The Romance of the Immortal Cauldron

Chapter 2625 A Trustworthy Person

"Huang Chao..."

Matthew called softly, his voice echoing in the silent cave.

The old man shuddered all over, suddenly opened his eyes, and a look of disbelief flashed in his eyes.

He turned his head tremblingly, and when he saw Matthew's face clearly, he froze in place as if petrified.

“Senior…Senior?!”

Huang Chao's voice was hoarse and his old body was shaking with excitement.

He hurriedly wanted to stand up and salute, but found that he could not move at all.

An invisible force enveloped him, keeping him in a kneeling position and unable to stand up.

Matthew looked at the old man, a complicated look flashing in his eyes.

Huang Chao was just a young cultivator in the Jindan stage back then, but now he has white hair and it is obvious that he has been guarding this island alone for many years.

"You've been guarding here for so many years..." Matthew sighed softly, with a hint of emotion in his eyes.

Huang Chao burst into tears, his voice choked with sobs: "When the senior left, he said that he would come back if he was destined to. I... I dare not leave, for fear of missing the opportunity to meet the senior again..."

Matthew was silent for a moment, then slowly walked up to the old man.

The restraining force also dissipated, and Huang Chao was finally able to stand up. However, due to being too excited, his legs became weak and he almost fell to the ground.

Matthew reached out to support him and said softly, "You don't have to do this."

Huang Chao raised his head tremblingly, his eyes full of excitement: "Senior, where have you been all these years? Why haven't you heard from me at all?"

Matthew did not answer directly, but asked: "Have you ever encountered any troubles in these years?"

Huang Chao smiled bitterly: "Trouble? Since the departure of the predecessor, the demon army has attacked Baiyue Island three times. I barely supported it with the formation left by the predecessor, but in the end I had to abandon the monks and residents on the island and hide in this cave..."

Hearing this, a trace of regret flashed in Matthew's eyes.

When he left, he did leave behind some formations, but he never thought that the demons would invade the human world.

"I'm sorry, I've implicated you." Matthew said in a deep voice.

Matthew's gaze swept back and forth over Huang Chao, and a barely perceptible fluctuation flashed in his eyes.

He could clearly sense that although the white-haired old man in front of him had already entered the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, the injuries in his body were extremely serious, and even his life span was almost over.

"This injury..." Matthew frowned slightly and thought to himself.

Huang Chao's injuries were not recent, but rather hidden injuries accumulated over the years, mixed with traces of demonic erosion.

Obviously, he paid a price that ordinary people could hardly imagine in order to protect Baiyue Island over the years.

Matthew still remembered what he said to Huang Chao when he left: "I will be away for a while, and the teleportation array on this island will be handed over to you."

At that time he did not expect the young man to hold on for long.

However, Huang Chao proved his trustworthiness with practical actions.

"This person has stayed until now just because of what I said about guarding the teleportation array..." Matthew was filled with emotion.

This commitment and persistence moved even him.

Huang Chao waved his hands and said: "Why do you say that, senior! I am willing to stay here, it has nothing to do with you!"

Matthew looked at him deeply and didn't respond.

He knew very well that if it weren't for what he said back then, Huang Chao could have left this dangerous island and found another place to practice.

But it is this seemingly simple promise that has kept this old man here for hundreds of years.

"Senior, I want to help him once." Matthew suddenly sent a message to the old man in Ziding.

Almost at the same moment, the voice of the old man Zi Ding rang in his mind: "This person is trustworthy. Even I think he can be trained. I am willing to lend you a helping hand!"

Matthew heaved a sigh of relief after receiving the approval from the old man Ziding.

He was not asking for permission, but needed the senior's help.

After all, there are some things that are difficult to accomplish by his own strength.

"Huang Chao, I didn't think you would stay here forever."

Matthew took a deep breath and looked at the old man with burning eyes.

"Since you can keep your promise, I will not let you stay here for so many years in vain."

Huang Chao's whole body trembled, and a look of disbelief flashed in his eyes.

"Are you willing to follow me in the future?" Matthew continued to ask.

These words exploded in Huang Chao's ears like thunder.

He suddenly knelt on the ground, his voice trembling with excitement: "Huang Chao greets the master!"

"My name is Matthew, and you will follow me from now on."

Matthew extended his hand, and an invisible force lifted Huang Chao up steadily. "I have some men around me, I will introduce them to you when the time comes."

As he spoke, a gentle spiritual power surged out from Matthew's fingertips, transformed into a ray of spiritual light and sank into Huang Chao's body.

This spiritual light not only contains powerful healing power, but also implies a subtle restriction.

Of course, these details were imperceptible to Huang Chao.

Although Matthew greatly appreciated Huang Chao's trustworthiness, necessary precautions were still necessary.

This is his principle and way of survival.

After the spiritual light entered his body, Huang Chao immediately sat cross-legged and began to practice his skills to refine this energy.

He could clearly feel that the hidden injuries accumulated in his body over the years were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even his exhausted cultivation was slowly recovering.

"This..." Huang Chao looked at his hands in shock, feeling the surging power in his body.

He originally thought that he would never be able to make any progress in his life, but unexpectedly he broke through the bottleneck at this moment.

Matthew walked out of the cave alone, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked towards the sea level in the distance.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the sea, dyeing the entire island a golden red.

It will take some time for Huang Chao to recover from his injuries, and he can't do anything else while staying inside.

Matthew stood outside the cave, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

He is arranging the future of the Huang Dynasty.

Since he chose to formally conquer Huang Chao, he could not just let Huang Chao practice on his own. He had to arrange the most suitable path for Huang Chao.

After all, he wanted to leave the human world, and Huang Chao's cultivation had not yet reached the stage of transformation, so he could not leave the human world.

Matthew also wants to think of the most appropriate method to quickly improve Huang Chao's cultivation so that he can have the opportunity to break through to the God Transformation stage.

Matthew will not forcibly improve Huang Chao's cultivation. Such a thing of forcing things to happen will be extremely detrimental to Huang Chao's future.

He needs to come up with a complete approach.

While Matthew was thinking about Huang Chao's future, Huang Chao in the cave was working hard to refine the energy in his body.

In fact, he had already given up the idea of ​​waiting for Matthew to come back, and even believed that Matthew was no longer in the human world.

And now, Matthew not only came back, but also wanted to keep him by his side. The excitement in Huang Chao's heart was incomprehensible to ordinary people.