I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 575 Zhang Gaoqiu

There is an undisguised inferiority complex in Zhang's words. Only if one is truly in this era would one know how big the gap is between ordinary people and the aristocratic families.

As a large family that controls 70% of the shipping in the world, the Shen family of Jinling is extremely powerful. Its tentacles spread all over the world, and it is a top-notch force. Countless of its descendants serve as officials, otherwise there would be no chance of marrying into the Zhang family of Kyoto.

At least in Jinling City, the Shen family is a first-class wealthy family.

Zhang was an ordinary village woman who had been indoctrinated with various feudal ideas for many years. Facing the wealthy Shen family, she felt like an ordinary person in later generations facing a number one of a certain level. The pressure can be imagined.

Zhang was just Zhang Kecheng's second wife in the past. She had no relationship with the Shen family. How could he not be worried?

Zhang Chen was a man of great stature, so he certainly knew what Zhang was worried about. Looking at the worried Zhang, Zhang Chen gently comforted her, "Don't worry, you have raised us brothers and sisters since we were young, you are our real mother, and we will take care of everything. Don't worry, I will arrange everything."

Zhang Chen was firm in his attitude and would not allow Zhang to refuse, so Zhang had no choice but to obey.

A group of people followed the Shen family's carriage from a distance. Zhang Chen said to Zhang Fei who was leading the carriage, "Keep a distance to avoid any misunderstanding."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Taowei slowed down the pace of his horse and waited until the Shen family convoy disappeared from his sight. Zhang Chen observed the wheel tracks on the ground and followed behind at a leisurely pace.

After walking for only about an hour, they saw the Shen family's convoy parked in front of a lake. A group of servants set up tents and began to prepare for the outing.

Zhang Chen parked the carriage at a distance, and the family was quietly waiting for Jiang Nan's arrangements. They saw Jiang Nan chatting and laughing with a woman in red. With Zhang Chen's eyesight, he could easily see that the woman in red was about a year younger than Jiang Nan, but her face was delicate and beautiful.

The woman in red and Jiang Nan were very close, and it seemed that their relationship was unusual.

Surrounding the two women were seven or eight young men, none of them were very old, the older ones were seventeen or eighteen years old, and the younger ones were around fifteen or sixteen years old.

However, there was one young master who was the most outstanding among them. Zhang Chen took a closer look at him. There was a wisp of black air flowing around that young master, and it was obvious that he was not an ordinary person.

"What an evil aura, it's rare! It's even heavier than the cold aura of that guy who holds the Yama Banner." Zhang Chen was a little curious.

But I didn't think too much about it. After all, even if the power and supernatural powers he possesses have an evil aura, it doesn't mean that the person is evil.

"Is that someone from the Shen family?" Cheng Yu opened the curtain and looked at the boys and girls having a picnic in the distance with curiosity.

"He's from the Shen family." Zhang Chen nodded.

Seeing that the other party was wearing luxurious clothes, Zhang Taowei said, "It's better than what we wore when we were in the Procuratorate."

"Of course. The Shen family in Nanjing is the richest in the world, so they are naturally not short of money." Zhang Chen replied.

"Let's unload the car! We will enter the city later. This vehicle is not needed, and many of the items in the car are also not needed. We can settle down again when we get to the city." Zhang Chen said with a smile.

The family began to unload the car, picking and choosing the items they had to take with them. Zhang Taowei, who was standing by, looked at the fifth-level demon horse and said, "Brother, your horse is getting uglier and uglier. It looks like a donkey, and a bald donkey at that. The hair on its body is almost gone."

The fifth-rank demon horse had already gained intelligence. When it heard Zhang Taowei say that it was ugly, it immediately became unhappy. It pushed its head and directly pushed Zhang Taowei to stagger, causing Zhang Taowei to point at the demon horse and curse: "You beast, how dare you be rude to me? When my cultivation level is improved, I will definitely extract your soul."

Zhang Taowei was cursing, but Zhang Chen didn't bother to pay attention to him. He just picked out a few sets of clothes and waited for Jiang Nan's arrangements.

After the family was ready, they waited quietly, and saw the boys and girls in the distance starting to play various games, reciting poems and composing couplets to each other, having a great time.

Zhang Chen was standing in the jungle. Jiang Nan, who was far away, occasionally glanced over and made eye contact with Zhang Chen, but did not say much.

About an hour later, a few small boats came from afar, and then a group of boys and girls led their servants to get on the boats. Jiang Nan said something to everyone, but did not get on the boat. Instead, he watched the boys and girls leave, and then waved to Zhang Chen and his group from a distance.

Zhang Chen led his skinny horse and said to Zhang and others, "Let's go!" The family walked towards the gathered camp. Before they got close, a servant wanted to intercept them, but was stopped by Jiang Nan, who directed a group of servants to disappear into the dense forest.

"It's you?" Jiang Nan's maid Mi Gao looked surprised when she saw Zhang and his group.

"Miss Jiang, we are going to trouble you again." Zhang hurried forward when she saw Jiang Nan, wanting to kneel down and kowtow, but was stopped by Jiang Nan: "We are all family, no need to be polite."

