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

Chapter 77 Young Girl and Young Woman

In the blink of an eye, Yang Guo plucked a few leaves from a willow tree by the lake, and with a flick of his finger, a leaf flew swiftly toward the fishing rod with a "whoosh".

With a clang, the willow leaf struck the tip of the fishing rod, sending it spinning upwards. Yang Guo then flicked the rod with both hands, each flick sending a willow leaf to strike the rod with perfect force and angle, guiding it towards Chu Wanli's position.

Chu Wanli was startled at first, then overjoyed. When the fishing rod flew to within three feet of him, he quickly stretched out his arm and grabbed it. Just as he was about to turn around to thank him, he saw Yang Guo's face and couldn't help but exclaim, "Young Master, is that you?"

Just as Yang Guo was about to say a few words to Chu Wanli, the young girl stormed up to him and said irritably, "Why did you ruin my plans?"

As she spoke, she suddenly threw something into her hand, which looked like a piece of transparent cloth, indistinct and unclear, and threw it towards Yang Guo.

Yang Guo raised his right hand, rolled up his sleeve, and sucked the object into his palm, forming a ball. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a fishing net made of extremely fine silk threads. The threads were as fine as hair, transparent in texture, yet exceptionally strong—a truly wondrous object, though he didn't know what material it was made of.

The young woman was utterly astonished by Yang Guo's abilities. After a long while, she came to her senses and reached out to Yang Guo, saying, "Give it back!"

Yang Guo laughed and said, "You little girl are quite eccentric. In that case, I'll keep this for you for the time being."

After saying that, he put the soft silk net into his bosom. Upon hearing this, the girl in purple was so angry that her face turned red and she stomped her feet repeatedly.

Just then, someone from the west of the lake called out from afar, "Brother Chu, what's the matter?"

A man strode briskly along the lakeside path. Yang Guo saw that this man had a square face, was in his forties or fifties, and had a commanding presence, yet his attire—casual robes and loose belt—was quite dashing. Who else could it be but Duan Zhengchun?

When Yang Guo saw Duan Zhengchun come out, he quickly took two steps and went to greet him.

"Father, your son is here. How are you?"

The sound had barely faded when Duan Zhengchun's expression changed drastically, and he shouted, "Yu'er, watch out for hidden weapons!"

It turned out that after the girl in purple had been angry for a while, she saw Yang Guo walk up to Duan Zhengchun and talk to him. She quietly went around behind him and suddenly patted her right sleeve with her left hand. A burst of emerald light shot towards Yang Guo's back.

Upon hearing this, Yang Guo flashed to the side, and at the same time, he rolled up his sleeve, concealing a cluster of green needles flying in mid-air within it.

Spreading out his sleeve, Yang Guo saw the color of the fine needle and knew that the poison on it was extremely potent, capable of killing instantly upon contact with blood. He had just met her and had no grudge against her, so why would she be so ruthless?

Yang Guo already deeply abhorred poison and poison needles, and was also annoyed by her viciousness, so he decided to teach this arrogant little girl a lesson.

With a swift strike of his right palm, he unleashed the very same martial art that Duan Zhengchun liked to use on his lovers—the Five Luo Green Smoke Palm.

Yang Guo used this skill as a kind of palm strike, and the palm wind went straight for the girl's chest. The girl had no time to dodge, and with a "whoosh", her body was sent flying.

With a "plop," she fell into the lake several meters away.

He immediately leaped into a small boat under the willow tree, rowed a few strokes, and arrived at the spot where the girl had fallen into the water. As soon as she surfaced, he grabbed her hair and punished her.

But after the girl cried out "Ouch!" as she fell into the lake, she disappeared without a trace. Normally, when a person drowns, they will surface and then sink again, repeating this several times until they have drunk their fill of water, before finally ceasing to float.

But the girl remained stagnant, like a boulder. After a while, she still did not rise to the surface.

Although Yang Guo was annoyed by her viciousness, she ultimately did not cause him any harm. He could only punish her and that was enough; it was not to the point of taking her life.

If he were to drown her, it would be his own fault.

Yang Guo jumped into the lake. He had grown up by Taihu Lake in Jiaxing and had also learned the breath-holding skill from the Nine Yin Manual, so walking underwater was naturally no problem for him.

A short while later, he found the girl in purple underwater, and with a strong pull, he lifted her and flew back to the shore.

Yang Guo bent down and saw that the woman in purple had her eyes closed and seemed to have died. He then touched her pulse and found that it had stopped, and her breathing had also stopped. However, her abdomen was not swollen, indicating that she had not drunk much water.

Just as Yang Guo was wondering how to save the girl before him, he heard Duan Zhengchun shouting into the bamboo forest, "Ah Xing, Ah Xing, quick, quick, come and think of a way to save her!"

A woman's voice came from the bamboo grove in the distance: "Who are you trying to save? If it's a man, I'll save him, but if it's a woman, even if a hundred drown, I'll just clap and cheer, I definitely won't save her."

The voices grew closer and closer, and in a moment they reached the lakeside.

Yang Guo looked at her and saw that she was wearing a light green, form-fitting water jacket, which made her waist look even more slender. Her big, dark eyes were bright and sparkling like stars, and they were extremely lively and expressive, as if they could speak. She had a beautiful face and a half-smile on her lips. She looked to be about thirty-five or thirty-six years old.

Yang Guo thought to himself: This person is probably the confidante of the Prince of Zhennan. Although her voice is charming, it also carries a hint of stubbornness. She is probably a mischievous character, somewhat like A'Zhu and the girl who fell into the lake earlier.

The beautiful woman said, "I need to make it clear first. If it's a man, I'll save him; if it's a woman, you don't need to ask."

Duan Zhengchun stamped his foot and said, "Sigh, she's just a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, don't take it to heart."

The beautiful woman said, "Hmph, what's wrong with a little girl? You, whether it's a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl or a seventy or eighty-year-old woman, you don't discriminate..."

She wanted to say "I welcome anyone who comes," but when she glanced at Yang Guo and realized there were outsiders present, her face flushed slightly. She quickly covered her mouth with her hand, and the word "reject" was left unsaid, but her eyes were full of smiles.

Zhao Shuhuai reached out and poked Yang Guo, saying, "Your father is quite popular with women!"

Born into the Song Dynasty royal family, she was quite open-minded about the idea of ​​powerful families having multiple wives and concubines. Of course, if she hadn't come with Yang Guo but instead sought a husband in Bianjing, probably no man would have dared to have multiple wives and concubines in front of her.

Do they really think that Emperor Zhao and Empress Dowager are good-tempered?

Yang Guo was speechless: his "father" was really popular with women, and he could meet beautiful women wherever he went. However, the woman just now didn't seem to be easy to deal with. It seemed that his "father's" comfortable days wouldn't last much longer.

The beautiful woman sensed something was wrong as soon as she touched the girl's chest, and hurriedly said, "Quick, quick, we have to think of a way to save her!"

Having said that, he picked up the girl and ran into the bamboo forest.

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