Chapter 236 A Strange Place
"Then, what should we do?" Su Li asked fearfully, looking at his superior who looked abnormally calm.
"Heading to the Andromeda Galaxy."
“…”
At this time, Nan Chi had been trapped in a strange place for three days.
When she first came in, she found that this place was different from anywhere else in the interstellar space or on Terlan Star.
Relying on his enormous mental power, Nanchi actually found a tribe on a plain.
The people here are dressed very elegantly, wearing Hanfu in the style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, with a sword hanging on their waists. They are warm, humble and polite.
After just half a day, Nan Chi adapted to the language with his strong learning ability.
From the communication, Nan Chi learned that the place where he was was called Junzi Village.
But Nanchi suspected that this was not an ordinary village at all, but a place where a certain family lived in seclusion.
At this time, Nan Chi, after being refused help by Aunt Li at the entrance of the village, found a big tree with a particularly beautiful view and jumped onto it. With a dogtail grass in his mouth, he looked at the green scenery leisurely.
A towering banyan tree casts a shadow over the low earthen houses below. At the stone table under the tree, groups of old people gather together to play chess or chat, and occasionally children can be seen laughing.
Under the bright sunshine, smoke from cooking curls up...
"This is a real paradise." Nan Chi sighed.
It was so beautiful that she didn't want to go out and face the treacherous world outside.
Three days ago, Nan Chi was still anxious to find a way out, but three days later she had given up.
The time had come and she had missed the departure time. She no longer had the energy to worry about what those people from the Ancient School, especially Huo Sijun, would think.
Who cares what they think!
At this time, a little kid jumped out from the big house in the middle, "Brother Nanchi..."
Nan Chi jumped down from the tree lightly, "You're running so fast, you're going to fall again."
The little kid is called Xiaoji. He just turned four this year and is the grandson of the village chief!
"Brother Nanchi, my grandpa has finally woken up! Let you go over now." Xiaoji stepped forward and pulled Nanchi towards the village.
"Be careful, your grandpa can't run away, walk slowly." Nan Chi took out a tissue and wiped the sweat from the little kid's forehead.
Pulling Xiaoji towards the village entrance.
Xiaoji's grandfather is the village chief, the clan leader, and a great cultivator.
Before Nan Chi came to this village, he had been in seclusion for nearly half a year.
The reason why Nan Chi was waiting for him to come out of seclusion was because he heard the clan leader's son say that his father usually came out of seclusion after about half a year.
Since he was free anyway and couldn't find any useful clues for the time being, and the people in the village were warm and hospitable, Nan Chi simply decided to stay here.
When passing by the big banyan tree in the village, the old men and women there greeted Nan Chi very warmly.
It made Nan Chi ashamed.
"Young man, are you back? Are you comfortable living here these days?"
"Not bad!" Nan Chi nodded with a smile on his face.
"If you need anything, please don't hesitate to ask us!"
"Yes, yes!" Nan Chi nodded hurriedly.
“…”
After finally passing through the roots of the banyan tree, Nan Chi had no time to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw an energetic old man standing at the village chief's door.
The old man had a ruddy complexion, his long hair was casually fixed with a hairpin, and he was wearing a short shirt with short sleeves, dressed in a very casual manner.
Although one cannot tell at first glance that his cultivation is shallow, the occasional glint of brilliance in those seemingly old and cloudy eyes makes people dare not underestimate him.
Nan Chi quickly took a look at the old man and confirmed his identity in his mind.
"Greetings, clan leader." Nan Chi stepped forward politely and bowed.
This is what I learned from living here and watching the people around me these days.
"Are you the adventurer who broke in accidentally?" The old patriarch smiled slightly, with an unfathomable expression on his face.
Nan Chi stood straight and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Yes."
"Come in." The old man looked at Nan Chi steadily for a few seconds. Seeing that the young man's gaze was clear and not dodging, a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.
Looking at the old man who was already striding towards the front hall, Nan Chi was slightly startled, and calmly pulled Xiao Ji to follow him.
Soon, Nan Chi followed the old man to his independent courtyard.
The yard was simply decorated, with a grape trellis and a row of bamboo winnowing baskets, common in rural areas, on the side, on which some unknown medicinal herbs were drying.
The whole yard was filled with a faint medicinal fragrance.
Surrounded by the scent of Chinese medicine, Nan Chi's face flashed with a look of surprise and doubt.
What kind of place have I come to?
"sit."
The old man sat down at the stone table very naturally and poured two cups of tea into bamboo cups.
"Isn't it strange?" the old man asked without thinking.
Nan Chi regained consciousness and said, "It is indeed a bit strange. I wonder if the old man can help me understand it?"
"Xiao Ji, go play over there first." The old man looked at the little kid climbing up and down here, and wanted to coax him out in a gentle voice.
"No, I want to wait here for my brother to play with me!" Xiaoji refused.
Nan Chi thought for a moment and came to the little kid squatting under the grape trellis. "Here, here's some candy. Go play with the little brother over there. Brother Nan Chi will come find you later."
The little kid looked at the colorful candies in Nan Chi's hand with shining eyes, took them happily, and disappeared at the gate of the yard with a jump.
Nan Chi breathed a sigh of relief.
The candies in her space buckle were bought for her by the old people in Milu when she entered the military academy.
Nan Chi is not very keen on snacks, so these little gadgets have been kept in her space.
Only after coaxing the little kid away did Nan Chi return to the stone table.
"Have you ever seen someone like me before, old man?" Nan Chi asked.
Although I have changed into Hanfu men's clothing to adapt to local customs these days, I cannot change my short hair and my temperament that is incompatible with the people here.
"I've seen it, but you're the first one like this." The old man's words seemed to imply something. He picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and said slowly.
"When was that? And how did they get back?" It would be a lie for Nan Chi to say he wasn't anxious. Although he had only been in this place for a short time, he still had to find a retreat in advance.
"About a hundred years."
Nan Chi gasped at what the old man said.
She forced a smile and said, "I really can't tell, old man, you..."
"For people like us who practice cultivation, living for another hundred or so years is quite normal, right? What do you think, little girl?"
Nanchi: Shock!
"Your disguise may fool ordinary people, but it's hard to fool an old man like me!"
The old man saw that Nan Chi's calm and composed expression finally cracked, perhaps because some kind of evil taste was satisfied, and he finally burst into laughter.
(End of this chapter)
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