The world of martial arts, the immortal swordsman in the mortal realm.

Chapter 63, Section 78: Paying respects to the father-in-law! Taking Rong'er to the main world! [Seeking monthly votes!]

After contemplating the "Sword Two Imprint" for a while, Lu Chen yawned again.

Although he possessed "super regeneration," it was ultimately far inferior to Wolverine's near-immortal "super self-healing." His injuries had not yet fully healed, and he had exhausted his mind to comprehend the principles of swordsmanship, leaving him feeling extremely tired and his mind foggy.

"Never mind, no rush, let's focus on healing the injury first."

Withdrawing his mind from the sword intent imprint, Lu Chen roused himself and began to meditate.

Accompanied by Rong'er's soft, even breathing from the small bed beside him, Lu Chen quickly entered a state of complete absorption, replacing sleep with meditation. His recovery abilities were maximized, and while his power gradually increased, his injuries also healed rapidly...

As dawn broke, Huang Rong opened her eyes and woke up.

She wouldn't normally get up this early.

I always sleep soundly until dawn before getting up to prepare breakfast.

Anyway, Lu Chen said that at her age, she is still growing and needs to get enough sleep.

But today, with Lu Chen's injuries on her mind, she woke up unusually early and immediately looked at Lu Chen's big bed next to her. Unexpectedly, the bed was empty and there was no one in sight. Even the quilt was neatly folded.

"what!"

Huang Rong let out a soft cry, got up and jumped onto the large bed next door. She bent down and touched Lu Chen's blanket. It felt cool to the touch, so he had obviously been up for a while.

"Really, why are you up so early?"

She felt a mix of worry, resentment, and a little bit of surprise—

Is his injury really going to heal after just one night's sleep?

She quickly put on her shoes, ran out of the bedroom, rushed to the front hall, pushed open the door, and sure enough, heard the sound of clothes rustling in the wind.

Upon closer inspection, one could see Lu Chen practicing the "Yi Jin Duan Gu Pian" exercise in the open space in front of the house.

Although his boxing movements were not as agile and nimble as before, and his slow movements gave people a sense of sluggishness, the fact that he was able to get out of bed to practice showed that his injury was no longer a big problem.

"Brother Lu Chen!"

She waved cheerfully:

"Your injuries have fully healed?"

Lu Chen slowly practiced his boxing while turning his head to look at her with a smile:
"It's still a little short; I can't do any very strenuous movements yet, but I can already practice like this."

"Isn't it fully recovered yet?"

Huang Rong pouted and said reproachfully:

"Then why don't you just lie down and rest?"

Lu Chen laughed:

"Because I mainly practice external martial arts, the Yi Jin Duan Gu chapter's dynamic exercises can help me recover from my injuries faster."

"Really? It's not because you're obsessed with martial arts, and you feel uncomfortable if you don't practice for a day?"

"Of course it's true. No matter how much I enjoy martial arts, I would never joke about my own body."

"That's more like it." Huang Rong finally smiled and said crisply, "Then you can practice slowly. I'll go wash up first and then make you breakfast."

Lu Chen smiled and nodded: "Okay."

Huang Rong skipped off to wash up. Lu Chen's injuries had healed so quickly, which relieved her of a great weight. She felt refreshed and her heart was filled with joy.

When Lu Chen finished practicing the Yi Jin Du Bone Strengthening Technique twice, he was having a sumptuous breakfast with Huang Rong.

Huang Yaoshi arrived gracefully and was astonished to see that Lu Chen was actually able to sit and eat, wielding his chopsticks with incredible speed and enjoying his meal as if nothing had happened. He exclaimed, "This kid can actually move again?"

"senior."

Upon seeing him arrive, Lu Chen quickly stood up to greet him:
"Have you eaten yet? Come and eat with us!"

Huang Yaoshi glanced at the table; there weren't any extra bowls or chopsticks, and the portions didn't seem enough to include him. His eye twitched slightly, and he said with a stern face:
"have eaten."

Huang Rong said with a smile:
“How can the mute servant’s cooking be as good as mine? Father, please eat this. Rong’er’s is yours, and I’ll make another one myself.”

As she spoke, she got up and went over, grabbed Huang Yaoshi's sleeve, pulled him to her seat, gave him a new set of chopsticks and bowls, and placed the untouched portion of her breakfast in front of her father.

Huang Yaoshi's expression softened slightly, and he picked up his chopsticks and began to eat slowly and deliberately.

Having easily dealt with her father, Huang Rong went to the kitchen to make herself breakfast.

Huang Yaoshi took a couple of bites, then looked at Lu Chen, scrutinizing him from head to toe. Unable to contain his curiosity any longer, he asked:
How did your injuries heal so quickly?

