Unusual tour group

003 The Way Home

【...There is no need to hate them. 】

【...This... is also good... I'm tired too...】

【I'm just sorry... You haven't grown up yet...】

【In the name of God of Creation, I will grant you...】

--Do not……

——I'm sorry...I can't do it...

——Even if you say that, it's... impossible.

"... Xunfang?"

--……who?

The autumn morning sunlight fell on the eyelids through the window, so dazzling that it seemed that only a white awn would remain after opening the eyes.

Xun Fang covered her eyes with the back of her hand, and opened them after a while.

"Have a nightmare?"

"……Um."

Xun Fang answered absent-mindedly, and rolled on the bed, trying to free herself from the blanket wrapped up in a ball.

"...I've already inquired about it. There were indeed merchant ships that went out to sea and returned two days ago, but it is said that there was some important cargo that left Baidi City at noon yesterday." Prince Changqin, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, helped her helplessly. Untied the quilt that was almost entangled into a pupa, "But it seems that someone in Qinglong Town along the coast is looking for a girl... Regardless of whether the news is accurate or not, we have to go and see now."

The little girl who got up very angry because of low blood pressure stared at him silently, "...no money."

"...Don't worry about this Xunfang."

Prince Changqin's smile froze for a moment, "I have my own way."

——Is your method just to fool people?

Sitting in the carriage heading to Qinchuan, Xunfang hung her whole body on Prince Changqin's body, half-closed her eyes, thinking about the gains and losses of staying with them this time.

Earnings: two sets of ordinary peasant children's clothes, a purse containing money, a sling of money in the purse, and a meal in the morning and evening.

Expenditure: Randomly made up dog blood stories.

Conclusion: No risk, no investment, guaranteed income, it is worth making persistent efforts.

Well, then she should catch up on sleep now.

……

…………

………………

...It's strange to be able to sleep.

No matter how bumpy the carriage is, she's about to vomit!

All the way to Qinchuan with a sense of rhythm, after getting off the car, Xunfang's legs were so weak that he couldn't walk, and he couldn't get off the crown prince Changqin, so he had to carry her on his back.

The sky will be dark, but the town is not deserted at all, instead it is becoming more and more lively.

"...Is this place usually so lively?"

Xun Fang put her head on Prince Changqin's shoulder, seeming very curious.

"Don't Xunfang know? Today is Mid-Autumn Festival."

"...Mid-Autumn Festival? Are there any lanterns to watch?"

"Naturally. If Xunfang is curious, she can watch it tonight."

"...that's great, what a pity..."

"Ok?"

The person on the back seemed to say something, but the voice was so soft that even he couldn't hear it clearly.

"It's nothing, let's watch the lanterns together tonight."

"……Um."

—So he really shouldn't have come.

Prince Changqin quickly bought two lotus-shaped lanterns under the playful gaze of the stall owner, and squatted in front of the stall

The shining little girl left there.

It was not until the market was too far away that the little girl looked away reluctantly.

"Ah, Changqin, you are really stingy, you are not willing to give up a few more delicate lanterns..."

Prince Changqin: "...=="

After a while, he sighed and patted the little girl on the head: "Hey, I'll buy it for you when I have money."

Xun Fang: "..." You are lying to children!

But no matter what, the lanterns still have to be put on.

The paper lotus petals spread out by the support made of fine bamboo, the tips are dyed pink and tender pink, piled up in layers, with a red candle in the middle, and after being lit, put on a small lampshade to prevent being caught. The night wind blows it out, but...

"……what is this?"

Xun Fang pointed to a piece of white paper pasted on the lampshade.

"...Huh?" Prince Changqin put his own lantern into the river, and gently pushed it, "That one...is for making wishes. It is said that it can be seen by the gods, and then one's wish will come true."

He raised the corners of his lips mockingly: "What a stupid idea... so-called gods, how can they care about these things... huh."

"That's it..." Xun Fang tore off the note without hesitation, "...that's a pity."

