Kapitel 7: Embracing a New Life
Liu Chen lay on the bed, his body weakened after being unconscious for the past fifteen days. Beads of sweat formed on his forehead as his slumber was disturbed by haunting visions.
Although still unconscious, he seemed to be witnessing a haunting scene, his face growing increasingly hot. The wife of the village chief sat by his side, gently caressing his head with a motherly touch. Although not his birth mother, she offered her care and comfort.
"Liu Chen, Wake up my baby"
Deep in his slumber, Liu Chen could hear his mother's voice calling out to him, but it was shrouded in darkness. He couldn't remember his own mother, and the experience haunted him. In his confusion and delirium, all he could grasp onto was the faint calling voice.
"Mother!"
Liu Chen cried out as he abruptly awoke from his prolonged slumber, his entire body drenched in sweat. His eyes darted around the room until they settled on a middle-aged woman, seated nearby in worn and rugged clothes.
Her face, framed by graying hair, radiated a deep and calm expression that spoke of wisdom and resilience. The lines etched upon her features revealed the hardships she had endured throughout her life, yet her eyes sparkled with warmth and kindness.
As Liu Chen saw her, he felt a sense of relief and looked around to take in his surroundings.
Gasping for air, he noticed he was lying on the ground, with a makeshift mat beneath him. The house was constructed from mud, and the roof was supported by wooden planks with dried coconut branches providing shade.
"Hey, can you hear me? The kid has woken up!"
The village chief's wife called out, summoning her husband and other villagers into the room.
Liu Chen, still struggling to catch his breath, drank some fresh water as he attempted to calm himself, wiping away the excess sweat.
In a soft and feeble voice, he asked the question that plagued his mind - he had forgotten his past life, his family, everything. All that remained was the name Liu Chen, called out to him while he slept.
"Are you my mother?"
Liu Chen inquired, turning his gaze to the woman seated beside him, hoping to find answers in her eyes.
The woman glanced at her husband, who stood nearby, along with a few villagers who had gathered. After receiving a nod from the village chief, she shifted her gaze back to Liu Chen.
"Yes, I am your mother," she replied, her voice soothing and calm as she gently caressed his face.
"Mother," Liu Chen whispered, tears welling up in his eyes.
"Wait a moment, my baby. I will prepare something special for you. You haven't eaten anything, have you?"
Though it was purely coincidental, the words my baby slipped from her lips, carrying a motherly affection that stirred tears in her eyes, it was the same word Liu Chen mother used to call him.
The elderly woman, Li Meiying, rushed out towards the kitchen with teary eyes. She had lost her only child in the same river, and now, fate had brought her a drifting kid who seemed to have forgotten his past.
Village Chief Zhang Wei and his wife, Li Meiying, had been patiently waiting for the past 15 days, hoping someone would come to claim the child. However, as no one appeared, they decided to adopt him as their own.
"Here, eat this,"
Li Meiying returned from the kitchen, presenting a bowl of freshly prepared rice porridge.
Gulp.
"I want more,"
Liu Chen declared, swiftly devouring the entire bowl of porridge. After days of hunger, he managed to consume a substantial amount.
Li Meiying looked upon him with joy, content to fulfill his wishes and provide for his needs.
Liu Chen found himself in the Misty Plain Nation, a land that became his new home after his harrowing journey drifting from the treacherous waterfall and crossing the flowing river that connected him to this distant realm. The once familiar Silent Flow River had transformed into the Whispering Mist River in this foreign land.
Now residing in Dewdrop Village, located thousands of kilometers away from his former sect, Liu Chen was leaving his new life.
The journey down the river had become a fateful twist of destiny, guiding him to a place far removed from his disrupted hometown, which had fallen prey to the malevolent Shadow Moon Sect.
As the memory of his past slipped away, Dewdrop Village became his sole refuge. Embraced by the village chief and his family, Liu Chen was treated as their own child.
Liu Chen had yet to embark on his spiritual journey and cultivation, but for now, he was simply growing in this new given life.
For now, he embraced this new life that had been bestowed upon him, a chance to start afresh in this unfamiliar but promising world.
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