Upon hearing this, Qian Xintong's expression changed drastically, and he abruptly turned his head to look towards the door:

A young child, dressed in an adult's clothes, pulled them tightly to his body and looked at the two with a long face.

"Yeah, it's definitely not off, ouch!"

"Sorry, I forgot about it."

Qian Xintong scratched his head sheepishly.

"How long have you been listening? The guy being targeted?"

"I listened to it from beginning to end."

Xiao Kunziying moved step by step to the vicinity of the two, stomped her feet, but no one paid any attention. She stomped twice more with greater force, but still no one responded.

"Give me a seat, sir?"

Xiao Kun's depressed expression grew even more gloomy.

"Little one, you can just sit on the ground. I'm out of Reverse Yuan."

"You... never mind, I won't stoop to the level of a junior."

Xiao Kunziying plopped down on the sand, hugged himself, and then simply lay down on the ground, gazing up at the sky.

Seeing this, Qian Xintong followed suit and lay down on the ground. Seeing this, Zhi Yue hesitated for a moment, then lay down as well.

The three of them lay side by side, neatly arranged.

"The starry sky is so beautiful."

Two bright moons hung high in the sky, and the stars twinkled like embellishments on a black curtain.

"I often fantasize that those points of light in the sky might be continents, inhabited by many different kinds of creatures, each with its own way of life."

Qian Xintong raised an eyebrow:

"Oh? Why would you think that?"

Zhiyue shook his head:

"There's no particular reason, I just wanted to. And what you just said has basically confirmed the correctness of my guess."

Qian Xintong wondered:

"Huh? What did I just say?"

"When you were looking for your hometown, you were looking at the sky."

Qian Xintong immediately became alert and sat up, but the familiar feeling did not appear for a long time.

Seeing her actions, Zhiyue thought for a moment and said:

"I guess things I figured out myself don't count as leaking secrets."

Qian Xintong seemed to be deep in thought. He focused his attention and carefully observed the starry sky, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper as he observed:

"Strange, how come this doesn't look like it at all..."

Then she feigned sudden realization, followed by a solemn expression. She sensed something, but she knew that such things would never be spoken aloud.

Another silence fell. Then Xiao Kun and Zi Ying broke the silence:

"Kunling, tell me about the next steps."

"You really should change your habit of calling me that, my dear uncle. If you keep calling me that, it's like revealing your identity!"

"Pah, you have the nerve to say that to me. But you're right, Brother Shan."

Zhiyue's lips twitched:

"Fine... then."

Qian Xintong: "Yay, Brother Shan~"

Zhiyue: "What's wrong with you?"

Qian Xintong: "Hehe, oh right, since we're going to hide our identities, we should naturally change our names too. Not only can you not call him 'uncle,' but you can't use his name either."

Xiao Kun and Zi Ying nodded:

"That's true."

He closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then spoke:

"I've decided. From now on, you can call me Yingjie."

……

"Isn't that obvious?"

Zhiyue's rant.

"Alright then, I'll call you Yingzi from now on."

Qian Xintong interrupted.

"Why...why is it Eiko?"

"Because it sounds nice and is easy to pronounce. By the way, since you're just a little kid, let's call you Xiao Yingzi."

"No, Yingzi is fine, let's keep this one."

"Okay, Yingzi, no problem, Yingzi."

"hateful……"

The two had a “fierce argument” while Zhiyue laughed out loud.

"What are you laughing at!"

Yingzi was speechless.

"Sorry, sorry, I just find it a bit funny that the once high and mighty Kun family elder, Kun Ziying, now has the new name Yingzi."

"Laugh, laugh, laugh! What's so funny!"

Yingzi was getting a little angry.

"Oh, by the way, you said the name 'Lonely Desert' was based on your name, is that true?"

Qian Xintong asked curiously. Yingzi looked a little embarrassed:

"Uh, well, I guess so."

Zhiyue couldn't hold back any longer and sat up abruptly, bursting into laughter.

"Hahahaha... What... What the hell... Did he really tell you that?"

Yingzi's face turned a little green, but in the end she couldn't utter a single word.

"Yes, I remember it clearly. What he said at the time..."

