In the desert, Shi Yan took Arus all the way to run wildly, and it didn't take long for his clothes to be soaked with sweat, and when he ran on the sand, he was too soft to make it hard, and after running for a while, Arus was tired.

"Don't run, I'm exhausted," Arus said.

"It's weird, it stands to reason that a few afterimages can't stop them, why didn't they chase them?" Shi Yan said curiously.

"Wow, you're cheaper than me, don't chase it, aren't you happy?" Arus said.

"I'm just wondering," Shi Yan said.

"It's okay, they didn't chase you, you're safe," said Zhu Jing inside the ring.

Shi Yan also sat on the ground, took out some water from the ring and drank it with Arus, and the clear spring water went down to his stomach, and his physical strength immediately recovered.

"Senior brother, it's not a way for us to keep doing this," Arus said.

"What's wrong?" Shi Yan asked.

"Look, since I got out of Strange Stone Town, all the people I met along the way were strong, and any one of them was a fighter mage or something, and it was luck to be able to run, so we can't rely on luck to practice," Arus said.

"Also, there are too many mysterious races on this continent, and the two of us are indeed too weak," Shi Yan said.

"At first, the ancient beast teacher was here, and we were okay to walk, but now that it's gone, do we need to change our strategy?" said Arus.

"En" Shi Yan nodded.

"It's better to go directly to the 'Santis Academy'," said Zhu Jing in the ring suddenly.

"I think the same as Aunt Jing, find a suitable environment to improve your strength first," Shi Yan said.

After Shi Yan got up, he looked in the direction of the west, the endless desert, a steaming scene of yellow sand, and looked at the panting Arus beside him, thinking that yes, he was lucky to be killed several times, if he really met an unreasonable strong man, he was afraid that he would die in a few minutes.

"Let's go," Shi Yan said.

"Won't you sit down for a while?" Arus asked.

"Is your ass okay?" Shi Yan asked.

"It was a lot better, but it just ran away again," Arus said, clutching his ass.

"If you don't leave, you'll be stabbed if you don't get it right," Shi Yan said.

"Alright, alright, don't provoke me, just go," Arus said.

For several days, Shi Yan and Arus kept hurrying day and night, exhausted, and fearing the sneak attack of the Demon Scorpion Clan at night, no one dared to easily enter a meditative state for internal cultivation. The trip to the desert made the physical strength of the two of them overdrawn every day, even if there was clear spring water to help, it was useless. In the end, even Shi Yan couldn't hold on, Arus was so tired that he couldn't get up after falling down several times, but fortunately, Shi Yan gritted his teeth and kept encouraging him, and in the end the two of them could only support him and walk on the desert with difficulty.

"Senior brother, I've heard that it's easy to hallucinate in the desert," Arus said staggeringly.

"Are you suffering from heat stroke?" Shi Yan asked.

"No, you always see some afterimages along the way? Are you using the Afterimage Fist again? Arus asked, shaking.

"No, your forehead is so hot," Shi Yan said, wiping Arus's forehead.

"What a big city, huh? I'm hallucinating again," Arus said, gesturing into the distance.

Shi Yan looked back, and he also saw that there seemed to be a big city in the distance, but it was a little ethereal by the heat.

"It's not an illusion, it's really a big city," Shi Yan said.

"Huh?" Arus stood up suddenly, looking at the walls of yellow sand in the distance.

"You, are you alright?" Shi Yan asked in surprise.

"Faint~~~ Faint and faint~" Arus said and fell down again, until he fell Shi Yan didn't obey him, and after falling a heel, he found that Shi Yan had gone far away.

"Hurry up, go into the city and have a good meal," Shi Yan shouted.

"You can't serve me a little longer," Arus said.

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Kurgan is the only city located in the Kurgan Desert. The entire city is made of yellow sand, and although the material is sand, it is no less hard than stone.

When I came to the big city, the streets were very desolate, and after the gusts of wind, the sand and dust flew up. Shi Yan walked in the big city, and the doors and windows of every house were closed, which made the already empty city a little more mysterious and desolate.

