Chapter 32.
Tang Yu was also sizing up the woman. She was evaluating the nature of the natives of this instance in her mind, and she said, "We are tourists who have lost their way. We came here to ask you for directions."
"Are you here to play?" When the woman heard Tang Yu's background, her eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had found a treasure.
It opened the wooden door completely, revealing a dim room.
"Please come in and sit down, my place is so shabby, there is nothing good to offer you, would you please come in and sit down and have a drink of water?"
The woman enthusiastically wanted to invite the two men into the house, and was eager to go to the kitchen to boil water and make tea.
"No need to trouble you, Auntie. We'll just ask for directions and leave." Tang En subconsciously wanted to refuse, but he couldn't resist the woman's hospitality. In the end, the two of them went in and had a sip of hot tea.
There was no light in the main hall for receiving guests, and the whole room seemed very dim. The two were led to sit on small rattan stools. The rough wicker stools made Tang Yu unable to help but change his sitting position.
The woman introduced herself as Ah Tang. People in the town called her Aunt Tang because she was born when her mother was cooking soup at home, so they named her Ah Tang.
There are three people in her family. Her husband and son went to the market to exchange things and will not be back until the evening.
Tang En asked Mrs. Tang about the situation in Lonely Cliff Town in a roundabout way, but Mrs. Tang did not hide anything and told him everything she knew.
There are one hundred households in the entire Guya Town, and everyone has lived and worked in peace and contentment on the cliff of this huge mountain for generations.
They are curious about the outside world but also have a natural fear of it. Even the young people in the town have no plans to leave the town to live outside.
The land in the town is very poor and cannot grow enough food to satisfy the entire population of the town, so the food source of the townspeople is basically the sea.
According to Mrs. Tang, all the climbing plants on the roadside that the two saw along the way were edible, and they were considered their vegetables. In addition, there were also mushrooms to eat in the town.
"The mushrooms here are a gift from the gods, they are so delicious!" Aunt Tang proudly introduced the local specialties to the two of them. At the end, she also reminded them: "But some mushrooms are poisonous, so don't pick them randomly if you don't know what they are!"
Tang En's mind flashed with the various mushrooms growing on the roadside. Thinking of the strange mushroom that Tang Yu put into his backpack, he looked at Tang Yu silently.
The latter didn't notice Tang En's look at all. She was discussing the issue of mushrooms with Mrs. Tang with great interest at the moment.
What kind of mushrooms can be eaten? How to eat them? Do they taste good?
The three questions in a row completely changed the topic, and Tang En could only cough lightly to interrupt the conversation.
Facing the two people's gazes, Tang En blushed and said, "Well, I also want to ask, where is there a hotel in this town where I can rest?"
"Hotel?" Mrs. Tang was stunned for a long time before she understood what he meant. She suddenly said, "You mean a foot shop? There is no such thing!"
"ah?"
It was very difficult for Tang En to understand that there was no hotel in a town with a population of only a hundred households.
Aunt Tang saw his confusion and explained with a smile: "You don't know, we rarely have outsiders coming here. The fact that you can come here must be because of the guidance of the gods!"
As she spoke, Aunt Tang put her hands together and bowed to the sky. She then continued, "But you can live in my house. I have a lot of rooms!"
After saying that, it stood up and prepared to clean up the empty room. Tang En stood up and said, "No, no need to bother. We don't plan to rest here. We will leave soon."
Mrs. Tom's steps suddenly stopped, and her whole body was stiff and motionless for a long time, like a frozen animation.
A musty smell emanated from somewhere, vague at first but suddenly becoming strong.
Tang Yu subconsciously turned her head and looked around. Her eyes had adjusted to the dimness in the room, and she could see clearly that the wooden furniture was covered with a thin layer of mold, the base of the wall was covered with dark green moss, and even the beams above her head were covered with some kind of fungus.
This is such a damp house that it makes people feel uncomfortable just looking at it.
Mrs. Tang paused for a long time before slowly asking, "You said you don't want to live in my house? Do you not want to live in my house? Do you not like my house? Do you really not want to live in my house?"
It repeated the question mechanically. The musty smell in the air became stronger and stronger, and the drifting raindrops seemed to fall on people through the eaves.
An inexplicable feeling of uneasiness crept into Tang En's heart, and he wondered if he might have said something wrong.
"I, I mean..." Tang En tried to make amends uneasily.
Tang Yu took a step forward. She looked at Mrs. Tang's back, with the boning knife already in her hand.
She said, "We got separated from some friends and need to go find them, so we can't stay at your house."
She spoke with confidence, as if she would resort to physics if logic didn't make sense.
"Oh, so that's the case. That's really a pity. My family hasn't entertained guests for a long time." Mrs. Tang seemed to accept Tang Yu's explanation.
