Chapter 239 — The Older One Grows, the More Absurd
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
The Blind Elder shook his head. "My eyes are good. I followed the traces the Alchemy Master and the Village Head left behind and found my way here, but I never came upon the Silent Craftsman or the Alchemy Master."
The others nodded silently.
Granny Zhu said, "The Alchemy Master and the Village Head should be safe enough together, and the Patriarch and Elder Dianxing are with them. It is only that we have not seen the Silent Craftsman either. That fellow never says a word about anything; he never tells us when he means to do something. Alone as he is, I fear it will be hard for him to hold out. Shen'er, to come looking for us through such danger — you have had a hard time of it."
Shen Mu said angrily, "You do not go home for the New Year, you go running off in all directions — what if you get lost? Of course I had to come out and find you! Demon King, you lead the way. And the rest of you, stop running off everywhere!"
"Mm, mm." The crowd of old men and old women nodded hastily.