“Hey, hey, hey, wake up, wake up!”
Suddenly, Nezha, whose consciousness had fallen into slumber, seemed to hear someone calling him.
“Who…who?”
Nezha groggily opened his eyes and subconsciously clenched his fist.
Only after feeling that familiar touch did he relax.
Fortunately, his Fire Tipped Spear was still there.
“The anticipated intense pain didn’t come.”
“This body is truly formidable after its transformation.”
Nezha felt everything about his body and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
As expected of the Spirit Pearl bloodline.
“Hey, what are you muttering about?”
“I was the one who fished you out of the water, so hurry up and thank me.”
A orioles-like voice came from beside him.
Only then did Nezha notice someone beside him, and subconsciously looked up.
He then saw clearly that standing before him was a girl of about ten years old.
A girl who made his eyes light up.
The girl was clad in azure phoenix battle armor, wrapped in several layers of light purple robes, with a phoenix flying in flames embroidered on her chest.
Her face was youthful, yet pretty and graceful.
Her arms were crossed, and she stepped on a patch of purple…
Purple?
Nezha’s eyes widened at this, this purple mass under her feet…
His gaze moved upwards, and he instantly understood.
That purple mass… was actually the cape behind the girl.
It turned out that because the cape was too large, and the girl’s body was small and couldn't support it, it was stepped on by her.
“Hey, what are you looking at? You also have some traces of armor on you. Whose general’s child are you?”
“To put it bluntly, who is your father?”
Deng Chanyu frowned, this boy looked a bit foolish and not very bright.
The reason Deng Chanyu saved the person in front of her was because she noticed the remnants of armor fragments on his body.
And it was a small armor of the general’s standard issue.
In the Shang Dynasty, only the descendants of generals of the grand general rank were qualified to wear this level of small general’s standard military uniform.
“Miss, are you alright?”
Just as Deng Chanyu finished asking, several soldiers holding spears walked up behind her.
“I’m fine.”
Deng Chanyu turned her head and replied, simultaneously signaling them with her eyes to step back and wait.
She possessed secret techniques and was not afraid that Nezha would harm her.
What’s more, her father was Deng Jiugong, the Shang Dynasty’s grand general in command of troops. Counting it, she was a true descendant of a general family, and her martial arts skills had far surpassed others since childhood.
Let alone this child in front of her, even a few more adult soldiers wouldn't be enough for her to fight.
“Hey, you still haven’t answered my question. Whose general’s child are you?”
After dealing with the soldiers, Deng Chanyu refocused her attention on the child in front of her.
“……”
Nezha frowned, a hint of displeasure on his face: “First, I am Nezha, with a name and surname.”
“Second, although I am very grateful that you saved me, I cannot tell you everything about myself.”
【And the last point is, I didn't need you to save me.】
Of course, this last point Nezha said in his heart. With his Spirit Pearl physique awakened, even if he jumped into the sea, he would still not drown.
Moreover, he also had the Heavenly Silk protecting him.
Enough to protect him from the river water’s harm.
This was also the reason he dared to jump into the river without hesitation.
“Huh?” Deng Chanyu, who received the reply, was a bit stunned. This was the first time someone dared to speak to her like this, and she couldn’t help but feel a little angry.
“You bad boy, I saved you!”
“Besides, I asked who your father was to send you back.”
Deng Chanyu pouted, very angry.
If it weren't for her father being able to gain more support from generals in the army, thereby gradually catching up to the so-called Four Heavenly Kings of the Shang Dynasty.
She wouldn't have meddled.
“Send back?”
Nezha’s tone immediately turned cold upon hearing this: “That won’t be necessary.”
Since Li Jing and Yin Shiniang decided to abandon him, they naturally had no intention of finding him back.
Even if he returned to Chen Tang Pass, to Li Jing and Yin Shiniang’s side.
He would probably still be abandoned in the end.
He might even be killed by Li Jing.
Don’t think it’s impossible, the foolishly loyal Li Jing would do anything for Emperor Yi’s dying wish.
Deng Chanyu keenly sensed that something was wrong. Having grown up with her father in the army, she was much more mature than her peers.
She understood that Nezha had most likely had a conflict with his family.
And it was a conflict that could not be resolved.
“I am very grateful that you saved me. Leave your name, and I will repay you if needed in the future.”
Nezha stood up straight, picked up the divine arrow, and examined it carefully.
Inside the divine arrow, a power was calling to him.
“Repay me?”
Deng Chanyu looked at Nezha in front of her. Although the boy’s clothes were ragged, his eyes were bright and piercing.
Especially at the moment he spoke of repayment, there was a faint feeling that made people have to believe him.
Very strange.
“My name is Deng Chanyu, and my father is Deng Jiugong.”
Deng Chanyu pouted and said: “As for repayment, forget about it.”
Although the boy gave her a very unusual feeling.
But Deng Chanyu didn't think she needed any help from him.
You know, her father was Deng Jiugong.
A famous grand general in command of troops in the Shang Dynasty. Although he couldn't compare to Li Jing, Huang Feihu, and the other Four Heavenly Kings, he was still a well-known figure.
Do I need your repayment?
“Deng Chanyu, huh?”
Nezha’s pupils slightly contracted. He didn’t expect to meet the future famous female general here.
“That’s right, although I’m not famous now, I will definitely become an even more powerful female general than my father in the future.”
Mentioning her father, Deng Chanyu’s face was full of pride.
In the entire court, the only one she could look up to as a role model was her father.
Nezha looked up at the young female general in front of him. The expression on her face was so confident, but it only brought him regret.
To be able to make Deng Chanyu so admired and proud.
Deng Jiugong must have truly loved his daughter.
If only Li Jing could be like that, how wonderful it would be.
【No, no, no, how could I have such a thought? I, Nezha, am born of heaven and earth.】
This thought arose, scaring him into quickly suppressing it.
“Deng Chanyu, I believe you will definitely become a very powerful female general.”
Nezha put away the divine arrow, then turned and prepared to leave.
Deng Chanyu, in the investiture of the gods, was also a tragic figure. In the end, due to the calculations of the Chan sect, she ended up marrying Tu Xingsun, that short little man.
And finally, both tragically died and ascended to the investiture of the gods.
However, according to Fire Virtue Star Lord’s version, it’s unclear whether they will die in the future.
But in any case, Deng Chanyu indeed became a powerful female general.
On the battlefield, she even defeated several third-generation Chan sect disciples with her five-colored divine stones.
Enough to be proud of.
“Really, really, you think so too?”
Hearing Nezha’s words, Deng Chanyu, who was just over ten years old, was very excited.
This was the first time she had heard someone her age believe her words. Although many adults also said so, it was mostly because they were giving her father, Deng Jiugong, face.
In reality, they didn’t think highly of her.
Even the prey obtained from this mountain hunt, many of them were deliberately released by those generals.
From this, it can be seen how happy Deng Chanyu was to receive Nezha’s affirmation from a peer.
Nezha did not continue to answer. After checking that his body was fine and that all his magic treasures, including the Heavenly Silk, were present, he bid farewell to Deng Chanyu.
Since Deng Chanyu was here, there were likely other generals present.
And Xuanyuan Tomb was not very far from Chaoge.
There was a high chance of encountering generals who knew him.
Before he was abandoned, Nezha had met many famous generals at Li Jing’s birthday banquet.
For safety, he could not expose himself to Li Jing and Yin Shiniang’s sight.