Looking at this warm scene, Zhou Sen felt a little absent-minded.
If it weren't for the chaos in the five star regions, and if it wasn't for the fact that he couldn't let go of the third princess, he might have chosen to die here. He liked this simple atmosphere, even if it was more of a false appearance.
The celebration banquet didn't end until the early hours of the morning. The workers were all drunk and helped each other into their rooms to sleep. Sister-in-law Peng, Sister-in-law Sun and a few other women were left to clean up the mess.
Lu's ax was still chopping wood with a muffled sound.
"Axe, why aren't you taking a rest?" Zhou Sen, who was sitting on the edge of the well, shouted when he saw something strange about Lu Axe.
"Don't worry about it." Lu Axe replied.
"..." Zhou Sen suddenly became speechless. Lu Axe had never treated him like this before.
"Xiao Zhou, let him be quiet, ugh... pitiful..." Aunt Peng, who was cleaning up the big pot, shook her head and sighed.
"Is something wrong?" Zhou Sen noticed immediately.
"The target of Lu's ax is dead." Sister-in-law Sun walked to Zhou Sen and whispered softly.
Zhou Sen's heart sank. He knew without guessing that the girl must have died at the hands of the mob. Zhou Sen did not go over to comfort Lu Axe. He also found an ax and helped Lu Axe chop wood.
In this weather, apart from chopping wood with an ax, there is no place for flies to vent their anger.
The two men said nothing, chopping firewood silently.
Time passed by little by little, and the East Courtyard had been cleaned up. Even Sister Peng and Sister Sun said hello and went to bed. However, Zhou Sen and Lu Ax were still chopping firewood desperately.
The clothes revealed a body of strong muscles.
Finally, Lu Axe spoke.
"Zhou Sen, why are there so many wounds on your body?" Lu Ax asked in surprise as he looked at the scars crisscrossing Zhou Sen's body.
"This was bitten by a dog, this was beaten by someone else, this was scratched by a ferocious beast, this one was scratched after falling from the mountain..." Zhou Sen was a little speechless, because after the dragon scale armor disappeared, he was injured
There are more and more injuries.
Lu Ax stared blankly at the scars on Zhou Sen's body without making a sound.
"Except for death, there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome in a person's life." Zhou Sen looked at Lu Axe lightly.
"Yeah." Lu Axe responded, walked back to the kitchen, and took out a jar of wine. "This is from Chef Peng's collection."
"Chef Peng's collection... then you..."
"He just drank it, how dare he ask me to pay for it!" Lu Axe said with a cross-eyed look.
"...That's right, just drink it." Zhou Sen laughed dumbly.
"Come, let's compete to see who can chop wood faster and win the drink."
"good!"
The two of them threw away their arms and began to chop wood frantically without saying a word.
"Stop!" Lu Ax glanced at the firewood on Zhou Sen's chest and said, "I won, but I allow you to drink with me."
"good!"
The two of them drank wildly. When they got tired, they chopped wood. When they were tired of chopping wood, they drank. In the weather, which was more than ten degrees below zero, the two grown men were shirtless in the yard to vent the pressure in their hearts.
Zhou Sen was drunk.
Lu Axe was also drunk.
Neither of them knew how they climbed into their beds. When they got up, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.
No one disturbed Zhou Sen and Lu Shatou. Obviously, someone knew that he drank late at night. When the two got up, thousands of people in the Shen family were busy. Some people repaired the damaged courtyard walls and some infrastructure of the Shen family, and repaired the damaged courtyard walls and some infrastructure.
Some of the grain used for the city walls was carried back to the granary.
Most people are helping people in Niejiaqiao Town repair damaged houses or bury the bodies of victims.
The Shen family's benevolence and righteousness have won unanimous praise from Niejiaqiao residents.
Two days later, the day before the Chinese New Year, Niejiaqiao returned to its former prosperity, and commercial activities gradually became more frequent. Some nearby tenants who were buying New Year goods rushed to Niejiaqiao, and Niejiaqiao became vibrant again.
Unlike the shops, the East Courtyard has become quiet. Except for the occasional shopkeeper who comes to replenish the goods, the East Courtyard spends most of its time doing nothing.
The workers all went home to celebrate the New Year, even the couple Chef Peng and Chef Lei went home to celebrate the New Year.
The east courtyard looks increasingly deserted.
In the East Courtyard, apart from the concierge on duty, there were only three bachelors left: Zhou Sen, Lu Auxiliary and Jia Deafizi. The meal was originally delivered from the West Courtyard, but Lu Auxiliary refused.
Lu Shatou has been working in the Shen family since he was a child. He has been working in the kitchen for seven or eight years and his skills are pretty good.
