Speaking of this, his expression grew somewhat dim, then he asked Gu Shi Yi,
"Where is your family from, and how did you fall from the top of that mountain?"
Gu Shi Yi said,
"My hometown is in Northwest Chenzhou... but I left when I was a child, and my family... I have no relatives left!"
He mentioned only where his hometown was, but avoided the reason for falling from the mountain peak. Little did he know, the old woman was even more delighted upon hearing this,
"Your hometown is Chenzhou, that's really fate... Our escort team is from Chenzhou... the Dragon-Tiger Escort Agency, have you heard of it?"
"Ah..."
Gu Shi Yi's mouth fell open, and he blinked,
"I left my hometown when I was just a few years old, so I really don't know the reputation of the Dragon-Tiger Escort Agency!"
Old Lady Gu laughed and said,
"No matter, it's okay if you don't know. We are now heading back to the Northwest, you can follow us back to Chenzhou and then you'll know!"
"Chen... Chenzhou..."
Gu Shi Yi had not expected such a coincidence,
"This escort team is going back to Chenzhou?"
This Twin Sages City is in White Horse State, and Chenzhou is separated from here by the Great West State, and there's also the Broken Dragon Ridge in White Horse State. Their... their business can actually reach this far?
Old Lady Gu nodded repeatedly,
"This time our Sixth Master took on a big job, so you see our escort team, this time we mobilized three to four hundred people, even an old woman like me who cooks was brought along..."
Gu Shi Yi was still a bit dazed,
"How did you come all this distance?"
Old Lady Gu laughed,
"It was quite a hassle along the way, traveling by boat and carriage. In another day, we will enter Dumo State, and then we can take a boat west all the way to Chenzhou. Taking a boat is much more comfortable than a carriage, less jolting, so your injuries will heal quicker!"
Gu Shi Yi listened and smiled wryly. When Old Lady Gu fell asleep at night, she could no longer hold back and quietly called Li Yaner out. With such a large convoy, it was inevitable that there were many prying eyes; walls have ears. She was unable to move herself at all, lacking any means of self-protection, she didn't dare to call out Yanyan to talk. But tonight, she really couldn't resist anymore, so taking advantage of Old Lady Gu's snoring that shook the heavens, she quietly summoned Yanyer out.
Li Yaner poked her head out of the cloth bag in front of her chest and let out a long sigh,
"Shiyi, these past few days have really stifled me to death!"
Previously, when Gu Shi Yi fell down the mountain, she fell with him. Fortunately, Shiyi's body was large enough, which was truly protective against falls and shocks, sheltering her from any serious injury.
Latterly, when Shiyi was rescued by people, she heard everyone administering aid to Shiyi, and during these last few days when Gu Shi Yi was intermittently awake and asleep, Old Lady Gu was always by his side, so she didn't dare to show up and talk. Tonight was hard to come by; Gu Shi Yi was a bit clearer, enabling the two close friends to quietly chat at last!
"Shiyi, how are your injuries?"
Gu Shi Yi said with a wry smile,
"Luckily, I protected my head when I rolled down the mountain. But one of my ribs is broken, and it even hurts to breathe. It takes a hundred days to recover from injury to tendons and bones; if I don't heal properly, it won't work. It seems we are going to Chenzhou..."
All her silver was in that bundle, carried away by the horse. Now, she was penniless and injured, so she could only shamelessly follow this escort team and wait until she had recovered from her injuries to make any plans.
"What about Big Boss?"
She could earn silver again if it was gone, but Big Boss had been left behind in that small town!
Gu Shi Yi thought for a moment and said,
"It is a Wood Spirit turned into a spirit, hiding in the mountains outside the town. As long as it doesn't show itself or attract attention, there won't be any danger!"
Spirits and Monsters born from trees are most skilled in Earth Escape. As long as it burrows into the ground, even a Great Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Stage would have trouble catching it!
"Sigh!"
Li Yaner let out a sigh,
"We can barely protect ourselves now, so we can only hope that it is clever enough!"
"It's alright; once I'm healed, we can come back to find it!"
Gu Shi Yi could only comfort her good sister in this way, but Li Yaner was full of remorse,
"Shiyi, I'm so useless, aside from being a burden to you, I can't help you at all!"
No one could understand the terrifying fear she felt while watching Shiyi fall head-first and roll down the mountain, the heart-wrenching desperation,
"This world is really different from the one I came from!"
Previously, she had only heard from Shiyi about how the lives of ordinary mortals here are considered as insignificant as grass, similar to the feudal dynasties in that other world. She had been here for a long time, only experiencing the exotic customs of Another World, never realizing any element of danger. Now, she had personally experienced it; this world not only has birds' songs and floral fragrances, abundant Spiritual Energy, but also the law of the jungle, bullying by the strong over the weak, oppressing with power. Those people came up with lethal tricks, not valuing human life at all. It's only because Shiyi had a large life; otherwise... by now, she would already be a cold, lifeless body!