Chapter 29: 029 Suanyu

Zhang Bei canceled the transformation state and landed on the ground.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Seeing Zhang Bei arrive, Su Xiao Xiao hurriedly pounced on him: "Daniu and the others wouldn't let me come; I was so worried about you."

Zhang Bei rubbed Su Xiao Xiao's head: "Don't worry anymore, let's go back first; I'm already hungry."

Back at the small building, Li Daniu was carrying a plate of side dishes out of the kitchen.

Seeing Zhang Bei's figure, he instantly smiled: "I knew it, with the Boss's strength, there wouldn't be any problems."

Zhang Bei nodded lightly; Daniu did this very correctly.

If they were on the scene, they would only distract him.

Waiting peacefully for the time to end was the correct choice.

Looking at the table full of delicacies, he was somewhat surprised: "You made this?"

Daniu smiled and nodded: "I was assigned to the kitchen before, and I practiced this culinary skill."

After speaking, he handed the plate to Su Xiao Xiao and turned to walk into the kitchen himself.

"There's one more dish, it'll be ready to eat soon!"

Zhang Bei nodded lightly, sat beside Jin Xin, and took out the scroll he traded today.

He spread the scroll on the table and opened it slowly.

At first glance, it was a map marked with eight points.

Zhang Bei took a rough look; these eight points were eight types of fierce beasts.

He didn't recognize most of them; he only had some impression of two.

One was called Suanyu; this thing was recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Its shape was like a snake, its cry was like its name, it had four wings, six eyes, and three legs.

Legend had it that eating it could treat eye diseases.

Another was called Ershu, also recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Its shape was like a mouse, with a rabbit's head and a deer's body; eating it could make one immune to all poisons.

Suddenly, Zhang Bei's gaze fixed on Jin Xin's eyes.

This Suanyu might really be able to cure her eyes.

Jin Xin, who was sitting in the chair, felt Zhang Bei's gaze and turned her head.

"Sir, what's wrong?"

Zhang Bei smiled: "Nothing, just asking what you did today?"

"Helped Su sister receive people, and by the way, practiced my ability."

Zhang Bei still wanted to ask something, but Daniu's voice came to his ears.

"Time to eat!"

Zhang Bei ignored the little girl's blushing face and picked her up to the table.

He turned to look at Su Xiao Xiao nearby: "I'll leave it to you."

Su Xiao Xiao nodded hurriedly; she also liked these two children very much.

Just taking care of Jin Xin while eating, this little thing naturally wouldn't be pushed away.

Dinner was as sumptuous as ever, a full eight dishes and one soup.

Plus Daniu's skill, this was also the first time Zhang Bei had eaten until he was full since coming to the Ice Age.

Li Qinqin: 【Hehe, it's bad enough to release poison late at night, what is this little girl trying to do?】

Wu Yingcai: 【Damn, why do I have to watch this during mealtime?】

Hong Hui: 【I want to cry, I only ate a bowl of instant noodles tonight.】

Zhang Bei burped and looked at Daniu nearby.

"Tomorrow, find a few people to clean up the corpses in the open space."

Daniu nodded lightly: "Any other instructions?"

Zhang Bei smiled: "Can't call it instructions; these two days, you and Jin Xin help me build the combat squad."

A glint flashed in Daniu's eyes.

This was it!

Once the combat personnel were established, it meant that the Nantian Settlement would have confidence when speaking in the future.

"How many people do you want?"

"A combat squad of fifty people, and one hundred and fifty for city defense."

Zhang Bei had extremely high requirements for combat personnel, and as long as these people were determined to be trustworthy.

He would definitely arm them to the teeth in the future.

He turned to look at Su Xiao Xiao, who was helping Jin Xin comb her hair nearby.

"These few days, it's the same; if anyone comes, arrange them to the living area."

Su Xiao Xiao nodded; this matter didn't have much difficulty.

Basically, it was just registering names, issuing electronic cards to collect food, and finding people to lead the way.

Jin Yuan nearby leaned over: "Brother Langzi, what about me?"

Zhang Bei smiled: "Just protect your sister well!"

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Bei stood up and walked toward the room.

"Everyone sleep early, good night!"

"Good night!"

The sky had just brightened; Zhang Bei strapped the long sword to his back and opened the door.

The Suanyu on the map wasn't very far from here; if things went smoothly, he might be able to return tonight.

Just as he walked to the first floor, a voice came from behind him.

"Sir, take care on this trip."

Zhang Bei was stunned: "Don't worry."

As the words fell, he pushed open the door and walked outside.

Although Jin Xin's eyes couldn't see, her insight into the human heart was truly extraordinary.

Zhang Bei, who was standing in the city, took out the scroll and looked at it.

He identified the direction against the sun and walked toward the east.

The expansion of the settlement was like a piece of land appearing out of thin air.

And to the east was that familiar forest from before.

According to the markings on the map, after passing through this forest, he would see a hill full of strange rocks.

And Suanyu lived on this mountain.

The forest was far larger than imagined; it took a full three and a half hours to come out from the other end of the forest.

Just as he drilled out of the bushes, what came into view was a mountain peak reaching into the clouds.

There wasn't a single tree on the entire mountain; everywhere was bare rocks.

And halfway up this mountain, a small house similar to a temple stood there.

Zhang Bei leaned against a rock and ate some roasted meat to recover his physical strength.

Only then did he climb up to the mountainside.

Wu Yingcai: 【Just finished being busy, why are you climbing a mountain for no reason?】

Li Qinqin: 【Don't know, he just rushed here early this morning.】

Ye Fan: 【This mountain looks so dangerous; can't Brother Bei fly?】

Zhang Bei naturally knew he could transform into the demon form and fly up.

But if he really found Suanyu today, a battle would be inevitable.

His energy wasn't high, so he had to save it for the critical moments.

This mountain peak was extremely steep; some places were entirely protruding rocks.

Encountering this situation, Zhang Bei had to take a detour.

From the top of the mountain to the mountainside, even with all his might, it took a full hour.

The sun hung in the center, and Zhang Bei finally saw this temple-like house.

The house was a wooden structure, and on the plaque above the house, the image of Suanyu was also depicted.

He reached out and pushed open the wooden door; what came into view was a main hall.

It didn't know how long it hadn't been used; it was covered in dust.

And inside the main hall was a stone platform for offerings.

Behind the stone platform was the statue of Suanyu.

Zhang Bei was planning to go in when a cry came from the sky.

"Suanyu!"

Zhang Bei hurriedly looked up; a strange bird that was entirely red was flying toward him.

This was Suanyu!

And unlike the records in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Suanyu's four wings spread a full five meters!

Suanyu had four eyes tightly closed, and two eyes were staring tightly at Zhang Bei.

Zhang Bei took a deep breath, looked at the Suanyu circling in the sky, and drew the long sword from his back. ===== CHAPTER 30 =====