Galuolan said calmly:

“I don't know what that monster is called. If I answer rashly, it will only mislead you.

“The only thing I can say on this matter is to maintain a gentle and humble attitude, face it with an inclusive heart, don't be reckless, don't be arrogant. The weak benefit from the Way.”

Although she used the Red River language this time, which wasn't as standard as before, Grey, Wette, and Fals were still stunned. They felt that it made a lot of sense, but also thought that it was not much different from ordinary people's advice, just packaging some simple words in a very high-end way.

At this time, Shang Jianyao turned his head and looked at Long Yuehong:

“What do you want to ask?”

How did you know I had a question? Wait, why do I want to ask? Long Yuehong struggled inwardly for a while, and finally couldn't help but ask:

“Daozhang, don't you think the things you describe and reality have a difference in style?”

In fact, he was no stranger to "seals." Di Marco seemed to be trapped in the "Underground Ark" because of this, but it involved the ruling god, and the principle was unknown. Besides, no one packaged it in religious language, so it didn't sound so awkward.

Galuolan was not annoyed at all and said with a smile:

“Everyone's understanding of the world is different. Yours may not be wrong, and mine may not be right. Each has its own Way, and there is nothing to argue about.”

Your answer makes me feel like I'm an idiot… Long Yuehong opened his mouth and muttered in his heart.

This was because Galuolan's words reminded him of a joke from the Old World entertainment data:

Someone asked a wise man: How to convince those idiots?

The wise man replied: There is no need to convince them, and there is no possibility of convincing them. It will only waste your time. I usually stop explaining, choose to agree, and say to them: Yes, you are right.

Someone objected: How can this work? You are evading reality and not facing the problem!

The wise man replied: Yes, you are right.

Galuolan glanced at Long Yuehong and added a few sentences:

“All cognitions are just appearances. What we need to do is to find the existence of the Way from these cognitions, to feel it, to comprehend it, until we gain something…”

Seeing that Long Yuehong, Grey, and others looked blank, Galuolan stopped explaining and said with a smile:

“In the simplest words, it is to see the essence through the phenomenon.”

Jiang Baimian stopped this one-sided "discussion of metaphysics" in time and started to exchange pleasantries with a smile:

“Daozhang, after the worship, are you planning to wander around this city ruins again, or are you planning to leave?”

Galuolan listened carefully, and suddenly smiled:

“I was originally content with my lot and had no clear destination, but after you said that, I suddenly remembered that Initial City is nearby. Since I am passing by after being away for many years, let me go back and take a look.”

She didn't explain that this was another kind of contentment, anyway, she didn't care what others thought of her.

Speaking of this, Galuolan turned around and bowed three times in a row in a certain direction with the still-smoking incense sticks.

Jiang Baimian and others noticed that the direction basically overlapped with the area where the "Dao and Electrical Appliance Repair" radio station was located.

“I have finished worshiping, it's time to leave.” Galuolan glanced at the incense sticks that had burned to the end and smiled at the Old Task Force.

Then, she bowed again:

“The perfect man has no self, the new world is at hand.”

After saying that, she slowly walked towards the road where the two teams came.

After walking nearly ten meters, she turned her head and reminded:

“There are still many powerful monsters here. Although none of them are as powerful as that one, they are not easy to deal with. You'd better not run around.”

Daozhang, you are so content with your lot that you must have encountered many powerful monsters, right? When they met last time, Long Yuehong didn't think Galuolan was that strong, but after experiencing all kinds of things, he discovered that this daoist who could walk on flat ground in extremely dangerous places such as the No. 1 Marsh Ruins and the No. 13 Wasteland Relics was definitely more extraordinary than he imagined.

Even if she wasn't as good as Du Heng, she was definitely one of the best in the Sea of Origins.

That was Galuolan who didn't know about the Mental Corridor at the time. Long Yuehong had no idea what level she had reached now.

“Understood.” Jiang Baimian responded to Galuolan with a smile.

After watching Galuolan, whose blonde hair was casually tied into a bun, disappear around the corner of the street, Shang Jianyao suddenly sighed:

“She is going to face herself.”

“Ah?” Jiang Baimian was stunned at first, and then she understood what Shang Jianyao was talking about.

Galuolan's "contentment" to the vicinity was not only because fate had arranged it, but also because her own subconscious was at play.

She may have reached the end of the Sea of Origins and needs to face the self she least wants to face.

And that her was obviously "rooted" in Initial City.

Since you can't escape, then face it.

The reason why Shang Jianyao sighed was because he hadn't made any progress in this regard and still couldn't convince that him, couldn't defeat him or tolerate him.

Wang Fugui and Grey's expressions changed slightly, but they didn't say anything. Wette and Fals looked a little dazed.

