Chapter 185: Dragon City
As the faΓ§ade of Dragon City, Youna's only feeling is that Jin Yu is ruined on the outside. It seems that the facilities are complete, in fact, most of the years have been in disrepair, take an elevator and actually have to queue for more than ten minutes, I have no choice but to take the crosswalk, come out of the terminal for a while, there are only a few people in the wide waiting square, although there are many shops on the opposite side of the road, but it is difficult to hide the scene of the cold courtyard, there are sleeping, playing chess, and busy closing the stall......
The shopkeepers are in a lazy, unprofessional state of mind, the streets are full of garbage, wild dogs scurrying around, cross-flowing sewage, most of the buildings are no more than five floors, none of the high-rise buildings can overlook the whole city, the whole urban-rural junction.
The contrast between the impression before and after coming to the dragon city is too great, and in many ways it makes Yuna extremely disappointed, and the most unbearable thing for her is that the operators' rip-off behaviors are endless, but whenever you meet outsiders, the cost of clothing, food, housing, and transportation are two or three times more expensive than those of the locals, and they always put on a service attitude that makes people very annoyed.
As the saying goes, "Man is a sword, I am a fish." "Knowing that you can't resist the blade, and disdainful of expending the energy of arguing with others, it is better to go away and replace the car with foot, or simply go to the post station to buy a horse, which you can use permanently. For her, the latter is a good idea, but she didn't carry much cash on this trip, and the price of the horse should not be too expensive.
After informing the innkeeper of the request for a horse, she was led to a stable not far away, where the boss pointed to more than twenty horses in the wooden stables on either side for her reference.
"Let me introduce you to the signature of our store, the vermilion Pegasus from Montoniso, fat and strong, light steps, strength and speed are its distinguishing characteristics, only four years old can run tirelessly tens of thousands of miles, as the so-called good horse with a beautiful woman, how about a price of 20,000 beren?"
"All said, I didn't bring that much money. Yuna rubbed her numb knee.
"Can you write me a check?"
"Of course, but you'll have to pick a cheaper horse for me. β
"How's this horse?" the boss put his hand on the fence in front of him, and glanced sideways to the black-maned brown BMW behind him, "Produced in Vercunisso, with a smooth body, heroic eyes, and powerful hooves, there is only one horse left in the store, and you can enjoy a 7% discount if you want." β
"Uh...... It still doesn't seem to be quite my favor......"
"Eleven thousand two hundred belens? This is the lowest price I can give, and if it is lower, I will lose money. The boss's fingers rubbed impatiently back and forth on the horse's reins, but still couldn't impress Yuna.
"That horse looks good!" Yuna shook her head, gesturing to the white horse in the last stable.
"Girl, what kind of vision do you have! I really convince you!" the boss sighed regretfully, "this is the worst horse in this inn, from Glaze Island, which was sold here by a traveler last week, and you see how sick it looks, I wish it would change hands quickly, so as not to waste expensive horse feed." β
The appearance of the white horse seemed to be a little familiar, Yuna vaguely remembered that she had tamed a white wild horse in Glaze Island two years ago, could it be that the same horse she saw in front of her?
"No need, this horse is destined for me, and the decision is it. β
"Since you insist on buying it, I won't stop you, five thousand Belen, how about it?" The boss could barely convince Yuna, so he had to stretch out five fingers.
"Deal!" Yuna took out a check from Ruying's satchel and signed her name.
"Wait...... You're Youna?" Just as Yuna was about to fill in the amount number, she was stopped by her boss.
"yes! What's wrong?"
"I'm a fan of yours, and I like your songs very much, so I'll give you another 500 belange, and you'll only have to pay 4,500 belange. β
Yuna couldn't imagine that she was so popular, that a signature was worth five hundred beerins, and that even someone in such a remote town knew her name, and she was immediately flattered, until the white horse was led out of the stable by the breeder.
She stroked the white horse's mane and realized that she hadn't given it a name yet, and even Xiao Jiu, who was also a cute pet, had a name, so how could it not have a name? She wanted to ask the boss for advice, but the boss only cared about kissing the signature on the check and ignored her. The frenzy amused the white horse, which made a "moo" cry as if to celebrate its freedom.
"Are you a horse or a cow?" Yuna clutched her stomach and laughed so hard that she almost fell to the ground, "I'll call you Moo until you get rid of this strange vocal habit." β
The keeper handed the reins of the horse to Yuna's hand and explained the precautions for taking care of the horse every day.
It's a pity that Yuna may not be able to listen, even if she is tired and her feet are sore, she doesn't want to trouble the skinny little moo to carry her, only to see it keep grinding its teeth on the railing, it must be hungry, and she is the same, to find an inn nearby, and fill her stomach as soon as possible is the primary goal.
The convenience of accommodation is one of the few advantages of Yulong City, the nearest street from the airport is full of inns with banners, but there are very few guests, the decoration of the store is similar, there is nothing to pick, so she chose an inn that looks slightly better.
The shopkeeper, who was snoring on the table, was awakened by the sound of horses' hooves, hurriedly greeted the new guests, led the horse to the stable at the back of the inn, unloaded the suitcase on the horse's back, and then wrapped the reins around the post a few times.
Xiao Moo kicked up his front hooves and hissed, which frightened the shopkeeper to sit on the ground.
