Chapter 0010

Feeling unable to understand the language spoken by the strange human in front of him, Zhou Fu scratched his head repeatedly before finally turning around and walked away. Zhou Fu was quite wondering at how a human who only had one mouth could speak that much and long. To be honest, Zhou Fu's ears actually felt irritated.

"Hey, I'm not done talking yet! Don't leave! Wait…"

The woman ran to catch up with Zhou Fu, but she fell before she managed to get close to Zhou Fu.

"Ouch ..." The woman groaned with both hands holding the calf of her leg which turned out to be bleeding. Zhou Fu who turned his head had to be shocked because he just realized that the girl's calf was injured, and it wasn't an animal bite wound. Rather like an incision from a sharp object. The wound is long and gaping.

Zhou Fu approached to ask, "What happened to you? Why are both your breast swollen and your feet bleeding?”

The woman glared at him for a moment but finally she put aside Zhou Fu's rudeness. According to the observation of her eyes, she was sure that Zhou Fu was not a bad person, but it might be a little strange.

“It was quite long to be told, do you have a house? Can you take me to your house? Looks like my wound needs treatment.”

Zhou Fu was silent for a moment, his fingers seemed to be counting something then he nodded and then shook his head, “I have a house. But you can't come," replied Zhou Fu shortly after he was sure of his calculations.

"Why? I'm not a bad person, I just want to treat my wounds. I'll take care of myself if you don't want to help,” the woman looked a little pitiful because what she needed was a safe place. It doesn't matter if someone had to treat the wound themselves as long as they stayed in a safe place.

“The thing is, I'm not going home myself today. If my calculations are correct, in three days the volcano will erupt. My house will be flooded with hot lava. Good thing you asked, I remembered to evacuate." Zhou Fu scratched his head because he almost forgot that it was the schedule for him and Li Xian to evacuate.

"Ha??? Is that so? Can you take me to evacuate with you? I'm good at cooking, later I'll make delicious food as a reward!”

Zhou Fu did not understand what retribution meant, but he accepted the woman's offer. His grandfather once said that out there, once in a while a swordsman would indeed meet another person who was injured, Li Xian already asked Zhou Fu to promise if he had to help the injured person. Of course if the person is not a bad person.

***

Zhou Fu looked for a safe place to rest someone he was going to help. And according to him, a fairly safe place to rest is on the sea coast, at least wild animals rarely walk up to the beach.

"I forgot to ask, what's your name?" Zhou Fu looked back at the stranger he was carrying because the wound on his leg was getting wider and bleeding profusely.

“I used to be called Shen Shen. Judging from your posture, it seems that you are five years younger than me, am I right?” Shen Shen tilted her head to the right to see Zhou Fu's face.

"What? I have not been taught by grandfather to calculate the age of others. I am 14 years old as what my grandfather told me. If I'm younger, it means I have to respect you as Grandpa once said."

Li Xian did give Zhou Fu many messages because Li Xian hoped that his grandson would become a good and virtuous person. Li Xian understood that manners and manners actually needed to be cultivated in public life, but since he and Zhou Fu had to hide first, he hoped that his messages would be Zhou Fu's first moral lesson.

Hearing Zhou Fu's confession, Shen Shen, who was 21 years old at that time, felt that the teenagers he met were indeed different. In the past, at the Caihong noble school, Shen Shen had learned about the ancient life of the interior people who lived on small islands. From Zhou Fu's strange way of dressing, Shen Shen thought it could be that Zhou Fu was indeed an inland person as told in the textbooks.

"Ah, let's just rest here first. What can I do for you?” Zhou Fu put Shen Shen down and sat him under a tree closest to the shore.

"Wait, I want to ask, why do you think that my body is swollen?" Shen Shen pointed right at the part of her breast that Zhou Fu had touched just a moment ago.

"Yeah1 Because it's swollen! Look at mine, it should be like this. It's not that swollen!" Zhou Fu's turn showed him what was indeed broad and slightly muscular.

Shen Shen reflexively laughed as he covered his mouth. Shee was sure, she was the first woman Zhou Fu met, “Your grandfather seems to have forgotten to tell you about one thing! Never mind, I'll tell you more about it later but there's one thing I want to ask, can you take me back to Caihong?”

“What is Caihong?”

"You did not know? Oh, outrageous! Caihong is the largest landmass that has the most advanced civilization. Our society is prosperous and wealthy. Our country is ruled by a king who is very powerful and respected by all the people. Living in Caihong is everyone's dream. If you feel that you are strong enough, you can enlist as a Caihong warrior. By that way, you will live well and be able to live behind a giant wall.”

“I don't quite understand what you mean, but is there an enemy in Caihong to fight?” Zhou Fu leaned closer, his eyes sparkling with excitement when he asked about the enemy, because that was what he wanted to find.

"The enemy? Bad guy you mean? Yes, all places must have bad people there. Why? Are you scared?"

"No! Certainly not. I will defeat all enemies! When can we go to Caihong?” Zhou Fu asked in a hurry, he was very happy to hear Shen Shen's previous answer.

Shen Shen laughed again seeing the uniqueness of the young boy she met. But her laughter faded slightly when she remembered the people who had hurt his leg. The trip to Caihong would take quite a long time, moreover Shen Shen also didn't know where she was at that time. Meanwhile, out there must be roaming bad people who can attack them at any time.

Caihong is indeed a rich and prosperous country if one does live behind a giant wall. Outside the giant wall, even though it was still within the mainland of Caihong, it was nothing more than a collection of outcasts and evil warriors who were behaving arbitrarily. On the mainland of Caihong outside the Great Wall, the price of a human head was actually cheaper than the price of a farm animal's head. In short, life outside the giant walls is hell for the weak.

"I'm afraid you're not strong enough to take me back to Caihong."

