C40 Dullness

Noon, Zhang Chao and the rest returned to Can City.

After all, they were all more or less injured, and their physical energy consumption was too great. It was not something that could be recovered after a few hours of rest.

Furthermore, Qiao Ruixue's leg was injured, so she didn't pay much attention to her when she crazily chased after Zhang Chao and tore open her wound. As a girl, it wasn't a big deal for her to be supported on the way.

But her mouth was not idle either, constantly bickering with Zhang Chao on the way.

It was a pity that after training for more than ten years with Teacher, she, a girl from a noble family, could not compare to Zhang Chao.

Thus, she had always been at a disadvantage.

The more she suffered, the angrier she became, and once again, she started to stir up trouble.

After that, he would be defeated.

Along the way, he already didn't know how many times Zhang Chao had defeated her with his words.

At first, Qiao Heng and the others would try to persuade them, but in the end they simply kept quiet, thinking that it would be better to just enjoy the fun, since no matter what they say, it would be useless, it would be like wasting their energy.

They could tell that the two of them were enemies, and they wouldn't feel comfortable if they didn't bicker.

"Okay, you two are almost done, right? "We've been quarreling all this time, I can't tell that your relationship is really good!" In front of the city gate, Du Ze smiled and advised.

"Pei, who has a good relationship with him? Can you speak? I can't wait for him to disappear! " Qiao Ruixue glared at Du Ze and said unhappily.

"Snowy, don't be rude!" Qiao Heng reprimanded.

"Haha, it doesn't matter. Since it is already here, then I will take my leave. Qiao Family's debt should have already been paid to me, right? I will go back and organize the subordinates to take over the Black Flame Mountain as soon as possible! " Du Ze cupped his fists at the crowd and said loudly.

"Un, don't worry. The money has already been transferred into your account. Thank you for your help this time!" Qiao Heng quickly returned the greeting and said some polite words.

"Big Brother Du, I'm counting on you!" Zhang Chao winked at Du Ze.

"Leave everything to me!" Du Ze patted his chest, bringing the two remaining mercenaries into the city, heading towards the place where the rest of the mercenaries were gathered.

"Let's go, we also know the Qiao Family. Although the young miss has saved him, the battle between the Qiao Family and the Wang Family is still ongoing. We absolutely cannot let our guard down!" An expert of Qiao Family sighed.

"Yun'er has returned. The Wang family shouldn't dare to act rashly again!" Qiao Heng rubbed his chin and said: "In short, let's hurry back to the patriarch and tell him that we are safe!"

Zhang Chao naturally wanted to follow him back. After all, last night at Blackhot Peak, he still hadn't received his commission for that stupid deal.

After entering the city, they had just turned a corner on a street. A few hundred meters further on, they could faintly see the back door of Qiao Family's mansion.

"I'm finally back. I'll go and inform them!" Out of the few remaining people in Qiao Family, two young men walked over quickly.

As for Zhang Chao, Qiao Heng, Qiao Ruixue and the elder of the Qiao Family, they followed behind them.

After all, Qiao Ruixue's leg was injured, so it was not suitable for him to walk too quickly.

"Damn it, it's so dangerous this time. Moreover, it's all thanks to me that I could save that damned girl. No matter what, I have to give the Qiao Family a good beating!" Zhang Chao pondered as he walked.

To be honest, he had just made a windfall.

Before going to the room where Qiao Ruixue was locked up, he first went to Black Cliff Stronghold's little treasury.

Even though there weren't many treasures in there, there were still the gold and silver treasures that the bandits had stolen over the years. Just from the crystal coin alone, he had collected over ten thousand of them.

In short, everything was emptied out by him and thrown into the trochophore.

However, respecting the principle that mosquitoes' thighs were also meat, he was still looking forward to getting more wealth from the Qiao Family.

Suddenly, he stopped abruptly.

He felt someone tugging at his trouser leg from behind, but not very hard.

"Hmm?" He turned around in confusion and saw an eight to nine year old girl standing behind him. She tilted her head as she looked at him.

The little girl had fair skin and looked like a doll. She was wearing brocade clothes, so she shouldn't be an ordinary person's child.

She had combed her hair into a bun, and her eyes were round. She took up a third of her face, which was watery. She looked extremely adorable and adorable.

"Uh, little sister, what's the matter?" Zhang Chao asked in confusion.

