It's not the day of the monster market today, so naturally it's not very lively, but there are still many monsters sitting here chatting, with some spiritual fruits on the ground and drinking wine.
Maybe Chen Changsheng suddenly broke into this place, and these monsters felt a little uncomfortable, and in a blink of an eye they moved to a different place, far away from Chen Changsheng.
Monsters also don't like to come into contact with people.
Chen Changsheng didn't care and went straight to Lanting's shop.
At leisure today, Lanting moved a chair and read a book outside the shop.
The books were bought from the market, and they were all story-telling stories. Some were not well written, but some were particularly interesting.
Chen Changsheng called out, "Mr. Lan."
Lanting raised his head and looked at the person who came, then put down the book, stood up and said: "Mr. Chen!"
She reacted and said, "I'll bring a chair."
With that said, he went to the shop and moved a chair.
After sitting down, Lanting asked, "Have you had lunch, sir?"
"have eaten."
Chen Changsheng said: "The demon market is quite calm and easy-going during the day."
Lan Ting nodded and said, "When I'm free, I'll do something of my own, read a book or something, and pass the time."
Chen Changsheng nodded and said, "Very good."
Lan Ting said: "Furthermore, there are rumors that this novel is very interesting. I have found it interesting recently and want to write a book for fun."
"Ang?" Chen Changsheng asked, "What type of writing does Mr. Lan plan to write?"
Lanting said: "I haven't thought about it yet. Now I'm reading it. There are too many types. Just like the book in my hand, it writes about what a brothel woman has seen and heard in her life. The writing is exquisite and very different. It’s a story-telling novel, but it’s actually more like an autobiography.”
As she said that, she handed her hand to Chen Changsheng.
Chen Changsheng took it in his hand and saw that there were four words written on the page - "Woman in the Dust".
"The name is quite a gimmick."
Chen Changsheng opened it and looked at it, but the content inside was not as different as the title of the book implies. It was about what a woman went through after being sold to a brothel.
"Yes." Mr. Lan nodded and said: "A good book needs a gimmick, otherwise others will not want to read your book just by looking at the name, and it will be useless no matter how well written it is."
Chen Changsheng thought about it and felt that what Mr. Lan said made sense.
The two of them chatted about books again.
Chen Changsheng wanted to say something, but Mr. Lan kept pestering the topic, as if he didn't want Chen Changsheng to speak.
It seemed that he was deliberately avoiding it.
After a while, Chen Changsheng also understood and asked: "Mr. Lan said before that he was going to Beijing?"
Lan Ting thought for a while and said, "I'm a little hesitant now."
Chen Changsheng nodded and said, "If you don't go, where will Mr. Lan plan to go?"
"Just stay here." Lan Ting breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm not going anywhere."
Chen Changsheng understood and immediately said: "Chen will not ask any more questions. Talking too much will only add to the sadness."
Lan Ting lowered his head and hummed in a weak voice.
She didn't want to hear anything about the prince anymore.
Chen Changsheng originally wanted to ask Lan Ting who was entrusted by him and what he was going to do, but in the end he didn't ask.
It doesn't seem to matter how things are.
"Mr. Zhu is always in Qingshan City. If Mr. Lan is tired, you can go to Qingshan City to find him. He is very idle."
"Will do."
"Um."
After not chatting for long, Chen Changsheng said goodbye.
Before leaving, Mr. Lan said: "How is this world? I'll trouble you to take a closer look."
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng nodded and said, "If you have time, take a look."
"Um."
Chen Changsheng left the demon market.
He walked down the mountain and emerged from the fog.
When he came to the river, he saw the young man sitting by the river, washing the mud from his shoes, and putting his backpack aside.
He should have left long ago, but he stayed by the river for a long time.
He also glanced at the mountain from time to time.
Until he saw the mist dissipate again, and the previous figure appeared in front of him, the young man suddenly woke up, quickly walked out of the river, and walked towards the person in his hiking shoes.
Chen Changsheng was stopped by him, "You are still here."
The young man didn't answer. He opened his mouth, and after a moment of hesitation, he asked, "What's in the mountains?"
Chen Changsheng thought for a moment and said, "There are trees in the mountains."
The young man opened his lips slightly after hearing this. He really didn't know how to answer the question this time.
Chen Changsheng smiled and said, "Go back quickly."
As he said that, he passed by the young man.
The young man quickly picked up his backpack and chased after him.
"God, God, wait for me."
The young man was a brave man, and he followed Chen Changsheng outside without missing a step.
Chen Changsheng looked back at him and asked, "Chen is really not a god, so you don't have to follow me."
The young man took a breath and said, "Even if you are not a god, you must still be a very powerful person."
Chen Changsheng thought for a while and said, "It's not particularly powerful."
"Isn't that a bit powerful?"
"Just a little bit."
The young man took two steps and came to Chen Changsheng's side, saying, "Are you a monster or a human?"
Chen Changsheng paused and said, "Why do you ask that?"
The young man opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment and then said, "I've been in there before."
"What went in?"
"Inside the mountain."
The young man's lips trembled slightly and said: "There are monsters inside. You can go in, but I feel that you are more like a human being, not a monster."
"I see."
Chen Changsheng now also understands why this young man is so persistent in pursuing him. It turns out that he has seen him before but has never seen everything, so he is constantly curious.
But he said to the young man: "There are indeed monsters in the mountains."
The young man nodded and said, "That's right. I just said that none of them believed what I said. They also said that I was crazy and wanted to give me medicine to drink to drive away ghosts."
Chen Changsheng laughed after hearing this and said, "Then you are quite miserable."
"yes."
The young man pursed his lips and said, "No one believes what I said."
"So you didn't break in accidentally this time, you wanted to go in and have a look?"
"right."
The young man said: "I think if you can crash into it once, you can always crash into it a second time."
"How courageous. Don't you know curiosity can kill a cat?"
"Well……"
The boy said: "How do you know whether the cat knows there is danger ahead?"
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng was slightly startled and said, "You are really bold."
"This is called being brave and fearless."
"Who taught you this?"
"Taught by the gentleman in the academy."
"Then your husband didn't tell you why you shouldn't stand under a dangerous wall?"
"Sir seemed to have said that, but I forgot."
Chen Changsheng said: "It's not enough to read half of the book."
The young man pursed his lips and said, "I eavesdropped and always failed to read everything."
Chen Changsheng said: "Then this time Chen told you, but you have to remember it."
"Um."
