Aoi Yui nodded in agreement, then began rummaging through the clothes of the corpses on the ground.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuchen continued, "What are you looking for?"
Aoi Yui kept searching as she answered, "A medicine, one that will keep you from getting lost."
We were all taken aback. Medicine that kept people from getting lost?
As we wondered, Aoi Yui found a small bamboo tube in one of the men's clothes.
She unscrewed the cap and sniffed it. "This is it!"
With that, she handed the small bamboo tube to me. "Envoy, please apply this ointment beneath your nose."
Though she said so, I did not do it right away. Instead, I held it up for a look and a sniff, then dabbed some onto the philtrum beneath my nose.
Then Aoi Yui continued, "This is a special ointment. Only after applying it can you approach the shrine. Trust Yui. There won't be a mistake."
After hearing that, I showed it to Mao Jing and the others as well.
The truth was, we could not tell whether this stuff was good or bad with the naked eye.
Mao Jing was meticulous. He directly reached out and touched the philtrums of the two corpses.
After confirming that they had indeed applied this ointment, he nodded at me.
Only then did I apply the ointment.
But I did not let Mao Jing, Pan Ling, and Zhang Yuchen apply it yet.
I needed to make a basic assessment of the ointment first.
It felt cool, similar to medicated oil, but its scent was not as strong.
After five or six minutes, I was sure there was no problem.
Only then did I say to everyone, "No problem. You can apply it!"
With that, everyone began applying the ointment.
Then Aoi Yui led