Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.129 第129章 去安全的地方
第129章 去安全的地方
Chapter 129: Go to a Safe Place
周立仁双手颤抖捂著耳朵，他不敢听，感觉自己又要昏死过去。
Zhou Liren covered his ears with trembling hands, afraid to listen, feeling as if he might faint once more.
自己就要死了吗… 可自己还想要继续活下去啊…
Was he about to die?… Yet he still wanted to cling to life…
｛不要怕，孩子。｝
{“Don’t be afraid, child.”}
温柔的声音自心间响起，自然的清香像是从心底浮现而出。
A gentle voice echoed from within his heart, and a natural fragrance seemed to emerge from the depths of his soul.
周立仁抬头，一道幻影般的女人身影出现在身前，她正含笑看著自己。 周立仁感觉自己所有的恐惧瞬间消失，变得镇静不少。
Zhou Liren looked up—a phantom-like silhouette of a woman appeared before him, smiling as she watched him. All his fear dissipated in an instant, leaving him notably calmer.
若有若无的清香漫入鼻腔，周立仁瞥见女子发簪上的木樨花竟在无风自动，花瓣开合间抖落肉眼可见的淡金色的，如同时序虚影所化的尘埃。
A faint, ethereal fragrance wafted into his nostrils. Zhou Liren noticed the osmanthus flowers on the woman’s hairpin swaying gently, as if stirred by an unseen wind. Their petals opened and closed, shedding barely visible, pale golden dust akin to the phantom remnants of Chronos.
｛勿要出声，马上就有人会救你出去。｝
{“Don’t make a sound; someone will rescue you soon.”}
[马上？ 你是谁？]
[Soon? Who are you?]
｛曾给你们配方的人。｝
{“The one who once gave you the formula.”}
十来秒后，手术台前的男人的手微微一顿，他用余光瞟了眼后方。 地上那道身影已经消失不见！
A dozen seconds later, the man standing before the operating table paused slightly. He glanced sideways behind him—the figure on the ground had vanished without a trace!
他握紧的手术刀瞬间亮起红芒。
The scalpel in his grip instantly blazed with red light.
「隐身？ 七号，是你吗！」
“Invisibility? Seven, is that you?”
无人回答。
No response.
「不是刚获得隐身Moexl的七号？」 他的眼睛眯了眯，「会是谁。」
“Not Seven, who just acquired the Invisibility Moxel?” His eyes narrowed. “Then who is it?”
石台上，已经苏醒的李智南眼皮沉重，昏昏欲睡，他看向拿手术刀的人影。
On the stone platform, the awakened Lee Zhinan felt his eyelids heavy with drowsiness, as he gazed at the figure holding the scalpel.
「你… 是谁。」
“You… who are you?”
「你可以称呼我，绷带先生。 睡吧，睡醒后…… 替我去山里看看，那里面到底藏著什么。」
“You may call me Bandage Master. Sleep. When you wake up… go into the mountains for me, and see what lies hidden within.”
男人睡去，没多久，他感觉自己像是闻到了清香，他自然的清醒了过来，却是在梦中。
The man fell asleep. Before long, he felt as though he smelled a faint fragrance; his senses naturally cleared, yet he woke only in a dream.
支离破碎的信息出现在李智南的心中。
Fragmented messages flooded Lee Zhinan’s mind.
「这是… 异界的资讯？ 等下，异界是什么？」
“This is… information from another dimension? Wait, what is another dimension?”
梦幻的洞外花草丰盈，李智南走出来看向繁星点点的苍蓝碧宇。 稀薄阳光自星间散落地面，森林一派鸟语花香。 这是片废弃的营地，但上面的物资又像是刚刚才放在那儿似的。
Outside the dreamlike cave, flowers and grasses thrived. Lee Zhinan stepped out and looked up at the starry, azure sky. Thin sunlight filtered through the stars, scattering onto the ground. The forest was filled with the sounds of birds and the scent of blooming flowers. This was an abandoned campsite, yet the supplies on its racks seemed to have just been set down.
李智南走过去，在长枪短剑上拿手抹了把。
Lee Zhinan walked over and ran his hand across the edge of a Lance dagger.
他转头看向装着食物的篮子以及放有盔甲的箱子，从衣服箱子里拿起张铁边玻璃镜，上面映现着「王朝光」的面容。
He turned his head to look at the basket of food and the crate containing armor. From a chest of clothes, he picked up a metal-framed glass mirror. Its surface flickered with a face—specifically, that of Wang Chaoguang.
