Although Beiqu City is relatively poor in science and technology, it is also a scenic tourist attraction. The city is built along the lake, the houses are quaint, there are some ancient city walls passing through the city, the streets and alleys are paved with bluestone, and the surrounding areas are planted with trees and flowers, it is summer, the birdsong is crisp, the breeze is tactful, it is just a bad mood, and it will be much more comfortable to walk in such a place.

Ding Yixi had heard his father say before, this is the famous Sanjing Lake nearby, I heard that it is the intersection of three famous rivers in the Shuangfan Continent, the three mother rivers of the continent - the Ming River, the Moon Shadow River and the Yingxue River, and the Duwu City is at the other end of the intersection, I heard that there is a scenic spot there, called "Sanjing Divine Vortex", the origin of the name has long been forgotten by people, but it has strange characteristics, because although the Sanjing Divine Vortex is a famous place, it will only be open to the public at the turn of spring and summer every year, so it is quite mysterious.

Ding Yixi walked along Sanjing Lake, the surface of the lake sparkled under the cover of the setting sun, as if there was gold and silver shining in the lake, from time to time a few flying fish rose up in the lake, the glimpses turned over, and provoked ripples on the surface of the lake. There are many old men by the lake who are bent down to fish, dressed plainly, and have been in the big city for a long time, and it is also intoxicating to see such an elegant picture that can only be seen on the big screen.

However, watching the sun set, how to fill your stomach and then find a comfortable place to stay is the top priority.

Therefore, after Ding Yixi stopped to watch the beautiful scenery for a long time, the hunger in his stomach still took over, frowning and lingering on the scenery for a moment before turning around and walking towards the city with a reluctant face.

Although Ding Yixi left home for the first time, he still knows some social knowledge. Ding Yixi raised his eyes and looked around, the people here generally have their own characteristics, some people are dressed in modern clothes, they may be the same as themselves in the business travelers here, others are dressed more casually, and some people are even wearing Hanfu, they have been in such a prosperous place as Dongli City for a long time, and then they know that the whole world is not like Dongli City, but there is such an alternative place.

Fortunately, because of the influence of Daqi in the entire Shuangfan Continent, the Qi language is always spoken everywhere, so Ding Yixi asked about the place of food and accommodation on the road according to what the teacher said and his own judgment, only to know that such a place that seems to be full of business travelers has only one regular accommodation place, which is a hotel called "Changling Forest", although there are still a few places to stay, but Ding Yixi looked at the surrounding situation, it seems that electricity is a luxury, and the accommodation conditions must be extremely poor. Ding Yixi had never encountered such a situation before, so he naturally didn't want to live in such harsh conditions, and after thinking about it carefully, he was not without money, and it was better to live in a high-end place.

So, Ding Yixi followed the man's instructions just now and walked towards the inner city.

If you want to go to the inner city, you need to pass through Yelong Hutong, the most prosperous snack street in Beiqu City. Both sides of the street are densely packed with snack vendors, shouting loudly, sweating like rain, this alley itself is only allowed to allow three people to walk, plus these two rows of vendors, it is even more difficult to walk, shoulder to shoulder, but there are many pedestrians on this street, in Dongli City has never seen such a strange situation.

Although Ding Yixi had doubts in his heart, after all, it was the only way, so let's join in the fun.

Ding Yixi just walked a few steps, but he heard a little brother with a white towel wrapped in a white towel and a dark face waving a fan in his hand beside him, and shouted enthusiastically: "Eh, little brother, it looks like a foreigner, you shouldn't have tasted our specialty here" Wind Whisker ", this is made by using the best leaf dragon grass juice and Dongshan spirit mushroom whiskers, plus the ancestral secret recipe in our family, it can be described as sweet and delicious, suitable for all ages, little brother don't come to taste it, make sure you eat one and ask for one, I'm afraid that I won't have time to take care of him!"

