They rented a carriage from the inn and arrived at the city wall of the new city that day. This place is much larger than Feiyue City. After all, it is a "retirement place" for the residents here, and there are more young people here.
Travel here, be busy, and look for opportunities. The pace here is indeed very fast, and everything seems to be in a hurry. Not only the speed of the carriages and horses, but also the footsteps of passers-by are so fast that they create a gust of wind.
Of course, they are also anxious - it is better to say that Ling Huan is the most anxious. It is understandable that she desperately wants to get rid of her family's tracking. However, so far, there has been no news of anyone looking for her.
In bad weather, she does
She ran very fast. She said that there used to be a bodyguard named Ye here, but since these two friends were here, she decided not to hire anyone to avoid them from informing her parents as soon as she left.
After all, she hasn't thought of an excuse yet.
"Don't worry, good sister. With Mr. Xie here, no monster dares to touch half of your hair."
I don't know what Zhongli Hanzhang was teasing, so he stretched out his hand and picked up Ye Lingyu's braid on one side. Xie Zhe felt that he was really being criticized, so he just rolled his eyes at him and slapped his rude hand.
He was stunned and didn't say anything. He knew that once he spoke, it would be endless, so there was no need to waste time in such a place.
Ye Linghua didn't feel offended, and most of her mind was not on these things. She would often be in a daze like this, looking thoughtful, and occasionally showing a little sadness, with a kind of worry that was not expected in such a youthful age.
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However, even if she didn't need to hire new bodyguards, she still spent a lot of money. The accommodation and food were very good, and it was a store that Xie Ze had to grit his teeth before he could make up his mind to go. Even so, Ling Huan still looked aggrieved by them and them.
It looked like he was suffering.
"I'm so sorry, I have to save some money." There was no question about the price. After ordering a lot of dishes, she said apologetically, "I didn't bring a lot of money when I went out this time. I saved it all by myself."
Pocket money. You can only spend half of it at most in front of Qinglize."
Asking a question like "How many banknotes did you bring?" I'm afraid it's self-humiliating. So after expressing his gratitude, Xie Zhe stopped expressing his position. Maybe it's because he always has nothing to say, so people always ignore him.
After he had eaten several meals, the people serving tea acted as if he didn't exist. It was common for him to leave out a set of bowls and chopsticks, which was simply weird.
Han Sheng told her that she could spend whatever she wanted, and he would have his own solution if he spent all the money. Xie Zhe thought to himself, what could the vixen do? This master of deceit and abduction would only disturb the order of the world. But he
He didn't want Miss Ye to spend too much money, but he also didn't want the red fox spirit to do evil. He really couldn't understand how the three of them, who were completely different from each other, got together on the same road.
Surprisingly, they had no conflicts along the way. Perhaps they were all caring about each other, being polite, and maintaining a polite distance. After walking through the city, they passed through a forest, and then a small town.
Then came a stretch of bare hills, and then ushered in a new city... This took them about eight days. In fact, even if they were traveling non-stop like this, it would only take three minutes from Feiyue City to Qinglize.
Of course, the distance traveled by Xie Zhe and Han Chang was even further.
The good news is that Ye Lingquan could only walk fifty miles a day at first, but gradually she could walk seventy or eighty miles a day like them. She didn't stay at home and lie down all day and night. I heard that she often walked with
The brothers and sisters are going on an outing. And although her personality is not that strong, she is not to be outdone, because she never wants to hold her friends back. This is
, already made them feel that it was quite rare. Anyway, she was the one who was in the most hurry. In addition to running against each other, the two men took good care of the girl. The most time-consuming thing might be that Miss Ye was occasionally... too kind.
, she is too nosy. If she doesn’t help an old man walk or feed the cats and dogs on the street every day, she won’t feel at ease.
When they left the city, the people living there gave them a strange piece of advice.
"That hill -" the man pointed to the distant outline through the window in the early morning light, "there used to be a village there. But the people who were cutting firewood nearby had not been seen for a long time, only the people coming and going.
Passers-by said that traces of the village can occasionally be seen. If you see anything strange, don’t stay too long.”
"Traces of the village?" Han Chang tilted his head, "Traces? How do you say this?"
Xie Zhe also looked at the old man, waiting for the next step. His conditions seemed not good, and he worked as a long-term worker in the house that provided them with accommodation, but he looked like a local, or at least he had lived here for a long time.
"Many years ago, when I was young, there was really a village there, in the shade of the hills... although it didn't even have a name. It was too small, so it never developed, and people were slow.
I walked out slowly and went to this place to find some work. Over the years, the place has become increasingly poor and has not seen any improvement."
"Are you from that village?" Ling Huan asked curiously.
The old man shook his head: "I'm not, but my dad is. One day he won't be able to go back. It was so sudden."
"Can't you go back? Is it because the work here is very busy?"
