Chapter 168: No evil and strict
tiptoeing through the layers of shrubs, even if Jun Aoyan has put his movements to the lightest, it is inevitable that there will be a rustling sound of rubbing. When she finally came to the source of the sound, she hid behind a tree, ready to sneak a peek. But soon, she showed up.
"It's you." Ao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought someone had come to this place where chickens didn't lay eggs to catch me." β
Liu Shenghan turned around and smiled, dusting off the dust from his cuffs. Jun Aoyan stretched out his head and glanced behind her a few times.
"What's wrong?"
"I just heard you talking to whom? But you seem to be the only one here. Probably, I misheard. β
"Hmm...... I was thinking about things just now, and I guess I started talking to myself unconsciously. β
"What are you thinking?"
"What else could it be?"
ββ¦β¦ Alas. β
"Let's go back quickly." Liu Shenghan looked up at the last remnant light in the west, "When it's completely dark, we may not be able to find our way back." β
So the two walked together. Now should be the time for the believers to go to the incense garden, and they really haven't met a big living person. It wasn't until they got close to the complex that the two didn't get close. They walked more scattered, but they were all within each other's field of vision. Even if I met one or two people, I just walked by calmly, and I didn't feel sorry at all. No one bothered them. They could clearly feel that there was a special aroma that was getting stronger and stronger. This thing is very close to the incense path that they used to the shrine when they first came to the country of incense to see the incense god. It is estimated that it is the preparatory ceremony for opening the gate of the incense garden.
When he returned to the previous platform, Bai Ya was still here. However, there was an extra cloth bag on the ground, and a few cakes were stuffed into the bag, sticking to the sesame seeds, but it was a little cold. In addition, there are several weapons scattered around. Jun Aoyan immediately stepped forward and picked up a spear and looked back and forth. The metal spear looked light in her hand, like a stick she had picked up in the afternoon.
"By the time you come back, you've starved to death." Bai Ya glared at the two of them.
"Women are like that." Liu Shenghan took out two cakes from the bag and handed one to Jun Aoyan. Ao Yan asked:
"These are all ...... Where did it come from? Are you stealing again? β
"You're not going to educate me now, are you?" Bai Ya raised his eyebrows, "You really plan to go to see that Qianmin woman with your bare hands so much?" I don't know if I can get out of the incense garden completely. β
ββ¦β¦ But the quality of this spear is too poor. Aoyan was a little distressed, "A little force will break off." β
"Less nonsense. You don't know how much trouble I have with these jingle things. β
Liu Shenghan said that since it was taken, it was enough to use it, and it was worthy of the mission of the weapon being manufactured. As she spoke, she picked up a short dagger on the ground. It was about the same length as her pen, and she wasn't very good at using these bladed things, but it was better than nothing. In addition, she also found that Bai Ya had prepared a pair of ordinary knives, and it seemed that he was still used to the things he usually used.
"Our stuff has arrived in Xiangyuan." Bai Ya said, "I noticed my knife. β
"Where is Xiangyuan?"
"An isolated place, an enchantment woven with scent, which cannot be marked on a map." Bai Ya said, "I just felt it. When we get there, we have to get our stuff back first. β
I'm afraid it's not that easy. Jun Aoyan couldn't help but sigh, "Think about it, we still have the magic weapons of the gods in our bags." The god of incense must already know about the good things we do outside. β
"Then he should know each other even more." Bai Ya said coldly.
They didn't say anything more. Ate and get ready to rest for a while. I only know that the incense garden will stop receiving people from time to time, and I don't know when those believers will leave. Anyway, get some sleep first and talk about it tomorrow.
The environment is not good. However, they have not experienced more difficult conditions, and where to sleep is not to sleep. They erected broken tents with sticks to keep out the wind, and fell asleep in a daze in the cool weather, and woke up in a daze. The rooster's crowing appeared as promised, and when you opened your eyes, you could see the dawn through the cracks in the broken shed.
After being in this faint fragrance for a long time, they almost didn't notice it. They walked on the "upper road", on the top of the building, stepping on the roofs and rooftops of people's houses all the way, and even swinging clotheslines when necessary, in order not to meet the people below. Once, Liu Shenghan almost fell between two houses with a wide gap, Bai Ya quickly grabbed her hand, and a pot of flowers fell from the side. What's even more thrilling is that on the main road on the side are countless believers who have returned all night.
But the group didn't even look at themβeven though the movement was really loud.
"I've noticed from the beginning that their spirits are a little sluggish, and they can't keep their souls."
After Liu Shenghan was pulled up, he said this while patting the dust on his body.
"Sleepy, huh? After all, I haven't slept all night. So many people want to see the incense god, and it is impossible to rush into it in one go, it must have been waiting for a long time, it's boring, right? Jun Aoyan guessed.
