Chapter 76: Don't be afraid, I'm not after your money or your person

An Er's martial arts were still not bad; after wandering in the mountains for not long, he caught two wild rabbits and two pheasants.

"All done, let's go down the mountain."

An Er looked around in a daze, wondering where he had come from.

He thought for a moment.

An Er tried to orient himself, flying in whichever direction he pointed, but discovered he had flown for a while without getting out.

He realized something was wrong.

An Er then flew in another direction; this time he flew out, but the direction was still wrong.

Forget it, he'd better not run around everywhere.

Wait for An Yi to come find him.

Wait until dusk.

An Er still didn't see An Yi coming to look for him, so he started flying again, back and forth, until it grew dark without spotting him or finding the way back.

He simply stopped searching, sat by the road, took out a dagger and began slaughtering the pheasants and rabbits, then washed them and started roasting them.

Qiao Sheng's shop did decent business today, so they closed the shop later in the afternoon.

Since there was no ox cart, Qiao Sheng and Xiao Shitou didn't stay in town today; they were escorting Qiao Xuehua and the others back.

Fortunately they had prepared torches, otherwise they couldn't see the road at all.

They walked on.

Xiao Shitou pointed ahead and said, "Mother, there's a firelight up front."

"Mm, Mother saw it, don't worry about it; we just keep going our way."

After saying that, Qiao Sheng thought Xiao Shitou had walked quite far, so he handed him the torch and then squatted down to carry him on his back.

"Mother, I can still walk."

Xiao Shitou worried that Qiao Sheng would get tired.

"Come up."

Qiao Sheng said without further ado.

She was quite tired today, but after drinking the Spirit Spring Water she felt much better.

"Big sister, let me carry Xiao Shitou."

Qiao Lanhua said from the side.

She hasn't even come of age yet, she's still growing; how could Qiao Sheng let her carry him?

"No need, I can do it."

Qiao Sheng soon stood up with Xiao Shitou on his back.

An Er had roasted one chicken and one rabbit; they weren't fully cooked yet when he caught sight of someone approaching, and he warily sized them up.

He saw it was a woman and a child.

An Er excitedly ran over.

"Hey, what are you doing!"

Qiao Xuehua jumped in fright, but still mustered her courage to question him.

An Er realized and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Don't be afraid, I'm not after your money or your person. I just wanted to ask if you know how to get to Qiaojia Village; I'm not good with directions, so I've been searching for a long time and still haven't found Qiaojia Village."

Upon learning that was the case,

Qiao Lanhua said, "Sir, there are two Qiaojia Villages around here; which one are you looking for?"

"What, two Qiaojia Villages?"

An Er looked astonished.

Qiao Sheng observed for a moment and asked, "What are you going to Qiaojia Village for?"

He thought a bit.

An Er looked at Qiao Sheng and said, "My master sent us to deliver something to a child named Xiao Shitou; we found Qiaojia Village and also the Mountain God Temple he mentioned, but we shouted for a long time with no reply..."

He also recounted what happened afterward.

As he spoke, he still felt a bit wronged.

Upon learning this, Qiao Sheng couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth; they truly are subordinates of Shi Lin, indeed unlike anyone else.

"My son is Xiao Shitou."

An Er's gaze fell on Qiao Sheng's back, and his eyes involuntarily lit up: "Indeed it is."

Qiao Sheng: "……"

If Xiao Shitou didn't resemble Shi Lin, would he not have recognized him?

As a master, Shi Lin really leaves one at a loss for what to say about him.

Qiao Sheng set off with Xiao Shitou on his back, and An Er, not waiting for the chicken and rabbit to finish roasting, grabbed them and followed them away from here.

They hadn't gone far when

Qiao Hushui and the others arrived.

(End of chapter)