Aoi Yui nodded in agreement, then began rummaging through the clothes on the corpses lying on the ground.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuchen continued, "What are you looking for?"
Aoi Yui kept searching as she replied, "A kind of medicine. Medicine that will keep you from losing your way."
We were all taken aback. Medicine that prevented one from getting lost?
Amid our confusion, Aoi Yui found a small bamboo tube in one person's clothing.
She unscrewed the cap and sniffed it. "This is it!"
With that, she handed the small bamboo tube to me. "Lord Envoy, please apply this ointment beneath your nose."
Though she said so, I did not use it immediately. Instead, I examined it in front of me, gave it a sniff, and rubbed a little 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 any mistake."
After hearing her, I showed it to Mao Jing and the others.
In truth, there was no way for us to tell whether this stuff was good or bad with the naked eye.
Mao Jing was meticulous. He directly touched the philtrum areas of the two corpses with his fingers.
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 judgment about this ointment first.
It felt cool, somewhat like menthol balm, but without such a strong smell.
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."
At that, everyone began applying the