by Zhi Bai
"Because he doesn't know how to fight."
After An Zheng finished this sentence, he continued to walk forward, and Du Shoushou still found it hard to understand. He felt that the man was even more arrogant than Chen Qi and the others. No matter what, he was still someone with a great background. But An Zheng just left after saying a few words without a trace of anger. Thus, he could not understand what this person was trying to do.
"An Zheng, why does it look like you are different from before? How can you tell at a glance that he doesn't know how to fight? "
"Because his cultivation is still not enough, so his eyes betrayed him."
An Zheng's answer made it even more difficult for him to understand. Because Du Shoushou did not know what kind of past An Zheng had. An Zheng was once the head of the Ming Fa Si of the Da Xi Empire, so what kind of ruthlessness had he not seen before? What kind of person had never seen An Zheng's eyes before? Forget about these devils and spirits of the Fantasy City, the truly fearless and evil people had all seen them before. There were even more criminals that died in An Zheng's hands. Although An Zheng did not have much left in cultivation, his eyesight was still there.
"Wait!"
Just then, a young man in silk clothing with a white face ran up to him. He was slightly out of breath and said, "Young Hero, I would like to ask you a question."
"What?"
"Why aren't you scared of me? This was the Fantasy City, so everyone who could wear embroidered clothes had their own identity and background. You're a ragged man, why aren't you afraid of me? Did I expose some flaw? "
An Zheng replied with a question: "What you cultivated is deceit, right?"
The young man's expression changed, and he bowed in respect, "This humble one is Zhong Jiuge, may I ask how you saw through me?"
"Eyes."
An Zheng said indifferently: "You only have small success in training in the Dao of Deceit, but only on the surface. Your eyes betrayed you, so you couldn't fool an expert. With your current strength, if you try to lie to them, you'll most likely be beaten to death. So you just arrived at Fantasy City not long ago, right? Listen to my advice, first go to the boundless universe outside to temper yourself, then come here and experience evil. "
Zhong Jiuge said: "On the contrary, I feel that I have succeeded in tricking everyone here. Thank you for your guidance. Looking at your young age, I didn't expect you to have such good eyesight. Furthermore, you seem to be someone with a story behind you. "I have time, you have wine, you have stories …"
An Zheng: "Are you hungry?"
Zhong Jiuge laughed in embarrassment: "I used all my money to hire people, the four sedan bearers just now were all hired by me." So, I really don't have the money to eat. "
An Zheng: "How can you lie when you speak such truth?"
Zhong Jiuge: "Because to be honest, I can get a meal out of you."
"How can you be sure?"
Zhong Jiuge pointed to his own eyes, then pointed to An Zheng's eyes: "Eyes, just as you said, eyes can look at the essence of a person. Although I am unable to see through your identity, I can see through your true nature. Your eyes are very clean. "
An Zheng: "My name is Anzhu."
Zhong Jiuge: "That's not good. You're the one that is so young …"
An Zheng: "Drink some."
"Where are you going, Anzhu?"
"Do you need my support, Anzhu?"
"Anzhu, where are we going to eat?"
Du Shoushou looked at that fellow, and thought that the things he had experienced today were exactly like what the storyteller told him, he had met everyone. However, this Zhong Jiuge didn't look like a bad guy either.
When they returned back to An Zheng's small courtyard, the Chen family members were still guarding the outside. Of course, An Zheng knew that they were surrounded by the Chen family's spies, and that was why he kept Zhong Jiuge. Halfway there, An Zheng told Zhong Jiuge to play the role of a strong Ranker. He didn't need to show any kind of strength, but he definitely needed to look down on him. Zhong Jiuge immediately came and looked like he truly did have the appearance of a grandmaster of a generation.
An Zheng knew that Zhong Jiuge could not lie to the experts, but he had deceived the thugs from the Chen family.
An Zheng needed this kind of person, and it just so happened that Zhong Jiuge appeared here. Right now, more and more people were curious about An Zheng. Everyone wanted to know if An Zheng had a backer for suddenly becoming so arrogant. The moment an outsider like Zhong Jiuge appeared, those people who were eager for his would immediately become cautious. An Zheng needed time to heal his injuries, because he was going to face an opponent as simple as a bully guild's hoodlum.
