Yang Xiaotian saw that it was the white-haired old man's family, and the vigilance in his heart naturally relaxed, glanced at Hanxiang beside him, and happily bowed to the two: "There are brothers and sisters of Lao!"

At this time, Hanxiang's only remaining hope for luck was also shattered, and she looked at the two with a gloomy face.

Naturally, the young man and woman didn't care, and thought that the two had quarreled! So they tied up the oxen and walked to the nearby hill.

Someone led the way naturally faster, no need to take the wrong road anymore, they climbed a mountain and climbed a mountain, and finally a day later they came to a mountain, looking down, the original place was a small mountain village, and at this moment the house was rising smoke on the top of the house, Yang Xiaotian showed a look of joy, but looked down, the joy on his face gradually stiffened, and there was another question in front of them, asking: "How did this thorny bush pass?"

"You go along the ridgeline to the left-hand side, there is a cliff of a few tens of meters, and under the cliff is a pool of water, and when you jump down, you will be considered to be in the civilized world. The young man and woman pointed to the ridgeline with their left hand and said.

After the young man and woman finished speaking, they continued: "Let's go back first, I hope you don't tell what you have seen and heard here, there will be a time later!"

Of course, Yang Xiaotian understood what they meant, so he nodded and bowed his hand: "Don't worry! Thank you brother and sister, there will be a period later." ”

Then the young men and women went back the way they had come.

Hanxiang looked back at the sea of flowers all over the mountains and fields lonely, as if there were thousands of reluctances, I don't know whether I was reluctant to give up the picturesque scenery here, or reluctant to be reluctant to part with the people who were about to separate.

In short, after a while, he turned back to follow Yang Xiaotian, but there were still tears left in the corners of his eyes, Yang Xiaotian saw the reluctance in her heart, but he only thought of her reluctance to the scenery, in fact, how could he be willing to give up this painting-like Spring Mountain! So he patted Hanxiang's head and said, "Silly girl, I will have a chance to come again in the future! It's a big deal to jump off the cliff a few more times!"

"Really, would you like to bring me again. Hanxiang burst into tears and smiled, looking at the young man in front of him who was a little taller than him.

"Of course I do! Such a beautiful scenery is that I will not regret it here for the rest of my life!" Yang Xiaotian didn't understand Hanxiang's words, and blurted out with a smile. If he knew that there was another meaning in it, he would flatly refuse, because he had a girlfriend, Ling'er, and Ling'er might be waiting for him in the Xuanyuan Society now!

"Okay, let's make a decision. After Hanxiang finished speaking, she finally broke into a smile, showed a long-lost smile, and jumped forward.

Yang Xiaotian is helpless, the woman is really rainy and uncertain! But this is fine, at least there is no need to worry about her turning back in three steps, and hesitating in five steps.

So, the two walked along the ridge line towards the cliff, and sure enough, after walking for more than an hour, there was no way to go, there was a cliff in front, Yang Xiaotian stretched out his head to look down, it was not high, and he could even clearly see the pool water cleared below.

"Are you ready?" Yang Xiaotian asked, turning his head and looking at Hanxiang.

Hanxiang didn't look at the cliff, and nodded heavily, now she completely trusted Yang Xiaotian.

Yang Xiaotian smiled slightly, grabbed his fragrant and soft hand with both hands, and walked towards the edge of the cliff.

Hanxiang suddenly felt a feeling of electric shock, her heart was beating rapidly, and her body seemed to have numbly followed Yang Xiaotian.

"Let's jump!" Yang Xiaotian said preparedly.

Suddenly, Hanxiang hugged Yang Xiaotian's waist violently, lowered his head, and remained motionless.

Yang Xiaotian faced Hanxiang's sudden hug, like an older brother, he gently stroked Hanxiang's hair, and said with a smile: "Believe me, it'll be fine." ”

Hanxiang didn't answer, just nodded.

So Yang Xiaotian hugged Hanxiang and took a step forward, only to see that the two of them were like stones, doing a free-fall movement.

After a while, only a "bang" was heard, and the two of them submerged vertically into the water.

In an instant, the two of them felt a chill and a biting cold, so they swam frantically towards the shore.

When I got ashore, I trembled and walked towards the place where there was sunshine, and when the sun shone on my body, it was as if I had come to the world from hell, which was very comfortable.

Wait for the two of them to feel that they are no longer on their bodies

When it was cold, they continued to walk forward, and after walking for a day, they came to a city gate, in fact, the distance between them was not far, but、For some reason, Hanxiang walked for a while and said that she was tired and wanted to rest, as if、Jumping off a cliff just now made her exhausted。

"I'm home!" Hanka said reluctantly as she stopped.

