by Zhi Bai
Although the environment here and the way of survival here were disgusting, at least this place was safe.
An Zheng was very sure that there weren't even any cultivators of the Lower Completion Stage in this kind of place, so no one would notice his abnormality. His soul was incomparably strong, which was why he was able to escape even under the siege of dozens of Higher Completion Stage experts. The enemy was cunning and brutal, a dozen or so Higher Completion Stage experts actually hid a few Lower Celestial Stage Rankers and suddenly ambushed him, if not he would have been able to escape safely.
The Illusionary World was a remote place, where the evil was low and the people were low. Those truly strong warriors couldn't be bothered to come to this place, so An Zheng decided to stay. Since he was staying, he had to endure his disgust. First, learn more about this place, and then try to clear it of all the nausea. If not for his rebirth, he might never have set foot in such a low-class place.
"An …" An Zheng? "
Just as An Zheng was thinking about all these, he heard someone from behind call him in a probing tone. An Zheng turned around and saw that the one who called him was Du Shoushou. An Zheng was very grateful to this big child. If not for Du Shoushou's care, An Zheng might not have been able to live this long. How could an orphan child that had lived in an illusionary world survive so easily?
Therefore, An Zheng laughed, and walked over and hugged Du Shoushou's shoulders: "Let's go!"
Du Shoushou's shoulder evidently trembled a bit, because he felt that An Zheng's actions today were very strange. No one was more familiar with An Zheng than him. Although he looked like An Zheng did not change his appearance, the way he looked at them was completely different. Once, An Zheng's eyes were flickering with a cowardly look, he would never dare to meet others' gaze. However, the current An Zheng had complete confidence in himself. It was as if he had trampled the entire world.
But although Du Shoushou suspected that An Zheng had changed, he never would have thought that his good friend had actually died. The soul in this body had once really trampled the entire world.
"We... "Where to?"
Du Shoushou subconsciously asked.
An Zheng threw the silver in his hand: "Go eat meat."
"But you said you were going to treat it."
"Eating meat is healing!"
"Ah?" How come I didn't know. "
"You don't know too much. Oh right, from today onwards, I will protect you."
"But, but I was always the one protecting you."
"What, you don't like it?"
"That's not it either... "Alright, I'll listen to you from now on!"
"That's right. Let me ask you, where is the meat delicious?"
"I've only eaten meat made at home... Or does big brother only eat once every time he comes back? An Zheng, do you know where the meat is delicious? "
"Of course …" "I don't think I've eaten meat before."
As the two walked further and further away with their arms around each other's shoulders, Du Shoushou did not know or expect that his life would change on this day.
Chapter 4 - Low Profile or High Profile
An Zheng and Du Shoushou walked along the Nanshan Street with their arms around each other's shoulders. A burst of noise by the side of the road caught their attention. An Zheng looked in that direction and saw that a few dogs had forced a dirty stray cat into a corner. This kitten looked like it was only a few months old, and was curled up and shivering.
Du Shoushou pulled An Zheng along: "Let's go, those dogs can't find food, so they'll have to use the weak stray cats as tonic, there's nothing strange about it."
An Zheng suddenly sighed, "How similar is this world to the mortal world? This cat seems to have lost its mother since young, so it's quite pitiful. How about I accept it as a companion?
As he walked over, the dogs turned to look at him, lowered their heads, and growled in his direction as if to threaten him. An Zheng's gaze only trembled slightly. The dogs were so frightened that they all collapsed on the ground, not daring to move at all. They had actually peed their pants.
An Zheng got closer and hugged the kitten who looked like it was terrified. He reached out and caressed it a few times, but the kitten was still unsettled. The kitten was very dirty, and there was a lot of dirt on its fur. As An Zheng walked, he helped it clean up. After a closer look, he realized that this cat was actually very beautiful.
Its fur should have been snow-white, but the fine hairs on its four legs were thoroughly red. The kitten's eyes were also very strange. Looking carefully, it seemed that each of its eyes had a star circling within.
