The starry sky is bright.
Li Haotian sat on the grass in the valley, staring at the stars in the sky.
Occasionally, I remembered that I still held the wine bottle in my hand, so I brought it to my mouth and took a big sip.
The wine is not strong, but it tastes bitter and spicy, making it difficult to swallow.
It's not the wine that's bitter, it's his heart.
He felt extremely melancholy because he knew that Li Haoran's revenge would probably never be avenged.
Zhang Xiaozu's growth is really fast.
It was so fast that he was helpless and beyond reach.
After rescuing Yan Keke a few months ago, Zhang Xiaozhu admitted that he was no match for him, but today, less than five months later, he was no longer a match for Zhang Xiaozhu.
He was not even sure whether the shot that Zhang Xiaopou took in the chest during today's duel on the mountaintop was because Zhang Xiaopou really couldn't dodge it, or was it a deliberate shot to let him relieve his anger?
The reason for this doubt is that Zhang Xiaozu's last punch clearly told him that Zhang Xiaozu did not use his full strength during the entire battle.
In addition, Zhang Xiaozu's unpredictable spell skills were not used.
Therefore, if Zhang Xiaopeng was at full strength at the beginning of the battle, he would most likely not have the chance to stab Zhang Xiaopeng.
"His real name is Zhang Xiaozu. He is from Dayu and also my enemy." Li Haotian suddenly spoke out, breaking the tranquility of the night.
"ah?"
Wanyan Keke, who was lying lazily on the thick blanket and pretending to sleep, suddenly sat up and looked at Li Haotian in surprise and shock.
She had already seen that there was something fishy between Zhang Xiaozhu and Li Haotian, and felt that the relationship between the two was by no means as simple as she knew. However, after Li Haotian was injured and defeated, he had been depressed from the afternoon to now and looked very sad, so she
Although he was curious, he kept refraining from asking for fear of accidentally poking a wound in Li Haotian's heart.
At this time, Wanyan Keke was really shocked when she heard Li Haotian take the initiative to talk about his relationship with Zhang Xiaozu.
She had already suspected that Zhang Xiaozhu was from Dayu, so she was not very surprised.
But Wanyan Keke never expected that Zhang Xiaozu was Li Haotian's enemy.
"I have a younger brother named Li Haoran." Li Haotian briefly told the ins and outs of his feud with Zhang Xiaozu.
"So you really don't have any admiration for the girl named Qi Yoyo?" Wanyan Keke asked curiously after listening.
"Uh, is this the point?" Li Haotian asked speechlessly.
"I can't judge the hatred between you, so I have to find a focus." Wanyan Keke spread her hands.
Having said that, her meaning has been made very clear: You, the Li family, are not responsible for this matter and cannot talk about it.
Of course, if Zhang Xiaozu was not as powerful as Li Haotian, Wanyan Keke would most likely scold Zhang Xiaozu angrily towards Li Haotian.
But the result of today's battle between Li Haotian and Zhang Xiaozu is very clear. Zhang Xiaozu wins and Li Haotian loses.
Even though Zhang Xiaozu had a bloody hole in his chest and seemed to be seriously injured, he still had fighting strength after the fighting stopped, but Li Haotian was exhausted. He barely stood up long after Zhang Xiaozu left.
Therefore, Wanyan Keke expressed her opinion indirectly but directly. She did not go to Li Haotian because she actually did not want Li Haotian to seek revenge from Zhang Xiaozhu again.
Zhang Xiaozu showed mercy this time, but he may not do so next time.
"I understand." Li Haotian smiled bitterly.
After a long silence, Li Haocai spoke again and said: "Just remember, if you encounter any trouble or dilemma that cannot be solved in the future, and I happen not to be by your side, you can go find Zhang Xiaopou."
"Ah?" Wanyan Keke didn't understand.
"If you ask softly, he will definitely help you." Li Haotian said, "Remember, this guy is soft and not hard."
Wanyan Keke smiled and said, "I think if there wasn't this irremovable barrier between you two, you two might become very good friends."
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Passing by the boundary of Dadu City, Zhang Xiaopou really wanted to go into the city and grab the mysterious stone tablet in the secret room of the Wanyan family's treasure house.
But when he thought of the dozens of crazy Wanyan family members in the secret room, he immediately gave up this stupid idea.
