"No need. Just now..."
Ah Zi shook her head and picked up the heavy pile of food in her arms, saying flatly, "Come with me."
Ah Zi led the way, and Qian Yun followed her to a small farmhouse.
As soon as they entered, Ah Zi set down the food in her arms, pulled out a chair at the table, and said to Qian Yun, "Sit. I'm the only one living here anyway."
"Mm." Qian Yun gave the little house a rough once-over. With the Moon Queen's orders in place, naturally, not a bit of stone could be seen. The whole structure was built of wood, and even the place for cooking was nothing more than a pot simply hung over the ground.
Ah Zi invited Qian Yun to sit, while she herself sat on the floor alone, arms folded.
"Heh. Qian Yun, the people here are all very stupid, aren't they?" After a moment of silence, Ah Zi spoke with a smile. As she talked, she finally took off the hood on her head, and a head of smooth, glossy purple hair slid down over her chest.
Before Qian Yun could speak, Ah Zi answered herself, "Of course they're stupid. Who sentences someone to death right in the street?"
Qian Yun leaned back in the chair, toying with a coin. "You said they sentenced you to death. Did you commit some capital crime?"
Ah Zi shook her head, her tone dispirited. "I didn't do anything wrong. The swindling and cheating I usually do—people here never take it to heart... I was simply chosen, that's all."
She looked at Qian Yun, her eyes bright and captivating. "You're probably not from this world, are you? Because I said before that we're all servants of the Moon Queen, and slaves have only