sheng, he opened his eyes."

After Shi Lou spoke, Gu Sheng nodded.

"Wait for me here."

Understanding what he meant, they remained patiently waiting in place.

Gu Sheng went alone, directly to the person’s side.

"Brother, are you a Jianghu person?"

Seeing him get straight to the point, the person nodded indifferently.

"I’m alone, do I look like I have a sect?"

Receiving a retort, Gu Sheng just laughed.

"Indeed not, but since you’re here, you must be looking for a sect, right?"

"Of course, otherwise, do you think I’m here for fun?"

"Not for fun, more like for investigation. Now that various sects have gathered quite a bit, which one have you taken a liking to?"

"None have caught my eye."

Turning to look, a playful smile tugged at Gu Sheng’s lips.

"All the major sects are here, and none have caught your eye, are you waiting for someone?"

"No."

He answered straightforwardly, but Gu Sheng sensed a hint.

If he truly wasn’t, he’d have taken a few seconds to think, but he answered right away, with no pause, clearly it’s not the case.

"All the major sects have arrived, and none caught your eye, are you waiting for the Qingcheng Sect?"

Sure enough, upon hearing Qingcheng Sect, his pupils shook a bit.

Gu Sheng keenly caught this and smiled.

"Looks like I guessed right, with your skills choosing the Qingcheng Sect, it’s quite a pity."

Hearing this, the man frowned.

"What do you mean by that? In Jianghu, Qingcheng Sect also holds a recognized name, how can you speak of it like this?"

"They indeed hold a recognized name in Jianghu, but there’s a reason they’re not in the top ranks. For example, Luo Qin is not a person anyone can get along with, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless the person getting along with him is also someone with a dark heart and vile means."

With these words from Gu Sheng, anger flared in the man’s eyes.

"You’re clearly slandering! Qingcheng Sect is growing stronger day by day, relying on Luo Qin, countless Jianghu people look up to him, and yet you describe it so poorly, it seems you are the one with a dark heart and vile means!"

Seeing his fury, Gu Sheng sighed theatrically.

"Brother, I’m just stating a few truths, why are you so angry? I have interacted with King Luo, how else could I say this? I know the details, I’m just giving you a heads up to not be deceived; if you don’t believe me, so be it."

Saying that, Gu Sheng shook his head and left, looking regretful.

As he watched, the man narrowed his eyes but didn’t stop him.

Not hearing anything further behind him, Gu Sheng just chuckled and left with his men.

Back at the camp, the crowd gathered around him to ask.

Gu Sheng recounted what had happened, leaving everyone a bit puzzled.

"Gu Sheng, why didn’t you tell him the truth?"

"He wouldn’t believe what I say, some things have to be heard personally to be believed."

"Heard personally? Besides us, who else would say?"

"Don’t forget what happened in the city before, that was known to everyone."