In the kitchen, Zhou Ning asked softly,""Sister, is it because of Grandpa Physician's words that you don't dare to come into contact with Brother Zhuang Yan?”
Zhou Yao paused and placed the bowl on the table. She bent down and patted Zhou Ning's little head."Xiaoning, Grandpa Physician is right. Young Master Zhuang has a mysterious background and we can't afford to provoke his enemies. Therefore, it was better not to get too close to him. When Young Master Zhuang recovered, he would let him go.”
"But…"
Zhou Ning wanted to say something, but she was interrupted by Zhou Yao.""Alright, Ning, you're still young. Don't think too much about these things. Just leave it to me. During this period of time, when I'm not around, you can stay at home and take care of Brother Zhuang Yan.”
At Zhou Ning's age, she could not understand these twists and turns. Hearing her sister's words, she could only nod obediently.
"Yaoyao, Yaoyao! Are you there? "I'm Zhou Hong ~" At this moment, Zhou Hong's voice came from outside.
"Sister, I'll open the door." Zhou Ning shouted happily.”Then, he jumped and ran out.
Although she was in the kitchen, Zhou Yao could still hear the conversation outside.
"Brother Zhou Hong, I'm in the kitchen making food for Brother Zhuang Yan. There are so many fish. Did you catch them all? Brother is so awesome!"
"Come, Ning, put the fish away. I'm going to see your sister.。。”
Not long after, Zhou Yao, who was busy, heard footsteps behind her. She knew without a doubt that it was Zhou Hong.
Zhou Hong stood at the kitchen door and smiled foolishly.""Yaoyao, I just brought you some fish. You've been fishing for the past two days and taking care of the person you saved. You must be tired.”
Zhou Yao stopped what she was doing and replied enthusiastically,""It's alright. Brother Zhou Hong, have a seat first. I'll be done in a while.”
"No need, my mother has already done...”Zhou Hong waved his hand and wanted to refuse, but he seemed to have thought of something and changed the topic."Uh, that's fine too. I'll help you.”
Zhou Yao was a little surprised. In the past, when Zhou Hong came to her house, she would always politely invite him to dinner, but he would always wave his hand and refuse. Then, he would immediately leave, and she couldn't even pull him back. However, this time was a little different.
Soon, with Zhou Hong's help, a simple meal was prepared. There was a fish soup, a bowl of fried fish, a plate of wild vegetables, and a few steamed buns.
After placing the dishes on the table, Zhou Yao shouted at Zhou Ning,""Xiaoning, go and see if your Brother Zhuang Yan is better and can get out of bed to eat.”
" Oh." Zhou Ning's gaze left the dining table. Just as she was about to call Zhuang Yan, the door opened and Zhuang Yan staggered out of the room.
Zhou Yao saw that he was still having some difficulty walking and was about to go up to help him, but Zhou Hong, who was beside him, was faster and shouted,"I'll do it. Yaoyao, sit first."
After helping Zhuang Yan to the table, Zhou Yao called everyone to eat. For a moment, everyone's attention was focused on the bowl, and no one spoke.
Finally, Zhou Hong broke the silence.""I am Zhou Hong. How should I address you, brother?”
"Brother Zhou is too polite. I am Zhuang Yan and I am sixteen years old this year.”
Before he spoke, Zhou Hong was still a little nervous, but he did not expect Zhuang Yan to be so easy to communicate with. He did not look as arrogant as the children of wealthy families, so he relaxed a lot."Haha, Brother Zhuang is too polite. Since that's the case, let's call each other brothers.”
"That's right!" Zhuang Yan replied politely again.
The Zhou Sisters did not interrupt. They only listened to the conversation between the two men in front of them.
"Brother Zhuang, where do you live? I heard from Yaoyao that you drifted down the Lushui River. Did you encounter bandits upstream and jump into the water to escape?”After their relationship improved, Zhou Hong started to try to find out Zhuang Yan's background.
