Chapter 68 I am called Cheng Yaojin

  "Xiao Chen, are you awake?" Liu Lan was overjoyed when she saw Xiao Chen open his eyes.

  "Not bad, I'm still alive!" Xiao Chen stretched out his arms and took big gulps of fresh air, completely forgetting that the blood at the corner of his mouth was still flowing down.

  "Xiao Chen, are you alright?" Liu Lan said in a low voice, hastily handing over to Xiao Chen a silk handkerchief with a faint scent.

  "Oh!" Xiao Chen hastily nodded in gratitude, but inadvertently caught a glimpse of the greasy corpse on the ground. A wave of uncontrollable nausea surged up again.

  "Since you're so disgusted with this thing, little brother, then just give it to me!" The big man next to him looked at Xiao Chen's extremely hateful expression and was overjoyed.

  "Take it away, take it away quickly!" Xiao Chen waved his hands repeatedly. The more he looked at this thing, the more disgusted he became.

  "Hurray!" The strong man let out a joyful cry. He happily carried the giant python's corpse and disappeared from everyone's sight. And finally, Xiao Chen and Liu Lan had time to sit down and rest properly after their initial shock. It felt great to be alive, and it was even better to be able to breathe freely.

  "Liu Lan, I've finally recovered that part of the memory I once lost!" After much deliberation, Xiao Chen finally decided to tell this kind-hearted girl about it.

  "Xiao Chen, is this really true?" Liu Lan exclaimed in surprise.

  "It's true, I've finally remembered who I am, where I came from, and what I'm doing here!" Xiao Chen nodded heavily. After recovering that part of his sealed memories, Xiao Chen finally felt no longer lost. But along with no longer being lost, he gained a sense of heaviness.

  "That's great!" Liu Lan let out a heartfelt cheer. "Now, Xiao Chen, what are your plans from now on?"

  "This... let's just leave it to fate!" Xiao Chen hesitated, although he trusted the woman in front of him very much, but what he was going to do in the future was really too frightening and possibly fraught with danger. Some things... are better left for oneself to bear alone! And you, Liu Lan, just live a peaceful and happy life!

  "I'm sorry, I know I'm useless and being with you will only be a burden to you!" Liu Lan lowered her head, her voice becoming barely audible. How could the intelligent and astute Yuki not understand what Xiao Chen was thinking?

  "No, how could it be? I...I..." Xiao Chen immediately became flustered.

  "Alright, Xiao Chen, do you remember? I once said that no matter what you do, I'll unconditionally support you. Today is the same. If there's a day when you feel like you can truly consider me as your confidant, and are willing to share your secrets with me, I'll be extremely happy." Liu Lan revealed an exceptionally pure and genuine smile.

  "Definitely." Xiao Chen also smiled. What a good girl! But the next moment, Xiao Chen's nose began to twitch, and his face suddenly became solemn beyond measure.

  "Xiao Chen, what's wrong?" Seeing Xiao Chen's expression, Liu Lan's originally relaxed nerves were tense again.

  "Liu Lan, have you smelled a strange smell?"

  "A strange smell?" As soon as Xiao Chen said that, Liu Lan also calmed down and sniffed her nose. Indeed, a strange smell wafted through the air, an aroma that made one's appetite open up just by smelling it.

  "How fragrant!" The two exclaimed in unison, and at the same time, two "gurgling" sounds came from their abdomens. They looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.

  "Let's go and take a look." suggested Xiao Chen.

  "Hmm!"

  Not far away, beside a blazing bonfire, the sturdy man was sitting cross-legged. He hummed an unpleasant tune while fiddling with a frame over the bonfire. On the frame were strung several large chunks of golden meat. With a sizzling sound, drops of golden oil began to slowly drip into the bonfire, crackling loudly.

  The fragrance that made people drool was coming from here.

  "Two more, come on?" The robust man smiled and made an inviting gesture towards the three.

  "Uh-huh!" Lü Lan nodded, after the commotion earlier, she was already feeling hungry.

  "Wait!" But Xiao Chen waved his hand to stop Liu Lan.

