They finished the dumplings.
"What, he's Third Brother Xie's granddaughter?"
When he learned who Xie Ruomei was, Liu Danaodai's eyes nearly popped out of his head. He was utterly astonished. Then Lian Youming gave him a brief account of Third Brother Xie's affairs, which astonished him even more.
"So there really is a martial world out there... Also, kid, stop calling me Big Head. I've got a name now. Please call me by my proper name, Liu Wudi."
Lian Youming covered his face, feeling a headache coming on. "Uncle Liu, aren't you going back to Kaoshan Village?"
Liu Wudi shook his head. "You have no idea. I've changed completely, like a withered tree coming back to life. Explaining it would be a hassle, so I told the village chief I was heading out to make my way in the world."
Lian Youming gave him a long look. He believed the old fellow had stumbled upon a lucky encounter, but as for how much of the story was true, how much he had hidden, how much he had told, and what he had eaten, only heaven and earth knew.
What truly interested him, however, was neither that Fo-Ti nor any Internal Elixir Skill, but the remains lying in the underground cavern. "Northward to Exterminate Demons."
For some inexplicable reason, those words surfaced in Lian Youming's mind again. He kept feeling that something extraordinary lay hidden behind them, something that would shake the world once uncovered.
Looks like I'll have to go back to the Northeast sooner or later and get to the bottom of it.
Lian Youming could not be bothered to dwell on the matter. Whatever the old fellow had experienced, as long as he was still the same person, that was enough. Everyone had their own fate. Seeing that