Chapter 37.
Guya Town is really backward. There are no electronic devices here and the houses are old and dilapidated, just like forgotten old photos from the past, recording the memory of time alone.
The residents here are also forgotten people. They maintain their traditional and frugal lifestyle, repeating the same routine day after day.
Tang Yu and Tang En still live in Mayor Lao Jin's house.
Only six days had passed, but to Tang En, it seemed like a long time had passed.
I say this not because life in Old Jin's house was difficult, but because those days were too leisurely.
It is so comfortable that one forgets all the discomfort around him and forgets the time.
The raindrops overhead never stopped falling, but Lao Jin's house was always dry and fresh, as if it was bathed in sunshine all year round.
As long as you stand under the roof of Lao Jin's house, you will feel comfortable and lazy.
Compared to the strange erosion that is happening all the time outside, this feeling is like another kind of erosion, invisibly eroding their will.
As Tang En stayed here longer, a thought came to his mind more and more.
Just stay here and don't worry about others. It has been so long, and Li Jia and Ning Xuanqing might have gotten into trouble.
When he realized this thought, he felt a little sad in his heart, but then it was quickly wiped away.
Perhaps it was because the breeze outside was too gentle, the atmosphere in the small town was too peaceful, and Lao Jin's home was too warm. These experiences could heal people's bad mood very well.
Gradually, Tang En accepted his identity as a tourist and even tried to integrate into the town of Lonely Cliff.
Tang Yu didn't know about Tang En's change. She invited Tang En to go around the town to look for clues, but Tang En refused to go out like a socially anxious patient.
Tang Yu had no choice but to go alone.
Every citizen in Lone Cliff Town seems very friendly.
Lao Jin said that Mrs. Tang had been dead for a long time. Tang Yu speculated that this town was a place where the living and the dead coexisted.
But at this moment, she couldn't tell who was dead and who was alive among these townspeople.
When Tang Yu walked on the street, he always had a creepy feeling in his heart. The omnipresent and vague scrutiny was always there, but he couldn't find the source.
Tang Yu walked along the main street, but she did not choose to go into the complicated alleys that were connected in all directions because she could not remember those alleys clearly until now.
After walking along the entire main street, Tang Yu found nothing.
In addition to her and Tang En, Xiang Tonghua and Annie also entered this copy. Together with Tian Xun and the long-haired man he was looking for, there were at least six people who entered the copy.
But since she met Tian Xun that day, she hasn't met any other participants.
Tang Yu didn't know whether they were hiding or in some danger.
She began to feel a little regretful. When she first met Tian Xun, perhaps she should have discussed a way to contact him. Now they couldn't even meet and exchange information.
But then she thought again, with Tian Xun's ability, he probably wouldn't bother to exchange information with a newcomer like her.
The strange atmosphere on the main street made Tang Yu feel a little uncomfortable, and she quickly chose to return to the mayor's house.
Aunt Jin was washing clothes under the eaves at this time. When she saw Tang Yu, a bright smile broke out on her chubby face.
"You're back!" Aunt Jin's tone was very warm, as if she was welcoming a relative home.
Tang Yu nodded and greeted her. She walked to Aunt Jin's side, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Aunt, when will the tide go out under the mountain?"
When he first entered the dungeon, Tang Yu observed Guya Town. The town was isolated on a high cliff, and the only way out was an iron chain hanging from the edge of the cliff.
But the tide was high at that time and the chains were submerged beneath the sea, cutting off their only way out.
When Aunt Jin was asked about the receding tide, she smiled and told Tang Yu not to worry, as the tide would recede soon.
"When exactly?" Tang Yu asked.
"It will be soon. After the harvest festival, the sea water will recede!" Aunt Jin always had a smile on her fat face. She said, "We don't have anything good here. You must be tired of playing, right?"
"No, life here is very comfortable and not boring at all." Tang Yu shook his head and said sincerely.
Although she did not have the same strong urge to integrate into the town as Tang En, she had a very good impression of the entire town.
As for the sense of horror brought by seeing the strange changes in Mrs. Tang's house on the first day, it gradually faded and disappeared with time, as if it was just a unique folk custom of the small town.
She gradually felt that this was just an ordinary and harmless town.
Tang Yu said: "I just feel embarrassed to stay in your house all the time."
Aunt Jin smiled generously: "That's nothing, you are all good children, coming to our place to play is a blessing to the town, and living in our house is a gift from God, it's the best thing, you must not be embarrassed!"
Tang Yu was moved by Aunt Jin's enthusiasm and she couldn't help but nodded.
As the mayor, Lao Jin would stroll around the town every day. Tang Yu initially suspected that he was up to some conspiracy, but after secretly following him a few times, he dispelled his suspicions.
Lao Jin is really like a competent mayor. He patrols the town in an orderly manner every day. When he meets the townspeople, he will talk to them enthusiastically and learn about their recent situation.
There are more than a hundred households in the town, and Lao Jin can call out the names of all of them.
