Longevity: Start by practicing the ruthless way

"Gu girl, you really shouldn't meddle in other people's business. Old man Chen is in this situation because he offended the Lin family. You beat up one of their people today, and they will definitely not let you go easily."

"There are cultivators in their families, and even the government doesn't dare to do anything to them. We common people can't defeat them."

"Now that things have come to this, you'd better close the coffin shop and leave Tingfeng Town as soon as possible. If you're late, you might not be able to leave."

The Lin family is the most prominent family in Tingfeng Town. It is said that three or four people in the family have joined the immortal cultivation sect.

To mortals, immortal cultivators are omnipotent and need to be worshipped and admired. Therefore, people in the town are very afraid of the Lin family. They avoid them like snakes and scorpions when they see them and dare not offend them easily.

As far as Gu Chi knew, Old Man Chen's son and daughter-in-law, Erlangzi's parents, were once cultivators, and even the Lin family wanted to befriend them.

Luoxia Sect, one of the six major immortal sects in Qian Country, is only about two hundred miles away from Tingfeng Town. Old Man Chen’s son and several people from the Lin family are all disciples of this immortal sect.

"Those people in the Lin family were not upright. They often took advantage of their status as immortal cultivators to bully men and women. Old Man Chen's son was too upright, so he taught them a lesson. That's how the enmity began."

Erlangzi's parents were talented and highly regarded by the elders in Luoxia Sect. They were not afraid of the Lin family's revenge. However, accidents happen and misfortunes may happen at any time. Two years ago, Erlangzi's parents were tragically killed by a ferocious beast while they were out for training.

After Erlangzi's parents died, the Lin family had no more worries. They first occupied their fields, and then robbed their ancestral home. They forced the old man and the young boy into this situation and still refused to let them go.

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Listening to the voices around him, Gu Chi frowned, realizing that he was indeed too impulsive and had offended a family with cultivators, which undoubtedly pushed himself to the brink of the abyss.

"Erlangzi, come back to the coffin shop with me first!" Gu Chi carried the dead old man Chen on his back, took Erlangzi's hand and walked towards the coffin shop.

She definitely couldn't stay in Tingfeng Town any longer, so she could just run away with the big black dog, hide in the deep mountains and forests, and hide there for fifty or sixty years, waiting for the storm to pass before coming out.

But if they did that, what would Erlangzi do? She couldn't run away with Erlangzi, because that would only bring greater danger to both of them.

"Don't go back to the coffin shop, Lao Hei, take Erlangzi and find a place to hide first, I'm going out for a while!" said Gu Chi.

She didn't explain too much, but only told Big Black Dog that if she didn't come back by noon the next day, he should take Erlangzi to the mountain temple outside Tingfeng Town to continue waiting.

After leaving Tingfeng Town, she flew all the way to the Qiwei Mountains. She remembered that after burying the Thousand Blades Demon Lord, the little monk said that he would chant scriptures there for three days, and he should not have left yet.

In the second half of the night, Gu Chi dragged his tired body to the Qiwei Mountains and saw a little monk sitting cross-legged and reciting scriptures in front of the tomb of the Thousand Blades Demon Lord.

"Thank God, you haven't left yet."

Gu Chi gave a miserable smile. His straw sandals were worn out and blood was oozing out. He limped forward.

"Donor Gu? What are you doing..."

The little monk stopped chanting and looked at Gu Chi who had returned with a look of confusion and puzzlement.

"Don't talk first, listen to me." Gu Chi raised his hand, took a long time to calm his rapid breathing, and recounted in full the series of events that he encountered after returning to Tingfeng Town.

"Old man Chen is gone. It will be very inconvenient for me to escape with Erlangzi, but I really can't bear to leave him alone. After thinking about it, I can only come to you for help. I hope you can help him find a good place." Gu Chi made his request.

The young monk clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, I understand Mr. Gu's concerns, but after what happened to that child, he must have harbored hatred towards the Lin family. With such a character, I'm afraid he cannot enter our Buddhist sect."

He thought for a moment and continued, "I heard that Linglong Sect is recruiting disciples recently. I can ask Master to help me become a disciple of Linglong Sect."

"That's great." Gu Chi had already made preparations to let Erlangzi become a monk and convert to Buddhism. Now when he heard the little monk say that there was a chance for Erlangzi to join the Linglong Sect, which coexists with the Thousand Buddha Temple, he was naturally happy.

