Volume 2 Ancient Sword Chapter 40 Water and Sand
Sanhu Mountain is located in the south of Qingqiu City, the labyrinth mountain forest, directly east of the middle palace boundary of Qingqiu City, and the boundless desert, directly west of the middle palace boundary of Qingqiu City. The three major realms adjacent to the west of the Zhonggong realm are the Xungong boundary in the northwest, the Zhengong boundary in the west, and the Gengong boundary in the southwest.
No one has ever known about the secret path of the family and the Jujia Chamber of Commerce to enter the Middle Palace Realm, but there have also been rumors that the Family and the Chamber of Commerce have disappeared in the Palace Realm directly north of the Middle Palace Realm.
One thing that is even more bizarre is that there are countless legends about the Middle Palace Realm, but there are no legends related to the desert.
This is everything that Yue Chen and the others either know or speculate. Yue Chen once thought that these senior brothers were too young to know the legends related to the desert. But from the mouths of Sima Liang and others, it is believed that there is indeed no relevant legend.
For others, there may not be any other thoughts, but in an inexplicable experience, they came to two inexplicable regions. However, for Yue Chen, it was different. Even, Yue Chen thought about whether he had gone to another continent or a certain continent. Fortunately, as soon as this idea appeared, it was denied by Yue Chen.
When it was dawn, Yue Chen decided to follow the direction Sang Geng said and go north.
A person walked out of the crowd and said, "Hall Master, we should go south!"
Yue Chen asked, "Why?"
Sima Liang scolded: "Shen Yinyang, since you entered the Middle Palace Realm, you haven't let go of a fart. Are you about to be suffocated when you speak suddenly?"
It turned out that this person's name was Shen Yan, and he was born in the side branch of the family. And the Shen family is the most prestigious Yin and Yang Five Elements family in Qingqiu City.
Shen Yan said: "Actually, the layout of the entire Qingqiu City is a layout that reverses yin and yang. For example, the south is away from the fire, but it is located in the north, and the north is located in the south. Therefore, it is said that the family and the Chamber of Commerce entered from the palace realm, and this news is not reliable. But to say that they came out of the palace realm, maybe it is still possible. β
"Aren't you farting?" Sima Liang scolded unceremoniously, "The Shen family likes to fart! Obviously, they themselves said that it was possible to go out from the palace realm, but let us go to the Kangong realm, what kind of reason do you have?"
"Sima Liang, you don't pick on me here, scolding people with sticks and sticks. Shen Yan said angrily: "Your ancestor has suffered a big loss, so what does it matter to the Shen family? Why don't you blame your ancestor for being stupid and believing in the fortune-telling of the five elements of yin and yang, but blame my ancestor for not giving your ancestor a good feng shui fortune?"
When Zhuge Yi and the others heard Shen Yan choking Sima Liang's words, they laughed with great satisfaction. It seems that everyone doesn't particularly like this "long-tongued woman".
"Hmph, anyway, the Shen family doesn't have any good things, they're all liars!" Sima Liang glared at everyone in disgust, and said unforgivingly.
"I'm too lazy to pay attention to you!" Shen Yan continued, "Hall Master, I mean that if we want to find a way, we have to start from the area close to the Kan Palace Realm. β
"Senior brothers, I have always had a question that I don't understand! Why did Senior Brother Xiao take people to the Kun Palace Realm so quickly? Also, when I led people to attack the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion in the Outer Gate Region, I found that the two places that were originally extremely far apart seemed to be connected by an extremely close route. I thought about it, but I didn't understand the reason. If it's about flying in the sky, I understand, but if it's walking, I'm really a little puzzled. Yue Chen didn't reply, but just asked rhetorically.
"I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain!" Sima Liang said with a smile: "Hall Master, you have to ask the reason for this, and we don't know." However, the roads that appeared in Qingqiu Continent were not usually called roads by the ancients, but 'fairy roads'. And the name 'Immortal Dao', over time, was gradually replaced by the name of the road. That's why it's called 'Immortal Dao', that is, everyone can't say why, but it really exists there, and it always uses the shortest distance to connect the horns and corners of Qingqiu City. β
"Childish!" Shen Yan glared at Sima Liang, who was smiling, and said to Yue Chen: "Hall Master, in fact, the Three Fox Mountains are also an independent realm. With the addition of the nine realms of Qingqiu City, there are twelve independent realms in the entire territory of Qingqiu Continent. And the road connecting these realms is actually a kind of mysterious spatial magic circle. And in each of the independent realms, the roads connecting important areas are another mysterious teleportation circle. These two magic circles are completely different, and they exist with the existence of Qingqiu Continent.
Therefore, no one in this world can explain the truth. It's just that people like us, who were born and raised in Qingqiuzhou, have long been accustomed to this situation. β
"Thank you, two senior brothers!" Yue Chen pondered for a moment before saying, "If that's the case, then what Senior Brother Shen said makes sense. Perhaps, the entrance to the road from the north is in the south direction. β
Sima Liang's eyes turned white, and he muttered, "No matter where you go, this sand is a sure thing!"
Someone asked, "Where is the south, how can I see that the sun is hanging there all the time, not moving at all?"
