Chapter 16: Take a Risk
He was soaked, barefoot, unkempt, and pale, like a homeless man before entering the mountain gate.
At this time, if Zhou Zhou Xian came over, he would definitely not recognize it, this is Senior Brother Zhang, who has the best physical fitness and the best spirit on weekdays in the entire laundry department.
Under the protection of the red vest, seeing that Xiang Dong successfully froze into an ice sculpture and died, Zhang Feiyang did not go back and wanted to get his shoes back.
But just walked to the position of the safety line, I saw that the two shoes had already frozen into ice together with the ground, just looking at the thickness of the ice on the shoes, I am afraid that it is not possible to knock it open by manpower, Zhang Feiyang will naturally not be stupid in vain, and try again.
He just walked towards Xiang Dong and stretched out his hand to take down the magic weapon Heart-Destroying Dagger in Xiang Dong's hand.
Because, that dagger is not small for his attraction.
Now he only has the fire fox skin to play a protective role, but in terms of counterattack, there is no way, if he can't get the magic weapon in the future, and he encounters the same danger in the future, what can he do?
If you have a heart-destroying dagger, at least when it is time to deal with danger, your confidence will be much stronger.
It's a pity that this heart-destroying dagger has already been firmly sealed with Xiang Dong on the ice, and no matter what, it can't be separated.
Zhang Feiyang took the two stones on the ground and smashed them at the Heartbreaker Dagger, but he never left any gaps in the ice.
He sat down unwillingly, rested for a while, and waited until most of his strength had recovered before continuing to try.
Listening to the muffled echo of "bang", there was still no trace on the ice, and there were no cracks as Zhang Feiyang expected.
After trying three times in a row, there was no way, but he was tired and out of breath, walking was soft, dizzy and swollen, Zhang Feiyang had to sigh, left the cave dejectedly, dragged heavy steps, and returned all the way according to the original path.
By the time he finally returned to the laundry department, it was already dark, and after dinner time, Zhou Zhou Xian went out to dump the garbage of the six departments and came back.
When his eyelids fought and he began to feel sleepy, Zhang Feiyang slowly opened the door and came back from outside.
Seeing Zhang Feiyang come in, he walked to the bed, ignoring him, Zhou Xian's tired spirit was suddenly swept away, he stood up excitedly from the chair, leaned on the side of the bed, pushed Zhang Feiyang's body, asked this and that, curious as if it was Zhang Feiyang's own brother.
"Senior Brother Zhang. Where have you been today?"
"Senior Brother Zhang. Why are you sleeping? Don't sleep. I've been waiting for you all night. Tell me what you're doing today. ”
"Senior Brother Zhang?"
Today's encounter on this day is much more dangerous and more difficult than Zhang Feiyang's wandering life in the past ten years.
On the way back, he almost fainted on the road several times because of physical exhaustion, and now, he finally insisted on staying home and could rest well, how could he have excess physical strength and energy to pay attention to others?
At this time, Zhang Feiyang's thunder couldn't move, and no matter how Zhou Zhou Xian pushed and called, there was no response.
Zhou Zhou Xian was also a little sleepy after all, although he was very unwilling in his heart, but after trying a few times, he didn't see Zhang Feiyang reacting, and he was helpless, so he pouted, and had to reluctantly return to his bed to rest.
The next day, after he got up early in the morning, he ran to Zhang Feiyang's bed, wanting to continue to interrogate what he hadn't asked last night.
His eyes had just swept to Zhang Feiyang's bed, but he was surprised to find that Zhang Feiyang's person was gone, Zhang Feiyang's bed was empty, and he didn't even have time to fold the quilt.
This made Zhou Xian Dengshi's heart full of doubts, and he rushed out of the wooden house and went to ask Sister Qiao and the other senior sisters.
The replies they gave were all puzzled, as if no one knew that Zhang Feiyang came back last night, and no one saw where Zhang Feiyang went in the morning.
Zhou Zhou Xian couldn't help but look at a mountain road in the distance, scratched his head, and said to himself: "Could it be that I dreamed last night? Senior Brother Zhang didn't actually come back?"
Of course, Zhang Feiyang came back to sleep.
If his eyesight could have been better, he would have been able to see the end of the mountain road, behind a pine tree, there was a 16-year-old boy figure hurrying towards the alchemy department halfway up the mountainside, it was Zhang Feiyang.
Because, in the past, when I was in the laundry department, I had the opportunity to take the essence of the medicinal soup extracted from the medicinal residue almost every day, even after a whole day of hard fighting, Zhang Feiyang's physical strength was overdrawn, and he still recovered quickly.
Especially after the first assassination of Xiang Dong, during the period of his recovery, he had already recuperated his physical fitness to a higher level by taking medicine, so that he could still have the strength to return to the laundry department from such a distance after fighting to the death with Xiang Dong.
If it were the situation before the assassination, even if he could get away with killing Xiang Dong, I am afraid that Zhang Feiyang would die on the way back because his physical fitness was not strong enough, his physical strength and spirit were seriously overdrawn.
When he woke up, it was not yet dawn, and Zhou Zhou Xian was still immersed in sweet dreams, and in the whole room, there was only the sound of Zhou Zhou Xian's snoring, calm and relaxed.
Thinking that he had killed Xiang Dong, the great enemy of immortal cultivators as a mortal last night, Zhang Feiyang couldn't help but gasp, still having palpitations, and after a while, he was afraid, and the cold sweat instantly wet his clothes.
