Chapter 450: Making Young Master Lin Laugh

In a seaside fishing village.

An Old Man and his granddaughter were out fishing.

It was a harvest season, and the Old Man and his granddaughter had a bountiful catch this time.

Various kinds of fish were flopping about on the deck of the small fishing boat.

Feeling it was about enough, just as the Old Man was about to return, he heard his granddaughter pointing into the distance and shouting:

“Grandpa, Grandpa! There seems to be something over there, it looks like a person.”

The Old Man looked up and indeed saw a person floating on the surface of the sea.

“Ah!”

Startled, the Old Man hurriedly steered the boat toward the person.

With a splash.

The Old Man’s granddaughter was the first to jump into the seawater.

The Old Man and his granddaughter quickly hauled the person up.

They both thought this person was likely dead.

But upon careful touch and listening, there was actually still a pulse and a heartbeat!

“Grandpa, do you think he’ll wake up?”

“No problem, he’s fine; he’s just unconscious.”

“Then is he from the Human Race?”

“Mm, no tail, no ears, he should be from the Human Race.”

“But legends say that demons who can fully transform also don’t have tails or ears.”

“Silly child, that would have to be a Great Yao. Look at him, does he look like a Great Yao? How could a Great Yao almost drown in the sea?”

“Oh…”

In a daze, Lin Xun heard a conversation between a clear, pleasant voice and an aged voice.

However, Lin Xun couldn’t understand the language the old and young pair were speaking at all.

Speaking of which, what was he doing?

What happened to him before?

He remembered entering the depths of the Desolate Domain with a guide named Honeysuckle.

Then peeping at a woman bathing.

No, he stumbled upon a woman bathing.

Just as he was about to leave, he was discovered by that woman.

Then he kept fleeing with Honeysuckle.

That woman’s identity was unusual; countless people were chasing him.

Finally, Honeysuckle and he reached a place where those people didn’t dare to follow.

And the pendant on Honeysuckle’s chest emitted a bright light.

Immediately after, he felt danger, and then a beam of light shot toward him.

At that moment, he only felt a blur before his eyes.

So.

Where was this? The Desolate Domain?

Had he already been captured?

Lying on the bed, Lin Xun dizzily opened his eyes.

What he saw was an unfamiliar ceiling.

The ceiling was somewhat crude, as if built from stacked stones, seeking only stability.

Moreover, it was sunny and bright, not like an interrogation cell.

“Grandpa! This man is awake! He’s awake!”

When the girl turned her head, she saw Lin Xun “blankly” staring at the ceiling.

Lin Xun also sat up from the bed and looked at the grandfather and granddaughter before him.

Both of them had perky ears and a tail similar to a cat’s behind them.

Their eyes were large, and their canine teeth were somewhat sharp.

This was the Yao Race, and possibly cat demons.

“You, what is your name?”

The cat demon girl stepped forward, her eyes blinking as she looked at Lin Xun.

The girl appeared to be only fourteen or fifteen years old, her tail wagging curiously behind her.

Lin Xun really wanted to answer the girl’s question, but unfortunately, he couldn’t understand her.

Saying “pardon me” in his heart, Lin Xun released a wisp of spiritual energy into the girl’s brow.

Without investigating the girl’s other memories too much, Lin Xun simply collected enough linguistic information from her mind.

When that wisp of spiritual energy quietly returned to Lin Xun’s body, he had already learned the language:

“My name is Lin Xun. Where is this?”

Hearing that this man could speak, the girl’s tail wagged even more excitedly:

“This is Nan Village.”

“Nan Village?”

“Mm-hm, mm-hm.”

The girl nodded livelily.

“‘Nan’ doesn’t mean south; it’s because the people here all have the surname Nan, so this place is called Nan Village.

My name is Nan Yueer.

This is my grandpa; he’s the village chief of Nan Village.”

“Hello, young man. Are you from out of town?” The old village chief stepped forward, sizing up Lin Xun.

“Yes.”

Lin Xun wanted to get up, but realizing he was currently unclothed, he decided against it for now.

“I wonder, Village Chief, how did I end up here?”

Though old, the village chief was extremely sturdy, even possessing an eight-pack of abs as he slowly spoke:

“At that time, you were floating on the sea, and Yueer and I hauled you up.”

“Thank you for saving my life, Grandpa Nan.”

Lin Xun cupped his hands in a respectful salute on the bed.

“It’s nothing. Wait a moment, your build is similar to my son’s; I’ll go get some clothes for you.”

“Thank you for the trouble.”

Lin Xun changed his clothes, got out of bed, and had some conversation with the Nan Village chief.

Only then did Lin Xun learn that he was no longer in the Myriad Laws World, but in the Demon Race World.

