South Shenzhou, Hengyang Kingdom under the Xuanhuang Gate.

A secular country that occupies only about 10,000 miles.

The barren city was moved in in the past hundred years, and was named a prince by the Hengyang Dynasty.

In the meantime, it is nothing more than that the city lord of the barren city kept the country for the Hengyang Dynasty and received the courtesy of the Hengyang Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that there are few pedestrians in the area of the barren city, and even the royal relatives of the Hengyang Dynasty dare not take the slightest offense.

In their eyes, the people in the barren city are the gods on the mountain, not something they can provoke.

And the emperor of the Hengyang Dynasty also knew that these monks were indifferent to fame and fortune, and did not often go up the mountain to bother, and over time, the world was about to forget the existence of the barren city in this Hengyang Dynasty.

At the end of each year, the Hengyang Dynasty sent a mountain god to escort the gold and silver treasures to the foot of the mountain below the barren city.

The man in the Confucian shirt who walked in front of Xia Ziyu and them had the same surname as the city lord of the barren city, but he was not the blood relative of the city lord, but the city lord of the barren city behind him brought him into the barren city.

Relying on his cultivation talent, at the time of a hundred years, he became a powerhouse in the Middle Five Realms, ranking as the third elder of the Desolate City.

According to what he said, Desolate City used to be a heaven-level force, but later, I don't know why it declined, so I was forced to move here.

In that heaven-level power conference, what happened to the Ming Sword Sect, the predecessor of this barren city, was not recorded in the ancient books, so he didn't know, and the city lord didn't mention it in a word.

In the midst of the Deserted City, there are two more Elders.

Great Elder Zhou Heng is an existence of the Upper Five Realms, a powerhouse of the God Realm.

And the second elder is a middle five realm, but it is much stronger than him, and it is the existence of the god realm.

As for him, according to what Chang Xing said himself, his cultivation was all helped by the city lord to improve him, and there was a distraction realm in the middle five realms.

Xia Ziyu was ambiguous about their cultivation realm, in his eyes, he could see that the strength of this constant line was equivalent to the cultivation of the main realm at most, close to the king realm.

He could feel the faint fluctuation of the divine soul and qi sea on Chang Xing's body, thinking that these immortal cultivators were actually not much different from cultivators.

Tianyang and Yin can't understand these so-called realms, they can only see through the strength of this group of people, for the two of them, the strength of these people in front of them is insignificant.

The woman in the green skirt can talk about anything, and she told Xia Ziyu about the rules of the barren city, as well as the interesting things in it, but Xia Ziyu didn't care too much, the right thing was that this big-hearted woman was a cheerful person.

Approaching the Barren City, when you enter the eye, you can already see the outline of the Barren City.

It seems that it is only a hundred miles away, and the city is not very grand, but above the city, there is a royal array, which must have been laid by the city lord in the mouth of Chang Xing and others, to prevent foreign enemies from invading.

A relatively smooth road also appeared under their feet, no longer as winding and rugged as before, Xia Ziyu looked up and smiled.

Although the city is not large, he can feel a trace of extraordinary, and there is a special Dao essence exuding from it.

At the height of the city tower, a middle-aged man in battle armor was watching him Xia Ziyu and the others, looking a little anxious, and only after vaguely seeing their figures, he was slightly relieved.

It's just that this middle-aged man in battle armor has a faint demonic aura overflowing from his body, and no one in the city can know that the demonic aura on this middle-aged man in battle armor is pure and atmospheric.

Xia Ziyu frowned slightly, the people in the city didn't know, but in his evergreen divine pupils, he had seen the middle-aged body of the battle armor through it.

"A war ape, with an extremely powerful bloodline, is hiding in this city, is there a plot or some other purpose?" Xia Ziyu said secretly in his heart.

At the head of the city, the sun is shining, and there is some shade in the railing.

Those soldiers did not dare to approach the middle-aged man in the armor, because once they approached for a long time, they would feel that they were being strangled by an invisible force, as if a terrifying being was watching them.

Over the years, all the soldiers have become accustomed to it, but the middle-aged cultivation of this armor is terrifyingly strong, as long as they don't get close, they will be fine.

Over time, it becomes natural to see no more.

The soldiers defending the city are also happy to have a powerful presence with them, at least someone in front of them in case of danger.

