The whole world is God's help

Ash spots Aubrey in the crowd.That head of fiery red hair is quite flamboyant and eye-catching.

This person probably really stayed up all night last night, with two dark circles under his eyelids, but he didn't look tired, and he was still looking forward on tiptoe energetically.

"Aubrey." He went over and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Ash?" Aubrey heard a familiar voice, turned around, raised a smile, "Hey! Thank you for last night!"

"You're welcome," Ash said. "What are you doing here? Where's Shanna?"

"I took Shanna home to rest." Speaking of his girlfriend, Aubrey smirked again, and it took a while to remember Ash's question, pointing to the front and saying, "An outsider came to the village, a pharmacist , Very powerful. After Uncle Nathan’s left foot was bitten by a poisonous snake before, didn’t it fail to completely expel the toxin and fester all the time?”

"The new guy, who is said to have cured Uncle Nathan's foot with a random bottle of what he said was a 'very common' antidote."

Aubrey counted with his fingers: "In just a short while, Aunt Donna, Brother Ibby, and Colvin were all cured by that man."

Aunt Donna's lung disease was at an advanced stage, and she should not have a few months to live.Brother Yibi was injured and fell into a coma during hunting. He has been asleep for two years and has not woken up.The little guy, Colvin, is three years old. Unfortunately, he has suffered from eye problems since birth, making him unable to see clearly.

They were all problems that Mr. Nathan was helpless, but in the hands of this person, they were easily resolved.

Ash was surprised and praised, but amidst the surprise and praise, he also felt inexplicably flustered and uneasy.

Especially unsteady.

Teacher Nathan is the most powerful pharmacist he knows—of course, it may also be that his vision is too narrow, and the farthest places he has traveled since he was born are the villages and towns near Duogu Village.

Now a strange and highly skilled pharmacist suddenly came to the village. This made Ash, who was used to the day-to-day turmoil in the village, feel a kind of palpitation that his peace was broken and he was about to lose control.

He doesn't like suddenness, he doesn't like change.

But the person Aubrey mentioned made him feel the trembling of the storm for no reason.

Perhaps it was the ease and strength shown by the other party that made him feel a huge gap, which was impossible to predict and estimate, so he was uneasy?

Ash touched his heart in confusion, wondering at his sudden rapid heartbeat.

"I'll go in and have a look." He heard his rare eager voice.

He continued to walk in.

When the villagers saw him coming, they all gave way.

"Morning, Ash."

"Ash, a powerful pharmacist has come to our village."

"Yes, Ash, be smart today! If you can get the favor of this pharmacist, you boy will be in luck!"

"Give way to everyone in front, let Ash go first..."

……

Ash passed through the crowd without much effort.

There is a small flower garden outside Nathan's house, but it is planted with various common herbs.

Ash walked in through the open fence gate, and first saw Brother Ibby's parents beside the flower garden. They hugged Brother Ibby who was awake, sobbing with joy.Aunt Lali, who was holding Colvin, also had her eyes red from crying, while little Colvin opened his eyes wide and looked around curiously.

He didn't disturb them, walked through the gravel path in the flower garden, pushed open the door that was ajar, and entered Mr. Nathan's house.

Entering the door is the spacious living room on the first floor. The next room is a kitchen and the other is a pharmaceutical room.

Outside the pharmacy room, Mr. Nathan stood upright, talking to a white-haired old man with a big aquiline nose.Beside the two, Aunt Donna, who had been haggard due to her tuberculosis, was in much better spirits, bowing to the old man gratefully and thanking her.

He quietly walked to Nathan's side and called "Teacher".

It was only then that Nathan noticed him, and turned his head, with a rare happy smile on his usually serious face: "Ash, this is Master Rachel, he will stay in our village for a while, He also promised to teach us some more advanced medicine knowledge during this period of time. What a tolerant and enthusiastic person..."

He looked at the old man named Rachel, and said with emotion again: "Thank you for your magnanimity, generosity and selflessness."

Ash knew what Teacher Nathan meant, and hoped that he would also express his gratitude to the other party.

But Ash looked at Master Rachel's old skin and cloudy eyes, even if the other party was smiling gently and harmlessly, he couldn't feel close and grateful.

In the folds of the skin, under the smile covering the eyes, he could only feel the endless coldness, which made him shudder.

The palpitations before, not only did not stop after seeing the person, but became more intense.

This person is very dangerous and will definitely destroy the peace of the village.

With that in mind, Ash could no longer utter words of sincere gratitude.

He can't even speak false scenes.

Looking at the rescued Aunt Donna and the ecstatic Ibby family and the Colvin family, he couldn't express his vigilance and worries without any basis.

So just be silent.

