Chapter 537: Thinking Too Simply

537. Chapter 537: Thinking Too Simply

「Grandpa, the young man woke up! 」

A clear, crisp little girl's voice came from one side.

Xiao Shitou looked around and saw not only a little girl in a light yellow dress, but also a middle-aged man carrying a basket on his back, wearing a blue long robe, and as he approached, his whole body exuded a medicinal scent.

Seeing Xiao Shitou staring at him, the middle-aged man set down his basket, fetched a stool, sat beside the bed, and asked him.

「How do you feel now? 」

Xiao Shitou answered him truthfully: "I, I have a headache."

The middle-aged man hadn't spoken yet.

The little girl beside him asked Xiao Shitou: "Young man, what's your name? How did you end up stuck in the dark passage?"

「I... 」

Just thinking made Xiao Shitou's head hurt terribly.

The middle-aged man immediately guessed what was happening and said: "Your condition is probably amnesia; don't think about it now, the more you think, the worse it hurts. Let me give you acupuncture for a few days, take some medicine, and then see if it improves."

For now, that's all we can do.

In less than half a day.

Xiao Shitou then learned their names: the little girl was Yao Lingyu, ten years old; the middle-aged man was her grandfather, Yao Chengji. The grandfather and granddaughter lived dependently on each other on this mountain, leading a peaceful, unworldly life.

An Yi and his group were looking for Xiao Shitou, and another group was also looking for him.

However.

They arrived a bit later.

Upon hearing their description of Xiao Shitou's appearance, Yao Chengji guessed that the child he had saved was Xiao Shitou; seeing that they did not look like good people, he did not tell them that Xiao Shitou was with them.

He originally thought that would be the end of it.

Who would have thought.

That day, he took his granddaughter out to gather herbs when someone else came looking for Xiao Shitou. Before he could finish speaking, his granddaughter blurted out: "Are you talking about that young man? My grandfather saved him; he is now…"

This girl.

Yao Chengji immediately replied: "He has already left."

The leading tough-clothed man approached and asked Yao Jicheng.

「Uncle, you said he left—where did he go? 」

His subordinates all looked toward them, simultaneously gripping their swords tightly.

Yao Lingyu had never seen such a scene; she dared not speak, frightened, and hid behind her grandfather.

Yao Chengji, having seen many storms, calmly said: "I don't know where he went; he thanked us and said he would repay us in the future before leaving. As for where he went or which road he took, I have no idea."

「Little sis, is that right? 」

The leading tough-clothed man squatted down.

Yao Lingyu didn't know why her grandfather said that, but since he said so, there must be a reason.

She nodded her head.

She didn't speak.

Yao Chengji pulled her sleeve and said: "Please excuse us; my granddaughter is a bit timid."

「Let's go! 」

The leading tough-clothed man stood up, greeted his men, and they walked off to the side.

Yao Chengji dared not stay any longer; he took his granddaughter's hand and hurried away from here.

As it turned out.

His worry was justified.

The leading tough-clothed man quickly led his men in a counter‑search; after looking around and seeing no trace of them, he sent his men out to search everywhere.

Yao Chengji caught sight of them searching from the mountain.

He couldn't worry about anything else; he picked up his granddaughter and, while walking up the mountain, said: "Yu'er, it's all my fault for not reminding you—you oversimplified things."

「Grandpa, what are you saying? 」

Yao Lingyu didn't quite understand her grandfather's meaning.

Yao Chengji explained: "Grandpa, I have also encountered a group of people looking for that child before; at first glance they were not good people, so I didn't tell them the child was with me. I thought they had already searched here and perhaps wouldn't come again, but who would have thought another group would show up—they have now come looking for us." (Chapter ends)