"Have you been to Jiangnan? And Yan Country..."

Before Wang Anfeng could speak, she gestured with her hands and said with a proud smile:

"Daddy said that our Yan Country originally had many very large rivers, flowing back from the sea and traveling thousands of miles, quite different from the waters here!"

"Also, also, Mama said that in her hometown, there would be willows, swallows, all kinds of flowers and birds. Have you seen them? Have you seen willows? Swallows and all sorts of flowers? Are willows really as beautiful as the most beautiful women?"

"Is a swallow's tail really like a pair of scissors? Can it cut cloth?"

The little girl's eyes widened, filled with joy and curiosity.

Wang Anfeng paused for a moment, then slowly nodded and said:

"They are all there."

"Willows, swallows, they are all there, that's Jiangnan..."

"I see..."

Liu Mengyan squinted her eyes contentedly and toyed with the doll in her arms, murmuring softly, "So Mama was right, this kind of doll, Mama said she loved it the most when she was six. I saved some money and asked Uncle Xiarman to find it for me, and finally, after many years, I found it."

"But when I asked Uncle Xiarman, he always talked about Qin, not knowing Yan..."

"Just Jiangnan, always Jiangnan."

Her tone was filled with happiness and satisfaction.

Wang Anfeng's action of wiping the blade paused slightly, then he made a sound of acknowledgment and continued wiping.

Beside him, a head peeked out stealthily; it was An Da, a young man from the Parthian Empire, wearing armor made from wolf's hide, proving he could learn how to wield a knife and draw a bow from the village elders.

He looked enviously at the curved saber in Wang Anfeng's hand, then quietly slipped over to Liu Mengyan's side and whispered a few words. Wang Anfeng couldn't understand much but didn't mind.

Liu Mengyan seemed a bit surprised, glancing at An Da.

An Da nodded emphatically.

Only then did Liu Mengyan turn her head hesitantly towards Wang Anfeng, who had just slowly sheathed the saber into its rhinoceros hide scabbard, looking at the two youngsters, and said lightly:

"Go ahead, what's the matter?"

An Da scratched the back of his head and laughed silly, but Wang Anfeng only heard "Tashi Tsering," knowing they were talking about him. Liu Mengyan explained that An Da said nothing could be hidden from Wang Anfeng.

Then An Da carefully took out an item from his bag and handed it to Wang Anfeng. A gleam of surprise flickered in Wang Anfeng's eyes, but his face remained expressionless as he took it. It felt smooth and fine in his hand, and he thought to himself, indeed.

This was the white paper from Jiangnan Road of Great Qin, which Mr. Mei San from the Mei Family quite liked.

He immediately sensed something amiss. This kind of white paper was intricately smooth, water and ink resistant, highly complex in craftsmanship, favored by literati and refined guests, and shouldn't appear here. Not even in the Parthian Empire, perhaps, except in the hands of the privileged.

He did not ask directly but unfolded the paper. Written on it were words in the seals of the Central Plains, all medicinal herbs for replenishing qi. Wang Anfeng glanced at it, already guessing seven or eight-tenths, and then, maintaining a calm demeanor, placed the paper on his knee and said lightly:

"What are you bringing this prescription here for?"

Liu Mengyan conveyed the meaning, and An Da clapped his hands and laughed.

Liu Mengyan looked around, her eyes brimming with eager excitement, looked around again, and lowered her voice:

"Uncle Feng, we... um, have a secret..."

Wang Anfeng's expression remained unchanged, but he silently supplemented in his mind.

No doubt that this secret probably involves a master who fell from grace...

Liu Mengyan glanced at An Da and recounted the situation to Wang Anfeng. Last month, they snuck out once and encountered a sandstorm, losing their way, but they stumbled upon a valley.

The valley was filled with wild wolves, more massive and ferocious than the kind commonly seen on the wilderness, yet there was a white-haired, long-bearded man who could control all the wolves in the valley, saving their lives and directing them to the path.

An Da, with his straightforward nature and Parthian male bravery and forthrightness, and Liu Mengyan, pure and kind, like the nature of Jiangnan Water Towns, were good kids. Thus, they were grateful and asked the old man if there was anything they could do in return. The old man then gave them this paper, saying he was injured and could only stay in the valley.

If someone could recognize the medicinal herbs on it, they should get a doctor to help heal him, and there would surely be generous rewards afterward.

After the explanation, the two children, unaware of the world's dangers, stared at Wang Anfeng. Though Wang Anfeng was not inclined to involve himself in these matters, he considered that the two children would likely still visit that old man, whose intentions were not yet clear.

He glanced at Liu Mengyan, and a phrase from miscellaneous history flashed through his mind.

A phrase in historical records disperses countless hermits.

With an inward sigh, he nonchalantly said:

"Alright, I'll go with you to take a look."

The two youngsters cheered purely because they could help their lifesaver, oblivious to possible dangers lurking behind.

Wang Anfeng stood up, wearing the curved saber on his left waist, opposite the Mo Blade scabbard, and said, "It's still early today, we'll go together, just say you two are accompanying me to look for any medicinal herbs nearby, others won't suspect a thing."

The two youngsters cheered softly again, secretly leading out two ponies, guiding the way ahead. An Da, groomed as a future elder, was good with directions, and after journeying there once, he still remembered how to get to that valley.