Chapter 203: Exploring the Ancient City
In the darkness of all sides, the brightly lit ancient city in front of you looks incomparably bright and beautiful!
"What to do? To go in or not to go in? Lin Yan was entangled at this time, and after hesitating for a moment, he decided to enter one of them first to find out.
so-called
"The soldiers are coming, the water is coming", and it is impossible to make any progress if you continue to stay outside, you can only see if there will be an exit or something in this mysterious ancient city that suddenly appeared.
After Lin Yan made up his mind, he stepped into it, and at this moment, his eyes were incomparably bright, and the white light struck, making him involuntarily half-close his eyes.
"What's the situation? It didn't look so bright from the outside just now! Lin Yan thought suspiciously, took a step back, and as a result, the white light disappeared, and what he saw in front of him changed back to the previous appearance of the stars.
After several trial and error, he finally determined that there was an invisible dividing line, and that what he saw inside and outside the line was completely different worlds.
Standing outside the dividing line, there is a brightly lit ancient city, but it is still surrounded by a dark environment, and it is like a cluster of lights in the dark, shining with light.
Inside the dividing line, the darkness around you is no longer visible, and there is light like day.
Under this light, although the lights in the house are still there, they are no longer so obvious. Strangely enough, there is no sun in the sky, so where does this little dazzling light come from?
You know, this place is under the yellow sand, and no matter how strong the sun outside, it is impossible to project the sunlight here!
Don't understand! I really don't understand! However, this did not prevent Lin Yan from exploring this ancient city, but he had to raise his vigilance again, after all, this place looked so weird!
Lin Yan walked inside, and the white light sprinkled down, which made his mood calm down a lot, after all, people still like a bright environment.
The streets here are paved with stone slabs, and the sides are lined with stone-made houses, which are numerous and give a sense of staircase as the ground rises.
There are also a lot of shops around, and there are all kinds of guignes hanging outside, but the text on them is obscure, and Lin Yan can't recognize what is written.
In addition, some of the streets are wider, and there are fruit and grocery stalls on the side of the street.
A shed was also erected above the stall, as if to provide shade from the sun. And behind the stall, there is a small stool with a puff fan on it, which gives the impression that it is very hot here.
But Lin Yan didn't think so, although some white light was projected, but there was not the slightest heat in this light, as if it was just simple light.
Moreover, this stall is set up here, but what about the stall owner? Could it be that the folk customs here are so simple that the stall owners are not worried about losing their things?
No, not only are there no stall owners in front of these stalls, but there is not even a single pedestrian on this street. Since Lin Yan stepped into the ancient city, he has never met a single living person along the way!
What's the situation? Could it be that this is really a netherworld, but is there such a bright netherworld?
The streets as far as the eye can see are spotlessly cleaned, and even the fruits have a bright sheen on them, and some of them have some water stains on them, which must have just been washed.
Lin Yan turned his head to look at a house beside him, and looked in through the window, only to see the lights swaying slightly, which seemed so real.
If there is no one here, then who cleans the streets, how can the fruit be so fresh, and what lights can last for years?
This place is like a sealed paradise, a place of light under the yellow sand, but there is no figure living in it.
"No, let's go and explore first!" Lin Yan was at an impasse at this time, so he planned to go into the house to check it out.
Although trespassing on private houses is not good, it is not a special situation now! Thinking of this, Lin Yan directly pushed open the door on his side.
Surprisingly, the door was unlocked and could have been easily pushed open.
"Excuse me, anyone?" Lin Yan asked, but his footsteps didn't stop, and he walked in slowly.
If it was really an ancient person who lived here, then he wasn't sure if the other party would be able to understand what he said, but out of politeness, he still had to greet him.
It's just that after the voice came out, no one responded for a long time, and the room was very silent.
"No one!" Lin Yan was not very surprised by this situation, after all, he had never met anyone outside just now.
After entering this house, there is a small courtyard, and some daily utensils such as dustpans and hoes are placed in the yard, which looks very lively.
Then walking inside, Lin Yan saw the strings of dried meat hanging on the beams of the house, and his stomach gurgled involuntarily, and then he remembered that he hadn't eaten for a long time.
When they came in, they only limited the amount of water that everyone could carry, but there were no restrictions on food.
But ordinary people don't bring too much, after all, it will affect their own actions. Lin Yan was the same, only stuffed some dry food in his small cloth pocket, just in case he was here
Staying too long in the "sand grave" to find something to eat. After all, he had often heard people say that the desert was very barren, and that there was nothing to eat, let alone food, and that he could rarely see even a serious living thing.