Finally, New Year's Eve was ushered in the East Courtyard amidst the deserted atmosphere.
Lu Shatou lit a fire in the kitchen and hung a bunch of dried chili peppers at the door, indicating that the coming year would be prosperous.
After the three of them had dinner, they gathered around the fire and drank. Deaf Jia was old and couldn't bear to drink. After a few drinks, he went back to his room to sleep.
The two grown men were speechless, drinking wine and thinking about their own thoughts.
"Zhou Sen...Wait a minute...The master and his wife will be here." Lu Achetou said suddenly while drinking. At this time, Lu Achetou was already a little drunk and hazy.
"What?" Zhou Sen was stunned.
"Hand out red envelopes."
"oh."
Zhou Sen immediately understood that usually, in some wealthy families, a red envelope would be given to the person on duty in the early morning to ask for good luck.
The two sat blankly by the fire, waiting for the master and his wife to come over and hand out red envelopes, chatting about nothing.
"Zhou Sen, will you stay in the Shen family?"
"Won't."
"I...I...know...you won't stay here...what do you mean...you are...you are a dragon...a dragon..." Lu Axe took a sip of wine and concluded
stammered.
"dragon……"
Zhou Sen shook his head and smiled bitterly. If he were a dragon, he would also be a dragon trapped in a stinking ditch. Not only has he lost his superpowers, but he also has no channel to obtain the power of faith, because his golden god
It was destroyed, and the golden god in the space ring could not be taken out. He wanted to refine the god again, but he lost the ability to refine the weapon. If he had not lost his power, how could he be reduced to following Lu Axe to learn how to chop flies?
Skill.
"Zhou...Zhou Sen...you are amazing...I admire you...I really admire you..."
"Axe, do you have any dreams?" Zhou Sen asked, not wanting to bring the subject to himself.
"Yes... there is..."
"What is it? Tell me."
"Marry a housewife and have... many children..."
"This doesn't count, is there anything else?"
"This...this...when I was very young...think about it...I want to be a general, the kind of general who rides a tall horse..." Lu Ax suddenly picked up the iron ax under his feet and pulled a beautiful ax in the air.
flower.
"Well, this is a dream, but have you ever thought about becoming a general?"
"Some people say... they say... being a general requires more than just strength... but also culture. What is fortune and strategy... what does it mean?"
"Strength and strategy can lead to victory thousands of miles away. It refers to the art of war."
"That's right, that's right, strategize and win thousands of miles away... I don't even know how to read... I don't know what the art of war is... By the way, you command us to fight against the victims... is this the art of war?"
"Yes."
"Zhou Sen...you are so good...so amazing..."
"I can teach you literacy and the art of war."
"Really, that...that's great...I want to be a general...the kind of general that...kills nine million...a general...haha...after becoming a general, are you afraid that you won't have women...
Huhu..."
Lu Axe unexpectedly tilted his head and fell asleep leaning on the chair.
"..."
Zhou Sen looked at Lu Axe, who was snoring like thunder, and was immediately speechless.
At this moment, there was a burst of firecrackers outside.
Zhou Sen stared blankly at the blazing fire, with a hint of sternness on his dull face.
It has been a while since I came to the Shen family, but I have not made any progress on my path to spiritual cultivation.
When will I have the power to return to the five star regions?!
Inexplicably, Zhou Sen thought of the "Invincible Secrets" and the Mystery Compilation Book again. Currently, there is nothing wrong with Zhou Sen who has practiced the "Invincible Cheats" and the Mystery Compilation Book. However, the two vague superpowers are still soft and weak.
There was no increase at all, but Zhou Sen felt that his body's flexibility had increased a lot.
According to the "Invincible Secrets", the state of "state" in the "Mighty Realm" has been reached. Next, it is time to start practicing the second stage of "quietness". The practice of quietness seems very simple, mainly meditation.
Feel the changes in the body with your heart, so that the human body is in a state of tranquility on the outside and calm on the inside.
At present, Zhou Sen does not have any experience in cultivating gods. He even does not know how long it takes to practice the first level of the "Mighty Realm". The concept of "state" is also extremely vague. He can only be alone in the darkness.
Explore and make judgments based on physical sensations.
According to Shen Huimin, "Invincible Secrets" has seven levels of realms, which are divided into "the realm of majesty, the realm of clear eyesight, the realm of wisdom and heart, the realm of mountains and rivers, the realm of exploring the secluded realm, the realm of newborns, and the realm of Hongmeng", and among them, every step up is very difficult.
, even if calculated based on the current cultivation speed of "state" in the first level of "Mighty Realm", it will take seven years to cultivate to "Hongmeng Realm".
