Xiao Lingjiang borrowed the candlelight and looked down at the map.

The desert outside Shazhou City is vast, and the devil city is in the depths of the Gobi.

It's just that although its location has been marked on the map, if you are not a person who is very familiar with the terrain, you are afraid of losing your way if you venture into it.

Nie Yin pointed to that place and said, "According to the Hu merchants who have seen the Devil City, the Devil City has appeared several times on full moon nights, and according to calculations, its location should be within this range. It's a pity ......"

He sighed, and there was a bit of sadness in his tone: "The men I sent to investigate, but all those who went deep were folded in this desert, and there was no trace......

In the past two years, he also ran several times in person, and finally on a full moon night, he encountered the Devil's City in the Gobi. He wanted to go in and find out, but the devil's city was like a flower in the water, untouchable, and it was difficult for others to enter.

There is even quicksand surging around it, and if you are not careful, you will be swallowed up in it.

Nie Yin tried many times, but he was not allowed to enter the door, so he had no choice but to lead people back.

Xiao Lingjiang's eyes were slightly deep when he heard this: "This devil city is really as mysterious as rumored...... It seems that this trip will not be easy. ”

She looked at the dancing candlelight, and her eyes flickered: "In a few days, it will be fifteen, right?" ”

Hearing this, Pei You raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you want to go to the Gobi in the next few days?" ”

Xiao Lingjiang bowed slightly, brushed the location marked on the map, and said: "According to previous investigations, this devil city only appears when the moon is full, and it can only be glimpsed in winter. ”

"Winter will begin in two days, and on the next five days, and on the fifteenth. In winter, the moon is full, and if you are not unlucky, you may be able to touch the devil's city and appear......"

Nie Yinyan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked, "The princess is here, can you allow me to accompany me?" You can rest assured, although I don't know the occult arts, but the martial arts are acceptable, and I will never hold the princess back. ”

Xiao Lingjiang smiled: "I can't ask for it." I am not familiar with the terrain with the prince, if there is a Nie chivalrous warrior to lead the way, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. ”

A few people hit it off, and they decided to enter the desert to explore the devil's city.

Xiao Lingjiang did not have many people in this group, and with just a few of them, even if they found out the situation of the Devil City, they would definitely not be able to annihilate it in one fell swoop.

What's more, there are still Xifan people stationed here with troops in Shazhou City, if they act rashly, the Shengong and Xifan will join forces, and they will be trapped in the desert.

With Xiao Lingjiang with him, Nie Yin was more confident that he could enter the Devil's City, he hugged his fists and bowed down and said: "The princess doesn't need to worry about manpower, the Divine Palace is a remnant of the evil way, and it has nothing to do with the fall of Shazhou at the beginning, if the princess has any needs, she and more than 500 people under her command will listen to the princess's orders!" ”

He was willing to help so much, so Xiao Lingjiang couldn't help but be moved: "Then I will thank Nie Xia for his righteousness." ”

The encirclement and suppression of the Divine Palace is a matter of great importance, and it must be done with sufficient manpower. However, Shazhou is now under the rule of Xifan, and it is difficult for the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty to enter here, so they are a group of them, and they are also disguised to enter it.

If the plan is right, these 500 people will not be able to help them avoid the ears and eyes of Xifan, and annihilate the Divine Palace in the desert in one fell swoop......

However, at the moment, they are still mainly exploring the Devil's City, and they don't know the situation inside, and no matter how much they plan now, it will be in vain.

After setting the day to enter the desert, Xiao Lingjiang and his party got busy.

Under Nie Yin's arrangement, they pretended to be Hu merchants who had returned to the small country in the Western Regions from Shazhou, and in addition to Xiao Lingjiang and the three of them, five other Xuanshi and ten of Nie Yin's subordinates accompanied them, forming a team of 18 people.

After preparing the camels, food and water, and so on, they set out.

The desert was vast, and their group walked for two days before they arrived at the surrounding boundary where the legendary Devil City appeared.

The round sunset slowly fell, and in the distance, the desert was lined with a layer of dark red. Clouds of sand and mist rose from the camels as they walked, and under the reflection of the setting sun in the desert, they churned into a color of gold and dark red.

The caravan stopped under a sand dune.

The sky is getting dark, the warmth of the day is fading, and the cold of the desert at night is also following the wind, and the wisps of it are touching the limbs and bones of the night walkers. The red bonfire is lit up in the desert, giving a slight hint of warmth.

Xiao Lingjiang took the naan cake handed by Pei You, took a bite, and then drank a sip of hot water, only then did he feel that his body was warm. She looked up to the east, and the moon was faintly showing its head on the horizon.

"It's a full moon tonight......"

"yes." Pei Yu responded, "Whether you can meet that devil city or not, it's in this night." ”

The group gathered around the campfire, and after filling their stomachs, the moon jumped out of the horizon entirely.

The desert is vast, but not endless, and the cascading sand dunes cut off the view. If they wanted to see the Devil's City that happened to appear when the moon was full, they had to look separately.

A few of them stayed where they were, while the rest were divided into groups of three or two, climbing up the dunes to observe the situation.

Xiao Lingjiang and Pei You climbed high sand dunes. Unconsciously, it was already in the middle of the moon, the full moon was shining, like a lantern, and the whole desert seemed to be covered with a layer of silver veil, bright.

However, the vast desert is as quiet as water, and there is no trace of the Devil's City.

Xiao Lingjiang's eyes narrowed slightly.

At this moment, two red lights suddenly rose above the sand dunes in the distance.

She glanced at Pei You: "Devil City has appeared!" ”

The two of them immediately took up their light skills and hurried towards the sand dunes.

When I got closer, I saw a quaint small city standing quietly in the vast desert under the bright moonlight.

It didn't seem to be far away from people, but Xiao Lingjiang and Pei Yu flew forward, but the small city was still as far away as ever, and it was really not easy to enter and get a glimpse of it.

Xiao Ling Jiang and the others stopped, and Nie Yin also saw the signal and rushed over.

"Princess, look......"

Xiao Lingjiang didn't answer immediately, looked up at the moonlight, and looked at the devil city carefully, Fang smiled lightly: "It's a little interesting." You see, this devil's city in front of you is like that legendary mirage? ”

Due to geographical location, weather conditions, etc., natural light will refract the scene in another place, which is called a mirage. In the desert, the lost traveler who thirsts for water often sees an oasis in front of him, but he can't run there, so tired and dead, this can be solved.

Nie Yin couldn't help frowning: "Could it be that this is just a mirage?" If that's the case, it's hard to say exactly where Devil's Town is......"

After all, light refracts a scene, and it's hard to say exactly where its entity is.

Xiao Lingjiang shook his head: "That's not necessarily. If the devil's city in front of you is purely a mirage, even if the quicksand around it is dangerous, it will not be the people who have always explored this place, and there is no return. I see, the mirage may only be an appearance, and there must be another mystery in between......"

(End of chapter)