Lu Chen laughed:

"It must be my talent; my recovery ability is somewhat extraordinary. With the help of the senior's Nine-Flower Jade Dew Pill and external injury medicine, I was able to recover so quickly. However, I am not completely healed yet and need to rest for another day or two."

Huang Yaoshi shook his head, his expression somewhat strange:

"Your recovery ability is beyond ordinary 'extraordinary'."

When he was instructing Lu Chen on swordsmanship in Shaoxing Prefecture, he saw that Lu Chen was determined to train to death as long as he didn't die. He even told Huang Rong that this kind of training was not good and would ruin him.

Huang Rong told him that Lu Chen had an extremely strong recovery ability. No matter how hard he trained, he would not suffer any hidden injuries. Moreover, he only needed to sleep for two or three hours each night to fully recover and become energetic again.

Later, Huang Yaoshi witnessed Lu Chen's recovery ability firsthand. Although he was somewhat surprised, he didn't find it too unbelievable.

The world is vast, and there are always extraordinary people and people. Some are born with all their meridians open, and some are born with superhuman strength. So what is so strange about the appearance of someone like Lu Chen, who has a strong natural ability to recover?

Unexpectedly, Lu Chen's recovery ability was not limited to recovery from fatigue, but could also heal from injuries.

The injury, which should have required three months of bed rest, was miraculously cured in just one night, and will fully heal in another day or two...

Has anyone throughout history ever possessed such superhuman physical talent?
Even the mighty and unparalleled Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, wasn't this domineering, was he?
After much thought, Huang Yaoshi suddenly came up with a reasonable explanation:

Rong'er said that Lu Chen had eaten the gallbladder of a strange snake called "Bosqu Snake" and a precious snake that had been carefully cultivated for twenty years by a disabled but determined master of medicine, which is why his power had increased so rapidly.

Could it be that Lu Chen's recovery ability underwent some strange change after being stimulated by the bile of the strange snake and the flesh and blood of the treasure snake, causing his recovery ability, which was originally limited to restoring physical strength and energy and treating hidden injuries after extreme fatigue, to become this unreasonable injury recovery ability?

Thinking of this, Huang Yaoshi felt he had found the truth and couldn't help but sigh:

The world is truly vast and full of wonders. Young Lu is incredibly lucky to have encountered such an almost impossible opportunity...

Just as he was pondering this, Lu Chen suddenly said:

“Senior, after my injuries have healed, I plan to take Rong’er out again.”

"Oh?"

Huang Yaoshi asked calmly:
"You've already killed the Western Poisoner, and you even caused a great disturbance in the Jin capital. Do you intend to cause another disturbance in Lin'an this time?"

Lu Chen quickly denied it:

"No. I just want to take Rong'er on a trip to see the sights. This is just for fun, and I won't cause any trouble."

Well, I'm just taking Rong'er to visit my world to fulfill some of her long-awaited little wishes, and I promise we won't cause any trouble.

Huang Yaoshi glanced at Lu Chen and thought to himself, "Even if you cause trouble, there are few people in the world who can stop you."

Thinking of Ouyang Feng, who had been killed by Lu Chen's "White Rainbow Piercing the Sun," Huang Yaoshi couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. Shaking his head, he suddenly asked:
When do you plan to marry Rong'er?

puff!
Lu Chen spat out a mouthful of soup, but luckily he turned his head quickly, otherwise he would have sprayed Huang Yaoshi's face.

Seeing his reaction, Huang Yaoshi remained expressionless and coldly said:
"What? You killed Ouyang Feng and his nephew who came to propose marriage, but you don't want to marry Rong'er?"

"No, senior, you've misunderstood!"

Lu Chen explained:
“Rong’er is still young, and it would be bad for her health to get married too early. My idea is to get engaged now and then formally marry her when she is older.”

Once Rong'er is officially married, you must commit suicide to follow my deceased mother-in-law in death, so...

Let's postpone it for two years for now.

Besides, his words weren't entirely meant to stall for time; that was genuinely what he was thinking.

Rong'er is still too young; her body hasn't fully developed yet. If they get married now, he'll make a mistake!

Seeing Lu Chen's earnest words, and the tenderness he showed for Rong'er, and knowing that Rong'er had traveled with him for half a year and returned still an innocent and naive girl, Huang Yaoshi realized that he wasn't just saying one thing and doing another. Huang Yaoshi's expression softened, and he said calmly:

"Your idea is not bad."

"Thank you for your understanding, senior."

"Huh? You still call me senior?"

"..."

Lu Chen realized what was happening, quickly got up, turned to face Huang Yaoshi, and bowed deeply to him:
"The son-in-law greets his father-in-law!"

Huang Yaoshi accepted this great courtesy and smiled slightly, about to speak, when he heard Rong'er's voice:

"Brother Lu Chen, why are you bowing to my father? Didn't we agree not to take on any apprentices?"