It turned around and gave the two of them a regretful smile, but its pale face made the smile have a somewhat unusual meaning.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief. In this kind of B-level multiplayer dungeon, any "person" you meet might be a small dungeon boss level, so it's best not to provoke them if possible.
I don’t know if it’s because the copy has just started, but Mrs. Tang didn’t show any obvious hostility towards the two of them. She even kindly pointed out the way to the main street for them.
Finally, Mrs. Tang stood under the eaves covered with a layer of furry moss and watched the two of them leave, with a smile on her face all the time.
Guya Town has only one main street, and this so-called main street is nothing more than a three-meter-wide bluestone road. It only takes ten minutes to walk from one end to the other.
The vendors setting up stalls and open shops on both sides have taken up the space on the bluestone road, leaving only a narrow aisle in the middle. Pedestrians walking in it can only turn sideways to avoid oncoming traffic.
Today happened to be a market day, and many townspeople were attending the market on the main street.
The residents of the town are dressed simply, wearing blue and black village cloth. The women wrap their heads with floral scarves and the men tie their hair up with long strips of cloth.
Tang Yu and Tang En were walking on the main road. Their attire was completely different from that of the townspeople, so they stood out in the crowd.
Tang Yu always felt that these people were staring at her. Whenever she turned around to look, the vague scrutiny disappeared, and in the end all she got in return was a simple and honest smile from the townspeople.
Tang En followed Tang Yu all the way. After a long silence, he finally spoke up, "Sister Tang Yu, why don't you throw away the mushroom? What if it's poisonous?"
Tang Yu was about to stop when she heard that, but there were too many people passing by, so she had to take Tang En to the corner of an alley and stop there.
She looked at Tang En in silence for a long while, then took out the mushroom from her backpack and asked, "What do you mean?"
Tang En nodded hurriedly.
Tang Yu looked at him meaningfully.
Tang En felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by her. He stroked his hair subconsciously and asked, "What, what happened?"
Tang Yu casually threw the mushroom into the grass at her feet. She said, "Do you remember that this is the twelfth time you have mentioned this mushroom?"
Tang En was stunned. He wanted to say that there was nothing wrong with that, but he reacted the next moment.
Tang Yu watched Tang En's face turn pale. She calmly stated a fact: "You have been infected by something strange."
"I, I..." Tang En stammered for a long time without being able to utter a complete sentence.
The mushroom that Tang Yu picked up casually was just a trivial matter, but Tang En was neurotic and could not forget it.
It seemed that since something Mrs. Tang said, his concern for the mushroom had increased significantly.
But when did this strange infection begin?
Is it because of Tom Cruise? Or is it because of mushrooms?
Or did it start from the moment we entered Lonely Cliff Town?
Some things are impossible to think deeply about, just like the pattern swaying in the water, which at first glance looks like water plants, but as long as you think deeply, the pattern looks more and more like part of a giant python...
Tang En was suddenly plunged into great fear. Cold sweat oozed out of his forehead. The drifting raindrops continued to take away the temperature of his body. He could only feel waves of shivering coldness.
A hand pinched his arm, and the slight force from the palm brought Tang En back to his senses. His dazed eyes focused on Tang Yu's face.
Tang Yu's light grey eyes clearly reflected his miserable appearance.
"Don't be afraid. This kind of thing is like a mental illness. Just treat it with a normal mind. You just have too little experience. You won't be afraid if you see more." Tang Yu comforted Tang En as a person who has been through it.
Tang En was confused by Tang Yu's mature and steady tone. It took him a long while to understand what Tang Yu meant.
"You, Sister Tang Yu, do you often have such experiences?" Tang En asked uncertainly, "Like what happened to me just now?"
"I haven't been infected by the weirdness yet. Maybe I've become immune to it because of the medicine I took." Tang Yu shrugged and added, "But I have a problem with my brain. I often encounter similar situations, hallucinations and illusions."
Tang En was silent. For a moment, he didn't know who was more pitiful, Tang Yu or himself.
After a long pause, Tang En asked, "Then how did you survive for so long?"
Tang Yu scratched his head and said uncertainly: "Not really. Sometimes seeing new and interesting things is also a kind of life experience. I think it's quite interesting."
Tang En looked at Tang Yu in a completely new light. He said, "...No wonder you were not afraid of those weird things in the dungeon."
Tang Yu smiled and patted his shoulder: "So, just treat it with a normal attitude and don't be afraid."
Tang En nodded and tried to adjust his breathing. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but it seemed to make him feel much better. The neurotic fear faded a little.
"I feel much better." Tang En grinned, and suddenly saw a figure out of the corner of his eye, "Hey, that's... Tian Xun!"
The participants in this copy are all tourists. Their attire is out of tune with the townspeople and they stand out in the crowd.
Tang En immediately spotted Tian Xun in black walking among the crowd!
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