Chapter 358: Eyes are like torches
The desert is thousands of miles, and the yellow sand is pervasive.
In the ancient city called Xijing City, the long river runs straight through. It is a verdant broadsword that feeds a vast oasis along the river and splits the desert in half.
This river is the mother river of Western Xinjiang, according to legend, it is formed by the melting and flowing of snow on the Unbounded Snow Mountain, which is the sacred mountain in the hearts of the people of Western Xinjiang, but between the Western Xinjiang and the extreme West Snow Ridge, there is a withered gray mist forest, and no one can ever pass through that forest.
"If there are still high snow-capped mountains further west, why can't you see them from here?" Mu Shijing stood on the roof of the car like a mast, looking into the distance, and saw the world and the river.
"Because this world is not flat, but an egg-like sphere, this is something that the saints have long asserted, how can you be the same girl as if you have never read a book?" Chu Yingchan said with a smile.
After a long journey, Chu Yingchan was sitting in the carriage with her eyes closed, the fairy was dignified and elegant, only on the beautiful eyebrows like Dai Yan, there was a wisp of spring that had not faded, and her fairy shadow like a bright moon was more vivid.
Day by day, Chu Yingchan swallowed the essence of the sun and the moon, nourished by the rain and dew, and came to the second peak of the fairy realm.
She has finally surpassed herself three years ago.
The fairy smiled softly, not because of the joy of climbing the realm, but because of the helplessness of fate.
"Hmph, no matter how many books you read, you don't have as many books as Shizun." Mu Shijing rolled in the curtains, returned to the carriage, and said sarcastically.
"That's nature." Chu Yingchan didn't understand why Mu Shijing said this.
Then, Mu Shijing added meaningfully: "Shizun is the one who teaches him to read."
Chu Yingchan vaguely understood something, she opened her eyes, and looked at Lin Shouxi questioningly, as if asking him to give an answer.
Lin Shouxi was meditating cross-legged, with a solemn expression, I don't know if he really didn't hear it, or if he was pretending to be stupid. The three dismounted and entered the city together.
Although the western Xinjiang is barbaric, but there are many ancient ruins, treasure hunters visit the ruins, often can find some precious antiquities, Xijing City is also the largest antiquities trading city in the western Xinjiang, every year to try their luck here Shenshan immortals are not a few.
Before Chu Yingchan got out of the car, she covered her face with a power fence, and Mu Shijing also used black gauze to half-cover her beauty, Rao is like this, their concave and convex bodies that can't be covered by light yarn and dusty temperament still attract the side eyes of countless people.
When they came to the ancient city, the three of them first looked for a place to stay.
Although the inn is far inferior to the Xianting Jade Building, it is clean, the only fly in the ointment is that today is the Halloween Festival in Xijing City, the city is surprisingly lively, there is only one side room left when they come, and they can only barely squeeze into a room.
Mu Shijing has a lot of complaints about this. Chu Yingchan didn't care. She rolled up the curtains and pushed open the window.
The sunlight instantly penetrated the white veil, sprinkled all over her long dress, pure white and dazzling, she put her hands on the edge of the window, bent her body slightly, looked out of the window, and looked at this strange city.
When she was looking at the city, Lin Shouxi was looking at her.
Mu Shijing felt that the atmosphere was delicate, and he was afraid that the pair of masters and apprentices would start practicing again, so he asked, "Do I want to go out for a walk and accompany me?"
"I ......" "Sister Chu also wants to be together?"
Mu Shijing interrupted Lin Shouxi's hesitation and beckoned to Chu Yingchan.
"No, you guys go, I want to meditate for a while." Chu Yingchan smiled softly. Okay."
Mu Shijing didn't dare to ask again, for fear that Sister Chu would give a different answer, she nodded immediately, and regardless of whether Lin Shouxi agreed or not, she took his hand and ran out.
The door slammed shut.
Chu Yingchan looked at the empty room and smiled lightly, she sat cross-legged in the light, spitting out the cultivation, elegant as a lotus flower born to the sun.
Lin Shouxi was covered with a mask, Mu Shijing was half-covered with light veil, and in this deserted ancient city, young people and girls held hands and slowly walked onto the street.
