Chapter 49 Supporting the Show

Lord Wang did not pay any attention to Zhou Chen until the end of the banquet. After the meal, Zhou Chen and Zhao Kuo left the Beast Tower first, while Lord Wang stayed behind with Lord Xia to continue discussing things.

"Brother Zhou, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but your refusal just now was a bit too direct."

Zhou Chen said indifferently, "I've said whatever I want to say."

"In fact, joining the Demon Suppression Division is quite good. Not only is the salary high, but after entering the Demon Suppression Division, you can also learn more powerful martial arts. And I heard that the Demon Suppression Division has martial arts that can be advanced to the middle third grade."

Zhou Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, “Is there nothing else besides the Demon Suppression Division?”
"I don't know about that, but I think some other big forces should have it too."

Zhao Kuo was a little drunk and was staggering as he walked. Otherwise, he would not have told Zhou Chen these things.

Leng Yiyao was not a person who liked to hang out, but she always came back very late after playing with Xia Rong every day. However, she came back quite early today.

Leng Yiyao looked a little unhappy. Zhou Chen thought he was not feeling well and asked, "Yiyao, what's wrong with you?"
Leng Yiyao didn't say anything, but Xia Rong said, "We met a few hooligans when we were shopping today, and they teased Sister Leng."

Zhou Chen's eyes turned cold and said, "Your current strength is not low, who can still bully you?"

It was still early, Zhou Chen slammed the table and said, "Take me to where they are now."

Leng Yiyao said, "No, I'm fine, Brother Chen, don't go."

“Sister Leng, just stay at home and don’t worry about anything. Brother Chen and I will go and help you vent your anger.” After saying that, he took Zhou Chen to the outside of the county government office. Leng Yiyao followed her out out because she was worried.

Soon the two found the gangsters. What surprised Zhou Chen was that the leader was actually a ninth-grade master with a strength of 73. No wonder Xia Rong was no match for him.

Not only him, but also several of his men around him had a strength of twenty or thirty. Several of them also saw Zhou Chen and the other two.

"Hey, two girls, are you here to find help? I'm not the one saying this to you, even if you want to find someone, you should find someone stronger. With his small body, he is not strong enough to be beaten by my brothers."

"You are the one who bullied my wife?"
The gangster clenched his fist and said, "Madam, which one are you talking about, him or him?" He pointed at the two people beside Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen saw many calluses on his fingers, and it seemed that he was practicing boxing or palm techniques.

Zhou Chen sneered, and he flashed in front of him and grabbed his finger, then twisted it hard, and the gangster's finger was deformed on the spot.

With a scream, Leng Yiyao covered her eyes in fear, while Xia Rong said excitedly, "Good, Brother Chen, well done."

"What are you bunch of losers still standing there for? Destroy him for me!" After hearing his words, the thugs finally reacted and punched Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen loosened his fingers and kicked him in the stomach. The gangster flew backwards more than ten meters, and then he easily knocked down the rest of the people.

Although Zhou Chen did not kill anyone, everyone had an arm broken. Only then did they realize that they had provoked someone they should not have provoked.

"How dare you mess with my Wuji Boxing Gym, do you dare to leave your name?"

Xia Rong said, "Remember, his name is Zhou Chen. If you are not convinced, just go back and find help."

When they heard Zhou Chen's name, everyone trembled. They were too scared to speak and quickly ran away. The gang leader looked at Zhou Chen fiercely and said, "Just wait for me."

"Okay, I'll wait for you." After teaching them a lesson, Zhou Chen took the two girls back to the government office. On the way, Xia Rong kept flattering Zhou Chen.

"I thought Uncle Zhao was powerful enough, but I didn't expect you to be even more powerful than Uncle Zhao."

Zhou Chen ignored him. Xia Rong continued to ask, "Brother Chen, how did you practice? Can you teach me?"
"The killing sword skills you have practiced are very good. As long as you work hard, you can reach my level."

The next day, Lord Wang left Qinghua County. Doctor Hua's medical skills were still very impressive. By the time Lord Wang left, his injuries had almost healed.

Originally, Zhou Chen planned to buy a house in the city, but Leng Yiyao wanted to continue living in the mountain village. Zhou Chen didn't care. Since Leng Yiyao didn't want to live in the city, he would find someone to rebuild the house on the original location.

However, it is winter now and the weather is too cold to build a house, so the project has been temporarily put on hold and we plan to start construction again when the weather gets warmer next year.

As for the other villagers, Zhou Chen paid for some repairs to their houses, which did not cost much money for each family. He also sent some food to each family to ensure that they could survive the winter.

Zhou Chen and the other person continued to live in the county government office. It was not that they were unwilling to move out, but Lord Xia did not want them to leave. Plus, Xia Rong liked to be with Leng Yiyao, so Zhou Chen simply stayed in the county government office temporarily.

Half a month passed like this, and Zhou Chen had finished eating the beast meat. He obtained 30 strengthening points. Zhou Chen spent points to upgrade his killing knife to the great perfection level.

Zhou Chen's strength was improved again. His strength increased by 80 and directly reached the height of 645. At this time, Zhou Chen had a feeling that he was about to break through.

However, it would take twenty strengthening points to upgrade the killing knife to perfection. He only had eighteen points now, and was still two points short of upgrading.

On this day, Zhou Chen was watching Leng Yiyao and Xia Rong practicing sword skills when Lord Xia suddenly came to him. Zhou Chen stood up and saluted, saying "Greetings, Lord Xia".

Lord Xia smiled and said, "Xiaochen, you don't have to be so polite," and then said to Xia Rong, "Xiao Rong, you must be tired after practicing for so long, go and take Miss Leng out for a walk."

Hearing his words, Xia Rong was delighted and immediately left with Leng Yiyao. Zhou Chen knew that Lord Xia had something to tell him, so he sent Xia Rong and the other two away.

After the two left, Zhou Chen asked, "Sir, please tell me what you want to say."

Hearing Zhou Chen's words, Lord Xia said without hesitation, "The New Year is coming soon. The court has prepared some supplies for the soldiers at the border. Now these supplies have arrived in Qinghua County. Qinghua County is responsible for delivering these things to the border safely."

Zhou Chen thought for a while and said, "Lord Xia, do you want me to help escort him?"
"Yes, Captain Zhao will go with you then. To be honest, if it were normal times, I wouldn't have come to invite you, but the situation is different now."

Zhou Chen wondered, "What do you mean?"
"To be honest, the empire has been uneasy in recent years. The monsters that were originally hiding in the mountains have recently appeared frequently near cities where humans live. As a result, the Demon Suppression Bureau, which was originally idle, has been extremely busy recently. I am afraid that there will be accidents when transporting supplies, so I plan to ask you, Xiaochen, for help."

Although Zhou Chen's current realm is only the eighth level, his strength has definitely reached the seventh level. He no longer takes ordinary monsters seriously, so he can go on this trip.

"Since Lord Xia has spoken, I will make this trip for you."

Seeing that Zhou Chen agreed to Lord Xia, he was also happy and said, "Okay, I feel relieved now that you are here."

Afterwards, Lord Xia told Zhou Chen about the escort matters and left after the departure time.

After Leng Yiyao came back in the evening, Zhou Chen told him about this matter. Of course, Zhou Chen did not tell him that they might encounter monsters on the road.

(End of this chapter)