The Moonlight Box: Returning to the Past (Continued)

After all, her past with Yu Xiaogang violated the ethics and morality of the Douluo Continent and should absolutely not be known to the world.

Although Liu Erlong acted as if she didn't care, deep down Liu Erlong didn't want others to know about it.

At this time, because Bai Ye knew about this,

Therefore, when Liu Erlong's emotions were at their peak and she needed to vent, Bai Ye naturally became a window for Liu Erlong to release those emotions.

Under this special relationship, the bond between Liu Erlong and Bai Ye quickly developed to a point that went beyond that of ordinary friends.

However, although Bai Ye became the person Liu Erlong confided in, and their relationship warmed up, Liu Erlong had always wanted a younger brother since she was young because Bai Ye was relatively young.

The two now refer to each other as brother and sister.

However, based on his observations of Liu Erlong, Bai Ye knew that he was not yet at the point where he could begin to win her Liu Erlong.

Because she still misses Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong now only treats him as a younger brother.

Because Liu Erlong was still very traditional, in order to avoid alerting Bai Ye, Bai Ye never went too far during their time together on the road.

Now, we still need to show Liu Erlong examples of birth defects caused by inbreeding so that Liu Erlong can give up the idea of insisting on being with Yu Xiaogang.

After a long journey, the two, accompanied by Liu Erlong, finally arrived at a village called Red Mountain Village.

This village is not located within the territories of the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire Empires, but rather within the territory of a duchy called Verno.

This is a duchy that doesn't appear in the novel; it's extremely small, ranking near the bottom among the major kingdoms and duchies on the continent.

Moreover, because the Duchy of Verno is located in a very poor geographical location, situated in the north-central part of the Heaven Dou Empire in a mountainous area with complex terrain, the Red Mountain Village that Bai Ye was looking for was also located in a very remote mountainous area, almost isolated from the world.

In the novel, Tang San's Holy Soul Village sounds like it's already living a pretty miserable life.

However, Holy Soul Village is at least near Nuoding City. As a city on the border of the Heaven Dou Empire, Nuoding City is a place where merchants from the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire trade, and it is never short of business opportunities.

Therefore, Holy Soul Village earns some money by selling its produce, such as vegetables and grains, to merchants of the two great empires in Nuoding City.

Although this approach won't make the villagers of Holy Soul Village wealthy, it will at least allow them to make a living, ensuring they don't starve and have a decent standard of living.

But Red Mountain Village was truly impoverished; they couldn't even afford clothes!

In some historical novels that Bai Ye had read in his previous life, there were stories about poor peasant families in ancient dynasties who couldn't even afford clothes.

Therefore, most of the time, only those who went out to work or to the city to buy daily necessities could wear clothes, while the rest of the family could only lie in bed with nowhere to go.

The villagers of Red Mountain Village were mostly like this, with only a few households, such as those of skilled hunters, herb gatherers, and the village chief, managing to have a set of clothes for each person.

Walking through Red Mountain Village, looking at the towering mountains in all directions, and the dilapidated thatched huts, wooden houses and mud houses all around, Liu Erlong could hardly believe his arduous journey to the village.

"This village is so remote! It's practically surrounded by mountains, and it's so poor here!"

"It is precisely because they are so remote that they are so poor. We humans are different from animals; we do not live like animals."

"Our daily lives require iron tools, salt, and cloth..."

"These things cannot be produced by an individual or a village alone, so you need to use your own produce to exchange for money with others, and then use money as an intermediary equivalent to buy what you need."

"But these things all require trade to be realized. However, because Red Mountain Village is surrounded by mountains, it is difficult for them to go out to nearby towns to trade. Therefore, they are destined to struggle to escape poverty."

Bai Ye slowly spoke in response to Liu Erlong's shock.

Bai Ye's words made Liu Erlong Bai Ye at him.

While Bai Ye's words sounded somewhat profound and impressive, a closer analysis revealed their deep meaning, clearly indicating a wealth of knowledge.

This made Liu Erlong think of Yu Xiaogang.

Although Yu Xiaogang is taciturn, he can sometimes say surprising and insightful things that leave a deep impression.

When Bai Ye spoke just now, he sounded a lot like Yu Xiaogang.

However, Yu Xiaogang had studied all kinds of books since childhood, which is why he had such a rich knowledge base and could always say amazing things. Unexpectedly, Bai Ye, who seemed to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, could also say such reasonable things.

Seeing the shocked look in Liu Erlong's eyes, Bai Ye couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth slightly.

Because they knew that Liu Erlong liked Yu Xiaogang.

Given that Yu Xiaogang is neither outstanding in appearance nor strength, Bai Ye deduced that Liu Erlong's attraction to Yu Xiaogang Yu Xiaogang was likely due to his feigned melancholy, his pretense of hard work, and his scholarly demeanor.

Bai Ye felt that her melancholic temperament was difficult to imitate.

After all, Bai Ye didn't have the tragic life of Yu Xiaogang.

However, Bai Ye felt that he could still demonstrate his fighting spirit and scholarly demeanor.

Now, Bai Ye tried to show off his scholarly demeanor to Liu Erlong to see if he could attract Liu Erlong attention, and it turned out to be quite effective.

Because Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang did not experience any profound events together that could foster a deep bond.

Since Liu Erlong was attracted by Yu Xiaogang's feigned melancholy, his pretended hard work and scholarly demeanor, Bai Ye decided to try to imitate one or two of his traits to see if he could make Liu Erlong transfer her affections to him.

Bai Ye felt that it was still possible to get Liu Erlong to give up her feelings for Yu Xiaogang.