Led by Li Chengxian's caravan, Lucius and the others did not enter the pasture, but continued westward along the edge of the pasture.

On the edge of the meadow, two very different landscapes are intertwined, giving people a very strange feeling.

If you are walking on the center line on a camel, you can clearly feel that half of your body is hot and dry, while the other half of your body is very cool in the breeze.

This kind of huge contrast will make people feel very interesting, so along the way, Lucius often walked in the junction place, carefully feeling the huge contrast in the environment between the two different regions.

Lucius's slightly childish childlike mentality surprised everyone, but no one mocked him.

In this way, after walking along the edge of the grassland for more than ten days, the endless grassland finally came to an end, and outside the grassland, a slightly dilapidated ancient city appeared in everyone's field of vision.

Seeing the ancient city, Li Chengxian whispered to Lu Xius: "Your Royal Highness Lu Xiusi, that is our first stop, and it can be regarded as the official gateway to the countries of the Western Regions, Dunxu City. ”

Hearing this, Lu Xiusi looked at the city, thought for a while and asked Li Chengxian in a low voice: "Which country does this Dunxu City belong to in the Western Regions?

Li Chengxian then replied: "Dunxu City is also an independent city-state, which was originally in the hands of the Great Xia State established by the Yueshi people, but later the Great Xia Kingdom was destroyed by the Xiongnu, and this city-state also fell into the hands of the Xiongnu, but the Xiongnu people are mostly nomadic for a living, and over time this city-state is not cared for. ”

"It wasn't until after the fall of the Han Empire in China that many people in Middle-earth fled to Guanwai after years of war, and those people found the city of Dunxu in order to avoid the war, and rebuilt it, a descendant of the fallen nobles of the Han Empire, and later occupied the city. Since then, his family has been in charge of the castle. ”

After listening to Li Chengxian's introduction with great interest, Lu Xiusi carefully looked at the city in the distance, and asked with some puzzlement: "Since the Holy Emperor and the Holy Empress want to control the Western Regions, why don't they take this city over?

After listening to Lu Xiusius's words, Li Chengxian smiled bitterly and said: "Hehe, His Royal Highness Lu Xiusi said it easily, you must know that this Dunxu City is not just the only way to enter the Western Regions. It is also the gateway to the countries of the Western Regions, which seem to be scattered, but they also never want to be annexed by the Tang Empire. ”

Li Chengxian's words made Lu Xius a little strange: "Didn't you say that Dunxue City was in the hands of the descendants of the nobles of the Han Empire? Could it be that they also support the countries of the Western Regions?"

"Hey. Sighing, Li Chengxian continued: "Although those people have the same roots as us and also left Middle-earth, but now in their minds, they no longer regard themselves as Middle-earth people. They all consider themselves to be from the Western Regions. ”

"What's more, now that they have monopolized Dunxu City, if they submit to the Tang Dynasty and sacrifice Dunxu City. I'm afraid I may not be able to get where I am now. ”

Hearing Li Chengxian say this, Lu Xiu Shi understood: "You mean, they want to continue to be the soil emperor in Dunxu City?"

Li Chengxian nodded and said, "Yes, that's what they think." So naturally it will not return to the Tang Dynasty, and that family has been in the Western Regions for many years, and it also has enough strength to occupy the throne. ”

Lucius spread his hands and said, "Okay." In that case, is there anything we need to pay attention to when we enter Tsutsuki City?"

Li Chengxian solemnly warned Lu Xius: "When you enter Dunxu City, you'd better not reveal your identity, Dunxu City is a mixed place, if you rashly expose your identity, I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble, let's just leave." ”

Glancing at Li Chengxian, Lu Xius could clearly feel the other party's nervousness, and it seemed that he was a little afraid of that city.

Li Chengxian didn't want to talk to Lucius, but Li Xuanji next to him said: "In Dunxu City, it is said that there is a god enshrined, if we stay for a long time, it may cause the peep of that god, and if that god finds you, grandpa is worried that he will attack you." ”

Seeing Li Xuanji rushing to speak, Li Xuanji suddenly glared at him, but the words had already been spoken, but he was helpless.

