Longevity: Start by practicing the ruthless way

Gu Chi and the big black dog hid in a swamp, their bodies covered in mud and dead leaves, hoping to escape the disaster.

However, the opponent did not even let go of the swamp. The fairy sword flew across the swamp like a blue-green lightning. The sharp sword energy cut out huge gullies and completely split the swamp.

"puff"

Gu Chi was not hit in the body, but a sword energy hit her abdomen, causing her to feel severe pain.

Half an hour later, everything calmed down. The big black dog bit Gu Chi's ankle and dragged her out of the swamp. Blood gushed out of her abdomen, staining the mud and rotten leaves bright red.

"Lin family! I will destroy you sooner or later. Not even the Lord can save you!" Gu Chi stared at the sky and gritted his teeth. The moment he stood up, he felt dizzy.

She lost too much blood and her abdomen was almost completely cut open. If it weren't for the mud blocking the wound, the consequences would have been disastrous.

She quickly found a mountain spring to clean the wound, and the big black dog also reliably found several herbs that could stop bleeding nearby.

Gu Chi put the herbs into his mouth and chewed them into pieces, then took off his muddy outer clothes, tore the relatively clean clothes inside into strips, spat the chewed herbs on them, and tightly wrapped them around the wound on his abdomen.

But even so, the bleeding still couldn't stop. The wound was so deep that it almost completely cut open her abdomen and cut her in half.

Due to excessive blood loss, Gu Chi's entire face turned pale and colorless, and his vision gradually became dim and blurred.

She tore off all her clean clothes and used them to cover the wound on her abdomen. Her hands were stained with blood.

The tearing pain made her grimace in pain and she couldn't help groaning and howling. The big black dog beside her was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. He could only go into the woods again to look for more herbs that could stop the bleeding.

In this way, after changing the dressing again and again, cleaning and bandaging again and again, the bleeding was finally stopped and he came back from the gates of hell.

Gu Chi bit his lip, trying to keep himself conscious, thinking about what to do next.

Her injuries were very serious and she couldn't do strenuous exercise, so she certainly couldn't run far.

Finally, she let the big black dog take her back to the area that had been severely damaged by the Lin family's cultivators, and hid in a tree hole blocked by thorns.

This area has been searched and will be a blind spot for a short time.

In this way, Gu Chi hid in this tree hole for more than a month before her injuries recovered. The big black dog would risk sneaking out every day to pick wild fruits to feed her.

Over the past month, the immortal cultivator from the Lin family often hovered over the deep mountains, and many forests were destroyed.

"He can detect our approximate location, but he can't deduce more specific information." Gu Chi pinched his chin and muttered to himself, feeling that it was time to change his hiding place.

She and the big black dog hid carefully and chose to hide in the place where the cultivator from the Lin family had searched.

For them, living in a state where they could die at any time is undoubtedly a torment.

After half a month, the lack of food, the physical torture of illness and the fear almost drove her crazy and made her lose a lot of weight.

"I must escape this calamity. I can't die here!" Gu Chi looked at the sky, gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Lin family, Luoxia Sect, just wait for me. Sooner or later, I will come back to settle all this with you!"

Suddenly, Gu Chi sensed danger. The cultivator from the Lin family appeared in the sky again riding the green-scaled beast. She hurriedly hid with the big black dog.

"I was trying to guess what he was thinking, and he was also trying to figure out my escape route, predicting that I would flee all the way..."

Gu Chi pinched his jaw and thought seriously, feeling that he could no longer escape.

She made a decision and decisively returned along the same route with the big black dog, wanting to escape back to Tingfeng Town directly before the cultivator from the Lin family could react!

Late at night, Gu Chi and the big black dog returned to Tingfeng Town without anyone noticing. The most dangerous place is the safest place. They found a dilapidated house and hid in it to rest peacefully for the night. They did not sneak out of the town until the second night and fled into the distance.

Three days later, a man and a dog were camping in the wilderness. From afar, they saw a strange beast carrying a cultivator from the Lin family rushing across the sky.

