At dawn, Bai Ya brought back some buns for the two girls, but he stole them from an unlucky shop that was about to open.
They stood on a high and flat rooftop and looked into the distance together. There are square buildings of varying heights everywhere. When they returned to this capital city with only white buildings, they did not feel friendly at all. If you think about it carefully, they have only been away for one season, so what changes can be expected here.
"When are we going to find the Incense God?"
After saying that, Aoyan took a bite of the bun. The hot oil slid down the side of her hand, making her grin and almost throw the bun away. The meat was really served. She had never seen a store that served the ingredients so honestly.
"I can't go today." Bai Ya glanced down, "I went to the shop over there and walked over, and I heard two families mention that today is the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month."
"So what? Do we still need to prepare New Year's goods?"
"Ah... Indeed." Liu Shenghan remembered, "On the first and fifteenth day of every month, starting at Xu, it is the time for believers to pay homage to the God of Incense. If we rush over there and catch up with the opening of the Xiangyuan gate, believers will They are filing in, which is not a good thing.”
Aoyan finally remembered. She stuffed the last bite of the bun with her left hand into her mouth and raised her right hand to her mouth: "I see. In this case, we will have to go later."
"We are fugitives now and have to hide. It's really troublesome."
Bai Ya complained casually, stuffed the bun into his mouth, and clapped his hands. Liu Shenghan looked into the distance with some sadness, frowning slightly. This expression remained frozen on his face, which was inevitably strange.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"When I was in prison, a prisoner told me something."
Asked her, she said frankly. There was no processing or embellishment. She spoke out the words in detail, including how the inmate was reduced to such a state, what he actually learned, and how the followers of the Xiangyin Sect fished and killed the sharks and took them. Their grease mixed with the dead man's.
Even though Jun Aoyan could be considered a veteran of the battlefield and had seen many big scenes, he still lost his appetite after hearing these terrible words from Liu Shenghan. The fresh, hot meat buns immediately tasted like wax in her mouth.
It was completely bright, but the three of them still felt gloomy in their hearts. Bai Ya leaned on the stone fence of the platform boredly, not talking, not knowing what he was thinking. Jun Aoyan occasionally waved his hand, as if holding a Mo knife, and made some stabbing or slashing movements into the air, as if he was afraid that his bones would rust. Their location is very high. This should be an abandoned building belonging to a certain noble. There is a thin layer of dust from the courtyard to the room, so no one will find them. Jun Aoyan paced back and forth for a while, and then said:
"I want to go down and have a look. It's too uncomfortable to stay here and not be able to move."
She has a "wild" personality, they all know it, and she can't sit still. What's more, no one dared to mention the accident that happened at Shiyue Mountain first, which made her even more uneasy. What's more, all their equipment and luggage are not in their hands, so they have no sense of security at all. Maybe, they have all been sent to the Gandharva.
"You will be exposed, and we don't have anyone to wipe your ass."
"No." Jun Aoyan took off the layer of military armor on her body, and then put down her high-tied hair, "I act alone and will not become a target. Wait until I put on this again
A layer of rags and a little dust on his face would make him look different than he is now. I've done this many times. I often go out to play like this, and no one in the army has ever noticed. "
"Beggars are not as tall as you."
"You...who said you want to pretend to be a beggar! She's just an ordinary peasant woman. I don't go to crowded places, I only go to remote outskirts to relax."
"...It's up to you."
So Jun Aoyan wrapped her hair up with rags that she picked up randomly from the ground and barely shook off the dust. She also pulled up the hem of her clothes and stuffed them into her trousers. Just looking at her back, she doesn't look like her at all. She threw the light armor to the ground, climbed over the railing, and jumped down from the low building.
Bai Ya and Liu Shenghan were left speechless.
The sun has risen a little higher and is shining directly on the roof of the building. Although not hot, it was dazzling. Bai Ya kept his back to the sun, leaning on the railing, and never said a word again. I don't know what he was thinking. After a while, Liu Shenghan also said:
"I'm going to take a walk downtown and hear the news. You won't leave here for a while, right?"
"Who knows - then you won't be able to come back just like Ao Yan."
Bai Ya finally spoke. He rolled his eyes with some disdain.
"Won't."
"Honestly, I don't want to worry about you, but it's not a good idea to spread out right now."
"I know...I'll come back as soon as possible."
So Bai Ya stopped talking. He lowered his head, not wanting the sun to hit his eyes. He just waved his hand feebly, signaling Liu Shenghan to get out if he wanted to leave. She smiled helplessly and said one last thing before leaving:
"If I can meet Aoyan, I will come back with her. If there is anything to eat, we will bring it to you."
