owlsbooks Chapter 28 Awakening and Aftermath
Chapter 28 Awakening and Aftermath
"What's wrong with me?"
Xiao Xuan suddenly woke up with a start, turned around and looked around, and found himself lying in a room.
He remembered that when he escaped from the cave, he was hit by a boulder. If it weren't for Deng Fei's wrist guard saving him at the critical moment, he would be buried in the mountains now.
"Wristbands?"
Thinking of this, Xiao Xuan looked down and saw that the wrist guards on his arms were gone, and his shirt was also missing.
"What's this? You're wearing it again?"
Xiao Xuan was about to get up, but the pain in his waist and arms reminded him that these were injuries he had sustained in the cave.
At this moment, the door slowly opened, and a woman walked in. The instant she saw Xiao Xuan, she screamed.
"what!"
Xiao Xuan was also taken aback, but not with surprise, but with delight.
"Miss Wen!"
The woman in front of him was Wen Qingqing; it seemed he had been rescued by the villagers of the nameless island.
"That startled me."
Wen Qingqing simply patted her chest. She had played with boys her age on the island since she was a child, so she wasn't shy about it.
"Put your clothes on first."
Seeing that she pointed to the clothes next to her, Xiao Xuan turned his head and immediately thanked her.
Thank you.
Beside the neatly folded clothes, his cold steel sword, a pair of wrist guards, and Su Qing's wooden box were all placed there.
"These are my father's clothes. I don't know if they'll fit you."
Xiao Xuan picked up the clothes; it was a grayish-brown coarse linen outfit. Although it didn't fit well, it was loose and not too uncomfortable.
"What happened to those children and Shiwa? Were the Japanese pirates wiped out?"
Xiao Xuan asked questions while dressing, but Wen Qingqing seemed hesitant to speak.
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know where to begin. You've been unconscious for two days and two nights."
"What?!"
Xiao Xuan stared wide-eyed in disbelief as Wen Qingqing recounted the story.
Three days ago, just as the mountain exploded, the Japanese pirates had already been repeatedly defeated by the Qi family army that came to their rescue.
Lei Long's ship was also forced to stop on the shallows, and the people on board were arrested by some people dressed in brocade.
However, the Japanese pirates were exceptionally tenacious. Some of them launched a desperate charge to cover the retreat of one of the ships, while the Qi family army also sent two ships to pursue them.
"I wonder if Mai Shuangji has won over Riko Furukawa?"
Xiao Xuan continued listening. After the battle, the islanders and the army searched the island together, looking for any survivors and checking if any of their own people were still alive.
"They didn't find me? That shouldn't be the case!"
In Xiao Xuan's mind, he had left a deep impression on Mai Shuangji. If the other party were on the island, he would probably come looking for him, right?
Wen Qingqing chuckled awkwardly, tapping her fingertips sheepishly.
"Actually, we found you first, but Grandma wouldn't let us tell the soldiers."
"what?"
"The soldiers searched the island and left the next day, they seemed to be in a hurry."
Xiao Xuan was taken aback. He immediately turned around to look around and found that the iron box he had taken from Deng Fei's bedroom was not in the room. He immediately understood.
Granny Wen probably knew she had received the inheritance, and therefore didn't want the soldiers to know. Perhaps...
"She won't stop me from leaving the island, will she?"
"I'm so sorry, Brother Xiao, Grandma is amazing! I...I couldn't hide it..."
Xiao Xuan sighed. Since Granny Wen didn't take the wristband, it meant she didn't know about the "Scientific Martial Arts Training Method".
Now only I can open the box, but it's not that trading is impossible.
If all else fails, just give her the box and find another way out.
"Where is Granny Wen?"
Wen Qingqing was taken aback at first. She hadn't expected Xiao Xuan to be so calm and composed, so she was quite surprised.
"Grandma is there... I'll take you there!"
Xiao Xuan nodded, put on his clothes and wrist guards, then glanced back at Leng Gangjian before following Wen Qingqing out of the house.
