Chapter202:AnHonestVillage
"Wewon!Let’sheadbacktothevillage!"
"Everyonewillbeveryexcited."
AgroupofpeopleencircledaroundShangguanXiWeiandtherestwhilechattingmassively.EventheeldersoftheAncientSpiritTribehadsmilesonthem.
"BrotherYiSu,pleasedon’tbeill-at-ease."
ShangguanYan,ShangguanYuandtherestreachedSuYi’ssideandwereveryfriendly.
TheotheryoungpeoplefromtheAncientSpiritVillagekeptcuriouslysizedSuYiuponthewayback.Allofthemwerecurioustowardsayoungmanthathadcomefromtheoutside.
Especiallyontheroad,ShangguanYan,ShangguanYuandtherestkepttellingthemthestoriesofhowSuYihadsavedthemanddefeatedXiongLiewhileaddingsomeexaggerationtouchestoit,causingthoseyoungsterstobeextremelyastounded.
TheeldersfromtheAncientSpiritVillageaccompanyingthemheardaboutitandsecretlyhadachangeofexpression.Alongtheway,theykepthiddenlysizedSuYiup.
WhileSuYiwaschattingwithShangguanYuandtherest,hewasalsosecretlysizinguphissurroundings.
Thisheavenofpeaceandhappinesshadanendlessmountainrangewherethesurroundingofitwereloftymountainswithagrandravine.
Therewerechainsofgroupsofmountainswithcontinuousgiantpeaksandtoweringverdant.
Occasionally,manyspiritualbirdsandstrangebeastscouldbeseenleapingfromthemountainforest.
Finally,whenthesunsetwasilluminatingwhilethenightwasapproaching,alargeancientconstructionemergedatthefrontwithavintagevibe.Itwasanextensivevillage.
"Theyareback.BrotherChenFeng,SisterXiWei,andtherestareback!"
Atthemoment,atthevillageentrancewithchainsofhugerocksandasmallsquare,itwassqueezedfullofcrowdedfigures.Seeingthereturningpeople,allofthemwereboilingwithexcitement.
Somekidswithtenderanddelicateappearancewhiletheirfaceswerestillchubbywithbabyfat,rushedforwardtowelcomethem.
Therewerealsoyoungstersthatwereyoungerthan20yearsoldthatcamerushingforwardpassionatelyandaffectionatelytowelcomethepeoplereturningtothevillage.
"Haha,littlebrats,weareback!"
ShangguanQingMinglaughedloudlyandcameforward,liftinga3-4yearsoldboyandagirlwithanapplehairandchubbyfaceintohisarm,whileintentionallyrubbinghisfacefullofbeardontothefacesofthetwosmalllittlekids.
"Hehe,badUncleQingMing."
Theboyandgirlkeptavoidinghimashisbeardprickledthem,yettheywereveryaffectionatewithShangguanQingMing.
"Didyouguysgoofoff?"
"Haveyouguystrainhardforyourcultivation?"
ShangguanXiWei,ShangguanYanandtherestalsocameforwardhappily,mixingtogetherwiththoseyoungpeople,butwiththeprideofaneldersisterandbrother.
EvenShangguanChenFengwithasharpandcoldtemperamentwasalsopresentlybendinghisbodydowntohugalittlegirlintohisarmwithafacefullofadoration.
"Ohmy,isthisaSereneVoidBrutalHeavenlyLeopard?!"
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😖)
"AndColdJadeDemonicEagle!"
Everyone’sattentionsubsequentlyfellontothebodiesoftheeye-catchingSereneVoidBrutalHeavenlyLeopardandtheColdJadeDemonicEagle.
Withsuchtwoenormousbeasts,itwouldbeimpossibletoavoidpeople’sattention.
"That’srightitistheSereneVoidBrutalHeavenlyLeopardandtheColdJadeDemonicEagle!"
ShangguanXiWeiannouncedtowardstheshockedyoungmenandwomenwhilehergazegraduallylookedatSuYiwhowasbesideherandgavehimafaceofsmilesasshenoddedherheadwithamessage.
SuYihadbeencontinuallysizingupeverythinginsecret.WasthistheAncientSpiritVillage?Fromthemassofpeopleattheentranceofthevillage,regardlessofageandgender,allofthemhadexceptionalauras.
Theleadingeldersandmiddle-agedpeopleatthefronthadbronzedskinandworesimpleclothing,yettheireyeswereshiningwithvitalitywhileindistinctlytheirauraswereextremelypowerful.
"Somanystrongcultivators.Whataterrifyingvillage."
SuYi’sheartwassecretlysurginginbigwavesashetriedhardtobearwiththeshock.
Itwasdefinitelyaterrifyingvillage.JustbycountingthenumberofaurasattheYuanVoidRealmalone,SuYicouldsecretlyfeelmanyofthem.
