"I've already sent my ear over to hide inside the bar counter at the Quiet Tavern on Sunset Avenue. According to our intelligence, Yun Changeng will arrive at six this evening and sit in his usual spot."
Ivy's clear voice came through the earpiece.
With so little time, they couldn't set things up in advance. They could only send Ivy's ear over first.
As for Xu Ye, although his facial features could leave his face, they couldn't embed themselves in fixed objects, nor could they travel far from his body.
Ivy's ability was, of course, far better at staying hidden.
Her ear could amplify sound.
Xu Ye sat at the entrance to the Monastery, letting snowflakes settle on his black trench coat. The wind howled, and pedestrians pulled their hats low as they hurried home.
The sun sank westward, and darkness had already shrouded most of the streets.
"The aurora..."
Xu Ye narrowed his eyes. Even he didn't know why those words had popped into his head.
Back when his heart had hurt terribly, his little sister had said that once he recovered, their whole family would go see the aurora together-to watch those signals from the universe fall upon Earth and blossom like colored glass in the dim sky.
Xu Ye had always looked forward to it.
He had thought that one day, he would get back on his feet and travel north himself to witness that unparalleled sight.
Unfortunately, that wish had never come true.
Now, however, he finally saw a glimmer of hope. It seemed someone had pushed the door home open a crack.
Only... he wasn't quite sure.
Judging by Huang Junxiang's information, over a hundred years should have passed since he left Earth. But Huang Junxiang had been influenced by the Harvest Mother Goddess, and