North Sea Ice Sheet, inside the Black City.

After walking for about a stick of incense, the two finally came to the central area of the city.

It was a lively street, with a constant stream of people and a very different street than what they had seen before.

In this street, there will be an inn or restaurant every ten meters, and there are all kinds of stalls outside the door.

"Ozawa, are these people also trialists?" Jiu Ge couldn't help but ask.

Hearing Jiu Ge's question, Nangong Yueze shook his head, "No, some of them were conjured by Yao Ji Shenjun using immortal methods, and some of them were mortal monks who had entered the ice city trial, and they didn't want to leave for various reasons, so they stayed here, but I don't know which people were conjured up and which ones were real monks." ”

"Oh, I see." Jiu Ge nodded as if he didn't understand.

After walking around, the two of them saw a dilapidated and old mansion in a remote corner, and a plaque with red paint mottled on the house was hung on it, with the words "Wutong Inn" written on it.

"No, this is the inn we're looking for?" Jiu Ge asked with a stunned expression in the blink of his eyes.

"Well, yes, that's it." Nangong Yueze nodded, "Let's go!" Let's go in and see. ”

Saying that, Nangong Yueze came to the door of the inn with Jiu Ge on his back.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

After a knock on the door, the door of the inn opened automatically, and a thin and rickety old woman appeared in the sight of the two.

The old woman was wearing a loose gray robe, her figure was thin, her face was as pale as paper, and after seeing the two of them, she asked lightly: "Is there anything wrong with the two of you?" ”

"Mother-in-law, we are from outside the black city, the weather outside is too cold, we want to spend one night at the Wutong Inn, I wonder if my mother-in-law can arrange two rooms for us?" Nangong Yueze asked politely while putting down Jiu Ge lightly.

The old woman glanced at the two of them, and then said in a hoarse voice: "Two rooms, two million gold leaves." ”

What?? 2 million gold leaf !!

Hearing this, Jiu Ge immediately frowned, this Wutong Inn looked dilapidated, and it was so expensive.

It's really a lion's mouth!

When Nangong Yueze heard this, he didn't hesitate much, and directly took out two spiritual power stones from the space storage ring and handed them to the old woman, "Mother-in-law, the golden leaf can't be used here anyway, but it's better to be more practical with these two spiritual power stones." ”

The old woman glanced at the color of the spiritual power stone in Nangong Yueze's hand, and a burst of light flashed in her eyes, in order not to let people see the greed in her heart, she still tried her best to pretend to be impatient, waved her hand, and said: "Forget it, two spiritual power stones are just two spiritual power stones, it's cheap for you two, come with me." ”

After the old woman finished speaking, she turned her head and walked towards the inn.

Seeing this, Jiu Ge hurriedly pulled Nangong Yueze's sleeve and said, "Xiao Ze, this mother-in-law looks so strange, can we believe her?" ”

"I can't care so much, let's go in first." Nangong Yueze said in a low voice.

"Okay." Jiu Ge nodded, and followed the old woman into the inn with Nangong Yueze.

After walking for a long time, Jiu Ge was surprised to find that the entire inn was all made of Xuan Ice, and those Xuan Ice exuded a cold and piercing aura from the inside out.

"Ozawa, how do I feel colder here than outside......" Jiu Ge shrunk his neck and couldn't help but shiver a few times.

Nangong Yueze's eyes flickered a few times, and she didn't say anything, just accentuated the arms that held Jiu Ge, trying to use her body temperature to help her resist the erosion of the cold air.

"Childe, girl, this is your first time here, right?" The old woman suddenly stopped, turned her head to look at Nangong Yueze and Jiu Ge and asked.

"Well, yes." Jiu Ge nodded.

"Hehe," the old woman laughed dryly, "I think back then, when I first came to Ice City, I was only your age. Speaking of this, the old woman seemed to remember some of the past, and her face showed a touch of nostalgia, "At that time, I was just a yellow-haired girl like you, but now, I am full of gray hair, alas, it is really years of making people old." ”

Jiu Ge frowned, always feeling that the old woman had something to say, but he couldn't tell what it meant.

The old woman didn't pay attention to Jiu Ge's expression, but continued to walk forward.

After passing through a long corridor, the three of them came to a counter.

"Shopkeeper, clean up the two upper rooms, and keep them clean." The old woman said to a man at the counter.

"Okay, mother-in-law." The man raised his head and glanced at Jiu Ge and Nangong Yueze, then took out a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone and began to record.

While he was burying his head, the old woman conjured two jade stones out of nowhere, and then handed them to Jiu Ge, and said slowly: "Although there have been no guests coming to the Wutong Inn for a long time, this rule still can't be broken, and every guest staying in the hotel can get a piece of spiritual jade after coming in." ”

"Lingyu? What's that? Jiu Ge took the jade and asked in surprise.

"Spirit jade is a special spirit stone, which is of great help to cultivation, it can not only increase the speed of spiritual cultivation, but also heal injuries and improve the realm." Nangong Yueze explained on the side.

"Huh? So amazing? Hearing this, Jiu Ge's eyes widened in surprise.

She didn't expect that such an inconspicuous stone would have such great benefits for cultivation!

