"Stop!"
"who?!"
Before Zhang Xiaozhu and Zhang Butcher could get closer, people on the beach spotted them vigilantly and gave them a warning.
"The little one is... a handyman. This is the old grandfather of the little one, who is also a handyman." Zhang Xiaozu stood still obediently and saluted the people on the beach.
Who was the handyman? He just opened his mouth without making a sound, and then especially increased the volume of the word "handy boy".
Sure enough, when the other party heard that he was a handyman, they immediately relaxed their vigilance. As for where he was a handyman, it didn't matter to them at all.
"Can you catch fish?" An older square-faced man among the six asked Zhang Xiaozu.
His three companions were catching fish in the river. They had been swimming in the water for a long time, but they didn't catch a single fish.
"Yes, I grew up by the river and am the best at catching fish." Zhang Xiaozu nodded and replied.
The square-faced man was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly waved to Zhang Xiaopou and said: "Come here, I'm hungry. I want to catch some fish to grill. You can go down to the river and catch a few fish for me. If you can catch them, If the fish comes, I will reward you with great rewards. Shen Qian, Shen Shan, Shen Wan, you three, come up quickly."
The last sentence was said to the three people catching fish in the river.
"Master, just take a look."
Zhang Xiaozu responded, but his heart trembled. He was quite sensitive to the surname "Shen".
Looking at the unusual temperament of the square-faced men, I couldn't help but murmur in my heart: "Can't these people really be members of the Shen family in Zhongzhou?"
With this suspicion in his mind, he immediately pretended to be casual and asked: "Several of the elders are named Shen. They are not the elders of the Shen family in Zhongzhou, are they?"
As he asked, he had already helped Zhang Butcher to the beach.
The three people in the river came out of the water and heard Zhang Xiaozu's inquiry. One of them smiled and said: "You, a handyman, actually know about my Zhongzhou Shen family. You have a broad vision. Are you from Zhongzhou too?"
This question seemed casual, but a cold light flashed in his eyes.
In fact, there is a trap hidden in this question. When you hear Zhang Xiaozhu's accent, you can tell that he is not from Zhongzhou, so if he answers "yes" smoothly, it means there is something wrong with him.
"The younger one is from Qingzhou and works as a handyman in the Wentian Sect. On weekdays, he occasionally hears the immortals talking about major affairs in the world, so he knows a little bit about it, which makes a few elders laugh.
I never dreamed that I would meet the immortals of the Shen family in Zhongzhou here. I am truly lucky." Zhang Xiaozhu pretended to be excited, but his heart was already filled with chills. He had no feelings for the Shen family. A little bit of a good impression.
"Oh, Shangxian? People from the Wentian Sect are really stupid. They actually think they are immortals and are not afraid of losing their lifespan? You can just call us 'Master', but don't call us 'Shangxian', we can't bear it." Shen Wan's man sneered.
"Don't worry about whether he can bear it or not, hurry up and catch fish and grill them. I'm going to starve to death." Shen Shan shouted and urged.
"Grandpa, you sit here and rest for now, while I go into the water to catch fish for the gentlemen." Zhang Xiaopou helped Butcher Zhang to the side and sat down.
Then he explained to several members of the Shen family: "My grandfather suddenly lost his cultivation. His body quickly aged and he could no longer hold on. Hey, I don't know what the hell this place is. He fell into it and lost his cultivation for nothing."
As he spoke, he walked to the river, kicked off his shoes, and plunged into the river with a splash. He did not dare to take off his clothes for fear that the scars on his body would arouse the suspicion of the Shen family.
It took him dozens of breaths before he emerged from the water. He lifted a large catfish out of the water with both hands and threw it onto the beach with all his strength.
"Haha, good!" One person saw that Zhang Xiaopeng had gained something when he entered the water. His fishing skills were really good, and he couldn't help but clapped his hands and applauded.
There were many fish in the river, and Zhang Xiaopou caught more than a dozen big fish in just a little more than a cup of tea, but they were basically catfish and carp, because the upper fish were all beaten away by the three Shen family members.
Then he used a stick of incense to roast the fish for several people, and then sat aside and watched them gobble it up. What Zhang Xiaozu couldn't help but want to laugh was that one of the people got stuck by a fish bone.
He wanted to ask about his mother Shen Wenjun several times, but the topic was too abrupt, so he swallowed back all the words he said.
"How did you and your grandson get into the ruins here?" The square-faced man named Shen Jiang asked Zhang Xiaozu after he was almost full.
These six people were brothers, and their names were very interesting, namely Jiang, Hu, Qian, Shan, Wan, Shui, which were taken from "rivers, lakes, thousands of mountains and rivers", but unfortunately both He and Bo died young.
