I don't know if the lights on the ground obscure their brilliance or if it's too common to be ignored.

People only saw the bright lights and never looked up.

The next morning, they hurried away, and as evening approached, they came to Lianyun City.

The sea breeze blows on the hem of the clothes, and every now and then there is a birdsong or two.

This place is not the same as the seaside imagined by Zhao Yuanling, there is indeed a wide sea and an endless sky.

The sea water and sky are lined up, but there is a rich black.

The purity of blackness seems to attach a layer of black veil to the city.

She couldn't help but be a little distracted: "It turns out that Haicheng is like this. The armadillo shook his head, "It's too dark here, and when the sun comes out and everything is bright, that's when the real Haicheng will be." ”

She had been to many places, even places where the Terrans had not set foot.

Now that the scene in front of me is indeed a bit reluctant, it is nothing more than a relatively large sea area, and some villagers live nearby.

There are no flocks of birds above the vast sky, and there is no golden sun in the endless sea.

There was only a hazy weather, and every now and then a nameless bird call or two flew by. However, what she couldn't stand the most was the fishy smell that came to her face.

The armadillo covered his nose and fanned.

"It stinks in here." Hearing this, Zhao Yuanling also sniffed carefully.

It's just a hint of salty and wet taste, although it's not smelly, but it's still reluctant.

Mo Bai's thoughts seemed to be in line with the armadillo's, and his brows were twisted together. It was as if there was a smell in the air that they didn't like very much.

Zhao Yuanling couldn't help asking, "What do you smell like?" ”

"...... like blood"

"It's just some fishy smell." Mo Bai took the words first, glanced at the armadillo, and there was a warning in his eyes.

Zhao Yuanling seemed suspicious, "Let's find a place to live first." ”

They walked to the city.

The wide streets are visibly filthy, with dead fish on both sides of the riverbank, and a swarm of flies buzzing around them.

Three or two fishermen sat on the shore and spread out the fish they had caught on the shore, they seemed to be selling, but they did not shout, and when they saw someone come forward to ask, they only answered a word or two without interest.

They walked along the shore, where most of the houses were made of a white mud that seemed to be a little different from the houses in the town.

Strangely enough, the doors of almost every house are closed, and even when they see passers-by, they just stare straight into the eyes, like owls staring at their prey in the dark.

"Hello, I would like to ask, is there a place to stay here?" An old woman on crutches came across the roadside, and it didn't seem that she had so much malice towards them, Zhao Yuanling politely stepped forward and asked.

However, after hearing what she said, the old woman who had been kind a second ago instantly turned terrified and hideous.

"You outsiders, let me go, get out of Lianyun City! You are not welcome! After saying that, he also used the crutches in his hand to drive away, and Zhao Yuanling hurriedly took a step back when he saw this.

"Hey, why are you like this, old woman? We're just asking for directions, and we're not going to sleep at your house! The armadillo said indignantly.

"You still want to go to my house to sleep, see if I don't beat you all out!"

Armadillo: "......"

Zhao Yuanling stopped her and signaled not to entangle any further.

She raised her eyes to look at the other scattered passers-by, and as her gaze swept over them, one or two of them looked evasive, for fear that she would come up and ask.

She frowned, "I knew that some villages would be more receptive to outsiders, but I didn't expect it to be so serious here. She paused for a moment and continued: "It's just that we have to trouble others, and others are not obligated to help us, so let's continue to look for it, or we will have to spend the night outside." ”

"Can't stay out overnight." Mo Bai suddenly said, "The climate on the beach is different from outside, it will suddenly turn cold at night, and the temperature difference is too great, we are afraid that we will freeze to death." ”

He looked around with cold eyes, and he also frowned.

"Otherwise, let's go back, I always feel a little strange about this place." Zhao Yuanling had already retreated in his heart.

Mo Bai disagreed, insisting on finding the spirit here.

"We can't afford to spend too much time on the road, and besides, the horses need to rest and can't travel overnight."

He is not afraid of strange things, but he is afraid that there are no strange things.

Zhao Yuanling didn't speak, and always felt that if this road went on, they were putting themselves in danger.

But now she has to take risks because of her body.

"It's all here, why don't you go and see, no matter what, they can still eat us?" The armadillo rested his head with his hands on his face, looking indifferent.

Zhao Yuanling finally had to nod.

The sea water crashes against the shore again and again with the sound of the wind, forming a peculiar rhythm.

When Zhao Yuanling saw the sea for the first time, he was inevitably still a little curious and looked around.

