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MARTIAL PEAK 5231

The burly woman stopped crying and stood up, glaring at the hunter, "If you dare send Smiles back, I'll break your legs!"

Saying so, she turned around and rushed into the inner room.

When she passed by the hunter, she kicked the stool under his butt.

With a loud crack, the leg of the stool was broken in half. The hunter lost his balance and fell to the ground. Looking at the broken leg of the stool, the hunter gasped.

Although he knew that his wife's strength was great, he hadn't expected her to be roughly at the same realm as him. It was simply terrifying!

His legs were probably not as strong as this stool. Thinking about the fierce words the burly woman had said before she left, the hunter didn't dare say anything more.

At the foot of the mountain near the village entrance, there was a simple and crude house. Although it was simple and crude, it was built by the villagers and was sturdy enough to shelter them from the wind and rain.

This house was the residence of the scholar who had wandered here four years ago, and it was also the current school in the village. Not only would the children from the village come to school, but even the hunters from the nearby villages would send their children here when they heard that there was a teacher here.

Therefore, in this small school, there were often more than ten children gathered.

The children in the mountains had always been lawless and wild, so many hunters were worried that this seemingly weak Mister would not be able to subdue these wild children, afraid that they would bring him some kind of trouble.

But what surprised the hunters was that no matter how annoying the children were, when they came to the school, they all became obedient and didn't dare act rashly.

This scholar didn't seem to have any special methods, simply teaching people how to read and write. This strange phenomenon caused the hunters to click their tongues in wonder.

At this moment, the teacher who was giving lessons to the children suddenly laughed lightly, as if he had discovered something fun.

Many of the students below didn't know what was going on, but because of their teacher's prestige, none of them dared to ask. Only one of them raised her hand and asked, "Mister, why are you laughing?"

The one who asked this question was none other than the one who looked much younger than all the other children.

Rather than saying that the students were afraid of this scholar, it was more accurate to say that they were in awe of him. The scholar had never punished them, but as long as they entered this school, the students would become obedient.

Only one of them smiled and didn't show any respect towards the scholar, only she dared to interrupt him while he was teaching.

Hearing this, the scholar raised his head and smiled, "Nothing, I just thought of something fun."

Smiles tilted her head in confusion.

The scholar continued his lesson.

The reason why he was laughing was naturally because he had noticed the situation with the hunter's family. The actions of the hunter's wife were quite amusing.

Speaking of which, he had long since noticed the noblewoman the hunter had found at the wooden house on the mountain. If he were to compare the two, the noblewoman's appearance was indeed somewhat similar to Smiles', but if he didn't have any preconceived notions about her, he wouldn't have been able to make such a comparison.

He also knew that the noble woman had nothing to do with Smiles.

After all, Smiles was a Ninth Order Supreme Cultivator! That noble woman was just an ordinary living being in his Small Universe.

All of this was just a coincidence, the hunter couple was too sensitive.

Four years ago, the Old Ancestor was brought back here by a hunter. Yang Kai had followed him here and noticed that something was wrong with the Old Ancestor's current state, but he didn't know where to start, so he could only disguise himself as a poor scholar and come here to settle down. This way, he could openly interact with the Old Ancestor and observe him.

Over the past four years, Yang Kai had also noticed some things that had caught his attention.

The first was that the Old Ancestor's injuries weren't light, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to remain hidden for four years.

However, by the time the Old Ancestor began growing, her injuries would begin to improve.

The second point confused Yang Kai.

The Old Ancestor's memories seemed to have really gone awry. After four years of contact with him, the Old Ancestor's current impression of him was only that of the village's teacher, she couldn't remember anything of the past.

Yang Kai felt that the Old Ancestor must have sealed her own memories, but he didn't know why.

Now, he could only cooperate with the Old Ancestor in all aspects and provide her with the best healing environment, hoping that the Old Ancestor could recover soon.

After the class was over, the children dispersed.

Yang Kai sat in the hall and waited. After a while, a small head suddenly poked out of the door and smiled at him.

Yang Kai couldn't help laughing as he shook his head. Whether or not her memories were sealed, this gluttonous Old Ancestor's personality wouldn't change.

Waving to her, she smiled and hopped over to Yang Kai's side, standing there obediently.

Yang Kai flipped his palm and took out a stick of candied fruit, handing it over to her.

Smiling happily, she said sweetly, "Thank you, Mister!"

…

When she was sleeping peacefully at night, Smiles noticed that something was wrong and reached out to touch it, only to feel that the face of her mother who was hugging her was wet.

Smiles asked curiously, "Mother, why are you crying? Did Father bully you?"

