Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1414: Chapter 773: New Chieftain, Zard

Chen Jiazhang looked at Zard on the ground, observing the cheerful face, and began trembling with anger: “Damn it, spit it out for me!”

Though the Lian people practice a liberal walking marriage, Lian Xin’s mother, Lian Peng, was wholeheartedly devoted to Chen Jiazhang.

So for Chen Jiazhang, even though he fled Xiuzhu State, Lian Xin was his biological daughter.

He had also spent five years with Lian Xin, watching her grow from a tiny infant into an adorable five-year-old girl.

The scene of her calling him “Dad” while snuggling into his arms is still vivid in his mind.

But now, his precious daughter had her Naked Heart Gu snatched by a lunatic.

No way, Chen Jiazhang couldn’t accept this reality. He couldn’t bear the fact that his son-in-law was a lunatic. Talking to Zard at length made his head ache…

This son-in-law came too suddenly!

In his frustration, the old Knight reached out to dig at Zard’s throat, and Zard said, “What are you doing… argh!”

Xiao Yu was frightened and held onto Chen Jiazhang: “Don’t bully Brother Zard!”

The scene was so dramatic that the Lian people even forgot what they came to do.

Who am I, where am I, what am I doing?

Weren’t we here to capture Chen Jiazhang? How did the clan leader get involved too?

They felt like there had been a major logical error in today’s events.

The Lian people have always had a bad reputation outside, mastering corpse herding and Gu-using, which seemed shady.

Yet now, someone actually didn’t dodge or avoid but actively snatched the Naked Heart Gu to eat it.

Lian Xin truly had no defense!

Lian Xin stood still and said blankly: “Don’t hit him anymore, it’s too late…”

Once the Naked Heart Gu is consumed, it transforms into an energy permanently bound to the host’s life, with no possibility of retrieval, so digging the throat won’t work…

Now, she only felt a strange emotion rising in her heart, just a small trace, but it was indeed there.

In 9 days, the Naked Heart Gu will fully merge with Zard; by then…

Over the years, the Lian tribe had frequently captured excellent men to become the consort, but unexpectedly, the hunter got pecked by the goose…

No, this wasn’t just pecking the eye; it struck straight to the heart!

The most crucial point is, within the Lian tribe, if a man eats the Naked Heart Gu, their status becomes equal to a woman’s.

If the clan leader’s man eats the Naked Heart Gu, he becomes the deputy leader.

This rule has always been universal, applying to everyone.

But now everyone was a bit confused: does a man who snatched and ate the Naked Heart Gu fall under this rule?

Chen Jiazhang got up and looked at Lian Xin: “Little Bao, are you alright?”

Little Bao was Lian Xin’s nickname.

“You’re not allowed to call me Little Bao!” Lian Xin retorted with anger: “I don’t have a father who abandoned his wife and daughter. You cannot call me Little Bao!”

At this time, a female member of the Lian tribe whispered: “Clan leader, should we just kill that fool now. The Naked Heart Gu hasn’t fully merged with him yet, even if we kill him, you’ll only be severely injured, not die.”

The Naked Heart Gu is a holy item for aligning couples’ hearts. Once consumed, the couple shares a bond, living and dying together, with hearts connected.

The side effect is if Zard dies, Lian Xin will suffer severe injury now. In nine days, if Zard dies, Lian Xin will surely die too.

Therefore, if this person isn’t really Lian Xin’s ideal man, then it might be better to just kill him now.

Zard was being beaten by Chen Jiazhang on the ground but didn’t cry out in pain; he only occasionally smiled foolishly at Lian Xin.

Lian Xin looked down at the playful young man, and for some reason, a bit of reluctance surfaced in her heart: “Don’t kill him, just take all three back to Xiuzhu State for me!”

The clanspeople looked at each other, only using the Gold Corpses to separate the fighting Zard and Chen Jiazhang, then escorting the three of them southward.

When Zard, with his arm twisted by the Gold Corpses, passed by Lian Xin, he smiled at her and said: “My name is Zard, real name Zheng Xiang, you are beautiful.”

Those few words struck like bullets on Lian Xin.

Lian Xin looked at Zard’s sincere expression, but her face suddenly turned cold: “Scoundrel, take them away! Back to Xiuzhu State, let mother decide their fate!”

This actually made Chen Jiazhang panic a bit, knowing that he still had emotional debts to settle, feeling sorry for his daughter was one thing, but being escorted back to pay the debt was another.

But surrounded by seven Gold Corpses, each equivalent to an A-Class Genetic Warrior, he, a washed-up Knight drained by alcohol, couldn’t possibly escape.

Lian Xin still coldly said from the side: “Back then, you deceived me and my mother, saying you were going to the forest to catch rabbits for me, but you left for twenty-three years. When you return to the village, let’s see how you explain to my mother.”

Chen Jiazhang felt bitter: “Sweetheart, don’t involve yourself in matters between me and your mother.”

“No way!”

Zard said: “Can you let Xiao Yu go? He truly is just a child. Twisting him like this could affect the child psychologically.”

The Lian people sneered: “Where’s all this nonsense coming from? You’re a prisoner and still want to walk comfortably?”

However, at this time, Lian Xin suddenly said calmly: “Release the young man. Forget it, let them all go, let them walk on their own.”

The Lian people were shocked, but seeing the clan leader’s expression, they ultimately obeyed…

The group traveled from morning till afternoon, moving at a fast pace, soon entering the tropical forest of Xiuzhu State.