"What's the situation? Is there no one in this big city? Arus wondered.

"Someone, it's just ~" Shi Yan looked at a crack in the door not far away, and someone was looking at Shi Yan at home, and after looking at each other, the other party immediately closed the door.

Shi Yan took Arus around the city a few times, the doors and windows of every house were closed, and finally found a shop that was open, and the two decided to go in and have a look. As soon as he reached the door, he saw an old man hurriedly running over to close the door, and Arus was hungry and stretched out his leg to block the door.

"Boss, boss, we are passing by, let's go conveniently, give us food," Shi Yan said very weakly.

"I'm sorry, it's closed, we don't accept guests here at night," an old man shouted.

"No, right?" said Arus, seeing that the other party had no intention of backing down, he rushed straight in. Shi Yan followed closely, and the owner of the shop was an old gentleman who was over half a hundred years old, and when he saw Arus forcibly breaking in, he was about to go crazy, and suddenly saw Shi Yan. The old man was stunned at first, and then shocked, his mouth was big enough, but he didn't say anything for a long time.

"Old man, we are just passers-by, please make it convenient for you, how many spars we will give you," Shi Yan pleaded.

"Your surname is Shi?" The old man was surprised.

Shi Yan was also stunned, Arus glanced at each other, then looked at the old man inexplicably, and nodded blankly. How do you know that after the old man saw Shi Yan nodding, he slapped his face, and after laughing a few times, he smiled and said, "Oh, it's really a big flood that washed the Dragon King Temple, and the family doesn't know the family anymore, come and come, please come into the house and sit."

"Senior brother, you have a lot of acquaintances," Arus said.

"I don't know him, old man, do you know me?" Shi Yan asked.

"I don't know," the old man shook his head.

"Damn, I don't know what to laugh at, it's not a black shop," Arus asked, slapping the table.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding" The old man hurriedly closed the door, then used a wooden board to block the door, and then hurriedly poured water for Shi Yan and took out some delicious snacks. When Arus saw it, he was like a hungry wolf, and he began to eat it in large gulps. Shi Yan is embarrassed to eat~

"Eat, eat, eat, I'm going to get some when I'm done," the old man laughed.

After the old man set the food, Puqi smelled a fragrance, and was just about to jump out of the ring when he was pulled by Zhu Jing, and after a 'poof~' sound in the ring, it aroused the curious eyes of the old man, Shi Yan hurriedly smiled, shrunk his hand, and then took advantage of the old man's inattention, and stuffed a few pieces of snacks into the ring.

"Eh~~ old man, how do you know what my surname is?" Shi Yan asked.

"You are a guest of the Eight Great Families, the old man is a post here, all the caravans of the Eight Great Families will rest here for one night in the old man, we have already heard about the matter of the little master of Shiyan, almost every few days there will be news, the earliest time is a year ago, the family broke off contact with the little master, almost every day there are caravans to ask about your situation, and then it appeared in Chifeng City, the most recent time was two days ago, someone came to report, saying that you may pass by here, let us prepare earlier" The old man said, and took out a portrait of Shi Yan, Shi Yan looked at it, and the whole person was stupid, he didn't expect the eight families to attach so much importance to himself.

"Oh, what a painting," Arus said as he ate, looking at the painting.

"Yes, little brother Shi Yan is a noble person in my eight major families, and it has long been spread in the family, I didn't expect to meet you in the big city of Kurgan today," the old man said with a smile.

"I see," Shi Yan said.

"It's just that a year ago, the little brother seemed to have disappeared for a while since the Strange Stone Chamber of Commerce, and the family had several orders to let us search for your whereabouts, I don't know where the little brother went?" The old man asked.

"This? It has indeed disappeared for a while, and it has been practicing in the Chifeng Grassland for a while," Shi Yan said with a smile.

