"I'm looking for Gu Zheng."
A raspy voice came from outside. "Chief Gu, please come out and see me."
'Looking for me?'
Gu Zheng raised an eyebrow.
After a moment's thought, he turned his head and said to Tao Qi, "Don't go outside. Stay in the room."
With that, he opened the door and stepped out.
In the courtyard stood a large, expressionless man with a square face, dark, rough skin, and messy hair.
"You're Gu Zheng?"
The large man's cold eyes stared intently at Gu Zheng as he spoke in his raspy voice, "Have you been to Great Dragon Mountain?"
"I have."
Gu Zheng responded calmly, "May I ask who you are? What brings you to my door so late at night...?"
VMMMM!
He was halfway through his sentence when his mind suddenly jolted, as if struck by a heavy hammer. His consciousness trembled, his soul on the verge of collapse, and he instantly fell into a daze, losing his sense of self.
Driven by instinct, his spiritual altar burst with light, unlocking the Bronze Elephant Body.