At this time, the incense sticks fixed on the railing by a mass of black mud had almost burned out and turned into pale gray powder.

“'Eternal Time' sect?” Wang Fugui withdrew his gaze and asked.

This style and this way of speaking made it hard for him not to associate it with that.

“You are really knowledgeable.” Shang Jianyao praised.

Accompanying the praise was the applause that never failed to appear.

Are you affirming my guess, or are you talking about something else? Wang Fugui couldn't figure out the actual meaning of Shang Jianyao's compliment for a while.

“That's what she said. We don't know if that's the case.” Jiang Baimian added for Shang Jianyao.

Just then, a terrified voice rang out from somewhere in the city ruins:

“Help!

“Help!”

This was spoken in the Red River language, giving people a feeling of heartbreak.

“Should we go?” Shang Jianyao tilted his head and asked Jiang Baimian.

Jiang Baimian looked in the direction of the sound and said hesitantly:

“It's several hundred meters away.

“If we continue to walk in that direction, we will soon exceed the two-kilometer range.”

Two kilometers was the exploration limit agreed upon by the two teams in advance. Once exceeded, if they encountered danger, they would not have enough physical strength to run back to the exit.

Phew, the team leader is still rational… Moreover, who knows if the one shouting for help is a human or a monster… Long Yuehong praised Jiang Baimian in his heart.

In fact, if someone was really begging for help in front of him and he had a certain ability, he might not be able to bear it, but since he didn't see anyone and only heard the voice, he wouldn't be embarrassed or soft-hearted.

Shang Jianyao then exhaled and did not refute.

At this time, Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

“But we can still walk in that direction, but not exceed the limit, stay within the two-kilometer range.

“If the person calling for help is lucky enough to meet us, then we will save them.”

Shang Jianyao immediately laughed:

“Don't worry, Little Red is here!”

Hey! Long Yuehong expressed his dissatisfaction in his heart.

“I have no objections.” Bai Chen agreed to this plan.

Grey and the others exchanged glances and did not support it, but they did not object either.

For them, it was enough to have supplies to collect along the way. Anyway, they all felt that the possibility of the person calling for help meeting them was very low.

Besides, if something really happened, they didn't plan to live or die with Xue Shiyue's team.

Wang Fugui thought for a while, then nodded lightly and said:

“That's fine too.”

He then looked at the four members of the Old Task Force and said with a smile:

“You are more kind than I thought…”

In the graylands, this is a good quality, but not a useful one.

Shang Jianyao responded to him with a smile:

“Do you know what our real goal is?”

“What?” Wang Fugui asked curiously.

Shang Jianyao's expression became serious:

“To save all of humanity!”

“…” Wang Fugui, Grey, Wette, and Fals were stunned for two seconds, then burst out with supporting laughter.

What a great joke!

The two teams began to move slowly in that direction, breaking car windows, rummaging through corpses, and collecting all kinds of valuable and easy-to-carry items, including but not limited to gold, technical data, useful books, unopened and intact components, and items made of special alloys.

After walking three to four hundred meters, Long Yuehong's eyes suddenly reflected a figure.

The figure staggered towards them, constantly looking back, as if being chased by extremely terrifying things.

He was about the same height as Long Yuehong, wearing a linen shirt with extra pockets sewn on it, with grayish hair, dark brown eyes, and a shotgun in his hand.

Ferington!

He was the relic hunter Ferington that the Old Task Force was looking for.

“What happened?” Shang Jianyao asked loudly while raising the Berserker assault rifle.

Ferington turned his head, saw them, and shouted in panic:

“Help! There are monsters!”

“There's nothing behind you.” Jiang Baimian reminded him before Shang Jianyao could scare him.

Ferington gasped and said:

“They will catch up soon!”

There are no medium or large creatures within dozens of meters… Jiang Baimian muttered, then followed his lead and said:

“Then let's retreat to the previous square.”

Returning all the way to the place where Galuolan sacrificed to her ancestors, Ferington finally relaxed a little and was no longer so tense and frightened when he saw that no monsters had chased after him.

“What exactly did you see?” Jiang Baimian asked.

Ferington took a deep breath and said:

“I was hiding from the White Wolf's puppets when I entered here. I wanted to collect supplies and expired food while looking for another way out.

“As a result, in the past few days, I have seen many corpses, corpses that have not been dead for long.

“Some of them cut their arteries with glass shards, some shot themselves to death, some were splashed with gasoline and burned alive…”

The rest of those who committed suicide? Long Yuehong thought with a solemn expression.

Ferington continued:

“This scared me. I didn't dare to stay any longer and sped up my search for a way out. Just now, on a street, I saw, I saw…”

That kind of terror gradually reappeared on his face:

“Saw a living person.”

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