"I am a friend of the master of this place..." Jiang Lin said slowly, "Who are you?"
If it weren't for being a friend, it would be difficult for him to explain why he was here.
A friend of the master of this place...?
The young man with grass roots tied to his head and a clear, handsome face looked at Jiang Lin suspiciously after hearing this.
"The master of this place has been dead for a long time. How can you prove that you are his friend and not some strange intruder?"
Jiang Lin was stunned. Dead for a long time?
Was he referring to 'Jiang Lin' or Que Sixi?
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Lin said slowly, "There is a small spiritual脉 beneath this place."
"On the other side of the mountain, there is a hidden lotus pond, though I don't know if it's still there."
"Originally, there were only three small houses, fully furnished."
"Among them, the words 'Si Xi' were carved on the desk in one room, and the words 'Shen Xue' were carved on the dressing table in another room."
Jiang Lin casually mentioned the original layout of this small world and some minor details.
Then he looked at the young man, "Am I correct?"
The young man listened, stunned, and scratched his head, thinking carefully.
"Okay, it seems you're right. You really are a friend of the master of this place..."
As Jiang Lin spoke, he had been observing the young man's expression.
Seeing the young man react when he mentioned 'Si Xi', he proactively asked, "Did Si Xi bring you in?"
The young man was still a bit dazed, and nodded, "Yes, yes, yes!"
Having been a ghost living here for so long, this was the first time he had encountered anyone else coming in.
He had almost forgotten how to interact with people.
Jiang Lin asked again, "When you saw Si Xi, was he well? Was Little Goldfish well?"
Hearing this, the young man's eyes widened.
This person even knew about Little Goldfish, it seemed to be true!
He knew how carefully Si Xi hid Little Goldfish.
Even he had only discovered it by chance.
With a familiar person as an intermediary, the young man's favorability towards this newcomer increased significantly.
"So you're all friends."
He got up, waving his hand, and said, "Let's go to the small wooden house and talk slowly."
He then beckoned to the spirits around him, "It's okay, it's okay, they're all friends. Everyone, put away your weapons and traps."
"And prepare some good food."
Then he turned back and smiled friendly at Jiang Lin, "My name is Lou Yangzi, and I am Que Sixi's friend."
"Jiang Lin."
Jiang Lin could see that the young man had finally truly believed him.
"Hello, hello."
The young man—Lou Yangzi nodded, leading Jiang Lin towards the small wooden house, saying enthusiastically and joyfully, "I haven't seen Si Xi for a long time either. The last time I saw him, he was in good spirits, and his little goldfish had even been born."
"I even ate the wedding candy he gave me. By the way,"
Lou Yangzi seemed to remember something and asked, "You've come from outside, do you have any news of Si Xi? I haven't seen him for a long time."
Jiang Lin did not reply.
He was still thinking about what Lou Yangzi had just said.
Little goldfish?
Que Sixi's child?
Did he conceive it before becoming a ghost?
This guy... didn't he even hold a proper wedding for Little Goldfish?
Jiang Lin's thoughts raced.
But then again, the two of them were not exactly worldly people.
As long as they were happy, whether they followed worldly customs or not was not that important.
"You've come from outside, do you have any news of Si Xi?"
Seeing Jiang Lin not answering, Lou Yangzi thought he hadn't heard and patiently repeated himself.
"News of Si Xi?"
Jiang Lin withdrew his thoughts and said, "I haven't seen him for a long time either. I don't know where he's gone to live his life."
Thinking of Si Xi's gluttonous nature, he might have gone to some gourmet paradise.
"By the way, you mentioned Little Goldfish just now, that's his child, right? I didn't even know he had a child."
"What does he look like, and what's his name?"
"I haven't seen his child either, he hides them so well."
Lou Yangzi said, and then paused.
His expression was momentarily melancholic, as if he remembered something.
He pulled at the corner of his mouth, "I didn't have time to ask for Little Goldfish's name then."
In fact, Que Sixi had said it, but he at the time...
Hadn't paid attention.
"Never mind."
Seeing Lou Yangzi's expression, Jiang Lin didn't press further, "Since they are still here, we will meet one day."
This place was the last refuge left by Master 'Jiang Lin' for his two disciples.
That kid hadn't come, so he must be living quite well.
Nothing had reached that point yet.
He just didn't know why the person in front of him had been brought here.
Jiang Lin's gaze subtly swept over this friend of Si Xi.
Suddenly, his gaze paused.
It landed at Lou Yangzi's feet.
"Do you need any help?"
At Lou Yangzi's feet, a shadow followed him closely.
However, ghosts had no shadows.
Lou Yangzi stopped in his tracks and looked down at his feet.
He smiled and shook his head, saying, "Thank you, no need."
"Although I've forgotten how this thing came to be, I always feel... it's quite important to me."
Before coming to this small world, he had lost some memories.
He always felt that this shadow should be related to his lost memories.
When the time came, he would probably...
Remember it?
The two 'people' continued their conversation and arrived in front of the small wooden houses.
There were over a dozen wooden houses, with three of them slightly further away.
And they looked more exquisitely built.
As Lou Yangzi led him towards his own wooden house, he explained, "Those three over there belong to Si Xi and the others. We can't go in when they're not here."
Although Si Xi had told him to feel free to do as he pleased when he brought him here.
But after discovering that the items in those three rooms were all carved with writing,
He had stopped living in them.
He only went in occasionally to clean.
Or to repair them when they were damaged over time.
"Originally, I only built a house for myself, but when those little spirits saw me building one, they also followed suit and built some houses."
Lou Yangzi chuckled foolishly, "It's quite lively, looks like a village."
Jiang Lin surveyed the surroundings and said faintly, "Very good."
Inside the house.
The table was already filled with various fruits collected by the spirits, washed and plated.
There were also some things like preserved fruits and canned goods.
These were likely made by Lou Yangzi himself.
Jiang Lin looked towards the door, and a group of spirits peeking curiously quickly retracted their heads and hid.
The spirits on the roof thought they hadn't been discovered and secretly mocked the fools at the door who had been found.
"Hahaha..."
Lou Yangzi scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed,
"They are just very curious, after all, you are the first 'person' from outside to come here since me."
"If you don't mind..."
Jiang Lin said faintly, "It's fine, just be as you normally are."
Speaking of which, Jiang Lin remembered the colorful egg and the machine ball waiting outside the cave.
He mentioned them to Lou Yangzi.
Lou Yangzi waved his hands repeatedly, "They are all Si Xi's friends, you can let them in. Don't worry about me."
Jiang Lin nodded, as the distance was not far.
He directly used his ghostly energy to transmit a message, letting the colorful egg and the machine ball come in.
At the cave entrance—
The colorful egg, which had been looking for a long time, rejoiced and rushed in with the machine ball.
'Let's go! Master is calling us!'