Qian Xintong cleared her throat, sat up, lowered her voice, and began to imitate him in a convincing manner:

"Ahem—I am Kun Ziying, and this entire desert is named after me. This is my home turf!"

Zhiyue laughed so hard he almost choked, and sat up abruptly, only managing to calm himself down a little:

"The name 'Lonely Desert' has been around for at least five hundred years, and you've only lived for a little over a hundred years. How come your father took your surname?"

Yingzi couldn't laugh:

"That's not what I actually said—I said I was being brain-controlled and talking nonsense, do you believe me?"

Qian Xintong's expression hardened:

"You know what, I actually believe you."

Yingzi tried to change the subject:

"By the way! You haven't replied to me yet. What are the plans next?"

"Oh, no rush, let's discuss first who should take whose 'lookalike's' lead."

Qian Xintong didn't seem to want to let Yingzi off the hook. So Yingzi finally gave in:

"Okay, I admit it, I was showing off, I was wrong."

Zhiyue: "Originally, I planned to cure one of you and leave him in the city, and then find a good family to sell the other one with a fake penis."

Qian Xintong: "What a cruel person Σ(°△°|||)"

Yingzi: "Human trafficking is illegal, and I really have to deal with this."

Zhiyue added:

"I was just kidding. I originally thought your identities were suspicious and wanted to take you away from here to investigate your background."

He paused, then sighed:

"So, we understand a bit now, but it's even more difficult now. Why don't you guys tell us what to do next? Anyway, I don't have the power to send the elder who turned into a child back, and as for sending the girl from outer space out of the continent of Pangde, that's even more of a pipe dream."

Qian Xintong: "Brother Shan, from now on I'll follow you."

She sat up and looked at Zhiyue, who was still lying on the ground, staring blankly at the starry sky.

"I have high hopes for you. You might be the first person to leave the entire continent of Pangde. Then I'll be the number one person on the continent of Pangde... a great partner! When I return to the organization, I will definitely recommend you to my father."

She patted her chest, looking confident.

Zhiyue smiled but did not reply.

"Anyway, let's get you cured first."

The night was deep, and the two bright moons were almost high in the sky.

"Alright, it's time to conserve our energy."

Zhiyue stood up and patted the sand off his backside:

"Please, Miss Sick and Mr. Child, it's time to sleep. Those who defy the natural order will lose all their cultivation if they don't sleep; ordinary people who don't sleep will die instantly."

"Wait, I actually have another question."

Yingzi spoke. Zhiyue was taken aback:

"What?"

"Oh my."

Yingzi also stood up, tripping over the hem of her dress and stumbling.

"What I'm trying to say is that you actually still want to go back and take a look, right? Otherwise, you could have asked one of the senior rebels to take us both out on the way when you go out to exchange supplies, and then continue your hunter life where you don't have to worry about anything and have no human relationships."

Zhiyue didn't reply immediately. He looked at the giant tree not far away. There wasn't much wind at night, but the leaves at the top were still rustling.

"Perhaps... I really haven't been back for too long."

-

Three people were sleeping in the small room, making it seem a bit crowded. Two people slept on the bed, one on each side; one person lay on the floor, on a makeshift bed.

The three were fast asleep, their breathing even.

In a vast space, there was no light or heat, only endless darkness and desolation. Only one area was completely different, where a band of colorful light encircled a silent sphere.

The external Yuan Zheng enters Qian Xintong's sea of ​​consciousness through his breath and is then transformed into Ni Yuan.

A phantom girl's figure appeared from the void and slowly drifted to the vicinity of the band of light. The band of light was actually a huge, serpentine creature, silent and still there.

The figure floated atop the enormous serpent's head and lay down, curling into an arc. From the girl's perspective, the serpent's head was a completely open road—what a colossal body! Not a single scale could be seen as far as the eye could see. She asked softly:

"Little snake, little snake, do you miss home? I can't find my home."

Everyone in the temple is doing well, but this is my second home, not my first.

I wonder what the village is like now, and whether the children are learning what they want to learn at the academy.

Is Grandpa's back feeling better? How is my sister doing in her new home? Has my brother healed his injuries and embarked on his spiritual path?

……

I miss them.

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