Outside of Heyang City, there were mountains in the northwest direction. There were a few streams flowing out of the mountains and converging at the west of Heyang City, forming a river that flowed towards the east.
At the foot of a nameless mountain, there was a small river valley. There were many similar river valleys in Heyang City.
"Sir, our farm is right in front."
There were dozens of farmhouses, and in the middle of them was a large yard. There were a few tall granaries and a few warehouses.
The villagers saw Niu Wanqing and quickly came to greet him.
This stance scared Niu Wanqing half to death. He knew very well that Zhou Fu's resentment towards him had yet to dissipate.
"This is Mr. Zhou."
Niu Wanqing took two steps back and stood behind Zhou Fu.
The villagers looked at each other and bowed, "Mr. Zhou."
Looking at the dozens of dusty faces and numb expressions with a hint of panic, Zhou Fu immediately felt vexed. He really wanted to slap Niu Wanqing to death.
He didn't know why he felt this way. It was anger.
"Forget about it. Get the accommodations ready!"
"Yes, sir!"
Niu Wanqing could hear the anger in Zhou Fu's voice. He quickly dismissed the villagers and asked the workers to clean up the rooms.
It was harvest season, but because of the disaster in Heyang City a few days ago, the harvest this year was gone. Therefore, the warehouses in the farm were empty.
After cleaning up, it wouldn't feel crowded for hundreds of people.
After working for four hours, the yard was finally cleaned up.
Just then, there were a few bullock carts outside the farm. The first two bullock carts had a few big wooden buckets filled with clean water. The other four carts had vegetables, rice, and meat.
"Sir?
This … "Niu Wanqing looked at the bullock carts hesitantly. He was panicking.
What was the meaning of this?
Was he afraid that there was something wrong with the farm?
Or … was he suspecting that there was something wrong with him?
No matter what the reason was, Niu Wanqing's life was in Zhou Fu's hands. He couldn't help but be afraid and panicked.
Zhou Fu asked calmly, "Is there a problem?"
"No … I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare."
One of the guards who came with Zhou Fu walked out and began to arrange for people to unload the things on the ox cart.
Not only that, but there were also a few chefs who came along with the ox-cart. These people were all arranged by Zhou Fu.
After unloading the goods, the chefs began to prepare the dishes while the ox-carts returned to He Yang City.
After the meal, Zhou Fu arranged for people to start patrolling around the valley while he continued to deduce the cultivation technique.
"Continue deducing Armor Breaking Saber!"
Time slowly passed.
Before sunset, the guards who had gone out to investigate had already returned. Then, according to the information they had gathered, they began to set up defenses.
After the sky darkened, Niu Wanqing arranged for people to start patrolling the manor.
Regarding this, the patrolling guards had many complaints.
"Nothing happened in the valley, so why do we have to patrol in the middle of the night?"
"Damn, who knows?"
"The way I see it, that guy surnamed Zhou is purposely tormenting us so that he can take the credit and use it to climb up the ranks. Don't you think so?"
"So what if I am?
So what if I'm not? He's the 'Lord' after all. "
"You're all wrong."
As soon as he said this, everyone turned to look at him.
The person who spoke was very pleased with himself. Under everyone's anxious gaze, he slowly said, "This Mr. Zhou has a grudge against our Steward Niu. Since we're Steward Niu's people, it's only natural that he would target us first."
Someone retorted, "If he has a grudge against Steward Niu, then he should go and look for Steward Niu. Didn't he beat him up before? Why would he target us now?"
"Don't you understand?
We're Steward Niu's subordinates. If we make a mistake, it means that Steward Niu made a mistake. Naturally, he would have a reason to punish Steward Niu. "
Hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought. Needless to say, after thinking about it, they felt that it made sense.
"Alright, don't think too much about it. That's the business of the big shots. Let's just do our jobs properly.
Besides, isn't it good that nothing happened in the valley? "
Groups after groups of people were all complaining the same thing.
The night was getting darker. Zhou Fu, who was cultivating with his eyes closed, suddenly felt a jolt in his heart. He opened his eyes and woke up.
In the room, the dim candlelight swayed gently, and the light also swayed back and forth.
Outside the light, the darkness seemed especially deep.
Zhou Fu waved his hand. With a sweep of his inner force, the long saber hanging beside him flew into his hand.
"It's too quiet."
As he pushed open the door, a gust of cold air rushed in. In a daze, he felt as if he was in the middle of winter.
The air that Zhou Fu exhaled from his nose turned into white mist that was visible to the naked eye.
Thud!
Thud!
The sound of footsteps came from under Zhou Fu's feet. It made the surroundings seem even more empty and lonely.
After walking for more than ten steps, the surroundings were completely dark. It gave people the illusion that they were pacing on the spot.
"Interesting. Is this an illusion?" Zhou Fu muttered to himself in a low voice.
Before he finished speaking, a gust of cold wind blew toward Zhou Fu's neck.
