Chapter 6: The Stranger's Story
The next day, Genting chess world.

The warm breeze, bringing with it fresh air, awakened the sleeping Zhou Qingshan.

He opened his eyes and felt a comfort he had never felt before, as if all his fatigue and sorrow had disappeared with last night's dream.

"I haven't slept so comfortably in a long time."

He talked to himself, stood up and stretched, and all the bones in his body made crisp sounds.

Immediately, he glanced at the surrounding environment, his eyes slightly fixed, and the fairy-like pavilion was quietly floating in the clouds in the sky.

The dilapidated and decayed island not far away formed a sharp contrast with the pavilion.

The world of Genting chessboard is still bright and warm, as if time has stopped at this moment.

"It's been so long, but it's still daytime? Could the world outside this chessboard be a fixed background?"

Zhou Qingshan stared for a long time and then looked away.

He couldn't fly, so he had to temporarily put his idea of ​​exploring this chessboard world on Cloud Top on the shelf.

"Buzz!"

Zhou Qingshan picked up the simple fishing rod beside him, sat on the steps, and started fishing. Suddenly a mysterious feeling came to his heart.

"You guessed right. It seems that the rune [Fishing] can only be used ten times a day."

Zhou Qingshan whispered to himself.

Then he stared at the water intently.

Soon, ripples appeared on the clear water surface, and something was caught!

Zhou Qingshan hurriedly pulled up the fishing rod and dragged it out of the water with a lot of effort. When he looked closely, he found that what he caught was an ordinary black carp.

"Enough for a good meal."

He weighed the herring in his hand and estimated it to be two or three pounds.

These days, even landlords don’t have any surplus food.

Although his family owned a thousand acres of fertile land, more than three hundred chickens, over a hundred ducks and geese, and twenty oxen, as the son of a lord, he seldom ate meat on a daily basis.

Normally, one can only taste it once every three to five days, which is a rare luxury in the small spiritual realm in the countryside.

Others may not be able to eat meat during festivals.

"not good!!"

After putting the black carp into the water tank and preparing to go fishing for the second time of the day, Zhou Qingshan suddenly realized a problem.

He fell asleep in the Genting chess world last night. He didn't know how long he slept, but it was probably already dawn outside.

If someone entered the house at this time and found that he was not there, they would definitely go looking for him.

Zhou Qingshan quickly put down the fishing rod, and with a change of mind, he returned to the bed in an instant.

He glanced out the window. Snowflakes were falling and the sky was bright.

Obviously, when you are in the Cloud Top chessboard world, time in the outside world also passes normally.

Keep this in mind.

Not seeing Xiaoxiao in the house, Zhou Qingshan stood up, put on his cotton jacket neatly, and prepared to go out.

"Da da da!"

Just at this moment, there were hurried footsteps outside the house, accompanied by a conversation between a man and a woman.

"Seventeen, I told you that the young master is not in the room, go look for him somewhere else!" a voice commanded anxiously.

"How is that possible? I've been guarding outside the yard this morning. Except for you, Xiaoxiao, I didn't see anyone coming in or out." Another rough voice retorted with confusion.

"Could it be in the backyard? I'll go in and take a look!"

"Big guy, you are so stubborn! I have already looked for him, but I didn't see him! Go in and take a look for yourself."

"Squeak!"

The door was suddenly pushed open and Zhao Xiaoxiao rushed in panting.

"Young Master?!!" She couldn't help but scream out in surprise when she saw Zhou Qingshan sitting quietly in the house.

Then, a burly, dark-skinned man entered the room. He looked at Zhou Qingshan in confusion:
".Isn't the young master here?"

Zhao Xiaoxiao showed a confused look on her face: "But I clearly..."

Before she finished speaking, Zhou Qingshan interrupted her:

"Xiaoxiao, I felt much better after a good sleep. I walked around outside the house for a while, and then I stayed in the corner of the backyard to rest for a while. You may not have noticed."

Zhao Xiaoxiao looked at Zhou Qingshan doubtfully and asked uncertainly:
"Is that so?"

She got up this morning and boiled some medicine, then went into the house to check on the young master.

Unexpectedly, no one was in the house. She searched the house and the backyard, but couldn't find anyone.

Besides, there was only half an acre of spiritual field and a peach tree in the backyard, so there was no place to hide.

