From the sky

In a dimly lit room, a man dressed in loose linen clothes tilted his head back and poured the contents of a wine bottle into his mouth. He looked at the few coins on the table, which were his meager savings, but they weren't enough to buy him even tomorrow's wine.

"This isn't enough, damn it. I should have just grabbed that Nightingale back then; maybe we'd have enough for drinks tomorrow."

He collapsed into a daze, sleeping beside the burning stove. The firewood would go out at night, and only alcohol could keep him from waking up from the cold.

However, the night was warm, almost scorching. Strangely, he even broke out in a sweat, and the scorching sensation came from his lower abdomen, reminding him of the woman he had enjoyed outside the city the previous night.

No, this feeling... it's burning up!

The man opened his eyes, realizing he was lying on the hot coals, grilling sausages that were almost burnt.

A heart-wrenching wail rang out, while on the other side, in a dilapidated hut, a woman lay limply on the bed.

She was a nightingale, or as some might say, a nicer way of putting it. To put it bluntly, she was a streetwalker, living on the ground floor without a room, and would do anything for money, whether under a bridge or in the bushes.

But at the same time, there is no guarantee. Just like yesterday, she encountered a scoundrel who refused to give her any money and even beat her up. In the end, she could only stay in bed and hide in her sleep to rest.

For no apparent reason, she recalled the two figures she had seen at the intersection on her way home last night. They were people from Kyoto, and she guessed that they were probably mocking her pitiful state.

Just as she was about to fall asleep, she suddenly felt something hard and stone-like in her tattered quilt. Somewhat puzzled, she took it out and saw dozens of pieces of silver, Gilgamesh in the moonlight.

Unbeknownst to her, one of the two people she had seen earlier on the distant rooftop glanced in her direction before disappearing from the spot.

Bai Mo flew alone in the air, letting out a helpless sigh.

"This happened just before I was leaving. I have a feeling things won't go smoothly from here on out."

The nightingale saw Bai Mo and Chiyome, who were walking at the crossroads preparing to part ways. Chiyome seemed to be about to say something when they heard a woman's voice from not far away. It was this woman.

Since he'd seen her, he figured he might as well take her. But what Bai Mo didn't expect was that Chiyome, following his gaze, suddenly uttered something truly shocking.

"Shi is right, she's really been suppressing her emotions. Let's let her calm down and go back."

Ignoring her Jingtian words, Bai Mo quickly returned home. He glanced in a certain direction, then shook his head helplessly. Opening the door, this time, the familiar figure was nowhere to be seen in the entryway.

"Um?"

Bai Mo was puzzled by Da Vinci's sudden disappearance. He entered the living room and saw Bai Mo Da Vinci walking down the hallway, waving at him and saying:

"You're back. Looks like everything's been resolved."

"Yes, where did Shi go?"

Da Vinci covered his face and chuckled, "Hmph, the first thing you do when you get back is ask her? Are you not used to not being greeted with 'Welcome back'? Don't worry, she said she went to take care of some things."

By the way, the ship you commissioned me to build is finished. How about it? Da Vinci, with all its firepower, reliable?

"That's very reliable, thank you very much." Bai Mo said, handing her a wooden box. Da Vinci eagerly picked it up, like a little girl receiving a Christmas present, and left.

"The remaining remnants of the Spirit Origin should last until noon tomorrow. After that, it's time to leave. At that time, this building will probably be gone too."

Bai Mo walked through the entire building and unknowingly arrived at the main room. He raised an eyebrow. Originally, there were two knives here, but now, only a Mad Giant Shark lay there quietly.

The long sword that Shi brought earlier has disappeared for some reason.

"Shiki... she ran out with a knife?"

For some reason, Bai Mo had a bad feeling. He wasn't worried about Shi's safety, but the fact that Shi was going out on her own initiative and carrying a knife made him feel like something was going to happen.

Why think so much? She doesn't need me to worry about her.

Bai Mo put away the Mad Giant Shark. It was already late at night, but Shi had not yet returned. Bai Mo sat cross-legged in the living room, meditating and simultaneously projecting his senses to the outside world.

If she returns, he should be there to greet her at the entrance.

Just then, he seemed to hear a faint sound, Bai Mo frowned. Just as he was about to carefully sense it, a sonic boom came from the sky.

Something is flying towards us at an incredibly fast speed. At that speed, even if the object were a glass bead, it could erase the Alps from the map.

Sensing the immense power of this force, which seemed to be directed at him, Bai Mo was almost ready to abandon the remaining remnants of his Spirit Origin and directly activate the Magnetic Field Power. But the next moment, he sensed a familiar figure.

This made him stop immediately, and then the thing that had burst into flight came to a stop at the doorway.

A knock sounded at the door, Bai Mo's lips twitched slightly as she stepped forward to open it. A golden figure appeared in the doorway. It wasn't Shi who had returned, but a graceful golden figure.

"You're back? Arcueid, it seems like it's been a while. Come in."

The person before her was naturally in Uruk, having absorbed the Arcueid left behind by Leiao. The insights of Ultimate powerhouse were profound and boundless; it took her an unknown amount of time to finally complete the absorption.

Without bothering to understand the Asura Way Bodhidharma Sutra, or Avici Uninterrupted, she immediately rushed over.

But Arcueid didn't rush at Bai Mo as he had expected. She lowered her head, put her hands behind her back, and wrapped her right leg around her back, like a child who had done something wrong.

"Huh? What happened? Did something happen? Or were you bullied?"

Bai Mo bent down, trying to look into Arcueid's eyes, then tossed her head and said:

"I'm sorry, I messed up!"

"Wait, what did you mess up?"

"I... after you left, that woman and I... encountered that stone tablet... and then..." Arcueid lowered her head, her body trembling slightly. Seeing her unusual ability to express herself, Bai Mo tapped her head with a headache.

"Alright, alright, just tell me what's wrong through your Magnetic Field Power. Crying won't help. If you run into trouble, we'll solve it together."

Hearing Bai Mo's words, Arcueid, then walked in somewhat timidly like a cat that had been abandoned once. Bai Mo ignored Da Vinci, who was watching him from around the corner and secretly laughing, and sat down on the living room sofa.

Arcueid stood in front of him, then bowed deeply and said:

"I'm sorry, I handed over the Ryougi Lataib you gave me to the stone tablet in that Imaginary Number Space!"

"Are you alright? Leiao came straight to you, but he didn't lay a hand on you, did he?"

Arcueid looked up, somewhat bewildered. She had imagined Bai Mo's expression upon receiving the news—a scolding, a beating, a cold stare—but she had never imagined it would be like this.

But her concerned expression made her lower her head even further.

"No, not at all... I gave away the cultivation technique you gave me, the one that can break through environmental barriers."

"Huh? That book? Is it the one I copied for you?"

Seeing Bai Mo's sudden change in tone, Arcueid felt a little puzzled. She didn't know why, but she felt that Bai Mo didn't care at all about her handing over the "Ryougi Lataib," but her emotions changed when she heard that she had given away the copy.

The main issue doesn't seem to be the leakage of the cultivation technique; it seems there's something wrong with the book that records the Ryougi Lataib.