At this moment, Chen Yuan smiled softly, touching Huwa’s head, softly chanting.
"A touch on the head, for peace and health"
"A pat on the back, for everything to go smoothly"
A song of blessings accompanied by visible golden light surged into Huwa’s tiny body.
Beside them, the little squirrel and White Fox under the rocking chair watched with wide eyes, seemingly happy for this friend, chirping away.
Soon, Huwa felt his body heat up, then his eyes became sleepy, and he drifted off in a daze.
Chen Yuan supported the dozing Huwa.
At this moment, with a "thud," Sister Hua knelt down beside them, kowtowing to Chen Yuan,
"Sir, your great kindness overwhelms us, my son and I are deeply grateful." Sister Hua spoke with a tearful voice; ordinarily, she was a fiery woman who, as a widow, raised a boy. If she wasn’t tough, it would be difficult to hold her ground in this world.
She didn’t ask for much, just for her son’s safety.
Chen Yuan lifted his hand, helping Sister Hua up from her kowtow, then shook his head.
"Such grand gestures aren’t necessary. In one life, like grass and trees in autumn, these aren’t significant. Besides, I still have a favor to ask of Sister Hua."
Sister Hua wiped her tears, her eyes red, "Please, tell me."
"This time, I plan to bring Old Wu with me to live out his days, and this courtyard needs someone to look after it. I’ll have to bother Sister Hua about this."
"It’s no bother! But when you leave this time, will you come back?" Sister Hua asked eagerly.
"Of course." Chen Yuan smiled, then handed the sleeping Huwa to her, instructing, "This child may sleep for a few days. When he wakes up, make sure he doesn’t practice randomly. I’ll find a teacher for him, Sister Hua, you should take the child home first."
"Alright." Sister Hua held her burning son tightly and left the small courtyard.
Chen Yuan watched the mother and son leave, then turned to Lian Nichang, who was standing not far away, holding her sword, ready to speak.
Unexpectedly, Lian Nichang lunged forward, landing nearby, and spoke first:
"Brother wants me to be that child’s teacher?"
"Smart! But there’s no need for constant guidance, just occasional pointers to forge a good relationship with this family. Perhaps one day, a brilliant flower will bloom." Chen Yuan merely intended to forge a good bond, after all, wasn’t the reason he fought and battled outside to carve a path for the people around him, those he was willing to be close to?
"Brother is compassionate, Nichang understands!" Lian Nichang nodded, her pretty face turning serious,
"Did brother gain anything from the trip to the inn?"
Chen Yuan had just returned, met Old Wu waking up, and Lian Nichang hadn’t asked yet.
Chen Yuan squinted, "That Fang Family’s Ancestor had seen that Human Demon, and the opponent had a method to engrave the aura of that Human Demon, which I forced him to give up."
"So what next, brother...."
"Naturally, to find it!"
"But how will brother search for it?"
"Just wait a bit longer, lock onto the enemy based on the aura, I know who has such Divine Skills!"
While Chen Yuan and Lian Nichang were conversing, more than a thousand miles northeast of Qingshan County, near Jing Mountain Territory, among the Forest Sea Snowfield, the great mountains rumbled.
Amid the mountains, streams of iron armor surged, cutting paths through mountains and bridging waters, ten thousand horses whistling, a magnificent sight.
And at the forefront of this awe-inspiring steel torrent, the leading general had a fair face, a mustache over his lips, clad in Mystic Armor, with a trace of cunning in his eyes.
"We’re nearing Qingshan County!"
"I must go see the master first."
With that, this person pretentiously gave a few instructions to a red-armored soldier behind him, then dramatically sped up, transforming into a black light soaring through the wind and snow.
After rushing for hundreds of miles, this Mystic Armor-clad, fair-faced armored soldier let out a roar from his throat, his form transforming dramatically, his body swelling, black fur sprouting, and fierce fangs appearing.
The Heavenly Dog revealed its true form, continuing to race towards the Langdang Mountain Territory. After about an hour, a county town appeared in its line of sight.
It sensed its master’s aura, and then slipped into Qingshan County. Soon, a large black dog appeared at Jiazi Lane, heading towards the end of the lane.