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Chapter 1083 - 1055: Long Time No See

Chapter 1083: Chapter 1055: Long Time No See

"Brother Li Chen, who is that person?"

On the way up the mountain, Zhang Jing stuck closely to Li Chen, looking suspiciously at Fan Bayin walking beside them, whispering to Li Chen.

"Oh, him." Li Chen glanced at Fan Bayin beside him and explained to Zhang Jing, "We met last night. It seems he’s also planning to enter the mountains, so we decided to team up."

"Brother Li Chen, he doesn’t look like a good person..." Zhang Jing said, with a wary look at Fan Bayin, whispering in Li Chen’s ear.

Li Chen’s ear was slightly tickled, and his heart couldn’t help but flutter.

"It’s fine. Although that guy looks a bit unfortunate, he’s quite kind-hearted," Li Chen said casually.

Although Fan Bayin’s cultivation was sealed, he couldn’t miss such small whispers. Naturally, he heard Zhang Jing’s words clearly.

In the past, he would have definitely taught that naive girl a lesson, but now his life was in Li Chen’s hands, so he could only pretend not to hear.

"After all, she’s not the first to say that. Oh well, what’s the point of fussing with an ordinary little girl..." Fan Bayin consoled himself.

However, he also understood that his sharp-featured appearance was indeed a bit unfortunate. It’s just that after showing his strength, few dared to speak like that.

He once thought about using True Qi to refine his looks, but eventually forgot. Now, he had to revisit that thought.

"Is it that no girl likes me because of this? But I clearly have many virtues, with my high cultivation among the young of the Earth Level. Besides, I’m great at games..." Fan Bayin was somewhat confused.

"Brother Li Chen, I remember the direction to the village isn’t this way, right?" After a while, Zhang Jing asked curiously.

"Yes." Li Chen nodded. "We are not heading to the village right now; we need to go somewhere else first."

"Somewhere else?" Zhang Jing asked curiously.

"You’ll know when we get there," Li Chen said with a mysterious smile.

The three of them passed through a deep forest and walked quite a distance before they saw a small valley.

"We’ve arrived!" Seeing the scene before them, Li Chen’s eyes lit up.

When he returned from the minor world, he didn’t bring many herbs because although the ’key’ could help him traverse the barrier between the minor world and the main world, it could only protect him alone.

Actually, when he returned, he had a bundle with him.

However, while traversing the barrier, the backpack was completely torn apart, and with all his might, Li Chen could only save a few important things; the rest were all shattered by the power within the barrier.

So now, he was quite eager for herbs.

This valley was where he had once buried ’treasure.’

"Found it!"

After a while of searching, Li Chen found the package he had left behind.

These Spiritual Objects grew straight out of the earth; for these things, the land is the best storage place. After so long, Li Chen was surprised to find that the herbs he buried remained intact.

"Haha, with these things, I finally have some assets in my pocket!" Li Chen said, smiling with satisfaction.

For him now, the money outside is trivial unless the numbers are outrageous. For a Martial Artist, how many good things they have is the key to calculating wealth.

Seeing what Li Chen had unearthed, even Fan Bayin couldn’t help but sneak a peek, and after noticing Li Chen looking over, he pretended to turn his head with disdain.

"What’s with the act? Do you recognize these herbs?" Li Chen asked with a mocking smile.

"A... a nerd?"

Fan Bayin had never heard anyone call him that in his life.

Honestly, he indeed recognized only a few of the Spiritual Medicines Li Chen dug up, and although they weren’t considered splendid, they were extremely rare now.

He wasn’t skilled in Alchemy and therefore didn’t pay much attention to these things.

"Okay, we can move now," Li Chen said with a smile, seeing the curious Zhang Jing looking at him.

After passing through another patch of forest, Li Chen didn’t encounter any strange occurrences and quickly reached the Miao Village. Seeing the village in front of him, a feeling of nostalgia washed over Li Chen’s face.

After so much Time had passed, he never imagined he would return for real.

"Who goes there?"

From within the village came a shout as someone noticed Li Chen and others approaching.

As Li Chen and the others got closer, the gatekeepers finally recognized Li Chen’s face.

"It’s you! Brother Cheen!" A boy at the gate exclaimed excitedly upon seeing Li Chen and yelled back into the village, "It’s Brother Cheen! Brother Cheen has come back to visit us!"

"Brother Li Chen, even after all this Time, you still have such a reputation here," Zhang Jing said, laughing after hearing the boy’s yells.

Following Li Chen, Fan Bayin had a peculiar look on his face.

Previously, Li Chen asked him about the Gu Poison affair, and he admitted that it was, indeed, his organization’s doing. However, he wasn’t familiar with the person in charge and didn’t know how to undo it.

He had also guessed why Li Chen had come to this place.

The village gates opened, and a group of people welcomed Li Chen and the others inside.

To them, Li Chen was indeed a benefactor. Not only did he save An Xiu once, but he also helped them fend off other attacking Miao Villages, resolving the village crisis.

Everyone in the village remembered Li Chen’s kindness.

These people living in the forests were much simpler in character. They had nothing else to say about Li Chen save to welcome him with their best.

"Welcome back." The village leader, An Cheng, came forward and smiled at Li Chen.

"The honor is mine," Li Chen replied, smiling and nodding.

With the two trailing behind him, Li Chen stepped into the village.

Amidst the crowd, a pair of eyes silently watched Li Chen. Upon seeing Li Chen engaging warmly with An Cheng, seemingly oblivious to his surroundings, the observer’s eyes flickered with a hint of disappointment.

However, just as Li Chen was about to walk past her, he suddenly stopped and gave her a warm smile.

"Xiuxiu, long time no see."

Upon hearing Li Chen’s voice, joy spread across An Xiu’s face.