Chapter 4: The Bond Between Mother and Son

  The reason why Wu Ming has always been reluctant to mention the name of the female volunteer is that he has always regarded her as an unattainable dream in his heart.

  Dreams are just dreams and don't need names.

  Of course, although the two women looked very similar, their expressions and mannerisms were quite different.

  Especially the expressions of the two women, in Wu Ming's view, are worlds apart, completely different interpretations.

  The female volunteer was gentle as water, while the little dragon girl was cold as frost.

  If the former is a gentle spring breeze, then the latter is a snowy winter.

  Spring fills people with warmth and emotion, while winter inexplicably brings a chill and shiver.

  They are so different yet so alike, like a pair of twin sisters with vastly different personalities.

  However, reality and fantasy, virtual and gaming, in different worlds met two similar girls, is it really just a coincidence?

  After a brief shock, Wu Ming's heart surged with an indescribable excitement.

  There was once a beloved girl who came to his side, but he didn't dare to confess because of his terminal illness, and even dared not think about it. But unexpectedly, in this book world, he actually met someone almost identical to that girl, and she was the legendary Little Dragon Girl, which made people's imagination run wild.

  Wu Ming was lost in thought when he heard Old Lady Sun say to the little girl who had just walked in, smiling: "I'm at my wit's end. Why don't you try persuading him?"

  After listening to Grandma Sun's words, Little Dragon Girl slightly frowned and walked closer to the bed, looked at Wu Ming's injury caused by the jade bee sting on his head, and finally reached out to touch his forehead.

  At the moment when Wu Ming's forehead was touched by Xiao Longnu's jade-like hand, he felt that her hand was indeed as described in the book, exceptionally cold and devoid of any warmth.

  This chill made Wu Ming shiver, but in his heart, a strange thought arose, that was to let her recover as soon as possible the liveliness and vitality that a girl should have, rather than this icy coldness like a dead person.

  "Nothing much, you've already had the royal jelly, it'll be fine in half a day. By the way, what were you doing sneaking into the woods?"

  Xiao Long Nu's voice was indifferent and cold, Wu Ming looked up at her gaze also felt the same indifference and coldness, as if everything around her was unimportant.

  Wu Ming sighed inexplicably in his heart, poor Little Dragon Girl, almost became the sacrifice of Lin Chongying's emotional failure, fortunately he came now, he must replace Yang Guo to make Little Dragon Girl happy and restore the youthful vitality that this age should have.

  "Grandma, her hand is so cold, she won't be a female ghost, will she? I'm so scared..." Wu Ming said with a quiver, his eyes filled with a hint of terror.

  "Silly child, don't be afraid, she's not a ghost, but the mistress of this place, you can call her Dragon Sister. And whatever she asks you, just answer properly." Seeing Wu Ming's terrified expression, Old Lady Sun couldn't help but chuckle and quickly helped Little Dragon Girl explain, but Wu Ming clearly saw that Little Dragon Girl herself seemed completely unmoved by his nonsense.

  "Grandma, she's not a female ghost, is she? Then she must be an immortal fairy from heaven, otherwise how could she look so beautiful?" Wu Ming's current identity was that of a young child, and as the saying goes, "children speak without reserve", which is why he dared to speak so freely in front of Grandma Sun and Little Dragon Girl.

  "Foolish child, speaking nonsense again." Old Lady Sun couldn't help but laugh once more, but then heard Little Dragon Girl say coldly: "Are you going to speak or not? If not, then have Old Lady Sun send you out immediately."

  "Long sister, don't..."

  In the Divine Condor's nest, Little Dragon Maiden's temper was something Wu Ming understood. If he continued to speak nonsense, she might really do it.

  In memory, Yang Guo in The Return of the Condor Hero would get out of bed to pay respects to Granny Sun and Little Dragon Girl, and strangely address Little Dragon Girl as "Auntie".

  In fact, even in the original work, when Old Lady Sun introduced Yang Guo to Little Dragon Girl, she also called her "Dragon Sister". Wu Ming still doesn't quite understand why Yang Guo suddenly wants to call Little Dragon Girl "Auntie" now.

