Yuan Tong
Chapter 465 A World-Traveling Ascetic
The group took a spaceship back to the Kuiper Belt, and then went directly through the portal to the basement of the house. The reason they didn't teleport to some uninhabited corner of the southern suburbs like they usually did and then stroll back was mainly because there was an extra person in the team this time: Elizabeth. It wasn't a big deal that the little girl was energetic and running around, but mainly, the two small and cute devil horns on her head were hard to explain to people. Even if you said she was an anime fan, you might not be able to fool them. The southern suburbs had always been peaceful and simple. In other words, anything that happened there was considered community news. If a little girl like Elizabeth stood on the street, who knows how many enthusiastic old ladies would come to denounce Hao Ren for leading children astray…
As soon as they came out of the portal, Hao Ren was very satisfied to see that the house was quite tidy. It seemed that Becky, who was left here to watch the house, was still very conscientious. It wasn't easy for a mercenary with a casual lifestyle to remember to clean up the house. Elizabeth exaggeratedly "oh-ed" and ran around the basement, jumping and skipping: "So this is where Uncle Ren lives? It looks so gloomy~"
"It's Uncle Hao... Forget it, do whatever you want," Hao Ren said, covering his head, finally giving up on correcting the little girl's strange way of addressing him. "This place is the basement of my house, where Vivian lives. My house isn't as big as your dad's castle. Housing on Earth is tight. Also, let me make it clear that you're not allowed to dismantle things here. This place is the most important part of my house. These devices are very useful."
Originally, when Elizabeth saw those silver coffins, she had already eagerly taken out her treasured little screwdriver, but at this time she had to put things away in frustration. But seeing her restless eyes scanning the room, Hao Ren knew that this little girl definitely couldn't help it. She dared to poke at alien spaceships. Her courage was inherited from her father.
But it was fine for this mischievous child to do whatever she wanted. Hao Ren believed that the Empire's technology was number one in the void. With just the little girl's screwdriver, she might not be able to poke a hole even if she poked until the end of time...
Lily stretched hard, and "awoooed" like she was having a seizure before sighing comfortably: "Aiya... I'm finally home."
When the husky was playing wildly outside, she didn't seem to miss home at all, but at this time she began to sigh that she was finally home.
The commotion of so many people in the basement naturally attracted the attention of the people upstairs. Hao Ren heard a burst of footsteps from the stairs next door, and then Becky's head poked in from the door: "Wow! Landlord, you're back?"
Becky had now completely become an Earthling. The rustic air she had when she was brought out of the Dream Plane was long gone. She was wearing a loose cartoon pajama, with fluffy slippers on her feet. When she poked her head in, Hao Ren also saw that she was holding a remote control in her hand. Not only had she completely adapted to life here, but she had also regarded the rented house as her own home.
Elizabeth was curious about everything she saw now, including Earthlings. She ran up to Becky excitedly: "Who are you?"
Hao Ren stepped forward and pulled Elizabeth back, smiling as he introduced her to Becky, who was a little stunned: "This is Izhaks' daughter, Elizabeth."
The expression on Becky's face was the same as Hao Ren's when he first saw Elizabeth. She was stunned and couldn't believe that this cute little girl was actually the daughter of a fierce man like Izhaks. But after seeing the two pointy horns on the little guy's head, she still had to believe this shocking fact. Becky tentatively reached out and touched Elizabeth's devil horns: "These are real?"
The little girl immediately puffed out her chest proudly: "Of course, my horns are the most beautiful!"
As she spoke, the little girl took out a small box of polishing oil from somewhere on her body. She smeared it on her horns and then grabbed two handkerchiefs and wiped them hard. No wonder Hao Ren always felt that this girl's horns were brighter than other demons. At first, he thought it was because she was young, but after a long time, he realized that she was actually waxing her horns... Is this the affectation of a princess?
A group of people came to the living room, and Hao Ren found that the TV was on and it was already late outside. No wonder Becky was wearing pajamas. It turned out that it was dark here.
Elizabeth looked around curiously, and sure enough, she saw the TV not far away and immediately cheered: "Wow!"
