Chapter 278

Li Miao asked as casually as if he were asking the other person if they had eaten.

Cao Hanyan, however, shuddered violently and carefully moved in a direction away from Li Miao. He circulated his Qi internally, ready to dodge at any moment.

Zheng Yi pursed her lips and also moved away, blocking the almost-roasted rabbit in front of her.

Gao Anyu did not notice the two's movements and laughed heartily.

"I don't know either."

Li Miao raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? How so?"

Gao Anyu had no intention of hiding anything, so he told the story this way and that, revealing his background completely.

Although he could be considered honest, and Li Miao could tell he wasn't lying, the words he spoke contained not a single piece of useful information.

According to him, about half a year ago, he woke up in a desolate mountain hollow, covered in wounds, his hands gripping this strange long sword tightly, his entire body covered in dried blood.

His mind was a blank slate; apart from the inheritance he was practicing, he only remembered two names, and could recall nothing else.

Gao Anyu pointed at himself.

"One is my own name, Gao Anyu."

Then his shoulders slumped, and he said dejectedly.

"The other name is 'Su Mingjun'."

Hearing this, Zheng Yi shook her head with a bit of mischief and said.

"Little Brother Gao, don't you think this story is a bit cliché?"

"A disciple of a major sect, childhood sweethearts with a junior sister, a great disaster occurs, you are the only one to escape the entire sect, and as a result, you lose your memory due to severe injuries, remembering only the name of your lover."

"Then it's the cliché plot of searching for your identity, gradually discovering the truth, and taking revenge for your lover; even storybooks from a dozen years ago wouldn't write stories like this."

She flipped the long sword to turn the roasted rabbit over and continued.

"But there are only a few families in the Jianghu with Celestial Being inheritances; even if you lost your memory, as long as you inquire about whose inheritance yours is similar to, you would basically have a lead."

"And your Wu Gong, it can be considered among the top tier in the Jianghu; does no one recognize you?"

"And this weapon of yours."

She reached out and pointed at the strange long sword.

"Just by looking at it from afar, one knows that the material and craftsmanship make it a divine weapon. The shape is also so unique. I fear it is one of a kind in the Jianghu."

"You have so many distinctive features; in half a year, have you not been able to find out your identity?"

Gao Anyu shook his head, and his opening words made Zheng Yi's face darken.

"Aunt, you don't know."

"Of course I have thought about these things, and I have spent quite a bit of silver asking people—I have no money on me precisely because I spent it all on this."

"But I really have gained nothing."

Gao Anyu sighed.

"Sects, weapons, inheritances—I have compared every force in the Jianghu above the first-rate, and none of them match, and no one recognizes this face of mine."

"Fortunately, I have figured it out recently."

Gao Anyu raised his head and laughed heartily.

"I am a person who likes to fight and likes to kill. It just so happens that now the heads of villains can be exchanged for money at the Embroidered Uniform Guard, so I don't need to worry about expenses; killing one person is enough for me to eat and drink well for months."

"Anyway, I don't remember the past, so I'll just do what I like. Within half a year, I will definitely make a name for myself in the Jianghu. When the news spreads, if they are my sect brothers, they will naturally come to find me; if they are my enemies, they will naturally come to kill me."

"Why should I bother trying to find out?"

Speaking to this point, Gao Anyu looked at Cao Hanyan excitedly.

"Brother Cao, come to think of it, I don't seem to have heard your name in the Jianghu either. Are you like me, thinking of making a name for yourself in the Jianghu?"

He rubbed his hands and said with a smile.

"Look, Uncle and Aunt don't know Wu Gong; if it were just you, it would be inevitable that something might go wrong. If I am with you, I can definitely ensure the safety of Uncle and Aunt!"

"Let's wander the Jianghu together; when we have nothing to do, we can spar, and when we have no money, we can go kill people together, isn't that great?"

Zheng Yi sneered and said nothing.

Li Miao smiled and remained silent.

Cao Hanyan's mouth twitched, and he gave a dry laugh, not knowing how to answer.

Heaven have mercy, who are you saying you want to protect?

If your "Aunt" slapped you in the face, your head would fly from this ruined temple all the way to the official road!

Your "Uncle"... at the Moon-Viewing Banquet, he single-handedly challenged almost all the experts of the Jianghu; a sneeze from him could shatter you! A single spit could blast a hole right through you!

You don't know that you just walked through the gates of hell, do you?

You don't know!

Do you not know!

But Cao Hanyan knew that he couldn't make the decision at all, so he just stared longingly at Li Miao, not daring to agree or refuse.

Gao Anyu followed his gaze to Li Miao, thinking to himself that Brother Cao was surprisingly filial; this Uncle Li didn't even share his surname, so he probably wasn't a relative of the same family.

Not only did he have to bring these two burdens while wandering the Jianghu, but even his actions had to be decided by this Uncle Li?

But although he loved to kill and fight, he really was a "good madman."

He was very clear about the boundaries that should be maintained between friends, so he would neither judge others by himself nor point fingers at Cao Hanyan's choices. He just turned his head, widened his eyes, and stared longingly at Li Miao.

"Uncle Li, Uncle Li."

"You tell me, does what I just said make sense?"

"You and Aunt Zheng don't know Wu Gong, so wandering the Jianghu is inconvenient. Take me with you; not only will I protect you, but if you let Brother Cao fight me, I will definitely serve you as if you were my own uncle and aunt!"

Gao Anyu said with his hands pressed together.

"I beg you!"

"Alright."

Li Miao nodded with a smile.

"Do you mean what you say? Treating me like your own uncle?"

"Of course!"

Gao Anyu beamed with joy.

"A man's word is his bond! From today on, you are my own uncle!"

Li Miao smiled and pointed at Zheng Yi.

"Then why don't you hurry up and take the rabbit from your Aunt Zheng's hands? It's almost burnt! That's our dinner!"

"Hmph!"

Zheng Yi gave a light huff, raised her hand, and threw the rabbit along with the long sword to Gao Anyu, then turned her back to Li Miao and said nothing.

Gao Anyu reached out to catch the long sword, but after it was in his hand, he let out an "Ah!"

After he caught the long sword, the rabbit was actually sliced in two along the blade's edge! It fell toward the ground!

Fortunately, he was quick-eyed and fast-handed; he thrust the sword and skewered it just before it hit the ground.

"Good sword!"

Gao Anyu looked at the long sword in his hand, which was still skewering the rabbit and covered in oil, and exclaimed.

"This sword just paused, and it sliced the rabbit, bones and meat alike! Even the sect leaders of ordinary major Jianghu sects don't use such good weapons!"

"And Brother Cao uses it to roast meat!"

He turned his head excitedly to look at the dry-laughing Cao Hanyan.

"Brother Cao truly comes from an extraordinary background!"

"With you and me together, we will definitely make a name for ourselves in this Jianghu!"