Chapter 185: Outside the Unbounded City, Encountering a Lonely Old Man
"This is not only easy to cause panic among ordinary people, but may even expose our identities, and it will be troublesome to act at that time!"
"That's right. ”
Bai Du nodded suddenly, and as far as his eyes could see, there seemed to be an old man walking slowly on the side of the official road in front of him, and immediately reminded Ling Yan happily: "Why don't we go over and ask the old man to see if there is a way to enter the Unbounded City?"
"Okay. ”
Ling Yan also had this intention, so the two of them hurried in the direction of the old man.
After getting a little closer, I could vaguely see the old man in front of him wearing a coarse linen robe, wearing a pair of straw sandals that had been a little rotten under his feet, and his hair was already gray.
The old man also seemed to hear the sound of footsteps walking behind him, so he turned around tremblingly and saw a man and a woman walking briskly towards him behind him, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Young man, why are you still wandering outside the city at night?"
His voice sounded very rich, but it gave people a sense of neutrality, which was quite different from his goosebumpy appearance.
Seeing that the old man had already taken the lead in asking, Bai Du replied obediently: "Old man, we are passers-by in a hurry, and because we were delayed for some hours on the side of Beiguo Mountain, we arrived at Unbounded City after dark. ”
"I would like to ask the old man, is the city gate closed now?"
"Oh......"
The old man groaned for a moment when he heard this, and replied slowly, "The city gate has been closed for more than an hour, and it seems that you will not be able to enter the Boundless City tonight. ”
When Bai Du and Ling Yan heard the old man's words, they were both stunned in place, and they looked at each other for a while, not knowing what to do.
It seems that the two of them were not mistaken, the gates of this unbounded city will be closed at night.
After being silent for a while, Twilight still didn't give up and asked, "Then may I ask the old man, is there a way to enter the city?"
'Nope. ”
The old man shook his head without hesitation and said: "Unbounded City, as the capital of Si Youguo, is also the largest city of the entire Barbarian Race, the security here is very strict, and the city is also very high, if you want to enter the city, it is estimated that you will have to wait until tomorrow daylight." ”
Then the old man changed his words again, and glanced at the pair of handsome men and beauties in front of him with interest, and then asked curiously: "I look at the two of you, you must be the first time to return to the Unbounded City, right?"
"Did you ever carry the shell coins that are common to the Si Youguo?"
"Shellfish?"
Twilight scratched her head in confusion and wondered, "What is a shell coin?"
"It's money. ”
The old man frowned, looked at the young man in front of him with inexplicable eyes, and said in surprise: "Why don't you even know about shell coins?"
"Don't you usually spend money?"
"Oooh......"
Hearing this, Bai Du hurriedly said clumsily and perfunctorily: "I rarely go out usually, but this time I also came to Boundless City on the order of my family, so I didn't have shell coins on my body. ”
"In addition, I would like to ask my husband, where can I get shellfish coins?"
"Alas......"
The old man looked at the honest Bai Twilight in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh: "You are really a stunned young man, you don't even know about shell coins." ”
"Fortunately, I met my old man today, and he can show you a clear way. ”
Ling Yan saw that the old man was intentionally instructing, and hurriedly asked happily: "Please ask the old man to explain quickly." ”
Hearing this, the old man turned sideways, pointed to a small hill in the southwest, and said in a serious voice: "Two miles to the west, there is a small tribe called "Netherworld Village". ”
"This tribe is a relatively famous place outside the Unbounded City, and there is a family in the tribe that is very wealthy, and the patriarch is called a benevolent and righteous gentleman. ”
"Usually he will help some pedestrians who are not entangled or have no way out. ’
"The two of you can go to the house of the righteous gentleman for one night first, and then ask him for some shell coins before going out tomorrow, then it will be much easier to do things after entering the Unbounded City. ”
"That's not appropriate, is it?"
When Bai Du heard that he was going to spend the night at the house of a righteous gentleman, he suddenly felt a little awkward.
And he can't do such a thing as asking people for money.
However, Ling Yan nodded unexpectedly this time and said, "Thank you for your advice, let's go to Netherworld Village to spend the night." ”
"It's just that you're walking alone on the official road late at night, I'm afraid there will be danger, right?"
"Why don't we send you home first, and then go to the house of the righteous gentleman to spend the night?"
"No, no, no. ”
Hearing this, the old man hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Now that the night is deep, it is important for you to hurry as soon as possible, if it is too late, I am afraid that even the door of the benevolent and righteous gentleman's house will be closed, then you will really be desperate." ”
"As for my old man, my home is not far away, and I can reach it by walking a few steps further, so don't worry about me. ”
After that, the old man did not continue to entangle with Bai Du and the others, and walked forward alone.
The two of them stood in place in a daze, watching the old man leave, until his figure was completely engulfed by the night, then Ling Yan sneered and shook his head.
Seeing that Ling Yan's expression was a little strange, Bai Duan couldn't help but be surprised, "Why are you looking at the place where the old man left and laughing?"
"Didn't you see that?" Ling Yan asked rhetorically with some surprise.
"See what?" White Twilight shook her head in confusion, a blank look on her face.
"Stupid. ”
Ling Yan stretched out his jade finger and poked his little head, and explained proudly: "This person is not an old man at all, but a middle-aged man!"
'Impossible, right?'" Bai Dui looked in surprise at the direction the old man had left, and then cast a surprised gaze on Ling Yan's beautiful face.
"How could it be?"
Ling Yan analyzed disappreciatively: "The voice he spoke just now, you must have heard it too, right?"
"How could such a neutral voice appear on an old man with a crumbling back and a dead age?"
"Besides, didn't you notice the faint aura of a cultivator on his body?"
"Nope. ”
Twilight shook her head without thinking, her face still full of confusion and confusion.
Seeing that he was so unenlightened, Ling Yan could only shrug his shoulders and say, "Let's go to Netherworld Village to see the situation." ”
"Since this person wants to lead us to Netherworld Village, then let's just plan and go to Netherworld Village to see clearly. ”
At the same time, we will also probe the bottom of that righteous gentleman to see what the truth is. ”
"No, I can't. ”
Bai Du hurriedly and cautiously stopped, "Since you already know that the old man is pretending, aren't you afraid of traps?"