Chapter 174: The Cat Demon Thief
Through the layers of water sleeves, a blue sword engraved with a fish scale pattern was wielded by the green-clothed young man with a magnificent weapon, constantly resisting the sudden attack of the awl snake twisted by the tip of the water sleeve. There was a hint of sadness on the full moon-like face of the young man in yellow who controlled the colorful water sleeves, and from the fact that he was not concentrating enough, it was easy to see that this was not a life-and-death competition.
The young man in yellow suddenly jumped lightly into the air, and turned around to conjure up a long dagger hidden in the water sleeve. When the young man in green also flew into the air, he tried to use the water sleeve as a cover and then used the dagger to carry out a real attack, but who knew that the other party saw through it. The young man in green suddenly changed direction, first unhurriedly slapped the water sleeve that wanted to entangle him to the side, and then suddenly accelerated back and forth twice and rushed to the young man in yellow, and gently pressed the sword against his neck.
Then he said with a blank face: "You lost!" ”
Unexpectedly, the young man in yellow did not approve, and asked, "Who said that?" ”
"I didn't expect you to have this hand, it seems that I underestimated you!" The green-clothed boy furrowed his brows, and quickly stretched out again.
"Alas, stupid dragon, admit it!" The young man in yellow sighed and said.
It turned out that when the young man in green concentrated his energy in front of him, the young man in yellow had already changed the direction of the water sleeve, and the front end of the water sleeve like an awl was waiting behind the young man in green, ready to stab him at any time.
"Why do you still call me a stupid dragon?! I have a name! The young man in green said unhappily.
"Well, how can a thousand riders have the image of a stupid dragon?" The young man in yellow seemed to be intent on arguing with him.
But the young man in green had no intention of arguing with him, and just said lightly: "Call it whatever you want!" ”
It has been nearly half a month since Qianqi and Lingyu returned to Dongyao, and although the Amber Dragon King has sent people to explore the demon world, there is still no news about Qingyun. The two young men who were worried stayed in the Amber Dragon Palace all day long, and they only relied on learning demon techniques and martial arts to relieve their boredom every day.
On this day, the two of them had just tried their hand at the lake-bottom courtyard in the Amber Dragon Palace, and Sanmu hurried to them, and after seeing Qianqi, he saluted and said, "Young master! ”
Sanmu has been in charge of tracking clues about Qingyun recently, so as soon as Qianqi saw him take the initiative to see him, he seemed to see hope, and hurriedly asked; "Sanme, how's it going? Any news? ”
"Yes! One of the villain's spies said that someone had recently seen Yaksha in Miancheng. Sanmu replied.
"Are you sure it's Miancheng?! Isn't it a city that has been abandoned for a long time?! Chiki asked, somewhat incredulously.
He remembered that his father had told him that in the era of the first demon king fox ceremony, the city lord of Miancheng had betrayed the royal city and wanted to unite several cities next to it to become independent in the demon world, but was finally conquered by the royal city army led by Li, and since then Miancheng has been in a state of collapse and gradually abandoned.
"In the last ten years, many poor people have moved back there, and it has gradually become lively again." Mime explained.
"I see! Lingyu, it looks like we're going to have to go to Miancheng right away! Qianqi turned his head and said to Lingyu.
"Hmm!" Lingyu nodded in response.
Although he tried his best to defeat the magma monster transformed into the Firebird Pulp Boy that day, he still couldn't see the last face of his Xia Qiu sister, and when Ouyang Xiaoleng told everyone that Xia Qiu was dead, he suddenly felt that his entire body was empty. In a blink of an eye, the underground city of Chilamir, which he regarded as his hometown, became a dead city, and they were also murdered by the cold anger of their relatives, Xia Qiu was like the last sustenance in his heart, but he didn't expect that this sustenance was also taken away by the claws from Qingyun. He didn't want to sit still in Dongyao, but he had no clues, and now when he heard the news brought by Sanmu, he couldn't help but want to go and find out.
After saying goodbye to the Amber Dragon King, Qianqi and Lingyu went straight to Miancheng, Lingyu no longer had the mood to enjoy the scenery along the way, he just wanted to travel day and night so that he could confirm the reliability of the news as soon as possible.
Miancheng, the former strong city wall only has some ruins left, only the city gate still stands symbolically there, it looks ironic, the word Miancheng on the wall gate has become blurred. Since Miancheng was captured by Li, many residents of the city were afraid that they would be seen as part of the betrayal of the royal city, so they abandoned the city and fled. The city decayed day by day, and eventually became a hiding place for lonely ghosts.
It wasn't until ten years ago that a group of wanderers discovered the empty city. Although the houses here were dilapidated but at least sheltered from the wind and rain, they decided to stay, and later many poor people and homeless people moved in one after another, and Miancheng became lively again. But on the other hand, because the royal city did not have time to take care of this long-abandoned city, some slave traders gathered here, which also made it a place similar to the slave black market.
