Xin Zhi picked up her severed arm and walked aimlessly along the edge of the lake, the waves crashing against the delicate sand, diluting the footprints left behind her. The ruins beside him stood alone, looking indifferently at the only living creature in the vicinity.

After walking for a while, Xin Zhi passed by a warship that had been destroyed by artillery fire, this was the largest ship in the vicinity, the sails had been broken, the four-story tall hull was full of traces of shell bombardment, and the hull on her side was even more dilapidated, revealing a large hole, you could see the scene inside.

She had been walking along this coastline for a long time, surrounded by the wreckage and the rolling hills, the scorching sun had turned the bare hills red, the hot heat had risen from the ground, twisting the air into waves, and the sand beneath her feet was like an endless line leading her to the unknown distance.

After looking ahead for a while, I finally decided to rest in this ship. She turned and walked to the stern of the lowest warship, grabbed the chain with her only hand, and propped herself up and climbed up to the upper floor, where water was still dripping and nearly forty oars lay quietly at the bottom.

There was a gun carriage next to each of the two oars, and nearly twenty of them were counted, and they were now also knocked to the ground. There was also a wooden box under the gun carriage with unfired shells.

She didn't linger long at the stern, but walked up the stairs to the second floor, where she could clearly see the holes inside after the war, and the scorching sun penetrated through the large and small holes, making it look extraordinarily vicissitudes.

It was clearly a resting place for the crew, and nearly a hundred hammocks hung from the top of the second floor, most of which had been blown off, and even those that had survived the bombing had some of the cables loose and slanted into the water.

She walked around, then found a plank that was still intact, and placed it on a beam that had not been flooded, and tore off the quilt from the hammock, which was not sunny and dry, and she planned to rest here later.

After making the bed, he poured it up, it was soft and comfortable, the demon corpse didn't need to sleep, but Xin Zhi needed time to sort out the current situation and what to do in the future.

From the analysis of the current situation, there are good and bad.

On the bright side, there is enough demonic energy, the exquisite soul and the essence of Xuegu give the demon core enough strength, as long as it does not move violently, even if the demonic qi continues to leak from the wound, it is enough for Xin Zhi to use it for a long time.

The bad side is that she doesn't know what place this is, what dangers there are, and how to get back to Shen Fei's side, these are all problems she faces, although the magic core can still support it for a long time now, but one day it will run out, if you can't get out before that, the magic core can't be replenished, then you can only die here.

While the demonic energy was still sufficient, she was going to get a rough idea of this place, and from the beginning she came here, and after walking like this, she didn't see a single person on the way, not even a living thing.

If there is no one, then where did these warships come from?

From what you see from the outside, it is clear that there has just been a fierce battle here, the artillery fire on the first floor has been loaded, and there is still food left in the cabin on the second floor, but where have the soldiers gone?

It looks like everyone has suddenly disappeared.

What's more, Xin Zhi found that since she entered this place, the scorching sun in the sky has not changed.

Like the Xuanyue in the Ghost Market, the Xuanyue can change into various shapes with Xuegu's consciousness, but it will never change its position.

The scorching sun remained directly above, continuously emitting a scorching breath, and the sky did not darken.

Unlike the eternal night in the ghost market, it seems to be eternal day. Xin Zhi was surprised, is there no change in time here?

She was swallowed by a ball of light, how can she get out? Where is the exit to this place?

Thinking of this, Xin Zhi turned sideways and put the broken arm beside her, the white bone touched the hull of the boat, making a muffled sound, Xin Zhi was stunned, touched the body of the boat that was touched by the arm and knocked lightly twice.

"Buckle—"

This... Is it empty?

This wall next to her is empty! Could it be that there is a mezzanine between the second and third floors?

Xin Zhi immediately sat up, pressed her ear against the wall, and tapped her fingers twice every time she passed from near to far.

Until she stayed in one place, the muffled sound turned into a crisp, Xin Zhi's eyes lit up, her hand fumbled for a wooden switch, pulled it to the side, and a small window appeared.

It turned out that there was a secret door where she was lying, and this door could only accommodate the width of an adult man, which was a little bigger for Xin Zhi.

She didn't think much about it, and immediately leaned down and climbed into the small window, and there was indeed a hole inside.

Is this the secret passage to the third floor? She climbed up and saw that it was spacious and comfortable, with all kinds of weapons, crossbows, swords, and armor stacked inside, and a small wooden bed in the corner.

There was a small table next to the wooden bed, on which were placed maps, as well as battle diagrams, as well as an inkstone with dried pen and ink, and on the far right was a Sinan. Although the table is small, there is still plenty of space inside, and when I opened the drawer, I found that it was full of old military books that I had read, and the important points in it were carefully marked with a pen.

This is supposed to be a general's room.

There were a few letterheads at the bottom of these military books, Xin Zhi took them out and opened them, and from the mezzanine of a page fell out of a simple sunken wood carved magnolia hairpin, which was filled with the fragrance of wood, she bent down to pick it up and carefully identified it, and it seemed that there was a faint sweetness that belonged to a woman.

