"Pilgrimage?" Jiao Shiliu put down his wine glass and asked without thinking.
Jiao Jiu frowned and glared at Jiao Shiliu.
Jiao Shiliu showed a slight annoyance on his face, obviously realizing something.
"Pilgrimage, of course..." The waiter was about to reply when his face suddenly changed.
"You, you don't even know about pilgrimage...you are foreigners..." the waiter shouted sharply, just about to do something.
Two flashes of crystal light sank into the head of the waiter in the shop.
The shop waiter's voice stopped abruptly, and a bewildered look appeared in his eyes, and he was immediately controlled.
A faint crystal light appeared in Han Li's eyes, and he looked directly into the eyes of the waiter.
Almost at the moment before Xiao Er shouted, Jiao Jiu flicked his hands repeatedly, causing the entire private room to be shrouded in a layer of faint blue light, and no sound could be heard.
"Sorry, I..." Jiao Shiliu blushed slightly.
"It's okay, fortunately Jiao Shiwu moves fast." Jiao Jiu waved his hand.
"Come on, what is a pilgrimage?" Han Li's eyes sparkled.
This is a small enchantment spell, because it cannot use the power of the soul, its power is very weak, but the waiter in front of him is just a mortal, so it is naturally enough.
"Pilgrimage is a tradition that has continued from ancient times to the present. Every sixty years, people from various cities will go to the holy city of Red Moon City in batches under the leadership of the city lord to listen to the teachings of the lord. This year is also called the year of pilgrimage." Shop Xiaoer mechanically replied.
"Since you're only going to meet the Holy Master, why do you bring all your belongings with you, like migrating?" Han Li continued to ask.
"Because everyone wants to be the chosen one, the Holy Lord will bestow blessings on those lucky people and give them more fertile land." Xiaoer Dian replied without hesitation.
"What do you mean by those who were chosen? What about those who were not chosen?" Han Li asked again.
"The people who can be selected are all the most devout believers. This is the greatest honor... Those who are not selected can only return to their original cities." Xiao Er said this, with a look of envy on his face .
When Han Li and the three heard this, they looked at each other, and they all saw a bit of surprise in each other's eyes.
So that's what happened to those empty cities.
The holy lord that the waiter said is probably the Red Moon Island lord Shuhong.
"What else do you know about the Holy Master?" Jiao Jiu asked.
"Lord Holy Master has given us a rich land and protected us from generation to generation..." The waiter in the shop chattered a lot, but for Han Li and the others, it was all useless information.
"You seem to be very hostile to outsiders. Is this also the Holy Master's teaching?" Han Li shook his head, interrupted Xiao Er's words, and continued to ask.
"Yes! The outsiders are all overseas demons who covet the richness of our Red Moon Island. Once found, they must immediately notify the city lord and kill them all." Xiaoer Dian continued to speak blankly, with a stern breath in his words.
Jiao Shiliu snorted softly, while Jiao Jiu showed a hint of deep thought.
Han Li narrowed his eyes slightly, his thoughts changed sharply, and he asked a few more questions about the Lord of the Red Moon Island, that is, the Holy Lord. Unfortunately, the waiter in the shop is just an ordinary person, he really doesn't know much, and he didn't ask much.
Han Li signaled Jiaojiu to put away the blue light mask in the private room, chanted a few incantations in a low voice, and a crystal light appeared in his eyes, which disappeared in a flash.
The waiter's body shook suddenly, his eyes became clear immediately, and he looked around in a daze.
"Okay, you have nothing to do here, go down." Han Li said flatly.
He just cast a spell to erase some of Xiao Er's previous memories.
"Yes, the three guest officers are slow to use." The waiter was still a little hazy in his mind, so he gave an apologetic laugh and backed out.
"It turns out that those empty cities are actually such a thing, but we thought too much." Jiao Shiliu smiled and said.
"From now on, there is some information that is worthy of scrutiny. Since the people in the city have set off to go on a pilgrimage, doesn't that mean that the owner of the Red Moon Island should be accepting the pilgrimage in the so-called holy city of Red Moon City?" Jiao Jiu He murmured and said.
Han Li nodded thoughtfully, and the contents of the jade slip about the map of Hongyue Island that Jiao San gave them could not help appearing in his mind.
The map is very simple, not many cities are marked, but there is indeed a city called Hongyue City, but it is not a small distance from Tianshui City.
I am afraid that if these mortals want to go on a pilgrimage, there should be some high-ranking monks to take them there by some special means, otherwise, with their speed, they may not even arrive in their lifetime.
"You said, do we want to communicate with other people?" Jiao Shiliu also had a happy face, obviously thinking of the same thing.
"In my opinion, it is impossible for the people of the Impermanent League to not be able to find out this information so easily. Since there is no Red Moon City in the places they reported that the Lord of the Red Moon may be, there should be some The reason is correct. After all, what the waiter said just now may be just a rumor among the world." Han Li said after thinking about it.
"We still follow the plan, go to Tianshui City first, find the hidden people in the alliance, and then make plans." Jiao Jiu nodded.
After the three agreed, they quickly and quietly left Ancheng.
In the following trip, the three of them passed through many towns, among which there were also many empty cities, which accounted for almost 20-30% of the time.
