They traveled westward for two days, through the mountains and plains, and finally through the wasteland to a desert. The scenery of the yellow sand at sunset made Yue Qianlong feel very novel, but in this kind of place, the scorching sun hangs high, making it impossible to distinguish the direction.

There was not much water left in the water bladder, and Yue Qianlong asked worriedly: "Master, where are you going to take us?" We have been walking for two days, and we are no longer in the territory of the Northern Regions, so we are afraid that we will all die of thirst if we continue to walk like this. ”

"Rest assured, this water is sufficient. ”

How can this water be done, unless they find an oasis, Yue Qianlong threw the water bladder into Su Jue's cup and said, "Ah Jue, you can take a sip, your lips are cracked and bleeding." ”

Su Jue took a sip as he said, and after throwing the water bladder back, he didn't speak, but pulled the reins and led the tiger cockroach to Qi Yan's side.

This person is really, is there still an awkward trouble? Yue Qianlong also caught up. Her vision slowly blurred, and she could see nothing but sand and sun, but fortunately the desert was relatively docile, with no quicksand and sandstorms. Qi Yan turned his direction at this time and headed towards the highest sand dune.

"Master, we can't get through there, you see this bladder is empty. ”

Qi Yan turned a deaf ear and still did not change direction.

"Master......"

"Chitaki, if you feel thirsty, you better save some effort. ”

The deflated Yue Qianlong obediently closed her mouth, and just as her mouth was dry and she couldn't help but speak, the sky suddenly became gloomy. Oh no, it can't be a sandstorm.

"Master, it's windy, let's find a place to take shelter first. ”

Qi Yan was indifferent, still moving forward in the direction.

There was indeed a wind and sand behind the three of them, but in the blink of an eye, the sandstorm became bigger and bigger, and this terrifying scene made Yue Qianlong feel frightened, and if he didn't avoid them, he had to be swept in.

Yue Qianlong pulled the reins and shouted: "Master, we must dodge, this is a matter of life and death for the three of us, and it is up to you, Master, to decide." ”

"You leave without permission, and you don't care about your life or death. ”

The three of them couldn't see each other's expressions in the wind and sand, but Su Jue didn't move, and he didn't follow Yue Qianlong.

"Jue—"

The young man looked behind him and said calmly: "Now even if we want to hide, we can't dodge." ”

The wind and sand behind them came as scheduled, but fortunately they were riding tiger owls that had been fighting for many years, otherwise they would have fled in a panic.

It's really two nerds, Yue Qianlong scolded in her heart, but since she is not afraid of being buried alive by the sand, she has walked through the water and fire, and this bit of wind and sand will definitely kill them. Yue Qianlong simply closed his eyes and let it spin around. However, the expected chaos did not happen, everything was calm, and even the sound of the fierce wind and sand was gone. As soon as I took a breath, there was a sweet fruity aroma in it.

Yue Qianlong opened his eyes and exclaimed, "What's the matter? This, where is this?"

Where is the wilderness desert in front of you, the green shade on both sides, and the cliffs on which there are many buildings and houses, this building is similar to the temples distributed on the Taihua peaks.

"I can't imagine that a city can be conjured out of this sandstorm. ”

Qi Yan stood beside her, and his expression seemed to be very complicated.

"Master, you took us around in that desert, how did you know about this place?"

"I was born here. ”

"Oh?" Yue Qianlong was stunned, "Then this is your hometown, Master?"

Hearing this, Qi Yan showed a little ridicule and said, "My hometown is only Taihua." ”

"Could it be that there is a way to restore Master's strength?"

Qi Yan didn't answer, and looked at the darkening sky before saying, "Let's find a place to rest first." ”

"Well, after rolling in the sand for so long, I must find a good inn to sleep in this time. ”

"There is no inn here. ”

"No inn?" Yue Qianlong frowned, "Then where do we sleep?"

"Just find a place. ”

She naturally understands that what Qi Yan said about finding a random place is to sleep in the open, but fortunately, in this place, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, even if it is sleeping in the wild, Yue Qianlong feels very comfortable.

Seeing that the other two were silent, Yue Qianlong had no choice but to say while nibbling on dry food: "Master, I can't imagine that you were born in such a desert blessed land, I see that the aura gathered here will not be much worse than Taihua Mountain." ”

Qi Yan ate the wheat cake in his hand, but his face became darker and darker.

"What about your father, Master? ”

"Why do you ask so much?"

"Now that I'm in your hometown, how can I not be curious?"

"I said that this is not my hometown, and this place has nothing to do with my Qi Yan at all!" The man stood up suddenly, threw the wheat cake in his hand to the ground, and looked at Yue Qianlong's stunned eyes Qi Yan realized his gaffe, and said, "You guys rest, I want to be quiet alone, don't come with you." ”

Yue Qianlong nodded, but it was a pity that most of the wheat cakes on the ground.

"What's going on? Shouldn't ordinary people be very happy when they return to their hometown? Why do you have a cold face? I just want to go back, but I can't go back to my hometown. ”

"Didn't you say that you were from the Nuwa Divine Realm, and that wasn't your hometown?"

