My gorgeous wife
Chapter 1000 - 972 Kalin Village

Chapter 1000: Chapter 972 Kalin Village

Following Cherie inside was another girl.

The girl wasn’t as beautiful as Cherie, with faint freckles on her face and somewhat thin lips, looking quite adorable. According to what Li Chen had heard over the past few days, the girl seemed to be Cherie’s good friend.

As she followed Cherie into the room and saw Li Chen sitting dazedly by the bedside, the girl seemed taken aback as well.

She hadn’t expected that the man who had been in a coma for seven days would wake up just like that.

"Hello, I’m Ojena." After hesitating for a moment, the girl introduced herself to Li Chen.

"Hello, I’m Li Chen." Li Chen nodded, sensing that the girl didn’t have a particularly favorable impression of him.

And this was something Li Chen had heard about over the past few days.

"Cherie, have you really decided?" After greeting Li Chen, Ojena seemed uninterested in conversing further with him and whispered to Cherie.

"He’s someone I brought back, and I have the responsibility to take care of him!" Cherie said resolutely.

"You... fine! But I need to remind you, though the village chief hasn’t said anything, they’re quite critical of you bringing a man back. With the food in the village already very scarce, if the Earth Demon Clan comes, we..."

"I understand." Cherie nodded. "His food can be deducted from my share, but right now, I have to take care of him."

"You’re really... fine, do as you please!" Ojena gazed at Cherie with some frustration, glanced at Li Chen, and then turned to leave the room.

"Eat something first." After Ojena left, Cherie brought steaming hot food to Li Chen.

From their conversation, Li Chen gleaned some information.

However, he didn’t over-explain, as he indeed needed some external nourishment right now.

Although his cultivation level meant he didn’t require much food, an empty stomach was still uncomfortable.

"Cherie." Watching Cherie prepare to leave, Li Chen couldn’t help but call out to her.

"Is there something?" Hearing Li Chen call her, Cherie slightly turned her head in confusion.

"There are indeed some things I wish to ask." Li Chen nodded.

Upon hearing Li Chen’s words, Cherie hesitated but eventually returned to him and sat down.

"What is this place, and what is the Earth Demon Clan you mentioned?" Li Chen hesitated before asking.

Li Chen felt it was necessary to understand his current situation.

Although the trouble in Linchuan was temporarily resolved, once the time for the contract arrived, more formidable enemies might appear, so he had to act quickly.

"You don’t know?"

Cherie seemed extremely surprised upon hearing Li Chen’s question.

Seeing Cherie’s reaction, Li Chen realized he might have asked a rather clueless question but remained calm and shook his head.

Noting Li Chen’s expression, Cherie seemed speechless but patiently explained to him.

"This is Kalin Village. It’s a human village under the territory of the Earth Demon Clan, which is the most powerful race here and holds dominion over a thousand-mile radius."

"A thousand miles? Dominion?"

Li Chen’s expression became somewhat strange; it sounded somewhat like the situations in ancient times.

Wasn’t he in a civilized society?

"Did Luo Kai’s self-destruction cause me to traverse?" A thought popped into Li Chen’s head.

But he quickly dismissed it.

If he had truly traversed, how would language be explained?

Cherie did not notice Li Chen’s expression and continued to explain, "Every year, we have to pay a certain amount of grain tribute to the Earth Demon Clan to receive their protection. The day for the grain payment is soon, so that’s why Ojena is... don’t be angry with her."

Upon hearing this, Li Chen nodded, unbothered to be angry with a young girl.

However, after Cherie’s explanation, Li Chen faintly sensed some things.

No matter what, he was probably not in Linchuan... or maybe not even within Huaxia.

At least, he hadn’t heard of anything in Huaxia where an Earth Demon Clan claimed dominance over a thousand miles.

In the days that followed, Li Chen remained here. Due to mobility issues, Cherie prepared a cane for him.

Li Chen walked around Kalin Village a few times, realizing it truly was a small village.

Moreover, the village’s survival mode was quite ancient, employing the most primitive oil lamps for lighting, with no electricity at all.

However, he also sensed some unusual elements.

Though these people were ordinary, their bodies seemed very strong in this world.

According to Li Chen’s estimation, just from the people in this village, they could likely have lifespans of over a hundred years.

"This is the benefit of living in a place abundant in Spiritual Energy," Li Chen couldn’t help but marvel.

While Li Chen was still wandering in Kalin Village, he suddenly heard arguing in the distance.

With a cane in hand, Li Chen’s steps were slow but silent.

"Cherie, you can’t continue like this! That man is just an outsider. You can’t even take care of yourself but insist on supporting him! The day for Kalin Village’s grain tribute is almost here, if it continues like this, sacrificing for an outsider you’ve never met..."

"Ojena, no need to say it! I’ve already decided! I promised to take care of him until he’s back to normal, and as you’ve seen, his condition has improved a lot over the past few days," Cherie said with a somewhat ugly expression.

"Cherie, you are indeed wrong. That man is just an outsider, you have no obligation to take care of him," an elder with white hair suddenly spoke.

"You saved him, and that’s already a great favor. You know the village’s situation. If it was earlier, I wouldn’t mind the problem of another mouth, but now, the day for the Earth Demon Clan’s grain tribute is approaching..."

"Village chief, even you..." Cherie’s eyes reddened.

Just as they were still arguing, a voice suddenly emerged from a corner.

"Enough." Li Chen, leaning on his cane, slowly emerged step by step.

Under their surprised gazes, Li Chen turned his attention to Cherie and smiled gently.