This is what Guixiangu, who has just arrived, thinks like this. Compared with many bustling and noisy cities, this place is much deserted; but compared with those villages that are too quiet and boring, this place is certainly lively. Teahouses, inns, theaters... this place has everything.
have
.It’s just that before she came here, the words on the sign at the entrance of the town were blurred. But she was sure that it was not due to the wind and rain, but that it had been artificially crossed out. The technique was rough and there were ravines and crisscrosses.
I can barely make out the third word "zhen".
Who would do such a malicious thing? Gui Xiangu naturally wanted to know. She walked along the river and came to the town, and found that the population here seemed to be far smaller than it should be. At least now, it is noon in the town, and it is time to
It was the most lively time. But whether there were people on the street or in the store, they were only in twos and threes. They all talked in a friendly manner, and no one made a loud noise. Although she could not see all this with her own eyes, others were more sensitive.
Her senses will tell her the answer.
The sun was getting a little hot, so she walked a few more steps, turned around and entered a wine shop. There were eight people in the shop, two of them were chatting at the table against the wall in the east, a man was drinking alone in the southwest, and a man by the window in the north was chatting.
There are three people at the table, having lunch. In addition, there is a small
Second, in a counting room, they were all idle and had nothing to do anyway. When she came in, no one came forward to entertain her. However, she could not blame others for being indifferent. She knew that she looked a little weird.
Not everyone dares to talk to him easily.
She randomly picked a seat and sat down, and began to wonder: Where have all the people in the town gone? There can't be only such a few people. All the buildings were spotless, and she didn't look at any corner along the way.
I came to a cobweb. Judging from the time, it is even more impossible for people to stay at home. Now is the time to work.
And the strangeness of this town is not that simple.
"You are from outside, right?"
It's the voice of the ninth person.
The female voice spoke as soon as she entered the door. The table where Guixiangu sat was very close to the door, so she could hear it clearly. She was sure that the ninth person who entered the store was talking to her, because she was sitting there so naturally.
Opposite her, the moment she sat down, the waiter suddenly came over and served tea and water for the two of them. Guixiangu glanced at the waiter, after all, his behavior was as if he hadn't seen her just now.
Then, she turned her gaze to the woman opposite.
She is young and beautiful, wearing a red skirt and long snow-white hair. She has a small mole under her right eye.
"Well... I'm new to this place, and if there are some things I don't understand about the rules or etiquette, please let me know."
"You're welcome."
"No, no, I'm not exaggerating. It's probably because of my lack of courtesy just now, that little brother didn't even want to serve a pot of hot tea, just pretending that I had never been here. Thanks to you, girl, I worked hard all the way and finally finally
I can take a sip of water."
"You are joking. They are the ones who don't understand etiquette. You are not wrong."
"Oh, I can't even tell if you are being angry with me or not."
"It's you first."
At this point, the waiter has already served the dishes to the two of them. The dishes are light and simple, they don’t smell much, but they look quite appetizing. Glutinous rice and lotus root clips, stir-fried kale, cold tendons, mung bean rice cakes... and a bowl of floating rice cakes.
Egg soup with chopped green onion. Gui Xiangu took a spoon and stirred it in the bowl. It was obvious that the egg drop was very abundant, unlike the ones sold in many stores that only had a thin layer. If you lift it up and unfold it, it will be transparent. But she put it down.
took the spoons without touching them.
"The townspeople here are not exactly hospitable. They are quite xenophobic. Your Excellency has a large number of people, so don't worry about them."
"No, I'm just a nobody."
"Who can come this far and be a nobody?"
"I see that they treat you very kindly. However, you also seem like an outsider."
"……Ha ha."
The woman smiled deliberately. She picked up the chopsticks, picked up a small piece of rice cake and put it into her mouth. Then she put down the chopsticks again. She probably had no appetite, but it was a pity that there was a table full of good food. Guixiangu's neat front hair covered it.
Her face made it impossible to judge her emotions from her eyes, but a sophisticated smile appeared at the corner of her mouth and she said:
"If I eat these things, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out, right?"
The woman looked at her quietly, expressionless.
"From the first time I stepped into this town, I started to feel that something was not right. Even the food."
"Tell me about it?"
The woman changed the hand holding her chin to another.
"Lotus root is a summer food. No matter how warm the place is, it should only be available in late spring at least. But no matter what, this kale should be ripe in summer, at least one or two months after the Lotus Root Festival. The lotus root has not yet arrived.
When the harvest comes to market, where can the kale be eaten? If the vegetables are from earlier, it can be said that there is an ice cellar here to store fresh vegetables. If it is said to be from last year, it will not make sense."
"keen."
"When I came, it was already approaching dusk, but the moment I entered the town it was noon again. This trick deceived ordinary people, allowing them to accept the change of day and night naturally like a dream, but it couldn't be hidden from me. In addition, the people in this town
Too few, and it shouldn’t be what this scale should look like. But people’s lives seemed so regular and simple, and I was wondering, what is the reason for other people to disappear? The town is not enveloped in sadness.
