Supreme Alchemist -
Chapter 2141 - 2141 2131 Miao Gu
2141: Chapter 2131: Miao Gu 2141: Chapter 2131: Miao Gu Long Yan surveyed his surroundings; the walls around were made of thatch, and beside him, on top of a cabinet, there rested a copper mirror covered in dust.
Yet the central table was wiped spotless, bringing a trace of life to the otherwise derelict house.
“You’re awake?”
Creaking open, the gate of the thatched cottage was pushed, and as the house trembled, Long Yan felt as if the whole structure was on the verge of collapsing.
Standing before Long Yan was a kindly old man, who was leading a boy under the age of ten by the right hand.
Long Yan felt the hair on his body stand on end.
Where was this place?
This was the Death Domain; how could humans possibly survive here?
“Who are you?”
After a moment’s thought, Long Yan still voiced his query.
The elderly man’s face showed a kindly smile.
“Just a couple of mountain and wild village men.”
“Mountain and wild village men can’t possibly have the ability to live in this Death Domain.”
The old man didn’t seem to care about Long Yan’s skepticism.
He sent the child beside him off to play and sat down by Long Yan’s bed.
“As for me, I am part of the Gu Clan, guardians here through the generations.”
“The Gu Clan?”
Long Yan was puzzled; he had never heard of the Gu Clan before.
But seeing the woodland outside the window, Long Yan surmised an answer.
Could just a grandfather and grandson be called a clan?
The old man introduced himself as Miao Gu; the boy playing outside was his grandson, Miao Nan.
They were natives of the Swamp of Death, living in isolation for generations, never interacting with the outside world.
The name Death Domain was famous throughout the Cultivation World—undisturbed for as long as anyone could remember.
The Gu Clan’s innate talent was communication with insects, so they had no fear of the surrounding beasts invading.
They lived a peaceful life, but as always, time was the greatest weapon.
What once was a small village of the Gu Clan gradually declined with time until only the grandfather and grandson remained.
Listening to the old man’s calm tone, Long Yan felt his heart rise and fall.
If he had not ventured deep into the Swamp of Death, he never would have known that such a mysterious group of people existed in the depths of the mountains.
The Miao family, grandfather, and grandson, had found Long Yan collapsed under a tree while searching for food, and everything after that was known to Long Yan.
Despite the pain, Long Yan tried to stand, his wounds already scabbing over in such a short time.
However, any movement caused a penetrating pain to spread from various parts of his body.
“Young man, don’t be in a hurry.
You’re lucky to be alive after an attack from the Human-faced bird.
You need to take it one step at a time.”
Long Yan couldn’t help being restless, and the old man, with a smile on his face, said this, having not seen such a lively young man in a long time.
The old man stood up, ready to prepare a meal for Long Yan.
“You need rest now, or you’ll leave lingering harm to your body.”
Soon, sounds of cooking came from the kitchen.
Long Yan found a comfortable position to rest on the bed.
Considering that the Hundred Thousand Mountains had eyes everywhere, he wasn’t in a hurry to leave.
Once healed, he would freely come and go in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
After a while, Miao Gu brought over steaming hot meals and placed them on the table.
With Miao Nan’s support, Long Yan sat down before the dining table.
But upon seeing the food in the dish, he almost spat it out.
In the dish before him were worms, as white as jade.
Long Yan put down his chopsticks; the sight of the meal had robbed him of all appetite in an instant.
Long Yan, being a cultivator, wouldn’t have any problem going ten days or even half a month without food or drink.
Under the puzzled gazes of the two, Long Yan returned to the bed.
Seeing Long Yan’s expression as if he was eating feces, Miao Gu just smiled indifferently.
It was their Gu Clan’s local specialty, so it was normal for others not to be accustomed to it.
“Sorry.”
Long Yan looked at Miao Gu with an apologetic gaze.
The man had saved him after all, and his actions were indeed a bit impolite, but faced with the plate of Jade White Worms, he really couldn’t stomach them.
“No worries, it’s quite normal for outsiders like you to not be able to eat this.”
Miao Gu didn’t mind Long Yan’s reaction and planned to go and find some normal food for him later.
“Elder, there is no need, I am a cultivator, going ten days or half a month without food or water is not a problem for me.”
“Cultivator?”
Miao Gu looked at Long Yan thoughtfully, but not with a greedy gaze.
It was a gaze filled with nostalgia, as if reminiscing about something.
Long Yan didn’t pay much attention to it and thus settled down in Miao Gu’s home, planning to first recover from his injuries.
Long Yan’s recovery speed exceeded everyone’s expectations.
An injury that was supposed to take at least a month to heal completely recovered in just ten days or half a month with Long Yan’s physique.
Miao Gu looked at Long Yan in front of him with a gaze as if he was looking at a monster.
Few people could recover so quickly from an injury inflicted by a Human-faced Bird.
But after some thought, she came to terms with it, realizing few people could survive an attack from a Human-faced Bird in the first place.
“Young man, do you have any plans for after this?”
Looking at Long Yan sitting on the ground, Miao Gu asked with a smile.
During this time they had spent together, Long Yan got along with them very well.
“Please allow me to impose on you for a little longer,” Long Yan said after a brief moment of contemplation.
While his external injuries had healed, the wound that Elder Xuehe had inflicted upon him with the Flying Sword was not yet fully healed.
Therefore, Long Yan intended to wait until his body was fully recovered and then break out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains in one fell swoop.
Once out of the mountains, the sky is high and birds fly freely.
Even the powers of a Divine Emperor Level expert would be of no use.
“Imposing is not the word, if you like it here, feel free to stay a bit longer.”
“However, I do have a favor to ask of you, young hero.”
Miao Gu looked up at the night sky.
Aside from the Human-faced Birds, Soul-snatching Centipedes, and other such poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, the Swamp of Death was actually a beautiful place.
Its night sky appeared so pure and undefiled.
“I want you to take Miao Nan away.”
As he said this, Miao Gu glanced at Miao Nan who was playing nearby.
Upon hearing Miao Gu’s words, Long Yan understood – Miao Gu feared that his clan would be completely extinct after his death.
Miao Gu’s life force was now very weak, something Long Yan could sense through the White Tiger’s Secret Technique.
“He hasn’t seen the outside world, so I would like him to go have a look.”
Miao Gu’s gaze was soft, reminding Long Yan of his uncle far in the Lower World.
After his ascension, he still didn’t know how they were faring.
“But if I take Miao Nan away with me, you’ll be left here alone.”
Miao Gu’s life force might be faint, but it was not gone.
He could probably live another year or two, and Long Yan certainly couldn’t stay that long.
The greatest threat to a person is not powerful beasts but the constant onslaught of loneliness.
Loneliness can strangle one’s neck like a rope.
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