
“What happened?” the grandfather said back. His squinted eyes looked around, at the faces of the people standing in the courtyard. Then he looked at the faces of the village chief Chen Chuankai and Chen Xule.
At that moment Arya had set her foot out of the people's siege. It flashed in his mind to just leave the place, but he was soon undone because he did not want his actions to further strengthen the accusations of people about him wanting to kidnap girls. For that he remains in place, waiting for the right moment to explain everything so that misunderstandings about him can be resolved in a good way.
The cross-eyed old grandfather then jumped over to Arya, with a pair of crossed eyes he looked at the young man from top to toe. Arya replied to him with a friendly smile.
Looking at the thought of the grandfather before him, Arya suddenly remembered the story from her grandfather Zhen Long about the old man. His grandfather once told him that during his wandering on the eastern mainland continent, he had met a cultivator who came from the central mainland just like him. And the man had already settled in the eastern land to exile himself. Arya did not expect at all if the person told by her grandfather was a squint-eyed grandfather who looked weak and now stood before him.
“What's going on here, young man? Why did they all attack you?” ask the grandfather afterwards.
Arya was about to answer, but suddenly one of the village guards called out loudly.
“Don't let him escape! Quick siege!”
Then everyone immediately ventured to lock Arya up. But before they returned to attack the young man, the real grandfather named Gao Lishi quickly stopped them by shouting out loud. “Hold! Let him talk!”
The voice of the grandfather was like a thunder girder, which was not only loud but also contained a shock wave that made everyone who wanted to attack was made to bounce off several spears because of it.
Arya who was in the middle of the siege of those people still seemed calm. Even the granduncle's outcry did not make him affected in the slightest.
The village guards who had been bouncing then looked at the grandfather. They did not recognize the old man, because it was in their minds that the grandfather was a friend of the young man. Even so, it seemed hesitant to take action. Then they turned their eyes to look at the village chief Chen Chuankai to wait for the order from the old village chief.
“Am I dealing with an old man who has long been in seclusion, a warrior who nicknamed The Arm of Fire?” Arya said that ended with a friendly smile.
Grandfather's forehead shriveled thick, his face filled with age lines was even more visible wrinkles. He watched the young man with his eyes glaring sharply as if he was about to pierce the contents of the foreign youth's head before him. His tense face then gradually became friendly again, the grandfather took a deep breath before saying.
“Who are you young? And what business was there until you made a fuss in this village?”
Everyone who heard the name Fire Arm Si mentioned in the talk became surprised instead of playing. Although they did not live at a time when the Fire Arm had once triumphed in the Ming Empire, but the name was never forgotten from time to time. Moreover, the Fire Arm has also inscribed important services to the peace of the entire country, which is because of its role the Kobra Swordsman Alliance can be destroyed.
The village chief Chen Chuankai who was speechless because he had previously found it difficult to answer the grandfather's question, started to walk up to the old man. Indeed he himself asked himself, ‘why this until it happened’
The grandfather named Gao Lishi and nicknamed The Arm of Fire still looked at Arya almost without blinking, as if he was remembering ‘Will he ever meet the young man before him, as if he was remembering, so that the young man can recognize him even though his appearance is now very much different from the time where he was still dabbling in the jungle.’
“My name is Li Xian, from Lightning Valley.” Arya said still in a calm and polite manner. He then moved his right hand. Simultaneously, a metal plate floated slowly towards the grandfather.
Agilely the grandfather caught the metal plate. The observation of the metal plate is nothing but a badge in the middle of which is engraved with blue lightning indentations, while on each side there is a spirit stone that glows shiny white. Underneath itself there is a carving of a name ‘Li Xian’.
“You are a Patriarch of the Lightning Valley Sect.” the grandfather hurriedly cupped his hands together while slightly bowing his head to Arya.
The old man's words were like lightning coming towards the ears of the village chief Chen Chuankai and Chen Xule. The two were now struck with anxiety, what if the young man known to be the Lightning Valley Sect Patriarch did not receive their treatment.
No one is surprised to hear the words of Grandfather. Even Nie Zha himself who was unfamiliar with the Lightning Valley Sect also seemed to widen his eyes, he did not expect that the young man he saw was a Patriarch, either, someone who definitely has the ability and strength above average.