This Xiuzhu State Forest is like a maze, covering tens of thousands of square kilometers as measured by satellite images.

In the past, this place was shrouded in miasma, with poisonous insects and snakes rampant, making it impossible for ordinary people to enter.

But none of this mattered to the Lian People; they gave the three prisoners a small yellow pill to make them immune to the miasma.

Chen Jiazhang watched as they got closer and closer to the village, seized an opportunity, and said to Zard, “In a moment, I’ll find an opportunity, and on my signal, we’ll escape to the East. There’s a path I know. Then you can use an earth wall to block them…”

Zard raised his hand, “Report, he wants to escape!”

Chen Jiazhang was shocked, “You backstabber!”

He instinctively wanted to escape solo, but was forced back by seven Gold Corpses…

Ten minutes later, Zard and Xiao Yu were happily strolling through the forest, curiously observing everything, while Chen Jiazhang was being escorted with twisted arms by two Gold Corpses, “Zard, once I’m free, I’ll beat you to death.”

Zard seemed to not hear at all and would occasionally ask Lian Xin, “What’s that bird called?”

Lian Xin would always reply impatiently, criticizing him for talking too much, then explain, “That’s a Cloud Pigeon. Its feathers turn white on sunny days, grey when it’s about to rain, and when it’s about to snow, the feathers on its head stand up. We usually keep them in the village for weather prediction.”

Zard exclaimed, “Wow, you guys are amazing!”

Lian Xin, not quite accustomed to Zard’s compliment, replied, “Not bad.”

Lian Xin was influenced by her mother from an early age, seeing her cry daily she thought there wasn’t a single decent man in the world.

So from the generation of Lian Xin and her mother, Lian Peng, onwards, the village wasn’t friendly to men who hadn’t taken the Naked Heart Gu pill.

Once a little girl with two pigtails, she had grown into a graceful and charming young woman.

Lian Xin was neither tall nor short, about 165 cm, with exceptionally fair skin, especially accentuated by the silver jewelry she wore, looking as if she walked out from behind a clear spring waterfall.

She also possessed a unique mature charm that came with age.

With bright eyes and white teeth, red lips and jade-like skin, she was the most beautiful woman among the Lian People.

Lian Xin participated in the walking marriage ceremony, but even though she was so beautiful, no man dared to choose her due to her aloofness at the bonfire gala.

Now suddenly being taken the Naked Heart Gu by Zard, she couldn’t help but feel something was off.

Whenever Zard was out of sight, she wanted to look back to see what he was doing or what foolishness he was up to.

Earlier, she thought Zard was stupid, but now she felt his innocence had a certain charm, quite different from other men…

At this moment, Zard suddenly bolted into the woods.

The Lian People were shocked and drove the Gold Corpses to chase after him, while Chen Jiazhang cursed, “You bastard, you left us behind and ran off!”

Lian Xin’s expression turned cold, watching Zard’s departure direction, thinking men are indeed all the same.

However, before she could commit to killing Zard, she saw him return with a bouquet of flowers after running a large circle.

Zard handed it to Lian Xin, “For you.”

Lian Xin was stunned, “You ran out just to pick me a bunch of flowers?”

“Yeah, they look nice, you all look nice,” Zard replied with a goofy smile.

Lian Xin turned her face away coldly, “Sweet-talker.”

Yet as she said this, she still took the flowers, “Next time, don’t pick these flowers; their leaves are poisonous… Huh, why aren’t you affected?”

Zard grinned, “I’m an Earth Element Awakener, immune to injury and poison—only fire scares me.”

Lian Xin asked him, “Aren’t you afraid that telling me your weakness will lead me to roast you over a fire?”

Zard said, “You won’t.”

After that, he took Xiao Yu to play elsewhere.

By this time, the Lian People’s Gold Corpses finally caught up after a large detour, almost running off track!

A Lian tribe member whispered beside Lian Xin, “He runs faster than even a Gold Corpse can catch up, he’s definitely an expert. But why did he come back?”

This incident gave Lian Xin some insight—if Zard was so formidable, it meant he could definitely escape if he truly wanted to.

He wasn’t chased back; he genuinely wanted to come back.

Lian Xin said, “It’s nothing, he’s just a fool, running for fun. Don’t worry about him.”

“Hey, Chief, why are you holding an Osteo-eclipse flower? Your hand’s turned purple,” a tribe member exclaimed.

Lian Xin calmly took a herb out of her small satchel, applied it to the sting caused by the leaves, yet didn’t intend to discard the flower, “Let’s keep moving.”

At this point, Zard came over again, “Oh, by the way, since I’ve taken the Naked Heart Gu, does that mean I’m considered one of the Lian People?”

Lian Xin hesitated for a moment, holding the Osteo-eclipse flower, “Yes.”

“Should I change my surname then?” Zard asked, “If I take the surname Lian, how about Lian Ou, or Lian Hua Qing Wen Capsule?”

Lian Xin: “… Better not change it.”

“Okay, whatever you say,” Zard chuckled, “How much longer until we reach your village?”

Lian Xin calmly replied, “It’ll take three more days.”

Zard thought for a moment, “I’ll have to return to the Outer World in a few hours. Next time I come, I’ll bring some tasty treats. Do you need anything in particular from the village? I’ll bring it along.”

Lian Xin asked curiously, “What tasty treats?”

“There’s quite a lot, like crispy twined pastry, honey three knives, braised pig trotters, spicy rabbit heads, tiger skin chicken feet… quite a lot. Can you handle spicy food? If so, I’ll bring a batch of hot pot base for you!”