Chapter 118: Su Yan, Are You Even Human?!

The Su family atmosphere was completely polarized.

Su Jianguo followed closely by Su Yan's side, confirming the news over and over again.

Su Yan also cooperated with him, despite her growing impatience.

"Hahaha! Truly, Heaven has opened its eyes! To think my Yan Yan would have a day where her vision could be restored!"

Su Jianguo laughed loudly, but as he laughed, his eyes grew moist, and he had to struggle to hold back his tears from falling.

"Dad, right now I can only perceive some light."

Su Yan didn't want him to get too excited; after all, he was at such an advanced age.

"Yan Yan, why don't we go to the hospital immediately? Perhaps it can be cured very soon?" Su Jianguo was simply impatient for her vision to return.

Su Yan said, "Let's just let nature take its course."

"Right, letting nature take its course is also good." Su Jianguo thought that since hope had finally arrived, if they went to the hospital and it still didn't work, it would surely be a blow to his daughter, which would be for the worse.

In the hall, the laughter and conversation of the father and daughter drifted clearly into the ears of Li Qiuhua and Su Mo.

Li Qiuhua looked at Su Mo with trepidation, fearing she would break down.

Su Mo only felt that her severed right arm still throbbed with heart-wrenching pain. No matter what illusion Su Yan used to cover the truth, she was certain that Su Yan was a monster.

"Mom, I'm hungry."

There were many days ahead; she had to live well so that she could expose Su Yan's true face!

Li Qiuhua wept with joy; her daughter had finally returned to normal and knew what was truly important.

***

The next day.

As soon as Su Yan stepped out of the courtyard, she saw Sun Mang, who was peering around incessantly with a bamboo basket on his back.

Upon seeing her, he immediately came forward excitedly.

"Su Yan, I'm all ready!"

Su Yan's brow furrowed beneath the black cloth.

Had she not been clear enough yesterday?

"I can tell this is your first time entering the mountains; you haven't prepared anything. Luckily, I brought everything!" Although Sun Mang couldn't see her eyes, he could see her expression clearly, so he immediately began showing off before she could drive him away.

"Water flask, towel, rope, iron shovel, and even the dried rations my grandmother specially made..."

Looking at the overflowing bamboo basket, one might think they were going on a picnic in the mountains.

"Su Yan, look, since I've already come all this way, and for the sake of my grandmother's intentions, just take me with you, okay?" Sun Mang pleaded while blinking his eyes, which he believed to be innocent and bright.

Su Yan was utterly speechless.

She feared that even if she didn't agree, this boy would follow her secretly.

"Let's go."

Those two simple words made Sun Mang dance with joy as he hoisted the bamboo basket and followed in her footsteps.

"Are you sure you want to enter the mountains carrying all this?" Su Yan confirmed with him once more.

"Of course, these are necessities!" Sun Mang answered with unusual determination; he had spent the entire night preparing these items.

Su Yan said meaningfully, "As long as you're happy."

Sun Mang felt that something was slightly off.

Su Yan's voice rang out again, "How did you know I would be setting off at this time?"

"I didn't know, but I've been waiting here for you since before dawn." Sun Mang smiled sheepishly, feeling quite clever.

Su Yan gave him a deep look, then said nothing more.

There was a considerable distance from the courtyard to the mountain mentioned by Han Guang's wife. Before leaving the city, Su Yan had rented a donkey cart, and she and Sun Mang sat leisurely in the cart bed.

"Little girl, if your eyes aren't good, why do you still want to go into the mountains? The mountain paths over there are not easy to walk." The driver was a talkative man who took the initiative to find a topic of conversation.

"I heard there are many fruits in the mountains lately, so I want to go in and pick some wild fruit." Su Yan answered gracefully. Her sweet voice would make anyone think she was well-behaved and sensible.

"Then you might be making a wasted trip. The wild fruits on the outskirts of the mountain have long been picked clean by the villagers," the driver warned out of kindness.

Sun Mang was dismissive: "We can go deeper into the mountains to pick them. If we're lucky, we might even catch some wild chickens and rabbits."

"Ah? Hahaha!" The driver suddenly burst into laughter.

City children were just too naive. Even with a shotgun, one might not be able to hit a wild chicken or rabbit in the mountains, let alone a girl who couldn't see.

Sun Mang was bewildered by the laughter. "Su Yan, did I say something wrong?"

Su Yan did not answer him directly. "You'll know once we enter the mountains."

As the driver urged the donkey cart along the narrow path, he began to sing mountain songs at the top of his lungs.

Su Yan felt the breeze brushing her face, enjoying the rare moment of leisure.

After walking for nearly two hours, Sun Mang felt his buttocks were numb. Looking at Su Yan's still composed and calm demeanor, he suddenly felt that the gap between them in every aspect was far too large.

However, they finally saw the undulating peaks in the distance.

"Little girl, young man, you can't go any further in. I can only take you this far," the driver signaled as he stopped the cart.

Sun Mang couldn't wait to get off the cart, stretching his numb legs.

Su Yan paid the fare and said, "Thank you."

Before the driver prepared to head back, he called out to them again, hesitating before saying, "Little girl, whatever you do, don't wander too far. The mountains are not peaceful."

Watching the driver's receding figure, Sun Mang happily hoisted his bamboo basket.

"That uncle is quite nice. He's definitely worried about us encountering wild beasts in the mountains. But don't worry, Su Yan, even if we really encounter a beast, I won't hold you back. I'm great at climbing trees; I'll definitely scramble up to the treetops before a beast arrives."

Su Yan wanted to slap him.

This boy had nothing but this little bit of thought in his head.

At the beginning, there was a winding little path in the mountains, which appeared to have been made by villagers from the foot of the mountain.

But the deeper they went, the denser the weeds became, and soon even the path vanished.

Sun Mang was soaked with sweat from head to toe, constantly wiping his cheeks with a towel.

The bamboo basket on his back felt as if it weighed hundreds of pounds, pressing down on him until he could barely breathe.

At this moment, he finally understood what Su Yan had meant by her previous words.

"Su Yan, how much further do we have to go?"

All along the way, let alone wild chickens or rabbits, they hadn't even seen a single piece of wild fruit.

"If you can't hold on, go down the mountain and wait for me," Su Yan said nonchalantly. She hadn't planned on bringing him up in the first place.

Sun Mang's eyes immediately widened. "How can that be? I still have to clear the path for you."

After saying that, he immediately pulled a sickle from the basket, clearing the weeds underfoot as he spoke to make the path flatter for Su Yan.

Another hour passed like this, and Sun Mang truly could not hold on any longer. He sat down heavily on a large rock by a tree, panting heavily.

"I can't... let me rest for ten minutes... no, just five is fine."

He looked at Su Yan, who was standing beside him.

Not only was her breathing steady, but there wasn't even a single drop of sweat on her face. He almost instinctively exclaimed, "Su Yan, are you even human?"

Su Yan withdrew her gaze and turned to look at him.

Realizing his phrasing was a bit problematic, Sun Mang quickly explained.

"I mean, it's so muggy in the mountains and the paths are so hard to walk, yet you don't feel hot or tired at all?"

(End of Chapter)