Chapter 5922: Elder Songhao

Chapter 5922: Elder Songhao

The men assumed these visitors harbored malice and could be robbers. After all, they rarely had visitors given the remote region, only the occasional immortals flying through the sky.

However, upon seeing Chu Zhu and Li Qiye, they were stunned by her appearance and how unaggressive Li Qiye was.

One resembled a fairy while the other was just an ordinary scholar. The two seemed to be master and servant. Could they be lost in this desert?

“Where are you from?” The village chief waved his hand, gesturing for the others to put away their spears.

“Very far from here.” Chu Zhu said with a smile.

The men seemed to be welcoming her due to her beauty.

“Are you lost?” The village chief became friendlier.

Meanwhile, Chu Zhu assessed the situation - the village looked normal enough. Why did Li Qiye want to come here?

“Right, I lost my direction due to the sandstorms.” She then responded.

“You actually made it back from over there? The high heaven must have protected you.” The villagers couldn’t believe it.

She didn’t respond and stared at Li Qiye, following his lead.

Li Qiye had gotten off and had been looking at the stone mound and the well.

“You’re running out of water.” He said. Finnd new chapters at novelhall.com

“Friend, we only fetch water once every three days. This land is arid and water is scarce.” The village chief responded.

“We have more than just the surname Song here, there’s Yin, Bai, and a few more.” The village chief responded.

“Yes, one of our ancestors from long ago.” An old villager joined in.

“He was up there in age.” Li Qiye said.

“The legend says that he was an immortal.” The village chief said proudly. Perhaps they had very few interesting topics while living in this remote area.

“Immortal?” Chu Zhu was surprised.

“Yes.” The village chief bowed at the portrait and responded: “An immortal capable of flying and summoning heavenly flames. He had an immortal fire insect as well.”

“Fire insect?” Chu Zhu asked.

“A flame capable of various transformations, it can create special pills capable of granting everlasting life, hence our ancestor’s age, like a hundred million years.” The village chief elaborated.

“Or a billion.” One village jumped in: “We have Ancestor Yin too, a giant god from the heaven to slay monsters.”

“Don’t forget about Ancestor Bai and the flood. Monsters came out and our ancestor turned into a Buddha, the water only reached his ankle. He did one slash and killed dozens of monsters.” One more added.

“Our ancestors were immortals long, long ago, but they eventually moved here...”

The impoverished villagers’ lives were limited to this desolate wilderness, surviving for generations through foraging for food and water. Their only entertainment was gazing at the stars.

However, the fantastical legends of their ancestors brought them sparks of excitement and pride. They viewed these ancestors as incredible giants capable of unbelievable feats.

These stories gave them momentary solace from their harsh conditions.

As they told these stories, Chu Zhu couldn’t help but glance over at Li Qiye, thinking about these stories.