Chapter 640: Time changes, but human hearts remain unchanged

At this moment, Wang Da Auntie's energy and spirit had noticeably improved. She smiled and said, "Brother Chen Xun, Brother Black Bull, thank you both."

"Hehe, we're all neighbors, it's a small matter."

Chen Xun stood up, feeling elated. "Wang Da Auntie, you should rest for now. When you're better, come over to our place for a meal. Third Sister often talks about you."

"...And what about Little Crane?"

"She's outside keeping watch. We're leaving now, Wang Da Auntie."

Chen Xun waved with a smile and patted Black Bull. "How about it, Bull?"

"Moo moo~~" Black Bull rubbed against Chen Xun excitedly, "Moo moo!"

It remembered how they had once stood by the bedside, helpless as Old Sun lay gravely ill. The scene was exactly the same, yet completely different.

Black Bull let out a long bellow, continuously rubbing against Chen Xun, its eyes glistening, mooing incessantly.

Black Bull nodded, then turned to look at Wang Da Auntie, mooing with a smile.

"Brother Chen Xun, Brother Black Bull, take care."

Wang Da Auntie wanted to get up, but her body was still weak, so she lay back on the bed, her voice already sounding aged. "I'll make you something delicious next time."

"Alright." Chen Xun chuckled as he walked out, hands clasped behind his back, feeling a faint sense of relief, so subtle that he didn't even notice it himself.

Doctor Li solemnly cupped his hands at the door. "This gentleman..."

"Doctor Li, we won't stay long."

Chen Xun had a slight smile on his face, his medical skills needing no boast. He interrupted Doctor Li, knowing what he wanted to say. "I go with the flow."

"Moo~" Black Bull also politely mooed at Doctor Li.

They pushed the door open and walked out, and the chatter of the neighbors instantly rose, all asking how Wang Da Auntie was, if she could be cured, and if Chen Xun really knew medicine.

"Wang Da Auntie is fine, no need to worry."

Chen Xun smiled with his hands behind his back, stepping forward. "Be quiet when you go in. She needs a few days of rest to recover."

Hiss...

The neighbors gasped, their gazes at Chen Xun changing to admiration and reverence, seeing him as a hidden master. Especially Wang Da Auntie's children, who almost knelt before Chen Xun, crying with gratitude.

However, they were still a bit uncertain and went inside, the house crowded with people.

Chen Xun walked away with his back to them, quietly leaving with Black Bull. The little boy who had called him Uncle Chen didn't follow them inside but trailed behind Chen Xun.

In the alley.

The little boy shouted from behind, "Uncle Chen, Uncle Chen!"

"What is it?"

"I want to learn medicine from you."

"Why?"

"I want to save people like you did, just like saving Aunt Wang..."

"Kid, go finish your studies at school first. If you still have the same thought in a few years, come find your Uncle Chen."

Chen Xun smiled without turning back. "I'll assess your character then to see if you're qualified to inherit Teacher Ning's medical skills."

"Uncle Chen, it's a deal!"

"Heh, we'll see."

Chen Xun waved his hand, laughing heartily. "Nie Yu, don't wet your pants again."

The little boy blushed instantly at the words, shouting, "Uncle Chen, it was Little Chi who scared me, and I really want to learn medicine."

He stood there shouting, watching the man and the bull gradually disappear down the alley, receiving no response.

Nie Yu wiped his nose, suddenly chuckled foolishly, and quickly ran back. He hadn't even checked on Aunt Wang's condition, too busy rushing out to call Uncle Chen.

In the Chen family courtyard.

Nangong Heling sat on a wooden chair, taking a deep breath. For some reason, the news of Wang Da Auntie's sudden illness had shaken her, even though it had only been twenty years...

Her mind had been unsettled lately. In the world of immortals, a thousand years could pass in a blink, yet she had never felt this way during her long stay on Trash Island and at Dongxuan Dao Academy. A sense of emptiness and dread filled her heart.

Nangong Heling's expression was calm, a gentle breeze rising, flowers' fragrance filling the air, her eyes becoming profoundly deep.

She slowly looked towards the door, smiling. "Eldest Brother, Second Brother~"

Little Chi also called out from the rooftop, "Brother Xun, Brother Bull!"

Chen Xun nodded with a smile, giving Little Crane a deep look. "Third Sister, Wang Da Auntie is fine. She'll come to our house for dinner in three days."

"Mm-hmm." Little Crane nodded, influenced by her eldest brother's calm demeanor, her heart no longer so restless.

Black Bull also gave Little Crane a deep look, snorting, seeing in her the reflection of their past selves. It quietly ran forward to chat with Little Crane.

Little Chi, on the other hand, was carefree, spending his days either playing or cultivating, unconcerned about others' affairs, as long as he followed Brother Xun and the others.

In this world, only they could truly stir his emotions; everything else could be discarded.

Chen Xun sat peacefully under a tree, starting to paint. The mortal world's partings and reunions could no longer truly affect his emotions; he had long since come to terms with them, as had Bull.

The two Crane Spirit Trees in the courtyard continued to grow, just like the neighbors in the alley, with children being born and the elderly passing away. Perhaps the beauty and brilliance of life lay in this.

Ten years later, Zhou Guangyi shocked the martial world, single-handedly challenging the Lion Roar Sect and the Falling Sun Sect, even battling the masters behind them. With one strike, he amazed the world!

The outcome of the battle remained unknown, as neither spoke a word about it, leaving it at that.

The major forces outside Qiongyang Town sought to recruit him, but Zhou Guangyi, proud and righteous, roamed the world alone, known in the martial world as Hero Zhou!

The Zhou family from Double Tree Alley was finally taken to the big city by Zhou Guangyi. As they left, the neighbors were envious, the entire alley filled with farewell celebrations and firecrackers.

Only Zhou Guanghan's eyes were filled with melancholy. She was now married and couldn't leave the town.

She already had children, and the big city she had longed for all her life was now within reach, yet she couldn't grasp it.

The Zhou family was grateful to the Chen family, especially Zhou Guangyi, who knelt before them, thanking Brother Xun for imparting martial arts knowledge, and then they left.

Zhou Guanghan, with her child, also pleaded with Chen Xun and Nangong Heling to teach her martial arts.

But Chen Xun did not respond. Her motives were too self-serving. If she wanted to learn martial arts, she didn't need to come to him; he had only casually guided them back then.

Zhou Guanghan was no longer the innocent girl with pigtails she once was. Resentment grew in her heart—why could her brother soar, but not her family?

She left with her child, never to associate with the Chen family again, feeling the two elders were too biased towards her brother.

Since moving to the big city, Zhou Guangdai's perspective and speech had changed completely, hardly visiting the Chen family. If not for her brother's fame in the martial world, she might never have returned.

This scene left Nangong Heling shaken... She had watched them grow up, and their once pure demeanor was now gone, more fickle than the cultivators in the world of immortals.

Her mood had been poor in recent years, only writing down her inner thoughts in a small booklet.

But Chen Xun and Black Bull were indifferent. They had lived for so many years, seen everything, and did what they needed to do, unaffected by such matters.

Only Little Chi sneered, calling them a bunch of white-eyed wolves, only caring about decades of gains and losses. They deserved to be mere mortals, while Brother Xun was the Dao Ancestor of the Five Elements!