The sunset was like blood, and the sunset smeared the sky with a rich bright red.

Next to a wide official road is a huge lake.

The afterglow of the remnant sun shone on the mirror-like surface of the lake, reflecting a faint golden light, and the breeze blew through it, causing bursts of sparkling waves.

At this moment, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves in the distance of the official road.

It didn't take long for hundreds of horsemen to gallop in, the first one, dressed in gray and thin.

The man looked at the sky and reached out to grab the reins.

When the people behind saw this, they all stopped one after another.

"It's getting late today, so let's rest here for the night, and then continue on our way tomorrow morning. The middle-aged man in gray said.

The more than 500 people in the back agreed, dismounted one after another, and each found a place to rest.

This gray-clothed middle-aged man is naturally Hu Sailei after disguise.

At this moment, it had been seven or eight days since they left Picheng.

The ancient kingdom of Western Xia is now withering, and there are a lot fewer towns along the way, and there are many cases of sleeping in the wild like this, and everyone has long been accustomed to it.

Shi Mu turned over and jumped off the horse, and after running for a day, the xenobred horses under him were already miserable, if it weren't for the support of his true qi from time to time, I am afraid that he would have already fallen to the ground tired.

He pulled the horses to the lake to drink, fed them some more feed, and then found a place to sit down.

"Brother Mu. As soon as he sat down, a young man in gray with a tattoo on his face walked over, and it was that Yu Yi.

Shi Mu nodded to the visitor.

Along the way, as long as I have free time, I often come to talk.

As for his purpose. After several conversations, Shi Mu also knew that he was determined to go to sea this time. At this time, it is to win over some powerful people and have an advantage in the next selection.

According to the grapevine he said. After arriving in Quyang City, there will be several competitions next, not all of which are one-on-one ring matches.

Shi Mu was noncommittal about these news, and did not agree to the invitation to join forces, but this Yu Yi was quite talkative, and still came to talk to Shi Mu from time to time, but Shi Mu took the opportunity to inquire about some things about Quyang City.

As the capital of the ancient kingdom of Western Xia, Quyang City is adjacent to the Yin Corpse Mountain Range where the main altar of the Stygian Moon Sect is located, and is bordered by the West Sea to the west. It is a large coastal city.

When the ancient kingdom of Western Xia was prosperous, Quyang City was also prosperous for a while, comparable to Tianyu City of the Lushan Dynasty, but now time has passed, with the defeat of the Dark Moon Sect a hundred years ago, the national strength of the Western Xia Kingdom has withered, and Quyang City has also declined.

However, even so, Quyang City is also the most prosperous place in the entire Western Xia Kingdom.

The sun is setting. There was only a glimmer of red glow left in the sky.

The two chatted casually, and Shi Mu glanced at the sky.

Night is approaching, and the birds have already returned to their nests, but in the very high sky. A few black dots can still be seen faintly, lingering in the sky.

Shi Mu's brows furrowed.

"Brother Mu, what's wrong?" Yu Yi noticed the change in Shi Mu's expression.

"Brother Yu. I don't know if you've noticed these days. There are always some blackbirds in the sky following us. Shi Mu hesitated for a moment and said.

Those blackbirds in the sky. It was from the time they left Picheng that they appeared, and they always followed the team as if they were leaving.

"Brother Mu is talking about the black-winged griffons. Yu Yi glanced at the black spots in the sky and said casually.

"Black-winged griffon?" Shi Mu said.

Looking at Yu Yi's appearance, he has already noticed it.

"It is a kind of flying bird raised by the Heavenly Demon Sect, which is used to reconnoiter the enemy's situation. Yu Yi said.

"Heavenly Demon Sect, looking at Brother Yu's expression, he doesn't seem surprised?" Shi Mu asked.

"The Heavenly Demon Sect has often sent black-winged griffins into the territory of my Western Xia Kingdom decades ago. Because their strength is not weak, they fly fast and high, and ordinary people can't help them at all. The sect had also sent high-level disciples to try to kill these birds, but it took more than a year to achieve little success. Unless there is a ground-level existence or several star-level warlocks join forces, it is possible to kill, and the price is quite large. Since the Heavenly Demon Sect didn't have any other abnormal actions in addition to that, the matter was not resolved later. Over time, we all got used to it. Yu Yi talked eloquently, looking like he was not used to it.

Shi Mu nodded silently.

"Brother Mu didn't even know about this?" asked Yu Yi with some surprise.

"In the next few years, I have been wandering around, and only recently did I come to the Western Xia Kingdom. Shi Mu said.

"Oh, it turns out that Brother Mu is in another country, I don't know where he was originally active?" Yu Yi showed an interested look.

"Lushan Dynasty. Shi Mu hesitated for a moment and said.

Yu Yi's expression moved.

"Because of the Lord of the Liu'an Palace, the Lushan Dynasty has been vigorously driving out the Dark Moon Cultists in the territory recently, and I couldn't stay there, so I came to the Western Xia Kingdom. Shi Mu continued.

"I see. "The aftermath is sudden.