Zhang Xiaozu studied in the secret room for a month, during which he secretly observed dozens of people, and was horrified to find that at least five of them were powerful stars.
He has no ability to steal the lives and roots of five star powers and a few half-step powers under their noses.
No wonder Wanyan Yongnan hated the stone monument and wanted to move it out and throw it away.
Because if these dozens of Wanyan clan members can come out of seclusion and work for the family, there will be no room for the Mu family to speak in the north of Daya.
But then again, the high cultivation level of these dozens of Wanyan tribe members is largely due to the stone tablet, so it is difficult to draw conclusions about the pros and cons of the stone tablet.
Unable to continue to comprehend the stone tablet, Zhang Xiaozhu felt extremely regretful.
He studied in the secret room for a month, and although he only understood two seals, he still benefited a lot.
The imprints contained mysterious secrets and laws. Of the seventy-two imprints, he could only glimpse the tip of the iceberg, but he felt as if an invisible shackles had opened within his body.
Improving your cultivation has obviously become easier, as if the water channels that were originally not smooth have been cleared and widened, making people feel indescribably comfortable while practicing.
At the same time, he also has a lot of understanding of the control and display of power, and the power of his moves has been greatly improved.
However, if he was asked to say what he had realized, he couldn't explain why. It was just a vague feeling that could only be felt but not expressed in words.
Zhang Xiaozu knew that this was because he understood too few imprints. If he could understand all seventy-two imprints, his insights would become clear and transparent.
He now has a total of three different understandings of the laws of power.
The first one comes from the dry bones on the beach of Xinmen.
Second, it comes from the essence and blood of ancient corpses.
The third one is the stone tablet from the Wanyan family.
However, he has just scratched the surface of all three laws, and may not even have scratched the surface, so it is difficult for any one of them to form a complete system on its own.
Zhang Xiaozhu knew very well that he should not rush into understanding the rules and rush forward in a hurry. Moreover, the withered bones were in his heart, and he still had a lot of essence and blood from ancient corpses. He only needed to understand them slowly, so he was not in a hurry and could not
in a hurry.
As for the Wanyan family’s stone tablet, we can only study it again when we have the opportunity.
If you have enough strength, you might as well commit a brutal and unreasonable act of banditry.
On the sixth day of March, Zhang Xiaozu arrived at the border.
It is a pity that I could not join the Black Armored Army in Anding City and experience the military might of the Black Armored Army.
Due to limited time, he did not stay in the city. He climbed over the steep mountains and crossed the border and went straight north.
Along the way, Zhang Xiaozu couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the busy people in the farmland. He felt that the southern border had survived the drought.
But the mass graves that can be seen everywhere, as well as the white bones left uncollected in the wilderness, all tell the story of drought and the ruthlessness and cruelty of war.
The southern border has come back to life, but the dead can no longer live. Only the words "the dead have passed away, the living should be encouraged" can comfort the sad mood.
Zhang Xiaozhu suddenly felt inexplicably sad.
I feel that the common people should not be so pitiful and have no strength to resist in the face of disaster.
It would be great if everyone could practice martial arts.
Ordinary people can't endure it for three to five days without eating or drinking, but if you can open three battle gates, you can resist for eight or nine days, or even ten days and a half month.
In this way, when faced with natural disasters and food shortages, the people would be able to hold on to the empire's disaster relief supplies without being displaced and dying of hunger.
When war comes, everyone can take up arms to resist, which is why the tragedies of Haoyue City and Jincheng happened.
Therefore, he felt that the empire should find ways to popularize cultivation and make the common people strong.
When the people are strong, the empire is strong.
While walking on the official road, Zhang Xiaopou picked up a portrait on the side of the road. To his great surprise, the person in the portrait turned out to be him.
There were several lines of words marked under the portrait, and he didn't recognize what was written on it. He only recognized that his name was mentioned in it. Overall, it looked like a wanted notice.
Zhang Xiaopou didn't take it seriously, guessing that it was probably the evil heretics. These extremely vicious guys suffered a big loss at his hands last time, and they must find him to regain their place.
Passing by Yizhou City, he smelled the aroma of meat wafting from the restaurant. Zhang Xiaozu's stomach suddenly growled with greed, and he turned around and entered the restaurant. Under the shocked gaze of the waiter, he ordered a table full of large fish and meat in one go.