And this fishing village was located on the northern coast of Qiongwu Country.

Qiongwu Country was a vassal state of the Ten Thousand Demon Country.

Because the Ten Thousand Demon Country implemented a feudal system, the ruler of Qiongwu Country was a general of the Ten Thousand Demon Country.

Back then, this general had merit in founding the country, so he was enfeoffed here.

When the Nan Village chief asked about Lin Xun’s origins, Lin Xun couldn’t say he came from the Myriad Laws World.

After all, the relationship between the Myriad Laws World and the Demon Race World was anything but good.

Of course, Lin Xun felt that even if he said the four words “Myriad Laws World,” the people here probably wouldn’t know of it.

The residents of Nan Village were equivalent to ordinary commoners; for them, knowing their country was a vassal of the Ten Thousand Demon Country was already the limit.

How could they know that the world they lived in actually had another world?

So Lin Xun fabricated a background for himself as coming from the Ten Thousand Demon Country, with the profession of a Martial Artist, working as a gatekeeper for others.

After finishing lunch, Lin Xun said he wanted to go out and look around, so Nan Yueer accompanied him.

This fishing village was actually quite large, with about a hundred households and nearly six or seven hundred people.

“Yo, yo, yo, Little Yueer, who is this handsome young man? Is he your old flame?”

“No, no! This is a guest from out of town.”

“Oh, Little Yueer’s old flame is from out of town.”

“Young man, come, come, come to our house for a meal.”

“Yueer is a good girl; you mustn’t let her down.”

“Auntie Hua! Auntie Qing! Yueer is going to get angry.”

“Hahaha”

Along the way, many people teased Nan Yueer and Lin Xun.

Lin Xun could see that this little girl was very well-liked by the villagers.

As for these jests, Lin Xun only responded with a polite smile and salute, which earned him a lot of goodwill.

All in all, Lin Xun thought his identity as a member of the Human Race would face some prejudice here, but it seemed there was none.

This actually made Lin Xun feel quite strange.

Back at the village chief’s house, Lin Xun tactfully raised his question.

“So Young Master Lin is referring to that.”

The village chief smiled.

“In other places, like in the towns, Young Master’s identity as a human indeed wouldn’t be so well-received.

But this is Nan Village.

To be honest with Young Master Lin, back when the ancestors of Nan Village migrated during the war, they were attacked by Demonic Beasts and almost all died out.

It was a Cultivator from the Human Race who saved the ancestors.

Originally, in the fishing village, a statue of that benefactor should have been carved.

However, Qiongwu Country doesn’t allow such things, so we had to give up.

So Young Master needn’t worry; you are an honored guest here.”

Hearing the village chief’s words, Lin Xun also smiled; it turned out he was benefiting from the light of a Human Race Senior from the other world.

“Brother Lin…”

The village chief went to rest first, leaving only Lin Xun and Nan Yueer in the courtyard.

“Hmm?”

“Brother Lin, what is the outside world like?”

The girl sat closer to Lin Xun’s side.

“The outside…”

For a moment, Lin Xun didn’t know how to explain, because he didn’t know what life in the cities of the Ten Thousand Demon Country was like either.

“Outside, there are also many villages like Nan Village, and then many large cities. Those cities are very, very tall, guarded by soldiers, and in the cities, there are wine shops…”

Although he felt a bit sorry for Yueer, Lin Xun could only slightly describe the scenes from the capital of the Myriad Laws World.

However, Lin Xun felt that what he chose to describe were basically things all cities have, so it shouldn’t really be considered deception.

As she listened to Lin Xun’s vivid description, the little girl’s eyes sparkled; she clearly believed Lin Xun’s nonsense.

“Brother Lin said he’s a Martial Artist. Is a Martial Artist a Cultivator?”

“Martial Artists are divided into many kinds, but I, Brother Lin, can barely be considered a Cultivator.”

“Really? Then Brother Lin, what are Cultivators like? Can they really fly?”

“Yes, Cultivators can indeed fly. Although those with low Realms can’t, it’s no problem for those with slightly higher Realms.”

For the next half hour, Lin Xun answered Nan Yueer’s various questions about Cultivators.

“Yueer, can Yueer also practice cultivation?”

Nan Yueer asked expectantly.

“Yes, you can.”

Actually, when the Yao Race possesses intelligence, they are at least Cultivators of the Second Realm.

Since Nan Yueer hadn’t fully transformed, she was a Cultivator of the Third Realm.

At the Fourth Realm, Nan Yueer would be able to hide all her Yao Race traits.

However, not all of the Yao Race have an innate Legacy.

Ordinary cat demons like Yueer, like most demons, would likely remain at the Third Realm for their whole lives.

