Chapter 665: Brother, have you attained enlightenment?!

Encountering an accident on the vast sea, it was difficult to even find their remains.

Gu Chen, not even a year old, lost his parents just like that.

However, he was not abandoned. As Old Gu's close friend, Naganohara Masato treated him as his own, treating him exactly like his own child without any favoritism or coldness.

The ignorant child had a pure heart, and Naganohara Masato didn't want him to know about his parents' misfortune, at least not until he was older and could handle the painful news.

So, Naganohara Masato fabricated a lie. He said:

"A-Chen, your dad and mom went back to Go Go Go Liyue to visit relatives. They'll be back in a few years, so you'll live with me from now on!" Naganohara Masato said.

The young Gu Chen found it hard to distinguish these things. He thought his parents had abandoned him, but Naganohara Masato shook his head and denied it: "How could that be? Your dad and mom love you so much, how could they leave you behind? I'm your dad's close friend; if they really wanted to abandon you, they would have just taken you to the deep mountains and forests~ Don't worry, they couldn't bear to leave you, they just heard news of their relatives and got excited to go find them, they'll be back in a few years."

"Oh, oh!"

The young Gu Chen believed him.

In reality, Gu Chen didn't understand much of what Naganohara Masato said, but his young heart just felt relieved that he hadn't been abandoned.

【Nilou】: Wuwuwu, hug little Gu Chen. He lost his parents when he was so young, how will he spend his childhood!! (Heartbroken)

【Collei】: Ahhhhh!! Damn heavens!! Why make things so difficult for little Gu Chen!! So excessive!!! (Diona? Irritated)

【The Heavenly Principles】: Let's be clear, this was naturally formed, and it has nothing to do with me. (Serious)

【Azhdaha】: Is she chickening out?

【Venti】: Indeed.

【Osial】: When thinking of the heavens of Teyvat, one cannot avoid the Heavenly Principles. It's normal for her to chicken out. (Funny)

【Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Zhongli】: The Sustainer: If I didn't do it, don't pass the buck to me. Don't get involved in cyberbullying. (Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Zhongli? Long Wang smirk)

【Azhdaha】: I see many light novels where the protagonist starts with both parents dead. Let's look at the facts: generally speaking, this kind of start either leads to falling into a ditch or soaring into the sky. As for Brother Gu... I don't think there's a possibility of him falling into a ditch.

【Kirara】: Little Gu Chen, fly with confidence, Mom will always follow! (Cheering)

【Paimon】: Huh? Already upgraded from a female fan to a mom fan? (Scratching head)

【Gu Chen】: Heaven-defying...

【Nilou】: Little Gu Chen's age and my age... hmm, I'll be a sister fan! (Nilou? Popping up)

【Collei】: So envious of Nagano-hara Masato! (Sucrose? Envious starry eyes)

【Yoimiya】: Why envy my ancestor? (Confused)

【Tighnari】: Because Mr. Nagano-hara Masato can raise little Mr. Gu Chen. (Covering face)

【Collei】: Correct! (Yoimiya? Good)

【Yoimiya】: Ah, this... (Scratching head)

【Kaeya】: Up to now, Brother Gu's performance seems very ordinary, just like a normal person. Is he going to break the norm this time? (Thinking)

【Azhdaha】: Little brother, I can only say your faith in Brother Gu is not deep enough! You just can't see anything right now... You must know that thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don't bully the young for being poor!

【Dvalin】: Don't bully the middle-aged for being poor!

【Osial】: Don't bully the elderly for being poor!

【Hu Tao】: The dead are the most important?

【Gu Chen】: Tears of a grave robber. (Funny)

【Shikanoin Heizou】: I checked the records about Nagano-hara Masato and the details of Inazuma in the video. I found that the time node is about ten years before the disaster broke out. During this period, Lady Makoto had not yet gone to Khaenri'ah, Lady Ei was not yet paranoid, Lady Kitsune Saiguu was still there, and Lady Mikoshi Chiyo was also there. Only Lady G-Lily fell early, so at this time point, Orobashi also fell.

【Kamisato Ayaka】: Hmm, in that case, when little Mr. Gu Chen grows up, he will face the disaster. When will he become powerful? He must protect himself well during the disaster. (Baizhu? Concerned)

【Albedo】: Assuming this Mr. Gu Chen has no power beyond that of an ordinary person, the safest way to get through the disaster is to honestly stay in Inazuma City.

【Shikanoin Heizou】: Stating a heartbreaking fact: Inazuma does not produce much food, so the population is relatively limited. In ancient times, occasional turmoil further limited population growth, so... to resist the disaster, soldiers are needed. The number of samurai in the Tenryou Commission is clearly not enough. I hope little Mr. Gu Chen won't be caught and forced to be a samurai. (Shikanoin Heizou? Sighing)

【Xingqiu】: There's this kind of operation?

【Kaeya】: Heaven-defying.

【Miss Miss Keqing】: I understand, but I don't agree.

【Dvalin】: To put it bluntly, it's because there are fewer people. If it were like Go Go Go Liyue with a large population, they could directly raise an army. Even if they couldn't settle the disaster, they could block many monsters.

【Miss Miss Keqing】: (Mona? Proudly humming)

Spring passed and autumn came.

Gu Chen was growing up day by day, and he understood more and more things.

From the clues, he had already sensed the fact that his parents might never come back.

Gu Chen didn't know whether to describe himself as strong or something else, just feeling that his heart was a bit complicated.

It was hard to recall things from his early childhood, and the sounds and smiles of his parents had long since become blurred. By now, he could remember the person, but had no face.

He didn't remember what his parents looked like, and there were no portraits of his parents in Naganohara Masato's house. After all, they were so young, why would they leave portraits... ===== CHAPTER 667 =====