Whoosh!
A cold light flashed and extinguished the cold wind with a puff.
Before Zhou Fu could make his next move, several gusts of cold wind came again.
"Ridiculous!"
Zhou Fu snorted coldly. The long saber in his hand slashed continuously, cutting the cold wind two steps away from him.
Cluck cluck cluck!
A strange sound came from the darkness. It was like the sound of an old wooden box being opened.
The corner of Zhou Fu's mouth twitched twice. Did the other party do this to scare him?
After thinking about this, Zhou Fu looked around and suddenly felt nostalgic. He remembered that he and his friends tried the zombie theme. That was really …
"Should I say it? It's really good to be able to do this. But … you've found the wrong person."
After Zhou Fu finished reminiscing, the ripples of memories in his mind were wiped away in an instant.
Then, a killing intent that was colder than the cold wind outside spread out from Zhou Fu's body. There was also a black fog that seemed to be alive. It gushed out from his feet and spread in all directions.
"Ah!"
Not far from Zhou Fu, there was a sudden cry of surprise.
The corner of Zhou Fu's mouth curled up slightly. The demonic fog had already frightened the enemy in the darkness. The cold killing intent surged out and quickly locked onto the enemy's position.
Darkness. He would use something even darker to defeat it.
Of course, Zhou Fu used the Demonic Whale Killing Fist to fight against the enemy because he wanted to hide his true strength.
The black fog tumbled and Zhou Fu's figure suddenly disappeared. He appeared at the place where the scream came from.
"What the hell is this?"
Zhou Fu stomped his foot. The surging power was like a small mountain, trampling a grayish-white monster under his feet.
Roar!
After the monster reacted, it roared. A black claw grew from its arm that was as long as its leg. It reversed its joint and clawed at Zhou Fu.
Zhou Fu flipped the long saber in his hand and used the back of the saber to cut at the joint of the monster's arm.
Crack!
The sound of bones breaking was heard. The grayish-white arm hung limply.
"The joint can be reversed, but it can also restrict movement after breaking it," Zhou Fu nodded and muttered to himself.
Then, he kicked the monster under his feet away.
After the monster landed, it bounced up. A dark green liquid flowed from the corner of its mouth, which looked like blood.
Roar!
The monster roared again and pounced at Zhou Fu.
"No fear. It doesn't seem to be very smart.
It knows it can't beat me, but it still wants to charge at me. It should be a small fry. "
Zhou Fu shook his head. He flipped the long saber in his hand again. This time, the blade was facing forward. A cold light slashed down.
Bang!
The sharp saber light hit the monster head-on.
Then, with a poof, the saber light penetrated the monster's body and exploded in the air.
Zhou Fu turned his head and looked at the darkness on his left. He sneered, "You're a rat in the gutter. Do you want me to come before you're willing to show yourself?"
Without waiting for the person in the darkness to react, Zhou Fu's figure disappeared again.
"Not good!"
A shocked and angry voice sounded. A wave of energy came from the darkness.
Then, a cold light flashed.
Amidst the angry roar, a thick black fog exploded and gathered ten steps away.
Patter!
An object fell.
Zhou Fu's figure appeared. He kicked the object that fell on the ground into the air. It was an arm.
In the flash of the saber, the arm was cut into several pieces by the blade and fell to the ground.
The demonic fog rolled and drowned the pieces on the ground in the blink of an eye.
"Why are you hiding?
Didn't you have fun sneaking up on me just now? You even had fun watching me kill that small fry. Now it's your turn. "
"Small fry?!"
An angry voice came from the rolling black fog.
"How dare you call them small fry!
Go to hell! "
Before he could finish his sentence, a series of roars came from the darkness.
At this moment, Zhou Fu seemed to have fallen into the encirclement of wild beasts.
Zhou Fu swung his saber, shook his head, and said, "How should I put it? Since when can small fry win by relying on numbers?"
The black fog rolled and roared, "Kill them!"
One after another, grayish-white figures jumped out from the darkness. If one counted carefully, there were at least a dozen of them.
"Since you don't want to give up, I'll let you see it clearly."
Zhou Fu smiled and walked with the saber in his hand. A snow-white light suddenly appeared in the dim environment.
The saber was sharper than snow. It cut through the gray figures, and the broken bodies were blown in all directions by the surging internal force.
Two minutes later, Zhou Fu stood with his saber. He looked at the black fog floating in the air and said, "Can you talk to me properly now?"
"No!
Impossible!
You can't be so strong! "
Zhou Fu shook his head. "You're wrong. It's not that I'm strong. I'm not strong at all. It's just that you're too weak."
"Don't you think so, Steward Niu?"
Blood-red light spots flew out of Zhou Fu's body and rushed toward the black fog.
Puff! Puff!
After a series of impacts, the black fog dissipated quite a bit.
The face behind the black fog was also revealed. It was the steward of the Giant Whale, Niu Wanqing.