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Chapter 2121

Boye grabbed his hand and said emotionally, "When you told me that you wanted to go out to get the medicinal ingredients yourself, I knew that you were determined to learn from my mother and sacrifice yourself to save both Baby Zetty and me. But don't you know that if you leave me, I won't survive?"

Grandpa hugged Boye and sighed. "Boye, you've been stubborn for a lifetime."

Boye smiled and said, "We have Baby Zetty now. She's better and stronger than I am, so I can die without any regrets."

Grandpa said, "We don't necessarily have to die. Let's just give it a shot."

Boye nodded. "Alright."

The old man glanced reluctantly at the secret pocket room. Ultimately, it was still difficult for him to give up on Baby Zetty, so he walked up to the door and said," Baby, you'll have to walk the rest of the road alone from now on. Demons are already occupying the village and we can't escape. Mister and I have decided to sacrifice ourselves. This way, you have a chance of surviving. You must remember that you car never reveal your true face after you leave this secret room. Otherwise, I'm afraid it'll be difficult for you to return t

o the Ares household.

"Also, Grandpa knows that your future journey will be as difficult as Mister's in the past. Although Mister is unfortunate, she still had me to keep her company and we managed to share the same ups and downs. Grandpa only hopes that you can be this fortunate. Find a man who's upright and indomitable to escort you on this rough and extraordinary life."

Baby Zetty sat on the ground, crying out sorrowfully. However, the secret pocket room was made of special materials, so her voice was muted and could not be heard from the other side of the door. She banged on the stone door in a stirred up manner while crying out hoarsely, "Great-grandma, Greatgrandpa, take me along with you. Please!"

The gates of the castle finally slid open after being closed for two full years. Those fierce demons wearing strange masks immediately rushed in and surrounded Boye and Grandpa.

Baby Zetty looked at the intruder outside in horror through the fingernail-sized peephole.

"Lynn Boye, after chasing you for 80 years, I finally found you."

An old man with fully white hair and wearing a black wolf mask walked toward her at a steady pace.

"Heh, you can't escape this time."

Boye smiled fearlessly. "Hmph. If I hadn't opened this gate, you wouldn't have had the guts to rush in. Am I wrong? You're afraid of the Boye family. That's why all of you could only stand a meter away to watch us.

Pfft."

"Don't get hasty now. Since we're already here, you can't escape." i

The old man greedily looked at the thick books as well as the new and peculiar experimental equipment inside the castle. "Haha! So it turns out this is your nest? But I truly do not understand why on earth you suddenly came back to this particular nest?"

Panic flashed across Boye's eyes. She was afraid that they would notice Baby Zetty's existence.

Grandpa held Boye's hand tightly and said, "What's so strange about it? Everyone goes back to their roots. I've been in bad health, so we wanted to go back to our old den to research the Immortality Elixir."

The old man obviously did not believe him. He looked around vigilantly and ordered his men, "Search the perimeter. I have a feeling they've been training an apprentice here."

At this moment, Baby Zetty realized what kind of mess she was in.

Those people searched for her presence everywhere, yet when they staggered around in front of the secret pocket room, they barely noticed its existence. 1

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Baby Zetty knew that unique metamorphic materials were used to surround the outside of the secret pocket room. It would change a person's principle of pupil refraction accordingly, making it look like the walls of the room were one with the stone wall at a glance.

"No one else is here, Master."

After searching for a long time, everyone ultimately returned without a captive in hand.

The white-haired old man stroked his beard and questioned, "Why isn't there an apprentice? Boye, are you truly not planning to cultivate a successor?"

Boye scoffed angrily. "Hmph! I've been homeless and miserable my whole life. When would I have the chance to choose the right successor and where would I find the time to train an excellent one? Instead of finding an apprentice who'll be nothing but a disappointment and a waste of my time, it's better for me to enjoy my remaining happy and leisure days."

The old man was in slight disbelief when he said," That's too bad. The Boyes'bloodline is fully deserving of their modern witch doctor title. Your clan's art of healing is nothing short of superb, but it's truly a pity that it'll all end with you."

However, the white-haired old man's sorrow quickly shifted to joy. "But once the Boyes are fully extinct, we'll still be here. Rest assured, our clan will replace the Boyes' bloodline and carry on the Boyes' art of healing. It's just that it'll become our own clan's unique secret collection of books instead. Ahahaha!"

"Bandits!" Boye roared out.

Grandpa suddenly showed a sneer, "Dream on. No one's allowed to lay a finger on the Boyes' medical books."

