Chapter 846: Encountering a Wild Child of Destiny!
Chen Yuhua turned her head, genuine surprise rippling across her usually placid features as she looked at the man beside her.
Shen Anyu offered a warm, disarming smile. "After all, you are Nannan's closest confidante. She speaks of you to me constantly."
At the mention of Yu Guannan, the icy guard in Yuhua's gaze melted into something much softer. She studied him in silence for a long moment before giving a gentle, conceding nod.
The Baiwu Mountain Valley was a landscape of fresh devastation, scarred by the terrifying aftershocks of their recent battle. Yet, a few isolated pavilions had miraculously survived the destruction. Yuhua and her disciple, Lin Qingqing, handled the broken earth and claimed one of the intact structures to rest.
Anyu watched their retreating figures, a dark, appreciative amusement flashing in his eyes.
Chen Yuhua was by no means an easy woman to tame. She was fiercely proud, inherently cold, and looked down upon the mortal world from a pedestal of absolute arrogance. And given her overwhelming strength, she had every right to view the world with such disdain.
Fortunately, Anyu was Yu Guannan's man, and Guannan was Yuhua's most cherished friend in this lifetime. Like a delicate, unbreakable thread, Guannan bridged the gap between them. Had that connection not existed, someone with Yuhua's ruthless temperament would never have bothered with pleasantries. She would have simply seized the Spirit Medicine by force and vanished, completely ignoring Anyu's struggle against the threat of Old Monster Qinghong.
As a friend, Yuhua was undeniably loyal.
As a woman, she would undoubtedly be an exquisite prize.
Since the two women were such inseparable best friends, it only made sense that they should eventually share everything—including the space beneath his quilt.
"Lingyin, take a guess. What kind of filthy thoughts do you think that dog of a man is brewing right now?" Liu Ruyan whispered from behind him, leaning in close to Zhong Lingyin.
"Oh, Brother Shen wouldn't think of anything bad. I only feel terrible for him. I wonder if he sustained any internal injuries just now..." Lingyin replied, her pretty face a perfect mask of innocent distress.
'Such a tea-drinker,'Ruyan thought, rolling her eyes toward the heavens. She didn't believe for a single second that Lingyin hadn't noticed the predatory gleam in Anyu's eyes as he watched Yuhua. The man clearly wanted what was in the pot while he was still eating from the bowl.'But Sister Yan'er, knowing doesn't change anything. It is far better to secure more of Brother Shen's favor for ourselves,' Lingyin thought privately. A look of deep, watery concern washed over her beautiful features as she stepped forward, closing the distance.
"Brother Shen, are you alright? Lingyin was so frightened for you."
"I'm perfectly fine. I'm stronger than an ox, don't you know that by now?" Anyu chuckled, his voice a low rumble.
A faint, rosy blush dusted Lingyin's cheeks. How could she know? She had fainted from the sheer pressure of the battle.
"Anyu, please, let me give your body a thorough examination," Murong Jieyu urged, stepping up beside them. The Goddess Doctor's brow was furrowed with genuine medical anxiety.
Just yesterday, Anyu had engaged in a brutal deathmatch with Xiao Fan's master, Xiao Qingtan, falling into a deep coma from the sheer physical toll. He had tossed and turned in agony all night, only to wake up and immediately throw himself into an even more apocalyptic clash against a thousand-year-old monster.
Jieyu was terrified that his old wounds and new traumas were compounding. Even if he brushed them off now, such extreme physical stress could leave devastating hidden ailments in his meridians.
A private physical examination from a breathtakingly beautiful doctor? Anyu was highly interested.
He opened his mouth to agree, but his ears suddenly twitched, catching a faint, distant anomaly on the wind. His smile shifted into something sharper.
"Let's save the examination for tonight. Something else requires my attention right now. You girls find a room and settle in; I will be right back."
Before they could protest, Anyu's figure blurred, dissolving into the wind and vanishing from the spot.
Jieyu, Ruyan, and Lingyin exchanged helpless glances, left with no choice but to seek out another intact pavilion in the ruined valley.
"Chat, we are currently two hundred and fifty miles deep into the uncharted territory of the Qinling Mountains. Just look at this raw, untouched natural scenery. It's absolutely stunning..."
"I am Zhao Hao. I have dedicated my life to challenging the world's most dangerous, uninhabited death zones. Whether it is the primordial forests of Shennongjia, the deepest abysses of the Qinling Mountains, the frozen peaks of Kunlun, the Devil's Triangle, the lost ruins of Atlantis, or the scorching sands of Death Valley... I will conquer them all, one by one!"
"Fam, please smash that like button and hit follow..."
A young man with sharp, delicate features marched through the dense underbrush. He wore a high-end tactical outdoor jacket and had a specialized camera strapped to his head, speaking animatedly into the phone he held out in front of him.
High above, the leaves rustled silently. Anyu materialized on a thick tree branch, looking down through the canopy. His eyes shimmered with a predatory, calculating light.
'Zhao Hao, doing a wilderness survival live-stream?'
