The northern frontier is a cold city.

In front of the city gate, the soldiers had lined up to greet him, and the city lord was nervously pacing back and forth at the gate with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance from time to time.

"Why haven't you come yet? It's all here, it must be almost there," he muttered to himself, "it must be almost there......

He is a somewhat thin hunchbacked old man, and a little old and dizzy, when he was young, he also fought on the battlefield with the army, and also made military exploits, but now he is old, let alone fighting, and even raising his hand to eat sometimes feels difficult.

Suddenly, the sky turned, and a dazzling blue light appeared in the dark sky, like a god descending, and two silver-maned Pegasi with huge wings flapped their wings and descended from the sky, dragging three huge golden carriages connected by a ring.

The carriage stopped in front of the city gate, and as soon as it landed, the door behind Tianma opened with a "snap", and the disciples of Ziyun Mountain, dressed in blue and white robes, came down from the back carriage in a neat and orderly manner, lined up on both sides of the carriage. Then, several white-clothed elders walked down from the golden chariot in the middle, and the city lord hurriedly trembled and walked forward to meet him when he saw this for so long, he couldn't help but start sweating his palms after living for so long or seeing such a big formation.

"Northern Xinjiang is really big enough," Ling Mu stepped down from a carriage at the front and straightened his collar, "but it's deserted." ”

"You have worked hard all the way," the city lord saw him and immediately saluted: "The subordinate is the city lord in charge of the northern Xinjiang cities, it is cold outside, the great elder please come to the house and sit down, the subordinate has sent someone to prepare the room and banquet, and specially for the elders to receive the wind and wash the dust......

"No need, we have something important to do in Northern Xinjiang this time, I guess you have also heard about the loss of Western Xinjiang a while ago, right?"

"Yes, my subordinates just heard about it this morning, and they were about to send someone to deliver a message to the end city......

"No, we're heading to the End City this time. ”

The two came to the lobby, Ling Mu looked around left and right, the facilities in the hall were very simple, although they knew that they had been carefully cleaned in advance, but on the whole, they were still a little shabby, the house was built of some old mud and rotten tiles, and there were few furnishings in the house. After Ling Mu took his seat, the servant immediately served hot tea, he picked up the tea bowl and saw that the tea was dull and yellow, and when he took a sip, he found that not only did it not taste like tea, but also left a dry bitter taste in his mouth.

Xu is face after seeing Ling Mu's face after tasting the tea, the city lord hurriedly explained embarrassedly: "We have traffic jams here, the supply of goods is backward, the taste of this tea is definitely not as good as the mellow fragrance of the inland, which makes you smile." ”

Ling Mu also smiled, raised his sleeves and waved his hand.

"I've heard that Hancheng is the largest fortress in northern Xinjiang, but it's inaccessible along the way, why is that?"

"That's a long story......" the city lord sighed helplessly, "It's not a secret, the northern frontier has been vast and sparse since ancient times, since the Xuanjie broke the sky ten years ago, this place is directly connected to the burning realm, the black sand and dust cover the sky and the sun, it has long been unsuitable for living, and almost all the few people have moved away, and now the remaining towns have basically been deserted, leaving only the officers and soldiers who defend the city." ”

"The fierce battle ten years ago really brought a devastating blow to the Xuan Realm," Ling Mu involuntarily turned the teacup in his hand and took another sip, and the bitter taste also seeped into his heart, "The Western Xinjiang is already inaccessible, I didn't expect the Northern Xinjiang to be even more difficult, and I can't even see the sun in this sky!"

"Great Elder, the subordinates should send someone to the last city to convey the news first, so that they can strengthen their defense! The subordinates heard that some time ago, the burning army outside the sky was very rampant, not only sacrificed several fifth-level officers, but even many soldiers sent by the inland princes to guard the border were unable to resist it, and they asked for support one after another......

"No, the burning army won't come back for the time being," Ling Mu put down the teacup in his hand and comforted: "You don't have to worry, the army of Ziyun Mountain has regained its belly in the western frontier, and it is estimated that the heavenly isolation outside the northern frontier should also calm down now, this is all the credit of Sect Master Wu." ”

"Ah, I see, that's good, that's good, it's worthy of the sect leader," the old city lord breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and looked at Ling Mu with relief, "My subordinates only received news this morning, saying that the battle situation in Western Xinjiang was very critical a few days ago, and Ziyun Mountain even called a forbidden army for this, and my subordinates were still very worried...... I didn't expect that the burning army would be quelled in just a few days, so I can finally rest assured, but the sect leader is not injured, right?"

Ling Mu didn't answer, as if he hadn't heard anything, just stared at the gray sky outside the window, and pictures suddenly flashed in his mind: the flashy night market in the Red Square, the blood-boiling ring in Fengyun Pavilion, and the people who were once alive, young, and kind in their memories......

"Your Excellency, I have just received another letter from the interior. The waiter quietly handed the lord a letter that had not yet been opened.

He opened the envelope, looked at the words on it, his hands began to tremble a little, and sweat began to break out on his forehead, he cautiously glanced at Ling Mu, who was staring out the window in a daze, and the letter in his hand slipped to the ground.

There were only a few words on the letter: "Sect Leader Wu has died. ”