Courtyard House: A System Connecting Two Worlds, Resources for the Nation

The group traveled by carriage towards Mantuo Manor.

The location there is in Taihu Lake, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, and Zhou Feng and his group had just left Wuliang Mountain.

If this were in this world, they would find it very convenient to drive or fly.

However, in the world of Tian Long Ba Bu, not every mountain has a road. The entire journey is about 3000 kilometers or more. Even if the carriage is designed by the world's master craftsmen and is extremely economical, it will still take at least 7 days to travel.

Moreover, there are several women in the car, so it's impossible to travel at a fast pace. If we include sightseeing, it will probably take at least half a month.

"Your Majesty, why don't you take some time to bring that Miss Tao along as well?"

Sitting in the carriage, watching Zhou Feng constantly tapping on his phone screen and sending WeChat messages to Tao Muyao, Zhao Pan'er softly offered a suggestion.

Both she and Bai Ling were well aware that they and Zhou Feng were not from the same world. Only Tao Muyao was the most suitable person for Zhou Feng in their original world.

In particular, Ms. Li completely disregarded them and directly named Tao Muyao, which also represented the attitude of Zhou Feng's parents.

They really wanted Zhou Feng to get married, but the person he married had to be someone from the modern world!

After all, this double-door is quite mysterious, but its appearance is unpredictable, and who knows if it will suddenly disappear one day?

If it disappears, will the women Zhou Feng brought from other worlds also disappear with it?

If Zhou Feng had a child with a woman from another world, would that child also be connected to the Double-Passage Gate?

If the double doorway disappears, will the child also disappear?

These are things that Ms. Li and Mr. Zhou are not sure about, and Zhou Feng is not able to give them answers either. So, for them, being together is fine, and their son can have as many women from other worlds as he wants, but Zhou Feng's marriage partner can only be someone from this world.

Even if it's not Tao Muyao, it can't be a woman from another world!

"As for her... I'll try to find an opportunity to sound her out!"

Zhou Feng scratched his head, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Unlike women in other worlds, Tao Muyao is a girl who grew up experiencing nine years of compulsory education in modern times.

Even if she can accept that her boyfriend has special abilities and the ability to travel to other worlds, it doesn't mean she can accept that her boyfriend has so many women!

We still need to subtly change her mindset; if we rush to reveal everything, she might not be able to accept it.

This is the woman Zhou Feng liked the first, and also the daughter-in-law that Ms. Li and Old Zhou valued the most. She is good enough, so Zhou Feng has to be very careful in his attitude towards her and can't afford to make any mistakes.

Zhao Pan'er and Bai Ling both noticed the change in Zhou Feng's emotions. They placed their hands on his large hands, one on each side, subtly expressing their attitude.

Sun San Niang and Lou Xiao E, who were standing to the side, also had a hint of concern in their eyes.

Only Qin Jingru, in a carefree manner, mingled with Zhong Ling, the two of them crunching on snacks.

Although it had only been a little over a day, she had already become very close friends with Zhong Ling because she generously brought out her treasured snacks.

The two hid in a corner of the carriage, eating with gusto, oblivious to the world around them. Mu Wanqing was even closer to the corner than them, silently meditating and regulating her breathing.

The discomfort from having my internal energy drained has lessened considerably, but my skills are definitely much weaker than before.

"Jianguo, if I were to bring more people, who do you think would be suitable?"

Zhou Feng, still in the carriage, suddenly asked a question, and Tie Jianguo, who was driving, didn't hesitate at all: "Lin Yin and Qin Ming."

Lin Yin's specialty is multi-threaded drone reconnaissance. In this unfamiliar world, there are many highly skilled martial arts practitioners, so the importance of alarms is beyond doubt.

Qin Ming's expertise lies in psychological warfare and long-range sniping.

Judging from previous battles, submachine guns have become less effective against true martial arts practitioners.

At most, it's about taking advantage of the opponent's unpreparedness to catch them off guard.

But true masters have extremely fast reaction speeds, and as they come into contact with more and more people, these martial arts practitioners will also thoroughly understand the nature of their weapons.

The deterrent effect would be too small then; only large-caliber sniper rifles can produce effective kills.

"Okay, you guys keep an eye on the horses. I'll bring them and the equipment over tomorrow."