In order to devour the 'Earth Emperor' Shi Yan's body was burned extensively, he cultivated in the cave of the fire spirit rat for a year. When the old man said about disappearing, he probably meant the one-year period.

"I see," the old man still laughed.

"May I ask the old man, was this Kurgan city so desolate before?" Shi Yan asked.

"After all, it is a big city, it used to be very lively, in the past two years, the desert beasts have moved frequently, many caravans and pedestrians have been robbed and killed, and gradually people have become scarce, and there has been no one to come and go in the past month or two," the old man said.

"I see," Shi Yan said.

"Alas~ The war is imminent, it won't stop for a few days, the two little brothers rushed on the road together at a young age, this courage is rare," the old man smiled.

"We just wanted to experience it, but we didn't expect it to be like this? Also, what does the president mean by the Great War? With whom is the big fight? Shi Yan asked.

"Little brother doesn't know? At the time of the Strange Stone Chamber of Commerce, Qing Cang appeared, and he had declared war on the monarch of the Stone Country, and the current form was that the enemy was in the dark and I was in the light, plus this Qing Cang's power came from nowhere, and he could actually control strange beasts and demon beasts, and with their assistance, the situation in the Stone Country was not optimistic," the old man said.

"Qingcang?" Shi Yan muttered in a low voice.

Shi Yan's ring trembled slightly, and Shi Yan subconsciously touched his finger with the ring. At the Strange Stone Chamber of Commerce, it was this man who plotted to kill his father. In addition, he learned that Zhu Jing was a princess, so he also had something to do with the royal family, and the monarch targeted by Qingcang was also his uncle.

"What is Little Brother Shi Yan thinking?" The old man asked.

"I'm sorry, I'm distracted, I saw this Qingcang when I was in the Strange Stone Chamber of Commerce~" Shi Yan asked.

'Hum', Shi Yan's fingers tightened, and the old man also noticed the strangeness of Shi Yan's ring, but he didn't ask, just smiled and talked about it.

"I heard that, at that time, you were so young that you used your divine power to fight against that big devil, alas~ When I heard the news, I was also very shocked," the old man said.

"Who is this Qingcang, and why is he going against us?" Shi Yan asked.

Arus choked for a moment, then patted his chest and said, "Senior brother, he is the son of the previous old monarch, but the old monarch did not give him the position, so he holds a grudge and keeps shouting that he is the real heir to the throne."

"He's the heir?" Shi Yan was stunned for a moment, and he didn't understand in his heart, if he was the heir, then what was his uncle?

"Hehe, these are old things, don't mention it, is the dim sum of the two still delicious? Would you like to have some? The old man said.

"You're welcome, come on, the more the better," Arus said as he ate.

"I'm sorry for you," Shi Yan said with a smile.

After Pucci finished eating the ring, he was about to run out again, Shi Yan hurriedly snatched a plate of snacks from Arus's hand and poured them all into the ring, after the old man came out, he saw that the plate was empty, and after returning to the house, he took five or six plates of fruits and snacks in a row, which can be said to have everything. Arus and Shi Yan began to eat a meal, this food tastes excellent, after all, it is the post station of the eight major families, and they regularly send water and food, just to let their caravans have better treatment~

After eating and chatting, it was late at night, and the old man arranged for Shi Yan and the two to rest. After returning to the room, Pucci also jumped out of the ring, Shi Yan looked at Pucci's bulging belly, smiled helplessly, Arus fell asleep, Pucci also jumped on Arus's belly, and fell asleep on his stomach. Shi Yan entered a meditative state and began to cultivate internally. The 'Heavenly God Protector' urged the Dou Qi and True Qi to run in the meridians to which they belonged, and it had not been urged for a long time, Shi Yan actually felt a little rusty. After stabilizing my mind, in the middle of the night, I finally walked again.

After the space fluctuated slightly, Zhu Jing appeared beside Shi Yan.

"Aunt Jing," Shi Yan shouted.

"How is it, I haven't practiced for a long time, do you feel uncomfortable?" asked Zhujing.