He could only persuade Lucius in a low voice: "Lucius, this is their place after all, so we'd better not touch that mold." ”

Lucius suddenly had a bold idea, and said directly to Li Chengxian: "Speaking of which, I am afraid that there is a god enshrined in the cities of the Western Regions and independent city-states, right?

"How is that possible? How do you know?" As soon as Li Chengxian said this, he realized that he was actually in a little anxious, and saying this was tantamount to agreeing with Lucius's guess.

Lu Xiusi looked at Li Chengxian carefully, smiled and said, "Hehe, Lord Wang, you are really good at calculating, and you actually calculated me unknowingly." ”

Li Chengxian hurriedly explained: "No, no, Lucius, don't misunderstand, in fact, I didn't mean to hide this matter from you, I, I just, I actually have some unspeakable secrets, I hope, I hope you can understand." ”

Lucius was not in a hurry, but directly raised his hand to let the camel team stop, stared at Li Chengxian and said, "Okay, let's make it clear first." ”

Seeing that the camel team had been forcibly stopped, Li Chengxian knew that he might have angered Lucius, although the other party still had a smile on his face, but it was not difficult to see from his words that Lucius must have been very angry, if he didn't have a reasonable explanation, I am afraid that the other party would not give up.

Just when Li Chengxian was forced by Lucius to come up with a reasonable explanation, Li Xuanji next to him spoke again: "Grandpa, in fact, it's good for you to tell the truth directly." ”

Saying that, regardless of Li Chengxian's opposition, Li Xuanji said directly to Lu Xius: "Your Royal Highness Lu Xiusi, in fact, grandpa did not tell you about the gods, because he was worried that you would not want to go to the Western Regions, and at the same time, he also hoped that you could help us and save my father and several uncles." ”

Lu Xius looked at Li Xuanji, and then at Li Chengxian, who was still a little hesitant, and suddenly seemed to understand something.

said to Li Chengxian very bluntly: "It seems that this is the reason why Li Xuanji is afraid of the gods of the Western Regions? And it bears the worship of the countries of the Western Regions. ”

At this point, Li Chengxian knew that there was no way to undo it, so he simply said very bluntly: "That's the thing, in fact, the Tang Dynasty has no way to take the countries of the Western Regions, and it is also because there are nearly 100 cities in the entire 36 countries of the Western Regions, and almost every city is dedicated to gods. ”

Lucius finally understood: "I see, so it sees, it seems that it is not that the Immortal Domain did not interfere in the countries of the Western Regions, but that the Immortal Domain participated in it in a way that broke into pieces, and descended the spirit of the gods to the countries of the Western Regions." Accept the offerings of the people of the Western Regions. ”

"What? Actually, is this actually the case?" Apparently Li Chengxian didn't think of this, or he didn't know the difference between gods and gods.

Seeing that it was not pretending, Lucius explained with a smile: "Don't be surprised, the gods are just the spirits of the gods, and those spirits can accept and worship and gather the power of faith to strengthen themselves, but they are not the essence of the gods, and their strength is weaker than that of the real gods. ”

"And most importantly, gods are usually disembodied. They have to be attached to the offerings of the believers, to concentrate the power of faith, so that they can have enough power, so those gods are actually. There was no way to leave the city where they were worshipped. ”

After listening to Lu Xiusius's explanation, Li Xuanji suddenly exclaimed: "Since this is the case, we can bypass the Dunxu City in front of us and go directly to Qiuzi City to save our father and them, right?"

Lee Hyun-je looked at Lee Sung-hyun and Lucius expectantly. But the two of them almost unanimously rejected his idea: "No." ”

Obviously not expecting to be rebuffed, Li Xuanji immediately shouted: "Why? Why not, we will definitely be noticed by the gods in the city when we enter Dunyu City." When we reveal our whereabouts, won't it be very difficult for them to save their father?"

I have to say that Li Xuanji is also a very creative little guy, and he can quickly think of the disadvantages of entering Dunyu City to rescue his father.

Lucius smiled approvingly and said, "Hehe, yes, it seems that you have made some progress and can analyze the current situation well." ”

But then the conversation changed, and Lucius said very directly: "But you have overlooked one point, we have actually entered the area of Dunxu City, and the gods enshrined in that city must also know about our arrival, instead of bypassing the city, it is better to simply go in and have a look." ”

Even Li Chengxian didn't expect that Lu Xiusi would go directly into the city to have a look, knowing that there was a god in Dunxu City.

