Supreme Divine Physician in the City
Chapter 459: Lonely Elderly Person

Chapter 459: Chapter 459: Lonely Elderly Person

Upon hearing Su Yumo’s words, Ye Xuan furrowed his brow.

The county magistrate had offended the deputy mayor and decided to drag the entire Cangling County into the dispute?

It seemed that the deputy mayor was also a narrow-minded individual, disregarding the bigger picture of Cangling County because of some personal grudge.

For such a person to have risen to the position of deputy mayor, he probably relied solely on flattery. Had Elder Jiang and Jiang Jianguo really not noticed at all?

However, this matter didn’t concern him much; he wouldn’t bother with it. Thinking about building up Cangling County was one thing, but it was better to stay out of political matters as much as possible.

Of course, there was another concern; Ye Xuan wasn’t certain whether the leadership of Cangling County, including the county magistrate, truly had the people’s interests at heart. If the construction funds did come, but were then used elsewhere, it would be an even greater loss.

Next, they would be facing the rugged mountain roads, and they would have to slow down.

Another hour and a half of driving took them to Yellow Stone Creek Village under the jurisdiction of Cangling County, where they finally saw the continuous mountains.

Yellow Stone Creek Village was nestled within the mountains, and by this point, the road was no longer passable; the car couldn’t go any further.

They had to climb over the mountain ahead to walk into the village.

Ye Xuan parked the car and, together with Su Yumo, began to traverse the mountain path.

The mountain road was muddy and difficult to navigate; it could hardly be called a road, being all yellow dirt and stones, and considering the rain from a few days earlier, the journey was even more challenging.

As they made their way, they treaded deep and shallow, their trouser legs smeared with thick mud, moving at a very slow pace.

Even the local villagers generally took an hour and a half to two hours to make the trip, let alone outsiders.

Seeing the sky, Ye Xuan realized that they wouldn’t make it before nightfall at this rate.

Seeing Su Yumo already panting heavily, covered in mud yet still persisting, Ye Xuan couldn’t help but quietly admire her.

To trek such a long mountain path every year to visit two elderly people was admirable for its determination alone.

"I’ll carry you on my back."

Ye Xuan said, without waiting for a response, he lifted Su Yumo onto his back and quickened his steps, heading straight into the mountains.

Being carried by Ye Xuan, Su Yumo was momentarily stunned but didn’t refuse. She leaned quietly on his back, a beautiful curve forming at the corners of her mouth.

Along the way, they saw no one else.

An hour-long journey took Ye Xuan barely half an hour, and they arrived at Yellow Stone Creek Village before the sun set.

At the entrance of the village, Ye Xuan was not the least bit flushed or out of breath; it hardly seemed as if he had carried a person through a mountain path for more than an hour.

"Ye Xuan, we’re here, put me down now," Su Yumo said, her face red.

"Put you down? Oh, but isn’t this nice? We look more like a couple this way!" Ye Xuan laughed.

"..."

Su Yumo was speechless.

Such intimate actions between them were one thing, but if people from the village were to see them, Su Yumo, unaccustomed to public attention, would be somewhat unable to handle it.

In the end, Ye Xuan couldn’t insist against Su Yumo and let her down.

Compromising, Su Yumo allowed Ye Xuan to hold her hand as they walked into the village.

"This village really is quite remote, without built roads or access for cars. Outsiders wouldn’t normally come, right?"

Ye Xuan looked around and asked as he did.

"Indeed not many people come to this village. Aside from the locals, we’re probably the first outsiders here," Su Yumo answered.

Hearing this, Ye Xuan nodded; there’s a saying that to become wealthy, you have to build roads first. With no road access, it was no wonder Yellow Stone Creek Village was so secluded, becoming the only impoverished village in East Sea City.

Upon entering the village, they saw a banner hanging at the village entrance with a welcome message, which took Ye Xuan by surprise.