"Oh, is it really so delicious?" Ding Yixi looked at the front, and only then did he take two steps to see such a powerful snack, and he couldn't believe it in his heart, but looking at the enthusiastic appearance of the effect, he touched his pocket, and just had some cash that he took out when he left Dongli City, so he nodded, "Since that's the case, then I'll taste it~"

After speaking, the little brother smiled all over his face, and hurriedly opened the cauldron beside him, but this look startled Ding Yixi, only to see a vicious green in the middle, and occasionally red smoke rising, and his appearance was extremely ugly.

When the little brother saw Ding Yixi's move, he knew that this kid must be a foreigner, so he hurriedly said: "Little brother, as the saying goes, good things can't be good-looking, aren't you a little worried about seeing your little brother like this?"

"That's for sure, it's exactly the same as the way the wizard cooks the soup in the story, what if you vomit and diarrhea after eating it, and it becomes something weird. ”

"Hey, little brother, you can define it messily, delicious things are not necessarily good-looking, good-looking things are not necessarily delicious, are you here to eat or to enjoy the visit? Besides, so many people here come to taste this snack, can I still cause public anger?"

Ding Yixi looked at the customers around him, still a little unacceptable, but in the face of this little brother's slightly provocative tone, he said: "Then hurry up, don't go into the tiger's den to get the tiger!"

"Oh, you're serious!" The hawker was agile, his chopsticks fell, and he took out a cluster of filamentous objects from the green liquid, put it in the plastic box in front of him, and handed it over with a pair of chopsticks, Ding Yixi picked up the chopsticks, sat down on the seat next to him, and swallowed his saliva, this snack did not have any special taste, and he couldn't tell what it tasted like at all, after thinking for a while, Ding Yixi still closed his eyes and swallowed it.

"Huh?" Although Ding Yixi closed his eyes, he felt radiant, and the lubrication in his mouth felt like a clear and mellow taste, and the taste was extremely delicious.

Ding Yixi opened his eyes and looked at the vendor in disbelief, and the hawker looked at Ding Yixi with the eyes of "yes, I'm right" while accepting other customers. Ding Yixi didn't care about one bite, the second bite was already unconscious, and the snack had been eaten in less than a few seconds, Ding Yixi blushed, and came to the hawker again, the hawker seemed to have a spirit rhino, and had already filled another bowl, "What, is this tiger's den Longtan to your liking?"

"It's fine. Ding Yixi hurriedly took it and continued to taste.

After trying the snacks of Beiqu City for the first time, Ding Yixi's image of this city suddenly became very enlightened, what he used to eat at home was big fish and meat, which itself was the source of deliciousness, and this Beiqu City snack itself was not a high-quality ingredient, but through simple cooking and cooking, it became very delicious.

After a while, Ding Yixi was already holding a lot of boxes and cans in his hands, all of which were delicious snacks he got along the way, Ding Yixi himself was also with sauce crispy on his mouth and face, and he was also holding a string of balls in his other hand, extremely happy.

"Sure enough, it's refreshing to go out of the house~"

However, although the snack street seemed to be prosperous, it also came to an end quickly, Ding Yixi looked back reluctantly, thinking that it was getting late, he decided to quickly find the hotel to live on.

After passing the snack street, the atmosphere became different, it turned out that after this snack street was the slum, and this snack street was also opened by the people in the slum, no wonder there were only some poor people in addition to outsiders just now, and I couldn't see the high-end people who were dressed more gorgeously.

The slums are not particularly gloomy, they are all men and women doing laundry, the elderly are lying down and resting, and the children are playing and playing, but it is also a harmonious scene.

Electricity in the slums does not seem to be popular, there are many chimneys and some steam machinery around, and occasionally there are transport vehicles passing by, looking at it is also a steam locomotive, Ding Yixi is dressed more uniquely in the crowd, it is very conspicuous, some children came close to watch, Ding Yixi then took out the snack in his hand, squatted down and said: "Do you want to eat~"

The children looked at each other, noncommittal, but seeing the tempting snacks or surrounded, Ding Yixi gave each child a little bit of the snacks in his hand, but because he also liked these snacks very much, after thinking about it carefully, he still didn't give more, the children saw that they could really get the snacks, and they were even more happy, and they actually called friends, Ding Yixi was afraid that his snacks would be swept away, and he was about to withdraw quickly, but he saw a woman over there suddenly his face tightened, and shouted to the children: " Come back, you guys, don't take other people's things!"

