Chapter 945 The Tale of the Village Woman 2

"What? She came back after all those years? How old was she then? Could her parents even recognize her after so long, or was it some con artist pulling a fast one?" Minerva was shocked and let her thoughts spill out without filtering them. The village chief was quick to reassure her, "You shouldn't jump to conclusions, young lady. When the woman returned, many people had the same suspicions. However, once they laid eyes on her, all doubts vanished. She hadn't aged a day, looking just as young and unchanged as the day she left for the mountain." "Not a single change in over a decade?" The village chief gave a solemn nod. "The woman came back changed. She was gentler, but whenever folks asked about her time in the mountains, she'd just offer a mysterious smile and stay quiet. After her parents died, something strange happened. The villagers couldn't find a single creature to hunt. Hunting was our lifeblood, and without it, panic set in. Then, to make matters worse, the fruit trees sto