"Alright, is the title of Dao Xuzi, the Divine Doctor, just for show?" Dao Xuzi glanced at Ran Lei. "Do you know why your father gave that token back then? It’s because of your mother. Right, you call them Aye and Aniang here. They had been married for a year at the ti, and your father wasn’t the leader yet. Just as your mother was about to give birth, she was poisoned by an enemy. The poison was so severe that the witch doctors of your tribe were powerless and could only leave it to fate: either save the child and let the mother die, or save the mother and let the child die. But if things went that way, your mother would never be able to get pregnant again..."
Ran Lei furrowed his brow deeply. He knew about this, but not in detail, only aware that Aniang almost lost her life when giving birth to A-Ge. Listening to this now, he felt relieved.
Ayang also loosened her grip on the dagger.
"At that ti, I was chasing a rabbit and accidentally ended up in your village. Your father—no, your father’s father didn’t chase away. Instead, he roasted a rabbit for and offered wine..." Dao Xuzi rubbed his belly. "I had nothing, couldn’t just eat for free, so I saved your mother and the child, a boy. Your father’s father was overjoyed, and your father kowtowed to several tis, inviting to eat roast rabbit for seven days straight... I even nad the boy, calling him Light."
"That’s my brother," Ran Lei nodded vigorously. "My brother’s na is Ran Guang. He’s twenty-five now. My grandfather is still around, but the tribe leader is my father now, and it will be passed to my brother."
"If it wasn’t for , you probably wouldn’t exist either," Dao Xuzi rubbed his belly again, feeling hungry.
Ran Lei smiled apologetically, "So I can only repay your kindness in the future, elder."
"Then why did you lie to ?"
"We only did it to escape pursuit, though she’s indeed the girl I love. That child is her brother." Ayang’s true identity is serious business and can’t be disclosed lightly.
Ayang paused for a mont, glancing at Ran Lei’s profile, but quickly lowered her gaze, concealing her emotions.
Dao Xuzi didn’t mind these things at all. Having said everything necessary, he beca lazy to speak further.
"What do you plan to do?" Gu Qingheng glanced at Ayang. If his guess was correct, she should be Princess Ayang, but since the other party didn’t wish to reveal, he kept silent.
"We..." Ran Lei looked back at Ayang. "We plan to leave the mountain and Miaojiang for Daxuan. But people from our place helped Fla Sect before with so bad things, so we can’t just go over there like that. Hence, we plan to locate the prince kidnapped by Fla Sect. Even if we can’t save him, we can send out the information as a token of sincerity."
Gu Qingheng’s eyes brightened, "So you have clues?"
Ran Lei nodded, "We have a bit of a lead."
"Need help?"
"You..."
"Fla Sect harms the people of Daxuan, and we, being Daxuan people, naturally dislike them. Given our encounter and connection, we should contribute our efforts," Gu Qingheng sighed. "You probably don’t know, Fla Sect has done terrible things in Daxuan too, harming many children by digging their hearts and lungs..."
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