After spending half a day at Tongfu Restaurant and resting for one night, Zhang Zhen rushed back to Beidou Martial Arts Academy the next morning.

The Chinese New Year is in one month, and Zhang Ke should be here too. The family will be reunited at that time, and he will definitely stay in Hearthstone for a few more days.

Back at the Beidou Martial Academy, Zhang Yan was not in a hurry to prepare to use the attribute evil energy to refine his body, because the remaining mortal-level sixth-grade evil core powder in his hand was enough for him to use it several times.

In addition, his strength has indeed improved too quickly some time ago, and he has fallen behind too much in learning and mastering martial arts. Therefore, this month before this year, he planned to spend more time studying and mastering advanced martial arts.

Finally, he still has to find time to continue reading some books on high-level mortal-level products and true-level body training theory to supplement relevant knowledge.

As for preparing resources for cultivating magical powers, he still has enough merit points in his hand, so he can just redeem them directly from the Wuyuan...

With no shortage of resources, Zhang Zhen's life of studying and practicing was uneventful, and one month passed quickly.

January 23, 2026.

According to the Chinese lunar calendar, it is the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve.

Zhang Yu has been back to Hearthstone for several days, and Zhang Ke rushed here a week ago.

"Zhang Zhen, we have gone to almost all the interesting places in the safe zone. The rest are either not allowed to go, or there is nothing interesting to see. Seeing that the Chinese New Year will be tomorrow, can you take me outside?"

After coming out of Tongfu Restaurant and walking on the slightly deserted streets of Hearthstone during the Chinese New Year, Zhang Ke felt a little bored.

Zhang Zhen walked in front, but his steps were brisk.

In the past few days since he returned home, he rarely put down his practice and accompanied Zhang Ke to some "scenic spots" inside the safe zone.

Although he has more than 20 years of life experience in the dream, and has a golden finger like the system, Zhang Yan is just a boy who has just turned eighteen. He has been training hard in the martial arts academy for nearly a month, and he can relax for a few days when he comes back.

Naturally feel happy.

Hearing Zhang Ke's words, he smiled and said: "Didn't I say that you can go out, but you must obey me in everything, and you will not leave the safe zone for more than ten miles."

When the two of them said going out, they didn't mean to leave the house, but to go outside the safe zone.

Zhang Ke mentioned this matter the day before yesterday, but Zhang Yan never agreed. Yesterday he agreed but put forward some conditions. However, Zhang Ke quit, feeling that there were too many restrictions and it was better not to go.

Now that the matter was brought up again, Zhang Ke could only take a step back and said: "Okay, okay, I will listen to you... Since I have come to another world, I always feel lacking if I don't want to walk outside the safe zone."

Order something."

Zhang Yan smiled, did not answer Zhang Ke's words, and took the lead towards the horse farm outside Hearthstone Town.

Zhang Ke learned to ride a horse while at Blue Star. Although the iron-headed horse was taller and more difficult to control, Zhang Ke was able to control it well within two days of coming to the other world because of his good physical fitness.

The two of them traveled everywhere these days, and Zhang Ke always rode horses.

As for Zhang Zhen, although his weight gain is not as exaggerated as when he reached the mid-to-high-level mortal level, it is still close to a thousand pounds now.

Although the iron-headed horse can carry him, it can't run fast, let alone "walk" as fast as he can.

Therefore, when the two of them went out to play, they rented a high-quality iron-headed horse and Zhang Ke rode it.

Hearthstone Town is not far from the safety zone barrier. After renting a horse, Zhang Ke drove the horse and galloped, while Zhang Zhen "walked" aside. It didn't take long to reach the safety zone barrier.

Zhang Ke went back and forth several times, and tried to touch it with his hand, but couldn't touch it at all. He couldn't help but admired: "This is the safe zone barrier? It's really fantasy..."

Zhang Zhen looked at the safe zone barrier, but once again thought of the possibility that this barrier would disappear in the future... It is said that every race that has just lost the protection of the safe zone will become a feast for alien races to carve up.

At that time, will humans also become a feast for other alien races to carve up?

