Chapter 35 The road ahead is up to you

Outside the city.

The sunset is so beautiful, and the orange sky seems to bring a touch of warmth to people.

It’s a pity that no matter how warm the scenery is, Gou Zhiyou can’t feel it.

After the effects of the drug were removed, he immediately came out of the Imperial Hospital and rushed to the suburbs in a hurry. He was so anxious that he didn't even notice that someone was following him.

"Ren'er, why are you following him?"

About ten meters away from Gou Zhiyou, Xu Ren'er and Mo Youli hid behind a tree, staring at Gou Zhiyou closely.

"Just curiosity, huh?" Xu Ren'er said slowly.

"Among the contestants, Gou Zhiyou was the most persistent and determined about the outcome of the competition. I'm really curious about the reason for his persistence."

Mo Youli was both amused and confused: "Just for this?"

Xu Ren'er was about to answer when she noticed Gou Zhiyou's figure getting smaller and smaller. She quickly grabbed Mo Youli's sleeve:

"Hurry! Keep up! We're getting left behind!"

Mo Youli carried Xu Ren'er all the way forward until they reached a dilapidated temple, where they stopped and followed.

The walls of the dilapidated temple were leaking, the ground was covered with hay, and the statues were severely damaged, their faces could no longer be seen, and their colors were dull and lifeless.

When Gou Zhiyou entered the dilapidated temple, he saw the dog he had been thinking about for a long time and walked towards it.

The puppy's skin was brown, and it lay listlessly on the hay. When it smelled Gou Zhiyou's scent, it stood up excitedly and wanted to run towards Gou Zhiyou.

When Gou Zhiyou saw the puppy was about to move, he immediately became anxious, ran over and quickly held the puppy down.

"Don't move! I'm already here!"

He carefully picked up the puppy with a very gentle look in his eyes. The puppy responded to him and licked Gou Zhiyou's face with its tongue.

"It's so itchy! Brown!"

Gou Zhiyou was made to laugh out loud by Zong Zong. His brows were relaxed and his eyes were clearer. He was completely different from the Gou Zhiyou Xu Ren'er had seen in Huanzhuang Pavilion.

He was from Huanzhu Pavilion, and the way he looked at people was either wary or calculating. He was full of thorns, and from time to time he exuded an extreme desire for victory in his bones, which made people subconsciously want to stay away from him.

And facing his tanned face, the gentleness that he unconsciously revealed made people feel more friendly.

The scene at this moment was particularly beautiful, and Xu Ren'er and Mo Youli, who were watching, were infected by the harmonious atmosphere between them.

Unfortunately, something unexpected happened the next second.

"Brown! Brown!"

Zongzong suddenly began to vomit blood. Gou Zhiyou was so scared that his face turned pale. He quickly put it back on the hay and began to call out to it desperately, hoping that it would not lose consciousness.

"Something seems wrong!"

Mo Youli frowned.

"That dog seems to be vomiting blood? We have to help it!"

Xu Ren'er made a prompt decision.

The two guys who had originally planned to watch from afar realized that the situation was not good, so they no longer hid their tracks and rushed in directly.

Their movements were not concealed at all, and even ordinary people could detect them. However, Gou Zhiyou, who was skilled in martial arts, focused all his attention on Zong Zong, and had no sense of anything, and did not care about the things around him.

"Friend Gou, calm down!"

Xu Ren'er jumped out of Mo Youli's arms, stood up, pressed Gou Zhiyou's shoulders, and said.

"Why are you here?!"

Gou Zhiyou, who was touched deliberately, turned around and said in shock.

"I'll tell you more about these things later. Saving Zong Zong is the most important thing!"

Xu Ren'er pushed Gou Zhiyou away without any hesitation and began to check Zong Zong's physical condition.

Since she was born as a dog, after coming to this world, she began to work hard to learn any skills that could help her survive, one of which was medicine.

But she was not good at medicine, not to mention that she didn't major in veterinary medicine in her previous life. She couldn't remember many things at all and only learned the basics.

Fortunately, these furs are not useless, and she can still use them for some relatively simple emergency treatments.

Gou Zhiyou nervously watched the entire process of Xu Ren'er's rescue, while Mo Youli next to him kept all his attention on Gou Zhiyou, trying to prevent Gou Zhiyou from causing an accident due to any impulsive action.

Time passed quickly, and the originally dazzling sunset was slowly swallowed up by the darkness bit by bit, until it disappeared completely and turned into a carnival of the night.

"alright!"

When Xu Ren'er said this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After confirming that Zong Zong was fine, Gou Zhiyou rushed over with tears in his eyes and gently held Zong Zong in his arms.

"Friend of Gou, is this the reason why you want to win at any cost?"

Xu Ren'er waited silently for them to finish their affection before speaking.

"Yes."

After Gou Zhiyou calmed down, he casually wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and said.

——

Gou Zhiyou was born into a business family and was the only child in the family.

In order to instill in him the awareness of physical fitness from a young age, Gou's father spent a large sum of money to invite a well-known martial artist to teach him martial arts.

They did not have high requirements for Gou Zhiyou to learn martial arts, as long as he could protect himself.

However, the warriors found that his bones were extremely good when they touched him. During the teaching process, they found that not only his bones were excellent, but his comprehension was also beyond the reach of others.

"He is born to learn martial arts." The warrior judged.