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After several months of fighting, the food he ate was almost tooth-grinding dry food, and the water in his mouth had already faded away. He couldn't bear the hunger in his belly and wanted to taste meat.
The waiter looked embarrassed, looking at Zhang Xiaopou and hesitated to speak.
He saw that Zhang Xiaozu was tired from work and was dressed in ordinary clothes. He didn't look like a wealthy person, so he was worried that Zhang Xiaozu would not have the money to pay the bill.
A meaty dish?
"Is something wrong?" Zhang Xiaozu asked.
"Sir, please forgive me for the offence." The waiter said cautiously, "If you order so many dishes by yourself, I'm afraid you have to pay a deposit first."
Zhang Xiaozu understood as soon as he heard that the waiter was worried about him eating the Overlord meal, but he was not angry. He took out a 100-tael banknote from his pocket and put it on the table, saying, "Are these enough?"
"That's enough, that's enough." The waiter suddenly smiled happily.
Soon the dishes were served one after another.
Zhang Xiaozu immediately opened his cheeks and began to eat and drink.
"Master, all the dishes you ordered are here."
"You can enjoy it slowly. The little one is waiting outside the door. If you need anything, just give me instructions." The waiter said as he brought the last dish.
After saying this, he secretly swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva, because Zhang Xiaozhu ate so deliciously that it aroused the greed in his stomach.
"Wait a moment."
Zhang Xiaozu called out to the waiter, took out the portrait he picked up on the roadside, unfolded it and handed it to the waiter, asking: "Do you know this thing?"
The waiter in the store took the portrait, glanced at it in front of him, and immediately smiled and said: "Hui Master, this is a wanted order in the world. I heard it from the heroes who came from north to south."
"Sit down and listen." Zhang Xiaozu picked up the wine bottle and poured a glass of wine for the waiter, pointing to the seat next to him and saying.
"Thank you for the reward!"
"I don't dare offend you. Just stand still."
The waiter immediately smiled brightly, grinned and bowed to Zhang Xiaopeng to thank him. They were the waiters who liked to serve this kind of customers. They didn't think they were of low status and were willing to give them a sip of wine to satisfy their greed.
He picked up the wine glass and turned sideways to take a sip, not daring to drink in front of Zhang Xiaozu, as that would offend his status as a distinguished guest.
"Just food." Zhang Xiaozu said with a smile.
"Thank you for your kindness. I'm so beautiful when I drink wine. I don't dare to offend you anymore." The waiter waved his hand.
Then he lectured Zhang Xiaozu: "The man in the portrait is named Zhang Xiaozu. He is a cold-blooded demon who kills people without blinking an eye. He is nicknamed: Murderous Demon."
"Cough cough!" Zhang Xiaozhu choked on a mouthful of wine and entered his trachea and couldn't stop coughing.
"Sir, are you okay?" the waiter asked with concern.
"I accidentally choked on my drink, please continue talking." Zhang Xiaozu waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.
"This murderous maniac is ruthless. He kills when he is unhappy and when he is happy. He does not distinguish between men and women, young and old. It is said that thousands of people have died under his knife."
"When the Righteous Heroes learned about the heinous crimes committed by this person, they immediately wanted to kill this devil to uphold justice and uphold justice. However, the Devil heard the news early and ran away to hide. So the Righteous Heroes released the
There is a wanted order for this devil."
"Wanted orders have been spread all over the world, but the devil has never been caught. Based on my guess, most of the devil has fled the southern border."
"Huh"
Just as he was talking, the waiter suddenly let out a startled sound, picked up the portrait and looked at Zhang Xiaozu.
He suddenly discovered that the devil in the portrait seemed somewhat similar to the man in front of him.
Zhang Xiaozu raised his head and grinned at him.
""The waiter's face suddenly turned pale.
He really wanted to give Zhang Xiaozu a warm smile in return, and then leave politely but calmly, but his legs and stomach were cramped, and a smile that looked uglier than crying appeared on his face.
"ah!"
"Help!"
The waiter's frightened screams came from the private room and spread to every corner of the restaurant.
Zhang Xiaozhu drank and ate meat by himself, carefully observing the tables of people in the lobby downstairs who had no intention of drinking.
(Thanks to book friend 36009917 for the reward support! And many friends for the monthly ticket support! I stole it on May Day and will add another chapter the day after tomorrow)
This chapter has been completed!