Start with the fisherman

Chapter 135 Fairy Tale
As soon as he got up from the bed, Cao Ze saw Hong Xing waiting in the yard.

Hong Xing looked at Cao Ze with a complicated look in her eyes.

A few days ago, he was just a small captain of a monster hunting ship and a guy in the Bone Tempering Realm, but in the blink of an eye, he became a Half-Step Grandmaster that he himself had to look up to.

The change was too big for her to adapt to and she didn't know how to face Cao Ze.

"Sister Hong Xing, why are you here?"

Cao Ze greeted him with a smile, "Why don't we spend breakfast together?"

"It's too early."

Hearing the familiar name, the strange feeling disappeared without a trace, and Hong Xing smiled, "Miss asked me to come over and give this to you."

As she spoke, a scroll appeared in her hand.

This scroll is based on dark brown satin, which is soft yet tough. It feels as smooth as silk and as tough as leather.

The surface of the satin has a slight luster, which makes it look noble and elegant. The edge of the scroll is carefully embroidered with gold thread, forming a fine cloud pattern. The gold thread sparkles in the sun, adding a touch of luxury.

On both sides of the scroll, there is a row of small jade stones, which are warm in color and cool to the touch, forming a sharp contrast with the warmth of the silk. These jade stones not only serve as decoration, but also add a bit of mystery and solemnity.

At both ends of the scroll are small shaft heads made of pure gold, engraved with delicate cloud patterns and dragon and phoenix patterns, shining with golden light, highlighting its extraordinary status.

Cao Ze took the scroll, and even before he opened it, he had already guessed what it was.

Sure enough, when I opened the scroll, in its center was an exquisite ink painting. The mountains and waters in the picture were shrouded in clouds and mist, as if one could be placed in the deep mountains and waters.

Visualization diagram of Wind Shadow Step!

Although there is no wind in the painting, the flowing clouds, the rippling water, the rustling trees on the mountains...there is no place without the presence of wind.

With just one look, bright lights began to burst out in Cao Ze's mind, as if they were about to float away with the wind in the painting.

He suppressed the urge to comprehend immediately, closed the scroll, and put away the visualization diagram.

"Kindness without saying thanks!"

Cao Ze was silent for a moment and only said this one sentence.

The moment he saw this painting, he knew that this must be the Wind Shadow Step Visualization Diagram passed down by the Yue family. It was the authentic one, not a rubbing version. A rubbing version could not cause such changes.

Originally, he just wanted Yue Lingke to help him get the opportunity to comprehend, but unexpectedly, she directly gave him the visualization map.

Hong Xing did not comment. After such a long time, she had already understood Cao Ze's character, otherwise the young lady would not have trained him in this way.

"I should be the one thanking you!"

Thinking about how the man in black had saved her from danger several times, Hong Xing felt that she should personally express her gratitude to Cao Ze.

Cao Ze waved his hand and said, "It just happened to be the right time. It's just a small favor. Don't worry about it."

"Come to the Yue family tomorrow. Miss has secured a huge benefit for you!"

Hong Xing said, looking at Su Xiaozhi who had just put on her clothes and came out, "Take sister Xiaozhi with you as well. Miss knows that you two are inseparable, so you can go there together!"

"That?"

Cao Ze was puzzled and didn't know what place Hong Xing was talking about.

"You'll know tomorrow."

Hong Xing didn't say much and turned and left.

"Sister Hong Xing, let's have breakfast together. I've learned some new snacks recently, such as bean curd and hot dry noodles. They're really delicious!"

Su Xiaozhi trotted forward, held Hong Xing's arm, and started chattering.

Hong Xing, who was originally preparing to leave, stopped when she heard this because she was tempted by the food in her stomach.

"How is this three-flavor bean curd made? It's so delicious!"

Soon, an alluring aroma wafted from the courtyard. Hong Xing's eyes sparkled brightly, "Sister Xiaozhi is really amazing. If she opens a snack bar by the Menglan River in the future, her business will surely be booming!"

Su Xiaozhi smiled proudly, her joy was beyond words. There is no one who doesn't like to hear compliments.

But she still shook her head and said, "This is not my original creation, it is a new snack brought by sister Luo Xinyun from Donghai County!"

"Not only bean curd and hot dry noodles, but also stinky tofu and noodle soup..."

"If Sister Hong Xing is interested, you can come more often in the future."

Cao Ze ate his meal in silence, listening to the two women chattering, but he was also happy for Xiao Zhi.

After being in this world for such a long time, Xiaozhi finally has her own friends!

"Stop, stop, stop, it's right here!"

While we were eating, there was a sudden noise outside the yard.

Then there was a knock on the gate.

"You are Cao Ze, Lord Cao, right?"

There was a gray-haired old man standing at the gate. He was looking at Cao Ze with a big smile on his face, bowing and saluting. Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he quickly said, "Oh, I am Chen Chongyi, the head of the Chen family in Jiannan Road, west of the inner city of Haijiao City!"

puff...

