Advice from Pu Zhen

Inside a room, Gu Tan was sitting in front of Pu Zhen as they were sipping teas. But, his expression was abnormal since he was getting killing intent constantly from the woman seating next to Pu Zhen.

'This was really a bad idea. If I knew she would be such a pain, I wouldn't have come. And, why is this guy shaking so much killing intent is entirely forced me?'

Gu Tan turned his eyes at Youko who was shivering as if he was left in a mountain naked.

"Village Chief Gu, what do you think of tea made by my wife? It's great, right?" Suddenly, Pu Zhen laughed as he praised his wife.

"Yes! Yes! It is indeed amazing. It seems Madam has mastered the tea brewing technique. By the way, are you sure you should be up talking like this?" Gu Tan quickly nodded his head and asked.

Indeed, he had to admit the truth. The sweetness of the sugar was perfectly matched with the tea seasoning. Even the smell of the vapor was amazing.

"Don't worry, I am ninth stage cultivator. I can easily heal up from that kind of wound. But, how about Mr. Gu? Is he awake?" Pu Zhen had witnessed the injuries that Gu Chen suffered. Although he bragged about the healing power of the ninth stage, he knew it was only because of the healing pills he took.

But, unlike him, Gu Chen only got one healing pill and his cultivation was also lower than him.

"Yes, dad woke up but he can't visit you right now." Gu Tan nodded his head and answered.

"That's good! By the way, did you come here for the agreement?" Pu Zhen asked with a calm expression.

Gu Tan nodded his head and took out a few papers from his shirt.

"Village Chief Gu, before I sign the agreement there is something that I want to add. As you have already seen, our village is currently in distress. And, since we are going to give you half of our resources, it would tremendously affect our strength."

"And, there is one problem that I overlooked yesterday because you mentioned monk. Although we all believe that monks can heal that disease, we all know that we don't have concrete proof. The village that they healed was slaughtered completely."

"This made many of us doubt but since they are monks, they have some belief in them. And, you are also risking so many things so I don't feel like you are lying to me. But, this is a risk that could be detrimental to our village and even though I know I might just lose everything, at the very least, I need something that can assure my risk."

Hearing his words, Gu Tan's expression turned slightly serious. He didn't expect the Village Chief Pu to add the condition at this moment. But, then again, he wasn't wrong. If you take a risk, you need higher returns. He looked straight at Pu Zhen's eyes and spoke.

"Let's be frank Village Chief Pu, I am in desperate situation. So, I don't think I can decline your conditions but if it is something that would trouble my morale, then I rather walk away without this agreement."

His words brought a smile to Pu Zhen's face.

"The condition is pretty simple in fact. I need Xuan Village's support whether it is economically or for battle while we collide against the Black Stone Village. Since this is something that we can only do after Xuan Village heals up, it would mean I am still taking the risk. It's just the returns are higher this time."

"So, what do you think?" Pu Zhen asked.

His words twitched Gu Tan's eyes.

'This cunning bastard! He wants to make sure that we don't fight against Black Stone Village. After all, if we do end up winning, then we would be able to take the Spirit Vein from them. And, once we get our hands on Spirit Vein, we won't need their help for opening the sect.'

'No wonder this guy can wait ten years just to swallow the Black Stone Village without making enemies with Mad Demon Sect. But, I guess I don't have any choice in this matter. Anyway, I have already found a way to acquire the Spirit Vein. I just need to wait till our strength improves.'

Gu Tan took a deep breath and spoke "Alright! In the battle between Black Stone Village and Yellow Stone Village, Xuan Village will support Yellow Stone Village and we will not interfere unless Yellow Stone Village asks us to."

His words made the smile on Pu Zhen's wider.

'Damn! Just how good is this kid? How can he understand the deeper meaning so easily? It seems my choices weren't wrong. Although the risk is huge, if we win the bet, then the rewards are going to be enormous.'

"Good! So, where do I have to sign?" Pu Zhen asked upon thinking deeply in his heart.

Gu Tan wrote the new statement on the paper and passed it to Pu Zhen. But, Pu Zhen immediately didn't sign. He read the entire paper and raised his head.

"Captain Youko, bring thirty thousand spirit stones, fifty kilograms of Dragon Rice, Ten Fiery Fruit, and Ten Gram of Silver Mercury Essence from the Treasure House." Saying so, he took out a stamp from his pocket and gave it to Captain Youko.

As for Captain Youko, he stood there confused. But, he still hurriedly took the stamp and ran out of the house. While he ran away, Pu Zhen signed the paper and turned his head at his wife.

"Wife, can you bring two Spatial Pouches from the locker?"

His wife stared at him with a strange expression and stood up. Hearing Spatial Pouch, Gu Tan was slightly shocked. He was still considering how he is going to take those things back to the village without being noticed but didn't expect Pu Zhen to help him.

"A few Years ago, we helped a Mage who was injured. To our surprise, that mage was actually a Space Mage. He was a kind-hearted man so to repay our favor, he made a couple of Spatial Pouches and gave them to us. Of course, we would want to have our hands on Spatial Ring but not only it require some rare materials but also a stronger Space Mage." Pu Zhen explained as he took the sip of the tea.

Gu Tan nodded his head in understanding. Spatial Pouches are the storage equipment forged out of the special leather and Space Magic. Out of many elemental veins, Space Vein is one of the rare Vein. Once a person awakens Space Vein, he can manipulate Space to a certain degree.

After a few seconds, Pu Zhen's wife brought two Spatial Pouches and kept it on the table. She still had some grumpy look on her face.

Gu Tan sighed. Suddenly, a question struck his mind. He raised his head at Pu Zhen and asked "I was curious about something. Village Chief Pu, I don't think I have met your children. Are they out of the village?"

Hearing his question, Pu Zhen suddenly clenched his fist. His wife instantly stood up and left with a dark expression on her face. Seeing their reaction, Gu Tan hurriedly apologize.

"I'm sorry if it offended. I was simply curious about it. There is no need to think too much about this question."

"Hah!" Pu Zhen sighed upon hearing his words.

"Even if I do hide it from you, it won't be long before you know it. I guess your father didn't tell you about this. In fact, we don't have a child. My wife has suffered a disease that made her infertile. I hope you don't mind her attitude."

"She might show her angry side to everyone. But, she said she will only show her soft side to me. Hahaha! It feels quite shameful to talk about love in front of you. Actually, she is only harsh on others because I haven't married anyone."

"Normally, I should have married someone to have a child but I love my wife and there is no reason to have another wife just for the sake of children. And, if we do end up feeling lonely, we will just adopt one. I fear that I will become unfair to the person I love if I start loving another one."

"Well, that's my love story. You are already a village chief at such a small age. And, I can see why you are a village chief. But, something tells me that you are very inexperienced about these things. So, just take it as advice."

"Love shouldn't be forced. If you are loving someone for a purpose, that is not love. In my case, if I marry someone else and try to love her, that wouldn't be love."

Hearing his words, Gu Tan suddenly felt a glass breaking in front of him. He couldn't help but put his hands on his head and think.

'Isn't that what I am actually doing?'

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