The woman shook her head vigorously, "No, I just had a nightmare."

"Oh." Smiles believed her and turned around, curling up into the embrace of the burly woman and patting her back gently, comforting, "Mother don't be afraid, Smiles is here."

In the past, when she had nightmares, he mother would gently pat her and soon she would fall asleep again.

"En, mother isn't afraid," The burly woman replied and hugged the little girl even tighter.

The next day, the woman dressed Smiles up beautifully and even helped her put on the clothes she wore four years ago.

Because Smiles hadn't grown up in four years, this dress still fit her perfectly, and she didn't know what material it was made of. Even after four years, it was still as clean as new.

When she help Smiles dressed, the burly woman's eyes were red.

The hunter just squatted outside the house, not saying a word.

The husband and wife didn't exchange any words, but seeing his wife's actions, he knew what she meant.

Smiles remained carefree.

After dressing up, the woman stared at the sweet and innocent smile in the mirror and let out a long sigh.

Smiles suddenly said, "Mother, it's not easy to hunt in this dress."

The burly woman squeezed out a smile, "You're not going hunting today."

Smiles tilted her head and asked curiously, "I'm not going hunting? Then I'll go find Mister."

"You're not looking for Mister either," The burly woman held Smiles' hand and stood up, "Today, Father will take you to a place, you can follow."

"Oh," Smiles nodded in confusion.

The hunter walked in and exchanged a glance with his wife before quickly averting his eyes and greeting Smiles, "Let's go, Smiles."

"En." Smiles jumped forward, following the hunter closely behind.

"Smiles!" The burly woman suddenly called out from behind.

Just as Smiles turned around, the burly woman had already arrived and hugged her, holding back the tears in her eyes as she said, "You must be good."

"I understand, mother. When I come back, I'll bring you some good food." Smiles nodded.

"Go." The burly woman let go of her hand and turned around, not daring to look again, afraid that if she did, she would be reluctant to let her go.

A sweet laughter came from behind her as she gradually walked away.

After a long time, the burly woman turned her head, but the small figure in front of her was nowhere to be seen. She rushed forward a few steps before suddenly stopping, her hand gripping the door as she stared blankly.

After a long time, she took out a stick of candied fruit from her bosom and carefully opened the outer layer, taking a big bite and swallowing it down with tears in her eyes.

So sweet!

The rugged mountain road had been traversed by the hunter countless times, but this time was the most difficult one he had ever experienced.

After walking for some time until noon, they finally saw the wooden house.

He had originally hoped that the woman he saw yesterday had already left today, so he didn't need to worry about anything.

However, he had come at the right time, and the woman seemed to be on her way.

Seeing the hunter from yesterday, the woman couldn't help feeling a bit strange, but what surprised her even more was that the hunter had actually brought a child who was obviously dressed in luxurious clothes.

Under the vigilance of the several servants, the woman ordered the hunter to step forward and speak.

"What do you want from me?" The woman asked. She felt that the hunter must have come here specifically to find her. As she spoke, she glanced over at the child beside him and couldn't help but stare at her.

This child was simply too cute. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was born from a rich family, she had seen many descendants of rich families, but none of them could compare to this child in front of her.

If the child in front of her was the skylark in the sky, what she had seen before was the mud on the ground.

There was actually such a child in this wilderness?

Seeing her staring straight at Smiles, the hunter felt as if he had been stabbed in the back. Did she recognize her? After all, Smiles had not changed at all. She still look the same like four years ago, if she was really Smiles' relative, there was no reason she wouldn't recognize her.

He opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out.

Smiles was not afraid of strangers at all and smiled sweetly at the woman, "Hello, Aunt."

The woman also smiled, "What an obedient child."

Waving to a nearby servant, the servant immediately took out a food box and handed it over. The woman bent down and handed the food box to Smiles, "It's made by my family, it's delicious. Try it."

Smiles turned her head to look at the hunter, seemingly asking for permission, but her eyes were filled with eagerness. There was nothing she could do about it, she couldn't resist eating.

But the hunter was somewhat stunned.

This situation was somewhat different from what he had expected. The woman indeed seemed to like Smiles, but this was obviously not the kind of recognizing her.

Could it be…

The hunter suddenly became excited and asked, "Madam, yesterday you said you lost something, have you found it yet?"

The woman shook her head, "I've lost it for several years now, but I can't remember where it was. Before, I thought this place looked familiar, but now it seems I've misremembered it. It's not something important, so there's no need to look for it."

The hunter's tense body suddenly relaxed.

TO BE CONTINUED..