No news, nothing.
Han Chang tried his best to visit all the places where he could get information. He and Xie Zhe just walked in the general direction pointed by an old lady. Sometimes they want to walk faster, as if Wenying is really running ahead, and as long as they keep up, they can catch up with her; sometimes they want to walk slower, as if there is a moment of negligence, Wenying will be there Hidden in a corner around you.
However, after a little time, the two of them also sorted out a clue. The first and most important thing is the trace: Wenying's aura cannot be found in the entire town, and almost no one has seen her. The latter is easy to understand. Monsters do not follow the usual path and it is easy for people to ignore their existence. But what about breath? How to explain the disappearance of breath? Even if Wenying deliberately restrained her demonic aura, the flavor that belonged to her would still not fade away. Although there are many ways to deal with breath, the point is clear: someone has to do it intentionally.
If according to what the old lady said, Wenying chased a figure who seemed to be warming wine on a whim, she would not have deliberately prepared in this way. The most important thing is that Han Chang also didn't smell the scent of warm wine.
First of all, there is a question that urgently needs to be answered: is the figure that Yingying sees is warm wine?
Since she also suddenly saw such a figure instead of detecting the smell, it means that "that person" must have made some disguise. Herbal medicine or magic can easily do it. All the previous discussions are based on his "yes", so from another perspective, what if he is not?
Two possibilities: First, Wenying recognized the wrong person.
This was the idea that the two quickly rejected. She knew Wenjiu very well, and even though she hadn't seen him for many years, she wouldn't admit her mistake so easily. Just a glimpse in the crowd, she had such a big reaction, which shows that she is very confident. She was walking with them on the road before, and maybe countless faces similar to Wenjiu appeared in the crowd. How come she never admitted her mistake, but when they were not there...
That is the second possibility: someone is pretending to be warm wine.
Who it is and what their motives are, it's hard to say. But the biggest suspect is so sure...
"But if Liar wants to find us, why bother to trick Wenying?"
Sitting at the tea table, Xie Zhe sighed. He and Han Chang were in bad shape these past few days. First, Mrs. Jiaomo left without saying goodbye, and then asked Yingying. This kind of thing didn't happen once or twice - going forward, Xue Miyin and Ye Linghua left one after another, which was a big blow to them. These four people all left for different reasons. Because of this, they couldn't get used to it or accept it.
"I don't know, but he never really came to us. Is it intentional?"
Han Chang's face looked very bad, and his condition was even worse than Xie Zhe's. After all, it was his biological sister who was missing.
"This is really..." Xie Zhe tightened his grip on the tea cup slightly, "If you lie for a day, we will not be the only ones who suffer. It would be better to say that among the ten evil angels, none of them are innocent."
"I don't know. Do you know? Xie Zhe," Hanshang called his name, "I am always afraid. I don't know what will happen next moment. This feeling of constant panic, I never Never before.”
"I see."
"You don't understand, I mean, maybe you will disappear one day - no matter what reason and form, no matter what reasons and excuses you give me."
Xie Zhe looked at his dark eyes and couldn't answer for a moment. Should he say he understands this feeling? He really doesn't know. The more anxious this moment was, the more unexpectedly calm he became. Sometimes, he also feels that he is unkind. In comparison, Han Shang is more like a living person, a person with human touch. He couldn't help but start to worry, everything he said in lies was true. Even if it isn't, it should be.
"I have been losing things all my life," Han Chang said quietly, "My mother, my father, my brother, my friends, and then my sister... Even if I am just sitting here, what? If I don’t do anything, something will leave me somewhere. But time keeps disappearing. I haven’t done anything now, and I feel an indescribable fear - it’s blaming me, blaming me for not doing anything. Do."
"You need to rest..." Xie Zhe knew that he was talking nonsense, but he continued, "Only when you get better physically and mentally can you be able to find her and them."
When he said this, why didn't he feel sad? Growing up, he had never felt sorry for anyone, and the one he felt most sorry for was probably Ling Hu, who was least able to protect himself. She is brave, but... too reckless. But is she to blame? Is it wrong to be brave? Is it true that taking risks and making sacrifices for the people important to you is doomed to result in failure?
In the final analysis, he still lacks ability.
For some reason, the store was completely quiet. Everything was eerily quiet, as if there was no living thing. It took them a long time to realize this, because they had been immersed in their own world for too long... This is understandable.
When silence becomes too quiet, silence becomes harsh.
They looked out the window and didn't know when it would get dark. This was so sudden. Although it was afternoon when they sat here, it was far from sunset. It's almost like a dream, you don't know when you came or why you are here.
