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The Final Volume - Legend of Immortals Chapter 53: Extreme Town, Strange Origin

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    Master and I parked the car at the government office of this town.

    In fact, the so-called government does not have much of a deterrent effect in a town like this where the folk customs are strong and not integrated with the world, but it is still more or less in a state of being in harmony with the river. Parking the car in this kind of place is perfect.

    Of course, this kind of work is not in vain. I have to spend some money to do some things, which can be regarded as the cost of helping to look after the car. After all, it is too important for Master and me now. Finally, we went to the uninhabited land of the snow mountains.  Still have to rely on it.

    After doing all this, it was already nighttime. It was obviously unrealistic to go up the mountain at this time. We originally wanted to stay in this simple government building for one night, but no one else agreed, because except for an old concierge, the rest of the staff did not agree.  All the people were gone.

    Later, we learned that the government here is only government officials from the town closest to here occasionally come to manage it. This extremely remote town is basically autonomous. They don’t dare to keep us because the people here are strong and fierce.  If something happens, don't let it happen in this office building.

    Master and I are helpless. In fact, in my impression, the Miao people are divided into two extremes. One is like the people in Yueyan Miao Village, who are gentle and kind, and the other is the people of Heiyan Miao Village, whose folk customs  He is indeed tough, xenophobic, and even a little cold-blooded.

    But regardless of the type of Miao people, I actually feel that they have a rather "extreme" protection of their own culture. They want to integrate, but more importantly, they must protect the inheritance of culture from being changed by this integration.

    Actually, I sometimes feel good about this kind of extreme protection, because my Chinese culture also has a long history. Do I need some extreme protection?

    In the end, Master and I did not go to the village rashly and stayed with the concierge for nothing.

    It was night, with a bottle of wine, two packs of cigarettes, and several bags of peanuts. We chatted wordlessly with the concierge, preparing to survive the long night. After all, we couldn't sleep in this small gate.

    "Master is born with the ability to communicate with people very casually, but unlike me, I always keep a distance from people in the beginning, fearing to get emotionally involved.  Therefore, I quickly got involved with the concierge and started chatting all over the place.

    The concierge is a Han Chinese. After he drank, the most talked about with the master was that he had worked here for many years. Everyone in the town looked familiar, but he didn't know their names.

    As for the reason, it’s because people in this town don’t like to talk to Han people, and he has never been able to integrate into this town.

    So exclusive?  I was a little surprised that even though I felt that Black Rock Miao Village was not so exclusive.

    "That's helpless. I was born in a rural area, and the government's policies were good. I was also lucky enough to get such a public position. I was not a gatekeeper before, but I retired and couldn't stay idle. I said I have no feelings for this place.  Right? That can't be the case. Before I became a gatekeeper, I used to work here from time to time. I'm sorry that the people here never accepted us. It felt like we were living alone in isolation. It's funny, I'm here in Gada  For so many years, people in this town buy the same pack of cigarettes at the canteen for 5 yuan! I’m going to buy it for 10 yuan and it’s a scam. But what if I don’t buy it? People still like to sell it or not.” The uncle drank two  Bei was a little excited, and when he spoke, he actually had a hint of Northeastern flavor.

    This made me feel very warm and reminded me of everything that happened in the deep forest that year, including Wu Laogui, who was humorous and timid, but never lost his temper at critical moments, Lao Zhang, who was honest and reliable, and the magical stick.  My son, the snow-capped dense forest and the girl I dreamed of all stayed there.

    Thinking of Ruxue, my heart felt an inexplicable tingling. Now this kind of tingling is accompanied by my soul every time. It will make me sluggish for a moment, but I have also learned to hide it. It’s just that the hand holding the peanuts is shaking.  Suddenly, there was no change in expression on his face.

    This is a cover-up that even the master can't see. He is still talking to the concierge. 10 yuan is a scam. Isn't it twice as expensive?

    This kind of Northeastern dialect made me less defensive about the concierge, no, probably any stranger. A natural smile appeared on my face unconsciously, and I poured a glass of wine for the concierge.

    The concierge may have felt that this seemed quite indifferent. The young man who was not easy to talk to suddenly showed kindness to him. He was a little touched and smiled gratefully at me.  He picked up the wine glass and took another half sip.

    Sometimes, friendship between people seems so simple, but I often can't do it. I don't know if it is because of my childhood life. I always feel that the person I love deeply will leave me in the end.  I was left standing alone in an open place, helplessly shouting "I won't let you go". This made me very defensive.

     ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? I still agree with Master’s words. I can’t take up or let go of feelings, and the same is true for strangers.

