David's Adventures in Wonderland

Chapter 2

Normally, Anna was pure and out of the ordinary, never flustered, and always calm and composed.

But at this moment, she showed a look of surprise, which made several young men and women next to her very curious. One of them couldn't help but ask again, "Sister Anna, do you know this little beggar?" Anna quickly regained her composure and nodded, saying, "Yes, I know him."

"How did you meet him, Sister Anna?" One of the women looked puzzled, and seeing that David was dressed in rags and looked haggard, he seemed to belong to the lowest level of society and was a completely different person from them.

"We are from the same place and used to be neighbors." Anna said calmly. David heard her say "neighbor" and smiled faintly, only saying "hello" and not saying anything else.

"So you are old acquaintances. This little neighbor of yours is really impulsive, the street is so wide, and he accidentally bumped into me. Brother Yang thought he was going to steal something."

"But this young boy is really pitiful, becoming a beggar at such a young age."

"Nowadays, beggars beg and steal at the same time. Sister Anna, you have to warn him not to go astray."

The gap between cultivators and ordinary people is like two different worlds, especially for beggars who are the lowest of the low in society, it is difficult for them to have any interaction with them, and the young men and women next to them spoke without paying attention to David's presence.

"Do you have any money on you, senior sister and senior brothers? Can you lend me some?" Anna took some coins from the young men and women and handed them to David, saying, "Go and change into clean clothes. Don't be a beggar. I believe you can provide for yourself."

"Sister Anna is really kind."

"Yes, Sister Anna is really sympathetic. He is just a neighbor, but she gave him so much money."

"Little beggar, you have to go on the right path in the future and not steal, or else you will not live up to Sister Anna." Several young men and women spoke out one after another.

David looked clear-eyed and quietly looked at Anna, not reaching out to accept the money, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need it."

"Thank you, but it was just a fluke." Anna did not insist any further and took the coins back. A young woman beside her smiled and said, "This little beggar really knows a lot of things. He even knows that Sister Anna had lost her youth and vitality before, so he must be an old acquaintance."

"I only knew him as a neighbor and didn't really understand much about him. Maybe after more than ten years, we will meet again and won't recognize each other." Anna was calm and careless, as if talking about something unrelated to her.

Although David's face was full of dirt, he smiled brightly, showing a mouthful of white teeth, saying, "Yes, memories will eventually fade away, and some people and things will gradually fade away over time."

"This little beggar is young, but he has some character." A woman looked at David, then turned to Anna and said, "It's a pity that Sister Anna doesn't know much about him. Otherwise, you could bring him back to the Purple Sun Immortal Palace and keep him as a disciple, rather than letting him beg on the street and go astray."

A man nodded in agreement and said, "The selection process in the sect is very strict. You need to know everything about the person before selecting them." Anna remained calm and composed, with a serene expression on her face. She advised David, "Don't go astray, just be an ordinary person. Happiness can come from that too." David smiled but didn't say anything. He waved and walked away, disappearing amidst the busy crowd.

After a while, he arrived at an antique shop and bargained with the owner over the price of a wooden box. The owner was trying to swindle him, but David persisted and managed to sell it for a reasonable price. He ended up with ten gold coins in his pocket, but was starving. He didn't want to resort to begging or stealing, so he sold the box in which he stored "Source" and bought another cheap one.

While he was eating at a restaurant, he noticed a strange beast flying overhead. He was surprised as he wondered why it seemed to track him all the time. He left the restaurant and saw a knight of the Jiang family riding a strange beast around the corner.

"I need to get out of this city now," he thought, feeling uneasy. He left immediately and ran into the woods, worried that they might be on his tail. He went through the mountains and deep into the woods.

"It's really lingering, how can I get rid of them completely?" David crossed the mountains and ridges, crossing the endless mountains, and didn't stop until it was dark. At this moment, David felt the aura in the depths of the mountains, which seemed to be many times stronger than other regions.

When he traveled for tens of miles again, he showed a surprised expression. He saw a big bluestone with four ancient characters engraved on it: Ziyang Dongtian. "Why did I come here?" David realized that he had come to Ziyang Cave( Purple Sun Cave), which was exactly the sect that Anna belonged to. This cave is not very far from the city just now.

A young man next to him frowned and said, "What's wrong with you, little beggar? Sister Anna gave you clean money and you don't want it. Are you really going to steal to survive?" Anna looked calm and steady, with calm eyes like a quiet lake, without any ripples.

She handed the coins back to David, saying, "Take it, it will help you now. Don't refuse it. Can you really make a living by begging?" David still did not take the coins and said, "Congratulations on regaining your youth." He noticed that Anna was only at the bitter sea realm, and could not compare to him, but he did not know why she regained her vitality.