The white-haired old man looked at Grandpa coldly. When he saw a dazzling smile gradually emerging from Grandpa's eyes, the white-haired old man felt that something was amiss. "Quick! Grab him!"

Several of his subordinates immediately tried to grab Grandpa.

At this moment, Grandpa looked up to the sky and laughed, saying, "I was an orphan, and Mister was the one who picked me off the streets. She fed me, gave me clothing, and diligently guided me. Mister said that she doesn't need any repayment in this lifetime but only hopes that I'll protect her daughter. I've protected you my whole life, Boye, and I've kept my promise to Mister."

Boye's eyes turned crimson, and she asked him in a choked up manner, "Then I have to ask you something. Have you ever loved me?"

Grandpa stared at her in a daze, and tears were flowing down uncontrollably. "I have and I do. The days you were married to other men were the most miserable days of my life." Boye burst into tears, saying, "I'll be the one to protect you in our next lives."

Grandpa chuckled out in gratitude. "Alright."

"

"This isn't the place or time for the two of you to be lovey-dovey," the white-haired old man yelled angrily, "Tell me, where are the Boyes' unique secret collection of books?" Grandpa smiled grimly and said, "In my stomach."

As soon as he said this, there was a loud bang when Grandpa's body exploded.

Boye's eyes widened in horror. "My darling!" Soon after, she started vomiting blood and her appearance rapidly aged in an instant. Her hair became thoroughly white while her face went through a miraculous change...

Baby Zetty had fixed her gaze on Boye and she quickly realized what was going on. Great-grandma had demonstrated to her Bodily Disguise in the last moments of her life.

Boye fell to the ground, and her body gradually changed dramatically, slowly becoming smaller as time passed.

Baby Zetty's pupils widened as she stared at them, but before she could take a quick last glance at Boye, a fire broke out and the entire castle suddenly exploded.

The castle very soon became nothing but a pile of ruins.

At first, many people in demon masks came over to the ruins in search of something. However, after some time when their search proved fruitless, they gradually stopped coming to the ruins altogether.

30 days later, the secret pocket room had seemingly become smaller. Baby Zetty broke the walls of the secret room and walked out.

She was hiding the books of the Boyes' secret skills in her arms. She staggered over and fell at the place where Boye and Grandpa had blown themselves up.

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She scooped the ashes into her hands, attempting to identify which ones belonged to Boye and Grandpa. However, there was dark-colored dust and ashes everywhere in the castle's ruins. She could no longer

tell them apart.

Baby Zetty curled up on the ground while crying out heart-wrenchingly.

In the end, she used her pair of slender and beautiful hands to desperately move those collapsed walls. She wanted to try and gather the ashes nearby. She wanted to fulfill Mr. Boye's last wish and return to Sacred Land with her and Grandpa's ashes.

Baby Zetty pried away one of the rocks and suddenly discovered several colorful hard beads lying under the rock. She was astonished and could recall from the books she read that some people would end up becoming relics after death. However, this phenomenon often occurred only when an anchorite died in a praying posture.

How did Boye and Grandpa end up as relics as well?

Baby Zetty did not look further into it. She quickly gathered all of the relics around and prepared to leave. 1

However, there was the sound of footsteps rushing

over in the distance.

Baby Zetty hurriedly hid behind one of the dilapidated walls. The sound of footsteps gradually grew closer, and she saw a group of people wearing demon masks coming near the ruins.

One of the men wearing a black wolf mask raised his hand and said, "Boye is a cunning woman. Back then, her mother had used the same trick to slip from our hands, thoroughly deceiving us and rescuing little Boye in the process. Boye must have repeated her mother's old tricks as well. I heard that she had been quietly staying inside this castle for the past few years, so it's very likely that she's been devoting herself to teaching the art of healing to her last disciple. All of you keep a close lookout for me. This time, we mustn't let another Boye descendant escape our grasp."

The subordinate next to him said, "Don't worry, Master. We're in full control of everyone in this village, so even if Boye has an apprentice, it'll be impossible for them to escape."

The man in a black wolf mask landed a slap across his subordinate's face and scoffed. "Not just humans, arrest all of the living creatures around. We must never allow a single Boye descendant to have a chance to survive."

Baby Zetty was so terrified that her heart began to throb. She had never experienced such fright while she was all alone ever since she was a child. At this time, she could not help but think about how it would be great if Brother Finn were by her side.

