Yang Guo travels back in time to become Duan Yu, a different kind of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.

Chapter 76 Fishing, Woodcutting, Farming, and Reading

After walking for a while, Zhao Shuhuai suddenly said, "Brother Yang, we're about to see your father. Should I continue to disguise myself as a man?"

Yang Guo thought about it and realized that he had been negligent. Zhao Shuhuai had been dressed as a man for the sake of convenience along the way. Now that she was surrounded by her own people, there was no need for her to dress as a man anymore.

Moreover, while it's difficult to evaluate other aspects of the Prince of Zhennan, he is exceptionally knowledgeable about women, so a woman disguised as a man would certainly not fool him.

"Alright, there's a stream right ahead, you can change back into women's clothing here!"

Zhao Shuhuai walked to the stream, hurriedly washed off her makeup, took off her hat to reveal her long black hair, and removed her wide outer robe to reveal women's clothing underneath.

When Yang Guo saw Zhao Shuhuai dressed as a woman, he was also amazed by her beauty. It should be said that Yang Guo had seen quite a few beautiful women. Not to mention his younger sister Wang Yuyan, who could be called a beauty, but even Wang Yuyan could only be said to be comparable to the Princess Chunlan Qiuju in terms of their own merits.

"Now that you've regained your identity, I won't call you 'Brother Yang' anymore, and calling you 'Brother Duan' isn't appropriate either. So what should I call you? 'Young Master Duan'?"

"Princess, please don't be silly. Just call me by my name, 'Duan Yu'!"

Yang Guo knew perfectly well the meaning behind the words "Duan Lang." These were the very words Mu Wanqing and Duan Yu used when they pledged their love. Having already ruined the lives of several women, Yang Guo was determined not to repeat the same mistakes in this world.

"Then don't call me 'Princess' anymore. Just call me by my nickname, 'Pan'er.' When you introduce me to your father, just say my name is 'Zhao Pan'er.'"

Saving lives was the priority, and Yang Guo, unwilling to waste time on the matter, nodded in agreement. The two walked nine and a half miles in one breath, and in the distance, they saw a towering blue stone bridge. Approaching the bridge, they saw a scholar lying on the bridge surface. This man had spread a large sheet of white paper on the bridge and used the blue stone on the bridge as an inkstone to grind a large amount of ink. The scholar held a brush in his hand and was writing on the white paper.

Yang Guo introduced Zhao Shuhuai, "This is Brother Zhu the Fourth, one of my father's bodyguards. Besides Gu and Fu, whom you've met before, there's also Brother Chu, whose weapon is a fishing rod."

"Huh? Aren't your father's four bodyguards supposed to represent 'fisher, woodcutter, farmer, and scholar'? This 'Fourth Brother Zhu' is dressed as a scholar, and the 'Eldest Brother Chu' you mentioned uses a fishing rod, so that corresponds to 'fishing.' The 'Second Brother Gu' we met earlier used double axes, so he must be a 'woodcutter.' I suppose 'Third Brother Fu' should be a 'farmer.'"

After Yang came to this world, he didn't have much contact with the four guards of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. If Zhao Shuhuai hadn't reminded him, he really wouldn't have noticed this.

In his mind, another distant memory surfaced: Master Yideng, who also had a group of people with the exact same names: Fisherman, Woodcutter, Farmer, and Scholar.

Fisherman Diancang Yuyin wields a pair of iron oars; woodcutter possesses brute strength, wielding a giant axe; farmer Wu Santong wields an iron rake; scholar Zhu Ziliu incorporates calligraphy into his One-Finger Divine Skill, using a judge's pen to defeat Huo Du at the Great Victory Pass Heroes' Gathering.

If Huo Du hadn't cheated, I probably wouldn't have even needed to make an appearance.

Yang Guo had met Diancang Yuyin, Wu Santong, and Zhu Ziliu. In his youth, he had many conflicts with Wu Santong's two sons, Wu Dunru and Wu Xiuwen. However, he never had the chance to meet the woodcutter who ranked second.

Yang Guo suppressed his thoughts and, seeing that Zhu Danchen was still focused on painting and that Duan Yanqing had not yet arrived, stepped forward and said, "Fourth Brother Zhu!"

