Chapter 240 Chapter 239
"...Okay." Jiang Cheng felt that what Shen Mu and Xiahou Jinxuan said was very reasonable, so he nodded and said, "Now I have no other place to go, so I will go with you."

Shen Mu and Jinxuan analyzed Jiang Cheng, and advised him to make a name for himself and return home in glory, so Jiang Cheng traveled around with everyone, and Huangfu Zhuo also went with him.

"Where are you going..." Everyone wanted to go out to practice, but they didn't know where to go.

At this time, Xiahou Jinxuan slapped his forehead and said: "By the way, I have mentioned several scenic spots with my second uncle before, and the one closest to Zhejian...is Loulan. It is also a rare phenomenon that the desert is rainy. In this case, why don't we How about going to the Western Regions? On the one hand, it can change brother Jiang's mood, and on the other hand, it can also gain some knowledge of foreign countries."

"Western Region?" Everyone was slightly taken aback.

"Yes!" Xiahou Jinxuan nodded and said, "I heard that there is a thousand miles of yellow sand in the Western Regions, and there is an ancient city of Loulan among them. It is located at the hub of the Silk Road and was once extremely prosperous. It is not too far to go north from here to the Western Regions. .”

Huangfu Zhuo sneered and said, "It's not too far away? You're so imaginative! Not to mention the dangers of crossing the desert, there are definitely a lot of supplies that need to be prepared in advance!"

Xia Hou Jinxuan was stumped by Huangfu Zhuo's words, and smiled awkwardly: "Hehe...I..."

Shen Mu felt that he could go anywhere anyway, so he said, "Okay, let's go north first, as for whether we can get out of the customs, let's just take a step and see~"

"It's so good." Everyone agreed and set off in the direction of the Western Regions.

A few days later, the group came to Siyunya.The terrain here is dangerous, the vegetation is lush, and there are many mountain spirits and wild monsters.And full of aura, the stone engraved with words that appear and disappear from time to time floats in the air, as if a certain fairy once practiced here.

"What kind of mountain is this? It's not marked on the map." Huangfu Zhuo looked at the map in his hand, wondering.

"We're not lost, are we?" Xia wondered in surprise, "We shouldn't have deviated from the road and walked this way that day."

Shen Mu knew that this was Siyunya, with beautiful scenery, green trees and waterfalls, and egrets in the sky. It was a kind of happiness to live here. Anyway, he was looking for an opportunity to break through the bottleneck during his training, and he could go anywhere.

"Uh, I look at this place from a distance, the mountains are majestic, and the fairy clouds are lingering. Since we don't have a specific destination, why don't we come here for a visit." Xiahou Jinxuan also looked meaningless, anyway, he just came out Play, it doesn't matter where you go.

One of Shen Mu and Xiahou Jinxuan is looking for an opportunity to break through the bottleneck, the other is for fun, two mentalities.

Huangfu Zhuo said with a cold face: "Wouldn't it be ridiculous to get lost in the wilderness when you go out to play?"

"Why think so badly?" Xiahou Jinxuan said indifferently, "There are many wild animals on the mountain, and I have read about the method of collecting dew in books, and everyone is a master of martial arts, so sleeping in the open for a few days will not be a problem. "

Xia rolled her eyes and said, "Anyway, you always have something to say..."

Shen Mu said: "We have traveled so much, and it will take a lot of time to go back, so why not keep going."

Jiang Cheng felt that Shen Mu's words were reasonable, so he nodded and said, "Yes. Look for a direction, and you can always go out."

Along the way, they met a few little monsters, and Shen Mu and the others killed them casually. When everyone came to the middle of Siyun Cliff, Shen Mu narrowed his eyes to look at the scorching sun in the sky, and said, "It's already noon, and the sun is burning. Don't hurry. Let's rest here."

Xiahou Jinxuan nodded in agreement and said, "What A Mu said is, let's take a rest first and eat something."

"What are you looking at?" Xia asked Xia Hou Jinxuan looking around in the mountains.