"A little bit, but with the Heavenly God Protector, it's not a big problem," Shi Yan said with a smile.

"Ancient is really bloody, this Heavenly God Protector is not just as simple as pulling Dou Qi and True Qi, with its imprint divine power, it is difficult to go mad," Zhu Jing said with a smile.

"Grandpa Gu gave this book so powerful?" Shi Yan was surprised.

"The Gu family is the family with the most rare treasures among the eight major families, and the other families are also more adept, don't underestimate any of the eight major families" Zhu Jing said with a smile.

"I'm really lucky," Shi Yan said.

"By the way, Xiaoyan, you said you had seen Qingcang?" Zhu Jing asked.

"Yes, but I don't know much, I only know that he is the one who plotted to kill my father, Aunt Jing, I want to know what is going on with Qingcang?" Shi Yan asked.

"Qingcang's business?" Zhu Jing said, slowly came to the window and looked at the sky.

"Aunt Jing? Is he powerful? Why does the president say he is the heir? Isn't my uncle a monarch? Shi Yan asked.

"You are also a royal person, it doesn't hurt to know" Zhujing recalled "The country of stone was originally controlled by us one by one, and then for some reasons, the Qingshi family took over, but unfortunately, the Qingshi family did not take care of the country of stone, especially Qingcang and Qingyu, one is obsessed with enhancing strength, and the other is upright, but the eldest brother's order is suitable, and the country of stone is turned upside down by the Qingjia." It wasn't until after the advent of the Divine Soldier that the Stone Country suffered from cholera, and all countries were afraid of the power of the Divine Soldier and wanted to steal it secretly, and then your uncle stepped forward and absorbed the fire of 'Canglan', and he barely stabilized the situation."

"Is it just because my uncle can control the divine soldiers that he became a monarch?" Shi Yan said curiously.

"Naturally, it's not that simple, although the divine soldiers also play a key role, just controlling the divine soldiers, your uncle is not enough to inherit the throne of the monarch," said Zhu Jing.

"What else is there to do?" Shi Yan asked.

"Alas~~ Your uncle has the support of the people, and with the addition of the Zen position of the old monarch, Qing Cang is not angry, in order to practice quickly, he took a shortcut, and strengthened himself by absorbing the achievements of others, and finally entered the demon path" Zhu Jing said.

"The Devil's Way?" Shi Yan was stunned.

"Well, do you remember the evil spirits that flew out when the 'Earth Emperor' burned the corpses of the werewolf clan?" Zhu Jing asked.

"Aunt Jing is saying, does Qingcang have that kind of evil power?" Shi Yan was surprised.

"Yes, Qing Cang's strength is not weak, but he is too obsessed with powerful power, relying on the body of the prince to kill a lot of strong people in private, cruelly absorbing their cultivation, the sucked not only lost their cultivation, reduced to waste, and even died because of it," Zhu Jing said.

"So cruel, how can such a person be a monarch," Shi Yan asked.

"Yes, the old monarch is angry and ashamed of this, this will let the other neighboring countries know, and the country of stone is likely to face the disaster of annihilation," said Zhu Jing.

"Later, did the old monarch give the throne to his uncle?" Shi Yan asked.

"This is a historical question, read that the three of our brothers and sisters are also close relatives of the royal family, the old monarch did issue an edict to pass on the throne to your uncle, but it is difficult to implement the edict, although your uncle has extraordinary power and surrendered the divine soldiers, but after all, he is not the monarch's biological son, and rashly succeeded to the throne, which naturally caused the dissatisfaction of all the ministers, and the old monarch could not say the matter of Qingcang's entry into the devil's path, so the things on your uncle's shoulders back then were too heavy, and to this day, there are still many people who oppose your uncle" said Zhu Jing.

"Isn't that uncle very pitiful?" Shi Yan said.

