Because he cultivated the Time Law, the flow of time in Yang Kai’s Small Universe was four times faster than the outside world.
So although the Old Ancestor had been healing in the Small Universe for four months, it had only been a month in the outside world.
In just a short month, the East and West Army had already come up with such a method. Yang Kai couldn’t help admiring Xiang Shan and the others for their foresight.
After the three Universe Worlds passing, he could no longer see what was happening due to the obstruction of his vision, but even though he was in the desolate mountain valley, he could still feel the violent energy fluctuations coming from the Black Ink Clan’s King City.
When the Black Ink Clan’s Territory Lords saw the three Universe Worlds covered in various Spirit Arrays rush towards the King City, their expressions were all filled with shock.
However, Yang Kai estimated that it wouldn’t be difficult for the Black Ink Clan to stop the three Universe Worlds. After all, they had thirty or forty Territory Lords, not to mention two or three times the number of Eighth Order Black Ink Disciples.
With just these three Universe Worlds, it would be difficult to do anything to the Black Ink Clan.
In fact, the energy fluctuations coming from the direction of the King City only lasted for less than ten breaths before completely disappearing.
The days became calm again.
On the side of the Human Race’s camp, the army showed no signs of attacking the King City. Inside the Small Universe, the Old Ancestor was recuperating in the hunter’s home.
The hunter couple treated her very well. Although they had no relations, they took care of her as if they were her parents. Almost half of the prey the hunter brought back from the mountain had entered the Old Ancestor’s stomach.
The hunter couple was quite surprised. This little thing they had picked up from the mountain wasn’t big, but her appetite wasn’t small, and she seemed to especially like eating.
The only thing that worried the hunter couple was that although the little girl ate a lot, she didn’t grow much.
When he picked her up back then, she looked like she was only three or four years old. Now, four years had passed and she still looked the same.
This wasn’t normal. A child’s growth was the fastest, and four years of effort was enough to turn a toddler into a child who was madly running around.
However, they could not see these things on 'Smiles'.
That’s right, after raising her for four years, the hunter couple also named this little girl they picked up from the mountain because she would happily smile whenever she ate something delicious, so they named her Smiles.
Considering that Smiles was likely to have been abandoned by her family due to a serious illness, the hunter couple felt that the reason the child had not grown up was likely related to the serious illness she had suffered back then. At that time, Doctor Cai had left behind a prescription and used the herbs to treat her. The hunter couple had spent four months to pull Smiles back from the gates of hell. Although she had managed to survive, she must still have some kind of illness which caused her body to grow slowly.
The only thing that comforted the hunter couple was that Smiles was not the mute they had initially thought she was. Not only was she not mute, but she was also intelligent and could sing.
Not only that, when it came to hunting, this child seemed to have extraordinary talent.
When she was picked up back then, she was only four years old, and now she is eight years old.
What could an eight year old child do? The hunter didn’t know what other eight year old children could do, but this Smiles had been hunting on the mountain with him every day.
The hunter had specially made a small bow for her. Over the past six months, Smiles had brought back a lot of prey, and one time, with her help, the hunter had even hunted a large wild boar!
The wild boar had been happily eaten by everyone in the village for half a month.
The dozen or so families in the village all treated Smiles very well and knew that this child liked to eat, so whenever there was something good to eat, they would send some over to satisfy her cravings.
On this day, just after noon, the burly woman was busy at home when she suddenly heard some movement outside the door. Pushing the door open, she saw that the head of the household had returned with Smiles.
This made her quite surprised because it was still early, it was impossible for the head of the family to return so early.
What made the burly woman even more concerned was the look of worry on her husband’s face.
Although she was a rough woman and her thoughts weren’t as sharp, after sleeping together for so many years, the hunter’s expression naturally couldn’t escape her observation.
“What’s wrong?” The burly woman asked.
The hunter shook his head but didn’t say anything. He simply smiled and said, “Smiles, go out and play.”
Smiling, she put down her bow and quiver, “Then I’ll go find mister.”
Saying so, she turned around and ran off at top speed.
The burly woman worriedly said, “Slow down, don’t fall.”
Although she knew that this child could run around the mountain with the hunter as if it was flat ground, the burly woman was still worried she would fall if she ran too fast.
As for the mister the child was referring to, he was a scholar who had inadvertently wandered here four years ago. The scholar seemed to like the environment here very much and had settled down here, staying here for several years. It was unknown if he would remain here forever.
The scholar didn’t have any other skills, but they were good at reading and writing. The village was lacking a teacher, so under the request of the hunter, the scholar was now helping to teach the child how to read and write. On normal days, each family would help out a little, so their days were quite comfortable.
