Chapter 142: Heartless Lonely Village

How did the Wuling man describe it in "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring"?

Forget it, I can't remember. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

But I think the place where we're now should be a place similar to the Peach Blossom Garden.

No, I'm not referring to how beautiful it is.

After all, a village that dwells in caves, how beautiful can you expect it to be?

I'm just talking about the level of isolation it has.

"Brave young man, please sit here for a while, and the old man will go down and deal with things, and then go and go back."

The ruler of this settlement is an old village chief with a familiar personality that can be seen in almost all RPGs.

He apologized slightly, and went downstairs on crutches.

That's right, Morning Night and I are now at the village chief's house in this cave village.

To be honest, the degree of closure of this settlement is unimaginable, but it has to be said that these closure measures are also very good.

Three stone doors that can be opened and closed freely.

Two iron fences.

Guards guarding the gate in shifts.

There are also countless one-off blockade spells, as well as two walls of energy that can easily cut through stone and steel.

It can be seen that they probably haven't thought about going out since the moment they moved in.

However, it has to be said that although the arrangement of these security measures is too fine, the benefits are certainly comparable.

According to the village chief, since they moved in and put up protective measures, no monsters have ever attacked them.

As for how we managed to get through the traps and soldiers...... Actually, it was very simple, because I had the token ring given to me by the nameless farmer, so when the guards saw the ring in our hand, they suddenly realized it, and then quickly sent someone to report it to the village chief.

This is an unusually large space in the mountain, and the traces of slashing and axe are also very obvious, and it seems that it has been artificially excavated to become what it is now.

The inhabitants of the cave live in mud houses built by themselves, and their daily diet is generally some mushrooms, mountain spring water, and occasionally some captive meat. According to their own words, such a life has been almost a year away.

When we told them that the monsters in the outside world had been eliminated and the barrier had been lifted by us, the residents were suspicious at first, and then after understanding that what we said was true, they showed tangled expressions.

Clearly, they do not seem to be happy with this fact.

This made me and Nangong wonder both morning and night, isn't it a joyous thing to regain their freedom and defeat the enemies who once destroyed them?

But whenever we wanted to talk to the villagers, they always avoided talking about it, as if they had violated some taboo.

So, with this doubt, Nangong and I came to the mayor's mansion early and night.

"Ah, I'm sorry to keep you waiting for a long time to defeat the monsters." At this moment, the old man's voice came from the staircase, and the village chief on crutches walked up step by step.

"Then, since you were able to come to this place, it must have been possible because you helped my son." The village chief slowly paced to the easy chair in front of us and sat down leisurely.

"Your ...... Son? Nangong was a little puzzled in the morning.

The village chief smiled, "It's the owner of the ring in your hand, he's my son." ”

I see, no wonder the farmer swore that this token would definitely let us pass, so there was such a relationship in it.

I nodded thoughtfully.

"The death of his wife hit him very hard." The village chief continued, "No matter how much we tried to persuade him, it was useless. “

"Yes, he himself told us that he was alone in that place to keep a wake for his wife." I looked at the village chief.

The village chief looked at me, and the smile on his face slowly bloomed, "So I also want to thank you for not only freeing my son from this deep bondage, but also helping him complete his revenge." “

This is a sincere thank you, and I smiled at the village chief when I felt the feelings contained in it.

"So, brave men, why did you come to me?" The village chief leaned back in his chair and took a sip from the teacup beside him.

It seems that the village chief's reaction is not as evasive as the other villagers, so I can tell the truth.

"That's right." I silently sorted out the words in my mind.

"When I came to this settlement before, I told some villagers that the monsters in the outside world had been destroyed and the barrier had been dispersed, but when they found out, they seemed to be very reluctant to face this matter, so I wanted to ask Mr. Village Chief, can you tell us why?"

I was afraid that he would run away halfway through hearing like the other villagers, so I finished everything in one go.

However, the village chief seemed to know what I was trying to say, so his expression did not change after listening to what I said, he was not surprised, he was not surprised, and a wrinkled smile still hung on his face.

"Do you know why?" The village chief smiled, his tone flat.

Nangong and I shook our heads early and night, waiting for his next step.

"Because they are afraid, they don't want to face the outside world." The village chief continued.

When I heard this, I was a little puzzled, "What's there to be afraid of, isn't it good to live in the sun?" ”

The village chief smiled and waved his hand, not answering my question directly.

"When you came in, did you observe the state of our lives now?"

I nodded.

"So, what do you think of our current state of life?" He asked rhetorically.

I thought for a moment and said, "I think it's better to use the word 'safe' to describe it, because it's a place where you don't have to worry about food and clothing, and you can also be protected from possible threats from the outside world." “

"Exactly." The village chief smiled, "You've already answered your own question." ”

"Because of this impregnable cave base, they are reluctant to face the threats that may arise, after all, the monster invasion has deprived them of the only sense of security."

The village chief spread his hands and said in a helpless tone.

"That's why my kid didn't come back with you." He sighed, "Because he can't get used to seeing us cowering in the depths." ”

I listened to the words that came out of the village chief's mouth, and I couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"When the outside world is full of danger, they can rely on the solid harbor behind them to survive." Nangong suddenly said thoughtfully in the morning and night.

"But even if the danger from the outside world is lifted one day, their nerves will feel numb because of such a long life, so they will selectively ignore the peace of the outside world."

"Because they are accustomed to their current lives, even if the fog of the outside world has been dissipated, the outside world is still the outside world, and as long as the sky hangs above their heads for a day, they will inevitably have to live a restless daily life with a sense of fear and fear."

Nangong looked at the village chief early and night, "Am I right?" “

The village chief looked at the aggressive eyes of the girl in front of him, so he could only turn his head to the side and nodded silently.