In a swamp, Zhang Shen got off the space-time boat and stepped on the ground. The water level was above his ankles and his shoes were wet.
The space-time boat shrank, sank into Zhang Shen's body and disappeared.
"The city is over here." Zhang Shen identified the direction. He saw the city from afar and landed in the swamp over here. Only here was there no one in sight, and he didn't want anyone to see the time and space boat.
"Fortunately, although I don't have any cultivation skills, my body is still within the limits of a mortal's body. Lifting a boulder weighing several hundred kilograms and jumping ten meters away are just a piece of cake. It's just a swamp, and I can walk out in a short while."
At the edge of the swamp, Zhang Shen saw some children and rough men fishing. When they saw him, they all looked surprised.
She seemed to be wondering why a young man in brocade robe and with skin as white as jade would come here alone.
But he did not step forward to ask, and his eyes were full of timidity and vigilance.
"It seems that the reputation of the young masters here is not very good." Zhang Shen saw the problem and did not disturb them from fishing. He only saw that their skin was dry and yellow, their bodies were thin, and their expressions looked a little ugly.
After thinking about it, Zhang Shen squatted down and fished up a few stones. His ears moved slightly, and a tiny sound came.
He threw a few stones into the water.
The shallow water surface was covered with a thin layer of blood. Several palm-sized fish floated to the surface, still trembling although still dead.
Zhang Shen didn't even look at it and left. It was up to those people whether they wanted those fish or not.
When the sun was high in the sky, Zhang Shen arrived at the city gate.
Because he was not a merchant and was dressed in fine clothes, the guard at the city gate asked him a few questions and then let him in.
"The buildings are quite old." Zhang Shen looked around. The city was quite large, but the city walls were mostly built with ordinary boulders. The houses in the city were mostly built with bricks, stones and blue mud, and the roofs were covered with tiles. Zhang Shen had not seen this kind of building for a long time.
"Perhaps, I should go and take a look at the city lord's mansion and the residences of the rich and powerful. I hope they will be a little different."
"Otherwise, the level of development of this blessed land is very worrying."
Zhang Shen understood that not every strong person would develop power and train personnel in his own blessed land.
Most of them build resource points in blessed lands, continuously producing valuable cultivation resources.
Many times, life and civilization will appear in the blessed land after the death of a strong person. This is all due to the natural evolution of all things over a long period of time, and has nothing to do with those dead strong people.
Huh? Someone is following me? Zhang Shen
He noticed someone was staring at him.
Walking to a stall, Zhang Shen pretended to choose something, lowered his head, and looked for the source of the gaze.
They were three hooligans.
"See that I'm dressed gorgeously, look good, and don't have any servants with me, so you're tempted by my money?" Zhang Shen raised the corner of his mouth, put down the items in his hand, aimed at an alley not far away, and slowly walked over.
As it happens, I also need some friendly sponsorship.
When he came to this cave, Zhang Shen didn't bring anything except clothes, the time and space boat and three treasures.
A pauper with nothing is in need of help from kind-hearted people.
When the three hooligans saw Zhang Shen walking towards the alley, they followed him excitedly.
Holding knives, they didn't think that a weak and handsome young man could do anything to them.
After a while, the three people in the alley collapsed to the ground.
Zhang Shen took the knife from their hands, and his sensitive sense of smell allowed him to smell the scent of human blood.
"You've seen blood." Zhang Shen didn't want to kill them. It was a bit too arrogant to kill people just after entering the city.
He casually patted a few people on the back of their heads, and a white paste flowed out of their ears and noses.
"Given my understanding of the body and my control over my own strength, you can just be a retard in the future."
After searching for a while, he found a total of one or two taels of silver, equivalent to one hundred coins.
Along the way, Zhang Shen paid attention to the prices. One hundred coins were equivalent to fifty meat buns, which was enough for his food expenses for the next few days.
I touched my stomach and found it was already empty and making a "humming" sound.
I took the change to the money shop and exchanged it for 95 copper coins, with a five-cent handling fee.
Under the contemptuous gaze of the money shop owner, Zhang Shen left, bought a few pancakes, and continued wandering around the city.
"Fortunately, the level of civilization development is not too low after all."
Looking at the city lord's mansion with red paint on the top, ancient wood structure, whitewashed walls and red brick interior, as well as the two bustling streets nearby, Zhang Shen felt a little relieved.
"The night is getting late. It's time to find a comfortable place to rest for the night." Zhang Shen looked towards Liqi Street. Most of the wealthy families in the city lived on this street, and some officials also lived there.
"I'm sure these wealthy families will not be stingy with giving me a room when they see that I have no roof over my head and no bed to sleep on." Zhang Shen's eyes lit up. Staying in an inn was too expensive. Sleeping on a shared bed with others for a night would cost more than ten or twenty coins. He shouldn't waste the few copper coins in his pocket.
Wouldn’t it be nice to stay in one of these wealthy homes’ guest rooms for a night for free
"Huang Mansion? It's quite big and interesting." Zhang Shen was not in a hurry to go in. It was not dark yet and it would be easy to be discovered if he went in.
A little later is more convenient.
Under the cover of night, Zhang Shen identified the location by listening to the sound, confirmed that there was no one there, climbed over the three-meter-high wall, and entered the Huang Mansion.
His body, which is at the limit of mortal man, enables him to do many things that ordinary people cannot accomplish.
Avoiding the patrolling guards, Zhang Shen chose an empty guest room.
"Not bad, not bad. I slept comfortably. There's no one in this area, so I don't have to worry about being disturbed."
Zhang Shen fell asleep quickly. Traveling through the space channel had accumulated a lot of fatigue for him, and he needed to rest.
The next day, the sun shone brightly.
After Mr. Huang finished his breakfast, he prepared to go to the study to handle some family affairs.
She was accompanied by Huang's daughter. Since she joined the martial arts sect, she has rarely been at home. This time when she returned home to visit her relatives, she wanted to spend more time with her parents.
Mr. Huang also has something to say to his daughter.
"Ying'er, warriors have the ability to destroy mountains and break peaks. You have the opportunity to learn martial arts, so you must cherish it. The Huang family will rely on you in the future."
"Don't pay any attention to your uncles who asked you to find a way for their children in Qingshuimen."
"Don't ruin your own future for such a small matter."
"They have the ability, let them go out and try it themselves."
Huang Ying nodded to show that she understood.
As the two walked, Mr. Huang gave them some advice.
However, when they entered the study, they were stunned. Sitting behind the desk was a man with disheveled hair and an unruly posture.
"Who are you? Why are you here!" Huang Ying immediately stood in front of her father. She didn't even notice there was someone in the house before she entered, which made her very afraid.
Zhang Shen sipped tea and flipped through books.
"Don't disturb me while I'm reading. We can talk later if you have anything to say." He was a little impatient. In order to understand the world, he was reading books in the study.
I'm seeing something useful and don't want to be disturbed.
Huang Ying was furious. This little thief actually acted like the master, which made her very angry.
But when Zhang Shen looked at her with his deep and dark eyes, she seemed to see the abyss. The aura of a superior enveloped her and made her dare not move rashly.
Beads of sweat kept falling.