Qianqi and Lingyu finally came to the gate of Miancheng, and after calling their respective demon horses, they entered the city. It was far more lively than they had previously thought, with the streets bustling with people and vendors selling bizarre things. Although it is not as prosperous as Dongyao, there is a cheerful atmosphere when listening to the shouts of those vendors.
To their astonishment, there were even many things that had been imported from the human world for sale. For example, sugar gourds, small-faced people, and colorful paper lanterns. Ling Yu had never seen these rare things, so he couldn't help but take a few more looks, and after Qian Qi noticed it, he bought two strings of sugar gourds and handed him a bunch.
Ling Yu tasted it, this sugar gourd was sweet and sour, in addition to being refreshing, it was also very refreshing, so he asked Qianqi: "What kind of strange thing is this?" It's delicious! ”
"I haven't eaten it! This is called sugar gourd, I ate it once when I went to the world before, and I thought it was very delicious, but I didn't expect to be able to buy it here. After Qianqi finished speaking, he also tasted it, and felt that it was still original.
"Are we just wandering the streets aimlessly? What other clues did Mime give? After walking for a while, Ling Yu couldn't bear to ask.
"I heard him say that it should have something to do with the slave black market, so we might as well find out where the slave black market is, right?" Qianqi looked around for a moment.
"So how do you find out?" Lingyu continued to ask.
"It's easy to do things with money, no matter where you are!" Qianqi looked proud, and just wanted to reach out and touch the money bag pinned to his waist, but was hit by someone, and then touched it and found that the money bag was gone. He hurriedly said to Ling Yu, "It's bad, my money bag fell as soon as I was hit just now!" ”
"Do you see what the person who hit you looks like?" Ling Yu asked as he turned back to look for a suspicious person.
"It's a child, it's probably that tall!" Qian Qi replied with a gesture at the position of his waist.
"It turned out to be a thief, saying that you are a stupid dragon, you are really stupid! What are you waiting for?! Let's chase! After speaking, Ling Yu shook his head and rushed out first.
Chikashi also followed, as the streets were so crowded that they had to fly into the air. I only saw that in the head of the black press, a small figure in blue linen clothes was running forward with agility to dodge left and right at a very fast speed.
"That's him, right?" Ling Yu asked, pointing at the small figure.
"That's right! If you dare to steal my money bag, he is unlucky! The Thousand Riders sped up a few times and flew over the child's head, rushed down and lifted him up with his hand, and then flew with him to an open place where his back was pressed against a wall.
He recognized the child at a glance as a cat demon, the cat ears on the top of his head had not been hidden, and the nervous cat tail was also revealed, no wonder he was so agile. Looking at his big watery eyes and innocent face, he didn't expect it to be a thief.
"Yo, it's a cat thief!" Lingyu also came to them and said.
Qianqi's money bag was still tightly clutched in the little cat demon's hand, and he struggled a few times angrily, and when he still couldn't break free from the hand that grabbed him, he cried. His crying made Qianqi panic, and he didn't know what to do.
"Don't fall for him, this is a thief's usual trick, if the hard one doesn't work, come to the soft one, pretend to be pitiful and sympathetic!" Ling Yu saw Qianqi's hesitation and reminded him.
"Or do you have experience!" Qianqi teased him and said that he remembered that the acquaintance between Mochizuki and Lingyu was because he stole the money bag, and then turned to the kitten demon and asked, "Tell me quickly, why do you want to be a thief at a young age?" ”
"I ...... I'm going to save my sister! The little cat demon saw that the two big brothers in front of him didn't look like bad people, hesitated to answer, and then cried even more fiercely.
"Save my sister? You're really coming with your mouth open for this lie!" Ling Yu crooked his mouth and said.
But Qianqi didn't think he was lying, and then asked him, "Tell me what happened?" What happened to your sister? ”
"My father and mother owed a lot of money, and they took my sister and sold her to slave traders. I've heard from others about the slave dealer who specializes in selling the slaves he bought to a monster at a high price. ”
"Monsters?" Chiki asked puzzled.
"Uh-huh, that is, he will rely on living slaves to increase his demonic power." The kitten demon nodded vigorously and said.
"Another ape red devil!" Chiki said angrily.
"I stole the money just to buy it back, or else...... Otherwise, my sister will die......" At the thought of separating from my sister forever, the kitten demon cried profusely, and her face was blurred with snot and tears.
At this time, Ling Yu also believed that he should not be lying, so he asked Qianqi, "What should I do?" ”
"Since you've met him, help him!" Qianqi answered, and then continued to ask the kitten demon, "What's your name?" Where is your sister now? ”
"My name is Mikomi. My sister is still in the slave black market, but will soon be sold to that monster! The kitten demon stopped her tears when she heard that they were going to help her, but she said with some sobs.
"The slave black market is exactly where we're going!" Ling Yu nodded and muttered to himself.
"Son, give me back the money bag first! Then lead the way for us, I want to see who is so lawless that dares to sell living demons to monsters to practice! Qianqi stretched out his hand and said to the kitten demon.
"Hmm!"
The kitten demon hesitated for a moment, nodded and returned the money bag, and then led them towards the slave black market.