In order to possess Zhong Xiang’s body, she had completely set aside her pride.
Zhang Chen did not touch the food box but instead leisurely took a sip of tea, "Do you understand Feng Shui Technique?"
Fox Fairy Nannan shook her head, "Feng Shui Technique is a thing of your Human Race, we Fox Race don’t believe in it."
"Then forget it." Zhang Chen shook his head.
"Are you trying to find the key node to break through the Feng Shui Grand Array to directly reach the main burial chamber?" Fox Fairy Nannan inquired.
"Of course." Zhang Chen replied.
"Then I can’t be of much help to you. If I had that ability, would this mysterious great tomb even be your turn?" Fox Fairy Nannan leaned closer, offering to massage Zhang Chen’s shoulders, and fawning: "Look, now I am you, and you are me, we are one and inseparable. If there are any benefits in this great tomb, you must not forget me. Of course, if there are any dangers in this tomb, just call on me, Fox Fairy Nannan will never refuse due to my loyalty."
Zhang Chen glanced at Fox Fairy Nannan, unwilling to listen to her nonsense, directly absorbed her into the Dragon Qi, and then slowly opened the food box. The first layer contained eight Four Joy Meatballs, packed in a ceramic jar.
The fragrance spread through the air. Over there, Chen Xu, who was originally comforting Zhong Xiang, stopped his actions, turned his head to look at Zhang Chen, with his stomach rumbling like thunder.
"Your Excellency, could you grant me a bite to eat, this little one is truly starving to death." Chen Xu looked at Zhang Chen pitifully.
Zhang Chen, holding the Four Joy Meatballs, sat on a mound poking them with chopsticks eating, then pointed at the food box, "All inside is for you."
Chen Xu hastily thanked Zhang Chen, then cautiously approached, opened the food box, and was wide-eyed staring at the roast goose and braised lamb’s head.
However, he didn’t move, but hesitantly said, "Your Excellency, Master Zhong Xiang hasn’t eaten either, you see..."
"Are you trying to curry favor with him?" Zhang Chen looked at Chen Xu with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Chen Xu gave a bitter smile, "This little one merely hopes not to involve our family, that’s all. I know myself, I’m definitely a dead man. Whether Master Zhong Xiang has a chance to escape or perishes at Your Excellency’s hands, it’s merely the difference between him personally seeking revenge or his family behind him seeking revenge."
Zhang Chen said nothing to this; he would absolutely not let Zhong Xiang go. When he unearthed the great tomb, it would be Zhong Xiang’s demise.
With a wave of his hand, a stream of silver light returned from Zhong Xiang’s body, directly flying back into the Cyan Lotus formed by his magical power.
Zhong Xiang, once freed, glared at Zhang Chen angrily, tears sliding from his eyes, filled with a sobbing tone: "Peasant, if you have the ability, kill me now, or if I escape, I will slaughter your entire family."
Zhang Chen gave Zhong Xiang a glance, delightfully eating the Four Joy Meatballs, his favorite: "Chen Xu, you wasted your saliva for half an hour for nothing."
At this moment, Chen Xu shuddered, holding the food box, came before Zhong Xiang, knelt beside him, and advised earnestly and meticulously: "Sir, please say less, you’re now merely a prisoner, say too much, and aren’t you the one to suffer?"
"Hmph, even as a prisoner, I will never bow to a peasant." Zhong Xiang’s voice was full of determination.
"You’re just a peasant’s accomplice, stop pretending to be a good person here. Once I escape, I’ll slaughter your whole clan as well." Zhong Xiang directed his rage towards Chen Xu, pointing and cursing at him.
Chen Xu was speechless at this, he was genuinely doing a good deed yet receiving no gratitude. Hearing Zhong Xiang’s words, he couldn’t help but want to smash the food box onto his face, turning that arrogant face into a mess, but he didn’t dare, he was scared! He was afraid!
He merely wished not to be implicated and wished for his family to have a chance to survive.
"Sir, please don’t speak in anger, that young man really dares to act! He isn’t just playing with words. You say... if he further degrades you by, for instance, urinating on your face, into your mouth, would you still want to live?" Chen Xu continued advising humbly, his voice filled with helplessness.
