Yuan Xiang'er walked on the streets of Chishi Town under the "accompaniment" of Lu Junshou. There are dozens of strong and strong guards with half-demon bloodline in front and behind. The name is to protect safety, but in fact the only purpose is to keep Yuan Xianger from letting her have a chance to escape.
Pedestrians along the way saw them and they all looked at each other and gave Yuan Xianger warm and radiant smiles.
Yuan Xianger was relaxed and at ease, looking around curiously.
I saw that on the wide street paved with bluestone, the jade chariots that did not require horses to pull the incense carts freely crisscrossed, and the driverless Cui Ding Bao covered merrily forward.
Under the eaves, the colorful lanterns complement each other, and the green trees and silver platforms on both sides of the golden stems compete for the wind.
Pedestrians pass by, all of them are beautiful, the handsome and charming children's incense carts parade through the streets, and the graceful and beautiful woman Panlong bends her knees.
It's a good place to be carefree, like a dream, and really escape from Taoyuan.
"Master Lu, I was in a hurry last time, and I didn't appreciate the scenery of the town. Since you have invited me this time, I just happened to take a look around." Yuan Xianger said with a smile, as if she really had some investigation. It means to stay and settle down.
Lv Junshou was very happy, and treated her to be extra attentive and thoughtful, "A-xiang will call me a servant of Lu. If A-xiang likes it, there will be someone to accompany you every day. Come out and play with you."
Lu Yi led Yuan Xianger into a theater. There are three stands in the garden, and the two-story guest seats are already full of spectators. On the stage, the sings and songs are ethereal, the fairy tube is romantic, and they sing the song "Nan Ke Ji".
At the end of the song, everyone cheered in unison. Even Yuan Xianger felt it was pleasing to the eyes, so he got up and applauded. Seeing Yuan Xianger saying yes, Lu Yi said a word of appreciation.
Not long after, two famous actors on the stage came to thank them with makeup. Xiaosheng has a handsome face, and Huadan has bright eyebrows. Both of them turned towards Yuan Xianger with their eyes like autumn water. Before leaving, the young man who played Huadan bit his red lips and threw the fragrant handkerchief in his hand into Yuan Xianger's arms. .
"These two are the most famous characters in our place. They are beautiful and have a good figure. They meet the conditions. If Axiang likes it, you can call him Langjun. They are all very happy." Lu Yi said thoughtfully beside her. .
Yuan Xianger picked up the hijab embroidered with peach blossoms, not knowing where to put it. She has lived two lifetimes, and the peach blossoms in her two lifetimes are not as many as those she received today.
If it wasn't for the impure goals of these people, who only regarded her as a tool, she might be worthy of rejoicing.
After visiting the theater, I ate delicious desserts at the teahouse, visited shops, watched juggling, and bought special treasures. I walked around the whole town. Yuan Xianger tried her best to silently memorize the topography as she walked.
Finally, Lu Yi led Yuan Xianger to a colosseum.
The ring-shaped stand was also filled with excited spectators, and in the center was a large piece of leveled rammed earth.
Yuan Xianger always felt that something was not right in this town, but at this moment, she finally figured it out.
The residents here live too leisurely and free and easy, the good times of the day, whether in the theater or on the streets, are full of townspeople doing nothing, but none of the human beings who are really engaged in production seem to be seen.
"How come there are so many people everywhere? Don't everyone have to work and study?" Yuan Xianger asked.
Lu Yi was sitting beside her, instructing his entourage to put out a tray of tea.
"Naturally it's not necessary. The people here are guarded by the god Bai Penny, and they can eat all day long without any worries. If anyone has a shortage of expenses, the family only needs to bring one person out to sign an employment contract with the demon, and the gold, silver and jade will be used. It’s endless. As for reading, I’m not afraid you will laugh. We have so many places here, and there is no way to get promoted by reading and literacy, so most people are lazy and waste that spirit.”
Yuan Xianger nodded, she had already discovered that most of the residents here were casual, and their conversations were also simple and straightforward, without any scruples. In fact, their behavior was not very human, but closer to the temperament of demons. Sure enough, as they said, the bloodline characteristics of human beings have gradually disappeared from them.
"But I like to read," Lu Yi tried to distance himself from Yuan Xianger, he thoughtfully put tea and snacks by Yuan Xianger's hand, "Looking at the ancient books, it is said that the residents of the floating world or the daily labor is the worry of the three meals. Or study hard in the cold window, gain fame and fortune. Life is very hard. If Ah Xiang stays here in the future, he will no longer have to suffer those hardships."