This world is the country of immortals, the magnificent buildings on the sacred mountain are stacked with green and even the magnificent buildings of the Han Dynasty needless to say, even if it is a small city outside the wilderness, the palace building is also built very neatly, and there is no lack of refreshing scenery.
This is the first stop in Western Xinjiang, and it is about two days away from the residence of the second senior sister.
"Lin Shouxi, you took this divine pill, why don't you swallow it and soar to the realm, but keep it in your left hand?" Mu Shijing has always been curious about this.
In order to refine it, he also killed a great monk of the human god realm and destroyed a divine tripod that had been cultivated into a refinement, so why didn't he take it immediately, so as not to be robbed again?
But it's strange to say, Lin Shouxi's hand is like the best treasure box, after he squeezed this divine pill tightly, the rich immortal aura of the divine pill was not exposed at all.
"This is my moon, and if you eat it, the world will turn black." Lin Shouxi said. What are you talking nonsense about?"
Mu Shijing sighed lightly and asked, "If this is your moon, what about your sun, where is the sun?"
"What I hold in my right hand is my sun." Lin Shouxi said seriously.
Mu Shijing was slightly stunned, and subconsciously lowered his head...... His right hand led her left hand, his fingers clasped together, tightly interlocked.
The girl stiffened her face and asked, "What is that Chuchu?" Chu Chu is a gift from God."" Where's Xiao He?"
"Xiao He is my way."
Lin Shouxi's answer made Mu Shijing fall silent, she was quiet for a while, and then asked, "That...... Master?"
"Your master is my apprentice." Lin Shouxi looked at her as a matter of course and said, "By the way, you should call me Master."
"Think beautifully!" Mu Shijing can't afford to lose this person.
The boy and girl strolled into the long street where antiquities were sold, and there was a stele pavilion at the entrance of the long street, and the plaque was written with four big characters 'No return'.
Mu Shijing was quickly attracted by the dazzling array of treasures, and Fang Cai's little resentment was swept away. There are many kinds of treasures, and the names are more domineering than the other.
There is a heaven-swallowing treasure bottle that claims to be able to subdue all demons and evil things, and there is a fairy sword stele engraved with scars, it is said that if the true qi is poured into the stele, it can be simulated to come out of the ancient immortal sword, the power is amazing, the disadvantage is that it can only be used once, and there is a spirit pill that can change gender, the color is rippling, and the appearance is moving.
"By the way, what is your profession today?" Mu Shijing asked Lin Shouxi. Haven't thought about it yet." Lin Shouxi replied sincerely.
"Why don't you be a treasure connoisseur today, and we'll get a big vote back!" Mu Shijing proposed with great interest.
"You can too."
Lin Shouxi nodded, his eyes swept over the stalls, pointed to a green bottle, and said, "Otherwise, buy this, it's suitable for you."
Mu Shijing took a look.
This green bottle is called the Tibetan Wisdom Bottle, take out a drop of nectar every day, apply it to the center of the eyebrows, can make people refreshed, become alert and intelligent.
When Mu Shijing saw it, she sneered, she felt that she was so wise that she couldn't use this thing at all.
She glanced at Lin Shouxi, saw that he had a serious face, and after a little silence, she couldn't help but suddenly realize: "Oh-this girl understands, you are ridiculing me, if I buy this thing, it just proves that I am a stupid person and a wrongdoer, right?"
Lin Shouxi didn't speak.
Mu Shijing said in his heart that he was really as wise as a torch, and he immediately saw through Lin Shouxi's conspiracy and tricks, and he was proud in his heart.
She picks up the antique magic treasure herself." This looks good." Mu Shijing picked out a bronze mirror and put it in his hand to play.
Seeing that Mu Shijing was interested in this, the stall owner immediately began to introduce it diligently, "This is the fairy spirit mirror, if you put this mirror in a certain room, you can see what happened in that house through this mirror from a hundred miles away, this is the artifact that the sect master and his lover practiced together, even the great masters of the immortal realm can't detect it."
Lin Shouxi remembered Luo Chu'e's spell, but it was the same." Wouldn't that be too conspicuous?" Lin Shouxi asked.
