Song of Time - Dusk Awakening Verse - Chapter 41

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As the sun was high in the sky, the backyard of the old temple was still quiet. The cold wind in the early winter swept over the small pond with a few lotus roots left, making it cold with leaves scattered. Suddenly, a purple light flashed through the pavilion beside the transmission tablet by the pool, and the cloaked girl’s figure instantly appeared. She was no other than Miyo, who had been transmitted out of the study. A gust of cold wind blew, and the girl rubbed the goosebumps caused by the stress. She walked to the railing, turned her head stiffly, and looked out.

The fat bird curled up on her shoulder and yawned lazily as if it didn’t care about the sudden temperature change. It half narrowed its eyes and looked around, muttering wearily, “Isn’t this the capital city? What are you doing here? Let me tell you, there are vegetables everywhere, and there is no oil or money… “

It opened its mouth and yawned again. Suddenly, it seemed to remember something. It opened its eyes wide and said hesitantly, “It seems…What did the old smoker Hsuan say? Well, let me think…Oh, it seemed that he said we should be careful when we come to the capital…Uh…”It couldn’t remember…Well, It doesn’t matter. “Why should I be afraid here! Where do you want to eat? I haven’t been to the capital city for a long time. I don’t know where to find delicious food… “

Huang kept on persuading.

“By the way, I remember there is a restaurant that cooks fried meatballs. They are so delicious! Fish balls, shrimp balls, meatballs, crab balls, even vegetable balls are very delicious…Haha…With their unique sauce…Oh my God! Where does that house come from…Let me think… “

“Oh, there is another one who is making honey bean cake. It’s so sweet! Oh, there is another one… “

The fat bird kept introducing the delicious food in his memory, drooling as it spoke. Miyo walked slowly through the small bridge, turned around the slightly shabby main hall, and soon stood under the huge redwood arch outside the gate.

She stood at the side of the pillar, looking left and right as if she couldn’t make up her mind. As soon as Huang came back to its senses from the food swirling in its head, it saw her standing blankly. It shouted again, “Hey, Miyo, where are you going? You don’t know the way. You’d better listen to me! I’ll take you to eat the fried meatballs first, and then go to the gourmet street…Haha… “

Miyo tilted her head to look at it but didn’t answer. She only slowly shook her head, opened the newspaper in her hand, and pointed at it. The fat bird widened its eyes suspiciously. The headline of the newspaper said, “The prince disappeared mysteriously! Is it a plot or an accident? “Below was a photo of the explosion at the airport. Several figures in dark green military uniforms could be seen indistinctly in the ruins of a large collapsed old building.

“What are you talking about…Prince? Oh, I see. Shane, right…Why hasn’t he come to deliver food for several days? “After looking at it for a long time, the fat bird finally understood what was going on. He snorted and squinted at Mignonne. “Miyo, where are you going to find him! Besides, he was an adult and had so many guards around him. What could happen to him! In my opinion, let’s go to have a good meal first! “

“Here…”The girl stared at him motionlessly for a long time. She stubbornly pointed at the photo and drew circles over and over again. The fat bird immediately understood.

“Covered Bridge…As a matter of fact, I haven’t been there for a long time. I don’t know what to eat…Forget it. I’ll take it as a walk with you! Let’s go. I’ll take you there right now! “Huang held his little head and thought for a while seriously. He flapped his wings and flew forward. Pulling his cloak, he quickly followed them. He walked along the pitted brick and stone path all the way to the road in the distance.

There were very few people around the old temple, and no one would come to visit them at ordinary times. On the asphalt road, a few motorbikes would occasionally drive over, and the cold wind swept over the dry yellow grass beside the road, making it particularly cold.

After waiting for a long time, Huang finally saw a black four-wheel carriage running from afar. It shouted, “hurry up! Hurry up!”

“Okay!”As soon as it finished speaking, the coachman gave a strong response. The carriage quickly stopped in front of the girl with rhythmic wheels. The coachman was a thin middle-aged man with a short beard and a grey thick cotton-padded jacket. He looked very simple.

“Miss, where do you want to go?” The coachman was a little surprised to see the girl in front of him who only revealed her little face in a cloak. The scream just now was very sharp, and it didn’t seem to be from such a gentle and soft girl. He asked with a smile as usual, and when he heard the fat bird shouting, “Go to the Covered Bridge, Covered Bridge! Do you know the way? “

The coachman was startled by the white bird’s words. He leaned against the wall of the carriage and carefully looked at the fat bird. Then he looked at the girl who blinked but didn’t say anything. He muttered to himself, “Is it because this Chosen girl can’t speak that she should transmit through this big bird?’?[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

He was stunned and made wild guesses, but the fat bird became impatient. It shouted again, “Hey, man. Do you hear me! I’m asking you. Do you know the way? “

“Yes, yes, yes…”The coachman was afraid of angering the girl who seemed to be Chosen, so he nodded and gestured to the carriage, “This…Lord, please get in the car. The harbor is not far from here. Please take a seat and we’ll be there soon. “

“Well, drive faster. I’m in a hurry to have dinner. Do you understand?” Huang patted Miyo’s shoulder. The girl nodded politely to the coachman and climbed into the carriage with the help of the handrail.

The coachman saw that this girl and the bird had completely different attitudes, and he began to doubt his own conjecture. Was this big bird the one that had become a warrior of magic? He thought to himself but didn’t dare to ask more. He swung the whip slowly and sped up east. Along the way, the girl kept silent, while the fat bird talked with the coachman casually and inquired about it.

