Jia Chao didn't know everything that happened in the Black Lizard tribe, because he had already started a new life.
The day when the stubborn stone turned into a stone statue was designated by him as the last day of the year before Kaiyuan, known as Kaiyuan Eve in history.
The next day is the first day of the Kaiyuan Year, January 1st, New Year's Day.
Jia Chao held a grand bonfire party in Taoyuan New Village and announced the Kaiyuan event.
As for Nushi's departure, he only told those cadres and some related personnel.
Le Guo felt deeply saddened by the passing of Nushi, a peer of his age.
As for Ah Tu, he just nodded dullly and silently went to a remote corner.
She looked like she did when she took over from Xingyue to guard the campfire. Her eyes became dull and her aura became very reserved, like a female bird that had lost its nest.
Xingyue took the initiative to stay with her for a long time. Jia Chao didn't know what they said.
Jia Chao only knew that when he saw A Tu again, there was an obsession in her eyes.
However, on this day, except for a few old members of the Yanshi tribe who felt sorry for the stubborn stone, most people had a happy time.
They don't understand the meaning of this New Year's Day planned by Jia Chao, but they like to eat, drink and dance.
People have been having fun from early evening until late at night, giving it a feeling of celebrating the New Year.
In order to heighten the atmosphere, Jia Chao even directed a group of elemental warriors to put on a fireworks show.
Xingyue's flaming arrows, Dalang's thunder, Maoyu's artificial fountain, and gray falling snow, these scenes created with the power of the elements formed a scene that the tribesmen would never forget.
By the time the bonfire party was over, Maoyu and the others were a little exhausted.
After the party, Jia Chao asked someone to put out the bonfire and returned to his own yard.
As a philosopher in the previous life said, loneliness is the carnival of one person, and carnival is the loneliness of a group of people.
As lively as the party is, people will feel empty after the party.
As soon as he returned to the courtyard, Jia Chao found Xingyue in a daze in the stone pavilion.
There was a small brazier beside her, and the flames in the brazier were dancing like two little figures.
One of the little figures is like a stubborn stone, and the other is like a tu.
Jia Chao came to Xingyue and wiped the white frost from her hair.
"It's such a cold day, why are you here if you don't want to sleep?"
Xingyue raised her eyes and looked at Jia Chao, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Achao, Aunt Atu said..."
Before she finished speaking, Xingyue choked up.
Jia Chao was speechless and could only sit down silently against Xingyue. After much hesitation, he finally did not tell her the truth about Nushi's departure.
This girl Xingyue is a very straightforward person. If she tells her, everyone in the tribe will know.
So he looked around for a while and asked Xingyue:
"Are you hungry? I'm going to get something to eat!"
Xingyue nodded unnaturally.
Jia Chao deliberately ignored her expression and walked towards the kitchen.
After a while, the lights in the kitchen were brightly lit, and there were some jingling sounds.
Along with these messy sounds, some songs faintly floated out.
Where has Xingyue seen this?
She immediately came out of her sad mood, pricked up her ears and came to the kitchen door.
"I know winter is the most beautiful season, with you by the cold stream and fish in the water.
The couple is very comfortable, the couple is very in love, which makes people think of the future..."
Listening to Jia Chao's singing, Xingyue felt that the sadness in her heart was gradually fading.
She didn't come back from her trance until Jia Chao waved to her.
"It's too cold outside, let's eat inside!"
Jia Chao placed the prepared meals directly on the stove, including a dish of steamed fish and a plate of fried meat with lotus root slices. Since there was no staple food, the portions were quite large.
Xingyue nodded, came to the stove, and took the bowls and chopsticks from Jia Chao.
"Achao, what's the name of the thing you just read?"
Jia Chao replied casually: "Sing!"
Xingyue: "Then can you teach me?"
Jia Chao: "Eat first!"
Xingyue: "Oh!"
After obediently accompanying Jia Chao to clean up two plates of meat, Xingyue suddenly felt sleepy.
Some people are like this. When they are in a bad mood, they will feel better after eating something.
When the mood gets better, people tend to feel sleepy.
Jia Chao didn't give Xingyue a chance to pester him to teach her how to sing, and drove her back to the house while she was sleepy.
After cleaning up the kitchen, he left the small courtyard by accident and headed towards Atu and Wanshi's courtyard.
When he got there, the yard was empty.
Everything was arranged in an orderly manner, and the whole yard looked like it had been carefully organized.
Jia Chao used his night vision ability to explore the yard inside and outside.
As he expected, Ah Tu was indeed not there!
He searched around the yard and found no trace of Atu.
So he quickly dragged Dalang out of Wenwen Township, and then launched a search for the spiritual beasts that were not hibernating in the entire crater.
It didn't take long for the news to come.
"Boss, a brother said he saw a bright light moving in that direction!"
The direction Dalang pointed was surprisingly the north of Taoyuan New Village, which was also the direction where the stone statue turned from the stubborn stone was located!
Jia Chao secretly thought that it was not good, this was what he had expected from the beginning.
He immediately left Dalang behind and headed in that direction with his ice sword.
It didn't take long for him to find Atu who was wearing a weak flame shield.
At this time, she had arrived at the foot of the mountain where the stone statue was located. Judging from her staggering steps, it seemed that it took a lot of effort to get here!
Fortunately, Xingyue's flame shield not only helps illuminate her, but also keeps her warm.
Otherwise, the distance from Taoyuan New Village to this mountain peak is about twenty kilometers.
If a frail ordinary woman were to step on the snow to get here, she would probably lose her hands and feet from the cold even if she didn't die.
Jia Chao didn't dare to disturb her. Even if she thought it was a pilgrimage, she had to let her complete it by herself!
With a long sigh, Jia Chao continued to follow Atu silently a hundred meters away under the cover of night.
He has night vision and can see Ah Tu, but Ah Tu cannot see him.
In other words, Ah Tu never considered his own safety from beginning to end.
She was so focused that she kept climbing towards the top of the mountain.
There are no roads in the inaccessible mountain peaks, but there are many thorns and obstacles, but these did not stop Atu's pace.
It wasn't until he came to the edge of a cliff that the exhausted Atu finally collapsed.
Because this is not something she can climb up with her own efforts. This is a cliff that cannot be climbed!
Ah Tu was seen crying and laughing while looking at the top of the cliff. The sound was not loud, but to Jia Chao's ears there was an indescribable sadness.
Just when Jia Chao looked gloomy and wanted to go down and take her to the top of the mountain, he found that a rock and soil plank road appeared out of thin air on the cliff!
Seeing this rock and soil plank road, both Jia Chao and Ah Tu were shocked.
However, Ah Tu was stunned for only half a second, then he climbed up the mountain.
Jia Chao, on the other hand, was confused. Could it be Centipede Hair that did it?
It wasn't until he saw He Ye and others not far away from the corner of his eye that the doubts in his mind were solved.
Heye, Maoyu and others were all seen not far down the mountain, staring at Atu who was climbing up the rock and soil plank road.
All in tears!
