This woman was about the same age as Granny Evil, but she was a bit more charming than Granny Evil. Her inquiring eyes swept over Ximen Jingxuan, and finally paused on Lin Xiner's face.
It was just an extremely subtle glance, and Ximen Jingxuan also saw it.
"Very few people come to our place. It's fate that I met you. Ah Hua, clean up a room for them to rest." The old woman was much kinder than the evil mother-in-law, and she showed friendliness directly.
"Thank you, mother-in-law." Lin Xiner quickly thanked her.
"Miss, we don't just accept outsiders here." The evil mother-in-law reminded her master in a low voice.
"I know, but they look like they are in trouble, so they can help." The old woman sighed.
"Yes." The evil mother-in-law stopped trying to persuade her and turned to Ximen Jingxuan and Lin Xiner, "You two come with me and get to work quickly after cleaning up. This is what you said!"
"Mother-in-law." After glancing at the evil mother-in-law, Ximen Jingxuan turned to the old woman and spoke with a rare politeness.
"Is something wrong?" the old woman asked kindly, also in a reasonable manner.
"My wife is injured. I wonder if you have any trauma medicine here?" If it weren't for Xiner's injuries all over her body, Ximen Jingxuan would never let go of his pride and be so polite to these two people of unknown origin.
"My Pine Forest Island is sheltered from the world, so there is no medicine. However, there is grass on this island, which has the effect of healing wounds. You can pick it and apply it on this girl. If you go, you can let Ahua lead the way.
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The old woman said and glanced at the evil mother-in-law.
"Then we have Granny Laohua. She will go after I have settled my wife." Ximen Jingxuan bowed his hands politely to Granny Wu.
"Hmph!" The evil mother-in-law snorted and turned her head, too lazy to respond.
There are only a few wooden houses here, and except for the old woman who lives in a slightly better place, the others are very shabby.
"Let's stay here first." After choosing a room, Lin Xiner said to Ximen Jingxuan that although it was drafty and leaky, it was still better than sleeping in the open air.
"I will help you with your luck first. When I go to collect herbs, you can be careful to deal with any unexpected events." Ximen Jingxuan pulled Lin Xiner and sat cross-legged on the bed, "These two people are really untrustworthy, so be more careful.
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"It's just two old ladies." Lin Xiner said, "Besides, who would kill someone without any grievances?"
Ximen Jingxuan first combed Lin Xiner's short hair with his hands, "I know you are smart. They left us here and won't do anything for a short period of time. If something happens, they have to wait until I come back to collect the medicine.
Your injury has to be treated with medicine, and it has been soaked in water without treatment, and the skin and flesh will be broken."
"You're still talking about me, aren't you hurt all over?"
"I have rough skin and thick flesh. I used to fight on the battlefield and injuries were commonplace. But you are different. You are my treasure and cannot be touched."
With that said, Ximen Jingxuan began to do exercises for Lin Xiner. In fact, Lin Xiner's lack of strength before was mostly due to dehydration and hunger. Being buried in the rubble also played a part. However, she has recovered a lot now. Originally, Lin Xiner had recovered a lot.
Ximen Jingxuan didn't need any more help, but he was worried, so Lin Xiner could only let him do it.
In another wooden house, Granny Hua was talking to the old woman, her voice was very low, for fear of being heard. However, at this time, Ximen Jingxuan and Lin Xiner did not want to listen.
"Miss, these two people must have come here through the Dongzhu King's Tomb. How could an honest and good family end up in the King's Tomb? In my opinion, they must have bad intentions. They are lucky to come to us, but if they stay here
It’s also a disaster!” The evil mother-in-law said in a very bad tone.
"You are definitely not an ordinary person to be here." The old woman was calm, her eyes flashed a little.
"It's just because I expected that they are not ordinary people. If they stay here, I'm afraid they will disturb the young lady's purity." Granny Hua was very considerate of her master.
"You know, I have never been a person willing to be clean. If it weren't for my Lan'er getting sick, I wouldn't have stayed on the island for so long." The old woman said.
"Miss, you are getting old. You should take it back and take care of yourself after wandering for so many years. Besides, people outside are always tracking you. You used to be able to run when you were young. Now, even if you are old and strong, you are still not as good as those young people. "Yes." Granny Hua persuaded her earnestly, "I have been waiting for you here on Pine Forest Island all your life. I have come back and come back and left again. Now I really can't let you go..."
As she said this, Granny Hua shed a few tears from her eyes.
"Running around is my mission. Fortunately, everything is coming to an end soon." A faint smile appeared on the old woman's face, and she held Granny Hu's hand to comfort her.
"Just because it's over, we have to keep our Pine Forest Island and give the young lady a final destination. We must not let it be destroyed by some messy people. Maybe these two guys are also here to track down the young lady. They haven't noticed anything yet, so hurry up..." Granny Hua made a clicking gesture.