Baby Zetty looked at the demons that were increasing i n numbers, akin to weeds that were invading a desert. They were now surrounding the entire village, making it air-tight without a single room to escape. Baby Zetty forced herself to calm down. She had to find a way to break free. She could not allow herself to fail to meet Boye and Grandpa's expectations of her.

When she thought of it that way, Baby Zetty suddenly became braver.

She stealthily picked up a medicine box from the secret pocket room and moved outside one step at a time.

"There's a sound coming from over there." Someone with sensitive hearing suddenly heard Baby Zetty's almost inaudible sound.

Baby Zetty immediately dashed away.

"Hold it!"

Everyone else tried catching up to her.

"Master, it's a young girl, and she's a pretty one to boot."

"She must be Boye's successor. Haha! I wonder where you're running off to this time?! Chase after her and make sure you get her for me."

The ruined castle was akin to a maze. Baby Zetty ran for her life inside the labyrinth, and fortunately, there was still some sturdy experimental equipment inside. Some surviving earthen jars had fallen to the ground, but the medicinal powder inside was not completely contaminated.

Baby Zetty gave it a thought. She knew she had to use despicable means to deal with those demons. She started fleeing for her life while collecting medicinal powder at the same time. When she confronted some of the men who had caught up to her, she immediately attacked with the poison powder. However, countless people were chasing after her at this time. Under extreme desperation, Baby Zetty plunged into a narrow pipeline and crawled along the pipe.

"She got into the pipeline! What should we do?"

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"What do you mean what should you do? Follow her into the pipeline and chase after her!"

Baby Zetty hid inside the pipe and took a moment to calm herself down. If she focused on fleeing, she would not be able to escape these people's clutches. She had to rack her brains and fight against them with her intelligence.

She tried encouraging herself, saying, "Come on, Zetty. You're Boye's disciple. If Mister is able to fool these people, surely you can too."

Finally, an idea flashed across Baby Zetty's mind. She thought of something brilliant-Bodily Disguise!

It just so happened that she was carrying the disguising medicine with her at the moment. Baby Zetty did not hesitate to pour the medicinal powder into her mouth. Then, she quietly waited for the changes to happen to her body.

This experiment did not bring about positive results to Baby Zetty. Instead, it severely aged her.

Baby Zetty noticed there were wrinkles on her skin, and her dark, flowing hair had turned gray. The most important thing was that she now had a stooped figure.

It was such a huge change. However, for Baby Zetty who was running for her life at the moment, it was also considered a blessing in disguise.

By the time Baby Zetty sneaked out of the pipe, it was already midnight. She picked up a stick off the ground and slowly staggered forward with the stick in her hand. It did not take very long before the masked people discovered her.

"Stop right there."

Baby Zetty turned around, and her smile looked a bit mischievous yet very loving.

One of the masked men looked at Baby Zetty suspiciously and reached out his hand to touch the skin on her arm before saying, "She's really an old woman."

Before they could ask any questions, Baby Zetty tremblingly said, "Have you seen my granddaughter? That lady Boye said that she wanted to make my granddaughter her apprentice, but the entire castle has been bombed to this extent. Where is Boye hiding my granddaughter?"

When the masked people heard this, they became more intrigued.

"What does your granddaughter look like, Granny?"

Baby Zetty pretended not to hear him and leaned her head over, saying, "What? Huh? What did you say? I was asking if you've seen my granddaughter? The pretty one?"

The masked man was gloomy from this and muttered to himself, "Dang, a deaf grandma."

At this time, the man in a black wolf mask walked over and said, "Capture her and interrogate who her granddaughter is."

Under his command, his subordinates immediately pulled Baby Zetty over in a rough manner.

Baby Zetty said while panting with rage, "You should be more respectful to your elders! If you keep pulling and tugging me like this, are you not afraid of making me fall?" "This old fool is still trying to take advantage of her seniority."

As they pushed and shoved her forward, Baby Zetty continuously yelled, "Don't push me! Don't shove! I can go there on my own. I'm not that old. I can still walk!" However, after taking a couple of steps forward, Baby Zetty fell instead.

"Get up, Granny!"

Baby Zetty took advantage of her current old age and sat on the ground while patting her thighs. "It seems like I've truly grown old now. My legs aren't working well anymore. I can't walk now, and I have to rest to recuperate." "Get up now, or I'll beat you up."

Baby Zetty pretended to be foolish and said, "Huh? What did you say? Do you want to send me home? Alright, just on time. I'm getting hungry too, so let's go back to my place. I'll make you some good food." As a result, the masked men took Baby Zetty over to the villagers' concentration camp.

