"The capital?"
Su Yang's expression turned somewhat strange. What kind of wish was this? The capital was a place that was easy to go to as long as it was within the Central Plains, right?
However, Su Yang quickly recovered.
The old man in front of me must be living in dire poverty, otherwise he wouldn't be dressed in such worn clothes and living in such a patched-up house.
Thinking of this, Su Yang readily agreed: "Okay, since it's what you want, I will definitely fulfill your wish."
Upon hearing this, the old man didn't react much, but the little girl hiding behind him showed a happy expression, innocent and carefree, without any impurities.
The old man chuckled and said, "Don't let my granddaughter's shyness fool you; she actually really wants to go to the capital."
Since Su Yang had nothing better to do, he asked, "Why is she so eager to go to the capital?"
The old man paused for a moment.
There seemed to be some inside story, but after thinking for a moment, he patted the little girl's head and smiled, "Oh, it's because her parents went to the capital to do business and haven't returned for three years, so she really wants to go to the capital."
“I’m old and don’t want to travel that far. I would feel more at ease if someone accompanied her.”
Su Yang nodded.
The capital city is a melting pot of all sorts of people. Without proper guidance, one might not even know where they've been sold to.
As for the little girl's parents going out to do business, even if it's only for a year or two, they shouldn't have been completely out of contact. It's likely that something unexpected happened while they were in the capital. The old man probably just didn't want his granddaughter to be sad, so he gave her a glimmer of hope.
After a brief chat, the old man took the little girl and left, telling Su Yang to rest and recuperate.
After leaving Su Yang alone in the room, Su Yang began to regulate his breathing.
It must be said that although the medicine given by the old man was extremely unpalatable, it was surprisingly effective in regulating one's breathing and repairing injuries.
Su Yang originally thought that the abdominal injury would take at least three days to heal, but now it seems that it will only take one day.
As for Su Yang's right hand, he could repair it in a day, but even then, he couldn't afford to do anything drastic. Just as the old man had said, the wound healed easily, but the injured bone was much harder to heal completely.
Su Yang took a deep breath: "No matter what, let's fix it first."
For an entire day, Su Yang stayed almost entirely indoors. Occasionally, the little girl would come in to deliver medicine, but she would quickly run out again. Faced with this, Su Yang began to doubt himself for the first time.
Am I really that scary?
Su Yang touched his cheek, shook his head, and continued to heal his injuries.
What does Su Yang have to offer?
That must be a medicinal pill!
He may lack everything, but the one thing he has in abundance is elixirs!
With the herbal soup given by the old man, the restorative properties of the pills, and the replenishment from his own sword intent, his injuries were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Su Yang is now almost a pure human being, but although his physique is a divine body, it is also a sword body. His own sword intent is used for repair, so it is naturally quite fast. By evening, Su Yang's injuries were almost completely healed.
It can only be said that Su Yang cannot make any major moves right now, especially his right hand. Although it seems that he can move it now, the situation is actually not optimistic.
However, Su Yang didn't care, as long as his injury healed.
He has now sealed his divine power, leaving only the strength of a Sword Master. It will probably take some time for those gods to find him.
Anyway, my injury has healed, and staying here isn't going to solve anything, so I might as well go out and explore the town.
As soon as I stepped outside, it was already getting dark.
Many households began burning incense and praying at their doorsteps, seemingly a daily ritual for them.
This was the first time Su Yang had seen this, but seeing that every household was doing the same thing, he couldn't help but find it a bit strange.
Is this a local custom?
Su Yang shook his head and strode past.
At this moment, Su Yang noticed a little girl with a small bamboo basket hanging from her waist, filled with herbs, running towards him.
It was the old man's granddaughter.
Just as Su Yang was about to say hello, a bulky-looking woman stopped her, and the little girl also stopped at that moment.
The woman said with a serious expression, "Xiaoli, what future do you and your old man have? All you do is tinker with those stinky medicinal herbs every day. Who eats those these days? I heard you even picked up a half-dead person recently. Oh dear, that's just adding insult to injury! Listen to your aunt, you're so capable, come work for me. I guarantee you won't have to work so hard every day, and you can eat fish and meat as much as you want every day!"
The little girl hesitated for a moment, looking at the small bamboo basket at her waist.
Before she could speak, a figure blocked her way.
The little girl looked closely.
Isn't this the injured older brother?
At this moment, Su Yang smiled innocently and said, "Auntie, what kind of job is so easy, and guarantees a life of luxury? Do you think I can do it?"
The woman's expression changed; how could such a thing be openly discussed?
However, after looking at Su Yang's attire, she realized he was just wearing tattered clothes and didn't look like a rich person at all.
The woman curled her lip dismissively and said, "What's it to you? Are you that familiar with Xiaoli? Besides, you look unfamiliar, aren't you from around here?"
Su Yang smiled faintly: "You might actually know me, because I am the half-dead person you mentioned."
Upon hearing this, the woman inexplicably took a few steps back, as if she had heard something unbelievable.
But she quickly retorted sarcastically, "So you're the one who freeloads, huh? Now that you're awake, why don't you get out of here! Mind your own business!"
Su Yang frowned.
If he hadn't wanted to avoid revealing his sword intent to others, this woman would probably have already become a victim of his sword.
However, before Su Yang could speak, the little girl next to him suddenly grabbed his hand, and without saying a word, led him back.
Su Yang was a little confused, so he followed her back.
When she got home, she took down the small bamboo basket and looked at Su Yang.
Su Yang just stared at him, not knowing what to say.
After a long silence, Su Yang thought for a moment and then said, "The woman who asked you to do the work earlier is not a good person. You should be careful in the future."
The girl nodded emphatically: "Yes, that's what Grandpa said too. But I want to ask you a question, big brother."
Su Yang was somewhat surprised.
This was the first time the little girl in front of him had asked him a question on her own initiative, and Su Yang nodded readily.
"Okay, go ahead and ask."
The little girl sat up straight and looked at Su Yang, saying, "Big brother, you must be a very powerful person, right?"
Su Yang paused for a moment and then said, "I'd say I'm pretty good? Why do you ask that?"
The little girl said, "Because the big brother fell from the sky, anyone who can fall from the sky must be very powerful!"
Su Yang's lips twitched.
It sounds nonsensical, but somehow it makes a lot of sense?
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