"Hehe, this can’t be a welcome for us, can it?" Ye Xuan teased with a laugh.

"Don’t get ahead of yourself. Didn’t you see the words above?"

Su Yumo glanced at Ye Xuan and pointed at the banner ahead.

Ye Xuan looked up and saw that the banner was made of many pieces of red paper put together, and it read ’Welcome County Chief Hu and leaders to inspect our village’ in big black characters.

Upon seeing these words, Ye Xuan’s eyebrows raised. He had not expected such a coincidence to run into the county chief of Cangling County, coming for an inspection tour in Yellow Stone Creek Village.

Turning to look behind him at the muddy and rugged mountain road, Ye Xuan had a new respect for County Chief Hu.

Walking for several hours on mountain roads just to come here for an inspection showed a true concern for the people’s sentiments. This county chief couldn’t be all that bad.

However, considering the late hour, it was unlikely that County Chief Hu would come for the inspection now. He would probably arrive tomorrow.

The two continued walking toward the village, passing through the banner.

They encountered some villagers along the way, who all cast curious glances at the outsiders.

Nevertheless, most of the villagers recognized Su Yumo and knew she had come to visit the elderly couple, Wu Xiangyang and Li Guilan. Friendly villagers came up to greet them.

After saying goodbye to the villagers, the two finally stopped in front of a bamboo grove, which was the home of the elderly couple.

Standing on the small path in front of the bamboo grove were two septuagenarians, the very elders left behind, Wu Xiangyang and Li Guilan.

Seeing Su Yumo, both elders showed expressions of delight and quickly stepped forward to greet her.

"Grandpa Wu, Grandma Li, I’ve come to visit you."

Su Yumo handed her bag to Ye Xuan and hurriedly ran to Li Guilan, supporting the old woman and then giving her a hug.

"Hehe, girl, it’s good that you’ve come back to visit us."

Li Guilan smiled, only a few teeth remaining in her mouth, but her happiness was evident.

Next, Su Yumo turned to Wu Xiangyang and greeted him as well.

"Hehe, it’s good to be back, good to be back!"

Wu Xiangyang laughed heartily, his wrinkled face beaming with joy.

Back when Su Yumo was a volunteer, she had taken extra good care of the old couple. Their children and grandchildren were all working in the city and rarely came home, leaving just the two older people. Thus, they treated her as their own granddaughter.

Now that Su Yumo had come a long way to visit them, the elders were naturally very happy.

At that moment, the elderly couple also noticed Ye Xuan standing to the side. Li Guilan said cheerfully, "Yumo dear, this young man must be your boyfriend, right?"

Ye Xuan came forward to greet them: "Hello grandpa and grandma. I’m Yumo’s boyfriend, my name is Ye Xuan, leaf as in ’tree leaf’ and Xuan as in ’Xuan Yuan’!"

"Hehe, so you are Little Ye, hello."

Li Guilan smiled in response and looked Ye Xuan over carefully, then exclaimed with admiration, "What a handsome young man, very good! Yumo has found herself a nice boyfriend."

"Ye Xuan, that’s a good name! The same ’Xuan’ as the great Emperor Xuan Yuan. You haven’t chosen the wrong boyfriend; he’s certain to be successful in the future."

Wu Xiangyang chimed in with praise, his eyes showing satisfaction.

"Thank you, grandpa and grandma."

Ye Xuan responded with a chuckle, then joined in the praise, "Grandpa Wu, you’re in such good shape, stronger than many young people, even I am envious."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xiangyang laughed and said, "Haha! Little Ye, you’re absolutely right. Even though I’m nearly eighty, I can still walk up and down these mountain roads a couple of times without any problem! You young folks just can’t handle it, getting tired and complaining after a little walk."

"Grandpa Wu, you’re right. I’m exhausted from just this one trip! If I could be your age and have your strength, I’d wake up laughing from my dreams."

Ye Xuan smiled casually, not contradicting him and humoring Wu Xiangyang.