Chapter 172 Li Gui’s Past

Yang Ping'an and Li Gui stayed in the mixed area of the Star Dou Great Forest for a whole month, but they didn't find any suitable soul beasts. Either they were too young or their attributes were not suitable.

Of course, quite a few good soul beasts were discovered this month, including several dragon soul beasts, but none of them were quite what Yang Ping'an wanted, and were even a little below expectations.

Even with Li Gui, the Soul Douluo, and the Purple Gold Mastiff's powerful sense of smell, they still encountered danger many times and were even besieged by various soul beasts. Every time, Li Gui took Yang Ping'an and fled in panic.

On this day, Yang Ping'an and Li Gui were chased by a group of wind-powered wolves. The leader of the wolf pack was 50,000 years old, making him one of the greatest overlords in the mixed zone.

Fortunately, Li Gui was extremely fast and reacted quickly. He turned into a ghost and hid underground with Yang Pingan. Before the Wind Wolf was ready to dig the ground, he had already quickly left along the undercurrent and shadows underground.

However, this time it was also quite tragic. Both Yang Ping'an and Li Gui were scratched by the Wind Demon Wolf, and the injuries were serious.

To the surprise of Yang Ping'an and Li Gui, there was actually an underground river under the Star Dou Forest, and there were also some large holes, making it seem as if no one had ever set foot here.

That's right. Li Gui had already fled for his life regardless of the danger. He had no direction at all and didn't even know where he was. He only knew that he was in a desperate situation.

However, judging from the location and the strength of the aura, Yang Ping'an estimated that this was already the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.

But Yang Ping'an always felt that there seemed to be something he longed for deep in the dark river, especially something that could make the Purple Gold Mastiff a little excited.

The two of them were panting beside the dark river, swallowing medicine quickly, trying to recover their bodies and lost soul power as soon as possible.

I have to say that Li Gui's martial soul is really good. Whether it is at night or in some dark places, his strength can basically be doubled, and his detection ability is extremely strong. He is worthy of being the person that Ghost Douluo focuses on training.

Yang Pingan said with some confusion: "Uncle Li Gui, according to your strength, you should be able to serve as a bishop in the Spirit Hall, or even a higher position."

Just as Yang Ping'an said, Li Gui has special abilities and is a Soul Douluo-level warrior. He can even compete with top Soul Douluos at night. He is definitely a big shot who is well-known in the area.

Li Gui just sneered: "Haha, I don't have much sense of belonging to the Spirit Hall. I'm not even a member of the Spirit Hall."

Yang Pingan was surprised: "How is this possible? With your ability, Uncle Li Gui, you would definitely be a key person to be trained even in the two empires. By the way, where is your hometown?"

Li Gui's face was cold and indifferent: "I don't have a hometown, nor do I have any relatives, so I am not in the organization of the Spirit Hall. I am just a ghost."

Yang Pingan immediately became interested: "This shouldn't be the case. Even if they are secretly trained by the Spirit Hall, they should have an identity. Even if they are not from a noble family, they should have their own family."

Li Gui was just disappointed when he heard this, and after a long time he spoke: "I am not a commoner trained by the Spirit Hall, but I was born a slave."

Li Gui has been following Yang Ping'an recently. He was surprised by the mysteriousness of Yang Ping'an, but he always felt that Yang Ping'an seemed different from ordinary people. He did not have the arrogance of a soul master, nor did he look down on civilians. He even did not use any maids or slaves. He seemed a little out of tune with this world.

However, it just so happened that many of Yang Ping'an's plans were in his eyes. It was hard to imagine that an eighteen-year-old youth could do so many things to become stronger, and these plans were basically successful. He even dared to plan to become a Titled Douluo with a mere Soul Sect.

When Yang Ping'an heard that Li Gui was born a slave, he was also shocked. Normally, those nobles would indeed buy a lot of slaves, but they basically chose boys and girls who were handsome or beautiful. Ordinary slaves were just hard laborers for their entire lives. They would not even help these slaves awaken their martial spirits. After all, they were also afraid that these slaves would retaliate against them in the future.