Granny Wen is of a high level, and the islanders are all quite strong, so there's no need to really fight them to the death.
The two walked out of the house, and Xiao Xuan turned around and saw the big banyan tree.
He then looked around and saw that some houses in the village had been burned down and the villagers were rebuilding them.
"The village's losses weren't too serious, thanks to you and that quiet, kind man."
"That's good."
The two hadn't walked far when they arrived in front of a large house.
"This is the village's ancestral hall; my grandmother usually lives inside."
Xiao Xuan saw Wen Qingqing stop and look back.
"You're not going in."
Wen Qingqing shook her head, as if there was some danger inside.
Xiao Xuan's mindset has improved a lot now. He has weathered many storms and experienced life and death, so he is more like a true江湖人 (jianghu person, a person of the martial arts world).
He strode into the ancestral hall and after a few steps saw Granny Wen kneeling in front of many memorial tablets.
On the altar in front of her was the iron box.
"Is that Young Master Xiao?"
Upon hearing footsteps, Granny Wen slowly got up, leaning on her cane.
All the islanders practiced the same martial art, so their footsteps naturally sounded different from Xiao Xuan's.
"I've met Grandma."
Xiao Xuan didn't think much about how the other party had noticed him. Since he had no intention of launching a sneak attack, he simply gave a polite bow.
"Young hero, there's no need to be so polite. You've done the village a great favor."
"Didn't Grandma rescue me from the rubble too?"
When Granny Wen heard the word "ruins," her eyes clearly showed sadness.
"This old woman has guarded this mountain her whole life. What's inside is something she neither wants anyone to see, nor is she afraid that no one will see it. But now..."
Although she was talking about mountains, judging from Granny Wen's tone, she clearly cared more about Deng Fei.
"I saw a skeleton in the cave, but unfortunately I didn't have the chance to bring it out at the time."
"Well, he's buried now."
Grandma Wen sighed and then carefully examined Xiao Xuan.
"So, you really solved all the mechanisms?"
I guess so.
Xiao Xuan did not hide anything.
"I've looked inside everything, there's nothing special about it, it's just..."
"Stop! This old woman doesn't want to know."
Granny Wen interrupted Xiao Xuan, and with a flick of her cane, she lifted the entire iron box up.
Xiao Xuan was shocked. This iron box was indestructible and weighed at least a hundred pounds. Granny Wen lifted it with just the tip of her cane, showing her strength.
With a steady toss, Granny Wen placed the iron box in front of Xiao Xuan. The hundred-pound iron lump on the ground made almost no sound.
"This old woman just wants to see if you can really open it."
Xiao Xuan responded and then lowered his head to enter the password.
With a click, the iron box opened, and Granny Wen immediately took two steps back.
"That's good enough." Granny Wen smiled with satisfaction. "You have a good foundation. You were able to get these. Now that I'm gone, I can give my friend an explanation."
"Is Granny Wen very familiar with the Mechanical Sage?"
Xiao Xuan's question seemed to stump Granny Wen. She didn't answer immediately, but after a moment of silence, she asked:
"So, what are your plans for the future, young hero?"
"Uh...Grandma asked, so I will tell you the truth. I was tricked into coming to the island and was poisoned. Although I was fortunate enough to receive this inheritance, I must return to the Central Plains to find a divine doctor to cure the poison."
"this..."
Seeing Granny Wen's tense expression, Xiao Xuan immediately felt relieved, realizing that she had no intention of keeping him on the island for long.
"But there are no ships left on the island. It would take at least two months to build a ship that can sail long distances."
"Two months..."
Xiao Xuan fell into deep thought, and this took up a third of his time.
However, it's not without its advantages.
This nameless island is quiet and undisturbed. If I can complete the training of the "Body Strengthening Fist" in two months and master the Living Spirit Twin Rings, it will be much more convenient for me to return to the Central Plains.
"Then I will take my leave of you."