In this city, it is impossible to tell what is true and what is false.
If you say those people are fake, they actually exist. If you say they are real, those people can hardly be called human beings.
Except for the people, everything in the city is ice.
Even some of the cats running around on the walls have muscles of ice and bones, and you can tell they are fake at a glance.
And the people here, just like the people Chaerqi met at the beginning, can only speak one sentence, and there will always be only one sentence. Very few people can speak two sentences, and there is logic between the two sentences. It's related, but it's just one sentence more than others.
There is only one exception.
"Mr. Li" in front of Qi Ying.
Mr. Li who teaches.
Only this Mr. Li can talk to people with clear thinking.
Qi Ying understood a little bit about the existence of this city, but was not completely sure. After thinking about it secretly, he said to Mr. Li: "Sir, can you please invite me to sit at your place? I have always admired him very much. Literary people who read and write, all of them write well in their writing and speak in perfect sentences. They are not like a rough guy like me who has no interest in elegance. I hope you can give me some advice, so that I can gain some knowledge."
Mr. Li looked like he was very helpful and said: "Okay, come and sit in my school. However, I can't talk about giving advice. We can just communicate and communicate."
Then, Qi Ying followed Mr. Li into the mansion.
There are many people in the mansion, including servants, maids, and even general managers. These people are just like the people outside. They can only speak one or two sentences, but most of these people can speak two sentences. Very few people can only speak one sentence.
Qi Ying even met the "master" of this mansion, as well as his wife, young master, etc.
Mr. Li exchanged greetings with each of them, and I don’t know if it was a coincidence that what these people said completely matched Mr. Li’s words.
For example, Mr. Li said to a maid, "Master, have you studied today?"
The maid would say, "Hello, sir, the young master has been studying all morning. He said he had a headache, so he asked the young master from the Hu family in the east to play."
And when Qi Ying was talking to her, he asked: "What is your young master's surname?"
The maid still said the same thing, "Hello sir, the young master has been studying all morning. He said he had a headache, so he asked the young master from the Hu family in the east to go play."
Qi Ying shook her head and followed Mr. Li.
Passing through the ice-carved corridor, the two came to a room. Although this room was also made entirely of ice, it was extraordinarily detailed. The texture of every piece of furniture could be seen very clearly, unlike the buildings outside. It is atmospheric but has no texture. It is the most detailed place Qi Ying has seen in this ice city.
There are many calligraphy and paintings placed in the room. With Qi Ying's level of appreciation, he can see that these are all top-notch works.
"Please take a seat."
Mr. Li is polite and has the temperament of a scholar.
A maid came in from the side and poured tea for the two of them. Qi Ying looked at the ice water tea, which was actually "steaming", as if it was really hot tea that had just been brewed with hot water.
but.
After taking a sip, it was really ice water that was as cold as ice.
Mr. Li also took a sip, but he seemed to enjoy it very much, as if what he was tasting was peerless fragrant tea rather than bitingly cold ice water.
"The environment in the Liu Mansion is not bad." Mr. Li suddenly said, "The family is very harmonious from top to bottom. The young master in the family is a bit naughty, but he has a good heart. After all, he is a talented person."
"Sir, you are very happy living here, right?"
Qi Ying smiled.
Mr. Li nodded: "Yes."
Qi Ying said again: "Sir, he is so talented, but in a small town, the Liu family, being a teacher is a bit useless, isn't it?"
Mr. Li suddenly changed his expression, and his tone was a bit unkind: "I thought that you, like me, are people who don't strive for fame and wealth. I didn't expect that you, like those ordinary people, came to me to ask for some benefits. ?"
"Don't dare."
Qi Ying cupped his hands and said.
Mr. Li snorted, with a hint of sarcasm on his face: "I have met many people like you over the years. They looked humble when they came here. They couldn't say more than a few words, and they wanted to ask me to do things for them. Look. You are young and have extremely high cultivation. I thought you would be different from them, but unexpectedly, you are still the same."
"I'm not here this time to ask for help from your husband."
"oh?"
Mr. Li showed a little curiosity.
Qi Ying continued: "Actually, I'm here to do something for you. Has your husband felt like this lately - forgetting where you are and what you want to do?"
Mr. Li was surprised: "How do you know?"
Qi Ying smiled: "Not only do I know this, I also know that before I arrived, my husband had already stopped in front of Liu's house for a long, long time."
Mr. Li's expression finally became serious. He stood up and said solemnly: "It seems that I have underestimated you. Do you know what is going on in my situation?"
"I want to have some physical contact with you, Sir, to check the situation inside your body." Qi Ying said, "I have studied medical skills, and there may be ways to solve some of the difficult and complicated diseases of practitioners. Sir, please extend your hand. I will give it to you." Check your pulse."
Mr. Li sat down again, carefully rolled up his long cyan sleeves, and extended his arm to Qi Ying.
The index and middle fingers of Qi Ying's right hand rested on his wrist.
At the same time, the power of wind and fire in the body was activated, and traveled towards the fingertips...
For a moment.
Mr. Li's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly pulled his hand back from under Qi Ying's hand. His eyes also completely changed at this moment. His originally bright eyes suddenly became wandering and scattered, and his whole person was tainted with a trace of panic.
"Why is this? How could this happen?"
Mr. Li muttered to himself.
He stood up and walked around hesitantly for a while before his mind calmed down a little.
Then he looked at Qi Ying and asked with a heavy face: "You... when did you find out?" Mr. Li's voice was different from before. It changed from the energetic voice of a young man to extremely hoarse and a bit hoarse. Like the voice of Yasula, the great elder of the two villages.
Qi Ying said: "It was just a guess before, but it was finally confirmed."
Mr. Li took a long breath, and then he seemed to have completely lost all strength. He slumped down on the chair behind him, and the light in his eyes quickly dimmed: "So that's it... Okay, now, I know it too. .It’s actually like this... Haha.”