The city towers on the top of the green mountains and green waters, and if you don't observe the gate of the city tower, you won't find that there are two spiritual energy vortices on both sides of the city gate.

Xia Ziyu's divine thoughts were clear about it, and when he looked at Chang Xing and the others who were greeting the city gate guards, Xia Ziyu didn't care.

As soon as the divine thought was swept away, one hundred and eight spiritual energy vortexes appeared in the entire city, although they were not clever, but they were also well-intentioned.

It can activate the defense against foreign enemies, and it can also gather the spiritual power of heaven and earth for cultivation.

There are thousands of great arrays in the world, each in its own vein, and those who are qualified to be seen by him Xia Ziyu are probably only those big formations possessed by heaven-level forces and above.

Xia Ziyu and the three saviors, Tianyang and Yin, were arranged by the three elders in a mansion in the north of the City Lord's Mansion, and then brought Xia Ziyu and them over.

Chang Xing and several disciples said goodbye to them one by one, and let Xia Ziyu and the others just stay in peace tonight and rest for a good night, and tomorrow the daily guild will personally lead the three of them to the City Lord's Mansion, hoping to save the poor City Lord's life.

In the middle of the barren city, the main road leads directly to the city lord's mansion, and the rest are crisscrossed by streets and alleys, making Xia Ziyu feel as if he has returned to the sacrificial city where he went when his cultivation was lost.

The neighbors are all disciples of the Barren City who have lived here for generations, but the alleys here are a little more quiet than the secular people who come and go and the sound of selling in the city, and almost every household is cultivating.

Only some children will run and play in the alleys from time to time, holding small wooden swords made by their parents and hitting each other, or playing childhood games in the alleys, playing back and forth.

When they saw Chang Xing, they were not afraid, they got up and saluted in a decent manner, and called Mr. a gentleman, and soon left in the midst of the play, and the sound of childlike laughter wandered through the alleys.

"It seems that this third elder has a good reputation and popularity in the city!" Tianyang said with a smile as he made a pot of tea.

As for the tea, it is not a spiritual tea, but it is the most common tea in the world, that is, mortals can also drink it, but Tianyang shows an expression of enjoyment.

Yin Yin sat coldly and pretended to sleep, Xia Ziyu looked at the peach tree in the courtyard, the bud tips were full, shining under the sun.

"Reading is angry, Haoran is righteous, and spring flowers are blooming!" Xia Ziyu said quietly.

"Little master, you don't understand this word!" Tianyang took a sip of bitter tea.

Xia Ziyu looked at the tea in his hand and said, "Your tea-making technique doesn't work!"

"I don't know anything!" said Stygian Yin coldly as he opened his eyes.

Xia Ziyu laughed, walked under the peach tree, and put a finger against the branch of the peach tree, he could vaguely feel a barren aura, which was very similar to the aura on Qin Hongyi's body.

In this barren breath, there is also a faint fragrance, and there is life in the barrenness, and the purple gold divine lotus in the belly shook slightly.

Xia Ziyu's eyes flashed, and he secretly said in his heart, "It seems that I may have come to the right place." ”

Tianyang sat on the teacup, looked at Xia Ziyu under the peach tree and said, "Barren life, life to death!"

"You know?" Xia Ziyu asked, turning her head to look at Tianyang who was walking out of the lobby.

Tianyang said with a smile, "The location of this city covers the potential of this mountain, and also covers a wisp of heaven, so this city can exist for a hundred years, which is also the reason why the city master cultivates to the end, if it is cultivated to reach the fairyland, the things here can be seen through at a glance, but if you want to take it out, it is not so simple." ”

Tianyang's words stirred up turbulent waves in Xia Ziyu's heart, fairyland, what kind of realm is that, saint?

If a saint can see through it, but can't take it away, it means that there is a secret in it.

"If I want to move the things here, can I do it?" Xia Ziyu asked solemnly, he wanted to know if this place had anything to do with Qin Hongyi's existence.

So if so, do the people of Barren City know about Qin Hongyi?

Yin Yin said lightly, "Don't move the things here, they have cause and effect with you, and that thing can only be taken by blood, you can take it, but you may lose something very important later." ”

Xia Ziyu stared at the Yin Yin, just a word, but Xia Ziyu already understood, he moved, but he couldn't move.