Ding Yixi was also shocked when he heard this, but saw the woman hurriedly come over, bowed down and apologized: "I'm sorry, the children are not sensible, and they take your things indiscriminately······"

"Oh, this is what I gave them······"

"Then please don't give them any more, we can't afford it. ”

Hearing this, Ding Yixi pursed his lips in embarrassment, and there were some doubts in his heart, how could he feel that he had done something good and was rejected so categorically, it was really a good person who had no reward. was about to say a few words in return, but saw that the woman was half-raising her head, as if she had secretly glanced at Ding Yixi, her eyes seemed to be afraid, and there were a few drops of sweat on her forehead.

Ding Yixi frowned, but still shook his head, and turned his head to walk in the other direction without a sound. The woman breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Ding Yixi leaving, holding her child seemed to be reprimanding something, Ding Yixi squinted at it, not feeling good in her heart.

The feeling of being ostracized came back to me again.

"Forget it, they don't eat and I eat it myself. ”

Ding Yixi walked into a somewhat gray alley, and felt that there should be no one around, so he found a stone platform to sit down and began to enjoy snacks.

After eating a few bites, Ding Yixi stopped, looked up at the line-like sky in the gap between the floors above his head, and suddenly felt a little confused in his heart.

"What will I gain when I come out this time, and why do I become more disappointed······"

"Sure enough, there is still no place for me in this world. ”

Just thinking about it, Ding Yixi's ears moved, but he heard footsteps coming, Ding Yixi sighed, put away the snacks around him, and prepared to set off quickly, after all, it was late.

"Do you really have a particularly good job?" came the voice of a young girl.

"Haha, that's natural, you only need to introduce our products to your relatives and friends when you come to work here, and you can easily make money! It's very stable, it's better than you wash the dishes and wash the dishes every day!" and then the voice of the seductive man.

"Huh?" Ding Yixi touched his chin vigilantly, "How did this sound so similar to the 'pyramid scheme' we talked about in our internship before?" I remember that the teacher once said that the pyramid scheme organization is to lure some people who are ready to work, and then after they come in, they will get their important information, and detain them, and threaten them to sell something to their relatives and friends, and develop their downline, just like a human trafficking organization.

I don't think I'll really bump into it today.

The girl seemed to think for a moment, and said, "But I have no friends or relatives." ”

"How is it possible, it's really not possible, we can send you somewhere else, and there will be a good job~"

Ding Yixi covered his face and thought in his heart: "It seems that the bad guy didn't run away, at least it's a trafficker, this girl is also a little simpler, and she hasn't noticed it yet." ”

Ding Yixi leaned into the corner of the wall and looked inside with half of his head exposed.

I saw a girl dressed in Hanfu and wearing a ponytail carrying a basket containing all kinds of vegetables in her hand, her face was delicate, and the temperament of the people in the slums who I saw in Hanfu just now was a little different, but what caught Ding Yixi's attention the most was that the girl was carrying a long sword behind her, which was very abrupt.

"Is this the legendary cosplay?" Ding Yixi tilted his head and thought lightly.

In addition to the girl, there are three men and one woman, and they don't look like good people. The girl thought about it again and shook her head: "The master said that the so-called merit is receiving, although it is ······ Although the labor of washing dishes does not seem to be directly proportional to the wages, it is still considered the income of work. ”

"Girl, everything in this world is about chance, like you······ Such a classical beauty should also know the saying that the opportunity must not be lost and will not come again. ”

"Forget it, thank you for looking for a job in the future, I'll take my leave first. The girl put down the basket, clasped her hands into fists, and then lifted the basket again, ready to leave.

At this time, a big man next to him snorted heavily and jumped in front of the girl: "Don't pretend, do you really think that if you cosplay a martial arts beauty, we will be afraid of you, and you will become a hero by saying a few words of vernacular?"