  Xiao Chen's face sank, "Don't tell me, brother, that the meat you're roasting is actually giant python meat!" Xiao Chen couldn't help but think of that oily, human-speaking monster. Xiao Chen was not a vegetarian, on the contrary, he had a strong preference for meat dishes. In his original world, he was a complete carnivore who wouldn't eat a meal without meat. He had never felt guilty about eating meat before. Of course, delicious snake meat wasn't something he had only eaten once or twice either. But this time was different. Eating the python that could speak human language in front of him gave Xiao Chen a strange and peculiar feeling!

  "Of course!" Although he didn't know what Xiao Chen's words meant, Zhuang Han nodded anyway.

  "Liu Lan, did you understand?" Xiao Chen looked at Liu Lan with a serious face.

  "Hmm. So, Xiao Chen, I'll avenge you now!" Liu Lan responded lightly and stepped forward, taking down a piece of golden roasted meat from the bonfire and nibbling on it gently.

  "Is this how you avenge me?" Xiao Chen was on the verge of tears.

  "This giant python is really too vicious, Xiao Chen, you drink its blood. We'll help you eat its meat." Liu Lan's voice was muffled and unclear as she spoke with her mouth stuffed full of food, her appetite greatly increased.

  "By the way, brother, what's your name?" Xiao Chen, who didn't have any appetite at all, suddenly asked the burly man who was eating with gusto.

  "My name is Yao Jin. You're a magnanimous person, so just let me go!" The burly man, who had eaten his fill, wiped his greasy hands on his clothes and gave Xiao Chen a smile that he thought was very charming. Only then did the man remember that this young man with clear brows and bright eyes had actually displayed the strength of a top-notch warrior during their battle with the giant python earlier.

  What is a Yaoke warrior? Maybe in this world, Yaoke warriors are not that rare. But they are still much stronger than an ordinary person like me who hasn't even awakened to the Fantasy Sea. In a situation where I'm far inferior to my opponent, being humble is absolutely the best choice.

  If Ka Zhan Han knew that Xiao Chen had just awakened from the Illusory Sea, without going through the stage of being a Skysorrow Warrior, and directly became a Skysorrow Warlord, what kind of thoughts would he have?

  Looking at the other's face, which was similar to a flattering smile, Xiao Chen also laughed. "Yao Jin, right? Don't worry, I'm not someone who bears grudges. I just asked casually, no need to be nervous, no need to be nervous!" To put Yao Jin at ease, Xiao Chen gently patted his hand on Yao Jin's shoulder.

  "Wait, why is this guy's smile so lewd? And what does he mean by making such a familiar gesture? He can't be... If he makes that kind of request, should I agree or resist him? Big brother, I'm not good with this!" The strong man suddenly felt a chill on his back.

  If Xiaochen could read minds and knew what Zhuang Han was thinking, she would probably go crazy. She's living a good life, but ended up falling into the underworld and coming to this world because of such a mess. Don't you like it? Do you think I enjoy hearing such things? It makes me angry!

  "By the way, where are you from? Why don't you find a decent job instead of running here to be a bandit?"

  "This..." Xiao Chen didn't ask, it was better that way. As soon as he asked, Yao Jin's eyes immediately became teary-eyed. This was another old and worn-out story, but also a heart-wrenching one that made people sigh endlessly. The strong man had lost his parents at a young age, and relied on the charity of neighbors to get by, barely growing up with a meal for every hungry day.

  But no matter how bitter the days are, one still grows up day by day and finally reaches an age where they can support themselves. By now, those uncles and aunts who used to take care of them have either grown old or passed away. The number of people willing to continue taking care of them is decreasing, and even if they were willing, the person would still feel uneasy in their heart.

  Like someone who grew up eating at different people's homes, being able to fill one's belly is the greatest happiness in life. Who has the time and money to read books? Who has the time and money to learn a way to make a living? Poor Yao Jin, already in his twenties, still can't recognize a single character, just an illiterate strong man.

  What should I do? I still want to survive, don't I? Yao Jin had also thought of using his strong body to do hard labor. But no matter how hard he worked, he couldn't get the return he deserved, nor could he get the respect he deserved. The reason was simple: he was a poor orphan with both parents deceased.

