Chapter 10 : The Barren Desert
Xiu Yao was ordered by Yin Lin to temporarily take charge of all the affairs of the demon world, and in order not to reveal their travel location, he specially gave Yin Lin a retreat and cultivation.
Wuyue didn't know where they were going, but she still wanted to follow, and she went to Ruan Mian to "knock" it, which roughly meant that she hoped she could say something good.
After being known by Yin Lone, the two went out to talk about the time of incense at night. The atmosphere just now was quite tense, and Ruan Mian felt that they might be about to fight in the next second.
This time, Ruan Mian thought wrongly, the two stared at Dan Fengyan with peach blossom eyes and didn't know what to say, and Wuyue immediately obediently said: He will stay in the demon world.
Ruan Mian and Qi Wu both felt that Wuyue must have been threatened by Yin Silence, after all, when he said this to them, his face was a little hideous to the naked eye.
After comforting the reluctant begging children, she and Yin Silence separated from them.
There are not many descriptions in the treasure book, and Yin Lin only knows the general direction and how to take iron.
Most of the coastal wastelands south of the human realm are golden deserts with flying sand and rocks.
In the distance of the desert, the sea of clear water is followed by no one in Liao.
Ruan Mian looked at this land and was worried. The desert is scorching hot, and it is vast and boundless.
Yin Silence cast a spell, and transparent bubbles the size of a man appeared next to them.
The bubbles trembled and changed their shapes and gradually floated towards her, covering Ruan Mian at once, and then slowly contracting until they attached to her body and fit her body.
At that moment, Ruan Mian felt much more comfortable, like wearing a layer of protective clothing.
Silence took her to teleport and change locations, but no matter how many times she teleported, wherever she went, they were always surrounded by rolling sand waves and undulating sand dunes.
"It doesn't make sense, it's a desert no matter how you go, there's no other way to go, and there's not even a discerning direction to look for. ”
She said to him.
"It's really weird. ”
Yin Lin is also the first time to come here, so he can only take one step at a time.
The sun hung crookedly high, its brightness blinding and scorching.
Suddenly, Ruan Mian seemed to see something covered in the distance.
She tugged at his sleeve with one hand and pointed to her northeast with the other, asking him as she looked, "Can your spell remove the miasma over there?"
He looked in the direction and nodded.
The miasma of fog dissipates, revealing a small island surrounded by lakes.
Even if it was vaguely unreal, it still made them happy.
After walking a long way in that direction, the lake island was still full of shadows, so they couldn't see it really.
It has neither grown nor shrunk, and has never been able to get close there.
This scene suddenly evokes the memories of the mirage that Ruan Mian saw in the book.
"Denghai City" contains: Dengzhou sea, there are clouds, such as the palace, Taiguan, Shimada, people, chariots and horses, you can see it in the past, and the people you see are called the sea market. Or say: "The mirage is done", doubtful otherwise.
There is no record of the sea in the desert in the book, but they are all real scenes that float on top of one thing and cannot be seen up close, and there must be a connection between them.
She shared her thoughts with Yin Silence, and he agreed with her reasoning.
Although this mirage is fake, the picture reflected is real, indicating that it is still possible for them to find this place.
They're going to keep looking, maybe there's a hole down there.
Turning around, until the mirage faded its half-exposed face and disappeared without a trace, they did not find the real island.
Because this mirage usually appears in the same place multiple times, Ruan Mian and Yin Lin decided to take a gamble and wait for it to reappear.
Before Ruan Mian came out, she also packed a bag of things for her, she didn't see what the ping-pong was, anyway, it didn't take much trouble to put it in the huge storage bag of Qiankun Linglong, so she took it with her.
Now Ruan Mian has time, so he took it out and took a look: first of all, pear blossom cake, boiled cake, sugar gourd...
And then there are pots and pans...?Demons also use this kind of thing?
She digs out again: grass to make grasshoppers, cloth to make dolls, and paper to make sparrows. Ruan Mian felt that she was a little superior.
In addition to these messy things, she also found a few hats, took two white and black ones, put them on her head and handed them to Yin Silence.
Big Yin didn't have the slightest idea of doing it himself, only hinted that he bent forward to adapt to her height.
Ruan Mian felt that she was really going farther and farther on the road of depravity, and she could do this kind of handy work as a maid.