As An Zheng caressed the cat as they walked, it gradually calmed down. Raising its head, it looked at An Zheng with its beautiful eyes filled with gratitude.
Du Shoushou sized An Zheng up nonstop along the way, his eyes filled with curiosity. An Zheng walked while looking around, observing the environment of the Nanshan Street. He would be staying here for a long period of time. At the very least, he would not easily leave until his strength had recovered to a certain level. When he saw Du Shoushou peek at him, he could not help but laugh, "Are you admiring me?"
Du Shoushou scratched his head: "An Zheng... Are you really An Zheng? "
An Zheng reached out and wrapped his arms around Du Shoushou's neck, walking forward while laughing: "Do you want me to tell everyone about you forcing me to carry you and secretly watch Xiao Qi Dao's mother bathe?"
The mother of the Xiao Qi Dao was a widow. It should have been very difficult for his to survive in a place like the Fantasy City by himself and their children. However, the truth was that the Nanshan Street did not have many people who dared to provoke her. Even the people of the Nine Bandits were polite to Xiao Qi Dao's mother when they saw his. It was said that Xiao Qi Dao's mother was a cultivator who avoided disasters and lived in seclusion.
In any case, the matter regarding the cultivators was very far from them, and all they knew was that Xiao Qi Dao's mother was especially beautiful. In the entire Nanshan Street, there was no one more beautiful than her. His chest, waist, perky butt, and charming temperament, did not seem like he was a woman who had given birth to a child. Xiao Qi Dao was only four years old, he sounded like a baby and was born with a very beautiful doll.
Hearing An Zheng's words, Du Shoushou immediately laughed: "You are not allowed to say it, if Great Mother Ye finds out that I have seen her butt before, wouldn't they skin me alive? In the entire Nanshan Street, who doesn't know that the Great Mother Ye cannot be provoked? "
The Great Mother Ye was what the people of the Nanshan Street called the Xiao Qi Dao's mother. It sounded like an old lady, but the truth was, the Great Mother Ye should not be more than 25 years old. Great Mother Ye opened a small tavern at the head of Nanshan Street. Because of her outspoken and straightforward personality, her business was not bad. However, everyone knew that there was basically no wine that did not drink water in the Great Mother Ye tavern. However, most of the people who went there wanted to see if the wine was good or not, so no one cared about it anymore.
An Zheng weighed the silver in his hand: "This amount of money should be enough for us to go to Great Mother Ye for a good meal. Right now, hurry up and think of something to eat, don't reveal your cowardice later."
Du Shoushou pursed his lips and asked: "How can I pretend that this isn't my first time eating at a tavern? And it seems to be very rich? "
An Zheng lowered his head and looked at the clothes on his body, then sized up Du Shoushou's clothes again, and said a little helplessly: "You're thinking too much … "I think we should do it this way. When we arrive and see what other people eat, everyone's food will definitely be more delicious."
Du Shoushou gave a thumbs up, "You were knocked unconscious once, but your brain got the hang of it. But you scared me to death just now, I only have you as my friend in Nanshan Street, if you die, I would be lonely in the future. "
An Zheng's heart warmed, and he pat
ted Du Shoushou's shoulder. "Don't worry, I won't die that easily. "From today onwards, we will be brothers. I will have half a mouthful of food for you, and half a set of clothes for you. We will be good brothers for the rest of our lives."
Du Shoushou nodded his head vigorously, and then reacted: "Why are your words so awkward?"
An Zheng laughed out loud: "Aiya, don't be so careful with the words, we are not scholars, just meaning is enough."
The two of them chatted and laughed as they arrived at one end of Nanshan Street. The small shop at the corner belonged to Great Mother Ye and had no name. There was only a flag at the entrance with the word "Wine" written on it. Du Shoushou could read, but he could not understand the meaning behind the words, they all felt that the word wine was very domineering, it looked like a word, but it was actually the voice of a hero walking across the world with a wine gourd and a sword in hand.
