When the villagers learned that A Hai really could go to the holy land and fulfill his wish, they all gave him what they could. Other things were inconvenient to bring, so everyone chipped in some money for him to spend on the way.
A Hai accepted the money solemnly and promised to pay them back when he returned.
"Don't be so spineless. Once you go, don't come back." The old Doctor patted his shoulder. "When you get into the Goddess Hall, we'll be able to see you on TV."
Full of hope, A Hai happily accepted everyone's well wishes.
The old Doctor also approached Xu Huo in private and tactfully asked him to bring A Hai back if things didn't go well out there.
"I'll keep him safe," Xu Huo said.
Letting a friend leave with an unfamiliar Player was risky. No matter how simple and honest the townspeople were, they couldn't help worrying that Xu Huo might be a bad person. But they couldn't stop A Hai, and they had no better option, so they could only place all their hopes in the kindness of a stranger.
Early the next morning, the townspeople came to see them off.
"You can all head back! I'll call you when I get there!" A Hai waved, his big bag on his back, and pushed Xu Huo into the Space Teleport Artifact.
The Sub-district under this C-class wormhole wasn't very large, so Xu Huo's backup Space Teleport Artifact was enough. The next second, they arrived at the first stop on their itinerary: Purple Lake City.
A passerby kindly pushed the wheelchair to the side of the road, and Xu Huo waited outside without complaint.
The people walking along the street looked no different from the townsfolk; they all had rather androgynous features.