(Girls' Literature)
"Such divine light truly makes it seem like a divine treasure."
The scholar murmured, his expression filled with yearning.
"You're strange. You know this is fake, yet you still look like that."
Hong Ying gave him a curious glance.
"I said before, only wandering rogues of the jianghu would do something like seeking wealth amid danger."
The scholar smiled indifferently.
"And other than an inn, I have nothing. To cultivators, doesn't that mean I have nothing at all?"
"Having an inn is not bad."
Ye Tian said blandly.
"Things like keeping one's ambitions pure through indifference are not something people like us can manage."
The scholar waved his hand with a laugh.
Ye Tian remained silent and did not refute the scholar for placing him in the same camp.
The crowd before them surged and bustled, all packed around the city gate. The dazzling divine light had yet to fade, bathing everyone in its strange radiance. Many wore entranced expressions, as though it truly possessed some miraculous effect.
"These people look like they've been drugged."
Hong Ying said.
"Something is wrong."
Ye Tian agreed.
If it were merely a case of seeking wealth amid danger, one person going mad was understandable. But would everyone truly go mad like this? Was there some hidden reason behind it?
He began to doubt whether the fair-faced scholar he had met by chance was telling the truth.
"Perhaps there really is some hidden scheme here."
The scholar spoke first.
Ye Tian nodded and continued observing as he analyzed, "There must be people in this crowd leading the commotion. They may be the ones behind this."
"But that has nothing to do with us, does it? You only want to leave. This place won't last long. Very soon..."
The scholar said, but his