After thinking it over, he laid the young man, who had been carried out of the cave, flat on the stone. It was already past noon, but the sun was still shining brightly. Under the sunlight, the young man's face was rosy and he looked like a person who was fast asleep, but he was still not awake.

About an hour later, the light gathered around the sleeping youth had become visible to the naked eye, like a halo enveloping him, and it showed no sign of stopping.

"This person is so young, yet his cultivation is truly remarkable. He has gathered so much light energy. Even if I absorbed light energy with all my might at noon, I could not achieve such an effect. I never expected that we would unintentionally save a reclusive master!"

The young man in military uniform said,

"Amao, Xiaodong, tie up that wild boar. This man is still unconscious. Let's take him back to the village first. It's getting late, and we shouldn't stay here any longer."

With that, the three of them carried the wild boar and the unconscious boy on their backs, returning to the village along the same route they had come from.

The mountains and forests returned to their usual tranquility, a gentle breeze stirred, and occasionally the roars of wild beasts could be heard in the distance.

After an unknown amount of time, suddenly, with a "whoosh," a dazzling light appeared above the wild boar's burrow, like a sun, blinding everyone. When the light faded, a figure draped in a black robe, completely shrouded in it, obscuring their face, was revealed. A striking red pattern, resembling writing, adorned their chest. A pair of luminous wings flickered behind them, and the figure flew through the air, circling the burrow several times before plunging into it. A moment later, they emerged, muttering to themselves:

"Where did it go? Could my senses be wrong? That's impossible!"

After a moment of contemplation, the wings of light fluttered slightly, and it quickly disappeared into the distance, leaving only a sliver of sunset behind it.

Li Sisui felt like she had a very long dream. Her head was still dizzy. The alarm clock should have gone off, but why hadn't it gone off?

Strange sounds occasionally drifted to her ears, like several people discussing something, but she couldn't understand what they were saying. How could there be other people in her room? Many questions filled her mind, but Li Sisui still couldn't open her eyes. It was as if her consciousness and body were separated. She could only listen to the incomprehensible sounds beside her while struggling to open her eyes, waving her hands, trying to regain control of her body…

"Brother Chen, what should we do with this person? Do we really want to bring this wild man of unknown origin back to the village?"

As A Mao carried the wild boar, he spoke as he walked. The young man in military uniform walking ahead stopped, put the unconscious young man on his back to the ground, straightened up, and said:

“We’re just rescuing people, we don’t necessarily intend to take him in. Besides, whether or not we take him in isn’t up to us, it’s up to the village elder to decide. We’re almost at the village, you two are responsible for delivering the wild boar to Old Liu. That completes today’s mission, but there was still a little ‘accident’. I will personally deliver this person to the village elder.”

As he spoke, the young man in military uniform hoisted the man onto his shoulder and headed straight for a short distance away. It was already dark, with scattered lights and wisps of smoke rising from chimneys in the distance. A few sections of crumbling walls were vaguely visible. As they approached, they saw a wooden stake standing beside the village entrance, with a worn-out wooden sign hanging on it. The words "Hidden Dragon Village" were faintly discernible.

Two boys carried the wild boar meat to a general store near the village entrance. A-Mao shouted loudly:

"Old Liu, Old Liu, hurry up and come out to collect your things!"

Then an old man with a hunched back and a pipe appeared before them. His small eyes darted around, always revealing his shrewdness. When the old man saw the two teenagers, he grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and said:

"What are you two brats yelling about? Bring the stuff here so I, Old Liu, can take a look and see if I can give you a few days off."

Without giving them another glance, he walked directly to the wild boar carcass, examined it from top to bottom, touched it from left to right, and after a moment said:

"Not bad. This adult wild boar was dissected very thoroughly. Everything usable is there, and nothing unnecessary is gone. Judging from the technique, it must have been dissected by that kid Chen Jing. Your old man is really wasting his talents by letting Chen Jing take you hunting. Tsk tsk."

As he spoke, he picked up the wild boar and walked into the house. The old man looked unremarkable, but he was surprisingly strong. He carried a grown wild boar as easily as a vegetable basket.

"You two little brats can go back now. You're getting seven days off. We'll let you know if there are any more missions. But speaking of which, where did Chen Jing go? He usually brings things himself."

Amao and Xiaodong exchanged a glance, and Amao said with a grin:

"Old Liu, you don't know this, do you? This time when we were hunting, we not only caught a wild boar, but also found a wild man. As soon as Brother Chen came back, he told us to bring the wild boar over. He took the wild man to the village elder. Hehe."

The old man responded and then fell silent, as if it were a trivial matter. The two boys also lost interest in continuing the conversation and turned to leave.

Old Liu went inside and muttered to himself:

"Send it directly to the village elder? This savage must be no ordinary man!"

"Is this person truly as you described, with light gathering into a ring around his body in broad daylight?"

The speaker was an elderly man with gray hair and a long beard that reached the ground. He had an aged face, sharp eyes, and a strong voice that belied his age. Although he was hunched over, his long robe was faded from washing, and he was leaning on a cane.

A black-haired boy lay flat in front of the old man, while a young man behind him bowed and said:

"Village elder, I saw it with my own eyes, I am not making this up!"

“If what you say is true, then this person is a promising talent. At such a young age, his talent is so remarkable. However, we will only know for sure once he is awake. I have already checked him. He must have been unconscious for a long time. His bodily functions have recovered, but his consciousness has not yet awakened. I have given him a ‘Blazing Sun Pill’. This pill can replenish the light energy he absorbs in ten days. Now we just need to wait for his consciousness to slowly awaken. Chen Jing, you can go out now. Remember, this matter must not be publicized.”

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