On the stone steps of Songhai City, a group of imperial soldiers blankly observed the surrounding environment. After careful confirmation like the desperate Shao Yu before, they determined that there was really no one in this place, and there was no one who could escape.

Path.

So where did the people go?

With these questions, the imperial soldiers quickly left this crossroads, trying to find the missing target again.

Perhaps it was the blessing of fate, or perhaps the imperial soldiers did not learn tracking skills. In short, as the elite soldiers of the Anxi Army, they were so blind that they ignored the very large dark brown pottery jar next to the road.

In the blink of an eye, the wind and clouds disappeared, the previous bustle of people disappeared, and the empty intersection was only filled with dust blown by the wind.

After another moment, the place was still silent, and then finally something changed.

The wooden lid of the large tank on the roadside was gently pushed open, and two sneaky heads stretched out from the tank, carefully scanning the surrounding environment.

"It seems that there is really no one left." Tianming observed the environment and muttered in a low voice.

Shaoyu nodded, "Well, come out!"

As he spoke, he turned over neatly and jumped out of the big pottery jar.

Tianming followed closely behind, also picking up the edges and simply turning it out.

One thing to say is that this vat is really big, and there is more than enough room to hide the two of them. I am afraid that the vat that Sima smashed was only that big.

After coming out, Tianming raised his hand and smelled his sleeves. He felt relieved after feeling that there was no dirt or odor on his sleeves:

"It's okay, it's okay, there's no smell!"

This vat is used to pickle pickles. Of course, now is not a good season for pickles, so it has been cleaned and left unused... but it still has some flavor.

The two of them were nervous and stuffy when they were hiding inside just now, and their sense of smell was particularly sensitive, but it was so refreshing.

Shao Yu glanced at him angrily and waved, "Don't worry about such trivial matters. Leave quickly and find a safe place to hide so as not to be found again."

Tian Ming also knew that it was not advisable to stay here for a long time, so he followed Shao Yu neatly without any nonsense.

As for the direction, naturally it is still the way up the mountain.

No matter how you think about it, hiding in the mountains and forests is safer than hiding in the city, even if the size of the mountain is really limited.

After a while, the intersection that became quiet again welcomed visitors again.

Robber Zhi stood in the middle of the intersection and looked around at the four surrounding roads. He held his right hand with his left hand and his chin with his right hand as he thought:

"Did they finally disappear here at dawn...have they been caught?"

After looking around, Thief Zhi very keenly noticed the suspicious large vat, which became even more suspicious because the lid was opened by Tianming Shaoyu and was not re-covered.

Taking two slow steps to the edge of the large vat, Thief Zhi glanced at the situation inside and immediately saw signs that someone had been hiding.

"Ah..." Grinning, Thief Zhi immediately understood what was happening here, "They are really two lucky guys."

"In this case, their subsequent escape direction should be..."

Robber Zhi cast his gaze to the top of the stone steps, where the forest was still dense and lush.

………………

Outside Songhai City, the factory where the mirage is built is located.

It is close to the seaside and is equivalent to a large port. However, the regulations are not to facilitate the docking of ships, but to facilitate craftsmen building ships and launching new ships. It is still quite different from a normal port.

Although it is a carefully selected secret place, it has become widely known over the years, and the location is no longer a secret.

However, the terrain here is empty, and everything that blocks the view, such as grass, rocks and trees, have been flattened, leaving only a bare area. At first glance, there is no hiding place. There are heavy troops stationed on the outside for protection. Basically, no one can approach secretly.

Infiltrate.

So it doesn’t matter whether the location is exposed or not.

The mirage, which is basically completed, is parked on the shore. Under the tall and towering work shed, many craftsmen are coming in and out, obviously busy with the final modification.

This renovation only involves one place. Although the corresponding space is not small, it is only a small part of the mirage that is almost a mobile city. The other areas are still in normal use.

Of course, not many people are qualified to use it.

To be more precise, at this moment, only the top executives of the Yin and Yang family are qualified to sneak across the ship casually.

Toad Palace Pavilion, the tallest building in Mirage.

A standard circular pavilion standing at the top of the mirage. Almost anyone will notice it at first sight, but it is probably not clear because it is too far away from the ground.

This is currently the most closely protected area of ​​the mirage, and it can even be said that there is no other area.

From the beginning of the design, this is not an area that normal people can easily enter... and of course they cannot leave.