Upon hearing this introduction, Nie Xiaoyu, who was hiding at the door and peeking, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Sure enough, as long as there are enough adjectives, she can also be the strongest swordsman under the age of sixteen in the Cao family compound!

Chen Chongyi, however, seemed not to have heard the laughter. The smile on his face did not change at all. Without waiting for Cao Ze to ask, he explained his purpose, "Excuse me, Lord Cao, does Su Zhuoding, Dalang of the Su family, live here?"

"Brother Zhuo Ding lives in the next yard."

Cao Ze could tell from the old man's smiling face that he had no ill intentions, but considering the sadness on his brother-in-law's face last night, he decided to ask, "What did my father-in-law want to talk to Brother Zhuo Ding about?"

Chen Chongyi laughed when he heard this, "Haha, no, I'm old and stupid, and I actually found the wrong place. I hope you can forgive me."

"It is said that girls are outgoing. I am ashamed to say that I have a daughter. Today, she fell in love with Su Zhuoding. She insisted on marrying him and threatened to die. What can we do as parents?"

"Look, I'm here with gifts to discuss this matter with Su Zhuoding's parents."

Cao Ze immediately understood and nodded, "I see, then, old man, go first, business is more important!"

"I'm sorry for the inconvenience. I will come to apologize in the future."

Chen Chongyi clasped his fists and bowed again, then took his servants and drove several carts of gifts to the yard of Su Wu next door.

Cao Ze narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Chen Chongyi's departing back, and closed the gate.

The other party kept calling him "Lord Cao", and it was obvious that they were coming for him. He couldn't be fooled by excuses like "I came to the wrong door".

But the other party had no ill intentions and seemed to be trying to please him. But what had he done to deserve the other party's flattery?

"The Chen family?"

"You are well-informed!"

Hong Xing chuckled and whispered.

"News? What news?"

"Of course it's the news that you are going to the Five Absolutes Land."

Hong Xing did not hide anything. There was nothing to hide. She had not said it before only because that place could not be explained clearly in a few words.

"Don't worry, Miss, you know your limits. The strength you have revealed now will allow you to obtain more resources, but it won't attract attention. When you go to the Five Absolutes, just focus on your cultivation. It's a good place."

After saying that, Hong Xing left the courtyard after eating and drinking her fill.

Cao Ze suddenly realized. Combined with his brother-in-law's sad look last night, he could probably guess what had happened. It was nothing more than a poor boy falling in love with a rich girl, and the rich man trying to break them up.

It was just because of his appearance that the ending was changed.

That's the benefit of showing off your strength! I just hope it doesn't cause any trouble.

The dark cloud in Cao Ze's heart did not dissipate, but he was not afraid. As long as his strength improved fast enough, trouble would not be able to catch up with him!

Thinking of this, Cao Ze turned around and went back to the backyard, taking out the Wind Shadow Step visualization diagram that Hong Xing brought over.

……

"Ping'er!"

"Sadaro!"

In Su Wu's courtyard, the two people who were told yesterday that they were not destined to be together in this life met again. Both of them had tears in their eyes. They just looked at each other, called each other's names, and were unable to speak.

Doubted see tears in their eyes, even Yuning choke……

The two of them only had each other in their eyes and did not notice the conversation between Chen Chongyi and Su Wu at all. Ping'er stayed in the yard until Chen Chongyi left with his servants.

In this life, no one will separate them!

Su Wu looked at the two people who were still affectionate with each other, sighed softly, and returned to his room silently.

He could vaguely guess that what happened today might be related to Cao Ze.

But he couldn't understand how Cao Ze had the ability to make the patriarch of a small family be so polite to him.

Maybe, it’s because of Miss Hong Xing?

Su Wu thought of Hong Xing who often came to Cao Ze's courtyard. He naturally knew that she was the personal maid of Grandmaster Yue Lingke.

If you think about it this way, it makes sense.

"Sadaro!"

"We will never be apart again!"

Ping'er hugged Su Zhuoding and cried, "Yesterday, yesterday I thought we would never see each other again."

"I knew Ding Lang would never let me down and would definitely make my father change his mind!"

Ping'er hugged Su Zhuoding, her heart filled with pride and satisfaction.

Only then did Su Zhuoding come to his senses from his surprise.

Yes, what happened? Ping'er's father clearly sent someone to tell him yesterday that it was impossible for him and Ping'er to be together, that he could not give Ping'er the happiness she wanted, and told him not to overestimate his abilities, otherwise he would bear the consequences.

But why did Ping'er's father come in person today to discuss his marriage with Ping'er with his father?
In the end what happened?
……

Zuiyuexuan, in a secluded private room on the ground floor.

"Come, come, let's toast to Master Wenxuan!"

"As a thirty-year-old master of the Refining Organs Realm, Master Wenxuan has a promising future. He can even attempt to become a Half-Step Grandmaster. I really envy him."

"Talent is something you can't envy..."

"What do you mean? Master Wenxuan's achievements today are certainly due to his talent, but hard work is equally important!"

