Chapter 401: The Past

Bai Wei let out a breath after hearing this.

"No matter what, I'm just glad you're okay."

After she finished speaking, she clearly felt the chest behind her heave once.

At the same time, Xiao Moting's low, cold voice fell from above her head.

"You too."

The moon rose into the sky, and a squad of the Beijiang Army finally reached their destination—a secluded, dilapidated temple.

"Creak."

Xiao Moting jumped off his horse and pushed open the temple door.

"The Imperial Court has now ordered our pursuit; this place is far from the towns and can be considered safe for the time being."

After saying this, he turned around, "Old Master Li, Bai Wei, you two will have to suffer a little for now, until we reach the Beijiang Camp."

"Who says it's suffering?" Bai Wei smiled and took several dozen wire-frame beds out of the Warehouse, "Tonight, no one has to sleep on the ground."

Having said that, she also Teleported over a large pile of food, drinks, and brand-new quilts, pillows...

Under the control of Bai Wei's intent, the dozens of wire-frame beds were arranged neatly, and the quilts and pillows were also Teleported onto each bed, placed tidily without the slightest disorder.

The food that was Teleported over was also stacked neatly in the middle of the dilapidated temple.

For a moment, the Beijiang Army was all excited.

They had disguised themselves and risked danger to sneak into Donghai Prefecture, searching everywhere for traces of Xiao Moting and Bai Wei, and to avoid exposing their tracks, they had to travel by night and hide by day; everyone had not eaten their fill or slept well for a long time.

Now that they saw Bai Wei take out so much food, and it was all modern delicacies, everyone was extremely happy.

"Heh, I said it, we have to follow Shennü Daren to have meat to eat and a warm place to sleep."

"We cannot be without Shennü Daren."

"Shennü Daren is still the one who cares for us."

Seeing this scene, Li Zongguang's expression was even more shocked.

"Xiao Wei, I didn't expect your ability to be even stronger than your grandmother's... to actually be able to control objects with your intent."

Bai Wei hadn't had time to ask more before, but now they had finally settled down.

She looked up at Li Zongguang, "Grandpa, what exactly happened with you and Grandma? How did you come to ancient Daliang? Grandma went to the modern era, why didn't she return to Daliang?"

The soldiers lit a bonfire in the dilapidated temple, and under the flickering firelight, Li Zongguang's expression was weary as he let out a long sigh.

"All of this can only be called the irony of fate."

Subsequently, he told Bai Wei the whole story in detail.

"... The ancestors of the Divine Witch Tribe were disciples of Guiguzi and were once divine officials during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, responsible for crafting various implements used in royal sacrifices. The Sacrificial Vessel Cabinet among them, which is the wardrobe in your grandmother's Farm, was one such sacrificial implement."

"A Yun was a Goddess in the Divine Witch Tribe and could connect to the world of the gods through the Sacrificial Vessel Cabinet. When the Divine Witch Tribe encountered a famine and the tribespeople were about to starve to death, they had A Yun come to the modern era through the wardrobe to seek help from the gods."

"However, the people of the Divine Witch Tribe did not know that there were no gods in this world; the so-called world of the gods was merely the modern space-time. After A Yun arrived in the modern era, she discovered this problem, but she did not want to see the hope of her tribespeople dashed, so she stayed in the modern era and Teleported food, water, and various supplies to Daliang through the Sacrificial Vessel Cabinet to help her tribespeople survive the famine."

When Li Zongguang spoke of these matters, he did not avoid anyone.

Because the Beijiang Army present, as well as Zhou Yanli, already knew about Bai Wei's situation.

The bonfire flickered, and Xiao Moting and Zhou Yanli stood to the side, listening quietly.

The group of Beijiang Army soldiers also did not make a sound.

Bai Wei sat by the bonfire and thought for a moment, "Then Grandma never went back?"

A trace of shame flashed across Li Zongguang's face.

"Your grandmother originally intended to return to Daliang once the tribespeople had survived the famine years, but she met me..."

After saying this, he sighed softly and told the story of himself and her grandmother.

This story was very long and lasted until late at night.

