Chapter 229 Another world (1/2)

Chapter 229 Another world

“This place is sealed off, right?” Ye Wuchen asked.

“Yes. It’s surrounded by an invisible barrier. Anything can come in, but nothing can go out. It’s strong, strong enough that even all of us together can’t break through. Just now I was waving for you guys not to come in…back then my grandfather’s grandfather and all the others fell here, and were trapped here forever. But it might not be all bad. My grandfather mentioned once that the mysterious force that saved his grandfather seemed to have something to do with the barrier. If this is true, then without the barrier I wouldn’t exist.” He gazed at Ye Wuchen. “You’re the first outsider I’ve ever seen in my life. In the beginning I was pretty freaked out. I thought I was seeing things.”

“But from now on you guys can only stay here just like me. See…”

Walking and talking, they quickly left the forest. Before them appeared neatly plowed land. Each section was full of all kinds of fruits and vegetables. Some of them were only peeking out, while others were fully grown. All the seasons here were the same, so that they could naturally choose to farm any time of the year. In the distance, they could see a few figures at work.

“This is our land and garden. There are many places like this so that although we can never leave, we’ll never be hungry. Ahead is where we live. My grandfather, father, and many uncles, brothers, and sisters all live there. Even further is another forest. Many big animals dwell there. If we’re bored, we go and hunt them so that we’ll have meat for ourselves.” Gong Luo explained all of this to the two of them enthusiastically. After so long in this closed-off world, the people inside relied on each other for existence. The young people here had never encountered true evil, so even when they suddenly bumped into outsiders like Ye Wuchen they didn’t know to be cautious. Instead they were excited. To them, there was also no such thing as a secret in this perpetually closed world.

“Everyone here has their own tasks to do. My brother, you must be tired now. I’ll help you get back and rest.” Hearing the heavy breathing by his ear become more intense, Gong Luo knew that Ye Wuchen’s current state couldn’t wait only more. He tried to decrease the weight that Ye Wuchen had on the ground, carefully walking toward his dwelling.

“Sorry for making you work like this.”

“Hey! It’s nothing, don’t be so polite.” Gong Luo answered casually.

The further they walked, the more people there were in the distance. A middle-aged woman greeted them from afar, “Three, you’re back so soon…who are these two!” Suddenly seeing two unfamiliar faces, the woman was clearly shocked.

This woman had a hoe on her shoulder. She was barefooted, dressed in coarse fabric, and had a large bone structure. Soil still stuck to her, and she looked just like a normal farmer who had just gotten home from the land. But even as she walked toward them quickly, her feet left no traces in the soft soil. Ye Wuchen felt a chill run through his heart. A twenty-year old man had horrifying amounts of power, and a completely ordinary farmer also showed shocking amounts of skill. What kind of monsters were all the people here!

“Auntie Chun, these two fell from above and walked in here accidentally. I’m taking them to see Grandpa.” Gong Luo explained to her.

“Hello, auntie, my name is Ye Wuchen. This is my sister Ning Xue.” Ye Wuchen responded with a polite smile. The middle-aged woman before him made him feel very comfortable as well. He couldn’t sense any negative emotions on her.

“Hello auntie,” Ning Xue imitated her brother, waving her small hand shyly.

Auntie Chun looked them up and down before issuing a low exclamation. “My dear, in my life I’ve never seen anyone from outside…hm?” Her eyes flashed and she stepped before Ye Wuchen, hands pressing into his chest like Gong Luo had, and withdrawing them. “This, this…child, you’ve suffered a lot, someone forcing you to jump. Poor child, don’t worry. No one will pick on you anymore here. Three, don’t just help him along when he’s in this state. Come, I’ll carry you.”

Only after he was scolded lightly did Gong Luo begin to think properly again. He patted his head and smiled apologetically. “Ah, look how dumb I am. I’ll carry him instead, Auntie.”

Without waiting for a response for Ye Wuchen, he hoisted him up onto his back with a light movement of his hands. “Auntie Chun, you can go back to work. I’ll be seeing Grandpa soon.”