Ci Yuan took the down jacket from my hand, and I didn’t know where he stuffed it, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

I've seen him take wine gourds out of thin air before at my great-grandfather's gravesite, but this was the first time he collected something for me.

I wanted to ask where the clothes went, but I held back when I saw the strange surroundings. The focus now was obviously not here.

Ci Yuan took my hand and said, "I don't know what you mean by time travel, but I do know that this place should be a small space."

I simply explained to him, "Time travel means going from this world to another world, such as the prosperous Tang Dynasty you mentioned before."

Ci Yuan nodded thoughtfully, "I see, this place is indeed different from the space we were in before, but it's just not a world."

His hands were so cold that even the palms wrapped around mine couldn't warm them up. "Hmm... there are also spaces and secret realms in novels, so it should be similar."

This peach blossom forest is very big. We walked for a long time, and there was nothing superfluous except peach trees and peach blossoms, not even a weed.

I asked Ci Yuan in a low voice, "Will there be Qi Men Dun Jia here? I remember that Huang Yaoshi created Qi Men Dun Jia on Peach Blossom Island to prevent people from leaving."

"You girl know a lot, but you actually know about Qi Men Dun Jia?" Ci Yuan stopped immediately after hearing this, "Blazing Dog, please show us around."

"Awww..." Sen Zai shouted and jumped from my arms. The moment he landed on the ground, he transformed into a huge monster, overwhelming a surrounding peach tree.

Ci Yuan grabbed my waist and flew up, landing on Sen Zai's generous back, "You are much smarter than those losers in the Shen family. Even I have not thought of Qi Men Dun Jia."

It's rare for me to be humble and say, "Hey... maybe it's not that I'm smart, but that I've read too many TV shows and novels, but I didn't expect it to be useful."

After flying into the sky, all I could see below was the endless peach grove and the surrounding mountains. There were no villages at all, and it didn't seem like there could be any people living in the peach grove.

Ci Yuan stood on Sen Zai's back and looked down, and quickly came to the result, "There is indeed a Qimen Dunjia, but fortunately it is just a low-level blinding method, and I can still break it."

He threw the ball of light in several directions. As the ball of light sank into the peach forest, the scene under his feet began to change, as if the fog had been lifted.

Houses gradually appeared on the mountains, but those houses were not built on flat land, but on cliffs, like mushrooms growing on tree trunks.

I had never seen such a house before, but fortunately I had a walking encyclopedia by my side. Naturally, I didn’t understand and asked, “Why did they build the house like this?”

Ci Yuan is indeed a well-informed demon who knows everything. "To be precise, this house was not built, but was directly built from the rocks."

I opened my eyes and took a closer look. It was indeed the same as what he said, but this was not the only building. As the real scene at the foot of the mountain appeared, villages appeared.

The houses in the village are different from those outside. They are not small Western-style buildings made of steel and concrete. They look like the sets in a costume drama. They are also well-organized and smoke is rising from the kitchen.

There are many fields at the foot of the mountain, and people are working in the fields. Because I am a certain distance from the ground at this time, I can't see clearly what they are wearing, and I can't confirm whether they are in ancient costumes.

When the whole small space is revealed, we can see that the peach blossom forest is not a whole piece, but is separated by a river in the middle, and there are boats passing through it.

Sen Zai took us back to a huge stone on the ground. There were four characters written on it in an unknown font. Anyway, I didn’t recognize it.

Ci Yuan held my hand, and Sen Zai transformed into a teddy, jumped up and wanted to jump into my arms, but was frightened by his glare and fell to the ground.

Ci Yuan coldly warned Sen Zai, "Even if you are just a beast, you are still a male. Don't jump on Xiao Luan in the future."

I think he was too harsh on Sen Zai, "Ciyuan, don't be so cruel to him. He has helped us a lot anyway. Aren't you trying to kill the donkey?"

"Uh-huh-huh..." Sen Zai called pitifully in a low voice.

"This matter is non-negotiable. If you continue to be so unruly, I will castrate you!" Ci Yuan said and looked at me, "You should have less pity on it, lest it take advantage of it!"

"Ouch..." Sen Zai lowered his head, looking more and more aggrieved. I didn't want to confront Ci Yuan, otherwise he would probably be the unlucky one in the end.

I promptly changed the subject, "What are these characters? They look a bit like the fonts on your cave. You should recognize them, right?"

Ci Yuan glanced at the boulder indifferently, "Peach Blossom Spring Village, but according to my guess, there are probably no living people here. You must follow me closely."

I smiled and shook the hand I was holding with him, "Isn't this holding your hand? Apart from you holding me, there is probably no closer distance than this, right?"

Ci Yuan looked at me sideways, slightly raising the corner of his mouth to reveal a joking smile, "Why, are you reminding me that I should hold you?"

I originally wanted to make a little joke with him to relieve the tense atmosphere just now due to the Senzi, but I didn't expect that he would tease me instead.

My old face felt hot. I lowered my head and was embarrassed to look at him. However, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a light slowly lighting up around me. That was the barrier.

I raised my head speculatively, and sure enough I saw Ci Yuan setting up a barrier with one hand, and then I understood why he didn't rush into the village to find Shen Qingyang just now.

After the barrier was set up and the light enveloped us, we entered the village. We knew without asking that neither humans nor monsters could see us now.

There are trees planted in front and behind the houses in the village, with lush branches and leaves, but I don’t know the specific tree species. After all, I live in a big city all year round.

The small village looks quite lively, with children playing in small groups and wearing very simple clothes, which are different from the styles outside and look a bit like ancient costumes.

When I saw the women and children, I was absolutely sure that they were indeed wearing ancient costumes, because the women and children were wearing underskirts and had their hair tied up.

The scene in front of me and the name of this village reminded me of a text I once studied, which was "The Peach Blossom Spring" by Mr. Tao Yuanming.

I told Ci Yuan about this, "Although the scene described in the text is not exactly the same as here, it is quite similar."

"Peach Blossom Spring? Peach Blossom Spring Village?" Ci Yuan repeated, "Then do you think there is a connection between the two?"

I shook my head and said, "I don't know either. I just suddenly thought that there are some women and children there. Let's go find out what's going on."

As the saying goes, where there are women, there is gossip. As the largest intelligence center, I think there is no more suitable place to inquire about information than the women and children's circle.

The sun is rising now, and smoke is rising from every house. It must be almost noon, and several women and children are sitting under the trees in the yard choosing vegetables.
Chapter completed!