Chapter238:ShangguanTianChen!
"WecanleavesomeofthesebearpawsandthemeatoftheSplittingRockDemonicTigerforthepeopleoftheHuntingTigerTribeandtheMightyBearTribetomorrowtotrytoo.Whatisyouropinion,YiSu?"AnelderlyrevealedsmilesandaskedSuYi.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😏)
SuYi’seyesmovedandunderstandinglysmiled.Henoddedtotheelderandreplied:"Everythingwillbe,doneaccordingtosenior’swords."
"Thengood,wewillleavesomewhiletheremainingwillbeusedtonourishyouguys,juniors’bodies.ThevillagewillalsomakeanexceptionandtakeoutsomeHundredFruitsWinetocelebrateYiSu’sescapedfromdeath."Anelderlyspokeashewastheelderofthevillagewithanextremelyhighstatusamongsttheelders.
"Yay,wecandrinktheHundredFruitsWineagain."
"Andtigermeattoeat.Itistoogreat."
AgroupofyoungsterswasendlesslyhappyastheycoulddrinktheHundredFruitsWineagain.
SuYisaidgoodbyetoeveryoneandreturnedtothecourtyardwherehewasstaying.
Thevillagehead,ShangguanChengYa,hadunknowinglygonesomewhereelseasshewasnotinsidethecourtyard.
SuYiwentintohisroom.Whenhewasabouttomeditate,avoicetransmittedoverfromthedooroutsideassomeonehadcome.
SuYiwalkedoutofthecourtyardandsawseveralaunties.
"Child,theseclothesareallclean,andyoucanchangeintothem.Lookatyourappearance,quicklygoandtakeabath."TheauntiespassedoversomeclothestoSuYi.
"Thankyou,aunties."
SuYifeltverygrateful.Althoughtheseclotheswerenotsumptuous,theywereveryplainandmodest,causingawarmthtoflowinsidehisheart.
Aftersendingofftheaunties,SuYistoodatthecourtyardsomewhatinatrance.Fromthoseaunties,ablurryfigureemergedfromwithinhismind.Hewonderedwherehismotherwasnowandponderedifshewasdoingwell.
"Thosewhosurviveacatastropheareboundtohaveagoodfortunelateron.Aslongasyou’reback,aslongasyou’reback."
AfaintvoicetransmittedoverintoSuYi’sear.
SuYiturnedhisheadback,andakindfaceappearedbeforehiseyes.Thefacedidnothaveanywrinkleswitharosycomplexion.Thefigurewashunchingalittlewhiletherewassomesilverhairmixedwithinherheadfullofblackhair.Itwaspreciselythevillagehead.
"GrandmaShangguan."SuYigreeted.
"Iseethatyouareinadaze.Areyouthinkingofhomeoryourfamily?"
ShangguanChengYaslightlysmiled.Onthatkindface,thepeacefuleyesseeminglycouldseethroughSuYi.
"Yes."SuYilightlynoddedhishead,andembarrassinglysmiled.
"Afterthecompetitiontomorrow,hopefully,theAncientSpiritVillagecanwinsothatwecanfulfillthepromisetoyou,andyoucangobackhomeearly."
ShangguanChengYasmilinglyspoke:"Ofcourse,inthefuture,theAncientSpiritVillagewillalsobeyoursecondhome.Youcanjustcomebackwheneveryouwant."
"ManythankstoGrandmaShangguan."SuYinoddedhishead.
"Noneedtostandonceremony.Ifyoureallywanttothanksgrandma,thenaccompanymetochat.Foralltheseyears,onlythatgirlXiWeichatwithmewhilewedependedoneachother.Ionlyhaveagranddaughter,andnow,Isuddenlyhaveanothergrandson,whichmakesmeveryhappy."ShangguanChengYaresponded.
"Then,IwillaccompanyGrandmaShangguantochat."SuYinoddedhishead.
Amountainstreamofflowingwaterwithexoticflowers,rareherbs,andverdanttrees.
Atanancientwoodenpavilion,SuYiaccompaniedShangguanChengYaandsatwhileglancingatthedistantmountainstreamasifabsorbedinthought.
"XiWei,thatgirldidshetoldyouaboutthematterofherparents?"
ShangguanChengYaquestionedwithafaintvoicewhileglancingafarwithhazyeyes.Ifitwasn’tfortheindistinctlyfeelingofsuppressionfromherbody,shewaslikeanormaloldlady.
"Ihaveheardalittle."
SuYirepliedashehadlearnedofsomesituationfromShangguanXiWeithathermotherhadpassedawaywhileherfatherhadlefttheAncientSpiritVillage.Sheandhergrandmotherhaddependedoneachothersinceshewasyoung.