Liu Shenghan shook his head: "I'm afraid it's not that simple." You see, what are they holding in their hands? β
The three of them poked their heads out of the roof together and looked at the people coming and going on the street. Almost everyone had a small package in their hands, about the size of a money bag, of different colors, but with good ingredients. Such gorgeous colors and materials are a bit out of place for ordinary people, even the poor. But rich and poor, men, women, and children all clung to it, occasionally looking left and right, for fear that someone might steal it.
"I can see that it's a baby...... Issued by the Gandharva? Bai Ya guessed.
"I'm afraid so. We'll have to see him to figure it out. β
"Make no mistake about it, we're here to ask for what belongs to us, and to negotiate the second and third tasks."
"I hope there is still a chance to speak peacefully."
How to enter the spell of the incense garden, Liu Shenghan naturally remembered it clearly, and those ointments, as long as a little leftover from the shrine was scavenged, they could also be used. There are also remnants of the herbs wrapped around the wrists. Soon, they found a remote shrine, and while there was no one around, they repeated the trick and came to the gate of the incense garden again.
Everything is exactly the same as ever. The difference is that the spices in the incense garden seem to have changed their ingredients this time, and the smell is different from the one used to come.
But the moment they stepped through the door, the musicians suddenly stopped.
Everybody, they knew, were paper figures, they were all holding musical instruments, looking at them motionlessly, staring at them. Although there were no guards to stop it, the sudden quiet environment and these creepy glances were somewhat heartwarming
Restless. But Bai Ya walked forward firmly, and his steps seemed to be unstoppable by anyone. His gaze was straight at the golden buildings in front of him, as if whoever stood in his way would die.
Liu Shenghan glanced up at the mountain of jewels behind the hall. The mountain is full of colorful Wuxia Ying, I don't know when so many of them grow.
They walked forward quickly, and at a glance they saw the underbeaten face of the incense god.
Qianmin still wears a black and gold octagonal crown, which looks much more lazy. The censer was on the left side of his throne. He propped his face in one hand and yawned boredly, his expression full of scorn that had never been seen before.
"Not only did you fail in your mission, but you also lost something important. Now there are only a few fugitives, and they still have the face to see the sect leader? If you know each other, get out now, life and death are fateful, and the deity will not make things difficult for you. β
"Who are you bluffing?" Bai Ya was really not polite at all, "Take our things and want to drive people away?" Return our weapons and luggage first, or don't blame me for being unkind. β
"Poof." Qianmin covered her mouth with the back of her hand and laughed, "Look at you, do you look like a puppy that can only bark?" It's not okay to talk big, you have to bite people. But what if you don't have any teeth in your mouth? And those things, you say, didn't just give us amber in the first place and eliminate a task? In the end, not all of them have gone into the hands of the sect master. β
Gandhara gathered her fingers with sharp nails. These words were probably aimed at provoking Bai Ya. But he didn't show the anger that Qianmin had expected, but made Qianmin feel a little disappointed. Bai Ya just kept staring at this high incense god, and it seemed that he would rush forward in the next moment and tear his disguise apart.
"We saw the Ge Shen national horse. His waist tag was the prop I wanted to use to bring back his body, but I failed. He's dead, and I've confirmed with my eyes that there's no need to bring anything back. β
Bai Ya said calmly, and Qianminpo rolled her eyes.
"Eyes will deceive youβfoolish child."
He rubbed his hand lightly over the silver censer beside him, and a billowing white smoke poured out from it. The smoke obscured their view from Gandharva. Bai Ya was about to step forward a little more, when a person's back suddenly appeared on the curtain.
"Pray ......," Jun Aoyan almost said. But she knew it had to be an illusion.
The "Qi Huan" on the curtain looked back and grinned as if he had really been stopped. He looked happy.
In an instant, Bai Ya suddenly drew his knife and cut through this thin white mist. "Qi Huan" was split in two by the waist, and the section of his body spurted bright red blood, splattering in every corner of the temple. He looked panicked and desperate, his expression distorted with pain. He stretched out his hand and opened his bloody mouth, as if he wanted to hold something, plead something.
Eventually, the ground suddenly cracked through a huge gap, and down into the abyss. "Qi Huan"'s body was broken in two and fell down with the rubble. Jun Aoyan subconsciously took a step back and almost screamed. Even if it's an illusion, it's all too real. Even Liu Shenghan frowned. But Bai Ya didn't blink his eyes, and his sharp gaze passed through the hazy mist. Until the mirage completely dissipated, his gaze met that of Qianyapo.
"Your Excellency is really a man who doesn't miss his old love."
"I've wanted to cut him down for a long time."