As Chen Xu spoke, a faint pungency seemed to reemerge in his mouth.
Hearing Chen Xu’s words, Zhong Xiang shivered, staring at Chen Xu in horror, opened his mouth attempting to shout angrily but ultimately restrained himself.
"Please, have something to eat."
Seeing Zhong Xiang didn’t retort, Chen Xu knew it had worked and quickly handed over the roast chicken.
"I won’t eat it. How could I eat the enemy’s things?" Zhong Xiang said coldly.
"Think about it, because it’s the enemy’s, eating it relieves anger. Plus, by eating, you can continue to survive, having the strength to endure until rescue arrives or find a chance to escape." Chen Xu was utterly humble at this point, his voice full of appeasement.
Hearing these words, Zhong Xiang glanced at Zhang Chen, who was nibbling on meatballs in the distance, then looked at the roast chicken in front, seemingly seeing Zhang Chen as the roast chicken, Zhong Xiang grabbed it and bit viciously.
"These nobles, all are paper tigers. Speaking of righteousness, talking about some affection, but in reality? Each one secretly a male courtesan, female thief, none with backbone. Though possessing strong powers, lacking a strong mindset." Zhang Chen truthfully set the tone for the aristocrats of this world, then reflected on himself:
"Hmm, I’m different! I don’t need a strong mindset, I just need to grind my skills; what use is that so-called strong mindset?"
Zhang Chen munching on Four Joy Meatballs, watched Chen Xu servilely to the limit, meticulously serving Zhong Xiang meals, then only after Zhong Xiang finished eating did he start eating Zhong Xiang’s leftovers.
Zhang Chen secretly shook his head, although he understood Chen Xu, he didn’t approve of Chen Xu’s actions: ’Chen Xu clearly thinks I can’t kill Zhong Xiang if we follow normal logic, without the Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Array, I indeed can’t kill him. But unfortunately, I’m outside of convention, even if a Twelfth-Tier God dares to step into my Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Array, I can scatter their ashes to the winds."
After eating, Zhang Chen said to Chen Xu: "Time to work."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xu looked at Zhang Chen, waiting for instructions. Zhang Chen lazily said, "Go on your own, find the location of the main burial chamber, and report back to me."
He wasn’t afraid of Chen Xu running away, Chen Xu didn’t dare run because Zhong Xiang was here, and if he dared run, Zhong Xiang would definitely kill his family afterwards.
"By the way, don’t do anything foolish like signaling the outside world that this fellow is with me. You know what I’m capable of, I can suppress Zhong Xiang and leave before reinforcements arrive." Zhang Chen warned Chen Xu.
Chen Xu gave a bitter smile upon hearing this, "You overestimate me, I dare not offend the nobles nor you."
"But this mountain forest isn’t really big or small either, if they come looking, don’t blame me," Chen Xu said.
"Even if they come, they won’t see this fellow." Zhang Chen waved his hand and said, "Now go quickly."
Chen Xu rose, bade farewell, and left. Zhang Chen’s gaze fell upon Zhong Xiang, "I think we can have a talk."
"Talk about what? About me not killing you? Or how to destroy your whole family?" Zhong Xiang glared at Zhang Chen.
"Talk about how you can suffer less. If you continue to speak to me so arrogantly, I really will urinate in your mouth." Zhang Chen laughed coldly.
Upon hearing this, Zhong Xiang’s face turned ashen, but ultimately he dared not be stubborn with words, instead, he spoke condescendingly: "What do you want to talk about? Want me to forgive your wrongdoing? Or forgive your family’s wrongdoing? If you want to make amends and plead with me, you need to have the attitude of a petitioner. Your current attitude is too irritating, I see no remorse in you."
Originally, he intended to lift half of the suppression, letting him actively melt the rocks to open the tomb, but seeing the arrogance on his face, Zhang Chen decided not to discuss further, as he had surprisingly stuck a Body-Stabilizing Rune on the guy, if he had a chance to escape, it would be quite troublesome.
"Even if he refuses to cooperate, I can still make use of him, make him cooperate ’willingly’." Zhang Chen sent out a Body-Stabilizing Rune again, immobilizing Zhong Xiang, while adding a Suppression Talisman to prevent this fellow from sneaky actions.