"Stupid, don't you just use it as a vanity mirror and put it on the table." Mu Shijing said.
Listening to the stall owner's chattering introduction, Mu Shijing liked it even more, with this mirror, she could change her ways to tease Chu Chu in the future...... She cautiously asked about the price and was pleasantly surprised that it was much lower than she had imagined.
"Today is the Halloween Festival in Xijing City, this price is only for one day, sell it to someone who is destined, and tomorrow after the sun rises in the east, it will return to its original price." The stall owner said.
Mu Shijing listened and was ready to buy this value-for-money magic weapon, but Lin Shouxi wanted to stop it, but Mu Shijing said: "It's my private money, you can't control it."
Lin Shouxi didn't persuade much. Mu Shijing bought this fairy mirror.
She was playing with the fairy mirror, and when she couldn't put it down, she suddenly found that there was a word engraved under the handle of the fairy mirror: mother.
She realized that something was wrong and hurriedly went back to the stall owner.
"Oh, this is the Mother Fairy Mirror, this is the Mother Mirror, the whereabouts of the Mother Mirror are unknown for the time being, when will the girl find it, when will it be able to use it normally." The stall owner said.
"Aren't you lying! Profiteer! I want to return it." Mu Shijing was annoyed and embarrassed, and then he understood why it was sold so cheaply.
"No returns, this is the rule of this street, the moment the girl steps into this street, it means that the rules are obeyed, if you disobey, you will be eaten by the whole street. So, don't say anything like that in the future." The attitude of the stall owners has changed dramatically.
As he said, as soon as Mu Shijing wanted to return the goods, he felt a burst of angina. She looked at Lin Shouxi and asked for help. Lin Shouxi shook his head. Mu Shijing bit his red lip and had to silently eat this dumb loss.
Mu Shijing walked on the street, looking at the dazzling array of magic weapons, the more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became. She's going to get her money back!
Mu Shijing clutched her private money and cheered up again, this time, she wiped her eyes open. So, Mu Shijing bought a few more magic weapons.
There is a Tushi Fire Lingzhi that can be cultivated for 30 years, but it is still in its infancy, and it needs to be soaked in water for a hundred years before it can be raised. In order to raise it quickly, Mu Shijing bought another box of Heavenly Rank Cultivation Spirit Liquid, and soaked the Lingzhi in it, which can shorten the time by a hundred times, and it is a match made in heaven with the Tushi Fire Lingzhi. The fly in the ointment is that the treasure box containing the spiritual cultivation liquid is locked, and the key is missing.
She bought another golden ring that made people obedient when they put it on, but the ring was only useful if it was put around the neck, but it was only neck thick and seamless, and it couldn't be put on the neck at all. As for the mystery book she bought that can know the name of the person, it can be used, but the text displayed on the mystery book is a long-lost ancient script, and she can't understand it at all.
After several times, Mu Shijing's real harvest is probably only the warm welcome of the whole street, and the stall owners have invited her to come to their stalls to pick treasures.
Suddenly, Lin Shouxi said that he was going to leave for a while and let her choose the treasures by herself.
Mu Shijing has the determination not to return to her roots and never give up, she hummed lightly, strolling around the stalls, her eyes glanced around, like a knife sweeping the ground.
Just as Mu Shijing took a fancy to a treasure map called Zhanmeng Treasure Map again, Lin Shouxi happened to come back and hugged her from behind.
"Hey, what are you doing, so many people......"
Mu Shijing was caught off guard, Lin Shouxi's fingers pressed her eyebrows, he didn't know what was on his fingers, and when he clicked on his eyebrows, it was cold, her mind was immediately clear, and in a trance, she saw a scene:
The stall owner grinned at her and said, "This dream treasure map is a remnant map, and it takes eighty-one pieces to gather to reveal the place where the treasure is hidden."
The girl immediately came back to her senses.
After coming back to her senses, the stall owner was still asking her sincerely: "Do you want to buy it, this dream treasure map is a relic of Meng Zhenzi, a generation of gods and stars, it is precious and abnormal, if it weren't for today's Halloween, it would never be possible to sell it so cheaply......"