After seeing Zhang Chen, Jiang Nan's face turned slightly red, and then said:
"I have temporarily sent the servants in the camp away. You just hide in the carriage. Mi Gao will take care of you there." Jiang Nan said.

Zhang thanked him profusely, and then the whole family got on Jiang Nan's carriage. Zhang Chen was about to get on the carriage when Jiang Nan called him, "Cousin Zhang, there is a relative at your house. Do you want to recognize him?"

"Relatives?" Zhang Chen, who was about to step into the carriage, paused and turned to look at Jiang Nan in surprise.

"When everyone gathered here before, there was a young man who was the oldest. Do you still remember him?" Jiang Nan said.

Zhang Chen recalled the young man with a cold aura around him and nodded: "Of course I remember."

"This man is a disciple of the Zhang family in Kyoto. He is the seventh son of the current head of the Zhang family and is called: Zhang Gaoqiu! In fact, he is your cousin. Do you want to recognize him?" Jiang Nan looked at Zhang Chen with a smile. There was a certain resemblance between Zhang Chen and Zhang Gaoqiu in their brows. After all, they are from a family of blood, and the power of blood is so strong that it is inevitable that family members have similar appearances.

"I am a criminal. I am afraid that I may recognize others, but they may not recognize me." Zhang Chen laughed at himself and said, "We will have a chance to recognize each other later."

He still had resentment towards the Zhang family in Jingdu. His family was exiled to the north, but the Zhang family in Jingdu ignored them and had an affair with the King of Pingbian. Even his father was banished from Jingdu, and he didn't want to get involved in all kinds of secrets, so as not to involve his family. He felt that the Zhang family in Jingdu was not reliable and might not have good intentions towards him and others.

Jiang Nan is a smart man, and naturally knows Zhang Chen's difficulties, so he smiled and changed the subject: "Forget it then! We will naturally recognize each other in the future. But you came at the right time this time, and you just caught up with a good fortune. Kyoto has opened an inner courtyard of the Mysterious Academy, which specifically recruits geniuses with mysterious bloodline power to join it and help the Great Victory Dynasty to crack the various fortunes in it. When your cousin Zhang Gaoqiu participated in the selection in Kyoto, he was blocked from the door because of his lack of strength. He came to Jinling this time to participate in the selection in Jinling. There will be branches of the inner courtyard of the Mysterious Academy in Jinling and other major cities. If you can perform well in them, you can get the opportunity to study in the Mysterious Academy in Kyoto. You must seize this opportunity. I heard that if you can join the Mysterious Academy, you may have the hope of returning to your ancestral bloodline, or obtaining the legendary mysterious recognition of your master. This opportunity is rare, and you must not miss it. And I heard that there is also an opportunity to enter the legendary spiritual world in the flesh, you must seize it."

Zhang Chen was surprised when he heard this, then nodded: "Thank you, cousin, for telling me. I understand."

Jiang Nan nodded with satisfaction, then turned around, stepped onto the boat, and disappeared from Zhang Chen's sight.

Zhang Chen saw Jiang Nan's back disappear, so he stepped onto the carriage. The space inside the carriage was very spacious, and not only could it accommodate his own family of five, but even five more people could sit comfortably.

The little girl Mi Gao sat in front of the carriage, looking around with a piece of grass in her mouth out of boredom. She poked her head into the carriage and looked at Zhang Chen curiously: "Are you really alive? I've never heard of a dead person being resurrected."

Zhang Chen looked at the chubby little girl and tapped her head with his finger: "You are quite curious."

Mi Gao rubbed his head and said curiously, "I'm just curious. I've never heard of a dead person being resurrected!"

Zhang Taowei, who was standing by, looked at Mi Gao in a friendly manner. He approached and spoke to Mi Gao, "My eldest brother's methods are simply earth-shattering. What's a mere resurrection? Even those gods are nothing more than ants that can be easily crushed to death in front of my eldest brother."

"I think your young lady is pretty good, and my elder brother is also pretty good. Let them get married, it will be of great benefit to you in the future." Zhang Taowei started talking nonsense again, which made Zhang Chen frown and the corners of his mouth twitch.

His little sister loves to brag and fool people. He recalled the time when they were in the small village and Zhang Taowei pretended to be a god and tricked the children in the village into offering food from their homes as sacrifices.

Now that I finally get in touch with people, he starts talking nonsense as soon as he opens his mouth.

Too lazy to pay attention to the two of them, Zhang Chen was thinking about what Jiang Nan said about the mysterious academy, which made him quite interested.

"I should go to the Mystery Academy. There must be no shortage of mysteries in the Mystery Academy. It would be great if I could gather some useful skills." Zhang Chen's heart was moved. You know, it is extremely difficult to get in touch with the mysteries these days.

Although he has many skills, Zhang Chen does not mind having more skills. He even wishes he had countless skills.

"I have lived in seclusion in Jinling for ten years, which is enough time for me to improve my skills to the twelfth level. Then I can become a disciple of the academy and see if there are any surprises there." Zhang Chen was very happy: "No delay at all!"

(End of this chapter)