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Chapter 1213

A city in several southeastern states...

Zhou Fu'an bid farewell to his family, carried his luggage, and walked to the street, where he saw other members of his clan walking out of their homes, just like him.

One by one, the martial artists flowed into the river like drops of water, gradually forming a huge force.

Today is the day when the head of the Jing family musters his troops and dispatches the clan's elite forces northward to aid the Northern Xuan Zhou.

The Northern Zhou and the Southeastern Zhou are like two flowers growing from the same stem, connected by blood and flesh; the heads of the two families are half-brothers.

Given that the sorcerers were ravaging the six northern states and oppressing the human race, the Zhou people of the southeast stepped forward to provide righteous assistance, sending large numbers of people to the north every so often. Zhou Fu'an's father was a retainer of the Western Branch of the Zhou Clan, and he was granted the surname Zhou for his meritorious service, becoming a member of the Zhou family. From his generation onwards, they were also members of the Zhou family.

At such a young age, he has already reached the third level of the Strong Martial Mountain realm, and is considered a promising elite seed of this generation.

The head of the family, Zhou Ding, was raised and educated by Zhen Beige from a young age. Their relationship was better than that of father and son. The witch saint king killed Zhen Beige's ox lord and had an irreconcilable hatred for Zhou Ding.

Furthermore, since Zhou Xin, the head of the Bei Xuan Zhou family, is his younger brother, providing assistance is naturally his duty.

Over the years, the number of tribesmen sent to the northern lands has been countless, and the number has never stopped, even if they never return.

This is also a considerable burden for Southeast Zhou, after all, there is a major threat on the flank, the Qi family, which is eyeing the territory of several southeastern states.

Zhou Fu'an felt a surge of resentment whenever he thought of the Qi family head. The ancestor had many talented sons, but not all of them could be outstanding. Once one of them harbored ill intentions, he could cause great harm.

For example, Zhou Ti, born out of wedlock, harbored wicked intentions and took advantage of the family's decline to split off from the Qi family.

Year after year, the Qi family has grown into the biggest enemy of Southeast Zhou, and many of their clansmen and relatives have died at their hands.

"Fu'an, we'll meet up ahead!"

One by one, the tribesmen waved to him and then quickly joined the group.

Zhou Fu'an was filled with many thoughts when he heard a cheer coming from ahead. The cheers quickly infected the surrounding tribesmen, and everyone beamed with joy, passing on the good news to one another.

"what's the situation?"

A stranger from the clan asked Zhou Fu'an a question, but Zhou Fu'an shook his head blankly, indicating that he did not know either.

But the news soon reached us.

"Master Pan has been promoted to a Spiritual Pharmacist and has sent over a million catties of various medicinal ingredients. Our medicine storehouse is now full!"

Zhou Fu'an let out a breath and then became happy as well. After every major battle, medicinal materials would be scarce because the consumption was too great and they needed to be replenished urgently.

Recently, medicine stores in various parts of Zhou's territory have run out of medicine, and the situation is critical.

Now that we've obtained a million catties of medicinal herbs, we can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The alchemist's delivery must be fast. The medicines must include secret medicines, great medicines, and spiritual medicines, suitable for everyone from martial artists to advanced martial artists and grandmasters. Moreover, the variety is complete and there is no shortage.

"Pharmacist Pan? Zhou Pan?"

The unfamiliar member of the tribe frowned and muttered to himself.

Zhou Fu'an was furious upon hearing this. "How dare you address Pharmacist Pan by his full name? Who are you? I've never seen you before!" "Me?"

Zhou You pointed to his nose and chuckled. He had finally decided to sneak into the southeastern Zhou clan's territory to take a look around, but he never expected to receive news of his son, Zhou Pan, along the way.

Zhou Pan, also known as Pan the Pharmacist, is now a celebrity and has even been promoted to a Spirit Pharmacist.

Yes, what's been said is true; all of his sons who travel around are talented.

He was extremely wary of Zhou Fu'an, and slowly said, "My name is Zhou You..." This completely enraged Zhou Fu'an. "How dare you address the Ancestor by his name! Do you think you don't know that the Great Thousand Ancestor is also known as Zhou You?" Damn it, this guy is a member of the Zhou family and knows more than Hei Jie. He can't fool him. "...Qing, um, Zhou Youqing."