"I don't mean that. ”

"I'm so angry, even if you don't want to go with us, we'll take you away today!" The woman behind her couldn't hold back, "Look at your posture, it's better to send it to a dignitary to be a maid or something, maybe you can be a junior after receiving favors, it's not better than brushing dishes~"

When the girl heard this, a little disgust suddenly appeared on her face, and she put down the basket in her hand and said, "Look at this, are you all traitors?"

Ding Yixi slapped his head and said helplessly: "I only know." ”

The three men and one woman laughed when they heard this: "You little girl is also amazing, I thought you were going around in circles with us at the beginning, and you pretended to be clever, but it turned out that it was really so simple, I knew that I would have stunned you faster at the beginning~"

The girl turned her back to Ding Yixi, and she didn't know what her expression was, but she seemed to be very angry when she looked at it like this: "You shameless people, seeing that you have done a lot of evil like this, it is not a momentary idea, don't you have a royal law in your heart?"

"Wang Fa? What do you want to see, there is no Wang Fa in this dark alley, only the law, haha. ”

Another man suddenly had a sharp blade in his hand, and the woman behind him also took out a piece of white cloth, and I don't know what it sprayed on it.

The girl remained motionless and said slowly: "Then don't blame me······"

"You can stop!" The girls and the three men and women in the venue all looked surprised and looked at each other, but they saw that Ding Yixi had already walked out of the corner, and at this time Ding Yixi saw the girl's face, with clear eyebrows and lips like Zhu Dan, but she was also a beautiful girl, so it was strange that she would not be targeted by these guys.

"Are you with them?" the girl said with a frown pointing at Ding Yixi.

Ding Yixi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "How is it possible, aren't you surprised when you don't see those people? I'm here to save you." ”

"Help me?" the girl looked at the gang of traffickers who were in confusion, and then at Ding Yixi, "Why?"

"When the road is uneven, draw a knife to help!" Ding Yixi put on a handsome posture and smiled.

The girl tilted her head and said, "What about your knife?"

"Why are you so serious? ”

"What is the relationship between the two of you!" The strong man on the other side saw that the two were chatting happily, and was furious, "Boy, nosy people will die!"

"Why are you bad guys all like this, this thing made me run into your back, I have long wanted to teach you a lesson to the scum of society, anyway, you don't want to get anything out of us!"

"Phew, you stinky boy, who wants to get something out of you, crooked melon and cracked dates······"

When Ding Yixi heard this, he was angry: "Who do you say crooked melons and cracked dates!!"

At this time, the woman in the back slapped the strong man with her hand and whispered: "This boy is dressed differently, especially the shoes, which seem to be the brand of the empire, but I am afraid that he is a son." ”

The big man was slightly stunned, and looked at Ding Yixi again, indeed, Ding Yixi's clothes were quite luxurious: "Oh~ That's right, take down this boy and ask for ransom, it's more profitable than running around selling children!"

Ding Yixi listened to these words: "Hey, you know how noble my identity is, don't you hurry away!"

The girl on the side sighed and said, "This young man, don't report to your family, you need to be cautious, after all, the outlaws on the other side ······"

"Ah, Shaoxia, then you are really polite!" Ding Yixi shook his head and pointed at the girl, "Speak simply and understandably, or we have too many barriers to communication, and my philology is not good." ”

"Then I'll call you ·····"

"Call me Ding Yixi - no, just Yixi. ”

"Well, Yixi Shaoxia. ”

"Did you do it on purpose or did you read too many novels and take the word Shaoxia away!" Ding Yixi turned his head with a helpless expression.

"That, Yixi ······"

Suddenly, the girl's voice paused, and a white light flashed in her hand without warning, and went straight to Ding Yixi's face to the door, Ding Yixi didn't know that there would be such a hand, she was defenseless, she took a step back in fright, and was about to be questioned, but she saw the white light passing by Ding Yixi's ears, and a muffled snort behind her, Ding Yixi looked back, but it was the big man rolling in the air, and the green light around him dispersed, it seems that if it wasn't for the girl's shot just now, the man would have successfully attacked just now.

