"This is……"
"Speaking of which, I felt something was off when I saw those flowers this morning," Qian Shudie said to Su Nian in a serious tone. "The plants here are growing too fast, which is obviously against the rules."
Su Nian crossed her arms and pondered.
"Could it be because they are close to the Immortal Mountain that the plants grow so fast?"
"Very likely!"
After pondering for a moment, Su Nian said, "There's no point in us just thinking about it here. Why don't we just go and ask Ye Wuxin directly?"
"Uh-huh!"
The two quickly arrived at Ye Wuxin's residence. Hearing their questions, Ye Wuxin first scratched his chin in surprise, then said in a puzzled voice, "From what you two are saying... does that mean the plants outside don't grow like this?"
Su Nian and Qian Shudie exchanged a glance, and the former explained, "The growth of all things always takes a process. Whether it is a plant or an animal, it should all grow gradually. How could it grow to maturity in the blink of an eye?"
Ye Wuxin was puzzled. He shook his head and said, "I don't know what you're talking about, but everything in our fishing village, except for us cursed people, is basically like this."
"this……"
Ye Wuxin stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "According to your logic... then the plants outside won't grow from mature to juvenile, right?"
"What did you say?" Su Nian was taken aback.
Ye Wuxin led Su Nian outside and pointed to the flower that had matured in the morning.
After some time, the flower has now returned to its juvenile form.
“The growth of all the plants and animals in our fishing village is unpredictable. This morning, you might see a flower that is still mature, but by noon, it might turn back into a bud,” Ye Wuxin said. “If you want to judge the time based on this, it won’t work. The only things in this village that will never change are us. To keep track of the date, our village selects a representative every month and has words written in blood carved on his back to remember how many years have passed.”
As he spoke, Ye Wuxin pointed to a shirtless young man who was building a dam on the coast not far away.
Following Ye Wuxin's pointing finger, Su Nian saw that the young man's back was covered with bloody characters.
Those were all carved out stroke by stroke with a knife.
Qian Shudie covered her mouth in astonishment upon seeing this. "Doesn't he feel pain? Why not carve it somewhere else? Even if plants and animals change, it would be fine to carve it on the ground, right?"
Ye Wuxin shook his head and said, "It's useless. Even if it's carved on a stone tablet, wood, or the ground, it will disappear after a period of time. Only when it's carved on a person can it last forever."
Su Nian remained silent for a long time, her brows furrowed slightly, as if she had sensed something, but she did not say it outright.
He simply nodded slightly and said to Ye Wuxin in a calm tone, "I understand. Thank you for clearing up my doubts."
Ye Wuxin chuckled and stroked his beard. "No need for thanks. Once you've lived here for a while, you'll naturally learn about these things."
Su Nian smiled, sat down, and asked, "Actually, I have some things I'd like to discuss with you, Uncle. Do you have the time?"
"Leisure? Of course we have plenty of leisure time! We live here without worrying about food or clothing, and we can't even die if we want to. If we didn't make sure we had something to do every day, we probably would have gone crazy long ago!"
Ye Wuxin looked at the group of young people building the dam with complicated emotions. Su Nian followed his gaze and noticed that they were not ordinary people.
They saw no danger, and were in a very relaxed state whether they were moving timber or building the dam.
It's as if they're not afraid of death at all.
Su Nian noticed this and asked, "Since you're so fearless, why have you never gone near that mountain?"
Su Nian pointed to the Immortal Realm Mountain and asked.
Ye Wuxin shook his head and sighed, "It's not that we're not afraid of death, we just want to end our lives as soon as possible. We can't bear the pain of death. If we rashly go to find that mountain, we'll probably sink halfway there. We're not like you, immortal, who can fly on a sword. We're just ordinary people who have lived a little longer. Living in this basin, we've never seen the world, and our vision is short-sighted. Alas..."
Su Nian understood.
He then asked, "Have there been no news about Immortal Mountain for tens of thousands of years?"
"Well..." Ye Wuxin suddenly hesitated.
"Could it be?" Su Nian perked up.
Ye Wuxin hesitated and said, "This memory is too far removed from the present, and I have almost completely forgotten it, but... I vaguely remember that deep in my memory, there is a sentence about Immortal Mountain."
"What did you say?"
"With blood to stain the sky, with sincerity to worship the Tianshan Mountains."
Su Nian silently repeated this sentence in her heart.
"Alright, if there's nothing else, this old man's going to go help repair the dam." Ye Wuxin stood up, patted his backside, and grinned at Su Nian, "Maybe I'll accidentally die once more? Hahaha—"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Su Nian watched Ye Wuxin's retreating figure and smiled knowingly upon hearing these absurd words.
Qian Shudie sat beside him, the two of them sitting on the high wooden house. The former swung his legs and said, "Does this mean that we need to offer some kind of sacrifice? This kind of thing happens in many places in Kyushu."
Just as Su Nian was deep in thought, a small figure suddenly sat down beside him.
Xiao Yemei came to Su Nian's side, plopped down on her bottom, and hugged his arm.
Seeing this, Qian Shudie pouted, "Why did you try to hug Brother Su Nian right away?"
Xiao Ye Mei giggled, "Because Brother Su Nian is handsome!"
"Does being handsome mean you can just hug anyone? Don't you know any manners?!"
Xiao Ye raised her chin and said arrogantly, "Then why don't you kill me, sister? I heard everything just now. Brother Su Nian is from outside, right? It's a good opportunity for Brother Su Nian to see what our world is like."
Qian Shudie was furious and started clenching her knuckles.
"You bastard..."
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't be angry, Shudie. She's lived here since she was little, so it's understandable that her temperament is a little different."
Su Nian quickly comforted Qian Shudie and said seriously to Xiao Yemei, "Xiao Yemei, I won't blame you because you're still young. But you need to understand that there is a difference between men and women. According to your actual age, you may be older than me. You should be more careful in this regard."
"Oh... okay then."
Su Nian's persuasion was very effective, and Xiao Ye Mei immediately let go of Su Nian's hand.
Qian Shudie was furious.
Why is it that her words don't work, but Su Nian lets go as soon as she says something?
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