While chatting here, the opening gongs and drums sounded from the stands, and the audience immediately became excited. Maybe it's because the days are too leisurely and dull, and the people's favorite entertainment here is to choose brave warriors and watch them fight to the death with those wild beasts for fun.
The new warrior has a thick curly hair on the temples, a majestic figure, oily skin, and heavy oil paint on his face. He saw Lu Yi and Yuan Xiang'er in the stands were very excited, they ran all the way, beat Yuan Xiang'er's chest with both hands, and let out a roaring sound, and the skin from his neck to his chest showed a large bright and strange light with his movements. blue.
"This is to show your love for you. Their bloodlines are very mixed, and they do not meet the conditions. They are also vulgar and stupid, so they are not something worth taking care of." Lu Yi first explained to Yuan Xiang'er, then looked at the venue and yelled non-stop. The man waved his hand to drive away, "Go back, you can't do it, your family can't breed offspring from males, and Axiang has nothing to do with you."
The man drooped his arms and let out a dissatisfied grunt from his throat, but he didn't dare to resist Lu Yi, so he could only turn his head and angrily walked towards the center of the Colosseum.
His opponent was a mighty male lion, but the male lion was not the opponent of the human who was mixed with the blood of the demon. It didn't take long for the strong male lion to be restrained by the man's neck and pressed hard into the soil. At the moment, the overlord could only struggle in the soil with all his limbs in vain. The warrior fighting beast was full of resentment in his heart. He held up the bloody lion head and ran and shouted along the way. The audience in the stands did not think it was bloody, but stood up excitedly and applauded for him one by one.
"These savage guys didn't frighten Ah Xiang, did they?" Lu Yi smiled and looked at Yuan Xiang'er. He said it softly, but he actually meant to give Yuan Xiang'er a little bit of Ma Wei.
The young girl must have never seen much blood, so give her a little candy and frighten her again, so that she will not have the will to resist.
"The guys who can perform in these places and earn money are mostly despicable and barren people. Axiang looks at Le Yile and doesn't need to care about their lives and deaths." Lu Yi said indifferently, "Some of these guys are because of their bloodlines. It is too complicated and the big demons look down on it. There are some people who are guarding a certain ridiculous self-esteem, unwilling to be servants of demons, and their families are too poor, so they choose to be these hard-working nutritionists. If, such as new This is what came in."
Yuan Xianger followed his gaze, and the iron gate at the corner of the Colosseum opened, and a man walked in. This person Yuan Xianger knew, his name was Shi Fu. His younger brother once stole Yuan Xianger's purse, and he himself had fought Nanhe at the entrance of the canyon three days ago.
When Shifu entered the venue, the audience immediately called out his name eagerly, thinking that he was a frequent visitor here and was deeply loved by the audience.
Of course, the love of this bloody place is not necessarily a good thing.
At this moment, Shifu's shoulders and arms were even wrapped in bloody gauze. It was wounded by Nan He in the battle with Nan He three days ago. He couldn't heal in a short period of time, but he still participated in this event for some unknown reason. A brutal duel.
His young brother walked in the bottom ring of the stands, watching his brother advance in the field with a worried expression.
Passing by where Yuan Xianger was, Shifu raised his head and looked towards the stand. There was a scar on his left eye, his temples were messed up behind his head, and his eyes looking from the bottom up looked cold and fierce.
Lu Yi snorted dissatisfiedly, "Stupid little things, such ugly scars are not willing to spend money to deal with them. The whole family is a freak."
Yuan Xianger showed interest in this person,
Lu Yi: "The father of these two brothers was originally a man of pure blood and handsome appearance. One day, he was out of the house, and he didn't know which big demon took a fancy to him. He held two cyan eggs in his arms. When asked what bloodline he was from, he never said anything. Since then, he has been able to stay at home and focus on guarding the hatchlings at home. This guard has been guarded for decades. The two sons were born one after another. Before the children were fully grown up, he himself was impoverished, afflicted with all kinds of diseases, and died. He left nothing for the children, but he owed a lot of debts for taking medicine and seeing a doctor, but he had to pay two A child pays for him."
"It will take decades to hatch." Yuan Xianger thought of a father who had been gently hatching eggs for decades, "It seems that this father likes the demon and his own child very much."
Lu Yi sneered, "Monsters are all ruthless and unrighteous guys. They have a long lifespan, and time has no concept for them. A demon, you need to wait hard all the time, and when they look back and think of you, you may have already passed away."
Yuan Xianger blinked. She had many friends with demons, and they all complained to her that humans were promiscuous and fickle. It was rare to hear human beings have expectations and complaints about demons. It was really new.
