Han Chuang, who used the defense of the drunken demon beast to lead the fight through the first danger, was completely recognized by everyone, and those who were originally skeptical of him, or even dismissive, also recognized his ability and leadership position.

Even Zhang Xiaolin, who has always been against him, has stopped a lot because of his injury, although gossip is indispensable in secret, but at least he has not done anything against him on the surface.

Everything is going in a good direction.

The group walked east for two days and found the ruins of an ancient city in the desert, where the once glorious civilization had long been submerged in the yellow sand, and now only some weather-beaten remnants remained.

For ordinary people, this kind of dilapidated building is unattractive, even if it is a martial artist, they ignore it because of their own situation, only Nie Qingqing looks at every remaining mural with interest, which is a headache for Han Chuang.

Of course, if it was just that, Han Chuang wouldn't have much of a different taste, at least the virtue of not worrying about himself could keep him away from distractions, but obviously, Nie Qingqing would not appreciate the wonderful murals alone, according to her, wonderful things should be shared with others.

As for who?

Looking at Han Chuang's reluctant face, but he had to pretend to be full of interest, he knew that he had done something he didn't want to do, and he didn't dare to attack, of course, if Nie Qingqing could send a fragrant kiss as an encouragement, Han Chuang would definitely be willing, but unfortunately, the girl forgot this.

"Look, these murals are so beautiful. Nie Qingqing took Han Chuang's arm and said excitedly.

Han Chuang looked in the direction of her finger and saw a girl with weathered facial features, wearing an Indian-style tulle dress and posing as if she were flying into the sky.

God knows if she will fall, Han Chuang thought to himself.

Of course, if you don't want to cause unnecessary trouble, you can't put it into words, just like every woman has her own secrets, and men might as well hide some of them - just coax girls.

"yes, it's beautiful. Han Chuang pursed his lips and tilted his head slightly, looking surprised, as if the girl in front of him who had no facial features was a stunning beauty.

Nie Qingqing didn't hear the subtle change in his tone, and was still elated.

"I tell you, this is a relic of the Salaba clan, and it is worth a thousand gold outside. ”

Worth a thousand dollars!

Han Chuang felt that Venus must be starting to appear in his eyes, even though he had overestimated the artistic value of this mural, but he didn't expect its commercial value to be so huge, he even wondered if he should use a soft sword to peel off a layer and put it in the space jade pendant.

"I advise you not to, the mural is already used to the desert climate, and the climate of the space jade peri is too good, I'm afraid it won't take a few days for the mural to oxidize. ”

This is Xiao Bai's voice, Han Chuang doesn't know how Xiao Bai knows about oxidation, but there is one thing he understands, the plan to get the mural out of the desert is a miscarriage.

His eyes couldn't help but show disappointment.

Nie Qingqing undoubtedly saw this gaze and immediately guessed something.

"Don't think about it, this is a treasure, if you dare to destroy it, be careful that I will not give up with you. She waved her little fist and made what she thought was vicious.

God knows how cute it is!

Grinning, revealing two small tiger teeth, frowning and squeezing out the laugh lines on the nose, the slender fist has no deterrent power, but instead arouses the deepest desires of human beings, it is just a hand as white as jade, it looks so perfect.

Han Chuang couldn't help but hold Nie Qingqing's hand, and said in a low and tender voice: "Don't worry, I don't know." ”

"Hypocrisy!" Xiao Bai's voice sounded in his heart, harsh like the discord played by the piano, but at this moment, Han Chuang could automatically turn the discordant tone into harmony, just like an artificial tuner.

"Shut up!" he said to himself.

At this moment, a woman's joking voice suddenly came from my ears: "Is it not the right time for me to come?" ”

Nie Qingqing withdrew his hand like a frightened rabbit, and whispered with red cheeks: "No, Sister Liu, you came at the right time, come and take a look at the murals of the Shalaba tribe!"

Han Chuang turned around helplessly, and saw Liu Qingfu walking towards Shi Shiran, she was not walking fast, but every step was extraordinarily steady, with an obvious smile on her face, and the corners of her mouth curved into the shape of a crescent moon.

"It's really time for you to come!" Han Chuang said through gritted teeth, and at the same time, he felt a pain in his arm—needless to say, it must be Nie Qingqing's "Nine Yin White Bone Claw", women seem to be born with the gene of "Nine Yin White Bone Claw", the more beautiful a woman, the more obvious this gene is, and correspondingly, the more skillful her movements are.