"Who here knows her?" The man in the black wolf mask pushed Baby Zetty in front of the villagers.

Baby Zetty was getting a little nervous because the villagers here had actually met her before as she had visited most of them. Although her appearance had changed, people with more sensitive eyes should vaguely be able to recognize her.

The villagers looked at Baby Zetty, and their eyes seemed somewhat lifeless at the moment. Then, they simultaneously shook their heads and said, "We don't know her." 1

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Baby Zetty was a little stunned. What on earth did she look like right now that the villagers did not even recognize her?

The man in a black wolf mask looked at Baby Zetty suspiciously. "Are you not from around here?"

Baby Zetty shrieked out inwardly.

It would not be good if the villagers recognized her as Boye's apprentice, but it would undoubtedly be even worse if the villagers could not recognize her at all.

After all, it was strange for an old foreign lady to appear at this sort of place.

Baby Zetty could only bite the bullet and spit out a lie a s she switched to an unrelated topic. "Have you people seen my granddaughter? She's tall, slender, and very pretty. One would even say that she's gentle and kind too... We live way over there...." She pointed toward the distant mountains with her finger.

The villagers showed a somewhat astonished expression.

Among the villagers, there was a child who looked about 15 to 16 years old. He looked relatively thin, yet his eyes were as dark as the night sky. He was looking at Baby Zetty with a bright gaze. When Baby Zetty was trying to sell her story, the boy's jewel-like eyes showed a somewhat invisible smile.

He suddenly stood up and walked up to Baby Zetty in a panic. He held onto her arm and said, "Granny, how did you even come down the mountain? Does Uncle know that you came here?" Baby Zetty was startled.

She could not recover her senses as she looked at the bright and handsome boy.

When did she have such a big grandson?

The boy pinched her arm and Baby Zetty quickly came back to her senses. She was suddenly huffing from anger and lifted her wooden stick in her hand to hit the boy while scolding him, "Where the hell have you been, Lil Lou? Granny has been looking for you for a long time! You ran away from home so long ago. Don't you know the way home?!"

The boy was actually a local and his mother had died giving birth to him, so he had been brought up by his father who was also from around here. It was said that his father was particularly scholarly, so the young man had received a proper education. Unfortunately, the boy's father passed away not too long ago.

The villagers did not suspect anything when the young man acknowledged Baby Zetty as his grandmother. After all, no one had ever seen the boy's mother's relatives.

When these masked men saw how old Baby Zetty was, coupled with the young man recognizing her as his relative, they no longer doubted that she was the Boyes' descendant.

Just like that, Baby Zetty was allowed to live in the concentration camp.

It was up until one day, the masked men brought a medical practitioner over to conduct physical examinations on everyone. Truthfully, it was to investigate whether or not these villagers were in disguise. Those who passed the examination would be released and could regain their freedom.

When it was Baby Zetty's turn, someone told the doctor, "This person is highly suspicious, so do a thorough examination."

The doctor used a prop to make a small cut on Baby Zetty's skin and saw a trace of blood oozing out. He said, "Well, she's not wearing a skin mask."

Then, he checked her bones' age and concluded, "The age of her bones is around 80 years old."

Baby Zetty felt as if she was about to faint.

"80 years old?"

She was merely a young 17-year-old girl at the prime of her youth, yet she had grown old to this extent. Baby Zetty felt that she was carrying a mountain on her shoulders, and she knew she had to find a way to restore her appearance as soon as possible. Otherwise, she not only faced the risk of getting killed by these people but there was also a chance for her to die of old age naturally. 1

Once the doctor came to this conclusion, the masked men who had been suspicious of Baby Zetty's identity were finally more relieved.

Since then, they were no longer as vigilant about her as well.

On a certain dark and windy night, Baby Zetty sneaked back into the castle's ruins when these masked men were not paying attention. She secretly extracted her precious books and the relics before deciding to leave Serpent Land that night.

Just as she was about to flee through the village's entrance, a hand was suddenly placed on her shoulder. Baby Zetty turned her head in surprise and saw her 'grandson' looking at her with a smile.

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"Take me with you." The boy's tone sounded determined.

Baby Zetty said, "Oh, my good grandson, just stay here."

The young man looked around and saw that there was no one around them. Then, he brazenly placed his mouth close to Baby Zetty's ear and called out, "Sis Zetty, if you don't take me with you, I'll expose your identity to these men."