Inside the Pavilion of Toad Palace, in a luxuriously decorated room, a girl wearing a complicated floor-length dress in blue and white main colors and a thin veil sat quietly on her knees with her eyes closed, and made a complicated seal with her hands.

In front of her is an oval full-length mirror that is larger than her body, and behind her is a thick screen.

On the table in front of her, there was an open pentagonal mahogany box. Inside the box was an exquisite and complex gilded five-story pagoda. A blue orb was embedded on the top of the tower, exuding a shimmering light.

.

Outside the room, two female Yin Yang disciples were guarding the door boredly.

Ta...ta...ta...

The crisp sound of footsteps sounded and gradually approached, waking up the bored gatekeeper disciples. The two of them cheered up and stood up straight, showing a serious look on duty.

After a few breaths, Luna dragged her long dress and walked over on the smooth floor.

She had no intention of entering the room, but looked twice in the direction of the girl in the room through her own gauze and the door, as if she could see through it.

Then, he turned his attention to the gatekeeper disciple.

"Has your Highness been unusual these past few days?"

The two disciples shook their heads quickly and hurriedly replied, "No."

"Back to Lord Moon God, since you sent the things here, His Highness Dong...has been living deep in the Toad Palace, never leaving, and has not taken any additional actions."

The disciple who spoke seemed to know that he almost said the wrong thing, and a few beads of sweat dripped down his face. He was obviously worried about being angered and punished by the Moon God.

Luna did react, but he just glanced at her indifferently, without any intention of punishing her, and then turned around and left.

But just as he turned around, he seemed to remember something he had forgotten, and asked, "Has anyone else been here besides me in the past few days?"

"Uh..." The two gatekeepers were in a dilemma, as if they didn't dare to say anything, but they didn't dare not to say it. They were so anxious that their heads and faces were sweating, as if they had just passed the Water Splashing Festival.

Finally, the two of them struggled and Han Hu replied, "Sir, someone... came before you."

"Like you, he left after asking a question."

It can be seen that the two of them chose a more compromise way of answering - telling the truth, but not mentioning the specific name of the person.

But it’s enough for Luna to know the answer.

There is currently only one person in the mirage who can make these two gatekeeper disciples dare not reveal everything to her, the right protector, under pressure.

"Star Soul..."

With this name flashing through his mind, Luna left the Toad Palace loft calmly and gracefully.

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"Ha...ha..."

In the mountain forest beside Songhai City, Tianming drags his body and weakly follows Tianming.

After a desperate run, and then climbing up the mountain into the forest, the strength in Tianming's little body was almost exhausted.

Fortunately, with the deep inner power passed down to him by Yan Dan, although Tianming will not be able to drive it, at least he can still achieve a little effect by passively activating it.

With the nourishment of this true energy, although he can't start a fighting continuation, he can at least continue walking, which is almost sustainable.

Compared with Tianming, who looks like a young aristocratic young man who started eating meat too early, Shaoyu's physique is much stronger. Walking in front of Tianming, his steps are still steady, but of course a certain amount of breathlessness is inevitable.

"I said... there were only a few people just now. Can't it be over if we join forces and just do it for them? Why bother running into this wild forest... Phew, I'm exhausted!"

Shaoyu responded in a leisurely tone, "What do you know, kid? We didn't take such a big risk to go into the city just to have fun fighting a few soldiers. We have a mission."

"Those few soldiers are easy to deal with, but there are hundreds of people behind them. If they accidentally get caught, the plan will be ruined!"

"...Okay." Tianming rolled his eyes, accepted this statement weakly, and then asked, "Then what should we do next?"

"Well... let's hide in the mountains for now. I think Master Ben and the others will be able to find us tomorrow at the latest, and everything will be fine by then."

"It's okay to spend the night in the mountains..." Tianming accepted the fact that he might need to sleep outdoors, and his energy recovered a little. He even suggested enthusiastically, "Walking further in and taking a look.

Can you catch a pheasant, hare or something?"

"After running all the way, I'm already hungry."

After hearing this, Shao Yu couldn't help but nodded in agreement. He felt that he should eat something, and it was best to eat during the day, when the flames and smoke were not conspicuous.

"Very good!" After receiving the response from his good brother, Tianming immediately cheered up and speeded up with a high head, directly surpassing Shao Yu, and bravely walked forward.

Then...it fell.

This is a wild forest, and there are not many traces of human activities. It is probably not the area where hunters and woodcutters from Songhai City often move.

Of course, it is precisely because this area is desolate that Shao Yu chooses to go here, after all, he wants to hide from people.
To be continued...