I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 480 Changes
Zhang Fei was as fat as a ball. He rushed towards Zhang Chen, but Zhang Chen held his round face with one hand: "How come you are as fat as a ball?"

Zhang Fei's eyes turned red when he heard this, but he didn't say anything. He just looked at Zhang Chen aggrievedly.

Zhang Chen could not bear to continue to blame him, so he just scolded him: "Don't eat and drink too much in the future. Start practicing martial arts from tomorrow and make sure you lose this bloated body."

Then he took Zhang Fei's hand and asked, "Where's mom?"

The little fat boy led the way, running wildly towards a cabin somewhere, shouting loudly: "Mom!!! Look who's back!!!"

Zhang Chen and Xie Lingyun followed behind with brisk steps. When they arrived at a room, they saw that the door of the cabin had been pushed open by the fat man. Zhang and Zhang Taowei were embroidering in the room.

Hearing the little fat boy's shouting, Zhang and Zhang Taowei shifted their gaze and looked at the little fat boy who rushed open the door shouting, with a hint of surprise in their eyes.

"What are you doing yelling like that, kid!" Zhang Taowei glared at Zhang Fei with his eyes wide open.

"Brother...Brother is back...Big brother is back..." Zhang Fei was panting, his voice full of ecstasy.

"what?"

Zhang Taowei and Zhang, who were embroidering, suddenly stood up and rushed to the gate. As expected, they saw Zhang Chen walking in front of the gate.

Instantly, their eyes met, and Zhang and Zhang Taowei's eyes sparkled with tears. Zhang took a deep breath and said with relief, "It's good that you're back! It's good that you're back!"

Zhang Taowei rushed towards Zhang Chen with tears in his eyes: "Big Brother!!!"

This is my big brother! My biggest supporter!

Zhang Chen hugged Zhang Tao. The little girl's eyes were red and she cried loudly. Her snot and tears flowed down and rubbed all over Zhang Chen.

"Brother, where have you been these two years? Why didn't you come back to see us?" Zhang Taowei's voice was filled with tears.

Zhang Chen stroked the little girl's head. The little girl is now seven years old and is particularly precocious because of her poor family background. But she is still a child after all, and her crying is heartbreaking.

"Don't cry, from now on our family will be together wherever we go, and we will never be separated again." Zhang Chen spoke to comfort her. At the same time, his eyes swept over Zhang, and he saw that his three relatives had delicate and fair skin, and were plump and white. It was obvious that they had not suffered. The Procurator-General was very dedicated to his relatives.

"Mom!" Zhang Chen shouted to Zhang.

Zhang also had tears in her eyes: "I'm glad you're back!"

She just kept repeating this sentence, her voice full of excitement, and couldn't say anything else.

Zhang Chen glanced at the rooms in the boat and saw that they were luxuriously decorated. There were six maids around seventeen or eighteen years old standing in the house serving. It was obvious that Xie Lingyun cared a lot about his family's affairs.

Xie Lingyun tactfully withdrew, leaving Zhang Chen and his family of four to reminisce at the cabin door.

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

Zhang Chen nodded upon hearing this, and then carried Zhang Taowei into the house. After both parties sat down, Zhang Chen sent the maid standing beside him away. Zhang looked Zhang Chen up and down, and when she saw that Zhang Chen was fair and tender, she smiled and said, "It seems that you have lived a good life these years. Mother is relieved."

Zhang Chen didn't want to say anything that would make his family worry, so he followed Zhang's words and said, "My child has indeed lived a good life these years, but he was tied up by some things outside and didn't have time to return."

Speaking of this, Zhang Chen's eyes fell on Zhang Fei: "Mom, why did you let me eat like this?"

There was a hint of complaint and blame in his words. If this little fat boy couldn't lose weight, he would be ruined.

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Zhang smiled bitterly and said, "Don't blame him. We came to the Jianxiao Division for no apparent reason. We lived in fear and anxiety. We always felt that we were held hostage by the Jianxiao Division, and we were afraid that we would be gone one day. That's why I spoiled him a little, thinking that even if he died in the future, he would have no regrets. Besides, we had lived through too many hard times before..."

Zhang didn't continue talking here, but Zhang Chen heard an indescribable heaviness and pressure from these few short sentences.

Zhang Chen left in a hurry, and my mother and younger sister were taken away without any preparation. How could I not be anxious? How could I not think too much?

Zhang Chen was just a commoner, how could he be valued by the Jianxiusi? How could he deserve such treatment from the Jianxiusi?

Afterwards, Zhang Chen never returned and there was no news of him again. Although Zhang and her two children were protected by the Censorate, they were still unsure of their future.

"It's my fault." Zhang Chen heard what Zhang said and said in a low voice. Zhang shook her head and said, "It's not your fault. You went to fight for the future of us mother and son. We live a life of luxury under your hard work. We are blessed by you. How can we blame you?"

