"There are eight families willing to accept this child. Now, let him put the draw card into the 'allocation box' himself."

"I guarantee the fairness of this allocation in the name of the Saintess. No one shall have any objections to the final result. From now on, this child will be a member of Taohua Village!"

"..."

On a simple podium built with wooden stakes in the open space at the center of the village.

Yao Qingxue was up there, waving a wooden stick delicately engraved, announcing Wu Liang's joining of Taohua Village, with almost the entire village gathered below.

Although the villagers called it a Magic Staff, a Dharma Artifact used by Saintess Yao during major events to make vows, Wu Liang, no matter how he looked at it, thought it was just an ordinary wooden stick.

Walking up to the podium, he took the piece of paper handed to him by Yao Qingxue.

Wu Liang was quite surprised that a total of eight families were willing to accept someone like him who had just entered the village.

But on second thought, it was actually reasonable.

After all, he looked like a boy in his teens, and it wouldn't be long before he could handle a lot of farm work. Anyway, everyone formed families with memory loss, and having more people meant more labor.

"Sorry, Mom, your son can't ensure the fairness of the allocation. As a despicable outsider, I have to shock you with a bit of cheating," Wu Liang unconsciously thought to himself.

After all, he had mixed in casinos before. Even without the assistance of the Fierce Ghost Minions, rigging a draw was very easy, especially when he was the one placing the paper inside.

Putting the paper into the allocation box.

Yao Qingxue shook it a few times in front of everyone, then indicated that he could start drawing.

Under the watchful eyes of all, Wu Liang reached in and fiddled around, then opened the drawn paper to reveal a name that no one expected.

"Yao Qingxue? How come I've never heard of it?"

"Are you stupid! That's the name of the Saintess Yao, isn't it? Did she participate in the voting too?"

"Yeah, isn't this the first time the Saintess has participated in the allocation? This kid is really lucky!"

"..."

The villagers below started discussing enthusiastically.

Yao Qingxue stepped forward, tapping her Magic Staff, explaining in her pleasant voice:

"Folks, this child can still recall the appearance of his mother, and according to his description, it resembles me. Maybe staying together for a long time will help him recover his memory, so I also participated in the voting."

Upon hearing this, the villagers below subconsciously began to scrutinize the resemblance of Wu Liang and Yao Qingxue standing side by side.

At first glance, it didn't seem much.

But upon careful inspection, everyone was surprisingly finding that the child really did have some semblance to Saintess Yao!

Especially around the eyes and between the brows, it was like a scaled-down version!

The villagers could not help but jokingly say: "Saintess Yao! He might really be your child! We also hope this child recovers his memory soon!"

"Exactly! Doesn't the Saintess need more livestock? My pig just had a litter, let me bring some for you!"

"Tomorrow I'll bring this kid to farm! Our little skill in agriculture will surely teach him!"

"..."

Hearing the blessings from the villagers, Wu Liang finally felt there was something strange about this village.

Simple, enthusiastic, kind-hearted.

Everyone here seemed to have no trace of human nature's dark side, only possessing virtuous and friendly qualities, without a shred of suspicion towards him, a new outsider.

In fact, Wu Liang had been in the village for several hours, and all the people he interacted with showed no signs of malice or resentment.

The residents of The Peach Blossom Spring, recorded in the Peach Blossom Spring, warmly invited the fisherman from Wuling as a guest, feasted him with wine and chicken that very day.

Moreover, other residents took turns inviting him, offering the best of wine and food, hosting him for several days.

The villagers here were just like the residents in that The Peach Blossom Spring, perfectly embodying the virtues of human nature.

"Now that the ceremony is over, let's go home."

On the way back.

Wu Liang asked his mom why she was called the Saintess, and what was the use of the wooden stick.

He only got a straightforward smile from Yao Qingxue: "I was the first to arrive here, when it was still a wasteland. As more memory-lost people came, I also noticed everyone was filled with tension, anxiety, and fear of the unknown."

"So I claimed to be a Saintess blessed by the gods, to help ease their worries, pray for blessings, and lead them in building the village. Since then, all the villagers have called me Saintess Yao."

"They all know I'm also one with memory loss, but what does it matter? The identity of the Saintess gives them a spiritual anchor, and I will keep portraying it."

Having said that, Yao Qingxue waved the finely carved wooden stick in her hand.

Then handed it to Wu Liang, saying: "This is also just a regular stick, you can play with it if you want."

When Yao Qingxue talked about these things, her eyes gleamed with motherly radiance, and that loving gaze made Wu Liang almost think his mom regained her memory.

But on second thought, this is exactly how mom always was—endlessly kind and gentle, dazzling like the sun.

This only strengthened Wu Liang's resolve to rescue his mom.

His mom also reminded him earlier, about some dangerous supernatural phenomena outside the village, which was likely the supernatural events.

Looks like he really had to go out tonight!

With the Ghost Compendium's information on Fierce Ghosts, he had to find a way to quickly subdue a Fierce Ghost to gain abilities.

Otherwise, relying solely on his ordinary seventeen-year-old self, it would be challenging to rescue his mom.

"By the way, kid, can you remember your name? If not, give yourself a name, I can't keep calling you kid forever, right?"

Back home, while setting up a new bedroom and bed for Wu Liang, Yao Qingxue suddenly said.

She remembered that many villagers had no names in the memory they retained, many of them were newly named now.

Wu Liang simply shook his head, saying: "I can't remember, you name me."

If he was going to pretend to have memory loss, he couldn't remember his mother's appearance and at the same time know his own name and various other information, right?

Remembering so much just to act amnesiac?

Hearing him ask for a name, Yao Qingxue felt a bit surprised; she hadn't expected the boy to trust her so much.

But she still pondered for a moment before picking up a pen, writing with her beautiful handwriting on paper as she said: "This is one of the few names I remember apart from my own. What do you think?"

He turned his head to see—only to be met with two familiar words—"Wu Liang."

At this moment, Wu Liang's eyes turned moist, carefully folding the piece of paper like a treasure and tucking it into his pocket.

Then kept nodding to Yao Qingxue, indicating that he would take this name from now on.

Memory is the entirety of a person.

Without memory, it means a person has no past, cannot grasp the present, and naturally, there exists no future.

She forgot everything from the past.

But the only thing she didn't forget was him.

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