  Helpless under the heavy pressure of life, Yao Jin had no choice but to choose a career as a bandit, an occupation that didn't require high technical skills, but allowed him to control his own working hours.

  "What a cold world it is!" Xiao Chen also sighed. The other's life experience was so similar to his own, yet he was fortunate enough to be living in a socialist big family, enjoying the meticulous care and attention of kind-hearted people.

  "Don't you hate those who discriminate against you and look down on you?" Xiao Chen asked.

  "Why hate them?" Yao Jin smiled, "I also know they're wrong. But if I let others' mistakes get me down, then I'm not that smart, am I? As long as you're happy with yourself, who cares about what others think?"

  "Awesome! Awesome!" Xiao Chen never expected that such a rough-looking and rough-behaving person would say something so philosophical. Maybe, "great wisdom appears foolish" refers to people like this?

  Just as Xiao Chen was feeling deeply moved, Yao Jin's body suddenly stiffened. "What's wrong?" Seeing Yao Jin's strange expression, Xiao Chen anxiously asked.

  Yao Jin did not answer immediately, he carefully examined every part of his body for a long time. Suddenly, Yao Jin burst out laughing wildly, "I have finally awakened to the Illusory Sea! I have finally awakened to the Illusory Sea!" A black misty gas flashed between his eyebrows.

  "Brother, look! I've awakened to the Illusory Sea! I've finally awakened to the Illusory Sea! I've been waiting for this day for far too long!" Yao Jin tightly grasped Xiao Chen's hand, his words becoming incoherent due to excitement.

  "This brother, I saw it, congratulations!" Xiao Chen showed an extremely sincere smile.

  "Thank you, thank you, it's too great! I've finally awakened to the Fantasy Sea!" Yao Jin laughed uncontrollably. No way, he was just too excited - awakening to the Fantasy Sea meant that he would no longer be an ordinary person, it meant that he could finally use the power of his Star Soul, and he had finally obtained incredible strength.

  The strong man took out a small black stone from his own pocket and patted it between his eyebrows. Very strangely, the little black stone touched the place between the strong man's eyebrows and disappeared, after which nothing could be seen!

  This is the fusion of Genkai's Awakened One and Yosei!

  "You're doing great! But Xiao Chen still doesn't have his own Astral Stone." Looking at the robust man with an excited face, Liu Lan's light sigh couldn't hide her regret.

  "Liu Lan, don't worry, as soon as I get the chance, I will definitely obtain my own Yao Shi." Compared to Liu Lan's regret, Xiao Chen seemed much more optimistic.

  "Xiao Chen, I've rested enough, shouldn't we also be on our way?"

  "Alright!" Xiao Chen nodded, "Let's part ways here, brother!"

  "Wait a minute, you're just going to let me go like that?" Yao Jin's eyes widened in surprise.

  "Although you and I had a small unpleasantness, am I that kind of petty person? Keeping you here? What for?" Xiao Chen replied with a bad tone. "Brother Yao, goodbye!" In Xiao Chen's heart, he had already decided not to pursue the matter of Yao Jin trying to rob him anymore. After all, when he was fighting against the giant python, the strong man's performance and his words just now made Xiao Chen realize that this person's nature wasn't bad after all.

  "Thank you, Xiao Chen, thank you!" Yao Jin was overjoyed. "Benefactor, but I'd like to correct you on one thing - my name is indeed Yao Jin, but my surname isn't Yao, it's Cheng!"

  "Oh, you're not surnamed Yao, you're surnamed Cheng, named Yao Jin, Cheng Yaojin?" Xiao Chen said casually. Wait a minute, Cheng Yaojin, why does this name sound so familiar?

  "Cheng Yaojin, I'm asking you, you once said that as long as I could dodge your three axe heads, you would let me go. Why is that?" Xiao Chen asked anxiously, it couldn't be that coincidental, right?

  "Benefactor, that was when I didn't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth, so don't mention it again." Cheng Yaogold cried with a sad face, "To be honest with you, I only know those three axe moves. If I can't defeat my opponent within those three moves, then I'm completely helpless."

  "Three axes, Cheng Yaojin!" Xiao Chen pointed at the sky in grief and indignation, don't play with me like this!