Of course, Zhou Sen is not naive enough to think that he can reach the highest level of "Invincible Secrets" in seven years. Even if he is not a superpower, he knows very well that any god-cultivating technique should be easy first and then easy.
Disaster.
If it really only takes seven years to reach the highest level of cultivation, then those who cultivate in the God Realm will not only cultivate at the first level.
Returning to the five star regions is far away.
Distraught, Zhou Sen gradually entered a "quiet" state. He didn't want to have too many negative emotions. He had to keep himself positive and optimistic. No one in this world pitied him, nor did he.
No one will help him, he can only rely on himself.
One year is not enough for ten years, ten years is not enough for a hundred years!
The lifespan of a person with superpowers is far longer than that of ordinary people. Zhou Sen believes that as long as he practices diligently, his lifespan will definitely exceed that of ordinary people, and he will have hope of returning to the five star regions.
Soon, Zhou Sen's brain abandoned the complicated worldly emotions and became extremely clear. He felt the quiet night with his thoughts, the cold air with his skin, and the gentle winter wind with his pores...
The fire gradually extinguished, and Zhou Sen was practicing like a machine that never knew how to get tired.
Zhou Sen didn't know that Shen Huimin didn't tell him that many early superpowers spent a lifetime unable to complete the "state" practice, but Zhou Sen entered the second level of "quiet" practice in just over a month.
In fact, Shen Huimin didn't know how difficult the first level of training in "Invincible Secrets" was.
Of course, Shen Huimin didn't know that Zhou Sen was a genius in the five star regions!
In the world of cultivators, cultivating the first level of the "Majestic Realm" in the "Invincible Secrets" is only the preliminary work of building the foundation. It does not necessarily have to reach the state described in the "Invincible Secrets", because once a person with superpowers is physically
After cultivating superpowers, the majestic realm of practicing "Invincible Secrets" becomes useless.
Even if a person with super powers has superpowers, it will take decades to reach the "realm of clear eyesight" in "The Invincible Secrets", and this is meaningless to the superpowers, because, the "Invincible Secrets"
There are no superpowers in the "Mighty Realm" and "Clear Eyes Realm". You can't even fly with a sword to enter the palace of superpowers. It's better to spend your time cultivating primary superpowers.
Except for superpowers with extremely poor talents, generally those with slightly talented superpowers can enter the hall of superpowers and achieve basic superpowers in ten to thirty years. People like Pang Bing of Jiupan Zong who have astonishing talents can
It is extremely rare for people with superpowers to reach the first level of primary level two superpowers when they are only in their teens. This is extremely rare in the world of cultivating gods. You must know that in Jiupan Sect, many people with superpowers who are over a hundred years old are still in the level one level.
The level of superpower is lingering.
However, in the world of cultivating gods, the most important thing is to enter the primary level, because only with superpowers can you extend your life, and with a long life can you have the opportunity to enter a higher level.
This is a virtuous cycle. After entering a higher realm, life may be extended, and after extending life, the chance of entering the next realm will increase infinitely.
In the world of cultivating gods, there are also some superpowers who work hard to make up for their shortcomings. For example, the martial arts idiot Gong Shaochang of Jiupan Sect. He is dull by nature, late-minded, and has a strong temperament. He is not suitable for cultivating gods. However, because of his persistence and lack of distractions,
He spends almost all his time on cultivation, so his achievements are extremely high, and he has reached the intermediate level four super power. If nothing happens, he can enter the high level, enter the world of powerful cultivators, and get close to the way of heaven.
.
The Dao of Heaven is an extremely vague concept among superpowers, because ordinary superpowers have no idea of the realm after reaching the Dao of Heaven. They are just some rumors that cannot be traced back.
For Zhou Sen, he doesn't care about what the highest state of spiritual cultivation looks like. He only cares about when he will regain his strength and find a way to return to the five star regions.
Zhou Sen didn't know that he was once again on the gangster list on this strange planet.
Of course, no one told Zhou Sen what kind of list the gangster list was. Zhou Sen didn't know the existence of the gangster list at all...
The sky is getting brighter, and the sunrise in winter makes people feel endlessly cold.
Zhou Sen didn't feel cold at all. He had been immersed in a wonderful world that he had never paid attention to before, a world beyond human sight. This world was intoxicating and amazing.
A rustling rat is spinning around the oil tank.
A fat fly, on the verge of death due to the cold winter, clung to the chimney to keep warm.
At the end of a piece of burning wood, countless panicked ants are looking for a way out of life.
This is a planet suitable for cultivation...
…
"Zhou Sen."
"Um."
