Consciousness rushed into his body and he opened his eyes.
Hongye had already put away her fingers and was standing in front looking at him seriously.
"Zhou Yu, are you okay?"
"It's okay. What was...just now?"
"What do you see?"
"Something like the tide...but black."
Hearing his answer, Hongye looked relieved.
"Zhou Yu, what you see is the 'Xuan Ye Qi'."
Seeing Zhou Yu's expression, she smiled again: "There shouldn't be a completely consistent concept in your world, so I can only use this term. Well, it's like... aura, magic, these are what you are popular with Argument, right? However, it is usually useless to absorb this kind of thing into the body, and it will not make flesh pills or babies form in your body. Don’t try anything like this."
"Will it have any effect if I breathe it in?"
"Not really. Xuanye Qi is a 'nothing' with no properties of its own. It is as important to the movement of the sun, moon and stars as sea water is to whales. However, it has nothing to do with us. There are many microorganisms in the ocean. Can we live on land? To the stars, we are just tiny, easy-to-live microorganisms."
When saying these words, Hongye couldn't help but laugh. "I'm sorry... because I read some of your books before... Let's get back to the point. Don't pay too much attention to 'Xuan Ye's Qi'. You will see that thing often in the future. There is one more important thing to explain to you."
She stopped her smile and looked at Zhou Yu with a solemn expression.
"——To put it simply, Zhou Yu, I have temporarily appointed you as the 'Lord' of Hongsen District."
Zhou Yu looked at her blankly. After fully understanding what the other party meant, he subconsciously moved his arms. Naturally, the corridor next to him still stayed firmly in place.
"Can you appoint a lord?"
"It doesn't work under normal circumstances. You are a special case."
Hongye paused and said: "I can't explain the reason for the time being. I will explain it to you later."
"Even if you say so, I don't think I can control the walls moving around."
"That's because this part was entrusted to Ferris by Auster. Now, it's probably you and him who share the idle management rights of Hongsen equally, so as to ensure that he won't take it all away."
"So, what do I have?"
Hongye couldn't help but smile again. She said a little embarrassedly: "It probably affects the water and climate. Your physique is related to these two items."
"...Hongye, do you think it makes any difference who gets this ability?"
"Yes, I know. There are no large water bodies in the Hongsen area...but this way you don't have to worry about drinking spoiled water."
"Would the lord still do such a thing?"
"Yes, there will be various situations. Especially Motian, that person is definitely not a kind person. But it should be impossible to find him now. After Auster is gone, he will definitely hide himself in the most hidden place. .”
At this point, Hongye sighed in distress again.
"That's all, I don't have time to deal with that kind of thing right now. We have to find 'Freeze' as soon as possible."
"Do you have any idea?"
"It's impossible to find 'Freeze' directly, but Auster also gave me some hints. I probably know who the two people who joined forces with 'Freeze' are. Zhou Yu, if you want to save Miss Zhang, you have to It falls on those two people.”
After listening to Hongye's statement, Zhou Yu also recalled what Ausier said that night.
"The 'smart people' and 'starving devils' he mentioned...are they nicknames?"
"Well, although Ausier said it a bit harshly, the people who meet these two characteristics and can be useful for 'freezing' are, if nothing else, the two of them. First of all, I want to emphasize that Zhou Yu, Those two people, like Osl, are 'lords' with management areas. Going to find them is a very dangerous action."
Although Hongye's tone was very solemn, Zhou Yu still didn't feel too nervous. He intuitively believed that those two people were not Hongye's opponents.
"How are you going to find it? Are you going to wander around in their territory? You won't be like last time, looking for a street that you can't reach, right?"
"No, the only one with that kind of interest and ability is Ausir. As for how to find them, Zhou Yu will have to do it on you."
"I?"
Hongye nodded confidently.
"Besides the 'Xuan Ye Qi', what else did you see just now? Please tell me in detail what you saw and felt."
Zhou Yu followed her request and described the hallucination experience as thoroughly as possible. When he mentioned the pain of looking at the city, Hongye interrupted him and asked: "What kind of pain is it specifically?"
He thought for a while and said, "It's like being bitten by a big insect."
"Does it feel like being bitten?"
"That's not entirely true. It's not so much about being bitten..."
Zhou Yu frowned, thinking about how to organize his words. When overlooking the island, the feeling of becoming one with the whole city, the feeling of the body being peeled off and torn apart by foreign objects——
"More like being eaten."
he blurted out automatically.
"It's like being turned into a tree and having a locust eating its leaves."
After saying this metaphor, he himself was stunned for a moment because of the surprise, but Hongye nodded slowly and solemnly and clearly.
"As expected. So, Zhou Yu, can you feel where the 'Locust' is?"
"No, it was just a very hazy feeling. It only lasted about two or three seconds - what does 'locust' mean?"
"If I'm not mistaken, the 'locusts' you feel are 'starving ghosts'. Originally, his jurisdiction should be in the old city area, but with the current situation, he can hide in any corner of the city. Not surprisingly."
"Don't you stay in your own territory?"
"Well, other lords wouldn't do this, but he likes to be in strange places that don't belong to him..."
Hong Ye showed an expression of hesitation, and in the end, she just said: "Zhou Yu, although this request is very unkind, can you please try again in the situation just now? You must try your best to locate the source of the pain. It just rained yesterday. Rain, this kind of timing is more favorable to you."
Zhou Yu looked at her a little strangely, unable to understand what the rain had to do with this matter. Before he could ask a question, Hongye stretched out her index finger and pointed at his eyebrow.
Suddenly, black tide surged in the field of vision.
Perhaps because of his previous experience, this time, he felt almost no resistance as he rose lightly into the sky. The boundless dark ocean and the isolated islands drifting with the waves become increasingly clear from a bird's eye view.
After thinking about Hongye's request, he began to seek connection with the city. Soon, a sharp pain like a bite came from deep in the nerves.
Where is it. Where is it? He asked silently in his mind.
Gala, gala. Was it the nail on the left hand that was bitten open?
Chi Chi Chi Gu Gu. Was it the intestinal tract in the abdomen that was drilled?
Bang Chi Bang Chi. Was it the thigh muscles that were swallowed?
He felt it patiently.
What a greedy insect that is. After eating away all the skin and flesh, it still wants to suck out the bone marrow.
Following the exposed part of the white bones, he gently reached out and grabbed it. There was a distinct sound in the darkness, the manic sound of insect wings flapping.
When he opened his eyes, there was still an unconscious smile on his face.
"...Zhou Yu?"
Hongye in front of him was looking at him with concern and caution.
Somehow, when I saw that beautiful face, an impulse suddenly arose to cut it off and seal it. He ignored the strange thought and said in his usual tone: "I think I found it."
"Where?"
"In the southwest of the city, you have to pass the museum and Weiwei Road, and then go south..."
He unconsciously described the location in his mind, and as the words came out, his thoughts gradually became clear. The position engraved in the bottom of my heart is ready to be revealed.
"—On Crescent Road."
