Chapter 10: 010 Old Villager, I'm a Human, Not a Monster (Part II)

Because, he had just told his daughter to be careful of those extraordinarily good-looking people who appear in the wilderness.

And now, the one appearing before him and his daughter is exactly such a person.

The man glanced at his daughter with the corner of his eye, saw her staring at that man, her expression dazed, and he couldn't help but sigh.

After all, although he had said that, she also knew she should be careful.

But she was at the age when love first buds; the boys she usually saw were all misshapen melons and cracked dates, and suddenly seeing such a stunningly handsome man made it hard to stay composed, frankly speaking.

When the father and daughter turned around, Wang Wu also got a clear look at their appearance.

Ordinary, their looks were fairly plain, neither beautiful nor ugly. Frankly, seeing such an appearance made Wang Wu feel rather affable.

After all, in his previous life back home, most of the people he encountered in his lifetime were ordinary-looking, not handsome but not ugly either, just quite plain.

And the father and daughter before him belonged to the very ordinary type of ordinary people's looks.

Wang Wu's appearance was actually not bad before he transmigrated, but due to some special reasons, he remained a mage until the time of his transmigration.

Mainly, his family's education was very strict, strict to an exaggerated extent, firmly refusing to let him relinquish his mage status before marriage.

And at that time he hadn't moved out yet, so although quite a few women secretly showed interest in him, he could only……

But now that he's here, free of those restraints, that naturally…… cough, cough, I've gone off-topic. The matters of his previous life are in the past, no need to dwell on them.

Besides, he wasn't the family's sole heir; after transmigrating he didn't need to worry about no one carrying on the family line, since he still had a younger brother and sister.

Before transmigrating he could be considered a handsome guy, not exceptionally so, but at least in high school and college he hadn't lacked female confessions.

And after transmigrating, judging from the selfies he took with his phone, he personally felt there was no change, and it should be about the same.

But when he saw today the expression of that daughter of the father-daughter pair upon seeing him, Wang Wu realized he probably also had an advantage in that regard.

After all, according to this old man — whether he's really an old man, Wang Wu doesn't know, maybe just a middle-aged person. According to the old man's saying, male monsters are all handsome as jade trees in the wind, and female monsters are all capable of overthrowing kingdoms and cities.

And judging by the looks of his three neighbours, that statement really isn't wrong, because even ordinary female celebrities from his previous life couldn't compare to those three, and moreover those were retouched photos.

"Both of you, hello."

Looking at the old man with a wary expression, as if facing a great enemy, and then glancing at the girl hiding behind him, who poked her head out to stare at him, then quickly shrank back when their eyes met.

Wang Wu smiled, turned his gaze back to the old man, nodded and said, "I am a human, old sir, you need not worry."

"Hmph." The old man snorted, said nothing, merely protecting his daughter as he kept retreating.

"I really am a human!" Seeing the old man's reaction, Wang Wu's smile remained, and then he untied from his waist the stone wrapped in cloth.

That Monster-exterminating Stone.

"Old sir, look." Wang Wu unwrapped the cloth, revealed the stone inside, and explained, "This is a Monster-exterminating Stone; although I don't know whether you recognize it, it is far more powerful than an ordinary Monster-detecting Stone."

The old man obviously recognized the Monster-exterminating Stone; after seeing Wang Wu produce it, his expression relaxed a bit.

However, he remained quite wary of Wang Wu, but at least the hostility was not as great as before.

Good looks really are a big advantage, especially when meeting someone for the first time. Regardless of whether the other person is the same or opposite sex, appearance can actually provide considerable help in forming a first impression.

"Young brother, I'm not that old either." After confirming Wang Wu was not a monster, the old man finally spoke.

Upon hearing that, Wang Wu also noticed that this so-called "old man" was actually not old, merely a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties, except for his big beard.

"Haha, sorry, sorry." Wang Wu quickly apologized, "I only noticed your beard, big brother, and failed to notice that you actually look quite young; you don't seem to be several years older than me."

"Hehe." After hearing Wang Wu's words, the middle-aged man gave a dry, emotionless chuckle twice, as a response.

"I don't know, big brother, may I ask if He Dong Xian is reached by this road?" After some pleasantries, Wang Wu got straight to the point.

Although he was heading this way, he wasn't sure if he was on the correct path.

"Yes." The middle-aged man nodded and replied. Then he turned his body and pointed Wang Wu in a direction: "Follow this Guan Dao all the way, and you'll reach He Dong Xian."

Then he turned his body back, pointed behind Wang Wu, and said, "Continue straight behind you, and you'll reach He Xi Xian."

"The two places are about two hundred li apart; a round trip would take roughly four days."

"Thank you, big brother." Wang Wu clasped his fists, imitating a gesture he had seen in historical dramas, which seemed to exist here as well. Seeing Wang Wu's gesture, the man returned the salute.

"Well..." Wang Wu continued to ask, "How much farther is it from here to He Dong Xian?"

"He Dong Xian?" The man glanced at Wang Wu, then turned his head to look ahead at the main road, and then turned back: "About seventy li; if you go now you probably won't make it in time, you'll need to rest overnight in a village along the way."

"Thank you, big brother." Wang Wu clasped his fists again, then took off the temporary bag slung behind his back, opened it, pulled out a silver ingot, and handed it to the man.

"This shall be my gift to you, big brother." he said.

"I dare not accept it." The man lowered his head, looked at the silver ingot Wang Wu handed over, then raised his head and said to Wang Wu.

"Why?"

Wang Wu, somewhat puzzled, advised: "Big brother, you've been so helpful; this bit of money means nothing to me, so please don't stand on ceremony."

"This is something from a dead person; I dare not take it." The man continued to look at Wang Wu expressionlessly and said.

That answer left Wang Wu stunned, and he asked, "How do you know that?"

He was about to ask that, but before he could speak, another voice interrupted him.

"Since this old brother doesn't want it, why don't you, little brother, give us two ingots? We brothers guarantee to escort you safely to He Dong Xian."

Upon hearing that voice, Wang Wu turned his head and realized that, aside from himself and these three people, at some unknown time their surroundings had already been surrounded by five or six youths wielding knives.

And upon noticing a familiar face among those five or six people, Wang Wu's eyes widened instantly and his expression turned somewhat grim.

This group of people likely came from that nearby village.

Because he had seen among them one of the members of the troop that had chased him when he first arrived here and was hunted by the locals.

But it seemed they had not recognized him.

The next second, a blade flashed, a head fell to the ground. And the six youths who had been surrounding the three of them lost one member.

Wang Wu shook off the nonexistent blood on his blade, threw the bag holding silver onto the ground, looked at the few people who had not yet reacted, and said:

"No need, little brother."

(End of chapter)