Under the cover of Gui Haishi, they left the scene safely without being seen by anyone. The door of the hotel was open at night, and the waiter on night watch happened to go to the latrine, so the four of them managed to sneak back to their rooms. Because it was too late and they were extremely tired, they didn't say anything more and went back to their rooms to rest.
After a simple cleaning, Xie Zhe took out his needle and thread and started mending the tears in his clothes by candlelight. He was quite tired, but if he went out wearing such clothes tomorrow, it would be hard not to suspect that he had been involved in a fight at night. There is a certain range of rainfall in Guihaishi. After more than two blocks, there is no water at all. He might have investigated their residence and deliberately left an easy path, but this was irrelevant. Although I didn't have a cold, my clothes were soaked. Sewing and patching wet clothes is a technical job.
Han Chang pulled out the dagger again in front of him. At this time, it is no longer as bright as it was in the process of being tempered, as it was in the previous battle, but it is still very long - exceeding the length of the scabbard. Xie Zhe temporarily stopped what he was doing and asked him, "Why don't you go hang the clothes? Don't you feel uncomfortable?"
"Ah, this is the fire rat fur. It's not afraid of fire." He raised his sleeves and put the long sword back into its sheath. "So I've evaporated the water in the clothes. I'll help you deal with it too, so it won't burn. Yes. But it can’t be completely dried, it can only be easier to sew.”
So Xie Zhe put down his needlework, handed the clothes in his hand to him, and took the dagger from him. What was pulled out from Xie Zhe's hand was still the same length as the scabbard. It's like there are two swords hidden in this scabbard, one is a short sword and the other is a retractable long sword. But in fact, they were both sure that they were touching the same hilt.
"You have discovered how to use this sword correctly...but I am still not recognized by Fengyun Zhan."
Han Chang shook his coat and asked, "How do you say it?"
"From the time I left there, I realized that even if I intentionally activated the power of Fengyun Slash, it seemed that it could no longer be used by me and became an ordinary light sword again. Until now, it seems that it can only be used on the battlefield. God makes all the decisions for me. I'm worried that one day, when I need it most, I won't be able to..."
"Don't think too much," Han Chang put the clothes on his face, "Go to sleep, you have to leave here tomorrow."
Guihai could hide such a big mess for them, but there was no use staying here, not to mention that the most difficult issue at the moment had been resolved. After the heavy rain, the red spots on their faces were only shallow marks, so there was no need to touch them up. But speaking of it, it seems that ordinary water cannot easily rub off the red spots, and the rain that can extinguish the demon fire is probably not as simple as ordinary rain.
And it seems to... destroy that halo in the sky.
Han Zhang had already thrown himself on the bed and got under the quilt to keep warm. Xie Zhe looked at the bulging quilt in the next bed and said hesitantly:
"On the way back, did you hear what those people were discussing? That strange light in the sky seems to look different in the eyes of different people. I heard some people said they saw castles in the air, some saw beautiful women, and some saw beautiful women. Someone saw a gluttonous feast. Did they see scenes from other places, something in their own hearts, or something else? This illusion seems to be related to your power. Is this also caused by Shiranui?"
Hanshang's bulging quilt squirmed, and an impatient reply came from inside:
"have no idea."
He seems to be avoiding these problems.
On the other side, the girls were not asleep either. They finished washing up early and lay down on the bed, but they still didn't fall asleep. It was already halfway through the night, and the two finally spoke in tacit agreement -
"have you slept?"
"Today you……"
"You speak first."
"You go first."
There was another moment of silence.
Ye Linghua changed from facing the wall to facing away from the wall, and turned towards Xue Miyin's bed.
"I really... thank you today. Have you been burned? Even if you haven't been burned, you can get hurt if the temperature is too high."
Xue Miyin always lay flat. She stared at the ceiling blankly and replied: "No. But if it takes a little longer, I won't be able to say for sure. There is nothing to thank, but I am surprised that I am still willing to save people."
"You have always been a good person."
"...I don't think I am." She squinted in Ling Huan's direction, "I want to say that I have killed someone, do you believe it?"
"Really-really? You lied to me. How could you do that?"
"How should I put it...it's like cutting open an earthworm. You know it can survive, so you don't care so much about it."
"But even earthworms must be in pain, right?"
"...So I said I'm not a good person."
"Why?" Ling Huan asked, "You have been very friendly to us along the way. Aren't we already..."
"I don't know, don't ask me that. I'm actually very bad at getting along with people, because the people who are my friends are very unlucky."
"How do you say that?"
"There are not many people who I really consider as friends. They are all life-long friendships, and I have nothing to hide. My first best friend in childhood was kidnapped and trafficked by bad guys when she was six years old. She was like a little sun, giving me life in a cage. Everyone brought warmth...but ended up getting killed by the 'good sister' who helped me. There was no misunderstanding in this."