"It takes eighty-one pieces to collect the waste, and this girl won't be fooled!" Mu Shijing threw down the treasure map, turned his head and left.
After walking a few steps, Mu Shijing asked Lin Shouxi, "What the hell is going on?" Lin Shouxi handed her the little green bottle. It turned out that he had just left to buy this Tibetan wisdom bottle." If I'm going to be late, it's going to be bought for someone else." Lin Shouxi said.
Mu Shijing only then knew that this Tibetan wisdom bottle was a real treasure, and after being smeared on the center of his eyebrows, he could briefly see the scene that would happen in the future, which was simply a weakened foresight spiritual root, but he only saw that the spiritual root was far away, and it could only see what happened after a few breaths.
"How can you see that it's so powerful, and the things here don't allow you to try it." Mu Shijing asked curiously.
"Didn't you make me a treasure connoisseur?" Lin Shouxi asked with a smile and said, "I'm very competent."
"......" Mu Shijing's expression was gloomy.
"Let me see what treasures you've bought." Lin Shouxi was going to pick up her package.
Mu Shijing hurriedly tied a few knots in the package, hid the defective products she bought tightly, and didn't show anyone if she was killed.
"Since you're a treasure connoisseur, the treasures here ......"
"There's no need to look at the treasures here." Lin Shouxi said firmly: "Today is Halloween, there are many travelers in other countries, and really valuable things will not be taken out and sold today."
"Oh."
Mu Shijing nodded silently, holding a bunch of treasures, still unwilling in her heart, she slowly crossed the street, looking all the way, still having the idea of treasure hunting.
When she read the Divine Record, the male protagonist in it bought a tattered piece casually, and it was a relic of a certain emperor, and the power was amazing, so she had always been thinking about treasure hunting and auctioning, but how did she get here, it changed completely...... Aren't you the protagonist?
No way! Mu Shijing reinvigorated.
Turning the corner, Mu Shijing saw a house, the house was solemnly decorated, and the plaque was impressively the words 'Secluded Elegant Residence'. This place is sparsely populated, and the people who enter and exit this secluded house are wrapped in black robes, and they look extremely mysterious.
I didn't expect that there would be such an ancient attic in the far west. Yes, how simple the stall outside is, how can she let her pick it up, the real treasure must be shelved and waited for someone to pick it up.
She encouraged Lin Shouxi to go shopping. Although Lin Shouxi hesitated, he did not object.
Carefully entering the temple, a dazzling array of goods came to your face.
Mu Shijing first saw many different colors of furry metal round head and big tail, and thought to himself, could it have an effect similar to marrow blood, and if you wear it, you can turn into a fox? She saw many whips again, the whips were different, some were whole and some were scattered, all of them were exquisitely woven, and the names were full of gimmicks, what to beat the fairy whip, the Luan Feng whip was countless, and there were even some small things similar to bird eggs, which would tremble on their own when held with their hands, as if they were hiding life, and she suspected that this was the embryo of an ancient spirit animal......
Mu Shijing tried to buy a few pieces, Lin Shouxi did not stop it, seeing that this treasure connoisseur did not stop it, Miss Mu was very determined, and picked a lot, this kind of purchase stopped after she saw the 'Golden Gun Pills' and 'Hehuan San'.
"……"
Like an initiation, Mu Shijing suddenly realized what kind of ghost place this was. She turned around and was about to leave. Lin Shouxi grabbed her and said with a smile, "Miss Mu should go shopping with me."
"Who wants to accompany you to this kind of demon cave!"
Mu Shijing was about to have a seizure, and when his emotions were turbulent, his voice couldn't help but raise a little. The men and women in the shop couldn't help but cast their eyes at her, with different expressions, Mu Shijing immediately silenced, restrained his emotions, pulled the masked black veil higher, and sneakily hid beside Lin Shouxi.
Lin Shouxi selected goods to put in front of her from time to time, and asked her if she liked it, this thin-skinned little demon girl could still fight-for-tat at first, but in the end, she had no momentum, only holding Lin Shouxi's hand, begging him to take her away from this place quickly.
Finally came to the street. The sun has set.
