Chapter 170 Chicken Legs Are Not as Delicious as Cockroaches

In the blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed. Because of the influence of this world, Xiao Zhen's cultivation has only reached the three-star Dou Wang level. This makes him a little disappointed. After all, he is a genius, but his cultivation speed is dragged down by the environment of this world.

"It seems that I have to return to the Douqi Continent as soon as possible. The spiritual energy in this world is too low. Could it be that all those gods have disappeared? Could it be that they all ran away?" Xiao Zhen couldn't help but guess where those gods had gone, muttering to himself.

Looking at the sky that was gradually darkening, he waved his hand, and two charming and enchanting figures appeared in front of him.

Xiao Zhen couldn't help but take another look at the two female ghosts. After being nourished by him for more than half a year and absorbing a lot of his yang energy, they had both broken through to the initial stage of foundation building.

"Okay, we've stayed in this godforsaken place long enough, it's time to go out!" Xiao Zhen gently hugged the delicate bodies of the two female ghosts and smiled slightly.

The two female ghosts had long been accustomed to Xiao Zhen's clumsy behavior, but they were just maids, and according to ancient rules, they had to obey their master in everything.

Xiao Zhen asked seriously, "Which of you two knows a place called Zhengqi Villa? I'm going there to wait for someone, uh... a monster to be exact!"

"Zhengqi Villa?" Nie Xiaoqian called out in confusion.

Xiao Zhen turned his head and looked at Nie Xiaoqian, and asked with a smile: "Xiaoqian, do you know where Zhengqi Villa is?"

Nie Xiaoqian nodded and said nostalgically, "My father took me there when I was little, but that was many years ago. I don't know what Zhengqi Villa looks like now."

Xiao Zhen shook his head slightly. He didn't expect that Nie Xiaoqian's family was somewhat related to Zhengqi Villa. He just didn't know if this Zhengqi Villa was the one he was looking for.

Xiao Zhen flapped his red wings behind him, and flew up into the sky with the two female ghosts. He said, "Xiao Qian, point out a direction, and we'll hurry over there!"

Xiao Zhen didn't know when the centipede monster Pu Du Ci Hang would pass by Zhengqi Villa, but he had plenty of patience, so it didn't matter even if he had to wait for a year.

Ning Caichen's situation was not very good. After only half a year, his beard had grown very long and he was emitting a foul odor. However, he seemed to have completely adapted to it.

Ning Caichen was holding a big black cockroach in his hand and said excitedly, "Senior, come and see! It's such a fat cockroach, do you want to separate them and eat them together?"

A dirty old man nearby licked his lips when he saw the big cockroach, and was obviously very tempted.

"Zhou Yabing, it's time for dinner!"

At this moment, a rough voice called out to Ning Caichen.

Ning Caichen looked back and saw the jailer put a big bowl on the ground, with a big chicken leg on it.

Ning Caichen was so excited that he threw the cockroach in his hand away. He couldn't help but run to the door and carefully touched the chicken leg with his fingers. He really couldn't believe that he could still eat something like chicken legs in his lifetime.

Ning Caichen couldn't help but pinch his leg. After feeling the pain, he realized that he was not dreaming.

Ning Caichen, with tears streaming down his face, could not help but walk to the old man's side and said happily, "Uncle, there are chicken legs to eat, so you don't have to eat cockroaches today!"

The old man ignored him, but grabbed the cockroach that almost escaped and put it into his mouth. Then he walked to the wall and crossed out the three words "Zhou Yabing".

Ning Caichen, who was enjoying a chicken drumstick, asked in confusion, "Uncle, why did you cross out my name?"

Although Zhou Yabing was not his name, the old man did not think so, and Ning Caichen was helpless.

The old man just laughed twice and said slowly: "Eat your chicken leg first, and I will tell you when you are done."

Ning Caichen did not hesitate and directly tore off a large piece and put it into his mouth, with tears of happiness in his eyes.

"It's really... I haven't eaten chicken legs for a long time. They are so delicious!"

Seeing that Ning Caichen had almost finished eating, the old man slowly explained, "The chicken you ate is called the Death Chicken. Almost everyone who ate this chicken was beheaded!"

Ning Caichen, who had just eaten half of the chicken leg, suddenly felt that the chicken leg in his hand was not fragrant anymore and started vomiting immediately.

When it was night, Ning Caichen looked through the window and saw two beheaders outside, who were chattering and apparently preparing for beheading. There was also a constable next to them, who was constantly scattering yellow paper.

Ning Caichen turned to the old man and asked, "Old man, I've heard of beheading at noon, why is it being done in the middle of the night here?"

The old man had been in prison for who knows how many years and was very experienced. He immediately started to explain:

"It must be that the sons of high-ranking officials committed a crime and they are looking for a scapegoat in a hurry. In the middle of the night, they can just kill any one of them and no one will know!"

Ning Caichen finally came to his senses. It turned out that the world was so dark. It seemed that he should have listened to the warning in Lanruo Temple.

If I had been more careful in everything, maybe I wouldn't have to go to jail, and I wouldn't be used as a scapegoat now.

The old man saw that Ning Caichen was a good young man, a rare animal in these days, so he decided to save him.

Only then did Ning Caichen realize that there was a big hole leading to the outside where the old man slept. This was really a chance to survive and he could save his life immediately.

Before Ning Caichen left, the old man gave him a few items, including his identity card.

Unfortunately, Ning Caichen, a poor scholar, had no knowledge and did not know the old man's true identity at all.

Xiao Zhen brought the two girls to the gate of the dilapidated Zhengqi Villa. There was no one here at all, only desolation and ruin.

Nie Xiaoqian had tears in her eyes. She never expected that the family she used to know had fallen to this state.

Xiao Zhen patted Nie Xiaoqian on the back and consoled her, "Be more open-minded. The world is like this now."

Nie Xiaoqian covered her cheeks and cried softly, "Why is this world so chaotic? The gods are nowhere to be seen, but monsters are everywhere. Almost all the officials in the court are corrupt. They only know how to exploit the people. Even good officials will be framed and will not have a good end!"

Xiaoqing was also a little moved. After all, she was also a person living in this era. The reason why she died in Lanruo Temple at a young age was inseparable from the chaotic times.

Xiao Zhen embraced Nie Xiaoqian in his arms and said calmly: "I don't know where those gods have gone, but I know why the court is in such chaos!"

Both female ghosts looked at Xiao Zhen. They didn't expect their master to say that. Could there really be some conspiracy behind the chaos in the court?

Xiao Zhen didn't think it was a big secret, so he began to explain it slowly.

However, before he began his speech, Xiao Zhen glanced at the second floor of Zhengqi Villa and smiled slightly.

Xiao Zhen brought the imperial master Pu Du Ci Hang, whose true form was a centipede demon that kept devouring the luck of the court and ate a large number of ministers, and then let some little demons get into the ministers' skins.

Then a court managed by monsters was born. How could these monsters be honest officials? They only thought about eating people. This led to chaos in the court and corrupt officials were everywhere.

Xiao Zhen spoke very loudly. Not only the two female ghosts next to him heard it clearly, but even a group of mysterious people who were secretly watching them inside Zhengqi Villa heard it clearly.