Baby Zetty stared at him in a daze and raised her fist t o punch him in a huff. "How did you find out, stupid boy?!"

"Try and guess." The young man took her belongings and walked forward while holding her hand. Then, he said, "I'll take you to where the boats are."

The roads were getting more and more rugged. Plus, Baby Zetty's bodily functions had deteriorated with age, so she said to him in agony, "What kind of roads are we walking on?"

The boy smiled brightly and said, "Don't worry. The road is rugged, but it's the safest here!"

Only when he had helped Baby Zetty onto a bamboo raft and they drifted farther away from the village did Baby Zetty finally believe the boy's words.

She stood in front of the bamboo raft, looking at the young boy who was steering behind her while asking suspiciously, "Who are you?"

The young boy said, "Sis Zetty, don't you remember me anymore? It's me, Gale. Gale Quinn."

The scene of Baby Zetty's first encounter with Gale immediately appeared in her mind.

It was more than two years ago. Mister had asked her to do a house call, and the young boy's father had run up to her while holding the boy in his arms. The father broke down crying while saying, "Little lady, please save my child. He's about to die."

Baby Zetty walked up to Gale. She remembered that he had been so thin and small at the time. His facial complexion had been so sallow and dull, showing nothing but fatigue.

Baby Zetty had diagnosed Gale as severely malnourished, but Gale's father told Baby Zetty that he had never deprived his child of food. Everything they had in their house was for him, so how was it possible that Gale was still suffering from severe malnutrition?

Later, Baby Zetty investigated the cause and told

Gale's father that Gale's stomach could not tolerate the goat's milk that they were producing on their own.

However, Gale's father found that this conclusion was rather unacceptable. It was because the villagers here had been drinking goat's milk since they were children, and all of them grew up to be strong and tall.

He would rather believe that the reason for Gale's malnutrition was because of his naturally sensitive spleen and stomach than a strange reason like being lactose intolerant.

Then, Baby Zetty suggested, "Stop giving him goat's milk for a month and carefully observe Gale's appetite. If Gale's diarrhea gets better, that means my diagnosis isn't wrong."

Baby Zetty did not prescribe Gale any medications, and Gale's father was extremely desperate at the time. He felt that Baby Zetty was too young and her medical skills were not up to standard. However, when he took Gale, who was on the verge of death, home, he still followed Baby Zetty's instructions. He merely cut off goat's milk from Gale's diet and replaced it with warm soups. Just like that, Gale's condition improved with each day.

Now, although Gale still appeared relatively thin, he had grown into a devastatingly handsome young boy.

Baby Zetty looked at the brilliantly handsome Gale and said, "I said that you couldn't take goat's milk and your father didn't believe me."

It was just that... Baby Zetty looked at Gale suspiciously and asked, "But how did you recognize m e?"

Gale chuckled and said, "Because you had the gall to praise yourself as tall, slender, and very pretty. Oh, and gentle and kind." 2

Baby Zetty felt somewhat embarrassed now.

Gale looked at the aged Baby Zetty and said curiously, "Your disguise is outstanding. It seems very real."

Baby Zetty's eyes grew dimmer. Although Gale seemed trustworthy and straightforward, the Boye family's secret skills must never be revealed to outsiders. As such, Baby Zetty could not help but lie, "This isn't a disguise. I'm suffering from something called Progeria."

Gale was dumbfounded. "Progeria?" 2

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He looked at Baby Zetty's long white hair and hunched body. She was now completely different from that beautiful and alluring girl from his memory. Gale abruptly shed some tears due to sadness and felt utterly sorry for Baby Zetty. "You must be very upset about getting this disorder, right?"

Baby Zetty gave it a thought. This was her escape strategy. She would not have been able to slip out of the hands of those masked people at all if it were not for this so-called Progeria.

For her, this was a blessing in disguise. Hence, she calmly said, "Truthfully, apart from turning older and having a tough time adapting to this sluggish body, there's nothing much to it." Gale burst into laughter upon seeing how optimistic she was and said, "It's good that you're not so sad over it, Sis Zetty. Plus, with your excellent medical skills, you'll surely be able to cure your illness in no time."

Baby Zetty looked at Gale and secretly thought to herself, 'I'm the one who's sick right now, but he's sadder than I am. This kid has the heart of a saint.'

Baby Zetty began to trust and become fond of Gale even more now.

