Chapter 38: Pearl City
Spring is blooming, but the sky is gloomy, but the rain has not fallen.
Tang Xuan disguised himself as a scholar and left Fengqi City and headed to the dock of Oriental Pearl City, which was the closest large seaport to Fengqi City, and he was about to take a boat to the capital.
There was calm on the dock, the goods were placed on the dock in a mess, the water surface was turbid, foaming at the water, and the fishy smell mixed with the salty smell of the sea water went straight to his nose, making Tang Xuan a little uncomfortable.
"What's going on? The huge dock, why is there no one ......" Tang Xuan looked at the calm harbor and was stunned.
"I've been here before, but it's bustling...... We can go to Pearl City and inquire about the situation. Fox Xiao Ji couldn't tell why.
One man and one beast left the dock and headed for Pearl City, which was not far away.
This place is a harbor city in the southeast of the Great Liang Kingdom, surrounded by barren mountains and mountains, relatively independent, once very prosperous, now it seems to be depressed overnight, when Tang Xuan arrived at Pearl City, it was already night, but under the night, I saw countless souls flying in the air, and from time to time let out a terrible strange scream.
It was already time to close the city gate, but the city gate drawbridge was still lowered, the city gate was wide open, and on the left and right of the city gate, there were two gods!
One was tall and strong, like a half-cut black tower, with a fierce appearance, holding two giant hammers, and the other was a beautiful fairy, dressed in green clothes, with a golden sword behind his back, all staring at Tang Xuan with solemn eyes.
These two gods have both cultivated into physical bodies, and their strength is probably not bad.
"The gods are not in the temple, but here to guard the door......" Tang Xuan obviously felt that something was wrong, but he went inside quietly.
Tang Xuan walked into the city, there were only sparse lights, and there were few pedestrians on the street, all of them were in a hurry, Tang Xuan stepped forward to inquire about the situation, and these passers-by were secretive one by one.
Originally, I wanted to enter the temple to take shelter, but the temples in this city were all ruined, and there was no god in charge, either left or broken, and something must have happened.
"The man who just passed was a ghost." Fox Xiao Ji sat behind Tang Xuan and reminded him.
"I know......" Tang Xuan nodded, his expression even more solemn.
There are conditions for becoming a powerful ghost, after the death of an immortal cultivator, the soul has a strong energy, and it will not collapse immediately, and now the soul envoy in the underworld has suffered serious losses, and if he is not captured in time, these souls will be attached to the corpse or even the living person, becoming a powerful ghost.
But this place is not a place of extreme yin, and this process may not be so easy, and there may be immortal cultivators who use evil magic to do it.
"I'll investigate, be careful yourself." The fox Xiao Ji jumped off Tang Xuan's body, entered the darkness and disappeared.
Tang Xuan walked all the way, cultivated all the way, and now his strength is not what it used to be, and his courage is also a lot greater, just a few steps, but he saw two men in black coming out of a house, dragging a young woman.
This young woman is about twenty years old, her appearance is not bad, and she gives people a feeling of pearl and jade, but at this moment she is so frightened that she has no master, and she keeps begging.
"Stop, let go of the young woman!" Tang Xuan shouted and stopped the two men in black.
These two black-clothed men are a man and a woman, the man is strong, the woman is petite, both wearing white masks, they look like the group of people from the Red Blood Sect, could it be that this city has been captured by the Red Blood Sect?
"Yo? Where did you come from, could it be that you are the concubine of this woman? The stout man spoke sarcastically.
"Even he was arrested together, just a scholar, and he actually learned to fight and fight injustice, I really don't know whether to live or die." The petite woman rushed forward and was about to capture Tang Xuan.
Tang Xuan's shot was as fast as lightning, and he pointed at the strong man's forehead, the man's eyelids were slumped, and he was paralyzed to the ground, and the petite woman was choked by Tang Xuan's neck before she had time to call for help.
"Tell me, Who are you...... With such a hard mouth, don't blame this son for being ruthless! Seeing that the woman didn't answer, Tang Xuan twisted slightly, and with a crisp sound, the woman's neck was twisted, and she fell to the ground and convulsed, seeing that she couldn't live.
