Chapter 220 Chapter 220 Buddhist Dad 13
The trip to the Warcraft Forest was ultimately postponed indefinitely because Zhuozhuo discovered Gu Yan's injuries. Despite Gu Yan's evasive denials, Zhuozhuo, after some questioning, used his ingenuity to decipher the cause and effect.
Zhuozhuo tearfully begged Gu Yan to stay home and recuperate, and not leave until he was fully recovered. Worried that Gu Yan wouldn't cooperate, she even slept with him, staying close to him all day.
Gu Yan was initially flattered, even using his injury to order Zhuo Zhuo around, but he soon realized something was amiss. He couldn't continue to exacerbate Zhuo Zhuo's fears. Zhuo Zhuo was intelligent and perceptive, and if he pretended to be healed, there was a high chance he'd be discovered. So, to speed up his recovery, Gu Yan began diligently practicing, improving his abilities and accelerating the healing process.
Gu Yan was cultivating, and his little follower, Zhuo Zhuo, with nothing else to do, joined in the fun. Highly gifted and quick-witted, she cultivated effectively under Gu Yan's guidance, reaching the threshold of a post-natal warrior in just two days. After receiving repeated praise from Gu Yan and 9972, Zhuo Zhuo's enthusiasm for cultivation soared. She would open her eyes every day, even putting aside her work, and shout out for cultivation, even urging Gu Yan not to slack off.
“…”
Gu Yan felt a little pressured. According to Zhuo Zhuo's cultivation speed, he might not be able to defeat her in twenty years. If she was bullied by then, he wouldn't be able to help her fight back!
To better support Zhuozhuo in his fights, Gu Yan devoted his utmost energy to cultivation, making rapid progress. He was slightly dazed. Aside from his youthful ignorance, this was the first time he'd practiced so diligently. The feeling of concentrating completely on one thing was truly wonderful.
The temperature in Demon Hunting City dropped again. At night, Zhuozhuo closed his eyes to the white noise. Guyan was about to stop playing when suddenly a strange feeling spread from his heart, gently but sharply sweeping over his body. He groaned and shuddered, immediately holding his breath and concentrating on tracking this abnormality, but to no avail.
Just as she was about to fall asleep, Zhuozhuo felt something in her heart and suddenly woke up. She opened her eyes and looked at Guyan quietly. When he was about to get out of bed with a gloomy face, she called out to him, "Dad."
"Zhuozhuo is awake?" Gu Yan turned around, and his facial expression had returned to normal.
Zhuozhuo got up and punched Gu Yan's chest with her little hand. Just as she was about to hit him hard, she stopped herself and just touched him lightly with her open hand. She said firmly, "Dad, the Beast God Xinxin is doing something bad."
After a pause, she continued, "Do you want to secretly beat the Beast God Xinxin and make yourself vomit blood?" Her face was full of "If you really beat yourself to vomit blood, I will cry in front of you"!
Gu Yan was silent for a moment, "No, I'm going out to wash my hands. I just picked my feet."
He went to the bathroom and turned on the faucet, staring at himself in the mirror with a murderous look in his eyes. His gaze fell on his heart. He wanted to question, but the Heart of the Beast God could not speak, so the words on his lips turned into threats, but he swallowed the first word he uttered - he and the Heart of the Beast God were already in a life-and-death relationship, and cursing here alone would make him seem incompetent and furious, which was meaningless.
Gu Yan pondered for a moment, without looking in the mirror again, and returned to the bedroom. Seeing that Zhuozhuo was still awake, he picked up his phone and prepared to play his hypnotic song.
"Zhuozhuo won't sleep."
The little fellow sat upright on the bed, staring at the ancient inkstone with bright eyes, and said childishly but seriously: "Dad, how do we dig out the Beast God Xinxin?"
Gu Yan remembered that Zhuo Zhuo had suddenly woken up and said that the Beast God Heart had done something bad. He asked, "What did the Beast God Heart do to you? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
Zhuozhuo shook his head and asked again how to dig out the Beast God's heart. The childish voice, speaking so innocently, spoke such cruel words, which, in the warmly lit bedroom, had the effect of a horror movie.