The words also turned out to have surprised Arya so that without realizing it he opened his mouth and retreated. He had indeed heard that the Taoist Patriarch Lian wanted him to replace his uncle as Patriarch. But he had no idea that his uncle had unofficially made him Patriarch by giving him the badge.
The silence was then broken by the voice of the grandfather of the Fire Arm, “I don't think the forest of mourning has now undergone so many changes. Last I heard the Lightning Valley Sect raised Tao Lian as the Patriarch replacing the Yellow Lightning Old Man who was the Patriarch earlier. Now I see for myself how the Sect is now led by men as young as you.”
Arya smiled awkwardly, then she said, “Actually the Lightning Valley Sect is still led by the Taoist Patriarch Lian, just that I also don't know the reason why my uncle gave the badge to me.”
“Oh, so you're his nephew. Worth it. Now my wonder is answered already. Though I was once suspicious, how could there be a Patriarch as young as you. Moreover, you are only alone here, there will be no way a Patriarch of the Sect to come out of his headquarters alone if indeed there is nothing really urgent.” The grandfather nodded his head while stroking his short beard. Then he continued, “But does that Taoist Patriarch Lian also have a cultivation as great as you, young man.?”
Arya was a bit surprised, he looked at the grandfather's face carefully. According to him it was impossible for there to be someone who could know his original cultivation if that person was not at the Dragon Swordsman stage. A moment later, Arya nodded slowly. He was able to confirm that all he saw from the observation of the grandfather from him was only at the level of the Hermit Swordsman. “True, cake..if this young me could be at this stage, how could my older uncle and many experiences not be greater than me.” he said with confidence.
Suddenly the grandfather laughed with laughter until his crossed eyes glazed over. After his laughter subsided, he again said, “Truly I did not expect, this world has indeed changed a lot. I'm sure it didn't take long, there will be born more people who can break through the stages above the Sacred Swordsman in this Empire.” This grandfather stopped for a moment, then he approached the young man before him, and he approached the young man before him, “Tabib Xian, is it true that you are the Physician Xian of the Lightning Valley whose name has already stirred up the entire Empire?! Now that I see for yourself your strength, I am sure that you are the one who has destroyed a sect all by yourself.It is fortunate that the white stream has the seeds of young men like you.”.
Hearing the grandfather's words, the heartbeat of the village chief Chen Chuankai and Chen Xule seemed to stop. They did not at all think that they had come face to face with such a powerful young man whose name was already so famous throughout the Empire. Thankfully, everything has not gone out. If until Arya issued all her magic then it is difficult for all of them to be able to get out of the yard with still breathing.
Thus, being moved by the feeling of his heart, Chen Xule and village chief Chen Chuankai quickly stepped forward before Arya, and together they bowed respectfully. With somewhat disjointed due to the various feelings crammed into his chest, village chief Chen Chuankai said,
“We ask forgiveness before the young master, Physician Xian. As well as saying thousands of thanks for the generosity of the young master who did not simultaneously finish off our souls. And now we turn ourselves in to accept all the punishments that we should have been.”
Arya who still did not think that the grandfather of the Fire Arm was able to recognize himself immediately woke up from his daydream. He became moved when he saw the village chief looking terrified. From the beginning he had known that the village chief did not mean anything evil to him. It is only because of the development of circumstances that all this happens. It might even be beyond expectations of the old village chief himself. Then Arya said,
“Master, there's nothing I have to forgive. What happened doesn't need to be regretted. All that is necessary, now let me treat both of your wounded men. But believe me, I didn't mean to really hurt him.”
Hearing that, the old village head's heart was relieved. Quickly he nodded respectfully, then let Arya into his house.
The people who were in the courtyard watched all of it in astonishment. Those who had heard the name Physician Xian and had heard of his service, immediately told him in a whispering voice.
Meanwhile, Arya has started to do her treatment. It turned out that the wounds of Yu Buqun and Da Si King were not light. Fortunately, both of them have been given medicine to overcome internal injuries. If it's even one night late, maybe they're no longer helped.
Knowing if the two people were still under the influence of the drugs he had taken. Arya did not give or drink any more medicine. He only channeled his life energy and healing techniques to accelerate the healing of the deep wounds experienced by the two people.