Chapter 164: Guo Jing

"Then I shall respectfully accept. I am Guo Jing, and this is my wife, Mu Nianci. May I ask how to address you, Young Master?"

The square-faced man introduced himself to Lin Fan and the others.

Hearing his introduction, Lin Fan and the women were somewhat stunned. Lin Fan and Huang Rong had the most dramatic changes in expression; one had snatched Guo Jing’s woman, and the other should have been Guo Jing’s woman.

"Your name is Guo Jing, your father is Guo Guo Xiaotian, and Mu Nianci’s foster father is Yang Yang Tiexin?"

Lin Fan asked uncertainly.

"May I ask how you know the background of my wife and me?"

Guo Jing looked at Lin Fan in astonishment upon hearing this.

"This is my brother-in-law, the Heavenly Secret Young Master Lin Fan. Naturally, he calculated it by divining the heavenly secrets!"

A'Zi walked over and said playfully.

"So it is the Heavenly Secret Young Master in person. While traveling the Wu Lin, I have often heard of Young Master Lin’s prestige, and my masters have always held you in high regard!"

"The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan also hold me in high regard? That is rare indeed!"

"Yes, my masters often use Young Master Lin as an example to educate me!"

Guo Jing smiled honestly.

Lin Fan looked at Guo Jing and Mu Nianci. They had ended up as a pair, so what about Yang Kang? Who would he have Yang Guo with? This was truly a chaotic martial arts world; it was unimaginable.

However, Mu Nianci being with Guo Jing was better than being with Yang Kang. Yang Kang was the type to play and discard, while Guo Jing was devoted to his feelings. In this way, Mu Nianci’s fate would be better than her tragic life in the original story.

It was fortunate that Mu Nianci only had the appearance of a delicate beauty; otherwise, if his "Cao Thief" heart acted up and he snatched away Lady Guo, what would he do?

"Speaking of which, I can be considered a benefactor to you."

Lin Fan suddenly thought of someone and said with a smile.

"This? Ah, indeed, there is the kindness of a meal. Guo Jing is deeply grateful!"

Guo Jing frowned and thought for a moment, unable to figure out how Young Master Lin had suddenly become his benefactor.

Mu Nianci nudged him with her elbow, signaling him to look at the roasted rabbit, and Guo Jing suddenly realized.

"That is no kindness. I am talking about the culprit who caused your father’s tragic death and forced your mother to wander the desert with you!"

Lin Fan shook his head and explained.

"Dali Duan Tiande? Where is he?"

Guo Jing’s eyes lit up. Before his mother died, she had instructed him never to forget his father’s killer, Dali Duan Tiande, and to seek revenge.

"He is already dead by my hand—or to be precise, he died at the hands of my woman, Li Mochou!"

"Young Master Lin’s great kindness, Guo Jing will never forget!"

Guo Jing made a move to kneel, but Lin Fan waved a strand of true qi and lifted him up.

"Dali Duan Tiande happened to run into me while chasing Li Mochou; it was a coincidence."

"Regardless, Young Master Lin can be considered to have avenged my father. In the future, if you have any tasks, Guo Jing will go through fire and water to complete them for you."

This boy Guo Jing was still honest. He was a true hero who cared for the country and the people. Lin Fan couldn't do that himself, but it didn't stop him from appreciating Guo Jing.

However, since Huang Rong had been snatched by him, where would Guo Jing learn the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, the Nine Yin Manual, and the Left-Right Mutual Combat?

With mediocre Wu Gong, even if his original intentions and thoughts remained unchanged, could he still grow into the renowned Hero Guo?

Guo Jing was honest, even dull-witted. The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan were not good at teaching disciples, dumping the martial arts of seven different families on him at once, causing him to know everything but master nothing. It was only because Ma Yu had run to the desert to teach him Quanzhen internal energy for two years that he had a foundation; otherwise, Guo Jing would probably have been a second or third-rate martial artist, not the peak first-rate he was now.

Unfortunately, this was still not enough. In this vast Wu Lin, one needed to be at least a Grandmaster to have a place.

"Since meeting is fate, I will teach you a set of Wu Gong!"

Lin Fan’s heart stirred. His "gift-giving boy" heart acted up, and he prepared to teach Guo Jing some Wu Gong.

He always did things as he pleased; if he wanted to teach, he would teach.

"Young Master Lin has already avenged my father; how could I dare to covet my benefactor’s Wu Gong?"

Guo Jing could be quite pedantic at times.

"Then I command you as your benefactor to learn it well!"

"Watch closely: this is 'Subduing the Dragon with Regret', 'Flying Dragon in the Sky', 'Seeing the Dragon in the Field', 'Hidden Dragon Do Not Use'..."

Lin Fan performed the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms for Guo Jing. Guo Jing watched with yearning, but unfortunately, he was rather dull-witted and only understood half of the first move, "Subduing the Dragon with Regret".

"Benefactor has good intentions, but Guo Jing is naturally dull and may fail your kindness."

Guo Jing felt extremely guilty. His benefactor had taught him a divine art, and he couldn't understand it; he was truly damned.

"It doesn't matter. Diligence can make up for clumsiness; the slow bird can fly first. I believe you will eventually learn it. This is the manual for the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, with some annotations I made. Take it and practice more!"

"Many thanks, Benefactor!"

Guo Jing’s eyes turned red with emotion. Except for his mother, no one had ever been this good to him.

"Don't practice the Wu Gong of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan anymore. Not to mention how their Wu Gong is, it’s not reliable to have you collect the strengths of seven families. They didn't use their brains to think: with your aptitude, do you have the ability to learn multiple martial arts at once? In the future, focus on cultivating the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms I taught you. Greed for more will only lead to failure!"

"Many thanks for your instruction, Benefactor. Guo Jing will remember it!"

Guo Jing scratched his head. He also felt that his seven masters had thought too much. With his aptitude and comprehension, it would be good if he could master one martial art; he had no time to practice others.

However, as a disciple, it was not appropriate for him to speak ill of his masters, so he could only accept it silently.

After eating, Guo Jing and Mu Nianci said their goodbyes and left.

After they left, Huang Rong suddenly jumped onto Lin Fan’s back, wrapped her arms around his neck, and asked.

"Why is Brother Fan so good to Guo Jing, even teaching him a peerless divine art?"

"Because I took something very precious from him. This thing will change his life, so this can be considered compensation!"

"Is that thing very important? Then why don't you return it to him?"

Huang Rong lay on Lin Fan’s back, poked her head in front of him, tilted her head, and blinked her eyes as she asked.

Lin Fan only felt that there were stars in Huang Rong’s eyes, but he didn't think much of it and just said gently: "I can't return it. That thing is even more important to me, so it is impossible for me to return it to him!"

"Heehee, I love Brother Fan the most!"

Huang Rong kissed Lin Fan’s cheek lightly, then got off his back and ran around like a happy lark.

Lin Fan looked at the unusual Huang Rong with some doubt, but didn't think much of it. It couldn't be that Huang Rong knew she was supposed to be Lady Guo but had been snatched away by him, right?

"Young Master, where should we go next?"

Lv He walked up to Lin Fan and asked.

"Wherever we end up is fine. Without a destination, there is no terminal station."

"Which imperial dynasty is the closest to us?"