"You have to stop calling me Sis Zetty in the future and start calling me Grandma." Although Baby Zetty was still a child, now that her body had aged, despite her mentality remaining at the age of a 17-year-old girl, her body, demeanor, and movements were all of a n 80-year-old woman.

Gale pursed his lips and said, "I can't call you Grandma. In my heart, you'll always be the beautiful Sis Zetty."

Baby Zetty looked at her reflection on the water and she saw her old-looking self for the first time. She could not help but despise herself, saying, "Woah! I can't even stand looking at myself. I don't think the name Baby Zetty suits me anymore, so perhaps I have to change my name. What should I call myself from now on?"

Gale blurted out, "What about Winter?" "Why Winter?"

"I heard a story from my dad before that in the deep mountains and old forests, the snow doesn't melt all year-round. So the people living there are constantly in bitter hardship. But fortunately, there's a young lady named Winter who'll show up once every New Year's to make house calls for the villagers. Since Sis Zetty has the heart of a saint as well, let's change your name to Winter."

Baby Zetty pondered it and said, "Winter, the one who saves the world? The name is worthy of my identity as a medical practitioner. Alright, I shall be called Winter from now on."

Gale proceeded to smile brilliantly.

"By the way, where are we headed?"

Baby Zetty lifted her bulging belly and took out a pillow from inside her clothes. Then, she took a small wooden box out of the pillow and said with a stammer, "I want to go to Sacred Land and send Mister and Grandpa home."

Gale said, "Alright. I'll keep you company."

Baby Zetty shook her head and refused, saying, "No way. It's very dangerous for you to come with me."

Gale said, "Sis Zetty, once I take you across the shore, do you know the way to Sacred Land? Do you know where to live at night? Will you know where to find food when you get hungry?"

Baby Zetty looked at the vast forest, and she honestly did not know how to handle any of the problems Gale had brought up.

Gale smiled and said, "That's why you should let me come with you."

Baby Zetty worriedly said, "But I don't want you to take risks with me."

Gale replied, "Don't worry. I'm clever. You have too many enemies in Serpent Land, but I managed to save you anyway, right? I know how dangerous it is to be by your side, but I'm willing to do it anyway. Ever if everything comes to a tragic end, I'll have no regrets." Baby Zetty was still reluctant.

Hence, Gale could only beg her sincerely, "Just agree to it, Sis Zetty. I lost my mother when I was a child, and my father died some time ago. I'm an orphan now and have no one to rely on. Just let me follow you and we can take care of each other. I'll treat you as my one and only relative, okay?"

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Baby Zetty could not stand Gale's coaxing and pestering, so she ultimately agreed to him. "Okay, fine."

After crossing the river, there were dense forests and rugged mountain roads in front of them.

Baby Zetty smacked her forehead, saying, "Isn't this going to kill me? Can my old bones withstand these mountain roads?"

Gale walked to her and squatted down while saying, "Let me carry you on my back."

Baby Zetty replied, "You're just a child yourself. Forget it. I'll walk on my own."

Then, on the rugged mountain road, one could see the odd view of an older woman in her 80s climbing up a steep mountain road.

Gale could not help but chuckle out loud. At the end of the day, she was still a 17-year-old girl living in this shell. That was the reason she could stay so unaffected, right?

"I'm hungry, Gale." Baby Zetty panted heavily while sitting on one of the stepping stones. She looked at the dense forest and sniffed the fragrance of the greenery. When she was more relaxed, she truly realized how hungry she was.

Gale replied, "Wait over here. I'll get you some food."

Then, Gale picked up some small rocks and took out a bow from his arms. He shot down two birds at once.

Baby Zetty was shocked by his superb shooting skills. "Woah, Gale! You're amazing."

Gale smiled at her bashfully and said, "I'll roast them for you."

Gale's wilderness skills were genuinely outstanding. He was able to drill wood to make fire, and it was as if he was entirely in his element.

After the bonfire was set up, the flames were shining o n Gale's handsome face. Baby Zetty watched as Gale roasted the bird meat skillfully. She was brimming with envy as she said, "Why do you seem to know everything, Gale?"

Gale asked her in return, "I'm the one who's supposed to ask why you don't seem to know anything? When you live on the mountains, these skills are the most basic life skills one should have." Gale handed the roasted meat over to Baby Zetty, but she had no idea how to start digging in when she took it.

Gale tore it apart for her, and Baby Zetty seemed excited to see the tender meat inside.

Baby Zetty explained to Gale while eating the game with relish, "I'm not originally from Serpent Land. I grew up in Imperial Capital, so we don't really need to hunt for animals on our own. We can buy almost anything we want to eat."