Xiahou Jinxuan pointed at the mountains, and said with a complacent expression: "Miss Xia, look. It's a good place with beautiful mountains and clear waters and pleasant scenery. Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, you can see Nanshan leisurely...Since ancient times, how many literati have lived in seclusion In the mountains and forests, it is so pleasant to farm in the busy time, recite poems and compose Fu in the free time, and ignore the mundane affairs of the world."

Xia curled her lips and said, "We've been running in the mountains for so long, and we haven't seen anyone else. If we live here, we won't see anyone all year round, so we won't be suffocated? Let me tell you, it's better to be in the town. People It’s so lively. There are all delicious, fun, and beautiful things. This place... When I die, it’s not bad to be buried here.”

Shen Mu heard Xia talking about life and death from the side, so he felt hairy and said, "Miss Xia, talk about life and death should not be nonsense."

"People don't know when they will die, so they should make plans early..." Xia Yan said with a hint of sadness.

"Miss Xia, you..." Xiahou Jinxuan said anxiously.

Xia smiled and said: "It's just a joke, I don't mind it myself, why are you in a hurry."

"..." Xia Hou Jinxuan looked at the silent Jiang Cheng, and said, "Brother Jiang hasn't spoken all this time."

"..." Shen Mu said: "He was kicked out of the division just now, so of course he is sad, and he will be fine in a while."

Xiahou Jinxuan nodded and said, "I hope so."

Xiaoyao Ye, watching the green and chaotic red chasing, the beautiful green grass and the beautiful flowers listening to the stories, the beautiful flowers curling into the clouds, talking and laughing with each other.

Jiang Cheng looked into the distance without saying a word, thoughtful.Huangfuzhuo was out of breath, and Mu Changlan sold water to take the opportunity to make a small fortune.

When they came to the exit of Siyunya, everyone found that there was fog in the mountain. They didn't want to take risks and planned to turn back, but the way they came from was blocked by a barrier, so they had to try their best to move forward.There was a stone tripod on the stone platform, and the water in it reflected the map of Shenzhou. Xia couldn't help but touch the water in it, the boulder vibrated violently, and then flew into the clouds.

Standing on the flying boulder, Shen Mu thought to himself: "I think this is the cloud stone."

At this time, everyone saw the strange beast shuttle in the cloud, and everyone fell into the desert.

Waking up from the desert.

"I'm so dizzy..." Xiahou Jinxuan fell on the desert, and everyone quickly helped him up.

Xia asked, "Did it hit somewhere?"

"You try to move your head slowly to see if there is any pain." Shen Mu said.

"...No." Xiahou Jinxuan shook his head.

Shen Mu said: "That's good, it's probably just that when I fell down, my blood rushed up, so I was dizzy for a while."

Xia joked: "Phew~ as long as it's okay, this guy only has a head to work with, if he falls stupid, it's over."

"...What exactly was in the cloud just now?" Huangfuzhuo's eyes showed doubts, recalling the strange beast that he encountered in the cloud just now.

Shen Mu had vaguely guessed that the strange beast in the cloud just now was a dragon, but he didn't say anything, because the dragon was not a rare fetish for Shen Mu to him.

"That's right!" Xia said thoughtfully, "I saw that purple thing piercing through the clouds, it's really big!"

Xia Hou Jinxuan scratched his head and thought: "I remember that there are strange beasts such as Kunpeng and Ba snake in the Shan Hai Jing, which are extremely huge. The one we met may be one of them! Alas, it's a pity that I didn't see clearly just now. By the way , and the huge boulder we were riding on, I don’t know the origin. It is said that the five spirits and the earth veins gathered in the heart of Pangu, gathered the spiritual energy of the heaven and the earth, and formed a mountain suspended in the sky. I don’t know what it has to do with this pumice..."

Xia curled her lips and said, "Hey, he's showing off these strange knowledge again, but it seems that his head is really fine."

