Chapter 1242

Zi Chen's senses were extremely sharp. Everyone present knew that.

Wang Jun was the same.

Just as Zi Chen sensed the abnormality and looked at Wang Jun, the latter's expression also became extremely serious.

The two of them were undoubtedly the most powerful people on the flying ship. As their expressions fluctuated, the atmosphere around them changed as well. The group of realms who hadn't noticed anything unusual were able to sense the two's abnormalities.

"What's wrong?" Hei Zi asked, puzzled.

Zi Chen shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. I feel like we're being spied on."

"We're being spied on."

Hei Zi frowned and said angrily, "Where are the bandits from? Who dares to target our city army?"

Wang Jun looked out of the airship and retracted his gaze after a while. He said, "We're in trouble."

"Trouble? Who would be so bold?"

Everyone still did not understand. The city army was the world's greatest protection. Who would be so bold as to attack the city army?

Wang Jun did not speak. His expression became extremely gloomy. The surrounding air suddenly dropped and a killing intent faintly appeared.

After sensing Wang Jun's killing intent, Zi Chen was clearly surprised. He had been with Wang Jun for half a year and had never seen Wang Jun reveal such killing intent. Even when they met some evil bandits along the way, Wang Jun had never been so angry.

Immediately after, the expressions of Hei Zi and the others turned ugly. Hei Zi said angrily, "Could it be them? Those damned bastards. Is it not enough that we were exiled?"

After hearing this, the other Realms realm experts' expressions turned even uglier.

Seeing everyone's expressions and attitudes, Zi Chen already had a vague guess.

Since they dared to target the city army, they must have a huge faction behind them. In the entire Huping City, the biggest faction was the city army.

Zi Chen did not ask about the grudge between the two sides. He looked at Wang Jun and asked, "What do we do now? Are we still going to continue forward?"

The airship continued to advance rapidly above the canyon without stopping.

"Yes, trouble will always come. We can't avoid it." Wang Jun looked at Zi Chen and said, "Zi Chen, this matter has nothing to do with you..."

Without waiting for Wang Jun to finish, Zi Chen said, "Captain Wang, don't tell me you're going to kick me out at a time like this."

Wang Jun's expression became very solemn. He was about to speak again when he heard this.

Zi Chen sat on the stool like a rascal and said, "You drove me out halfway. Where do you want me to go with Black Eagle? Don't think about driving me out. I won't go no matter what."

No one was disgusted by Zi Chen's shameless attitude. Instead, the gazes of the Corporeal realm experts towards him became even more respectful.

If it was said that everyone had treated Zi Chen as a friend for the past six months, then now, they treated Zi Chen as a brother.

"Zi Chen, from now on, you are my brother."

Blackie stepped forward and patted Zi Chen on the shoulder. He said, "When you surpass me one day, I will call you Big Brother."

Zi Chen looked at Blackie and said, "You don't seem to be able to beat me."

There was no embarrassment on Blackie's face. He said earnestly to Zi Chen, "I'm talking about your realm. Young man, you still have a long way to go."

Zi Chen replied seriously, "When my realm catches up to yours, I will be able to defeat you with a single finger."

"Let's talk about it when you get there."

At this moment, everyone treated Zi Chen as a true brother. In order to get to know this brother again, everyone took out the few private stashes they had on them.

Their private stashes were of course wine, and only wine.

A group of twenty-one people rarely sat together to drink and chat merrily. They ate the meat of general-level warbeasts. In the past few decades, Black Eagle had killed many of them.

During the meal, the flames of gossip in Zi Chen's heart burned fiercely. He asked curiously, "What's going on? Why are your enemies the city's central army? And what does exile mean?"

Zi Chen looked at Blackie, waiting for an answer. Unexpectedly, Blackie shook his head and laughed bitterly after hearing this. Then, he gave an answer that shocked Zi Chen, "I don't know."

"You don't know?" Zi Chen naturally didn't believe him. He then looked at the other Realms.

These people also shook their heads one after another.

"I don't know what grudges there are. We only know that the commander wanted to send Big Brother to the outside world, so we followed Big Brother here," Blackie said.

Hearing this, Zi Chen's heart trembled again. When he looked at the group of Realms again, there was an additional admiration in his eyes.

Blackie had once told Zi Chen that the city's central army was considered training outside, and the rewards were pitifully small. Moreover, they would only be paid when they returned to the city after five hundred years.

In other words, Blackie and the others didn't know the reason and had willingly left with the royal army. Whether it was this trust or this brotherly love, it was admirable.

Seeing the strange look in Zi Chen's eyes, Blackie said, "Don't re-evaluate this world because of this. Let me tell you, there were a thousand Realms who followed Big Brother back then, but only nineteen of us were willing to leave with him."

Zi Chen shook his head and said, "That's not a small number. It's already a lot to have a few people like that."