"Well, I think the color of this spirit stone is good, you can keep it well." Nangong Yueze said again.

"Okay." Jiu Ge nodded, and put the jade into the space storage bag he carried with him.

At this moment, the man in front of the counter was also busy with his work, and walked out of the counter with two keys, "The guest room for the two of you is in the backyard, please come with me." ”

The two answered, followed closely behind the man and walked towards the backyard of the Wutong Inn.

Along the way, Jiu Ge kept observing the surrounding environment, and soon she found that in this Wutong Inn, except for her and Nangong Yueze, there were no other guests staying in it.

"Ozawa, where do you think the Treasure Pavilion of the inn will be?" Jiu Ge tugged at Nangong Yueze's sleeve and asked in a low voice.

"I don't know, I'll ask the shopkeeper in a moment." Nangong Yueze replied.

After walking for about a cup of tea, the three of them came to the backyard of the inn, where there was an open field in the middle of the backyard, and many ice houses were built around the field.

Jiu Ge and Nangong Yueze were led by the man to the door of the two rooms on the far right side of the backyard, "Two guest officers, this is your guest room." The man said as he handed the room keys to the two of them.

Nangong Yueze did not take the key immediately, but stuffed the spirit jade that the old woman gave him before into the man's hand.

"Shopkeeper, we are new to the house, can you give us a brief introduction to the layout of the Sycamore Inn, such as ...... Where can I go and where I can't? Nangong Yueze said with a smile.

After hearing this, the man groaned for a moment, then stretched out his hand and pointed to a wooden gate near the east side of the backyard, "Through that door, there is an island in the middle of the lake, where no one is allowed to set foot in, and you can go anywhere else." ”

Nangong Yueze nodded, indicating that she understood, "Thank you." ”

The man smiled, said nothing more, and turned to leave the backyard.

After the man's figure disappeared completely, Nangong Yueze pushed open the door of one of the rooms and walked in with Jiu Ge's hand.

"Ozawa, listening to the shopkeeper, the treasure vault should be on the island in the middle of the lake." Jiu Ge said as he lit the oil lamp on the table.

"Hmm." Nangong Yueze bowed her head, "However, before going to the island in the middle of the lake, I have to find a way to make you warmer, come, you sit on the bed first." ”

"Bed??" Jiu Ge was stunned, and subconsciously covered his chest, "Xiao Ze, what are you going to do?" ”

"Ahem...... cough ......" Nangong Yueze coughed a few times in embarrassment, "You stinky girl, what are you thinking about?" I'll let you sit on the bed, and I'll show you some ways to resist the cold. ”

Only then did Jiu Ge come to his senses, and sat cross-legged in the center of the bed with a red face.

Nangong Yueze pursed his lips and smiled, raised his feet and came to her side, running the power of the Yuan Shen in his body into his wrist, and then gently pressed Jiu Ge's shoulder, and soon, a trace of divine power with a faint luster flowed into Jiu Ge's body along his palm.

"Ge'er, I believe your master should have told you that every cultivator has a primordial spirit in his body, some people have a strong primordial spirit, some people have a weak primordial spirit, and some people have not been awakened...... Nangong Yueze said unhurriedly, "The heart trick I will tell you next is called 'Tianyuan Heart Decision', and you need to mobilize the power of the primordial spirit in your body to form a protective shield to isolate the cold around your body." ”

"Yuan ...... The power of the Genshin? Hearing these words, Jiu Ge blinked in confusion.

"That's right, although our cultivation has been sealed, the power of the primordial gods will not be sealed." Nangong Yueze explained.

"But I don't know how to mobilize the power of the primordial gods......" Jiu Ge glanced at Nangong Yueze.

"You don't have to worry about this, I'll teach you." Nangong Yueze smiled, and immediately leaned into Jiu Ge's ear, and said softly: "You try to mobilize it with your mind, maybe it will take the initiative to drive you, after all, the power of the primordial god is the most primitive and fundamental existence in your body." ”

"Okay, I'll try." Jiu Ge took a deep breath and tried to calm his mind as much as he could.

Then, she closed her eyes, trying to concentrate on the mysterious power within her.

I don't know how long it took, a golden light faintly appeared in Jiu Ge's mind, this light was as dazzling as the sun, full of power that was hard to ignore.

"Ozawa, I remembered, this power I used before when I was dealing with demon soldiers in the Moon Feather Country." Jiu Ge suddenly said, "But later, I couldn't find a way to exert this power, it turned out that this was the power of the primordial gods." ”

Nangong Yueze nodded, "Since you have remembered something, then try to condense this power, if you can succeed, then you can rely on your own strength to resist the cold tonight." ”

Jiu Ge nodded, holding his breath and concentrating, as he continued to try to control the power.

Time passed minute by minute, and it didn't take long for Jiu Ge to feel that the power gradually began to spread throughout her body under her control.

Seeing this, Nangong Yueze slowly stood up.

He knew that this was his first step in helping Jiu Ge awaken the sleeping primordial god.

Just when Nangong Yueze was about to guard outside the guest room, the voice of Qionghua Shenjun suddenly came from his ears:

"Wind ......"

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