Chapter 5: That’s it?

The night was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Gu An leaned against the wall and secretly hated himself. Why was his heart beating so fast? For some reason, although he couldn't hear any movement outside, he inexplicably felt that the greedy and angry demon was approaching his house.

His eyes moved back and forth between the door and the window. The moonlight seeped in through the cracks in the door and the window. It was so bright, so bright that it was scary.

The shaking of the white rat made Gu An's chest itch, making him want to throw it away, but he couldn't bear to do it.

Time passed slowly as Gu An held his breath and concentrated.

Gu An had never looked forward to the arrival of daytime as much as he did now.

This Taixuan Gate is not safe at all! I have to accumulate more lifespans in the future. While keeping a low profile, my strength cannot stop growing! Gu An was thinking about it, and he didn't know how long it had passed. Suddenly, his eyes were fixed on the threshold of the door.

The door was on his left, less than one meter away. The threshold was illuminated by the moonlight, and a black shadow appeared in the crack of the door. At this moment, his scalp went numb.

Greedy, angry, demonic ghost!

He is coming!

Gu An's heart was in his throat and his whole body was tense.

He even had the urge to rush out!

Sudden!

Gu An's body stiffened. He felt a wet hand pressing on his head, and the sharp nails pressed on his forehead, making him shudder.

His mind went blank for a moment, and he looked up cautiously, only to see a white arm emerging from the darkness above his head, like a woman's arm, with her palm pressing on his head, and nails as sharp as claws.

The owner of this arm poked her head out from the darkness, and a ferocious face with disheveled hair emerged from the darkness. Her true appearance could not be seen, only her mouth full of fangs dripping with blood.

She's laughing! Damn! Gu An was so frightened that he went completely crazy. He raised his arm and swung it away, slapping the greedy and angry ghost in the face.

Boom! The eaves of the house were blown away, blood and flesh splattered inside the house, and the rubble and grass on the eaves flew dozens of feet high and disappeared into the night.

The night sky was so dark, and the mountains and forests surrounding the Medicine Valley seemed like monsters and demons were standing there.

“Huff, huff, huff…”

Gu An was breathing heavily, his raised right arm was trembling, his palm was covered in blood, and the blood of the greedy and angry ghost was splattered all over his face.

When everything became quiet, Gu An still couldn't calm down.

The moonlight poured down, illuminating the house.

A huge blood flower bloomed on the wall, which was horrifying and terrifying, and a white broken arm lay at Gu An's feet.

After a dozen breaths, Gu An finally calmed down.

[You have successfully taken away the 52-year lifespan of the Greedy and Angerous Demon Ghost (Level 2)]

Looking at the prompt that popped up in front of him, he was still breathing heavily, but his eyes became strange.

"That's it?"

Gu An felt it was ridiculous. Was he too strong, or were Chu Jingfeng and the others too weak?

Just as he was confused, he vaguely heard the sound of a door opening. He immediately lay down, closed his eyes, and at the same time hung the arm of the greedy and angry ghost on himself.

This was not enough, he raised his hand again, pried open the palm of the greedy and angry ghost, and then strangled his neck. After doing all this, he spread out his hands and pretended to faint.

…

Autumn is approaching and the weather is no longer so hot.

Gu An was picking Jingxin grass in the orchard. Li Ya and Meng Lang stood outside the wooden fence, watching him work.

Half of Li Ya's body was wrapped in white cloth, and there were two shocking scars on his face, almost touching his right eye. It was hard to imagine what he had experienced before.

Meng Lang seemed to be fine. He stared at Gu An and exclaimed in amazement: "This kid can be so happy just picking herbs. It's as if he has never encountered the greedy and angry demon before."

Li Ya had no expression on his face, but the scar on his face made him look more fierce. He said calmly: "Maybe he is trying to have fun in misery. How do you know he can still smile after closing the door?"

The night four days ago seemed like just yesterday. Li Ya recalled his fight with the greedy and angry ghosts and couldn't help feeling scared.

It was pure luck that he survived.

Chu Jingfeng's injuries were even more serious than his, with one of his arms torn off. As for Cheng Xuandan, Zhang Chunqiu and Meng Lang, they were unharmed.

Early that morning, Taixuan Sect sent several cultivators whose cultivation was higher than Chu Jingfeng, with the highest reaching the ninth level of Foundation Establishment. They questioned Gu An about the specific situation, but Gu An pretended to be frightened and knew nothing. Finally, several cultivators concluded that someone else had stepped in to save the menial disciples in the medicine valley. After all, Gu An did not have a trace of spiritual power, so it was impossible for him to have killed the greedy and angry demon.

Later, Gu An deliberately changed the room, and Zhang Chunqiu treated him better and seemed to feel guilty.

While Li Ya and Meng Lang were discussing Gu An, Gu An was enjoying the joy of seizing the lifespan of the second-level medicinal herb.

The second-level herbs can give him two to five years of life. He helped Li Ya and the other two pick them. This time they were able to pick a total of sixty second-level herbs, which was simply too cool.

At the same time, he couldn't help but think of greed, anger, and demons.

Killing the demons of greed and anger brought him 52 years of life. Doesn't this mean that he can live longer by killing demons and eliminating evil?

However, when he thought of the horrific experience that night and the injuries of Chu Jingfeng and Li Ya, he immediately gave up the idea.

No need! He is not in a hurry to become stronger, so why go out and fight? Hmm.

Don’t be reckless, just develop slowly!

After a while.

Gu An finally finished picking the sixty plants of Jingxin Grass. He came to Meng Lang carrying a bamboo basket and prepared to hand it to Meng Lang.

