Qin Liuxi followed Wuyang all the way to the outermost and darkest edge of the village, where they saw an ancient wooden hut. In front of the hut, a grandma wearing traditional village attire stood. She wore a silver collar around her neck and a floral cloth wrapped around her head, her figure extremely short and her face gloomy.
This is Gu Po, true to her name—sullen, solitary, and with a harsh countenance.
Wuyang greeted Gu Po in the local dialect and explained their purpose, Gu Po's small eyes looking at Qin Liuxi with some astonishment.
It was only when they reached the front of the house that Qin Liuxi clearly saw the face of Gu Po, full of crevices and scars that appeared rather fierce, likely to frighten children into tears.
The scars were probably caused by poisonous insects.
Qin Liuxi was not afraid, merely greeting her.
Gu Po looked her up and down and asked in stiff vernacular, "Can you cure my granddaughter?"