Bai Ya waved his hands faster, as if urging her to walk quickly. Without even looking, Liu Shenghan could guess that his face, hunched between his knees, must be frowning and filled with impatience.
No weapons, no bags, and no money. Just wandering aimlessly in the deserted suburbs, Jun Aoyan felt a little bored. She didn't dare to mention what happened that day - something even further back than the death of the Queen of Gechen Kingdom. Even after so many days, she still couldn't easily accept the fact that Qi Huan was no longer with them.
Does he really have a solution, or is he just talking so that they can escape with ease? She didn't know, she only knew that without his noise, the atmosphere between the remaining few people would always be boring. She really couldn't bear it, otherwise she wouldn't have left those two people so easily. Bai Ya must have guessed that if he stayed any longer, the topic of Qi Huan would inevitably come up, and he didn't care that she was running around at such a dangerous time.
There was no one in the area where she was walking. Perhaps the believers were preparing to visit the God of Incense in the city. In the woods, Aoyan picked up a long and straight tree trunk, which felt very comfortable to the touch. She tried waving twice, and the sound of the branches slightly bending and cutting through the air was very pleasant. She couldn't help but sigh. After wandering around for so long, the sky was getting dark, and it was probably time for dinner. But she wasn't hungry and didn't want to go back.
Aoyan continued to walk forward, and suddenly heard a slight human voice coming from the jungle. This made her a little nervous. After all, she hadn't seen anyone all day. It was still a bit scary to meet someone suddenly in such a remote place - she was a fugitive, and there were probably wanted notices for them all over the city. But... could I have heard wrongly? Rabbit in the morning, Rabbit in the afternoon
The squirrel almost scared her out of her mind.
Aoyan tightened her grip on the wooden stick that she was planning to throw away, and quietly moved towards it.
There was only a pitiful glimmer in the sky. It always gets dark very early in winter, and the process of darkening is also very fast. It seems that it is stingy in giving warm tones like orange and skipping dusk.
"You shouldn't contact me at this time." Liu Shenghan sighed softly, "It's very troublesome and dangerous. I don't want you to know too much about what's going on here."
"Don't talk about this yet. How long have we not seen each other? Seven years? Eight years?" It was a strange female voice, "Well, it is true that for God, it is just a blink of an eye. But I am very worried about you. I I think it’s necessary for me to go to the South Country.”
"No, don't come over."
"Why? The barrier is in vain. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to talk to Mutsuki-kun, and I wouldn't be able to..."
"It's too chaotic here." Liu Shenghan raised his voice slightly, "The people over there need you. More of the Six Paths of Impermanence have disappeared than I expected. Maybe I came here too early, and I don't know who else is missing later. .”
"No...this happened before you."
"What?" Liu Shenghan was stunned for a moment, "I didn't know..."
"Because the news was suppressed."
"Why? This...well, forget it, I'll think about it myself. But now that the barrier has been broken, can you detect the impermanence that has lost contact?"
"No. Although the largest barrier has disappeared, there are still no clues."
"Here... wait, I have an idea."
"what idea?"
"It still needs to be confirmed. I will look for opportunities."
"I believe you. Besides, I know some things. But it may not be of much help to you."
"That's all you say."
"The others are indeed insignificant, but in a sense, Gandharvas and Kinnara did come from the heavenly realm. I knew them before coming to the human realm. But they are not orthodox gods, just gods. They were just the musicians around her. One of them held a flute and the other held a xun. The flute belonged to Gandharva herself and was made of ordinary jade, but the Kinnara xun was given to her by God and was made from a rare and complete stone in heaven. Carved from sardonyx. With her skills, the sound produced by that thing should have an extraordinary impact on everything. They have always been dissatisfied with their status, and the two became sworn sisters and brothers. They met to escape from the heaven, and then came to the human world to do evil. The incense burner of the Gandharva was also stolen from God. The crime of theft and defection gave them no chance to return to the heaven. Even if they went back, they would only face the consequences. The judgment of the true God..."
Liu Shenghan thoughtfully said: "So they know what the real heaven is like, but they will never really extradite people to the heaven... I understand. Presumably the false gods here have sealed and controlled many spiritual veins, too. To avoid contact with the true way of heaven.”
"Maybe it's like this..." The female voice paused and let out a long sigh, "I'm very worried about you. Maybe I can go over and give you guidance and help. I can contribute."
"We will find a way. Until then, just stay over there." Liu Shenghan shook his head gently, "We can't bring in more people... Your information is very important to us. No matter what, Thank you, Lord Kutsutsuki."
"By the way, there is also a lost guqin there..."