"Yes, yes, yes, Brother Dai is right. I was wrong. I will drink three cups as punishment..."

The box was bustling with activity as people drank and chatted.

Tian Haiyi was also in the box. His sister was the favorite concubine of Master Wenxuan, and Master Wenxuan loved her too. And as Tian Haiyi broke through to the eighth level of body forging, Master Wenxuan valued him more and more and would bring him to many occasions.

My brother-in-law is indeed talented, but he is far inferior to that guy.

Tian Haiyi unconsciously compared Master Wenxuan with Cao Ze, and could only come to a distressing conclusion: once you have seen the ocean, all other waters are but puddles; once you have seen Mount Wushan, all other clouds are but mounds.

He shook his head, thinking that his brother-in-law was a normal genius, while that man was already a monster.

It was also at this time that Tian Haiyi discovered that his brother-in-law, who had just broken through to the Refining Organs Realm, did not seem to be that happy.

Of course Yue Wenxuan couldn't be happy.

He has received news that the boy who had practiced in Yue Family Martial Arts School for a period of time is going to the Five Absolutes.

The kid who was once compared with me actually broke through to the Organ Refining Realm before me!

He is already thirty years old, but that boy has just turned twenty!
The gap between them is far from being made up in ten years. This is the distance between genius and ordinary people!
So the other party was able to go to the Five Absolute Places, and he even had only this group of friends celebrating for him, and his family did not regard this matter as important.

It’s ridiculous that I didn’t take the other person seriously back then. How could I think I was worthy of being compared with him?
These guys who were toasting him had mocked Cao Ze in front of him in the past. Unfortunately, they didn't know that the people they used to mock Cao Ze were now madly wanting the same treatment as Cao Ze.

Yue Wenxuan did not say anything about this.

Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.

……

rustle……

Moonlight, bamboo forest,
Cao Ze felt like a bamboo leaf wrapped by a phoenix, moving with the wind and dancing with the wind.

Accompanied by the rustling sound of bamboo leaves, it seems like the whisper of the wind, or like the music of nature.

Cao Ze felt the flow of the wind, and constantly adjusted his pace according to the rhythm of the wind. He began to break away from the control of the wind. He no longer moved with the wind, but the wind moved at will. At this point, Cao Ze completely regained consciousness!
But he did not leave this wonderful state. He continued to walk, sometimes as light as the wind and as graceful as a fairy, and sometimes as fast as thunder and as quick as lightning.

Suddenly, the scene changed, Cao Ze stepped onto the top of the mountain. The air on the top of the mountain was filled with freshness and coldness. The wind whistled from all directions, carrying the sound of pine waves and the echo of distant valleys.
The next moment, he came to the beach again. The salty and humid sea breeze blew, driving the soft sand to dance in the air, forming beautiful sand marks. In the distance, the waves beat against the rocks, making bursts of roars that intertwined with the sound of the wind.

Next is the grassland, forest, street...

Cao Ze went with the wind and traveled through countless beautiful rivers and mountains in a short period of time.

I don’t know how much time has passed, but Cao Ze felt as if a century had passed. He had been following the wind for too long, and his eyes were full of vicissitudes and fatigue.

At this time, he was sitting at the entrance of the village. The strong wind blew off his roof. A group of children cheered and picked up the straw blown away by the strong wind. They ran past him laughing, bringing a gust of cheerful wind.

wind!
Suddenly, a bright light suddenly burst out from Cao Ze's dim eyes.

Hahahaha...

There was loud laughter and the children looked back at the weird old man, thinking he had gone crazy.

Wind is everywhere. The alternation of cold and heat will cause wind, and the flow of general trends will cause wind...but in the final analysis, wind is caused by movement.

Wherever there is movement, there is wind!
Got it!

I understand!
Cao Ze was unable to describe his feelings at the moment, as if he had been enlightened and woken up. He just felt his whole body was clear and he really felt like he had attained enlightenment.

Cao Ze felt that he had grasped the true meaning of Wind Shadow Step!
At the same time, in a flash, Cao Ze had returned to the courtyard again, looking at the Fengying Step visualization diagram in front of him.

The picture was still the same picture, but in his eyes it was completely different.

With a thought, the panel was summoned.

【Wu Fu:
Cultivation: Thirteenth level of physical training
Fish-Dragon Transformation (Zang-Refining): Getting Started (10832/81920)

Snowfall Blade (Momentum): Minor Success (32/4000)

Strike the Sea (Momentum): Great Success (29/6400)

Wind Shadow Step (Stance): Entry (231/1600)

Five Elements Refining Internal Organs Technique (Kidney): Fusion Degree (88%)

Love Point: 92】

The Wind Shadow Step actually entered the door directly!

Cao Ze was surprised and looked at the sky. Although thousands of years seemed to have passed in the illusion world, only less than a quarter of an hour had passed in reality.

It is worthy of being the Yue family’s inherited visualization diagram!

Of course, Cao Ze knew that this was also due to his excellent understanding.

(End of this chapter)