To die and be reborn is equivalent to having youth again, and being young again can also be a homophone for "youqian" (meaning "a thousand again"), implying a vast world.

Zhou Fu'an forcibly withdrew his fist and looked at Zhou You suspiciously, "You Qing, I don't recognize the name or the face."

"Which family are you from?"

They then proceeded to question the branches and lineages, which were internal designations used by the aristocratic families, making it difficult for outsiders to impersonate them.

This was no problem for Zhou You at all.

"My family was left on the border of Lihuo Prefecture after the Great Thousand Ancestor swept away the Ten Demons of the Southeast, and was responsible for communicating with the Southern Frontier."

"Over the years, I have been fighting and training in the southern border regions. Recently, upon hearing the call from the north, I came here specifically to sign up!"

This identity is not fabricated. Some members of the Zhou clan from the Western Branch followed Zhou Nanwang to take up his post. Most of them settled in Lihuo Prefecture, while another branch was sent to the border area between Lihuo Prefecture and Southern Xinjiang.

At this point, Zhou You said earnestly, "The North is the hometown of the Great Thousand Ancestor, and I am about to go there to pay my respects."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Fu'an became interested, "You also admire the Great Thousand Ancestor!"

Oh, I've met a little fanboy!

Zhou Fu'an finally met a kindred spirit, so he pulled Zhou You aside to chat about Zhou You's strange and wonderful stories.

It was a truly novel experience, hearing other people's opinions on my "back skin" from a third-party perspective.

In particular, Zhou Fu'an revered Zhou Daqian as a god, and every time he mentioned "Master Daqian", he would shower him with compliments.

Even Zhou You, the person involved, felt it was excessive and interrupted several times, saying, "That's too much, that's too much, it's not that exaggerated."

Zhou Fu'an retorted, "You're not the Great Thousand Ancestor himself, how do you know it isn't?"

Well, there's really no way to explain it, so Zhou You could only awkwardly say, "That's true, so you're right, you're completely right!"

The two arrived at the meeting point together and began registering and taking attendance. One of them was holding a roster and counting people by door.

Zhou You looked and saw who it was. Hmm, the 'Holding onto Buzhou' seal was three-tenths. He had originally set a time limit for joining the sect in order to break through to the Grandmaster level. How come he was still in the Zhou family? It seems that the time limit has been over for quite some time.

Now, Yin Sanfen has finally achieved his wish, breaking through to the Human Sect and reaching the peak of the Human Sect, only one step away from breaking through to the Earth Sect.

According to Zhou Fu'an, Yin Sanfen was the leader of the elite troops sent to aid the northern region.

"Zhou You, um, no, it's You, Zhou Youqing!"

When Yin Sanfen pointed to a line of names, his vision suddenly blurred and he vaguely saw the two characters "Zhou You". He shook his head with a smile, thinking, "What family would dare to name their son like that unless they had the guts of a leopard?"

Sure enough, when he looked closely, the name had changed to the three characters 'Zhou Youqing'. The name was listed as belonging to the lineage that followed Zhou Nanwang in guarding the southern border, and there was also the mark of the governor of Lihuo Prefecture as a guarantee.

Well, although he's not from the Southeast Zhou clan, he's still a member of the Zhou family, and moreover, he has Zhou Nanwang's endorsement, so his family background is solid.

After taking attendance, Yin Sanfen waved his hand and said, "The head of the family has ordered that, to send off the brave warriors on their expedition, 200,000 catties of newly arrived medicinal materials be allocated. You will all come forward to collect them one by one."

Two hundred thousand catties, which accounts for one-fifth of the million catties of medicinal materials sent by Zhou Pan.

Zhou Ding's move was extremely magnanimous. These elite soldiers not only did not complain about being sent to their deaths, but instead paid even more respect to their patriarch.

Zhou You stroked his chin. This son, as the eldest son, might not be as prodigious as his other brothers, but he was clearly up to the task of being the head of the family.

(End of this chapter)