When Yu Sui had first arrived in Xiangshui Village, she had heard that quite a few prodigies had come from the village in years past. Taiyi Instructors traveling abroad had discovered them, and eventually they had all been sent to Taiyi Academy to study.
Several families had grown rich and powerful because of it, moving their entire households to town or the city and living comfortable lives.
Yu Sui had also heard plenty of familiar names among them, such as Wan Qi, Pu Heng, and Ling Jian.
The two of them had stayed in Xiangshui Village for so long not only to recover from their injuries, but also to find out what was special about this remote, impoverished village that it could produce so many highly talented practitioners.
The Five Elements Qi in the mountains around Xiangshui Village was abundant, and everything grew naturally there. Over time, the place had become well suited to nourishing those who lacked Five Elements Qi.
Wan Qi and the others were like ginseng spirits nurtured by the essence of the sun and moon in the mountains—not only one in ten thousand, but also born at just the right time.
"They've been at Taiyi for years. I saw them come back once, four or five years ago." Zhao Xiang followed behind Yu Sui, trying hard to recall the past. "I remember Brother A Heng came back one year and brought my family pastries from Taiyi. What were they called? Anyway, they were delicious!"
"But they haven't come back in the past few years."
Yu Sui asked, "Was the Brother A Heng you mentioned called Pu Heng?"
"That's him! Little Fish Instructor, you know Brother A Heng too?"
"Of course. People in the village talk about him all the time, don't they? They say he's Xiangshui