Chapter 2043: Chapter 2011: The Young Man with Stories

"What did you say your name was?" The captain couldn’t help but ask once more.

"My name is Li Chen." Li Chen nodded with a smile and said, "What’s wrong? Is there something strange about it?"

"No, no." The captain shook his head. For a moment earlier, he did have a certain thought, but he quickly dismissed it.

There are as many as a thousand or at least eight hundred people in the world named Li Chen. This name is quite common. How could it possibly be...

In the following time, Li Chen stayed on the cruise ship. Although he was an unexpected guest for many on the ship, it did not affect their curiosity about him.

After all, meeting a young man riding a whale who suddenly boarded their ship on this vast ocean was quite a coincidence, so many people couldn’t help but curiously talk to Li Chen.

Li Chen didn’t show any aversion to these people; instead, he chatted with them quite calmly.

As for the content of the conversation, it ranged from South Heaven to North Earth, including local customs, literature, and art. Some even wanted to find out how Li Chen managed to get a whale as a means of transportation, but obviously, they didn’t learn anything.

What intrigued the tourists was that although the young man seemed quite young, he seemed to know everything. No matter what they talked about with him, he could easily blend into the conversation and even shared some secrets they didn’t know.

"I heard that the dimensional gate in Kunlun will open next month, and guests from the otherworld will come to visit our Earth." A sensual beauty in a long dress was chatting with her companion, catching Li Chen’s attention.

"Guests from the otherworld? When the gate opens, there will be martial artists going there, won’t they?" Another young girl showed a longing expression: "Having traveled all over the world, I’d love to travel to the otherworld, but unfortunately, only martial artists are qualified to go."

"Otherworld?" At this moment, Li Chen also came over.

The beauty in the long dress couldn’t help but smile when she saw Li Chen, "What’s up? Is the young man also interested in the otherworld?"

Li Chen nodded, "I’m indeed somewhat interested."

"The otherworld, huh? It used to be called the minor world, and later after connecting with us, we began visiting each other. But since the dimensional gate is hard to open, it can only be opened after a long interval," another young girl shook her head and said.

"By the way." As she spoke, the girl seemed to remember something, her eyes lighting up as she looked at Li Chen: "Little brother, you rode over on a whale. With such an extraordinary skill, you must be a martial artist, right?"

Li Chen shrugged, looking at the two beauties: "Do I look like a martial artist to you?"

"Not really." The beauty in the long dress burst into a charming laugh upon hearing Li Chen’s words: "I think you’re more like a traveler, just like Xiaoxiao! Otherwise, how would you know so many random things?"

The beauty in the long dress was named Gong Yufei, and the Xiaoxiao she mentioned was the other young girl, named Ying Xiaoxiao.

"I’ve just been to more places." Li Chen shook his head with a smile.

At this moment, Gong Yufei glanced at Li Chen: "But you don’t seem very old. How did you manage to visit so many places? Alone?"

Being asked by Gong Yufei, Li Chen was silent for a moment.

"Not alone, there used to be many people with me."

Seeing Li Chen’s expression turn somber, Gong Yufei couldn’t help but apologize, "I’m sorry."

Although she didn’t know why she felt the need to say sorry, she believed her words might have touched on some of Li Chen’s painful memories. Li Chen had previously mentioned he ended up in trouble because of a shipwreck, and Gong Yufei assumed that the many people Li Chen referred to were those who were on the same ship with him.

At this time, Ying Xiaoxiao, trying to change the topic, asked Li Chen: "By the way, little brother, you know so much. Do you know what the Martial Artist World is like?"

"Although martial artists are no longer a secret, and there might be many on the streets, I really don’t know what the Martial Artist World is like," Ying Xiaoxiao said with some longing.

"Do you really want to be a martial artist?" Li Chen asked curiously.

"I never thought about it before," Ying Xiaoxiao pouted, saying with some regret: "I used to think martial artists were all about fighting, so I wasn’t interested at all. But later, when I developed a love for traveling, I gradually realized that only martial artists can know more secrets of this world and visit more places."

Indeed, Ying Xiaoxiao wasn’t wrong here. This world hides too many secrets, and without a certain level of strength as a guarantee, there’s no qualification to explore them.

Li Chen knew quite a few of this world’s secrets.

After all, during his Ascension, he was already considered the most powerful being in the entire world and even the surrounding minor worlds.

But even when he left, he hadn’t figured out all the secrets hidden in this world.

Moreover, after entering the Heaven Realm and even visiting the Immortal Domain, Li Chen felt even more that there are many secrets within the main world space of Earth that he hadn’t uncovered. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

For example, how the Immortal Domain managed to send tokens here, what was the deal with the minor world Behemoth belonged to, and why traces of the Four Great Realms linger in such a mere main world of the Lower Realm?

"Well, since I’m back this time, I should take the opportunity to figure out some of these old mysteries," Li Chen smiled, feeling a vague resolve forming in his heart.

"Little brother?"

At this moment, seeing Li Chen lost in thought, Ying Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but call out in confusion.

"Oh, it’s nothing, just remembered something," Li Chen shook his head with a smile, then reached out and placed a hand on Ying Xiaoxiao’s shoulder.

"What are you doing, young man? Even if you’re interested in our Xiaoxiao, this is a bit too fast, isn’t it?" Gong Yufei, seeing Li Chen’s actions, chuckled lightly.

Ying Xiaoxiao was startled, but after seeing that Li Chen didn’t take any further action, she calmed down and looked at Li Chen curiously. After all, Li Chen didn’t show any lecherous intentions in his eyes.

"It’s nothing," Li Chen withdrew his hand, having only placed it momentarily.

"I was just checking her root bone," Li Chen smiled at Ying Xiaoxiao: "Your root bone is okay. If you practice martial arts, you could reach Entry-Level, but perhaps you won’t achieve anything great. With that in mind, do you still want to be a martial artist?"

"Are you really a martial artist?" Gong Yufei couldn’t help but express surprise upon hearing this.

Li Chen smiled without replying.

"Of course!" Ying Xiaoxiao’s eyes lit up with excitement, nodding eagerly.