Chapter 377: We Are but Mortals~

ntion from students who were coming out of the building after their exams.Hao Ren didn't care about what they might be talking about and started up the car immediately by inserting his key.Tap tap tap...Chapter 377: We Are Ordinary People~

All preparations were complete, and the entire Hao Ren family gathered in the living room. By Hao Zhonghua's initiative, they took out a borrowed Jinniu van from the garage and happily headed for an outing.

Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang had been busy with work before, so this outing was somewhat of a compensation for them.

Even so, Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang still had their own personal goals. Hao Zhonghua wanted to collect butterfly specimens in the wild, while Yue Yang intended to investigate the water conditions around Jinniu Mountain.

As for Zhao Yanzǐ, it was simply a pure outing and picnic. She loved such spring outings very much.

The weather today suited her perfectly; Zhao Yanzǐ wore an ocean blue knitted cardigan over a white T-shirt with Mickey Mouse patterns underneath, paired with zebra-pattern stretch pants – lively yet adorable.

Xie Yujia seemed to deliberately contrast herself with Zhao Yanzǐ. She was wearing a pale green cardigan and a loose white T-shirt beneath, but instead of cartoon designs, it had long passages of Shakespeare's English poetry printed on it.

One looked excited while the other appeared gentle, making their relationship seem like that between an aunt and her niece.

The grandmother sat in the car, one arm around Zhao Yanzǐ and the other around Xie Yujia, laughing heartily.

Hao Ren didn't need to dress up as flamboyantly as Zhao Yanzǐ or Xie Yujia. He simply wore a gray sleeveless sportswear top and sports shorts.

This sport outfit was something he had bought when entering university, an old set of clothes. Yet now it gave him a unique blend of leisurely and lazy ruggedness.

Hao Ren who practiced martial arts daily saw his muscles gradually become more robust without even realizing it. Clothes that used to be slightly loose on him were now tight against his arms, thighs, and chest.

Moreover, Hao Ren's cultivator aura at the Gèn level was imposing in its stillness, completely different from the new student he had been when entering university.

Sitting up front, Yue Yang glanced back through the rearview mirror to see Hao Ren and couldn't help but feel nostalgic: This kid, Hao Ren, didn’t know what tricks he used, but within just a few months, he’d bulked up so much that his demeanor had also become more composed. Truly, men change significantly as they grow...

Zhao Yanzǐ and Xie Yujia sat beside their grandmother but kept glancing back at Hao Ren.

When Hao Ren appeared calm, he seemed like a divine statue, with an expression that was especially cold and clear. This made Zhao Yanzǐ and Xie Yujia secretly in awe inside.

Hao Ren was the most handsome when he didn't speak...

The girls couldn’t have known that at this moment, Hao Ren had his eyes open but pretended to be looking out the window while contemplating something. In reality, he had already entered a state of practice called “nothingness and forgetfulness”.

The car reached the central area of Jinniu Mountain through flat mountain roads. Hao Zhonghua stopped the vehicle and shouted loudly, "Alright, this place has the best scenery. Let's play here."

"Great!" Zhao Yanzǐ was the first to jump out of the car.

The grandmother shook her head and smiled, then walked out of the car with Xie Yujia's support.

Han Ren, after retracting his spiritual energy, patted his knees and crawled out of the car, looking at the surrounding scenery.

Different from Qingyan Mountain in tourist areas, Jinniu Mountain, which is 30 kilometers away from the seaside, is an undeveloped mountain area, a paradise for wild adventurers and a haven for scientists studying natural environments.

Along the roadside were everywhere wild flowers and grass. Zhao Yanzǐ rushed into a flower cluster immediately triggering hundreds of butterflies hiding inside to dance around翩翩起舞 should be translated as "dance gracefully" but in context, we can simply use "fluttered about".

This area of Jinniu Mountain is the most scenic, called "Butterfly Valley", where various kinds of butterflies gather.

"Golden Phoenix Butterfly!" Suddenly,郝中華激動的大叫起來 should be translated to maintain its meaning: "Hao Zhonghua excitedly shouted."

The Golden Phoenix butterfly is the largest butterfly in China and also a world-renowned ornamental butterfly. At this moment, it was mixed among ordinary butterflies and very conspicuous, with velvety black wings dotted with beautiful spots, rapidly flapping its way upward.

Hao Zhonghua turned to go back into the car for his insect net, but that Golden Phoenix butterfly had already flown two meters high, absolutely out of reach.

Just as Hao Zhonghua secretly lamented his misfortune, a figure flashed past him. Han Ren, wearing an ordinary sports short-sleeved shirt, leaped high and firmly grasped the Golden Phoenix butterfly with just two fingers before landing steadily back in the flower cluster.

Hao Zhonghua gaped at Han Ren — if not for seeing Han Ren land on the ground, Hao Zhonghua would have thought his son could fly given his jump height.

His gaze then immediately focused on Han Ren's palm direction… Even if Han Ren reacted quickly and caught the butterfly, he must have surely damaged it with his fingers.

"Dad, is this the butterfly" Han Ren walked over, placing the butterfly in his fingers before Hao Zhonghua.

Hao Zhonghua saw Han Ren holding the butterfly, nodded, and felt a bit regretful. Catching butterflies must be done with an insect net to avoid harming such delicate creatures.

If one catches them by hand, even if successful, it would surely damage their wings.

At this moment, seeing this precious Golden Phoenix butterfly motionless, Hao Zhonghua thought it had been crushed by Han Ren's fingers and thus took the butterfly from him, pulling out a paper bag to put it inside.