This time, before Hao Ren could say anything, the mischievous child's father made a move. Izhaks picked up the little girl and forcibly confiscated the latter's small screwdriver: "You're not allowed to dismantle other people's things! Otherwise, I'll send you back to the Demon King's Castle for class!"
The little girl withered in mid-air: "Oh..."
Hao Ren looked at the lively scene in front of him and suddenly realized something: "Oh right, there doesn't seem to be any empty rooms upstairs. Where will the little girl live?"
Nangong Wuyue said without thinking: "She can live with her dad."
But unexpectedly, after hearing this sentence, Elizabeth immediately crossed her arms (at the same time, she was still being held in the air by Izhaks, who was grabbing her collar), and said with a serious face: "No. Sister La Niña said that girls can't sleep with their fathers after they turn one hundred years old."
Hao Ren was speechless: "One hundred..."
Sure enough, you can't discuss age with these long-lived races. The difference in worldviews is too great.
Becky looked at Hao Ren, then at Elizabeth, and then hesitantly said: "Well, actually, there's an empty room now..."
Hao Ren immediately looked over: "What do you mean?"
"The Four Vajras... I mean the four masters, now only one person is left here, and the other three have gone to travel around the world," Becky stuck out her tongue. "That frees up a room."
Hao Ren was stunned when he heard this: "What? Travel around the world?"
Becky was about to answer when she heard the sound of the back door opening. Hao Ren turned his head and saw the bearded ascetic monk walking in while nibbling on half of a charred steamed bun. He was back from his day of cultivation to sleep.
The bearded man saw Hao Ren and the others, and after a slight pause, he smiled: "You're back? Was your journey safe?"
"Oh, it's okay, it's okay," Hao Ren nodded subconsciously, then suddenly reacted, "Wait! What's going on with traveling around the world? Where are the other three?"
The bearded man didn't take it seriously at all, just smiling solemnly: "To follow the path of the goddess, one cannot be trapped in one place. One must walk the world, endure all kinds of trials, and taste all the joys and sorrows to cultivate. It is normal for the three of them to set off to travel this world."
Hao Ren instantly broke out in a cold sweat and shouted, jumping up and down, "Don't you know that your identities are special? You still dare to run around?! Don't you know that you are considered aliens in this world?"
The bearded man smiled slightly and pointed to Vivian and the others: "Who isn't an alien here? Since they can move freely, why can't we?"
Hao Ren was speechless for a moment, and after thinking about it, that was indeed the case, but he still felt it was very inappropriate: "Your situation is even more special: you came from the Dream Plane, this..."
The bearded man smiled: "No matter how far you run, you are still under the eyes of your Raven Goddess. And if there is a situation, I don't believe you can't find them from all over the world: you can even cross the World Bridge at will."
Hao Ren was speechless again, and after thinking for a long time, he finally understood what he felt was most inappropriate: It was the Four Vajras' way of life that was incompatible with ordinary people! No matter how alien Vivian was, she had lived among people. Even Lily, the husky spirit, could thrive among the literati of the Republic of China. Nangong Wuyue had even recently been named the little queen of the urban-rural fringe music scene. Even Izhaks, after covering his face, could be considered a simple and honest elder brother. The aliens in his family were all the type that couldn't be found in a crowd. Their specialty was adapting to the environment, but the Four Vajras... Just their survival habits in the wilderness were enough to make the fifty-minute news!
Hao Ren glanced at the TV, fearing that a breaking news story would suddenly pop up: Poachers reappear in Hoh Xil, a trio capturing Tibetan antelopes on a large scale. The suspects are experienced in wilderness survival and are engaged in entanglement with anti-poaching teams...
With the living habits of these ascetic monks, this kind of thing was not impossible!
The bearded man seemed to see what Hao Ren was thinking, and he smiled gently: "I know you are worried that we don't understand the rules and will cause trouble in this world. Don't worry, since we learned that we can't set up tents under the TV tower, we have carefully studied the survival methods in various parts of the world. We still have a basic understanding of common sense. When the three of them left, they each took a copy of the list of endangered animal protection..."
Hao Ren: "..."
The masters were quite self-aware.