"So, Xiaoqing has been in this fog for more than three hours?"
After listening to the descriptions of the three civet brothers, Pei Wende finally felt confident and asked.
"Yes, after Sister Qing asked us to leave the fog, she went to the depths of the fog alone."
In fact, it is strange to say that Xiaoqing, with the three civet brothers, only wandered around the edge of the fog for a long time.
But after the three civet and cat brothers left the fog, Xiaoqing disappeared into the fog very smoothly, as if the previous wandering was just an illusion.
"A fog that only welcomes 'destined people'? It really looks like a place among all kinds of ghosts."
Pei Wende didn't know whether he was a so-called "destined person", but this did not prevent him from entering this strange fog.
"You three get out of here first. What's so wrong with me entering the fog?"
After making the same arrangement as Xiao Qing, Pei Wende turned around and walked deep into the fog without looking back, leaving only the three civet and cat brothers who were stunned and at a loss.
"this……"
"Young master, are you going in now?"
"Then why are we the only ones who can't get in?"
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Under the dumbfounded gaze of the three civet and cat brothers, Pei Wende had just turned around and his whereabouts were hidden by the strange fog, exactly like Xiao Qing before.
This means that the other party has also successfully entered the strange fog, instead of just wandering on the edge of the fog like the three civet brothers.
"Then can we go back now?"
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He didn't know what happened after he turned around.
Pei Wende only knew that this fog seemed to have spirituality. After confirming his wishes, he took the initiative to take himself to the real center of the fog.
Yes, in Pei Wende's feeling, it was not the fog he was going to.
Rather, this fog is taking the initiative to carry itself forward, just like the mountains, rivers, land, and forests are actively shortening the distance between itself and the center of the fog.
In just a moment, Pei Wende saw the "village" mentioned by the three civet brothers.
Indeed, as the three brothers said, this is just a small village with a population of no more than fifty.
Moreover, each family is scattered in the mountains, instead of living in groups like ordinary villages.
With just a cursory glance, Pei Wende discovered that even the shortest distance between these houses was at least a hundred feet apart.
"Rather than saying they are fellow villagers living together, they are more like a temporary team of hunters in the mountains."
Because they don’t have full trust in each other, or they don’t live here for a long time.
Although hunters who hunt on the same mountain help each other, they rarely set up hunting cabins in the same place.
These existences called "villagers" by the three civet brothers are in a similar state, and they only maintain the simplest "understanding" relationship with each other.
"If it weren't for the scenes of busy traffic and chickens and dogs sniffing each other, I would have thought I had strayed into the 'Peach Blossom Land'."
After making a simple complaint, Pei Wende walked towards the house closest to him.
In the process, Pei Wende was not surprised to find that the fog around him began to gradually dissipate.
It's like a "beauty" whose mystery has been unveiled is inviting herself into her boudoir.
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With Pei Wende's amazing foot power, it only took him a few minutes to complete the distance that would have taken an average person more than half an hour.
Then he heard the barking of dogs and the crow of cocks coming from the hut not far away, as well as the scattered and noisy panic of the owner of the house.
"Well, I almost forgot about my crow's mouth."
Seeing this situation, Pei Wende had no choice but to stop and complain.
Since practicing the "Mantra", Pei Wende has found that some of his complaints from time to time have surprisingly come true.
Just like he didn't know whether it was because of his own rants that caused the dogs to bark and the cocks to crow, or whether the family's domesticated hounds had indeed discovered him first.
Considering that his footsteps were very light and that he was still some distance away from the house, Pei Wende thought that his "crow's mouth" attribute should have played a role.
"Who? Who's there?"
In just a few breaths, the owner of the house appeared in Pei Wende's field of vision.
It was a young man wearing rough cloth and holding a hatchet. Judging from the other person's appearance and dress, Pei Wende couldn't even effectively guess the other person's identity for a while.
And appearing together with this young man was a black hound that was as tall as half a man.
Pei Wende is not a dog lover, nor does he know the breed of hound, but this does not prevent him from seeing the ferocity of the black hound.
"Don't be nervous, I'm not a bad person."
Raising his hands high, Bui Wende expressed his harmlessness with an international gesture.
"I just wanted to find someone, so I entered this fog."
After summarizing his situation in the simplest words, Pei Wende looked at the doubtful young man, but he also felt muttering in his heart.
Because Pei Wende found that the young man's accent was a bit strange. It was so strange that he had never heard a similar accent in Weishan for more than ten years.
Fortunately, Pei Wende did not dwell on this issue for too long.
Because in this era of different pronunciations, there are too many unfamiliar dialects.
In contrast, it was the boy's next words that aroused Pei Wende's surprise.
"Into this fog? Are you an outsider?"
Hearing the young man's vigilant question, Pei Wende secretly thought something was wrong. He seemed to have fallen into some kind of misunderstanding?
It seems that these people living in the fog are really as isolated from the world as the "Peach Blossom Spring" and have little contact with outsiders?
"Dahei! Bite him!"
There was no time to think too much, and when Pei Wende was about to explain something, the black hound pounced on him amidst the boy's call.
Clang!
In the midst of lightning and flint, Pei Wende made sword gestures with his fingers together, and the dog-legged knife at his waist suddenly unsheathed.
"It's really those monsters outside!"
Seeing this, the young man waved the hatchet in his hand, not to be outdone, and also slashed in the direction of Pei Wende.
The amazing tacit understanding shown by one person and one dog at this moment even made Pei Wende feel that he was not dealing with a mere mortal, but a practitioner whose profession was to tame animals.
—Recommendation ticket—Monthly ticket—