"Because I can't find my home." The old man looked serious and didn't look like he was joking. "There is really no other way. He obviously knows the way back to his hometown, but he can't find the way back. He took his childhood
I was lost in the mountains and forests until it was completely dark. This night, it was amazing
I caught a cold and had a fever for a few days when I went back. My father went around looking for people and found out that no one could go back. Many people’s parents, wives and children were still there and could not be picked up. My father, he
Until my death, I was unable to go back and see my grandparents and my mother for the last time."
"What a weird thing..."
Ling Huan felt a little scary, but Xie Zhe immediately understood that something must be causing trouble.
He asked: "Have you ever considered hiring someone to do it? There must be some problem with this."
"Please." The old man sighed, "They all said they were too resentful and said that place... was hidden by something."
"ah?"
"There are even six impermanences that say that there are any sins in that place that need to be repaid... or something? I can't remember it. I heard it from others. Until now, I can't remember a few words. I'm not sure that's what I heard at first.
What's going on..."
"The Six Paths of Impermanence? Which one is impermanent?"
Xie Zhe suddenly became concerned. When he was asked this question, the old man couldn't remember it for a long time. He thought for a long time, scratching his head and ears.
"As I get older, I really can't remember my name, surname, or title. But I can recall that someone said that he was a young monk with long hair. I must have remembered it correctly. Because of this,
Only then did someone inquire, and only then did someone say that his identity was actually Wuchang. At that time, everyone thought he was just an ordinary person who came to the temple here from outside to fulfill his vows..."
They thanked the old man and said goodbye. As they walked on the road, Xie Zhe didn't say a word, and was quieter than before. On weekdays, whenever Han Shan made a joke to Ling Huan, he would occasionally say a word or two, make a comment or something.
Now he was silent, just thinking about his own things. Looking at his posture, Han Chang was not in the mood to joke.
"You do care about what he said." Han Chang asked, "Are you thinking about that village?"
"No...I didn't care at first. But it seems to involve Mutsuki-kun."
"Ah, you mean Qingyang Chukong? I know this. Thousands of years ago, he died in a cold and freezing ground at the age of more than sixty. After becoming the first Six Paths Impermanence, he regained his youthful appearance.
Look like you are practicing with your hair on."
"He originally wanted to end his worldly fate and explore the cause and effect...only after his death did he realize that all of this was impossible and could not be cut off."
Ling Huan looked at the solemn Xie Zhe, and his curiosity was aroused again.
"You seem to know him very well."
"Yes. To be honest, the master who guided me to take the path of Onmyoji was none other than Qingyang Chukong, Mutsuki-kun. The sword left in the Death Shadow Pavilion was also entrusted to Gaoyue-kun by him.
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Han Zhang raised his eyebrows: "Oh? That's the case. Let me just say that someone who can speak well in the Immortal Shadow Pavilion and can entrust them to do things must not be simple. From this point of view, Mu Yuejun is still the Immortal Shadow Pavilion.
The master’s senior, I’m afraid I have to give him this little face.”
"What kind of person is Mutsuki-kun?"
Ling Huan looked at Xie Zhe. She saw that he opened his mouth, pondered for a while, and then closed it again. He might not know how to sum up a person simply. Or maybe he didn't know Mu Yue-kun well enough? Ling Huan was too much.
I wanted to know, but I was too embarrassed to ask. Since Xie Zhe didn't know and didn't intend to continue talking, he just stopped there.
"I want to go look for it." Xie Zhe said suddenly.
"What are you looking for?" Han Chang's expression was a bit incredulous, "That village you mentioned? Maybe you can't find it."
"Do you remember that old man said that passers-by can occasionally see it? This must be some kind of spell, targeting people who have been in contact with it for a long time. The deeper the memory of this place, the less likely it is to be associated with it. Such a spell
Very clever, but also very bad. But Mutsuki-kun still has this attitude after knowing this... I am a little interested in what the truth is."
"Maybe he was the one who cast the spell."
"Impossible." Xie Zhe immediately retorted Han Chang, "Don't judge things you don't know or people you're not familiar with."
Xie Zhe was very serious most of the time, but this time he was particularly stern. Since we had known each other for more than ten days, we might have to walk a long way together in the future, so Han Sheng didn't say anything inappropriate anymore - although he didn't
I feel that what I said before is so inappropriate.
"Okay, okay, you don't want to hear what I say." He shrugged, "No one knows what's going on anyway. But to be honest, don't have high hopes. I'm not doubting your ability as an Onmyoji.
Ability, I just think we don’t have that luck.”
"Uh... will something terrible happen?"
Ling Huan's words made Xie Zhe, who was worried about something, sober up. He was not alone now, so he couldn't do whatever he wanted. He also needed to take into account the feelings of his fellow travelers. Although he was concerned about Mu Yuejun's "inaction", he could not do anything he wanted.
I still have doubts, but now is not the time to investigate this matter specifically.
"...No." He sighed softly, "Zhongli is right, we just pass by here normally and then leave."
Han Chang, who was originally walking together, was slightly stunned, but soon followed them. The moment was too short to be noticed. But he just discovered that for the first time in so many days, the person named Xie said his name seriously.