Han Chuang grinned and begged for mercy at Nie Qingqing.

"I hurt. He said, "Poor wretched."

"It hurts you. Nie Qingqing replied, fierce.

Liu Qingfu finally couldn't hold back her laughter, and the laughter echoed between the broken walls of the ancient name, like the howling of the night wind.

Nie Qingqing smiled awkwardly, quickly recovered, and said to Liu Qingfu: "Sister Liu, don't care about him, he looks like a fool, come and take a look at the mural." ”

Liu Qingfu pursed her lips and walked to Nie Qingqing's side, and when she passed by Han Chuang's side, she didn't forget to hand him a meaningful look.

God knows how complicated things are hidden in this look, there are narrowness, banter, and of course, resentment and helplessness are deeply hidden.

It's like the vinegar that is put in a bottle and corked, usually you can't feel it, and only when the cork is opened, you can smell the strong vinegar smell.

"Sister Liu, come here. Nie Qingqing urged, and pointed to a mural of primitive people hunting in animal skins and leaves.

The mural depicts five primitive people hunting a monster with the head of a cow.

Nie Qingqing said: "Sister Liu is well-informed, compared to knowing what this is, right?"

Liu Qingfu smiled slightly, if it was a warrior next to her, she might not know the content of the mural, but her father was usually fond of these ancient classics, and he also learned a lot of ancient legends.

She smiled at Nie Qingqing and said slowly, "Sister Nie, this is the mural of the Shalaba people besieging and killing the nightmare. ”

"Nightmare, what is a nightmare?" Nie Qingqing asked.

Liu Qingfu smiled, shrugged her shoulders and said, "Nightmare is a kind of monster in mythology, which is said to be able to penetrate into people's dreams and control dreams. ”

"Ah, isn't that amazing?" Nie Qingqing patted his chest, revealing a frightened look.

This can't help but be frightened, if it's an ordinary demon beast, even if it's a powerful demon beast, it's not worth it, she's so scared, she really can't fight, she can run if she can't win, and she can fight if she can't run.

But he couldn't help but sleep, listening to the nightmare's power, like he couldn't escape its clutches once he slept.

Liu Qingfu obviously knew what Nie Qingqing was thinking, to be honest, when she first heard this legend, she was even more unbearable than Nie Qingqing at the moment, almost trembling with fright, and didn't dare to sleep for three consecutive days, of course, she was five years old at that time.

The five-year-old girl has just begun to contact the world with reason, and suddenly comes into contact with these strange and terrifying things, and it is natural to be afraid.

"Sister Nie, don't worry, let's not talk about whether this nightmare really exists, let's just say that in the legend, the last nightmare was also killed by the Shalaba thousands of years ago. ”

Nie Qingqing's eyes lit up and said, "Can the Shalaba people kill the Nightmare?"

Liu Qingfu smiled: "Of course, the people of Shalaba have the title of Dream Chaser, compared to the one they got for killing Nightmares. ”

Nie Qingqing said: "Nightmare is so powerful, how did they do it?"

Liu Qingfu shrugged her shoulders and said nonchalantly: "Who knows? This is the secret of the Shalaba tribe, maybe they never sleep." After saying this, I couldn't help but giggle, how can there be anyone in this world who can't sleep.

Nie Qingqing also smiled, holding his chin in his hand and said, "Most of the scenes here are scenes of the Shalaba people fighting nightmares, maybe we can find the answer from them." ”

When Liu Qingfu heard this, her eyes lit up, and she glanced at Nie Qingqing, and saw the flame in the other party's eyes, as if the two kings had seen the right eyes.

Han Chuang had to stand up helplessly and said in a low voice: "Two girls, two young ladies, now is not the time to study any history, it's better to rest early." ”

He looked up at the sky, and it was still the bright moon, but the moon tonight was also rounder than before, much rounder, like a standard sphere.

For some reason, he always felt that something was wrong with the full moon tonight.

Nie Qingqing and Liu Qingfu glanced at each other, and Gu saw the smile in each other's eyes.

Nie Qingqing said: "Okay, listen to you, let's go back and rest." After speaking, he pulled Liu Qingfu and walked out.

