Chapter 100: Restoration of Sight

The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan never expected such a brief conversation to bring them so much shock.

"If we seven did not have urgent matters to attend to, we would truly like to meet the Standing Committee Member Nie and Standing Committee Member Guo you speak of," Ke Zhen'e sighed deeply.

"Then what business do you have? Perhaps we all can help you," that person asked enthusiastically.

"Many thanks to this friend. It is like this," Ke Zhen'e first thanked him, then said: "It is like this: we have a friend who was harmed by villains. His widow, who is six months pregnant, was taken hostage by those villains. We several followed their tracks to find the mother and child. The mother's name is Li Ping. If a son is born, he should be named Guo Jing."

"What did you say? What is the mother's name? What is the son's name?" That person, upon hearing Ke Zhen'e, widened his eyes.

People all around turned their heads. Hearing the tone of that person, Ke Zhen'e knew immediately that the other party must know these two names, so he hurriedly said: "The mother's name is Li Ping, and the son's name is Guo Jing. Do you know them?"

"Of course I know them. Guo Jing is the Standing Committee Member Guo I just mentioned, and Li Ping is Guo Jing's mother, our Women's Federation Chairperson, Big Sister Li," someone in the crowd shouted loudly.

Hearing others' words, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan were momentarily stunned, their expressions showing some disappointment. After all, six years ago Li Ping was still heavily pregnant, and Guo Jing, counting strictly, was only six years old; how could he have started from nothing to become the leader of the Tatar tribe commanding tens of thousands of troops?

But the seven had already searched for a full six years and would not give up until the very end, so they followed the crowd to the place called the Women's Federation.

The full name of the Women's Federation is the Women's United Revolutionary Committee, a revolutionary committee established after the revolutionary base was set up to ensure equality between men and women.

However, the status of women among nomadic tribes is even lower than that of women in agrarian civilizations; otherwise, there would not be cases where a son marries his stepmother after his father dies, or a younger brother marries his elder brother's widow after the elder brother dies. This completely treats women as objects for bearing children.

As for why Li Ping was made Chairperson of the Women's United Revolutionary Committee, men on the grasslands originally do not take women seriously; if someone else were to take the post, they would likely cause trouble every other day.

Only Li Ping, with her identity as Guo Jing's mother and her inherently tough personality, could suppress all the petty villains. In fact, she was quite reluctant about the tasks arranged for her by her son and nephew.

After all, her level of education was merely knowing how to read characters; she understood nothing else, so how could she be an official? Fortunately, Nie Huaishang wrote down the specific tasks she needed to do, so she just had to follow what was written.

Helplessly, Li Ping was forced into the position and accepted the post of Chairperson of the Women's United Revolutionary Committee. To be honest, doing things that gradually raised the status of women gave her a sense of achievement she had never felt before; now Li Ping is getting more and more energetic in her work.

Guided by the crowd, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan arrived at the location of the Women's United Revolutionary Committee, where the big slogan "Women hold up half the sky" was particularly eye-catching.

On the podium, Li Ping held a simple loudspeaker and shouted: "Broad masses of women comrades, this is the flying shuttle newly developed by our base. It is a shuttle with small wheels installed in a slide groove. Springs are installed at both ends of the slide groove, allowing the shuttle to move back and forth extremely fast, which can make our weaving speed faster. Comrades, men have greater strength than us and can do many jobs to earn money, but our women's hands are more dexterous, and we earn no less money than them. They fight wars outside, while we manage everything and take care of the family at home. We women can also hold up half the sky."

After Li Ping finished speaking, a round of applause erupted from below the podium. Li Ping, having finished her speech, walked down from the podium. Secretary Hailanshi approached and said: "Chairperson Li, seven people have come to find you. Those seven people seem to be from your hometown."

After speaking, Hailanshi described the appearances of the seven people to Li Ping. Li Ping immediately recalled the seven people who had mistakenly quarreled with Daoist Qiu at Fahua Temple; later, they had followed tracks to rescue her. She never expected that these seven would have traveled from Jiangnan all the way to this desert land. Li Ping sighed and went out to meet the seven.

The crowd looked and indeed saw the woman who had been held hostage by Duan Tiande that day. Upon seeing the Seven Freaks, Li Ping ordered people to prepare food and entertain the seven inside a Mongolian yurt.

During the meal, the seven explained their purpose. Ke Zhen'e sighed and said: "That day, we seven and Daoist Qiu agreed to each go and seek the widows of the Guo and Yang families, take them as disciples, and then hold a martial arts contest at Nanhu in Jiaxing eighteen years later. But who would have thought that in just six years, Guo Jing would have established such a foundation? How dare we, common folk from the marketplace, take him as our disciple?"

"Great Hero Ke, your words are mistaken." Just as Li Ping did not know what to say to comfort the seven, a young man with gentle features that looked as if they could be kneaded at will and dressed in attire of excellent taste walked in. It was Nie Huaishang.

"Oh, seven great heroes, let me introduce you. This is Guo Jing's brother, Nie Huaishang. Without his advice, Ah Jing would not have been able to establish this base," Li Ping hurriedly introduced to the seven.

The seven clapped their fists together repeatedly. Ke Zhen'e asked: "What did Young Master Nie mean just now by saying my words are mistaken?"

"From a certain perspective, if there were no Main God, Guo Jing would still be just an ordinary child. In the original trajectory, you had already taken Guo Jing as your disciple. Based on my understanding of Big Brother Guo, he would definitely recognize you as his masters," Nie Huaishang said slowly and calmly.

Upon hearing these words, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan were even more confused. What Main God? What original trajectory? These words left them somewhat bewildered.

But what Nie Huaishang said next made them even more confused. Something about becoming a reincarnator of the Main God, something about walking through the myriad worlds of heaven and earth; in short, the seven did not believe a single word of it.

Nie Huaishang glanced at the seven and said: "I know you do not believe me. How about this? I will perform a grand feat for you. Great Hero Ke, do you dare to let me take a look at your eyes?"

"Fine." Although Ke Zhen'e did not understand, he still stretched his face forward.

The other six watched Nie Huaishang's red light on his hands tensely. They saw him press his hand against Ke Zhen'e's eyes. At that moment, Ke Zhen'e's eyes were gently covered by Nie Huaishang's palm. An indescribable, intense itch spread wildly like wildfire between his eyelids. For the first time in his life, he experienced such a feeling; it seemed as if his eyes, which had once been completely numb, were now undergoing the pain of rebirth for necrotic flesh, or like new sprouts breaking through the soil, bursting forth with vigorous vitality.

When this unbearable itching gradually dissipated, Ke Zhen'e cautiously opened his eyes. He was astonished to find a young figure standing quietly before him.

He, Ke Zhen'e, could actually see! Ke Zhen'e rubbed his eyes, turned his gaze to the other side, and asked Zhu Cong among the seven: "You are Second Brother."

Zhu Cong looked at the eyeballs in Ke Zhen'e's eye sockets, shocked and unable to say anything. When he saw his own reflection in the eyeballs, he asked: "You can see now?"

"That's right, I can really see! I can really see!" Ke Zhen'e, who was usually so serious and steady, like a towering mountain standing unshaken, seemed to have put down all his burdens at this moment. He was as happy as a child of a few years old, with excitement shining in his eyes.

He danced with joy, as if wanting to convey this joy to the whole world. His hands waved in the air, and his feet jumped on the ground. His figure appeared so vivid and so alive under the sunlight.

At this moment, Ke Zhen'e was no longer that steady elder, but a child immersed in joy.