And this place is far away from disputes and is a rare and clean place, so there will never be a war. Even if the court arrests people and exiles them, it will be difficult to find this place. But they are indeed dead... dead
A long time ago, far longer than I could imagine. Including the remaining people here - they are all dead. From the first moment I met pedestrians, I realized that it was noon, but no one had a shadow
.”
The woman didn't speak, just stared at her intently. Even though Guixiangu couldn't see, she could still detect the burning, as if thorny gaze. Some people have very strong spiritual bodies, even if they are watched from a distance.
She could detect it, let alone being so close this time. In addition, the woman made no further movements. However, Guixiangu could still feel that the people around her seemed to be approaching. Regardless of the other eight people in the store,
They were still people passing by on the street, and they all came closer. There were more people outside the window, including peasant women carrying baskets to buy vegetables, workers carrying poles, and children holding candied haws. Although they did not enter the store,
But they all stood by the window, blocking out most of the sunlight. The store seemed much darker. Being looked at by so many eyes would make anyone feel breathless and oppressive, but Guixiangu was calm and composed.
"How do you know they have no shadows?" the woman asked, "I think you can't see them."
"I am the shadow."
After saying that, Guixiangu suddenly raised her head. Her front hair was thrown up, revealing a pair of black eyes. Black liquid quickly spread from inside - but it could not be touched, it seemed to be just a shadow. Such "tear marks"
With her as the center, it instantly spread to all directions, fitting the tables, chairs, floors, and walls, grabbing the feet of every onlooker. They formed that
The shadows under the feet of these people were constantly moving, turning into dark ghost hands, clinging tightly to people's pantyhose. In an instant, everyone let out sharp and weird screams, hysterical and shocking.
There was a dull pain in the eardrums. In just a blink of an eye, everyone except the two of them turned into a plume of black smoke and rose into the sky without a trace.
"Qinglian Town is originally Qingnv's territory. You didn't do anything bad by occupying the magpie's nest. It's just that time passed too long and they all gradually died. If we guarantee that there will be no war, no disease, and no danger,
Environment - Of course, Qinglian Town can do all these, so the existence of a village and town can be continued
The number of deaths must be at least several thousand. This is a conservative number. We also take into account that having a family of relatives will lead to congenital lesions... Although men can take concubines, but according to the proportion, the number that maximizes the number is a husband.
Monogamy can also avoid class differentiation in a closed area. Presumably Qinglian
There were only a few thousand people in the town at first, but it has been too long... Qinglian Town is so isolated that humans can only come and go. Although people who have eaten the food here will never leave, they can
There are very few people who come here, it's all a matter of luck. You never planned to deliberately maintain this place.
Population, just let them live freely. As a result, to this day, this place must have been an empty city. There is no filth of the world in this refuge, and all the townspeople are fabricated by you. I believe all of this
I’m just confused about one question. I don’t know, would you like to answer it for me?”
The fact that the truth was exposed did make this woman feel a little angry, but not so angry that she became angry. Although this outsider has powerful magic power, this is a place under her jurisdiction, and she has certain advantages both emotionally and rationally. However,
, she is not ready to go against Guixiangu just yet.
Guixiangu said quietly: "Actually, you must have guessed my question. That is: Why do you do this?"
"Is this a very strange thing?" The woman actually snorted, happy, "Pfft - don't many people like to plant trees and flowers, raise chickens and fish? It's just a small experimental field. I won't interfere.
Let it develop. In this unique safe and comfortable environment with unlimited resources, the only thing I do is to eliminate the human factor. Those endless disputes of love, resentment, and resentment are all in the outside world.
It will definitely develop into an uncontrollable war... killings for wealth, vendettas, and killings for love. I will stop them before they happen, so that this group of people can remain so-called... kind as much as possible. But human beings really disappoint me. Put aside the narrow-mindedness,
Complacency, vanity, selfish desire, laziness, greed, cunning, willfulness, impulsiveness, high-mindedness but short-sightedness, being too ambitious, lying by nature, and will still do more incredible things."
"That is?"
"Ignorance. Haha..." Lord Kuchue seemed to be mocking something, "It's not good to rely on only one person to mediate everything. Neighbors should also play a role in addition to supporting the fire. I gradually downplayed my identity and withdrew.
In this town, a spell was cast so that no one would recognize me. As a result, the woman in their memory became the god they worshiped - ridiculous. All the current stability and prosperity are inevitable.
As a result of their efforts, they
But they are still like the human beings outside, fabricating non-existent patrons. Beautiful long-cherished wishes can become sustenance, but they are by no means a reason to get something for nothing. People gradually return to laziness, are satisfied with the status quo and stand still. Conflicts sprout again,
They soon went back to the days of constant disputes... It was really noisy. I have long known that the so-called goodness of human nature is when the self is satisfied. Doing good is also a kind of vanity, and human desires never exist
The end.”
"So are you disappointed in human nature?"
"Disappointed? No, how could it be?" Lord Xueyue frowned and sneered, "It's all hopelessness."