"Hongyi, did you really walk out of here, what kind of secrets do you have, and how are you doing these past few months?"

Xia Ziyu walked to the top of the steps and sat down, looking at the sky, his thoughts were a little confused, thinking of Qin Hongyi, he was a little distressed.

Tianyang said with a smile, "The past is irreversible, the future is infinitely possible, why should the little master think so much, everything will eventually be revealed!"

Xia Ziyu glanced back at Tianyang, smiled slightly, and said, "I have a younger sister, who is not of Qin blood, I picked it up." ”

"The red shirt is very cute, very sensible, sensible makes me feel distressed. ”

"She, like me, was born without parents, and before she met me, even the wild dogs on the side of the road would compete with her for food, and she would often be chased by people, and a person would not know where the light was?"

"She is actually very well-behaved, I remember when I first met her, she was so scared that she didn't dare to eat in front of people when she went out to eat, she hid under the table, asked me from time to time if I was eating, and fed it to my mouth little by little with her little hands. ”

"At that time, I was thinking, what happened to such a young child, she would have nightmares when she fell asleep, curled up in the corner of the bed alone. ”

He thought that when he was in the school palace, the Holy Land clan wanted to arrest her, she didn't cry, she walked out alone, let those damn people take her away, and don't hurt those who are good to her.

There is no hatred in her eyes, there is only happiness because she has met someone who is good to her.

Xia Ziyu was not there at that time, but from He Lao's mouth, he knew the scared appearance of the small body, the appearance of the person who wanted to protect the person he cared about.

Although Xia Ziyu didn't see these things with his own eyes, He Lao didn't let Qin Hongyi face them alone in the end.

But he could think of Qin Hongyi's desperate appearance at that time, the world was so unfair to her.

But she didn't have a grudge, and she sensibly made Xia Ziyu's heart ache like a knife.

He has never forgotten that he wants to find out Qin Hongyi's life experience.

Tianyang and Yin glanced at each other, and sighed in their hearts.

There is no real grief in the world, but when there is a trace of pain in that person's heart, the grief is also connected.

After arranging Xia Ziyu and them to stay, Chang Xing, who was dressed in a Confucian shirt, quickly went to the City Lord's Mansion and went alone to meet the City Lord of the Barren City, Chang Feiluan.

Chang Feiluan is a middle-aged man with a resolute face, although he is no longer young, his temples are gray, and he is even seriously injured, but the majesty is still the same, and the sickly face can't hide the essence in his eyes.

Below Chang Feiluan sat an old man in a Taoist robe with a jade face, who looked like a fairy wind and bones, but people couldn't help but look at it twice, the white hair tips added to the old man's demeanor, and the ruddy face could not show the slightest old state.

In the final analysis, whether it is a man or a woman, as long as he looks good, he is right, and if he looks bad, the so-called everything is wrong.

This is also the reason why Chang Feiluan believes in the old man in the robe.

Chang Feiluan sat on a quaint chair, nodded and motioned for Chang Xing to sit down, Chang Xing looked at his dusty appearance, took off his long shirt, and then sat down with a smile, rude.

The old man in the robe frowned and said, "Third Elder, have you ever taken the treasure medicine?"

"No!"

The old man in the Dao robe suddenly shouted with an ugly face, "Third Elder, you are so bold, you didn't take down the treasure medicine, and now you have led three outsiders into the Barren City, don't you worry about being a monster in the depths of the mountain range?"

Chang Xing looked at Chang Feiluan helplessly and said, "Teacher, I will make amends here for this matter first, I already have a way to deal with your injury, and I will know it tomorrow." ”

Then, he looked at the old man in the robe and said with a smile, "Master Huangxian, is it related to monsters? Are you so sure that they are monsters?"

"Moreover, I went to find the treasure medicine, and I have to go deep into the forest, and now they have walked out of that mountain range, and they are going to the Barren City, if they have the treasure medicine that the city lord needs, wouldn't it be better for our city lord's mansion to exchange it first?"

Chang Feiluan waved his hand and sighed, "Could they have something to do with the Great Demon Rebellion in the depths of the mountain range before?"

