Xia Ming walked from the pasture and came to the town after a period of no man's land. The town is rarely frequented, and the wide roads are as quiet as shade in the shade of trees. When I met a few people, they all had a very unfriendly attitude, just like the woman in the black robe and covered face before, who looked like a beggar in this area, obviously asking for help from others, but her tone was still cold and arrogant, as if she owed her money.

Earlier, for example, I met a sallow mother who was desperately looking for a doctor to see her child. This aunt's tone was also very unfriendly, and she grabbed him directly and asked for directions, but Xia Ming wondered, you locals asked me for directions from a foreigner, but didn't you see me dressed as a foreigner?

The aunt had a lot of strength and pushed him away so hard that she almost made him fall to the ground. Even so, Xia Ming looked at the big stunned man beside her with strong hands and feet, and deliberately rolled up half of his trouser legs and sleeves as a deterrent, Xia Ming swallowed his saliva and felt that it was better not to reason with them first.

In the end, the "rivers and lakes" of the territory still can't come and go as much as you want, and without the first master by your side, there is always a feeling that it is difficult to move an inch.

It's about 15 p.m., and the sun is at its hottest time of the day.

If it is during the holidays, Xia Ming will also avoid traveling during this time. Xia Ming had seen the sun scorch a leaf blown off by the wind at this time. It was the hottest day in the realm, at least two or three times a year. After the scorching sun, there are dark clouds, and the torrential rain will gather in an instant, as if there are gods in the sky using their magical powers to wash the earth. At this time, when he went out, he basically couldn't come back, and the gale could move the flower pot on his rooftop to the other end of the neighbor's house.

No one can really explain why the weather in the territory sometimes becomes so bad, and the scriptures say that it was the spirit of nature that the ancient humans offended and therefore sent down heavenly punishment as a warning. All people's interpretations and understandings are based on the understanding of "God".

And there is a book that makes Xia Ming question the world, so that he no longer believes in those ethereal existences.

Of course, it's not time to talk about it.

The aunt in front of the stall is shaking a pu fan, and the fruits on the stall are all varieties that Xia Ming has never seen, and the plants growing in this strange climate area of Sanan are also different from other places. The fat aunt saw him, waved her fan to him in a friendly manner, and even greeted him in a fluent but out-of-tune standard language: "Fresh fruit, guests from afar, come and taste it?"

Xia Ming didn't expect to meet such a warm local, and immediately understood that in the eyes of these merchants, there was probably only friendliness in interests. After all, people who have the ability to become travelers are definitely people who can afford to do it, and my aunt's eyes are also keen, and she suddenly saw Xia Ming's "extraordinary origin".

He hesitated for a moment, and finally walked towards the aunt, Xia Ming said: "Auntie, I don't buy fruits, I want to ask if you have seen two... Girl.."

Before he could finish speaking, the aunt squeezed her fat face, covered her mouth with a pu fan and chuckled: "Yo, it turned out to be an old acquaintance, forgive me for being clumsy, please come in quickly, we have a good girl here, as long as the price is right." ”

Xia Ming was stunned for a moment, feeling that it was still a black shop. It turns out that no matter where you are, there are some unexpected places. Xia Ming looked inside, a little moved, but he didn't have the guts. I think that although those two stupid girls are powerful, if they are coaxed, they may really be sold and help them count the money, maybe they will really be sold to this place.

So Xia Ming squeezed out a smile on his face, and said embarrassedly: "Look at what the eldest lady said, I am a serious person." ”

The fat aunt immediately smiled knowingly: "Serious people, serious people." ”

It's a serious shop, but when you turn into the back room and pass through a water tank with a hidden mechanism, there's a different world inside.

Still across the wall, Xia Ming could already hear the elegant sound of the piano inside, as well as the excitement.

The secret door opened, and below it was a street in an arc, and two arcs went from them to each side. There is a continuous bluestone staircase at the foot, and there is another one in the distance, and it seems that there is not only one entrance here.

On the other side of the street is a pavilion that has no name, and the surrounding buildings have no name, but this street... Xia Ming looked at the dark sky, and the night street—two words that seemed to be burning like a ghost fire made people shiver down their spines.

Night, is it the "night" they are looking for?

The fat aunt took Xia Ming down the bluestone stairs, and someone in the pavilion opposite immediately greeted her.

Both of them were brightly dressed, dancing with cloth fans, and their necks were fair, and they were indeed two girls, but each of them wore a fox mask.

"Arrange a few good girls for this guest officer. ”

The fat aunt sent him here and left, and it is estimated that the store in front of him will still be taken care of.

The two girls in fox masks made a gesture of please at the same time, and both deliberately lowered their chests to reveal a seductive pose.

Xia Ming was not polite, how old he was, he walked in generously, and did not forget to reward them with a few small coins.

There are really all kinds of people in it, there are people who are strong in their blood, there are old people with gray hair, and there are little children who look like minors, but they also have a monopoly on the table, holding their hands and feet left and right, and they are not honest, and Xia Ming is dumbfounded;

On the dance floor in the center, the girls' clothes flutter and the sound of the piano upstairs is tactful, which makes people think about it.

They all paid attention to the beautiful figure of the girl around them, and few people looked at Du Xiaming, a person from the Qiutu clan, with two strange beards and an obscene appearance, coming in.

