She had long made an escape plan with the old man, but she wasn't sure if he was reliable or if he would oversleep.
At the same time, Tang Youyou took another pill she had prepared. In less than a quarter of an hour, her formerly frail image disappeared completely.
On the contrary, she was now full of energy.
She had made two plans, but she believed even more that Rong Xun would never abandon her. Although this thought of hers was contradictory, but...
Now she just wanted to follow the path ahead. Since Rong Xun had made a promise but then betrayed her, she would no longer expect anything from him.
Tang Youyou made her way to the south gate of the Western Regions. Watching the people from foreign lands coming and going, it seemed that the defense at this city gate was the most relaxed.
At the city gate, the old man was sitting on the stone steps, quietly pondering life by himself.
At this moment, the old man looked like a care - free... beggar.
Tang Youyou approached Old Tang with a look of disdain and said helplessly, "How long have you been waiting here?"
"Not long, just an hour."
An hour, that was indeed not a long time.
Then, Tang Youyou got straight to the point. "So, is the Western Regions territory you mentioned out this way?"
Hearing this, the old man nodded, then shook his head uncertainly. "It should be in through this way, but it's been so long that I can't quite remember the details."
As he finished speaking, the soldiers at the gate were constantly urging the passers - by. While these people hadn't received the arrest order from above, Tang Youyou just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.
Tang Youyou watched the fierce - talking yamen runners at the gate. Everyone who passed in front of them was groped up and down.
When the girls passed by, they would even be taken advantage of by these men. Although the people here weren't strictly managed, these yamen runners were really disgusting in their actions.
Seeing this, the old man also became worried. "If you're touched by these people and they find out your identity, then won't it be..."
All their efforts would be in vain, but the old man didn't say this out loud.
Tang Youyou shook her head. She gave him a look to tell him to be patient, then took out a delicate jade bottle from her sleeve.
The jade bottle felt a bit cold in her hand.
Then, she poured out a pill and put it in her mouth.
After a while, Tang Youyou's throat visibly bulged slightly, and the key parts of her body also became more masculine.
Seeing this, the old man was completely shocked. How could a person change like this out of the blue!
She had changed from a girl to a boy without any sign.
The old man looked at the jade bottle in her hand with envious and infatuated eyes and said, "Girl, when did you get such a precious thing? How was it made?"
Tang Youyou looked at the surprised old man and simply explained, "This is just a type of Face - Changing Pill that can last for an hour."
After saying that, Tang Youyou looked at the old man again. Seeing him looking at the bottle in her hand like a lovesick fool, she generously held out the bottle.
"Grandpa, if you like it, I'll give you this whole bottle."
The old man's eyes lit up. He happily grabbed the bottle and said, "Really? You're really willing to give such a good thing to Grandpa?"
"Didn't you say you're my grandpa? It's only right."
After they got themselves sorted out, they joined the queue to leave the city. Just before Tang Youyou was a simple - looking girl.
The girl was trembling all over. As the yamen runner got closer to her, her tremors became more intense.
Tang Youyou looked at the girl and could only lower her eyes. She mustn't meddle in other people's business now, or she really wouldn't be able to leave the Western Regions.
Just as the girl reached the yamen runner's side, every pore of her body exuded resistance.
The yamen runner didn't care about the girl and groped every part of her body carefully before finally letting her go.
When it was Tang Youyou's turn, the yamen runner's hand that was about to reach out suddenly stopped.
Tang Youyou now had acne all over her face and looked like an old beggar emitting all kinds of stinks.
The yamen runner looked at her with disgust and said, "How can there be such an ugly person?"
Saying this, the yamen runner looked so unpleasant that he didn't even want to spare an extra glance at Tang Youyou, let alone touch her.
The two successfully left the Western Regions, but a problem arose. The old man stood still, not knowing how to get to the Western Regions territory.
"The Western Regions territory is hidden in the desert. If you want to get in, you first have to find the right entrance, and that entrance is hidden deep in the desert."
He paused at this point.
Tang Youyou sneered. "It's just that you don't know how to find this entrance now, and you've never even been inside the Western Regions territory."
After being exposed by Tang Youyou, the old man blushed. He said embarrassedly, "You've seen through me."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou sneered. "Grandpa, anyone would be suspicious of you in your current state."
Old Tang was so ashamed by Tang Youyou's words. Looking at the sand swirling in the desert, the two fell silent again.
"Grandpa, you should have heard something about the Western Regions territory before, so you should know something about how to find the entrance, right?"
Old Tang nodded and said uncertainly, "I only remember that your mother left a sentence at that time: 'The place where the moon rises, the time when the sun sets.'"
After he finished speaking, Tang Youyou began to think silently in her heart. The place where the moon rises refers to a location, and the time when the sun sets refers to a time. Combining the two, they could only determine one place, which was the Western Mountain Desert.
But that place was clearly a desert, with nothing there at all.
However, the clue left by her mother pointed to the Western Mountain Desert.
She looked at Old Tang, who was also deep in thought, and asked, "Are you sure you remember correctly?"
Old Tang nodded affirmatively. "I'm definitely not wrong. Trust Grandpa. Grandpa is very reliable."
But the look in Tang Youyou's eyes when she looked at Old Tang showed no sign of trust. Instead, there was more suspicion. She knew that Old Tang had really tried his best to recall, but the information was still inaccurate.
They could only follow the location she had deduced and head towards the Western Mountain Desert.
They walked for more than an hour, but still couldn't see the end. It seemed that all this was proving that her speculation was wrong.
"Girl, do you really think the place is here?"
Tang Youyou nodded. "If it's as you said, then it must be here."