The twenty-first day of the fourth lunar month, Lesser Fullness.
Xia Wei Liang wanted to call the village chief to the stage to speak, at least to give a concluding remark.
“Uncle! It’s your turn!”
Xin Jing He seemed to be asleep, his eyes closed as he sat in his wheelchair, a smile on his lips.
Xin Hong sat beside him, gazing somewhere unknown, and said faintly, “Uncle is tired. I’ll take him back to rest first. The rest is entrusted to you.”
Xia Wei Liang didn’t think much of it, “No problem! Leave it to us, we’re quite unyielding when it comes to non-professional skills.” After speaking, she turned back and rejoined everyone.
Rather than calling it Ba Qi Village’s grand ceremony, it was more like a gathering for the "Courage" crew.
Everyone made the venue lively, with crosstalk, skits, magic shows, acrobatics, storytelling, jokes, rap art… in short, it was a massive party beneath the sky bridge, with all-around talented people!
This night was the liveliest night in Ba Qi Village.
It was as if the stars in the night sky had been reignited, illuminating this land with brilliance…
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The village chief’s funeral was simple. According to Ba Qi Village’s customs, he was buried at the foot of Jade Mountain.
Besides all the crew members, there were also all the "villagers."
It was at this moment that those inflatable figures, which had seemed comical earlier, now appeared to stand silently, all gazing towards Jade Mountain, evoking an indescribable sense of desolation and helplessness.
From a beautiful secluded paradise to a place guarded by only one person today, how did the village chief endure the hardships along the way?
Xin Hong, as the descendant of Ba Qi Village, "sent off" the village chief, wearing mourning attire and slowly walking towards everyone.
“Uncle departed without regrets. Thank you.”
Xia Wei Liang had a very good impression of the village chief and felt quite sad for a moment. The person she had chatted with the night before was gone just like that.
After the funeral, Director Huang also had to prepare to return.
“This was a special recording,” he said emotionally. It was the first time the production team had attended someone’s funeral, and as the deceased’s close friend.
Xia Wei Liang said slowly, “Never mind anything else. As the people around you leave one by one, and he’s left alone to guard this place, I can’t even imagine how I would bear it. Extreme environments might stimulate a person’s potential, but loneliness can truly drive someone mad.”
Just thinking about the cyberbullying she endured before her rebirth, besides Huan Jie and Xiao Nuo Mi, everyone else left her. She never admitted it verbally, but she knew too well how much she suffered in her heart.
Xi En nodded, “It was belief that kept him going.”
In this era, those who possess such strong belief are worthy of respect.
Zhang Miao Miao sighed softly, “What about Xin Hong? When we all leave, he’ll be truly alone!” Su Dan Novel Network
Xia Wei Liang looked up. Xin Hong was sitting on a tree, gazing towards Jade Mountain.
The village chief uncle was buried there.
“Hey.”
Xin Hong lowered his head and saw the person standing below. Xia Wei Liang raised her hand to shield her forehead, squinting at him, “Why are you sitting so high? Aren’t you afraid of falling!”
He chuckled and jumped down directly from above.
Xia Wei Liang was startled and patted her chest, “It’s such a waste that your skills aren’t used for special effects!”
He raised an eyebrow, “As a special effect for you alone, I might consider it.”
“No, you’re too expensive. I can’t afford you.”
The two sat down, and Xin Hong tilted his head to look at her, “Leaving?”
“Yes, tomorrow morning.”
He nodded again and asked, “Will you come again in the future?”
“Of course!” Xia Wei Liang lay down on the grass, squinting at the blue sky and white clouds, “Because there’s scenery here you can’t see elsewhere.”
Xin Hong stared at her for a moment, “Do you know what the people of Ba Qi Village do when they meet someone they like?”
“Hm?”
The topic jumped too quickly, and she hadn't reacted yet when the man’s arm went around her neck, and then he lowered his head…
Suddenly, someone walked up from behind and grabbed Xin Hong. As he turned around, a fist was swung at him—
Xin Hong staggered from the blow, retreated a few steps, raised his hand to wipe his cheek, his eyes dark and unreadable.
Xi En was also expressionless, “What is this? A confession or a forced kiss?”
Xin Hong pursed his lips and smiled, “What about you? Saving the damsel or feeling jealous?”
“Alright, I’ll tell you now.”
Xi En stepped forward, but as he grabbed Xin Hong’s collar, his wrist was caught.
“Enough, he didn’t do anything.”
Xia Wei Liang said, looking at Xin Hong with a strange expression.
Xin Hong remained composed, shrugging at Xi En, “Men who force women are the most despicable. I wouldn’t do such a thing.”
Xi En looked at her suspiciously, “Really?”
Seeing her nod, he slowly let go of Xin Hong.
But, he had clearly seen…
In fact, Xin Hong hadn’t kissed her; he had only whispered something in her ear.
Because they were so close, and the posture was too ambiguous, it looked like he was kissing her from behind!
Xi En lowered his gaze, “I apologize, I didn’t understand the situation just now.”
“I’m not that petty,” Xin Hong didn’t care at all, his gaze fixed on Xia Wei Liang.
Although it was a misunderstanding earlier, his gaze still displeased Xi En greatly.
Therefore, he directly turned sideways to block Xin Hong’s view, and then Xia Wei Liang walked away, “Let’s go back and pack.”