"He is an introverted child." Teacher Nathan can only explain to him in this way, "But when making potions, he can calm down and be very reliable."

"It can be seen that he is a good boy." Master Rachel said so, and his gentle eyes fell on Ash.

Ash pursed his lips tightly, he sensed the malice under the gentle shell, cold and sticky, full of greed.

He became more vigilant and uneasy.

But what should he do?what can he do

Why did Mr. Nathan and everyone in the village not notice such a clear malice?

Ash thought of the stone tower, something, something that only he could perceive... Could it be the same this time?

Outside the half-closed door, there was the rustling sound of the morning wind blowing the medicinal herbs, and Ash's fingertips trembled slightly like leaves being played by the morning wind.He lowered his eyes and quietly retracted his uncontrollable fingertips into the wide sleeves, which made the phrase "an introverted child" explained to him by Mr. Nathan more appropriate.

There was only one thought in his mind, and even he himself didn't know why he was so determined——

He had to get this man out of the village, far away.

Otherwise, Duogu Village will no longer be peaceful.

However, Ash is just a boy who is about to turn 16 years old. His past life experiences are all in this gentle and simple village.

He lacks knowledge and experience, and he can't beat the old fox from outside.

In just a few days, this old man named Rachel has become the most popular person in the village.

The young and energetic boys, including Aubrey, were all conquered by the stories about the distant outside world one after another from Rachel's mouth.

The people in Duogu Village continued farming and hunting for generations, and even if they went out, the distance they went out was never more than one month away.

Occasionally, outsiders come to the village, and these outsiders are only a few towns away from them, which does not make them feel "distant", "strange", "novel" and "yearning".

Rachel was different.

The world and stories he described are far beyond what Aubrey and the others can imagine.

That's the real "outside".

He said that the place where Duogu Village is located is known as the "Broken River Plain" outside.Because this vast plain is surrounded by a wide and turbulent river, it is daunting.

In recent years, the river tended to dry up. He and many other talents crossed the river dangerously and set foot on this isolated plain.

The edge of the plain is uninhabited, desolate and deserted.He thought that no one would live on the Broken River Plain, but he didn't expect to see the village after insisting on walking deep for several months.

He talked about the richness and variety of the outside world, the prosperity and splendor, and the excitement.He also has a bottomless knowledge reserve. As far as medicine is concerned, a casual sentence can be regarded as a standard by Mr. Nathan and recorded in his notes as a treasure.

He has won everyone's love and respect, and the boys in the village wish he could settle in the village directly, or vice versa, and want to leave with him and go see the glamorous outside of his mouth.

Ash did not refuse Rachel's contact and listened to Rachel's story.

He wanted to find Rachel's loopholes and flaws, expose him, expose him, and drive him away.But listening to Rachel's story, he had to admit in frustration that what Rachel said was not a pure lie.

Just as he can sense the maliciousness beneath Rachel's gentle surface, he can also judge whether Rachel's words are true.

Much of what Rachel said was true, that "out there" was a wonderful place, and that Broken River Plain had been isolated from the rest of the world for a long, long time.

But Ash was also sure that Rachel was hiding more than she was saying.

Because he became more and more uneasy.

Even if I sleep by the stone pagoda at night, and my spirit enters that mysterious space, I no longer feel at ease.

In the previously quiet space, there were constant whispers, echoing in his ears, one after another, urgent warnings, urging him to feel flustered and confused.

The beautiful and peaceful dream seemed to be infested with darkness, which made him restless even in his dream.

Danger!Danger!Danger!

A mysterious voice was warning him.

No, to protect the village and everyone...

He struggled in the dream.

So what do you want to do?the voice asked him.

He took a light breath and said, I want that person to disappear from the village.Either way.

At this time, there was a cold and sharp light in his eyes, which was terrifyingly determined.

Countless streamers surround him, in the dark space, it seems to be a kind of traction in the dark, leading him to drive away the darkness and break the confinement.

——Every night since Rachel arrived, Ash struggled so hard in his dreams, and after waking up, he was exhausted physically and mentally. He only vaguely remembered the sense of urgency of being constantly urged in the dream, and he forgot everything else .

But he still insisted on sleeping beside the stone tower.

The stone tower can always bring him fearless courage, firm belief, and unparalleled sense of security.

What he didn't know was that every night when he couldn't sleep peacefully, there was a singing and dancing team walking on the Broken River Plain.In the team was an old man wearing a protoss robe, holding a transparent crystal ball, accepting the guidance from the starlight.

"In that direction," he said.

What the hand points to is the direction of Duogu Village.

Every night, the old man adjusted and corrected the direction of the team, constantly approaching Duogu Village.

They are also from beyond the raging river, outsiders.