(Update is weak, mainly because of physical problems in the past few days, diarrhea, going to the toilet four or five times a day, fatigue, weak legs, and stars in the eyes...... ）

The desert behind him was gradually thrown into a sunset, and at the westernmost end of the desert, where it met the sky, was a bloody remnant sun that was making its final struggle.

When Zhuang and the four of them arrived in the town, it was already completely dark. Above the desert, there hangs a cold moon.

Zhuang Zhou looked back at the desert again, and a sentence that Yin Ji said suddenly flashed in his mind: "In previous years, there were indeed people from the Yunmeng Mountain tribe who went down the mountain to enter the world without permission, although they were lucky to get out of the lost woods, but they didn't know the road in the desert, and finally became a pile of dry bones in the sand......" He had a strange feeling at that time, and he always felt that this sentence touched a certain point in his heart, but it was not clear which point. Now that he walked out of the desert and thought back on the experience of the past seven days and six nights in the vast sea of sand, especially the bones buried in the yellow sand, he suddenly felt a tingling in the deepest part of his mind!

Zhuang Zhou thought of Liu Ling!

Liu Ling has not been heard from since the disappearance of Yunmengshan, and even if Yin Ji inquired in the world, he did not get the slightest information. Zhuang Zhou faintly felt that Liu Ling must have encountered unpredictable dangers after leaving Yunmeng Mountain, but he didn't want to believe this, he would rather believe that Liu Ling was just like Ye Xuan'er back then, he didn't die, and he even longed for one day Liu Ling could return to the mountain for revenge like Ye Xuan'er......

However, in Zhuang Zhou's heart, Liu Ling has always been just a weak girl, and she does not have the kind of toughness that Ye Xuan'er has in her bones. Besides, it is already a miracle that Ye Xuan'er was able to escape death, how could the same miracle be repeated in Liu Ling's body?

Perhaps, Liu Ling escaped the lost woods, but in the face of the vast desert, she did not know the route and was alone...... Is there Liu Ling among those miserable white dry bones?

Zhuang Zhou shuddered, his face in the darkness turned pale instantly, and the stinging pain in the depths of his mind flashed again!

The others didn't notice the change in Zhuang Zhou's face. Ma Tianhu and Li Gengzheng are completely immersed in the excitement of entering the world.

Yin Ji pointed to the front and said, "Patriarch, there is a river in front, and the locals call it Huangsha River because of its proximity to the desert. Therefore, the sediment in the river water is silted, and the river water is very yellow. There is a bridge over the river, and after crossing the bridge you enter the town......"

Zhuang Zhou looked up, and sure enough, he saw a river like a belt in front of him. He suddenly thought of a question and said, "Senior Brother Yin, you said that we Dream Hunter Clansmen all enter and exit Yunmeng Mountain through this town, I think there are always some clansmen who come and go to this town every year, don't the people in this town feel strange?"

Yin Ji smiled: "The patriarch is extremely right. However, the people will definitely hide their tracks when they enter and leave the town, although this town is close to the desert. It's also very small, but there is a bigger city to the north of it, which is very prosperous, and this town is the only way to enter that city, so the town is entered by outsiders from time to time on weekdays. Locals have long been accustomed to strangers...... Of course, it is not necessarily true to say that the people in the town do not know anything about Yunmeng Mountain, where ancestors have said that there is a group of immortals at the west end of the desert, and it is said that many years ago there were also people who tried to find it through the desert, but either died in the desert or walked through the desert to nothing. Therefore, people regard the western side of the desert as a legend. No one takes it seriously anymore......"

Zhuang Zhou couldn't help but wonder, the Dream Hunter Clan actually became the legendary immortal outside the world, this was not expected. But that's fine, otherwise, with the demonic abilities of the Dream Hunters, they will definitely be regarded as demons like thousands of years ago!

The four of them walked towards the town as they spoke. After arriving at a sand dune several miles away from the Huangsha River. Yin Ji said: "Patriarch, let's abandon the camel, change our clothes, and enter the town on foot!"

Zhuang Zhou nodded, of course he knew that the purpose of this was to hide his tracks. It would be strange for anyone to be dressed in a completely different way of the world, and to come from the west on a camel. He said, "After entering the town, you don't have to call me any patriarch, just call me big brother!"

Yin Ji and the others bowed down and agreed.

Under Yin Ji's arrangement, the camel was abandoned behind the dunes. The four camels rested for a while, and then continued on their feet, but in the direction of the west. Zhuang Zhou knew that they would have to cross the desert again and return to the shore of the crescent lake. At this moment, he admired the predecessors who opened up this desert route even more.

The four of them put on the worldly clothes that Yin Ji had already prepared, and walked towards the Huangsha Bridge.

The worldly clothes are much shorter and tighter than the clothes of the Dream Hunter Clan in Yunmeng Mountain, Zhuang Zhou is very unaccustomed to it, but thinking that he will have to wear this kind of clothes for a long time in the future, Zhuang Zhou has no choice but to endure it.

The Huangsha Bridge is not long, and under the bridge is the turbid waves of the river, and the sound of the water is roaring, making people a little dizzy to see.

After a while, the crowd crossed the bridge, and the ground was hard instead of soft sand under their feet. There is a wide, bumpy road that stretches forward, and in front of it is a brightly lit area, and even the sound of noisy people can be heard.

