Chapter 171: Temptation
There is a city named Dagu in the northern wilderness, covering an area of 100 miles, covered by wind and sand, and it cannot be seen really ten miles away.
Entering here, it is still sparsely populated, only three or three twos, and you can see that the clothes and services are slightly different from Dongsheng. Many of them were still wearing robes, and their bodies were shrouded in brilliance, and they hurried along. However, more people wore fur clothes and white scarves on their heads, and their faces were also wrapped, revealing only a pair of eyes, in order to resist the wind and sand.
"As the name suggests, most of the Northern Wilderness is desolate, and the wind is smoky and the sand is chaotic, and it is natural that this is the case after a long time. On the other hand, this is different from Dongsheng, the temperature difference between day and night is very large, and it is difficult to find a water source, it is too hot during the day, and thick clothes have some effect on dehydration, and it can keep warm at night. You see, most of them wear robes and turbans under the holy way, so as not to hurt people in the sun. Those who can wear robes, if they are not extremely strong in cultivation and are not afraid of these, are eminent and self-defensive. ”
Mu Shuangying walked beside Lu Chen and opened his mouth to explain.
And Lu Chen also heard for the first time that the Northern Wilderness was in such a situation.
As far as the environment is concerned, Dongsheng is better, but Beihuang is too bad. Not to mention that the wind and sand hit the surface like a needle prick, it is the water source that Mu Shuangying said is difficult to find, which is a huge problem. As you can see, the Dagu city is not an oasis, but a wilderness, and there are thousands of miles of Gobi outside the city, which is deserted, and you can see a little bit of it.
Water is a nuisance, and food is relatively precious.
There is a restaurant next to him, which can be regarded as luxurious, but the dishes are really a little difficult to say, but the air-dried cured meat is just slightly processed, and even the wine is turbid, which is almost spicy. A table of food, not even a single green can be seen.
Lu Chen looked at it for a long time, only shook his head slightly, and continued to move forward with Mu Shuangying.
The two of them had elixir on them, which was much better than the dry meat and turbid wine.
"The Northern Wilderness is like this, the environment dictates it. ”
Mu Shuangying also sighed.
"In such an environment, the meat can only be stored for a long time after it is dried, otherwise it will rot early. However, wine and meat are also luxuries, even if it is air-dried cured meat, if the gods have no spirits, they can't eat it. Most people want to fill their stomachs, so they just have some dry food, but that's already excellent. You can't see it here, but if you meet the down-and-out mortal spirits, you will know that they feed only on hay and bark. ”
"This Northern Wilderness is like this..."
Lu Chen took a breath, but his mouth was full of wind and sand.
It is not inevitable in this city.
Mu Shuangying naturally saw it, turned around and took a white gauze hat from the stall next to the street and put it on Lu Chen's head.
After paying the spirit spirit, he turned around and left.
"The Northern Wilderness is a desolate place in the north, so naturally, otherwise how can it be called the Northern Wilderness. ”
Mu Shuangying smiled bitterly and led Lu Chen around a few streets. The wind and sand here are a little slow, at least the front and back can be seen clearly, and there are pavilions sitting in the distance, so exquisite, shrouded by divine light, nothing invades, but in this desolate Dagu city is a little abrupt.
"That is the Qibao Pavilion of my demon clan, and in this desolate small city, my demon clan will only take care of it. ”
She said and moved on.
And at this point, there are a little more people, but most of them are robes and shrouded in divine light, and they use their own cultivation to resist the invasion of wind and sand, as Mu Shuangying said, their status dictates their status, or their cultivation is strong.
Those heavy qi machines can suppress people so much that they can't breathe.
Lu Chen narrowed his eyes, he had seen a lot, and he was a little surprised in his heart. Most of these people are demon clans, which can be seen from the surface, after all, ordinary people will not have those special appearances. And Mu Shuangying only stopped slightly, then continued to go deeper, as if he knew this very well, and took Lu Chen straight up to the second floor, turned the corner of the corridor, and entered a secret hall, no one stopped him.
In the room, there were golden bottles of sake, jade plates of delicacies, and green smoke curling from the burning of sandalwood, and the man with a rich figure was slumped on the seat of animal skin, burping.
A chill suddenly enveloped the room.
Lu Chenzheng was dissatisfied in his heart, and when he noticed this, he turned his head to see that it was Mu Shuangying who had murderous intent.
"You... Who are you?!"
The fat man woke up suddenly, and quickly stood up, his face frightened.
However, Mu Shuangying didn't answer, and only casually threw out a black jade token into the fat man's hand. The latter took it, and after only one glance, his face suddenly turned pale, and he quickly knelt on the ground, tremblingly raised it with both hands, and sent it back to Mu Shuangying.
"Tomorrow, I will go back to the demon clan, collect the punishment by myself, and then send someone here again, understand?"
She withdrew the token, her voice was cold, and her coquettish phoenix eyes were full of coldness.
Under the mask of a white fox, but you can't see it.
The fat man's body trembled, his head was deeply buckled to the ground, and he said yes.
"Get out!"
"Yes..."
Mu Shuangying only said a word, and the fat man left the room as if he had fled.
And Mu Shuangying also seems to have great power, as long as the general sits down, someone from the demon clan will come here to clean up all the mess, only looking at her with a little doubt, probably not recognizing who Mu Shuangying is. However, the token can't lie, and Mu Shuangying also intends to release his demonic energy, but it can be determined that it is a demon clan, even if he can't understand why the token is in the hands of a stranger, but these subordinates have no right to ask.