Smiles seemed to be quite fond of that scholar. According to her, every time she went over, he would give her some delicious food, many of which even the hunter couple had never heard of.
The hunter couple didn’t delve too deeply into this matter. They only thought that the scholar needed everyone to support him in his daily life, so how could he have anything good to share with a child?
But for Smiles, anything she could eat was delicious!
After watching Smiles run off, the burly woman turned around and saw her husband sitting at the table, drinking several cups of tea and sighing.
The burly woman couldn’t bear to see this and slapped him on the back, almost causing the hunter to cough up blood, “If you have something to say, just say it, don’t act like a blockhead!”
The hunter sighed again and said, “Today on the mountain, I met a woman.”
The burly woman glanced at him and sneered, “Beautiful?”
The hunter was stunned for a moment before smiling wryly, “What are you thinking? Why don’t you ask me where we met?”
The burly woman coldly snorted, “Where did you meet her?”
The hunter replied, “In that house.”
The burly woman was stunned for a moment before her expression changed slightly, “What do you mean?”
The hunter looked at her and said, “As you know, when I brought Smiles down from the mountain, I found her in that wooden house. So all these years, every time I went up the mountain to hunt, I would go there to take a look, but I never found anything. This time, there was actually a woman in that wooden house, and judging from her clothes, she should be from a big family with several servants following her.”
“So what?” The burly woman wore a vigilant look.
The hunter continued, “When I went up to ask what they were doing there, one of the women’s servants said that a few years ago, their Mistress had lost something in the vicinity and was now looking for it.”
The burly woman’s expression changed slightly, “Did they find it?”
The hunter slowly shook his head, “I didn’t ask what she lost.”
“Did she see Smiles?”
The hunter replied, “No. At that time, Smiles and I split up to track down a roe deer, Smiles was not by my side.”
The burly woman let out a sigh of relief.
The hunter sighed, “Madam, I can see that woman’s face and Smiles…”
“Don’t say anything!” The burly woman suddenly roared like a lion, causing the hunter to shrink back in fear. The tyrannical majesty of the female tigress at home was not something that could be easily offended.
The burly woman did not resign and quickly walked over to the door, her hands on her waist as she shouted towards the empty space outside, “If you lose it, why are you still looking for it! You didn’t feel any heartache when you lost her back then, but now that she's recovered, you’re looking for her again? Do you really think you can find her back? Ptui! You heartless bastard!”
There seemed to be an invisible enemy outside the door, and the strong woman was like a vengeful viper, cursing and swearing for a long time. The country bumpkins didn’t have any other skills, but their cursing skills were top-notch.
Only after cursing for a long time did the burly woman’s anger subside. Turning around, she looked at the hunter and said, “Tomorrow, I’ll go up the mountain and shoot that woman to death!”
The hunter broke out in a cold sweat, “Is that a good idea?”
“What’s so bad about that? Even if the sky falls, I’ll hold it up!” The strong woman walked over to the table, grabbed the teapot, and drank it down to moisten her dry throat.
After drinking a pot of tea, she threw the teapot on the table and sat down on the stool with a dull look on her face.
A moment later, the burly woman wiped her eyes.
The hunter quietly glanced over, “Why are you crying?”
The strong woman was just secretly crying, but now she couldn’t hold it in any longer and cried out, “Husband, Smiles is a gift from the Heavens, no one can take her away, right?”
The couple had been married for twenty or thirty years and had been diligent in their early years, but for some reason, they had no children.
Four years ago, when the hunter brought Smiles back from the mountain, the burly woman felt that the Heavens were pitying her and giving her a gift.
At the beginning, she had hoped that the head of the family would find Smiles’ family and send her back, but after raising her for four years, whether it was her or the hunter, both of them had regarded Smiles as their own, so how could they bear to separate now?
The moment she thought about separating from her child, the burly woman’s heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.
The hunter comforted, “I only told you that I met a noble lady today who lost something a few years ago. This time she came to look for it, but I didn’t say she was definitely Smiles’ relative.”
The burly woman’s eyes were filled with tears as she sobbed, “That's not what you said… what do you think about that woman and Smiles’s appearance? She even go there to find something she lost, so who else could it be but Smiles’ family?”
The hunter was silent.
In fact, when he first laid eyes on this woman, he had thought of this idea because her appearance was somewhat similar to Smiles’.
The burly woman howled incessantly while the hunter remained silent.
After a long time, the hunter said, “A child naturally has their father and mother. Seeing that this woman also comes from a rich family, Smiles should go back with her. It’s better than running up the mountain with me. When she grow up, she can marry into a good family.”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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