Du Yu kept turning things over in his mind. If this really was Peach Blossom Spring, had the story Tao Yuanming recorded already begun?
According to legend, a fisherman had accidentally stumbled into this place and received a warm welcome. Then he had reported it to the prefect, but when the prefect brought people here, they could no longer find it, no matter how hard they searched. So now...
Wait!
A fisherman?!
Du Yu turned to look at the old farmer. Hadn't the old man just said he fished for a living?
In that case... I might as well use this old man to bring the legend to its conclusion. Du Yu surveyed the whole of Peach Blossom Spring and thought, Once the legend ends, this space will lose its reason to exist. That will be our chance to move on to the next space.
At that thought, he gently caught hold of the old farmer and said, "Uncle... I suspect we've really fallen into the immortals' trap."
"I know. They're all immortals," the old man said nervously.
"That's why we need to tread carefully," Du Yu said. "Whatever you do, don't defy them. We'll chat a little, then say we have something to attend to and need to leave. Let's see how we can get out. If we get the chance, we'll find that water monkey too. We can't let him live."
"All right, all right!" The old man nodded.
Before Du Yu could say anything else, the villager walking ahead of them slowly stopped at a doorway and turned around. "Gentlemen, we've arrived. This is my humble home."
The two immediately stopped talking and cautiously approached.
When the door opened, Du Yu found the place spotlessly clean. Some unfamiliar plant was also burning inside, giving off a soothing