Aya (1)

The town was similar to all small towns in the world. A main road ran through the entire town, and almost everything related to business was on this main road.

The other places were basically residential areas for the small town residents, and further away, there were some farms and the like.

As he walked to the square, Anping saw the huge stage in the center of the square and asked, "Is this where the celebration is held? It looks like a dance."

The landlady smiled and nodded. "It is indeed a dance. It was the idea of the museum director. If the mayor hadn't provided financial support, we wouldn't have been able to build such a stage."

She continued, "We have been building the stage for more than three months, and it was just completed recently. You can definitely attend this dance by then. It is said that there are some surprises in store."

Anping nodded slightly. "You really attach great importance to this celebration."

The landlady smiled. "After all, it is a gift from the gods, so naturally we should pay more attention to it. But this is indeed the first time for us to hold such a grand celebration."

When they walked to the library door, the landlady said, "This is the town library. In addition to ordinary books, there are also records of the town's history. If you really want to know the history of the town, I recommend that you take a look inside."

Anping nodded. "Okay, we will definitely come and take a look when we have time."

Under the landlady's guidance, Anping and Gu Yuena spent an afternoon touring the entire town. Anping found that only the museum was suspicious.

When they returned to the hotel, the students from the other two colleges had already returned. They exchanged information with each other and found that there was no special information, so they went back to their rooms.

After returning to the room, Gu Yuena took out the shielding prop and activated it. Then she said, "I heard that you only asked if the museum and library could be visited before, so the things are in these two places, right?"

Anping nodded slightly. "Yeah, but it's a little strange. It should be the same thing. How come there are such fluctuations in the museum and the library?"

Gu Yuena said, "Then let's go pick it up tonight."

Anping shook his head slightly. "I guess not. Before entering the town, I felt someone's eyes glancing past us. If nothing else, it was those two people."

"If we rush to pick it up, we may be discovered, so we need to make some preparations. We can go to the library to take a look tomorrow."

The next day, everyone met and decided to go shopping in the town again, and Anping and Gu Yuena came to the library as scheduled. It was no different from other libraries. It mainly contained stories about soul masters and soul beasts.

Anping and Gu Yuena picked up a book and read it, but Anping did not forget the more important things. He carefully sensed where the fluctuations they had previously felt came from.

At that moment, with the sound of a click, a flash of light came on. It was obvious that someone was taking pictures of them. When they turned around, they saw a little girl, about ten years old, lying on the table.

This little girl was the daughter of the hotel proprietress. Anping and Gu Yuena had met her before when they were at the hotel.

Seeing Anping and Gu Yuena turn around, the little girl said with curiosity, "You are from the outside world, right? Can you tell me how the outside world is different from the small town?"

Gu Yuena walked over and sat opposite the little girl. She asked, "Have you never been outside the town?"

The little girl said helplessly, "No, every time I want to go to the outside world, my mother tells me that the outside world is extremely dangerous and that only staying in the small town is safe."

Looking at the helpless expression of the little girl, Gu Yuena was stunned for a moment. This was the first time she had seen an expression other than a smile on a small town resident.

After pondering for a moment, she said, "How should I put it? The outside world is indeed dangerous, but it is also very exciting. I was just thinking about the continent-wide young soul master competition that will be held soon. People who don't like it will naturally think that it is a dangerous activity, and a fun activity for those who like to fight."

The little girl showed a longing expression and said, "The Continental Youth Soul Master Competition? I really want to see it, but my mother won't let me leave this town at all."

"She won't even let me go to nearby towns, let alone Star Luo City. I won a prize in a photography competition, but because the subsequent competition was held outside, she didn't let me participate."

As the little girl swayed on the table, a key-shaped necklace was revealed. Anping could clearly feel that this necklace was attracting him.

Seeing Anping staring at her necklace, the little girl took the initiative to say, "I picked up this necklace near the museum. I can feel that since I put on this necklace, I have become different from other people in the town."

"I started to want to leave this small town and go see the outside world. I stopped smiling all day long, and I didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing."

The little girl sighed as she spoke. She didn't look like a ten-year-old child at all, but her tone of voice was more like a philosopher.

Anping said, "It should be considered a good thing. You have become normal. As a normal person, you should not only have one emotion of happiness, but a variety of emotions."

"It's like feeling depressed because your mom won't let you go to a photography competition."

The little girl shook her head slightly and said, "Actually, in addition to my mother's reasons, there is also the reason for this necklace. I once thought about leaving the town secretly, but since I put on this necklace, no matter how I leave, I always return to the town entrance."

Gu Yuena asked doubtfully, "Then have you ever thought about taking off the necklace when you are about to leave the town?"

The little girl nodded and said, "Of course I have thought about it, but since I put on this necklace, I can't take it off no matter how hard I try. Can you help me? I can feel that you can help our town return to normal."

Gu Yuena smiled and said, "This is our second meeting, right? How can you be sure that we can help you?"

The little girl pointed at the necklace and affirmed, "It told me that since you came to the town, it has changed and has been pointing in one direction. After I tried it, I found that it has been pointing at you. To be precise, it keeps pointing at this big brother."

As she spoke, the little girl stood up and moved around. It was exactly as she said. No matter whether she turned around or turned sideways, the front end of the key would point to Anping.