Chapter 7: Finally met someone!

  After traversing mountains and ridges, Zhenyi finally saw a human village on top of a mountain, and tears immediately flowed, damn it, he finally saw people.

  A gust of wind blew in, blowing a few strands of Chen Yi's hair that had grown to his waist forward.

  Almost forgot, the transformation hasn't been lifted yet. After the crimson color on his body faded away, an indescribable refreshing sensation spread throughout his entire body.

  Whoa! Chen Yi couldn't help but exclaim, what kind of feeling is this? Could it be that the legend is true - leveling up!? Chen Yi closed his eyes, and indeed, the skills in his mind lit up even more.

  Aero Shield, Gale's Breath, Wave Burst, Auto Shift, Overdrive, Flow State, Soul Eater, Berserk, and a series of passive skills.

  They are all very practical skills.

  But why is the village that Mo Chenyi just saw starting to smoke now? Does this village have a collective cooking habit? Chenyi hurriedly rushed towards the village.

  The speed of the sprinting road was unspeakable, and it wasn't until they approached the village that Chen Yi realized that it wasn't about cooking, but rather inviting thieves. Hearing the cries of killing from within the village, Chen Yi suddenly had an idea.

  Hmph! Just thinking of a reason to enter the village, now isn't an opportunity? Hmm... First, wrap up my left hand properly, this can't be discovered.

  Watching the bandits constantly killing in the village and the villagers resisting with all their might, too bloody power can't be used, nor can it be too dark. However, with the martial artist skill, Chen Yi still has some confidence in his physical skills.

  After Chen Yi entered the village, he was naturally discovered by the robbers. One of the robbers casually threw the torch in his hand into a house and looked at Chen Yi with a knife. The other robbers didn't care, thinking that Chen Yi was just a villager returning from outside, and continued their looting activities.

  Whoa! A gust of wind sounded, and the bandit who had previously charged at Chen Yi with triple speed was chopped down and flew back three times faster, crashing into a wall, spewing out blood wildly, clearly not going to make it.

  The encounter of this bandit suddenly attracted the attention of other bandits, who saw that Zhen Yi was wearing a pair of pants with 13 pockets.

  Seeing the robbers' attention focused on him, Chen Yi made a disdainful expression and made a provocative gesture towards them.

  Feeling their dignity had been insulted, the robbers suddenly became enraged and rushed forward in a swarm. They shouted "Kill him! Kill him!" and "Kill him too!"

  For these who can't even be considered strong robbers, Chen Yi naturally wasn't afraid. Chen Yi's current strength was already beyond that of a human, and with the skill bonus from being a martial artist, he could exert even greater power.

  A forward kick that was about to rush over the fastest robber kicked back, knocking down a large group of people. Then, Chen Yi jumped high and stepped on the ground with both feet.

  Diamond dust.

  Bang! The ground cracked, and a visible shockwave spread out, covering the robbers in its range. They suddenly sprayed blood wildly, with some being killed instantly. After releasing the Diamond Fragment, Chen Yi didn't hesitate either. He grabbed one of the unlucky robbers who hadn't been killed by the shockwave and slammed his knee into the robber's abdomen, making him lose the ability to resist.

  As the second knee strike sent the bandit flying, a force was transmitted through the bandit's body at the same time. When the unlucky bandit fell into the group of bandits, the force that had been transmitted to that bandit suddenly burst out, and another shockwave spread out, killing many more bandits.

  The villagers in the village saw Chen Yi being so powerful, their originally desperate mood was instantly dispelled. Under the high morale, even ordinary people could exert considerable combat effectiveness.

  "Everyone, let's go! Drive these robbers out of our village!!" a leader shouted.

  "Oh!!!" The other villagers saw hope and responded in unison.

  The robbers were also frightened, on the one hand there was a mysterious and unpredictable Zhen Yi, and on the other hand there were villagers who seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. One of the robbers finally couldn't bear the pressure, threw away his weapon, and fled towards the outside of the village.

  With the leader gone, the other bandits naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to go and get themselves killed, and they all started running away.

  "Everyone run quickly! This guy is not someone we can contend with."

  "I don't want to die! I still have a lot of time to squander, I still want to live the life of a rich person!"

  The bandits who invaded the village quickly ran away clean, although not many could truly get away...

  Afterwards, the villagers came out from their hiding places and gathered together, curiously looking at Chen Yi. Thanks to Chen Yi's help, the village did not suffer much loss, only a number of houses were burned down.

  At this time, a white-bearded old man (must be the village chief or something) walked out of the crowd of villagers, cleared his throat and said to Chen Yi: "I am Hidetaka Morinaga, the village chief of this village. Thank you for your help, sir. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid this village would have ceased to exist by now." He looked like he was about to cry.

  Who will till the thin field? Good name...

