Long River Eternity

Three days later, the four finally arrived back in Zhongzhou City. This time, the train had many more passengers than before, and the bustling crowd outside the station gave off a warm and welcoming vibe. Wei Wu stretched out his arms and said with a smile, "We're finally here! I've been sitting here for three whole days, and my back is almost broken."

"Let's go home first and put down these bags. By the way, ask Lao Chu if he has any news about the Military Department, and then go find Teacher Yang." Lin Ding patted the luggage in his hand, with a hint of urgency in his tone.

"Lin Ding, do you feel that people around you seem to be secretly watching us?" Liu Xianxian said in a low voice, with a puzzled gleam in her eyes.

"Huh?" Lin Ding was stunned and pretended to look around casually. As Liu Xianxian said, the passers-by around him slowed down their pace and whispered to each other as they passed by, with curiosity in their eyes, as if they were confirming something.

The four of them walked forward calmly, alert and ready to respond to any emergency. Suddenly, two young women ran up to them, looking at Lin Ding and Wei Wu curiously. Then one of them whispered excitedly to the other, "It looks like they really are!"

The two girls' actions confused Lin Ding, and Wei Wu couldn't help but ask, "Two beauties, what's going on?"

"Are you Lin Ding, the descendant of God's messenger, and Wei Wu, the descendant of a true dragon?" one of the girls asked cautiously.

"Ah? Yes, do we know each other?" Lin Ding responded doubtfully.

"It's really you! This kid must be the little genius Feng Hao, right? So cute! Can we take a photo with you?" The girl asked excitedly, then took out a camera from her bag and started taking selfies excitedly.

"Ah? What's going on?" Wei Wu scratched his head, looking confused.

As the identities of the four were confirmed, more and more young people gathered around them, some asking for photos, some asking for autographs, and some even wanting to become Lin Ding and Wei Wu's disciples. The four had never experienced such an enthusiastic scene before and were completely overwhelmed.

The gathering of the crowd made the already crowded station even more packed. A young member of the station law enforcement team noticed something was wrong and struggled to squeeze into the crowd to disperse the onlookers.

Seeing the law enforcement team coming to maintain order, everyone had to disperse in disappointment, leaving Lin Ding and the other three completely confused.

After dispersing the crowd, the law enforcement officers saw Lin Ding and the others and said with a smile, "I was wondering what was going on. It turns out it's you celebrities. No wonder it's so lively."

"You know us too?" Lin Ding became even more confused, thinking to himself: After returning from this trip to Nanzhou, why do I feel like the whole world knows me?

"Don't you know it yourself? These days you are the big stars of the entire Zhongzhou City! Newspaper headlines are reporting about you every day. You have become the idols of most young people." The law enforcement officer laughed.

Hearing the "newspaper headlines," Lin Ding vaguely understood the reason. He thought it must be Chu Tianxiao who made their deeds public, but he was still confused. How did he become an idol for young people?

"We went back to our hometown, Nanzhou, these days, and we really don't know what happened." Lin Ding said frankly.

"No wonder you've all been featured on the front page of Zhongzhou Daily recently. It's hard for people in Zhongzhou City not to know you," the law enforcement officer explained.

"What about young people's idols?" Wei Wu asked curiously.

"Previously, the more famous ones were basically the powerful ones on the Heavenly Ranking, most of them in their thirties or forties, or even older. The youngest one, Jiang Yueying, who ranked third, was said to be at least twenty-five or twenty-six. Young people would just look up to them, but you are different. You are only eighteen, and Feng Hao is only eight. Once your deeds spread, most young people resonated with you and admired you. What's more, you are handsome and cute, so you naturally became the target of their attention."

"I see. Thank you for clearing up our confusion. By the way, has there been any news from the Tuotu team recently?" Lin Ding thanked and asked about the Tuotu team's situation.

"No, it turns out that what the newspaper said about you joining the military department is true. Although we are not in the same team, we can be considered comrades. My name is Wang Zihao. Actually, I admire you very much. You are so young but have achieved high levels of cultivation, and have killed so many monsters. I am very happy to meet you. I'll be leaving first, goodbye." After Wang Zihao finished speaking, he waved goodbye to a few people and turned to leave.

"Let's leave quickly, otherwise we will be surrounded again." Lin Ding said, walking quickly forward.