Zhang Xiaozu made nonsense: "My grandfather and I were sweeping the floor in the yard. Suddenly, a space door appeared in front of us. There was an alluring fragrance wafting out of it. The two of us approached it curiously. Unexpectedly, there suddenly came a very strong smell.
The strong suction force sucked the two of us in. Little did we know that our cultivation would be gone as soon as we entered.
Gentlemen, you are well-informed, do you have a way to restore your cultivation? If my grandfather doesn’t restore his cultivation, I’m afraid... just..."
Shen Jiang shook his head and said, "We don't have any cultivation base anymore, so we can't help you."
Perhaps it was because Zhang Xiaozu caught and grilled fish for them, so his attitude towards Zhang Xiaozu was quite acceptable.
Shen Wan pondered: "This space gate may have appeared randomly throughout Jiuzhou. I don't know how many appeared in total and how many people came in."
"Before entering the space gate, there were auspicious clouds and auspicious colors, and there seemed to be countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures, but after entering, it turned out to be like this. Not one of the heavenly materials and earthly treasures was seen, but it destroyed my own cultivation.
"Chen Shan complained unhappily.
"Don't worry, the loss of cultivation should only be temporary, and you can probably recover after you get out.
Everyone who has entered the ruins now should have lost their cultivation, which is actually good news for us, because purely based on physical strength and fighting skills, our Zhongzhou Shen family is invincible." Shen Jiang reassured.
His words reminded Zhang Xiaopawn that he was not afraid of one-on-one, one-on-two, or even one-on-three, but if it was one-on-six, he felt that he might not be his opponent.
As for Butcher Zhang, before picking the Flame Heart Fruit, Zhang Xiaozu didn't want him to participate in any battle, because a battle would most likely kill him.
"That Zhang Xiaobing was also very lucky. A space gate appeared on the Cliff of Repentance, and she was the first to board it. She wasted a spot in the Shen family, and I don't know where she is now.
The order given by the head of the family is to kill her if we see her and reward her with two Star Pills. I wish us good luck and let her fall into the hands of our brothers and make a fortune." Shen Hu's eyes shot out two fierce gleams.
Zhang Xiaozhu was shocked when he heard this, but he lowered his head and said nothing.
"By the way, why did this little soldier offend the family master and actually asked the family master to pay for her life with two star pills?" Shen Qian asked.
"Then we don't know." Shen Shan shook his head.
"Ugh - cough -"
Shen Shui was very pitiful. He was stuck with a fishbone and kept pushing his fingers into his throat, but he couldn't get it out even though he tried to pull it back and forth.
"Baby, are you okay?" Shen Jiang asked worriedly when he saw Shen Shui's face turning red from holding back.
"It's okay." Shen Shui shook his head and responded.
"Don't be afraid, the fishbone won't kill you. It will be fine in a day or two." Shen Hu patted Shen Shui on the shoulder and consoled him.
The conversations between these six people revealed a lot of information to Zhang Xiaobing, which made him worried about Zhang Xiaobing.
"Boy, we heard a rumbling sound here from a distance before. Do you know what happened?" Shen Qian looked at Zhang Xiaozu and asked.
Zhang Xiaozu nodded, pretending to be frightened and said: "A group of monsters rushed down from the mountain over there."
"Monster?"
"The overall appearance looks like a gecko, but it is as big as a buffalo. It is very ferocious and scary."
"Why are they rushing down the mountain?"
"It seemed like they were chasing two people. The younger one was hiding very far away, so he couldn't see very clearly."
"Why are you chasing those two people?"
"I don't know about this, but my guess is that the two people were looking for the treasure and accidentally broke into the territory of those ferocious beasts, so they were chased and chased by them."
When the six Shen brothers heard the word "baby", their eyes lit up.
They came to the ruins just for the treasure.
"Why do you have this guess?" Shen Jiang asked.
"Before, the wind was blowing from that side to this side." Zhang Xiaozu stood up and pointed in the direction of the mountain, saying that the wind was blowing from that side of the mountain to this side. "The wind carried waves of attractive fragrance, and that smell Just like a garden full of ripe peaches, it is very coveted.
If it weren't for grandpa's inconvenience, I would definitely have gone to the mountains to look for it. But fortunately, I didn't go, otherwise I would have been the meal of those monsters."
The six Shen brothers looked at each other and saw the emotion in each other's eyes.
"Most of the spiritual treasures in the world are protected by strange beasts." Shen Jiang stood up and looked at the mountain with hopeful eyes: "There are probably really good things on the mountain."
"It looks like a gecko and has a body as big as a buffalo. It should be a rock-backed monitor lizard. The rock-backed monitor lizard's attack method is stupid and dull, and it can't hurt us."
