The next morning, when the old man knocked on Su Nian's door again, he found a woman inside.
When the old man saw Qian Shudie's figure, he opened his mouth in astonishment and immediately bowed, saying, "The immortal's abilities are truly amazing! In just one night, you have conjured up a fairy. This has truly broadened my horizons!"
Su Nian waved her hand and said calmly, "It's nothing serious. She's always been by my side. It's just that the storm was too big before, so she temporarily hid away."
"Oh, I see."
The old man nodded, then gestured with one hand towards Su Nian and said, "By the way, Immortal, I have prepared breakfast for you."
Su Nian glanced back at Qian Shudie, who understood and followed.
"Thank you very much, Uncle."
"Oh! No need to thank me, no need to thank me!" The old man chuckled, his face crinkling with wrinkles.
As she was leaving, Qian Shudie let out a soft sound of doubt.
Su Nian turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Qian Shudie pointed to the flower buds she had held last night and said, "Brother Su Nian, look! In just one night, those flowers have already bloomed."
Su Nian looked in the direction Qian Shudie pointed and saw that the green flower buds from last night had turned into fresh red flowers this morning, which amazed her.
"Uncle, do all the flowers here... grow so fast?"
The old man asked in surprise, "From what you two are saying... do you mean the flowers outside can't grow overnight?"
Su Nian pondered and said, "It's not that flowers can grow overnight, but they are relatively rare."
"Oh...that's right. Our location is special, so it's normal for the plants here to be a bit unusual." The old man said with a smile, "Never mind that, let's go to my room for breakfast."
Su Nian nodded.
Soon the old man brought Su Nian and Qian Shudie to his home. The breakfast he prepared was very simple, consisting of some sweet potatoes and potatoes.
The old man's granddaughter sat on a stool early in the morning, resting her cheek on her hand and swinging her legs idly.
"Grandpa, you're back!"
Upon seeing the elderly woman return, her granddaughter happily rushed over.
"Oh dear, did Xiaomei sneak any food?" the old man asked, picking up his granddaughter.
The little girl shook her head. "No, Xiaomei is a very good girl!"
Qian Shudie walked over, looked at the little girl and smiled, "What a cute little girl, what's her name?"
The old man hesitated for a moment, but finally answered with difficulty, "Her name is Ye Mei, and she is my granddaughter."
"Ye Mei? What a nice name. Where are her parents?" Qian Shudie asked.
The old man gave a bitter smile, "Her parents were abducted to the mountains by that man a thousand years ago..."
"Oh...I see..." Qian Shudie sensed the old man's grief and wisely kept quiet.
Su Nian stepped forward, took out a rattle drum, and smiled as she twirled it in front of Xiao Ye Mei.
Little Ye's eyes lit up, and she immediately stretched out her small, tender hands, exclaiming, "Wow! What's this? It looks so fun!"
"It's just a little toy. Since we're so destined to meet, I'll give it to you!" Su Nian said with a smile.
Little Ye Mei took the rattle drum and said with a grin, "Thank you, brother!"
After receiving the rattle drum, Xiao Yemei sat back down at the table to play.
After watching Xiao Yemei sit down at the table, Su Nian asked the old man seriously, "May I ask your name?"
"This..." The old man's eyes darted around, as if he was unwilling to answer.
Su Nian said calmly, "If you don't want to answer, I can ask other people in the village. It's the same for everyone."
“…Alas!” The old man sighed and replied, “My name is Ye Wuxin.”
"As expected... he also has the surname Ye..."
After considering for a moment, Su Nian asked, "May I ask if Ye Yixuan is also from your village?"
"Ye Yixuan?" Ye Wuxin recalled for a long time, and finally slowly shook his head.
“I have lived in this village for tens of thousands of years and have never heard of this name before.”
Su Nian frowned. "Isn't this Ye Family Village?"
Ye Wuxin smiled wryly and said, "Immortal, although it is true that everyone in our village is surnamed Ye, this Ye Family Village you mentioned... I really don't know anything about it."
Su Nian frowned and pondered, "Strange... Could it be that I really misunderstood?"
"Our village has always been called a fishing village since I can remember. I've never heard of the name Ye Family Village."
"Hmm...maybe I misunderstood." Su Nian smiled. "Shall we eat first?"
"Alright! Immortal, this way please!"
After enjoying a simple breakfast, Su Nian volunteered to help the young people in the village cut down trees.
For the villagers, cutting down trees is not an easy task; it usually takes two or three people working together to cut down a single tree.
However, Su Nian simply controlled the flying sword, and with one strike, dozens of trees were neatly snapped in half, so neatly that it seemed as if it were done by human hands.
Faced with such a miracle, the villagers were shocked and praised Su Nian as a sage sent by heaven to save them.
Su Nian wasn't interested in this. He simply asked the villagers how much timber they needed and then did it for them, saving them several months of their time.
He saw the villagers carrying trees to the riverbank, seemingly to build a dam. Upon further inquiry, he learned that it was to prevent the tide from rising.
This time, Su Nian did not participate; she simply watched from the sidelines.
They're immortal, so they need to have something to do.
As Su Nian stood quietly watching from the side, Qian Shudie came to Su Nian's side with a strange expression.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Qian Shudie's expression, Su Nian knew something had happened.
Qian Shudie hesitated for a moment, then finally pulled Su Nian's arm and said, "Come with me."
Su Nian was curious, so she followed Qian Shudie to take a look.
When Su Nian returned to the forest he had cut down, she froze in place.
In just a short while, these tree stumps grew into ancient trees that are thousands of years old.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
