Chapter 411 - Two Suns
In the end, Shao Xuan turned around and came back to help Gongjia Heng with some of the bags. This way, they could both leave the monkeys’ territory as soon as possible.
The monkeys here were not friendly. Although they were not large, they were difficult to shake off. They ate human brains too, he found several dead people in this area with their skulls cracked open.
And anyone who could reach this place was no weakling.
That was why fighting the monkeys with brute force was a no-go, you would only suffer huge losses. Running away as soon as you can was the best solution. Since they were both together, it was best they helped each other.
In the beginning, Heng thought that Shao Xuan, as a young man here for the first time, would have a hard time being here. He thought he would need to save Shao Xuan, that way he could get back some of his dignity and even scold the kid. However, everything was in reverse now.
That was why as they both ran, Heng’s expressions were very forced. He didn’t know what to say. When he thought about the excuse he used to tag along, his face reddened. All he could do was stammer a word of thanks.
They heard the disgruntled monkey’s screeches and tree branches snapping behind them. The monkeys were angry they did not catch a single human. They didn’t even get to touch the humans!
However, when he woke the next day, he noticed Shao Xuan was more energetic than he was. Shao Xuan had even gone hunting and brought back breakfast.
Heng was about to say something when Shao Xuan asked in surprise, “Master Gongjia, why are there two suns?!”
When they arrived yesterday, it was sunset and there was only one sun. Shao Xuan had only seen one. However, there were two this morning! Where did the other one come from?
Heng no longer thought about why Shao Xuan had such astonishing rejuvenating powers. He smirked mysteriously. “There are two suns and you’re already so afraid? If later we see even more suns in the sky, what will you do?”
Shao Xuan fell silent, then probed curiously, “Illusion?”
Gongjia Heng was surprised. Other people would ask more questions- if they weren’t already terrified, but he hadn’t expected Shao Xuan to guess it right.
“Sort of.” Gongjia Heng walked out of the cave and looked up at the two suns in the sky. He sighed. “If Gongjia Mountain was that easy to find, then there wouldn’t be so many deaths here.”
Not just the people in the forest, even the people in the slave masters’ cities all used the sun to pinpoint directions and time. However, what happens when the sun’s movements are erratic? Right now, two suns did not affect their journey too much but the further they travelled, the more illusions there would be. It would become more and more difficult to pinpoint directions and one’s travels would be greatly disturbed.
Although the two suns in the sky were not far apart from each other, anyone who was not familiar with this phenomenon would still struggle to make out the time.
“Do you know which one is the real sun?” Gongjia Heng asked in delight. However, when he thought of Shao Xuan’s knot divination skills, he got a little curious too. “Why don’t you use your divination to find out?”
Gongjia Heng went looking for some rope but Shao Xuan just closed his eyes. Then, he opened them and pointed at the sun that was slightly to the left. “That’s the real one.”
Heng was about to hand him the rope excitedly, expecting to watch his divination process again. However, he paused and then tossed the piece of rope.
“Why do you say that?”
“I guessed.”
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