Zhuang Yan hesitated for a moment, thinking that it would be inappropriate to hide his identity in front of the Zhou sisters, who had saved him. He said honestly,"Zhuang Mo is from Moshan Town, Yangming Prefecture of Zhen Country. His family has been poor since he was young."
In the next hour, Zhuang Yan briefly introduced his background. He did not go into too much detail and only described the process of his injury.
He had overheard the Zhou sisters 'conversation in the inner bedroom and knew that they were worried that he would bring trouble to them, so he did not hide it.
In the end, he said," Miss Zhou Yao, I can't repay you for saving my life. I will leave immediately after I recover. The person I offended this time is too powerful, far beyond ordinary people's imagination. I don't want to drag you down. If the conditions permit, I will leave immediately." "In addition, although I'm not from a wealthy family, I still have some belongings on me. I'll leave them all behind to repay you. If there's a chance in the future, I'll come back to thank you."”
Zhuang Yan wanted to make things clear in advance, indicating that he would not stay any longer and bring danger to the other party to avoid any misunderstandings.
After Zhou Hong heard this, the expression on his face relaxed a lot. He looked at Zhuang Yan with less scrutiny, but he still did not let down his guard.
However, Zhou Ning slammed the bowl on the table. For some reason, she said angrily,"I didn't save you for anything in return."
Zhou Ning, who was beside him, also raised her small face and helped,"That's right, that's right. Brother Zhuang Yan, don't say anything about repaying me. I saved you out of kindness. Besides, I heard that you're also a child from a poor family. Your mother died early and your father doesn't care.”
Zhuang Yan was silent for a while. He already understood what they meant. He thought that he might have been too straightforward. Just as he was about to apologize, he was interrupted by Zhou Hong."Brother Zhuang is not telling the truth. I heard from you that you came from a poor family, but looking at you, you don't look like us poor people.”
As he spoke, Zhou Hong pretended not to care and took a bite of the steamed bun. He did not even look at Zhuang Yan.
His words made the Zhou sisters react. With Zhuang Yan's skin that was like white jade, he really did not look like someone from a poor family. Immediately, their gazes became more suspicious and guarded.
Zhuang Yan lowered his head and looked at his palms that had almost turned the same color. He could not tell the difference between his palms and his hands. He did not know whether to laugh or cry. He replied helplessly,
"As I said just now, I was brought back by the clan when I was twelve years old. I was nurtured in the ancestral land for four years, and later, with the help of a clan sister, I entered the sect and became a cultivator. Because of my cultivation technique, my skin is different from ordinary people. To be honest, I was also troubled by this matter for a while.。。As for what kind of cultivation technique caused it, forgive me for not revealing it.”
Zhou Hong and the other two listened carefully. They were a little skeptical. Although they understood what Zhuang Yan meant by every word and sentence, they could not understand what he was saying.
Perhaps because of what the group of women had said, Zhou Hong had always been wary of Zhuang Yan, so he was more suspicious of Zhuang Yan's words. He continued to ask,
"A cultivator? Forgive me for my lack of knowledge, but I've seen some martial artists in our village before. Even our village chief is one. But they didn't have Brother Zhuang's phenomenon. I know a little about this, but I've never heard of martial arts techniques having such an effect.”
Obviously, Zhou Hong had confused ordinary martial artists with cultivators. However, Zhuang Yan did not take it to heart and patiently explained,"Brother Zhou, you should have seen ordinary martial artists. They haven't actually entered the realm of cultivation. You can even say that they can't even be considered cultivators.”
"Oh? Why? What's the difference?"
In fact, although Zhou Yao had always heard the doctor say that Zhuang Yan might be a cultivator, she did not have much of an idea. She also drew an equal sign with ordinary martial artists.
As for the way Zhuang Yan had waved his hand to disperse the smoke in the room, she thought about it carefully and felt that it might just be some unknown method, so she asked.
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