I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

#483 - change

Chapter 480 Changes

Zhang Fei was as fat as a ball, rushing towards Zhang Chen, who held his round face with one hand: "Why have you become so fat?"

Hearing this, Zhang Fei's eyes turned red, but he didn't say anything, just looking at Zhang Chen with a grievance.

Zhang Chen couldn't bear to continue blaming him, only scolding: "You are not allowed to eat and drink recklessly in the future. Start practicing martial arts from tomorrow, and you must lose your bloated figure."

Then he took Zhang Fei's hand: "Where's Mom?"

The little fatty led the way, sprinting wildly towards a certain cabin, shouting loudly: "Mom!!! Look who's back!!!"

Zhang Chen and Xie Lingyun followed briskly behind, arriving at a certain room. They saw the cabin door had been pushed open by the little fatty, and Zhang Shi and Zhang Tuowei were embroidering in the room.

Hearing the little fatty's shout, Zhang Shi and Zhang Tuowei turned their gazes, looking at the little fatty who had burst through the door, a hint of surprise in their eyes.

"What's with all the shouting!" Zhang Tuowei glared, staring angrily at Zhang Fei.

"Bro… …Brother is back… …Big brother is back… …" Zhang Fei gasped, his voice filled with ecstasy.

"What?"

Zhang Tuowei and Zhang Shi, who were embroidering, suddenly stood up, then rushed to the door, and sure enough, they saw Zhang Chen walking at the doorway.

In an instant, six eyes met, Zhang Shi and Zhang Tuowei's eyes filled with tears. Zhang Shi took a deep breath, and said with great relief: "It's good that you're back! It's good that you're back!"

And Zhang Tuowei directly rushed towards Zhang Chen with tears in her eyes: "Big brother!!!"

This was her own big brother! Her biggest backer!

Zhang Chen picked up Zhang Tuowei, the little girl's eyes turned red, crying uncontrollably, snot and tears flowing down, smearing all over Zhang Chen.

"Big brother, where have you been these past two years? Why didn't you come back to see us?" Zhang Tuowei's voice was filled with sobs.

Zhang Chen stroked the little girl's head. The little girl was already seven years old, and because of her poor background, she was particularly precocious, but after all, she was still a child, crying and whimpering, which was heartbreaking.

"Don't cry, from now on, our family will be together wherever we go, and we will never be separated again." Zhang Chen comforted, while his eyes swept over Zhang Shi, seeing that his three family members had delicate, fair skin, and were plump and well-nourished, obviously not suffering. The Surveillance Division had really done its best for his family.

"Mom!" Zhang Chen called out to Zhang Shi.

Zhang Shi also had tears in her eyes: "It's good that you're back!"

She just kept repeating this sentence, her voice full of excitement, unable to say anything else.

Zhang Chen's gaze swept over the room inside the ship, seeing that it was luxuriously decorated, and there were six maids in their late teens standing in the room to serve, obviously Xie Lingyun was very concerned about his family's affairs.

Xie Lingyun retreated with great discernment, leaving Zhang Chen's family of four to reminisce at the cabin door.

"Come in and talk." Zhang Shi regained her senses and said to Zhang Chen, who was standing at the door.

Hearing this, Zhang Chen nodded, then carried Zhang Tuowei into the room. After the two sides sat down, Zhang Chen sent the maids standing aside out. Zhang Shi's eyes looked up and down at Zhang Chen, and seeing that Zhang Chen had grown fair and tender, a smile finally appeared on her lips: "It seems that you have been living a good life these years, and Mom can finally rest assured."

Zhang Chen didn't want to say anything that would worry his family, so he followed Zhang Shi's words and said: "My child has indeed been living a good life these years, but I have been held back by some things outside, so I didn't have time to return."

Speaking of this, Zhang Chen's gaze fell on Zhang Fei's body: "Mom, why did you let my little brother eat like this?"

There was some complaint and blame in his words. If this little fatty's fat could not be reduced, he would probably be useless.

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Zhang Shi smiled bitterly: "Don't blame him, our mother and children came to the Surveillance Division inexplicably, living without a sense of belonging, worried and fearful, always feeling that we were taken by the Surveillance Division as hostages, fearing that one day we would be gone. That's why I pampered him a little, thinking that even if we were to die, we would have no regrets. And we have had too many hard days before… …"

Zhang Shi didn't continue to speak here, but Zhang Chen heard the unspeakable heaviness and pressure from these short sentences.

Zhang Chen left in a hurry at the beginning, and his old mother and little sister were taken away without any preparation, how could they not be panicked? How could they not overthink?

Zhang Chen was just a commoner, how could he be valued by the Surveillance Division? How could he be worthy of such treatment by the Surveillance Division?

After that, Zhang Chen left and never returned, and there was no news. Although Zhang Shi and her two children were protected by the Surveillance Division, they were still unsure.

"It's my fault." Hearing Zhang Shi's words, Zhang Chen said in a low voice.

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Zhang Shi shook her head: "It's not your fault, you went to fight for a future for our mother and children, we are living a life of luxury under your efforts and protection, we are blessed by you, so how can we blame you?"

"What did you do for the Surveillance Division? Why would the Surveillance Division have something for you to do?" Zhang Shi asked curiously.