The two stood up at the same time, and their dominant hand touched the hilt of the sword.
"What is it?"
"I don't know, but it must be a monster."
Because your mood is too low, did you give the monster a chance to sneak in?
"You're not going to take action against the old man, are you?"
A female voice—a familiar female voice. At that moment, Xie Zhe felt relaxed, and so did Han Chang. Their hands left their weapons, their eyes still searching around. The store was empty, I don’t know when they left, and half of the food was left. But the store was bright, and although there were no lights on, it was as clear as day.
While their eyes were still moving in the lobby, an indescribable shadow slowly poked out of the darkened window behind them. Like the testing front paws of a wild animal, like the spreading branches of a tree. It changes silently, tests, and quietly flows to the table. It - they lightly bypassed the tableware and water stains on the table until they completely fell to the ground, allowing their complete selves to be spliced together.
Then it stood up.
Guixiangu gently patted the shoulders of the two of them. As expected, the two of them made defensive moves at the same time.
"Don't scare us...it would be extremely disrespectful if we really attack you."
"Hahahaha, you can try it."
"Fortunately, I was prepared so I didn't draw my sword," Han Chang said, shaking his head, "Seriously, you should be more careful."
"I deserve to be chopped out by you guys. Ah... maybe I should be wary of Fengyun Slash."
The two asked Guixiangu to take a seat, and then sat back down again. When they saw her, they all felt indescribably kind, as if with her appearance, many problems would be solved. But at the same time, they also felt a little uneasy. After all, when nothing happens, Guixiangu will never come to them to reminisce about old times.
"Did you come to us specifically, or did you just happen to be passing by?" Xie Zhe asked seriously.
"I'm going to such great lengths not just to tease you."
She smiled, wondering what the look in her eyes blocked by her hair was. That uneasiness was indeed about to come true: although the ghost fairy would really scare someone just to play a prank, this time, she used the shadow to block all contact with the outside world. She created a new barrier, replicating the original landscaping to isolate the real foreign objects.
"There is no way to connect with the real world here, but...although, we are still in the real world."
Her voice was still lazy, and they couldn't guess her purpose.
"Then you want to..."
"I'm asking you for help." Guixiangu said, "Of course, I'll be paid."
Han Sang sighed deeply and said: "It's not that we don't want to help you, it's that we... are also entangled in trivial matters now. Perhaps you have noticed that there are only two of us here. In the past, we always traveled together as four people. Now friends are leaving one after another. Now, my sister is also missing. Maybe... you can provide information about them? "
Han Chang's question doesn't seem to have much hope, but he is still somewhat hopeful. Xie Zhe also looked at Guixiangu. She was still so pale, so white that she seemed to be shining against the window filled with black shadows.
"I may be able to provide information about someone, but I can't tell you now..."
"Why?" Han Chang didn't understand.
But Xie Zhe knew. Some things, as ordinary people say, "just say it won't work." He hesitated for a while and had no choice but to explain to Hanshang:
"The so-called secret cannot be leaked."
"Shen Shen Nao Nao." Han Chang commented, "I don't know if she is my sister, but... if we can really find traces of her, please tell me first what exactly needs us to do."
"About an evil angel—the evil angel who killed."
The two of them were in a trance for a while.
"Maple...we haven't heard his name for a long time."
"But that doesn't mean he doesn't exist. My friends...you know what he did on the border. Now that the national treasury is empty, all the money has been pushed to the front line to fight, and then it has been exploited by corrupt officials - right now The world is crumbling like a storm. On the surface, everything is calm, but no one knows what else the imperial court can do if something unexpected happens again."
"You don't...want us to go to the front line, right?" Xie Zhe frowned, "This is a joke. Although serving the country with loyalty is the order of a patriot, although we can wield swords and swords, we are not defending the frontier. What a good hand."
"Don't worry. He's back... I made some efforts with some Impermanent Ghosts and made some changes in the situation. These things are not important, you don't need to worry about it. Now that the Evil Angel of Killing has returned to the Central Plains, his power has become the same as that of the Central Plains. The past is very different. We can no longer stop him, because the person who can stop him is not here."
Han Chang asked tentatively: "Could it be that...you think we just--"
"Of course, of course you can't. Hahahaha... Please forgive me, if I say more, these things will not be effective. Although you can't defeat him, you can do far more than you think. You probably don't know how terrifying he is now. But you have the weapons to fight him, you just need to hold on for a while."
"Hold on?"
"For a while?"
How to hold on? Why hold on? How long will it last?
These questions were clearly written on their faces, but Guixiangu smiled and did not answer them.