After wandering near the safety zone barrier for a while, Zhang Yao led Zhang Ke forward.

He seemed to be walking in a straight line, but in fact he was walking diagonally. He could only go three or four miles, so he said: "Okay, it's almost ten miles already, we can't go any further."

"Hey, it's boring." Zhang Ke stood on the back of the iron-headed horse and looked far into the distance. He found that everything he looked at was wilderness. Because it was winter, the surroundings were quite quiet. "It doesn't seem to be any different from the Blue Star wilderness. Let's go.

go home."

Zhang Ke is not a willful young lady. She is well aware of the dangers outside the safe zone. Seeing that there is nothing interesting to see, she will not stay in the wild for much longer.

Zhang Zhen's ears suddenly twitched, and then he smiled at Zhang Ke and said, "Wait a minute, sister."

After saying that, he turned into an afterimage and flew forward nearly a hundred steps in a breath. His five fingers were like eagle claws and he grabbed the ground covered with thorns.

Those thorns scraped Zhang Yu's thin silk sleeves into strips, but did not even scratch Zhang Yu's skin.

The hand passed through the thorns, and the castration continued, straight into the soil.

Bang.

The soil exploded with the force of Zhang Ke's hand, and then Zhang Ke heard a sharp scream.

When Zhang Jing straightened up, she saw a "small animal" in Zhang Jing's hand.

This "little animal" was more than a foot long, with fat, earthy-yellow scales covering almost its entire body. Its tail and claws were very short. When it was caught by Zhang Jing, it kept kicking its short legs, but there was no trace of it.

Effect, if the squeaking sound wasn't too sharp and harsh, it would be a bit cute.

The above is purely Zhang Ke’s perception.

In Zhang Yan's eyes, this is a delicious dish.

"Is this a mole?" As a female writer, Zhang Ke is also very knowledgeable and recognized this "little animal" immediately.

"That's right, it's a second-grade Mortal level escaping rat." Zhang Yan walked back with a smile, "It's just the right dish to add to our New Year's dinner table."

The gopher seemed to have a premonition of his own end and screamed even more urgently.

Since there was nothing that could evade the gopher, Zhang Zhen didn't want to kill it directly to avoid the meat becoming stale, so he just pinched it and carried it in his hand.

The two began to walk back.

Zhang Ke looked at the gophers at close range and said: "I read a report on the Internet, saying that there are not many gophers in other worlds, and they are difficult to raise artificially, and because of their delicious meat and high market price, a few years ago

It is difficult to capture in various wasteland areas.

But we met one when we came out, which was really good luck. Will this indicate that the sales of my novel will be even more explosive next year?"

"I think it may indicate that you will have good luck next year." Zhang Yan laughed and joked about his elder sister.

"Peach blossom luck is also good." Zhang Ke's eyes lit up.

While speaking, Zhang Yan paused, then flew dozens of steps away again, and grabbed another escaping rat from the ground.

"Why is it another gopher? Could it be that they are just a pair with the one just now?" Zhang Ke felt strange.

Zhang Zhen is even more strange.

When he was studying at Beidou Martial Arts Academy, he had entered the wasteland area several times, but he had never encountered any escapers. What if he suddenly thought there were "more" them?

Could it be that there really happened to be a nest of escaping rats that moved here?

···

January 24th is the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, celebrating the New Year.

Hearthstone Town, Tongfu Restaurant.

Liu Yan prepared a table of quite sumptuous meals. Zhang Peishan, Zhang Ke and Zhang Yu sat around the table, all very happy.

When Liu Yan also sat down, Zhang Peishan poured her a glass of alien fruit wine, and then took the lead in raising the glass, "This is the first time our family celebrates the New Year in an alien world. Our family, except for Xiaoke, is now relying on

Eat in another world, cheers to our stable and prosperous life in another world!"

"cheers!"

Zhang Zhen, Zhang Ke, and Liu Yan raised their glasses together and clinked them.

After drinking a glass of wine, Liu Yan was smiling and ready to say something, when suddenly the door banged.

Someone even knocked on the door on New Year’s Eve?

The whole family couldn't help but feel strange after hearing this.
Chapter completed!