Gou Zhiyou himself is also keen on learning martial arts. Although he is the only child in the family, he has a positive attitude and never relies on his talent to be arrogant, which makes him deeply loved by martial artists.

Therefore, the warrior is willing to pass on all he has learned throughout his life to him, hoping that he will one day be able to go further on the road of martial arts.

"What's this?"

One day, Gou Zhiyou was practicing swordplay when a warrior suddenly interrupted him and came to meet him carrying a small brown object.

"You are now ready to become a disciple. Your family is wealthy, and I feel that any gift I give you would be particularly perfunctory.

So I brought it here.”

"Send me a dog?"

Gou Zhiyou took the small thing handed over by the warrior and took a closer look. It turned out to be a dog.

Its big watery eyes looked at him pitifully and innocently, making people's hearts almost melt.

"It must be lonely to have only one person of your age at home."

The warrior looked at him lovingly and continued:

"It's just a puppy. It doesn't understand money or status. It only has you in its eyes. You don't have to worry about it having any ulterior motives towards you.

It will be the purest living thing around you that serves your purpose. With it, it can spend more time with you."

Gou Zhiyou frowned, sensing something was wrong with the words: "Are you no longer going to teach me?"

The warrior nodded: "You will have to walk the road ahead on your own."

In this way, Gou Zhiyou gained a friend and lost a master.

Although he felt a little regretful, Gou Zhiyou still wished the warrior a smoother future.

"I'm not very good at naming, but since you have brown skin, I'll call you Brown. Brown, please take care of me from now on."

"Woof!" Zong Zong responded.

It can be said that Gou Zhiyou's past was happy and fulfilling.

Gou Zhiyou often thought, how great it would be if such a life could continue forever.

It’s a pity that things don’t always go as we wish.

When he took Zong Zong on a long journey to learn more advanced martial arts, his home was gone.

Bandits suddenly attacked, fires broke out, and screams continued.

As the richest family in the village, they were the main target of bandits' burning, killing and looting.

My parents are gone, my master is gone, and all my neighbors are gone.

The only person who keeps him company now is Zong Zong.

Gou Zhiyou knelt weakly on the ground. In front of him lay a corpse, which belonged to Gou's father.

Gou's father's eyes were wide open, staring straight ahead. It was obvious that he died with his eyes open.

Mother Gou was lying beside Father Gou, her clothes were tattered, but one of her left hands was tightly clasped with Father Gou's right hand, their fingers inseparable until death.

Gou Zhiyou stretched out his hand tremblingly, his eyes filled with sadness. He closed his eyes and tears streamed down. He silently closed the eyes of Gou's father and mother.

He wants revenge!

"I, Gou Zhiyou, swear to heaven, if I cannot eliminate all the bandits who killed my relatives and friends, I will be struck by five thunderbolts and will never be able to escape rebirth!!!"

When he opened his eyes again, they were filled with hatred.

On the side, Zongzong woofed, expressing the same determination as Gou Zhiyou.

Zongzong's sense of smell successfully helped Gou Zhiyou find the hideout. He rushed up the mountain, but found that those bandits were not ordinary people. Although their martial arts skills were not very strong, they all had martial arts skills.

His impulsive brain calmed down instantly, and he suddenly realized clearly that perhaps the destruction of their village was not an unprovoked disaster, and there must be a conspiracy behind it.

After tracing the cause all the way, he finally found out the reason. These bandits turned out to be rebels being hunted by the imperial court.

What a coincidence! Their village happened to be nearby, so to prevent their whereabouts from being revealed, they simply killed everyone in the nearby village and disguised themselves as bandits.

Gou Zhiyou decided on the spot to report the rebels, and led the soldiers brought by the court to rush towards the bandits and wiped out the bandits with his own hands.

He was almost bloodthirsty. The soldiers knew that he was full of hatred, so they left some extra people behind to vent their anger on him.

Everything was just right, but the unexpected always happened. He wasn't paying attention and someone was preparing to attack him and poison him.

——

"Zhuangzhuang appeared at this time and blocked the poison for me."

Gou Zhiyou said with sadness in his eyes.

"My report was meritorious, and the court found someone to treat Zong Zong in time. Unfortunately, the poison was too strong, and although the poison was removed, the root of the disease still remained.

According to them, only a doctor who specializes in this poison can completely eliminate the root cause of the disease.

That doctor loved to travel the world, so to completely eradicate the remaining root of my illness, I took him to other countries to look for him. My travel expenses were exhausted, so I had no choice but to let him stay in this dilapidated temple.

"You participated in the tournament because the top eight winners would receive a thousand silver taels, so you were determined to advance to the third round, right?"

Xu Ren'er gazed at him gently and asked softly.

"That's right. Another thing is, if I become famous, then I think someone will take the initiative to provide me with clues about this doctor, and the root cause of Zong Zong's illness will definitely be cured." Gou Zhiyou added

"Come to think of it, we've all gone to the Imperial Hospital. Why don't you try to let the Imperial Physician treat Zong Zong? Maybe the Imperial Physician is good enough, and you won't have to look for this doctor."

Xu Rener expressed his own views.

Mentioning this, Gou Zhiyou was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Seeing Gou Zhiyou's expression, Mo Youli's mind turned and he immediately knew the reason.

"I think he came all the way from the city to this temple outside the city, probably because he wanted to take this opportunity to take Zong Zong to see the imperial physician.

Unfortunately, the timing was bad, and Zong Zong suddenly became ill."