"Brother, let’s go," the little boy ran over to Dugu Qianye, leading him down the mountain.
"Little brother, where is your family? Why have they allowed you to co out to gather herbs?"
Dugu Qianye and Xiaohuo followed the little boy down the mountain, looking at the dicinal herbs in his basket, and asked.
"I live with my grandfather. After I was born, I never saw my parents. When I ask Grandpa, he never tells . He just makes look at those herbs every day and learn dicine from him," said the little boy, "But Grandpa said his alchemy level is not high, otherwise he could have saved that grandpa. Now that grandpa’s injuries have worsened, Grandpa must watch over him every day, so he has no ti to co out and gather herbs."
"You really are a good child."
"Not really!" The little boy blushed with embarrassnt at Dugu Qianye’s praise, saying, "Nowadays, I often can’t recognize many herbs properly, and a lot of what I bring back ends up being thrown away by Grandpa."
"Did that grandpa co alone?" Dugu Qianye asked again.
"No, there was another grandpa with him. But recently, it seems like that grandpa went out and hasn’t co back for a long ti."
"Do the people in your village know about the outsiders?"
"They do. They originally wanted to report it to the people from the Divine Temple, but they were intimidated by that very powerful grandpa, and now nobody dares to go. By the way, brother, you said you practice alchemy, what level can you achieve? Grandpa said only an Advance Level Alchemist could save him."
On the way, Dugu Qianye chatted with the little boy, winding along the mountain path until they finally arrived at the little boy’s village.
"Tongtong, why have you brought strangers back again?!"
Just as they entered the village, soone spotted Dugu Qianye. The villagers were very hostile toward outsiders and tried to drive her away as soon as they saw Dugu Qianye.
"Uncle Ba Lang, brother isn’t a bad person. I was picking herbs and fell off a cliff, and brother saved ," Tongtong hurriedly explained.
"That doesn’t an she isn’t a bad person," Ba Lang said, "Moreover, the Hall Master has ordered that no island should harbor outsiders. If we’re caught, we will be punished. Look at that water wall, and the recent surge in Phantom Beast activity, that’s the Divine Master punishing us for sheltering outsiders!"
"But, but I promised brother that I would take him to my ho to have a look," Tongtong said in a conflicted manner, "What if I let her have a look and then ask her to leave? If I break my promise, the Divine Master will also abandon ."
"If it weren’t for your grandfather often treating the people in the village..." Ba Lang said, casting an unfriendly glance at Dugu Qianye, "Make sure she visits quickly and leaves imdiately. If the villagers find out, we’ll be in trouble."
"Mm-hmm, got it, thank you Uncle Ba Lang." After speaking, Tongtong pulled Dugu Qianye away and they ran off.
"Who is that Ba Lang?" Dugu Qianye asked.
"Uncle Ba Lang is our village leader. But I don’t call him village leader, I just call him uncle," said Tongtong.
The village was small, and it didn’t take long for Tongtong to bring Dugu Qianye and Xiaohuo in front of his house.
"Brother, we’re here." The little boy pushed open the gate to the yard, set down his carrying pole, and led them to a room, pushing the door open and calling out, "Grandpa, I’m back."
Dugu Qianye followed the little boy to the outside of the room, and when she saw the scene inside, her pupils contracted slightly.
It was a very dilapidated room with nothing in it except for a bed, which was also in a state of disrepair. On the bed that looked like it could fall apart at any mont, there lay a man who appeared to be in his forties. Additionally, two middle-aged n stood in front of the bed, discussing sothing.
"Grandpa, I’m back. And I brought a brother with ," Tongtong called out again to the inside of the room, trying to draw the attention of the people inside.
Tongtong’s grandpa, Silver, was discussing sothing with the people inside and wasn’t pleased to be interrupted by Tongtong. Seeing that he also brought soone back, he scolded, "Why did you bring a stranger back without permission?"
Tongtong shrank his head after being scolded by Silver and then said, "Brother isn’t a bad person, he saved my life."
"What?" When Silver heard Tongtong’s words, he ca over and, seeing that Tongtong was unhard, he exhaled and asked with a stern face, "What happened?"
"Well, when I was picking herbs, I saw a plant on Tiger Cliff that you ntioned last ti. It didn’t look far from the cliff edge, so I leaned over to pick it, but I fell down. Luckily, brother and his Contract Beast saved ," explained Tongtong. "Grandpa, brother ca to the island to look for soone. She just wants to see if the people in our ho are the ones she’s looking for. And brother said she knows how to perform alchemy; maybe she could save that grandpa too."
"Fool, how advanced elixirs could she possibly make at her young age?" Silver hit Tongtong on the head and said, "You believe whatever people tell you."
"But brother told a lot about the properties of herbs, and now I’ve understood all those I hadn’t figured out before," argued Tongtong in a soft voice.
Dugu Qianye had remained silent, simply watching Tongtong talk with his grandpa. Then she looked at the people inside the room, but one of them had his back to her and was blocking the view of the person on the bed, and the dim light in the room prevented her from seeing anything clearly.
Seeing that Tongtong had brought soone back, Silver glared at Dugu Qianye and said, "There’s nobody here you’re looking for. Since you saved Tongtong’s life, we won’t pursue it, but you should leave now."
"Silver Grandpa, since we’re both outsiders, why can you give them shelter but ask to leave?" Dugu Qianye withdrew her gaze and asked Silver.
"Hmph, I don’t need a reason for what I do. The island is in such chaos right now, how do I know you won’t bring disaster upon us?" Silver replied.
"I am here to look for soone," stated Dugu Qianye. "I want to know if the person inside is from the Mo Family of Pu City?"
As soon as Dugu Qianye finished speaking, a formidable pressure emanated from inside the room, instantly locking Dugu Qianye down. If he decided to take Dugu Qianye’s life now, it would only take a thought.
"Who are you? Why are you looking for people from the Mo Family of Pu City?" A cold voice ca from inside the room. If Dugu Qianye’s answer was slightly unsatisfactory, her life would be taken instantly.
Tongtong, seeing that Dugu Qianye suddenly turned pale and was rendered speechless, ran into the room, grabbed the person’s clothes, and said, "Grandpa, Grandpa, brother isn’t a bad person."
The oppressive force subsided slightly, allowing Dugu Qianye to breathe. She looked inside, and due to the light, she couldn’t see the person’s face, just a tall figure standing with hands behind his back, looking at her.
"Qifeng City, Mo Family, Dugu Qianye," replied Dugu Qianye. If the other person was her grandfather or the headmaster, he would understand what she ant. If not, she wouldn’t expose her identity as Baili Xie.
"Dugu Qianye?" The person seed to be sizing up Dugu Qianye, noting that despite the pressure, she stood straight with a resolute expression on her face.
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