Ranger 2: Eye of the Storm Chapter 2: The Desert
"It's my fault. By the time Mulan brought the fallen people back to the Great Wall, Yuzan had already died of his injuries. Mulan blamed herself a little: "He must know more about the eye of the storm, it's because I took it too seriously." ”
"You don't have to blame yourself. Su Lie said: "According to these fleeing people, this Yuzan is one of the culprits who kidnapped and forced them. He was not a good person in the first place, killing is killing, killing is best. ”
Mulan shook her head, she didn't have the idea of killing easily, even if it wasn't a good person. But she didn't refute Su Lie's words again, but tiptoed and patted Su Lie's shoulder and said, "The problem here is no longer big, so I'll leave it to you first." I'll go to the cloud desert to check the situation first, and as for the matter of Thousand Cave City and the power of control, I'll wait until I come back to do it. After all, the safety of hundreds of thousands of people in the desert is more important. ”
"Understood. Su Lie nodded, but Jia Luo said uneasily: "Sister Mulan, do you really want to go to the desert land in the clouds alone? It is a completely unfamiliar territory for you, and you are not familiar with the place, so there will be no danger?" "Why don't you ask me to accompany Sister Mulan." Baili Xuance smiled on the side and said, "Master and I have lived in the desert in the clouds for a long time, and we are quite familiar with it. ”
"Come on, you. Shen Mengxi lay on the back of Dunshan and sneered: "This cat still doesn't know you? "What are you talking about?" Baili Xuance said and was about to climb onto Dunshan: "You stupid cat!
"Alright, alright. Hua Mulan said: "Xuan Ce, you better stay." The desert in the clouds is a dangerous place, and the most I can do is ensure my own safety, but I don't know if I can protect you. Now that I have made the appointment to go to Yucheng to find Sheng's traces, I have entrusted you to me, and I can't joke with your safety. ”
"No, no, no!" Baili Xuan Ce swore an oath: "I am not the same Xuan Ce in the past, I can take care of myself." Sister Mulan, just take me there!" No matter how much Mulan pleaded, she just refused to agree. Shen Mengxi couldn't help but smile and said, "Xiao Xuance, you still stay here, when you come back from the appointment and make something to eat, you won't cry." ”
Baili Xuance didn't want to pay attention to him, but seeing that Mulan just didn't agree, he had to say, "That's ······ I'm very familiar with the way into the desert in the clouds, so I'll take Sister Mulan over to the head office. "This one does. Su Lie also said: "Jia Luo and I have also lived together in the Duhu Mansion and the Cloud Desert Generation for a period of time, and we can lead the way." ”
"Good. Hua Mulan nodded, and said to Shen Mengxi and Dunshan: "Then we will go to the desert in the clouds, during this time, the Great Wall will depend on you to protect it." You two should take care of each other, and you have to work together with the guards and soldiers. "Understood, understood. Shen Mengxi also officially rolled down from the back of Dunshan and saluted Mulan.
"Heh, stupid cat!" Baili Xuance said to Shen Mengxi, "Do you have any treasures from the Western Regions that you want?" "Hey, go!" Shen Mengxi said impatiently: "Silly Xuance, you just need to protect yourself, it's best not to let me see you crying when you come back!" and said to Mulan: "Sister Mulan, I have prepared some explosive bombs, the power is very strong, I don't know what dangers there are when I go to the Western Regions this time, I will take you with you for self-defense." He gave Mulan three swarthy little bombs, which looked inconspicuous. Hua Mulan accepted it with a smile and said, "Thank you very much." ”
"Hey, hey, hey, where, where. Shen Mengxi grimaced at Baili Xuance. Baili Xuance snorted and secretly made up his mind.
So Hua Mulan, Baili Xuance, Su Lie and Jia Luo went to the Duhu Mansion first, intending to go to the desert in the clouds from between the west and north of the Duhu Mansion.
