Meng Chao was speechless.
He did not want to argue with a little girl who was still wet behind the ears.
He thought about it and changed the topic. "But why am I lying here? This should be your house, right? I mean, even if you picked me up, shouldn't you send me to a place like a hospital for intensive treatment and … watch over me? "
"I've heard of hospitals, but there is no hospital in Peach Blossom Town," Ancient Spirit said.
"No hospital?"
Meng Chao was stunned again.
Based on the skyline of this town, it should be one of the larger satellite cities around Dragon City on Earth. It must have its own regional hospital, and it might even have a branch of a provincial hospital.
After he transmigrated, the living environment was bad. Regardless of whether it was for treatment or to explore the peak of life science, hospitals were an essential infrastructure for civilization.
How could there be no hospital in Peach Blossom Town?
"Then what do you do when you get sick or injured?" Meng Chao asked curiously.
"We rarely get sick," Ancient Spirit said proudly.
Guling proudly said, "The air, water, and food in Peach Blossom Town are a hundred times cleaner than those on Earth. Plus, we don't have any conflicts or troubles. Everyone helps each other and lives happily. Naturally, all diseases are gone!
"If we really get sick or injured, we don't have to be afraid. The spirit beasts will bring us to the forest to find a lot of strange plants. We can chew them and eat them or put them on our wounds. Most of the diseases will disappear."
"…"
Meng Chao did not believe it.
If the primitive herbology and witch medicine were so effective, there would be no need for the civilization on Earth to develop modern medicine.
"What if it's not good to eat the herbs?" He wanted to get to the bottom of it.
"Then you can only die." Ancient Spirit shrugged and said as if nothing had happened.
"Die …"
Meng Chao was stunned again.
After he transmigrated, Dragon Citizens were famous for being indifferent to life and death. If they were not happy, they would fight. Their view of life and death was much more open-minded than on Earth.
But when a little girl in her early twenties talked about death so casually, it made him feel as if his view of life and death was overturned.
"That's right. If it's not good to eat the herbs, then you can only die!"
"Flowers bloom and then wither, leaves flourish and then fall, insects turn into butterflies, butterflies rot in the mud, birth, old age, sickness, and death are all part of the laws of nature!
"We humans are also a part of nature. As long as we live happily every day, what's so scary about death?
"After we die, we throw ourselves into the mud in the depths of the forest and let the moss, fungi, lichens, snakes, insects, rats, and ants devour us. It won't be long before a brand new life grows on our corpses. Isn't that a good thing?
"The earthlings, on the other hand, are living in such a harsh environment, bullied and oppressed by their own kind, and living an unbearable life every day. But they are scared of the ultimate relief of death. Isn't that strange?
Meng Chao controlled his urge to argue with the girl again.
He sucked in a deep breath and said, "Alright, looks like you're not afraid of death. But aren't your family afraid that I'll harm you after I wake up? You said it yourself, outsiders aren't used to life in Peach Blossom Town. They might cause a ruckus and destroy the environment. They might even hurt the normal townspeople."
"That's right. That's why I can only carry you home. This is the only place where I'm not afraid of you causing a ruckus!" Ancient Spirit said.
"Hmm?"
Meng Chao was slightly stunned.
His pupils suddenly shrank to the size of two needles.
Murderous aura. He felt a strong murderous aura coming from every corner of the room.
Suddenly, along with the killing intent, two vines covered in thorns and three pythons with scales that were as erect as blades came in through the window.
Heavy panting came from the corridor. A few Abyss Leopards covered in venomous snakes lay at the door like cannonballs waiting to be fired.
Meng Chao had only activated 10% of his spirit energy vision, and he could already sense dozens of superbeasts lurking on the ceiling and under the floor. There were also Hell Beasts among them.
He had no doubt that if he became a little more excited, these monsters would swarm him and make him calm down.
"Big Brother Meng Chao, will you hurt me?" Ancient Spirit asked with a smile.
"Of course not," Meng Chao said seriously.
"I'm someone who is against violence and loves small animals the most. Speaking of which, are these … spirit beasts your pets?"
"They're not pets. They're my friends," Ancient Spirit said.
"Peach Blossom Town people don't like to keep pets. All spirit beasts are our friends."
"Looks like you're very good at communicating with your 'friends'," Meng Chao said.
"Anyone can communicate with spirit beasts. They've always been kind and friendly!"
Ancient Spirit said. "Even the most extreme and stubborn outsiders can learn to communicate with spirit beasts as long as they are sent to the Wisdom Tree to meditate for a few days. They won't be wielding weapons at the slightest provocation."
This was the second time Meng Chao heard of the Wisdom Tree.
It sounded like it was related to the core secret of Peach Blossom Town.
Of course, regardless of whether Peach Blossom Town really existed or not, every piece of information presented in front of Meng Chao was a secret worthy of careful study.
"So that's how it is. It seems that Peach Blossom Town is indeed a very interesting place."
