I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 694 Seeing Old Friends Again
Zhang Chen's abacus was jingling, but his plan did not change as fast as before. Before he could handle the transfer of the residence, a knock on the door sounded outside the gate: "Open the door! Open the door quickly!"

There was a loud knock on the door, torches were lit outside, and dozens of people were standing outside the door, shouting in unison.

When Zhang Chen heard the call outside the door, he was stunned and turned to look at the fox fairy Nannan. The fox fairy Nannan was also confused at this time, not knowing why someone would come to her door.

"Is there anyone in the house? If you don't come out, I will burn down your yard! We have checked the official documents today and know that there is a buyer in your mansion today. We are here to collect taxes today. If you don't open the door, don't blame me for burning down your mansion." Shouts and curses came from outside the door.

Zhang Chen's eyelids jumped when he heard the scolding. "So it's Huang Tiandao's thieves. They know that the one who can buy the mansion must be very rich, so they come to take advantage of him."

He turned his head and looked at the fox fairy Nannan: "Go and send them away."

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Fox Fairy Nannan rolled her eyes. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, Zhang Chen stopped her and said, "No need to go. They've already come in."

Zhang Chen sensed through the water mist in the air that someone had jumped over the courtyard wall.

At this moment, Zhang Chen's eyes flashed with murderous intent: "There is a road to heaven, but you don't take it. There is no door to hell, but you throw yourself into it!"

Since Huang Tiandao had been hit by him, he naturally didn't want to let it go. And since the other party had climbed over the wall, he probably wouldn't let it go easily.

As for whether it would be troublesome to kill all of these people?
Zhang Chen was just about to use the Blood God Son to create a few puppets, but who knew that the other party would actually come to him?

"Don't kill anyone! Killing someone will cause big trouble and will definitely alert Huang Tiandao. Why use force when something can be solved with money?" The fox fairy Nannan hurriedly stopped Zhang Chen.

"I'll go get some money to deal with them." said the fox fairy Nannan.

"This is a large and empty courtyard, and the girl is so beautiful. I'm afraid that when those people see you, they won't just want your money, they'll want to take you away as well." Zhang Chen sighed.

The fox fairy Nannan was stunned when she heard the words, and looked outside the door with a complicated look in her eyes. She saw torches approaching quickly in the distance, and a group of people holding torches came closer, noisily.

There was a flash of blood behind Zhang Chen. When the Blood God was about to attack, he suddenly stopped when he saw the person coming. He knew the person, and not only did he know him, but he was also closely related to him: Huang Chao (Chapter 202).

It was the beggar who dared to spit into the young master's mutton offal soup. He was later beaten up by the young master. Then, after hearing the news about the tomb of the imperial daughter, he chose to go there directly to try his luck.

Back then, Zhang Chen was drinking with Xie Lingyun in a restaurant. After seeing the paranoid scene between Xie Lingyun and the young master, he invited Xie Lingyun upstairs for a chat. He gave Xie Lingyun gold and asked Xie Lingyun to spread the news of the emperor's daughter's tomb. Zhang Chen even gave Xie Lingyun talisman paper for protection.

Later, this guy obtained the origin of the curse in the tomb and changed his form with one step, almost mastering the seventy-two transformations. It was Zhang Chen who used the six-word mantra to barely fix the origin of the curse.

The friendship between the two can be said to be very deep.

Zhang Chen saw Huang Chao, and Huang Chao of course saw Zhang Chen as well. He was stunned, as if he couldn't believe his eyes. Then he picked up the torch and came closer to take a closer look. Looking at the smiling face of the man under the firelight, he immediately exclaimed: "Sir, why is it you?"

"I didn't expect to see you here." Zhang Chen looked at Huang Chao in front of him. Huang Chao was no longer the beggar he used to be. Now he was wearing gold and silver, with gold rings on his arms, a gold collar around his neck, and pearls inlaid on his body. He looked dazzled and had the mentality of a nouveau riche.

"I bought this yard, so of course I have to stay here." Zhang Chen said with a smile.

Huang Chao slapped his thigh when he heard this: "The flood washed away the Dragon King Temple. Family members don't recognize each other anymore, right?"

Then he turned to the people behind him and said, "Everyone, please leave and do not disturb the gentleman's peace."

Then Huang Chao bowed to Zhang Chen solemnly and said, "I didn't know you were here. I'm sorry for my intrusion. Please forgive me."

Zhang Chen quickly helped Huang Chao up: "Ignorance is not a crime, so how could I blame you?"

Huang Chao looked at Zhang Chen, then at the guards retreating in the distance, and suddenly pulled out the long knife from his waist, turned his head and rushed towards the crowd, accompanied by screams, and in just a moment, he had killed all the guards, leaving only corpses on the ground. "What are you doing?" Zhang Chen was stunned when he saw Huang Chao's actions. He saw that Huang Chao was holding a steel knife and his clothes were stained with blood. The blood slowly slid down the steel knife, and the whole person had an indescribable murderous aura.