But everyone listened very attentively; except for the rustling sound of eating, no one disturbed them.

The bonfire was almost extinguished, and Xiao Moting had the Beijiang Army add firewood twice.

Bai Wei listened, feeling thrilled and shocked; she had never imagined that her grandmother had such a bizarre past.

She gazed at the bonfire and murmured.

"No wonder Grandma never mentioned her family; it turns out she was actually from Daliang and not from the modern era at all."

"Once a Goddess marries a man, she no longer has the ability to travel through time and space." Li Zongguang was very remorseful, "It was I who delayed her."

"Master, that is not so." Zhou Yanli, who had not spoken until now, suddenly interjected, "It was you and Mistress who saved the entire Divine Witch Tribe, who saved everyone! The famine was severe at that time, and the tribespeople were facing extinction; if Mistress had not gone to the modern era, the thousands of people in the Divine Witch Tribe would have all starved or died of thirst."

The Beijiang Army had already boiled a large pot of water and was preparing Instant Noodles.

Xiao Moting also prepared a box of Master Kong braised beef Instant Noodles, lifted the lid, handed it to Bai Wei, and said in a low voice.

"You must be hungry, eat while we talk."

After saying this, he took another box of hot milk that had been in the pot of boiling water, added a piece of bread, and handed it to Li Zongguang.

"Old Master, don't just focus on telling stories, eat something."

The aroma of the Instant Noodles drifted over, and only then did Bai Wei feel that she was hungry, so she took the Instant Noodles.

Li Zongguang took the milk and bread and nodded with satisfaction.

"Many thanks."

Bai Wei also smiled at Xiao Moting.

Usually, he was always in armor, looking cold and fierce, but in reality, he was attentive and thoughtful.

Li Zongguang was old, and having spoken for a long time, he was now a bit hungry, so he picked up the bread and milk to eat and replenish his strength.

From the account just now, Bai Wei learned the story of her grandmother and grandfather.

Her grandmother, who was 'A Yun' in her grandfather's words, had come to the modern era to help her tribespeople survive the famine.

But after arriving in the modern era, her grandmother discovered there were no gods in the world, and not wanting to disappoint her tribespeople, she decided to stay in the modern era and use her own strength to procure supplies and Teleport them back to Daliang.

Although Grandmother was a "Goddess," she had no use for her abilities in the modern world; gathering supplies required money, which she simply did not have, so she could only seek help everywhere, and it was then that she met Grandfather.

When Grandfather was young, he was a member of the national martial arts team and had even won a national martial arts championship; the martial arts team had a training base near the town, and he was training there when he met Grandmother and, seeing her seeking help, decided to assist her.

Grandfather trained with the team, where food and lodging were provided, so he usually had nowhere to spend money, and having won many major awards, he had saved quite a lot of money from his bonuses and salary.

He took out all the money he had saved to help Grandmother purchase supplies, while also mobilizing his friends to help.

To make it convenient for Grandmother to perform Teleportation, he bought a piece of land in the village and built a Farm.

As the two spent time together, their feelings for each other grew.

The Divine Witch Tribe had only a little over a thousand people, and with Grandfather's help, Grandmother transported rice and grain to feed the tribespeople for a year.

Later, the famine passed, and it was time for Grandmother to leave.

However, traveling through time and space is random.

This time she had traveled to the modern era, but if she traveled again next time and ended up in another time and space, she would never see Grandfather again.

Grandmother could not bear to leave Grandfather behind, yet she also feared that if she returned to Daliang and the Divine Witch Tribe encountered a disaster without sufficient supplies, so she decided to stay in the modern era, marry Grandfather, and use her life to help the people of the Divine Witch Tribe.

Bai Wei felt a tremor in her heart upon hearing this, and a cold sweat broke out on her back.

Traveling through time and space is random, yet she had traveled so many times and had no idea about this.

If she had traveled to another time and space, she would never see Xiao Moting again.

"Grandfather, traveling through time and space is random, but I have traveled so many times and come to Daliang every single time; how do you explain that?"

"Also, since Grandmother married you and lost the ability to travel through time and space, how did she continue to help the tribespeople?"