The seven men sat down in the room, while the woman sat quietly at the table without making eye contact with the seven men.
Lee Nianzu politely said, "I am Lee Nianzu." He pointed to the Zheng brothers. "They are Zheng Tingfeng and Zhen Yaozu." He pointed to Tian Xiang and Yu Lei who sat on the bed. "Those two on the bed are Tian Xiang and Yu Lei." He pointed to Gen who stood behind Guozhao Zhiqiang. "This is Gen." He pointed to Guozhao Zhiqiang. "This is our senior brother, Guozhao Zhiqiang. We are Guozhao Hunters from Cloud City."
The woman looked at Gen and said, "You are not human, how can you walk with these evil humans?"
Gen replied, "I'm not human. I'm a fire demon. How do you know?"
The woman said, "I can smell you." He looked at Guozhao Zhiqiang, "You are an Xian, I feel ashamed to look at you." She looked at Guozhao Zhiqiang frantically. "Betrayed your own people for a chance to serve these evil humans. How pathetic?"
Yu Lei hurriedly stood up and pointed at the woman, "Hey... miss... Be careful with your mouth, I'm fine with hitting women."
Tian Xiang pulled You Lei back to sit on the bed, "You lie down."
Lee Nianzu asked, "How do you know if our senior brother is an Xian?"
The woman, "I can smell it."
Tian Xiang asked, "What is an Xian?"
Zheng Yaozu, "Some kind of name, right? Your name?"
The woman scoffed, "I am Chuju. The Xian are immortal people who once lived in a place called Green Forest. We love this forest and what the forest has given us. One day, a group of hunters who called themselves Mountaineer captured some of our people. One of them escaped and was rescued by a Taoist priest. The Taoist priest taught him how to seal himself in the forest. The Mountaineer King forced our leader to break the barricades with his own hands, or he would kill the group they held captive. Our leader had to destroy the barricades. To save our lives, our leader agreed to cooperate with the Mountaineer people, but what he didn't know was that after he broke the barricades, they killed him and enslaved us in our own forest. Due to starvation, we tried to run away but we were hunted like animals. "
Guozhao Zhiqiang closed his eyes and listened to Chuju's story. He remembered his dream. He remembers burning villages and seeing people dying left and right. Terrifying screams and screams suddenly sounded in his ears.
Chuju continued, "In order to prevent our ethnic group from being exterminated, we formed small groups and hid in various places, but at that time, the Mountaineer king slowly hunted us down. We are peaceful people, we have never encountered war, we didn't know how to fight, we ran. Run as far as our feet allow us to run." She burst into tears. "As long as the sun is up during the day, we hide."
Guozhao Zhiqiang bit his lip, "That's why those mountaineers hunt you down, kill anyone they see, and burn your village."
Zheng Yaozu looked at Guozhao Zhiqiang, "Senior brother, how do you know?"
Guozhao Zhiqiang said, "I don't remember very clearly. I have dreams from time to time. I always thought this was just a mirage of my inner demon. I don't know if it was some deep memory when I was a child."
Lee Nianzu said, "Sometimes, when we are very afraid of something, we tend to lock up those unwanted feelings."
Zheng Tingfeng asked, "Why did the Mountaineer people enslave your people?"
Chuju stared at Guozhao Zhiqiang, "Because we are immortal beings. That is to say, we will not get sick or grow old." She looked at Guozhao Zhiqiang. "Do you agree?"
Yu Lei looked at Guozhao Zhiqiang, "Could it be that senior brother is also immortal?"
Chuju said, "If he is a true Xian, then yes."
Yu Lei asked, "If that's the case, how could the Mountaineer King kill so many Xian people. If they are immortal, it means they can't die?"
Chuju said, "We do bleed and can be killed just like you mortal."
Tian Xiang said, "That barricade stone sounds like something we have in Cloud city. Could our Grandmaster Zhao meet the Xian people back then?"
Lee Nianzu asked, "Lady Chuju, do you know the name of the Taoist priest?"
Chuju shook her head and looked at Guozhao Zhiqiang. She said angrily, "You are a hunter, and the leader of this group. As a descendant of the Xian people, bring your hunter to rescue the Xian people who were enslaved by the mountaineer king. You know that young women are being rape every day? Did you know that men and young men are being tortured and forced to watch these so-called Mountaineer's men rape their sisters, mothers, wives, and children?" Her tears had fallen, and the hunters could see the anger in her eyes. "Lead your people to save your people."
Guozhao Zhiqiang asked, "How many people?"
Chuju said with tears, "There used to be a lot of us, but now there are less than five hundred people."
Tian Xiang, "How about the Mountaineer, how many people do they have?"
Chuju wiped her tears, "A group of seven thousand people, maybe more. I'm not sure."
Zheng Tingfeng, "Lady Chuju, there are only eight of us, and there are seven thousand Mountaineers or maybe more. No matter how skillful we are, we can't defeat an army of seven thousand people."
Guozhao Zhiqiang turned to Lee Nianzu, "Nianzu, you take them back to Cloud City, I'll go with Chuju. If Deming's soul returns, keep his soul safe."
Yu Lei jumped off the bed and grabbed Guozhao Zhiqiang's left arm, "Senior brother, this is suicide. Your chance of winning against those seven thousand people by yourself is zero. Even with our help it is still zero."
Guozhao Zhiqiang said, "I once witnessed the first master standing alone between the city wall of Ocean City and the pirates of ten thousand men. In the end, he survived."
Zheng Yaozu said, "You are not the first master. No centaur soldier will come out of the wall to help you."
Guozhao Zhiqiang said, "I know, but the reason why the first master chooses to stand alone and my reason now, is the same."
Zheng Tingfeng, "Are you insane? No way, we won't let you die like this. If brother Deming really comes back, how can we tell him. Huh?"
Guozhao Zhiqiang said, "If he can speak and understand, just tell him the truth."
Lee Nianzu said, "You know that the soul of brother Deming is just the soul, so you decided to take this action." Lee Nianzu sighed. "Senior brother, if you are still breathing, it is still possible to meet brother Deming again."
Guozhao Zhiqiang said, "To see and to touch are two different feelings."
Tian Xiang shouted madly, "Is that why you want to die?"
Guozhao Zhiqiang said, "This has nothing to do with hunting and should not involve anyone. I don't want to risk your safety for my personal interests."
Yu Lei said, "Senior brother, you have saved us countless times, and you are also our beloved brother. We are brothers, and we will always accompany you to the end. Even if this has nothing to do with you, we cannot sit and watch as the Mountaineer people enslavement other people."
Lee Nianzu said, "We take an oath as hunters to protect those who need our help and those who cannot protect themselves."
Gen turned to Guozhao Zhiqiang and said, "Wherever you are, I will stand right beside you."
Guozhao Zhiqiang knew that his brothers would not let him leave alone. He sighed, "You stay and wait for me?" He took out a talisman and threw it on the floor. Immediately after a magic circle appeared, Guozhao Zhiqiang stepped into the portal and disappeared with the disappearing light.