Was this a person?
Could it be that she was living in such a strange place?
But, more importantly, could people live in this place?
At this moment, Alex looked at the lady in green closely, and he could even see his shadow in the lady’s pupils. Her pupils… Seemed to be a little different from ordinary people, there was a faint golden color in the depth of her eyes.
“A deaf? A mute?”
The lady slightly frowned as she did not get a reply from Alex.
Then, she looked at Bubbles. She probably thought Bubbles was particularly cute, and there was a scent on Bubbles’ body that made her feel comfortable. So, she gently lifted her slender hand and touched Bubbles’ cheek.
“What are you trying to do?” Then, while carrying his daughter, Alex hurriedly dodged a little to avoid the lady’s hand.
“So you’re not a mute!” The lady retracted her hand, raised her chest, and took a step back before re-examining Alex.
“Who are you? What is this place?” Alex asked. He felt slightly scared being looked at by the lady so directly.
“Oh, this place is Nirvana in the midst of chaos.” The lady in green, standing on the small boat, made a turn and said with a smile, “Welcome to Nirvana. You should be… The first outsider who has gotten in here in the past three hundred years.”
“Three hundred years?” Alex was taken aback for a moment. “You’ve lived here for three hundred years?”
“That’s right. I’ve been living here since I was born. I’m exactly three hundred years old this year, so that makes it three hundred years! But I haven’t seen any outsiders before… But, of course, I don’t know if any outsiders came here three hundred years ago.”
After a pause, she asked, “Mister, do you want to get on board?”
Alex had a conflicted expression for a moment. But then, he still swam up to it. At least, standing on the boat was much more comfortable than floating on this bizarre water surface. The two people met each other’s eyes for a while.
Alex had too many questions, but he did not know how to say them. So finally, he asked, “Do you know how to get out of here?”
“Yes, that’s what my grandma told me. But, the mythical creature Genbu is sick Grandma said that once the mythical creature Genbu dies, our Nirvana will collapse and be destroyed. When the time comes, our tribe might not exist anymore.” The lady said sadly as she made some water splashes with the oars.
Then, she said, “Since you’ve gotten in, you won’t be able to get out now for sure. I’ll take you back to our place. My people will welcome you very much! Oh right, my name is Shado Rivers. What’s your name?”
“Alex Rockefeller. This is my daughter. You can call her Bubbles.”
Since Alex could not get out nor stay in this position all the time, he could only follow Shado Rivers back.
“She’s so cute. Can I hold her?”
After hesitating for a few seconds, Alex confirmed that he could subdue the lady within the shortest time. Only then did he allow her to hold his daughter. However, he did not let go of his daughter completely.
“I don’t know why. I feel particularly comfortable when I hold her,” Shado said.
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