A silver moon hangs high in the sky, and the starlight is like a bean, pouring on this beautiful and quiet oasis, which is very charming.

The oasis at night is breathtakingly beautiful, like a naked woman.

The water surface of the two pools, one large and one small, is still undisturbed, and the moonlight is reflected in the water, flashing and twinking, adding a touch of serenity.

Opposite the five ornate houses was a row of slightly low and rough houses, also made of red willow and reeds, but still a notch lower than the ones opposite.

This is the place where the Yilan tribe used it for the samurai and clansmen to live, and of course it is also the place where Xu Zidao and the others sleep tonight.

Naturally, everyone will not have the slightest grievance, compared to sleeping in the desert, this is a paradise.

On the grass outside the house, Xu Zidao held a pot of wine in his hand, stretched his limbs, lay on the soft grass and breathed a long sigh of relief, while looking at the moonlight in the sky, while drinking comfortably, such a day is really like a dream for a person like him.

The soft moonlight stroked his face like a lover's hand, indescribably comfortable, Xu Zidao was so comfortable that he narrowed his eyes slightly, and couldn't help sighing: "I didn't expect to be a fairy today!"

Suddenly, a voice said coldly: "Is this the life of a fairy in your eyes?"

Xu Zidao glanced at his eyes, but it was Lin Taiping, and he smiled slightly: "There is wine to drink, meat to eat, and beauties to dance, isn't such a day a fairy life?"

"It's a pity that you, the immortal, are comfortable, but the trouble is not small. Lin Taiping sneered.

Xu Zidao smiled, got up, looked at Lin Taiping and said, "What's the trouble?"

Lin Taiping said: "Then why does the high priest just ask you to help them crack the mechanism, and after cracking it, can you leave? What if you don't crack it? Aren't these troubles?"

Xu Zidao thought about it seriously, and suddenly said with a smile: "These are naturally troubles, but the last thing I'm afraid of is trouble, although troubles often like to find me." ”

Lin Taiping couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "Since you like trouble, then you can deal with all these troubles, and the big trouble of Her Royal Highness the Holy Maiden will also be handed over to you!"

After speaking, Lin Taiping snorted, turned around and left directly and entered the residence.

Xu Zidao was stunned for a moment, muttered, "inexplicable", and then continued to drink.

......

Following.

Sunlight shines through the gaps in the leaves on the grass, and groups can be seen walking among the lush trees.

This group of people is Xu Zidao and others who are going to the Sun Tomb to investigate.

Walking in the front was an old man with a full beard and a somewhat dark face, this old man had seen at the reception banquet yesterday, it was Luo Wange, the third elder of the Yilan clan.

There is no patriarch in the Ilam, the most powerful is the high priest, and then there are the seven elders, although the holy woman has a noble status in the Elam, but she has no real power, she is only the successor of the next high priest.

Although the high priest did not go to the Sun Tomb this time, she sent the three elders, which is enough to show that she attaches great importance to this matter, and the high priest of the Ilan clan will not leave the priest's hall easily if there is nothing important.

The priest's hall is the most gorgeous of the five dwellings, and it is also the place where Xu Zidao and his party received the wind yesterday.

"I can't imagine that there is such a primeval jungle in this oasis?" Ji Qianye suddenly sighed and said in surprise.

In fact, he was not the only one, other people also felt this way, if they didn't know that this was in the desert, I am afraid they would have thought that in some unknown primeval forest, the ancient trees here are not only lush but also extremely tall, like a towering giant sword standing, the crown is like an umbrella, and the leaves are forested.

Third Elder Luo Wange smiled and said, "This has been the case here a long time ago, it is said that this forest has existed since we discovered this oasis in the Ilan tribe, and it is not surprising that it has grown like this for a long time with the right soil and suitable climate. ”

As he spoke, he led the people through the lush woods, turning left and right, obviously very familiar with this route, everyone followed, so walking, after about a quarter of an hour, everyone passed through this primeval jungle, came to a clear space with an unknown radius, only to see that in the empty and boundless clearing, there stood a half-human high log, layer after layer, from the inside to the outside, from thin to thick, radially unfolded to all sides, orderly, magnificent, this shape resembles a sun, and the log is wrapped in layers is an oval tomb with a square circle of several zhang, with two people high。

There are dozens of tombs like this.

Xu Zidao paused for a moment and couldn't help but exclaim: "This is the Sun Tomb, it is really ingenious!"