Gale seemed to have heard of a beautiful world and was filled with fascination. "Is that so?"

Baby Zetty said, "Once we come back from Sacred Land, I'll bring you back to my house. My daddy and mommy will definitely like you very much. Maybe they'll even take you in as their godson."

Baby Zetty gave it further thought and said, "No, wait. I think I have to start acknowledging you as my younger brother starting from today."

She put down the food in her hand and knelt on the ground while holding Gale's hand. They placed their hands together, and she took a vow while facing the sky, "I, Baby Zetty, will be siblings with different surnames with Gale from this day onward. And we shall be sharing our blessed days and all difficulties in the future."

Gale merely copied Baby Zetty and swore to the sky as well, "I, Gale, will always be following Sis Zetty from now on." i

After they finished taking their vows, Baby Zetty pulled Gale up and solemnly said, "I'll take good care of you in the future, Gale."

Tears were glistening in Gale's eyes. He finally had a relative again.

He said in a stirred up manner, "Don't worry, Sis Zetty.

I'll protect you for the rest of my life."

Baby Zetty nodded at him.

After walking in the deep forest for more than ten days, they finally managed to find a way out of it.

When Baby Zetty saw the somewhat sparse villages, a sense of joy could be seen in her eyes.

"Gale, let's find someone and ask them how to get to Sacred Land."

Gale pulled her over to stop her and said, "You can't, Sis Zetty."

"Why not?" Then, Baby Zetty continued, "How can we find Sacred Land without asking for directions?" 1

Gale reminded her, "If others know that we're looking for Sacred Land, I'm afraid you won't be able to hide your identity." s

 

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Chapter 2129

Baby Zetty suddenly came to a realization and exclaimed, "Oh! I almost made a mistake."

Baby Zetty had a straightforward personality, so she was easily deceived. Fortunately for her, Gale had a meticulous mind and could continuously remind Baby Zetty at any time to never stop being vigilant. "But we don't know how to get to Sacred Land."

Gale asked, "Did Mister happen to leave you some sort of treasure? Perhaps there's information on Sacred Land?"

Baby Zetty quickly took out the pillow from her belly again and extracted three books from it. She said," These are the books that Mister left behind for me."

Gale said, "Flip through them."

Baby Zetty flipped through them seriously.

Finally, she uncovered six maps on the cover of the three books. Baby Zetty lifted the books and said," Perhaps these maps will show us the way to Sacred Land?"

Gale frowned as he looked at the pillow made from imitation human skin.

Baby Zetty had to tie it to her stomach every day to

protect it, making it look like she had a potbelly. It also increased Baby Zetty's difficulty in walking.

"Can you memorize the contents of these books?"

Baby Zetty replied, "Yes."

Gale said, "Then burn them so you won't have to be worried about them anymore. Aren't you tired of walking with them?"

Baby Zetty could not bear to part with them and said," No way. I haven't digested a lot of the knowledge inside."

Gale merely sighed.

The two took out the maps, pieced the pieces together, and ultimately found a road to Sacred Land.

It was just that when they arrived at a place where humans were, it was as if they had come to a land filled with people who stuck out like a sore thumb.

The sight of an old grandma with a young boy was somewhat eye-catching here.

On this day, Baby Zetty was getting thirsty, so Gale went over to a villager's house to get some water. The villager generously offered some to them, but when Baby Zetty noticed the man's gloomy face, she could not help but ask, "You don't look very happy, young man."

The villager sighed and said, "Well, my wife has fallen ill. And the doctor told me that she's not going to be alive for much longer."

Baby Zetty expressed her kindness, asking, "Oh? What kind of illness is it?"

Gale hurriedly held onto her, beckoning her to stop being nosy.

Even so, Baby Zetty said in a whisper, "Healers are supposed to be kind. If I forget my duty as a healer in order to save my own life, am I still worthy of being one?"

Gale was convinced by Baby Zetty's principle, so he merely nodded and agreed.

The villager was still very perplexed and said, "We don't know either. She suddenly couldn't urinate one day and gradually lost her strength. Now, she's been bedridden for several months." Baby Zetty said, "Bring me to see her."

The villager looked at Baby Zetty suspiciously and asked, "Are you a doctor?"

Baby Zetty said, "At my age, I probably have much more life experiences than you, so maybe I can tell what disease it is?"

The villager was willing to try everything as he was in a desperate situation, so he took Baby Zetty into his wife's room.