Gu Chi frowned. How on earth did the other party track her down? Why was he able to catch up with her so quickly every time?

"Lao Hei, you didn't poop or pee on the road, did you?" Gu Chi stared at the big black dog with a suspicious look on his face.

The big black dog was a little confused by her unreasonable question, but he soon understood the implication and shook his head like a rattle, saying quickly: "I didn't! Sister Gu Chi, you know I haven't eaten anything in the past few days, so how could I have poop and pee!"

Gu Chi laughed and patted its head, saying, "Look how scared you are. Why are you so weak to be amused?"

Seven days later, the man and the dog hid in a huge city. The city had a population of no less than 30,000 or 40,000 and was extremely prosperous. The streets were wide, with a constant flow of traffic and people coming and going. There were all kinds of shops on both sides of the streets, and the sounds of hawking were endless.

Gu Chi and Big Black Dog had been on the run these past few days, and were exhausted both physically and mentally. They only breathed a sigh of relief after entering this city.

It would probably not be easy for the cultivator from the Lin family to pick them out from this vast crowd.

Gu Chi had no intention of touring this prosperous ancient city. She and the big black dog were so hungry that they wanted to gnaw on the dirt.

Suddenly, Gu Chi's expression froze as he saw a familiar figure.

Situ Luo, the eldest son of the Situ family in Tingfeng Town, was someone Gu Chi had met once before, but he didn't expect to meet him again here.

He was dressed in a black and white Taoist robe, looking handsome and cold. Perhaps it was because he had embarked on the path of cultivating immortals, but his skin was even whiter and more delicate than a woman's, sparkling with a crystal luster.

His Taoist robe fluttered, and his thick black hair drifted naturally, making his skin look even more crystal clear, and his delicate facial features were like finely carved jade.

Such a handsome man with an extraordinary family background and good looks will win the hearts of countless girls wherever he goes. Gu Chi is no exception. He even mustered up the courage to confess his love to the other party, but was ruthlessly rejected.

Compared to the past, Situ Luo now was less ostentatious and more lively, like a banished immortal, with an otherworldly temperament.

Gu Chi never expected to see him here. He felt awkward and turned around to get away from here. Unexpectedly, he bumped into a passerby in his hurry.

"How do you walk, you stinky beggar? The street is so wide, but you just bump into me!"

There were several young men and women in front. One of the beautiful women looked displeased. It was her that Gu Chi had bumped into just now.

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." Gu Chi apologized quickly.

"Junior sister, check if you have lost anything. Many beggars steal like this nowadays." A young man reminded her and stretched out his hand to block Gu Chi's way, preventing her from leaving.

Because of fleeing for days, Gu Chi's clothes were torn and covered in mud. He was as dirty as the big black dog and really looked like a beggar begging with a dog.

"Senior brother, senior sister, what's going on?" Situ Luo walked over.

"Let her go, I didn't lose anything." The woman who was hit just now said with a frown.

Gu Chiru was pardoned and turned to leave, but Situ Luo had already arrived and met her face to face.

"Gu Chi?!"

Gu Chi stopped and was finally recognized.

"Junior brother, do you know this stinky beggar?" The young men and women nearby all looked surprised.

It's no wonder they were surprised. After all, Gu Chi looked so down and out now that he looked like a small person living at the bottom of society. How could he have a relationship with a talent like Situ Luo?

Situ Luo quickly regained his composure, nodded, and said, "I know him."

"Junior Brother Luo, how do you know this kind of person?" The woman who was bumped into by Gu Chi just now was puzzled.

Situ Luo said, "She and I are from the same town."

"I see. Your fellow countryman is really something. She accidentally bumped into me on such a wide street. Just now, Senior Brother Yang suspected that she was trying to steal something."

"A good young lady has fallen to the point of begging on the street. She is such a pitiful person."

"Beggars these days are very cunning. They are capable of cheating and deceiving people. Junior Brother Luo, you must give her a few serious warnings and don't let her go astray."

Monks and mortals are people from two different worlds. It is even more difficult for the beggars at the bottom of the mortal world to have any intersection with them. Even if they knew that Gu Chi and Situ Luo were from the same town, these young men and women were unwilling to look at her twice.

