The woman still wanted to stop him, but An Chen had so much strength that he shoved the Medicinal Pill into her mouth.
The Yangshen Pill melted instantly upon entering her mouth, turning into a medicinal liquid that flowed down her throat.
The woman was on the verge of tears.
Didn't they say it was just helping to act out a scene? Why was she being forced to take medicine?
This medicine wouldn't have any problems, would it?
What if something went wrong later?
However, she was astonished to find that this medicinal liquid gave her a cool feeling all over her body, and her feverish body began to cool down.
The people from Kunpeng had used some methods to make her feverish, saying it was to make the act more realistic, and promised benefits afterward.
Knowing that the people from Kunpeng were not bad people, and also because she had been rescued by Kunpeng, she agreed.
So it was to wait for this young man to come and help her cure her illness.
"What...what is this? Mom feels like her illness has gotten much better, and maybe in a few days, it will be completely cured..."
The woman asked in surprise.
"Yangshen Pill, this is a Medicinal Pill eaten by Cultivator. It's a good thing. If Mom gets sick in the future, just take one, and you'll get better immediately!"
The woman was greatly surprised, almost forgetting to continue acting.
Yangshen Pill, isn't this something that can cure diabetes and some other diseases?
I heard someone offered tens of thousands for one.
Such a valuable thing, and this young man gave her two bottles?
Wouldn't that be over a million?
Thinking that she had just eaten one, the woman felt a little heartache.
"Where's my brother? Did he go hunting again?"
Zhang Wei's background setting for him was that he lived with his brother and mother, and the useless father had unfortunately passed away early.
After all, the people Zhang Wei found were all Transcendents, and not all of them could act. It would be troublesome if they revealed themselves in front of the people following him, so the fewer people, the better.
Anyway, this also fit An Chen's impoverished family conditions.
"I detected a guy digging for bird eggs three li north, that should be his brother."
Outside the forest, the Grand Elder said.
The two of them found a fallen log to sit on, carefully observing An Chen's situation.
"Now I feel like his identity isn't problematic at all..."
Zhao Qingfeng pinched his chin, a little puzzled.
"Is it really that easy to explain?"
For several days before coming here, he had truly treated An Chen as a Transcendent, even considering many ways to deal with An Chen.
But now, it seemed he had overthought it?
"Let's wait and see. The leave I granted him is very short. Although he has to return to the Sect before sunset today, he still has quite some time. Maybe he'll reveal a flaw?"
"You're hoping this child is a Transcendent, aren't you?"
Seeing that the house was a bit messy, An Chen simply started doing housework, tidying up the things in the house, then walked to the fields outside the house and did some simple farm work.
After half a day of this, it was already four or five in the afternoon.
His "brother" never came home, and An Chen could only "regrettably" miss him.
"Your brother might be back in a while... He's been hunting a bit late these past few days..."
"I can't wait anymore."
An Chen shook his head. To be honest, he had wanted to leave a long time ago.
"The Sect doesn't allow me to go down the mountain. This time, it's also thanks to the Elder's kindness, saying it's the last chance. After this, I might..."
The woman hugged An Chen tightly.
"It's okay... The moment Mom agreed for you to go to the Immortal Sect, she was prepared for this. How does that saying go? Immortals and mortals walk different paths. From now on, you'll be an Immortal, don't let us hold you back!"
An Chen suddenly couldn't speak.
Seeing An Chen motionless, the woman continued to hug him, thinking the act wasn't over yet.
"Mm."
After a long while, An Chen finally squeezed out this syllable from his throat. He wanted to say something else, but he couldn't.
An Chen really wanted to cry.
This feeling came out of nowhere, suddenly surging from the bottom of his heart, then becoming uncontrollable.
An Chen's eyes became moist.
He really missed the feeling of being hugged.
It had been a very, very long time since he was last hugged by his mother...
He could clearly remember every detail of his mother hugging him, but that figure was still becoming increasingly blurry in his memory, and that warmth could only exist in his imagination.
"Mom, take care."
A tear slid down An Chen's cheek from the corner of his eye, finally hanging on his chin, refusing to drop.
"Mom is fine, but you, you must protect yourself. In the Sect, listen to your master, get along well with your Senior Brother and Senior Sister, and never mistreat yourself! If you really can't stay... then come back!"
"Okay."
An Chen suppressed the tears that were about to burst from his eyes, pursed his lips, and nodded.
He had always kept himself strong, because this world simply didn't believe in tears. Weakness only led to being bullied. Crying was something only little kids did, and if others saw it, they would only look down on him.
Only by showing a strong side could he earn others' respect and converse with them as equals.
But An Chen was just a little boy.
He also longed for family affection, he also longed for paternal and maternal love, and even more, he longed for a happy and complete family.
But his parents' divorce and his father's alcoholism and early death had deprived him of all of this.
When that hint of maternal love, or rather, an emotion similar to maternal love, appeared, An Chen could no longer resist.
At this moment, all his inner defenses were shattered, and he was almost on the verge of sobbing, but he still held back. However, once the tears started flowing, they couldn't be stopped, continuously gushing from the slits between his eyelids.
The last thing An Chen could do was to hold back his voice, only letting out low whimpers.
"Alright, alright, this is the path you chose, don't be sad. Isn't Mom still here?"
But this did not stop An Chen at all.
"Mom... I miss you so much..."
"You haven't been on the mountain for many days, how can you not bear it already...?"
The woman's face also showed a troubled expression.
This... that Kunpeng person didn't say there was this part?
He only gave her some information about the young man in front of her, saying to help him act out a scene with the person who came, showing family affection, so that when others saw it, they would know they were mother and son.
He even thoughtfully prepared some scripts for her, telling her when to say what.
But now... wasn't this going beyond the scope?
Or was this guy in front of her too deeply immersed in the role?
"How about you tell your Elder that you'll come down the mountain!"
Since An Chen was already so immersed in the acting, the woman also started improvising.
She could feel the young man in her arms suddenly stop moving, and even his whimpering stopped.
After a long while, he released her, stepped back, and shook his head with tearful eyes.
"I'm sorry, Mom, I have to pursue my Immortal path."