Zhou Bin was about to leave, but when he heard the old man's words, he was stunned: "Uncle, what did you say? Mingzhou City is thousands of miles away from here?"

"Yes, there are cultivators and monsters all along the way. Wouldn't you be courting death if you go alone?" The old man looked concerned.

Zhou Bin was completely confused. He had clearly only arrived a few miles outside of Mingzhou City, so how come he was suddenly thousands of miles away from Mingzhou City?

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.

Zhou Bin asked hurriedly: "Uncle, where is this place?"

The old man smiled and said, "This is the territory of Xiuming Country. Our village is called Shan'ao Village."

"Xiuming Country?" Zhou Bin's eyes widened. He had never heard of this place before. How did he suddenly end up here?

Zhou Bin was full of doubts, but he still asked: "Uncle, which city are we in?"

The old man laughed and said, "Young man, it seems you don't know anything. This place is under the jurisdiction of Nanming City!"

Nanming City? Zhou Bin once again had a question in his mind. What is this Nanming City? He had never heard of it before.

Seeing Zhou Bin's puzzled expression, the old man immediately persuaded him, "Young man, I see you don't know anything, so don't leave for now. Rest here for a few days, and then it won't be too late to leave later."

Zhou Bin's mind was in a mess and he didn't know what to do. After hearing what the old man said, he had no choice but to stay for the time being.

The old man smiled and said, "Young man, sit aside and take a rest. When I finish hoeing the field, you can come home with me."

When Zhou Bin heard this, he felt that the old man was right. It would be aimless for him to go out now. It would be better for him to understand the situation first and then make plans.

In this way, Zhou Bin sat aside thinking about the doubts in his heart, while the old man worked in the fields.

After sitting for a while, Zhou Bin felt that the old man was working very hard, so he took the initiative to help him with his work.

The old man was very happy. With Zhou Bin's help, the work in the field was completed quickly.

The old man was sweating profusely, and Zhou Bin was also very tired.

The old man was very grateful for Zhou Bin's help, and then he took Zhou Bin back to the village.

As the old man walked, he introduced Zhou Bin: "Young man, this is our village. There are now a hundred households in the village. It is considered a relatively large village in the surrounding area."

As the old man introduced, Zhou Bin saw the village not far away.

I saw that the village was indeed not small. There were small farmhouses everywhere in the village, which looked well-arranged.

The old man smiled and said, "My last name is Li, and everyone calls me Old Man Li. Now there is no one at home except me."

Zhou Bin was very surprised after hearing this. Seeing that the old man was very talkative, he thought he had many children and grandchildren, but he didn't expect that he was just a lonely old man.

Zhou Bin didn't ask much. In fact, he was very curious why the old man was alone.

Soon, the two arrived at the entrance of the village.

At this time, wisps of smoke were rising from the roofs of every household, there were flocks of chickens and ducks on the ground at the entrance of the village, and there were some little yellow dogs playing around, creating a peaceful scene.

Zhou Bin felt very comfortable as he walked. Although this village was remote, it was peaceful and beautiful, like a paradise on earth.

When passing by those houses, some villagers would come out to say hello when they saw Zhou Bin and the old man walking together.

A middle-aged man came out of his house and greeted enthusiastically, "Dad Li, who is this?"

Father Li smiled and said, "This is a young man passing by, who wants to stay at my house for a few days."

The middle-aged man nodded and smiled: "Oh, so it's a guest passing by, then you must treat him well!"

Father Li smiled and said, "Of course."

Then they walked to the door of a family, and an aunt came out. She looked at Zhou Bin and the old man with a smile on her face: "Dad Li, is this your son? He looks pretty good!"

Father Li was stunned for a moment, then he looked very surprised and said, "Aunt Wang, don't you dare talk nonsense! This is the guest I invited!"

Aunt Wang laughed out loud, "Old man, I was just joking, look how scared you are!"

Father Li couldn't help but laugh: "You just love to joke!"

Then he turned to Zhou Bin and said, "Young man, don't take it to heart. Aunt Wang just likes to joke around."

Zhou Bin shook his head and smiled: "It's okay, Dad, have you arrived at your house?"

Father Li smiled and said, "We'll be there soon, it's the one in front."

As he spoke, he quickened his pace and soon led Zhou Bin to a place.

Zhou Bin took a look and found that the yard was indeed quite dilapidated, with the outer walls of the yard already mottled with dirt.

There are several big trees in the yard, which look like peach trees and plum trees.

The main door is a wooden door woven with rattan, and it looks quite old.

Old Man Li opened the gate carefully and said with a smile, "Young man, don't despise me. My house is rather run-down and I am the only old man living here."

Zhou Bin said with a smile, "You're welcome, Dad. Let's go in."

As they were talking, Zhou Bin and the old man walked into his home. After entering, Zhou Bin looked around and found that although the yard was rather shabby with a mud floor, it was very clean.

The furnishings in the yard were also relatively simple. Apart from a few stone pillars, there was nothing else.

There are two thatched houses in the yard. Although they look very old, they are very clean.

Old Man Li put the hoe in the woodshed, then asked Zhou Bin to sit on the stone pier, and then went to pour water for Zhou Bin.