The name made Qin Bai's expression change, and he immediately opened the door.
Sure enough, standing outside the door was Zhang Xintian, Old Zhang's granddaughter.
She looked unwell; she was swaying and her face was flushed.
"Brother Qin, I..."
Before she could finish speaking, she collapsed onto Qin Bai.
"Oh no, she has a fever!"
Qin Bai immediately picked up Zhang Xintian, put her on the bed, and removed her mask and goggles, revealing that her entire skin was red.
The others didn't know Zhang Xintian, but they were all worried when they saw such a teenage girl with a fever.
"I still have some fever reducers, I'll go get them."
Wu Ming was about to go out when Qin Bai stopped him.
"No need, I have some here."
As if by magic, Qin Bai pulled out fever-reducing medicine and fever-reducing patches from his person.
After a while, Zhang Xintian's temperature finally came down, and she slowly opened her eyes.
"Xintian, what are you doing here? Where's your grandfather?"
"Grandpa...Grandpa..."
Zhang Xintian's tears welled up instantly, and Qin Bai immediately had a bad feeling.
Ever since Qin Bai and Zhang Jiangxin lost contact, the grandfather and grandson have been on guard against potential thieves.
Unexpectedly, the thief actually showed up.
No, that's not a thief, that's a robber!
They forced Zhang Jiangxin to produce food, or they would force their way in.
These people were all from the village, and they originally had a good relationship.
But when it comes to food, no matter how good your relationship is, it's useless.
Zhang Jiangxin knew he had to make a decision!
He knew very well that it was a pipe dream for him and his grandson to resist so many villagers.
The only way is to take some food and leave this place to find Qin Bai!
He used to have a dog at home, which happened to be a Siberian Husky. Zhang Jiangxin worked through the night to make a simple sled to deliver his granddaughter to Qin Bai.
Zhang Xintian hoped that her grandfather would go with her, but Zhang Jiangxin did not agree.
Because a husky is just right for pulling one person; if it were two people, they might get into an accident halfway there.
Zhang Xintian didn't want to leave alone, but Zhang Jiangxin was still heartless and made Erha take her away.
He prepared many things for his granddaughter, including food as the most basic thing, and a map to prevent her from getting lost.
Even for his granddaughter's safety, he took out his family's secret weapon and left it to her.
Zhang Jiangxin also knew that the journey was long and that it was uncertain whether his granddaughter could make it safely.
Even if they actually get there, it's still unknown whether Qin Bai will still be there.
No matter what, Qin Bai is the only person he can trust. If his granddaughter really can't find Qin Bai, then it can only be said that his granddaughter is not destined for this.
"So, does that mean Old Zhang might be alright?"
Qin Bai's eyes lit up.
“I don’t know. After Grandpa kicked me out, he stayed there. I’m worried that Grandpa will be…”
Zhang Xintian was very sad.
Qin Bai desperately wanted to save Old Zhang, but reality wouldn't allow it.
"Xintian, I can't rescue Old Zhang right now. I can only promise you that if I have the ability in the future, I will definitely go and check on Old Zhang's situation."
Zhang Xintian wasn't some clueless, naive girl. Her grandfather sent her here so that Qin Bai could take care of her.
If she were to force Qin Bai to save her grandfather instead, it would be tantamount to wasting her grandfather's good intentions.
"Thank you, Brother Qin."
"Your fever hasn't gone down yet. I'll get you something to eat later. You should rest for a bit. Don't worry, I'll take good care of the dog you brought."
Zhang Xintian nodded and then fell asleep.
Qin Bai had no idea how Zhang Xintian, a girl in her teens, could travel such a long distance to find him.
You should know that if we set off from that time, it would have taken about a month to get here.
The food that Old Zhang gave her could not last a month, so where did the rest of the food come from?
It's likely that I got it from a shop or supermarket I encountered along the way.
It's even possible that she's encountered some troublesome things.
Qin Bai had noticed earlier that there was blood on Zhang Xintian's clothes, but it wasn't her own.
One can imagine how much she went through along the way, but she never gave up and persevered to get here despite having a high fever.
Qin Bai was also glad that he hadn't left yet, otherwise Zhang Xintian would have made a wasted trip.
After seeing Qin Bai come out, Gu Lang asked, "Who is that girl? I've never seen her before."
Gu Lang was genuinely curious. He knew almost everyone Qin Bai knew, but this girl was the only one he didn't.
"Her name is Zhang Xintian, and she is the granddaughter of an old man who runs a blacksmith shop..."
Qin Bai briefly explained Zhang Xintian's situation.
Wu Ming suddenly realized: "So she's the granddaughter of that old craftsman from the Sword Pavilion. No wonder I said my sword is of such good quality."
Zeng Qiangguo nodded in agreement: "I've also heard of the Sword and Saber Pavilion's great reputation."
Gu Lang's eyes widened. So he was the only one who knew nothing?
"Since we promised that old woman, our team will have one more person now. Let's just hope she doesn't cause any trouble."
Zeng Qiangguo said.
His biggest worry was that Zhang Xintian would take advantage of Qin Bai's status and do something excessive.
If that happens, the team will be on the verge of collapse.
"Xintian is a good girl and won't do anything outrageous. I can guarantee that."
Qin Bai had met Zhang Xintian before and knew that she was a very good person; otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to take care of her, as Zhang Lao had promised.
Hearing Qin Bai say this, everyone else felt relieved.
However, given Zhang Xintian's current situation, she needs a woman to take care of her, and after thinking it over, Qin Bai could only think of Sister Lu.
When he told Sister Lu about it, she said there was no problem.
Xia Lulu arrived at Qin Bai's house, went into the room, and said, "I need some hot water. As for clean clothes, I have some over there. She's a little smaller than me, so it shouldn't be a problem for her to wear them."
Actually, if Qin Bai wasn't worried about Xia Lulu overthinking things, he could have easily taken out a set of women's clothing suitable for Zhang Xintian.
After considering it for a moment, he gave up.
After all, food can be explained, but how do you explain cross-dressing?
It's simply unbelievable that a single man would have a clean set of women's clothing in his home.
With Xia Lulu's care, Zhang Xintian recovered almost completely by the next day.
Qin Bai noticed something: Xia Lulu had prepared warm milk for Zhang Xintian, the same kind he had drunk before.
He was immediately puzzled. Sister Lu hadn't finished drinking her milk yet.
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