The Chen family, the nine great bandits, were all secretly watching An Zheng. An Zheng needed to find the medicine he needed from these factions, especially from the Chen family. If he wanted to recover his strength, An Zheng needed to have a perfect plan.
When An Zheng entered the door, he saw the silver and bloodied firewood sabers on the ground, but he did not care about them at all. However, his pace was slightly slower, so it was obvious that he still cared a lot about the money. However, this person had already mastered the art of deceiving. He just did not know why this person would suddenly appear in Fantasy City.
"Anzhu, I understand."
After entering the door, Zhong Jiuge immediately became dejected: "Those people outside are like tigers eyeing their prey. You making me pretend to be an expert is not a joke, you're letting me be a shield, right …. This wine was truly unpleasant. It seems like you have quite a few enemies here. This job is not easy to do, you'll have to pay for it. "
An Zheng: "Tell me, why did you come to Fantasy City?"
Zhong Jiuge: "Aren't we talking about increasing the money now? Can we talk about other things later? Although the cultivation of our people in the Thousand Sect isn't much, but how can the experts of our sect be of such high value? It's because we can do things and play a very important role. Anzhu, you asked me to act clearly because you were worried about someone disturbing your recovery, right? "If I had a good act, I would have explained it clearly first even if I had to add money."
An Zheng: "The money outside is about three thousand silver, take half. People from your Thousand Sects who have yet to succeed in their cultivation are far from being worth this extra money. "
"Alright!"
Zhong Jiuge laughed: "I like such a generous customer like you … Speaking of which, why would I go out to gain experience? It's because my talent is too good, and Master no longer has anything to teach me. So tell me, go to the outside world and take a look. The reason why it is called the Great Thousand World is because this world is full of lies.
An Zheng: "Speak the truth."
Zhong Jiuge gaped: "Because I'm poor... It has been a long time since our sect has received a job, and ever since something happened to our sect, no one has come to look for us. But Anzhu, how do you know that what I said was not the truth?
"The thousand sects have already been sealed, so I know."
An Zheng said indifferently: "Your Thousand Sect's people tricked people they shouldn't have, so they were sealed up by the Great Qin Empire's Ming Fa Si's people. I coincidentally know about this."
Zhong Jiuge swallowed his saliva: "This world is full of surprises, a person like you … Even a half grown child would actually know about what was going on outside the Fantasy City. "
Du Shoushou: "That's right, An Zheng, how did you know?"
An Zheng shrugged his shoulders: "I was just randomly spouting nonsense, who knows if I was right."
Zhong Jiuge opened his eyes wide: "Anzhu, you should join my Thousand Sect. I feel that you have more talent than me..."
An Zheng sat up straight, his expression becoming serious: "Since fate has brought the three of us together, then I think there is one thing that we need to clarify. Fatty and I are brothers, so I will give him a point. Zhong Jiuge, you want to train and imp
rove yourself, but temporarily you cannot find someone more suitable to be your helper. This is the Fantasy City, from the bottom of our hearts, the three of us are at the lowest level. So, if we want to live a better life in the future and not be bullied anymore, from today onwards, the three of us will be linked together. "
An Zheng looked at Zhong Jiuge: "Although you can cultivate, there is something that you may not like to hear. It is the truth, and only the cultivators with the lowest spirit root will enter the thousand gates of hell to eat. You have to rely on other powers, and you know what happens in the end. Come with me and Fatty to fight in this Fantasy City. Even if you don't become a peerless expert in the future, at the very least, you have hope.
Zhong Jiuge hesitated for a moment: "I originally wanted to go to Da Xi and pass by Illusory Realm to swindle a few coins as travel fees. I didn't think that you would see through it the moment I entered, isn't this fate as well? Although I practice a thousand techniques, I also know what attitude I should have towards my friends. From today onwards, I am yours in Anzhu, the three of us will make a name for ourselves in Fantasy City! "
Du Shoushou's blood boiled at what An Zheng and Zhong Jiuge had said, he stood up and waved his fist: "Hitting the river!"
