"What? The flesh of a Deity?!"
Everyone in Stone Village cried out in astonishment, shaken beyond words. To think they would have the good fortune to eat a creature of this caliber today.
In the Great Wilderness, such beings were practically unheard of, existing only in ancient texts and legends.
"Young Brother Lin, you're far too generous. You bring such precious food every time. We hardly deserve it..."
They were rather embarrassed. Their little village had nothing worthy to offer him in return.
"Stone Village's Sacrificial Spirit is my adoptive mother, so that makes me half a villager. As they say, one family needn't speak as two. Compared to the bond between us, what does this amount to?" Lin Fan said with a smile.
"Haha, Brother Xiao Fan is right. We're all family..." Dazhuang walked over happily and draped an arm over Lin Fan's shoulders.
He was sturdy, with bronze skin, but he had once been like a mischievous monkey. Now that he was married, he had become the steadiest of them all.
A group of aunties arrived too. All of them had come out upon hearing the news, their welcome even more enthusiastic as they tugged at his arms and looked him over.
"Not bad. Young Brother Lin has grown up! He's taller than all of us now, though he's still so delicate-looking, just like a child."
Even the thick-skinned Lin Fan flushed faintly under the aunties' enthusiastic attention.
"Come, invite Young Brother Lin inside. Don't all stand around out there. This is a happy day."
The old Clan Chief, Shi Yunfeng, arrived as well. His steps were steady and his complexion rosy, making him look younger than ever, though a trace of longing lingered about him.
Clearly, he was worried about Shi Hao, who had left the village