Yue Chen woke up from a deep sadness, and found that after falling out of the nameless deep hole, he had been sitting on a flat stone, but he did not realize that he was in the middle of the desert. Suddenly, he asked, "Where did the sun come from?"
Someone replied, "No, we were arguing and arguing, and the day was dawning, and the sun hung there." β
Shen Yan said: "Hall master, don't worry, I have a way!" After that, he took out a compass and observed it carefully. He was a person that made Yue Chen think of another personβXu Peng. Xin said: "Presumably, Senior Brother Xu has already followed Shen, Ju and others to divide up the resources of Heavenly Wolf Valley and invest them elsewhere." β
After a short time, Shen Yan clearly marked the east, west, south, and north positions. Sima Liang still didn't forget to say a few words to him. It's just that Shen Yan has a good personality and is calm. Yue Chen faintly discovered that although Shen Yan also had a broken leg, his actions were a little different from those of others. Sometimes, Yue Chen always compares the people in front of him with the people in the past, and deliberately speculates on everyone's behavior. After all, Yue Chen is a mortal, how can he guess everyone's mind. For example, which person named Du Tian, Yue Chen was convinced that he had lost his eyes.
The group walked through the boundless desert, and their clothes were covered with yellow sand. In the desert, the heat and dryness are to be expected, but in this nameless desert, it seems even more special.
And they walked for thirty-six hours, and they saw no night, but only day. However, because of the impact of the lack of water, everyone has long forgotten to pay attention to this matter. If Zhuge Yi hadn't silently calculated the time, he wouldn't even know how many days he had gone.
Yue Chen was fine, but the others were almost close to collapse, and some people with poor physique even began to show signs of dehydration. If it weren't for Yue Chen's presence, no one knew what would have happened. What's even worse is that because they are coming to the Middle Palace Realm, because of the urgency of time, many people don't have any preparation at all. At most, it means to bring something precious with you, hoping to sleep with you for a long time.
"Although everyone persevered very hard, I would never allow anything inhumane to happen. β
Yue Chen didn't want to say this, but he finally said it, so as to completely cut off some people's other thoughts.
"Hall Master, don't accompany us, you better hurry up and leave. Your Bigu elixir can't be used as water to drink in this desert!" Sima Liang said in a trembling voice, his eyes a little confused.
Yue Chen couldn't bear it, but there was nothing he could do. Water is the most precious thing in the desert, not just if you want to have it. In order to count the personnel, Yue Chen let go of the people in front of him, walked to the back, and saw a fellow door slowly crawling on the ground, Yue Chen only felt that his eyes were sour, and his mouth was sweet. After calming down a little, he walked quickly to someone, and with a light mention, who almost fell apart.
"Senior brother, what's wrong with you?"
"Hall Master, are you dying too? can't you see what's wrong with me?" said with a faint breath: "As soon as I think of the scene of the main force of the hall fighting the leopards, I feel that a flame rises in my chest. In such a desperate situation, the hall master has fought a bloody way, and I can't admit it in this desert. If that's the case, it will be more embarrassing for the hall master. Therefore, I just crawled and walked, and I insisted on following the hall master. If so, I will be willing to die. β
"Senior brother, in this desperate situation, I can't help it! Everyone is in the same situation!"
"Hall Master, you're talking nonsense! You haven't been affected at all, and in this desert, I find that your complexion is even better. If you say you can't do it, that's even more. If you have a way, you just don't want to use it!"
"What's the method?"
"Hehe, the blood of the flame leopard is really sweet and delicious!"
"Oh, it turns out that Senior Brother is talking about that?" Yue Chen shook his head helplessly, and said: "This matter is not negotiable, it is a drop in the bucket, it makes no sense to do it, why bother to do it." β
"Hall Master, forgive your subordinate Yu Shu (zhui) for taking the liberty of saying that you will be a good person, but you will not be a good hall master. Hall Master, you can slowly comprehend it in the future!"
"Hmm, my brother's name is so strange, I don't know how to write it?"
"Yu, the treasure of heaven and earth, Yu of surplus grain; After Yu Yu just finished speaking, he suddenly grabbed Yue Chen and said, "Save ...... Water ......!"
Yue Chen was stunned, thinking that he was dying, but after Zhiyu relieved his breath, he said: "Three miles away from here, there are signs of moisture. If I get there, I'll find water. Hall Master, take me quickly, a lot of people will die if it's too late!"
For a while, Yue Chen didn't know if what he said was reliable, but it seemed that with his name, maybe it had something to do with water. After thinking for a while, Yue Chen's sword flew, and he picked up the last three people, and told everyone about the water that went three miles away. That's when Edgeworth left.
After flying for a while, Yu Shu said, "Hall Master, this is it!
As soon as Yue Chen landed, waves of dry and hot steam rushed towards him, and he said in his heart: "This is like a place with water!"
Yu Shu didn't care so much, he crawled on the ground energetically and began to sniff. After a while, he inserted his hands into the yellow sand and began to dig. The other two were miserable, crawling on the ground, only breathing out, not entering. Yue Chen estimated that if they couldn't drink water in an hour, they really wouldn't be able to do it.