"You helped me this time, so I'll owe you this favor. I'll definitely repay you when I have the chance."

This was not just a polite remark. Gu Chi knew that Buddhism was about cause and effect, and she did not want to be too involved in cause and effect with Buddhism. This favor would definitely have to be repaid in the future.

The young monk still had to recite scriptures here for two days to purify the resentment of the Thousand Blades Demon Lord. Gu Chi did not stay and set out on his return journey that night, rushing back to Tingfeng Town.

At the same time, in the coffin shop in Tingfeng Town, a group of people holding torches surrounded the place.

The big black dog and Erlangzi hid in a dilapidated house near the coffin shop, not daring to make a sound.

"boom!"

The wooden door of the coffin shop was kicked open and a group of people rushed in, but they did not find any trace of Gu Chi and the others.

"Run away?" A young man in a brocade robe walked in, and everyone respectfully made way for him.

"This bitch runs so fast!" The middle-aged man with a sallow complexion gritted his teeth, even though his teeth were broken.

"Young Master, that bitch shouldn't have run far with a child and a dead body. Should we send someone to chase her along the official road?" another person asked weakly.

"Are you teaching me how to do things?" The young man glanced at the man coldly, and the latter was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head and said he didn't dare.

"When you beat a dog, you have to look at its owner carefully. You think you can just walk away from the person who beat me?" The young man in brocade robes said with a cold look in his eyes, "Burn this broken coffin shop for me!"

After saying this, he turned and left, unwilling to stay too long in this unlucky place that was close to death.

Soon, a raging fire broke out in the coffin shop, and the flames rising into the sky could be seen even outside the town.

"Sister Gu's coffin shop!"

In the dilapidated house not far away, Erlangzi was furious and wanted to rush over to put out the fire, but he was pinned down by the big black dog and could not break free.

"Lao Hei! Sister Gu's coffin shop was burned down, didn't you see it?! Let me go and put out the fire!" Erlangzi growled, holding back his tears.

Looking at the coffin shop engulfed in flames under the big banyan tree in front of it, there was grief and anger in the big black dog's eyes. That was its and Gu Chi's home, so why didn't it want to go out and put out the fire?

But before leaving, Gu Chi told it to take Erlangzi and hide well, and to wait for her to come back no matter what happened.

The fire burned from darkness to dawn before it gradually died down. Several houses around the coffin shop were also affected and were burned into ruins.

Fortunately, these houses had been uninhabited for a long time and no casualties were caused.

The sky was slightly bright, and the thick smoke had not yet dissipated. Gu Chi and the big black dog knelt in front of the coffin shop that had turned into ruins with dazed looks on their faces.

Their home is gone...

Gu Chi originally thought that everything was starting to develop in a good direction, but he didn't expect such a sudden turn of events.

Erlangzi sniffled and choked up, "I'm sorry, Sister Gu... It's all because of me..."

Gu Chi sighed softly, then smiled gently and said, "It's just a small coffin shop. We can open another one later. Besides, Lao Hei and I have long planned to leave here and live somewhere else. Now that it's burned down, it saves us the trouble of moving."

She stood up from the ground, glanced around, and said, "Let's go. We can't stay here for long. Those people from the Lin family may come back at any time."

They dug a hole on a small hill outside Tingfeng Town and buried Old Man Chen. They kept everything simple and didn't even erect a decent tombstone, for fear that he would be discovered by the Lin family.

After doing all this, Gu Chi brought Erlangzi to the Qiwei Mountains as promised.

"Erlangzi, this young master will take you to Linglong Sect to learn martial arts. You must listen to him, okay?" Gu Chi brought Erlangzi to the little monk and instructed him seriously.

"Linglong Sect? Immortal Sect?" Erlangzi knew about Linglong Sect. A few years ago, people came to the town to select disciples. He was also fortunate enough to see the Linglong Sect's immortals flying in the sky on the spot.

"Yes, Linglong Sect is a famous immortal cultivation sect in our Qian Kingdom. When you go there, you must listen to your teachers and practice well..."

Gu Chi was like an old mother, with endless instructions and warnings. However, when he heard that she was not going to Linglong Sect to learn martial arts together, Erlangzi immediately didn't want to go and insisted on staying with her.