Is it true, Su Jue can be regarded as speaking today, Yue Qianlong hurriedly responded: "How can the Nuwa Divine Realm be regarded as my hometown? First, I don't know what I was locked up in, and secondly, I hate it there, and once I come out, I don't think about going back, no matter how you look at it, it can't be regarded as my hometown." ”

"In that case, maybe Qi Yan is the same. ”

"You say he's being locked up here, too?"

Su Jue looked at the man's back and said, "Don't you think this place is a little strange? We have walked for so long, but we don't see any pedestrians, and the streets in the city are wide, and they don't look like they are abandoned and desolate." ”

"Pedestrians?" said this, and Chitaki understood, "yes, why should a good castle be hidden behind a sandstorm, and why is there no inn?"

"The absence of an inn means that people here are not frequent, and they don't like to receive outsiders. Did you just notice the way the people who walked past us looked at us? they were all guarded, obviously not good. ”

Yue Qianlong finished eating the wheat cake and was about to rest for a while when he heard movement around him.

"Master!"

By the time they rushed over, Qi Yan had already surrounded several circles of people, and they were surrounding him.

Seeing that these people were all holding sticks in their hands, Yue Qianlong was about to go up to help, but in the chaos, he was stopped by Su Jue.

"Calm down, let's wait and see. ”

The middle-aged man who was the leader walked out of the crowd and shouted to Qi Yan, "Are you a descendant of the Qi family?"

"Yes, I am Qi Yan. ”

There was a discussion in the crowd, Qi Yan looked at him coldly, and heard the man say: "Qi Yan, it's impossible, if he comes back and is also an old man, how can he still be like you." ”

The magic of Taihua Mountain can help people stay on their faces, so Qi Yan is still a young man.

"Whether you believe it or not, I am the Qi Yan who left that year. ”

The crowd slowly retreated, their faces showing fear.

"You brought the outsiders in?"

"Yes. ”

"The surname Qi, you haven't harmed our Mengchi Town once enough, do you want to harm us a second time?"

"Get out—"

The crowd began to heckle: "Get them all out and get rid of them!"

At this time, Su Jue and Yue Qianlong were also put into the crowd, they were pushed and shoved all the way, and they were moved for several miles before they could parry.

"Master...... Master, what should we do?"

Qi Yan was silent, but looking at his expression, he seemed to be patient to the limit.

Suddenly, the sword qi was together, and the hundred or so people around were shaken apart by several feet.

"You," one of the old men covered his chest and scolded, "You really want to come back to harm everyone, and you still refuse to let us go?"

"If you stand in the way, I will show no mercy. ”

"Qi Yan, what do you want to do with us?"

"See one, kill one. The women and children in the crowd exclaimed, and at this time Qi Yan continued: "I just came to get something, don't force me to hurt my life." ”

After hearing this, the people in front of them hugged each other, making Yue Qianlong feel pitiful when he looked at it.

"Aren't you leaving?" Qi Yan raised his eyes, "Do you want me to send you away?"

The crowd was huh-la-la, and most of them walked away at once. Since then, Qi Yan has retracted his sword momentum and returned to his usual indifferent appearance.

Yue Qianlong came up, although she knew that the timing was wrong, she still asked cautiously: "Have the people here hated you since you were a child, and they don't like you?"

Qi Yan turned his head and only returned to Fang Cai's resting place.

"Master, I know that you have been angry with them since you were a child, and in my opinion, it is indeed wrong for these people to be indiscriminate. ”

"What the hell are you going to say?"

"The reason why you left Mengchi Town later was because of Lord Shizun?

Only then did Qi Yan move his gaze over, looking at Yue Qianlong's expression with a hint of displeasure.

"Master, don't get me wrong, I don't want to inquire about your past, I just want to know more about Shizun, after all, I've always heard you talk about it, I've never seen it, I feel curious in my heart, I think that Shizun must be extraordinary and amazing, and he is very kind and kind, so I will let Master you remember it like this." "This pass, Yue Qianlong really scavenged all the idioms he knew.

Seeing her blushing face, Qi Yancai said, "Master is the best person in the world. ”

"You went out and never came back?"

"Nope. ”

"Then the people here," Yue Qianlong observed, and tried to say, "Why do they hate you so much?"

"When I was born, there was a natural disaster in Mengchi Town, and most of the city was buried under the yellow sand, and thousands of people in the city died in vain, including my parents. ”

"What kind of natural disaster is it?"

"This town used to be a major place in the West, and it was very prosperous for business, and it was not besieged by sandstorms as it is now. A few decades ago, there was a sandstorm that had never been seen before. Strange to say, after the sandstorm stopped, not only did it flood most of the city, but also trapped the rest of the residents in the town, and once they stepped out of the city gate, they would be swallowed by quicksand, and since then Mengchi Town has disappeared from the western frontier. ”

This is not right, since this town has been trapped by the wind and sand, how did they get in? Or rather, how did Qi Yan bring them in? Yue Qianlong felt that Qi Yan was not simple, maybe he was the only one in the world who could bring people into this city.