忽地那面容一阵变幻，变成了自己。
Suddenly, the face twisted and shifted, transforming into his own.
李智南突然惊醒了过来，手中镜子落在地上。
Lee Zhinan jolted awake, the mirror clattering to the ground.
他想起来了，自己已经离开了地球，到了个奇怪的世界…而现在，自己已经被抓了！
He remembered then—he had left Earth and arrived in a strange world… and now, he had been captured!
整个队伍的人都被人解剖然后死掉，当其冲的就是王朝光！只因为他得到了香丸配方！
The entire team had been dissected and killed, and Wang Chaoguang was the first to suffer! All because he obtained the pill formula!
而那个脖子以下缠绕着绷带的家伙，将王朝光切割成了无数份，甚至还将某些部位塞入同行的其他人体内…
And that freak with bandages wrapped around everything below his neck sliced Wang Chaoguang into countless pieces, even stuffing some parts into the bodies of his traveling companions…
「我怎么会是王朝光的脸！」
“How could I have Wang Chaoguang’s face?!”
李智南一下坐倒在地上，之所以震惊，是因他心中已有某种预感。
Li Zhinan instantly collapsed to the ground; the shock came from a dread that had already taken root in his heart.
天地骤然扭曲，一道神魔般的身影凌空而立，一掌挥下，大地崩裂。李智南只觉精神被撕裂成碎片，又化作香气重新凝聚。
Heaven and earth twisted violently as a godlike figure hovered in the air, striking down with a single palm. The land shattered beneath. Li Zhinan felt his very spirit torn into fragments, only for them to recondense as an elusive fragrance.
幻影皱眉低语：「伤这么重，竟能抵消我的精神攻击……」
The phantom frowned and muttered, “Injured this badly, and yet you can still neutralize my mental assault…”
现实中的石台上，李智南紧锁的眉头缓缓舒展。
On the stone platform in reality, Li Zhinan’s tightly furrowed brow slowly began to relax.
……
洞外，被人抱住快速逃离的周立仁吃惊的发现自己悬浮在离地一米左右的空中，不过有道若有若无的人形轮廓正抱着自己，但只要它的速度稍微慢一点自己就有坠落的可能。
Outside the cave, Zhou Liren, who was being held and quickly carried away by someone, was startled to find himself suspended about a meter off the ground. A faint, humanoid outline was clutching him, but if its speed dropped even slightly, he risked falling.
疾驰好一会儿，周立仁的鞋跟擦过某处灌木时，瞧见叶片画着他们进山做的标记，自己这是真的出来了？
After running for a while, Zhou Liren’s heel brushed against a bush, and he glimpsed markings on the leaves—the same signs they had made when entering the mountains. Had he really made it out?
随后他便感觉自己被隐形人放到了地上。身边空气中，一道帅气身影浮现出来。
Soon after, he felt himself being set down by the invisible person. From the air around him, a handsome figure emerged.
「终于从那恐怖的家伙手上把你给救出来了。」青年长吁了口气，轻松的笑道。
“Finally managed to rescue you from that terrifying bastard,” the young man said with a long sigh, breaking into a relieved smile.
「谢谢你，谢谢。」
“Thank you, thank you so much.”
周立仁差点痛哭，真的有人救自己！他立即转过身准备扣头道谢，被身旁青年一把扶住。
Zhou Liren nearly broke down in tears—someone had actually come to his rescue! He immediately turned around, ready to kowtow in gratitude, but the young man beside him caught him by the arm.
「没事，不用谢我，我只是刚好路过而已。」
“No worries, no need to thank me. I just happened to pass by.”
青年蹲下身子：「呵，还好触碰你的时候你没出声，不然我也没办法把你救出。」
The young man crouched down. “Heh, good thing you didn’t make a sound when I touched you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to get you out.”
周立仁拿袖子擦了擦眼睛，他眼泪婆娑的奇怪道：
Zhou Liren wiped his eyes with his sleeve. Blinking through teary lashes, he asked in confusion:
「不是你用能力告诉我不要出声的吗？」
“But wasn’t it you who told me, using your ability, not to make a sound?”
「啊？我？」
“Huh? Me?”
青年莫名其妙的看着他，拿指头指了指自己，「我没有啊，喂，你不会是吓疯了吧。」
The young man stared at him, bewildered, pointing a finger at himself. “I didn’t. Hey, you haven’t lost it, have you?”
「没，没有，只是当时有人告诉我不要出声，然后你就把我抱起来跑掉了。呃，我叫周立仁，请问大恩人是？」
“N-no, it’s just that… someone told me to stay quiet at the time, and then you picked me up and bolted. Er, my name’s Zhou Liren. May I ask, my great benefactor, who you are?”
