At nine o'clock in the evening, Xu Feng's family left the government compound under their watch.
Everything has been agreed upon and there is no engagement. At the end of the year, we will directly obtain the certificate and hold the wedding.
As for betrothal gifts, dowries, RVs, etc., they are all trivial matters.
Xu Feng's family background is also pretty good. His parents own a large supermarket and several Internet cafes.
The most important thing is that these properties belong to them, not rented, and can be regarded as small assets.
Of course, compared to Zhou He's family, it's just a drop in the ocean.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Zhou He and Liu Xiaoxue returned to the bedroom.
Liu Xiaoxue was in front of the computer, typing on the keyboard, flipping through information from time to time, and writing and drawing with a pen.
As for Zhou He, he was sitting on the bed bored and reading novels.
"Huh? Is this guy Bai Ye's book finished?" Looking at the book on the bookshelf, the status has changed from serialized to completed.
"It's only been a little over a month, is it over yet? Oh, yes, there are too many updates."
Zhou He looked through it and found that for more than a month, there had been at least 30,000 updates every day, and now there were more than one million.
In addition, from the very beginning, when Zhou He rewarded him, there were so many updates every month. In just two and a half months, there were more than two million updates.
After adding in the original word count of two million, the finished book is almost the same.
Immediately, Zhou He rewarded him with some golden cuteness, and he started reading the novel comfortably.
It was around twelve o'clock in the evening when Liu Xiaoxue finally turned off the computer.
"You're sleepy, I've finished writing, go to sleep." Liu Xiaoxue walked closer and said.
"I'm okay. You must be very tired. You have been writing for more than two hours." Zhou He said.
"Not yet. I just wrote a little today. By the way, I have to go back to school tomorrow." Liu Xiaoxue suddenly said.
"Are you leaving tomorrow?" Zhou He frowned slightly.
"Well, several professors came from the capital. There was a relatively important seminar, and the instructor asked me to go back." Liu Xiaoxue said.
"What kind of seminar is it so important?" Zhou He said.
"It seems to be about advanced technology and the international situation." Liu Xiaoxue said.
"If you don't have a good rest during the National Day, why are you holding a seminar?" Zhou He said.
"Oh, don't be angry. Anyway, I will have plenty of time to spend with you in the future." Liu Xiaoxue grabbed Zhou He's hand and said coquettishly.
"Don't be angry, I will go to Star City with you tomorrow." Zhou He said.
"No, I can go back by myself. You can spend more time with your uncle and aunt at home." Liu Xiaoxue said.
"That's okay. You can drive in my car tomorrow. It's safer. I'll come to Star City with my brother-in-law and the others then." Zhou He said.
"Zhou He, you are so kind. Come on, give me a kiss." A happy smile appeared on Liu Xiaoxue's face.
…
Early the next morning, Liu Xiaoxue got up.
After speaking to Zhou's mother and the others, and with their extreme persuasion, he drove away alone.
Zhou He woke up and didn't want to sleep anymore, but he still had to pretend.
After returning to the room, a clone was left behind, and then, in a flash, he disappeared from the spot.
When Zhouhe appeared again, he had already appeared in the Sahara Desert.
Immediately afterwards, Zhou He took out the van, but this time he did not ride in it, but directly armed it.
After a while, Zhou He entered the space tunnel wearing Wuling armor.
…
The sky is dark and covered with thick smog.
The feather-like snowflakes are falling towards the snow-white world below.
The dazzling and warm sunshine cannot penetrate this heavy haze at all.
In addition, it is winter again now, which has plunged the world into an ice age.
Everything you can see is white.
The temperature has even dropped to minus 20 degrees. This is just the beginning of winter.
A hundred miles south of Yaodong City, there is a grassland.
Now, it has become an endless snowfield.
At this moment, above the snowfield, there was a giant beast over ten meters running wildly.
This giant beast didn't even take a step, and the ground was shaking.
This giant beast looks like a bear with brown and gray fur. What is different from ordinary bears is that it is nearly 20 meters long and has two heads.
This two-headed bear is undoubtedly a terrifying existence.
However, now it is running like crazy, because there are five people chasing it behind it, leaving no trace in the snow, it can be said that it is flying.
These five people were wearing very thin clothes. In this cold weather, they only wore a simple unknown fur coat.