"Good calligraphy!"
When An Zheng walked to the entrance of the pub, he couldn't help but exclaim "Okay" when he saw the word "Wine". In the past, An Zheng would definitely not be able to see the meaning behind these words, but the current An Zheng was no longer the same. These words contained a fierce and domineering aura, as if it was alive and ready to fly out of the flag at any time.
Du Shoushou did not believe that An Zheng could see the good or bad part of the words, "If you can see the bad, my ass!"
An Zheng said with a serious face, "Is this fart good or bad, I can't look, I can only smell it."
Du Shoushou was stunned again, then burst out laughing. He realised that An Zheng's words today were especially interesting, and he did not seem to be as mindless and obedient as before. In the past, if someone else talked about An Zheng, he would not talk about it, and if someone else talked about it, he would not take the initiative to express his opinion on anything. In Du Shoushou's opinion, the original An Zheng was just a pummeled ball that had been kicked around by someone.
This was the first time Du Shoushou entered this kind of tavern and he was a little nervous. Normally, he would casually walk in front with An Zheng carefully following behind him, but today, it was the opposite.
After entering the door, An Zheng looked around, it was not yet time for dinner, so there were not many people. There were three tables with people sitting at them. Without exception, they all looked at Great Mother Ye at the counter. Today, Great Mother Ye was wearing a dark purple long dress. Although it was not exposed, her enchanting figure was vividly outlined by the dress.
Especially those towering chests. It was simply like a lamp. The eyes of those guests were like moths.
Great Mother Ye heard someone enter and saw that it was the two children. He was stunned for a moment, then stooped down and spoke with narrowed eyes: "Young gongzis, there's no sugar here, it's just wine."
Her gaze was once again attracted by the numerous clean kittens in An Zheng's embrace, and she could not help but exclaim in admiration, "Such a beautiful cat, it doesn't seem to be an ordinary one."
When she spoke, it seemed like this cat was even more important to her than An Zheng and Du Shoushou.
Du Shoushou was normally rather bold in the academy, but when he saw the Great Mother Ye, his heart trembled, and he subconsciously hid behind An Zheng. An Zheng did not have any special reaction, he seemed very calm, but his eyes still involuntarily swept across Great Mother Ye's chest, his eyes went over it, and then turned back and swept over it again.
Great Mother Ye had seen many men coveting her own beauty, but it was the first time she saw a boy this age that was so lustful. The fat guy in the back was obviously someone who had a heart of a thief but had no guts. On the other hand, this skinny guy in front of him didn't look like a child at all, but more like an adult who had experienced a lot of hardships. Seeing this gaze, Great Mother Ye was slightly startled. Initially, she thought An Zheng was just a pervert with dishonest eyes, but after closer examination, she realized that An Zheng's eyes did not contain a single trace of evil.
How could this youth have a pair of eyes like this?
When Great Mother Ye was in a slight daze, Du Shoushou thought that he was being looked down upon. He stretched out his neck from behind An Zheng and said, "We aren't here to buy candy, we've already stopped eating sugar since a long time ago! We're here to drink... Right! We're here to drink! If you have any good wine here, just take it out. Don't think that just because we're young we can't look down on others. "
Great Mother Ye squinted, her beautiful eyes curved into a pair of crescent moons: "Drinking wine is good, do you have money?"
Du Shoushou stuck out his chest, then pointed at An Zheng: "He does!"
An Zheng laughed: "Good, Great Mother Ye, we are here to eat meat, as for the wine, forget it."
Great Mother Ye glanced at Du Shoushou with eyes that already knew you guys wouldn't dare to drink. She placed her chin on the counter and said, "I even said two little guys, it turns out they were two gluttons. What, did she steal our family's silver and come over to buy meat to eat? Be careful that the adults in your house find them later, and see if they beat you up or not. "
An Zheng said: "Look at us, does it look like we can steal money from home? This silver is something that we have performed well, it's something that the Sixth Mister in the academy has given us. "
Great Mother Ye made an 'oh' sound, "Your words are reasonable, kids. From the looks of it, you guys don't look like rich people in your families. If that's the case, then save up a bit. When you're done eating, remember to take the rest of the silver home to your parents to subsidize their families. "From the looks of it, you guys are already over ten years old. You don't seem to be someone who doesn't know anything. Maybe you're just craving for it too much."