Gu Yan rubbed his burning little head to dispel the strange atmosphere. He examined her and then sat down and said, "The Beast God's Heart has been sealed in my body for twenty-four years, somewhere between reality and illusion. You can't find it by simply cutting open my chest. There are two ways to dig out the Beast God's Heart. One is to ask the Martial Emperor to help. Although the Martial Emperor cannot yet shatter the void, his powerful strength can already affect time and space. The second is to find a more suitable carrier to bring the Beast God's Heart up."
Zhuozhuo had witnessed the pain that Gu Yan suffered from being tortured by the Beast God's Heart, and didn't even consider the second method. He asked directly, "Dad, when will you become a Martial Emperor?"
"...It will take a little longer, probably several decades."
"Decades, isn't that a long time?"
"Yes, very long."
The ancient inkstone couldn't be relied upon anymore, so Zhuozhuo asked again, "Dad, how long will it take for Zhuozhuo to become a Martial Emperor?"
Gu Yan laughed, but not wanting to ruin Zhuo Zhuo's pure fearlessness, he didn't mention the fact that there hadn't been a Martial Emperor in over three hundred years. He suppressed his smile and said to the young man, who had just entered the Postnatal Realm, with hope and good wishes: "Everyone's cultivation speed is affected by various factors. Even the gods can't predict when a person will reach a certain level of cultivation. Zhuo Zhuo, don't worry about how much time and energy you need to reach a certain level. Just do it."
Zhuozhuo seemed to understand, but she listened attentively and seemed to be taking notes. But soon she asked, "What is a suitable carrier?"
She was still thinking about digging the Beast God's Heart out of Gu Yan's chest, and she had never forgotten her original intention.
Gu Yan shook his head and said with a smile: "If I had known, I would have taken the Beast God's Heart away long ago."
Zhuozhuo frowned and looked at Guyan, with a slightly funny suspicion in her eyes. She didn't believe what Gu Yan said, so she tried hard to think about it, and consulted 9972 in her mind.
[……]9972 chose to play dead.
But Zhuozhuo suddenly realized the key and said with sparkling eyes, "It's the body of the Beast God!"
Everyone's heart should be in his own body. The heart of the Beast God is sealed in someone else's body. The place he most wants to go is definitely the body of the Beast God.
As for the location of the Beast God's body, that wasn't a problem for Zhuo Zhuo. Back in the Monster Forest, the Beast God's Heart had caused her to hallucinate, intending to lead her and Gu Yan deeper into the forest. The Beast God's body must be in that direction!
Zhuozhuo expressed his speculation, looking forward to Gu Yan's surprise and praise.
Gu Yan: “…”
What should I do if my child is too smart?
He didn't want Zhuozhu to take risks, but Zhuozhu herself guessed all this. Based on the little girl's ability to stir up trouble, Gu Yan believed that she could sneak into the Warcraft Forest. After all, he couldn't keep an eye on her all her life.
Thinking of this, Gu Yan no longer concealed his confusion and said, "It is indeed the body of the Beast God, but the Beast God is dead. I am not sure if the body can still provide a living environment for the heart. If not, the Beast God's heart will not be willing to return."
Zhuozhuo was not discouraged. "Just try it and you'll know."
Gu Yan: "Then we need to make a plan. We can't just rush into the forest and die."
9972 assessed the current combat effectiveness of Gu Yan and Zhuo Zhuo, and was worried that they would die if they tried, but Gu Yan was not sure that she could stop Zhuo Zhuo and could only agree. 9972, a system that could only talk, could not convince her, so she had to let her go.
Sometimes, Zhuozhuo's drive was astonishing. After talking it over with Gu Yan, he'd drag him along to set a date for their trip to the forest, diligently cultivating during that time, calling it last-minute cramming. With Zhuozhuo as a comparison, Gu Yan had no reason to slack off even for a moment, and he practiced a hundred times harder.
