Chapter 23 Tang Dao Hei Yuan
Seeing Leng Yiyao shivering from the cold in his arms, Zhou Chen took advantage of the time he had recovered some strength to find some relatively dry firewood. Although it was called dry, it was actually no different from wet firewood.

He sat next to the stone and tried to light the fire for a long time but failed. Finally, he had no choice but to tear a piece of cloth from his clothes and then he was able to light the firewood.

With the warmth of the flame, Leng Yiyao felt a little better, and then Zhou Chen held Leng Yiyao in his arms again.

Holding such a beautiful woman in his arms, Zhou Chen couldn't help but have some thoughts in his mind, but he still relied on his own willpower to persevere until dawn.

Leng Yiyao stretched her waist in Zhou Chen's arms, then woke up reluctantly. She glanced at the vast white mountain and then remembered that she was on the mountain with Zhou Chen. Not only that, she was covered with Zhou Chen's clothes.

As soon as she looked up, she saw Zhou Chen looking at her with a smile on his face. Leng Yiyao quickly returned the clothes to Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen did not take it and said, “I told you, this temperature is nothing to me. You should put it on quickly and don’t catch a cold.”

At this time, most of the effects of the medicine in Zhou Chen's body had disappeared. After putting out the fire, the two of them were about to go down the mountain.

"Yiyao, you walk too slowly, let me carry you," he said as he came to Leng Yiyao and bent slightly.

"No, I can walk by myself, it's okay."

Seeing that he had no intention of coming up, Zhou Chen didn't waste time talking to him. He forcibly pulled him onto his back and quickly walked down the mountain.

On the side of Zhengyi Village, the leader Li Ergou, who had a broken arm, said expressionlessly, "There are so many people, but we can't even catch a poisoned person. What's the point of keeping you?"

"Brother, I."

"Don't call me big brother. I'm not your big brother."

Li Ergou wanted to say something, but Shen Feiyun just snapped his fingers and a silver coin flew out and pierced his chest, and then his body fell backwards.

Li Ergou was lying on the ground, dead as death. The others who saw this scene were so scared that they knelt on the ground, calling them "a bunch of rubbish".

Then he asked the men beside him, "When will the second brother come back?"
"The boss and the second in command went out to gather information and they should be back in the next two days."

"Well, now that I know about my third brother's matter, let's put it aside for now. The matter with the second brother is very important. You need to prepare well in the next two days."

Zhou Chen walked very quickly with Leng Yiyao on his back, and returned to the village in about twenty minutes. When the villagers saw Zhou Chen and Leng Yiyao coming back, they came forward to ask about it. Zhou Chen just smiled and said that he got lost on the mountain, and did not mention anything about the bandits.

After Zhou Chen returned home, he re-lit the stove which had been extinguished. Leng Yiyao went to cook for Zhou Chen. After Zhou Chen lit the stove, he began to think about what happened yesterday.

"Now that Li Ergou has joined the Justice Village, that means the news that I killed their third in command has been leaked. It seems I have to resolve this trouble as soon as possible."

Due to his haste in escaping last night, he left his amber and bow and arrow in the mountain temple. Now he has no suitable weapons, and it will be troublesome if the bandits come again.

The meal was soon ready. Zhou Chen had not eaten for a whole day and night. Leng Yiyao guessed this and made a little more for him. Zhou Chen ate a lot at this meal, and now he had enough strengthening points.

However, the Iron Shirt requires two points to reach perfection, so it cannot be upgraded for the time being. "I don't know how much strength is needed to reach the eighth level of warrior."

"Yi Yao, I want to join the government's team to fight against bandits. I have killed the third in command of the bandits before. Now they must have known about it. I am afraid I can't hide anymore."

After hearing this, Leng Yiyao thought for a long time and said, "Then Brother Chen, you must be careful. If there is any danger, run away quickly."

"Okay, I got it." The next day, Zhou Chen asked Leng Yiyao to hide in the cellar, and he went to the county town. After entering the city, Zhou Chen went straight to the county government office. When Zhou Chen reported his intention, the constable at the door took Zhou Chen directly into the county government office.

The constable brought Zhou Chen directly to Zhao Kuo. Seeing Zhou Chen's arrival, Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, you are here. Have you thought it through?"
"Well, I have decided that I must do this to eliminate harm for the people."

"Well, with your joining, Brother Zhou, we are sure to win this time."

"Captain Zhao, do you know when we will capture Tsinghua Mountain?"
"We will not go to Qinghua Mountain. There is a sudden change of plan. The imperial court has a sum of military pay sent to the border. It will pass through the territory of Qinghua County in two days. According to reliable information, this group of bandits have already set their eyes on this sum of military pay."

Although the plan has changed, it does not affect anything as long as they can be wiped out. Besides, the day is coming soon and they should not cause trouble for him again in the short term.

"If that's the case then it's settled. Brother Zhou, if you need anything, just tell me in advance."

"There is one real thing."

"Oh, tell me about it."

"Now I am lacking a suitable weapon. I wonder if Brother Zhao can find me a suitable weapon."

Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "That's not difficult," then immediately stood up and said, "Brother Zhou, follow me," and then took Zhou Chen around the county government office. The county government office was very large, and Zhou Chen was led around by Zhao Kuo and finally stopped at the door of the warehouse.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Brother Zhao, you are not going to find me an official sword, are you?"
"What are you thinking about? You are not from the government. There are many criminals' weapons here. You can choose one that suits you after you go in."

Then Zhao Kuo took out a key and after some fiddling the lock was opened. After opening the door, Zhou Chen saw that it was filled with various weapons, mainly swords.

"Brother Zhou, please."

Zhou Chen nodded and strode in. Zhou Chen's goal was very clear, which was to find a handy knife. There were many styles of knives, and Zhou Chen wanted to find a Tang sword style knife, not for any other reason but because he had a special liking for Tang swords.

Soon Zhou Chen saw a Tang sword at the innermost part of the warehouse. Zhou Chen slowly walked towards the sword. Zhao Kuo behind him explained, "This sword is called Heiyuan. Don't be fooled by its small size, but its weight is actually a thousand pounds. Most people can't lift it. Even a ninth-grade warrior can only barely lift it."

Zhou Chen slowly walked towards Heiyuan, then grasped the scabbard with his right hand and lifted it up, and then Heiyuan was taken down from the weapon rack.

Zhao Kuo behind him was also shocked when he saw this. You know, even he couldn't lift the Black Abyss, so you can imagine how strong Zhou Chen is. It seems that he is almost close to the eighth level.

Zhou Chen felt that Heiyuan was extremely easy to hold in his hand. He had done experiments before, and it turned out that for every point increase in attribute strength, his actual strength would increase by ten kilograms.

If his current strength of 150 is converted into physical strength, it would be 1500 kilograms. Zhou Chen grasped the handle of the knife and pulled it hard, and Black Abyss immediately flew out of his body.

The entire Black Abyss was pitch black and sharp, and then Zhou Chen performed a few moves in the warehouse. Zhao Kuo was frightened. Every time Zhou Chen swung his sword, there was a sound of breaking through the air.

Zhao Kuo thought to himself, "I don't think I can even block one move from Zhou Chen." Seeing Zhou Chen put away his sword, Zhao Kuo smiled and stepped forward and said, "It seems that I underestimated Brother Zhou. Let me make the decision on behalf of Lord Xia, and give this Black Abyss to Brother Zhou."

Originally, he just planned to use the weapon and return it to him after the bandit suppression was over, but now he really likes this Black Abyss. Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Then I will be honored to refuse it. Although I will not join the county government, if I can use it in the future, I will definitely not refuse."

(End of this chapter)