Earthly Paradise (2)
"Definitely. After he asked me to deliver the things in, he said he would come out today to help me sort things out," Seventh Brother replied.
"Why doesn't Ye Lang let anyone in? Even if it's for secrecy, he doesn't need to be this secretive as you are," one of them asked, puzzled.
Ye Lang wants to keep this a secret from the outside world, but he won't keep it a secret from Ye Lanyu and the others. Why won't he let them go? This question is very suspicious.
Actually, Zhen Xiaoyan had asked about this issue before. She felt that the place was large enough that having a few more people wouldn't make a difference. She also knew that Ye Lang wouldn't keep secrets from Ye Lanyu and the Seventh Princess. There had never been any secrets between them, not before, not now, and not in the future.
The only explanation is that no one can come in here right now; there are certain places that are off-limits. That's why he won't let his closest sister and fiancée in.
The answer Zhen Xiaoyan received was exactly what she had guessed: during this period, no one could enter or leave the Alchemy Array; at most, things could be brought in.
So, it wasn't that Ye Lang wanted peace and quiet or wanted to refuse Ye Lanyu entry; it was simply because he had no other choice.
"Why aren't they out yet? How long are we going to have to wait? Is it going to be over today...?"
Time passed slowly, and everyone noticed that the sun was almost touching the horizon and about to set. However, Ye Lang still hadn't appeared, which made the waiting people increasingly feel that there was no hope for today. Some people even started to leave.
Some members of the Ye Clan also left, after all, they all had things to do and couldn't wait indefinitely like this!
The only people who didn't leave were the people in the teahouse. They chatted leisurely, showing no signs of anxiety as time went by.
At such a moment...
"Huh? Why are there so many people?" Ye Lang appeared in front of everyone with the Little Princess.
"..."
A hush fell over the entire room, as if everyone was momentarily stunned by Ye Lang's sudden appearance.
"You little rascal, are you finally willing to come out? If you don't come out, I'll blow this place up!" Ye Lanyu jumped over and gave Ye Lang a good beating, completely disregarding her image.
"Ah, what's wrong, sister? It's not that I'm reluctant to come out, it's just that once this Alchemy Array is complete, I can't go in or out unless the things inside are complete," Ye Lang said innocently.
"What do you mean by 'formed'?" Ye Lanyu asked, grabbing Ye Lang.
"Want to go in and take a look at what's inside?" Ye Lang pointed into the Alchemy Array. At this moment, it was still impossible to see what was inside from the outside; it was still the same as before.
"Yes, of course! I want to see what you've been up to in there for the past month!" Ye Lanyu replied immediately, which reassured many people. They all wanted to go in and see, afraid that if Ye Lanyu didn't want to go in, they would have an excuse to go with her.
"It's nothing, just changed the environment inside a bit... I think you're all very curious, so let's go in and take a look! This place will be open to the public in the future, but not for the time being..." Ye Lang said with a smile, and waved his hand to remove the Alchemy Array.
At this moment, those present witnessed a miracle once again. They felt that staying was the right thing to do and believed that those who left would definitely regret it.
Yes, there was deep regret. Some of those who had left also witnessed this miracle from afar, because it was so obvious!
Everyone present felt their eyes light up; in the blink of an eye, a dreamlike scene appeared. The scene came so suddenly that they wondered if they were dreaming, or...
"Thirteen, is this another illusion caused by the Alchemy Array?" Seventh Brother and Third Brother both asked blankly.
"What happened before was an illusion, what happens now is real. Please come in, but be careful and follow along, don't wander off... If you get lost, don't come back in." Ye Lang said with a smile, leading the group into what they felt was a dreamlike scene.
It was indeed like a dream. Seventh Brother knew this best. What he saw here before was a barren yellow land, but now it was a colorful forest. That's right, colorful!
The term "seven colors" doesn't refer to the flowers in the forest, but rather to the forest itself; the leaves contain green, yellow, and red...
Although it is seven-colored, it gives people a sense of harmony and has a sense of layering. It does not feel noisy and makes people feel relaxed and happy.
"Remember, follow me, and don't go too far!" Ye Lang instructed the people behind him once again. At this moment, no one cared too much, thinking that even if it was a little far, it didn't matter, as long as they kept an eye on things.
Soon, some people discovered that the crowd they had been following had suddenly disappeared!
They vanished, just like that, without a sound. This surprised and alarmed them. They tried to chase after them, but found that they could no longer catch up.
"What happened?"
Those who got lost soon realized that they had walked out of the woods, not through, but back into the outside world.
When someone tries to get in again, they find themselves back on the outside very quickly, over and over again, it just keeps happening.
In the end, they had no choice but to give up and wait outside, or simply go back.
"Huh, why are there fewer and fewer people?" Some of the more perceptive people around Ye Lang noticed this problem; they all felt that there seemed to be fewer and fewer people behind them.
"Those people can't keep up, just ignore them. It's their own chance," Ye Lang said casually.
Personal chance? It's just because you don't want the hassle, so you can just bring anyone in to take a look and have them clarify the secrets inside. That way, everyone's curiosity about this place will decrease.
"Boss... how did you do that? This place is so beautiful, I wish I could live here..."
The forest at first didn't bother Liu Feiyan much, but the sea of flowers that followed, the jade-like lake, and the small beach made her understand what Earthly Paradise was.
If this place cannot be called Earthly Paradise, then she and everyone here will think that there is no danger on earth!
At this moment, Ye Lang had already led the group to the Haoyue Lake, where Zhen Xiaoyan and Little Zero, who had not appeared before, were waiting.
However, this place seemed a little different from where Ye Lang had been before. The small dock was gone, and the house where Ye Lang and the others lived was gone.