“I'll make sure your worries are unfounded! Let's quickly heal your wounds and let's head to Caihong. I'll kill the enemies there!"

“Ha ha ha! Don’t be that much confident! You are even still a young boy!”

“Damn! Shut up your mouth, or…

The debate between Zhou Fu and Shen Shen finally had to stop when Zhou Fu heard the sound of approaching footsteps. It was the movement of several people who were quite agile. Hearing from the speed of the movement, Zhou Fu was certain that the speed of the steps exceeded that of a starving male lion.

“There she is Miss Shen Shen! Don't let Miss Shen Shen get away!” Three male warriors ambushed Zhou Fu and Shen Shen. Shen Shen hid behind Zhou Fu's body and begged Zhou Fu to help him.

"Don't worry, I'll take them all on!" Zhou Fu's instincts did tell that Shen Shen was in need of help. Zhou Fu also took a stance ready to attack the three swordsmen who were now standing not far from him.

"Get out of the way, kid! Otherwise I will split your body into two parts!” One of the three swordsmen drew a sword from his waist. Without further ado, he attacked Zhou Fu who was intent on protecting Shen Shen. The swordsman slammed his sword right above Zhou Fu's head. Zhou Fu shifted one foot back, he seemed to be practicing the move he had learned from his grandfather.

“Watch out… Your head will split open!” Shen Shen shrieked seeing Zhou Fu not reacting to fight back.

Zhou Fu, who had shifted one foot back, now moved his old fists that were clenched into a cross. Just as Zhou Fu breathed out, a shockwave hit the tip of the swordsman's sword, causing the sword to suffer a severe crack. The shockwave also traveled to the swordsman's hand and gave him a powerful boost effect.

“Aaaaaargh!!!” The swordsman bounced and fell with blood coming out of his nose and mouth.

"What's that move? I didn't even get to see him cast a move!” one swordsman took a few steps back. He didn't expect his partner to fall so easily. Zhou Fu didn't even use a single weapon.

"Wow, you're pretty good too!" Shen Shen cheered because she was finally met with a powerful helper.

"That's okay, I'll show you another one later!" Zhou Fu stood up straight again and took a deep breath and let it out slowly. He wasn't really taking a move, it was just a technique. Li Xian said that this technique was only known to a few warriors, and Zhou Fu was one of the lucky children to have an experienced grandfather and teacher.

“We have to go! We have to report this to the chief!” another swordsman gave the initiative when he saw that his comrade who had been knocked down had now lost his life.

"Where do you want to go?" Zhou Fu called out while repeating his moves.

"What is this? Why do my feet feel heavy? Why can't my body move?”

"Damn! What did you do to us? Let go quickly or our leader will finish you off!”

Zhou Fu just smiled listening to the chatter of two humans who were about to lose their lives. Zhou Fu turned his head back to tell Shen Shen,

“So, are those men who have made your breasts swell? If it is, now do as you please with them while they can't resist!”

Shen Shen glared for a while but then he nodded and agreed to do something for the two swordsmen. Shen Shen stepped closer, he observed the two swordsmen with an angry and fiery gaze,

“Why do you want to kill me? Who ordered you? Say it fast or this sword will slowly slit your throats!” Shen Shen drew one of his enemy's swords, he pointed the sword right under the chin of one of his enemies.

“Mmm… pardon us miss, we were just doing errands!”

"What kind of tasks? Who gave the task? I have the privilege of being a second-rate Caihong noble! Who dares to plan bad things for me?”

“I don't understand, Miss! Really! Just ask him!” The swordsman threw a glance at his own comrade, he didn't want Shen Shen alone to be interrogated.

“Aaaa… I don't know either, Miss. But, if you're willing to let us go, I'll tell you who our leader is!”

"Okay I agree! Quickly tell me who is your leader?” Shen Shen answered quickly.

“Patriarch Sun. Sun Mingjin, from the North River sect.”

“Northern River Sect? I never heard of the name of the sect during my stay in Caihong. Tell the truth or you...

"That's right, Miss! The North River Sect was not on the Caihong mainland. It was a sect that occupied territory on the North River island. The island adjacent to the mainland of Shamo. I said as it is miss, please forgive us.”

“I see… Then, what have they got to do with me? I have never made any fuss either inside the Great Wall or outside the Great Wall!”

“It took so long, why not just kill it right away! We'll find out for ourselves later!" Zhou Fu started to feel that Shen Shen's question was too wordy. Zhou Fu flew over and gave his enemies one blow each in the chest.

The two warriors fell without a word. They died instantly as soon as Zhou Fu's punch hit their solar plexus. Seeing that her enemies were now dead, Shen Shen stomped her feet in annoyance.

“Why did you kill them?! I'm not done asking yet!"

“They could have given out untrue information, my grandfather had told me about these things! If we really want to know the truth, we have to find it ourselves! Ah, if you don't believe me then let me meet you with my grandfather!"

***

After staying a while on the island and waiting for the volcanoes in Youhi Island ended, Zhou Fu brought Shen Shen back to his residence on Youhi Island. On the journey on the sea, Shen Shen told a long story about the land of Caihong. She also mentioned that her family was a respected family because they were a second class noble family, a noble caste which showed that the Shen Shen family was an important person in Caihong.

“I'm sure you'll be happy to meet my sister! He is the same age as you, and he is also very happy to fight,” Shen Shen said while keeping an eye on Zhou Fu who was controlling the boat. Shen Shen, who was 21 years old at that time, felt that he was with his younger brother who might be sadly waiting for his return.

"Oh yeah, is your sister strong?" Zhou Fu asked.

“Sure, she has successfully passed many proficiency tests in Caihong. I think she would be very happy to meet you. Oh yes, my sister is also a girl. Just like me, having this kind of big breast!!!”