"Cut, I actually met someone who knows how to spell!" The man was half-squatting on the ground, his right hand trembling faintly, it seemed that he didn't expect the girl to make a move just now.

"Wow, you-"

"I'm sorry, let Yixi ······ Ahem, it scared you. ”

"No, you······ Ding Yixi made a look of surprise, shook his head and said, "Aren't you brushing the plates, am I going to do more?"

"I can't thank you enough for your help, and it can help me calm my mind. ”

"Okay. Ding Yixi was a little speechless, and stood facing the three men and one woman again, "Then come on." ”

Just put on a posture, but heard the girl behind him suddenly say, "He Yanluo." ”

"What······ What?"

"My name is He Yanluo, please advise. ”

"Well, Ho······ Yan Luo. A red light rose in Ding Yixi's hand.

He Yanluo looked at Ding Yixi's palm and nodded, it seemed that he affirmed Ding Yixi's identity as a mage.

"You can't show your ability too much, otherwise you will have that symptom every time you use a lot of spells, and I'm afraid that the medicine will not be enough. Ding Yixi thought to himself, trying to minimize the output of spiritual power in his hands.

He Yanluo glanced at Ding Yixi, his eyes became sharp, his right hand was sealed, and he made a gesture that he had never seen before, Ding Yixi looked in his eyes and asked, "What kind of spell are you?" I have never heard my father talk about this way of casting spells. ”

He Yanluo was slightly moved at first, and then shook his head: "Every place has the characteristics of each place, the land is vast, and everything is difficult to pass, so it is normal to have never seen it." ”

"Okay, okay, then so be it, it's too hard to listen to you. Ding Yixi hurriedly interrupted.

At this moment, a strong wind hit behind him, "Little bunny!"

"Be careful!" He Yanluo was five steps away from Ding Yixi, and the magic trick in his hand was also the first to see the might, so he couldn't help immediately, Ding Yixi was unhurried, he didn't even look back, the red aura in his hand skyrocketed instantly, and He Yanluo was also taken aback. The three men and one woman behind were very shocked when they saw this, but they couldn't dodge it for a long time, Ding Yixi pushed it backhand, and the red halo immediately flashed and churned, sweeping towards the four people like a hurricane, mixed with a blazing breath, and the four people were pushed out several feet away like pieces of paper, although they did not hurt the four people, but the clothes they baked were slightly burnt.

He Yanluo looked at this situation, his body returned to his previous appearance, and nodded: "Yixi Shaoxia is very skilled, not only is his luck fast, but the use of spiritual power transformation is actually completed in an instant, which is admirable. ”

"Uh······ What is spiritual power transformation?"

"In short, it's like when you convert something invisible, like spiritual power, into heat. ”

Ding Yixi touched his chin and whispered: "Does this still take time, I used to be like this······

However, the most surprised people in the field at this time should be the three men and one woman, who thought that it would be very convenient to deal with the two milky hairy children, but they didn't expect to meet a person who cast high-level elemental spells so quickly just after making a move. The fierce man wanted to attack again, but unexpectedly, the woman next to him grabbed him, and said: "The spells that these two people used just now are one sharp and the other is fast, I'm afraid that it can't be handled by us low-level self-learners, so it's better to let this business go!"

The man gritted his teeth, and finally shook his hand and said, "Withdraw!" The four disappeared like the wind.

He Yanluo saw that the four people had gone away, and breathed a sigh of relief: "I didn't expect that there are such unspeakable villains here and in my hometown, but fortunately, the spell is lowly and easy to punish." ”

Ding Yixi smiled bitterly: "If you want me to say that you are the most problematic, such an obvious pyramid scheme and human trafficking scam, even a ten-year-old child can instantly see through it, you are very cute, and you can still catch the way." ”

"MLM?" He Yanluo stroked his chin and nodded: "I haven't heard of it, it's negligent, but since the young man knows about it, hasn't he been watching from the side?"

"Huh?" Ding Yixi quickly covered his mouth, turned around, and coughed lightly, "What, if I come out to save you, you still want to pick on me?"

"I don't dare, thank you. He Yanluo looked a little guilty between his words.

