Time passed slowly, and winter arrived. This year's winter was especially cold. Beihai County was located in the north, and further north was Guang Yang County, where the Luo family was located. It was a grassland with countless cattle and sheep, but resources were scarce. Guang Yang County was only separated from the snow-covered Northern Ice Plains by the Ao Long Mountain. It was said that the Ao Long Mountain was formed by a fire dragon, and it was densely covered with active volcanoes that spewed hot magma all year round. It was also because of the Ao Long Mountain that the ice beasts in the extreme north were unable to enter the inland areas.
Zhang Wenqian continued to deliver food every few days. The tramp did nothing but eat, and stared blankly at the sky all day long.
There were only four people left in their family. Their parents, grandfather, and a large group of relatives had died in Yunling, and the housekeeper, Uncle Fu, had led some members of the business group to Shangjing. Only her brother, sister-in-law, and nephew were left. Her brother did not like physical skills, but instead, he had a soft spot for some strange skills. When he grew up, he studied in an engineering school and became a mechanical engineer. Mechanical engineers were very popular, so he did not have to worry about not being able to find a job. In this city, their family lived a good life. Although their freedom was restricted, at least they had enough to eat and wear.
When she reached home, her brother, Zhang Wenguang, was already busy cooking in the kitchen. When he saw her, he immediately smiled and said, "Wash your hands and get ready to eat."
Zhang Wenqian looked around, and her nephew was focused on playing with the wooden cart, but her sister-in-law, Chen Han, was nowhere to be seen.
"She didn't come back today again?"
"Don't worry about her, let's eat."
Zhang Wenqian noticed that his expression was not right, and asked in confusion, "Brother, what's wrong? Why is she working overtime these days?"
"She's learning from a master now, so she often has to work overtime. It's okay, let's eat."
Zhang Wenqian did not ask any more questions, and quietly went to wash her hands and eat. She knew that there were problems between the two of them. In the past, when the family was rich, it was fine, but now it was different.
At night, she lay quietly on her bed. There was no nightlife anymore. Mutant creatures and ferocious beasts would come out at night. Most of them were very weak, but they were very threatening to ordinary people. Before she fell asleep, the figure of the homeless man suddenly flashed in her mind. The weather was very cold, and she didn't know how he got through the night.
The next morning, Zhang Wenqian got out of bed early. It was her turn to rest today. She had to make a trip to the Association for Physical Arts. Recently, she felt that her physical arts had improved again. She needed to consult the masters of the Association for Physical Arts on how to advance to a physical arts master. She always felt that she was missing something. The path to becoming a physical arts master was right in front of her.
Once he advanced into a physical master, it would be completely different. Regardless of whether it was his lifestyle or other aspects, he would be considered a top figure. He would even be able to bargain with the military.
Her brother, Zhang Wenguang, had already gone to work. Her little nephew was still sleeping. She had promised him yesterday that she would take him out to play.
As soon as she left the neighborhood, she saw a woman with heavy makeup getting out of a car. Zhang Wenqian felt uncomfortable. This woman was her sister-in-law, Chen Han. She didn't say anything and pretended that she didn't see her.
"Little sister, are you going to work?" Chen Han greeted her when she saw her.
"It's my day off today. I'll make a trip to the Association for Physical Arts." Zhang Wenqian shook her head and sped up.
Chen Han looked at her back and suddenly stuck out her tongue to lick her bright red lips.
The Association for Physical Arts was overcrowded. People were already lining up outside the building. In the past two years, the number of human physical arts masters had increased greatly. Even ordinary people who didn't practice physical arts had reached the standard of a physical arts master.
Until evening, it was still not her turn. She had no choice but to head home. When she passed by the overpass, she couldn't help but look at the homeless man again. Different from before, the homeless man seemed to have noticed her gaze and turned to look at her. It was a pair of deep and melancholic eyes. There seemed to be stars circling in his eyes. It made her heart beat wildly. There was actually such a beautiful pair of eyes in this world!
Even when she reached home, she still felt her heart beating faster. Chen Han noticed her strange behavior and smiled. "What's wrong? Did you see a handsome guy?"
Zhang Wenqian first nodded and then quickly shook her head. She looked at her in confusion. "Sister-in-law, you seem different today."
Chen Han stopped smiling and touched her cheeks. "What's different?"
"Oh … You didn't use such heavy makeup in the past. You were always cold when you came home … You didn't talk much."
Chen Han's expression stiffened. She laughed and said, "Isn't it good to talk more?"
Zhang Wenqian shook her head and went back to her small cubicle. She picked up a book and focused on reading.
After a while, she felt that something was wrong. If there were adults in the house, her nephew would cry for a long time. Why didn't she hear anything today?
She couldn't help but get up to take a look. Chen Han was sitting in front of her nephew's bed with a strange expression. She was humming a song that she didn't understand.