Knowing the reasons for these empty cities, the three of them did not stop along the way.
Three days later, on a plain that stretched for thousands of miles, stood a black male city over ten feet high.
Thousands of hectares of fertile land outside the city are surrounded by several tributaries of a big river leading to the sea, dividing up fields of different sizes and shapes.
A main branch of the big river was drawn by a man-made channel, passed through a green rice field, and surrounded the entire city, forming a moat more than ten feet wide.
It was early morning at this moment, and the suspension bridge leading to the city had not yet been lowered. Hundreds of ordinary people gathered outside the city. The city gate opened.
Among the crowd, there were three figures in common clothes and bamboo hats standing next to each other. They looked like ordinary farmers here, very inconspicuous.
They were none other than Han Li and the other three who had sneaked all the way here and transformed their appearances.
As soon as the rising sun reflected on the three characters "Tianshui City" engraved on the top of the city, there was a loud bell ringing in the city.
Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of "zapping" machinery running inside the city wall, and the heavy suspension bridge was slowly lowered under the suspension of the thick black iron chains.
The people who had been waiting for a long time began to step on the suspension bridge and filed into the city.
There is only one high gate under the city, and there are several Nascent Soul stage monks on duty on both sides, and the people who have the cultivation level of the God Transformation stage are all dressed in dark blue robes, with a bloody crescent moon engraved on their chests.
Although Han Li couldn't use his spiritual sense to investigate, he knew that there must be other people with higher cultivation levels sitting in the city.
According to the observations of several cities, this Red Moon Island is the same as other islands, monks and mortals live in the city, and these mortals seem to be used to the existence of monks.
It's just that the monks of Yuanying stage and above on the island seem to be wearing this blood moon blue robe, which looks like a certain sect.
After walking into the entrance hole, Han Li saw a faint light above his head, looked up a little, and saw an octagonal formation pattern engraved on the brick above, and a circular pattern was inlaid in the middle. bronze mirror.
There is a light red hazy light falling down from inside the bronze mirror, enveloping all the people who pass under it.
With just a glance, Han Li roughly guessed the function of this formation. It should be used to detect monks who deliberately hide their identities and prevent them from sneaking into the city.
Judging from Han Li's current perspective, this formation is not very complicated, nor is it very clever. With a little effort, monks above the Mahayana stage can block it without being noticed.
However, if there is no special magic weapon to cover up the aura of monks above the Mahayana period, I am afraid that this experience will not be necessary. As long as they first land on this island, they will definitely be noticed.
Han Li and the others already had a lot of cultivation, and with the mysterious masks on their faces, there was no need to worry about these things.
The three of them calmly followed the crowded flow of people, moving towards the city little by little. When they passed under the formation, the light in the bronze mirror flickered for a moment, and then returned to normal. Obviously they regarded them as ordinary mortals.
After entering the city, the crowd began to diverge towards the two wings, and the scene of the city gradually spread before their eyes.
I saw that the street directly opposite them was full of shops and merchants, and the houses on both sides of the street were hung with banners and pretenses used by merchants to attract business.
However, because the time is still too early, many shops have not opened their doors to welcome customers, and there are not many people on the bluestone-paved streets except for the people who have just entered the city.
Only some morning tea shops have been swept clean, and the doors are open to welcome diners.
This Tianshui City is far larger than any city I have seen before. The two streets running southeast and northwest divide the whole city into four large urban areas.
After Han Li and the others walked along the main street in the city to the south of the city, they turned into a narrow path and walked for about half an hour before they came to a remote alley.
The alley was very quiet, the gates of the few courtyards were closed, there was no sound, and no one could be seen.
The three of them stopped in front of an ordinary mansion in the deepest part of the alley.
"It's here." Jiao Jiu looked up and down the dark red gate of the mansion, nodded and said.
The mansion here is a secret stronghold opened up by members of the Impermanence League who sneaked into Hongyue Island before. They came here to meet with them and obtain information.
Jiao Shiliu heard the words, took a few steps forward, like ordinary people knocking on the door, raised his hand in the rhythm of two shorts and one long, and lightly knocked on the ring in the mouth of the bronze beast on the door a few times.
As a result, after several dull voices sounded, there was no response from the courtyard.
Han Li's mind was slightly different, and he wanted to use his spiritual sense to investigate, but he remembered Jiao San's warning before, not to use his spiritual sense rashly.
Of course, Jiao Shiliu and Jiao Jiu seemed to sense that something was wrong, but they obviously had the same concerns as Han Li, and they had no intention of using their consciousness.
The former turned around and looked at the two behind him hesitantly.
Han Li narrowed his eyes slightly, but did not speak.
Jiao Jiu pondered for a while, and made a gesture for the two of them to prepare for battle.
Just as the three of them were about to act, there was a sudden sound of bells shaking from inside the door, shaking according to the agreed rhythm of three long and one short.
The three of them were slightly startled, and followed the sound to look at the door.
Jiao Shiliu pondered for a while, then he strengthened his hand slightly, and quickly slapped the door knocker three times.
A moment later, the dark red door creaked, and a gap wide enough for a person opened inward, revealing the head of a middle-aged man with a broad face.
"come in"
The man looked at the three people outside the door and said in a low voice.