Another incident occurred: the day after the Beast God's Heart became abnormal, Demon Hunter City issued a Beast Tide Warning, predicting a medium-sized Beast Tide within a month. Demon Hunter City disseminated the message throughout the continent, notifying the four major clans to reinforce their forces and calling on warriors to voluntarily resist the Beast Tide.
Gu Yan and Zhuo Zhuo both suspected that this beast tide was related to the Beast God's Heart and that it was different from ordinary beast tides. Unfortunately, there was no evidence to support this hypothesis. However, Gu Yan still anonymously warned the Demon Hunter City, hoping they would take it seriously. No further news came from the Demon Hunter City, and Gu Yan made no further attempts, simply preparing to enter the Monster Forest as usual.
Although a beast tide was imminent, Gu Yan had a premonition that they couldn't wait until the tide was over before searching for the Beast God's body, a sentiment echoed by Zhuo Zhuo's naive impatience. To ensure safety, Gu Yan refined dozens of magical instruments and equipped them with each of them.
Soon, the day of departure arrived. As they were getting ready, Gu Yan once again reminded Zhuozhuo, "If Dad says 'Zhuozhuo, run,' Zhuozhuo must run without hesitation. Don't delay, don't ask why, and don't wait for Dad to run with you. The Beast God is very powerful and dangerous. If we fail in any way and delay, we could all die together."
"I know." Zhuozhuo nodded vigorously. She had been cramming a lot of knowledge about life and death these days. She held her little head high and said confidently, "Don't worry, Dad. Even if Dad dies, Zhuozhuo won't look back. Zhuozhuo will run home, eat well, grow up, go to the orphanage to find Dad, and adopt Dad as his son!"
Gu Yan was originally very pleased, but his face turned green when he heard the end. When did he let Zhuo Zhuo come into contact with such terrible knowledge!
Zhuozhuo continued, "Eighteen years later, Dad is a brave man again!"
Gu Yan, the future hero, once again checked Zhuo Zhuo's magical instruments before carrying her out. Both father and daughter wore resolute and heavy expressions, their backs a tragic sight, as if they were about to go out to die.
The weather wasn't good. After just a few steps, the wind started to blow and the rain began to fall. The cold rain blew onto Zhuozhuo's face. He was slapped twice, nearly bringing tears to his eyes. He cried out, "Ahhh!" and twisted around, burying his face in Guyan's chest, muttering, "Daddy, daddy, cover your face with your hands. The rain is hitting my face, it hurts and it's cold."
Gu Yan said calmly: "It's okay, Dad doesn't feel any pain, Dad is thick-skinned."
He pulled down the blazing brim of his hat and lifted up his scarf, revealing only his eyes. He then held his hands in front of her, saying, "Okay, the rain won't hit us anymore."
Zhuozhuo rubbed against Gu Yan, pressing half of his face against him, and said softly, "Daddy, don't block it with your hands. If you don't, the rain won't be able to find Zhuozhuo."
"good."
Gu Yan withdrew his hand, walked quickly to the side of the road, got into a black car, secured Zhuozhuo in the safety seat, and drove out with a somewhat unfamiliar look.
Zhuozhuo turned his head to look at the situation in the car and exclaimed a little late, "Dad stole the car?"
"This is the car that Dad bought. It's our own car."
This was an off-road vehicle that Guyan had spent a fortune modifying so it could navigate the forest. The forest this time looked completely different from the last time Zhuozhuo had come. Aside from a few sentry posts, there were no more people. The air seemed to be filled with a sense of restlessness. Without human intervention, the plants were growing wildly. At first glance, it looked like a primeval forest untouched by human presence.
The sentry only monitored the progress of the beast tide and ignored those who wanted to go into the forest to die. Not to mention stopping the car to dissuade them, they didn't even look at them.
"In."
Gu Yan took a closer look at Zhuo Zhuo, stepped on the accelerator and rushed into the forest. The lush weeds slapped against the car windows and submerged the entire car.
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