Yang Xiaotian saw Hanxiang's reluctance, and he could understand it in his heart, although the two had known each other for a short time, they had experienced life and death, and when it came to separation, they would naturally be a little reluctant, so he said with a smile: "There is no banquet in the world that will not be dispersed, go back! ”

Hanxiang's eyes were blurred, and she looked at Yang Xiaotian with affection.

"Let's go back!" Yang Xiaotian said with a smile on his face.

In fact, at this time, he was also a little reluctant in his heart, but he had to do it, after all, he was going to the Dark City, and he couldn't let Hanxiang follow him to take that risk, and besides, her home was here, so he should drive her back.

Hanxiang felt that the tears in her eyes were about to flow, so she turned around and walked towards the city, and the moment she turned around, Douda's tears burst out of her eyes, and today's separation may be goodbye.

After walking more than a dozen steps, suddenly, Hanxiang turned around and rushed towards Yang Xiaotian, hugged Yang Xiaotian, and cried and said, "I'll go to the Dark City with you!"

At this moment, Yang Xiaotian's eyes also became blurred, but he couldn't let her see his reluctance, otherwise, she would definitely not want to go home, so he held back his tears and said, "Fool, the dark city is so dangerous, how can any girl go." ”

Although Yang Xiaotian spoke with a smile in his tone, and even the smile on his mouth was forced out, but unfortunately, his good intentions, Hanxiang didn't even raise his head, just kept sobbing, and let go of Yang Xiaotian for a while, she knew that she couldn't follow Yang Xiaotian to the Dark City, and, just now, it was just an impulse, and now after calming down, she suddenly turned around and ran towards the city without looking back, and disappeared into the city gate in a few breaths.

Yang Xiaotian looked at the gate of the city silently, and suddenly a choking breath rose from the bottom of his heart, his eyes began to slowly become moist, he raised his hand and rubbed his eyes a few times, before he walked towards the outside of the city, and then found a ranch that sold horses, chose a good horse, and galloped towards the dark city in the west.

Naturally, the speed of the horse was ten times faster than that of a man, so after three days, he came to a stop in the nearest town to the Dark City.

I don't know why, when he looked at the dark city from afar, his heartbeat was accelerating, as if he was about to jump out, he had never felt this way, I don't know if he felt the presence of his ancestors in his heart, and his heart was excited, or because the atmosphere here made him feel extremely anxious and uneasy, Yang Xiaotian thought to himself.

However, he didn't have to think about it anymore, because there was a problem in front of him that needed to be solved urgently, that is, how could he enter the dark city without realizing it?

To enter the Dark City, one must enter through the front gates, and those who can enter are either slaves or licensed servants.

And if you want to enter from somewhere else, above this desert, the messengers at the pass can see at a glance, and then you will be lice on the bald head, and there is nowhere to hide.

After thinking about it for a long time, he didn't have a clue, so he turned his horse's head and galloped towards the town not far away, leaving behind a cloud of yellow dust in his wake.

When he came to the town, he first found a wine shop, asked for a few dishes, and sat in the corner and looked at the surroundings while thinking about how to enter.

The town is a typical western town, with dozens of wooden houses erected on top of a desert, like an oasis in the middle of the desert, nourishing passing guests.

At this moment, a voice came from behind him, "Damn, line up!"

Yang Xiaotian looked back and saw that there were four servants escorting a group of slaves to line up next to the stake, and those slaves were all tied to a thick horizontal log, and at a glance, it looked like a person walking in the open space with a log in his arms.

"Get out of the way!" said the other officer, pointing to the corner with his whip.

So the slaves walked in small steps towards the half-human corner.

When he came to the corner, the person just now yelled, "Squat." ”

Then the four dusty servants walked towards the liquor store where Yang Xiaotian was, and there were more than a dozen slaves squatting in the corner behind them.

"Boss, a few side dishes, and four jugs of wine. One shouted at the front desk.

With that, the four of them walked towards an empty table.

"Damn, I'm tired!"

"Yes, the weather is sometimes cold and sometimes hot, and it is unbearable to death. ”

"This is coming soon, let's have a good drink today, sleep here when we get drunk, and then go to the Dark City tomorrow. ”

The four dragged their tired bodies to the table and complained.

Suddenly, Yang Xiaotian's eyes radiated a fine light, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he sighed: "The boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, and a way to enter the dark city will appear in his mind. ”

"Here comes the food, the four adults use it slowly!" said the restaurant guy respectfully after serving the food. After speaking, he left without waiting for an answer.

The remaining four people snatched the flask and drank it directly, as if they had never drunk in their lives, and it was no wonder that this errand to escort slaves to the Dark City was extremely arduous, these slaves tied their hands and on a crossbar, and walked half as slowly as a normal person walked, and if they met a weak or sick slave, the speed was even slower, and this time there were several children, so it took twice as long to walk down as usual.

Therefore, finally coming to the town means that the task is about to be completed, and this is why there are four people at the wine table just now.