I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 574 Entering Jinling

When Jiang Nan finished taking a shower and was sitting in the house wondering who was so bold as to spy on him secretly, suddenly, a pair of strange footsteps were heard outside the house. The footsteps stopped outside Jiang Nan's door and gently knocked on it.

"Who's outside the door?" Jiang Nan's eyes showed a hint of vigilance.

"My name is Zhang Chen. I once traveled with the young lady in Guangji Prefecture. I was saved by a pill from you, so I came here to thank you." Zhang Chen said softly while standing outside the door.

Jiang Nan in the room was stunned when she heard Zhang Chen's name. After hearing who he was, she knew who he was, but wasn't he dead at that time? Could he have been revived later?

When Jiang Nan opened the door and saw Zhang Chen in coarse linen clothes, he was stunned. The other person was unexpectedly young and had an indescribable temperament.

Although he was wearing coarse linen clothes, he had a temperament that was independent and detached from the world.

As for the other party pretending to be Zhang Chen? Although she had never seen Zhang Chen's face, this was deep in the mansion of the Shen family in Jinling. Which liar could be tricked to come here?
She just thought that Zhang Chen had already visited the Shen family and she didn't hear any news. After all, her eldest cousin's attitude towards Zhang Chen was very subtle at the time. If the other party tried to suppress the information of Zhang Chen's visit, it would not be a strange thing.

"Please come in." Jiang Nan made way and invited Zhang Chen in.

"After all, I have to call you cousin." Zhang Chen walked into the house with a smile and put the gift box in his hand on the table. The gift box contained only ordinary pastries and was not worth much.

"You should call me cousin. How did you survive?" Jiang Nan looked at Zhang Chen with a smile.

"I was not dead at that time. I was just practicing a martial art and was about to pass a level. My stepmother and younger sister got confused for unknown reasons." Zhang Chen explained, looking at the girl in front of him. She was probably only one year older than him, with a delicate figure like a flexible grass, an goose face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. She was extremely beautiful. She was a rare beauty.

"I see." Jiang Nan was stunned when he heard that.

Then they made some tea and sat down. After talking for a while, Zhang Chen got down to business: "I came here today because I want to ask you for help."

"Since you and I are close siblings, just tell me what's wrong. If I can do it for you, I will never refuse." Jiang Nan said.

Zhang Chen was not polite and recounted the matter of his family being unable to enter the city. Jiang Nan looked at Zhang Chen in astonishment. He thought Zhang Chen had come to visit him and was led by the servants to find him. It turned out that he had not entered the city yet. How did he enter the mansion and find his room accurately?

Then, as if he had thought of something, Jiang Nan's face suddenly turned red. He looked at the fair-skinned and sincere boy opposite him, and there was only one thought in his mind: "Don't ask! This is a misunderstanding!"

With her intelligence, and considering the previous feeling of being peeped at, how could she not know the trick?
Zhang Chen looked at the girl in front of him and saw that her face suddenly turned red, her whole face was as red as blood, and there was a hint of shyness in her eyes. He felt a little puzzled, but with his wisdom and the speed of his soul, he analyzed the cause of the matter in a moment: "I said that my family did not enter the city, I am afraid that I am confessing myself, and I am just short of telling the other party that I was the one who spied on her before! After all, if I didn't go to the mansion and didn't have the guidance of the people in the mansion, how could I know the other party's residence?"

Zhang Chen was immediately confused. Even with his temperament, he didn't know what to do when looking at the girl in front of him. He was completely at a loss as to how to explain that he had made an unintentional mistake. At this moment, a thought flashed through Zhang Chen's mind: "Should I apologize?"

Just as all kinds of thoughts were intertwined in his mind, he heard the girl opposite him speak, her voice calm again: "What you said is simple, I will use the excuse of going out of the city for fun tomorrow, and when I come back I will put you in the carriage. I don't think the city gate guard will dare to come to check the Shen family's carriage."

"Thank you so much, cousin. I will never forget your kindness." Zhang Chen quickly stood up and bowed respectfully. No matter whether he could use the pill or not, if someone was willing to give it to him at that time, he would repay the favor according to his ability to use it.

"We are all family, there's no need to be polite." Jiang Nan smiled.

"I'm leaving now. I'll go back and arrange tomorrow's matters. I won't disturb your rest." Zhang Chen said goodbye.

Jiang Nan escorted Zhang Chen out the door, and saw Zhang Chen use the Earth Escape Technique. His figure flashed and disappeared from the spot, leaving Jiang Nan stunned. After a while, he said, "What a skill! This doesn't seem like the method of the Zhang family in Gaojing."

"But my cousin is too reckless..." The girl seemed to have thought of something, her body felt a little hot, and then her face began to turn red again.

Zhang Chen fled out of the city and sighed at the green grass: "I overturned! How embarrassing! Fortunately, my cousin was generous and did not pursue my crime, otherwise I would be too embarrassed to see anyone."