Gu Chi pinched his little face and said, "Linglong Sect is one of the most powerful sects in the Qian Kingdom. They don't even look down on your qualifications. With the recommendation of Qianfo Temple, you will definitely live a good life there."

"But... I don't want to be separated from Sister Gu. I don't have any relatives in this world anymore..." Erlangzi's voice was a little choked. He clenched his fists and tried hard not to cry out.

"Be obedient. Our separation now is only for a better meeting in the future. Practice well. I believe we will meet again in the future." Gu Chi touched his head and comforted him softly.

"No, if Sister Gu doesn't go, then I won't go either." Erlangzi was about to cry.

"You are still young and don't understand some things. You will understand them naturally when you grow up."

Gu Chi has no plans to join a sect of immortal cultivators yet. The sect of immortal cultivators is full of good and bad people, and she dare not gamble on the kindness of human nature in such a place. If those immortal cultivators knew the secret that she and the big black dog could live forever, the situation of them, the person and the dog, would definitely not be optimistic.

When they parted, Erlangzi burst into tears, hugged Gu Chi's legs and refused to let go no matter what, tears rolling down his eyes.

Gu Chi wiped his tears and said, "Silly boy, if you succeed in your cultivation in Linglong Sect, not only can you avenge your grandfather, but you can also protect me and Lao Hei in this Qian Kingdom. Why do you have to follow us around and wander around?"

After saying that, she looked up at the little monk and said, "Take him to Linglong Sect to become a disciple as soon as possible. If those immortal cultivators from the Lin family come looking for you, you might get into trouble too."

Gu Chi felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart. After saying this, he turned around and took the big black dog into the deep mountains and dense forests.

A man and a dog kept running in the dense forest. Gu Chi wished she could run hundreds of miles away. The strong sense of crisis in her heart made her feel that her life was threatened.

"I hope I won't catch up so quickly..."

After running for more than an hour and crossing countless mountains, they finally stopped in an open mountain area to catch their breath.

Suddenly, they heard the roar of a wild beast, the sound was like thunder and made people's ears buzz.

"Damn it! Is it so fast?!"

Gu Chi cursed inwardly, and quickly climbed up a cliff with the big black dog, lifted the vines and hid in a hidden cave.

The man and the dog covered their mouths and noses, held their breath, and dared not make a sound.

Not long after, Gu Chi saw through the vines that a strange beast covered with green scales appeared in the sky and rushed past with a young man on its back.

The pupils of the man and the dog contracted, and they trembled uncontrollably and broke out in cold sweat.

He is an immortal cultivator. If he is discovered, he will definitely die!

A moment later, the powerful cultivator rode the strange beast back and circled in the area.

Gu Chi felt cold all over and was very close to death. She dared not move and hid in the cave with the big black dog like two pieces of dead wood.

Two full hours passed before the immortal cultivator in the sky rode the strange beast away and disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Gu Chi was not sure whether the other party was hiding in the dark waiting for her to show up. It was not until it was completely dark that she and the big black dog left the cave and rushed towards another mountain range.

That night, they did not dare to make a fire. They just picked some wild fruits to fill their stomachs and then hid in the dense thorn bushes.

At night, the growls and roars of wild beasts echoed around, the stars and the moon dimmed, and the trees swayed like evil spirits with bared fangs and claws.

Suddenly, all the sounds disappeared, and the forest fell into deathly silence in an instant.

Gu Chi and the big black dog felt their hearts tighten suddenly, their hearts were in their throats, and they dared not move.

Silently, a strange green-scaled beast carrying a person circled in the sky, making the animals in the mountains and forests below feel the danger. They all crawled on the ground and dared not make a sound.

It was not until the second half of the night that the immortal cultivator rode the strange beast and disappeared from the area. Gu Chi's clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

"This isn't a solution. It won't be long before they're caught."

Gu Chi couldn't think of any way to escape the predicament. How could she and the big black dog defeat the immortal cultivators? If their whereabouts were exposed and caught, they would surely die!

In the next two days, Gu Chi and the big black dog kept moving and dodging in the deep mountains. They were almost discovered by the other party several times. It can be said that they kept brushing shoulders with death.

It was not until the third day that they encountered the greatest crisis. The immortal cultivator sent by the Lin family was annoyed because he had not found their trace for a long time. He took out a magic sword and attacked fiercely, cutting several stone cliffs and smashing them into mountains and forests, causing great destruction in the area.