Seeing that she didn't care, Lu Yi frowned and persuaded her, "I know Axiang, you like your apostle, his appearance is indeed charming, but what is the use of appearance, he is not our same race at all, his habits It's always different from human beings, and I can't understand the joys and sorrows of you and me. Ah Xiang, listen to my advice and forget about that demon."
"If you like his appearance and body," Lu Yi approached Yuan Xiang'er, transformed into Nan He's face, and said softly in Nan He's voice, "I can use his appearance to accompany you, as long as you like it, do whatever you want. It's all right, it will never compare to him."
Yuan Xianger stretched out her hand to block the body he was leaning towards, "Stop, stop. I don't like you like this, you should change back soon."
At this moment, the audience in the stands let out a burst of exclamation, the corner door of the Colosseum opened, a stench filled the audience, a low beast roar came from the dim door, a pair of red eyes gloomy. Appeared deep in the dark doorway.
The people in the stands shouted in surprise, and then gradually held their breath and became eerily quiet.
A monster with blood-red skin and a tiger-like shape, with sharp horns on its forehead and sharp blades all over its body slowly emerged from the shadows.
The monster walked around the edge of the Colosseum step by step, staring at the only man on the field with blood-red eyes, making a harsh roar.
This is not an ordinary beast, but a monster with an extraordinary bloodline, known for its ferocity and bloodthirsty.
"It's a vicious beast, a real monster!"
"There's finally a good show to watch. Can that kid Shi Fu be his opponent?"
"When I want to buy this time, I lose again. This kid is too crazy. He wins every time. To be honest, I really want to see him lose once."
"Hee hee, I like it too. The more arrogant the warrior is, the more I want to see him finally be held under the claws of the monster, disemboweled, and die pitifully."
"Hey, Shifu seems to be still injured. It seems that he may not win this time. I'm afraid that there will be no matches for this person to watch in the future."
The crowd did not care about the life and death of the soldiers on the field, but began to bet on the winner and loser after talking about it.
"No no no! Why is it a monster, everyone else is an ordinary beast, why is my brother's opponent such a powerful monster!" Shi Jun shouted, he quickly ran to the edge of the field, pulled the protective net, directed at It shouted, "Brother, come out, come out quickly, we can't compare, we can ask the adults for a few more days for the money owed by the family."
But Shi Fu didn't look at him, he slowly squatted down, staring at the enemy not far away with vigilance.
This is the Colosseum. The audience is buying the bloodthirsty fun between life and death struggles, and how can they agree to the players quitting halfway.
Shi Jun hurriedly pulled the owner of the venue who was living beside the venue to collect the gambling money, "Sir, my brother is still injured, so he is going to die. My brother has earned so much money for you, please do your best and let it go. Let him once. We don't compare, we don't compare."
"Get out of the way. Don't interfere with Lao Tzu's money." The owner, who was busy collecting money, pushed the young boy away.
The boy stumbled to the side and was about to stand up when green vines grew out of thin air on the yellow earth, tying his body, and ignoring his cry, he gently but firmly pulled him out of the stand.
The vicious beast on the field roared, and a stench hit the face, and the monster with sharp teeth and claws rushed towards the human who was much smaller than it.
Shi Fu looked at the aggressively charged monster, but did not dodge. He folded his hands together, and countless flexible vines burst out of the ground, tightly wrapping around the powerful beast.
At the same time, he rushed towards the fierce beast, turned over in the air, stepped on the back of the demon, grabbed the sharp horn on its forehead with one hand, and grabbed the vital point between its neck with the other.
"Oh, oh, controlling plants, Shifu's specialty is that kid, you can use it as soon as you play."
"This kid still has a lot of luck, and the outcome is still unpredictable. Am I buying a loss?"
Arguments erupted in the stands.
The monster opened its huge mouth and spewed out a raging fire. Those delicate vines were quickly broken by the fierce beast in the flames, and the skin as hard as armor could not be easily broken by a pair of fleshy palms.
The monster swayed its body in the sea of fire, and threw Shi Fu on his back far away. Shifu retreated dozens of meters, stopped his body, and ran without stopping, narrowly escaping the hot flames from the monster's continuous spout.
"Oh! Quick, kill him. I can buy him all the money to lose."
No one in the audience cares about the life and death of their own kind, only screaming with excitement because of the change in the war.
"Who does Ah Xiang think will win? Do you want to make a bet, buy and see?" Lu Yan rested his chin and watched the battle of life and death in the arena with ease.
You said that your Chishi Town is full of joy, and there are many places for entertainment. So this is how you seek happiness after you are very bored
Yuan Xianger looked at his beautiful face and saw the ugliness under the mask, but she did not express her disgust.
"I think that human will win." Yuan Xianger took out a piece of spiritual jade from her purse and threw it into the arms of the owner who collected the gambling money.