Looking up at the still boundless desert, Yue Chen began to tremble a little, but at this time, the words of the Snake Ancestor and Guiguzi sounded in his ears like a spell. Yue Chen tried to plug his ears, but the sound was clearer. Yue Chen didn't want to think about it anymore, and hurriedly returned with the sword.
"Sima Liang, if you do this, the hall master, I'll help you get a knife!"
"Brother Sima, it's up to you now, Senior Brother Cao Shuang is really not good. If it had been any later, the blood would have seeped out like water. β
β......β
More than a dozen people gathered around two people, one kneeling and the other lying. The person kneeling was naturally Sima Liang, holding a dagger in his hand, and the person lying down was named Cao Shuang, who had his nose and ears cut off when he attacked in the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion. Cao Shuang's breath was almost gone, and Sima Liang gasped, as if he was making a great determination.
"Just as I was about to do this, the hall master would never forgive me Sima Liang for the rest of his life. Don't push me!, "Uh-huh......" Sima Liang said hoarsely.
Someone instigated: "Don't pretend. Are there still tears coming out of the eyes? Move quickly, or you won't be able to do it when the hall master returns. β
"Uh-huh...... Don't push me...... I...... I ......" Sima Liang's breathing suddenly became rapid, the dagger in his hand became tighter and tighter, and while repeating "Don't force me", his hands were slowly raised, aimed at Cao Shuang's throat, his eyes were tightly closed, and his hands stabbed down accurately and powerfully.
"Stop!"
A man in the air shouted. The dagger, which had already stabbed his throat, suddenly fell to the ground, and Sima Liang leaned back violently, falling to the ground, foaming at the mouth of his mouth. Everyone saw that Yue Chen had arrived in time, and no one dared to look up.
"The difference between humans and animals is that they have feelings. Man is sometimes inferior to animals, because the actions of animals are instinctive, and the actions of humans are based on thinking. Yue Chen said calmly: "I hope that all senior brothers will persist and not do anything that hurts heaven and reason." Even if we die in the desert, we are still good brothers when we get there. β
Yue Chen took Sima Liang and Cao Shuang, and the sword volleyed away, shouting: "There is a water source in front, senior brothers hold on!" These words, Yue Chen was just a whim, giving everyone a little hope. Actually, there is a water source.
When Yue Chen came to Yu Shu again, Yu Shu was still digging desperately, and he couldn't even sweat in his body. Yue Chen shook his head and said, "Senior Brother Yu, save some effort!"
Seeing that Yue Chen was going to lead someone again, Yu Shu hurriedly shouted: "Hall Master, there is really a smell of moisture here, but it is relatively deep. Don't go to save people first, dig up the water first, okay!"
Yue Chen shook his head and said, "Senior Brother Yu, no! I want to go back and see, while I am alive, there can be no tragedy!"
Yu Yu roared angrily: "What about the senior brother? What did he say? Hall Master, wake up quickly, when the water source is dug up, everyone will be saved." If you don't have water, you can't save any of them. β
Yue Chen wanted to leave with the sword, but when he heard Yu Yu say this, his expression was silent, and he knew in his heart that what Yu Yu said was the truth. At this time, the words of the two sounded in their ears again. Yue Chen shook his head vigorously, nodded and said, "Okay, Senior brother, you stand aside and let me come!"
Yu Yu's face turned from anger to joy, and he was afraid that Yue Chen's efforts would be in vain, so he specially pointed out a range. In fact, Yu Yu really wants to refer to one direction.
After Yu Yu designated the range, Yue Chen came to his side, and at some point, there were many yellow talismans in his hand. One after another, the yellow talismans drilled under the ground, and they did not drill out of the ground until more than three zhang away, and all the ten talismans in front and back drilled out of the ground. Yue Chen used two more talismans to pile up the void soil one zhang wide and three zhang long outside.
Yu Yu looked at it and stuck out his tongue. Under his influence, Yue Chen's Taoism was very high, but this time it did surprise him. He smiled and said, "Hall Master, can you teach me this kind of magical power?"
"No!" Yue Chen directly refused, and said, "If Senior Brother wants to learn, I think there must be a similar technique in the Immortal Fox Sect." Senior brother, don't be surprised when you say it. These are just the two most common first-order techniques, the first is called the Thorough Technique, and the second is called the Soil Gathering Technique. β
At this time, the four people who were crawling on the ground began to moan, constantly shouting "water and sand".
Yu Shu touched his forehead and said, "Hall Master, then you have to teach me in the future." As for how to get that broken thing from the Immortal Fox Sect, I want to find a way!" suddenly sneered again, and said, "This is the water source I said, we have been saved." Hall Master, bring some to the people behind you, and when they see this sand, they will believe what you say. β
Yue Chen nodded, jumped into the pit, pretended to be some of the "water and sand" they said, and left. Yu Yu hurriedly fed a few handfuls of sand in his mouth, sucked it hard, and the whole person suddenly became energetic, hurriedly grabbed two handfuls, turned over to the top of the pit, and fed some to the other three.
Sima Liang himself climbed into the sand pit and hummed: "I really made my words accurate, and I became a sand eater!"