I saw an old lady with a kind smile, wearing a floral dress, very ordinary. Although she was old and had a head full of silver hair, she was in good health and did not even breathe heavily after walking such a long mountain road. Seeing Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu bowing for a long time, she felt distressed and had some doubts in her eyes. She walked forward and asked:

"Who are you?"

"My name is Azhu, and this is my husband Xia Xiao. We are here to look for the owner of this villa - Granny Tianhua."

“Oh~”

The old lady laughed a few times and said:

"It doesn't matter who you are, it doesn't matter who you are looking for, and it doesn't matter what you are doing. You must be exhausted after standing for so long. Come, grandma will make you some tea."

When the old lady passed by Xia Xiao, she made him feel a fluctuation of energy beyond his own. Xia Xiao found it hard to believe that this old lady who looked nothing special, even her eyes were ordinary, was really Granny Smallpox? Xia Xiao couldn't believe it, so he asked:

"Senior, are you Granny Tianhua?"

Ah Zhu also looked at her, wanting to confirm, but the old lady who was about to push the door just turned her head and said with a smile:

"Yes, if I had known that someone would visit me today, I would not have gone to the market. I wonder if you have been standing there for a long time?"

Xia Xiao and Azhu's expressions were so interesting. If they had known, they would have tried to test them. They didn't expect that the cold elder they thought was actually such a kind and amiable senior. Under the light of the stars and the moon, seeing the strange expressions on Xia Xiao and Azhu's faces, Granny Tianhua asked slowly:

"What's wrong?"

"Mother-in-law, aren't you a hermit? Why are you going to the market?"

When Ah Zhu said this, Xia Xiao took a look at Granny Tianhua's backpack, which contained only some fruits and vegetables, nothing else. This made Xia Xiao want to cry, because what he thought was persistence was just wishful thinking.

The door that Ah Zhu couldn't push open was opened by Granny Tianhua. The door was not locked, but several white figures emerged from it. They were only as long as forearms, had no facial features, and only three small holes that looked like eyes and mouths. They looked at Xia Xiao, perhaps out of fear or because they felt unfamiliar, and immediately burrowed into the ground and turned into a green bamboo shoot.

Granny Tianhua made a gesture of invitation and answered Azhu's question.

"Although I am a hermit, I am also a human being. Humans are social animals, aren't they? Besides practicing and cleaning the house, I also like to go to the town not far from the mountain to drink some fermented glutinous rice, eat some glutinous rice cakes, and buy some fruits. This is called a hermit who hides his mind but not his body. If he lives in seclusion and still thinks about the affairs of the world, what is the point? Similarly, if you don't live in seclusion and hide your mind, that is the highest realm. It's just that I, an old woman, am not that amazing, so I found a mountain and lived in it."

Xia Xiao and Azhu suddenly realized what was going on. After entering the villa, they saw many potted plants with countless flowers, which made this place look like a paradise.

When Grandma Tianhua closed the door, Xia Xiao wanted to take the backpack. Azhu had wanted to do the same before, but she declined.

"Just let them come."

As Granny Tianhua was talking, the little white people came out one after another, more than before, a total of twenty. They were of different sizes, but they were all like spirits who were not tainted by the world. They carried all the fruits and vegetables in the basket on their heads and carried them away. The remaining two dragged the basket and fell from time to time, which was very funny.

"What are they?"

"They are all my children. I am sorry to have embarrassed you. Come in, please!"

The courtyard was rather deserted, but when Granny Tianhua walked in front and stepped into the front hall, the whole place was bright. It was the fireflies of the whole mountain, but now they became a few lights in the hall. Although this scene was not as bright as the starry sky, it was also very dreamy, causing Ah Zhu to let out long and surprised sounds one after another.

"Wow--"

Azhu had never seen such a natural and beautiful place. It was comfortable to the core and made people feel extremely relaxed.

"Please sit anywhere. Don't be polite. Although my place is a little simple, I have good tea. I grow it myself. Would you like to try the dried sweet potatoes I dried?"

She always smiled, which made Xia Xiao and Azhu nod with a smile and replied:

"Then I'll trouble you, Senior."

"It's okay. Anyway, I rarely have customers here."

When he opened the lid of the kettle, it was immediately filled with water. When he looked at the stove, flames immediately started.

This was the first time that Granny Tianhua used source energy in front of Xia Xiao and Azhu. Although it was not very thrilling, it made Xia Xiao and Azhu feel extremely wonderful. It seemed that this was how source energy should be used, not for fighting and killing.

While the water was boiling, Granny Tianhua brought two plates of dried sweet potatoes and picked up a few handfuls of tea leaves and put them into the wooden cup. Considering her personal preference, she turned around and asked:

"I don't know if you prefer light or strong tea? How much sugar should you put in?"

"Mother-in-law can soak as much as she wants, we won't be picky."

After Xia Xiao finished speaking, Granny Tianhua poured in hot water. Although there were no tedious processes of washing and brewing tea, Xia Xiao and Azhu felt relaxed and happy, and vaguely felt that they could persuade Granny Tianhua to go to the Deserted Palace and serve as an elder. Taking the teacup, Azhu came to Xia Xiao and whispered:

"Yu Shangyan is really unreliable."

Xia Xiao agreed and nodded. This was not only unreliable, but also nonsense. I hope nothing unexpected will happen, otherwise it will be a waste of joy.