The room was extremely dark, and there was a pungent stench. Since it was a peasant household, they did not have the resources nor the labor to properly take care of patients. However, Baby Zetty was originally the daughter of a wealthy family. When she saw the patient's miserable state, she could not help but feel extremely sad. Tears started flowing uncontrollably. Gale tightened his grasp on her hand, and Baby Zetty managed to restrain her sorrowful state of mind.

When she walked over to the man's wife, she stretched her hand out to test her pulse. Then, Gale abruptly said to the villager, "Uncle, how far is this place from the market?"

Baby Zetty was surprised. Gale was indeed an intelligent child, after all. He was deliberately trying to distract the villager's attention so that she could fully use her skills on this lady.

She opened the woman's eyelids, rechecked her pulse, and could generally tell that this woman had acute kidney failure.

Chapter 2130

Chapter 2130

After a short while, Baby Zetty stood up and said to the villager, "I'll write down some medicines for you. Go to the market and get them. This type of disease has to be treated slowly, and you can't simply

ignore it after finding out about it."

The villager looked for a piece of paper and a pen before handing them to Baby Zetty.

After Baby Zetty finished writing the prescription, she advised the villager again before leaving.

She thought that things would end at that, yet who would have thought that when Baby Zetty and Gale were at the market the next day, they suddenly saw a few masked men? The men were asking around, "Did you happen to see an old woman with her teenage grandson?"

When Gale heard this, he immediately let go of Baby Zetty's hand.

They pretended not to know one another.

Then, Gale proceeded to walk toward the masked men.

One of them grabbed Gale and asked, "Did you happen to see an old lady and her grandson around here?"

Gale was so frightened that he started stammering, "Ye -Yeah. I did."

The masked man held onto Gale's arm agitatedly and interrogated, "Where were they?"

Gale pointed toward a road completely different from their path and said, "I saw them walking along that road in the morning."

Hearing this, the masked man immediately gathered the team and chased ahead at top speed.

Baby Zetty breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, she heard a villager next to her discussing, "There was a pair of grandmother and grandson who passed by our village yesterday and cured Zack Leonard's wife. I heard she started urinating again right after drinking the medicine prescribed. What miraculous work!"

Baby Zetty sighed secretly again.

She was merely looking for trouble now.

Gale turned around and did not get any closer to Baby Zetty. He merely gave her a wink as the two walked out of the market together.

Once he was out of the market, Gale waited for Baby Zetty at the intersection. Seeing that she was panting while walking over, Gale thoughtfully said, "Don't walk so fast."

Baby Zetty's pants grew heavier and she sat down on the rock beside her, saying, "An old body is truly useless."

Gale squatted next to her while chewing on a green foxtail, teasing, "Are you going to save more people now?"

Baby Zetty said without hesitation, "Of course! Didn't you see the lady from yesterday? She was so sick yet no one was taking care of her. Her whole body was exuding a fishy smell. I wonder how long it's been since she took a bath. Isn't that too pitiful? At least after saving her, she's able to urinate on her own now and perhaps will get a whole lot better after two days. Saving a life will give nothing but good karma."

Gale looked at Baby Zetty in a daze. He wondered what on earth the belief behind Baby Zetty's bravery was that it was almost indestructible?

"Let's go now." Baby Zetty rested for a short while and stood up while staggering on her feet.

"Come on," said Gale as he supported her.

The two slowly walked forward, and Gale started planning for their future on the road, saying, "You're not in good health, and we can't keep walking at this pace or we'll never reach Sacred Land. We have to take a car there, but the issue is that we have no money. So I suppose we have to find a way to make money first."

Baby Zetty said, "I can practice medicine to make money?"

Gale said, "Why you... No more practicing medicine for you. This is too close to Serpent Land. You can do it once we leave Serpent Land borders." "So, how are you planning to make money?" Baby Zetty asked.

"Don't worry about it. I can always think of a way to earn some," said Gale.

While Baby Zetty and Gale were unrelentingly rushing to Sacred Land, Jay, Cole, and the others had reached Silent Town which was outside of Sacred Land with the help of a helicopter and Yvette as their guide.

Once Yvette arrived at Silent Town, she said to Sir Ares in dismay, "I'm sorry. All I can remember is that Sacred Land is around here, but I can't remember where it is."

Zayne casually said, "You were so young when you got abducted. Not remembering the way is normal. Quite frankly, it's amazing that you're even able to bring us here."