When she saw that Ximen Jingxuan and Lin Xiner insisted on staying on Pine Forest Island, she changed her mind about driving them away and decided to take them to see the lady and take advantage of the opportunity to do something.
As a result, when she brought it up to the young lady, the young lady refused without even thinking about it. She tried her best to persuade her for a while, but to no avail.
"Don't do anything. Take the man to pick grass and leave the girl behind. I'll talk to her later." The old woman stopped Granny Hua's plan.
"Miss, do you have any other ideas?" Granny Hua seemed to understand something.
"I'm not sure now. I'll wait until I confirm it. I haven't been outside for a long time. I don't know what happened. How could she fall into the royal tomb and disturb Queen Taizu casually?" The old woman frowned and thought.
"She? Who? That girl?" Granny Hua asked.
The old woman nodded.
"Miss, what you mean is...this is such a coincidence..." Granny Hua was in disbelief.
"No matter how many coincidences, calculations, or predictions, they are all based on the occurrence of certain things. I can lead them to Dongzhu, and it is possible that they can be led into the royal tomb. But I haven't been out for a long time, so I don't know What happened next?"
"It turns out that the young lady recognized that girl, so I was right in not driving them away directly. But didn't the young lady say that there were two identical people? How can you be sure which one it is?" Something happened suddenly, Granny Hua The questions kept coming.
"So, I have to give it a try, but then again, I hope it's the one who has the ability." The old woman said with a smile, "It was an oversight back then that left such a child behind."
Ximen Jingxuan and Granny Hua went to collect herbs, while Lin Xiner stayed in the wooden house to rest. Before leaving, Ximen Jingxuan helped light a pile of firewood to keep warm.
The old woman came over holding a pile of clothes.
"Mother-in-law." Lin Xiner stood up politely when she saw the old woman.
"Sit down, your husband said you are injured, so don't move." The old woman kept smiling with kindness on her face as she spoke, "This is what I wore when I was younger. It's a coarse linen shirt, the same style as yours."
She's still much older than she is, so just dress appropriately, I hope you won't find it objectionable."
At this time, Lin Xiner was only wrapped in the cloak, and she was too late to be happy to have something to change into. "Thank you, mother-in-law, how could I dislike it? I've been freezing for a long time, and I'm looking forward to having something to change into!"
"What is this?" After Lin Xiner changed her clothes, the old woman looked at the long rope she put aside.
It was said to be a rope, but it was connected in lengths. It was said to be clothes, but it could never be worn as clothes. Only then did the old woman understand where Lin Xiner's clothes had gone.
"This is my tool." Lin Xiner smiled, collected the rope and coiled it into a ball.
"A weapon against people?" the old woman seemed to be joking unintentionally.
"Yes, for self-defense." Lin Xiner winked playfully at the old woman.
"How could a girl's family end up like this?" The old woman tugged Lin Xiner's hair lovingly, "It's really heartbreaking to look at, just like my Lan'er."
"Lan'er?"
Lin Xiner was particularly sensitive to the name "Lan", but she didn't show anything in front of this old woman who didn't know the details.
"Yes, Lan'er is like my child, but it's a pity..." The old woman choked and did not continue.
Seeing this, Lin Xiner thought to herself, could this mother-in-law really be referring to Ouyang Minglan?
But then I thought it was wrong. If it was really Ouyang Minglan, there was no reason for her not to react to his appearance.
"Mother-in-law..." Lin Xin'er called softly.
"It's okay. Birth, old age, illness and death are human nature." The old woman smiled reluctantly, "My surname is Shen. I am separated from that Granny Hua, so you can call me Granny Shen."
"Okay, Granny Shen."
"What's your name?" Granny Shen asked kindly.
"Lin Xiner." In this unique place, Lin Xiner felt that there was no need to hide her name.
But after telling her name, she seemed to see Granny Shen's expression pause for a moment, and it was only thanks to her sharp eyes that she could notice it.
Is it possible that someone in this remote place really knows her? Or does she know someone with the same name? Things can't always be such a coincidence, right?
"My name is Xin'er. It's a very nice name." Grandma Shen asked with concern, "I heard that Ahua said that you two were a pair of hard-luck mandarin ducks who escaped here after a narrow escape? Have you ever thought about what you will do in the future?"
"Just take it one step at a time." Lin Xiner said, "If my mother-in-law agrees, how about we stay and serve you and Grandma Hua?"
"Ghost girl, it would be great if you really had this intention." Granny Shen made it clear that she didn't believe Lin Xiner's words.
"Really!" Lin Xiner said seriously, "I'm just afraid that my mother-in-law won't agree. That old lady is also very cruel."
"No matter how fierce she is, she still has to listen to me? You can tell me after you decide." Granny Shen stood up with a smile and walked out.
Perhaps her foot accidentally slipped and twisted, or perhaps she tripped over a firewood branch on the ground. Grandma Shen's body became unstable and she fell forward...