"Why don't you go north from the Thousand Caves City into the Desert in the Clouds?" Jia Luo said: "It's very simple, the Desert in the Clouds connects the Great Wall, the Jade City, and the Metropolitan Protectorate through the Metropolitan Protectorate in the east to issue entry and exit documents. The Thousand Caves City is located in the southern part of the Yunzhong Desert and does not have any official jurisdiction. Therefore, there are a lot of uninhabited wastelands in that area, and there are some barbarian races and even rare violent demon species, and it is still more dangerous to enter from there. By the way, Sister Mulan, I remember that if there is a demon seed hybrid, when you enter, you will be given a special demon seed treatment sign. Because there are dozens of large and small countries in the desert in the clouds, some countries are inevitably discriminatory, some discriminate against women, some discriminate against the poor and even pure-blooded humans. With this sign, it will be much easier to act in the middle of the clouds. ”
"But I'm a pure-blood, after all. Mulan said: "What will happen if I go to those discriminatory countries alone?" Jia Luo said: "There are many things that are not done, and many places are not lived." "That's a problem. Baili Xuance grinned and said, "So as long as it's a half-blood demon seed, can you get preferential treatment?" "Yes, this is also the characteristic of the desert in the clouds." Garo sighed.
"Then I have a solution. Hua Mulan told the story that she once pretended to be a rabbit girl when she participated in the defense of the northern Xinjiang and successfully fooled An Lushan. Su Lie said: "Oh, so you still have such an experience, so how can you dress up as a bunny girl now?" Jia Luo said: "Isn't there a capital protection mansion in front, and it is not difficult to get some equipment." ”
When the four of them arrived at the eastern entrance of the Cloud Desert, Mulan redressed herself as a bunny girl through the demon seed clothes she bought in the Metropolitan Protectorate, and even the light sword and heavy sword were packed into the big radish. Baili Xuance looked at Mulan's weird appearance, because they were usually too familiar, and they felt quite funny about her weak and somewhat charming appearance, so they gritted their teeth and didn't laugh.
"Xuan Ce, what kind of expression do you have, are our clothes funny?" Su Lie and Jia Luo both put on white exotic white clothes and put them on the outside of their original clothes, Su Lie looked at Baili Xuan Ce as if he wanted to laugh and desperately endured it, and was surprised.
"It's okay, it's okay. Baili Xuance finally pretended to be normal and said, "Let's go." She took the lead in slipping over, and Mulan took the initiative to check on the prosecutor guarding the desert in the clouds, and the prosecutor swept her and really gave her a personal demon hybrid sign.
"Alright, you guys go back first. Hua Mulan said to Su Lie and Jia Luo, "I will definitely come back as soon as possible." During this time, the Great Wall will rely on you a lot. "Rest assured. Su Lie said: "With me Su Lie here, the Great Wall is there." Jia Luo also said: "Sister Mulan, don't worry, the Great Wall is here, and the hometown we want to protect is there." ”
"Alas, where did this kid run away again?" Hua Mulan didn't look at Xuan Ce, so she had to say to the two: "Xuan Ce is too naughty, it's up to you to watch him, don't let him have an accident, otherwise I won't be able to explain to the observance of the contract." And so he walked into the desert of the clouds.
Su Lie and Jia Luo looked at Mulan's firm back, and Su Lie couldn't help but sigh: "The desert in the clouds is no longer as colorful as it used to be. Hope for Mulan······ It's the flower that ignites new life. Flowers in the desert mean infinite hope. ”
"The ancient road stone tree, the classics and the knowledge are the flowers on the tree. Garo smiled: "I don't know where the wind on the ancient road comes from, but it goes to the hometown." We believe that she will complete her mission, enter with hope, and return to the Great Wall with the triumph of victory. ”
"Hey······ Where did this kid go?" Su Lie looked around, but didn't find any trace of Baili Xuance, and suddenly said, "Who is touching me?" Reaching out to his arms, he took out a tattered piece of parchment, only to hear Jia Luo exclaim: "Xuan Ce!" Su Lie looked up and saw that Baili Xuan Ce was carrying the same sign of human and demon mixed blood as Hua Mulan, and said with a smile: "Uncle, Sister Jia Luo, you go back to the world of two, I'm going to accompany Sister Mulan!" As he spoke, he turned his head and rushed into the desert in the clouds.