"I don't know this very well, and the three sons didn't reveal anything, the big demon riot some time ago, there should be an immortal master in it, and it should be the winning side, we have no way to go deeper, so I don't know the specific details. Chang Xing said with a wry smile.

Chang Feiluan shook his head slightly and said, "If those three sons are really the legendary immortal masters, it would be fine, but I personally asked for it, maybe I can find a way to continue my life." ”

"You guys stand down first, I'll stay alone for a while!" Chang Feiluan looked at the two of them and said.

The old man in the Taoist robe looked at Chang Xing and snorted coldly, and then hugged his fists at Chang Feiluan and left.

Chang walked out of the City Lord's Mansion, and looked at the old man in the Taoist robe in the distance, so he entered the City Lord's Mansion through a secret door and saw Chang Feiluan again.

Chang Feiluan was not the slightest surprise, the relationship between him and Chang Xing was the best in the barren city, and the tacit understanding between them did not need to be said.

He looked at Chang Xingdao, "You gave me a hint earlier, what's the matter?"

Chang Xing said with a bitter face, "Sir, that Ghost Fire Holy Orchid is the most poisonous thing, we don't dare to touch it at all, and if we touch it, we will die, even if we get it, if you take it, I'm afraid it will ......."

"Where did you get the news?" Chang Feiluan asked with a serious look at Chang Xing.

This matter is not a trivial matter, there are only five people in the city who know about this Ghost Fire Holy Lan, and they all know that this Ghost Fire Holy Lan can save his life.

Now he was told that this was even a poison medicine, which made him feel like he was hit by five thunders.

"What I told him is also the truth!"

A voice came to mind in the hall, the void fluctuated, and a figure of Xuanmo appeared in the hall, with silver-white hair, as clear as a little starlight, and the handsome face would be eclipsed even if a woman saw it.

"Xia Gongzi!" Chang Xing exclaimed in a low voice, his heartstrings tightened, as if he was facing a great enemy, and his heart was deeply desperate.

He really couldn't lure the wolf into the room, and quietly appeared in front of the two, this kind of strength, he couldn't stop it.

Xia Ziyu looked at Chang Xingdao with a smile, "What are you afraid of? I'm not a man-eating monster, what do you say?"

Chang Feiluan looked at Xia Ziyu's figure sluggishly, knelt on one knee when he heard the sound, and said loudly, "Terran, the city lord of Barren City, Chang Feiluan has seen Xia Gongzi!"

Xia Ziyu smiled and stepped forward and pulled him up, "Where did you get so many false gifts, the city lord's injury was suffered at the beginning of the year?"

Then he looked at Chang Feiluan, who was shocked, and said, "Is the Third Elder credible?"

Chang Feiluan hurriedly introduced Xia Ziyu to the main throne and said respectfully, "Credible, he is my most trusted student!"

Xia Ziyu looked at Chang Xing, who was sweating profusely, nodded with a smile, and said, "Did you join the war in the first place?"

Chang Feiluan laughed and said, "I was fortunate enough to see Childe Shenwei at the beginning!"

Xia Ziyu bowed his head, he was killed and injured in that battle, I don't know how many people suffered from it, and now he is still being plotted, Xia Ziyu sighed secretly in his heart.

He can't change everyone's fate, and since he has met him, it doesn't hurt to help.

Originally, he just wanted to find out the news, and he didn't care about the turmoil in this city, but now he actually saw that the power remaining in the body of this city lord was the power of the ancient monks.

This is not for him to be left alone, and every living creature who participated in that battle deserves his respect.

Xia Ziyu looked at the two of them, and a bewitching orchid appeared in her hand, with four petals, crystal light blue fluorescence, and the moment she appeared, the birth of the two of them passed at an extremely fast speed.

Xia Ziyu put it away and said, "This is the Ghost Fire Holy Orchid, now you know why I said it is extremely poisonous, right?"

Chang Feiluan and Chang Xing nodded again and again, their faces turned pale, just now, they all thought that they were going to die, and the feeling that the essence in their bodies was being extracted made them worse than dead.

"Who told you about this thing, you go and investigate it first, and don't show any flaws. Xia Ziyu said.

Chang Feiluan explained to Chang Xing, Chang Xing nodded, clasped his fists and saluted and left quickly from the secret door, what he didn't know was that his actions were stared at by a pair of eyes.