Meng Chao composed himself and said, "Miss Gu Ling, can you tell me more about the history of Peach Blossom Town? After you transmigrated here, how exactly did you build and develop this town? Also, your daily life, food, housing, transportation, methods to make a living, and so on.
"Also, can I see any other outsiders? Among the people who floated down from the Peach Blossom Stream, is there a very tall and slender person with a very powerful and aggressive aura? It feels a little overbearing …"
"What?" Ancient Spirit asked.
"Forget it, it's nothing. I just want to know the situation of all my companions." Meng Chao said.
"Of course you can. Even if you didn't ask, I would tell you slowly. This way, I can help you better integrate into Peach Blossom Town and live here forever!"
Ancient Spirit said, "However, today is the Harvest Festival. Everyone has to celebrate and offer sacrifices. How about this, I will take you out to eat something first, and then we will participate in the biggest festival in Peach Blossom Town. We can eat and watch while we talk, okay?
"All the outsiders, as long as they get used to the life here, at least they won't be so excited and won't destroy things. They will all come to participate in the Harvest Festival. You will soon see a lot of your companions."
"If that's the case, it couldn't be better. Then I will have to trouble Miss Ancient Spirit."
Meng Chao decided to bide his time and see what the other party was planning.
Ancient Spirit opened the wardrobe and took out the big wooden box containing the Earth T-shirt and jeans.
"Are these the costumes for the festival?"
Meng Chao said, "Should I leave first?"
"Of course not."
Ancient Spirit covered her mouth and laughed, "These are the sacrifices that will be burned later."
"Sacrifices?" Meng Chao was completely confused.
"That's right, sacrifices. These clothes and pants are all made using a very evil method, especially the dyeing process of these jeans. A lot of chemicals are used, and it will cause serious pollution. On Earth, wherever there is a large denim factory, the rivers will be polluted with all sorts of colors, and the smell will stink, not to mention drinking it."
Ancient Spirit said seriously, "These products from Earth are the symbol of evil. Every year during the Harvest Festival, we will collect some of these products from Earth and burn them. On one hand, it shows that we have drawn a clear line with Earth's civilization, and we are determined to develop a new civilization that is more harmonious with nature. On the other hand, it is also a sacrifice to this paradise, praying for good weather in the coming year, and for good luck in hunting and gathering.
"I heard that a long time ago, Earth's products were quite easy to find. But as winter turned to spring, and years passed, more and more Earth's products were burned or naturally decayed. It became more and more difficult to find a complete sacrifice!
"I went through a lot of trouble to get a few offerings of decent quality. Of course, I have to take good care of them and offer them intact. That way, I might be able to catch a 'big guy' in the forest next year!"
As she spoke, the girl picked up a big wooden box filled with Earth T-shirts and jeans.
Meng Chao cast a glance at the door.
The Nether Leopards were still crouching there, and they did not move like cannonballs that were ready to be fired.
Ancient Spirit whistled.
A few vines that had come in through the window were intertwined with each other. They looked like a flight of stairs that led to the ground through the window.
"…"
Meng Chao looked at the leaves on the vines that were swaying like mimosas. They looked like they were waving at him, and he found himself unable to move forward.
He stepped on the vines and arrived at the road outside the house. When he turned his head around to look, Meng Chao noticed that he had been sleeping in a three-story building covered in flowers and ivy.
The entire building was submerged in a sea of flowers and a green wave, and its original shape could no longer be seen.
There was a huge toad that was even larger than a Demonic Halberd Pig lying on the roof. It was making grumbling sounds at him.
Ancient Spirit brought out a dried lizard from her bosom and flicked it high up with her finger.
Whoosh!
The huge toad shot out a bolt of lightning from its mouth and swept up the dried lizard. It swallowed it, and then grinned in satisfaction. In an instant, it jumped more than one hundred meters forward and disappeared behind the lush skyscrapers.
By the looks of it, it was also Ancient Spirit's "friend".
"Let's go. I'll take you to eat first!" Ancient Spirit skipped in front of him.
Meng Chao looked at the buildings around him that were submerged in a sea of flowers and a green wave. There were monsters pulling carriages on the streets, and the Demonic Air Ripping Eyes that would occasionally descend from the sky to put down the passengers in the gondola. The overly bright colors made him feel that it was ridiculous.
The pedestrians also cast him sidelong glances.
Even though he was wearing the same beast skin and linen shirt, Meng Chao's presence did not fit in with Peach Blossom Town.
He was the same as all Dragon Citizens. There was a sacred sense of duty on his face, and the arduous war had left a mark on him that was deep enough to see his bones. No matter where he went, the sound of steel and flames clashing against each other rose in his chest, and he longed to do something, change something, conquer something, or build something.
But the citizens of Peach Blossom Town were born with a relaxed, calm, satisfied feeling. They adapted to their circumstances, and they resigned themselves to fate.
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