The evening breeze blew, Mu Shijing's cheeks were very hot, and his heart was still pounding." Would you like to apply a little bit?" Lin Shouxi took out the little green bottle and asked with concern.
"Did you already know why you didn't remind me?" Mu Shijing ignored his fake concern and asked.
"You insisted on going on your own." Lin Shouxi rubbed her fried hair and said with a smile, "Who made you so stupid."
Mu Shijing pursed his lips, thinking about the experience he had had along the way today, he was very aggrieved, and there was a faint flash of light in his clear eyes.
Lin Shouxi stretched out his hand with pity and wanted to touch her cheek, but Mu Shijing grabbed her wrist. I'm not stupid." Mu Shijing said. Well, Shi Jing is the smartest."" Don't talk to me in such a childlike tone, I'm really not stupid!"
Mu Shijing lowered his head and confessed: "It's just ...... It's just that many times, when I'm with people close to me, I'm always lazy, lazy to think too much, and always expect the people around me to give me more advice, because I trust you, so I am often deceived by you, and I seem very stupid, but this is trust, obviously you are betraying my trust...... When I'm alone, I'm smart."
The beautiful girl lowered her head, her voice was very soft, the sunset on the horizon had not faded, and the girl's slender shoulders had been sprinkled with mottled moonlight.
"So, is Miss Mu blaming me?" Lin Shouxi asked with a smile. Call sister!" Mu Shijing said toughly. Sister."
"Well, it's just your fault, aren't you convinced?" Mu Shijing said willfully, and asked again: "By the way, did you secretly write the word 'stupid' on me today?"
"You have found out about this, Sister Mu is so smart, come, I'll help you wipe it off."
Lin Shouxi stretched out his hand and wiped her already smooth and wordless forehead, and after wiping it carefully for a while, he said seriously: "It's been wiped off, does Sister Mu feel that she has become smarter?"
"My sister is smart."
Mu Shijing pursed her red lips and regained some of her spirit, she crossed her hands on her hips and said, "You are not allowed to write again in the future."
"Okay." Lin Shouxi was very obedient to her.
Mu Shijing saw that he was so well-behaved, he didn't know how to respond for a while, and when he was silent, the sound of gongs and drums came from afar.
The Halloween Festival in Xijing City has begun.
The haze in Mu Shijing's heart was swept away, and he hurriedly pulled Lin Shouxi to join in the fun. The widest street is full of people.
That is the people of Xijing City, they gathered tonight, gathered in Changshan Street as a human dragon, with a hideous ghost face, singing and dancing, in the forefront, is a huge wooden to the float, on which is placed a red-haired upside-down iron wire Buddha.
"This is the custom of Xijing City, the disaster dance, the ghost door opens Yama out, tonight the people of Xijing City will change into brand new clothes, come to Changshan Street together, dance with the big Buddha car, and drive away the king of Yama who came to ask for people's lives." Mu Shijing is like a treasure, and on the road before, she bought a booklet and did her homework.
She touched Lin Shouxi's elbow, "Do you know how to dance, you don't have to dance very well, just be lively."
"Of course, I am the god of music, I have countless servants under my command, and I have all kinds of musical instruments, and I ...... when I was in Heaven."
"Okay, okay, come with me."
Seeing that he was going to talk nonsense again, Mu Shijing hurriedly took his hand, put on a mask, blended into the crowd, and sang and danced with the people in the lively music. The music of the frontier is completely different from that of the sacred mountain, where the music is loud and atmospheric, like the wind and sand of the desert, and the long smoke of the sunset, which is shocking.
Lin Shouxi and Mu Shijing held hands and danced happily, the two cooperated very tacitly, and their movements were meticulous, even the servants who had practiced hundreds of times could not be so integrated.
Jumping and jumping. The cold wind hits the back. Mu Shijing and Lin Shouxi felt a little wrong at the same time.
Yu Guang looked around.
In the passionate and pathetic music, the original chaotic movements of the people on the long street gradually tended to be uniform, and at the same time, their agile dance steps began to become stiff, as if they were being pulled by ropes to walk.
The big Buddha cart slowly drove forward, as if to lead them to hell. In the bright firelight, the face of the Buddha is like a ghost's face.