When he came in, he looked for a remote place, a little worried about his pocket, the assets they had allocated to him were not much, the most valuable thing on him was the tartar, and he would definitely get a good price if he found a suitable place, but he didn't want to sell it.

But the "rich man" couldn't escape, and after a while, a scantily clad girl came over. She also wears a mask, but only half of it. Half angel, half fox. The sultry dress made Xia Ming's face hot.

To avoid being noticed, Xia Ming hurriedly grabbed the wine jug on the table, but it was a jade hand that grabbed it and personally poured him a glass of wine.

"Thank you. ”

As soon as these words came out, he felt that it was inappropriate, how could a guest say thank you to a wine girl, and at this time he should not take the opportunity to grab her little hand and pull her over to move his hands and feet? But the words could not be taken back. I could only continue to pretend and said, "Girl, please take a seat." A hypocrite who looks like a "righteous gentleman", so far, he can only pretend to be "unfathomable", which makes the other party scratch his head.

The girl sat down, but did not sit next to him. The uncles next to me are all hugging the girl, you take a bite and I take a bite, and it's disgusting to watch.

"Is the guest a concern?" the girl asked with a smile, her face furrowed and the fox mask mocking.

Xia Ming said in his heart, I have concerns at home, I have concerns in my pocket. I don't have any money, I'm just curious to come in, there are so many of you, what if I can't run?

Xia Ming pointed to those people with gloomy faces, pulled them as shields, and said, "I didn't see them." ”

The girl looked in the direction he was pointing, and the group seemed to be aware of it. The girl said, "I see." ”

Xia Ming hurriedly withdrew his fingers and said, "Who are they?"

The girl frowned, and said angrily: "These people have lived here for several days, and they have not even touched a girl's hand, and although they can afford to pay, they treat us as an inn." ”

Xia Ming said: "I am completely different from them. ”

The girl stared at her with beautiful eyes, and Xia Ming said, "I want to buy two girls." ”

The girl's eyes widened, not that there were no examples of customers buying people back. This is too expensive, secondly, there are tigresses at home, and thirdly, it is not clean enough, but not many people are willing to pay this price.

She took a closer look at the person's dress, he was a traveler, and he seemed to really have this capital.

Xia Ming said: "However, I have to choose by myself." I want only what I like, are there any of you who are the youngest and have clean bodies?"

The girl was relieved and smiled with some disappointment: "My lord is really at the right time, we just have a few new little sisters, all because of life, to make a little money, but I don't know if they are willing or not." ”

Xia Ming said absentmindedly, "Take a look." ”

The girl said, "Tonight evening, adults can come again, we have a beauty pageant here, and everyone will be present." ”

Xia Ming nodded.

The girl said in a seductive voice, "Sir, don't you want to play something else now?"

Xia Ming refused directly, saying, "The waist is not good." ”

The girl was stunned, and then closed her mouth in amusement. She saw that the eyes of the guests lingered on the thin waist of the girl on the dance floor, and she thought that she was not attractive enough, or that she did not like her type.

"Why are you all wearing masks?" Xia Ming asked puzzled.

"Sisters are actually doing this to survive. The girl sighed and said, "Although they are poor, they have good figures, so the night street provides them with such convenience, and we can only survive by taking advantage of the bad hearts of men."

With a mask, everyone doesn't know each other, and everyone has what they need, even if they have the joy of fish and water, everyone can still return to their original life after that. ”

Xia Ming nodded, understanding her words, but somehow, his mood suddenly became bad.

"Why do you only have half a mask. Xia Ming suddenly stared at her face.

"Me?" said the girl, "I am the one who buys souls here. Wearing a mask is the rule, even for people like us, who wear half a mask. ”

"I see. Xia Ming said, he looked around, and then glanced at the street outside the window at night, and asked casually: "This scale is not small, I don't know what kind of boss has such a property." ”

When the girl heard this, she said no more. It seems that this kind of secret cannot be told to others at will, or she does not know it, so she can only smile politely back.

"The girl should also see that I am not a local. Xia Ming said, "I don't know what else to do here." ”

The girl covered her mouth and smiled: "My lord doesn't know, we are very big." Seeing that you are coming in from a small town near the walls, I can only say that this is only the very edge of the place, and the night street is nothing but one of the poorest streets. ”

At this point, she said no more.

"As long as you're willing to go deeper, bring enough wealth, and stay for a few days, you'll definitely not want to leave here. ”

Xia Ming pretended to be deep and said, "But you still have to leave when it's time to go, there is no banquet in the world that will not be dispersed, and joy should be controlled." ”

But I didn't expect the girl to laugh and say, "I have heard many people say this." ”

Her beautiful voice made it impossible to tell whether it was ridicule or entertainment, Xia Ming was really silent this time, knowing her own measure, but she still poured herself a glass of wine. In fact, what she said is not wrong at all, many times there are many things and many truths, and he can feel that he is right and righteous when he can say it from his mouth, but what qualification does he have to teach these people that they are wrong to do so, has he experienced what they have experienced, and what qualification does he have to think that he is nobler than them, and when he really encounters temptation and needs him to choose, he can also swallow back his previous words one by one with various reasons or no reason at all.