Even if the opponent is a martial arts expert, Zhou Feng still believes that it is more appropriate to use modern weapons to defeat them.

We can't expect him to personally take action every time we encounter a martial arts master, can we?

The meridians of Tie Jianguo and others have already solidified. Even if they can learn martial arts, Zhou Feng will not allow them to cultivate the core techniques of the Xiaoyao Sect.

Later, we might find them some body-refining techniques that would be more suitable, such as the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill.

Only Zhou Feng and his woman can learn the martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect; this is a bottom line he cannot relax.

So after setting up their tents to rest that night, when Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing climbed out of their tents the next morning, they saw that there was another carriage on one side of the camp, and two people they had never seen before!

Lin Yin and Qin Ming were quite excited.

Compared to the purely political and politically charged world of Dream of Splendor, the world of martial arts, filled with chivalry and vengeance, is naturally much more exciting!

Moreover, Zhou Feng didn't just bring the two of them and a carriage this time; he also brought a large amount of supplies and military equipment.

At this moment, Tie Jianguo and Bai Lang not only had submachine guns in their hands, but also the newly brought QBU-10 semi-automatic sniper rifle. This rifle could engage light armor within 1 kilometer and suppress clustered personnel targets within 2 kilometers.

Qin Ming was carrying a QBU-201 anti-material sniper rifle.

This rifle uses a dedicated DBT201 copper-cased high-precision sniper round, which can easily penetrate even 15mm thick cold-rolled steel plates. It can maintain supersonic speed at a range of 1500 meters and is primarily used for anti-materiel missions such as destroying light armor and radar stations.

If someone were to actually hit someone, the cavity effect and kinetic energy release could indeed be achieved in various places!

It can be said that Zhou Feng brought over the few high-precision sniper rifles that were available in the Dream Record world, since that world had already been unified and there was no need for these weapons.

He also didn't want to reveal the news of the new world to this world for the time being; he wanted to wait until this world had developed to a certain extent before engaging in dialogue with it.

That open and honest attitude, where I could tell you everything, was gone the moment the listening device was discovered, and it will never happen again.

After securing the horses they had left behind to another carriage, Tie Jianguo and Bai Lang each drove a carriage and continued towards their destination.

After traveling for more than ten miles, a long ridge appeared ahead. As the ridge above gradually became more rugged, the white wolf, still driving the carriage, couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement: "If this were an ancient battlefield, there would definitely be an ambush here!"

"Whether there are ambushes or not is not up to you to decide; it's up to Comrade Lin Yin to tell you."

Qin Ming looked around through his binoculars at the mountains and forests above and made a casual remark, but when he turned his head, he found that Lin Yin's expression was not very relaxed, but rather somewhat serious.

"What's wrong? Is there really an ambush?"

He immediately grabbed his gun, and White Wolf also reached for the weapon beside him. Lin Yin, however, frowned and shook her head: "There are indeed people ahead, but only one."

Even though he was alone, White Wolf immediately notified the carriage behind him via walkie-talkie.

The level of danger in this world cannot be determined by the number of people.

Who knows if some martial arts master might emerge from some remote mountain valley?

For someone of exceptional skill, taking on a thousand opponents single-handedly is not impossible!

Just as Qin Ming and the others slowed down and began to be on guard, a sharp cry suddenly came from ahead. The sound echoed through the mountains, as if an earth dragon had turned over, startling countless birds into flight.

"This...this is internal energy?"

Qin Ming and Lin Yin exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

They relied more on the technological weapons at their disposal. Although they knew there were many martial arts masters in the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, they did not take them too seriously.

But this stern cry truly shocked the two of them.

But having reread the novel "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" along the way, they guessed who was on the other side!

The Crocodile God of the South China Sea—Yue Laosan!

Zhou Feng, Zhao Pan'er, and Bai Ling, who were sitting in the carriage behind, exchanged a glance. They hadn't expected that this guy would actually show up!

Immediately afterwards, all three of them turned their gazes to Mu Wanqing.

It's worth noting that in the original novel, before Yue Laosan appeared, Mu Wanqing and Duan Yu had a romantic time together.

Although she slapped Duan Yu and cursed him, their relationship quickly warmed up with these interactions.

But now, Duan Yu was still listlessly riding a drowsy horse behind them, while Mu Wanqing was in their carriage, and her attitude towards Duan Yu had changed drastically. It seemed that the two of them would not end up together.