Even if, as Lucius said, the god is not a real god, but it has been worshiped by the city all the year round, especially the incense of the past merchants, presumably the strength of that god should have been extraordinary.

Although Li Chengxian did not agree with the detour, it also made him feel a little worried about the swaggering and direct entry into the city like Lucius.

Seeing that Li Chengxian was also a little worried, Lu Xiusi comforted: "Don't worry, since I said that I want to enter the city, then I naturally have a way to deal with the gods in the city, even if he is worshiped by the past business travelers, but he is only a god after all, I am not even afraid of the gods of the Eternal God Kingdom, will I be afraid of him?"

Seeing that Lucius was so confident, Li Chengxian naturally didn't say anything more, glanced at his little grandson, and then nodded and said, "Okay, since His Royal Highness Lucius is so confident, then I, the old bone, will sacrifice my life to accompany Your Highness." ”

Seeing that Li Chengxian was quite high-spirited, like a general on the battlefield, Lu Xiuston smiled and said: "Hehe, this is the demeanor that the Tang Empire should have." ”

The caravan continued its march and soon came to the city, which stood on the sandy ground.

The whole city looks a little dilapidated, but from the city towers on the head of the city, the first-class city wall has not collapsed in the slightest after several wind and frost, it can be seen that the person who built this city back then was also a great architect.

When the caravan marched to the city gate, Lucius could clearly feel that a powerful spiritual force was crushing towards him, enveloping him and the entire caravan in an instant.

Obviously, this is the god who is worshiped in the city probing Lucius and them, as if they want to see what Lucius has about them.

However, when that powerful spiritual power was condensed on Lucius, he didn't pay attention to it at all, but instead beckoned everyone to prepare to enter the city.

In front of the city gate, several soldiers dressed in the armor of the Han Empire blocked the city gate, holding rusty-looking spears in their hands, and collecting fees from passing merchants.

And those merchants who wanted to enter the city naturally did not dare to have any objections, and prepared the money for entering the city in advance, and when it was their turn, they threw the money into the broken basket beside the two soldiers, and then no one would check their salutes, and they could enter the city directly.

Seeing that there were many people entering the city, Lucius and the others also got off the camel's back, led the camel and followed the team to enter the city.

At this moment, Caroline quickly approached Lucius and whispered to Lucius, "Lucius, did you feel that powerful spiritual power just now? I'm afraid it's the god in the city." ”

Lucius responded with a smile: "Hehe, naturally it's him, this is his place after all, so he is a little unscrupulous, but judging from his breath, that guy doesn't seem to be a spirit descended from the gods of the Immortal Realm and the Buddha Kingdom, I'm afraid it's the same as the old guy in the Scarlet Castle." ”

Hearing Lucius say this, Caroline suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "You mean, that god is also cultivated by himself, absorbing the power of believers?"

Lucius nodded: "Yes, I'm afraid it should be like this, just like the old guy in the Scarlet Castle, but because he was worshiped by the past merchants, he has accumulated more faith power, and his strength is also stronger." ”

Caroline frowned slightly and said, "In that case, shouldn't we be careful?

Lucius said indifferently: "Hahaha, don't worry, such a powerful god indicates that the energy he can provide is stronger, and now I just need pure energy, hehe, as long as I get his god crystal, the energy will not have to worry." ”

Caroline also smiled when she heard this, in fact, as early as when the floatship flew to the Western Regions, Lucius already knew something about the Western Regions, and informed everyone of the general situation of the Western Regions.

It can be said that Lecius relied on the information in Du Liniang's hands and his own mechanical reconnaissance insects, and his understanding of the Western Regions was even deeper than that of Li Chengxian, a businessman who stayed in the Western Regions all year round, and even knew many secrets that Li Chengxian might not know.

The purpose of Lucius's trip to the Western Regions was to explore the Sand Sea Empire, and the other purpose was to seize the Divine Crystal of the gods of the Western Regions to supplement his lack of energy. (To be continued......)