Section 13: Dunhuang trachoma

The ruins of the ancient city in the sand eyes of Dunhuang are very mysterious. No one knows what era it was and what people built it for.

But inside the ancient city, there is indeed a wealth of wealth. Every three years, trachoma is opened, attracting a huge flow of people.

This year is even more so. The fifteen major forces in Dunhuang will form their own expedition teams to explore. A blueprint of a demon soldier in the ancient city may be able to create an elite army, thereby changing the balance of strength between the major forces.

After Chu Yun received Jin Bihan's letter, he set off that night. After teleporting through five gem secret doors, and then rushing to the road in the middle of the night, just when the sun was rising, I arrived at Hope City.

Hope City is a medium-sized city, among the many cities in Dunhuang Kingdom, it is the closest to Dunhuang trachoma. It was originally an extremely backward village and town, with a population of less than 100 and dozens of houses. However, since the ruins of the ancient city were discovered, it has gradually developed into its current appearance due to its geographical advantages. Covering an area of thousands of miles, the tall and sturdy city walls isolate the wind and sand. The arrow towers are lined up with forests, which contribute greatly to the security of the city.

The city is neutral and outside the control of the 15 powers. At this time, the trachoma was about to open, and the city gate was already full of traffic, and the river was endless.

After Chu Yun entered the city, he found a courtyard according to the agreement in his heart. After identifying himself, he was warmly welcomed by the owner of the compound.

Chu Yun stayed at home, recuperated in the courtyard with peace of mind, and communicated with the fairy concubines.

In the evening, he opened the door, found a tavern, asked for a drink, and sat down at the table in the corner.

"Have you heard? This time, there are 15 major forces in the country, and they have all sent strong exploration teams. Go deep into the ruins of the ancient city. ”

"It's inevitable. After so long of civil strife, it is now calm before the storm. As all parties gather strength, the ruins of the ancient city are the key to breaking the deadlock. If you're lucky, it's not impossible to find a game-changing treasure or two in the ruins. ”

"It's not enough to say it's calm. Lord Shangguan's son was killed, and even Pearl City was taken away. It is said that a very important amount of armaments was lost. ”

"These two things have been clarified, and they are all Chu Yun's hands. ”

"Ah, the little overlord has also come to Dunhuang?"

"It's not that the Raptors are not the river. This time, taking advantage of the country, there are many more strongmen than before. The first-class forces of the Iron Blood Alliance and the Tiansha Gang are not much to say. There are also super-first-class forces such as Yanwang Sword Mansion, Nine Secluded City, and Kutuo Temple, all of which have sent strong people over. ”

"This time Dunhuang trachoma opened, it was really chaotic. People from all sides are gathered here, and I think bloody battles are indispensable. ”

"It's the worst thing for us little people. If the fish in the pond are affected, it will be miserable. ”

One after another, the discussion reached Chu Yun's ears, which made him gain a lot. I went to the tavern just to get some news. Now it seems that the situation is indeed not optimistic, although there are Dunhuang princesses' people to rely on, but there are too many opponents at the same level. Fighting is inevitable.

After listening for more than an hour, Chu Yun left the tavern satisfied. When he returned to the courtyard, he fell asleep. Anyway, with the protection of the fairy concubines, these women are already demon soldiers, and they don't need to rest at all.

The next morning, Chu Yun was awakened by a sharp knock on the door.

When he opened the door, Chu Yun saw Shi Jiaming holding a folding fan and a scholar's robe, and Yushu was standing in front of him in the wind, smiling at himself.

"Hah, you kid!" Chu Yun smiled loudly, stretched out his arms, and gave Shi Jiaming a bear hug.

"Let him go!" Bai Shasha's angry rebuke exploded in Chu Yun's ears almost at the same time.

"Senior, you're actually here too?" Chu Yun was surprised. What is this Praetorian Guard commander doing here instead of protecting Princess Dunhuang in the royal city? Could it be that her speculation about the Ship of Bliss has not been dispelled?

"Chu Yun, you relax, the Lord Commander is here to protect me this time. Shi Jiaming's face turned red, and he broke free from Chu Yun's arms without a trace.

"In this way, it seems that your kid should be the right-hand man of Princess Dunhuang. Even the Praetorian Guard commander has been sent to protect you. Gee. Chu Yun exclaimed.

