Chapter 726 Riding an Ox and Carrying Wood
Zhou Wen quickly found a deserted place, took out a mirror from the chaotic space, and looked at his face.
After seeing this photo, Zhou Wen was immediately stunned.
On his originally smooth forehead, a pitch-black word "slave" appeared, as if it was brushed with ink, and the flourish of the characters was very beautiful.
"Old Sheep, what's going on? Are you playing tricks?" Zhou Wen hurriedly rubbed it with his hands, but no matter how hard he rubbed, the word "slave" seemed to have seeped into his flesh and blood. Even after the skin was rubbed to pieces, the word "slave" was still clearly visible.
The old sheep put on an innocent expression, and then wrote a line of words on the ground with his hoof: "I asked you to carry it, but you didn't. Don't blame me."
"Are you talking about that piece of wood?" Zhou Wen was slightly stunned.
Antelope nodded with a half-smile, looking at the word "slave" on Zhou Wen's forehead with admiration.
Zhou Wen quickly took the piece of wood out of the chaotic space, placed it on the ground, and asked Antelope in a very distrustful tone: "Tell me the truth, what on earth is this thing?"
The antelope looked at Zhou Wen innocently, as if to say, "I'm just a sheep. I can't speak."
Zhou Wen had no other options for the antelope, so he gritted his teeth and asked, "Will the words on its forehead disappear if I carry it?"
This time the antelope nodded very quickly, as if it was waiting for Zhou Wen to say this.
Zhou Wen tried various methods, but none of them could remove the mark on his forehead. He could only give it a try, lift one end of the wood with both hands, and then carry the wood on his shoulders.
This piece of wood is really heavy. Even with Zhou Wen's strength, it still feels a bit difficult to carry it.
But now when Zhou Wen looked in the mirror, he found that the word "slave" on his forehead had actually disappeared.
As soon as Zhou Wen put the wood on the ground, the word "slave" appeared again by itself. When he picked it up again, it disappeared again.
"Old Sheep, what the hell is this thing? You can't let me carry it all the time, right?" Zhou Wen wanted to kill the antelope, but he just couldn't beat it.
This time, the antelope didn't refuse. He scratched another line of words on the ground with his hoof: "Go to the imperial capital and terminate the contract."
"You mean, as long as we get it to the imperial capital, we can terminate this contract?" Zhou Wen asked.
Seeing the antelope nod, Zhou Wen asked again, "Can I put it away and take it to the imperial capital?"
Zhou Wen planned to wear a hat to cover the word "slave" on his forehead. This piece of wood was too heavy, and he would not be able to do anything if he carried it.
"Don't be afraid of death, that's fine." Antelope wrote a few simple words.
Zhou Wen suddenly felt a little annoyed, thinking to himself: "If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have been so mean and wanted to share the benefits with the antelope."
Suddenly, Zhou Wen realized that something was wrong.
Given the antelope's usual lazy nature, it is impossible for it to dig the soil by itself, and it will definitely ask Zhou Wen to help it.
But this time it actually dug the soil by itself, and it did so slowly. Now that Zhou Wen thought about it, it was clear that the antelope was deliberately luring him into a trap.
"What kind of society is this? Even a sheep can lie?" Zhou Wen was a little depressed. It was too late to say anything now. If he questioned the antelope now, it would not only be useless, but would also make it a laughing stock.
"It's just carrying a piece of wood to the imperial capital. What's the big deal? I, Zhou Wen, don't have anything else, but I have plenty of strength." Zhou Wen said as he picked up the wood.
"It's so damn heavy!" After taking a few steps, Zhou Wen felt like sweating.
This piece of wood is about three meters long and fifty to sixty centimeters in diameter. Its density and weight feel similar to steel, making Zhou Wen feel a little tired.
After walking halfway down the street, Zhou Wen felt that he couldn't go on like this. He was afraid that he would die of exhaustion on the way before reaching the imperial capital.
After thinking about it, Zhou Wen summoned the Great King Kong Bull. He carried the wood and let the Great King Kong Bull carry him, so that he could save some energy.
"Isn't this considered a foul?" Zhou Wen looked at the antelope.
The antelope nodded and did not object.
Zhou Wen breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the mighty King Kong Bull to continue on his way. Carrying such a piece of wood, he had no mood to do anything. Now he just wanted to get to the imperial capital as soon as possible and get rid of the word "slave" on his forehead.
"Isn't that guy a fool? Riding a cow and carrying wood? He can't put the wood on the cow's back?"
"You don't understand this, I'm just showing off."
"What are you showing off?"
"He was showing off his strength, being able to lift a huge tree, and showing off his mount's strength, being able to lift both him and the tree."
"Haha, that makes sense, but no matter how you look at it, it seems a bit silly!"
Wherever Zhou Wen passed, people pointed at him as if he were a fool, and the rate of people turning back to look at him was higher than before.
Zhou Wen neither listened nor paid any attention, but urged the mighty King Kong Bull to speed up, hoping to leave the city as soon as possible and enter the wild, so that there would not be so many people watching him.
"Interesting!" On the second floor of a coffee shop, three men were sitting by the window drinking coffee. One of the men saw Zhou Wen riding a mighty King Kong bull walking down the street.
The other two men also looked towards the street and immediately spotted Zhou Wen.
One of the men suddenly had an idea and said to the other two, "Dugu Ge, Zhang Chunqiu, why don't we use that person to make a bet to decide who owns that thing?"
"Tell me about it." Dugu Ge said expressionlessly.
Zhang Chunqiu also smiled and nodded: "As long as it's fair, I have no objection."
"It's definitely fair. Let's guess when that person will put the wood off his shoulder. Whoever guesses the closest time will get the thing. What do you think?" Xia Liuchuan said.
"Okay." Dugu Ge said directly.
"I have no objection." Zhang Chunqiu also said.
"Hey, you didn't suspect that I was the one who brought that person here this time? Could it be that you know him?" Xia Liuchuan asked the two of them in surprise.
"He is Wang Mingyuan's disciple and the adopted son of Mrs. Lan of the An family. It's really difficult to not know this person now." Zhang Chunqiu said.
"So he's Zhou Wen." Xia Liuchuan thought for a moment and laughed again. "That's perfect. A pure outsider is used as a gambling tool. No one of us will suffer any loss. The bet is fair and just, and there's no need to complain if we lose."
After a pause, Xia Liuchuan continued, "If it were an ordinary person, after hearing so many rumors, he would probably put down the wood soon. Since he is not an ordinary person, it depends on when he plans to put down the wood and rest. I guess it won't be too long, probably around seven in the afternoon. What do you think?"
(End of this chapter)
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