Han Chuang looked at the backs of the two of them in the distance, and shook his head helplessly, he didn't know when the two daughters began to be intimate, but this is a good thing, isn't it?

The night is silent, especially the night of the ancient city, especially the night of the ancient city of the desert, today Han Chuang and others set up tents in the ancient city, glad that they were lucky not to be attacked by the wind and sand.

Of course, it was not too late now, the bonfire was still burning, a group of people sat around chatting, and only a few warriors chose to rest early.

Seeing Han Chuang and the three of them coming, Jin Sanfu immediately got up, greeted him, and said, "Three, what's so good?"

Nie Qingqing smiled slightly and said, "You Jin Sanfu are full of Brother Kong Fang, how do you know what we are going to see?"

Jin Sanfu narrowed his eyes, pointed at Nie Qingqing, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, although I, Jin Sanfu, love money, but I don't just love money, let me think about what you might be doing?" He lowered his head, made a thinking look, and after a while, stroked his palms and laughed: "If I guess correctly, you are going to see the ruins of the ancient city." ”

Nie Qingqing smiled: "Yes, do you know which ruins it is?"

"Let me think about it. Jin Sanfu also bowed his head and pondered.

Nie Qingqing stared at him with a smile on his face, and he didn't urge, even Han Chuang stared at Jin Sanfu with a smile. Jin Sanfu's eyes blinked three times in a row, and he smiled: "It's a temple." ”

Nie Qingqing said in surprise: "How do you know?"

Jin Sanfu said with a smile: "If you want to understand the culture of a city, the first thing you need to see is naturally its temple, but I don't know what you see?"

Nie Qingqing smiled and said, "I saw something very interesting. ”

"What is it?" Jin Sanfu looked excited.

Wei Hongqiong glared at him and said, "You let them come and sit down first." ”

Jin Sanfu patted his head and suddenly realized: "Yes, yes, sit down first." After speaking, he led Han Chuang and the others to sit down by the fire.

The firelight reflected Jin Sanfu's face, and his face was full of interested smiles.

"Now let's talk. ”

Nie Qingqing narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "Do you know who this city belongs to?"

Except for Han Chuang and Liu Qingfu, everyone else shook their heads.

Nie Qingqing smiled with satisfaction and said, "The city of the Shalaba tribe. ”

"It's the Shalaba clan!" Jin Sanfu exclaimed, obviously having heard the name of the Shalaba clan.

Wei Hongqiong asked with a puzzled expression, "What is the Shalaba clan?" The others also looked at Jin Sanfu with puzzled expressions.

Jin Sanfu didn't sell Guan Zi either, and explained directly: "This Shalaba tribe is an ancient tribe that originally lived in the Southeast Region, and you know that we are not the aborigines of the Southeast Region. ”

Han Chuang was puzzled: "That's?"

Jin Sanfu said: "It was the Middle Ages, the land of the eastern soil was contended by a hundred schools of thought, fighting endlessly, some of the eastern people in order to escape the war, they moved to the southeast, and there were originally some aborigines in the southeast, this Shalaba people are the aborigines living in the Karakum desert, but I don't know how their city ruins appeared here?"

Han Chuang smiled slightly and said, "It's not important, the important thing is that they have discovered their city, which means that they have entered here." ”

Liu Qingfu also answered: "I have read the story of immigrants driving out the aborigines from some ancient books, and the Shalaba people were driven here by immigrants. ”

Jin Sanfu nodded and said, "It's not glorious enough to say this." ”

Han Chuang said: "It's all about survival. ”

"yes, to survive. Jin Sanfu sighed, "It is said that the Shalaba people are also a strong nation, everyone practices martial arts, and all of them are very talented in martial arts, but for some reason, their numbers have never been able to go up, so the number of strong people is not much, by the way, they also have a name, called Dream Chaser, I don't know where this name comes from." ”

Nie Qingqing smiled and said, "You don't know, but I do." ”

"Oh, you know?" Jin Sanfu's eyes lit up, "What do you know?"

In addition to his interest in profitable businesses, he was also interested in these ancient secrets.

Nie Qingqing smiled mysteriously and said, "Do you know about this kind of demon beast as Nightmare?"

"Nightmare?" Jin Sanfu muttered the name in his mouth, fell into deep thought, raised his head for a while, and said: "Have this impression, is it the legendary demon beast that can control human dreams?"