"What's more, it's just a right-hand man?" Bai Shasha sneered, not having a good face for Chu Yun.

When Chu Yun heard this, he was even more sure that Shi Jiaming had been reused. I'm really happy for my classmates.

"The leader is straightforward and fast-talking, but in fact he is a very good person. Shi Jiaming explained awkwardly, and then said in a very casual tone, "By the way, I heard that you are traveling with Brother Chu, and there is also a female companion." Why don't you see her? Is it in your room?"

"Oh, she. Say there's something to do, let's go first. When she's done with things, she'll be able to join us. Seeing Bai Shasha present, Chu Yun had no choice but to be vague.

A trace of disappointment flashed in Shi Jiaming's eyes, and he immediately smiled: "Let's go." Our large army is stationed outside the city. ”

This time, Shi Jiaming brought a team of thirty people. Everyone is a brave elite man with strong muscles and a gleam in his eyes. Every move, exuding a strong military atmosphere, absolutely obeying the command.

Chu Yun suddenly thought of a question: "How many ancient city passes did you bring with you this time?" There are gatehouses, arrow towers and other mechanisms everywhere in the ruins of the ancient city, and every time it is opened for a period of time, a pass is required.

"Don't worry, the royal family has a lot of reserves. This time I brought nineteen Talismans, which is enough. Shi Jiaming replied with a smile.

"I also have six here, some of which I bought at the Cursed City auction, and some of which I got by killing Shangguan Feiyi. ”

"Hehehe, your matter is not small, and it has spread all over Dunhuang Kingdom. Shangguan Fengye, this person will take revenge, and it is very likely that this time he will personally come to kill you and avenge his son. That's why Princess Dunhuang sent the commander of the Praetorian Guard to assist me. You see, here's a map of the ruins of the ancient city. Shi Jiaming handed over a map.

This is a map drawn by the royal family to explore the ruins of the ancient city.

Among the various forces, this map is definitely among the best in terms of scope and detail.

Chu Yun was overjoyed, the ruins of the ancient city were very vast and complex, with this map, it was simply a guiding light in the dark, which was of great help to the exploration.

According to his memory, he quickly found the location of the Golden Age Book on this map.

"Let's go to this place first. Chu Yun pointed to the map.

Shi Jiaming glanced at Chu Yun in surprise: "Is your information reliable? You must know that there is a lot of false information every time you open it." Many forces deliberately release false information to attract rangers as cannon fodder and explore their way. ”

"Don't worry. Don't you believe me?, set off as soon as possible, enter the ruins of the ancient city, and have to cross the Sand Demon Territory. The sooner you enter the ruins of the ancient city, the more you will have an advantage. Chu Yun couldn't help but urge. In case the Jinsha Qi book is published first, then who will he cry to?

Around Dunhuang trachoma, there are a large number of sand devils.

This is a high-grade demon beast, as famous as Shi Xiao. In the same way, both are dirt spirit puppets. The difference is that the former is a sand structure, and the latter is a mountain stone formation.

The Demon Raider Sand Demon King in Bai Shasha's hands is the Beast King of this kind of Sand Demon Clan. Superb qualifications, able to be promoted to the realm of demon robbery.

Roar, roar, roar.

Suddenly, three sand demons came out of the sand dunes and blocked the path of Chu Yun's centaurs.

Before Shi Jiaming's men and horses were dispatched, they saw that the sword was like water, permeating the past. The roars of the three sand demons stopped abruptly, and the frost covered the surface of their bodies, and their bodies collapsed in an instant, turning into three demon crystals.

This is Chu Yun making a move.

After these days, after listening to the suggestions of the 31 immortal concubines, Chu Yun's drunken snow knife technique has changed a lot. Now he is using these sand devils to step up his familiarity with his new Dao.

The drunken snow knife of the peak spirit demon level is not something that the sand demon of the great demon level can compete with. Chu Yun opened the way in front of him, running in the new Dao method, and there was no chance for others to make a move.

"I didn't expect that in just three or four days, he actually made such a major breakthrough in the drunken snow knife. "The most surprising is Bai Shasha.

She walked behind, unmoved on the surface, but her heart was shaken.

Chu Yun's knife technique, she is very familiar with. But now, it is a completely different knife technique, but when combined and matched, it is more than ten times more mysterious and ingenious than the original.

