Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain

Chapter 2664: Chapter 2663: The Miserable Aidan

After dealing with Ah-Lei, Lin Dong and Yun Ruoxian head for the next tribe.

Their mood is as heavy and complex as the sinking sun.

After hours of trekking, they finally reach the next tribe, eagerly anticipating finding traces of Tang Yun.

However, reality delivers yet another heavy blow.

In the tribe, the smoke curls upwards and voices fill the air, but there’s still no news of Tang Yun.

The indigenous people in the tribe either shake their heads or sigh, expressing sympathy and helplessness to these two travelers who came from afar.

”We haven’t seen the woman you speak of, but indeed, an outsider has recently come to our tribe.”

”That outsider is different from you. You guys are polite when you visit our tribe and even give us gifts, but that person, though we kindly brought him up from the seaside and treated him well, acted extremely arrogant and brash.”

”His words and actions show an utter disdain for us, even claiming he’d make us his slaves, prompting our tribe’s warriors to teach him a harsh lesson.”

”He even secretly stole and ate our tribe’s cow—our only one.”

”...”

Upon hearing this, Lin Dong and Yun Ruoxian exchanged glances.

They wondered if the outsider they mentioned was one of their seven.

Yun Ruoxian asked, ”Where is that person? Can you take us to see him?”

The people of the tribe seemed somewhat hesitant, showing an awkward expression.

Eventually, Lin Dong gives them some herbs, and they agree.

”Okay, it’s clear you are different from him. You’re friendly, and we’d be willing to take you to see him,” the tribe’s chief said.

Here, herbs are important; having them means they can treat sickness in the tribe afterward.

Now, Lin Dong has given them herbs, which is a great favor.

Afterward, the tribe’s chief personally leads Lin Dong and Yun Ruoxian to meet the rude ’outsider’ they mentioned.

Lin Dong and Yun Ruoxian follow the chief and walk for a while.

Then, a familiar figure unexpectedly appears in their view amidst a field.

The figure, thin and desolate, is bent over, struggling to pull a plow through the field every step appearing extremely difficult.

As the figure turns his head, Lin Dong and Yun Ruoxian’s eyes widen—it’s Aidan!

Aidan, the once-high above, invincible Heavenly Realm martial artist, has fallen to this state.

His clothes are scruffy, face smeared with dirt, and his eyes lack their former arrogance and light.

His body is covered in dirt, traces left from plowing the field.

Seeing Lin Dong and Yun Ruoxian, a look of surprise flashes in Aidan’s eyes, quickly replaced by deep despair.

”Lin Dong... Yun Ruoxian... Save me, save me...” Aidan’s voice rasps and trembles, as if he used all his strength to utter those names.

He stops his work, slowly kneels on the ridge, tears welling up in his eyes, ”Please, take me away from here! I don’t want to stay in this place any longer!”

Lin Dong and Yun Ruoxian exchange a glance, showing bewilderment in their eyes.

”Aidan, what’s happened to you? Why have you fallen to such a state?” Yun Ruoxian’s voice carries disbelief; she can’t understand how Aidan came to this end.

No matter what, he is a Heavenly Realm martial artist.

Even if he lost his Inner Qi, relying on outer strength should not lead to this.

Aidan lowers his head, tears overflowing from his eyes.

The sight is indeed humiliating. He felt embarrassed to speak.

But now, regardless of the shame, he must answer honestly.

He raises his head, meeting Yun Ruoxian’s puzzled eyes, a hint of bitterness and shame flashing across his gaze.

After a moment of silence, he finally speaks, voice low and hoarse:

”This is all my own fault. Upon entering this space, I thought with my Heavenly Realm cultivation level, even without Inner Qi, I could still roam freely. But I was wrong. These tribes, though primitive, have a brute force far beyond my imagination.”

Aidan takes a deep breath and continues, ”At first, I was arrogant and rude, ignoring those simple tribal people, even... in a momentary impulse, harming an innocent woman. After this, the tribe’s warriors, to uphold their dignity, taught me the lesson I deserved. I should have taken this as a warning, reflecting on my mistakes, but... driven by hunger, I committed an unpardonable act—stealing the tribe’s cow, which was their only property.”

Speaking of this, Aidan’s voice trembles slightly, his head lowered as if avoiding something.