When she meditated and cultivated in Jianxun's room, she could clearly feel the changes of sunrise and sunset through the window. Moreover, every day at dawn, Jianxun and Dahuang would go out and then return with food near dusk.
But... she seemed to have never seen what kind of food he brought back.
Just then, Lu Fuyue felt a slight pain in her head. She couldn't help but raise her hand and press it a few times. But how could she remember that she had clearly seen Jian Xun and Da Huang eating in front of her?
However, no matter how hard she tried to recall, she couldn't remember what they had eaten.
All she knew was that the taste was very strange. However, she was meditating with her eyes closed at the time and didn't pay much attention.
Looking back now, everything since she woke up seemed eerie, especially these seemingly illogical things that she hadn't noticed at all, which gave her the creeps.
Logically speaking, she shouldn't be like this...
Following Jian Xun's instructions, Lu Fuyue continued forward. He had said that he found her unconscious under a huge stone wall at the edge of the village.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the yellow sand gradually receded, soil began to appear, and green grass began to sprout. The sun set, and everything seemed to return to normal.
But there was still hardly anyone around.
Suddenly, a huge black crack appeared across the vast yellow sand ahead, exactly the same as the abyss crack she had seen above before.
Lu Fu's pupils immediately contracted, and her body instinctively ran in the opposite direction. She even used the power of her phoenix bloodline, and in a short while, a pair of golden-red phoenix wings appeared out of thin air behind her.
However, just when she thought she had flown quite a distance away from the abyss rift, a familiar voice came from behind her, "Sister Lu, why did you come out?"
Lu Fuyue's expression changed. She turned around and realized that the sky had darkened without her noticing. There were no phoenix wings on her back at all. She was still in the same place as before. It seemed that everything just now was her imagination.
But... is it really just wishful thinking?
Jian Xun, who appeared out of nowhere, was looking at her strangely, while Da Huang obediently squatted at Lu Fuyue's feet.
The abyss had vanished, and wisps of smoke rose from chimneys in the distance. Lights were on in every house, and the aroma of food filled the air—it was clearly a village.
A slight dizziness spread through her brain, and she subconsciously rubbed her temples, her expression somewhat dazed.
Suddenly, Lu Fuyue swayed and almost fell, but Jian Xun caught her. A worried voice rang in her ears again, "Sister Lu, what's wrong with you today?"
When Lu Fuyue came to her senses, she found that the hands supporting her were cold and had no warmth at all, not like those of a living person.
She was about to break free, but the next second, the warmth of his palm returned. Lu Fuyue turned to look at the boy beside her, who looked at her with concern. "Sister Lu, you seem a little off?"
Lu Fuyue lowered her eyes, concealing a complex emotion that flashed within them, and then casually withdrew her hand from Jian Xun's. "It's nothing."
She has now transformed into a different appearance.
In the dim light of night, everything was too quiet.
After a long while, Lu Fuyue looked at the village not far away, paused, and asked, "Is this your village?"
Jian Xun smiled and pointed to the brightest house in the village, "That's right, that's the village chief's house. Only his house has such a bright soul lamp."
Lu Fuyue's eyes narrowed slightly, and she gripped her sleeve tightly with one hand. "The Soul Lamp?"
“That’s right, they are soul lamps. These soul lamps are made from the souls of those who fell from above before you, Sister Lu. The elders in the village all say that only such lamps can protect the peace of our village. Every household in our village has a soul lamp.”
"The village chief said that only cultivators with higher cultivation levels and purer souls can create better soul lamps."
Jian Xun suddenly stopped the topic, then turned to Lu Fuyue with a smile, "Sister Lu, it's getting late, let's go back first. I'll take you to the village chief another day, he might know how to get out."
After saying that, Jian Xun squatted down, picked up the big yellow dog from the ground, and walked forward. "Sister Lu, hurry up and follow me."
Lu Fuyue pursed her lips, a strange light flashing in her eyes, and then followed.
Regardless of which side was true, all she can do now is remain calm and composed, and respond to any changes with equanimity.
...
Soon the two people and the dog returned to the same small mud house.
Because there was only one bed in the whole room, he insisted on leaving the bed for Lu Fuyue and then sleeping on the floor himself, which he did for several days in a row.
Jian Xun casually spread a layer of dry grass on the ground, then piled up the thin, worn-out clothes from the wardrobe on top of the grass. Finally, he took out a slightly thicker garment to use as a blanket, and lay down with the big yellow dog in his arms.
He looked up at Lu Fuyue, then smiled and said, "Sister Lu, get some rest. Tomorrow I'll show you around my village." With that, he and the dog in his arms crawled into the blankets and went to sleep.
Lu Fuyue's eyes darkened slightly. In this place, she could do nothing but use her spiritual power. Even the use of spiritual power had to be carefully considered because the spiritual power in the air was too thin, almost non-existent. Once her spiritual power was exhausted, it would be difficult to recover.
Fortunately, she still had hundreds of thousands of high-grade spirit stones in her storage ring, so she didn't have to worry about the depletion of her spiritual energy for the time being.
...
The next day, Jian Xun woke up early in the morning. He got up and saw that Lu Fuyue was still meditating and cultivating, so he quietly sat down beside her with the big yellow dog in his arms and waited for her.
Lu Fuyue opened her eyes, saw the boy sitting beside her, got up and got out of bed. "Let's go, didn't you say you were going to take me around to see the world?"
Jian Xun smiled, "Of course, I keep my word." He bent down and put the big yellow dog on the ground, then walked to Lu Fuyue's side and led her towards the place where the smoke from the chimney had risen the night before.
But the big yellow dog that always followed him gradually disappeared.
This scene was witnessed by Lu Fuyue, but Jian Xun acted as if he hadn't noticed anything and continued to lead her forward.
Soon the two entered a small street paved with stones. On both sides of the street were farmhouses with clothes still dripping wet hanging outside. Hot breakfasts were laid out in the courtyards outside the houses, with bowls and chopsticks placed casually, and even bowls with unfinished rice. However, the doors were tightly closed, and there was not a single person in sight.
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