The Eternal World

"Damn it! Are you speaking human words?!" Zhang Chao was furious.

How much risk they took to save Qiao Ruixue, and how much effort they used, but when Qiao Ruiyun said those words, it was not only to humiliate them, but also to let down all the Qiao Family members and mercenaries who died in battle!

"Big Brother, is that a bit inappropriate?" Even Qiao Ruixue could not bear to listen any longer, she bit her red lips and retorted.

Clan leader, saving the young miss this time is truly a difficult task, it's all thanks to little brother Zhang Chao! The old man from the Qiao Family stroked his beard and spoke as he narrated everything that had happened in the Black Cliff Stronghold.

Of course, everything related to the corpse rearing area was cleverly concealed by him. He only mentioned that the bandits had dug a trap and sent people to ambush them, but did not mention a single word about the strange ghost.

"Oh?" The more the elders from Qiao Dong and the Qiao Family listened, the brighter their eyes became. In the end, all of their gazes landed on Zhang Chao.

"Hey, don't look at me like that, I'm not a woman …" Zhang Chao scratched his head a little embarrassedly. To be stared at so ambiguously by a group of elders, no one would be able to take it!

Even Qiao Ruiyun swept a glance at Zhang Chao with a slightly surprised expression. His expression was gloomy, and it was unknown what he was thinking about.

After listening to the entire operation, everyone let out a long sigh.

As expected, the rescue operation this time was incomparably thrilling.

"In other words, the Black Cliff Stronghold has already been destroyed?" Qiao Dong asked after pondering for a moment.

"En, but that kind of place, one is too far away from the Can City, and the other is not too kind of a place, so after discussing it for a while, we gave the mercenaries some time to clean up!" Qiao Heng spoke according to what everyone had discussed before: "If this is the case, then we don't need to worry about any more bandits occupying that place, and let the Black Cliff Stronghold revive. We can also let those mercenaries take advantage of our Qiao Family, and help our Qiao Family in the future!"

"Oh? "You did well in this matter!" Qiao Dong weighed the pros and cons before he patted Qiao Heng's shoulders in approval.

"Him again?" Qiao Dong raised his eyebrows.

As for Zhang Chao, he was already beginning to have a whole new level of respect for him.

In other words, if Zhang Chao was not present this time, Qiao Heng and the others would definitely not be able to return, and he would not be able to save them either.

This was the biggest contribution!

"Patriarch, this is a talent with unlimited potential. If we can keep him for our Qiao Family's use, it would be a lot of good!" Qiao Heng took a step forward, leaned in close to Qiao Dong and said in a soft voice: "Moreover, this child is skilled in artifact forging …"

"Refining..." In terms of combat power, Qiao Dong might not be that tempted, but when it came to artifact forging, his eyes immediately turned bright.

It had to be known that all the Forge Master s in the entire Can City were monopolized by the Tiehe Association. In every clan, those who had Forge Master s were practically as rare as phoenix feathers or unicorn horns.

After all, the Tiehe Association held the power to apply for Forge Master's certificate, which was the most enticing thing to the Forge Master.

"Little Master, your name is Zhang Chao, right?" Qiao Dong tacitly rolled his eyes at Qiao Heng, and then cupped his fists towards Zhang Chao, his face full of smiles: "Thank you so much for your help this time, it's hard work, quickly sit!"

After giving Zhang Chao a seat, Qiao Dong continued: "I wonder where Little Master is located at?"

"No, I just came down from the mountain not too long ago. I've been learning under my master, so I haven't decided where I want to go for the time being!" Zhang Chao told the truth, there was nothing to hide.

"So that's how it is. If you don't mind, how about you stay in the Qiao Family for a while first? Of course, when we need to create something, we need to trouble Little Master to help us! " Qiao Dong's words were extremely polite.

"Hur hur, alright!" The Qiao Family was so rich, if she did not earn some money, would she be able to face herself?

Plus, he had a lot of things on him that he needed time to digest, so going somewhere else wasn't really appropriate. It was a good place to eat, drink, and live.

"As for the rewards, Qiao Family will never be stingy!" Qiao Dong added.

"Humph!" Qiao Ruiyun snorted from the side and continued drinking.

Immediately after, the people of Qiao Family all toasted to Zhang Chao to express their thanks.

Qiao Ruixue, on the other hand, was too exhausted. After drinking two cups of wine, she took her leave and returned to her room to rest.

Qiao Ruiyun was too lazy to stay, and left after a while.

In order to make Zhang Chao stay, the people of Qiao Family started to toast him, and not long after, Zhang Chao had become a little dizzy from drinking.

From their mouths, Zhang Chao also knew what was going on with the war between the Qiao Family and the Wang family.

Due to Qiao Ruiyun's appearance, the battle situation had changed.

And last night, Qiao Ruiyun led a few people to destroy a few Wang Family stores, but the Wang Family didn't have much of a reaction.

From the looks of it, this war would most likely end with the Wang family admitting defeat.

However, what they were waiting for now was to continuously pressure the Wang Family, and when they couldn't take it anymore, they would surrender, pay with a large amount of crystal coin, and from now on, recognize the Qiao Family as their master. This was the result of the war.

But all of these had nothing to do with Zhang Chao, if he really wanted to take action, he was duty-bound, after all, Qiao Dong would not be stingy with his money.

Hehe, that's good. Men, prepare a room for Little Master to rest! Qiao Dong immediately made arrangements and two servants came over, supporting the drunk and drowsy Zhang Chao, they left.

"Patriarch, try out this kid's ability later and see if he can create that thing for us!" Seeing that Zhang Chao had left, an elder of Qiao Family spoke with a gloomy tone.

"Yes, I also have the same intention. If he can create that thing, our Qiao Family will have the chance to obtain another spot in the next Grand Cloud Competition!" Qiao Dong's gaze was profound, but the corners of his mouth were raised, as he stroked his beard and nodded...

… ….

Zhang Chao was sent to a room with nice decorations. After entering the room, he laid on the bed, with his face against the wall, he was just about to fall asleep.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly felt someone sitting beside his bed.

With great effort, he turned around and looked at the bed with hazy, sleepy eyes. He vaguely saw an eight or nine-year-old little girl sitting there, her legs moving back and forth beside the bed.

"Big Brother, I came to look for you in a daze …." The little girl revealed a sweet smile. Then, she raised her hand to grab hold of Zhang Chao's hand, and pulled him up from the bed.

Zhang Chao was in a daze as he followed the little girl out of the room …

After walking for an unknown amount of time, he followed the little girl to a strange place.

The little girl disappeared in the blink of an eye.

He immediately became more spirited and looked around nervously.

This place was incomparably desolate. Not too far away, there was a wide river that stretched out as far as the eye could see.

Only by the river, there was a swing that constantly reverberated in the air.

There were bloodstains on the swing. The faint laughter of a little girl lingered around it, eerie to the bone …