As Yuan Shikai gazed at the buildings that looked as though they had leaped out of a picture book, he felt a sense of unreality.
Green grass filled his view, along with an apple tree laden with apples, a swing, flower beds, an ornamental rockery, and even a little bridge over flowing water.
There were even a sun and a moon in the sky. The sun was currently bright and the moon dark, but they looked as though they had switches and could be changed at any moment.
Finally, there was a house built from brick, wood, and glass windows, predominantly red and white.
It formed a stark contrast with the bare mountain walls around it.
If not for the mountain walls on either side, Yuan Shikai would have thought he had left the area.
After tidying his clothes a little and shaving off his scruffy stubble, Yuan Shikai decided to knock on the door.
He had no idea what lay beyond it, but he had nowhere else to turn anyway.
At the very least, anyone who could build something straight out of a fairy tale probably wasn't a hideous, bloodthirsty monster.
Knock, knock, knock.
Yuan Shikai called, "Excuse me, is anyone home?"
"Clatter, crash-just a moment! I'll be right there." A woman's voice came from inside, along with the sound of things falling.
Perhaps Yuan Shikai's unexpected knock had caught her off guard, but at least they spoke the same language.
The door soon opened. A pair of enormous breasts came into view, followed by a beautiful face that caught Yuan Shikai's attention.
"Sorry for the wait. It's been so long since anyone knocked that I didn't quite know how to react. Please come in. I just baked some bread. Have some with me, if you don't mind."
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