The rest of the people were also stunned by this huge scene, and were stunned for a moment, although they were all people who had seen strong winds and waves, but it was the first time they had seen such a unique but vast and mysterious tomb group.

Seeing their stunned expressions, Luo Wange smiled with satisfaction, and said with some pride: "When I first saw the Sun Tomb, my expression was the same as yours, the same surprise and stunned, and I felt so small and insignificant in front of this vast Sun Tomb. ”

Ji Qianye nodded and said, "This sun tomb of the nobleman is really an eye-opener for us, but why do we need so many logs outside?"

Luo Wange smiled: "This is the tradition of our Yilan tribe, it has existed since the time when Loulan has not died out, as for why we use these logs outside the ancient tomb, I don't know very well, it may be related to the totem of our faith!"

"I see!" Ji Qianye pondered for a while, then remained silent.

Instead, Xu Zidao smiled and said, "Maybe the demise of Loulan is inextricably linked to this Sun Tomb!"

Luo Wange's eyes flashed, pondered for a moment, looked at Xu Zidao and smiled: "Maybe!"

At this moment, suddenly a figure rushed out from between the logs in front of them, and everyone was vigilant and secretly on guard, but when they looked closely, they found that it was Quuff, the holy daughter of the Elan clan.

I saw that she was wearing a black tights to wrap her bumpy body to the fullest, showing a graceful demeanor, even Madame Rose, who was also a woman, was a little jealous.

Her green silk is coiled into a ball and hidden in the felt hat on the top of her head, her face is not powdered, but she is as beautiful as a nine-day fairy.

She held a small and delicate dagger in her hand, and as soon as she ran over, she came directly to Xu Zidao's side, touched his arm and said with a smile: "Dengzi, is the Sun Tomb of our Yilan clan magnificent?"

Before Xu Zidao could speak, the third elder next to him, Luo Wange, was the first to speak, and said with a bitter face: "Your Highness the Holy Maiden, why are you here? It's dangerous here, it's better for you to go back quickly, if something goes wrong, I can't explain it to the high priest!"

Quuff shrugged her small nose and muttered, "There are so many people here to protect me, what danger can there be, and besides, I finally escaped from the priest's hall, I don't want to go back, suffocate to death!"

The face of the third elder was even more bitter than a bitter gourd, "My little aunt, you are trying to kill the old man, if the high priest knows that you ran out secretly, and I didn't send you back, I'm afraid my old life will be confessed!"

Quuff flicked his hand and said impatiently: "How can the high priest say that you are so terrible, besides, she will not know that I have escaped, you can rest assured, in short, since I have come out, I will not go back, you don't need to say it again"

"But ......"

"Where are there so many people, there are so many people here, you are still afraid that I will not be in any danger, and besides, there is not this disciple to protect me, you can rest assured, if you want to persuade me to go back, then I will shake out all your ugly things, you had better weigh it yourself!"

Saying this, the holy woman looked at Lowange with a strange gaze, and the latter was numb for a while by her gaze, and said helplessly: "All right, but you must follow us closely, if anything goes wrong, I really can't explain it to the high priest." ”

"Okay, okay, you can rest assured! I promise to follow you all the time, and I will never run around. ”

Seeing that Luo Wange finally relented, the Holy Maiden Quuff couldn't help but show a bright smile on her face, this smile really made everything lose color, even Xu Zidao, who was used to seeing beautiful women, couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

He secretly slandered in his heart when his self-control was so bad, shook his head, simply didn't think about it anymore, looked at the holy woman, and couldn't help but say, "When did I, a disciple, say that I want to protect you?"

"Aren't men born to protect beautiful women?" Quuff blinked, puzzled.

Xu Zidao opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything to refute it, indeed, it is natural for men to protect women.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little stiff, Luo Wange said with a smile: "Since Her Royal Highness the Holy Maiden wants Xu Shaoxia to protect him, then Xu Shaoxia will be wronged, and the old man will be grateful afterwards!"

Xu Zidao said with a smile: "The third elder has seen the outside world, protecting the holy woman is originally within my own responsibility, what is there to talk about!"

Luo Wange said in a somewhat serious tone: "Xu Shaoxia, one yard is one yard, since it is to trouble you to protect Her Royal Highness the Holy Maiden, the reward naturally cannot be saved." ”

"In that case, then follow what the elder says!"

After hearing this, Lin Taiping couldn't help but snort, but didn't say anything.

Madame Rose looked at Lin Taiping amusedly, shook her head, and didn't say anything.

Seeing that there was nothing to do, Lovango walked with the others to the ancient tomb in the logs.