「这么奇怪？我嘛，嗯…」青年皱眉想了想，自己的计划并未给人说过，怎么就被人给盯梢上了。
“How odd. Me? Well…” The young man frowned in thought. He hadn’t mentioned his plan to anyone, so how could someone have been spying on him?
「算了，你还是叫我时迁好了。」
“Never mind. Just call me Shi Qian, then.”
青年笑着拍拍这人的肩膀道：「当然，用时迁名号的不止我一个，所以你可以称呼我现在的化名…无影。」
The young man chuckled and clapped this person on the shoulder, saying, “Of course, I’m not the only one using the name Shi Qian, so you can call me by my current alias… Wu Ying.”
无影起身看向远方，一里地外有无数鸟儿被惊起，应该从杨子藏手中买到香丸后，进山狩猎的某只队伍恰好靠近。
Wu Ying rose and gazed into the distance; a mile away, countless birds were startled into flight. A hunting party that must have bought incense pellets from Yang ZiCang was drawing near as they ventured into the mountains.
他想到了那个自己曾交换过时序的青年。
His thoughts turned to the young man he had once exchanged Chronos with.
没想到对方短短时间就在失频之地上闹出了这么多动静，不愧是能将其城市排名快速提升的人。
He hadn’t expected the other to stir up such a commotion in the Shibin Wastes in such a short time, truly worthy of someone who could rapidly elevate his city’s ranking.
「看来，得找情报贩子再收集点关于杨子藏的资料。或许他身边之人，还有什么隐秘的监视能力。」
“Looks like I need to gather more intel on Yang ZiCang from information brokers. Perhaps someone close to him possesses some covert surveillance ability.”
「你在说什么？」
“What are you mumbling about?”
周立仁看着低声嘀咕着的无影，青年一下抬头，笑道：
Zhou Liren stared at Wu Ying as he muttered under his breath. The young man suddenly looked up, smiled, and said:
「没啥。这里已经离外面不远了，自己出去吧，嗯，为了安全你以后别回之前的棚区了。」
“Nothing. It’s not far from here to the outside now—get yourself out. And for safety’s sake, don’t go back to your old Peng Zone anymore.”
周立仁还在想着无影刚刚所说的「时迁」，那不是水浒里的名字吗。
Zhou Liren was still pondering Wu Ying’s mention of “Shi Qian” just now—wasn’t that a name from the Water Margin?
「那我现在能去哪…」
“Then where can I go now…”
周立仁像是突然失去家的孩子般，心中无依的问道。
Zhou Liren asked, feeling like a child who had suddenly lost his home, his heart directionless.
「眼下当然是去最安全的地方。」
“For now, go to the safest place, of course.”
「最安全…」
“The safest…”
「还有，不要随意透露刚才那人的信息，除非你找的人很强。」
“Also, don’t casually reveal the info about that man just now—unless the person you’re seeking is very strong.”
身旁突然响起树叶的摩擦声。周立仁惊恐的看了眼后，发现只是个跑过去的野兔。但这也提醒了他，此地并不安全。
Suddenly, the rustling of leaves sounded beside him. Zhou Liren glanced in fear, only to find it was a wild hare that had scampered past. But it also reminded him that this place was not safe.
「很强？要多强才行，像你一样强的人吗。」
“Strong? How strong does he have to be? As strong as you?”
「我并不强啊。」无影笑着摊手后，指着个方向道：「像大甲方货队长那样强的人，才可能对付他。」
“I’m not strong at all,” Wuying said with a grin, spreading his hands before pointing in a direction. “You’d need someone as strong as that big shot Cargo Crew leader to be able to deal with him.”
「你是说…」
“You mean…”
周立仁恍惚的开口又闭紧。
Zhou Liren muttered vaguely, then clamped his mouth shut.
他已经知道自己该往哪里去了。
He already knew where he needed to go.
……
次日上午，杨子藏正在与波波利联系。
The next morning, Yang Zicang was contacting Po Po Li.
「莫里还是没醒吗？」
“Morris still hasn’t woken up?”
感应画面中的卷曲着黄发的少年也很是焦虑。莫里的床边，站着两位医生正给他挂着点滴补充营养。
Sensing the anxious expression of the curly-haired youth in the vision, he saw two doctors standing by Morris’s bed, hooking him up to an IV for nutritional support.
｛没有，到现在都还没醒。｝
{No, he still hasn’t woken up yet.}
这些医生也检查不出什么问题。
These doctors can’t even figure out what’s wrong.