"That's right, a few is already a lot, not to mention nineteen of us. Therefore, I'm very glad that I met these brothers," Wang Jun, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said.

Wang Jun looked at the crowd and said, "All these years, none of you have asked me about what happened before, and I'm very grateful. However, I believe that you must be very curious, or rather confused, as to why I fell out with Zhou Chong to such an extent."

The crowd didn't say anything. In fact, they were also very curious.

Wang Jun and Zhou Chong were both captains. Although they couldn't be considered brothers, they were definitely friends. However, the two of them had fought fiercely at that time, and the city's army had suffered casualties. This angered the higher-ups, and one was exiled while the other was imprisoned.

"The main reason for our falling out was because of the Void Tree."

As soon as Wang Jun finished speaking, everyone's expression changed.

If there were any priceless treasures in the Zhanwu Continent, then the Void Tree was definitely one of them.

This was something that even Earth Realm cultivators dreamed of. No one wouldn't covet it.

"At that time, I was still a captain. One of my subordinates came to me and gave me half a jade slip. At the same time, he told me that it contained the secret of the Void Tree. He found this thing when he went out to train, and he also got half a jade slip like his companion …"

The city's army also had time to rest. Usually, they would go out to train or look for opportunities.

The matter was very simple. The two of them went out to train together, and then found a jade slip with the secret of the Void Tree. However, it was very dangerous, and with their strength, they couldn't reach it alive.

Therefore, the two of them divided the jade slip equally and decided to look for powerhouses at the same time.

They didn't dare to look for commander-level powerhouses, so they could only look for captains. However, because the two of them didn't trust each other, they looked for their respective captains.

After getting half a jade slip, Wang Jun brought his subordinates to look for Zhou Chong. They originally wanted to discuss it, but they didn't expect Zhou Chong to be greedy. Therefore, a fierce battle broke out in the city.

In this battle, the two Corporeal Realm cultivators who got the jade slip died. Wang Jun and Zhou Chong fought fiercely, and finally attracted the attention of the commanders.

The commanders asked about the reason for the battle, but naturally, no one told them, so they punished the two of them.

The cause of this matter was the Void Tree. This surprised and shocked Zi Chen. Wang Jun was willing to share this secret because he trusted everyone and treated everyone as his brothers.

The Void Tree was very important. Even if the two of them were punished, it was normal that they didn't tell the commanders.

"In that case, the person hiding in the dark is Zhou Chong," Zi Chen said.

Wang Jun shook his head and said, "It can't be Zhou Chong himself, but it should be someone he found."

"He's a captain like you, so he's naturally at the same level. What methods does he have to find someone else?" Zi Chen asked curiously.

This time, Blackie answered Zi Chen's question. He said coldly, "He's just a captain, so he naturally doesn't have such methods. However, his father is a commander in the city's army. He's the commander who punished Big Brother."

When Zi Chen heard this, his mouth opened slightly. He was somewhat surprised.

"His grandfather was once the commander of the city's army. After he left his post, he established a family clan in Huping City, the Zhou family."

Zi Chen's mouth was wide open. He found it hard to believe. Was there going to be three commanders in one family?

It was no wonder that both parties had made a mistake. One was exiled, while the other was imprisoned. As for whether it was seclusion or actual imprisonment, no one could say for sure.

However, this made Zi Chen even more puzzled. He asked, "If that's the case, why didn't Zhou Chong tell his father or grandfather about this? With them appearing, the chances of them obtaining the jade slip are very high."

The group of Reality realm experts looked at Zi Chen with strange expressions. Blackie said directly, "If he told them, wouldn't he lose his share?"

"That can't be. One is his father, and the other is his grandfather. They're related by blood. Could it be that they want to snatch something from their own child?" Zi Chen asked curiously.

Blackie sneered. "They're related by blood, but they're also cultivators. In front of the Void Tree, mere blood is nothing. Let alone the fact that one is his father and the other is his grandfather, even the City Lord would disregard his status and personally take action.

"In this world, there's never any kinship. There's only interest. In front of interest, what's kinship?"

Zi Chen understood this very well. Although there were such people in the Tianwu Continent, there were not many of them.

However, in the Zhanwu Continent, this situation seemed to be too common.

However, after thinking about it, it was understandable. There were many experts in this world, and they were bent on becoming stronger. As for enjoyment, it was only secondary. The opportunity to become stronger was right in front of them. They naturally would not give up or miss it.

Of course, Zi Chen did not believe that this was all. Just like how Zi Chen had met Blackie and the others, there were definitely people in this world who valued their blood and family.

This canyon was very large. The flying boat flew for half a day without flying across it.

When they passed by a towering mountain peak, the surrounding space suddenly began to tremble. Following that, rays of light lit up in all directions.

These rays of light were materialized energy. After they rose, they connected together and formed a spatial restriction.

The tiger-headed flying boat happened to be enveloped by the spatial restriction.