Ding Yixi talked to He Yanluo for a long time, and felt that there was really an indescribable feeling of panic in his heart, and he always felt that this girl couldn't chat with people at all, and she didn't eat soft and hard, but she still knew a lot of things, if she talked about literature and art, she was still a respectful and sharp-tongued person, and she really didn't know how to talk.

"Forget it, I happened to be passing by, and I can't talk about thanking you or not, to be honest, where are you from?

He Yanluo shook his head: "I am not a resident of this continent, as for the use of weapons······ It's a skill I've learned since I was a child. ”

"It's nothing, it just feels like your spells and clothes are very good······ Unique. Ding Yixi took advantage of the glimmer of the sunset to look at He Yanluo's somewhat stubborn face, sighed, and remembered the few girls he had seen, "It's really different from the girls I saw." ”

He Yanluo seemed to think for a moment, hugged his fists and said, "Thank you for the compliment." ”

"Is this a compliment?" Ding Yixi hung his head and said, "You are really a natural girl." ”

"Natural?"

"Don't ask, just don't say it. ”

“······”

Ding Yixi glanced at the sky, half of the sun had already entered the eaves of the bungalow on the edge of the city, and said, "Oh, it's so late, I have to find a hotel to live in quickly!"

"Ah!!" only heard a slightly sharp scream, which was actually issued by He Yanluo, who had been dignified behind him, Ding Yixi was startled, and turned around and said, "You-what's wrong with you?"

"This ——, the boss ordered me to go back as soon as I finish buying vegetables! Otherwise, my wages will be deducted again!" He Yanluo's face turned pale, and he quickly picked up the vegetable basket from the ground.

"Are you working? Look like you don't look like a poor person······

"I'm also a newcomer, and I wanted to go to Duwu City, but here is martial law, and I am penniless, so I have to work in a place called Changling Forest to make ends meet. ”

"Changling Forest?, that's good, I'm still worried that I can't find this place!" Ding Yixi pointed forward, "Lead the way, the boss saw that you also pulled a guest, maybe it won't be for you." ”

He Yanluo nodded: "Although I basically have to be deducted from my salary, I am fortunate to be able to help you, so let me come." ”

Ding Yixi smiled, followed behind He Yanluo, and at this time happened to see the long sword behind He Yanluo's back, and asked casually: "Your sword is very interesting, I have read many martial arts novels that are the so-called 'head of a hundred soldiers', it is a weapon used in ancient times, you are ······"

"This is a common blade in our country, and this sword is called 'Yu Ming', which is given by the family teacher. ”

"Then why didn't you pull it out just now? ”

"Before I left, the master said, 'The sword is the head of a hundred soldiers, the tenacity is the bone, loyalty is the soul, the cold light is out of the sheath, and the demons need to be killed, and it is not a thing that kills people wantonly.'" Therefore, unless it is extremely vicious, this sword will never be unsheathed. ”

Ding Yixi quickly pretended to understand while understanding, nodded and said, "It seems to be very reasonable, but this regulation is really ······."

"What the young man said is not ······"

"Okay, okay, you're right, it's better to be in a hurry. ”

“······”

"By the way, I have some snacks here, do you want to try them?" Ding Yixi's voice just fell, and he turned the corner of the wall just now, but found that it was empty, and he didn't know which thief took it when he was fighting just now, and he was dumbfounded.

"What snack?" At this time, He Yanluo came over, and there seemed to be hope in his eyes.

Ding Yixi looked at He Yanluo's eyes full of anticipation, and couldn't bear it, so he handed his favorite, that is, half a pack of wind beard, to He Yanluo from his arms: "There is only this left, but you have to save some food~"

He Yanluo took it a little dumbfounded, frowned and asked, "What about you?"

"You don't have to worry about me, alas, if I had known, I wouldn't have ······"

"In that case, how can I ······?"

"It's all sent out, and you can't take it back!" Ding Yixi strode forward and waved his hand: "Hurry up!"

He Yanluo silently looked at Ding Yixi's back, shook his head, put the snacks in the basket, and followed.