In the mud houses of the desert town, there were two rough containers on the wooden table, containing drinks made from camel's milk, and the mayor was busy taking out the dried meat from the cellar, soaking it in water, and serving it in a stone bowl.

The old man, who was over 100 and a half years old, was full of enthusiasm, and after preparing the food for the two of them, he sat down beside them, "So, you are the travelers who just strayed here?" ”

The old man had dark skin, and the wrinkles on his face were huddled together when he laughed.

"That's right."

Gu Yun nodded.

"What age is it now?"

"21st century."

"It's been years since the last traveler came here, but he wasn't long before he was taken to the royal capital by the Empress's guards."

"By the way, who is the Empress? Why do you think of us as her messengers? ”

"The Empress is naturally the true ruler of this desert, her magic is comparable to that of a god, and no one in this land can disobey her will...... I mean, whatever her commands, don't disobey her, or she'll bring woe. ”

The mayor deliberately emphasized, and when he emphasized it, he stared at Gu Yun meaningfully.

An Ling has been secretly observing the mayor of the town, in fact, she felt a little strange the first time she came to this town - the residents of the town she met were all men, people of all colors and signs of various countries, and the people who lived here were like people from all over the world.

At this point, An Ling's intuition is very sharp.

Not only the old mayor, but also the other townspeople looked at Gu Yun with strange eyes.

These people ......

Shouldn't they all be Brother Jie's relatives?

"Mayor of the Town, does the Empress's emissary usually collect tribute from you?"

"The timing is uncertain, it depends on when the Empress is tired of the last tribute."

"The tribute you are talking about, shouldn't it be ......?"

"You guessed it, it's a man."

Men of all origins from all over the world are occasionally found in the sand dunes outside the village, but seventy percent of them are difficult to live in in this extremely harsh environment.

"Some of them were driven insane, and some of them challenged the Empress's forces...... However, the fate of these people was not very good, the bodies of the rebels were hollowed out by some kind of black beetle, and the messengers put their dried corpses on display at the entrance of the village until the wind and sand completely covered the dead. ”

"In that case, haven't you thought about running away?"

"I can't escape." The old mayor shook his head, "There is nothing but the desert here, it is completely different from the world you know, and the people who were sent here have no concept of time and will never grow old. ”

In this kind of place, eternal youth is not a gift, but a curse.

Trapped on an island, living in fear forever.

While the two were talking, there was another noisy noise outside the earthen house.

The old mayor's face changed, "The Empress's messenger is here!" ”

"You already knew someone was coming?"

"That's because...... A day earlier, someone in the town had seen the last 'tribute' being placed in a sarcophagus and carried to the tomb by the Empress's attendants. ”

This is not the first time this has happened, as the attendants would come to the town and bring the newly selected tribute to the royal city after sending the "tribute" into the tomb.

As for the frequency of such things, it all depends on whether the "tribute" can please the empress.

The shortest of them was carried into the tomb by the attendants in less than three days, and considering the time spent on the road, he was probably mummified not long after meeting the Empress, and the longest one lasted less than a year, but the witcher was also the only "tribute" for the Empress to send him into the tomb herself.

Hearing this, An Ling suddenly realized.

The sarcophagi they saw when they came turned out to be the Empress's lover...... Or is it a male pet?

The rows of sarcophagi were already covered with tombs, and when they left, they saw that there were four more similar tombs!

An Ling thought it was the Egyptian version of the Terracotta Army.

How many male favorites has this legendary empress ever found?

I'm afraid this is not a female sea king...... No, I should have reached the rank of Sea Emperor!

"Young ......"

The old mayor wanted to speak again and again, and after a long time, he sighed, "Remember my words, don't disobey the will of the empress no matter what, and find a way to survive after entering the royal city!" ”

He didn't want to deceive Gu Yun either.

Chief of the Guard of the Kingdom.

This was the first impression that Gu Yun left on them, even the demon hunter who made the empress the most favorite last time did not have Gu Yun's bearing.

"You go back with them first, if you manage to join the army, maybe there will be a chance of survival."

Good eye!

Ahh

An Ling was indignant when she heard this, although she admitted that Gu Yun's aura was extraordinary, but everything had to be talked about first-come, first-served, she had already occupied this pit first, hugged and kissed, Xiao San was immoral, and it would definitely be sprayed on Weibo for several pages!

"I'm going to meet her, too."

Gu Yun got up directly and walked out of the earthen house in high spirits-this empress is a master among the masters when she hears it.

Among the people he knew, there was not a single weak tyrant who could rule over a land, and in the eyes of the townspeople, the empress was regarded as a god.

"Let's go, I'll meet her with you!"

An Ling took two steps forward and grabbed Gu Yun's arm like a declaration of sovereignty, Gu Yun was the first she encountered, but if the empress was really hungry and thirsty, she still had someone to recommend.

Jiang Man is pretty good.

And their zombie friends have been on the move.

The camel procession stopped at the entrance of the village, and several people dressed like great magicians in white robes and wooden sticks were standing at the entrance of the village, carefully sifting through the "tribute".

When a few people saw the high-spirited Gu Yun, they directly sent the gathered townspeople home, and their leader walked straight towards Gu Yun.

"The Empress thinks very highly of you, come with us."

"Lead the way."

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Gu Yun's sonorous and powerful sentence of "leading the way" directly confused the empress's attendants.

In the past, most of the selected "tributes" had a sad face and a loveless expression, and even worse, they lay on the ground and rolled on the ground regardless of their image, or tried to forcibly escape from the village, in which case they had to knock the "tribute" out and take them away.

And this Gu Yun was neither desperate nor happy, this "leading the way" sounded ......

It's just like their leader!

Thinking about it this way, the demon hunter seemed to follow them indifferently into the royal city back then.

"Only you can come with you, she has to stay."

The attendant soon saw An Ling holding Gu Yun's arm, and subconsciously frowned - it would not be good if this scene was seen by the empress, what the empress valued most was "purity".

When she loses interest in the male pets, she mummies them and buries them in the tomb to ensure eternal "purity".

"She's got to come with me."

"This is the will of the Empress, and if you insist on disobeying her will, we can only remove the impure here."

The attendants pointed their canes at An Ling......

"It seems that we can only negotiate."

Gu Yun rolled up his sleeves.

Since neither side can convince anyone, according to the rules of negotiation in the village, it is generally up to whoever wins the battle.

As a master negotiator in the village, Gu Yun has absolute self-confidence and mastered this negotiation skill at a very young age.

Even the elders often lost in negotiations with him.