"Asfortheoutsideworld,thisoldladyhasalsonevergoneoutbeforeanddoesnotknowwhatitisliketoo.WhenIwasyoung,Ialsohadthoughtsaboutwanderingtheoutsideandignoringtheancestor’sinstructions."ShangguanChengYasaidwithsomeglitteringlightsinhereyeswhileherexpressionwasalsoalittlefluxed,asthoughshehadrememberedthetimeswhenshewasyoung.
SuYididnotsayanything.Presumably,insidethevillagehead’sheart,hefeltthatforalltheseyears,shehadneverblamedherownson.
"Alright,let’stalkaboutyou.Doyouhavemanyfamilymembers?"Momentslater,ShangguanChengYaglancedatSuYiandasked.
"Ihaveagrandfatherbackhome.AfterIwasborn,myparentshaveleftmewhiletheirwhereaboutsarestillunknown.Sincethen,wehavedependedoneachother."
SuYirecalledhisgrandfather.Aftercomingoutforsuchalongtime,heprayedthathisgrandfather’sbodycouldstillhangonforamomentmorewhilehemustquicklybecomeastrongcultivatorbeforegoingbacktohealhisgrandfather.
"AchildwithacruelfatetoolikeXiWei."
Hearingthis,ShangguanChengYawasalittleshocked.Onthekindface,hergazeexceedinglymovedasshepulledSuYi’shandandsoftlyresponded.
"Grandfathertreatmeverygood."SuYisaidwithasmilehangingonthecornerofhismouth.
Anoldandayoungpersonsattogetherandchattedalot.
SuYiandShangguanChengYatalkedalotaboutthefascinatingstuffregardingtheoutsideworldastheoldladycarefullylistenedasthoughshehadbecomeyoungagainwithafacefullofcuriosity,whichfromtimetotime,shewouldrevealasmile.
"Todayisthehappiestdayintheseseveralyearsforthisoldlady.Thankyou,child."
Finally,ShangguanChengYasaidtoSuYiasthekindface,wasfilledwithsmiles.Shehadneverbeensohappyinsuchalongtime.
"IfGrandmaShangguanlikesit,Iwillchatwithyouanotherday."SuYisaidtoShangguanChengYa.
"Okay."
ShangguanChengYanoddedherheadwhiletheslightlyhunchedbodygotup.Thestrandsofsilver-likewhitehairwereapparentwithintheblackhair.Thepairofdarkbrowneyesasifthetellingofoldage,glancedatSuYiforawhile,somewhatwantingtosaysomethingyethesitated.
"GrandmaShangguan,isthereaproblem?"SuYiquestioned.
"IfthereisadayafteryouwentbackandmetapersoncalledShangguanTianChen……"
Whenshesaidhalfway,ShangguanChengYa’svoicedroppedonceagainasshelightlysighedandsaid:"Forgetit,everythinghadpassed.OnlyXiWeithatgirlhassuffered……"
"ShangguanTianChen,isthatSisterXiWei’sfather?"SuYiasked.
"Alright,gobackandrest.TomorrowisthebigcompetitionoftheAncientSpiritVillage,MightyBearTribe,andtheHuntingTigerTribe.Youcanalsogoandwatch.TheSereneVoidBrutalHeavenlyLeopardhasimprovedalot,soiftomorrowwecouldwin,thenthistime,ourAncientSpiritVillagehasbasicallywon."ShangguanChengYastatedandlaterurgedSuYitorest.
SuYileftanddidnotaskanyfurtherwhileheplacedthename,ShangguanTianChenintohismind.
Backtohisroom,SuYifoundwatertoshowerandchangedintothecleanrobethattheauntiesfromthevillagehadgivenhim.Carryingtheswordandsaberontohisbackagain,hestartedtoclosehiseyesandmeditate.
Afterseveralhours,SuYiopenedhiseyesandkeptthehandseal.TheYuanQiinsidehisbodywasabundantwhilehewasfullofvigor,feelingrefreshed.
"IwonderwhatstageamIatfortheSoulTamer."
SuYicouldfeelthathisspiritualpowerhadbeenimprovingnon-stopinthisperiod,especiallysincetheprevioustime.ButasfortheSoulTamer,heonlyknewalittleaboutitandhadnoideawhatstagewasheatfortheSoulTamer.
"BrotherYiSu,everyonehasbeenwaitingforyou."
ShangguanYan’svoicetraveledoverfromtheoutside.ThevillagewasgoingtocelebratetonightwithSuYiasthemaincharacter.
WhenSuYiwalkedoutofthecourtyard,itwasalreadydusk.
"ThereismeattoeatagainandHundredFruitsWine."
SuTianQuetuckeditstailandrapidlywalkedout.ItwasafraidthatitwouldreachtherelatewhileitssalivaalmostdrippedwhenitrecalledtheHundredFruitsWineandtheroastedmeat.