After a while, everything was cleaned up, and the chill around Mu Shuangying finally weakened a little.
"I never thought I'd let you see such a scene. ”
She smiled wryly.
"It's just that the area where my demon clan is located is too wide, and there are too many Qibao Pavilions, and no one in such a small city will come to inspect on weekdays, which makes this steward so presumptuous. ”
After a moment's pause, she turned to Lu Chen.
"Most of the stewards of the Strange Treasure Pavilion are not like this, and the Northern Wilderness is also very strict in selecting people for this position. But this cannot be avoided, and when he returns, he will find out that all his debts will be paid in full. If it can't be repaid, it will be worth it. ”
"I don't have to explain that, I understand. ”
Lu Chen smiled, took off the hat on his head, and threw it aside.
"Tianlan City also has the Demon Clan Qibao Pavilion, I have been there, and the steward there is Luan Shanming, and I have some friendship with him. This person is not bad, at least there is no problem in doing business and being a person, he knows the right and wrong, and he has been kind to me, but now I have not had time to thank him. ”
"Luan Shanming?"
Mu Shuangying didn't seem to know about this person.
"There are a lot of demon clans, and it's normal that you don't know them. ”
Lu Chen only shook his head casually, poured a glass of sake left by the servant, and was not polite.
"He is a member of the Luan clan and the elder brother of Luan Qing'er. I mentioned to you that when I was about to get the Bright Moon Immortal Palace, the demon clan Luan Qing'er, the purgatory Han Wudao, and Brother Gongsun and Qin Shusheng were all there and intersected with me. ”
"Luan Qing'er, I know. ”
Mu Shuangying also turned away the mask of the white fox on his face, after all, there was no one here, and there was no need for these.
"She is the heavenly lady of the Luan clan, she is extremely talented, and she belongs to the second rank of the demon clan. The number of people in the first ranks is very small, His Highness is one, Peng Fei of the Peng clan is one, and there are a few others, you will know in the future. In the past, I wasn't in the ranks, but now I'm in the first ranks. ”
She smiled seductively, naturally showing this, but also a little complacent.
Lu Chen's heart jumped when he saw it, and he was also in a trance in front of him, so he could only turn his gaze to finally calm down.
"What is your token?"
He changed the subject.
"You say this?"
Mu Shuangying took out the token again and threw it directly to Lu Chen.
Only then do you know that it is warm and moist, not cold, and there are many complex traces engraved on it, which contain a little magical atmosphere, but you can't see it, and there are traces of outline in the middle into a painting, like a cat.
"This is the token of His Highness, and everyone in the demon clan can recognize it. Seeing the token, such as seeing His Highness himself, although there are thousands of demon clans, but after all, there is only one His Royal Highness, who has great rights and is also recognized by the demon clan. I don't know where the Strange Treasure Pavilion belongs here, but it must be under the nearby demon clan. The demon clan has someone to manage these, and I let the fat man go back to receive the punishment, just like His Royal Highness's order, no matter how rampant the demon clan is, you can't ignore it. ”
She slumped casually in her seat and patted the hides beneath her.
"This thing is a rare treasure, and I don't know how many things that fat man has coveted in Qibao Pavilion... With this time, it is better to find a way to improve the situation of Dagu, and only this animal skin can be exchanged for a lot of water or grass seedlings. ”
"You have a good heart, and you always remember these things. ”
Lu Chen returned the token.
"Naturally, after all, Your Highness and I also suffered a lot when we were young, and I feel that it is not good..."
Mu Shuangying sighed lightly, but did not continue, his eyes were a little trembling and gloomy, and he couldn't hide it.
However, listening to what he said, he probably has an unspeakable past. Only her and Your Highness... In this way, it is really a bit of a surprise. And Lu Chen had previously guessed why Mu Shuangying had this kind of token on his body, if it was really a relationship that grew up together, probably her status in the demon clan was also extremely high.
"Then why did you go to Dongsheng? ”
Lu Chen only drank alcohol and asked casually.
"Find something, and that thing is only in purgatory. ”
Mu Shuangying glanced at him, a smile appeared on his face again, and he deliberately made a bewitching appearance to get closer.
"Are you curious?"
Silver hair and silver eyes, full of charm, under the white fairy skirt, the placket is a little lower, faintly visible, so that Lu Chen can't bear it. He turned his head to look away, his neck was red, and his breath was a little heavy, but he still pressed the throbbing in his heart, and he was not presumptuous.
Joked like this, Mu Shuangying smiled like a hundred flowers, got a little closer, and reached out to pull down his shirt, and asked again.
"I'm not curious, and I don't ask..."
Lu Chen hurriedly got up and went to the side, not daring to approach her.
However, Mu Shuangying laughed wantonly, the flowers and branches trembled, and the collar opened a little more.
Just glanced back, the corners of Lu Chen's mouth twitched, and he didn't look away.
"Be respectful. ”
"It's like you haven't seen it. ”
Mu Shuangying snorted lightly.
"When have I met?"
Lu Chen still turned his head to the other side, and his heart was also clear, and he was a little more vigilant.
However, Mu Shuangying was only silent, and there was no further temptation, and when the fairy skirt was tidied up, he asked someone to fetch the spirit spirit and asked Shang Luchen to prepare to leave here.