"QingMing,howisit?"
AfteranelderatthevillageentrancesawtheSereneVoidBrutalHeavenlyLeopard,hisgazesecretlyshoneasheaskedShangguanQingMingwithananxiousexpression.
"Thefirstround,wewon!"
ShangguanQingMingplacedthetwofellowsdownandnoddedhisheadtotheelderthathadspoken.
"Won,wehavewonthefirstround!"
Hearingthat,theentirepeoplewereboilingupasmanysecretlyimposingandanxiousheartfinallyletoutabreath.
"Wewonthefirstround."
Manypeoplerevealedtheexpressionofhappinessastheylookedveryexcitedandhappy.
"XiWei,myplaceisnotbig,soI’mafraidthatIwon’tbeabletogivemygoodnephew,YiSu,aplacetostay.Yourplaceseemssuitable.Whynotbringmygoodnephew,YiSu,toyourplacetostay?"ShangguanQingMingsuggestedtoShangguanXiWei.
"Noproblem."
ShangguanXiWeiglancedatSuYi.Anexpressionthatwashardtodetectbypeopleflashedpasthereyeswithoutleavinganyevidence.
"That’sgood.Mygoodnephew,YiSu,youwillfirstfollowXiWeitorest.TomorrowIwillletShangguanYanbringyoutowalkaroundthevillage."ShangguanQingMingsaidtowardsSuYiwhilesmiling.
"Sure."
SuYinoddedhishead.Whenhewitnessedsuchascenebeforehiseyes,hisheartfelttouched.Inthisvillagethatwas,separatedfromtheworld,everyoneofthemwashonest,whichcausedtheguardinhishearttobesecretlyalittlerelaxed.
ShangguanXiWeicameforwardandbroughtSuYiintothevillage.
"Eh,whoishe?"
"Thereisalsoafeatherlesschicken."
"Canthischickenberoastedandeaten?"
"…………"
SereneVoidBrutalHeavenlyLeopardfollowedbehindwhileSuTianQuewhowasontopoftheSereneVoidBrutalHeavenlyLeopard,becamethecenterofattention.
"QingMing,thatis......."
GlancingatSuYi,theelderwhohadspokenalsofeltverydoubtful.
"Iwilltellyoulater.ThatislittlebrotherYiSu,thebenefactorofmyAncientSpiritVillage,anesteemedguest."ShangguanQingMinginterruptedtheelder’swords.
Thepeopleattheentranceofthevillageallbecameevencurious.
SuYididnotfinditstrange.Atsuchavillagethatseparatedfromtheworldwherenooutsiderhadeverbeenbefore,itwasnaturalforpeopletofinditoddforanoutsiderlikehimthatsuddenlycamein.
FollowingafterShangguanXiWei,SuYienteredthevillage.
Eventhoughthiswasonlyavillage,SuYicouldfeelthatthevillagewashugewithalargepopulation.
SuYiwasveryinterestedinthisvillagewithanairofantiquity.Manyofthebuildingshadbeen,builtwithhugerocks.
Therewerealsosky-hightreesinthevillagelikealargeumbrella.Unexpectedly,therewerealsospiritbirdsandstrangebeastswaggeringinthevillage.
"Alltheseareraisedandtrainedinthevillage.Weareseparated,fromtheoutsideworld,sothismightbealittledifferent."
ShangguanXiWeicouldseethroughSuYi’scuriosityandcontinued:"Youcanstayinmyhouseforthetimebeing.Idon’thavealotoffamilymembersasonlymygrandma,andIlivehere,thereforeitwillbealotquieter."
"Whataboutyourparents?"SuYiwasalittlesurprised.
"I......"
Afterhearingthat,therewassomefluctuationrisinginShangguanXiWei’seyesasthoughsomethinginthedepthofherheart,wasstirred.
Afteraslightpause,ShangguanXiWeihadthesameexpressionwithasmileonherfaceasshereplied:"BeforeIwasborn,myfatherhadleftthevillage.Aftermymomgavebirthtome,shehaddepression.Nomedicationsworked,andwhenIwastwo,shehadleftthisworld.Hence,inourhouse,onlymeandmygrandmaremainedwhilewedependoneachother."
AfterlisteningtoShangguanXiWei’swords,SuYi’sheartfornoreasonwasasthoughstruckbyelectricityasittrembled.
Hisparentshadalsolefthimwhenhewassmallwhilehisgrandfatherandhim,dependedoneachother.
"Sorry......."
SuYistagnatedasheglancedatShangguanXiWeiwithfullofearnestly.
Thefeelingofhavingnoparentssinceyoung,SuYiknewitalltoowell.
Incomparison,SuYifeltthathewasalittlemorefortunatethanShangguanXiWeiashismotherseeminglyhadnochoice,buttoleave.