However, what can be seen is that there is a faint spiritual light emanating from their bodies.
Thinking about it, it was this layer of aura outside the body that allowed them to stay in this cold environment unharmed.
Suddenly, one of the five people's feet flashed with spiritual light, and in an instant, he caught up with the two-headed giant bear.
A blazing flame burst out from his hand, and then he slapped the descendant of the two-headed giant bear with his palm.
"Ah..." The two-headed giant bear howled miserably.
A fierce flame suddenly burned from its back.
The people behind could actually smell the aroma of meat.
A huge palm suddenly swung towards the man.
However, the man did not dodge, and his right hand touched a short knife at his waist at some point.
In an instant, the sword flashed.
A thick arm fell to the ground.
"Roar!" The two-headed giant bear's roar was even more pitiful at this moment.
But the next second, the miserable howl stopped abruptly.
Because, there was a blood line on the neck of both of its heads.
There was a loud noise of "Boom!"
The two-headed giant bear's body hit the snow hard.
After a while, blood contaminated the white snowfield.
"Third brother, your strength has improved a lot."
"This two-headed giant bear is a third-level monster, and it is famous for its defensive power. It was actually killed by the third brother in a few blows."
"Great harvest, great harvest, haha!"
"Third brother is mighty!"
The four of them landed next to Liu San one after another.
Liu San smiled slightly and said: "We were lucky today. We were able to find the cave where the two-headed giant bear hibernated. It is enough for us to eat for more than a month."
"Yes, yes, this fur can also make a coat for each of us, so that we can also save some spiritual energy." Zhang Liuzi said at the side.
"After hunting this two-headed giant bear, we can have a better time this winter." Wang Zhu said with a smile.
Several of them looked at the giant bear, with happy smiles on their faces.
In this era of scarcity, especially in this cold winter, these two giant bears are simply a huge fortune.
Whether it is flesh and blood, fur, or animal bones, they are all important materials.
"Okay, pack up quickly and leave here immediately. Although it is winter now, there are many monsters that will come here if they smell the blood."
"And the wind and snow are getting bigger and bigger, it's not safe." Liu San said.
Immediately, the group of people dragged the giant bear and quickly headed towards the road they came from.
Their feet did not step on the snow, they seemed to be flying, but they were extremely close to the snow.
When encountering obstacles, they will still avoid them instead of jumping over them.
About half an hour later, they arrived in front of a huge city.
The walls of the giant city are very high, over a hundred feet high.
Such a high distance should be shrouded in haze.
However, what is very strange is that there is no haze in the sky above the giant city and within a radius of ten miles.
There is no snow cover around the giant city within one mile.
Even the snowflakes falling from the sky melt instantly and disappear without a trace before they hit the ground.
There were not many people at the city gate, and everyone was wearing extremely thick clothes. Of course, there were also some like Liu San and others who were wearing thin fur clothes.
Those who were at the city gate at such a cold time, without exception, were either about to go out to hunt prey, or had just returned from hunting prey.
When Liu San and others returned carrying the two-headed giant bear, everyone's eyes widened. Their eyes were filled with envy.
Of course, there is also schadenfreude and jealousy.
No one came up to say hello, there seemed to be some taboo.
"Hey, Sangouzi, the harvest was good today. We actually hunted a two-headed giant bear?" At the gate of the city, a carefree man holding a pipe in his mouth said while lying on a deck chair.
Next to this man, there is a heater, and within a radius of one foot, there is no feeling of coldness at all.
"It turns out to be Mr. Zhou, you are on duty today." When Liu San saw this person, he secretly said something bad, but he still said with a flattering face.
In the past, in such cold winters, the city guards didn't want to stay here to blow the cold wind, so most of the city gates had humanoid puppets on duty.
Now, I don’t know why the captain of the city guard is here alone.
As long as the city guards are present, no matter what prey is harvested, several layers of skin will be peeled off.
They finally understood why some people were gloating about others' misfortunes, it was because of this guy.
"Well, I have nothing to do today, so I came to the city gate to enjoy some fresh air." Zhou Ying exhaled a puff of smoke and lay on the couch without moving.
"Master Zhou, you are here just right. I originally wanted to send the prey to your house."
"In this case, I will divide it now, and Mr. Zhou can just take it back." Liu San said.
