So, even though Fulen felt a bit strange asking the same question again, he still asked, "Excuse me, sir, we aren't familiar with the names of the nearby villages, so could you tell us a more specific location?"
Another elderly person nearby smiled and said, "Aren't you a university student from around here? From Inuit? How can you not know the nearby places?"
Fulen didn't know what the other person was specifically referring to, so he could only give an awkward smile. Fortunately, elderly people all over the world seem to be cut from the same cloth; if you want to ask them a question, they will first scold you, but as long as you smile awkwardly, they will no longer pursue it and will then answer your question.
And after Fulen followed this routine, he indeed saw the elderly person ramble for a few sentences before saying, "This is Sangri Village, northwest of Huofeng County. You young people, whether you're traveling or studying, it's best to remember your maps. Just in the last two days, we met a few young people who came to study, and they weren't like you..."
As Fulen listened, he realized that he had truly arrived in Lenburg.
Lenburg has four smaller counties: Lenburg County, centered around Lunburg; Huofeng County, centered around Inuit; Qiuli County, centered around Saunter; and Monsen County, centered around Croset. Huofeng County is in the north of Lunburg, and it sounds like Sangri Village is in the northwest of Lunburg.
The elderly person was also quite talkative, perhaps because they hadn't met any young people to chat with in a long time. Fulen didn't dislike this feeling, after all, on Earth, rural areas were also gradually being covered by industrialized construction.
Although rural areas didn't have skyscrapers soaring into the sky, walled courtyards and small villas were inevitable, and while people could still communicate without barriers, for a traveler who wanted to play here, walls and doors were like an insurmountable chasm.
At an opportune moment, Fulen brought up his request to stay overnight, and a kind-faced elderly person readily agreed without much thought.
Actually, Fulen was a bit surprised. After all, for an outsider like him to come to a rural area, it was more likely to encounter indifference, let alone exclusion, than to be accepted without a second thought. However, the elderly person also smiled and said, "You students on study tours are still not used to it, but you need to be careful if you want to study abroad. Foreign countries aren't like our Lunburg; they don't have a tradition of study tours. But when I was young..."
Soon, Darkness gradually enveloped the land, and the Red Moon slowly rose from the horizon filled with red glow. The elderly people's conversations faded as farmers returned one after another and cooking smoke rose from each household. Fulen and Granda followed the seemingly frail elderly person back to their home.
The Dark room seemed a bit out of place in front of the surrounding houses with flickering candlelight, but the elderly person had no other thoughts. Perhaps they were accustomed to solitude, or perhaps they had anticipated their own loneliness. The elderly person smiled and opened the Door, welcoming Fulen and Granda into the house.
After the three entered the house, Granda didn't wait for the frail elderly person to act. Instead, she lit the candle in the room first, pulled out a chair from the table that was visible upon entering, and then helped the seemingly tired elderly person to the chair.
The elderly person had originally wanted to do this themselves, but they didn't expect Granda to be so quick, so they smiled helplessly and said, "Oh, my dear girl, guests are guests, how can we let the guests do the work?" After speaking, the elderly person took two breaths, clearly tired from sitting and chatting all afternoon before returning.
Granda didn't say much but smiled and massaged various parts of the elderly person's body. The elderly person smiled helplessly, but didn't expect Granda to not only express goodwill through massage, but Granda's massage actually provided some benefit to the body.
Fulen stood awkwardly to the side. After all, if he didn't expose his Beyonder abilities, Fulen was at most an ordinary person with slightly better physical fitness and memory. You could ask Fulen to perform magic, but asking Fulen to see in the Darkness and simultaneously treat the elderly person's body would be too difficult for him.
Granda is a Sequence 5 "Druid," and before "Druid," Sequence 8 is "Doctor." A "Doctor" can treat severe illnesses and mend souls. Although she doesn't have the Beyonder ability of massage, when playing the role of "Doctor," Granda still delved into a considerable amount of medical knowledge. Fulen could also tell from the elderly person's gradually recovering complexion that Granda's medical skills were quite good.
Although the elderly person was a bit curious as to why Granda's massage was so effective, they weren't overly inquisitive to ask, after all, the Knowledge Church emphasizes study tours, and among those on study tours, there are ordinary people from ordinary universities and colleges, as well as Beyonders from the Church.
From the elderly person's long experience, although they had no knowledge of the mysterious world, they were not surprised by slightly miraculous things.
After Granda finished the massage, she looked at Fulen, who was standing there blankly, with a bit of helplessness. However, she didn't expect this seemingly inexperienced novice to do anything, so she went into the kitchen herself, took out a teacup and some water, and handed it to the elderly person.
The elderly person thanked her with a smile and looked at Granda with an understanding expression, saying, "My dear girl, are you that silly boy's guide? You've really suffered, child." With that, the elderly person originally wanted to reach out and comfort Granda, but found that they still didn't have enough strength to stand up.
Granda smiled and held the elderly person's hand, saying, "Grandma, we're not in a guide-and-guided relationship. We're a group of Scholars. I used to take care of elderly people in a nursing home, so I'm quite familiar with this. As for Fulen, he likes magic and often performs magic on the street, so he didn't have time to be like me."
Fulen was helpless and adorable.
The elderly person's children had recently gone out, so they had been living alone for a long time. Being with Granda, who was like their own daughter, was quite comfortable. However, the elderly person had a long-standing habit of going to bed early, and their energy was indeed not as good as when they were young, so although they still wanted to talk for a while longer, they were overcome with fatigue.
The elderly person helplessly rubbed their waist, stood up, and said, "I'm getting old, I'm getting old. There's some leftover rice in the kitchen. If you're hungry, just heat it up and eat it. Also, there are two rooms in the house; you can choose where to stay. There's a Door at the very back of the house that leads to the toilet. Oh, and the paper is on the table..."
After rambling on, the elderly person returned to their room with Granda's support, and Fulen could only follow silently.