The Emperor's Gold-Thread Jade Burial Suit, the Phoenix, and Shangguan Dandan

(I)

The boundary of the mountains and forest blurred in the darkness, as though a mass of cold, gloomy mist had condensed and settled before them. Liu Chang'an reined in his vigorous vitality and blood energy, maintaining the life state of an ordinary person.

Only after Liu Chang'an had walked several meters ahead did Li Hongfang follow.

He had called her here. If anything happened, he wouldn't just leave her alone, would he?

He still needed her to help run and manage the shop.

With that thought, Li Hongfang felt much more at ease, though by normal logic, someone who did not even care about Along the River During the Qingming Festival naturally would not care much about the manager of a rice noodle shop either.

Following Liu Chang'an's footsteps, Li Hongfang reported the information she had gathered. "After the five of us who entered the tomb together divided up the loot, we barely kept in touch. But on New Year's Eve, one of them contacted me."

"This person liked you?" Liu Chang'an asked casually.

"How did you know?" Li Hongfang was quite startled, but she did not deny it. Liu Chang'an couldn't possibly have paid attention to her gossip.

"Ordinary people are always easily governed by their emotions amid the special atmosphere of holidays, and they do things they shouldn't... For example, by your rules, he shouldn't have contacted you. The person someone thinks of when they are in an irrational emotional state is naturally someone special to them." Liu Chang'an gave a simple analysis.

Li Hongfang did feel some sympathy upon hearing that her companion had died, but she was somewhat unconvinced by Liu Chang'an's judgment. She did not want him to think she had so many emotional entanglements, so she said, "Maybe he just wanted to kindly