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Chapter 48: Sadness

When I came out of Tianxiang Tower, it was already the beginning of the night.

The streets are still bustling with bright lights and a constant flow of people.

In the past, in Bishui Village, everyone had already gone to bed at this time, and Cao Ze had already finished his fight with Su Xiaozhi.

The city was still bustling, but the city gates had already been closed. There was no way to go back to Bishui Village tonight, so Su Wu hurried to the clinic and took back Su Zhuoding who was still unconscious. The four of them found an inn and stayed there in Haijiao City.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Cao Ze and his companion began to pack their luggage and prepare to return to Bishui Village. Living in Haijiao City is not easy. Staying in an inn every day costs a lot of money, not to mention food, clothing and other expenses.

Su Zhuoding finally woke up from his coma. Although he looked haggard, his life was no longer in danger. After all, he was a powerful warrior.

"Where are you going?"

Seeing two people carrying luggage, Su Wu asked in confusion.

"Of course, we're going back to Bishui Village!"

Cao Ze was also confused.

Su Wu was silent for a moment before he said, "Let's live in Cape City these days!"

"This time a mysterious master came to the rescue and saved Zhuo Ding, but we also killed Crazy Shark."

"Crazy Shark is now a member of the Iron Blood Pirates. If the Iron Blood Pirates can't find the mysterious master, I'm afraid they won't let us go. Only in Cape City will they not dare to act recklessly."

"Iron Blood Pirates?"

"The Iron-Blooded Pirates are extremely terrifying. There are several strong men in the Bone Forging Realm alone. If we are hit by them, we will definitely die!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Ze did not insist. He went back to the house, put down his luggage, and went to the inn to have breakfast together. Then he told Su Wu what happened at sea that day.

After hearing Cao Ze's story, Su Wu's expression changed when he looked at him. He didn't expect that in just over two months, Cao Ze had already reached this level of cultivation.

When he taught Cao Ze martial arts, he just wanted Cao Ze to strengthen his body and protect Su Xiaozhi. Unexpectedly, this kid really became famous in martial arts.

Maybe this is genius!

He couldn't help but think of Brother Cao's wish for Cao Ze to be an ordinary person, and shook his head and sighed.

The world of warriors is full of fights and dangers, but in such a world, can an ordinary person really avoid these fights?
If Brother Cao had taught Cao Ze martial arts earlier, perhaps Cao Ze would have already become a well-known genius in Cape City!
While Su Wu was sighing, Cao Ze had already made the decision.

Tornado, it seems like I have to go.

Their current expenses in Cape City are already a huge burden. If they continue to live like this, even if Uncle Wu still has some money to live on, how long can he last?

And even if we stay in Cape City, there is no way to guarantee absolute safety. In this case, we can only improve our strength as soon as possible!

Since they decided to live in Cape City permanently, it was impossible for them to live in the inn all the time. Su Wu took care of Su Zhuoding, while Cao Ze took Su Xiaozhi to find a broker and rented a remote courtyard. The four of them settled down in Cape City.

When following the broker to look at the yard, Cao Ze did not forget to buy a bounty list and kept it close to him so that he could mine in time in the future.

If you encounter some powerful and dangerous people, you can escape early.

Time flies, and it is winter in a blink of an eye. A rare light snow is falling in Cape City.

The last time it snowed in Cape City was more than ten years ago.

Once the snow started to fall, it never stopped. Instead, it kept falling heavier and heavier, and a thick layer of snow accumulated in the yard.

The surroundings were filled with the joyful laughter of children. This was the first time they had seen snow in their lives, the first time they had seen such a beautiful thing. Even if their faces were frozen red and their fingers were frozen like sausages, they would sneak out under the threat of being beaten by their parents to play snowball fights and build snowmen with their friends...

In the small courtyard, Cao Ze was wearing only a single layer of clothing, sitting under the eaves of the main hall. With his current cultivation, he was no longer afraid of cold or heat.

Listening to the laughter of children outside the yard, he couldn't laugh.

Although the heavy snow is beautiful, the price of firewood for heating in the city has increased several times. Some houses have been crushed by the heavy snow, and countless people have frozen to death on the streets.

Beneath the white and clean snow, there are the blood and tears of ordinary people.

If this is the case in Cape City, the villages outside the city are probably even more tragic.

Auspicious snow means a good harvest, but we still have to survive this winter.

Auspicious snow is not necessarily a good sign, especially for a dynasty that is already on the verge of collapse.

It is so difficult to live a stable life no matter which world you are in.

Looking up at Su Xiaozhi who was practicing martial arts in the courtyard, Cao Ze sighed softly. Fortunately, he was not like in his previous life. No matter how hard he tried, he would never get what he did not have when he was born until he died.

Now, as long as he works hard, he can feel his progress. No matter what it is, he firmly believes that as long as he works hard, he can get it!

Life will definitely get better and better!
There were two snowmen piled in the corner of the courtyard, one tall and strong, the other petite and delicate.

There is no doubt that this is the masterpiece of Cao Ze and Su Xiaozhi.

When he saw the snowman, Cao Ze thought of the scene at that time.

The two of them were having so much fun that they couldn't help themselves.

Then, he was bumped into by Su Wu who happened to be going out...

"First, I have to make money to buy two houses in Cape City, one for myself and one for Uncle Wu and his family!"

After two lifetimes, Cao Ze found himself worrying about this little box again.

Haijiao City is not like Bishui Village. The monthly rent of this remote courtyard is five taels of silver. If you want to buy such a courtyard, you need five hundred taels of silver!

The reward for killing the Flying Fox of the East China Sea was only fifty taels.

Uncle Wu did have some savings, which was enough to buy this yard, but after buying it, the whole family would have to live on nothing.

Sad, sad, sad!
Inhale...exhale...

At this moment, the breathing sounds in the courtyard suddenly changed, becoming longer, more steady and powerful!
Cao Ze looked up, only to see that Su Xiaozhi had finished her training and was standing. A stream of white air several feet long was emitting from her nose, and mist was rising from her body in her shorts.

Triple body building and ultimate skin refining!
In just one month, Su Xiaozhi made another breakthrough. Cao Ze couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

After Cao Ze broke through to the sixth level of body forging, the couple's love points dropped to 16 again. Although it increased by 3 points from 13 to 16 due to Su Xiaozhi's improved cultivation, it was obviously a huge gap compared to the previous 20 points.

During this month, Cao Ze went to Hai City again and bought more than a dozen prescriptions for skin grinding to assist Su Xiaozhi in her practice. The effect was quite gratifying. Finally, Su Xiaozhi broke through again!

It’s not that there are no skin-mopping prescriptions for sale in Haijiao City, but a prescription in Haijiao City costs six taels of silver. A dozen prescriptions can save two months’ rent, so Cao Ze also took the risk to make a trip to Haishi.

It's risky, but with his current strength, even if he encounters a Bone Tempering Realm expert whom he cannot defeat at sea, he will have no problem escaping.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened this time. When Cao Ze came back, he also went to see Uncle Qiang.

Those people from the Church of Poseidon have not left yet, and to Cao Ze's surprise, with their help, the villagers of Bishui were not displaced by the heavy snow, and they are actually living a quite prosperous life.

(End of this chapter)