"She and I are just acquaintances, but we don't know each other very well. Perhaps in more than ten years, we will find it difficult to recognize each other when we meet again..." Situ Luo was very calm from beginning to end, and spoke casually, as if he was narrating something that had nothing to do with him.

Gu Chi didn't care. After all, they were not very familiar with each other. At that time, he was just infatuated with the other person because he was handsome.

Now she just wants to live a good life and see the prosperity of the world with her big black dog. She has long lost interest in love.

"It's a pity that you, Junior Brother Luo, don't know her well. Otherwise, you could bring her back to the sect and have her do odd jobs there. That's better than begging on the streets."

"That's right. You can judge a person by his appearance but not by his heart. Even if he is a handyman, you must know his ins and outs. We in Qingxuan Cave Heaven don't want just anyone." said a young man.

"Seniors, do you have any money on you? Can you lend me some?"

Situ Luo borrowed some coins from the young men and women, then handed them to Gu Chi and said, "Go change into some nicer clothes."

He didn't know why Gu Chi didn't continue to stay in Tingfeng Town to run her dilapidated coffin shop, and he wasn't interested in knowing.

They are from two different worlds and will not have much in common. After they separate today, they may never meet again.

"Junior Brother Luo is so kind."

"We're just from the same town, and we're not close friends, but I gave him so much money. I've done my best to do this."

"Little beggar, you must walk the right path in the future, otherwise you will be unworthy of the gift that Junior Brother Luo gave you today."

Several young men and women nearby spoke one after another.

Hearing these sarcastic words, Gu Chi felt quite unhappy. She did not reach out to take the money and said, "I appreciate your kindness, but I can't accept this money."

A young woman nearby immediately frowned and said, "You little beggar, Junior Brother Luo gave you clean money but you refused to take it. Are you planning to steal or rob?"

Situ Luo's expression was calm, without a trace of emotion. He said, "Take it. Go change your clothes and find a decent job. At least you won't have to beg on the street and be looked down upon."

Gu Chi smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've just fallen a little bit, but I haven't fallen to the point where I need to beg for food. I can survive in this world without stealing or robbing."

After saying that, Gu Chi turned around and strode away with the big black dog, blending into the endless stream of people.

"This beggar is really obsessed with face. He has fallen to this point, but he still pretends to be noble!"

"Now you're talking in a serious manner, but don't turn around and start stealing or robbing."

Those young men and women were very dissatisfied with Gu Chi's attitude.

After parting with Situ Luo and his group, Gu Chi and Da Heigou went to a pawnshop and pawned the rosewood bracelet on her hand for fifteen taels of silver.

Afterwards, they went to a restaurant and ordered a table full of food and wine. After days of fleeing, they could finally have a hot meal. The man and the dog didn't care about their table manners at all and started to wolf it down immediately.

It was not until half an hour later that they stood up in satisfaction. The waiter had already brought people to guard nearby, fearing that they were here to dine and dash.

Gu Chi didn't bother with him. She left the restaurant with Big Black Dog after paying for the meal. As a result, as soon as she reached the street, she found that the cultivator from the Lin family had also entered the city.

"How did he find out my whereabouts?" Gu Chi frowned. He couldn't stay in this city any longer, otherwise something might happen.

Without stopping, she took the big black dog out of the city and headed straight into the distant mountains and forests.

A man and a dog walked over mountains and hills for dozens of miles, and unknowingly came to a dilapidated place. There was no grass here, and there were cracked foundations and broken rubble everywhere. Under the cold moonlight, there was a mysterious atmosphere, and a faint mist was lingering.

Gu Chi didn't care why there was such a building ruin deep in the mountains. After running on the mountain road for a whole day, she was very hungry and just wanted to find something to fill her stomach.

Suddenly, a huge force hit Gu Chi from behind, causing her to stagger and fall flat on her face.

"Oh my goodness~ Lao Hei! Are you sick? Why did you bump into me for no reason!" Gu Chi wailed and cursed.