Chapter 2: Where is this?!

  "Jinlian, Ping'er, Chunmei, hurry up and get dressed. I have a big deal to attend to today!"

  Ximen Qing shouted like a dream, his body moved, especially the lower part, still thrust forward as usual.

  However...

  "Ah! ~~~~~~~~"

  Every time Ximen Qing habitually thrust forward, he would touch a soft and fragrant patch of grass. However, today, he bumped into something extremely hard, causing his lower body to ache involuntarily. This suddenly invigorated Ximen Qing, and with almost the energy of a carp leaping out of water, he sat up straight.

  He looked carefully and found Ximen Qing had bumped into a stone slab!

  Ximen Qing felt a wave of depression and was about to lift his foot to kick the stone slab, when he suddenly noticed that on the slab were carved several elegant characters.

  Ximen Qing, although he was a rascal from a humble background, still knew a few big characters. Moreover, in the aspect of flirting with girls, he had also put in some effort. For those artistic young beauties, he had read the 300 Tang poems N times. After reading the 300 Tang poems, even if you can't compose poetry, you can recite it. Ximen Qing reached a level where not only could he compose poetry, but he was also lewd! ... With such a literary youth image, Ximen Qing didn't know how many beauties with some petty bourgeois emotional baggage and artistic style he had flirted with...

  Baony, just like treating a disease, you have to prescribe the right medicine for the symptom, and then it will show its miraculous effect.

  In this regard, it has to be said that our Ximen Dafu is quite experienced.

  So, according to this reasoning, Ximen Qing should be able to recognize the clear and distinct characters carved on the stone slab with a somewhat artistic flair.

  But our Ximen official was stunned, and for a moment he was at a loss. He looked left and right, up and down, and finally—

  Still visible were those big characters written in a very concise manner:

  "Do not trample on the grass, let's protect urban life together."

  Seeing these big characters, Ximen Qing was dizzy again.

  "What city? What city is there in Yanggu County? There's a pile of dog markets... and naturally, piles and piles of dog shit... but where exactly is the city?"

  Ximen Qing painfully got up from the small grassland... Little grass?

  Ximen Qing couldn't help but take a glance around, and saw that the grass was lush and green, with a hint of freshness.

  "I was clearly with Jinlian, Pinger and Chunmei in that place, I should be on the bed, how did I end up running to this desolate mountain wilderness?"

  In his hometown of Yanggu County, now in spring, only the barren mountains outside the county have such lush grasslands and short trees with red flowers all around.

  However, Ximen Qing still made a move.

  "That can't be right! If it's in the wilderness, who would have nothing better to do than carve these few words to tease people? ...It's impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

  Ximen Qing muttered to himself, patted the grass dust off his body, and was about to take big strides out to look for her.

  However, as soon as Ximen Qing raised his head, he saw rows of high-rise buildings that were so tall they dazzled his eyes. Then, Ximen Qing saw a group of people gradually approaching him, pointing and discussing him...

  He took another look at the high-rise buildings and those men with their hair cut so short it was infuriating, as well as those women with their curled hair running amok in all directions. Ximen Qing was completely bewildered this time...

  "Am I dreaming?...... Must be dreaming!......"

  Ximen Qing muttered to himself, but as soon as his words fell, he denied his own thoughts. He was not yet so muddle-headed that he couldn't distinguish between reality and dreams, unlike some people who had to pinch themselves to see if it hurt.

  Ximen Qing couldn't help but feel a little flustered, looking at the group of people with strange shapes and forms, except for their faces which looked similar to his own, slowly approaching him. Ximen Qing became even more unsure of what to do.

  Imagine one day, you suddenly traveled to the Women's Country, uh, remember, you are not Tang Seng, but an ordinary member of modern society. A group of women wearing strange ancient costumes came to surround and observe you, how would you react?

  Uh, this is a psychological reaction.

  What about physical aspects?

  It's definitely true that men are delighted to the point of dizziness, while women are heartbroken to the point of hanging themselves.

  ……

  Now our Master Ximen has arrived in a country where, in his eyes, neither men nor women are normal, and his mood can be imagined...

