Zhang Heng looked at the blackened lake water and the approaching passenger ship, believing that as long as he was willing to wait, time would give him the answer.
"Mr. Zhang, save me, save me..."
Waiting for the strange passenger ship to dock.
Before the boat arrived, a cry for help came from the lake.
Zhang Heng followed the sound and looked.
When he caught his eye, he saw a floating corpse floating in the lake. It was swollen, as if it had been drowned for many days, and it was asking for help from him.
"Um?"
Zhang Heng looked at it for a moment and felt a little familiar.
Before he could think any more, Fu Zhi spoke again: "Mr. Zhang, I am Chen Ting, the person in charge of Huangqindao City. I even moved a chair for you during the meeting at the headquarters the year before last."
"Chen Ting?"
Zhang Heng was a little surprised.
No wonder he felt that the floating corpse was familiar, it turned out to be this guy.
But why is he not dead yet?
It has been two or three months since he disappeared in Hongbai Village.
The headquarters gave up on him, thinking that Hongbai Village was too dangerous and he was destined to die.
"interesting..."
Zhang Heng tapped the ground with the crutch in his hand.
The next second, Chen Ting, who was immersed in the lake water, was teleported to the dock.
It just looked like he was in a bad state.
Sitting paralyzed on the ground, breathing heavily, it was better to say that it was a human being than an old corpse with yellow water flowing and a putrid stench.
"Finally ashore."
Chen Ting's smile was uglier than crying: "I violated the taboo of Bai Village and was sunk to the bottom of the lake. I was in a daze and didn't know the weather. I thought I would sink forever, but I didn't expect that not long ago, somehow, I suddenly broke free.
, and regained some consciousness.”
Zhang Heng showed a look of understanding.
Not long ago, he had a big fight in Hongbai Village, forcibly suppressing the salesman and destroying the integrity of Hongbai Village.
This was a blessing in disguise for Chen Ting, who took advantage of him.
Just look at Chen Ting's condition.
Zhang Heng still shook his head: "There is something wrong with you. Your soul has been integrated with Hongbai Village and has become a ghost slave in the village. Although you have regained some consciousness now, this is only temporary. When Hongbai Village
After you repair yourself, you will lose your mind and become a ghost slave."
Chen Ting looked bitter.
He also knew that he looked more like a ghost than a human at this time.
But what happened in the future is meaningless now. He struggled and said: "Mr. Zhang, please take me with you. No matter what happens in the future, I just want to go back and take a look. My daughter is only six years old. I really can't let go."
It would be nice to even take one more look at her."
"Idiot, idiot..."
Ants are still trying to survive, let alone humans.
Zhang Heng did not refuse, and said: "You are also lucky. If you meet me, I will help you. As for what happens in the future, it depends on you."
Finished.
Zhang Heng picked up the crutch and hit Chen Ting twice on the head.
Time and space blockade.
After doing all this, Zhang Heng thought for a while: "I sealed the time on you. You should be able to stay awake in a short period of time. However, you are too deeply involved with Hongbai Village, and it is difficult to repay the past karma."
Chen Ting was overjoyed and said repeatedly: "I am satisfied to be able to go home and see my family. I am not afraid of death. I just have a lot of things to do. When I finish the things at hand, it doesn't matter even if I sink again."
drop...
Accompanied by the whistle.
The strange passenger ship is slowly approaching.
Zhang Heng looked at the excited Chen Ting, and the image of a dirty little girl who picked up garbage and ate it came to mind.
Just thought about it.
Zhang Heng was a little confused again.
He had read the information about Chen Ting, but it didn't say that he had a daughter.
But Zhang Heng didn’t think much about it.
After all, no one has secrets.
Chen Ting is the driver, walking on the edge of death. It is impossible to say that he has not offended anyone.
In order to protect your family, it makes sense to forge your identity and hide your family.
As for the data.
That thing is also made by humans and only has reference opinions.
"Grandpa Zhang, look..."
The three of them got on the passenger ship.
Yang Nuonuo looked into the cabin and whispered with some novelty: "The Lone Ranger is still alive."
Zhang Heng looked along.
When they boarded the boat in the morning, there were seven people on board.
Young couples, foursomes, and loners.
Now the young couple died in Sunset Prairie, and the foursome were buried in Red and White Village.
Only this lone ranger didn't speak to anyone on the boat, and looked out of place.