She had just finished making breakfast and came out of the kitchen when she saw Lu Chen kneeling on the ground, but she didn't hear his previous words.

Lu Chen turned his head and smiled at Rong'er:
"It's not about becoming an apprentice, it's about becoming an apprentice to your father-in-law."

"what?"

Huang Rong looked completely bewildered, and after a long pause, she said with a blank expression:

"So... does this mean I'm married to Brother Lu Chen? But I haven't worn a wedding dress yet, and we haven't had a wedding ceremony."

Well, her concept of weddings is still limited to the clichés found in storybooks.

As for what to do after getting married, she had no idea.

They naively thought that after getting married, the two of them would be closer than before, and could live in the same house and sleep in the same bed.

She knew nothing more than that.

Lu Chen laughed:

"We're not married yet, but with your father's permission, we're engaged to Rong'er."

Huang Rong patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief:
"Was that just an engagement? That's alright. I was wondering why they wouldn't even let me go through the wedding ceremony, and only Brother Lu Chen went to pay respects to his father-in-law. That would be too much."

After saying this, she suddenly paused for a moment, finally realizing that she had already obtained her father's permission to get engaged to Brother Lu Chen, and that she would be Brother Lu Chen's bride-to-be from now on!
Realizing this belatedly, a blush slowly rose to Huang Rong's pretty face, and her bright, lively eyes also became watery, as if she were drunk.

She glanced at Huang Yaoshi, then at Lu Chen, and finally couldn't help but feel shy. She turned and ran into the house.

Seeing his daughter's shy and demure demeanor, Huang Yaoshi couldn't help but shake his head with amusement, and said to Lu Chen:

"I grant your permission to take Rong'er on the trip."

Lu Chen quickly bowed again:

"Thank you, father-in-law!"

Two days later.

Lu Chen recovered from his injuries and became energetic again.

Afterwards, he bid farewell to Huang Yaoshi and sailed the small sea boat that Huang Rong had used when she ran away from home all the way to Lin'an Prefecture. He moored the boat at the Lin'an dock, paid someone to guard it, and Lu Chen and Huang Rong avoided the crowds and found a secluded and deserted hill by the sea to bury the things they could not take with them. Then they prepared to start their time travel.

Due to limited carrying capacity, Lu Chen didn't bring any swords this time.

Speaking of which, when he unlocked "Sword One", the weight of supplies he could carry when traveling through time and space increased to two percent of his body weight.

After unlocking "Sword II", the carrying capacity doubled, allowing it to carry supplies up to four percent of its own body weight.

Even so, the carrying capacity is still too small, and the amount of supplies that can be carried is still extremely limited.

Therefore, he left the Xuan Tie Heavy Sword, the Qing Gang Sword, and the broken sword that Huang Rong bought for him on Peach Blossom Island.

Huang Yaoshi didn't think he was being too presumptuous.

After all, with Lu Chen's current martial arts skills, even without a sword in his hand, he can easily subdue anyone below the Five Greats.

Even if he couldn't defeat a master of the Five Greats level with his bare hands, he could still calmly retreat with Rong'er.

Upon returning to the main world, Lu Chen not only didn't bring his sword, but he also didn't prepare any clothes or shoes. He planned to go back wearing only a pair of shorts, using all his weight capacity to carry gold.

In this way, you can carry about six pounds of gold.

He did consider bringing back some lightweight yet valuable supplies, but he was worried that it would expose some of his secrets, and besides, he didn't have any way to sell them.

Gold, on the other hand, can be converted into cash relatively easily without much effort.

As long as the quantity isn't too large, it won't attract unwanted attention.

As for why they are still so cautious even though they have the strength of "weak Five Greats"...

Even the most skilled fighters in the low-level martial arts world can't withstand guns and cannons, let alone the main world, which not only has guns and cannons but also even more terrifying powers.

While paranoia is unacceptable, and constantly fantasizing about powerful figures coming after you is even more insane, it's always wise to be cautious until you have the strength to "defeat a million soldiers with a single sword."

A small hill by the sea, nestled in the woods.

Lu Chen, dressed only in shorts and barefoot, carrying a package containing gold ingots, said to Huang Rong:
"Are you ready?"

Huang Rong wore an extremely light silk dress, with a "soft armor" underneath. She was petite and light, and this one outfit was enough to carry all her weight. She couldn't use her usual hair-binding gold ring, and could only tie her hair up with a silk scarf.

She blushed as she looked at Lu Chen's well-defined, muscular physique and nodded slightly.

"Ready."

Lu Chen smiled slightly and took Rong'er's soft, slender hand in his.

"Then...let's begin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a stream of light burst forth from between Lu Chen's brows, causing the void to tremble slightly and a faint sound of swords ringing out.

Amidst the clang of swords, Lu Chen and Huang Rong vanished without a trace in a flash.

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