Thinking of this, Bai Ling glared at Zhou Feng again, annoyed.

Mu Wanqing's mask is still on, but the original novel describes her as having skin as clear as jade and as white as snow, a pointed chin, a fair and smooth complexion, a delicate and well-proportioned cherry-like mouth, very thin lips, and two rows of fine teeth like broken jade. She is an absolute beauty.

Thinking about this, Bai Ling felt that Zhou Feng must have some ulterior motive for keeping Mu Wanqing around!

Even if it was Zhong Ling's request to let Mu Wanqing get on the bus, Zhou Feng certainly didn't have good intentions!

Not long after, the person who had just issued the stern warning appeared in front of the two carriages.

His appearance is very consistent with the description of him in the original work.

Big head, small eyes, upturned nose—in short, it's ugly!

He was short, slovenly, and his fingers looked like chicken claws; he was quite unpleasant to look at.

"I am the Crocodile God of the South China Sea! Everyone in the carriage, get out! Otherwise, don't blame me for slaughtering the horse and dismantling the carriage!"

Hearing his shouts, Zhou Feng got off the carriage behind him with Zhao Pan'er, followed by Mu Wanqing, who had a pale face.

Although Zhou Feng didn't mention that he wanted her to get out of the car, Mu Wanqing knew that the person in front of her was coming for her when they called out the name of the Crocodile God of the South China Sea, so she got out of the car as well.

Frowning, Yue Laosan's gaze swept across the faces of the people in front of him until it landed on Mu Wanqing, who was dressed in black. He then grinned and said, "It's you! I'm asking you, did you kill 'Little Demon God' Sun Tianba?"

"So what if it is?"

"That's my beloved disciple! Do you know that?"

"You won't know when you're killing them, but you'll find out afterward!"

Although Mu Wanqing's internal strength was now reduced to less than 20%, she did not show any fear towards Yue Laosan. Instead, she forced herself to move forward step by step.

She caused this whole mess; she can just pay with her life!

"Miss Wood!"

Before Zhou Feng could speak, Duan Yu, who was riding behind him, quickly ran up and reached out to help Mu Wanqing. However, she dodged him, causing him to stumble and almost fall to the ground headfirst.

Duan Yu didn't mind. He straightened up and looked at Yue Laosan: "This must be the Crocodile God of the South Sea. I've seen many heroes these past few days, but your martial arts are still the most impressive! However..."

"Brother Duan!"

Listening to Duan Yu flattering Yue Laosan, Zhou Feng frowned, feeling like he was about to vomit, and interrupted him directly.

Yue Laosan, whose compliments were cut short halfway through, experienced the feeling of being stopped a hundred years ahead of schedule. Feeling uncomfortable, he and Duan Yu looked at Zhou Feng with awkward expressions.

"We members of the Free and Unfettered Sect still have our own dignity. There's no need to lower ourselves to trash like the Four Evils."

These words left Duan Yu speechless, and Yue Laosan was instantly enraged.

"You pretty boy, how dare you look down on us Four Villains! Today, I, Yue Lao Er, will snap your neck, you bastard!"

Upon hearing this, Tie Jianguo and the other three simultaneously adopted a wary posture.

An anti-materiel sniper rifle, two semi-automatic sniper rifles, and a submachine gun were all aimed at Yue Laosan at the same time, which made him suddenly feel a chill down his spine.

Although he had never seen modern guns and did not know what kind of power they had.

However, martial arts practitioners are always very sensitive, and it is normal for their instincts to give subtle warnings when their lives are in danger.

This startled Yue Laosan, who had originally intended to rush forward. It was far too exaggerated that these few little children could make him feel that his life was in danger.

But I couldn't help but believe my own instincts!

"What? Scared? Weren't you going to break my neck? Come here!"

Zhou Feng had one hand behind his back and the other hand beckoning to Yue Lao Er as if he were teasing a dog.

The latter was furious and, disregarding his so-called instincts, charged towards Zhou Feng and the others while yelling.

boom!boom!

Da da da…

Two sniper rifles and a submachine gun fired simultaneously, while Qin Ming used his anti-material sniper rifle only for reconnaissance.

After all, if he fired the shot and it hit, Zhou Feng wouldn't even have a chance to absorb the internal energy!