LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 184 Guo Jing
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Upon seeing his daughter, who was growing more and more like his late wife, becoming increasingly beautiful beyond her past self, Huang Yaoshi couldn't help feeling a tinge of melancholy.
"Precisely because you have been tired from the journey, Dad, you should have rested well. We have always had a room ready for you at home."
Huang Rong's pretty face showed the joy of seeing her father, but at the same time, she was covertly sizing up the three people beside him.
The one who attracted the most attention was the handsome young man who was eating voraciously, with empty dishes in front of him and several waiters taking turns serving him food.
This young man appeared to be under twenty and was exceptionally attractive, but Huang Rong had never been particularly fond of handsome men, since people like Ouyang Ke and Yang Kang in the past were all top-grade handsome men.
Beside him, there was also a beautiful girl of about her age, who captured her attention for a moment; she began to compare the girl with several well-known female heroes, but she couldn't confirm her identity.
As for the young man dressed in coarse clothes, who seemed to be a servant, she assumed he might be an attendant to the other two and didn't pay him much mind.
Knowing her father's prideful and lofty nature, she understood that he would not regard ordinary people highly, yet here he was, apparently willing to wait at this place for the gluttonous young man to finish his meal—an unusual situation indeed.
Thinking of the latest news brought back by disciples of the Beggar's Sect from the north, Huang Rong's face also betrayed a hint of worry.
This kind of non-human appetite, could it be related to those devils from beyond their realm?
And how had her father come to be traveling with him?
Huang Rong tended to overthink things; her mind was already running wild with speculation just upon seeing them.
"That place of yours is too noisy for me; I'm not used to living there. I'll be staying here for a while. Come, meet your junior brother Tao Yu, who can be regarded as coming from beyond our domain like those who speak the Japanese language, although there are some differences."
Huang Yaoshi knew his daughter tended to overthink and did not hide anything from her.
He did not bother to introduce the two who were just hanging around, Cheng Lixue and Zhang Hao; he had always been headstrong, but Cheng Lixue took the initiative to get up and clasp her sword,
"In a way, I am also a person from beyond this domain, but the world I come from is similar to this one. However, my martial abilities are much weaker; in your presence, I am but showy with no substance. My name is Cheng Lixue, and this is my junior brother, Zhang Hao."
Cheng Lixue's expression was somewhat bitter as she spoke.
Anyone experiencing such a disparity would find it challenging to accept at first.
The sudden introduction of three people from beyond their domain, all accompanying her father, indeed surprised Huang Rong.
And her father was actually willing to take one of them as his disciple?
Since the incident back then, her father hadn't thought about taking any disciples for years, unless he found the orphans of his former fellow disciples. There must be some twists and turns behind this.
"It seems that Lady Cheng knows more about the current changes than we do. I didn't expect that there would be various worlds in those foreign domains. I am Huang Rong, the current Gang Leader of the Beggar's Sect."
Huang Rong bowed slightly, with a presence that felt like a refreshing breeze.
After responding to Cheng Lixue's self-introduction, she then turned to Tao Yu with a slight smile,
"It has been a long time since my father took on a disciple; Junior Brother must be extraordinarily talented."
"I have seen Sister Apprentice."
Tao Yu also stopped his voracious eating and properly greeted his pretty senior sister with a bow.
He had already eaten about seventy to eighty percent of his fill, and because he had been absorbing the power of the Big Dipper, the load of Inner Strength on his body during his practice was actually manageable.
Having replenished the Qi-Blood lost during Acceleration, Tao Yu turned and said to Huang Yaoshi,
"Master, I'm about done too. Since Senior Sister has already come over, perhaps we could discuss some matters."
"Good idea."
The cryptic conversation between the two caused Huang Rong to feel a slight stirring in her heart.
She realized that there must be other reasons for her father's sudden visit with his new disciple, and it wasn't just to see her…
...