Entering from the west end of the town, on a boulder on the side of the road, I saw three big characters under the firelight: "Huangsha Town", it seems that everything on the edge of the desert is inseparable from Huangsha.

After all, it's a small town on the edge of the desert, it's really not big, and it even looks quite desolate.

At this time, Zhuang Zhou saw a street stretching ahead, the street was not wide, on both sides were tall and low, scattered and chaotic houses, and the windows, balconies, and eaves of the houses flashed with colorful lights.

Around him, there were crowds of people in twos and threes, and no one was surprised by the arrival of Zhuang Zhou and others.

Such a scene was both familiar and unfamiliar to Zhuang Zhou. He had seen such a scene in that twenty-year dream, but it was a little vague. However, it was the first time he was in the real world!

Looking at the flickering lights and houses, Ma Tianhu and Li Geng were completely dumbfounded, everything in front of them was completely different from Yunmeng Mountain! People in the world regarded Yunmeng Mountain as a place far away from the world, and why didn't they regard all this in front of them as a different world full of unknowns?

Yin Ji drove through several small streets and alleys, stopped at the door of a hotel, and said, "Big brother, let's rest here tonight!"

Zhuang Zhou nodded, after walking in the desert for seven days, he was already exhausted, and what he needed most at this moment was a place to sleep.

Yin Ji entered the hotel first, smiled and said to a person sitting inside, "Boss Zeng, stay in the hotel!"

I saw a middle-aged man standing up from a recliner with a sweaty face, and when he saw Yin Ji, he said with a smile on his face: "Oh, it's Boss Yin who is here, I haven't seen you for more than a month, where did you get rich and come back?"

Yin Ji said: "What kind of fortune! Isn't it just to do some small business in Shacheng, no, I will go back tomorrow and stay here for one night at Boss Zeng!"

Boss Zeng still had a smile on his face, and said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" He raised his eyes and saw Zhuang Zhou and the others beside Yin Ji, a little puzzled, and asked, "......Who are these people?"

Yin Ji pointed at Zhuang Zhou and said, "I forgot to introduce, this is our Zhuang boss, and the other two are also my companions!"

Boss Zeng looked at Zhuang Zhou and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Boss Zhuang, fortunately!"

Zhuang Zhou just smiled lightly, which was a response. He had hardly ever really dealt with people in the secular world, and as the patriarch of the Dream Hunter Clan, he naturally had a majesty in him, and he never immediately showed his thoughts about strangers and strange things.

Boss Zeng only met Yin Ji more than half a year ago, he is shrewd, he has a smile on everyone, and he feels that Yin Ji is generous, so he is even more enthusiastic. More than half a year ago, Yin Ji went to stay in his store, and Yin Ji came once more than a month ago, and they were all single. Unexpectedly, Yin Ji also brought three strangers to meet this time, and these three strangers always looked a little weird. Especially the young man who was called Boss Zhuang by Yin Ji, although he was heroic, there was always a faint look between his eyebrows that was different from the world. Boss Zhuang looked younger than the others, but judging by Yin Ji's respectful attitude towards him and the position of the other people, this person was obviously the core of the four people...... Boss Zeng couldn't help but mutter.

Yin Ji didn't say much, just asked, "Boss Zeng, is there any dinner?" We came back from Shacheng, but we were hungry!"

Boss Zeng came back to his senses and said, "Yes, yes! Boss Yin will wait over there for a while, and he will have it immediately!"

Yin Ji led a few people through a small door to another slightly smaller hall, where there were four or five square tables with mottled paint, and four or five people were already sitting at two tables.

Originally, this was a restaurant of this small inn, which not only served meals for in-house guests, but also operated externally. There are not many guests today, and it seems a little deserted.

Yin Ji made a polite gesture without a trace, let Zhuang Zhou go ahead, chose a table in the corner, and sat down.

After a while, the meal came up, and the three of them looked at Zhuang Zhou, waiting for his instructions. Zhuang Zhou raised his chopsticks and said, "Let's eat!", and the other three picked up their rice bowls and began to eat quietly.

This small detail was noticed by a middle-aged man in the other corner of the restaurant, and his eyes were puzzled.

At this moment, I heard the three people at the next table start chatting.

One of the big men with a hoarse voice said: "Third brother, this trip to Shacheng is difficult for you, if it weren't for you, we really wouldn't be able to win that business!"

Another young man with a flat head said: "Brother Pao, if you say this, you will see the outside, what is the relationship between our brothers, what are you talking about! Besides, I don't have shares in this business!"

A tall and thin man sitting on the side said: "Alas, speaking of which, our brothers have traveled from south to north, from the south to this northwest desert where birds don't, and it's really a sin!"

As soon as he spoke, all three sighed.

The words of the three people also sporadically entered Zhuang Zhou's ears, I have long heard that secular people are busy all day long for fame and profit, it is really difficult, thinking of the experience of Yunmengshan in the past few years, I can't help but sigh: There is really no paradise in the world!

The next three people said something about business, climate and other gossip without saying a word, and Zhuang Zhou gradually stopped caring and concentrated on eating. However, the words of the flat-headed young man immediately attracted his attention again.