The grass barely grew out of the yellow sandy soil, which was pitifully short, and the dust was on the blades of grass, so that the blades of grass could not stand upright. The scorching sun shone on the blades of grass, and there were some starry whites, and everything wilted at a glance.

Princess Jianing sat in the broken tea shed on the side of the yellow sandy road, looking at the group of black spots in the distance, feeling much more comfortable after drinking a few sips of tea, and the delicate wolf under her feet was closing her eyes to recuperate, occasionally shivering with fiery red fur.

Lichen was naturally quiet, looking at the tea in the tea bowl without blinking, but Zifeng was already tired and exhausted, constantly beating his waist, and regretted coming to this place where ghosts didn't come.

Zifeng saw Princess Jianing looking at the fish in the distance, and said, "This is simply a strange news in the world, fish can swim freely and quickly in the air, isn't this a hell of a thing?" ”

Princess Jianing suddenly smiled, and that smile was meaningful, as if she had suddenly figured out something.

Lichen said softly, "It may not be a fish." ”

Zifeng said in surprise: "That's obviously a fish, you said it's not a fish, is it a bird like a fish flying?" ”

Princess Jianing said: "Lichen means that it may not be a real fish, it is just the shape of a fish, and if it is a fake fish, it can be artificially controlled." ”

Lichen said: "Well, has the Zifeng Envoy forgotten the famous Lingfei Gang in the Galdan Desert of the Xiling Continent?" ”

Zi Feng said: "You mean to say that those fish are the masterpieces of the Lingfei Gang, and they are all fake fish made of cowhide?" ”

Lichen said: "It is very likely, in the legend of the Ten Directions Continent, the Lingfei Gang's use of cowhide has reached the point of being superb, and they can use cowhide to imitate all kinds of birds, in fact, we pour it into the water to watch the fish, and the fish is flying in the air, but not in the water but in the air." ”

Zifeng nodded and said, "In this way, this group of flying fish will not be strange." ”

Princess Jianing said: "The Lingfei Gang has been in the Galdan Desert for a long time, and the people of the Ten Directions Continent have rarely seen their housekeeping artifacts, and the birds made of cowhide are not afraid of the sun, they don't need to eat, and they don't need to drink water, now it seems that this is indeed very wonderful, and it is far more terrifying than people, which is also the power of their rampant Spirit Continent." ”

Zi Feng said: "Da Qiangong doesn't know much about the Lingfei Gang, but Lichen seems to know a lot. ”

Lichen's face suddenly became solemn, and he sighed shallowly.

Princess Jianing said: "Twenty years ago, there was a high monk of the Ethereal Continent who traveled to the Western Regions of the Xiling Continent, seeking people with profound Buddhism, and that person was the master of the dust, Master Wankong, and the legend of the Ten Directions Continent said that he had a wonderful battle with the leader of the Lingfei Gang and the King of the Great Desert, so he could understand the Lingfei Gang. ”

Lichen said: "Exactly, it's just that my mentor doesn't say much to me, so my understanding of the Lingfei Gang is also very limited. ”

Princess Jianing said: "Sister Zifeng, in the past twenty years, in the entire Ten Directions Continent, except for the three peerless elders, who else can be called a martial arts wizard?" ”

Zifeng opened his mouth and said: "Of course it is Master Wankong, it is said that Master Wankong's exercises are not so peculiar, but he can generate the Xuan Power between the meridians in his body, making it endless, like the tide of the sea, extremely powerful, except for the current Dragon Emperor, I am afraid that few people can match it." ”

Princess Jianing suddenly asked, "Lichen, is Master Wankong no longer alive?" ”

Princess Jianing's question surprised Zifeng, and she said, "What did you say, Master Wankong has passed away?" Why didn't Daqiangong get a report? ”

There seemed to be tears rolling in Lichen's eyes, and he couldn't say a word, just lowered his head to the fingertips of Heshi's palms.