“Can Brother Lin teach Yueer how to cultivate?” the girl asked earnestly.

“This…” Lin Xun was a bit hesitant.

It wasn’t that Lin Xun didn’t want to teach; some Human Race cultivation methods could naturally be learned by the Yao Race. In the Myriad Laws World, many of the Yao Race studied Human Race cultivation techniques.

But the problem was…

“Will Brother Lin be leaving soon?”

Seeing Lin Xun’s somewhat troubled expression, the girl saw through his thoughts.

“Yes.”

Lin Xun nodded.

“I won’t be staying here for long; I should be leaving the day after tomorrow.”

Lin Xun planned to leave some Spirit Stones for the village chief, along with some herbs and such.

As for cultivation methods, Lin Xun didn’t dare leave them.

Because if anything went wrong with something like cultivation, it would harm the little girl!

“Then can I leave together with Brother Lin?”

“Eh?”

Lin Xun looked at the little girl in surprise.

In the little girl’s eyes, what Lin Xun saw was not a momentary whim, but seemed to be the result of careful consideration.

“Why does Yueer want to go out?” Lin Xun asked with a smile.

“Yueer wants to go find her daddy.”

“Daddy?”

“Yes.”

A flash of reminiscence passed through the little girl’s eyes.

“Back then, Daddy was conscripted and taken to the Ten Thousand Demon Country… so I want to go find him.”

“…”

Lin Xun gently stroked Yueer’s head.

“It’s fine if Yueer wants to go with Brother Lin, but the village chief must agree. Otherwise, I’m afraid I can’t take Yueer away.”

“Really?”

“If Yueer believes Brother Lin is a good person.”

“Yueer believes Brother Lin, and Yueer will also convince Grandpa!”

Hope was rekindled in the little girl’s eyes.

Over the next two days, Yueer kept pestering her grandfather.

Yueer stated that as soon as she found her father, she would return immediately.

The village chief looked extremely troubled.

Lin Xun even felt a bit of regret, wondering if he shouldn’t have made that promise to Yueer.

“Yueer hates Grandpa!”

On the night before Lin Xun was to leave, Yueer cried and slammed the door as she ran out.

In the courtyard, Lin Xun felt as if he had become the culprit behind the disruption of this peaceful family.

“Apologies, Young Master Lin, for making you see such a laughingstock.”

The burly village chief stepped out of the room and cupped his hands in a salute to Lin Xun.

“It is I who should apologize,” Lin Xun returned the salute with a bow. “Perhaps I shouldn’t have told Miss Yueer that I could take her away.”

“Sigh…”

The village chief shook his head.

“It’s not Young Master Lin’s fault. Yueer’s mother died early, and she has grown up depending on us two, father and son.

In the end, Yueer’s father was still conscripted.

Actually, this girl had wanted to leave to find her father for a long time.

It’s just that the outside world is so dangerous.

How could I be at ease letting a little girl like her go alone?

I know Young Master Lin is a good person.

I, this Old Man, have no great skills, but I’m quite good at judging people.

I believe Young Master Lin will not harm Yueer.

However…

Please forgive this Old Man’s rudeness…

Young Master Lin, can you really protect Yueer well?”

Lin Xun bowed deeply in a salute: “Please rest assured, Village Chief. As long as I am alive, nothing will happen to Yueer. Those in this world who can touch Yueer are absolutely few and far between.”

Hearing Lin Xun’s promise, the village chief nodded and bowed deeply to Lin Xun.

Although Lin Xun’s words were quite arrogant, the village chief believed he wasn’t lying.

Finally, the village chief also walked out of the courtyard to find his granddaughter.

Early the next morning, the village chief prepared travel expenses and let Lin Xun and his granddaughter set off together.

Lin Xun also left some Spirit Stones and herbs in the room where he stayed.

There was no need to worry about the village chief having no one to look after him.

Lin Xun felt that the burly village chief could live for at least another forty or fifty years.

Besides, the villagers would all do their best to help out.

That was why Yueer felt able to leave.

Otherwise, no matter how much she missed her father, the girl wouldn’t have left her grandfather behind.

Hearing that Yueer was leaving, all the villagers came to see them off.

Many also expressed their concerns about Lin Xun.

But when Lin Xun took Yueer and soared away on the clouds and mist, everyone became somewhat convinced.

A Cultivator who could fly.

His Realm must be quite high.

After leaving Nan Village, Lin Xun naturally couldn’t take Yueer on a directionless search.

He planned to head straight to the Imperial Capital of the Ten Thousand Demon Country.

To find someone, especially someone in the military, She Qiqi would definitely know.

As for what the conditions would be, Lin Xun was a bit unsure.