Brother Neng and I were tied up by this group of people. One of them also took a strange thing for us to smell. Under their fists, Brother Neng and I sucked in the sweet smell and quickly fainted.

It was already evening when I woke up, and I was locked in a stone room. There was nothing in the room and the windows were very high. "Uh~ Where is Brother Neng? Where is this place?" I felt a mess. I remember that we were attacked by a group of people, then we fainted after being beaten. It seemed that we were caught. This should be their territory.

Clang~

The chains outside the door were opened and the door was pushed open. Two people dressed like those who grabbed us walked in. Without saying a word, they raised my arms and walked out. They carried me through a dim corridor. The afterglow of the sunset enveloped the forest in front of us. The trees in that forest were particularly tall, and there were some low houses under the tall trees. From the height, they could not see the appearance of the village.

I was taken to a relatively large room. The two people holding me were asking for advice from the people in the room. After getting permission, they pushed me and signaled me to go in by themselves. They did not leave immediately and kept watching me there. Thinking that Brother Neng might still be in their hands, I gave up the idea of ​​running away alone and walked towards the room.

I pushed open the door and walked in. There was an oil lamp in the room. The furnishings in the room were very old. "You're awake. Have a good rest." An old voice rang coldly. By a fire pit on the right side of the room, an old man with wrinkles waved to me and signaled me to walk over. I glanced around the room and found that there were only two of us, so I walked towards the old man. The old man pointed to the bamboo stool beside him and asked me to sit down.

"Young man is sorry to use this method to bring you here, but you have broken into our territory." The old man said leisurely, sucking a very long pipe.

I felt a little nervous. Shouldn’t we be driven away? Why should we take us back to the village? I had a lot of questions in my heart. I sorted out my thoughts and said, “Grandpa, I’m very sorry, we came to Daoren Mountain for tourism. I encountered some problems on the mountain at night, so I got lost and broke into the territory of Guicun. I’m very sorry! I apologize to you for our behavior here. What about my friends? If he wakes up, please let me see him. We will withdraw from the territory of Guicun as soon as possible and will never mention it outside.”

"Young man, don't be so nervous. Since you are here, take a good rest. I will send someone to see you off in a few days." The old man said slowly, sucking his long pipe.

"Can I let me see my friend?" I took a deep breath. I couldn't have a quarrel with each other now. I haven't seen Brother Neng yet, so I must not be impulsive.

The old man picked up the teapot by the fire pit and gave me a cup of hot tea and handed it to me. "Drink some tea. Your friend hasn't woken up yet. He will come here later." The old man changed a pot of tobacco and continued to light it. I sat next to me and didn't know how to talk. He lowered his head and played with the tea cup, carefully observing the situation around him.

Seeing that I didn't dare to drink tea, the old man didn't say anything. He just smiled, picked up another cup and poured himself a cup, picked it up and drank it slowly. I felt a little embarrassed. It seemed very bad to doubt an old man like this, but the problems I encountered along the way really made me nervous.

The old man's face and hands were covered with wrinkles, but his eyes were particularly bright, shining in this dim environment. He faced the fire pit and silently smoked his cigarette puff. The atmosphere became a little awkward, and he measured everything in front of him. He raised the tea cup and drank the tea in the cup. The warm tea flowed down his throat, and I felt my body become warm.

Seeing me drinking tea, the old man looked at me and poured me another cup. This time I didn’t hesitate. After this day, I was actually already thirsty and hungry. This cup of hot tea really makes people absolutely warm.

After a few cups of tea, someone came to report outside. They spoke their own language, but I couldn't understand a word, but it seemed that Brother Neng woke up and was brought over by them. After the old man explained it to them, the man withdrew and I stood up and walked towards the door of the house.

Before I could reach the door, Neng brother came in.

Brother Neng was very happy to see me, "Kobayashi, you are here, okay!"

"I'm fine, brother, are you okay?"

I turned my head and walked towards the fire pit, and Brother Neng followed me. The old man by the fire pit took another cup of tea for Brother Neng. Brother Neng looked at me and nodded to Brother Neng. Brother Neng didn't hesitate, and he finished drinking the cup of tea with his head.

"This tea is not bad, it has a sweet and mellow taste." Brother Neng put the teacup beside the fire pit, and the old man smiled and poured another cup for Brother Neng.

"Now, you are all here, and some things need to be told to you. We are the patriarchs of this village. We have lived in mountains for generations. Of course, not many people know our existence. Because of the development of technology over the years, we have to build houses in forests and under big trees. No outsiders have been here for hundreds of years, so when my tribe found you, I brought you back out of protection of the village. Please forgive me." The old man told us while smoking a cigarette pot.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, my friends and I don't intend to break into this place. We won't mention it to anyone after we leave. We also ask the old patriarch to send us out as soon as possible." After hearing the old man's words, I exchanged glances with Brother Neng, and thought it would be better to leave here as soon as possible.

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and some people came in with food and a low table. They put the table next to the fire pit and placed the food, then retreated. The old man shook the tobacco pot and said, "You are all hungry, let's have dinner first. If you have something to do, let's talk about it after dinner." As he said that, the old man picked up the wine pot on the table and poured a glass of wine for each of us. Brother Neng and I sat at the table and picked up the wine glass. After what happened before, we had no worries now. The old man seemed to appreciate our actions. Hear us and we were asked to eat the dishes quickly. Brother Neng and I hadn't eaten for a day and were very hungry. Now the table of dishes was placed in front of us. Although we were a little restrained at the beginning, we let go after the start. The old man looked at us with a smile, occasionally picking up the order of food and drinking.

With a loud bang, Brother Neng and I were startled. The old man stood up suddenly. The old man who had been calm since I came in was full of panic. Soon, someone came in outside. After talking to the old man, a girl ran in.
Chapter completed!