"Alas~ Your uncle suffered a lot, and he also went to quell the rebellion with injuries. Qing Cang knew that the old monarch mainly gave your uncle, and he actually assassinated the old monarch, and wanted to blame your uncle for killing the king, the old monarch did not expect that Qing Cang would be so mad that when he was in danger, he touched the soul mark hidden in his body, and summoned the ten generals of the country of stone to come to quell the chaos~" Zhu Jing said.

"General of the Ten Directions?" Shi Yan was surprised.

"Yes, during the war of the national capital, two of them were lost, which was later the Eight Great Families," said Zhu Jing.

"Huh? It turns out that this is how the eight major families came? Shi Yan said.

"So now only the eight major families and your uncle know about Qingcang, and only the eight major families are truly loyal to your uncle, and the Rock Army has always been only under the orders of the monarch, but unfortunately the old monarch can't tell the Rock Army about Qingcang, so that the Rock Army has always had doubts about the old monarch's Zen moves," said Zhu Jing.

"No wonder, I have always felt that although the rock army is powerful, they are strange one by one," Shi Yan said.

"The Rock Army of the Stone Country and the Ten Guards were originally one to guard the inside and the other to the outside, but the old monarch did not use the Rock Army to quell the internal strife, but instead sought the near and far, allowing the Ten Guards to interfere in the internal affairs of the Stone Country, and the Rock Army was dissatisfied with this. Although the old monarch explained afterwards, when it came to Qingcang's matter, the old monarch had always refused to let the Rock Army take over. The old monarch was worried that after Qingcang's matter was known by the Rock Army, it would mess up the morale of the army and affect the monarch's prestige, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better, so he didn't let the Rock Army take over until the end," Zhu Jing said.

"Aren't you worried that the eight major families will know?" Shi Yan asked.

"I'm afraid, but it's useless to be afraid, the eight major families are all close relatives of the royal family, and the so-called family ugliness can't be publicized, since they were chosen at the beginning, they can only be held responsible to the end," Zhu Jing said.

"Alas~ It's only strange that Qingcang is not angry," Shi Yan said with a smile.

"Hehe, child" Zhu Jing said with a smile, "In order to consolidate your uncle's position, the old monarch redeployed the Ten Directions Fortress of the Stone Country and let the remaining Eight Great Families withdraw to the national capital, and it is precisely because of this that the Rock Army has always been dissatisfied with the Eight Great Families," Zhu Jing said.

"That uncle is not very embarrassed," Shi Yan said.

"To weigh the pros and cons, but also to stabilize the country, which is so easy, the current Shizhi is worried about foreign troubles, your uncle is indeed very tired, plus your uncle is too kind, if it weren't for the matter of the Qishi Chamber of Commerce, I thought your uncle had killed Qingcang, I didn't expect him to let him go" Zhu Jing said.

"Uncle didn't kill him, there must be a reason for him," Shi Yan said.

"You don't know, Qing Cang knows the terrain and national conditions of the Stone Country well, and your uncle let him go is like letting a tiger return to the mountain, if he had killed him in the first place, there would have been no current rebellion, and he would not have fallen into such a passive situation" Zhu Jing sighed with emotion.

"Aunt Jing, don't worry, when I grow up, I will naturally help my uncle when I see my mother," Shi Yan said.

"Every time I listen to you, I am very pleased, Xiao Yan, among the three of us brothers and sisters, you are the only descendant, so naturally I have great expectations for you" Zhu Jing looked at Shi Yan and smiled.

"You two?" Arus asked, rubbing his eyes.

"I'm sorry to wake you up," Zhu Jing said.

"Ah~~" Arus stretched a big stretch, and Pucci rolled off his belly, fell to the side, and continued to fall asleep. Arus looked out the window and then at the rocks.

"Why don't you sleep?" Shi Yan asked.

"Didn't you notice that it was almost dawn?" Arus asked, gesturing out the window.

"It's dawn??" Shi Yan was stunned for a moment, looking at the red light in the east, he didn't expect to forget the time while chatting with Zhu Jing, and the sky was bright in a blink of an eye.

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