The divination hall Lan Ji mentioned was also in the inner city. The inner city of Tieyu City was not that big. After listening to her detailed description of the routes and signs, the young man had a general impression in his mind. Of course it would be difficult to find it.
How troublesome it would be.
But the troubles on the road are not included in the calculation.
Not long after leaving Lan Ji, the young man felt several malicious eyes behind him. After walking for a while, the eyes still did not leave him.
After realizing that he was being followed, the young man did not look back but only accelerated his pace and entered the corner of the street. Then he pressed against the wall and recognized the identity of the stalkers - Tie Yu through the reflection on the broken glass window in front of him.
City guard.
The young man, who understood that the visitor was evil, gave up his plan to go directly to the divination parlor and began to circle back and forth with the stalkers on the dilapidated streets.
Being caught by those guards would probably inevitably lead to a fight. If the young man was not afraid of these guys in the past, considering that he was still seriously injured, it would be better to fight less.
"Is this right here?"
After running for a while, I felt that I should have arrived near the divination hall. The young man leaned his shoulders against the wall, holding the wound on his chest with both hands and gasping for air.
He had just been running around for a while to avoid these Iron Feather City guards. Although they did not fight, his wound was affected due to his careless exertion while running, and he is still in pain now.
Sure enough, provoking those Iron Feather City guards will not end so easily. These guards are probably trying their best to cause trouble for him. Tracking him is probably just the beginning, but it is not wise to make things worse now. When encountering these
The guards who took the initiative to cause trouble naturally hid whenever they could.
"Tch! Annoying guy."
Before the young man who thought he had gotten rid of those "tails" had time to take a breath, two Iron Feather City guards wearing black iron armor appeared from behind again. Looking at the two men looking left and right, they seemed to be looking for something. Behind them
Before the eyes were cast in his direction, the young man clicked his tongue and hid in the shadow of the corner to avoid their sight.
"Where are you going, kid? Do you want to take a look inside?"
"Don't go! I heard this place is haunted, so it's better not to go. It's bad luck."
"Tsk! Then let him go."
The two guards wandered around for a while. They did not dare to go deep into this place because they had not seen the target and there were some rumors. The young man had led them around in circles before and they had lost their patience, so they gave up temporarily.
I didn't plan to follow him, so I could only leave in anger.
After observing for a while and confirming that there was indeed no trace of anyone else around, the young man walked out of the corner.
He seemed to be near the divination hall now, but the place was full of abandoned shops, and there was no sign of anyone living there.
The plaques on the surrounding shop doors were covered in cobwebs and dust, and the iron locks on the doors were too rusty to work.
These depressing scenes made the boy murmur to himself: "Why were these streets abandoned?"
Not just this street, this entire block is in an abandoned state. Looking at the size of this street, you can imagine that this was a quite prosperous area a long time ago.
What was the reason that made those residents and shops abandon this place?
The young man had no clue about this. He had never been here before, and he had never heard any rumors. If Lan Ji hadn't shown the way, he probably wouldn't have come here in the future.
Since there is no result from this dispute, the young man doesn't want to think too much, and his thoughts turn to the matter in front of him.
"Where is that fortune-telling parlor?"
The young man was walking in the middle of the street with his chin in his hand, and the setting sun made his shadow drag very long on the cracked stone road.
"It should be around here."
Lan Ji said that you can see several broken stone pillars at the divination hall, and the boy is stepping on the top of a lion stone pillar with half of its face missing. There are also animal stone pillars such as wolves and eagles next to it, but basically
They are all missing arms and legs, which should match Lan Ji's description.
However, there were no shops around that matched my impression of a fortune-telling parlor, and there was no one to ask for directions.
This deserted street in the sunset looks a bit eerie now.
"Ugh!"
At this time, a cold wind blew, bringing up the sand and dust on the road. The young man put his arms across his eyes to resist the strong wind. At this time, a blue curtain on his right was blown up by the wind, which caught his attention.
"Is this the star and moon pattern? Could it be that it's here?!"
Finally found it!
The boy casually patted the dust on his hair and ran towards the inconspicuous shop.
The name of the store "Glow Crystal Divination House" is written on the plaque at the entrance of the store. There is also a ball pattern with a five-pointed star on top of the store name.
It is certain that this is indeed a fortune-telling shop, but it is too small. The ordinary stores around it are twice as big as this store, and there are no obvious signs. It makes people feel that this is just a grocery store. No wonder.
Young people would have missed it before.
"Is there anyone in there?"
The young man opened the dusty curtain with his hand and walked into the small shop cautiously.
The store is surrounded by storage racks containing various items, and there is dust everywhere. If the boy hadn't seen the sign outside, he would have thought it was a small warehouse that had been left unattended for a long time.
The center of the shop is a small counter, but there are piles of books and scrolls on it. Fortunately, there is something like a ledger in the center of the table, which finally makes this place look like a store.
The boy approached the counter and took a look, and found that on the armchair behind the counter was a wide-brimmed tall hat with sharp corners, like the kind of hat that the legendary witches loved to wear on their heads.
"Is there no one?"
The young man muttered in confusion as he walked back and forth in the small space of the shop.
Although there was a lot of dust in the store, there were still signs of human activity. For example, the counter and nearby storage shelves were obviously much cleaner, and he could also see a dustpan filled with dust and debris and a brand-new handbag under the counter.
Broom, it looks like the owner here has tried to clean this place.
But no one has shown up so far. Could it be that the elusive shop owner has really left again? Then isn’t it possible that the things in this shop can be taken freely?
In addition to not being able to figure out the whereabouts of the shop owner, there is another thing that makes the young man feel strange - the inside of this shop is not dark.
Although there are windows in the store, it is already evening, and the location of the store is backlit. Logically speaking, the light here should be very poor, but in fact there is enough light in the store, and the boy can even see clearly the scattered objects in the air.
dust particles.
Is the source of the light here... the top of my head?
The boy looked up at the top of the house and found a crystal lamp hanging above his head.
The light source of crystal lamps is not candlelight. Crystal lamps in this world all fall into one category, that is, magic lamps.
Crystal lamps that use magic as the light source are not even affordable for ordinary nobles. The young man has only read the relevant introduction in the books given by Wei Nakodo. Who would have thought that he could actually be in this hotel that seems to be going bankrupt?
Met in a small shop?
Moreover, the light of this crystal lamp is soft and natural. It is not an antique that can only be used for ornamental purposes. It is definitely worth a lot of money.
"Uh?! What...!"
Just when the boy who was looking up at the crystal chandelier wanted to look at other objects, a black shadow suddenly slammed down on his face.