"That's right," Nie Qingqing said, "It's exactly this kind of demon beast." ”

Jin Sanfu shook his head with a smile, and said: "I'm afraid it's an exaggeration, demon beasts are stronger than humans, more because of the strength of the body, if you want to control human dreams, you must have a more powerful sea of consciousness than humans, I don't think that demon beasts can have such a powerful sea of consciousness, the nightmare must be a kind of embodiment of nightmares by ancient humans, just like many ancient legends, it seems to be true, and in the end it turns out that it is just a false rumor." ”

Jin Sanfu is right, there are indeed many such examples in history, human beings are used to attributing unexplained things to wonderful monsters, because humans have never really defeated the group of monsters, and there is an inherent fear of this powerful group.

But this time it was clearly not the case.

Nie Qingqing smiled and said, "You're wrong, nightmares do exist. ”

Jin Sanfu said: "What's the matter? You found evidence in the temple?"

Nie Qingqing said with a smile: "Yes, we have found a lot of murals of the Shalaba people fighting nightmares, there are murals as evidence, it should be true." ”

Jin Sanfu's eyes lit up, and he said, "Are there really these murals?" His eyes fell on Han Chuang, Nie Qingqing might be able to deceive people, but Han Chuang would definitely not, Jin Sanfu knew this clearly.

Han Chuang couldn't help but smile when he looked at Jin Sanfu Xiyi's appearance.

"There are indeed a few murals like this. ”

"So nightmares really exist?" Jin Sanfu muttered quietly, his eyes shining with golden light.

At this moment, a terrible scream suddenly came from the tent, and this scream was like a demon, echoing in the empty ancient city.

Han Chuang and the others didn't say a word, and immediately ran to the tent, Han Chuang took the lead, and saw a figure shaking in the tent, this figure was shaking without rules, and the appearance of teeth and claws was like a ghost dancing, which made people frightened.

Han Chuang had a soft sword in his hand, and was about to open the curtain of one of the tents, when suddenly a black shadow burst out of the tent. Han Chuang fixed his eyes and saw that it was Zhang Yu of the One-Word Hui Sword Gate, and at this moment he was holding a snow-bright long sword and stabbing at Han Chuang.

Han Chuang had already prepared, and immediately raised his sword to block, and when the two swords collided, Han Chuang only felt a strong attack, and subconsciously used the method of unloading force in the Tai Chi Eighteen Sword Style, which unloaded this power.

"Zhang Yu, what are you doing!"

Liu Qingfu behind him shouted, she is also a disciple of a famous family, she naturally recognizes this Zhang Yu, who is a particularly outstanding disciple in the one-word Hui Sword Sect, and she usually makes a three-foot long sword, the swordsmanship is fast and ruthless, with the reputation of a sword breaking gold, and the half-step concentrating cultivation is also the best in entering the Linglong Pagoda this time.

He was shaken away by Han Chuang, his body somersaulted in the air, and after landing, he spun around a few times, unloading his strength, and then screamed wildly, rushing up again like crazy.

Jin Sanfu frowned and said in a loud voice: "Brother Li, don't hurt him, he has some problems." ”

There is no need for Jin Sanfu to remind him, Han Chuang also saw Zhang Yu's problem, although he came up and launched an attack on Han Chuang, but a pair of eyes were strangely white, and the iris seemed to engulf the entire eyeball; the sound he made when he shouted was not like a human voice, but like the sharp roar of a demon; although his swordsmanship was still ruthless, it lacked a rational control, but it seemed to violate the rules of sword moves, crazy and uncontrollable.

This is almost impossible for a swordsman to happen.

Han Chuang and Zhang Yu made a few moves, found the right opportunity, and sold a flaw, Zhang Yu immediately attacked desperately, Han Chuangshun forces through the sword body, shook out a few sword flowers, hit Zhang Yu, and instantly sealed the key points around his body.

Zhang Yu's long sword fell, and he immediately fell to the ground.

Han Chuang put away the soft sword, walked over to help him up, and sent a wisp of true qi into his body through his wrist.

"How's that?" Nie Qingqing asked.

"There was nothing wrong with that. Han Chuang said in a low voice. At this moment, Zhang Yu suddenly opened his eyes, and there were any eyeballs in his eyes, all of which were milky white, and at the same time, he took out a dagger from his waist and stabbed Han Chuang in the heart.