  ……

  "Hey buddy, are you acting? Do you need extras?... Huh? Why is it just you alone, where did your photographer, director, and makeup artist go?"

  "Wow, this person is really something, wearing ancient clothes and strolling around in the park, even taking a little nap, with hair as messy as a bird's nest... Truly, the world is vast and full of wonders!"

  "Look at this guy, he's such a 2B, doing this kind of thing in broad daylight, what a fool!"

  Everyone was talking about it.

  Ximen Qing could still understand more than half of what was being said, after all these colloquialisms were much easier to comprehend than the abstruse and obscure words he usually heard. However, there were some terms that he had never heard before, nor seen in writing, so he couldn't help but turn to a young man with very short hair, almost shaved bald, and ask:

  "Excuse me, brother, what do you mean by '2'?"

  The young man was stunned because he had never heard such a question in his life, this is the first time...

  After a long time, the young man finally burst out laughing.

  "'Brother'? I'm saying, bro, are you kidding me or are you really acting? ...It seems like 'The New Water Margin' didn't say they were going to film a sequel, did you get obsessed with watching 'The New Water Margin' and now you're calling everyone 'brother'?"

  Ximen Qing couldn't help but feel a surge of energy, and he glanced at the young man with a hint of annoyance. As a former gangster himself, this young man was just a novice in front of him. However, Ximen Qing slightly adjusted his attitude, putting on a smile, which made his handsome face even more striking. He said to the young man:

  "I don't know what you mean by 'New Water Margin'... But I often pass by a mountain stronghold called 'Liagnshan Water Village', also known as Water Margin... May I ask, where are we? And you haven't answered my question about the '2' you mentioned earlier. It can't be just the number 2, right?"

  That young fellow was thoroughly stunned. Today he had heard too many firsts. For the first time, he heard this guy dressed in ancient clothes ask him what '2' was, and for the first time, he heard that "2" was the number 2. He stared blankly at Ximen Qing and replied:

  "Dude, no need to ask, you're already stupid enough..."

  Ximen Qing was even more stunned... But Ximen Qing wasn't foolish, and there was no need to dwell on this matter any further. He slightly bowed again and said:

  "May I ask brother, where is this place? How can I get to Yanggu County?"

  That young man, including the people who followed him, were all stunned...

  "Yanggu County?... I only know Yangguan Road.... You're really not normal, I won't bother with you anymore, bro's going to work. Let's part ways here, you take your Yangguan Road, I'll take my solitary wooden bridge, BYEBYE!"

  That young man thinks Ximen Qing is a mentally ill person, probably because he has read too much "New Water Margin" and has also integrated himself into it.

  Others also think Ximen Qing is abnormal, just like that young man.

  Ximen Qing saw that he was being treated with such disdain, and immediately flew into a rage. He kicked at the short tree beside him and began to curse loudly:

  "What kind of bird men are these! How dare they be so rude to our great official, Ben Xi Men!"

  The young man listened and couldn't help but take a look, turned his head to glance at Ximen Qing, saw that Ximen Qing's face was full of anger, didn't seem like he was acting, then came back to ask Ximen Qing:

  "Dude, are you an actor? Are you practicing acting diligently? You look so handsome, it doesn't seem like you have a mental illness. Were you just acting for us earlier? ...You acted really well! Really! ...What's your name?"

  Ximen Qing glared with wide eyes, too lazy to continue arguing with this guy, thinking that he also had some skills, and if this strange guy wanted to fight him, he would fight back!

  Ximen Qing then said in an ill-tempered tone:

  "My old man is calling Ximen Qing, what's going on!"

  That young fellow suddenly changed his expression, seeing Ximen Qing's serious face, stern and with a hint of murderous intent, not looking like he was joking at all. He immediately felt that he had made a mistake by meddling in other people's business, and couldn't help but let out a sigh, responding to Ximen Qing with a sentence:

  "Are you Ximen Qing or Chen Guanxi?"

  Having said that, Ximen Qing was afraid of being considered a madman in his eyes, so he quickly ran away, shouting as he went:

  "I thought I had discovered a talented actor, but it turns out he's actually a psycho! Looks like this talent scout needs to study harder..."