The wide road became narrower and narrower, and there were still only three or four people dotted on the side of the road, and most of them were some old people.

The further you go, the more houses there are, the road is not so wide, and the number of residents gradually increases, but it seems that no one can get close to them. Their eyes stared straight at them, silent, and there was an inexplicable strangeness in the air.

Their gaze was like a mouth, trying to devour them in the air.

The black white fingers moved slightly, and the sound of the sword scabbard came out coldly, as if a bell was struck in this silent silence, and they instantly withdrew their gaze in shock, not daring to look at it again.

They continued to walk forward for a while, and suddenly, a black iron gate appeared in front of them.

The iron gate is not big, and it can only walk ten people side by side, and there are two large gilded characters of "Inner City" written on it.

"Could it be that there is an inner city and an outer city here?" Just as she wondered, two guards at the city gate walked over.

"Idle people, etc., can't get close to here."

The words they said had a thick accent, a little difficult to understand, and Zhao Yuanling pondered for a moment before he could tell what they were saying.

"Why can't you get closer? Isn't this gate for people to walk into? Could it be that there is something unsightly in it? The armadillo looked at the two guards unkindly, his eyes glancing behind him from time to time.

As soon as she said this, the two guards instantly became angry, and they were about to crush them with their spears.

Mo Bai's face was grim, as if he could make a move in the next second. The armadillo also made a gesture of wanting to fight.

Zhao Yuanling stopped them helplessly.

"Two big brothers, we have no ill intentions, we just want to come and see."

They said in an unkind tone, "What do you want to see?" ”

"We want to see what's here." After speaking, Zhao Yuanling opened the money bag, took out two pieces of silver and put them in their hands, inadvertently revealing the gold leaves and a large pile of silver tickets inside.

The guard touched the silver pair in his hand and glanced at each other, his expression softened a lot. After taking away the black white matching knife, he put them in.

After walking to the city gate, Zhao Yuan exhaled a long breath, his body finally relaxed, and he seemed to have some heart palpitations.

Although this was a common trick in the palace, it was the first time she had done such a thing.

"Wow, you see, it's not the same here." The armadillo jumped up with some excitement.

Entering the inner city, the inside and the outside are two diametrically opposed scenes, the outer city is wide but sparsely populated, and the inner city is lined with houses. When night falls, the sky is still extremely blue to black, and people seem to be engraved in a picture scroll of heavy colors.

But there are still a lot of people shouting, just like a normal lively village.

Zhao Yuanling said: "Let's go and ask where there is a place to live." ”

"Wait." Mo Bai stopped the person, and the corners of his mouth moved slightly, "We just arrived here, so don't act rashly." ”

"I don't think so." It was rare that the armadillo agreed with what he said.

One part of it faces the sea, and the other side rises from the mountains. Huge layers of rock seemed to enclose them, but the only gate was guarded.

If there is fraud in it, I am afraid that it will be difficult to get out of it at that time.

But now that people are here, it's unlikely that they'll ever turn back.

Mo Bai thought a little deeper than the armadillo, and there was a fishy smell in the air mixed with the smell of blood and rust, this smell was neither a human nor a demon, if it was these seafood, it seemed that something was not right.

Zhao Yuanling stood there and didn't ask much, she didn't know what they were thinking, but since Mo Bai said so, there was nothing to question.

At the edge of the town was a huge cliff with a path that winded up to a temple and nowhere else.

They walked straight up the path, which was small but not steep, and there were not many trees on the rock wall, but it was full of green leaves.

They all grow in one direction, and traces of the wind blow can be seen.

The walls are red and green tiles, the steps are mottled, and the soil on the walls has been seriously eroded by wind and rain.

The door of the temple has come to the front of the temple, the ground is clean and spotless, and there are neat piles of dead leaves next to it, and it seems that there are monks who often clean it.

A bronze incense burner half a person high stands in the middle of the road, there is still curling white smoke on it, heavy sandalwood floats in the air, the ash in the tripod has been full to overflow, it seems that there are many people who worship here.

The door of the temple is not closed, and when you walk in, the first feeling is that it is clammy and cold.

Zhao Yuanling rolled up his sleeves, maybe the temperature on the mountain is a little different from the temperature under the mountain.

She knocked on the door, but no one answered, so she walked straight inside.

What catches your eye is a huge golden eagle statue, surrounded by white mist, and the smell of incense is so strong that it is a little choking.

"Is this made of gold?" The smell of copper on his face made the armadillo swallow his saliva.

The statue is about five people tall, and its golden surface seems to be gilded with a layer of oil, and it is dazzlingly bright.