Zifeng knew Chen's complicated feelings for Master Wankong's master and father. She looked at Princess Jianing, and Princess Jianing said, "It seems that Master Wankong was killed before the destruction of the Great Spirit Temple, and the opponent didn't make any movement, right?" ”

Lichen said: "Not only did there be no movement, but there were no injuries on the teacher's body, I played chess with him the day before he passed away, and his health was still very good at that time, so things were too sudden and strange, and then I heard that the Daling Temple was destroyed the day before the teacher died." ”

Zi Feng said: "In this way, you don't often go to Master Wankong's meditation room?" ”

Lichen said: "Yes, the teacher likes to be quiet, live in a simple place, and seem to be repenting of something, and the murderer sees this point before he can retreat peacefully." ”

Princess Jianing said, "Why do you suddenly want to go to the Great Spirit Temple?" Do you know that something is going on in the Great Spirit Temple? ”

Lichen sighed deeply and said: "On the Ten Directions Continent today, few people know that Master Kongchen and my mentor are two brothers, so my mentor passed away suddenly, and I must inform Master Kongchen, but before I got up, I heard about the matter of the Great Spirit Temple, and I faintly felt that there was something in it." ”

Zifeng seemed to be talking to himself: "There is no sound when fighting, and there are no traces of injuries, Master Wankong is a generation of martial arts masters, could it be that he died peacefully?" ”

Lichen said: "The teacher's cultivation is profound, if it is a natural death, he will close his eyes, but when he dies, his eyes are half-open and half-closed, that is to say, he dies without blinding, someone forcibly closed his eyes, but it is not complete." ”

Princess Jianing said: "You found out that Master Wankong was poisoned in advance and suffered a poisonous hand, and you heard that the Daling Temple was destroyed overnight, so you went to observe near the Daling Temple, and you met me and Zhuge Gongzi, and then there was something later." ”

Zichen's tears still rolled down, as full and crystal as the morning dew on the lotus leaf, which showed that he had an unusually deep relationship with Master Wankong.

Princess Jianing said again: "You didn't come to the Tibetan Spirit Continent for the Peng brothers, but I heard that Changbai Chongxue reappeared in the rivers and lakes, and when we got there, we wanted to take the opportunity to find clues, right?" ”

Lichen said: "Yes, because I found that things are very complicated, far from being as simple as the two murders of my mentor and uncle, so I rushed to the Snow Mountain Faction, although I didn't find any clues related to the murder case, but it also indirectly confirmed my conjecture about the recent turmoil in the rivers and lakes." ”

Princess Jianing said: "What you said doesn't seem to be next to each other." ”

Zi Feng said: "Could it be that there is also a portrait of that woman in Master Wankong's room?" ”

Princess Jianing looked at Zifeng and smiled lightly, then looked at Chen, Chen's face was slightly red, and she nodded helplessly to acquiesce.

Zifeng looked at Princess Jianing and said, "When we were in the Dilong Gang, we saw Hua Chaofeng's true face, and she and the person in the portrait are definitely not the same person, what's going on?" ”

Lichen said: "After meeting with the princess and Zhuge Gongzi, I heard Zhuge Gongzi mention several times that he saw the portrait of the woman in different places, and the princess suspected that Hua Chaofeng had something to do with it, Hua Chaofeng wanted to enter the Santong Ancient Tomb, and then Changbai Chongxue reappeared in the Tibetan Spirit Continent, I feel that Hua Chaofeng may be near the Snow Mountain Sect, I just came." ”

Zifeng said: "So, I understand, I ......"

Princess Jianing interrupted: "There will be a day when the water will come out, and the problem now is that we will enter the Galdan Desert after chasing a little longer." ”

Looking at the desolation in front of you, the raging sun overhead, feeling the rolling heat wave, and then thinking about the endless rolling yellow sand, it is really daunting.