He carefully recalled all the things when he confronted Xiang Dong, even if the danger had long passed, and the response at that time was quite cautious, but he still found a lot of shortcomings, and couldn't help but blame himself secretly, telling himself that no matter what, he had to be more careful in the future.
Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't have such good luck next time.
This time, he has a fire fox skin to save his life, and next time, I'm afraid he may not have so good luck.
Thinking of this, Zhang Feiyang closed his eyes and began to continue to recall the thrilling part he experienced last night, and began to correct his reactions in his mind little by little, everywhere, trying to make himself safer through different ways of coping.
Unfortunately, this has no real effect.
Zhang Feiyang thought about it, but he couldn't get his way.
However, this did not bring him any blow, and in the past ten years as a homeless man, it has long become a part of his life to be hit and sneered at by others.
Zhang Feiyang didn't care.
His only concern now is what to do next.
If Xiang Dong's body has not been found in his life, then it is okay to say, but once it is discovered, what should I do?
Zhang Feiyang is not worried that someone will suspect him.
Because, his strength is obvious to all, and Sister Qiao, the leader of the laundry department, knows the roots.
Even if those people found their shoes in the cave, there was no way to link Xiang Dong's death with themselves.
There wasn't much in the laundry department, the most was clothes and shoes.
As long as you take advantage of the laundry time and secretly go to the warehouse of the laundry department to find another pair of shoes to wear, then there will be no trouble.
What Zhang Feiyang really cared about was the heart-shattering dagger on Xiang Dong's corpse.
Once Xiang Dong's body is discovered, there will definitely be powerful people in the Firefox Sect to carry the body out.
In this way, the Heart Destroying Dagger would be redistributed to the other senior brothers in the Alchemy Department, and it would be impossible for him to have any intersection with Zhang Feiyang.
Obviously, this magic weapon was only a few inches away from him at that time.
If you don't succeed in getting it, forget it, if it falls into the hands of others in the end, this feeling is like a duck flying away, which makes Zhang Feiyang a little difficult to accept.
Reluctantly, he walked to the window, looked at the gradually brightening sky, and fell into deep thought.
Unfortunately, there is still no way.
Zhang Feiyang thought about it and racked his brain, but all he got was a weak sigh.
But at this moment, a new thought arose in his mind.
"Wait. Why should I be obsessed with the Heart-Destroying Dagger? Although it is a magic weapon, it is very powerful, and if it really becomes mine, it will definitely bring me great help in the future. For example, when defending yourself. But it's a magic weapon. I'm still a mortal now, and I don't even have a chance to cultivate the Qi Refining Decision. What's the use of getting it?"
Zhang Feiyang nodded, turned his head to look in the direction of the Alchemy Department, his thoughts flew like a flight, and a light lit up in his eyes: "That's right." I can't take the Heartbreaker. However, that doesn't mean I won't get anything. If Xiang Dong hadn't taken the Qi Refining Technique with him when he left, then I would have gone to his house now, maybe there would be a chance to find it. ”
Of course, he also knew the dangers of this line of thinking.
Because, once he really goes back to Xiang Dong's house now, there are only two ways, one is to go back openly, and the other is to go quietly, sneak inside, and steal what he needs.
Although it seems more secure to use the second method, the risk is greater, there are so many senior brothers in the Alchemy Department, many of them are no longer mortals, and they have cultivated the "Qi Refining Technique", can they easily avoid their attention as a mortal and sneak in without knowing it?
Zhang Feiyang shook his head, rejected the second train of thought, left the house, went to the warehouse to get a pair of other people's old shoes, and calmly walked to the alchemy department halfway up the mountainside.
Entering Xiang Dong's house with the first method will naturally also have bad consequences, when Xiang Dong's body is discovered, he will definitely become the object of interrogation by others for the first time, and it will be difficult to wash away the relationship with Xiang Dong's death, if there is nothing in Xiang Dong's house, then this step is equivalent to taking a risk.
But after careful consideration, Zhang Feiyang still felt that such a risk was worth taking.
Because, like Xiang Dong, he doesn't want to be a coolie in the six parts for the rest of his life. What he wants is to be like the immortals, one day to be able to go to the heavens and the earth, swallow mountains and rivers, compete with the sun and the moon, and live with heaven and earth.
For this, why not take a little risk?
Zhang Feiyang is full of expectations.
This journey was quite smooth, from entering the gate of the alchemy department to coming to Xiang Dong's house, he was not questioned by anyone.
When those people saw him, they simply nodded and smiled.
Zhang Feiyang naturally followed the example of his senior brothers and showed a natural appearance.
It wasn't until he gently pushed open the door of Xiang Dong's house that he found that the door was not locked, and before he had time to rejoice, suddenly, a chubby senior brother came over, and when he saw Zhang Feiyang, he came up to interrogate him about his origin and intention.
"Huh, who are you, are you looking for Senior Brother Xiang?"
This person, when Zhang Feiyang first came, he hadn't seen it on the road.
It was the first time the two had met.
Zhang Feiyang smiled slightly, bowed respectfully to the fat brother, and explained calmly: "No." Senior Brother Xiang invited me over yesterday. But I had something left yesterday. Come and get it. As if, as if he was exactly what he said, his expression was natural and without any flaws.