"Yeah." Zhou Ying still didn't move at all, and just made a nasal noise from his mouth.
Although Liu San's four companions were indignant in their hearts, they did not dare to show it on the surface. Instead, they started to cut up the two-headed giant bear with respectful expressions.
After a while, the cutting was completed.
At this time, Zhou Ying slowly stood up and looked at the cut flesh and blood.
Immediately, with a wave of his hand, he put them all into the storage equipment.
Only the two ferocious bear heads were left.
That's right, they were all collected except for the two bear heads.
When Liu Sanwu and others saw this, they suddenly felt a rush of blood rushing to their foreheads.
However, in the end, they suppressed the strong anger in their hearts.
"Today, you guys are very good. This month's city entry fee is waived. Also, you can go to the First Street Management Office and get ten kilograms of coarse grains and ten kilograms of dried meat."
After Zhou Ying finished speaking, he put away the deck chairs and heater, and then walked slowly towards the city.
When Zhou Ying walked away and was out of sight, Zhang Liuzi behind Liu San showed an angry look on his face.
"Damn, damn beast, you just left us two heads?"
"Just give us ten pounds of coarse grains and ten pounds of dried meat. Damn it, damn it!"
"Why did I meet this guy today?"
"If I had known better, I would have hid the two-headed bear."
Zhang Liuzi and the four others were extremely angry at this moment.
"Hey, let's go back. These two heads can also pick out a lot of meat. Also, outside, be strict with your mouth, as trouble will come from your mouth."
Liu San sighed, picked up the four-meter-long bear head and walked towards the city gate.
Seeing this, Zhang Liuzi said nothing, picked up the other one with a slightly smaller head, and followed him in.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, Liu San and the others are really unlucky to meet Zhou Ying."
"Yes, and Zhou Ying was too cruel this time. He actually only kept two bear heads. In the past, he only took half at most."
"I heard that it seems that he is going to attack the fifth level recently and is in urgent need of resources. It is best not to go out hunting in the past few days, otherwise, he will definitely pluck him out."
"I'm going. You're right. Look, the city guards are here."
People outside were talking a lot, but they saw a group of people coming to the city gate to replace the puppet guard.
Everyone who comes in and out goes through strict inspection, and then two-thirds of the prey is taken away, leaving only one-third for those people.
…
In a group of low, dilapidated houses.
Liu San and his party of five, carrying two huge bear heads, entered a larger yard under the envious eyes of the neighbors.
There were many people in the yard, old and young.
They are all members of Liu San's family. Their five families live in this courtyard.
The five families have lived together for nearly a hundred years and have experienced four generations. The relationship between the five families is extremely close.
"Wow, brother, what a big bear head. Have you hunted a two-headed giant bear?" A thin girl of fifteen or sixteen years old quickly exclaimed and trotted over.
The girl was still holding a wet piece of clothing in her hand.
"Yes." Liu San looked at the thin girl with a smile on his face.
"Xiao Rong, please stop talking. When you talk about this, you'll make me so angry." Zhang Liuzi looked angrily.
"Xiao Liu, what's wrong?" A white-haired old man stood up from the recliner nearby.
"Grandpa, we hunted a two-headed giant bear nearly twenty meters tall today, and then we met that beast Zhou Ying at the gate of the city," Zhang Liuzi said.
"Yes, we are left with two heads, plus these things." Wang Zhu said, raising the coarse grains and dried meat in his hand.
Hearing the noise in the yard, everyone in the house came out.
Including Liu San and the others, there were actually twenty-five people in total.
They also heard what Zhang Liuzi and others said, and immediately, all of them had angry expressions on their faces.
"Well, it's still as good as before. Although it's a little more dangerous, at least it won't be so harsh on the prey we hunt so hard for." The grandfather sighed and said.
"It's okay, we'll go hunting tomorrow, and we'll be exempted from the city entry fee for a month."
"Moreover, these two heads can also pick out a lot of meat, which is enough for us to eat for several days, and the bones can also be sold to the weapons shop." Liu San said with a smile.
The others were about to say something, but suddenly, the grandfather's eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, and his aura suddenly burst out.
"Who are you?"
I saw a figure appearing in the courtyard at some unknown moment.
You know, the courtyard gate was locked after Liu San and the others came in.