"It seems that Chu Yun not only has a supernatural sword realm, but also has quite unique insights into various Dao methods. But in just three or four days, such a major improvement change was made. It's a terrifying talent!"

"Okay, I'm familiar with the knife again. It's time for a hurricane bow. Chu Yun put away the drunken snow knife and took out the hurricane bow.

All along, he has been a meteor shooter. But now with the guidance of the fairy concubines, the hurricane bow is equipped with a lot of archery, with meteor archery as the main body, and has built a unique and sharp tactical system.

"Well, it turns out that he also has such a deep understanding of archery! This combination is really eye-catching. Bai Shasha's pupils quietly dilated.

A moment later, Chu Yun put away the hurricane bow and summoned the Sky Fox, and her eyes widened and she was even more surprised.

After another while, her mouth opened wide, barely believing her eyes.

"This, is this still a human being? Could it be that the battle with me made him learn from the pain and triggered his infinite inspiration? The tactical systems that have been established have unique meanings when studied in depth, which is really breathtaking. ”

Historically, the matching of Taoism has been slowly adjusted according to usage habits and personal fighting styles, after a long time.

has never been like Chu Yun, who directly had a earth-shaking blood exchange.

In Bai Shasha's view, this kind of behavior that has not been tested in practice and changes indiscriminately is either crazy or stupid.

But now, Chu Yun has changed her mind.

"It turns out that there is really a kind of genius in this world, which is difficult for us ordinary people to fathom. Bai Shasha was puzzled, it was a miracle. In the end, she had no choice but to blame this reason on Chu Yun's talent.

"I have long heard that the young island master of the Shu family is extremely talented, and he is the first person among the younger generation. I was originally not angry, but I felt that if Bihan made a move, it would definitely not be this situation. I was wrong. Bai Shasha sighed happily in her heart, "This kind of talent is simply a monster. No wonder it attracts my family's Bihan. But now that he doesn't know Bihan's true identity, what can I do to help Bihan?"

She had really calmed down by this point.

She had to admit Chu Yun's talent. Although in that battle, he didn't do his best, he just wanted to teach Chu Yun a lesson. But he was only 16 years old, and he was like this with his two-hundred-year-old self. This performance is quite impressive.

Now that he has seen him running in the new Dao method, Bai Shasha has even raised the evaluation of Chu Yun in her heart to a higher level.

It's annoying that I have no experience in this area, and I want to help my apprentices, but I can't do it. Now I can only do it in a hurry.

Chu Yun whispered to Shi Jiaming as he advanced. It's all about their own circumstances after separation. In general, he was talking, and Shi Jiaming was listening. Unless Chu Yun took the initiative to ask, Shi Jiaming opened his mouth to respond a few words.

Chu Yun's ups and downs of adventure and the surging memories of the battlefield made Shi Jiaming's eyes flicker non-stop. Advancing like this, through the territory of the sand devil, everyone came to the edge of Dunhuang trachoma.

In the middle of the vast desert, a huge sinkhole appeared.

The crater is large enough to swallow a large city at once. The sinkhole was not calm, and the roar was deafening. Because its edge is a large amount of yellow sand, which is constantly pouring down, forming a sand waterfall as high as dozens of zhang.

In the next six days, the crater will grow larger and larger, tripling in size, before it stops. Then the wind howled, blowing an unprecedented huge sandstorm, burying the entire sinkhole sandhole.

This is a peculiar natural phenomenon. No one can figure out why this happens every three years.

Perhaps to figure it out, you can only reach the deepest part of the ruins of the ancient city.

But the ancient city has never been explored. Six days is too short for the explorers who are fighting and calculating with each other and dragging their feet.

No one has ever entered the heart of the ruins of the ancient city, and even the inner ring is rarely set foot in. In the ruins of the ancient city, there are a large number of monsters. Massive sand demons, giant venomous swift shadow scorpions, tall glow-in-the-dark mushroom giants...... In addition, the pass is another key factor that restricts the pace of explorers.

"People stay close to each other to prevent them from being swept away by the sandflow. Later, you will enter the sand road, and if you are unfortunately alone, you will contact the demon soldiers and return to the large army as soon as possible. Bai Shasha said this, paused, and then shouted categorically: "Let's go!"