How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!

Sending Lin Xiaosu to the temple gate, Xiang Yixiu stopped, and motioned forward with his mouth: "This one, seems like you commissioned me to investigate, now that it's clear, can you rest easy and abduct it?"

"What nonsense, she's the moon in the sky! That very pure kind!"

"No matter how pure, you have to see if the entrusted is Non-human; once entrusted to you, it won't be pure after two or three moves…"

"Then wait and see? I'm leaving!" Lin Xiaosu waved his hand over his shoulder, took large steps, and left Wuxiang Temple.

From today onwards, Wuxiang Temple has changed once again.

No longer the portal through which Qianlong regulated Kun Cang, but a path of warfare!

Kun Cang's soldiers continuously emerged from here, contributing their strength to resist the great enterprise of the Human Path.

At this moment, the winds and clouds were still, the mountain breeze gently moved.

Outside the temple, the leaves of the old Bodhi Tree rustled.

Dawa stood under the tree, slowly turned her head: "Brother, I really have to go home."

"Do you want me to send you off?" Lin Xiaosu said.

"Can I?" Dawa's eyes were full of excitement.

"My affairs have been arranged properly, at least ten days of freedom!"

"Then let's rent two horses, and you send me home!"

The white horse galloped across the field, bright songs resounded once more.

Dawa's smile transformed from subtle to reserved, then to pure and unblemished cheerfulness.

The sunlight moved from noon to afternoon, then to the setting sun.

The wind blew across the prairie, wildflowers bloomed freely.

The wind passed, bringing the descent of night, and sprinkled the water of the Tali River with starlight.

The horses grew a bit weary, slowing down by the riverbank.

The two dismounted from horseback, patting the horses' backs, letting them graze freely by the river.

They sat under the old tree by the riverbank.

Just like that day.

The wind was as gentle as it had been that day, the water flowed east just like it did that day.

The people were still the same people from that day.

"Brother..." Dawa's voice gently floated over.

"Do you want to say something?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

"I… just wanted to call you."

That night, there were no more words.

The two sat back-to-back, each gazing at the starry sky.

Though there was no romantic sentiment of that gender, there was still the mysteriousness of the night, the tranquility of passing years.

Dawa perhaps wanted to discuss something with him.

However, the words were ultimately held back.

She was unwilling to disrupt the subtle understanding before them.

She didn't want to identify herself as the Nine Headed Snake's former Qing Yan...

She hoped more that from beginning to end, her interactions with him would be as pure as the moon tonight.

Lin Xiaosu did not pursue it either...

Why Dawa initially deliberately approached him, what mindset was behind it, he did not know.

In fact, today, at this moment, it was no longer important.

In Kun Cang, he entered the Luanyun Heaven, Dawa treated him with sincerity.

In the decisive battle against the Three Buddha Temple, she served as a base for Array Path.

Facing the extinction hand of the Luanyun Ancestor, she stepped forward, using herself as a bargaining chip to protect him fully.

Just these alone; she, this moon, remained the bright moon in the sky.

Just as Lin Xiaosu said: The moon may inevitably have clouds and mist covering it, but as long as the moon itself is pure, the moon will always be the moon.

Early the next morning, the two exchanged smiles, mounted horses, and galloped across the prairie, straight into the depths of the grassland.

In the distance, snow-capped mountains soared.

At the edge of the prairie, the valley opened like a fan.

White sheep surged from the valley, the shepherds' loud songs reverberated across the prairie.

"Brother, there, that's my home!"

"You've finally returned home!" Lin Xiaosu smiled.

"Want to come to my house for a sit?"

This question seemed ordinary, but in fact, held much intrigue.

Going to her house to sit, her background would be entirely revealed, for her parents were not professionally trained and could not lie and conceal.

Lin Xiaosu gently shook his head: "Let's skip this time, next time, if I have the chance to come to the prairie again, I'll come to find you."

"I should come to find you instead!" Dawa lightly smiled.

Lin Xiaosu was slightly shaken.

"Before March third, see you beneath Old Tashan!" Dawa turned her horse's head: "Giddy up!"

The white horse flew like a meteor, galloping across the green prairie, towards her homeland.

Lin Xiaosu watched her for a moment, then turned his horse: "Giddy up!"

With a squeeze of his legs, the horse galloped towards the way they came.

Galloping across the prairie, past the Tali River, into Huixian Town, returning the horse to the rental merchants.

Suddenly, his heart was stirred.

Slowly turning back.

On the street behind him, a woman leaned against the wall watching him.

Her eyes showed an expression of grievance.

It was unexpectedly a bit pitiful.

Heaven bears witness, seeing such light in Feng Ji's eyes was rare and hard to find.

"Senior sister, you've come out!"

"Mm, the Master and others need to make some preparations, they let me come out first to pave the way for you." Feng Ji said: "I just took a few steps in the outside world, already feeling the world full of malice."

"What's going on?"

"I wanted to try the outside world's food, went into a restaurant, but... couldn't settle the bill with Kun Coin, ended up being kicked out hungry. I suddenly remembered, you gave me a string of numbers you called a phone number, said it could contact you, I asked someone how to make a call, that person was really rude... said I was crazy."

"My heavens, the dignified senior sister couldn't afford a meal, couldn't make a phone call… this is really too disastrous!" Lin Xiaosu said: "Come with me, I'll get you fully equipped!"

He took Feng Ji into a shop, first event, clothing change.

