After exiting Ning An East City's South Gate, they followed the main road for seven days before arriving at Qingtian County.
The county wasn't big, but the streets were lined with shops and an endless stream of people.
"I didn't expect this place to be so lively. It's almost as lively as the docks." Zhou Fu looked at the scenery outside through the window of the carriage.
When the guard on horseback heard Zhou Fu's words, his heart skipped a beat. Being able to form a relationship with a big shot, even if it was just a word, would be beneficial. Thus, he lightly patted his horse and urged it to move faster to the window.
"My lord, Qingtian County is also considered a big county. It's also close to the trade route. Many caravans from the south to the north would come here to rest."
Zhou Fu nodded and didn't say anything. Just as the guard lowered the curtain in disappointment, a faint light rushed out and hit the guard's chest.
After the curtain was lowered, Zhou Fu leaned against the soft cushion and closed his eyes to rest.
The guard only felt a warmth in his chest, then the warm energy quickly spread from his heart to his entire body. It was like soaking in hot spring water in winter, a comfortable feeling filled his heart.
"Thank you my lord for the reward!"
The guard on the horse trembled with excitement. He could feel that his body was full of vitality under the nourishment of the warm energy.
The other guards also looked over, their eyes full of jealousy.
Although they didn't know what happened, from the trembling bastard's tone, they knew that he must have received a great reward.
At dusk, the carriage arrived at a large courtyard in the south of Qingtian County.
"My lord, we're here."
This courtyard was arranged by Huang Feng. It had already been tidied up before they arrived.
Even the cooks and servants who did the chores were all from Ning An City.
"Rest well today, we'll leave tomorrow!"
"Yes!"
After a few days of traveling, everyone was exhausted. Now that they had arrived at their destination, they first ate a warm meal with meat and vegetables. The dishes were complete.
Then, they took a warm bath and lay on the bed with a heavy sleepiness. As soon as they covered themselves with the quilt, they fell asleep.
The moon was high in the sky, and a gust of cold wind blew in through the window.
Zhou Fu, who was meditating on the bed, opened his eyes. He stared at the slightly opened window opposite him, and a glint flashed in his eyes.
Clang!
The window suddenly opened, and a shadow flashed in the room. In the blink of an eye, Zhou Fu was outside the room.
The moonlight shone down, and the silvery white moonlight covered everything in front of him.
Silence!
It was extremely quiet!
There was no sound at all. It was eerily quiet.
Zhou Fu stretched out his hand and felt a slight breeze blow past him.
When the cold wind came into contact with Zhou Fu's skin, there were still sporadic traces of coldness. It felt like snowflakes falling, and it was about to drill into Zhou Fu's body.
"Interesting. I haven't even gone to look for you, but I didn't expect you to come looking for us first."
The corners of Zhou Fu's mouth curled up slightly. The Great Sun Primary Qi within his body vibrated slightly, and the surrounding chill dissipated instantly.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh! Multiple gusts of cold wind, exuding the chill of a blade, whistled towards Zhou Fu.
"It's still the same move. Sigh."
Zhou Fu sighed. The scene in front of him reminded him of Niu Wanqing in He Yang City. It was almost the same attack style. Clang! Clang!
Clang! Clang!
The attacks landed on Zhou Fu's body, and they disappeared amidst the sound of metal clanging.
Those attacks didn't even leave a scratch on Zhou Fu's clothes.
"The strength is much stronger than Niu Wanqing's, but that's it."
Zhou Fu walked into the spacious courtyard. He didn't want to accidentally destroy his sleeping place when the fight started. Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
"Well hidden." Zhou Fu snorted. He had been trying to sense the opponent's location, but to no avail.
He threw out a punch, and a golden light shot up into the sky.
There was a loud bang, and a violent airflow surged above the courtyard.
Zhou Fu turned his head and looked around. There was such a big commotion, but no one came.
His heart sank, and he muttered to himself, "Is it an illusion?" A cool feeling spread out from between his eyebrows, and a golden light appeared in his eyes.
He looked around, but didn't find anything unusual.
Just as Zhou Fu was about to go to the guard's room to check, another wave of attacks came.
Zhou Fu stopped in his tracks and launched a punch into the sky. The solid golden fist shattered the attack once again.
He looked around again, but still didn't find anything. He couldn't help but mutter, "How annoying."
After standing in place for two minutes and seeing that nothing had happened, Zhou Fu walked towards the room where the guards were resting.
However, just as he took a step forward, his front foot landed on the ground and his back foot lifted up. The ground cracked open with a loud bang, revealing a hole the size of an adult's fist. A black tree root shot out from the hole and wrapped around Zhou Fu's ankle.
Everything happened so fast that Zhou Fu didn't have time to react. He felt his right leg tighten, and then a huge force pulled him to the ground.
"Hmph!"
Zhou Fu snorted, and his leg that was bound suddenly exerted force. With a bang, he stepped into the ground and stepped on the tree root.
The tree root was attacked, and it began to twist wildly. The tree root wrapped around his leg suddenly tightened, trying to break his leg.
"Tree Demon?" Zhou Fu reached out and grabbed the tree root. He sneered, "Rise!"
Boom!
As Zhou Fu exerted all his strength, the ground beneath his feet shattered with a bang. His feet sank deep into the ground.
Kacha! Kacha!
Bang!
The tree root was broken by Zhou Fu.
Black juice splashed out, and Zhou Fu dodged.
He turned to look at a big tree in the courtyard. The tree that was bare during the day had grown a large number of black leaves that danced under the moonlight.
"Zhang Yao?" Zhou Fu called out tentatively.
It was because Zhou Fu had only seen one Tree Demon, and that was Zhang Yao.
"Ga ga ga ga!
Zhou Fu!
I didn't expect us to meet again! "
An ear-piercing voice sounded, and a human face that was emitting a dark green light appeared on the tree trunk.
"When you sent someone to follow me, I knew you would come. I just didn't expect you to come so late!"
The ear-piercing voice made Zhou Fu frown. It was too unpleasant to hear.
"It doesn't matter if it's sooner or later." Zhou Fu stomped his foot, and a crack appeared on the ground. Crackling sounds came from inside, accompanied by juice spurting out. Obviously, the tree root below was shattered by Zhou Fu's powerful force.
He looked at Zhang Yao as if nothing had happened. Instead, he continued to ask, "It's said that even a vicious tiger won't eat its cubs. You seem to have killed your own flesh and blood, right?
If your sister knew about this, I wonder how much she would hate you. "
Zhang Yao was silent for a while, and said in a muffled voice, "That little bastard?
Hehe, he actually looked down on me. His life was given by me, what right does he have to look down on me!
As for flesh and blood, as long as I'm alive, I can have that kind of thing whenever I want. "