  Although Xiaolongnu was already eighteen, she looked like she wasn't that old at all, and at most looked like a modern girl of fifteen or sixteen years old. Calling Xiaolongnu "aunt" would be impossible if it were Wu Ming instead.

  Is it not ridiculous for a grown man over twenty years old in mental age to call a pretty girl "auntie"?

  So, whether it's for the sake of a smooth future or for his own peace of mind, Wu Ming has firmly decided not to follow Yang Guo's aunt route, and instead prefers to take the sister route.

  In ancient times, etiquette was very different from modern times. Modern people rarely kneel and worship, so after Wu Ming came down from the wall, he just gave a slight bow to the two of them and said: "My name is Wu Ming... Oh, my surname is Yang... called Yang... No name, nice to meet you, Mother-in-law, nice to meet you, Long sister."

  Because it was the first time introducing himself as Yang Guo, Wu Ming was slightly nervous and mistakenly said the wrong name. He simply went along with the mistake and directly changed Yang Guo's name to Yang Wuming.

  In Wu Ming's view, whether it was called Yang Guo or Yang Wuming didn't matter, as long as the surname Yang remained unchanged, others wouldn't have anything to say. In ancient times, changing one's name wasn't as strict as in modern society.

  As for his original surname, even the orphanage director who had named him didn't know it, so what surname he had was also of no significance to him.

  So naturally, Wu Ming changed Yang Guo's name to Yang Wuming.

  "What's with the hemming and hawing? What's your name, anyway?" The Little Dragon Girl asked coldly, seeming to sense some hesitation in Wu Ming's earlier words.

  "Dragon sister, why are you so fierce? My surname is Yang, and my original name was Yang Guo, but I think it doesn't sound good, so I've decided to change my name to Yang Wuming."

  "Oh? Child, why do you want to change your name?" Granny Sun asked kindly and with some surprise, looking at Wu Ming.

  "My original name was a single character with the word 'guò' which means 'to pass' or 'to cross', but it also implies making mistakes or committing errors. I never liked it, I didn't do anything wrong, why should I be named that? As for why I changed my name to Wúmíng, please listen carefully, mother-in-law and sister..."

  Wu Ming came from modern society and was already eloquent, plus he had been good at talking since childhood, so it was easy for him to fool Sun Bao Pu and Little Dragon Girl.

  Old Lady Sun had lived in the ancient tomb for decades, never interacting with outsiders. Now, seeing Wu Ming's handsome appearance, eloquent speech, and polite demeanor, she inexplicably took a liking to this child. Hearing him speak like this, she naturally nodded her head, letting him continue speaking.

  Then Wu Ming recounted Yang Guo's experiences from start to finish.

  Because of her relationship with Yang Guo as fellow orphans, Wu Min's narrative is vivid and full of emotions, with a natural outpouring of feelings in her words.

  When Wu Ming spoke so pitifully, Old Lady Sun's sympathetic heart overflowed, and she occasionally inserted a sentence or two of commentary, surprisingly all in defense of Wu Ming. At one moment she said Huang Rong was biased towards her daughter and acted unfairly, and at another she scolded Zhao Zhi Jing for being narrow-minded and unworthy of being a teacher.

  But Little Dragon Girl seemed unaffected, sitting calmly on a stool beside him, waiting indifferently for Wu Ming to finish speaking.

  "Grandma, Long sister, you say I'm now a nameless child who has no one to care for me and no one to love me. But although I call myself nameless, I won't lose my fighting spirit. This nameless person will surely become famous all over the world in the future."

  "Well said, well said, child! You've spoken too well. With such ambition, Grandma believes you'll definitely make something of yourself in the future." Old Lady Sun patted her hands, her eyes filled with doting affection and a kind of benevolent praise.

  Looking at the doting and loving gaze of Grandma Sun, Wu Ming suddenly felt a warmth like that of a family member. If in this strange world, there was someone who loved and cared for him like a family member, it would undoubtedly be a very happy thing.

  "Ding Dong!"

  "You have luckily triggered the Book Immortal System task [Mother-Child Fate]."