Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 234: Meeting an old friend in a foreign land

"Phew... This was so thrilling. Thank you so much to the three seniors for the rescue!"

The fledgling hunter bowed deeply to the three seniors present. As a native of Jieyun Village who had experienced the Thunder Wolf Dragon Rebellion from the beginning, he was one of the people who knew the strength of the Thunder Wolf Dragon best. That was why he knew better how powerful the hunter was who had been able to suppress the opponent in the battle just now.

In his heart, these were all powerful five-star hunters, experienced veterans, and people who could truly help the village overcome difficulties. Even if they hadn't saved him just now, they were worthy of his heartfelt respect.

"You're really lucky. If the flare had been fired a little later, I really wouldn't have been able to save you."

The sledgehammer master put his hands on his hips and laughed heroically, but soon he coughed violently a few times due to his injury and could no longer laugh.

"You're welcome. It's only natural for hunters to help each other!"

Ye Zi waved his hand, responded with a smile, then turned to look at the hammer user, as if he had thought of something.

"Iwata, you've made it big. You've even been hired as a full-time employee?"

Lin Lin walked over and patted Iwata's shoulder vigorously.

He really didn't expect this guy to become a hunter so quickly. He had only been in Yanhuo Village for a few months, right? He had originally thought he would need another year or two of training.

Lin Lin's grip was very strong. Even though Iwata had officially become a hunter and his physique was much better than before, he was still knocked off balance.

He looked at the hunter in front of him who was wearing heavy ice-blue armor, and searched his mind for several times, but he couldn't figure out where he had met him.

So Iwata swallowed his saliva and spoke carefully:
"Um...Senior, do we know each other?"

Lin Lin was slightly stunned. Looking at Iwata's confused eyes, he realized that he had been wearing a visor during the battle just now. No wonder this guy didn't recognize him.

He directly lifted up his visor and patted Iwata's shoulder vigorously.

"Do you know me now?"

Iwata was completely stunned, petrified on the spot.
"what?"

"What? Why are you so dazed and stupid? Did a Thunder Wolf Dragon just hit your brain?"

"No? Dude? You're five stars? You're five stars already?!"

Iwata let out a sharp roar. Compared to the embarrassment he had just suffered at the hands of the Thunder Wolf Dragon, his good brother's rapid promotion was even more heartbreaking.

"Not really, not really. It's not that exaggerated. I'm only a four-star."

Seeing an acquaintance, Lin Lin was in a good mood and smiled modestly.

"Oh...ah? No, a four-star can suppress Thunder Wolf Dragon? That's even more exaggerated!"

Seeing the other person's twisted expression that was a mixture of four parts shock, three parts envy, two parts jealousy, and one part emotion, Lin Lin felt better.

It’s just right! This is what I want!
It feels good to show off!
However, Lin Lin was not the kind of person who would forget everything when pretending to be cool. After feeling secretly happy, he became serious again.

"Don't be sentimental. I rushed here from Yanhuo Village and haven't returned yet. What's the situation now? How did you encounter the Thunder Wolf Dragon?"

Although Sophia mentioned the situation in the letter, it was just a written description and was not detailed enough.

When he thought of the current situation of the village, Hiroichi Iwata quickly shook off his previous emotions and his expression became a little serious.

"Is such that……"

……

Lin Lin and Iwata, reunited after a long absence, exchanged information. Meanwhile, Ye Zi and the hammer user were busy. Although it was late and visibility was unclear, Ye Zi felt the hammer user looked familiar, so he took out a bottle of healing potion and handed it over.

Before she could say anything, the hammer user took the potion and drank it in a very familiar manner.

"Thanks, Sayoko!"

"Eh?"

"When I last came back to the village, you were still a little girl. I didn't expect that you have grown into such a reliable hunter in the blink of an eye!"

The sledgehammer reached out and rubbed Ye Zi's head very naturally, as if she was still a little girl, which made Ye Zi feel quite embarrassed.

Even with such a brief contact, Ye Zi remembered this person's identity.

The other party also came from Yanhuo Village. She was the niece of the village chief Puxian, named Wenshu. Before she left the village to travel, she was also a very popular big sister in the village. She had a generous temperament and strong strength. It was said that she once wrestled with the blue bear beast with her bare hands!
Ye Zi took the hand on his head away and said angrily:
"Sister Manjusri! I'm not a child anymore!"

"Ahaha, it's my fault! Sorry, sorry!"

Wenshu very naturally touched the back of her head with the hand that had been taken away. She laughed dryly and said with emotion:

"I'm used to it, I'm used to it. It's because I left just when Ye Zi was about to start hunter training. Time flies... Ye Zi, what star hunter are you now?"

Excluding hunting trips, this was Ye Zi's first time away from his hometown. Even though he had just left not long ago, meeting old friends in a foreign land was still a happy thing.

She held Wenshu's hand and said, "I'm only three stars! Oh, my business is not important. Sister Wenshu, how are you? I saw you get hit earlier. Are you seriously injured?"

"Ala, it's okay! My physique is as strong as a golden lion!"

Wenshu calmly hit his chest with his fist, then his face suddenly changed and he started coughing uncontrollably.

Ye Zi quickly grabbed a handful of life dust and sprinkled it out. After a while, the coughing subsided.

Ye Zi looked at Manjusri. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes said it all.

You call this okay?

Manjusri laughed and looked around, then abruptly changed the subject:

"Ahem, Sayoko, are you going to Yukumo Village? How's the situation in the village?"

It was a clumsy change of topic, but Ye Zi still decided to give this heroic sister some face.

"Yes, Jieyun Village is Brother Lin Lin's hometown. I heard that there was trouble here, so I thought of following over to see if I could help."

"The village is doing great. Brother Lin Lin and Brave have helped the village solve many commissions recently. They have been a great help!"

A smile appeared on Wenshu's face. When she heard that everything was fine in her hometown and that the situation she was most worried about had not happened, she felt relieved all of a sudden.

The next moment, she noticed the key words in Ye Zi's words.

Brother Lin Lin?
Why are they calling each other so intimately? Is his hometown Jieyun Village? Whose family is this kid from?

Wenshu looked in the direction that Ye Zi's gaze drifted to the side as she spoke, and saw the heavily armored shield-axe user on the other side chatting enthusiastically with the novice hunter she had rescued.

Are you an old acquaintance of that local hunter from Jieyun?
So it was him...

(End of this chapter)