Anyu sifted through the stolen memories of the Rebirth-style Child of Destiny, Long Hao. In those visions of the future, Zhao Hao was a monumental figure. He was the man destined to unearth the legendary prehistoric civilization of Atlantis, eventually being hailed globally as the greatest explorer in human history—a modern legend whose achievements dwarfed even Columbus.
Anyu had previously dispatched his intelligence network to track this man down, but Zhao Hao had vanished into the lethal depths of Shennongjia without a trace. To stumble across him now, deep in the Qinling Mountains, was a stroke of pure fate.
Was this Zhao Hao's terrible misfortune, or his own incredible luck?
'Is he a Child of Destiny?'
Anyu held back from immediately spending his Destiny Value to appraise the man, preferring not to waste his resources on a mere guess.
Instead, he swept his gaze through the surrounding foliage. A surge of invisible telekinetic power shot outward, violently striking a massive leopard resting lazily on a nearby branch. Provoked and enraged by the unseen blow, the apex predator let out a vicious snarl, dropping from the canopy and charging straight at Zhao Hao.
"Holy crap! Where the hell did a leopard come from?!"
Zhao Hao screamed, dropping all pretense of professional bravery as he turned and sprinted for his life.
His live-stream chat instantly exploded into a frenzy of mocking text.
"LMAO! Master Hao, what are you running for? Fight it! Let me teach you the ultimate technique: first, a sliding tackle..."
"Leopards are the absolute shame of the predator world. They get bullied and robbed by hyenas daily. They're weak as hell! Don't be a coward, Master Hao, punch it in the face!"
"Master Hao, if you choke out that leopard right now, I'll drop ten Carnivals on the stream!"
"..."
"Fight my ass! That is a Class-A protected animal!" Zhao Hao roared back at his phone while tearing through the thick vines. "If I kill that thing on a live-stream, I'm going straight to federal prison! I'm not bragging, but if it weren't for the jail time, I'd shatter its skull with a single punch!"
He was quite literally risking his life for content.
[Ding! Child of Destiny Zhao Hao was startled. Plundered +9,999 Destiny Value!]
[Ding! Child of Destiny Zhao Hao is running for his life. Plundered +9,999 Destiny Value!]
'He really is a Child of Destiny...'A brilliant smile bloomed across Anyu's handsome face. He hadn't expected the heavens to drop such a delightful surprise right into his lap. His reserves were dangerously close to dropping below ten million, and now, a fresh harvest had willingly presented itself.'System, appraise Zhao Hao.'
[Ding! Congratulations Master. 10,000 Destiny Value spent to successfully appraise Child of Destiny Zhao Hao!]
Instantly, a cascading waterfall of digital text projected across Anyu's vision.
[Name: Zhao Hao]
[Age: 26]
[Background: Child of Destiny of "Live-stream Treasure Hunting: Wilderness Challenge". Originally an extreme sports enthusiast, he awakened a System after accidentally falling from a high-rise building. Since then, he has risen against all odds, leaving his footprints in Shennongjia, the depths of the Qinling Mountains, the Devil's Triangle, Atlantis, Death Valley, and the Kunlun Mountains... Hailed as the greatest adventurer and explorer in human history.
Wilderness survival, extreme adventure, and ancient treasure hunting—I am the absolute peak!
"My name is Zhao Hao. You can call me Master Hao or Brother Ritian. But my fans prefer my true title: The Man at the Top of the Food Chain, the King of Adventure!"]
[Cultivation: Acquired Early Stage (Just began the path of martial arts)]
[Ability: Live-stream Wilderness Challenge System]
[Personality: Adrenaline junkie, obsessed with extreme excitement]
[Items: High-end smartphone, action camera, tactical outdoor jacket, military-grade survival knife...]
[Associated Heroines: None]
[Destiny Value: 800,000+ (Medium growth potential)]
Down below, the frantic chase between man and beast finally reached its conclusion.
Having managed to lose the exhausted predator, Zhao Hao collapsed against the thick roots of an ancient tree. He spent a few minutes panting heavily and bragging to his chat about his tactical retreat before finally cutting the live-stream feed.
The moment the camera died, his bravado vanished, replaced by a venomous scowl.
"Damn it all to hell. That dog-fucking Shen Corporation," Zhao Hao spat, wiping sweat and grime from his forehead. "If my old man hadn't been ruthlessly bankrupted by those corporate vultures, I'd still be a filthy rich second-generation heir! I'd be lounging on a private yacht right now, surrounded by young models, eating Shenbao like candy! Would I need to be out here working myself to the bone in a damn jungle?"
He gripped his tactical knife, driving it viciously into the dirt. "Just wait. Once I make it big out here, I'm going to turn around and aggressively acquire the entire Shen Corporation. I'll make every last one of those bastards beg on the streets for dog food..."
[Akarin's Note: "Carnival" (嘉年华) is one of the most expensive virtual gifts a viewer can send to a streamer on platforms like Douyin (TikTok China), costing around 3,000 RMB ($400 USD) each. Sending ten would be a massive donation.]
[Akarin's Note: "Shenbao" (肾宝) is a famous real-world Chinese medicinal tonic marketed to improve kidney function and, by extension, male sexual stamina. Zhao Hao is lamenting the loss of his playboy lifestyle where he needed stamina tonics for his yacht parties.]
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