"Hey, hey!" Su Lie and Jia Luo wanted to follow up, but they were immediately stopped by several guards, and in the blink of an eye, Baili Xuance disappeared. Su Lie couldn't help but say, "What is this kid doing? If there is a real accident, who will be responsible?" Jia Luo looked at the parchment in his hand, but he was a lot relieved, and said, "Don't worry, it's useless to be anxious." Xuan Ce said that he would take Sister Mulan to find an adult, and with an adult here, they should be able to be safe and sound. ”
"If King Lanling is willing to help, then it is naturally the best. Su Lie looked over worriedly and said, "But the question is, haven't he and Mulan always been enemies?"
Mulan was covered in a thick cotton coat dressed as a rabbit, and with the big sun of the day, she couldn't stand it anymore, and when she was far away from the border of the desert in the clouds, she took the initiative to take off her clothes and bury them aside. After a while, Baili Xuance caught up, shook his hand at her and said, "Hehe, Sister Mulan, didn't expect it?"
"You ······" Hua Mulan thought she was dazzled, and said in surprise: "Xuan Ce, what are you doing here?" "Protect you." Baili Xuance patted his chest and said: "The stupid cat can help Sister Mulan with explosive bombs, I will personally go into battle to help you, I won't lose to that stupid cat." ”
"What are you doing?" Mulan said angrily, "Do you know how dangerous it is here?
"What are you doing with your brother? Isn't he himself in danger? The place where Yucheng has long been destroyed, when did he go alone, when did he think about me?" Baili Xuance said pitifully: "If something happens to him, who will explain it to me?"
"Okay, okay, life in the world, after all, it is impossible to escape the danger of watching. Hua Mulan's heart softened, so she had to comfort: "If you think about Li Xin, he is the most dangerous, as the only son of the former deposed prince, he is trapped in Chang'an, killing every step." Compared to him, we are already much better, and if you think about Ah Kai, he is ······ far away."
"Aha, I kind of get it. Baili Xuance said: "Sister Mulan, you came to the desert in the clouds, not for the eye of the storm, but to find the benefactor Ah Kai, right?" Mulan flatly denied: "Dealing with the eye of the storm is definitely my biggest goal here. But Ah Kai ······ I have not heard from him, and I do want to see how he traveled from his hometown to the distant Great Wall. When Baili Xuance heard this, he was also very emotional, so he had to say: "We have all gone so far, Sister Mulan, it is not appropriate for you to drive me away again, let's continue to hurry······ I know the road, and there will be no problems. ”
"Okay. Hua Mulan had no other way, so she had to continue to march deep into the desert with Baili Xuance.
The two walked west for two days, and with the identity tag, they could be regarded as living at will. On this day, when the scorching sun was in the sky, Baili Xuance led Mulan to a sand road where two stone pillars stood side by side. Hua Mulan looked carefully, and there were still sparse pieces of small gravel and huge stones on the sand, and then looked at the fracture between the two stone pillars above, and said to Baili Xuance: "This place used to be a stone gate, right? Maybe someone's fight caused the break." ”
"Not bad······ The city is ahead!" Baili Xuance said, and couldn't help but speed up the pace of his feet. Mulan also saw the appearance of the city that was vaguely appearing in front of her. Just when the two of them were a little relaxed, suddenly the sand and rocks in front of them rolled, and the wind suddenly rose, and the rolling yellow sand obscured the appearance of the city in front of them.
Hua Mulan and Baili Xuance hurriedly stretched out their hands to cover their faces so as not to be injured by the sand and stones. Suddenly, Baili Xuance shouted loudly: "Master!"
Hua Mulan fixed her eyes and saw a figure walking out of the yellow sand, it was the King of Lanling, and she couldn't help but clench the hilt of the light sword.
"Xuan Ce, you actually brought the enemy here. The voice of the king of Lanling sounded tactfully, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry.
"Division······ Master, we can help you!" Baili Xuance said eagerly, as if he also felt the chill caused by the Lanling King's exertion of the Heavenly Cold Domain.
"Help me?" King Lanling snorted coldly and said, "It's better to see how much your crying nose has changed-" Before the words fell, King Lanling's body suddenly flashed, and he disappeared from the two of them, while a cold wind blowing by a sharp blade drifted through the ears of the two of them.