"It's just that I owe too many favors. But I can't worry about it. Let's settle down in Jinling City first." Zhang Chen flashed again and found the traveling team, and appeared in front of the demon horse.

As the demon horse transformed, it became skinny and bony, with its hair constantly falling off. It looked quite ugly, like a sick horse, so thin that it was unrecognizable.

"Brother, how's the matter going?" Zhang Taowei's call drew Zhang Chen's attention away from the demon horse.

"It has been settled. I have already talked to my cousin. The young lady will go out of the city for a trip tomorrow and will bring you into the city on the way." Zhang Chen said with a smile.

"Can we finally enter the city? We have been walking all the way, sleeping in the open air, hiding, and not seeing anyone. We are almost like savages." Cheng Yu drove the carriage with a look of joy in his eyes. Hearing Cheng Yu's words, Zhang Chen sighed softly: "It will be fine!"

One’s own identity is always a big problem, and we must find a way to solve it as soon as possible.

His plan was to settle down in Jinling City for ten to eight years. By then, he and his group would change their accents, and then re-register their household registration in Jinling City, so they would not be afraid of the investigation by the Dasheng court.

It was not difficult for Zhang Chen to change his household registration.

The family continued on their journey, and at this time Zhang took out a fist-sized woven bag from the carriage and handed it to Zhang Chen: "I woven this for you."

Zhang Chen was stunned when he saw the woven bag that Zhang handed over. His eyes were full of astonishment. He didn't know what the other party meant. Zhang smiled and said, "It's troublesome to hold your small stove in your hand all the time. I will weave an outer bag for you. You can hang the small stove on your belt as a decoration."

Zhang Chen was surprised when he heard that, and hurriedly took the woven bag. He saw that the woven bag was just made of ordinary coarse linen, but it was finely crafted and durable, and there were little rabbits and birds embroidered on it, which showed that a lot of thought had gone into it.

Zhang Chen quickly took out the alchemy furnace from his sleeve, and then carefully stuffed it into the woven bag. He then gently gathered the rope buckle of the woven bag, making it just big enough to hang around his waist as a decoration.

Because the alchemy furnace was filled with solar charcoal fire, it could not be stored in the soul, so Zhang Chen always carried it with him.

"Not bad!" Zhang Chen hung the alchemy furnace around his waist and walked back and forth with great satisfaction.

"Mom's craftsmanship is really great. I want this pendant too." Zhang Fei looked on enviously.

That woven bag is not just a woven bag. Its shape is like a little rabbit. It looks lifelike and is extremely attractive to children.

"Mom, I want one too!" Zhang Fei turned his head and looked at Zhang.

"Okay, okay, mother will knit one for you." Zhang touched Zhang Fei's head lovingly.

"Auntie, I want one too! I want a little grasshopper." Zhang Taowei also started to act coquettishly.

"Auntie, I want a little tiger!" Cheng Yu asked for it without any hesitation.

We have been through all kinds of hardships along the way. We are like a family, not a family, but better than a family. Chengdu and Chongqing will certainly not be polite.

"Okay, okay! I've got them all!" Zhang said with a smile.

As they talked, a relaxed atmosphere spread, and the group was getting closer and closer to Jinling City. Finally, when it was about to get dark, the family arrived outside Jinling City. At this time, the city gate had been closed, so the family simply set up a tent outside Jinling City to rest.

At dawn the next day, the gates of Jinling city opened and a crowd of people surged in. Some poured out of Jinling city, and some came in from outside. For a while, there was a constant stream of people coming in and out of the city gate. Then a luxurious carriage came out of the city. The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Zhang Chen saw Jiang Nan, and Jiang Nan also saw Zhang Chen.

The two sides nodded to each other, then passed each other. Behind Jiang Nan were three carriages, and dozens of guards and servants surrounded the guards and drove away.

"Auntie, it's time to pack up the tent. Let's follow the carriage and prepare to enter the city." Zhang Chen said to Zhang.

Then the family began to pack up, and after packing up all their belongings, they chased after the carriage where Jiang Nan was.

"The Jiang family is indeed a wealthy family. They are accompanied by dozens of followers when traveling. They are indeed a big family in the local area." Zhang sat in the carriage, watching the carriage go away, with a hint of uneasiness in her eyes: "Chen'er, after arriving in Jinling City, you three brothers and sisters can go to the Shen family to recognize your relatives. I will find a wealthy family to work as a servant. With my skills, I can make a living anywhere, so I won't cause any trouble for you."

Zhang Chen, who was walking in the front, paused when he heard the words. He waited until the carriage came to him, then drove side by side with the carriage and looked at Zhang, who was looking nervous in the carriage: "Auntie, we are a family! No matter where we go, we will never be separated."

Zhang Chen's voice was firm: "Don't worry, I will make arrangements for you."

"I have no relationship with the Shen family. It would be inappropriate for me to go there, and I'm afraid it would cause you trouble." Zhang's face was full of confusion.

(End of this chapter)