Gu Xijiu was surrounded, so Di Fuyi could no longer fit in the crowd . He did not intend to fight with the women . Casually, he stood aside and hugged his arms as he observed .
A man named Tie Dan approached him for a small chat, but before he could touch his shoulder, Di Fuyi had already slid about ten feet away, without even s.h.i.+fting his body . Tie Dan was amazed . He was greatly impressed by Di Fuyi's speed . Also, he noticed that Di Fuyi did not like to have anyone standing too close to him . Could he actually be a woman?
The women here were usually bold and pa.s.sionate . They were not usually difficult to deal with . They would often wrestle one another . Some women were even stronger than men . If a woman fancies a man, she would confess directly, and if the affection were mutual, they would move into the same house and address themselves as man and wife .
The gender roles between men and women were not typically divided . The men and women would always walk together, shoulder to shoulder . Skin contact was not an issue at all to everyone, except Stone . Even the real Stone, who was shy and introverted, and the present Stone, who was frank and authoritative, shared the common behavior . They were not keen on skin contact . It appears that the newcomer was the same . He seemed even more reluctant than Stone to get in touch with others .
"Did you come from the city that only exists in legends? How did you meet Brother Stone?" Tie Dan was curious .
Di Fuyi frowned and asked him, "Have you never been to the city?"
Tie Dan answered in a depressed tone, "I certainly have not . Once trapped, the people here can never escape, so we have never seen the city . In fact, even our clan leader has never seen it . "
"Then, how did you know about the existence of such a city?"
"It is only a legend, pa.s.sed from generation to generation . "
Di Fuyi seemed interested . "Tell me more about it . "
Tie Dan gave him an unimpressed look . "Hey, I was the one who asked you first . "
"Have a sip . " Di Fuyi offered him his leather bag that carried a bottle .
Tie Dan accepted it and turned the cap to open the bottle . His eyes danced with merriment the moment he found out about the content . "Wine? It smells so nice!"
He took a sip and was completely lost in the taste . "It tastes so good! Okay, you must be from the city . The clan leader once told us that only people in the city could afford such decent drinks . No, actually Brother Stone knows how to make wine, too, but it does not taste as good as this . "
Di Fuyi threw Gu Xijiu a look . She was still busily caught in the crowd .
After the wine, Tie Dan became completely obsessed . Driven by the excitement, he had forgotten about his question for Di Fuyi . Instead, he answered accordingly to every question that Di Fuyi had for him .
Soon, Di Fuyi had an idea of how Gu Xijiu lived her life in this place . Also, he managed to find out more about the clan . The village had not always been here . About a century ago, a group of hunters came to the valley and were trapped, so they started their lives anew here .
The mountains were once lively . Among the rocks, there was a forest, full of greens and vitality . Animals set foot in the forest as their habitat . However, ever since the hunters arrived, the trees had disappeared completely . The animals went extinct, too . Rocks were the only remains . The only being that lingered on was the Phantom Beast .
These Phantom Beasts regenerated quickly, so they could not be killed . There were many of them, all equally fierce and savage . Even the greatest hunter could not make it out of the valley alive . Those who tried would usually end up in miserable deaths .
Throughout the years, no one had ever escaped . However, the discovery of the cave and its channel gave the hunters a second chance to survive .