"Hmph, it seems that I have to act sooner, and the opportunity at the bottom of this cliff belongs to me!"

A faint voice sounded in the darkness.

The corners of Xia Ziyu's mouth raised slightly, and Shen Nian had already seen it clearly, at the bottom of the cliff?

He looked at Chang Feiluan and said, "City Lord, don't worry about your injury, I can help you get rid of that power, but you have to cooperate in making a scene." ”

"Xia Gongzi confessed!" Chang Feiluan was very respectful.

"Let's help you heal first!" Xia Ziyu chuckled.

The mansion where Xia Ziyu and the others lived, Xia Ziyu's divine thoughts covered this small city, and the scenes of its thousands of miles were all contained in it.

To the north of the Barren City, there was a steep slope, but his divine thoughts could not be explored, and he was intercepted by an invisible force.

"Is it here?" Xia Ziyu opened her eyes and murmured softly.

Tianyang squatted on the ground and fiddled with the flower beds on the ground, and asked, "What's the catch?"

Xia Ziyu got up and walked into the sun, and said with a smile, "This place may have been targeted by many monks, and I can't explore that cliff with my divine thoughts." ”

Styx sat on the rocking chair, constantly shaking the chair, soaking up the sun, "Are you calculating, you want to catch all these people?"

Xia Ziyu said with a smile, "How can it be said that it is a calculation? Well, it can be regarded as a calculation, anyway, everyone has bad intentions, the point is that this city lord can be regarded as a comrade-in-arms who fights side by side with me, I can't abandon it, right?"

"Besides, don't you all say that the things here have some cause and effect with me? ”

"By the way, let them hand over some resources to help me cultivate, isn't it too much?"

The corners of Tianyang's mouth twitched, "It's not too much, it's just a little dark!"

"I like it!" said Stygian slowly.

Tianyang raised his head and looked at the two of them and said, "Hey, the fortune boy you are waiting for is here, what should you do if you kill it?"

The corners of Xia Ziyu's mouth raised slightly, "Why do you want to kill them, wouldn't it be good to go with them, I also want to meet the people behind them?"

Yin snorted coldly, "It's not easy to see the people behind the scenes, little master, you slaughtered all these people with a knife in your hand, and finally left a living mouth to lead the way?"

Xia Ziyu turned her head to look at the dark yin and said speechlessly, "Uncle, what if I scare everyone away, won't it be fun?"

Tianyang scratched his head and said, "Little Lord, they are already here!"

Before he could finish speaking, he heard the door slam and kick it open.

A red-faced old man rushed in with dozens of disciples from the Barren City, all murderous and vigorous.

Yin and Tianyang got up and subconsciously blocked in front of Xia Ziyu, and their eyes were as cold as frost looking at the red-faced old man.

Xia Ziyu looked at the two helplessly, her heart was warm and at the same time there was a trace of indescribable sadness.

He walked out from between the two, indifferently glanced at the dozens of people around him who were pointing their long swords directly at the three of them, and finally his gaze fell on the red-faced old man, "I don't know what your Excellency means by breaking into the place where we live? Also, these swordsmen are sure they are not joking? We have only been in the city for less than a day, right?"

The red-faced old man is the Great Elder of the Barren City, Zhou Heng.

Wearing a Confucian shirt, it seems to be a little bit of a scholar, but it is really unworthy, the red face and the gloomy eyes make people feel that they are all filthy if they look at it more.

The red-faced old man sneered, "Three sons, let's go with this seat first, as for whether this sword soldier is a joke, go to the place where you should go, don't you know?"

Xia Ziyu retracted the smile on the corner of her mouth and looked at Zhou Heng coldly, "What if we don't go with you?"

"Simple, I have the right to kill you here on the spot, you are suspected of being a spy and threatening the safety of my barren city!" Zhou Heng sneered.

There was a sneering look on that red face, as if he was mocking Xia Ziyu and the three of them, "If you have the ability, you can resist one and try it!"

While Zhou Heng sneered, his body took a step back, and those disciples of the Barren City approached step by step, and the cold light flashed on the long sword, making people's skin cold.