There are quite a few who want to eat you, such as that sandworm. Let's not talk about whether ordinary people can beat this thing when they encounter it, even if they slaughter it, it takes courage to eat it.
If someone can really eat sandworms raw, then Lin Yan will definitely give him a thumbs up and respect:
"Ruthless!" He touched the dry food in his little cloth pocket, and with difficulty looked away from the jerky, and thought:
"The master's family is not here, it's not good to take other people's things casually, I'll still gnaw on my own dry food!" However, he was not in a hurry to start the meal, after all, exploring the ancient city was the first priority at the moment.
Lin Yan walked into the house, and the furnishings inside were very simple, and there was no clutter at all. After a cursory glance, his attention finally fell on the stove on one side, and the big iron pot seemed to be boiling meat, and when you looked closely, it was still steaming!
This is not at all the same level as the allure of the jerky outside! In addition to the different materials, the jerky and his dry food are half a catty and eight taels in Lin Yan's own opinion, after all, the jerky will not be too delicious if it is not processed.
And the meat stewed in front of you is a naked temptation, this is too intuitive! Lin Yan involuntarily stepped forward and watched the large pieces of meat in the iron pot cook well, and the broth was bubbling.
If you smell it closely, you can feel the enticing fragrance!
"Gollum ......" Lin Yan swallowed a mouthful of saliva and thought in his heart:
"This stew should be mutton, and there are radishes in it, this master is really good at eating! Daintily! He spoke again and shouted:
"Is anyone there?" There was silence all around, and no one responded. Lin Yan was entangled at this time, although he knew that it was not good to take other people's things, but who made this mutton too tempting!
It's so fragrant, isn't this a temptation to make a mistake! After thinking for a while, he was no longer entangled, sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes, what do you always care about these details, it's a big deal to leave some money for the master's family to compensate!
Well, if it's delicious, save a little more! Having made up his mind, Lin Yan touched left and right, and saw a long-handled spoon placed on the stove.
He took it and rummaged through the pot, picked out a piece of meat, and scooped it up. Holding a spoon, he put the piece of meat in front of his nose, sniffed it vigorously, and said secretly:
"Hmmm~ It's so fragrant!" Then he was ready to feast, when suddenly, a strange voice came:
"Woo...... Woo woo...... "Lin Yan asked reflexively:
"Who?" But there was still no answer, but the strange voice that suddenly appeared just now was still coming intermittently.
Seeing this situation, it is naturally not the time to eat meat with peace of mind. Lin Yan put down the spoon and walked slowly towards the place where the sound came from, and the palm of his hand also held the handle of the black broken knife.
He was a little resentful at the moment, thinking that he would finally be able to eat the delicious radish stewed mutton, but he was interrupted, so he was in a very bad mood!
Lin Yan followed the direction from which the voice came, gradually entered the inner hall, and then stopped in front of a door.
"That's where the sound comes from!" He slowly pushed open the door in one hand, and held the black broken knife in the other, ready to deal with the sudden anomaly.
At the moment when the door was opened, Lin Yan was obviously stunned when he saw the scene in front of him. As far as the eye could see, the walls were covered with sheep's heads, and on a long board stood freshly dismembered flesh and bones.
Here, it turned out to be a slaughterhouse! And among those sheep heads, there was a sheep head that was still dripping blood, apparently just slaughtered.
To make matters worse, the sheep was clearly not completely dead, and was constantly howling in pain.
It's just that it was dying after all, and it didn't have much strength, so the voice was very low, and there was a sound of wind, and the two voices mixed together, and finally formed the weird sound that Lin Yan heard.
"I see!" A false alarm! Although the picture is a little cruel, but in the rivers and lakes, there will be no less cruel things than this.
It's just animals, what if it's human? Lin Yan silently withdrew from the slaughterhouse and returned to the previous house, but he had no idea of tasting the delicious mutton again.
The people's heads are still howling in them, and the stewed in this pot may not be its meat.
In this case, Lin Yan really couldn't eat it.
"Forget it, let's continue to gnaw on my dry food!" was tempted by the mutton just now, Lin Yan was really hungry at this time.
Anyway, there is no one here, so there shouldn't be any danger for the time being, so let's replenish some physical strength first.
Just as he took out the dry food and just took a bite, there was a sudden burst
The sound of "rustling" came. Lin Yan thought helplessly:
"What's the situation? I don't let people eat well! ”