  "It's just a small effort." Chen Yi said hastily, for the enemy, Chen Yi can do it without any mercy, but for innocent people, Chen Yi himself cannot be so cruel, as for saying it is hypocrisy? Chen Yi also acknowledges this hypocrisy.

  "My surname is Chen, my name is Yi, I'm a martial artist from the East. I came to Japan chasing after a demon, but unexpectedly lost it, and now I'm in a foreign land (still wandering). I was thinking of finding a place to settle down, when today I saw that there's a village being invaded by bandits, so I rushed over to help. Anyway, it's not like I'm lying, after all Chen Yi is searching for Yakumo Yuko..."

  The village chief was overjoyed when he heard Chen Yi's words, and said with a tight expression: "Chen Yi, you are from the East, I have long heard of the mystery of the East. Our village is remote, but if you don't mind, please settle down in our village first." At the same time, the village chief looked at Chen Yi with hopeful eyes, after all, Chen Yi's martial arts were extremely powerful, and if he could stay, the village's safety would definitely increase exponentially. The other villagers all stared at Chen Yi with eager eyes.

  It's done! Chen Yi was overjoyed, although the villagers' gaze made him feel a chill, especially the older women, who made him feel even colder. To be honest, Chen Yi was absolutely not ugly and had a great figure, dressed well, and when he went out, he was definitely a handsome guy (chills~~).

  Chen Yi thought for a moment with a tense expression on the village chief's face, and then said solemnly: "It's also good to settle down here. In case those bandits come back, I can take care of it."

  The villagers were suddenly tearful, what a great person! The villagers didn't know they were inviting the wolf into their home... As long as the wolf doesn't harm anyone's heart.

  "Ding! Gained the villagers' favor, a stable life can be obtained in this village before your identity is exposed. Please cherish this period of time, host, and adapt to the world's better life."

  Chen Yi admitted that he was moved, Lord, you have finally done something good.

  Knowing that Chen Yi was going to stay, the villagers were also very happy and discussed with the village chief about Chen Yi's accommodation. The village chief planned to let Chen Yi go to his own home, but Chen Yi refused.

  Pointing to the empty land at the entrance of the village, he said that building a house there would be enough, and the excuse was simple, just to prevent sudden attacks by bandits or mountain thieves, which moved the villagers once again...

  With gratitude towards Chen Yi, the villagers worked together and built the house before sunset. A wooden house is easy to build after all.

  After thanking the villagers, Chen Yi pushed open the door and entered what was essentially his first "home" since crossing over into this world.

  The room was very simple, with only a tatami mat, a low table, and two newly made square cushions. Chen Yi took out a dazzling crystal wrapped in cloth strips and hung it from the ceiling, which had been transformed into a small, non-consumable, pure green environmentally friendly light bulb. Taking off his shoes, Chen Yi lay down on the tatami mat, thinking about what had happened over the past few days.

  As for the clothes, Chen Yi had discovered after fighting with the leader Wu Shi that although he was stabbed through, his clothes didn't have any damage after the knife was pulled out, not even a drop of blood. He only found out from the main god later that this was the special effect of equipment, as long as its durability doesn't reach zero, it won't be damaged in the slightest, and stains won't stick to it either. Although the two pieces of clothing on Chen Yi's body were the worst, after being highly strengthened, their durability had already reached the heavens, not something that would break easily.

  Thinking about the experiences of the past few days, Chen Yi had already felt a sense of unreality. Of course, anyone who encountered this would have such feelings - crossing over! What a fantastical thing! From initially resisting to now acknowledging it, Chen Yi was extremely afraid that this was just a dream, and when he woke up, everything would really be gone...

  As he thought about it, Chen Yit's consciousness gradually became blurred and fell asleep.

  In his dream, Chen Yit dreamed of a conversation he had with his dad in the past: Dad Chen: "Son, come on! Today we're going to talk about life."

  Xiao Chen Yi: "Life, isn't it just about living happily and freely?"

  "Ha! Your idea is simple, yet good. Many people say that life is like a dream, and when we die, it's like waking up from the dream. Once you wake up, everything in the dream disappears."

  "Dad, is life really just a dream?" Chen Yi asked curiously.

  Chen Ba slapped Chen Yi heavily, "What's the use of dreaming? Even if life is just a dream, you should still take it seriously! Don't doubt whether it's a dream or not, just treat it with sincerity and keep moving forward, doing what you need to do until you wake up. Who knows, after waking up, you might find that what happened in the dream was actually real experience? And this dream is just a nostalgic memory of the past?"

  "So, son, from now on, no matter how illusory or unreal the world may seem to you, you must take it as real for me! Don't blindly doubt everything! As long as you think a dream is real, then it's not a dream, but reality! Do you understand?"

  Xiao Chen nodded slightly to show understanding...