"Sir, you are wanted by Huang Tiandao, and they saw your face again tonight. If they don't die, they will expose your whereabouts." Huang Chao sheathed his long sword. Although his face was covered in blood, his words moved Zhang Chen. He stood there for a while with a lot of emotions in his heart.

"Go get a basin of water and ask Brother Huang to wash the blood off his body." Zhang Chen ordered the fox fairy Nannan.

The fox fairy Nannan took the order and left. After a while, she brought clean water for Huang Chao to wash. Then Zhang Chen invited Huang Chao to sit down. The two of them sat in the room. Zhang Chen asked, "Why is Brother Huang in Jinling City?"

Huang Chao's face was filled with sorrow when he heard this. "Don't say anything. This damn world simply doesn't give ordinary people like us a chance to survive. That day, Mr. Sun suppressed the abnormality for me. I wanted to continue looking for the secrets to eliminate the hidden dangers in my body, but who knew that chaos suddenly broke out in the north. The King of Pingbian forcibly recruited soldiers. I fled and hid all the way. After escaping back home, I encountered a devastating flood. Fortunately, I mastered the mysterious power and turned into a fish to escape. But before I could rejoice, the damn demon tribe... They actually entered the pass, burning, killing and looting along the way. I was chased by the demons all the way. I was unwilling to accept it, so I killed several big demons, rescued a group of people, and then pulled a team together to fight the demons. We fought with the demons in the north, but who knew that we were strangled by the Pingbian Palace, who joined forces with the demons to kill my team. So I led the remnants to escape, and happened to meet Huang Tiandao recruiting soldiers and horses, and was dragged into it by Huang Tiandao and was captured by Huang Tiandao. "

Huang Chao cursed and his voice was full of anger, but after Zhang Chen heard what Huang Chao said, a complex and indescribable emotion arose in his heart.

This is not just Huang Chao's sadness, but the sadness of all ordinary people living in this era. Huang Chao is just a microcosm of countless people.

The Yellow Tide was still okay, with the protection of mysterious power, and could still struggle, but many ordinary people did not even have the qualifications to struggle. Facing the huge waves of the times, they could only be torn into pieces.

"Later, Huang Tiandao wanted to take over Jinling City, so I was sent here. Along the way, I used my tricks to become a local commander, commanding several thousand soldiers." Huang Chao's voice was full of bitterness.

"Oh, it's hard for you." Zhang Chen sighed.

"Sir, why are you in Jinling City?" Huang Chao asked in surprise.

Hearing Huang Chao's words, Zhang Chen smiled bitterly: "This is a long story. I came to Jinling City to seek refuge with my relatives, the Shen family that was destroyed by your Huang Tiandao."

"Ah?" Huang Chao was stunned when he heard this. He stared at Zhang Chen blankly, not knowing what to say.

Zhang Chen saw that Huang Chao was at a loss like a child who had made a mistake, so he smiled and comforted him, "To be honest, you Huang Tiandao vented my anger for me, but you don't know that I have a deep hatred with the Shen family."

As Zhang Chen was talking, he told Huang Chao about his grievances with the Shen family. Huang Chao could not help but get furious after hearing about Zhang Chen's experience: "Damn Shen family, they really deserve to be cut into pieces. If I had known this would happen, I should have killed a few more people from the Shen family to vent my anger for you when I was hunting down the direct descendants of the Shen family in various places."

"Don't worry, sir. I will hunt down the remnants of the Shen family and avenge you!" Huang Chao said, gritting his teeth.

Huang Chao's voice was full of resentment. Zhang Chen was his benefactor, like his adoptive parent. To make things difficult for Zhang Chen was to make things difficult for him.

"Forget it! The Shen family's affairs are over, there is no need to pursue them anymore!" Zhang Chen shook his head and interrupted Huang Chao's words: "The Shen family's direct lineage has been destroyed and most of them have died. What's the point of continuing to hunt them down?"

Zhang Chen looked at Huang Chao and asked meaningfully, "How are you now?"

He was referring to the supernatural power in Huang Chao. The origin of the curse was concentrated in Huang Chao's body.

Huang Chao smiled bitterly when he heard this: "It changes in a thousand ways, and the changes are up to the heart. But... but... as the ability grows, the power of the curse becomes more difficult to suppress. I am almost unable to suppress the power of the curse now."

Zhang Chen had anticipated Huang Chao's situation, so he took out a talisman from his sleeve and handed it to Huang Chao: "This talisman is enough to prevent you from being troubled by the curse power before the twelfth level. I am now practicing the six-character mantra again, and the power of this magical power has been greatly increased, which can exert the power of suppression on you again. With the combination of these two, you can be safe for a while."

Huang Chao was overjoyed when he heard this, and took the Zhenzi with a respectful look: "Thank you very much, benefactor, and please help me."

After acquiring the ever-changing abilities, he was delighted as he had the means to survive in the troubled times. However, the uncontrollable backlash was ultimately a concern for him and a big trouble for him.

Now meeting Zhang Chen again is a great joy for him.

(End of this chapter)