Chapter 13 - Objective Cultivation
Unsurprisingly, none of the students who bullied An Zheng back in the Nanshan Street Academy came to class. An Zheng's performance in one day had completely scared those fellows who were previously vicious in front of him out of their courage. Wang Meng and Wang Zhuang were not lightly injured by An Zheng, and they were probably lying in their homes moving. As for Gao Di, after he was taken away by Zhang Lei from the bully association, he temporarily didn't know what his ending would be.
An Zheng used the medicine he made up the night before, then took a hot bath. Although he still felt a bit uncomfortable inside his body, it was already much better than yesterday. He told Zhong Jiuge to sit at home. With the window open, he sat cross-legged on the brick bed and did not move an inch. Zhong Jiuge was silent for a moment. Then, he found a urinal and placed it under his robe, saying that it was to be used in case of an emergency.
An Zheng called Du Shoushou to go with him to the Academy, and upon entering, he realised that the house was practically empty. In fact, there were times when people's personalities were contagious as well. In Nanshan Street's academy, people who saw the senior bullying An Zheng would also be bullied by others. The effect of the environment on humans was this huge. When the remaining people in the academy saw An Zheng and Du Shoushou enter, they all had complicated expressions on their faces.
An Zheng sat down on his seat and closed his eyes to think.
Although he had managed to control his injuries, his condition was too poor. If he wanted to recover his peak cultivation and get back to Da Xi to take revenge, he would have to find a way to heal his body. No matter how strong the soul was and how many things there were in his memories, they would be of great help to An Zheng in the current situation he was facing, but it would be difficult to say in the future.
The Great Gou Clan was actually very poor. They did not lack for silver. What they lacked was a treasure that could temper the body. With An Zheng's experience, he naturally knew what kind of position the Great Vanguard Temple had in the entire Fantasy City. The Nanshan Street was just a street that could not be considered big in the Fantasy City. The Great Bandits Hall was not completely in control, and everything had to depend on the Chen Family's expression, so the Great Bandits Hall was not ranked at all.
Right now, An Zheng's body could just barely be considered qualified. He needed the help of sufficient medicinal ingredients before he could start Purification. Du Shoushou's physique was ordinary, if he wanted to cultivate, he would have to rely on medicinal ingredients to change his physique. An Zheng could not leave alone, he had to bring Du Shoushou with him.
So from the looks of it, the quickest method was to obtain some useful medicine from the Chen family.
"Fatty, do you know where in Fantasy City there is a black market?"
An Zheng suddenly asked.
Du Shoushou was startled: "Why are you asking about this?"
An Zheng asked: Do you want to cultivate?
Du Shoushou replied: "Of course I want to, even in my dreams."
An Zheng patted Du Shoushou's shoulder: "I know how to cultivate, but I need to have enough spirit stones. "I reckon that none of the Spirit Stones there are high quality, so we can only use the black market to think of a way."
Du Shoushou couldn't cultivate, but he had a brother who worked as a servant in a small sect. Every time his brother returned, he would talk about some things related to cultivators. Therefore, Du Shoushou knew that if an ordinary person wanted to cultivate, the only way was to obtain enough spirit stones and then request of an expert to refine their body using the power of spirit stones. However, to an ordinary person, the value of a low rank soul stone was something they could never have.
"My brother said that a low rank soul stone could be sold for 50,000 silver on the black market. He said that in order for an ordinary person to change their physique and be able to cultivate, they would need at least twelve low rank soul stones and an expert at the Sumeru Stage level who was willing to help in Purification. "
Du Shoushou shook his head, "That is several hundred thousand taels of silver, not three thousand and two thousand. Even if we have money, where can we get the help of a Sumeru Stage Ranker? An Zheng, I heard that the ones with the strongest cultivations in the Great Kou Palace are Kou Da and Kou Jiu, and they are only at the early stage of the Elementary Level. "
An Zheng said: "As long as there's a way to get spirit stones, I will think of other methods. "The point is that we lack silver. The only way is to go to the black market and gamble on the stones."
