Legend of the Heavenly Fruit
Eps. 35 — Arrive Village
In his gratitude, the Inn Owner gave Zhou Yuan and Zhou Bing food dishes for free, if they stayed even the Inn Owner would not charge a penny on either.
Zhou Bing did not refuse the gift, especially he and his grandson did not eat today because they were previously disturbed by the robbers who came.
On the table there are many various food menus, ranging from meat to vegetables and fruits.
"Isn't this an exaggeration, then I'd better pay for it?" Zhou Bing coughed softly seeing the food the innkeeper was serving was really too much for him, it made him feel bad.
"Broker need not hesitate, I give this voluntarily, if the swordsman did not help before then I can not open this inn again."
Seeing the sincerity of the Innkeeper, Zhou Bing finally accepted the gift. He and Zhou Yuan started eating every dish at the dining table.
Zhou Bing frowned when he saw Zhou Yuan eating roast meat greedily, not drowning in disgust or nausea on his face.
'How could Yuan'er eat meat so voraciously after killing so many robbers in his hands?' Zhou Bing was a little confused as he was unwilling to eat meat after seeing a lot of blood.
It would at least take some time for Zhou Bing to forget the happenings of each he killed but not for the near future like Zhou Yuan.
The way to kill Zhou Yuan was different from the way to kill Zhou Bing who was still human, his grandson was too excessive, the assassins were not that much when they wanted to cut his opponent's neck.
When the two were full, Zhou Bing chose to reserve two rooms for him and his grandson, they intended to spend the night here after seeing the rain still rushing outside.
The day was actually still afternoon but because the sky was thick cloudy it made the night seem to come faster.
Zhou Yuan went inside his room to rest, he first filled up his inner strength which was lost from the previous fight.
Zhou Yuan also opened up the loot from the robber, besides the gold coins, there were also some resource pills he had found.
"These pills are still not enough to make me break through..." Zhou Yuan shook his head slowly realizing the pill quality of the robbers was of low quality.
Zhou Yuan only understood that having the body of a Heavenly King made his needs as a swordsman become greater than ordinary warriors. After ingesting many resources from his grandfather every month even his body still felt insufficient to break through to the level of the Golden Realm.
The same thing he had felt after swallowing the Golden Sutra Pill, if it was someone else then after swallowing it that person would break through to the next stage but Zhou Yuan's body was just not so. He continues to feel short of.
Zhou Yuan then chose to rest early, after eating his fill as well as traveling far away made him feel a little sleepy. Zhou Yuan may have high physical qualities but he is still a 12-year-old, his stamina is very limited.
The next day, Zhou Yuan and Zhou Bing resumed their journey. After buying the needs of both riding the horse back.
"Yuan'er, our next destination will be to stop by one of the villages, there is something Grandpa must take care of first there..."
Zhou Yuan nodded, after resting at the inn now his body felt fit again. He doesn't mind continuing the journey anymore.
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Two days passed after leaving the inn, Zhou Yuan and Zhou Bing continued their journey by spurring their horses.
Zhou Bing had always chased him away with an aura of his profound energy that had reached the Crystal Realm, after which nothing hindered their journey any further.
"Grandfather, is the village still far away?" Zhou Yuan asked as the two rode horses, because according to his grandfather they would meet the village soon.
"In the meantime Yuan'er..." Zhou Bing was just about to reply when his eyes saw the village in question, Zhou Yuan also saw it similarly.
Zhou Yuan frowned, he saw that the village was not what he had imagined.
The village has a barrier made of long wooden fences, according to his grandfather, the barrier was made to prevent wild animals from entering the village.
Zhou Yuan and Zhou Bing entered through the gate made, there were two officers standing guard there. The two officers looked at Zhou Bing and Zhou Yuan in shock as if they had only first seen a fellow human coming to their village.
The two officers instantly allowed Zhou Yuan and Zhou Bing to enter without further inspection, moreover they saw that there was a sword sheathed on Zhou Yuan and Zhou Bing's waist which showed their identities as swordsmen.
'The security here is quite low, are they not afraid we are the bad guys...' Zhou Yuan shook his head slowly looking at the two officers.
The reason Zhou Bing chose to go through this village was because there was an affair between him and the Village Chief earlier so when the two were there Zhou Bing went straight towards the Village Chief's residence.
On the way, Zhou Yuan saw the villagers looking grim and sad. Every citizen had an almost thin body like not eating for days, even Zhou Yuan's sneers heard many small children crying everywhere.
Zhou Bing felt the same way, just one look they would realize this village was not doing well.
"I'm Zhou Bing from the Zhou Family, would like to meet your Village Chief..." Zhou Bing introduced himself to the officer guarding the Village Chief's residence.
The attendant frowned after seeing the appearance of Zhou Bing and Zhou Yuan from bottom to top but he did not ask any further and chose to report his arrival.
Not long after the Village Chief in question came, he stepped hurriedly out and greeted Zhou Bing's arrival respectfully.
"Chairman Zhou, I didn't expect that coming was you, if I knew it maybe I'd already welcomed you at the village barrier."
"There's no need to go overboard," Zhou Bing shook his head slowly. " Your village seems to have a problem, doesn't it?"
The Village Chief nodded without dodging, he then brought Zhou Yuan and Zhou Bing into one of the rooms while their two horses would be taken care of by his servants.
"So what does the Zhou Family want to help you until you send me a letter?" Zhou Bing immediately asked at the core.
The Village Chief was a little nervous about meeting Zhou Bing, he had indeed sent a letter to the Zhou Nobles Family regarding the matter in his village but had not expected their upcoming Family Leader.
Indeed usually Zhou Bing would send one of his Family members to solve the problem whenever there was a village that asked for help.
But in the present case Zhou Bing who handled it himself because of the coincidence in heading to the Green Bamboo Sect he had to pass through the village so all he solved the problem in this village.
In the martial world, the Nobles Family was part of the Imperial government, so it was not foreign when a village asked one of the Nobles Families for help regarding their territory matters.