The face was a little close, Ruan Mian could even see the half-closed dark eyes of the person opposite, and there seemed to be a hint of arrogance in the flow of his eyes;
The slender curly eyelashes add a touch of serenity to the pupils.
Ruan Mian tilted his head, his face was slightly red, and he quickly sorted it out, and then let go of his hand.
Suddenly, a clear and crisp bell sound reached their ears.
The bronze lacquer surface is carved with intricate patterns the size of a ball, and the bell has two iron balls slightly wider than the bell's mouth, and the copper bell is tied to a circular rope belt.
Jingle bells... Jingle ~~
The copper beads made an ethereal sound as they swayed.
Echoing in the empty and barren desert, it can't help but make people feel solemn and sad.
The wind and sand came and went, and only to see a caravan of camels winding its way across the sand dunes in the distance.
The people holding the camel ropes wore dark hufu with narrow body and narrow sleeves, and the hukou was stained with some conspicuous yellow sand.
The person surnamed Huo is a businessman who has a long beard and a somewhat fierce face.
The hot wind blew away the yellow sand in front of Ruan Mian and Yin Lian, and they both saw each other.
From a distance, Huozhou could only see two people wearing hoods standing on the desert.
Flicking the long collar that covered his mouth and nose, he shouted to them, "Are you the ones left here?
It is not easy for them to do business, so they inevitably keep an eye on the outside, so they do not approach.
Glancing at Yin Lonely, who remained motionless and did not react, Ruan Mian had no choice but to speak: "This old man Shang, my eldest brother and I are waiting for someone here, it will be fine, thank you for your help." ”
Xu is Yin is too cold, Ruan Mian said that he was her eldest brother a little untenable, or maybe it was a little strange to wait for people in this place invaded by wind and sand, Huozhou and his party hesitated and did not leave immediately.
The white hat turned out to be a girl with a delicate and soft voice, and the man next to her was silent like a stone that could not be chewed.
This relationship is so cold, I'm afraid it's not a drama to rob people's daughters, right?
The people of the caravan were all men they had met, and they were wandering in business all day long, so it was no wonder that they had this thought.
The dart master who escorted the caravan by Huozhou's side also echoed the persuasion: "Girl, if you really have anything unspeakable, you can tell us, we Jianghu people are the most uneven." ”
The speaker's face was frank and bold, and he looked at Ruan Mian like a little white flower that had been brutally crippled.
Ruan Mian snorted and couldn't help laughing.
Take a look, take a look!
There are still people who can see the poor her who is oppressed.
She didn't have to lift her hat to see how dark the face in the black cloth was.
Ruan Mian's heart is very warm, these people in the rivers and lakes are just meeting her, and it is not easy to help the weak.
Ruan Mian explained in a relaxed tone: "Thank you for worrying about me, but the little girl is telling the truth, and there is indeed no grievance. ”
Looking at Yin Lian, she said again: "My brother is introverted and doesn't like to talk, so the little girl has made amends to you on his behalf." ”
Saying that, they made the usual return salute of women in the personal world.
Seeing that Ruan Mian said it affectionately, Huo Zhou understood that they were mistaken.
Touching his nose, he waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay." ”
As he spoke, he beckoned the caravan to leave.
Now that you've seen someone, how can you let it go.
"Wait, this merchant. I wonder if the merchant has traveled to this desert many times?"
"Yes, my caravan travels through this desert all year round. ”
"Does the merchant know that there are lakes and islands in this desert?"
Hearing this, Huo Zhou thought that Ruan Mian was an official lady who was ignorant of the world, and she didn't even know that there were few springs in the desert.
But seeing that she was a girl, he still answered patiently.
He smiled at Ruan Mian and said, "I've been in business for decades, don't talk about lake islands, and I've never seen a stream in this desert." ”
"So, what about the mirage?"
"Mirage?...... I haven't seen it. ”
"Thank you to the merchant for answering the little girl's doubts. ”
Ruan Mian had already gotten what she wanted.
"It's nothing, it's all trivial. ”
The long, crisp bell rang again, and the sound became weaker and weaker as the caravan group of Luo got farther and farther away.
Yin Silence didn't bother her to talk with an innocent face, and praised her with an unprecedented curl of the corners of her lips: "Good job." ”
Ruan Mian raised a proud little expression and glanced at him.