LEGEND OF THE RULER

Episode 02 "Tabib Kang Ho"

After the old man turned the entire group of wolves into ashes, he immediately approached towards Tang Lian and checked her state.

"Thank God this little boy is still alive!.."

The old man heaved a sigh of relief after he checked on San Lin's unconscious state. Then he quickly tore his clothes off and bandaged all over San Lin's wounds so that he wouldn't lose much blood.

"This boy has no dantian and his heart is also weak, this is all I can do now. And I hope you can survive once we get to the village boy..." The old man muttered resignedly to the state of San Lin right now.

Because after all, San Lin was not a cultivator, San Lin had no dantian and his heart was weak. And because of that his endurance was also much weaker than that of ordinary people though. Then the old man took her in his arms and started walking back to his village.

"I wonder how a weak boy like you could exist in the middle of this extremely dangerous wilderness... Haiss... What a poor boy.." The old man muttered again and felt very sorry for San Lin.

The old man who walked while holding a wounded and unconscious little boy on his back, the old man looked like he was carrying his child, or more suitable if called his grandson.

In the middle of his way back to the village, the old man was in his mind, 'If my son were still alive he should also be the same age as this boy. And also... His state of being unable to cultivate was the same as my son who had died a year ago...'

The old man felt sad because he suddenly remembered his son who had died from a bloody incident. The old man had now turned sixty, and the two had a son when he was already fifty. At that time the old man and his wife looked so happy that in the end his son died when he was ten years old. It was a very dark and miserable past for the old man.

Given that the old man could not shed tears of sorrow. The old man also thought whether this was a coincidence or had the heavens arranged this for him? If true, the sky was very cruel to him. How not? The only son he had when he was old was a happiness that was not described in words, but when his son was ten years old his son died and now he was reunited with a boy whose condition was really the same as his son was unable to cultivate.

As he continued to walk quickly, the old man stared at the crescent moon surrounded by millions of stars as he muttered softly, "It's almost midnight. My wife will be angry because I came home late.. Ah, all that matters now is how to keep this poor boy safe.."

The old man muttered helplessly as he continued to rack his brain in search of a solution. Because given San Lin's current condition, he was afraid that he would not be able to survive until he was forced to do so. But no matter how hard the old man thought he still could not find any answers, and the only way was for him to hope that the poor boy San Lin could survive until he reached the village, that way he might still survive.

The old man also did not know why he was so worried about the poor boy, whether it was because San Lin was similar to his dead son or the others he did not know. All he felt was immense worry, he was afraid that San Lin would die and he thought that he would be very sorry if that happened even though San Lin was neither his son nor his biological grandson.

And because of his concern, the old man then sped up his pace and even occasionally he ran. The expression on the old man's face also continued to change between sadness, fear, worry and others.

While in an old house that has been weathered and there are even some parts of the house that have been eaten by termites plus the roof is leaking. And in the courtyard of the house a woman in her fifty years walked back and forth like she was waiting for someone and was very worried.

"Why did my husband come home so long this time? It's almost midnight and he hasn't come back. Nothing could happen to her, right?.." The woman muttered very worriedly and continued to walk back and forth in the depths of her old house.

All sorts of bad thoughts continued to haunt the woman's mind. And because he couldn't calm down, he prayed, "The sky... Please protect my husband and guide him back to my side safely. I have no one but him.."

The woman prayed to the sky as she shed her tears. Right after the woman finished praying, suddenly a very familiar voice called out to her.

"Yu 'er! I'm back!.."

The woman stared with her mouth wide open and eyes wide open, but she quickly regained her senses and approached her husband.

"My husband, what happened! And who's that kid you brought!?.." The woman asked her husband consecutive questions.

"For now there is no time to explain my wife, this child is very badly injured and needs immediate help!.." Said the old man and in a hurry he immediately brought San Lin into a room and laid him on a mattress with a board.

While the wife of the old man had gone to call a healer. The woman actually felt bad about disturbing someone in the middle of the night, but given the condition of the poor boy who was dying he was forced to do it even though he would be humiliated in the end.

After ten minutes of running, the woman finally arrived before a house large enough for the villagers to live in, even the house also had several guards.

"Excuse me guard lord, I need the help of healer Kang Ho to treat someone.." The woman said very politely.

"Auntie, please come back to your home and come back tomorrow, because now healer Kang Ho is resting.." One of the two guards guarding the gate refused very politely as well.

The woman did not want to linger to continue fighting with her mouth and forcing her way in, then without thinking about her pride she then kowtowed. The two guards were very surprised by what the woman was doing.

"Auntie, please don't bow to us..."

"But guard sir, I'm really begging. My husband just found a little boy who was injured in the woods and is now dying!." The woman pleaded and said honesty. The woman thought this way that maybe the two guards would let her in.

"But aunt..." The guard stopped his words as it was suddenly cut off by his friend.

"Brother, let him in.." Said the other guard who looked at the woman with pity and heartlessness.

"But brother, I'm afraid we'll get fired from our jobs.." The other guard was still stubbornly trying to resist.

"Brother, losing that job doesn't matter, we can look for it again if we get fired. This is concerned with human life, think about what if your children are in that position?.."

Hearing his friend's message, the stubborn guard before him then relented. The guard could not help but give in because the two also had a son who was only five years old, and of course the words of his friend just now made him feel guilty if he still did not allow it.

"Beach aunt, you can come in.." Said the guard and opened the gate.

The woman was greatly relieved when the two guards let her go and she said, "Thank you, guard!.."

After thanking her, the woman immediately ran in. But just as he was passing through the gate, it was suddenly connected...