Only then did Yang Ping'an carefully observe Li Gui's face. Although Li Gui looked like a thin old man, it was obvious that he was not too old, probably in his early fifties. However, his face was extremely thin, without a trace of blood, and especially on his forehead there was some kind of mark, which looked like the mark on the face of a slave he had seen before.

At this moment, Yang Ping'an seemed to have thought of something: "Uncle Li Gui, now that you are strong, why don't you think about your own affairs? Have you ever thought about becoming famous and upright?" When Li Gui heard this, he just murmured, as if he was a little repulsed by the words "open and upright" and "famous and upright". After an unknown amount of time, he slowly spoke: "Ping'an, do you know that I am actually only 41 years old now? The reason why I look old is that I have always lived in darkness. I dare not face the sun, dare not face anything, and even dare not face the ghost elder."

"In fact, Elder Ghost has told me many times that as long as I am willing, he can let me work in the Spirit Hall, and the position will definitely not be too low, but I have always refused."

Yang Pingan thought for a long time before speaking: "Uncle Li Gui, are you resentful of something? Or are you afraid of something? You should be very clear about my past. If you have anything, you can tell me. Maybe I can help you change your fate."

Li Gui just sighed and said, "There is nothing to be unwilling about. I was born in the Xingluo Empire and grew up in Xingluo City as an ordinary noble. But when I was young, my family offended the Xingluo royal family, and everyone in the family was killed. I became a slave at a young age."

"I was originally trafficked into a private mine to work. I was only five years old at the time. A five-year-old child stayed in a mine for a long time, or in an iron cage, facing only whips and blood."

"It was Elder Ghost who saved me. Elder Ghost found the mine based on a murder case against Spirit Hall. Facing skinny kids and miners like us, he gave us hope."

"But because I have been in darkness for a long time, I am afraid of interacting with people, afraid of seeing the sun, and I refused to accept the arrangements of the Spirit Hall. It was Elder Ghost who took me in. All these things of mine were given to me by Elder Ghost, so I am willing to do everything for Elder Ghost."

Yang Ping'an was silent for a while after hearing this. The world of Douluo Continent was indeed not so peaceful. The major forces would do anything to get some so-called good seedlings. Wars broke out many times between the Tiandou Empire and the Xingluo Empire. Countless people were displaced and many even became slaves.

However, Yang Ping'an seemed to say with a playful tone: "Uncle Li Gui, if that's the case, you should be considered Uncle Gui's disciple, right?"

Li Gui paused when he heard this: "I am just a wandering ghost, I dare not be the disciple of the ghost elder."

Yang Ping'an was speechless for a while. It seemed that his guess was correct. Elder Gui was probably really training Li Gui as his disciple. After all, their martial spirits were very similar, and even their personalities were a bit similar.

Besides, Li Guicai has already reached the Soul Douluo level at the age of 41. His talent in all aspects is absolutely very good. You should know that the core personnel of many large sects can only achieve this level. It seems that Ghost Douluo has invested a lot of effort in him.

After resting for a while, the two of them walked deeper into the underground river.

Normally no one would enter such a place as the width and height could not accommodate two adults. Whenever they wanted to rest, they could only use their claws to dig a small cave to rest.

All this is based on the fact that Li Gui can transform into a ghost and even carry Yang Pingan to walk quickly.

As the two went deeper and deeper, Yang Ping'an seemed to feel a certain fear in his heart. The soul beasts that could live in such a place must be extraordinary, and might even be very terrifying.

As the two went deeper, suddenly some strong aura came from the dark river, and the amount of aura was so large that their entire mind was filled with the perception of soul power.

It is obvious that they may have encountered a large group of soul beasts, and they are definitely high-level soul beasts, otherwise there would not be such a strong oppressive force.

Li Gui quickly pulled Yang Ping'an and turned into a ghost, quickly hiding in the dark river.

I saw a bunch of densely packed insect soul beasts flying over the An River. They seemed to be flying very fast, and their entire bodies were golden, which made them extremely eye-catching even in the dark.

Yang Pingan couldn't help swallowing his saliva: "These seem to be gold-eating bugs. I didn't expect that there would be gold-eating bugs of such a high age and in such large numbers."

(End of this chapter)