After confirming the notification, Yin Xiu turned his head indifferently and looked at Ye Tianxuan. "I'm ready."
"We're ready too." Ye Tianxuan smiled, turned around, clapped his hands, and looked at the people in the town.
The platform for the summoning ceremony had already been set up by the players in the town, and plenty of torches were ready. All that was needed was to light the torches after dark, and let the few monsters in the town who were currently worshippers perform the summoning ceremony again, sending Yin Xiu and the others to another passage, which would be a new beginning.
"It's been many years since I've participated in a summoning ritual. It was a nightmare for me." Just before the last glimmer of light on the horizon faded away, Lady Night stood up and stroked the black cat in her arms. "Don't be afraid. This time, it's not us who will be sacrificed."
The Night Goddess, 408, and the Black Cat—the few monsters currently present in the town are enough to initiate the summoning ritual.
Mu He was going with Zhong Mu, so she went to the sacrificial platform with Zhong Mu and Ye Tianxuan, and Yin Xiu and Li Mo were naturally among them.
A few people stood on the platform, while a group of people below watched them, clenching their fists and waving, "Come back soon!"
"We'll be waiting for you here!"
"Be careful! You must be careful! Coming back alive is the most important thing!"
"Please be careful! Your life is the most important thing, Boss Ye!"
They shouted as they bid farewell before their departure, while the people on the platform listened silently.
The moment darkness fell, everyone instinctively shut their mouths and remained silent.
Lady Night and the others stood silently below the stage, beginning a summoning ritual that had not been performed for many years. In their memory, the last time they performed this ritual was like a nightmare.
Fortunately, the ceremony proceeded smoothly.
The eerie firelight illuminated the town, and in the square, only the faint calls and prayers of the believers could be heard. The players, as required by the rules, had to close their eyes and stood in the darkness, waiting for the strange event to occur.
But they didn't feel anything until the Night Goddess and the others finished their prayers.
They opened their eyes to find the platform empty, the town shrouded in darkness and silence, and the familiar figures gone.
"Come back soon, come back safely." They murmured, unable to do anything but pray for their safety, and could only stare at the empty platform.
The world where gods were born could not even imagine that the creature Li Mo, whose fate was intertwined with fortune, would be brought to this world. They could only hope that everything would be alright for them.
After the incantation ended, Yin Xiu was silent for a long time, so long that he was unsure if he could open his eyes at that moment.
Finally, in the silence, Yin Xiu heard some whispers coming from those around him.
Why is that person still standing there?
"Doesn't he know that one must kneel down and pray attentively at night?"
He seems like a complete stranger.
Accompanied by some unfamiliar voices, Yin Xiu slowly opened his eyes and looked around.
He found himself on an unfamiliar street surrounded by many people dressed in ordinary clothes. The surrounding buildings were similar to Yin Xiu's impression, all in a modern style, but the walls of all the houses were covered with posters of all sizes, exuding a sense of fervor.
What's even stranger is that everyone around Yin Xiu is kneeling on the ground. While they are bowing to the houses on both sides, they are also puzzled by Yin Xiu, who is the only one standing on the street.
Yin Xiu met their gazes indifferently, ignoring them, and instead glanced around, scanning the unfamiliar faces one by one, but did not see any familiar ones.
Li Mo was not there, Ye Tianxuan was not there, Zhong Mu was not there, and Mu He was not there either.
He was standing in a completely unfamiliar place, facing these unfamiliar people.
When all the displeased gazes focused on Yin Xiu, the only person standing on the street, he ignored the people around him and calmly took out a red butterfly hair clip from his pocket and pinned it to his sleeve. Then, to everyone's puzzled and surprised looks, the butterfly on the hair clip flew up.
Yin Xiu casually asked the butterfly.
Where is my boyfriend?
With so many people staring at him on the street, he seemed oblivious, still asking his boyfriend a question while looking at a butterfly.
Wait, isn't he a guy? He asked about his boyfriend???
In the eerie atmosphere, the faces of those around them became even more bewildered, and even whispers could be heard, all discussing this unexpected man.
"Hello?" After a few moments of fluttering wings, Li Mo's voice came from inside, "Boyfriend! Where are you?! I opened my eyes and couldn't see you!"
"I didn't open my eyes and see you either. I'm…" Yin Xiu looked around with cold, indifferent eyes. "I'm on a street with a group of strange people kneeling, and there are strange portraits on the houses. What about you?"
The surrounding crowd, ears perked up, was silently enraged! What did they mean by a street with a strange group of people kneeling?! And those magnificent portraits on the houses were of their gods! How could anyone call it strange! Disrespectful! Utterly disrespectful!
Seeing everyone slowly stand up with angry looks in their eyes, Yin Xiu didn't give them any further reaction, but listened carefully to the voice coming from Li Mo's side.
"The place I'm in seems different from where you are. I'm only with Zhong Mu, and I'm on a bridge with many rivers. The houses here are all on the water. There are no paintings, but there are fountains." As she spoke, Li Mo turned to Zhong Mu beside her and asked in a low voice, "That's a fountain, right?"
"Yeah, if you can't explain it clearly, I'll talk to Brother Xiu." Zhong Mu reached out to take the Butterfly Communication, but Li Mo pushed it aside.
"We're in a place with lots of waterways and fountains, boyfriend, where are you?"
Yin Xiu looked around; clearly, Li Mo wasn't in the same place as him. Zhong Mu's shouts continued from the other end, "Brother Xiu! Boss Ye and Mu He aren't with us! Are they with you?!"
"He's not here." Yin Xiu looked at the crowd that was gradually approaching him and gathering around him with hostility, and drew his knife in a flash. "I remember you have Ye Tianxuan's contact information. Remember to contact him and ask. I have something to do here. I'll contact you later."
"Huh? What happened to your boyfriend? You cut off the connection so quickly? I was so worried about you." Li Mo was anxious because she and Yin Xiu had been separated by teleportation, and she couldn't rest easy without hearing her boyfriend's voice for even a moment.
"Then I won't cut it." Yin Xiu casually tucked the butterfly clip into his sleeve and waved the knife in his hand. "Just listen."
"Okay! Go, boyfriend!" Li Mo's shout came from the butterfly. Yin Xiu remained unmoved, gripping his knife and looking at the two people who squeezed out of the crowd.
They were dressed in black, completely black without any other color, and neatly pinned small medals on their sleeves. They even looked somewhat similar to the portraits on the house.
The two people who squeezed out stared at Yin Xiu with serious and somewhat displeased expressions. "I heard that someone on this street has shown disrespect to the God of Fortune. Is that you?"
Lucky God?
Yin Xiu had no recollection of this title, but seeing that it was indeed him, he calmly nodded, "Yes, that's me."
The answer was given with confidence and conviction.