——What they have been doing is fighting against what they call themselves "gods".

Xun Fang squatted on the steps by the river, watching the two lanterns slowly swaying away with the waves.

The boy standing on the side asked suddenly, seemingly inadvertently: "...why did you choose me?"

"Who knows?"

The little girl propped her chin, trying hard to distinguish which of the almost identical lanterns in the river belonged to her: "Maybe it was chosen randomly because of interest, maybe because... we have similarities."

— hated the group of hypocritical gods.

——has a guy who arbitrarily decides the fate of others.

——Even... in the eyes of others, we are also one of them.

Autumn morning.

The fog has not completely cleared, and the grass and trees on the side of the road are also covered with frost. Perhaps because of the lantern festival last night, there are almost no people on the street.

"...I said, do you have to get up so early...so sleepy..."

"In the past few days, only this morning has a cargo ship arrive at Qinglong Town... Be good, wait a little longer, it will arrive soon, sleep on the ship."

"Well... I see."

Xun Fang yawned big, followed behind Prince Changqin with confused eyes.

Through the not-so-thick fog, a few workers could be vaguely seen carrying goods.

When he got closer, Prince Changqin left Xunfang where he was, and went to negotiate with the ship owner.

The crossing souls of so many lifetimes are indeed not Baidu's. Just a few words in the conversation, the captain put down his guard against the two of them, enthusiastically expressed his willingness to take them for a ride, and even provided three meals, but this has nothing to do with them. It has nothing to do with the appearance of a child.

Xun Fang silently labeled her future partner with good acting skills in her heart, recalling the words he carved in the Hengshan cave, and added cruelty, empathy, paranoia, and perversion.

and many more……

Then she was delighted to find that these are the good qualities that all members of the tour group possess.

However, after the joy, in front of her were the wooden planks connected to the boat and... the muddy river water.

Something surged out from the bottom of her heart—an almost suffocating sense of fear clung to her heart like a vine, constantly shrinking, as if it was about to crush it.

An overwhelming sense of despair surged in an instant, as if she heard something in her heart collapse at that moment.

……kill.

...kill them all.

...why don't they die?

...why am I not dead yet?

"... Xunfang?"

Realizing that something was wrong with the person behind her almost immediately, Prince Changqin pressed the back of his hand to her forehead.

"But feeling unwell?"

"...?!"

The moment Xun Fang heard his voice, Xun Fang's eyes immediately became clear.

——The ones by my side now are my companions, not those people.

Realizing this, she slowly let out a breath and slowly relaxed.

"...Nothing, I just suddenly discovered that I have 'hydrophobia'."

Stretching out her hand to grab his sleeve, Xun Fang shook her head with a pale face.

It's hydrophobia, but it's just a fear of unclear or still water. Xunfang even likes the clear water of Qinchuan when the lanterns are set off.And even if it's fear, for her now, she won't have such big emotional fluctuations. The only explanation is that someone took advantage of her at this time.

"If Xunfang doesn't want to say it, she doesn't have to answer, and I won't ask, why lie to me." Prince Changqin sighed, and smiled wryly, "...Changqin knows that Xunfang can't really trust her now... Forget it, if Xunfang wants to talk about it in the future, she can still come and find me."

——It’s really hydrophobia this time.

Xun Fang looked innocent.

——You liar.

Prince Changqin smiled very healingly.

After fighting each other's expressions for a while, Xun Fang reluctantly compromised: "...No matter what, the fact that we are companions will not change."

——So don't make unnecessary temptations anymore.

"It's natural."

Prince Changqin nodded in satisfaction, responded to the captain who was already on board, and boarded the boat with the little girl who was holding onto his sleeve.

Behind his invisible back, Xun Fang's eyes darkened instantly, and she moved her lips towards a certain direction in the air.

The author has something to say: As the saying goes, I am not cheating, I am just slower! [Where is this common saying? !

My girl has a miserable past and a bitter present, that's all.