When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

After returning to the camp, Zhu Chongjiu recalled the scene of attacking the town's guardian.

In fact, Zhu Chongjiu had thought about keeping a low profile, but then he realized that if he wanted to understand the world quickly, he had to become the focus of the world.

This is how you get to know the world's elite.

In this mysterious and vast world, countless unknown secrets are like treasures hidden in the darkness, all firmly controlled by the seemingly gentle yet cunning hands of those in power!

They are like gods hidden in the clouds, manipulating the fate of all things in the world.

However, Zhu Chongjiu was by no means the kind of reckless person who was brave but lacked strategy and only knew how to charge ahead blindly.

After days of tireless exploration and investigation, and after secretly observing the strength of the town's guardians today, he has a general understanding: with his current strength, even if he dares not claim to be the best in the world, he should at least be considered one of the strongest among the top.

Of course, if he were to unfortunately encounter an unexpected situation and be ruthlessly suppressed and killed on the spot by those truly peerless masters in this world, it might not be a bad thing for Zhu Chongjiu, who was currently anxious and longing to return home.

After all, who can know whether, when life ends here, he will wake up peacefully in his familiar, warm bed and realize that everything he has experienced was just a dream?

Now, Zhu Chongjiu deeply understands the surging emotions deep within his heart—his endless longing and yearning for his family and his urgent desire to return home. These emotions have tormented him to the point of almost losing his mind, making him unusually irritable and easily angered.

Only when night falls and all is quiet, when he is alone and curled up in a corner of his humble room, can he calm his mind a little and silently comfort himself: "Remember to stay calm in the face of trouble, and never act rashly!"

After much deep thought, Zhu Chongjiu finally cleared his mind.

Although he was fully aware that the actions he had taken today were somewhat impulsive and reckless, given the current predicament and the dilemma he was in, it seemed that there was no other good option.

Finally, filled with disappointment, he sighed helplessly and muttered to himself, "Forget it, I don't want to think about these troubles anymore. I should get a good night's sleep first..." With that, he collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep amidst his chaotic thoughts!

He didn't know how long he had slept before being woken up by the noise outside. After waking up, Zhu Chongjiu rubbed his sleepy eyes and called out, "Where is everyone? Someone who's breathing!"

Soon, Tongli carried several sets of new clothes and some toiletries into the stone house.

Zhu Chongjiu said, "Please get me a big basin so I can take a bath. I haven't bathed in months, and the chapped skin on my body is almost enough to be used as nails!"

Tongli was puzzled when he heard this; Ninth Brother, the brothers usually just find a place outside to take a bath, and we don't have a big basin.

Zhu Chongjiu said, "If you don't have one, just make one. Everything in this room is made."

Zhu Chongjiu glanced at Tonglidao; Alright, relying on you guys is pointless!

Upon entering the camp, Zhu Chongjiu saw the large, square rock that the team members used for training. It was more than a meter tall and a meter wide.

Zhu Chongjiu left the stone house and walked to the large rock, saying, "Isn't this perfect material for making a bathtub?"

Zhu Chongjiu bent down and reached into the middle of the large rock.

In Zhu Chongjiu's hands, the large stone was like a very crispy, large biscuit.

In less than twenty minutes, Zhu Chongjiu had hollowed out the inside of the large rock, then went into the stone house to take out his great sword and scraped the inner wall of the rock to make it smoother.

Zhu Chongjiu glanced at his masterpiece and chuckled, "Mission accomplished!"

Then Zhu Chongjiu carried the stone bathtub he had made into the stone house.

When he picked up the stone bathtub, he said to Tonglidao, "Brothers, boil water for me, boil water, today I'm going to boil myself in boiling water."

Tongli turned around and shouted to his teammates, "Hurry up, put down what you're doing and go boil water for Ninth Brother. He's going to boil himself in the water later!"

Zhu Chongjiu placed the stone bathtub in a corner of the stone house, then stripped naked and lay inside, waiting for the water to boil!

More than ten minutes later, the team members lined up and carried stone basins filled with boiling water, pouring them one by one into the stone bathtub.

"That feels good," Zhu Chongjiu groaned.

Once the stone bathtub was full of water, Zhu Chongjiu said, "Find me a small knife for you to use and bring it over. Then go out. Oh, and the water still needs to be boiled. I guess I'll have to change the water twice!"

One of the team members pulled out a small knife about thirty centimeters long from his waist and handed it to Zhu Chongjiu.

Zhu Chongjiu picked up a knife and began to scrape off the wrinkles on his body. Yes, he scraped them off, because the wrinkles were too thick to be removed by rubbing!

The team member who handed Zhu Chongjiu the knife was dumbfounded when he saw this scene. He opened his mouth wide and said: "Brother Jiu, that's what I use to cut meat for eating!"

Zhu Chongjiu glanced at the team member and said nonchalantly, "It's just a small knife. Report it to your captain and say I said so."

After saying that, he looked at the team members who were all staring at each other with their mouths agape and asked, "What are you doing?"

Let's go, I'm not a woman, what's so interesting about taking a bath!

The team members thought to themselves, "We've seen bathing before, but we've never seen it done like this!" Then one by one, they left the stone house!

More than ten minutes later, Zhu Chongjiu came out naked, carrying the stone bathtub. He found a place to pour out the mud in the bathtub, rinsed it with clean water, and then shouted back: "Bring on the boiling water!"

After saying that, Zhu Chongjiu carried the homemade bathtub back to the stone house.

And so, after changing the bathwater three times, Zhu Chongjiu finally finished his bath. He cleaned his beard with a dagger, trimmed his hair with a dagger, and changed into brand new clothes. Looking at himself in the bronze mirror that Tongli had brought him, he muttered to himself, "Not bad, still so handsome!"