The cultivation of these two people is not high, and Tang Xuan has no trouble killing these two.
"Woe to them, quickly drag them into the courtyard and bury them, don't be discovered!" The young woman was frightened, but she remained calm.
Tang Xuan immediately dragged the two to the courtyard, and the young woman saw that there was no one left and right, and quickly closed the door.
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The moon was dark and the wind was high, Tang Xuan and the beautiful young woman dug a pit in the courtyard and buried the two under the locust tree in the courtyard.
After doing this, Tang Xuan came to the house, wiped the sweat from his head, and sat down at the table to rest.
"Childe, there is no tea at home, please drink some sugar water." The beautiful young woman came out of the back room, changed into clean clothes again, and brought a glass of water.
Tang Xuan was indeed thirsty, drank all the water, this beautiful young woman knelt down with double happiness, kowtowed to Tang Xuan, and said: "The son saves his life, the little woman has nothing to repay, from today on, I am willing to serve the left and right." ”
This young woman's appearance is indeed not bad, similar to cherry, and it is also the slightly rounded type, with a pink and tender feeling.
"Madame, please get up, when I first arrived in your place, I don't know the situation here, I hope to tell you." Tang Xuan hurriedly helped the beautiful woman up.
The beautiful woman sat next to Tang Xuan, wiped her tears, and said: "The little woman's name is Feng Guiyun, she married here at the age of sixteen, her husband died the next year, and she has been living alone, and there is no man in the family, so she is not miserable......"
"Ma'am, I want to ask you what has happened lately, why is this place so depressed?" Tang Xuan interrupted Feng Guiyun's words.
Feng Guiyun glanced at Tang Xuan, wiped away his tears, and said: "This place was originally very peaceful, but half a month ago, a group of strongmen suddenly came and occupied the official mansion in the city, and then strange things happened every day...... The yacha in the city became neither human nor ghostly, and they went around arresting people, saying that they were to serve the gods, and these captured people never returned. ”
"What's the matter with the gods at the gates?"
"All four gates are guarded by gods, and anyone who goes out will be put to death...... In less than ten days, there was not much left of the people of the city. "Although Feng Guiyun is an ordinary person, he has always been concerned about the situation in the city.
"Do you know where the wicked are?" Tang Xuan asked.
Feng Guiyun shook his head and sobbed, "I don't know...... Childe, the little woman is cornered, I hope Childe will have mercy! I am willing to serve my son, just to be able to live. ”
"Well, that's not good!"
Feng Guiyun didn't squirm, but sat directly in Tang Xuan's arms, and continued: "The little girl is willing to go to Wushan with her son...... After all, the little girl has experienced personnel, but not those little girls can compare. ”
After that, Feng Guiyun's shirt slipped off, revealing a white body, and there was not a single wisp in it, which was particularly beautiful against the backdrop of this moonlight.
In order to survive, this Feng Guiyun stuck it up, which was very direct.
Compared with Liu Yueling's thin and graceful figure, such a round and jade can arouse the beauty in Tang Xuan's heart, and now that nephrite is in her arms, like an arrow on the string, how can this be good?
"It's not proper, my son didn't save you for the beauty of his wife." After all, Tang Xuan was a righteous gentleman, and he refused with righteous words, he didn't dare to move, his eyes looked out the window.
Outside the window, two mountain peaks stand side by side, and the moonlight covers them with a layer of silvery white, which is as beautiful as a dream.
Don't seduce me anymore, I can't stand it anymore!
Tang Xuan let out a wail in his heart.
"Those two men in black are buried in our courtyard, and sooner or later they will be discovered, and the little woman can only become the rations of the gods...... If Childe is gone, I won't be able to live! Isn't it that the son dislikes me because I am a broken flower and a willow? After that, this Feng Guiyun hugged Tang Xuan tightly, almost suffocating him.