Zhou Sen suddenly opened his eyes and saw Lu Ax looking drowsily outside the half-opened door.
"Didn't the Master and Madam come?"
"No."
"...but...but...there are red envelopes every year..." Lu Shatou wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth with a disappointed look on his face.
"Perhaps, the master and his wife were too tired during this period and forgot about it."
"Oh...it's the first day of the new year, Zhou Sen, what's your source?" Lu Axe asked in a muttered voice while adding dry wood to the fire.
"No place." Zhou Sen shook his head.
"Why don't we go to the 'Bridge Tower'?" Lu Axe's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Bridge?"
"It was run by the Xiao family... Hey... it was set on fire by those mobs... Look at my memory, I have forgotten..." Lu Ax patted his head, took out the iron ax from under his feet, and lifted it in the air
He struck a few times horizontally and straight, as if he wanted to vent his dissatisfaction.
"Do you go there often?" Zhou Sen couldn't help but be stunned. He really couldn't imagine that an honest and friendly person like Lu Axi would visit a brothel.
"No, no...I went there secretly with Chef Peng two years ago...it cost me half a year's salary..." There was a complicated expression on Lu Axe's face, with a hint of reluctance, and more of a look of nostalgia.
Obviously, that experience left an unforgettable impression on him.
"Is there anyone else going to the East Courtyard?" Zhou Sen asked curiously.
"Most of them have been there...but it's too expensive. Some people only go there once every few years."
"Very interesting?" Zhou Sen suddenly felt a sense of mischievous pleasure. He wanted to know what low-level people like Lu Ax thought of the brothel. Of course, Zhou Sen had a deeper meaning. He hoped that Lu Ax could walk out of the brothel.
shadow.
"There is a woman who likes me very much...but...but I don't have money to go see her." Lu Axe said coquettishly with a trace of honest shyness on his face.
"As long as you have money, they all like it." Zhou Sen said nonchalantly.
"No, no... really... she said... she also said... she likes my innocence... and hopes I visit her often. She doesn't want my money." Seeing Zhou Sen's disbelief, Lu Futou's veins appeared on his neck.
He burst out and argued.
"Haha, then why don't you look at her?" Zhou Sen laughed.
"I'm afraid...I'm afraid that others will laugh at me..." Lu Axe hesitated.
"Then do you like her?"
"This..." Lu Ax was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer. After all, he only met the woman once, and he was far from liking her.
"Don't say you like her, have you ever thought about her?"
"I've thought... I've thought about it... I often think about it at night... Sometimes, I go to the bridge on purpose, hoping to meet her, but I've never seen her..." Lu Hutou looked depressed.
"If she is willing to marry you, will you marry her?" Zhou Sen stared at Lu Axe.
"..." Lu Ax stared at Zhou Sen dumbfounded. Obviously, he had never thought about this problem.
"Okay, you don't have to answer, let's go see her."
"Now?"
"Yes, now."
"I have no money... I still need to save money to marry a wife..." Lu Axe's face turned red.
"I have."
"But……"
"Let's go."
…
Under Zhou Sen's pull, Lu Ax stood up half-pushed. Judging from the expression on his face, there was hope.
Mr. Qi, the concierge of the East Courtyard, and another old man were dozing around the charcoal stove. When Zhou Sen knocked on the door, the two of them became energetic and opened their eyes at the same time, with excited expressions on their faces. Immediately, another expression appeared on their faces.
Disappointed, it was obvious that they mistakenly thought it was the master and his wife who were sending red envelopes.
After Zhou Sen and Lu Ax went out, they immediately went straight to the bridge.
The morning of the first grade of junior high school in Niejiaqiao was quiet, and the streets were covered with a layer of white snow, like a white carpet.
"Zhou Sen, the bridge has been burned down, what are we going to do?"
"Even if it's burned, it will go somewhere."
"oh……"
Soon, the two arrived at the burned bridge.
As Zhou Sen expected, the bridge was guarded because the bridge was not completely burned down and there were a lot of expensive furniture inside. The Xiao family would definitely send someone to guard it.
The two of them asked the guard and found out that the women on the bridge were temporarily staying at the "Moling Inn". They were immediately overjoyed. The Moling Inn was the property of the Shen family, so it was naturally more convenient and more courageous.
The two of them went straight to Moling Inn.
Moling Inn is not the best inn in Niejiaqiao. In Niejiaqiao, the best inn is the Zhao family's "Wanfu Inn". Obviously, the Xiao family arranged for the women to stay at Moling Inn to show their goodwill to the Shen family.
Although it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, the door of Moling Inn was still open, with red lanterns hanging high. There were some signs of damage at the door. Apparently, the place had been attacked by mobs.