Meng Lang coughed and said, "I'll leave it to you this time, Senior Brother."

Thinking of his cowardly performance that night, he was too embarrassed to take away the credit from Gu An.

Gu An did not refuse and said with a smile: "Okay."

He nodded politely to Li Ya, then walked towards Zhang Chunqiu's attic.

Li Ya did not stay any longer and turned to walk towards the woods in the distance. Meng Lang looked back and forth, touching his nose in embarrassment.

In the lobby.

Gu An gave all the Jingxin grass to Zhang Chunqiu. Zhang Chunqiu did not let him leave immediately, but took him aside to ask about his well-being and whether he had slept well recently.

Whenever Zhang Chunqiu thought of the scene where Gu An was strangled by the greedy and angry demon, his heart was filled with guilt. As the eldest brother, he was unable to protect his junior brother, which was really cowardly.

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Gu An was usually very honest and obedient. To be honest, he would be sad just thinking about the death of such a junior brother.

"By the way, don't mention the matter of greed, anger, demons and ghosts in the future. Today when I went to the outer sect, I heard that the demon was raised by a senior in the sect. This matter must not be spread, just pretend it never happened." Zhang Chunqiu said seriously.

Gu An couldn't help but frown when he heard it.

So that's why. No wonder the demon could act so freely for so long.

Zhang Chunqiu seemed worried and added, "We can't afford to offend a senior like that. He can make our entire Medicine Valley disappear with just one sentence. You come from a humble background, so you should understand the difference in status and position the most. You can only survive by forbearing."

He then raised his hand and took out a secret book from his bosom, saying, "This is the secret method that Master prepared for you. Master spent five years of his sect contribution points in exchange for it. After all, you have indeed been wronged."

Gu An's brows immediately lit up with joy. He took the secret book and saw three words written on the cover.

Canfeng Leg! "Thank you, Senior Brother, thank you, Master!" Gu An immediately bowed and thanked.

Zhang Chunqiu blinked and smiled, "Practice more when you have nothing to do. Maybe you can protect yourself in the future. Don't give this secret book to Meng Lang. As for Li Ya, he has shown extraordinary talent. Master has decided to help him break through the foundation-building stage. It is estimated that he will leave Medicine Valley in two years at most."

Gu An was not surprised when he heard this. It would be a waste for someone with Li Ya's cultivation level to stay in the Medicine Valley.

Afterwards, Zhang Chunqiu exchanged a few polite words with Gu An and let him leave.

After Gu An closed the door, Zhang Chunqiu sighed in a low voice: "What an honest child, he will definitely be able to take care of Master for me in the future, and I can go down the mountain...Xiao Lian, wait for me..."

Gu An, who was walking down the stairs, paused for a moment, then continued walking down.

…

Although no one was killed in the Medicine Valley by the attack of the greedy and angry ghosts, the atmosphere in the Medicine Valley became different from before. Li Ya became more mysterious and usually hid in the woods after finishing his chores. Even Meng Lang began to practice hard.

Gu An practiced the secret book of Canfeng Leg for a month before he could barely make Canfeng Leg appear on the panel. This was a big blow to him, so he gave up practicing and planned to spend his life to gain benefits in the future.

As the sun and moon change, autumn leaves cover the medicinal valley.

Gu An's figure kept appearing in various parks and he became the busiest person in the Medicine Valley. Zhang Chunqiu trusted him more and more and no longer supervised him in his work. As for Cheng Xuandan, he stayed in the house all day long to make pills, and it was rare to see him once a month.

As autumn turns to winter, the white snow falls and the Medicine Valley is plunged into a vast expanse of white.

The new year arrives in heavy snow.

It was not until the winter snow began to melt that someone from outside the valley finally came to visit, and he came specifically to see Gu An.

Inside the house, Gu An closed the door, then walked to the table and poured hot tea for the young man who was already sitting next to him.

The young man was wearing the green robe of a Taixuan Sect outer disciple. He looked around the room and asked, "How have you been in the past year and a half?"

There were five people who followed Ji Xiaoyu into the Taixuan Sect, and among them, only Gu An and the young man in front of him were servants.

The young man's name is Du Ye. He has four spiritual roots. With the help of the Ji family, he entered the outer sect of Taixuan Sect. After more than a year, his whole temperament has changed.

"It's okay." Gu An replied casually.

Du Ye looked at him, shook his head slightly and said, "You, you, you insisted on coming here in the first place. With the face of the Third Miss and the Ji family, it would not be difficult to find a way to get you into the outer sect. Why do you have to come here to suffer and see no hope of cultivation?"

Gu An looked at his life span of less than 150 years, and then compared it with his own life span of nearly 1,000 years. He smiled and said, "My talent is mediocre to begin with, and I am afraid of death and pain. A quiet place like this is more suitable for me."

Du Ye shook his head and laughed, criticized him a few more times, and then told him the purpose of this trip: "Master Ji Lin is planning to build momentum and win over the Third Miss in Taixuan Sect, and we have to do our part. You try your best to collect medicinal herbs on weekdays, and I will come to you every six months to get them. These herbs can be used as bargaining chips for Master Ji Lin to win over other disciples."

"Okay, no problem." Gu An agreed immediately. Medicinal herbs were not very important to him anyway.

Seeing that Gu An was so easy to talk to, Du Ye smiled.

The two chatted for a while, and Gu An sent Du Ye to the entrance of the valley before turning back.

As soon as he returned to the courtyard, he saw Li Ya waiting for him.

Li Ya came to Gu An, pressed the secret book in his hand against his chest, and said, "I am ready to leave. This sword technique is a farewell gift. Thank you for what you have done for me in the past year and a half."

(End of this chapter)