"If you want to enter the desert, you have to prepare some things for use in advance, especially water. ”

Princess Jianing said: "Let's find a small town or town to live in for a few days, and then go into the desert when we are ready, I guess we will gain a lot from entering the desert this time." ”

Zifeng said: "What about those fish?" Will it still appear before our eyes? ”

Princess Jianing said: "Let them be, anyway, we are already here, living is the most important thing, let's go!" ”

Princess Jianing picked up the Linglong wolf and walked out of the tea shed side by side with Zifeng, and walked down a sheep intestine path.

Walking far away, there is a small city ahead. The walls have fallen into disrepair and are in a dilapidated state. The road in the middle of the loess houses in the city is far narrower than the road on the snow-capped mountains of the Tibetan Spirit Continent, and occasionally the red bricks and bluestone buildings appear to stand out from the crowd, and the air is filled with the aroma of beef and mutton cooked mixed with green vegetables, and you can also see the blood stains and skins of livestock on the ground.

Princess Jianing walked into a fairly first-class inn, which was full of people, noisy, and miscellaneous.

Xiao Er led Princess Jianing upstairs, and Princess Jianing asked for a private room and asked, "Little Second Brother, have you ever seen a fish flying in the air here?" ”

Xiao Er smiled and said: "Although there is no fish in the local area, I also know that fish swim in the water, if the girl wants to eat fish, there is no shortage of fish in this store, such a joke is needless to say, it's not funny." ”

Princess Jianing looked at the dust and said with a smile: "Okay, your special dishes can be brought up." ”

Xiao Er answered and ran downstairs.

When Xiao Er came up again, he was holding a large wooden plate in his hand, which contained various flavors of beef and mutton of various methods, and three small plates of green vegetables on the side of the meat were even more watery.

Princess Jianing put the green vegetables in front of her, and Xiao Er put the beef and mutton in front of Zifeng and Lichen.

Princess Jianing said: "Little second brother, what do you need to prepare for going to the desert from here?" ”

Xiao Er said: "Desert? If there is nothing particularly important, don't go, dead people there are a common thing, in case you die and can't even find the corpse, we people here don't dare to go there easily. ”

Princess Jianing said: "It's okay, we really have something important to deal with there, you just say it." ”

Xiao Er said: "Camel, this is the most important leg strength, and then there is food, the most important thing in food is water, water is particularly difficult to find in the desert, if you have enough financial resources, it is best to prepare a few good tents, you can have a place to rest." ”

Princess Jianing said, "How long does it take to prepare these things?" ”

Xiao Er said: "Why do you have to have a day?" ”

Princess Jianing said: "Okay, we will stay here tonight, please trouble the second brother to prepare two upper rooms for us, this is silver." ”

Princess Jianing gave Xiao Er a large piece of silver, Xiao Er took it and looked at it, and said, "This, this is useless." ”

Princess Jianing said: "Prepare ten days of food for us, and the rest is yours, by the way, give us three more pots of good wine immediately!" ”

Xiao Ergao pulled his neck and shouted: "Three pots of good wine will come soon!" He turned and ran quickly downstairs.

Princess Jianing saw that Zifeng and Lichen ate very well, so she also put down her chopsticks, and the consequences of the beef and mutton in her mouth were really delicious.

Xiao Er brought the wine up and said, "Three guest officers, the upper room is ready, and the two heavens and the earth upstairs are the same." ”

Zifeng waved his hand to signal that Xiao Er could go, and poured a cup for Princess Jianing and Lichen, and said, "Come on, do it!" ”

The three of them drank it all, and Zifeng smiled: "Is the wine and meat man just talking about us?" ”

Princess Jianing smiled but did not answer, and while eating, she asked Zifeng to pour her wine. Zifeng rarely saw Princess Jianing munching so much, and said: "Slow down, slow down, there are so many more, pay attention to the princess's elegant appearance!" ”

Lichen laughed while eating, the vegetables didn't move, and his mouth was shiny. He poured himself a cup and drank it all, without the monk's reluctance.