Out of the door, Ye Bai led Cheng Cheng straight to the back mountain.

The road up the mountain is not easy to walk, because of the lack of trampling for many years, the grass and trees on the side of the road are a little vigorous, and the morning dew is heavier, the two of them paid the price of 'wetting' to find the wooden house.

The wooden house is dilapidated and simple, but there is a garden full of melons, fruits and vegetables outside the house, melons and fruits grow vigorously, hanging on the rattan trellis, there is a trace of pastoral beauty, quite pleasing to the eye.

Ye Bai saw that the garden was tightly cared for and must be inhabited, so he was overjoyed, quickened his pace, and asked lightly on the chaimen: "Hello, may I ask anyone?" ”

"Who?"

A woman walked out of the room, her hair was gray, her skin was still very elastic, and her facial features were also very upright, she was a rare beauty.

If it weren't for the hardships of life and the hardships of the years engraved between her steps, it would be difficult for Ye Bai to associate her with a middle-aged woman in her forties, and this person was the mother of the blue child, Talia.

Perhaps out of caution, Talia stayed by the door and did not immediately meet her.

In order to reassure her, Ye Bai made up a lie: "Aunt Talia, we are patients who have been rescued by the divine doctor before, and we are passing through Stone Mining Town this time to visit you. ”

"I see, I have a heart, come in and sit!"

She picked up a wooden stick next to the door, and used it to guide her way to this place and open the wooden door.

Ye Bai was taken aback and asked, "Aunt Talia, your eyes?" ”

"It's okay, let's come in first."

Talia welcomed them in, beckoned them to sit down, and entertained them with melons and fruits, slowly telling her story.

It turned out that Talia first lost her husband and then her son, and the double blow caused her to wash her face with tears all day long, and her heart was depressed, which led to blood stasis, phlegm and heat, and soon after she contracted an eye disease, and no one came to treat her, and finally became blind.

Maybe it's because of her optimistic nature, or maybe it's because she has already accepted it calmly, Talia seemed extremely calm when she told the whole thing, and she didn't have much emotion, but Ye Bai and Cheng Cheng were a little uncomfortable listening to it.

A girl who was originally full of yearning for love, regardless of the opposition of the people around her, chose the love she believed in, married the person she decided to stay with for life, the husband and wife were harmonious and respectful of each other, and when the children and grandchildren were about to enjoy the family, but they were ruined by a sacrifice, and the husband was separated, and finally became enemies with his parents, was excluded by others, and ended up living alone in the mountains and blind.

It's really hateful.

All of this was caused by the ulterior motives of others and the ignorance of the townspeople, and when he thought of this, Ye Bai couldn't help but feel a little disgusted and disgusted by the high priest of the Mu clan, Ai Weng.

Ye Bai asked with concern: "Without eyesight, how have you come over all these years?" ”

Talia smiled and replied: "Fortunately, I did encounter a lot of trouble at the beginning, there was no water to drink and no food, and the water was all rewarded by God for rain, and the wooden barrel was filled with running water from the eaves, and it could barely last for more than ten days."

But then one day, my eyes were blind, but God opened them! The dry well at the back of the house, which had been abandoned for many years, suddenly came out of the water, which completely solved my drinking water problem. ”

When Talia said this, it was like picking up a big bargain, without the slightest complaint or sadness, but as if she was grateful to God, Ye Bai and Cheng Cheng were both infected by her optimism.

I heard her continue: "And although I was kicked out, my mother's family still thought about me, and at the beginning of every month, they would send me a bag of grain and some seeds of melons and fruits, which solved my problem of eating.

And my garden is a treasure land, I have never had to take care of it, and I don't see any weeds, but I have a good harvest every year, which is really merciful! ”

Ye Bai suddenly frowned when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Auntie, did you just say that your mother's family will send food at the beginning of every month, and it has not been interrupted until now?" ”

"Naturally." Talia smiled, "Otherwise, I wouldn't be alive now!" ”

Ye Bai and Cheng Cheng glanced at each other after hearing this, and they both saw the confusion in each other's eyes, because Talia's maiden family had already died in the plague for more than ten years, and no one was left, so how could they come to bring her food.

In order to verify the doubts in his heart, Ye Bai asked tentatively: "Auntie, do you know how the residents of Stone Mining Town have been doing all these years?" ”

Speaking of these people, there was finally a trace of disgust on Talia's optimistic face, and she replied: "How can you continue to believe in their so-called wood spirit god, and force one of the families to be desperate as soon as the 'God Sacrifice Festival' arrives!" ”

She really didn't know what was going on in Stone Town, which had already turned into a ghost town.

Ye Bai and Cheng Cheng didn't tell her the truth, first, they didn't want her to be sad because of the death of her mother's family, and second, they didn't want her to feel guilty because she mistakenly thought that Lan Zi had killed everyone, so living a simple and kind life like this was the best choice she could get.

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The two left the back mountain and returned to the ghost town.

At this time, the sun is shining, and the players have already gathered at the place where they ate yesterday to discuss how to complete the mission and deal with the challenge in the future.

When Ye Bai and Cheng Cheng arrived, the four groups of people led by Shi Lingxue, Qian Yinglun, Zhuge Qing, and Huang Kai were all talking about their own ideas, and they were arguing.

Ye Bai had a headache when he saw this scene, and he didn't want to be involved, so he quietly moved from behind to Baili Tu Su, and asked in a low voice: "What's the situation now, why are they all tense and red-faced, they won't fight!" ”

Baili Tu Su was about to open his mouth to explain, but the eccentric Xiao Ling'er didn't know where he came out again, and pulled Baili Tu Su's arm and said coquettishly: "Sister Tu Su, please let me tell me!" ”

Ye Bai had a black line on his face and said, "I said, sister, can you respect the wishes of the questioner and let me choose who to listen to?" ”

"I'm not called a girl, my name is Xiao Ling'er, you can call me Ling'er, and I'm very eloquent, I didn't catch your taste yesterday, who knew you were so anxious, I promise to tell you the whole situation of the matter concisely and quickly today!"

Ye Bai had never seen such a showy and more serious person, and he felt that it was still a little cute, so he agreed: "Okay, okay, you can say it." ”

Xiao Ling'er smiled happily and said: "Here's the thing, Captain Shi called a meeting with everyone, saying that he wanted to integrate everyone into a team, under her unified command, in order to complete the task as soon as possible and send everyone back;

However, Qian Yinglun was the first to stand up against it, he felt that this was just a game, since he came, he should be completely crazy, do whatever he wanted, why rush back, as for the task, 'I have no interest at all', the previous sentence is the original sentence.

Immediately afterwards, Zhuge Qing put forward a different opinion, he thought that since he had promised TX, the task still had to be completed, but a more reasonable method should be taken, and the current number of teams should remain unchanged, everyone should act separately, and if necessary, an alliance leader can be elected, and the captains of each team will obey the alliance leader.

Although I didn't like Zhuge Qing, I thought his method was feasible, so I immediately raised my hands to agree, and pushed our handsome and powerful captain out and asked him to run for the position of the leader of the alliance. ”

"And then, did Huang Kai agree?" Ye Bai wanted to know his attitude, in his opinion, Huang Kai not only had a sense of the overall situation, but also was more calm than Shi Lingxue.

Xiao Ling'er suddenly grabbed her braid and vividly demonstrated: "He grabbed my braid like this and dragged me back, telling me not to meddle in my affairs." ”

Ye Bai: "......"