Every afternoon around five o'clock, when it gets dark, Mr. Jin will go home, and then Aunt Jin will go to cook.
The dinner at Old Jin's house is very simple, it is always the green leaf soup. Because there are guests at home, Aunt Jin will occasionally put a piece of sea fish into the soup to enhance the flavor.
The bread that Tang Yu brought in had long been eaten, so she could only accept Aunt Jin's green leaf soup.
At first she thought the soup was too plain and bland, but after two days she got used to it and even found it quite sweet.
But Tang Yu felt a little guilty about always eating Lao Jin's meals. After all, their family didn't seem to be wealthy, and having two more mouths to feed was a burden.
So during dinner, Tang Yu took out his own dishes without any hesitation and planned to share them with Lao Jin's family.
She placed the piece of raw meat sashimi from the slaughterhouse on the dining table.
Tang Yu had prepared this sashimi before entering the dungeon. After keeping it in the space backpack for so long, it did not show any signs of spoilage.
"I've always wanted to be a great chef, and today I'd like to take this opportunity to let everyone taste my cooking skills." Tang Yu said shyly, "It would be even better if you could give me some suggestions."
A rose made of scarlet flesh slices blossomed before everyone's eyes. The petals were as thin as cicada wings and revealed a bright and attractive red color.
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but the petals seemed to still have vitality and were trembling slightly, as if it was a living rose swaying in the wind.
When they saw the rose tattoo, the Jin family fell into silence.
A strange atmosphere spread around the dining table, and for the first time, shock appeared on Lao Jin's rough old face.
The plump Aunt Jin's face flushed red, her fat was trembling slightly, and her narrow eyes emitted a very bright light.
The two children sitting at the table were even more out of control. Their originally tender and fair faces cracked for a moment, literally cracked.
It was like the dry earth cracked into tiny holes.
However, before Tang Yu noticed this abnormal scene, Aunt Jin quickly turned around to block her view.
Lao Jin tried hard to control the twitching muscles on his face. He turned his head and stared at Tang Yu without blinking, his eyes full of confusion.
"No, it doesn't look like that!"
Tang Yu didn't hear his murmur clearly, so she asked, "Ah? What did you say?"
Lao Jin's brows were deeply twisted together, and he hesitated for a long time before he organized his words.
He swallowed and pointed at the rose tattoo and asked, "Did you make this?"
Tang Yu nodded.
Old Jin was shocked when he heard this. He leaned slightly towards Tang Yu as he sat at the table. He then asked tentatively, "You...are the same as us?"
Tang Yu was stunned when she heard this. She understood Lao Jin's meaning literally, and then nodded as a matter of course: "Of course we are the same."
She felt that Lao Jin’s question was redundant. We are all human beings. What are the similarities and differences?
Lao Jin had no idea what Tang Yu was thinking. After getting Tang Yu's answer, he felt as if he had exchanged secret codes with the organization and was very excited.
"No wonder! I told you, I told you!" Old Jin clapped his hands and spoke incoherently. After he finished speaking, he bowed to the void, his tone pious and fanatical.
"God bless us, this harvest celebration will be very grand!"
Tang Yu waited until he calmed down before pointing at the sashimi and asked expectantly, "Don't you want to try it?"
Lao Jin looked at the rose. To Tang Yu, it looked like an ordinary sashimi, but Lao Jin could clearly sense the energy contained within it.
Lao Jin, who has been offering sacrifices to the gods for many years, has already possessed a unique ability. He can select the most suitable sacrifices for the gods.
And the sashimi in front of him, in his opinion, is the most perfect offering!
Such a thing that only gods are qualified to enjoy was placed on the table by that little girl. It was really a blasphemy to the offering.
A flash of greed flashed across Lao Jin's eyes. He quickly shook his head and said, "Stop testing me. I can't afford such good food. It happens that there will be a harvest festival in two days. I will use it for the festival then."
After making up his mind, Lao Jin quickly calculated in his mind and decided that he needed to re-select the offerings for the celebration.
Tang Yu looked at the small portion of sashimi and said unwillingly, "This is very simple. I will make it when the time comes."
Lao Jin looked at Tang Yu with sparkling eyes and said, "I was just about to discuss this with you. The offerings for the harvest festival need to be prepared. I would like to ask for your help!"
Anyone who can make a piece of meat so evil must be a very powerful person, right?
Maybe it was sent down specially by the gods!
What a close call! Fortunately, he discovered it early, otherwise if he offered them as sacrifices, it would anger the gods!
Lao Jin thought so.
Tang Yu blinked his eyes, not understanding what he meant: "Prepared?"
Lao Jin rolled his eyes and said something she could understand: "It's just cooking, cooking!"
Tang Yu understood it instantly. She roughly knew the sacrificial customs in some places. In some places, livestock needed to be cooked during sacrifices.
It seems that this is also the custom in Lonely Cliff Town.
Tang Yu readily agreed to Lao Jin's suggestion. After all, she would not miss the opportunity to hone her cooking skills!
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