"No... misunderstanding?"
"No, it was my friend who told me personally - yes, she is not dead. However, that person's original intention was to kill her. That person felt that she couldn't be saved anyway, so it would be better to kill her with a knife . But the child was not injured that badly. She could be saved anyway. Just pretend that she was too lazy to save, or... there were some other reasons. I was going to leave with her and wander around the world, and she would tell me in detail. All kinds of things that happened back then. As you know, I couldn't find her. I knew she wouldn't be dishonest, but she just ran into some trouble... She hasn't had a good life these years. "
"..."
"My shamisen was given to me by my sister. I always moved around in many places, and people in each place only adopted me for a while. Some people have one thing in front of them and another in the back, but my sister always behaves the same way. After leaving, they treated me differently. There were also many people who were extremely hypocritical. They said they didn’t dislike me and would treat me well, but they couldn’t even give me a hot meal. People thought I was a burden. , but it doesn’t matter, in those years I have always... regarded her as my only relative, and even faith. As long as I think of her doing chivalry and saving people like me everywhere who are in trouble - and I am the luckiest One, this moved me very much.”
"She is a knight?"
"That's right. But now that I think about it, I'm really stupid...forget it, that's not what I want to say."
It was rare for Xue Miyin to be so talkative, and Ling Huan was also very interested. Rather, she was happy that Miyin could occasionally open up and talk about herself. The main point she wants to talk about is another boy of the same age as her. It's just that he's always stuck at that age. In the city where Xue Miyin lived for the longest time, there was an old craftsman who was a jeweler. But he does not sell jewelry, but processes the raw materials of jewelry, and sells craftsmanship. He also had an apprentice who studied with him, the young man Xue Miyin mentioned. The boy has no parents and lives a very hard life, but he is optimistic and funny. As time went by, even Xue Miyin loved chatting and running around with him. The only animal product on Xue Miyin's body is ivory. Her hairpin and shamisen pick were both made by the boy himself. Originally she didn't like it and had no intention of accepting it. It was after the old craftsman told her about his apprentice's death and handed it to her as a relic that she silently accepted it as a souvenir.
"People tell lies all the time," she said, "whether they are malicious or well-intentioned. He said he liked me, and I believed him. But I told him that I didn't feel like I could love anyone yet. I only liked animals." He said He didn't care, he could wait. He made a promise, saying that after he mastered the craft, he would use his master's connections to go to another city, set up his own business, and make some money. I could follow him—and my sister could visit us often. Although I can't say I like it very much, I think this kind of life is not bad. Firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea are so valuable in the eyes of people who have experienced famine. Then he died, died of illness. The old craftsman said that his heart had always been weak. The problem was always going to happen at any time. He left suddenly, catching me off guard. It wasn’t until that guy died that I realized that I actually looked forward to and longed for the life he talked about so much. If he were missing, I would be It’s getting boring.”
"So you think... you think he lied to you?"
Ling Huan hesitated a little. She wanted to enlighten Miyin, but she finally kept her mouth shut. She has never experienced it herself and is not qualified to give advice. And for such a long time, Xue Miyin must have thought more about it than she did.
"Isn't this a lie? He concealed his illness, deceived me, and painted me a picture of a pure land of bliss that will never appear. This is a lie... The world is full of lies, and everyone can only talk about castles in the air. Just nice words."
There was another long silence in the room. Occasionally, strange rustling sounds can be heard outside the house. I wonder if they are weasels or mice moving at night. Spring is coming, and soon the nights will become more lively, with all kinds of night birds and bugs joining the chorus.
Ling Huan stopped talking about her and started talking about himself.
"You... initially wanted to talk about my hand, right?"
She stretched out her right hand from the quilt and raised it high. In the darkness, only the outline of the arm and five fingers could be vaguely seen, but nothing more could be seen clearly. Xue Miyin turned her head away and stared at her hands.
"I have something to ask you...can you not tell them?"
"I felt something was wrong during the day. When I caught you, I found that your whole arm was cold and stiff, and the color was a little gray, like a dead person."
"Gui Hai probably saw something was wrong. When he enlightened me, I felt some power flowing through my arms. However, this phenomenon only reached half of the upper arm and no longer spread. Moreover, I have no living corpses for the time being. Symptoms, I can still control my arm intact. It just... feels a little dull. I really like the days with you. It's selfish to say it, but..."
"If something goes wrong, I will definitely kill you."
"That's what I've been waiting for."
"..."
Xue Miyin turned his back, looking like he was getting ready to sleep. She didn't want to talk any more.
The girl suddenly felt strange to her.
