Lao Lizheng nodded.

"Yes, that's what he said.

He also said that he was going to Bianliang City to take a scientific examination, and we had never heard of what this scientific examination was before."

I frowned, recalling the strange people I met in the cave earlier.

"The scholar you are talking about is wearing dark blue-gray clothes. He has thick eyebrows and a long face. He looks like he is in his twenties."

Lao Li was slightly startled and looked towards me.

"Yes, how did you know?"

I couldn't help but frown and looked towards Lao Lizheng.

"When I came in just now, I seemed to have seen him."

The teacup in Lao Lizheng's hand couldn't help but shake slightly, with a look of surprise on his face.

"Impossible!

At first he said that he met water bandits on the river and ended up in Taohua Village by accident.

We originally planned to entertain him for a few days and ask about the situation outside.

But who would have thought that he ran away quietly by himself that night. We thought he had left on his own.

According to what you said, has he still been in Taohua Village all these years?"

After listening to what Lao Lizheng said, I was a little confused.

"Wait a minute, this won't happen!

Lao Lizheng, you just said that you personally entertained the first fisherman who came in and the second scholar who came in?"

Lao Lizheng nodded.

"That's right! I am Li Zheng of Peach Blossom Village, and this is all my responsibility."

I frowned and looked towards Lao Lizheng in front of me.

"Excuse me, do you, Mr. Guigeng?"

Lao Li was scratching his head, stretching out his fingers and picking it apart.

"This... I can't remember exactly. We have always lived in Taohua Village and have never had contact with the outside world.

Anyway, I have been here since I came here to escape the world.

Our daily life consists of working from sunrise to sunset.

Time means nothing to us."

I couldn't help but have a bitter look on my face, and felt something was wrong.

"Lao Lizheng, since you took refuge here, has there been any birth, old age, sickness or death in the village?"

Lao Li was stunned for a few seconds and shook his head.

"It seems not."

I frowned and asked Lao Lizheng again: "Have there been any natural or man-made disasters?"

"It seems not."

My heart tightened, and I finally discovered the problem.

If we follow what Lao Lizheng said, life here has remained unchanged for thousands of years, and time seems to have stopped.

In other words, they repeat the same life every day, and time never moves forward.

Only when someone from the outside comes in will the time order here be triggered.

What exactly is this place?

Since I entered Taohua Village, everything I have seen, the people and things I have encountered.

They are almost exactly the same as those written in Peach Blossom Spring, which is like a solidified program.

Although Lao Lizheng, Zhu Dawu, and the villagers of Taohua Village are all flesh and blood, they seem to be missing something compared to normal humans.

When he asked me about things and passed on information, it was more like he was completing a task and had no thinking ability of his own.

This feels very much like an NPC in a game.

"Little friend Thirteen, what are you thinking about?"

Lao Li frowned and smiled at me.

"Nothing, I'll go out first."

I cupped my hands towards Lao Lizheng, got up and walked out of the yard.

In this Peach Blossom Village, there may be only one normal human being.
Chapter completed!