The shop's salesperson kept staring at Feng Ji's very bold mask, Lin Xiaosu could only explain that this was for role-playing.

To be honest, with this change of clothes, Feng Ji at least blended with the world from the neck down.

As for above the head, Lin Xiaosu looked at the mask, hesitated slightly: "Senior sister, how about taking off this mask."

"Ah...no!" Feng Ji directly refused.

"This world, although generally quite tolerant, you are still too ostentatious."

Feng Ji tightened the mask: "I'll listen to you for everything else, but not this."

"I don't get it, senior sister, why do you have to wear it?"

"I'm ugly, afraid I'll scare the little kids."

You ugly!

Saying it as if I hadn't seen your real face before.

With your outline, yeah, it might have been a bit scary back then.

But now you've got some flesh on you, if your face isn't a bit chubby, it's not physiological. Just adding a bit of chubbiness to your face, it's impossible for you to be ugly!

Besides, in this world, kids have seen everything except ghosts. What haven't they seen?

What are they afraid of?

Lin Xiaosu pondered: "Are you just going to wear a mask into my house? Aren't you afraid my parents will look at you like a monster?"

"I didn't say I'm going into your house. I'm staying in the mountains."

"Does that make sense? A distinguished guest arrives, staying all alone in the mountains?"

Feng Ji said: "I'm a woman, going into your house is the real nonsense, right? How are you going to explain to little Ye?"

The mention of little Ye sparked Lin Xiaosu's inspiration, his eyes shifting as he slapped his thigh: "I've got a great idea."

"What is it?"

"Follow me! Change the mask!"

"Change?"

"That's right, swap for a different mask, without taking off yours. It hides your true face without drawing attention with a flashy mask. That'll work, right?"

Feng Ji nodded: "Then... okay!"

The two walked into a printing shop.

In this era, printing shops aren't just for text and image printing, they have another mainstream service, which is 3D printing.

Huixian Town is a tourist area, 3D printing masks gives tourists a sense of novelty, quite common.

For most people experiencing novelty, it's merely for fun, using ordinary materials without strict requirements, and priced under a hundred yuan.

Lin Xiaosu is different.

As soon as he spoke: "Can you print a 6S mask?"

6S!

Spy standard.

The shop owner was excited: "We've just got a new machine online that can print to the 6S standard, though the fee is a bit high."

"How much?"

"Three thousand! If you're sincere, the lowest I can do is 2500!"

"No problem!" Lin Xiaosu took out his phone and pulled up a photo: "Create her face."

"Alright, sir, please wait inside. 6S printing must be precise, it'll take a little longer, half an hour for perfection."

They entered a small room in the back.

A server brought them tea.

Feng Ji's eyes sparkled: "Who's the woman in the photo?"

"Little Ye."

What?

Feng Ji's mouth dropped open, looking at him in shock.

"What's wrong?"

"You're... you're asking me to pretend to be little Ye?"

"Yes, pretend to be little Ye, then you can reasonably stay at my house."

"Little Ye has been living at your house?"

"Yes, she's been living there for over a year."

Feng Ji gently scratched her head: "What happens when I move in, what does she do?"

"Let her stay in a hotel, no one will know."

"Nobody will know, but what about her? You're taking another woman home, making her stay in a hotel, won't she make a fuss?"

"No way! She's very obedient."

Feng Ji's eyes wandered: "I just heard a man and woman arguing, the woman said the man was flirting with another woman, almost started a fight over it."

"Don't worry, little Ye won't!"

Feng Ji pressed her hand on her forehead: "Junior, do you... do you think you're a scumbag?"

"..."

The mask was done.

Feng Ji hesitated, but ultimately went into the partition.

Soon, she came out.

How should I say the effect?

Perfect!

Lin Xiaosu transferred the payment to the owner, and sent a bit extra, three thousand.

The owner returned three thousand as cash.

He handed the cash straight to Feng Ji: "Senior sister, you've got money now, wherever you go, at least you can eat and have a roof over your head."

Then, they ate!

That solved the "hungry" issue Feng Ji mentioned.

After the meal, they went to a phone shop, bought her a phone, spending four thousand bucks.

Now, aside from her mindset, Feng Ji was no different from other women outside.

They took a cab to the train station, bought tickets, boarded the train home.

Feng Ji's eyes widened all the way, looking at the fields outside, the peculiar things on the train, listening to people speaking various dialects, feeling both curious and excited...

Lin Xiaosu taught her how to use the phone.

Once she got to the short videos, she couldn't look away.

The train ride took three hours, from the Northwest to the central region, Feng Ji never put down the phone.

Lin felt quite emotional inside:

Why do people say kids shouldn't play with phones?

This thing is seriously addictive!

Three hours later, the train slowed down again, Lin Xiaosu slapped Feng Ji's shoulder: "Senior sister, we're here."

"Huh?" Feng Ji jumped up.

Looking outside, her eyes were confused.

The train stopped, they exited Huanggang East Station, Lin Xiaosu called for a taxi to Fengcheng.

Feng Ji got off the cab, looked at the sky, the river, the street filled with people, probably couldn't tell east from west in this place.

"Is this your hometown?"

"Yes!"

"Your hometown is beautiful, prettier than Li City."

"What's there to compare with that rundown place Li City?" Lin Xiaosu took out his phone and dialed a number: "Little Ye, come to the county town."

Feng Ji immediately felt uneasy: "You're really bringing me to live in your house?"