"The timid will starve to death and the bold will starve to death. I think we should go up the mountain to look for opportunities."
"Then let's go up the mountain and find out." The boss, Shen Jiang, made a final decision.
He looked at Zhang Xiaozu, with a hint of cunning and gloominess in his eyes, and said: "Little brother, please show us the way."
"This..." Zhang Xiaozhu looked troubled and said: "I would like to lead the way for the uncles, but the problem is that I have never been to the mountain and don't know the way. Besides, my grandfather still needs to be taken care of, so I can't do it. Get out of bed."
But in his heart, he sneered and cursed: "Shit leads the way. It sounds nice, but in fact, isn't it just walking in front to test the dangers for you?"
"Why don't you send your grandpa to death with a single blow? You see how miserable he is, why not give him a happy life?" Shen Shui said with a gloomy expression, but then he laughed, "Haha, don't be nervous, I'm joking with you. "
But everyone could see that he was not joking, he was nakedly threatening Zhang Xiaopou.
Zhang Xiaozhu's face was swollen and red, and he looked like he wanted to get angry but didn't dare.
The six Shen brothers all looked at him with smiles and said nothing, giving him invisible pressure.
It can be seen that their previous politeness and friendliness to Zhang Xiaopou were all out of consideration for their hunger. Now they fill their stomachs, fall out when they want, throw dishes and bowls, and scold the cook when they are full.
"Okay... okay." Zhang Xiaozou had to agree under pressure and said: "If you encounter any danger, the elders must not leave the younger ones behind."
"That's natural." Shen Jiang agreed.
"Grandpa, please rest here for now. We will be back soon."
Zhang Xiaozu pretended to give instructions to Butcher Zhang, and then led the six Shen brothers towards the mountain.
Butcher Zhang watched Zhang Xiaopou go away, but he was not too worried about Zhang Xiaopou's safety.
"Such a big footprint?!"
A group of seven people walked to the spot where the rock-backed monitor lizard stopped. As soon as they saw the huge footprints left by the rock-backed monitor lizard, the six brothers of the Shen family all gasped in fear.
"Either...or...it's better not to go up the mountain, it's too...too dangerous." Zhang Xiaozu said with a trembling voice.
"This group of strange beasts stopped chasing after them here. Obviously they didn't dare to chase too far. What does this mean? It means there must be strange treasures on the mountain, and they didn't dare to go too far." Shen Jiang said with bright eyes.
The other five people listened and all nodded in agreement.
Zhang Xiaozu's eyes also lit up, and he felt that what Shen Jiang said made sense.
"Stop talking nonsense and leave quickly!" Someone immediately urged Zhang Xiaopou.
Zhang Xiaozu walked in front, and the six Shen brothers kept ten steps away from him.
When they went up to the mountain, they saw the forest destroyed by the rock-backed monitor lizard, and after deducing the terrifying destructive power of the rock-backed monitor lizard, they couldn't help but feel fear, so they opened the distance between them and Zhang Xiaopou to twenty steps.
Under the constant urging of the six Shen brothers, they moved very quickly, and in less than half an hour they arrived at the location where Zhang Xiaozu and the rock-backed monitor lizard met.
Zhang Xiaozu looked twenty or thirty steps ahead and breathed a sigh of relief. The Flame Heart Fruit was still there and the entire Phoenix Blood Vine was intact. It seemed that the rock-backed monitor lizard deliberately avoided it when it rushed down from above.
But at the same time, what made his nerves tense was that the rock-backed monitor lizard under the Phoenix Blood Vine was still there, lying down under the Phoenix Blood Vine to hide its dirt.
The six Shen brothers and Zhang Xiaozu kept a distance of more than 20 steps, so they could not see the Yanxin Fruit for the time being.
"Wow, it smells so good. What kind of fruit is that? It's red and so delicious!" Zhang Xiaozhu suddenly pointed at the Yanxin fruit and exclaimed.
He was reminding the six Shen brothers and also the rock-backed monitor lizard under the Phoenix Blood Vine, telling it that the enemy had entered the village.
When the six brothers of the Shen family heard Zhang Xiaopou's cry, they immediately became energetic and rushed forward quickly. No one of the six gave way to anyone else.
Zhang Xiaozu could see clearly that while the six people rushed up quickly, they also opened an ambiguous distance between each other, obviously guarding against each other.
This reminded Zhang Xiaozu of what Butcher Zhang had taught him not long ago: with rare treasures in front of him, even brothers must be cautious.
He moved to the side, and then went around from the side to the top, preparing to grab the heart fruit when the six Shen brothers were attacked by the rock-backed monitor lizard.
This chapter has been completed!