Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1493: Chapter 809: Xiao Yu, Zhong Yu, and Da Yu

Countdown 22:00:00.

a.m.

The temporary camp in Xiuzhu State.

It should have been time to sleep, but Da Yu sat by the campfire, meticulously spreading out the canvas and sketching sharp lines on it with a fine brush.

Under the firelight, Chen Jiazhang glanced over and mumbled quietly, ”This kid is actually painting Qing Chen, and it’s damn well drawn?!”

On the canvas, Qing Chen stood atop Mount Everest, wearing a ski jacket, with a skateboard under his feet, above a mountain of snow, and the sky overhead a rolling black night.

The boy’s face was sharp and determined, a scene Da Yu remembered most vividly, in that battle where Qing Chen single-handedly killed two A-Class enemies, the fiercest battle under the demigods.

Chen Jiazhang roughly guessed what Da Yu wanted to do, meaning that if anything defamatory happened in the future, he would just let Qing Chen handle it.

But even though he knew Da Yu’s thoughts, Chen Jiazhang always felt it was a bit strange for Da Yu to paint a man.

After finishing a stroke, Da Yu put the canvas and tools back into the space in his palm and fell asleep immediately.

Chen Jiazhang wondered, ”That kid can sleep for 16 hours a day now, is there something wrong with him?”

He turned to look and was surprised to find that Zard, usually carefree, wore a worried expression.

Chen Jiazhang was puzzled, ”Do you have worries too?”

Zard said, ”The three Huan Yu personalities inside one body were always in some strange balance, but Da Yu exhausted his spirit twice in battle, suddenly breaking that balance. I’m worried that Zhong Yu is coming out.”

”What kind of personality is Zhong Yu, is there anything scary about him?” Chen Jiazhang asked.

”Very scary, he has no concept of life in his eyes, to him, the lives of others should be under his command,” Zard said, ”In Zhong Yu’s life, the only important person is Xiao Yu, nothing else matters.”

Xiao Yu and Zhong Yu were personalities that existed simultaneously in the mental hospital, Xiao Yu’s thoughts were stuck at age 6-8 due to fright, and Zhong Yu was born from Xiao Yu’s deep-seated desire for revenge.

Chen Jiazhang fell into thought, ”Is Zhong Yu powerful?”

”Powerful,” Zard nodded and said.

”Since he’s powerful, why was he sealed by Da Yu, why would he be willing to sleep?” Chen Jiazhang asked.

Zard glanced at Chen Jiazhang, ”Da Yu negotiated with him, but I don’t know the details of the negotiation. Sometimes I wonder if Zhong Yu reached some critical point after crossing over... one where his body could collapse at any moment.”

In fact, Zard couldn’t understand at first why Zhong Yu would choose to sleep, why would an evil demon lord be persuaded after one talk?

Until Zard learned more secrets about the transcendent and found out that Zhong Yu wasn’t the only person sleeping.

On the Eastern Continent, Yan Liuyuan and Li Shentan are sleeping; could Zhong Yu be like them? Is that why he made such an out-of-character choice?

So, is there someone like this on the West Continent? Possibly.

Chen Jiazhang was speechless for a moment; he hadn’t met Zhong Yu yet but already felt some inexplicable pressure, this was someone who could make even the neurotic Zard act normal...

a.m., the camp was quiet, and Chen Jiazhang, thinking about meeting his old lover the next day, couldn’t sleep.

Zard was also sleepless, thinking of Zhong Yu possibly emerging.

”Why don’t you secretly let me go,” Chen Jiazhang said.

”No, Lian Xin would be angry. Dad, I can’t do anything that makes her angry; she told me to keep an eye on you,” Zard said.

”You damn well better not call me dad... I won’t agree to this marriage, as long as I’m around, she can’t be your wife,” Chen Jiazhang said angrily.

When a fool gets proactive, they really get proactive, they weren’t even at the Lian village yet, and Zard was already cheekily calling the future father-in-law dad!

Zard chuckled, ”Lian Xin said what you say doesn’t matter.”

Chen Jiazhang: ”... Do you have any alcohol? I need a drink, or I can’t sleep.”

”There’s none left; with how much you’re drinking, it ran out the day before yesterday,” Zard said, ”Lian Xin said you shouldn’t keep drinking so much, it’ll ruin your health.”

Chen Jiazhang lowered his voice in anger, ”Always ’Lian Xin said this,’ can’t you have some agency of your own? I can’t sleep without a drink, go find me some.”

”If you can’t sleep, count sheep; I can’t sleep either, let’s count together,” Zard said earnestly, ”Dad, you really can’t drink anymore, if you keep this up, my boss and his master will be disappointed in you. My boss has many apprentices, and if they see you’re a drunkard, what will they think of you?”

When Chen Jiazhang heard Zard bring up Qing Chen and Uncle Li Dong, he immediately lost his temper.

Zard: ”One sheep, your turn.”

Chen Jiazhang was silent for a few seconds, ”... Two sheep.”

Zard: ”Three sheep.”

After who knows how long, Chen Jiazhang fell into a drowsy sleep; Zard next to him patted him, ”Four hundred and one sheep... your turn.”

Chen Jiazhang opened his blank eyes, looking at the night sky above, ”You damn well only act normal for a moment, huh???”

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When the day broke, Lian Xin got up to lead everyone to continue their journey. According to their schedule, they were no more than 8 hours away from reaching the village.

To everyone’s surprise, Da Yu didn’t wake up today, no matter how hard Zard called him.

Zard furrowed his brows and carried him on his back, weaving through the woods.

”Everyone stay away from me,” Zard seriously instructed Lian Xin, ”If anything unusual happens, and I tell you to run, you must run and don’t worry about me!”