Looking now, he is the most capable one among the group of people. After going around in circles, everyone else is dead, and only he is still alive.
Eyes facing each other.
The Lone Ranger was also a little surprised.
It seems that they did not expect that Zhang Heng and the two could come out of the Land of Laws alive, or that they could actually bring someone out of the Land of Laws.
But he said nothing.
After just one glance, he lowered his head and curled up under his windbreaker, looking as low-key as ever.
Zhang Heng nodded slightly.
Sheep flock together, lone wolf walks alone.
This guy's skills should be pretty good, there are still experts among the people.
"Little girl, you are also from the headquarters, right? How is the headquarters doing now?"
Chen Ting has been sinking for a long time, and his memory of the outside world is still only a few months ago.
"not too good."
Yang Nuonuo glanced at Zhang Heng and whispered: "All members of the headquarters are dispatched to break through the Rotating City and take away a treasure from it. I don't know what is going on now."
"Rotating City!"
Chen Ting was stunned for a moment.
It looked like he had heard of this place.
"Do you know Rotating City?"
Yang Nuonuo also noticed Chen Ting's distraction.
Chen Ting hesitated a little, nodded and said: "I became a driver eight years ago. In terms of time, I can be considered an old man among the drivers. After all, many drivers don't live long."
"But few people know that my father is also a driver. He doesn't like to follow the rules and only loves to take risks in various places."
"He disappeared ten years ago. Before he disappeared, he told me that he had found the place of reincarnation."
"Later, I followed in his footsteps and became a driver, and I have been looking for his whereabouts."
Speaking of which.
Chen Ting paused slightly: "Before he disappeared, the last thing he said to me was that he was going to Samsara City."
Zhang Heng glanced at Chen Ting.
Unexpectedly, he is still a second-generation man. No wonder he can enjoy the benefits of the Land of Laws, stand out from a group of drivers, and become a city-level person in charge under the headquarters.
"I don't know much about Rotating City."
"My father is very taboo about this. He only vaguely remembers that he said that whoever controls the Rotating City is equivalent to controlling the reincarnation."
Chen Ting shook his head slightly: "I was very doubtful about this at the time. Is it something that humans can do to control reincarnation?"
Zhang Heng thought for a while.
Use your finger to put a little bit on your temple, and then flick it.
The next moment, like a mirage, a woman's shadow appeared in front of the two of them.
"Do you know her?"
Zhang Heng asked Chen Ting.
Chen Ting looked at the woman's shadow and shook his head slightly: "I don't know her."
The woman in the shadow is the mirror.
Zhang Heng suspected that Chen Ting's father was related to the mirror, and might even be her teammate. The two parties had explored Rotating City together.
Because Jing Jing is also very old, like Chen Ting's father, he was active in the 1980s, older than the first generation captain of the headquarters.
Unfortunately.
Chen Ting was in his thirties and was not a driver back then, so he obviously had no contact with his father's circle.
Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of the question, Zhang Heng lost interest and said, "There are talented people from generation to generation. If your father is still alive, he should be a powerful controller no less than Fang Jianzhou of Magic City."
"It's just that the past will eventually pass. He should be gone, or like you, you fell into the Red and White Village, and he fell into the Rotating City."
"Otherwise, we shouldn't have kept showing our faces all these years. If we don't show up, it means that we are either dead or unable to control ourselves."
Zhang Heng thought for a while: "After you go back, you can go to your ancestral home or the places where your father often visited during his lifetime. There is no chance that there will be any clues."
"Your current situation is not good. Without external help, you will sink again sooner or later. The older generation of drivers are fond of cunning rabbits. Your father may have left something for you. If you find them, you may still have a chance."
Chen Ting nodded lightly.
He never mentioned the glory of his father's generation, because it was not his scenery.
If Yang Nuonuo hadn't mentioned Rotating City, he wouldn't have said these things.
The whole journey was silent.
The passenger ship docked, and both parties went their separate ways.
Zhang Heng didn't say that I saved you, so you should do whatever you want.
Chen Ting also walked extremely free and easy.
Seeing him like this, Yang Nuonuo felt a little aggrieved: "Grandpa Zhang, you saved him, and he didn't even say thank you?"
Zhang Heng said with a smile: "You don't understand, you don't say thank you for a big favor. If he says thank you, he doesn't acknowledge the kindness."
Yang Nuonuo pouted.
Women are petty-minded.