"No!"
Du Shoushou loudly shouted as if he was discriminated against, "We are just here to drink!"
Great Mother Ye glanced at Du Shoushou, but did not even speak further. Du Shoushou felt that he had been humiliated, and his chest rose and fell as he panted heavily. An Zheng quietly pulled him a little, walked to the table beside the window and sat down, then said in a low voice: "You are just a child, why are you fussing over things with an adult?"
Du Shoushou slapped the table: I want to drink!
An Zheng turned his head and smiled apologetically to Great Mother Ye: "Please serve me a pot of wine."
Du Shoushou slapped the table again: "One pot is not enough! I want ten pots! "
Great Mother Ye laughed, it was as beautiful as a peach blossom. She wriggled into the back kitchen with the willow branch like waist. Not long after, she came out with a large plate of beef and a jug of wine. She placed the dishes on the table and said, "It's not easy to get meat. This pot is for all of you. Who asked you to be so beautiful? When you grow up, you must be a man who can charm people to death. "
Du Shoushou's face became even redder, he was already drunk before he even drank. He took the wine jug and was about to pour it into his mouth, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was a little impolite. He poured a cup into An Zheng's mouth and then took a big gulp from the jug. He choked and coughed a few times, afraid that the Great Mother Ye would look down on him. Then, he stuck out his chest and said, "Good wine!"
An Zheng thought that this guy would definitely be at a disadvantage to women in the future. It seemed that he had no resistance against beautiful women at all. He smiled as he lifted his wine cup and took a sip. Then, his expression changed, "This … Such a conscience! "
Great Mother Ye, who had already walked back, couldn't help but stop in her tracks. She turned her head and asked An Zheng: "What kind of true conscience is this?"
An Zheng said in all seriousness: "There's actually wine in this water, normal pubs can't bear to part with it!"
Great Mother Ye glared at him fiercely. "Do you believe that I won't wrench your ears off right now and sell them like pig ears when they're cooked?"
An Zheng smiled: "Then I'll have to trouble you to a
ccommodate me. Sell it to me at a cheaper price …"
Great Mother Ye felt that this youth had a very special temperament and his words did not sound like those of a child. Furthermore, she could feel that this child seemed to have some kind of extraordinary power hidden within his body, so she subconsciously looked at An Zheng. At this moment, there was suddenly a commotion outside. Gao Di, who had lost an ear, brought a group of seventeen or eighteen years old young men over.
"Big brother, it was that kid sitting next to the window who cut off my ear and said that the bullies were just a bunch of little playmates. He looked down on you!"
An Zheng took another sip of the wine and looked out the window with narrowed eyes.
It seemed like it wouldn't be an easy thing for people to live in peace in such a small place. He originally wanted to stay low profile and rest quietly, but that didn't seem to be possible … If he wanted to be quiet, then he had to show off and make these hooligans not dare to provoke him again.
Chapter 5 - One Man Kill You
When An Zheng was teasing the Great Mother Ye, he was actually thinking about other things. If he wanted to recover his strength, living in seclusion in the Fantasy City was pretty good, but this place was too remote and too tiring. The various spiritual herbs and pills used to recover his cultivation were very hard to find. Furthermore, the problem he was facing wasn't just simply a simple matter of recuperation, but also poverty.
In the past, he had never lived such a poor life. Whether he wanted to live a better life or find a place to buy spirit herbs and pills, the first thing he needed was money. The amount of silver that Kou Liu had given him basically did not leave him with much after eating with Du Shoushou, and the outfit that he was wearing now that it had turned sour was also extremely uncomfortable. No matter what, he had to earn some money first.