However, right when he was slightly careless, the butterfly suddenly flew up from his palm.

Hao Zhonghua didn't expect the butterfly could still fly; in a panic, Han Ren acted like lightning, catching the butterfly again.

This time, Hao Zhonghua saw clearly that Han Ren directly used two fingers to catch the wings of the butterfly. Such speed and strength would definitely damage the butterfly's wings once more.

"Put it in the glass bottle." Hao Zhonghua took out a bottle from the car and said to Hao Ren.

“Mm-hmm.” Hao Ren put the butterfly into the glass bottle.

Hao Zhonghua hurriedly covered the bottle, but at this moment, the Kallima inachis that had been caught twice continuously started fluttering around energetically inside the bottle.

Hao Zhonghua peered through the glass bottle and found that the butterfly's wings were completely undamaged.

This... This... Hao Zhonghua could hardly believe it.

The reaction was so fast, grasping the butterfly’s wings without hurting it even a bit, not even dislodging any powder from its wings. How precise must one's control be to achieve this

Just as Hao Zhonghua stared in astonishment at Hao Ren, Zhao Yanzi shouted from among the flowers, "Uncle Hao Ren, come help me catch butterflies!"

"On my way." With a joyful smile, Hao Ren ran towards the flower bed.

Holding the glass bottle, Hao Zhonghua stared absentmindedly at Hao Ren as he raced toward Zhao Yanzi. He took a deep breath and wondered to himself — Could this really be his son

“This yellow one is so pretty! And there’s also that black one,” Zhao Yanzi shouted excitedly in the flower bed.

In contrast with the flowers, Zhao Yanzi looked exceptionally beautiful. Hao Ren moved swiftly and caught five or six butterflies for Zhao Yanzi at once.

Zhao Yanzi was overjoyed, reaching out to take the butterflies, but suddenly Hao Ren let go, causing them all to flutter away.

“Naughty naughty uncle!” Zhao Yanzi beat on Hao Ren with all her might.

By the roadside, Yue Yang walked up to Hao Zhonghua and pointed at Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi in the flower bed. “Look, aren’t they a perfect match”

Hao Zhonghua smiled but then turned his head towards Xie Yujia who was accompanying her grandmother on the other side. He didn't know what to say.

No matter what Yue Yang said, he still had a preference for Xie Yujia in his heart.

“Blue Spotted Ringlet...

A blue-banded brown-winged butterfly flew past Hao Zhonghua’s face up and down.

Hao Zhonghua was too slow to turn around to grab the insect net, hesitating whether or not to catch it with his hands. Xie Yujia came over calmly, raising her delicate hand and gently intercepting the butterfly.

The butterfly seemed to be oblivious to Xie Yujia's palm and fluttered right into her soft hand, then fell clumsily into the grass.

Hao Zhonghua quickly caught the butterfly and put it in a glass bottle. The "Purple Spot Ring Butterfly" is considered the favorite of specimen collectors. Hao Zhonghua had come here several times without success but managed to catch two rare butterflies today, which was enough to make him ecstatic.

However, amidst his joy, he looked at Xie Yujia in bewilderment.

She merely raised her hand lightly and made the butterfly fly straight into it. What kind of trick was this

"Uncle, do you want any more butterflies I'll help you catch them," Xie Yujia said with a casual smile.

Hers Survival Mark could control heaven and earth; naturally, she could also stun these fragile butterflies. It didn't matter if Hao Zhonghua only wanted one or two butterflies here; even if he wanted all the butterflies in this valley, Xie Yujia could do it instantly.

With just a light gesture, she could make all the butterflies in the valley land on the ground.

Of course, Xie Yujia wouldn't do that, nor would she want to.

"No need, hahaha. You and Ah Ren play around; I’ll go into the valley with your aunt." Hao Zhonghua nodded at Xie Yujia with a smile.

He was slightly puzzled in his heart about how Ren's physical abilities suddenly became so strong, and Xie Yujia seemed somewhat mysterious. In just ten days or so, had Ren and Xie Yujia become martial arts experts

In the valley, butterflies danced gracefully. Hao Zhonghua held butterfly-capturing tools and led Yuanyang to explore deeper into the valley. Yuanyang held some small test tubes in her hands, intending to collect samples of Jinniushan's stream water.

Zhen Cming, standing by the car, put away his PSP and took a deep breath.

The spiritual energy in this valley was slightly higher than that in the city—about 1.2 times denser—but it still couldn't compare to the nearly seven or eight times denser concentration of the Fifth Heavenly Layer.

Seeing his grandmother leaning against a large rock, squinting her eyes and basking in the sun, Zhen Cming shouted at Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi, "Hey, are you guys going to the Fifth Heavenly Layer"

Zhen Cming suddenly had a bold plan: take advantage of his grandmother's nap to bring her to the Fifth Heavenly Layer.

The spiritual energy in the Fifth Heavenly Layer was seven or eight times denser than in the First Heavenly Layer. If ordinary people could rest for a short while there, it would definitely be more beneficial than any elixir.

For longevity and health, go to the Fifth Heavenly Layer.

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(Thanks to everyone's encouragement, I will continue with the Dragon God Temple Exam next chapter~~) nodded slightly at Xie Yujia without charging any fees."This is all nonsense!" Ma Lina pulled Xie Yujia out while loudly stating.Others also followed Xie Yujia outside. The old monk remained in medit...