Zhou Qingshan and Zhao Xiaoxiao looked at each other, signaling her not to ask any more questions. Then he looked at the dark-skinned man beside him and changed the subject:

"Seventeen, where's Uncle Zhao?"

This dark and burly man is called Zhou Shiqi, and he is an orphan.

Among the guard team members, those who have surnames were allowed by the Zhou family to continue using their previous surnames, while those who do not have surnames were allowed to follow the Zhou family's surname, Zhou.

Zhou Shiqi only remembers that his name is Shiqi.

Hearing this, Zhou Shiqi replied, "Captain Zhao is taking care of the wounded and asked me to keep an eye on the young master. He said that no one except Xiao Xiao is allowed to enter the main house."

Zhou Qingshan said: "Shiqi, go wait for me outside. I'll get something and go find Uncle Zhao if I need anything."

"Here."

The big guy Zhou Shiqi clasped his fists and said in a muffled voice, then turned and walked out of the room.

Wait for Zhou Shiqi to go away.

In the room, Zhao Xiaoxiao came closer and said softly, "Young Master..."

Zhou Qingshan whispered in Zhao Xiaoxiao's ear, "Don't tell anyone about this. Just keep it a secret between us."

The Zhou family courtyard was built around the spiritual energy node. It is the only brick and stone house in Shengfengling and has three courtyards.

It is divided into outer courtyard, inner courtyard and backyard.

The outer courtyard is where the guard members live, and it is also where they eat and hold meetings.

The inner courtyard is where the family members live.

There is a meter-high screen wall in the courtyard to block the view and ensure privacy.

The backyard is the core half-acre of land above the spiritual energy node, and to enter the backyard one must pass through the main house where Zhou Qingshan currently lives.

Unless he can fly, how can he disappear out of thin air?
Besides, he would definitely need to go to the Yunding chessboard world frequently in the future, and he would disappear for a while each time. This would definitely not be hidden from Zhao Xiaoxiao, who was with him day and night.

If we don't want to expose this secret too early, we will have to rely on Zhao Xiaoxiao to cover for us during this period.

Zhao Xiaoxiao had been with him since she was a child, and was influenced by him, so she knew him inside out.

It would be better to just tell this girl the truth.

Zhou Qingshan pondered for a moment and continued, "Yesterday it was a blessing in disguise. I unexpectedly awakened a strange skill."

Zhao Xiaoxiao was puzzled: "Awakening a special skill?"

Zhou Qingshan looked around, closed the door gently, turned around and told Zhao Xiaoxiao:

"No matter what you see later, don't make any noise!"

After saying that, he changed his mind and took out a simple fishing rod from the Yunding chessboard world.

This is a simple application that Zhou Qingshan figured out last night. It can be used as a portable space.

"This"

When Zhao Xiaoxiao saw this strange scene, her eyes widened and she almost screamed out loud. However, she realized something was wrong after she uttered just one word and quickly covered her mouth with both hands.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Qingshan took out another live herring from Genting World.

With a flip of his hand, he put away the bluefish and the simple fishing rod.

Zhao Xiaoxiao covered her mouth with her eyes wide open. After a while, she managed to calm down the shock in her heart, let go of her hand, and then asked in a low voice:
"Creating something out of thin air? Is this a method used by immortals?"

She had never seen such tricks before. The young man could conjure up objects and big fish out of thin air. Isn't he the immortal in the story of The Young Man?
She also recalled that after the little boy had a serious illness when he was a child, he became extremely intelligent and seemed to know everything.

Could it be that this young man is really the reincarnation of an immortal?
"It's not a creation out of thin air, it's just that an alien space has been awakened. There are more than ten acres of wasteland in it, which can be used for storage."

Zhou Qingshan only revealed a little bit about the world of Yunding chessboard.

The rune [Fishing] is the 'creation out of thin air', fishing all things in the void. Naturally, such a secret cannot be told to others casually.

He knew the impact this incident had on Zhao Xiaoxiao.

Zhou Qingshan also grew up a little and realized that there were no immortals or storage rings in this world.

Of course, it is also possible that he has limited experience because of staying in the small spiritual realm in the countryside.

He often read in books about people who were born with talents similar to those of "exotic beasts".

Such people are called 'aliens'.

However, the "talents" of these aliens are extremely weak. Although some of them can spit fire and gather water out of thin air, they have no lethality and can only be used to perform magic tricks on the streets.

It is completely incomparable to the strange beasts.

(End of this chapter)