Looking at the white towel handed to him by Grandma Tianhua, Xia Xiao felt warm in his heart. He wiped the dried sweat from his forehead and put it aside. Then he picked up the wooden cup and took a sip. The sweet taste immediately permeated his heart and he felt extremely comfortable. The tiredness from bowing for a long time disappeared immediately.

Azhu is a real foodie. In order to complete the task earlier, he did not stop to eat. When he tasted the dried sweet potatoes, tears welled up in his eyes.

"Little girl, what's wrong?"

Granny Tianhua was a little surprised. When she asked, Xia Xiao also wanted to know what happened to her. This reaction was too big. But Ah Zhu couldn't help but wiped away her tears and said:

"My grandma used to make dried sweet potatoes with the same taste."

"Then eat more."

Granny Tianhua brought two more plates. Xia Xiao was grateful when he saw them, but he didn't know how to start. Ah Zhu also realized what he was thinking, and looked at Granny Tianhua, but he was hesitant to express his feelings.

For some reason, they came here just to persuade the seniors to go to the Deserted Palace. This was not a bad thing, nor was it selling people as slaves.

For the seniors, although it was a bit hard, they could definitely get something that they couldn't get here. But for some reason, Xia Xiao and Azhu found it difficult to speak at this time.

Xia Xiao gradually understood that Granny Tianhua didn't need those things at all, so he was so hesitant, and he didn't want to destroy her good impression of him. To kind people, any random action would appear malicious. After drinking a few more sips of tea, Granny Tianhua saw Xia Xiao looking at her from time to time, and whispered to each other, and said softly:

"You guys have been standing there for so long, I couldn't sense your presence, otherwise you would have come back a long time ago."

"It's okay."

Although Xia Xiao said so, the smile on Granny Tianhua's face changed slightly, which made the little white people holding the water cups startled and left the front hall with their white and tender little butts shaking. They knew Granny best and knew that she was going to be serious, so they didn't dare to stay where they were.

On weekdays, although they like the mother-in-law, they also hate her nagging. Now, she is going to start!

"Just speak up if you have something to say. Don't keep it to yourself and make yourself restless. If you do that, no matter how delicious the sweet tea or the soft and sticky dried sweet potatoes are, they will lose their flavor."

After she said this, Ah Zhu also glanced at Xia Xiao, making it difficult for him to speak, but he said firmly:

“Senior, actually we are here to ask you to join the Desolate Palace.”

"I don't like to join anyone's faction. There are so many people in the world, and they don't need an old lady like me who is at the thirteenth level, right?"

"Senior, the early days of the establishment of the Desolate Palace were a time when we were short of manpower. The first batch of disciples had no one to guide them in the palace. If we continue, it would only be a waste of time. Senior, please lend us a hand and go to the Desolate Palace together to build our career and become famous."

Before, Xia Xiao and Azhu didn't think that Granny Tianhua was a stubborn person, but now, she showed amazing composure. Even when Xia Xiao and Azhu showed pleading expressions, she just said the same words, like a mountain that does not change at all because of wind and rain.

"I don't like to join anyone's faction. There are so many people in the world, and they don't need an old lady like me who is at the thirteenth level."

It is said that you should not hit a smiling person. When Granny Tianhua said this, she still smiled and did not say a word, which made Xia Xiao and Azhu feel awkward and did not know how to continue. They looked at each other. They did not expect that it would end just as they started to persuade. Her attitude of not moving at all seemed to be in vain no matter how much she said.

When Xia Xiao was about to speak again, Granny Tianhua advised:

"You two, please stop trying to persuade me. I'm sure you've heard about me. I don't have any special abilities, except that I have my own ideals and beliefs. I will definitely do what I want to do, and I won't do what I don't want to do, no matter who advises me. As for right or wrong, it's just other people's opinions, and I don't care."

Such determination made Xia Xiao and Azhu feel difficult, but it was indeed difficult for them to use tricks of deception in front of Granny Tianhua as they did against Zhao Xinluo and the other two.

"Mother-in-law, I won't waste your time. I just hope you can give Huang Dian a chance."

Xia Xiao's visit seemed a bit abrupt. After all, he did not introduce the Desolate Palace, nor did he tell Granny Tianhua about the Desolate Palace like he did to Zhang Jinchui. But he held a little bit of confidence, hoping that Granny Tianhua could join the Desolate Palace. But the latter did not answer, not saying a word, just sitting there drinking tea, slowly and leisurely, as if not caring about the time, and also as if she wanted to wait until dawn with Xia Xiao.

In fact, even at dawn, Granny Tianhua would not go. She would not be moved by Xia Xiao and Azhu's words, but she would not care what they said!

In front of the insensitive people, the sober people become like monsters, but at this time, the three people in the villa are not insensitive, but they insist on their own ideas. Granny Tianhua, who has always been very accurate in judging people, can tell the difference between Xia Xiao and Azhu at a glance, but this does not prevent her from leaving.

The three of them sat there doing this for the entire night, without moving a muscle.

The sweet tea became sweeter as you drank it, and the same went for the dried sweet potatoes, but Xia Xiao and the other person didn't finish the cup of tea all night long. They just stared at the calm Granny Tianhua, hoping that she would agree to give them a chance.

Slowly, the cup began to steam up, and the tea inside was extremely cold. The morning sun shone into the front hall. In the not-so-heavy atmosphere, the three of them went to see it together, squinting their eyes and admiring it very much.

Among them, although the sun did not shine on the mother-in-law's face, she looked at it, sighed, and talked for a long time: