Gu Xun was very vague at first about what Tianming would face after boarding the mirage and what he should do.
This may be because Gu Xun thinks that Gai Nie shouldn't know too much, or maybe, as he said at the time, it's because he doesn't know either.
No matter what the real reason is, Ge Nie doesn't think that increasing the variables on the mirage is a good thing for Tianming and the others.
And no matter who plans to board the mirage and explore its secrets, it will undoubtedly increase the uncertainty of the mirage's situation, which will most likely increase the chances of Tianming and others encountering difficulties.
So it is better to do less than to do more.
However, he would not stop the Mo family's actions.
Just like Gao Jianli and others' attitude towards him, Ge Nie was not willing to interfere too much with the Mohist's way of doing things.
As long as the main premise is that Tianming will not be harmed, Ge Nie will not meddle in others' affairs.
What's more, Ge Nie's judgment of the situation is just his own guess, which may not necessarily be correct.
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Outside Songhai Port, on the mirage deck, Tianming and the others bypassed the outermost area, completely away from the team carrying supplies.
Shaoyu asked Tianming in a low voice, "Hey, what's next? Where to go first?"
"Uh..." Tianming looked around, pondered for a moment and then pointed hesitantly towards the Toad Palace, "Let's go to the Toad Palace first. There is a greater chance of contacting Qiantaki there."
Tianming’s goal this time is to seek Qiantaki’s help.
After all, just relying on the three of them to explore bit by bit, God knows how long it would take to find something.
Shao Yu was right about this, but he also reminded, "If you go to Toad Palace, go to Toad Palace, but there is a high probability that Shi Lan and I won't be able to get in, so you will probably have to do it alone."
Tianming didn't care about this, shrugged and said, "It doesn't matter, let's go and see the place."
"That's one of the most heavily guarded places on the mirage. If anything changes, the chances are higher there."
Shi Lan calmly made up her mind, "Let's go then."
Tianming identified the direction, found the path, and set off with his two friends.
In order to maintain stability, the three of them kept their speed very slow and carefully checked the surrounding environment throughout the process to ensure that no one would notice them as much as possible.
However, because they were already familiar with the route to Toad Palace, the overall speed was pretty good and it didn't take too long.
As for the route we took, it was still the same as before.
When the three of them rushed to the Fuso Sacred Tree, Shi Lan looked at the sacred tree of her tribe. Even though she had climbed it nearly ten times, she still couldn't help but feel emotional and complicated.
However, there was not much time for her to vent her emotions. The three of them climbed up the Fusang sacred tree with ease, skillfully jumping and climbing between the branches, and rushed towards the highest crown.
Every time they go up to the mirage and climb the sacred Fuso tree, it is the most relaxing part for them.
The dense and golden branches and leaves of the sacred tree can perfectly shield them from living in it, so that they don't have to worry about being discovered like they do in other places, and can completely relax and move without being restricted.
However, during such relaxed and happy moments, time will pass extremely quickly.
The three of them quickly climbed to the highest crown of the Fuso Sacred Tree, overlooking the Toad Palace on the other side.
Tianming looked at the familiar circular building, and suddenly felt a throbbing feeling in his heart, which made him raise his hand to cover his heart.
Shaoyu saw this scene and quickly asked about the situation:
"What’s wrong with you?"
"It's okay..." Tian Ming waved his hand to indicate that he was okay, and then explained, "I just felt weird suddenly."
"Weird? What kind of strange method?" Shao Yu quickly asked.
In view of the fact that so many strange situations have happened to Tian Ming, he does not dare to neglect any strangeness in the other party, even if it is just a feeling.
"Uh..." Tianming frowned and thought about it carefully, and then replied, "It's probably... it's just a... um... inexplicable feeling of familiarity and closeness."
Tian Ming hummed and ruminated for a long time before he finally swallowed and gave a puzzling answer.
"The feeling of familiarity..." Shao Yu touched his chin and thought for a moment, then shook his head towards the Toad Palace in the distance and asked, "Is it this feeling that the Toad Palace gave you?"
Tianming glanced at the Toad Palace, hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, it has nothing to do with it, it seems to have just appeared out of nowhere, for no reason."
Seeing that she had no clue at all, Shi Lan intervened and suggested, "In that case, let's ignore it for now. Pay more attention in the morning."
"Don't worry, I understand." Tianming made a gesture.
Upon seeing this, Shao Yu could only temporarily press down on this small and unfinished situation and turn to look at the situation around the Toad Palace.
They need to observe the number of sentries guarding the Toad Palace to determine whether they can sneak in quietly.
But before Shao Yu could start to think about it, Tian Ming's brows suddenly tightened, he quickly raised his head, looked around, and uttered a warning:
"who!?"
"come out!"
Shao Yu and Shi Lan didn't know exactly what Tian Ming had discovered, but at least they understood that they were being watched by others. They immediately put on a defensive posture back to back, and at the same time, their eyes quickly turned around, looking for the hidden peeping person.
The three of them watched nervously for a long time, and after turning around several times, they finally confirmed that there was indeed no one around.
"Did you see it wrong?" Shao Yu, who had been fussing all over, looked at Tianming and asked doubtfully.
"No, no!" Tian Ming refused to give up and looked around for possible peepers, "Someone must be secretly observing us!"
Shaoyu spread his hands and replied in confusion, "But there's no one here?"
Shi Lan raised a possibility, "Could he be hiding from a far distance and peeking?"
Shaoyu immediately denied it, "It's not very realistic."
"It doesn't matter if we are on the deck. The branches and leaves of this sacred hibiscus tree are so dense and complicated that the golden light of the sun can blind people's eyes. How good of eyes do you have to be able to monitor us from a distance?"
In short, they now not only have physical visual obstruction, but also magical interference.
In this case, let alone seeing with the naked eye, even using props to widen the sight is useless.
The two of them were about to ask Tian Ming carefully why he insisted on being watched, when they saw their little friend's legs weakened and he collapsed to the ground and lay flat.
This startled them both, and they rushed forward to hug him, one felt his pulse, and the other felt his breath.
After some inspections, the two determined that the person was fine, but seemed to have fainted.
It was very sudden and I fell asleep for no reason.
"What's wrong with this kid? He sleeps all the time?" Shao Yu couldn't help but grinned and complained.
Shi Lan couldn't help but ask after hearing this, "Is this often the case in Tianming?"
Shaoyu nodded subconsciously at first, then quickly shook his head when he came back to his senses:
"Ever since I met him again this year, this kid has indeed been in a coma, but there was more or less a prelude to let people know the reason."
"This is the first time that someone collapsed suddenly without saying a word like this - at least the first time that I know of."
"Do you want to withdraw?" Seeing that Shao Yu didn't know what was going on, Shi Lan did not ask about Tian Ming's situation and changed the topic.
Shaoyu Shaozuo pondered, gritted his teeth, shook his head and replied, "Don't worry yet, the tree is well hidden, hide for a while and see if the morning light can recover."
"With his movement restricted, the risk of exposure will increase. It's better to wait and see."
Shi Lan did not refuse the proposal.
Everything seems to be normal at Tianming, and there is no sign of deterioration in his physical condition. There is indeed no need to rush to evacuate.
Of course, we can’t delay for too long.
Just because Tianming is awake can jump off a mirage, it doesn't mean he can jump off a mirage when he's asleep.
If he doesn't wake up, Shaoyu Shilan will have no choice but to try to sneak him into the supply transport team and get off the ship as he did before. If he delays for too long, all the people will be gone.
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Amid Shao Yu and Shi Lan's confusion and helplessness, Tian Ming's consciousness reached a place he was gradually becoming familiar with.
"Ah, here it is again..."
Looking at the familiar dim circular space and the twelve huge windows, Tianming couldn't help but sigh.
"Hehe..." The girl's charming laughter sounded from behind Tianming, and Qiantaki asked stiffly, "Why, Tianming, don't you like it here?"
Tianming quickly turned around, showed his brightest smile to Qiantaki, and replied with a smile, "Of course I like it, I see you Qiantaki every time I come here."
"But why did I suddenly come in this time on the Fuso Sacred Tree?"
"Don't you want to see me?" Chitaki replied with a smile.
"Ah?" Tianming was stunned for a moment, then realized and asked in disbelief, "The sense of peeping I feel...is it you? Are you near me?"
Chitaki shook his head, "No, I'm not close to you, but I can see far away now."
"Seeing... very far away? How far away?" Tianming subconsciously thought that the far distance Qianlong said was probably not the same concept as "seeing far away" in common cognition.
Chitaki explained with gestures, "It's... it's like I can control a pair of eyes that can move freely and see almost anywhere on behalf of my real eyes."
"Do you know what I mean?"
The confusion on Tianming's face was still there, but he still nodded.
There are no such things as surveillance cameras in this era, so he cannot form an intuitive understanding of it, but fortunately it is not a particularly complicated description, so he can probably understand it.
"So you were just observing me and Shao Yu Shi Lan from a distance?"
"Yes." Qiantaki nodded, and then asked proactively, "That sister is the 'Shi Lan' girl you mentioned?"
"Yes." Tianming scratched his head and replied with a smile, "She is a good friend that Shaoyu and I met after we came to Songhai. We went to the mirage just to save her brother."
Chitaki tapped her lips with her fingers and said curiously, "Does she have a very special sword?"
"Yes." Tianming was a little confused, "A sword with a strong cold air is called Bingpo. How did you know about it?"
"I met you at my father's place, and I felt that familiar aura when I saw you just now." Chitaki explained.
"Oh!" Tianming suddenly realized, "Yes, I heard that Uncle Gu gave her the sword."
"Speaking of Qiantaki, do you know why your father gave the sword to Shi Lan?" Tianming let Qiantaki take the lead and followed the topic of the sword.
"I don't know." Chitaki smiled playfully, shook his head and replied, "I only know that Dad seems to have given swords to many people, but I don't know the specific reason."
"Hehe, Sister Xue Nu and Sister Rong's swords were also given by dad."
"Ah?" This was the first time Tianming knew about this, and he was really shocked, "There is also this matter..."
After thinking about it carefully, he realized that it was useless to know it.
He already knew that Xue Nu was related to Duan Murong and Gu Xun, and he didn't need to use this to find out.
The anecdotes were over, and Tianming immediately turned the topic back to business:
"By the way Qiantaki, since you can now observe various places on the mirage at will, have you discovered the whereabouts of brother Shi Lan?"
Hearing this, Qiantaki shook his head and gave a negative answer that disappointed Tianming:
"I tried my best to search every corner of the ship, but couldn't find it."
"No? How could there be no?" Tianming was a little anxious.
The fact that the person was not found was just a trivial matter. The worst thing they could do was to think of a solution. What Tianming was worried about was that Yun Zhongjun had already completely dealt with Brother Shi Lan.
If you can't find it, you can still look for it. If the person is already dead, they don't have the ability to survive.
"There are three possibilities." Qianlong calmly analyzed it carefully for Tianming.
"The first is that Yun Zhongjun is constantly changing his position, causing me to miss him."
"The second one is that Yun Zhongjun hid him in a special place."
"There are some special places on the mirage, and I can't see them all clearly. If they were hidden in those places, I wouldn't be able to find them."
"The third type is that people are not in the mirage."
"Yun Zhongjun has been staying on the boat, but he may have hidden people in Songhai City."
"Of course, there is a fourth possibility."
The fourth type Chitaki did not elaborate on, but the content is self-evident - it is death.
Tianming subconsciously ignored the fourth possibility and focused on the first three.
After thinking about it for a while, I found that it seemed that not a single possibility could be ruled out, so I could only continue to seek help from Chitaki:
"Chitaki, which one do you think is more likely?"
Qiantaki already had a clue, and he replied directly after hearing this, "The first possibility is the lowest. Yun Zhongjun doesn't know my ability and won't deliberately take precautions."
"The second possibility is also relatively low. According to what you told me before, that girl Shi Lan's brother is just a test subject for Yun Zhongjun. Those special places in the mirage are very important. He should not be hidden in those places.
place."
After listening to this analysis, Tianming frowned, "In other words, the most likely thing is that the person was transferred to the city..."
"At least not on the ship, maybe hiding in the city, maybe further away, I can't say." Chitaki corrected.
"Then this range is too big..." Tianming scratched his chin, his face full of embarrassment.
Chitaki pouted and spread his hands, unable to do anything about it.
The range of what she can observe is limited, basically it can only cover mirages, not too many.
As for whether this is because Mirage itself is special or because her abilities are limited, Chitaki doesn't know.
"I'll study it with Shaoyu and the others after I go out..." Tianming, who had no idea yet, could only put it aside for now.
Actually, it’s not that I have no clue, but I have to think about it carefully after I get off the boat.
Chitaki just smiled when he heard this and didn't say a word.
According to her opinion, the chance of Tianming finding the place where Yunzhongjun hides his people is extremely slim, so she can basically give up hope.
