In the Valley of Villains, where the rules dictate everything, news of Lu Dangui killing Xia Chuhe quietly circulated in the wasteland.
The people of Taotie City were shocked to hear the news, and several of their companions who had come all the way there were even more furious, cursing that the news was absolutely nonsense!
However, upon further inquiry, it was discovered that Xia Chuhe was indeed not among those who emerged from the Land of Rules.
They probably died inside.
The series of messages made Bu Yi's heart pound with fear.
She used her special ability to ask about good fortune, and the results related to Xia Chuhe were all "Good fortune, good fortune, good fortune, very good fortune..."
Even if you defy fate, there's no point in changing this outcome.
After much deliberation, Bu Yi could only come up with one possibility—Xia Chuhe faked his death, and Lu Dangui used this to mislead the higher-ups, so that the two of them were about to make some big moves.
Combining information from various sources, Bu Yi became increasingly convinced that it made sense.
To make the false information more believable for the two, Bu Yi went against his conscience, concealed the most likely guess, and even instigated the people of Taotie City to avenge Xia Chuhe.
Of course, the direction of revenge is not to find Lu Dangui, but to find the Valley of Villains and uncover the truth.
Bu Yi's idea was unanimously approved by everyone.
Wang Yan said, "If the eldest brother really does perish..."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Li Qiusheng didn't want to think about the worst possible outcome, but she understood what Wang Yan meant. "Evil Valley might be very dangerous, so we need to find someone who came out of there to find out the truth. Let's investigate the other person besides Sister Lu first!"
"I'll post a few more bounty notices, and we'll try to clear the Evil Valley Rule Land without taking any damage."
...
When Xia Chuhe saw the announcement on the Haijiao Forum, he was already standing under the announcement on the outer city wall of Gaoshanzhai.
She found a corner and anonymously described the plot, precautions, and walkthrough of the Evil Valley Rules Land.
After seeing the reply, Bu Yi used his administrator status to check the real information of the person who replied, which made him even more certain that Xia Chuhe was alive.
With the strategy guide in hand, Buyi immediately deleted the post.
This post was actually only seen by Lord Xia.
...
Replying to the posts took quite a while, and the guards of Gaoshan Village finally couldn't resist coming to her for help.
"Who are you? What are you doing here, sneaking around like this?"
“My name is Zhen Huo,” Xia Chuhe said. “I heard that you take in people who have nowhere else to turn, so I thought I’d try my luck here.”
The guard, Zhu Fang, pointed to the city gate with a half-smile: "Please come in, we'll talk after you're inside."
One of the protections of Gaoshan Village's rules is that only women without malicious intent are allowed to enter the city.
If you can't even get through this door, then forget about everything else.
The rules and protections of Gaoshan Village are the greatest source of confidence for Hu Xue and others to do good deeds.
Zhen Huo was not intimidated by her and walked confidently into Gaoshan Village, which surprised Zhu Fang.
Zhu Fang never expected that she was such a good person.
Zhu Fang put aside his prejudice and kindly gave her some advice: "If you want to find work, go to the bulletin board and look for job postings. Don't worry if you can't find work in the short term. The charity will provide food and lodging for about half a month for people who have just arrived in the city. You can find the charity by asking for directions. You can learn about other things later."
Zhen Huo thanked him and strolled over to the notice board.
Zhen Huo did not come to Gaoshan Village to work.
She had only heard Zhu Guanshan praise Gaoshan Village repeatedly, and it had piqued her interest. She decided to use her faked death as an excuse to go on a "trip." Also, she wanted to thank Hu Xue for her help and see if she could give back in any way.
Zhen Huo found a travel agency address on the bulletin board, went there, and hired a tour guide.
The tour guide, named Zhu Yuan, spoke eloquently about the customs, history, and anecdotes of Gaoshan Village.
The founders of Gaoshanzhai were a group of women who had "made mistakes" and were expelled from the base. They built a city from scratch, a city that belonged only to women.
"High Mountain" is a female term and does not refer to the terrain of the area.
Before these women arrived, there were no rules here; they created the rules by chance using their mental power.
The rules here are established by multiple people, and the premise is that no one entering has any malicious intent.
These two reasons alone virtually eliminate the possibility of the rules being broken.
Because of the existence of special rules, Gaoshan Village was able to avoid being disturbed by war.
Most of the inhabitants of Gaoshan Village are people who have lived there for generations, while a small number are women from outside the village who have come to seek refuge there.
They roam the wasteland as merchants and mercenaries, using the wasteland's high technology to reproduce and thrive, or occasionally travel to find outstanding and attractive men to have children through sperm donation and raise them together.
Female children can remain in the city after they reach adulthood, while male children can receive a sum of supplies after reaching adulthood, and then move out to live, returning occasionally.
Therefore, men occasionally stayed temporarily in the outer city of Gaoshanzhai.
Of course, while men are not allowed to enter Gaoshan Village, this does not hinder women's activities in any way.
If any city dweller wishes to stay with a male lover, they can voluntarily leave their city dweller status and seek another place.
However, their lovers had to pay a sum of money for supplies.
This money will not be confiscated; it will only be temporarily held by Gaoshan Village.
Women who leave and experience extreme hardship or great difficulty can take these reserve supplies.
However, the premise is that the supplies belong solely to the woman. The relevant person in charge of Gaoshan Village will conduct a thorough investigation before distributing the supplies to prevent anyone from having any ulterior motives to take them back.
Correspondingly, this supply also means that once women leave Gaoshanzhai's status as citizens, they will never have the chance to return.
The spare supplies were the last act of kindness that Gaoshan Village left for her.
"In fact, many people will come back to retrieve these supplies because living with a male lover is not as wonderful as they imagined, and there are even many hardships. So many people regret it. Fortunately, these supplies provide a safety net and give them the confidence to start over."
Zhu Yuan laughed and said, "I'm being too pessimistic. Some people have found happiness and never touched these supplies. They even occasionally come back to donate some things."
"If a set of supplies hasn't been touched for two hundred years, it will be counted as public property of Gaoshan Village. By the way, a few years ago, a woman named Hu Xiaoshan came back and donated a large amount of supplies. I guess she must be living a very happy life."
Zhen Huo: "..."
That's too much of a coincidence.
The Hu Xiaoshan that Zhu Yuan mentioned should not be the same person as the Hu Xiaoshan she knows, right?
Hu Xiaoshan's life was far from happy; the word "miserable" didn't even begin to describe it. It should be described as "utterly tragic."
Zhen Huo was curious and asked a few more questions.
Hu Xiaoshan's superpowers are similar to Xin Diao's; his body is enhanced to the extreme, making him a humanoid weapon as well.
Her lover possesses an ominous but powerful supernatural ability.
It is said that Hu Xiaoshan saved that man in a certain dungeon, and the two often went to dungeons together afterward. Over time, they fell in love, and in order to stay together forever, Hu Xiaoshan gave up his identity as a resident of Gaoshan Village.
"Actually, she didn't have to do that. Most women in our city would choose to retain their city resident status and temporarily live in the outer city with their lovers, since most relationships are just fleeting affairs."
Even though Zhu Yuan believed that Hu Xiaoshan had found happiness, she still did not approve of his behavior of leaving Gaoshan Village.
Nowhere in the world is safer, more peaceful, or happier than Gaoshanzhai.
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