Hearing Zhang Shi's words, Zhang Chen showed a smile: "I am not doing things for the Surveillance Division, I am just seeking a future for myself. From today onwards, our mother and children will never be short of money again, I have earned money that we can't spend in several lifetimes."

Zhang Chen had plundered a lot of money at the beginning, all of which he stored in the karst cave outside the city, guarded by the bumblebee.

"Not doing things for the Surveillance Division, why would the Surveillance Division protect us?" Zhang Shi was puzzled.

Hearing Zhang Shi's words, Zhang Chen said with a smile: "I am just cooperating with the Surveillance Division."

Zhang Chen's real gain was mastering countless methods, not those vulgar money. With the methods Zhang Chen has mastered now, he will not lack money to spend no matter where he is.

But there is no need to tell Zhang Shi these things, lest Zhang Shi worry.

He turned his head to look at Zhang Tuowei again: "How is your martial arts practice going?"

Hearing this, Zhang Fei shrank his head. If he had diligently practiced martial arts, he would not have ended up so fat. On the contrary, Zhang Tuowei, because of her early maturity, already had some posture in martial arts cultivation, and said to Zhang Chen: "I have been practicing the True Dragon Great Stance with the martial arts master of the Surveillance Division for half a year, and in recent years, I have felt light and healthy and free from all diseases."

Zhang Chen looked at Zhang Tuowei: "Show me."

Zhang Tuowei stood up and began to practice the True Dragon Great Stance. Her movements were methodical, and she did have some semblance of it.

Although Zhang Chen didn't understand martial arts, he could also see that Zhang Tuowei was only familiar with the True Dragon Great Stance. If she wanted to cultivate to the exquisite level and master the method of generating force, it would also be difficult.

Without three to five years of polishing, diligent cultivation and hard practice, it would be impossible to master the essence of the True Dragon Great Stance and achieve the effect of washing the marrow and strengthening the bones.

However, even if she only learned a posture, it could still relax the muscles and activate the blood, support the righteous qi, and achieve the point of being free from all diseases.

"Big brother, how do you think I practiced?" Zhang Tuowei looked at Zhang Chen with a face full of expectation.

After all, the other party was just a seven-year-old child, and there could not be too many requirements for her. Zhang Chen applauded and praised: "Not bad, not bad, little sister has already been able to perform the form of the True Dragon Great Stance, she is really a genius. In the future, if you carefully understand the direction of the muscles and bones, you will definitely be able to smoothly master the method of generating force."

Zhang Chen praised her without reservation. Then he turned his head and looked at Zhang Fei: "Little brother, from today onwards, stand in the stance for three hours every day, and also control your diet, first lose this fat before we talk about anything else."

Zhang Fei's little face was bitter, the smile on his face disappeared, but he nodded obediently.

Zhang Fei was too fat, and not suitable for strenuous exercise, otherwise it would wear down his joints and knees. Standing stance to lose weight was just right.

Stance work is the foundation of strengthening the body, and if you can get the taste of stance work, it can be said that sharpening the knife does not delay the work of chopping wood.

"Will you stay in the Surveillance Division from now on?" Zhang Shi saw Zhang Chen finish scolding her precious son, and then interjected from the side. She knew what was good for her, and knew that Zhang Chen was doing it for her son's good, so of course she would not be dissatisfied.

"Although the Surveillance Division is good, it is not suitable for me." Zhang Chen said: "I plan to go south and settle down in the land of fish and rice in Jiangnan."

"We are criminals, and it is a capital crime to leave the northern region without an imperial decree. If we are discovered by the people of the imperial court, our entire family will definitely suffer." A look of worry appeared in Zhang Shi's eyes.

"Now the northern region is in chaos. First, there are floods raging, killing countless people, and then there is the Pingbian King rebelling, countless demon clans entering the pass. The northern region will cause great chaos. By then, the people will be displaced. Under these disasters, I don't know how many people will die, who will care about us? Even if the imperial court wants to investigate in the future, the northern region has lost control, where will the imperial court have the power to investigate? As long as we go to Jiangnan to settle down, and don't cause great chaos, who will pay attention to us then?" Zhang Chen said with a smile, his voice full of confidence.

The chaos in the northern region was also an opportunity for their family!

"If you want to go south, you will need a road permit." Zhang Shi raised another question.

Zhang Chen shook his head: "At that time, it will not be our family going south, but tens of millions of refugees in the northern region going south. The road permit is not a problem, as long as you are careful to avoid the imperial court's officers and soldiers, they will not be able to investigate."

Speaking of this, Zhang Chen paused: "I am just considering where to settle down in the south. I am not familiar with the south, I don't know where is suitable for people to live."

"Jinling!" Hearing this, Zhang Shi hesitated slightly, then uttered a place name.

"Jinling?" Zhang Chen asked curiously.

"Jinling was the capital of the previous dynasty, and also the capital of countless dynasties in the past, its prosperity is no worse than Shangjing." Speaking of this, Zhang Shi hesitated slightly and said: "The most important thing is that your mother's grave is in Jinling, I think you should go and pay your respects. Your mother's family is also a top-notch family in Jinling City, we can go and rely on them."