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 as 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
“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 to 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 Ze
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 s
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 re
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
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 s
Jay looked around the unfamiliar area. The place had steep elevations and verdant jungles. He would occasionally see a farmhouse or two, and the entire area had a very sparse population. The depressing part was that it was impossible to choose a faster transportation method on such rugged mountain roads.On top of everything, Cole suddenly exclaimed, “My phone lost its signal.”Sir Ares and Zayne checked their phones immediately only to find that they had lost cell reception as well.The Ghost members hurriedly inspected all their advanced communication equipment before coming to the same conclusion. “The compass has stopped working as well as all the other communication equipment.”Zayne placed his arms on his hips and lamented, “What kind of f*cking deserted place is this?!”Jay looked around, his handsome face looking extremely gloomy. He wanted to ask the locals for directions.If no one could show them the way, there was a higher chance of them getting lost. It would only re
After saying those words in a moment of anger, Jay still asked a doctor to come over and take a look at Zayne.After the doctor checked on Zayne, he said, “Once we get to one of those households, we’ll take a blood test to see if the poisoning is serious.”However, Zayne’s tongue almost fully recovered by the time they arrived at the farmhouse.“I can speak now,” said Zayne, even though he sounded somewhat unclear.Sir Ares said, “The evil ones always live longer, so don’t worry, God won’t be expecting you anytime soon.”Zayne muttered, “Can’t you say something nice for once?”Sir Ares said, “Your wife and son are praying for your safety back home every day. So rest assured, you can’t die even if you try.”Zayne was somewhat ashamed now and said, “Fine. Okay. I’ll protect myself better in the future. Just shut your mouth.”After two hours of walking on the mountain road, Sir Ares and the others ultimately arrived at the old farmhouse. The farmhouse was made of bamboo, and there