"It seems that it doesn't like to be tied up, so don't tie this rope!"
"That's not going to work, we can't afford your horse if it runs. β
"Believe me, this horse is human, and she will not abandon her master easily. Yuna touched Xiao Moo's jaw and smiled, "Don't be stingy with the grass, try to make it full." β
The shopkeeper nodded in agreement, and instructed the two assistants next to him to help Xiao Mo wash his body and fill the manger with hay, while he pulled the suitcase and walked to the front desk of the inn with Youna.
"This guest, do you want to play a sharp or stay in a hotel?" the shopkeeper smiled and manipulated the abacus in his hand, "The standard room is one hundred and fifty bellen a night, and the meal money is calculated separately." β
"Both, of course. Yuna pulled out enough coins from her satchel, "Besides, I'd like to ask how to get around Dragon Town?"
As soon as Yuna's words fell, the shopkeeper's face turned pale: "Girl, forgive me for taking the liberty of asking, why did you go there?"
"Go see a friend of mine. Yuna lowered her voice.
"If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid that friend of yours is no longer alive!" the shopkeeper was silent for a while, "The girl doesn't know, in the past two years, the town has become very weird, at first the town continued to spread the news of missing people, every family has children, husband and wife, The strange thing that the elders suddenly disappeared at night, and later, the night of the town became longer every day, and the days became shorter and shorter, and many terrible monsters appeared after nightfall, and they killed people when they saw them, and the whole town fell into a huge panic in an instant, and people fled this terrible ghost town one after another. β
"What's this, the population of Dragon City isn't particularly large!" Yuna pondered for a moment and asked rhetorically.
"Because the people here are afraid that the monsters in Fallen Dragon Town will spread here, they just made plans for a long time. The shopkeeper took a deep breath, "I advise the girl to cancel her decision to go there as soon as possible, otherwise she will definitely lose her life." β
"I have a reason to go, don't worry about it!"
Yu Na's reason is that letter, she will not admit Lan Lingxiang's handwriting, she must find out what the sacrifice of the people in the hidden world is all about, even if this trip is dangerous, she is not afraid.
However, when you go out, you must be defenseless. While she was eating, Yuna noticed that the behavior of the two tall and thin men at the table next to her was suspicious, and the two peeked at her from time to time and whispered something.
After enjoying the food and drinks, Yuna went back to her room early to rest, but the story of Fallen Dragon Town made her toss and turn, and she was in a trance recalling similar events she had experienced before, unlike the living corpses she encountered in the village of Grancia, these monsters should not have been transformed by fear of death, they were probably those missing humans in their lifetime.
It's too early to draw conclusions, especially when the brain is tired, thinking about things will inevitably deviate, a stream of sandalwood causes Yuna to be drowsy, and when she almost closes her eyes, she suddenly feels that something is wrong, and there are no incense burners or other utensils in the wing. Yuna hurriedly covered her mouth and nose with a wet towel on the coffee table, and staggered forward two steps on the edge of the bed, only to find that a small bamboo pipe emitting white smoke was emitting white smoke.
After about ten minutes or so, the two men rushed into the room wearing two masks, one red and one blue, respectively, and searched every corner.
"Strange!!" the red-masked man growled.
At this moment, the Yu Na who was sticking to the balcony wall was motionless, her ears listened carefully to the sound in the room, as the footsteps got closer and closer, she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, just at this moment, she suddenly had a plan, picked up a stone on the edge of the window and threw it at the stable downstairs, impartially sleeping in the middle of the small moo, startled the white horse neighing, smashed the guardrail of the stable, and galloped away into the distance.
The commotion from downstairs really made the two mistakenly think that Yuna had escaped on horseback, and the man in the blue mask stomped on the floor angrily and shouted, "Chase!"
Without saying a word, the two pushed away the shopkeeper who was blocking the way and rushed downstairs, mounted their respective brown horses, and chased after the white horses running on the street.
After a long time, until the sound of the two horses' hooves could not be heard, Yuna dared to climb back into the room by the window, and accidentally fell when she landed, and her skirt was cut. Looking around at the messed up of objects, I felt scared and angry, afraid that the two would come back to arrest her, angry that one of her favorite dresses was rotten, and other styles didn't match her dress.
The shopkeeper outside rubbed his aching chest, reached out and knocked on Youna's door: "Girl, are you okay?
"Uh...... It's okay......" Yuna said hesitantly, "I'm changing clothes, you must not come in!"
Seeing this, the shopkeeper was silent, and after five minutes, Youna opened the door, revealing a clean and tidy room in front of her, as if everything had never happened just now.
"I don't know who those two are chasing on horseback? It's good that it's not a girl!" shopkeeper scratched his head, looking confused.
"The two of them are actually Heavenly Omen Sect disciples. Yuna finally realized the point of her words.
"Don't you know? The Celestial Omen cultists in this area are all dressed like them, and I've heard that they are a bunch of murderous people who don't blink*, so let's not mess with them. β
Yuna saw that the body of the shopkeeper was shaking, so she no longer teased the other party, but closed the door and leaned on the bed and sighed, picking up the map on the flight again in her hand.
It's the Tianzhao Sect again, what kind of grievances are there between them, and why does the Zhaojiao still refuse to let her go even today?