Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn

Chapter 910: Chapter 42: Ge Village Memorial (Part 2)

"What? Aisha actually dared to set her sights on you, that little vixen. No wonder I’ve been searching for you for so long without any news. Let me see, Yezi, you’ve lost weight, but you look more manly," Xu Lan Ya boldly said, wrapping her arms around Yezi’s neck.

Yezi’s hand jerked suddenly, and Xu Lan Ya looked at him, puzzled.

"It’s nothing, I’ve been left with some aftereffects," Xu Lan Ya’s fear phobia, Yezi thought, just hoping the nightmare days in front of him would end soon, "Lan Ya, I have something to ask of you. I’ve escaped from the United States, but because of my special constitution, Aisha’s research project will inevitably pester me again. Can you find a way to introduce me to the Huake Institute? I think if I have the country’s protection, I won’t have to worry about Aisha’s harassment anymore."

Yezi spoke candidly, telling Xu Lan Ya in detail how he met Fiji, how he obtained the Star Rhinoceros Stone, and the several mutant beasts he had.

In the end, Yezi said quietly, "Lan Ya, now you should know why I didn’t want to get too close to you. It’s because I still have these secrets hidden in my heart, and I’m afraid you’ll think I’m abnormal. During those two years of being imprisoned by Aisha in the United States, I also came to know about the Xu Family and your affairs, which made me determined to escape back and be with you. During my two years in the U.S., I’ve always thought of you. Look at my Dream Beast, it has always transformed into your likeness."

Yezi called out the Dream Beast from the ring, and indeed, it was in the likeness of Xu Lan Ya.

When Yezi first went missing, Xu Lan Ya had already sent people to investigate his childhood relationship with Xiao Xian.

If she initially connected Yezi’s disappearance with Xiao Xian, after listening to Yezi’s words and seeing the Dream Beast transform into her image, she believed it almost completely. Besides, it was confirmed that Zhu Xiaoxian had died. The last bit of doubt in her heart was dispelled.

Yezi, oh Yezi, you could win that Best Actor Oscar. Ever since Yu Huang showed up, Little Pig had been hiding in the Star Rhinoceros Stone when in public. Listening to Yezi and Xu Lan Ya’s conversation, Little Pig couldn’t stop retching.

"I will handle Aisha’s matter. But as for entering the Huake Institute, you should deal with it as soon as possible. Yezi, how is your Beast Taming skill? If you’re skilled enough, maybe you can also try joining me in the selection for Cangqiong Palace. If we both get selected, even if my grandpa opposes us being together, we could leave here together," Xu Lan Ya, though berating Aisha, is nevertheless the future heir of the Roster family, and now that the Xu family is wavering under the pressure from the Zeng Family and Mei Family’s Pharmacy, Xu Changfu also doesn’t support Yezi and her being together, making Xu Lan Ya more intent on leaving.

Getting the Xu family to negotiate with Aisha is utterly impossible, so entering the Huake Institute is undoubtedly a good shield.

"That’s good, no time to lose, let’s go inquire about the admission procedures at the Huake Institute. I’ve heard that entering Huake requires recommendation," Yezi breathed a sigh of relief, having finally completed the task Xiao Xian entrusted to him.

Thinking of Xiao Xian, the joy he forced into his eyes dimmed again.

That day, when he tasted Xiao Xian’s tears, and looked up again, he saw eyes full of hurt and fear.

His heart was complicated with mixed emotions. Xiao Xian, who hadn’t spoken in so long, first asked: "Yezi, how are you here? Did something happen to my grandfather?"

By now, Xiao Xian should have resolved things and returned to Guizhou.

It’s just as well, rather than staying in Beijing, a place filled with sad memories, Ge Village is the place that truly brings her peace.

Xiao Xian, what are you doing right now?

The misty rain, every four or five months of the year, most of China enters the plum rain season. In Ge Village, near the Yun-Gui Plateau, it’s also shrouded in misty rain.

The sky drizzled softly, and a slender girl, carrying a big backpack, made her way toward Ge Village.

The rain kept falling on her hair, and she didn’t bother to wipe it off.

When she reached the village entrance, several children playing in the rain at the new school were chasing a soccer ball.

The girl stopped, as if resting or surveying her surroundings.

With a "bang," the ball hit her feet.

"Sister, please kick the ball back to us," a few muddy boys, about eight or nine years old, yelled from a distance.

The girl lifted her face; she was quite young, maybe sixteen or seventeen, with rain streaming down her face.

With a slight nudge of her foot, the soccer ball skidded through the rain and landed accurately back at the boys’ feet.

The boys thanked her and continued playing.

"Excuse me, do any of you know if Sister Lian... know if there’s an old man buried with the Zhu name here?" Xiao Xian initially intended to ask if Sister-in-law Lian was still in the village, but retracted her words just in time.

She’s been missing for a long time. This time returning, it’s better not to disturb the villagers.

Sister-in-law Lian, Uncle Er Gouzi, the village chief, are they doing well? Standing in the rain, Xiao Xian couldn’t speak for a moment.

Going to see her grandfather’s grave, to tell him Xiao Xian is still around, and to let him rest in peace.

That’s enough. Xiao Xian thought the children would shrug and say they didn’t know, but to her surprise, hearing her mention an old man named Zhu, all the children stopped and eagerly said, "We know, Grandpa Zhu’s grave is next to White Dragon Pond. Granny Bai said there’s a Dragon God protecting it."

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