“One day in the sky and a thousand years in the world.
"A week has passed in the cave, but it has only been a moment here in Daxia."
In the Worry-free Valley, in the Eight Treasures Tower, Zhao Chen sighed with emotion as he mentally exited the "Big Sun Star Cha", and then stood up to practice his swordsmanship and gun fighting skills.
Although these combat skills have naturally reached their peak with the blessing of the "Escort Master" position, they will still become unfamiliar if they are not reviewed and consolidated frequently.
As for internal strength? It was too slow to practice on his own. At most, he worked hard on control, but he had no intention of practicing hard on his own.
After all, after experiencing the "瓓position" bonus and the "pleasure" of dual cultivation, Zhao Chen really didn't have the patience to accumulate it on his own.
"It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality!"
With a slight sigh, Zhao Chen wiped his sweat, then put away his long sword and fire blunderbuss, preparing to take a shower and change clothes first.
At this time, he heard a message from Zuo Hong, the "One Qi Sword", saying that he wanted to see something.
This Zuo Hong is the head of the "Guiyuan Sword Sect" who occupies the gate of Sanhe Mountain. He is a Gangsha monk with an eighth-level magic power. He was forcibly subdued by Zhao Chen with a replica of the "Sixteen Venus Libra Sword".
Of course, Zuo Hongming was still a retainer of Mr. Li Yunfeng of the Li family, so he had to be secretive every time he came to visit Zhao Chen.
After hearing his request to see him, Zhao Chen directly let go of the formation deployed around the Babao Tower and allowed the dark sword light to fly in.
"I have met my lord." Zuo Hong, who emerged from the sword light, knelt on the ground and saluted respectfully.
"Get up." Zhao Chen nodded and asked casually, "How are things going?"
Zuo Hong stood up and replied: "Back to your lord, Wuyougufang City has been basically rebuilt. According to your lord's wishes, I took over parts of the 'Yunying Sect', 'Qingfeng Village', the Sun Family and the City Lord's Mansion. Share of benefits.”
In addition to the Guiyuan Sword Sect, Yunying Sect, Qingfeng Village, Sun Family and City Lord's Mansion are all nearby Yicheng, and there are forces of Gangsha monks.
"How did they react?" Zhao Chen asked with interest.
"Old Taoist Yun Longzi is relatively tolerant. The 'Yunying Sect' has no complaints on the surface, but its hatred towards me may be even deeper;
"Although the Sun family is also in-laws of the Li family and has a good relationship with Mr. Yun Feng, if I act like this, they will definitely write a letter to complain;
"Liu Xinghe in the City Lord's Mansion doesn't have much of a share in the offering, so it doesn't hurt to be less, and it doesn't seem to matter.
"Only the leader of the Stone Village of 'Qingfeng Village' reacted the most violently, and even started a fight to compete for a share according to the rules of the world..." Zuo Hong explained the situation of each family.
Before coming to Yicheng, Zhao Chen had learned about the various forces around the place. He knew that Qingfeng Village was not a village of bandits, but a place where several big names lived together, living off a Wujin iron mine.
The craftsmen in "Qingfeng Village" are of high standard, and the various sharp weapons and firearms made of black gold are very popular among the Qi and Qi refining monks. They can also be regarded as a pillar industry in Wuyoufang City.
Now that Zuo Hongqiang wants the other party's share of profits, the leader of Shizhai is naturally not happy.
"Very good." Zhao Chen nodded with satisfaction upon hearing this. Zuo Hong was the one he planned to throw out and take the blame anyway, so naturally the more hated he gets, the better.
Then, he clapped his hands, and a white-haired old man walked out of the cubicle.
This old man is surprisingly the Zuo Dharma King Yan Shun of the Ming Cult in Wuyou Cave!
After completing the task and leaving Dongtian, the calm voice asked Zhao Chen if he wanted to bring Yan Shun and Kong Lin, his two belongings, back to Xuantian.
At that time, Zhao Chen thought briefly and decided to only bring Yan Shun out.
There are three reasons for this choice:
First, Wuyoufang City had just experienced chaos caused by the disciples of the Demon Sect. As a descendant of the "Yin Demon" of the Zhengba Jing'er, it was not appropriate for Kong Lin to appear here; while Yan Shun had bright magic power and would not arouse suspicion.
Secondly, compared to Yan Shun, who has been in charge of academic affairs for decades, Kong Lin, a young saint, has almost no experience in doing business and can only be a thug at best... Zhao Chen is not short of thugs in Daxia, on the contrary. There are relatively few people who are capable of doing things and worthy of his trust.
After all, when I get back the "Yunxiao Golden Crown", the "historical fog" at the entrance to Wuyou Cave will definitely dissipate. It is very likely that I will be connected with Wuyou Valley by then. If I don't prepare in advance, I'm afraid I won't be able to defend it by then. The secret of living in the cave.
Thirdly, Zhao Chen already had a lot of "scandals" with Xuantian. If there were so many beautiful girls around him, it would be even more unclear.
"This is Yan Shun... this is Zuo Hong..." Zhao Chen introduced the two of them before continuing, "I will leave Yicheng today, and then Mr. Yan will sit here on my behalf... Well, Your task is very simple, Zuo Hong continues to suppress the local forces, while Yan Lao unites those forces to fight against Zuo Hong, consuming each other's strength."
Yan Shun didn't care about this request and directly said "yes".
Although Zuo Hong was unwilling to do so, he could not disobey Zhao Chen's order at all, so he had no choice but to reply in a low voice: "Yes."
However, Zhao Chen did not keep pressing, but instead threw a copy of "The Return of the Three Demons Sword" annotated by Kong Lin to Zuo Hong.
The "Three Demons Return to Yuan Sword Sutra" is originally Zuo Hong's ancestral skill, but it is actually not subtle. In the eyes of Kong Lin, a direct descendant of the demon sect, it is full of loopholes, so even if it is a casual annotation, it will not be useful to Zuo Hong. It's worth a lot of money.
After making arrangements for himself to monopolize the Worry-free Valley in the future, Zhao Chen sent away his two men, returned to the top floor of Babao Tower, and took a comfortable bath.
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In the small town of Jinchang, more than three hundred miles east of Yumen, there is a three-story building with a Thai-Western style.
"Painter" Li Wei, who had attended the same gathering as Zhao Chen, Yan Hongxia, Tao Zhou and others, lit candles, then closed his eyes and recited a mantra devoutly.
Woo! A sudden gust of wind came in through the window, causing the candle flames to sway violently.
An indescribable, terrifying, and extremely terrifying "smell" quickly filled the room.
Suddenly, Levi's eyes opened, and his originally light blue eyes were dark.
He picked up a paintbrush that he had prepared a long time ago, and started painting with the various colors of oil paints placed on the table. His movements were so fast that his whole body was shaking.
Soon, a beautiful girl with silver hair and red eyes quickly appeared on the drawing paper, with an extremely bustling street behind her as the background.
Snap! The brush in Levi's hand fell onto the paper, and his body twitched several times.
"Lord Garland, this prediction painting is very successful! She is the 'child of prophecy' we are looking for..." Levi, whose eyes quickly returned to blue, rubbed his forehead and said to him in high spirits. Garland, who was guarding the side, said.
(End of chapter)
