Late at night the next day, a man and a woman appeared at Istanbul Airport. The man was carrying a bag while the woman was wearing a red dress. The woman's hand was still on the man's back, and they looked like any other traveling couple.
However, upon closer inspection, the man's body was completely limp and powerless. His legs were barely moving, and his toes were about one centimeter off the ground. He only looked like he was walking because the woman was holding him with one hand.
Naturally, it was Ren Baqian and the empress who appeared here.
They didn't leave after alighting the plane. Instead, they waited for a night and took a plane to Gaziantep the next morning. This was the closest Turkish city to the area occupied by that organization.
After arriving at Gaziantep, they first ate some local specialties. Naturally, it was the empress who ate. From time to time, she would feed Ren Baqian a plate of food. Even though she wasn't as gentle as an ordinary woman, this kind of treatment made Ren Baqian want nothing more.
After eating, they bought some things from a nearby shop. Thanks to the voice translation software, Ren Baqian and the empress, who only knew basic English, didn't find it difficult to move in this unfamiliar place.
After bringing food and water, the empress held Ren Baqian's hand and chose a direction. After leaving the city, they arrived at a hidden place and began to move quickly. At this moment, the empress was even faster than the kirin while carrying a person. Ren Baqian only felt a strong gust of wind rushing into his mouth, making him unable to open his eyes. He felt that if a rope was tied to his body, he could fly like a kite.
Of course, it was more likely that he would be dragged like a dead dog.
After advancing at high speed for half an hour, they could already see a row of iron nets ahead. The empress tapped her feet and directly leaped over.
In the distance, a soldier inadvertently looked over and immediately rubbed his eyes in disbelief. When he opened his eyes again, that red shadow had already disappeared.
"Zhan Su, what are you doing?" Another soldier looked in the direction he was looking at.
"Nothing, maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me just now," the soldier called Zhan Su said suspiciously.
After another ten minutes, the two of them, who had already left the border, stopped behind a mound of earth.
The empress took out her phone and pressed a few buttons. Following which, she brought up the GPS map. This was what Ren Baqian taught her before they set off.
Thanks to the current media, the area occupied by that organization could be found on the news.
The organization controlled the central, eastern, and northern parts of the country. Every year, many young people from other countries would sneak into the organization from this direction after being brainwashed.
After ascertaining the direction, the empress carried Ren Baqian and moved forward again. After more than an hour, both of them had already entered the territory controlled by that organization. They could already vaguely see the city in the distance. Suddenly, the empress carried Ren Baqian and hid behind a huge rock.
A moment later, a few vehicles passed by on the dirt road not far in front of the two of them. There was a pickup truck in front and behind them with machine guns mounted on them. There were five or six people in camouflage uniforms, bulletproof vests, and hoods sitting in the trucks.
In the middle, there was a truck with many people on it.
Ren Baqian, who was being carried by the empress, looked at the cars from afar and knew that they were indeed within the range of the target.
Calculating the time, it was about time for the two of them to return to that world.
After all, time was tight. It was best not to waste too much time this time. What's more, even if he managed to get some information now, if he couldn't retrieve it in time, it would take a long time for him to return, and he would have to search for more information again. The next time he came back, he would have at least two and a half days, and it could even be extended depending on the situation.
Furthermore, Ren Baqian still had some hope for the laboratory.
The next time he came back would be five days later in that world, which was 15 days on Earth. With such a long time, what if the laboratory had found a cure?
Even though the probability wasn't high, there was always a chance.
If that was the case, he wouldn't have to take the risk.
At the thought of this, Ren Baqian said, "Zixiao, let's go back first and come back next time."
The empress nodded and said, "Okay."
Following the empress's nod, the two of them disappeared into thin air in their attire and appeared at the place where they had left previously.
The kirin was lying on the ground with its belly facing the sky. It kept rubbing its back against the ground as if it was itching.
The kirin was taken aback by the sudden appearance of the two of them. Following which, it turned over, whimpered, and trotted to the side of the empress.
The empress patted its head twice, leaped onto its back, and said, "Let's go."
…
A few days later, within the borders of Great Xia, the mountains and forests were filled with fiery-red leaves. From time to time, they drifted down with the autumn wind, forming a thick layer of leaves on the ground.
Ren Baqian was leaning on the kirin's back. The kirin had nothing better to do and was biting its claws, or maybe its nails.
This kirin was called Qi Shui. It was said that the first emperor found it beside a lake called Qi Shui and gave it this name. It had been in the palace of Dayao for 50 years. Even though its bloodline wasn't pure, its lifespan was far longer than that of an ordinary creature. It was said that it had at least 500 years of lifespan. At present, it could only be considered as an adult.
At this moment, Ren Baqian was sitting on the ground with a thick cloak wrapped around his body. This was brought back by the empress after she went out once.
Along the way, most of the time, they walked in remote places to reduce the chances of being discovered. After all, the empress also knew the dangers of this trip.
Occasionally, she would go down the mountain to obtain some things.
The previous time was because the temperature had plummeted after entering Dayao. The empress went down the mountain to obtain this cloak and a bowl of porridge from an unknown place.
The next time was to go down the mountain to obtain some food. After all, Ren Baqian couldn't survive just by drinking some beast blood.
However, his current position wasn't very comfortable. It was fine at first, but after Qi Shui rubbed against his body, Ren Baqian was now in an awkward position. Even though he couldn't move, he could feel the soreness in his arms, shoulders, and waist.
At present, he was looking forward to the empress's return. This position was really too uncomfortable. It would be better to lie flat on the ground.
A series of rustling sounds could be heard. Ren Baqian immediately became alert and looked in that direction.
Wild beasts?
Just as this thought arose in Ren Baqian's mind, two men dressed in tight-fitting clothes appeared from behind the tree. Even though their bodies were stained with grass and wood dust, looking at their clothes, they weren't ordinary hunters.
When he saw them, they also saw him and the monster that he was leaning on.
"This is … a kirin?" one of them said in surprise.
"Sorry, we went the wrong way." The other person pulled him and walked backward.
Ren Baqian watched the two of them disappear into the forest. His heart tightened. They had been seen by others, and he hoped that this news wouldn't spread.
There were very few kirins with impure blood in this world. The most well-known one was in the palace of Dayao.
Unfortunately, he couldn't move at all. Even if he could move, he wouldn't be able to do anything to the two of them.
Ren Baqian had absolute confidence in his martial arts.
As for Qi Shui, it didn't even look at the two of them from the moment they appeared until they left.
…
"Cheng Wu, why are you pulling me? That's a kirin. " The two of them walked for more than a hundred meters before the one who exclaimed about a kirin shook off the other person's arm and asked.
"Can we provoke someone who is with a kirin? If they don't like us at all, we won't be able to leave the mountain alive today. "
"That's true. However, I didn't expect that we would see a kirin one day. When we go back, we will have something to brag about. "
"Other than those occasional rumors, as far as I know, only the imperial family of Dayao has one. I don't know when another one appeared."
"Eh, Cheng Wu, do you think it's the one in the imperial family of Dayao?" the first man asked.
"How is that possible?" The other man shook his head.
"But this is a kirin, not a cabbage. It can't just appear out of nowhere, right? Why aren't you walking? "
"Wait, something isn't right." The eyes of the man called Cheng Wu lit up.
"What's wrong?"
"There was something wrong with that person just now. His aura was too weak, and his posture was a little awkward." Cheng Wu recalled the man he saw just now and said.
"What do you mean?"
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