Chapter 86: Star-chasing Journey
Chapter 86: Star-Chasing Journey (Part )
Apart from the leaky roof and a few straw mats in the house, the living environment was very poor.
The only thing worth mentioning is that you can see the starry sky clearly while lying in the house.
I don't know how much this so-called space exploration travel agency charges, but based on the accommodation conditions, it's really a rip-off.
However, Yu Jinling did not come here to really look at the stars.
From the window, she saw Chen Shanyuan and his two companions, "She Chan" and "Liu Weiwei" walk out of the house in teams and head toward the village. She turned around and asked Song Ru, "Do you want to go out for a walk together?"
Song Ru, however, did not move. She sat on the straw mat, hugged her knees, lowered her head and sobbed.
Yu Jinling was speechless and walked up to her and slapped her twice.
"Ah! What are you doing!" Song Ru screamed in pain, covering her face and raising her head.
Her face was covered with tear marks, even her hair was stuck to her face, and her eyes were full of confusion and shock.
"I would like to ask what you are doing?" Yu Jinling asked coldly, "Do you remember where you are?"
She also knew that Luo Lu’s death must have been a huge blow to her, but now they were still in a treacherous situation and surrounded by danger. How could she allow herself to be immersed in sorrow?
You must know that strange energy is best at amplifying emotions. Once you are not careful, you will fall into extreme emotions and then fall into the trap of strange creatures.
Song Ru also understood these principles and could not utter a word.
She just wanted to mourn her senior brother properly. Was she wrong?
Thinking about the times he had spent with his senior brothers in the academy, he became even more overcome with grief and couldn't help crying.
"Hunting ghosts is a risky business, and you good students probably think it's just a child's game?" Yu Jinling said sarcastically upon seeing this.
But Song Ru still said nothing and just cried.
Yu Jinling shook her head. This man was beyond saving.
So when she saw that Shechan and the others had not gone far, she hurried out to catch up with them and shouted, "Wait for me!"
Although that "She Chan" has a low level of cultivation and is carrying a burden with him, he looks quite smart and should be a great help in getting through this tricky situation.
Yu Jinling naturally didn't notice that Song Ru, who was still crying behind her, stopped crying and looked at her back with resentment in her eyes.
Song Ru didn't know that behind her, a pair of hands were slowly reaching out from the darkness towards her...
……
"Where are you going?" Yu Jinling asked curiously.
"Science Museum." Liu Sheng replied.
"Do you know where it is?"
"do not know."
Yu Jinling stumbled. Seeing Liu Sheng leading Wen Weilan walking so confidently, she thought they knew how to get there.
Then Liu Sheng said, "But you can guess where it is."
"How do you guess?"
"Look, that's the one selling skewers at the door." Liu Sheng said, pointing to a bunch of messy stalls in front.
Looking closely, I saw that the small house that was half blocked by the kebab stall did have the words "Space Exploration Science Museum" written in red paint on the door.
From ancient times to the present, street stall economy has always been prevalent at the entrance of tourist attractions.
But it doesn’t seem like these small stalls can make any money here, so there is no economy to speak of.
They were the only tour group in the village, and there were only seven real tourists left. They probably didn’t have the heart to patronize these stalls, right?
As Yu Jinling was thinking this, she saw Liu Sheng walk to a pancake stall and wake up the pancake owner who was about to fall asleep with his head down.
"Boss, give me two pancakes." Liu Sheng said, and turned to ask Yu Jinling, "Do you want some?" Yu Jinling was shocked and whispered, "No! How dare you eat here? Aren't you afraid that they will... do something to you?"
Liu Sheng shook his head: "They are not monsters."
Not a weird thing?
Yu Jinling saw the boss start to make pancakes with both hands busy, but he had two thin, underdeveloped arms under his armpits, which were able to help pour sauce and sprinkle onions, which looked very strange.
But Liu Sheng and Wen Weilan didn't mind at all.
Liu Sheng leaned over and asked, "The boss's cooking skills seem pretty good. Did he make pancakes before?"
"Not really. I just started doing this after I came here."
The boss skillfully rolled scallions, crispy crackers, pickles, etc. on the paper-thin pancake, cut it in two with a spatula, wrapped it in oil paper and handed it to Liu Sheng.
"But the food you cook is so delicious! What did you do before?"
Liu Sheng took a bite of the pancake and found it crispy and flavorful.
How could this be done without ten years of practice?
"Oh, I was originally a teacher in a school, but my mother was a pancake seller, so I learned a few tricks from her since I was a child."
The boss had a nonchalant look on his face as his men kept spreading a circle of batter, preparing to make the next pancake.
But looking at his greasy appearance at this moment, it is hard to tell that he was once a teacher.
Yu Jinling suddenly realized something: "You, have you just come in here recently?"
"Yes, I was going to visit a student's home, and I was walking in the Changxing Mountains and somehow ended up in this valley. Fortunately, I found this Universe Village."
"How long has it been?" Yu Jinling had a bad feeling.
"I can't remember either. The time here is so long and peaceful. It feels like a lifetime has passed."
"What season was it when you arrived here?" Liu Sheng asked.
"It seems like it's autumn, right? The mountains are all golden, it can be said that the people who have left the world have not returned, and the fallen leaves are full of autumn."
The boss showed a hint of sourness at this time, but then returned to his wooden expression and gave Wen Weilan the freshly made hot pancakes.
The three of them looked at each other.
According to what we have learned before, this strange situation should have started ten days ago.
But if it is true as the boss said, it should be earlier.
"Then don't you want to go out?" Yu Jinling asked cautiously.
"What are you going out for? People have always looked down on me because of my two hands." The boss pointed at his two arms, "So I had to tie them tightly to my body since I was a child. Do you know how painful it is?"
"I was admitted to the academy, but since I couldn't practice Buddhism, I had to find another way out. Later, someone in my family found me a job at a rural school, saying that there was no one to teach children in the mountains, and they thought I had enough education, so why not give it a try?"
"I have been doing this for decades and have trained hundreds of disciples, but no one has really been able to leave the mountains. But I think that as long as I can help them get out of ignorance, this life will be worth it."
"One day, a disciple came to ask questions at night and happened to see me wrapping my arm. Then, all my students ran away."
"But students still have to go to school, right? I still have to go door to door to ask them to come back to school, but I get cold shoulders and rejected time and again." When saying this, the boss's face did not change, as if he had already let go of the past.
"Later, I came to the Universe Village. Everyone was very friendly and worked towards the same goal. Naturally, there would not be the ignorant existence of humans where you look down on me and I look down on you."
"I don't have to hide my arms anymore, and I feel much more comfortable now."
Liu Sheng caught a key word: "The same target?"
"Of course, to welcome the aliens!" The boss raised his eyebrows and said as a matter of course.
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