There is a small word "Joan" engraved on the back of the hairpin, which should be the name of the owner. Xin Zhi thought that no one wanted it, so she took it and pulled her hair up, stumbling in the whirlpool, Xue Gu originally dressed her up very good-looking, and her hair bun was also beautiful, but now it has long been scattered, and the string of gems and beads on it has disappeared, and the mask is nowhere to be found.

She was already born scary, and now she still has her hair scattered, and she really looks exactly like a demon crawling out of hell.

Xin Zhi likes to clean herself up, and although there is no one here, she still has to clean up a little decently. I put my hair in a simple bun and took off the armor hanging in the room and put it on, feeling much more comfortable.

She opened the letter and looked at it, and found that it was a war report sent to this person, this brother was in a place called Yan Kingdom, and his identity was still the prince of Yan Kingdom, there was nothing to see in front of the letter, it was some war reports recorded,

From inside, Xin Zhi learned that this was a war between the Yan Kingdom and the Demon Clan, and it had been five years by the time this letter was written.

The letter was signed in the twelfth year of Pingzhao:

"The 40,000 sailors of the West Sea fought against the Demon Cultivator, but our army was brave but invincible to its transfiguration technique."

“...... The power of demonic cultivation is unheard of, it can capture people's souls, eat people's hearts and livers, and the methods are cruel and terrifying......"

"The defense line in the sea has been lost, the enemy army is pursuing Yan State fiercely, and our army has suffered heavy casualties, and it is no longer possible to fight...... I beg the crown prince to ask His Majesty for help......"

The second is a letter sent by the Emperor of Yan, with only a few words on it: killing women and seizing power.

These four words are full of danger, who are they going to kill? Isn't it the girl Joan who gave the hairpin? It was as if she could see a conspiracy, like a pair of invisible hands reaching out to the unknown woman.

It can be seen that this Miss Qiong is still very interested in the prince, otherwise how could she give a token, but she doesn't know that the person she likes is brewing with her father how to kill her.

The third is a letter written by the prince of Yanguo to Miss Qiong, which talks about some trivial things, and expresses his longing by the way:

“...... Violating the etiquette and going on for months...... Looking up at the stars on the sea, the yearning is especially deep...... If only you were around......"

After reading it, Xin Zhi pursed her mouth and put down the letter with disdain.

Scum. She silently cursed in her heart.

I'm going to kill someone, what are you going to do with hypocrisy? But fortunately, the prince came here before the letter was sent.

In the end, Xin Zhi was able to find very little available information, and the disappearance of these people interrupted everything.

She put down the letter in her hand and walked to the side, and took off the weapon hanging on the wall, which was supposed to be the prince's sword, but for some reason it was here.

Then he searched the room for a long time, and put the intact crossbow behind him, pinned his sword, found a few darts in the desk, and finally found a pair of daggers and rope under the pillow.

There are many types of weapons in the whole room, and it seems that this prince of Yan Kingdom is a cautious person, and he is always on guard. She tied her severed arm to her shoulders and left the prince's room when she was ready.

Pushing open the door, I saw a row of narrow stairs, and went up to the fourth floor.

On this floor is the cockpit, and from the huge rudder, you can see the endless lake, churning heat waves, and the waves that have been stirred up are shining with silvery white light, and the scenery of hitting the reef is unobstructed. She pushed open the door and stepped out of the cockpit onto the deck, the tall mast pulled by a dense mass of cables, three of the sails now left on one side, and the other two were burned by the fire of war, and were limp to the side.

Xin Zhi jumped on a cable and jumped to the top of the sail, under the scorching sun, she squinted her eyes and looked into the distance, there was no wind in the air, like a pool of hot boilers burning, and her eyes were like a sea of fire, trying to cook people.

The whole place looked like an island, and she was now in the outermost layer, and she didn't know what the center looked like, and what the other side of the mountain was. Not far away, where the hills meet the sky, a cloud of black oppression blocks the view, as if something is blocking the way.

She decided at the moment that while the demon core still had enough demonic energy, she would walk the entire island again, and if she found the exit, it would be best if she couldn't find it. So he jumped onto the sails, slid down the deck in an arc, and walked down the soft sand into the hills.

*

On Shifang Island, Tian Lingzi sat in front of the desk, looking at the water in the green glazed bowl and frowning slightly, he raised his head when he heard the movement outside the window, and saw a girl standing in the wind and snow with a smile, she stared at him with sweet apricot eyes like a sweet smile, and a pair of wings as thin as cicada wings behind him gently flapped in the snowflakes, "It's so cold here, I took a lot of effort to come up, let me in." ”

The girl is the phantom butterfly, there is an enchantment outside the hut and she can't get in, and her sweet voice is a little coquettish, "You are so bad, you let me in and out before, why did you set up an enchantment?" ”

The man in the hut looked at her indifferently, not pity the jade at all, he looked at the Vientiane world in the blue glazed bowl again, and said indifferently, "See people?" ”