Upon seeing Yang Guo, Zhu Danchen was both surprised and delighted: "Young Master! What are you doing here? There's no time to say more, hurry to the Prince's side, in case of danger, the Prince can protect you."

He then led them onto the wooden bridge beside him and instructed them, "When you reach the middle of the bridge, please walk on the side. I have tampered with the middle planks."

Upon hearing this, Yang Guo guessed his intention: he used white paper to pave a bridge to attract attention, firstly to buy time, and secondly to use deception to lure the enemy onto the bluestone bridge. If the enemy insisted on taking the wooden bridge on the side, they would also fall into his trap.

Thinking of this, Yang Guo clasped his hands and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Brother Zhu. There's no need to fight Duan Yanqing head-on. I'll take care of him."

After saying this, Yang Guo unleashed a strike with his Shaoshang Sword, shattering a large blue stone by the bridge into pieces. The Shaoshang Sword is the most powerful of the Six Meridians Divine Sword techniques, and at this moment, to reassure Zhu Danchen, this sword technique was perfectly suited.

"Your Highness—"

Zhu Danchen stared in disbelief, his eyes wide with astonishment. Wasn't the Crown Prince supposed to be unskilled in martial arts? How could this be—

Following Zhu Danchen's directions, they crossed the wooden bridge and walked for another half an hour before finally seeing a clear lake. Yang Guo and his companion slowed their pace and walked to the lake. The water was as clear as jade and as smooth as a mirror, truly deserving of the name "Little Mirror Lake".

Looking around, he saw a fisherman wearing a straw hat fishing by the lake. It was none other than Chu Wanli, the head of the four guards of the Dali Royal Palace.

Just as Yang Guo was about to call out to Chu Wanli, he suddenly heard two soft laughs from the flower bushes on the left side of the lake. A pebble flew out and hit Chu Wanli's fishing line perfectly. With a soft hiss, the fishing line broke in two, and the bluefish he had just caught fell back into the lake.

The fisherman was startled when his fishing line was broken, and he shouted, "Who is playing tricks on me? Show yourself!"

With a rustling sound, the flowering trees parted, and a young girl emerged. She was dressed entirely in purple, only fifteen or sixteen years old, two years younger than A'Zhu. She had large, bright eyes and a mischievous air about her.

Chu Wanli was about to get angry, but when he saw that it was such a lively and lovely girl who came out, his anger immediately subsided. He said, "You are really quite mischievous, girl. Why did you have to disturb other people's fishing? But your skill in breaking the fishing line is quite remarkable."

The woman in purple scoffed at Chu Wanli's words, "What's so fun about fishing? It's so tedious. If you want to eat fish, wouldn't it be better to use this fishing rod to hook the fish?"

He snatched the fishing rod from the fisherman's hand, casually plunging it into the water, his right hand first slightly deflecting to the left, drawing a small arc.

He then thrust the rod downwards from the right, repeatedly raising and lowering it to hook five blue and white fish, stringing them together on the rod. With a flick of his wrist, he tossed all the fish back into the lake.

Yang Guo saw that her casual thrust was beautiful, but it was a step too slow for actual combat. Her style was somewhat like that of Peach Blossom Island, flashy and unorthodox, but the skills of Peach Blossom Island were much more practical than those of the girl in purple.

Chu Wanli's face showed displeasure as he said, "You young girl, why are you so cruel? If you want to catch fish to eat, that's fine. But to kill the fish and then not eat it, killing it for no reason, what is the point?"

The girl in purple clapped her hands and laughed, "I simply enjoy killing without cause, so what?"

The girl tried to break his fishing rod with both hands, but the rod was very strong and tough, and she couldn't break it.

Chu Wanli sneered, "Heh heh, you think you can break my fishing rod so easily?"

The girl was displeased upon hearing this, and suddenly pointed behind the fisherman, asking, "Look who's that?"

Chu Wanli turned around following her finger, but saw no one. Realizing he had been tricked, he hurriedly turned back, but it was too late. His fishing rod had already flown more than ten feet away, heading towards the center of the lake, about to plunge into it.