Zhang Heng did not continue to explain, but continued: "Li Zhongtan went to Rotary City with the headquarters. The return date has not been determined. It is hard to say whether he can come back. I think so, don't go back. Follow me to Yangjiang.
Let’s look at the limelight outside.”
Zhang Heng was not optimistic about the headquarters' plan.
In the future, there is no telling that the trend will change.
Once there are changes and the world becomes chaotic, it is always good to have more strength.
The Wedding Dress Ghost controlled by Yang Nuonuo himself has a very high level of terror.
Now I have obtained the puzzle piece of red embroidered shoes and bracelet, which makes the Wedding Dress Ghost more complete. It has at least the level of combat power of a city leader, so I don’t need to waste it if I keep it.
Regarding this.
Yang Nuonuo did not refuse.
Speaking of connections, her ability to become a driver depends entirely on Zhang Heng. Now she has nowhere to go, so it is better to follow Zhang Heng than wander around.
night.
Yangjiang...
"Ancestor, the situation in Dagou Town has been taken care of, and some clan members have also moved back."
"Besides, Yangjiang is the basic base of my Zhang family."
"We are involved in all walks of life, and some people in charge in nearby cities are also closely related to our Zhang family. Basically half of Guangdong is under our control."
Return to Yangjiang.
Zhang Heng summoned several clan elders to briefly understand the situation of the Zhang family.
You don’t know if you don’t ask.
At present, the Zhang family has approximately 100,000 people, and the clan is united as one, with nearly a hundred drivers alone.
You know, this is a descendant of the Zhang family who directly belongs to the Zhang family, not an attached surname.
If you include those peripheral controllers who have taken refuge with the Zhang family, the number has exceeded the 500 mark, and half of the province is under control.
This is the reason why the Zhang family keeps a low profile and does not fully expand due to the existence of the headquarters.
Otherwise, the power will only become greater.
"How's it going at the headquarters?"
Zhang Heng sat on the main seat and looked at the group of old men in front of him.
There are no young people here.
The young people are all standing outside. Those who can hold meetings here are the elders of the Zhang family's main lineage, or the head of a certain branch.
If you pick one out at random, the tribesmen outside will call you "Taiye" when they see it.
"There is no news from the headquarters yet."
"However, our people in the headquarters reported that the headquarters took away almost all the treasures before taking action."
"In the current headquarters, there are only some gadgets that cannot be put on the market. It is not an exaggeration to say that this operation is a desperate one."
When a clan elder said this, he looked at Zhang Heng cautiously: "Ancestor, do you think we should also move around and contact the four parties? If the headquarters fails, this world..."
Zhang Heng waved his hand and said: "The centipede is dead but not stiff. If the headquarters fails, it will inevitably fall apart, but it will never fall in an instant. At this time, if anyone wants to be Liu Bang, I think he will definitely do it."
If not, at most it will be Chen Sheng and Wu Guang."
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were the pioneers of the king.
The appearance of the two seemed to have dealt a heavy blow to the precarious Qin Dynasty.
In fact, it is just paving the way for the real dragon.
In any era, the first person to jump out and call the prince and general Xiang Ning a wise man will end badly.
The fallen dynasty will do anything to take him away.
certainly.
To take away is to take away.
The changes of the times are irreversible.
It is estimated that there are about 100,000 drivers in the Yan Kingdom.
What is this concept?
There are three thousand counties and cities in the Yan Kingdom.
On average, there are twenty or thirty drivers in each county or city.
Most of them are very weak and live next to you and me.
Some people may be delivering food, and some may be working as doormen, but no matter what, they are beyond the capabilities of normal humans.
He is armed with a sharp weapon and has a murderous intention.
Who doesn’t want to gain wealth?
The era of ordinary people will eventually pass.
"Although I don't think now is a good opportunity to stand out."
"But there are always things that need to be done. In the future, whether it is a city federation or a regional federation, we will have to eat one meal at a time."
"The most important thing right now is to disperse the family members to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause chaos."
Zhang Heng ordered: "I don't have too many demands. I want Yangjiang to be absolutely stable and Guangdong to be relatively stable. Anyone who wants to take advantage of the chaos and do something will be killed without mercy."
"Yes, ancestor."
After a few words of explanation, everyone dispersed.
Zhang Heng did not leave.
He stood on the rooftop, looking at the stars in a trance.
Enter the eyes.
The purple stars are hidden in the sky, while the stars are twinkling.
Ziweixing is known as the Lord of Stars.