Shi Mu was about to say something more, but at this moment, his face suddenly moved and he stood up.

"It's getting late, so let's find a place to rest and be unaccompanied. Shi Mu nodded to Yu Yi and led his mount to the side.

Yu Yi had no choice but to stand up and walk back.

At this moment, it was already dark, and after a day's journey, some people had already laid down to rest, and some people had raised the fire, still talking and laughing loudly, and they were in high spirits.

Shi Mu led the mount and gradually came to the outermost part of the crowd.

He glanced around a few times, and when he saw that no one was paying attention to him, his figure flashed, and he disappeared into the darkness, silently sweeping into the distance.

After leaving the crowd for several miles, Shi Mu stopped, put his hand into his arms, and took out a black parrot, which was Cai'er.

But at this moment, a layer of red light appeared on Cai'er's body, and it was gradually getting brighter.

Ever since she fell into a coma, she has been in a coma.

Shi Mu looked at the brighter and brighter red light on Cai'er's body, and his heart was overjoyed.

The red light on Cai'er's body became brighter and brighter, and suddenly there was a soft "boom", and the red light turned into a red flame, burning brightly, and the black pigment on her body gradually peeled off.

Shi Mu's face showed a little pain, and innate true qi gushed out of his hand, supporting Cai'er's body and isolating the scorching flames.

In the midst of the flames, the black paint on Cai'er's body was finally burned clean, and the feathers on her body turned into bright colors again.

Shi Mu's face was stunned, and his gaze fell on the top of Cai'er's head.

A white feather appeared on the top of Cai'er's head at some point, growing right next to the red feather.

At this moment, Cai'er's body wrapped in flames moved twice, and slowly opened her eyes, and a ray of white light appeared in Cai'er's pupils.

Shi Mu's face changed, and a faint chill appeared in his heart for some reason, and he felt like he was being seen through the bottom of his heart.

The white light in Cai'er's eyes only flickered, and then disappeared without a trace, returning to her original appearance.

"Stone!" Cai'er's body quickly dissipated, her wings spread, she flew up, and landed on Shi Mu's shoulder, rubbing Shi Mu's cheek twice with her furry head.

"Are you finally awake?" Shi Mu brushed Cai'er's head away and said angrily.

"Have I slept for a long time?" Cai'er said.

"Well, I've been sleeping for over a month. Shi Mu said.

"I've slept for so long!" Cai'er rolled her eyes, as if she was a little surprised.

Shi Mu looked at Cai'er, and the aura exuded by Cai'er was much stronger than before.

"Is this kind of devouring spirit stones and then falling asleep and transforming into a stupor, is it common among you parrot clans?" Shi Mu asked after a deep groan.

"Of course it's not very common, only a parrot of the purest bloodline like me does. Cai'er was a little smug.

Shi Mu's eyes flashed slightly, and he was about to speak.

"Stone, be careful, someone's coming!" Cai'er said suddenly, looking in the direction she came.

Shi Mu was shocked in his heart, and he also looked there, and at the same time, his divine consciousness emanated.

However, due to the large forest in that direction, he couldn't see anything unusual with his eyesight, and no abnormal movement was found within the scope of his divine sense.

His brow furrowed, and his mind moved, connecting to the shared vision with Cai'er.

Shi Mu's body shook, and a strange picture appeared in his mind.

Everything you see, the trees, the sky, the ground is clearer than ever, and the situation within a radius of miles is all in your eyes.

The trees that block the view seem to turn gray and translucent, and the vision seems to be able to see through.

He was at the edge of the lake at the moment, and in his field of vision, the lake seemed to no longer exist, and everything in the lake was clearly visible.

At this moment, in Shi Mu's field of vision, through a forest, a middle-aged man in gray clothes appeared, looking around, walking towards here.

"It's Hussere, who has become someone else with a disguise. Shi Mu said.

Hearing this, Cai'er patted her chest with her wings, and seemed to be relieved.

"Then again, Cai'er, how can your eyesight ......" Shi Mu glanced at Cai'er and asked.

"Well...... I don't know very well, anyway, after waking up, I feel that my eyes are cool, my eyesight has increased greatly, and now I can see far away, how about it, amazing!" Cai'er said.

Shi Mu's heart turned and looked at the white feather on Cai'er's head, revealing a hint of deep groaning.

A rustling of footsteps gradually approached, and the figure of the gray-clothed middle-aged man dressed by Hu Sailei also appeared in the field of vision.

When he saw Shi Mu, his face was happy, and he walked over quickly.

He had just taken two steps, and his eyes fell on Cai'er on Shi Mu's shoulder, and he was stunned for a moment.

"Cai'er has woken up?" said Hu Sailei as he walked up to Shi Mu and said with some surprise.

"Well, just woke up. Shi Mu nodded.

"Hey, what are you doing here, kid?" Cai'er said, giving Husselei a blank look.

"Senior Mu, there is something I need to tell you. Hu Sailei ignored Cai'er, and took out the black jade plate from his arms with a somewhat solemn face. (To be continued.) )