"Ahem! This... It's not a strange thing, you're just starting out in the martial arts, and you still need to continue to cultivate diligently! Facing Mark's inquiring gaze, the old bald head looked strange. But I'm worried that if I tell the truth, this kid will be proud. When he was young, it was not that he had never seen Tianzhong talents, but he only knew that he relied on his talents, neglected cultivation, and finally became mediocre.

Young man, it's better to be calm.

"Hmmm! Boss, don't worry, I will work hard to cultivate and will not disappoint your expectations, boss! Mark nodded vigorously, his face determined. It is said that the children of poor families are in charge of the family early, and Mark himself has been dead since he was a child, but in fact, he has already opened his mind and is very smart, and the most commendable thing is that he is loyal and good-natured, and he has not embarked on a crooked path. Later, he was taken in by the old bald head, and he had long regarded the old bald head as his father in his heart.

And now, the old bald head has taught him such a precious exercise, and even personally helped him to pull out his muscles and bones, this kindness Mark has long remembered in his heart.

"Well, it's not too early, it's a tired day today, so you should go and rest early." The old bald man nodded, and was about to turn around and leave, when he suddenly thought of something, and said again: "By the way, from tomorrow onwards, you won't have to do reception and other chores in the front hall, and the boiler room in the back will be handed over to you in the future, and in addition to filling the necessary coal and charcoal into the stove every day, the coal and charcoal stored in the boiler room will be transported at least once a day." ”

"Huh?" Mark suddenly looked confused: "Boss, I... Is this carrying coal and charcoal to train strength? ”

"Work hard, polish your muscles and bones, now is the time to lay the foundation, just do what I say." The old bald head nodded, didn't say much, turned around and left, returned to his door, and frowned suddenly.

"It's so late, where's that stinky boy?" The old bald man came to the door of the room and was immediately a little puzzled.

There was no sound in the room, and there was no smell of human presence at all.

"That's not right!" However, in the next second, the old bald head suddenly felt that something was not right, and hurriedly pushed the door open. Sure enough, Zhao Xiaochuan was lying on the bed, sleeping soundly, maybe it was really because of his trust in the old bald head, maybe it was because he had returned to the town, and the vigilance in his heart was not so strong.

The sound of the old bald head pushing open the door did not wake Zhao Xiaochuan up.

But the old bald man himself, his heart was shaken!

He just didn't notice the smell of people in the house at all!

You must know that although due to some reasons, although the martial arts cultivation of the old bald head is not as good as before, even if it is a distance of dozens of meters, he can feel the existence of other people without his eyes just by feeling. And like in the afternoon, as soon as Zhao Xiaochuan walked around a little, he could perceive that Zhao Xiaochuan had become a martial artist!

But now, the old bald head looked at Zhao Xiaochuan who was already lying on the bed, and if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't even feel his existence!

"Shadow Arts! Only by practicing the first layer of shadow art can you achieve such an effect! It's only been a few hours, and this kid has practiced!? The old bald head was full of horror: "What kind of little monsters do I have raised!?" ”

However, what the old bald man did not notice was that the moment he walked to the door, there was already an extremely small scout worm beside him, staring at him closely. Even if Zhao Xiaochuan had already explained it before and included the old bald head in the ranks of his own people, as long as the old bald head showed even a little hostility towards Zhao Xiaochuan, the scout worm would wake Zhao Xiaochuan up as soon as possible.

However, the old bald head just looked at Zhao Xiaochuan with surprised eyes, and his eyes were also full of expectation, and after a while, he slowly withdrew from the room.

"Hahahaha! Brothers, I thought that our group was going to be cut off after I, an old immortal, went to look for you. Unexpectedly... I didn't expect it! Old Zhaotou, what a good son you raised! It's worth celebrating! It's worth celebrating! The old bald head could no longer suppress the excitement on his face, his face was full of oil, as if he had changed his hair for the second spring, not at all like an old man of this age, and he entered a room deep in the corridor on the second floor with great interest.

"Huh? Boss!? ”

Soon, after a female voice exclaimed, there were faint voices in the room that children could not understand.

It's worth celebrating!

......

The night passed quickly, and no one knew that on this seemingly ordinary night, in a bath in a remote town, with the help of an unscrupulous old man, two seemingly inconspicuous teenagers each embarked on their own path.

The sun rose in the east, tearing the haze in the sky hard, trying to shine its light on the earth, but it always seemed so powerless, and the whole land was still drowsy.

"There's a large group of armed men approaching!?"

In the room, Zhao Xiaochuan suddenly opened his eyes and felt the news transmitted by the scout insects: "Coming at me?" ”

Scout bug: "Squeak, squeak, squeak." ”

“... That's right, I'm in a daze, so you can't tell if it's coming at me. Zhao Xiaochuan shook his head, and a carp stiffened and jumped up from the bed: "But at this time, eighty percent are coming at me." ”

"Stinky boy, the shelter is really here, I didn't expect it to come so quickly." At the same time, the door of the room was also opened from the outside, and the old bald head walked in with a solemn face: "Fortunately, you practiced shadow art last night, otherwise the people in the shelter would definitely find out that you have become a martial artist." ”

"Sure enough, it's the people in the vault?" Zhao Xiaochuan nodded, and asked with some confusion: "Old bald head, do you know anything about the people in the shelter?" Daddy had only told me before that the Vaults were originally a stronghold for humans to counterattack the beasts, but now some of these Vaults have gradually become tools for the Human Alliance to manage various areas, but what kind of existence is it? ”

"Shelter..."The old bald head heard this, and a trace of memory flashed in his eyes, then he shook his head and said: "I don't know much about the things in the Vault, and it was your father who was responsible for contacting the top of the Human Alliance back then. ”

"My daddy!? Still in touch with the top of the Human Alliance? ”

"Yes, and he doesn't know much about the Vault, and people like us don't usually go into the Vault. What I can tell you now is that in fact, the Human Alliance's ability to control these remote shelters is very weak on weekdays, and usually the commander of the shelter is the Earth Emperor of this shelter area. And..."A trace of solemnity flashed in the old bald head's eyes: "Actually, these commanders really don't want an existence like you to appear in their jurisdiction!" ”

"Why? Afraid that I threaten their position? When Zhao Xiaochuan heard this, he also frowned. In this era, once there is a force under his hands that is not under his control, the first thing that the superior will produce is likely to be not happy, but jealous.

This is an era when the individual force has reached a certain level, and can even sweep everything.

"Yes. So you have to be careful, for the commander, it is naturally best to be able to subdue you, if he can't subdue you, he is very likely to take measures, but..."The old bald head suddenly smiled slightly: "There is a point that is still very beneficial to you." ”

"Huh?" Zhao Xiaochuan was slightly stunned, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "That noble person who came to the shelter is rumored!" ”