Huangfu Zhuo accused angrily: "It's all because of your recklessness that you are in such a disadvantageous situation."

Xia: "...I'm sorry, I just touched it, who knows...

Huangfu Zhuo criticized: "If you don't think about it first when you act, what's the use of apologizing at this time."

"I, I admit that I was wrong, what else do you want?!" Xia was a little embarrassed, his face pale.

Shen Mu spoke out to help Xia and said: "Brother Huangfu, Miss Xia can't be blamed for this matter. Who would have thought that we would encounter such a miraculous thing. No one could have predicted the current situation."

Huangfu Zhuo agreed with what Shen Mu said: "Well...you are right... If I had been more cautious at that time and reminded others, maybe it wouldn't have happened. I am also responsible for this matter, 'it's all because of you' I take this back."

Seeing that Shen Mu helped her speak, Xia was overjoyed, and wanted to say something: "Ah, I—"

Huangfu Zhuo interrupted Xia's words, "However, you should be cautious when encountering unknown things, but you touch the mechanism hastily. Therefore, you are still the most responsible for this matter. And you seem to be a little too indulgent to her, This will only make her more unrepentant."

"You——!" Xia said sullenly, "Okay, I deserve death! Huangfu! Young master! Master!"

Mu Changlan waved her hand to stop the two from arguing and said, "Okay, it's useless to talk about it now, let's think about how to get out of the predicament. Our water and dry food have fallen somewhere, and we may not be able to hold on if this continues." how long."

Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the distance of the desert, and said thoughtfully: "...When I fell, I saw some buildings in the distance to the east. Let's go and have a look, maybe there will be water and food there."

Shen Mu nodded and said, "Well, this is the only way to go now."

Everyone walked along the sandy valley and saw an oasis, and Jinxuan was exhausted and fell to the ground... At this time, in Zhejian Villa, a black-robed man withered wood appeared in front of Xiao Changfeng and killed him, intending to make Jiang Chengzhong betray his relatives. His shelter.

Shen Mu was about to rescue Jinxuan, when a man and a woman came with swords. The man wore a vertical crown, handsome face, blue-purple brocade clothes with no patterns on the fabric, and a spear in his hand. His appearance was similar to Long You's, but obviously More resolute and mature.Presumably this is the monarch of the Yasha Clan in the demon world, Long You's elder brother Long Ming.

And that woman is naturally Daoist Lingbo, and Daoist Lingbo is a beauty with light steps, like riding on blue waves, with the posture of sinking fish and wild geese, wearing a Shushan school uniform, holding a weapon carved with lotus flowers like a crescent moon—— The wheel also reveals tenacity in beauty, reflecting Ling Bo's light and slender figure.

Jinxuan woke up leisurely from the oasis, met Daoist Ling Bo and Young Master Longming of Shushan, and went forward to thank you for saving your life, "Thank you for saving your life."

Long Ming waved his hands and said with a smile: "Master, you are serious. Your Excellency just got a little bit of heat, and I really deserve the grace of saving my life."

Ling Bo chuckled and said, "Well, you don't need to be too polite, young master."

Xiahou Jinxuan smiled and said, "Speaking of which, we met a Daoist Ling Yin at the Sword Tasting Conference at the Folding Sword Villa before. From the name, I don't know if it has something to do with Daoist Ling Bo?"

"Ling Yin?" Ling Bo said, "She is the younger sister."

"Oh? Then this is really fate." Long Ming said with a smile: "I heard that in the past ten years in the Jianghu of the Central Plains, the southern forests and northern sinkings have gradually retreated, and it seems that only the four great families of Huangfu Xiahou Ouyang Shangguan are the leaders in the martial arts. Since the two young masters are tall His surname is Huangfu, Xiahou, and he has attended the Sword Tasting Conference, could it be that he is a nobleman from these four great families?"

Mu Changlan smiled lightly and said, "Hehe, these two are the young masters of the Huangfu family and Xiahou's family."

Knowing that these two are the young masters of the four great families, Long Ming clasped his fists and said: "It is a great honor to meet the two young masters."

