Chapter 31: Eighth-Rank Demonic Mark
Zhou Chen also put away his wind control technique at this time. The moment the tree monster died, Zhou Chen saw that the poisonous fog around him also dissipated instantly.

However, just as the two were happy, Zhou Chen discovered a palm-sized sapling behind Zhou Lei. The sapling trembled slightly, and then an arrow condensed from black poisonous gas shot towards Zhou Lei's back.

Seeing this, Zhou Chen was shocked and shouted, "Brother Zhou, be careful." Zhou Lei was excited at this time and couldn't react for a while. Seeing this, Zhou Chen used the wind control technique to lift Zhou Lei's body high up.

The black arrow did not hit Zhou Lei and went straight towards Zhou Chen. Zhou Lei, who was still in mid-air, was shocked and shouted, "Brother Zhou, be careful."

A strong wind blew up around Zhou Chen, and the black arrow was directly shattered. At the same time, Zhou Chen pulled out the Black Abyss, and five or six wind blades chopped towards the sapling. In just a blink of an eye, Zhou Chen chopped the sapling into pieces.

At this time Zhou Lei also fell to the ground again, his heart pounding wildly, and he still couldn't calm down until now, "It was so dangerous just now, if it weren't for you, I would have been dead."

"No way, if it weren't for you, Brother Zhou, I probably wouldn't be able to get out of here today." He said this, but he was very happy in his heart, because after getting rid of the tree monster, Zhou Chen obtained a monster pattern.

A rare eighth-grade demon pattern. As for the specific attributes, Zhou Chen has not had time to look at it, but based on Zhou Chen’s experience, this rare demon pattern should come with a kind of magical power.

With the death of the tree demon, the tree nets surrounding the village slowly dissipated, and sunlight began to come in again.

Zhou Lei took out the wine jug from his waist, took a big gulp and handed it to Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen thought it was water and drank it without thinking. However, he found something wrong after it entered his mouth and spat it out immediately, "Brother Zhou, how can this be wine?"
"What's wrong with the wine?"
"I can not drink".

"Hey, you'll get it after a few more sips," Zhou Chen quickly waved his hand and returned the wine jug to Zhou Lei, "Forget it."

The two of them were in no hurry to leave and went straight to the Hall of Justice, where there was still some wine and meat that the six people had not finished eating.

Zhou Lei grabbed a piece and started eating without any disgust. Zhou Chen was also a little hungry at this time, so he walked forward and picked up a piece and started eating.

After eating a few bites and finding that it was just ordinary pork, Zhou Lei asked, "Brother Zhou, you used magical powers to deal with the tree monster just now, right?"
Zhou Chen replied casually, "Yeah, not bad."

"I really didn't expect that you have supernatural powers at such a young age. Although I have reached the eighth level of strength now, I still cannot comprehend supernatural powers."

"My magical powers are far inferior to your swordsmanship."

"Brother Zhou is right. Although your magical power cannot compare to my Demon-Suppressing Sword Technique, magical powers have their own unique advantages. Moreover, magical powers cannot be learned. No matter how strong you are, you can only rely on yourself to comprehend such mysterious things as magical powers."

"Moreover, you are able to comprehend supernatural powers at such a young age, and a person can comprehend more than just one supernatural power. Maybe you will be able to comprehend a powerful supernatural power someday, and then your future will be limitless."

After hearing his words, Zhou Chen was glad that he had the system. If he didn't have the system, he probably would never be able to comprehend any magical power in his lifetime.

"Brother Zhou, are you interested in joining the Demon Suppression Guard?" Zhou Chen was a little confused when Zhou Lei suddenly asked this.

"Haha, I'm just asking casually. If you don't want to, then forget it. But if you want to join the Demon Suppression Guard, I can introduce you. There are many benefits after becoming a Demon Suppression Guard. But I can't tell you too much since you are not a Demon Suppression Guard yet. But there is one thing I can tell you, that is, if you become a Demon Suppression Guard, then even if you kill someone, no one can catch you or convict you."

"Damn, that's lawlessness." Zhou Lei knocked him on the head and said, "What are you thinking? Although outsiders can't arrest you, if you do evil, the Demon Suppression Guard will not let you go."

After the two chatted for a while, they left Zhengyi Village separately. Before leaving, Zhou Lei asked Zhou Chen to think about it carefully and if he had figured it out, he could go to the Demon Suppression Division in Wu'an County to find him.

Then he gave him a jade token and left. After the rest just now, the damage to Zhou Chen's demon pattern had been restored, and he flew back home directly.

"Yiyao, I'm back," he said as he pushed the door open and walked in. Leng Yiyao was cooking and when she saw Zhou Chen come back, she asked with concern, "How is it?"

Zhou Chen thought about it and decided to tell her the truth, but deleted the matter of the tree monster. He just told others that he had found it. However, they were guilty and attacked him, so he killed the six of them on the spot. Before they died, they admitted that they were the ones who killed Leng Feng. Zhou Chen could be said to have avenged his aunt and others.

Hearing this, Leng Yiyao nodded and said nothing. While eating, Leng Yiyao said, "Brother Chen."

Zhou Chen had just put a piece of meat into his mouth when he heard Leng Yiyao calling him. He chewed it twice and swallowed it before asking, "What's wrong?"

"Can you please not kill anyone again in the future? I'm so scared. I'm really scared that you'll have an accident one day."

"Don't be afraid, I'll be fine. Besides, I'm not a devil who has nothing to do but kill people. If those six people didn't want to kill me, I wouldn't have killed them."

After dinner, Zhou Chen took Leng Yiyao to the yard to practice swordplay. Leng Yiyao's talent was indeed good. In just a few days, his strength had reached 7 points. Zhou Chen used a wooden sword to fight against Leng Yiyao's amber dagger.

Although it is a wooden sword, it is not easy to break it with Leng Yiyao's strength. After Zhou Chen's training in the past two days, Leng Yiyao's swordsmanship has become more and more proficient.

After practicing with the sword, Zhou Chen took Leng Yiyao for a stroll in the village. There were not many people in the village. Most of them were either warming themselves by the fire or sleeping at home. After all, there was only one family in the village like Zhou Chen and his friends who had nothing to do after eating.

During that time, there were a few children playing and making snowmen in the village. Leng Yiyao, full of childishness, joined in. After working for a long time, the snowman she made was not as good-looking as the one made by a seven or eight-year-old child.

However, Zhou Chen did not see any disappointment on his face. Instead, he showed an extremely happy smile.

At night, Zhou Chen opened his equipment panel and checked the tree monster's demon pattern, the tree pattern (right leg eighth-grade rare strength + 60 additional magical power wood method).

Although he already knew that the additional magical power was called Wood Method, he had not yet worn it, so he did not know what its specific capabilities were. He would only know everything after his strength reached the eighth level.

Now Zhou Chen's strengthening points have reached 4.32. In a few days, he will be able to collect five points, and then he will be able to upgrade his iron shirt again. Zhou Chen has a feeling that this time his strength will undergo a qualitative improvement, and his strength may break through the eighth level in one fell swoop.

He had originally planned to stay quietly at home for a few days, but someone came to the Qinghua County government office early the next morning. The person was not Zhao Kuo, but was sent by Zhao Kuo. He said that Zhao Kuo had something to do and could not come, so he asked him to come and invite him. He didn't know what the matter was, and he was told that Captain Zhao would tell him personally after he arrived at the county government office.

Zhou Chen didn't think much about it after hearing it. After saying a few words to Leng Yiyao, he followed the constable. What Zhou Chen didn't expect was that Zhao Kuo actually arranged a carriage this time.

(End of this chapter)