Fortunately, there were many taxis parked at the station entrance, and the four of them quickly got into one. Unexpectedly, the driver also knew them. Although he was a middle-aged man and not as enthusiastic as the young people, he kept chatting with them along the way, which made the four of them smile bitterly.

After returning to the community, they quickly got out of the car and walked back to the villa. When they pushed the door open, they found it empty. They guessed that Chu Tianxiao must have gone to work at the newspaper. So they put down their luggage, packed up briefly, and prepared to rush to Yang Nian's residence.

"You two go, the little brat and I won't go. We'll rest in the dormitory for a while and wait for Lao Chu to come back." Wei Wu said while lying on the sofa.

"I'm not tired." Feng Hao said hurriedly, and prepared to go out with Lin Ding and the others.

"No, I think you're tired. Besides, kids shouldn't think about going out to play every day. I've just been letting you practice recently. I'll teach you how to read and count later." Wei Wu held Feng Hao and then said to Lin Ding, "You two should go. Remember to disguise yourself. Don't get surrounded again."

Lin Ding shook his head and smiled. He rummaged through his luggage and only found two baseball caps. He had no choice but to give Liu Xianxian one each and went out.

The two stopped a car at the door and soon arrived at Yang Nian's house.

Lin Ding knocked on the door, and soon the door opened automatically. The two entered the room and saw Yang Nian still in the same place as last time, lying leisurely in the rocking chair, listening to the radio, and looking out the window quietly. Looking at her, it seemed as if time had stopped.

Yang Nian turned around and saw the two people with their hats pulled down to the lowest point. A smile appeared on his lips and he said jokingly: "Hey, the big star is here?"

Lin Ding took off his hat and said with a wry smile, "Teacher Yang, you're joking. It's all Chu Tianxiao's fault for causing such a big commotion..." Lin Ding said halfway when he showed a puzzled expression, "Why did I hear Old Chu's voice?"

At this time, Liu Xianxian also took off her hat, pulled Lin Ding's sleeve, and signaled with her eyes to the radio next to Yang Nian.

Lin Ding then realized that Chu Tianxiao's voice was coming from the radio: "You don't know, I was there at the time and witnessed the sparring between Lin Ding and Wei Wu. They didn't use a single bit of energy, but with just their physical bodies, they unleashed a might comparable to that of a Heavenly Power Realm. However, in the end, they were ambushed by the Thousand Tongue Ice Toad, and the outcome was a draw."

The radio host then asked, "You mentioned in your report that Wei Wu, the descendant of the True Dragon, killed the Thousand Tongue Ice Toad of the Yuheng Realm while still in the Kaiyang Realm. As everyone knows, the demonic beasts of the Yuheng Realm are comparable to humans who have just entered the Tianquan Realm. A Kaiyang Realm human surpassing the level of a Yuheng Realm demonic beast is a bit exaggerated, isn't it?"

"I'm telling the truth. Wei Wu has the blood of a true dragon. The ancient true dragon is the ancestor of all monsters, so Wei Wu's body is only stronger than that of monsters. The senior from the archaeology department is also here, you can ask him about the legend of the true dragon." Chu Tian said with a smile.

At this moment, Yang Nian reached out to turn off the radio and said, "I'm not kidding. Your journalist friend has spread your name throughout Zhongzhou City. Maybe even the cities near Zhongzhou City know about you."

After listening to Chu Tianxiao's interview, Lin Ding put his hand on his forehead and smiled bitterly: "What on earth is Chu Tianxiao thinking?"

"You can go back and ask him. Judging from the reports in the past few days, the overwhelming publicity may be related to the Ministry of Military Affairs. It is possible that Chu Tianxiao has reached some kind of agreement with the Ministry of Military Affairs." Yang Nian said.

"Military Department? Zhan Tianqiong?" Lin Ding muttered to himself. After a moment's contemplation, he finally chose to believe that Chu Tianxiao and Zhan Tianqiong would not do anything to harm him. So he said to Yang Nian, "Let's not worry about that for now. I came here to tell you that we met a Westerner with six wings in Nanshan City."

"Westerners, you mean..." Yang Nian asked with a frown.

"It's the kind of Westerner with blond hair, blue eyes and white skin." Lin Ding explained.