Lian Xin frowned, ”Are you teaming up with him to put on a show to escape from here? You want to run away from me? Don’t even think about it, I won’t give you this chance.”

Zard felt a chill down his spine, sincerely saying, ”I’m also not sure whether the one waking up will be the kid or the devil. He’s really dangerous. Don’t worry, I won’t run.”

Lian Xin saw that he was extraordinarily ’normal’ today, and pondered for a moment: ”I’ll trust you for now. We’ll walk in front and you follow behind. If you run, I’ll hate you forever.”

”I won’t run, won’t run,” Zard hurried to assure.

They traversed through the long rainforest, with Huan Yu sleeping longer than ever, showing no signs of waking by evening.

As dusk fell and the orange-red sunlight pierced through the canopy, Zard gazed into the distance at the village nestled in the mountains.

The village consisted of two-story bamboo houses, exquisite and elegant, with each family raising a large Flower Python that coiled lazily on the rooftops like domesticated dogs sunbathing. When greeted, they responded with a lazy flick of their tongues, as if returning the gesture.

Outside the village, Copper Corpses, Silver Corpses, and Gold Corpses labored diligently, while inside, people were already laying out firewood in preparation for tonight’s bonfire party.

Differing from outsiders’ imagination of Corpse Drivers in Xiuzhu State.

In rumors: Lian People turn living humans into zombies, capturing people from outside to feed the zombies with their blood. They are cruel and violent, and anyone who gets lost in Xiuzhu State would be caught by the Lian People, their meat and bones will be devoured by zombies.

The real Lian People: They turn their elders into zombies so that their ancestors can stay with them longer and the zombies don’t kill. Instead, they farm.

After all, zombies who feel no pain or fatigue make excellent farming assistants, don’t they?

Chen Jiazhang gazed at the dozen Gold Corpses in the fields from afar, feeling a chill down his spine.

During the last human civilization, the Lian People were among the few secluded tribes who didn’t participate in war. Over a thousand years, they had seven Gold Corpses, and through a thousand years of unchecked proliferation, the number of Gold Corpses has become a terrifying twenty-nine.

Remember, each Gold Corpse possesses the strength of an A-Class Genetic Warrior, ordinary people can’t really fight the Lian People.

Chen Jiazhang pondered the predicament, captured here and monitored by over twenty Gold Corpses, wondering if there was still any chance of escape?

The group slowly emerged from the forest, and the farming Lian People, upon seeing Lian Xin, excitedly shouted, ”The chief is back! The chief is back!”

The women rushed forward, pulling everyone into the village.

Zard, carrying the still unconscious Huan Yu, hesitated about whether to follow the group?

”No, I can’t go with them,” Zard resolved to leave. He needed to wait in the rainforest until Huan Yu woke up to ascertain who had actually awakened; otherwise, the entire village might be at risk.

Despite Lian Xin’s harsh words about hating him forever, Zard cared more about ensuring Lian Xin could live well.

Thinking this, Zard turned and walked back into the forest.

But as he turned, an elderly lady appeared, pulling a little girl out with her from the forest, followed by two Gold Corpses.

Zard recognized the pair; they had visited the wilderness encampment before. The little girl named Lian Hua, about eighteen years old, was particularly fond of Huan Yu.

The elder was Lian Xin’s mother, Chen Jiazhang’s old flame, and the previous chief of the Lian tribe...

With a sneering look, the elder lady said to Zard, ”I’ve been following you since two days ago. You really want to run away, don’t you? Is our Lian Xin not good enough for you?”

”No, you’ve misunderstood,” Zard hurriedly explained, ”The person on my back is really dangerous. When he wakes up, he might kill everyone. He kills without batting an eye!”

”Nonsense,” the girl Lian Hua said, ”I’ve seen him before at the encampment. Although he isn’t much for conversation, he’s a good person. If he were as you say, why didn’t he kill everyone at the encampment?”

Zard was at a loss for words, and in the next moment, Lian Xin returned with her tribe and Gold Corpses, eyes misty but expression stubborn and cold: ”You really want to run... Why did you lie to me?”

”Eh?” Zard cried out in disbelief, ”You’ve all misunderstood, I’m truly trying to save you by leaving.”

The Gold Corpses slowly closed in, as Lian Xin ordered, ”Take them all back to the village, don’t let anyone escape!”

Nine Gold Corpses surrounded Zard completely, and in an instant they snatched Huan Yu from his back, while others grabbed Zard’s hands, feet, and head, lifting him into the air.

It was like lifting a pig, carrying him towards the village.

”Eh? Eh?! You have to put me down! There’s real danger here!” Zard shouted desperately.

Meanwhile, Lian Hua whispered to the old lady, ”Grandma Lian Peng, I want the sleeping man; I took a liking to him earlier at the encampment.”

With kindness on her face, the elderly lady said, ”Then just feed him the Naked Heart Gu. Men will only love you wholeheartedly after being fed the Naked Heart Gu. Grandma Lian Peng learned this the hard way; don’t repeat my mistake that allowed your sister Lian Xin’s dad to run away.”

”Okay!” Lian Hua said, taking out a chicken wing wooden box from her bosom, retrieving a tiny red Seven-star Ladybug from within, and stuffing it into Huan Yu’s mouth.

Watching the Naked Heart Gu crawl into his mouth, Lian Hua exclaimed, ”Outside men are truly handsome!”

However, Lian Hua still felt a bit uneasy.

She reached out to pry open Huan Yu’s mouth, confirming that the Naked Heart Gu had turned into a red liquid and flowed down his throat, only then did she happily return to the village.

Zard stared at the scene, utterly stunned.

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Another Chapter before midnight.