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
Upon hearing Cole’s words, the young lady became excited and said, “I can find someone to help you relieve the poison’s effects. But you have to promise me that you’ll stay here for a while.”“No,” Jay immediately refused.Cole said, “My dear cousin, sacrificing personal interests in exchange for the happiness and stability of the people in Imperial Capital... This trade is worth it.”Zayne smacked his lips sourly and said, “Besides, it’s not such a hard task.”Jay was fuming as he said, “Have you forgotten about the lesson Judy taught us?”Zayne replied, “Come on. We’re in such a faraway place at the moment. Your wife won’t find out about the things we’re doing here. Don’t worry about it. We’ll keep it a secret.”Jay coldly snorted, obviously venting his frustration with them.“Save him first, and we’ll talk later.”Hence, Jay and the others settled down in the young lady’s bamboo house.The young lady was someone who kept her promise. After their meal, she said to Jay, “I’ll
The old lady said, “If you keep heading north from here, you’ll enter a vast, primitive forest. There’s a spot there called Sacred Land. Many people have gone looking for it, but none has found it so far.”Jay thanked the old lady and walked out of the room Andy was in. He was getting ready to gather Cole and the others so they could set off immediately.However, when Jay walked out of the room, he saw all of them huddling up in a disorderly manner all over the ground. Each of them was looking pale as they helplessly looked up at Jay.“We’ve been poisoned, Cousin.”Cole pointed at the young lady tremblingly and said, “That little lady is harboring evil intentions. There was something wrong with the food she gave us.”Jay shot a malicious gaze at the young girl, asking, “Why did you do this?”The old lady parted the curtain at the doorway and walked out with a sullen face. “Because I asked her to do this.”Jay asked furiously, “But why are you harming us?!”The old lady walked u