The little girl did not reply, and continued to look at Zhang Chao in a daze.

"Can't find home or what?" Zhang Chao scratched his head in distress. He was not good at dealing with kids, even though he was young himself.

The little girl lightly shook her head and continued to look at him blankly …

"I'll go..." Zhang Chao was speechless, how could he communicate with the little girl?

"Brother Zhang Chao, what are you muttering to yourself? Why aren't you leaving? " At this time, Qiao Heng, who was walking a few meters away, suddenly turned his head and asked.

"No, I met a little girl here!" Zhang Chao hurriedly pointed to the cute guy behind him.

"Little girl? "Where is it?" Qiao Heng and the rest were all puzzled.

"Isn't it just like this? You can't see her? " As Zhang Chao said that, he looked at the little girl again, only to realize that she had already disappeared.

"Hiss!" He took a deep breath and suddenly felt a cool breeze against his back.

Gone?

When did you disappear?

So fast?

He quickly looked around, but there was no trace of the little girl.

"Are you tired, causing the illusion? Hurry back and rest! I'll get someone to prepare some soup and medicine for you! " The old man from Qiao Family stroked her beard and said.

"How is this possible? I saw her, and it was real! " Zhang Chao pursed his lips. Could it be that in the daytime … What unclean thing did you come across?

"Maybe I'm too tired!" He rubbed his glabella, and continued to follow Qiao Heng and the others.

But just as they were about to reach the back door of Qiao Family, Zhang Chao unwittingly turned his head to take a look, and immediately felt his hair stand on end.

The little girl from before, at the place where the two had met, tilted her head and looked at him.

"Hiss …" He immediately grabbed onto Qiao Heng's arm and stared fixedly at the little girl as he yelled out: "Quick, look, it's over there! She's appeared again!"

"What is it?" Hearing that, Qiao Heng looked over, and then frowned: "Nothing, Brother Zhang Chao, are you alright?"

"Nothing? You said nothing? "How is that possible? She's right there, isn't she?" Zhang Chao was going crazy.

"There really isn't one!" Not only Qiao Heng, Qiao Ruixue and the old man from the Qiao Family also stared at that place for a long time before they shook their heads in confusion.

"You all … You can't even see it? " Zhang Chao swallowed his saliva, cold sweat flowing down his forehead.

"I have already reported it to the patriarch. The patriarch has arranged for a celebratory feast to be prepared in the main hall of Qiao Family." Just then, the first expert from Qiao Family walked out and said.

"Oh? "Alright, let's hurry up and enter!" Qiao Heng nodded, and did not accompany Zhang Chao anymore, and walked into the Qiao Family Mansion.

"Hey, if you're crazy enough, then hurry up and come in. Are you kidding me? Are you crazy?" Qiao Ruixue rolled her eyes and followed closely behind the Qiao Family Elder.

"Eh? "Don't leave, wait for me …" Zhang Chao turned his head to see that he was the only one left outside Qiao Family's gates, and immediately felt goosebumps all over his body.

He could not care about the strange little girl, and quickly followed into Qiao Family.

The little girl was still standing there, not moving at all.

Her gaze only blinked once Zhang Chao entered the Qiao Family.

"Hehe, big brother, I've finally found you. I won't let you run away …" Suddenly, the corner of her mouth curled up, revealing a strange smile. With a flash, she disappeared without a sound …

… ….

When Zhang Chao entered the Qiao Family, he was so scared by the little girl that he broke out in cold sweat.

When he arrived at the great hall of the Qiao Family and saw that the table was filled with delicacies and fine wine, he breathed in the fragrance of the wine and dishes and calmed down a little.

The few elders of the Qiao Family were all currently sitting around the large table. The one in the middle was naturally the Patriarch of the Qiao Family, Qiao Dong, and the one beside him was the dog looking down on him, Qiao Ruiyun.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Qiao Dong saw Zhang Chao and the others come in and immediately stood up and cupped his fists.

"No, no, saving Xiao Xue is our duty. The reason we were able to return successfully this time was all thanks to Brother Zhang Chao!" Qiao Heng quickly returned the greeting.

"Ahh …" Just as Zhang Chao was about to speak, he heard Qiao Ruiyun's cold snort.

"Hmph, there are only these few dead. Do you still have the face to come back?" Qiao Ruiyun's strange words caused the atmosphere to instantly become awkward …