自己只能祈祷莫里没事了。
All I can do is pray Morris pulls through.
断掉链接后，杨子藏看向位刚刚被洛宾带进帐篷内的人。他非常局促的坐在角落，还是一位「熟人」，正是花三百年卖给自己配方的那位。
After cutting the connection, Yang Zicang turned his gaze to the person who had just been brought into the tent by Robin Lo. The man sat crouched nervously in the corner, a veritable “old acquaintance“—none other than the one who had sold him the recipe for three hundred flowers.
杨子藏拉过一把新做的椅子：
Yang Zicang pulled over a newly made chair.
「听说立仁先生凌晨就来附近了，是因为配方的事？」
“I heard Mr. Li Ren has been around since the early hours. Is it about the recipe?”
「不不不，配方那种东西，卖出去就是卖出去了。」周立仁低着头支支吾吾。
“No, no, no — that recipe thing, once it’s sold, it’s sold.” Zhou Liren lowered his head, stammering.
令人意外。
Unexpected.
杨子藏多看了他两眼，从其神色中看出对方像是受到过大的惊吓，而且是非常恐怖的经历，整个人的面容憔悴到近乎变形。
Yang Zicang shot him a couple more glances. From the look on his face, they could tell the man had been severely terrified — no, endured an utterly horrifying ordeal, his entire haggard visage nearly warped beyond recognition.
「发生什么了？」
“What happened?”
「我，我们的人死了很多，在山里。不是怪物干的，是人。」他语无伦次的道。
“Me… my people… too many dead, in the mountains. Not at the hands of monsters — humans.” His words came out jumbled and incoherent.
听周立仁讲述完山洞里的恐怖经历后，杨子藏凝重的拍拍他肩膀。
After listening to Zhou Liren recount the nightmarish experience inside the cave, Yang Zicang solemnly patted his shoulder.
「节哀吧。」
“My condolences.”
这失频之地上哪里不发生点事情，遇上这样的人只能怪对面的家伙自己倒霉。
On the Shibin Wastes, where wasn’t trouble brewing? Running into a scumbag like that meant that unlucky bastard had only their own bad fortune to blame.
不过这样的变态人物的确值得堤防，还是无忧棚主的经验丰富，看来袁学林也不完全是被受贬才过来帮自己的。
But a twisted psychopath like that was worth keeping a close eye on. This was yet another sign of Wuyou Penglord’s seasoned wisdom—meither had Yuan Xuelin truly been sent here wholly under the guise of banishment to lend a hand.
「得多分润点时序给这些不请自来帮忙的人了。」
“Better split a bigger portion of Chronos among those uninvited helpers.”
杨子藏长出了口气后，胸前Moexl亮起，一道折线冒出射向对面椅子上规矩坐着的周立仁。
Yang Zicang let out a long sigh, then the Moxel on his chest flickered. A jagged beam shot out toward the chair where Zhou Liren sat stiffly across from him.
「这是五千时序，就当是我对你配方的买断吧，以后不要向别人提你知道秘方这件事了，你保不住它。」
“Here’s five thousand Chronos. Consider it a buyout for your recipe. From now on, don’t let anyone else know you’ve got that secret — you can’t protect it.”
周立仁差点哭了出来。
Zhou Liren nearly broke into tears.
自己的确是没实力保住它。
He truly didn’t have what it took to safeguard it.
从获得配方后到现在，只遇到了两个想要配方的人，一个给了自己时序，另一个则要了兄弟伙儿们的命。 这要是自己多嘴后，再来几个要配方的，可真抗不住了。
From the moment I obtained the formula up to now, I’ve only encountered two people who wanted it—one gave me Chronos, and the other took my brothers’ lives. If I spilled the beans and more came after the formula, I really couldn’t hold out anymore.
他再也不敢提知道配方的事了，恨不得真的将其遗忘。
He never dared to mention knowing the formula again, even wishing he could truly forget it.
杨子藏起身从柜子上拿起水杯喝了口，随意道：
Yang Zicang got up, picked up a cup from the cabinet, took a sip of water, and said casually:
「你刚刚说有人抱起你跑了出来。 什么人速度这么快，他也过来这边了吗？」
“You just said someone picked you up and ran out. Who’s that fast? Did he come over here too?”
「没，没有。 他速度并不快，只是能隐身。」
“No, no. He wasn’t fast—just able to turn invisible.”
「隐身？」 杨子藏拿著茶杯的手一顿。
“Invisible?” Yang Zicang paused, the cup in his hand freezing mid-motion.