In a quiet courtyard in Xiangyang, among the backyard where a few peach trees were planted, a simple and honest man respectfully greeted the Pharmacist Huang.
"Father-in-law."
It was the first time Tao Yu had met Guo Jing, one of the Chosen Ones in this world.
In his manners and behavior, Guo Jing appeared somewhat slow-witted, especially with the pretty Huang Rong by his side highlighting the contrast.
However, just by standing there, he exuded an air of gravitas.
Moreover, Tao Yu's Spirit Perception kept reminding him that Guo Jing was extremely powerful!
In terms of threat, he even surpassed Pharmacist Huang!
Initially, Tao Yu was quite astonished, but then he realized that Guo Jing was a Chosen One, capable of becoming stronger through the Yuan Force!
"Jing'er, have you made a breakthrough again?"
Pharmacist Huang seemed to have keenly sensed the change in Guo Jing, which made Guo Jing show a somewhat puzzled expression.
"I am not quite clear myself. After I took Yang Guo to Zhongnan Mountain, I heard about the Titan disaster and went north to check it out. I encountered three Titans about four to five meters tall, preying on human beings. Angrily, I took action and killed them. After that, I felt as though I had entered some kind of epiphany..."
Guo Jing didn't keep secrets and honestly shared the information with everyone.
Huang Rong's signals to him were useless.
It wasn't that she didn't trust her father, but she felt that the three foreign demons could not yet be trusted.
Since it was said, all she could do was helplessly add after the fact,
"So far, only my Brother Jing seems to have this ability. Others have killed those Titans but haven't experienced anything special. Currently, the Titans appearing near the Yellow River are only three to five meters tall. It is said that there are Titans over ten meters tall, but who knows if that's true.
"For now, they are blocked by the natural barrier of the Yellow River. The remnants of the steppes are also struggling to cross the river into the Central Plains region, but the dry season is approaching, and it's uncertain if they will be able to cross the river..."
"Oh? Jing'er can become stronger by killing those Titans? Yu'er, do you have any explanation for this?"
Pharmacist Huang also showed a slightly intrigued expression.
Although Tao Yu was somewhat displeased with the way his teacher was addressed, he thought about how even Guo Jing was still called 'Jing'er' and felt like he didn't really have the clout to change that. After that, he slowly explained the matter of the 'Chosen Ones.'
"... 'Chosen Ones,' in my understanding, should be the individuals chosen by the world to save itself, perhaps not just one person, but certainly not many either."
Yang Guo, Huang Rong, and Little Dragon Maiden probably were as well, but Tao Yu didn't explicitly say so.
This news obviously excited Huang Rong very much, her eyes sparkled. Not that she thought she might be a 'Chosen One,'
She was simply thrilled that her husband was a 'Chosen One' and managed to glean a lot of important information from Tao Yu indirectly.
"If Sis has any questions, you can just be direct. Beating around the bush is very tiring, and I have to consider what it is you really want to know..."
"Sorry, sorry, it's just my habit. I have pretty much finished asking."
Hearing Tao Yu say this, Huang Rong also appeared somewhat embarrassed.
In terms of cleverness, she seemed to be far above average, let alone the slow-witted Guo Jing.
But Tao Yu felt that her cleverness was more of a petty kind, probably the type to look for shortcuts in training, unlike Guo Jing's wisdom in simplicity.
As time went on, the gap between them only grew wider.
"Sis, I heard that there are refugees from beyond your borders who have come here. Could I meet them? We Pioneers can understand almost any language."
"Eh? That's good, we've had several people who speak the language of the Dongying but can only carry out simple daily conversations. If what you say about Chosen Ones easily receiving the protection of the world is true, then it's possible that they are among them too. Even Lady Cheng and Luo Xiaolong might be like this..."
Although Tao Yu felt that Huang Rong wasn't as good as Guo Jing, her ability to think was indeed very strong, and she quickly connected several threads of information...