At this time, the purple star disappeared, and the stars once again looked like they were about to devour the Lord. This was not a good sign.
"The purple is slightly hidden but the stars are huge. This is destiny."
"It seems there is no suspense anymore."
Zhang Heng shook his head slightly and thought of Zhang Yanran and Li Zhongtan again.
The end of every era.
There will be people who will eulogize for it.
This seems silly to Zhang Heng, but he can only represent himself. He won't oppose it even if he doesn't support it.
Because he can't guarantee that he is right.
It was just as he thought.
Half a month later.
News came from headquarters.
The plan to attack Rotary City succeeded, but also failed.
After paying a huge price, the headquarters successfully obtained the catalog of immortality. After that, the mirror betrayed the headquarters and even killed Minister Cao.
once Upon a time.
Zhang Heng himself was also very surprised as to why the headquarters thought he could not be trusted but thought the mirror was fine.
Is it just because Mirror is from the headquarters, a red veteran, and has always obeyed orders?
Duke Zhou was afraid of the day of rumors, but Wang Mang was courteous and did not usurp the throne.
Zhang Heng was also speechless.
He never thought about harming the headquarters or replacing it.
But the headquarters has been wary of him, thinking that he is likely to do this just because he has questioned some of the policies of the upper management.
In the end, Zhang Heng was still the same Zhang Heng.
On the contrary, it was the people they thought were fine who ended up having problems. How ironic this is.
"Minister Cao was killed."
"A large number of captains died in battle, and many treasures were lost."
"The Eternal Catalog was run by a careerist. Now she controls the Rotating City. She calls herself the Emperor of Fengdu. She threatens to build a kingdom of the netherworld to compete with the Red Moon and becomes the biggest winner."
Looking at the information in his hand, Zhang Heng was speechless.
But it's okay.
Among the twelve captains, ten were killed in the battle and Zhang Yanran disappeared.
Li Zhongtan escaped, but no one knew where he was hiding.
However, judging from the fact that he was hiding, his condition should not be good, and he was probably seriously injured.
"Ancestor, the latest news is that there was a big explosion in Yanjing Science and Technology Park, causing countless casualties."
"Witnesses said that someone flew into the sky and escaped to the ground and carried away a container."
Just thinking about it.
Someone else came to report below.
"Science and Technology Park..."
Zhang Heng's face was expressionless.
He has never been to this place, but he has heard about it. It is said that the Academy of Weird Research under the headquarters is located there.
Judging from the news reported, someone heard that the headquarters' operation failed and jumped out to add insult to injury.
You must know that although a large amount of treasures were taken away from the city of Rotation, there must be a lot left behind.
The way these people eat is really ugly.
Does this mean that we are convinced that the headquarters is at the end of its rope?
"Old Ancestor, there is a call from someone claiming to be Director Xiao from the headquarters. He hopes to come to Yangjiang to visit you. You see..."
moment.
Someone else came to report.
This is also an old acquaintance, Vice Minister Xiao, the deputy to Minister Cao at the headquarters.
It seems that after Minister Cao died, the headquarters made him a regular employee.
"These people are really optimistic."
"Perhaps they think that the driver is just a chess piece, and it doesn't matter if a few die."
Zhang Heng knew very well the purpose of Minister Xiao's visit to him.
It's nothing more than returning to the headquarters and stabilizing the situation.
But they are too optimistic.
True.
The Captain Project has been carried out for three generations.
Generations of captains, after one group dies, another group comes up. The iron-clad camp and the flowing soldiers seem to have no impact.
But these people forget that a thousand-mile embankment was destroyed by an ant nest.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Queen Mother of the West regarded the defeat in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 as a mere episode, no different from the previous defeats.
Little did he know that this marked the end of Daqing’s national destiny.
No matter what you do from now on, no matter how you do it, you will just linger on.
The same is true now.
The loss of all twelve captains indicates the absence of destiny.
The headquarters no longer has the qualifications to bargain with the city leaders below.
It's like at the gambling table, the banker has to gamble again after losing the casino.
Do you understand or not that you are already out?
It's not you who calls the shots now.
Zhang Heng stood on the balcony, looking into the distance.
His eyes seemed to have passed through layers of obstacles, and he saw Yanjing and the deep-walled courtyard.
"Whoever abandons me will not retain yesterday's day."
Zhang Heng murmured: "Those who disturb my mind will cause me so much trouble today."