At night, Zhang Wenguang came back covered in dust. When he saw Chen Han, he was stunned. His face was pale. "I heard that there was a snowstorm in the grassland. Many flying ice beasts are flying towards Beihai County. We have to fix the windows and doors."
Zhang Wenqian immediately thought of the beasts that wreaked havoc in Yunling. Her face turned pale. "Didn't the Luo family stop them?"
Zhang Wenguang sighed and said, "As far as I know, the central government hasn't sent supplies to the Luo family for more than a year. The extreme north is barren. Without supplies, how can the Luo family stop the ferocious beasts?"
Zhang Wenqian didn't say anything. The overall situation wasn't something they could control.
The two of them began to dismantle some furniture to seal the doors and windows. In this one year, they had already seen many terrifying beasts. There were rats the size of house cats, pigs with fangs, and even man-eating sparrows that covered the sky. Even a high level Physique Warrior would not be able to resist in front of these beasts.
At night, the brother and sister-in-law next door stayed up until very late. Zhang Wenqian was annoyed. She yawned and went to sleep when there was no more noise next door.
The next day, she got out of bed with a pair of panda eyes. She washed up and prepared to go to work. Unlike before, the brother next door didn't wake up yet. Maybe he was too tired last night.
There was an accident in the factory today. One of the workers was attacked by an unknown creature. As the deputy captain in charge of security, she couldn't find it even after patrolling the factory several times. Nowadays, this kind of thing was inevitable. The beasts in human society were very good at sneak attacks. They usually hid underground during the day and only came out at night. It was impossible to catch them.
There were a total of five warriors in the security team. Only Zhang Wenqian and the captain were high level warriors. She was on duty for three consecutive days before it was her turn to rest. When she passed by the overpass, she glanced at the group of wanderers out of habit. She saw that the wanderer was also looking at her, which made her heart beat faster.
After she left, the wanderer stood up for the first time. He moved and disappeared on the spot. The other wanderers who were looking at him were shocked. They shouted that they saw a ghost and ran away together.
When she returned home, the house was silent. Although Zhang Wenqian felt that something was wrong, she was too tired. She didn't even wash up and fell asleep directly on the bed.
Just when she was about to fall asleep, she suddenly felt that the bed was heavy, as if someone was sitting on it. She opened her eyes in a daze. With the dim fluorescent light outside the window, she could see a slender figure sitting on her bed. It was her sister-in-law, Chen Han. At this time, she was looking at her with a strange look. She was very familiar with this kind of look. It was the kind of look that a man would have when he saw a beautiful woman. But the key was that the person looking at her was a woman, and it was her sister-in-law.
She suddenly woke up and pulled the quilt tightly in a defensive position. "Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
Chen Han's originally dignified face was now showing a wretched look. "Little sister, you are so beautiful. Although I am also a woman, I feel my heart itching when I see you."
This was not something that could be said by her usually cold and expressionless sister-in-law. Zhang Wenqian sensed carefully and found that there was no breathing sound from her brother's room next door. Her face immediately changed and she asked, "Where is my brother?"
Chen Han grinned. "Your brother. Your brother looks strong, but I didn't expect him to be useless. Little sister, you are the best. Oh … you are still a virgin. Not bad, not bad."
Zhang Wenqian was sure that the woman in front of her was definitely not her sister-in-law. She immediately wanted to grab the long sword on the bedside, but she found that her body was like a mass of heavy air. She couldn't move and her throat was also stuffy. She couldn't make a sound.
"Hehe, little sister, I will take good care of you tonight."
'Chen Han' smiled lecherously and reached out to take off her clothes.
At this moment, there was a sudden sound from the window. It seemed that something had smashed the glass. 'Chen Han' turned her head in confusion. She didn't know when, but there was a mass of metal floating in the air. It sometimes changed into a short sword and sometimes a long sword. It was very strange.
'Chen Han's' face changed and she shouted, "Who dares to disturb me?"
Her voice rushed into the night outside the window. It was sometimes sharp and sometimes rough. It had become neither male nor female.
What answered her was the short sword made of liquid metal. With a 'ci' sound, a cold light flashed and the short sword stabbed into her chest. It was so fast that it was like teleportation.
"Chen Han" let out a furious roar and his body instantly shattered. Wisps of black fog seeped out and condensed into a white-haired old woman in the void.
The old woman looked around suspiciously. What kind of trick was this?
She didn't see that a sword was so powerful. Her eyes kept moving and she was about to escape through the wall.
At this moment, the sound of the sword rang again. The short sword circled around the old woman like lightning. Arcs of purple lightning appeared out of thin air and contracted like a vortex. She was instantly crushed into pieces.
Zhang Wenqian looked at all this in shock. When she found that she could move, she hurriedly ran to the next room.