"What did you do for the Censorate? Why would the Censorate want you to do something?" Zhang was full of curiosity.

Hearing Zhang's words, Zhang Chen smiled and said, "I am not working for the Inspection Office. I am just looking for a future for myself. From today on, my mother and I will never be short of money again. I have earned more money than I can spend in several lifetimes."

Zhang Chen had looted a lot of money, all of which he stored in a cave outside the city, guarded by Bumblebee.

"If we don't work for the Censorate, why would the Censorate protect us?" Zhang was puzzled.

Hearing Zhang's words, Zhang Chen smiled and said, "I am just cooperating with the Inspection Office."

Zhang Chen's real gain was mastering countless means, rather than those vulgar money. With the means Zhang Chen now has, he will never lack money to spend no matter where he is.

However, there is no need to tell Zhang about these things, so as not to make her worry.

He turned his head and looked at Zhang Taowei: "How is your martial arts training going?"

Zhang Fei shrank his head when he heard this. If he had practiced martial arts diligently, he would not have ended up being so fat now. On the contrary, Zhang Taowei, because he was young and mature, had already achieved some martial arts skills. He said to Zhang Chen, "I have been practicing the True Dragon Frame with the martial arts master of the Inspection Office for half a year. In recent years, I feel that I am lighter and healthier and free from all diseases."

Zhang Chen looked at Zhang Taowei and said, "Show me the drill."

Zhang Taowei stood up and began to practice the True Dragon Stance. His movements were very methodical and he did look somewhat like the real thing.

Although Zhang Chen was not proficient in martial arts, he could see that Zhang Taowei was merely proficient in the True Dragon Frame. It would be difficult for him to practice it to the exquisite level and master the method of exerting force.

Without three to five years of hard work and practice, you can never expect to master the essence of the True Dragon Frame and achieve the effect of cleansing the marrow and strengthening the bones.

However, even if you have only learned a posture, it can still relax your muscles, invigorate your blood circulation, and strengthen your vital energy, to the point where you will be free from all diseases.

"Brother, what do you think of my practice?" Zhang Taowei looked at Zhang Chen expectantly.

After all, the other party is just a seven-year-old child, so we can't expect too much from her. Zhang Chen clapped his hands and praised: "Not bad, not bad, little sister can already practice the form of the True Dragon Frame, you are really a genius. In the future, if you carefully understand the direction of the tendons, bones and muscles, you will definitely be able to master the method of exerting force smoothly."

Zhang Chen praised him endlessly, not sparing his words of praise. Then he turned his head and looked at Zhang Fei: "Little brother, from today on, you must stand for three hours every day, and control your diet to lose this fat first."

Zhang Fei's face turned bitter and the smile disappeared, but he nodded obediently.

Zhang Fei is too fat and is not suitable for strenuous exercise, otherwise it will wear out his joints and knees. Standing still is just the right way to lose weight.

Posture training is the foundation of strengthening the body. If you can master the three aspects of posture training, it can be like sharpening the knife before chopping wood.

"Are you going to stay in the Procuratorate in the future?" Zhang interrupted when she saw Zhang Chen scolding her precious son. She knew what was good and what was bad, and she knew that Zhang Chen was doing it for the good of her son, so of course she would not feel dissatisfied.

"Although the position of Jianxiaosi 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 the south of the Yangtze River."

"We are criminals. If we leave the north without permission, it will be a capital crime. If we are discovered by the court, our whole family will suffer." There was a hint of worry in Zhang's eyes.

"The north is in chaos right now. There were floods first, killing countless people. Then there was the rebellion of King Pingbian, and countless monsters entered the country. I don't know how much trouble the north will cause. By then, the people will be displaced. With one disaster after another, countless people will die. Who will care about us? Even if the court wants to investigate in the future, the north has been lost to control, so how can the court have the power to investigate? As long as we go to the south of the Yangtze River to settle down and don't cause any trouble, who will notice us?" Zhang Chen said with a smile, his voice full of confidence.

The chaos in the north is also an opportunity for their family!
"If you want to go south, you need a pass." Zhang asked another question.

Zhang Chen shook his head: "When the time comes, it won't just be us who will go south, but tens of millions of refugees from the north. Passes won't be a problem. As long as we are careful to avoid the imperial court's soldiers, they won't be able to track us down."

Zhang Chen paused for a moment and said, "I am just thinking about where to settle in the south. I am not familiar with the south and don't know where is suitable for people to live."

"Jinling!" After a slight hesitation, Zhang uttered a place name.

"Jinling?" Zhang Chen asked curiously.

"Jinling was the capital of the previous dynasty, and it was also the capital of countless dynasties in the past. Its prosperity is no less than that of Shangjing." Zhang said this, and hesitated a little before saying: "The most important thing is that your mother's tomb is in Jinling. I think you should go and pay your respects. Your mother's family is also a first-class family in Jinling City. We can go there to seek refuge."

(End of this chapter)