Huangfu Zhuo and Xiahou Jinxuan hurriedly said politely: "Don't dare.... I'm ashamed."

Everyone greeted each other, Ling Bo and Long Ming came to investigate the ancient city of Loulan, it was rumored that people who passed by there recently disappeared without a trace.After the discussion, everyone went together.

"Look, that's the ancient city of Loulan." Ling Bo pointed to an ancient city not far ahead, and shouted to the crowd.

"Loulan..." Xiahou Jinxuan said: "This city used to be the ancient capital of the Loulan Kingdom, and the largest city in the desert. And it gradually declined. After the Loulan Kingdom fell, I heard that the survivors of Loulan, together with some people who migrated from other places, occupied a corner of the old city and continued to live here."

"Young Master Xiahou is really knowledgeable." Ling Bo praised.

"Don't dare." Xiahou Jinxuan waved his hands and said with a smile: "The Huangfu family runs a jade business and has many contacts with merchants from the Western Regions. Brother Huangfu told me most of these."

Huangfu Zhuo said coldly: "...to be courteous and obedient."

Xiahou Jinxuan smiled and said, "Hehe. Brother Huangfu, this is a blessing in disguise for us."

Seeing the expressions of these people, Long Ming suddenly asked: "Could it be that you are going to Loulan City?"

Xiahou Jinxuan nodded and said, "I had this plan, but I gave up because the journey was too far away. Now, by accident, it landed directly near Loulan City. It can be said that it is a blessing from heaven."

"Are you guys coming to Loulan because of that rumor?" Ling Bo asked.

"Rumor?" Everyone was puzzled.

Ling Bo said: "It is said that since the year before last, the ancient city of Loulan has lost all contact with the outside world for some reason. No matter whether it is the vagrants from other countries or the business travelers passing by, they have never returned and there is no news. It is like being swallowed by this city. generally."

Xia Hou Jinxuan's eyes sparkled and said, "Is there such a miracle?"

Xia rolled her eyes in her heart: "Be alert when you hear something strange, you haven't suffered enough yet."

Mu Changlan asked: "What are those two people here for?"

Long Ming said: "Shushan sect takes killing demons and eliminating demons and protecting all living beings as its mission. If the strange things here are caused by some demons, Daoist Ling Bo and I naturally can't just stand by and watch."

"Walking in the desert is different from other places." Huangfu Zhuo said: "Without experienced guides and camels and horses, even if we have water and food, we may not be able to go out. Why not go to Loulan and see if we can find a caravan or guide."

"Brother Huangfu is right." As Shen Mu said, he cupped his fists to Long Ming and Ling Bo and said, "Then Mr. Long and Miss Ling Bo are going to Loulan together, so I will trouble you two."

"Happy to help." Long Ming and Ling Bo nodded and smiled.

When everyone entered the residential area of ​​Loulan, they found that the city was sparsely populated and the residents behaved strangely.

Huangfu Zhuo looked around strangely and said, "Why is there no one there?"

Shen Mu nodded and said: "Indeed, in broad daylight, there are no people on the street."

Xia said: "Maybe it's because the weather is too hot, so everyone is indoors?"

"Don't they understand the language of the Central Plains?" Jiang Cheng wondered.

Long Ming shook his head and said: "According to the records, although this place is far away from the middle land, because it is located on a major traffic route, merchants from various ethnic groups come and go constantly. It is reasonable for the residents to know a little bit of Chinese."

Xiahou Jinxuan also said with regret in his eyes: "It's really strange, but there are few people in such a big city, and the behavior of the residents is weird... I don't know why..."

Shen Mu said: "Don't think too much about it, let's find an inn first, there should be someone to inquire about."

Everyone came to the Loulan Inn together, the inn was also very deserted, the lady proprietress saw someone coming, she stepped forward slowly.

"Ah." The proprietress looked at the crowd and asked, "You... are from outside the city?!"

(End of this chapter)

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