Du Shoushou said, "That's impossible, my brother said that everything on the black market is fake. There isn't any spirit jade in any of the stones, they are all scams. Furthermore, the ones controlling the stone gambling on the black market were powerful forces, so those who were cheated wouldn't dare to say a word. If a kid like us goes, we'll be played to death. "
An Zheng said: "Of course we won't be able to see a genuine good stone, so we need to borrow strength. Aren't the Chen family trying to contact me? I plan to contact them. With the Chen family's influence in the Nanshan Street, it's not like they couldn't find a single stone that contained spirit jade. "
"The Chen family is too dangerous."
Du Shoushou held onto An Zheng's arm tightly: "You saw it too, the Chen family members are all like that. That Chen Pu, is so sinister and sinister that he is like a venomous snake. No one knows when he will wrap around us and take a bite. You injured and killed someone from the Chen family, they won't let you off. Furthermore … The one you just injured, is even Chen Pu's son. "
An Zheng laughed: "Chen Pu, you are just a small fry. As long as you have the heart to cultivate, I will definitely let you cultivate. "
Du Shoushou opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. A warm feeling flowed through his heart, causing him to want to cry. Even though he knew that with the strength of An Zheng and his two children, it would be extremely difficult for them to rely on themselves to obtain the ability to cultivate, he would rather believe that everything that An Zheng said could be realized.
While the two of them were talking in low voices, a person suddenly stood outside the door and peeked inside the house with shifty eyes. At this time, the room was very quiet. The people from the Nine Kou Clan had yet to come to class, so most of them were sleeping on the table. This man looked around the room, and then waved his hand towards An Zheng: "Anzhu, can you come out for a bit?"
An Zheng got up from the chair with the kitten in his arms, and casually walked to the door and asked, "Is there something you need?"
The person who was outside the door, was indeed the Big Brother Zhang Lei, the tyrant who had been beaten to a pulp by An Zheng.
When he saw An Zheng coming out, he nodded and bowed, "Anzhu, our Young Master said that he will visit the Zaocang in the afternoon. If Anzhu is free, he can accompany us to take a look."
Their young master, was of course referring to the Chen family's young master, Chen Shaobai.
Zaocang was the only auction house in Nanshan Street, and it was said that it could sometimes sell one or two good items that made people jealous. Most of the people in the Fantasy City were desperate, these people used their own lives as the wager, going to the depths of the Mount Cang Man to hunt for low level demon beasts, and to obtain crystal cores to sell at the auction house. However, most of the profits were taken up by the auction house, and not many fugitives managed to get their hands on it. Moreover, this silver had flowed into the brothels or casinos opened by the major powers.
"Alright."
An Zheng's answer was very straightforward: "Tell young master Chen that I will wait for him at the entrance of Zaocang in the afternoon."
Hearing An Zheng's agreement, a relieved expression appeared on Zhang Lei's broken face, "Alright, this lowly one will go back to report now. Right, Anzhu, number... Being crippled by me was better than killing him. That brat is now left in the mountains by me, waiting to die. If Anzhu has any other orders, just say it. "
An Zheng shook his head: "No, you can go now."
Zhang Lei bowed, then turned and ran as if he was looking at a peerless demon beast.
"Let's go."
An Zheng pulled at Du Shoushou: "There will be no one coming to the class today. The Chen family and the Great Gou Hall might have a dispute in secret. If you want to cultivate, you can't be lazy. The world is unfair. Some people are born with good physiques, and most people are just as ordinary as you and me. We're already a lot slower than we thought. Geniuses with good constitutions can cultivate as soon as they are born. They have already entered the realm of Ascension at the age of three or five. And we are already ten years old and have not started yet. "
"So, we have to work harder than those geniuses. You will have to come home with me and start from the body technique training. From now on, you won't have time to play around. Remember all the acupuncture points, then practice the speed and strength of your moves. "Before I find a way to change our physiques, you must at least live up to your desire to cultivate."