“Man? I want to ask you, what kind of delicious food can we be going to eat at Covered Bridge?”

“Oh, sir, you asked the right person. My home is near the Covered Bridge. I’m familiar with it. “

“Really? Tell me! “

Hearing this, the fat bird couldn’t wait to ask for more details. The coachman laughed and introduced the special fish and shrimp of the port as well as the authentic foreign houses. It was so greedy that wanted to have a big meal at once.

They talked and laughed happily in the car. About fifteen minutes later, they arrived at the stop of the railway station of the port. The coachman told her that they would arrive at the destination. Then, Miyo quietly got out of the car and thanked him softly. She took out a flash of gold coins from her cloak and changed it into 1 silver coin after a pause. She handed it to the coachman and received a flattering blessing.

After saying goodbye to the coachman, the girl took the fat bird all the way to the old area in the Northwest. The port was crowded with people. Huang had been with Hsuan for many years. He knew that if he spoke casually in a crowded place, it would inevitably cause trouble. He just closed his eyes and lowered his head, pretending to have a rest. Following the crowd silently, Miyo slowly moved through the path of buildings, the rows of iron warehouse, and soon came to the heavily guarded old building.

Since the order of the emperor hadn’t been canceled, the area around the explosion scene was still surrounded by the yellow cordon and iron wire net, and the fully armed royal guards were patrolling around. The atmosphere was dignified. The girl stood outside the yellow line and looked inside, only to see shabby ruins without any traces of human beings. When she was about to walk inside, she was immediately stopped by the guard on duty.

“Kid…This is not a place for fun! “A security guard in a gray uniform quickly walked out of the pavilion, reached out his hand to stop him, and warned him with a long face.

He saw Miyo was so thin but a big white bird stood on her shoulder. He couldn’t help but look a few more times, only to find that the big bird was still motionless as if it didn’t even have to breathe. Maybe it was just an ornament. This child’s taste was really strange…He thought it was funny. He pointed at the park in the distance and threatened in a low voice, “Go there quickly. If the officers in green catch you, they will spank you!”

Without any response to his words, Miyo just stared at the old man who kindly reminded her with a poker face. Then she took out the newspaper from her cloak, opened it, and motioned for him silently.

“Oh, you like reading this kind of newspaper, too. Nowadays children are really lovely…”The guard glanced at the newspaper and rubbed her little head with amusement. “I’m telling you, this kind of gossip newspaper is nonsense. Don’t believe it.” He sighed and shook his head. Then he took a look at the carved white bird and turned back to the pavilion.

Nonsense? Would what was written in the newspaper lie? All of a sudden, Miyo’s consciousness was impacted. She stood still, reading the newspaper expressionlessly and absent-minded. Seeing that she was still not leaving, the white bird closed his eyes and muttered in a low voice, “Did you hear that, Miyo? I said it will be fine! Let’s go to the harbor and find something delicious. Let’s go!”

Huang urged in a low voice for a long time, but the girl stared at the newspaper as if she hadn’t heard it. How could it be a lie? Shane and Jin Yuan hadn’t been to the study for days. Something unexpected must have happened! She thought with certainty, but she couldn’t get into the explosion scene. Who should she ask? She had never gone out to look for someone, so she was at a loss for a moment.

She stood in the cold wind of the harbor for a long time, listening to the longship whistling in the distance. Suddenly, she remembered that Shane had told her about his study in the Royal College, and finally found a new direction. “Let’s go and have a look. Someone must know where brother is…”She cheered herself up and nodded silently. She folded the newspaper and put it into her cloak casually. Then she returned without saying a word.

“Hey, where are you going again…Ah…I’m hungry! You must be hungry too. Aren’t you hungry? ” The fat bird opened one eye and pulled the edge of the girl’s cloak anxiously. His tone was particularly mournful.

Miyo gently stroked its tail as a consolation. After a long while, she finally uttered three words, “go to school…”She lowered her head, pulled her cloak, pursed her lips tightly, and quickly walked to the platform of the train.

“No…My bounced meatball, my clay-coated fish and baked shrimp, and my fried rice ball with fish roe… “Leaning against her shoulder listlessly, Huang muttered the delicious food he had just heard and sighed for his stomach.

In this slightly inaudible murmur, Miyo calmly ran back to the platform. Under the unwillingness of the fat bird, she got on the train and went all the way west. When she arrived at the Royal College Station, it was almost three o’clock in the afternoon.

As soon as she walked out of the platform along the iron frame pedestrian bridge, she saw from a distance that the gate of the school was densely packed with people, so crowded that even the road could not drive a carriage. Several warriors in white robes drew a tall divine power barrier in front of the door. The light shield was so bright and dazzling that no one could see what was going on inside. There were even guards with guns guarding all the entrances and exits nearby. The atmosphere was even tenser than the explosion field in the old area.

She tilted her head and looked at it a few times. She didn’t understand what was going on. Just as she was about to walk forward, she was stopped by the fat bird in a low voice. “Don’t go there! I just remembered! The old smoker had said that he should be careful of those guys from the Holy Tower. Those guys in white! “

Be careful of the people from the Holy Tower? Confused, the girl turned her head and looked at it silently, her eyes filled with confusion. However, Huang had only heard of it from Hsuan and couldn’t explain it clearly. He was stunned with his eyes wide open.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]