Xia Ziyu shook her head slightly and said with a smile, "Since the old gentleman is kindly invited, then let's go on this trip with the old gentleman." ”

Xia Ziyu's tone paused slightly, and Zhengse said, "However, we will go by ourselves, just let the old gentleman lead the way, don't let these disciples touch us." ”

A young man shouted angrily, "The turtle in the urn is also presumptuous, and the prisoner under the stairs can't touch you?"

As soon as the sound fell, the young man stepped forward and grabbed Xia Ziyu's neck with one claw, and the mana surged between his palms and fingers, trying to pinch Xia Ziyu in his hand.

Bang!

I saw that just as the young man's claws were about to touch Xia Ziyu's neck, he was knocked out by an invisible force, hitting the courtyard wall, banging, and blood surging wildly in his mouth.

"Presumptuous!" Zhou Heng was furious, and the mana on his body was surging, so he wanted to suppress Xia Ziyu and the three of them.

After Xia Ziyu took it with one hand, he looked at Zhou Heng who attacked indifferently, and said with a light smile, "The old gentleman is sure that he wants to make a move here?"

Looking at Xia Ziyu's breezy appearance, his figure paused in front of Xia Ziyu, and his mana palm stayed in front of Xia Ziyu's eyebrows.

Those gloomy eyes flashed with a cold light, and he snorted coldly, "Hmph, since you moved out of the city lord, this seat will not move now, I hope you can have good luck!"

"Take it away!" the red-faced old man waved his hand, turned around and walked out the door, looked at the dying young man who was being held up, and snorted softly, "Waste!"

Xia Ziyu and the three of them were taken away under the escort of dozens of disciples of the Desolate City, and no one saw the smile in the depths of the three of them's eyes.

The setting sun dyed the entire barren city red, making it clothed in a dreamlike fiery red veil, looming among the clouds and mist, like a fairyland on earth.

In the city lord's mansion, Chang Feiluan covered his mouth and coughed violently, and when he finished coughing, he looked at his palm, which was bright red, and it looked shocking.

Chang Xing's face was anxious and distressed, "Sir, your body?"

Chang Feiluan sighed helplessly, "It seems that the sky is going to kill me!"

He turned his head to look at Chang Xingdao, "Forget it, the matter has come to this, there is no need to look for a way out, I will explain some things to you, remember to do it well." ”

"Sir, the disciple will definitely live up to his trust!" Chang Xing said heavily while holding Chang Feiluan.

Chang Feiluan sat on the chair and said with a wry smile, "I also had a relationship with the rivers and lakes before, and I wanted to find the gods on the mountain for treatment, but it has been more than a month now, I'm afraid there will be no results, and I can't wait for a reply, I'm afraid that this old bone will come to an end." ”

"Sir, you ......" often stopped talking.

Chang Feiluan waved his hand to interrupt him, and said with a painful face, "Listen to me, now my body has run out of oil lamps, but things in the city always need to be taken care of by one person, you were also a person in the rivers and lakes before, and you know some things on the mountain, can you tell me who is the right person to take care of the desolate city in this situation?"

"Sir, I don't know about this matter, anyway, in the hearts of my disciples, no one is as good as you, sir?" Chang Xing smiled bitterly and did not make a suggestion.

Chang Feiluan scolded with a smile, "You kid, you were like this back then, you let others bully, and now you are in such a situation, you are still so cautious, you are not afraid that one day you will die for my teacher, and you will have nowhere to go?"

"At that time, walking the rivers and lakes, I saw a fairy foot falling, it was a landslide and the ground cracked, at that time I was shocked by the heavens, I wanted to worship the immortal master as a teacher, but then I forgot it over time, walked all the way on the rivers and lakes, and also saw a lot of strange things, a reading gentleman pointed out, embarked on the road of cultivation, and then slowly understood, where is not the world rivers and lakes?"

"Sir, you ask me who will replace you, the answer in my mouth is the answer, I don't know, you are the best city lord, as for others, where do students know?"

Chang Feiluan patted Chang Xing's shoulder, "Go and take a look, it's almost coming!"

"No need, Xia Gongzi, they have already been taken to prison!" Chang Xing said in a low voice.

In the east of the barren city, in a prison, in a dark and damp cell, Xia Ziyu and the three of them glanced at each other and smiled bitterly.

I didn't expect that in my lifetime, there would be such a situation.

Jail!

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