    Master, who was happily chatting with the concierge, didn't notice my emotions. I thought it would be bad to think about it late at night, so I simply retracted my thoughts and peeled peanuts while sipping wine little by little, listening to the concierge's excitement.  speak.

    "Who can say that 10 yuan is not expensive? But this is still a friendly price. When other staff go to buy things, including officials, I will tell you that it is normal to triple the price." The concierge said excitedly  , but also a little proud that he can have a 'friendship price'.

    The master calmly drank a glass of wine, then threw a peanut in his mouth and chewed it carefully, and then said: "Why are these people so xenophobic? I don't remember there was such a town before? This"

    ah?  Wasn't there a town like this before?  I'm a little confused, why did Master guide me here?  However, I could only pretend to be calm and listen to their conversation.

    "Huh? How do you know? There really wasn't this town before. This Gada used to be not even a village, just a few families living here and there. Suddenly, a year has passed." The uncle paused here, as if  Looks a little apprehensive.

    The master quickly poured a glass of wine for the uncle and said, "It's okay. Let me tell you the truth. I used to have a connection with this place. Otherwise, how would I know it so well?" As he spoke, the master lowered his tone and whispered.  : "I know quite a few people on the mountain, right?"

    "Ah, do you know the people on the mountain?" The uncle's eyes were filled with surprise and uncertainty. He looked at the master up and down, and then said with some doubts: "Could it be that you are also a Miao?"

    "Yes, it's impossible. I'm a genuine Han Chinese. It's just a coincidence that I met the people on the mountain." The master said it very sincerely. In fact, he didn't lie. It was just a speaking technique. Saying it is tantamount to  Nothing was said.

    But the concierge was so excited that he slapped the stool where the wine was placed, and the wine bottle almost fell over. I quickly held it up, but he didn't care and whispered: "Hey, I'm really envious of that."  The people on the mountain are not simple. I don’t know why they are not simple, but I am sure that they know magical things? For example, they are called magic? "

    Ordinary people can’t tell the difference between Taoism and witchcraft. There are also some other arts, which are collectively called spells.

    "Oh? Then I believe it too. There are many wonders in this world. The older a person gets, the more he believes it. To put it harshly, who hasn't encountered a few strange things in his whole life? When he gets older,  , come to think of it, it’s just so-called ‘superstitious’.” The master hesitated and put the words back. After all, talking about these things in depth with an ordinary person is taboo in real circles.

    "In short, let's not talk about this. Let's talk about the previous things. How long ago was there really no town here? I have to think about it, about ten years ago? Anyway, I have worked here for many years. People in this town  Xenophobia is also a reason, hey." As he spoke, the uncle swallowed the glass of wine in front of him in one breath, then placed the empty glass heavily on the bench and said: "These people appeared overnight.  To be precise, they are people who came down from the mountain! For some unknown reason, they came to the foot of the mountain and stayed here forever, repairing houses and forming a town."

    Coming down from the mountain overnight?  I lowered my head and frowned, took a sip of the wine in the cup, and couldn't help but worry about Qiangzi.  But when I think about it, the time is wrong. This town appeared ten years ago, which was earlier than the last time I saw Qiangzi. Qiangzi at least never mentioned these things to me. Is it a secret?

    Thinking about it, I relaxed my brows and put down my wine glass.

    The master also didn't speak, just bowed his head and drank, while the uncle was still talking: "You said that suddenly so many people came down overnight, and they did it themselves, and in a few months they turned this place into a town.  , Don’t you care? You must take care of it! But in this poor and remote place, we can’t spare so many people, so we can only”

    He was talking about the origin of this so-called town government. If these Miao people really came down from the mountains, then they might not really take this so-called temporary regulatory government seriously.

    Speaking of which, this is indeed interesting news. It seems that there is a huge secret hidden behind it, but I don’t know why Master is asking about it?

    As the old man was talking, his tongue was a little big, and he was talking all over the place. We didn't persuade him to drink anymore, but he said one more thing in a daze and unintentionally: "You guys said  , what is there worth paying attention to in this town? In the past two months, many groups of people have come, and they look like they have bad faces, making the people in the town more and more xenophobic. We don’t dare to care, and we don’t understand why.  ?What's going on?  "

    As the uncle spoke, he couldn't help but half-lying on the chair and fell asleep. Master and I looked at each other, who is here?  Is it impossible? Two months ago, Master and I were still in Zhulin Xiaozhu. It makes no sense!

    Thinking of this, Master and I frowned at the same time!
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