I'd never worn this fur-lined clothing before coming here, but now that I'm wearing it, hmm! It has a unique charm.

Three days passed uneventfully. Tongli came to report, "Ninth Brother, the Protector has sent someone. They say they need to see you!"

Zhu Chongjiu said, "Let him in. I want to ask him what he needs from me."

The visitor entered the stone house and looked at Zhu Chongjiu, saying, "The Protector sent me to deliver a message to you, asking you to go to the Protector's residence now!"

After the person finished speaking, he stood still, tilted his head back, and looked down at people with an air of superiority.

Zhu Chongjiu; Is it over?

Messenger: It's over!

He continued, "Go quickly, don't waste the Protector's time, the Protector is extremely busy!"

Zhu Chongjiu looked at Tongli, tilted his head back towards the messenger, and said, "Drag him out and beat him up. I don't want to see him do anything good except make him walk!"

Oh, and especially the teeth, I'll stuff even the last one of my teeth into your mouths!

Tongli had long disliked this kid, and now that Ninth Brother had spoken, he replied, "Ninth Brother, just you wait and see."

With that, he grabbed the messenger and dragged him away!

The messenger looked like a slightly stronger ordinary person; how could he possibly break free from the large hand that was about to enter the intermediate level of martial arts master!

The messenger shouted immediately, "I am the Protector's man! What are you trying to do? The Protector will not let you off easily!"

Zhu Chongjiu shouted outside again: "Hurry up and beat him up. After you're done, make him get back quickly. Also, tell that Zhang guy: What gives him the confidence to disobey me?"

Tell him to get over here right now, or I'll raze his place to the ground!

Tongli answered loudly, "Understood, Ninth Brother!"

Zhu Chongjiu then heard Tongli shouting outside, "Brothers, get to work!" followed by wails and pleas for mercy, which stopped after three minutes.

Zhu Chongjiu pondered in the stone house, "He must have found some helpers and backers. I hope he can find some powerful backers and helpers. I also want to test my own strength. In this world where strength is paramount, the law is basically only for ordinary people, so Zhu Chongjiu is not afraid of making things worse."

If you can't beat them, just run away. If you can kill me, then forget it!

Despite his usual carefree and jovial demeanor, Zhu Chongjiu is actually very sad inside.

Anyone who suddenly leaves their wife, children, family, and parents to make a living on a strange continent where they know nothing and have no one will experience unimaginable physical and psychological pressure.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhu Chongjiu has become more irritable and violent. Zhu Chongjiu can also relieve his stress in this way!

Half an hour later, Tongli staggered into the stone house passage; Ninth Brother, a group of people have come outside, led by the Protector and another young man.

Zhu Chongjiu originally intended to have Tongli tell them to go into the stone house, and then go out himself as if he were going to welcome them!

Zhu Chongjiu turned around and thought that a fight was bound to break out soon. If his stone house was damaged, he would have to repair it himself. He decided to go out and meet them.

When Zhu Chongjiu came out of the stone house, he saw that there were about twenty people on the other side, led by a protector and a young man. Moreover, the protector seemed to respect the young man.

The other party also saw Zhu Chongjiu.

At this moment, a subordinate rushed out from behind the young man and said sternly to Zhu Chongjiu, "Why don't you come over and pay your respects to our young master?"

The moment the subordinate uttered the word "etiquette," Zhu Chongjiu raised his right hand and slapped him across the face!

The subordinate flew out in an arc and landed more than twenty meters away, his fate unknown.

Zhu Chongjiu looked in the direction his subordinate had flown out and said, "Why are you shouting so loudly? I'm not deaf!"

At this moment, the protector suddenly stepped forward and said, "How dare you! You hit my man, and this man is one of the protectors of Vit City, the young master Zhao!"

You are so lawless!

The moment Zhu Chongjiu raised his hand, his protector instantly returned to Zhao Gongzi's side.

Seeing this, Zhu Chongjiu raised his hand and scratched his ear, saying, "Since you've already scared me so much, you still dare to provoke me?"

I told you to come over here as soon as you wake up, and wait here until the helpers arrive before you come over!

What about Young Master Zhao and Young Master Li? I'm just asking you, aren't they carbon-based life forms?

Zhu Chongjiu then said, "Young Master Zhao, what brings you here?"

"I asked him to come over because I had something to ask him," Zhu Chongjiu said, pointing to the bodyguard beside him.

Young Master Zhao asked, "Brother, which family are you from, which city are you from, and what is your name? And...!"

Zhu Chongjiu interrupted Zhao Gongzi, saying, "Why are you all the same?"

Just answer my questions properly, why are you asking so many questions! You still haven't been honest!

After Zhu Chongjiu finished speaking, he disappeared. Then, Zhao Gongzi and his entourage were seen either flying into the sky or flying into the distance.

A few seconds later, only Young Master Zhao, his protector, and a servant remained standing.

Zhu Chongjiu walked up to the protector and Young Master Zhao, and said to the protector: You are a high-level martial arts master, yet I knocked you down with one punch. You know I am at the Emperor level or above, but you still found someone of equal strength to help you.

What's wrong? You only think about intimidating others with your power? You've never thought about intimidating others with your strength? Or can't you find someone more powerful?

Sigh! I'm really disappointed in you. It seems you're no longer of any use. As soon as Zhu Chongjiu finished speaking, the guardian flew away!

He flew the farthest of all!

Zhu Chongjiu then looked at Young Master Zhao and asked, "And you, what's wrong?"

What level is your dad? If I'm not mistaken, he's at the Emperor level!