"It doesn't matter...... Tang Xuan said with great difficulty, "as long as I kill those wicked people, you'll be fine...... You get out of the way! ”
At this moment, a black shadow quickly came in, it was the fox Xiaoji, and as soon as it entered the door, it said: "There is depression everywhere in the city, only the Baihualou near the palace is brightly lit, and there must be something strange in it...... You're really doing something bad, it's really hopeless. ”
Tang Xuan pushed this Feng Guiyun out, Feng Guiyun let out an 'oops', fell to the ground, and quickly wrapped his clothes tightly.
"I'll take a look." Tang Xuan immediately got up and left quickly.
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Baihualou is the largest green building in this pearl city, this pearl city is a harbor city, there used to be a lot of businessmen coming and going, and now this place has been occupied by the Red Blood Sect.
They sealed the whole city, allowed them to enter but not to leave, and slaughtered the people as slaves.
On the balcony of the front building, a black-robed man had a solemn face, looking at the street in the distance, there were many scales on this person's face, and there was a faint trace of demonic aura on his body, I was afraid that he was a big demon with extraordinary strength.
"Black Sand Altar Master, the murderer is coming this way, this person has a vague breath on his body, and he doesn't seem to have cultivated anything, but he is actually a ruthless person who pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger." A masked man falls to his knees to report.
"It's not easy to capture this Pearl City, the White Hall Lord is not here, we should do our best to protect this place, and we must not be destroyed...... In this way, prepare with both hands, and prepare for the blood sacrifice to the nightmare god. Also, treat the man well, and if he is willing to leave, then ask the gods to intervene and get rid of him. The black man ordered.
"Understood......" The masked man immediately retreated.
After a while, a person appeared on the dim street, dressed as a scholar, and walked slowly in front of the Baihua Building.
The people in the Baihualou were already waiting for them, and immediately a horse-faced man stepped forward, this person was yellow and thin, with a flattering look, and said: "This son, but you want to come here to rest?" ”
Tang Xuan looked timid, and saluted respectfully, "Scholars in Yanggu County, go out to study here, the inns here are all closed, look for a place to stay, stay overnight and leave." ”
It's really loaded!
This grandson is so cunning!
It's obvious that he's here to smash the field, and he pretends to be soft!
The horse-faced man greeted Tang Xuan's whole family in his heart, but there was still a smile on his face, and he made a gesture of please.
"Childe can enter to rest, although the store is small, but it will not slack off Childe! The boss said that he is a friend when he goes out, and he will not charge a penny from his son tonight, and he can have fun here. ”
Tang Xuan smiled bitterly, it seemed that he had been exposed, these people obviously knew that they were immortal cultivators, not only did they not investigate him for murder, but they also had to treat him well, not wanting to offend themselves.
However, Tang Xuan can't give up, if it's a little trivial, forget it, these people are going to harm the people of this city, and they must be eliminated.
Stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, since the other party is so polite, it is not easy to turn your face, first go to it to find out, have a play, and then unload the mill and kill the donkey, it is the best policy.
"Lead the way." Thinking of this, Tang Xuan put away his smile and walked in.
Enter the Baihua Building, which is carved and painted, which is very luxurious.
Different from the imagination, although the lights are bright here, the sound of silk and bamboo is unconscious, and several young girls in lace on the stage are performing hot dances, all of them are quite hardworking, and they all have some skills.
In the center of the hall, there was a black statue, only half a man tall, short and grotesquely shaped, with three eyes, standing alone.
Beneath the statue is a two-foot pool, the water in which it is turbid and a little bloody.
There seems to be a strange soul fluctuation in this statue, and the consciousness that has been born is a god.
Tang Xuan's gaze left the statue and looked at the people present, the men among them were all human, but those women were a little different, there were humans, gods, evil ghosts, and demons, they all showed flattery, and frequently threw flattering eyes at Tang Xuan.
"Childe, please ...... here" The horse-faced man smiled and motioned for Tang Xuan to go upstairs to the private room.
After the horse-faced man went out, a small servant served tea, but this time Tang Xuan had a hearty eye and did not go to drink tea, sitting in place and waiting quietly.