That piece of spiritual jade was the jade that Shifu had left in front of her three days ago to compensate her brother for stealing it.
On the field, Shi Fu once again jumped high at the monster beast. His spells did not have an advantage over the monster beasts of the fire element, and the wounds on his body would not allow him to fight for a long time.
He decided to take the plunge.
The moment he landed, he lowered his center of gravity and slid on the spot, sliding towards the belly of the monster. He has already seen in the short battle that the soft abdomen is the most vulnerable part of this fully armored monster.
The ground was raging with fire, and the sensitive monster lowered its head and aimed the sharp horn on its head at the enemy that was facing him.
Shi Fu knew that he might be picked up in the air by the gleaming thorn and tragically died on the spot. Even so, he had the only chance left.
His vines burst out with the greatest strength and burst out of the flames, entangling the head of the monster, binding the sharp horns on the forehead, preventing him from moving.
Very good, as long as he can hold on for a moment, he can slide under the belly of the monster, cut open its chest, and take its life.
Aware of the danger of the monster also erupted the most enormous power.
It broke the vine!
The beast raised its head in the flames like Shura's hell, and its blood-red eyes stared at the little human rushing towards it through the firelight, and Shifu even saw a bit of cold light from the sharp horns rushing out of the broken vines. He flashes.
He stretched out the palm of his own flesh and blood in front of him. Even if he lost one hand, he would save his life and win the battle.
But in that short moment, the monster's raising movement suddenly froze, as if it was bound, restricted, and rigid by some invisible force and could no longer make an effective attack.
Of course, this process is only a short moment. But this moment is the difference between life and death.
Countless pairs of eyes in the audience looked at the Colosseum, but only Shifu, who was sliding against the ground, saw the light of the magic circle flashing across the dusty land.
Someone helped him, who
He didn't have time to think about it, so he leaned against the icy sharp horns and drilled down from the monster beast's body to under its belly.
A huge howl resounded throughout the audience. When the smoke and dust in the sky disappeared for a while, the mountain-like monsters rumbled down in the dust.
The blood-soaked warrior crawled out from under the demon, holding a bloody heart in his hand.
He stood up, his own blood mixed with the blood of the monsters dyed his head and face red, like a Shura returning from hell, he swept his eyes from the stand, where there were ugly and distorted pictures They shouted and clamored indiscriminately, filling their own emptiness and boredom with the pain and blood of others.
Shi Fu's gaze stayed on Yuan Xiang'er's position for a moment.
It was her.
He turned around, no longer paying attention to the shouting and shouting that sounded all over the field, dragged his scarred body, and left the blood-drenched Colosseum in silence.
"Ah, I can't believe that Ah Xiang's vision is good. Many people have lost, but you are still right. It's amazing." Lu Yi praised in surprise.
Yuan Xianger quietly retracted the palm behind her, and gently rubbed the fingers that had just pinched the finger.
beyond the remote wilderness.
After searching every corner within a few miles, Nan He, Du Shuo and the others couldn't find any trace of Yuan Xiang'er. At this moment, everyone's heart is heavy and anxious.
Wu Yuan was already in a turmoil, digging the soil on the ground with his small paws desperately, holding back tears from his face while digging the soil.
"Why did you disappear, Axiang, come out, come out quickly for me. Woohoo, why did I call her with a contract, and she didn't give me any response at all."
However, there was nothing in the large and deep pit that had been dug long ago. Only the backpack that Yuan Xianger had been carrying was placed alone on the edge of the pit.
"If it wasn't for me, she wouldn't have to come to such a dangerous place. I actually can't take good care of her." Du Shuo stood beside the huge dirt pit dug by Nan He and Wu Yuan, his long black hair hanging down. Most of his body is covered with black-gray feathers, and the semi-ontology is the form that only appears when the demon is extremely indignant.
Hu Qing reached out and grabbed his wings with a worried look on his face. She was equally flustered.
"I remembered a little, Ah Xiang seemed to have mentioned that she saw me in a dream." Nan He said suddenly.
"You said Ah Xiang dreamed of you? But, is there anything wrong with this?" Du Shuo turned his head and asked him.
"It's not like that. Ah Xiang told me unintentionally. She said that she had dreamed of me several times recently... I seduced her." Nan He said it quickly, even though it was hard to say.
He clearly remembered that it was here last night, and he was very sad because of Yuan Xianger's deliberate avoidance for the past few days.
At that moment, Ah Xiang leaned over to him, combed his hair for him, whispered to him with a contract, and accidentally passed on a thought in his heart.
(If there is anything wrong, it is also because you are so beautiful that I can't stand the temptation to dream randomly.)
Yes, A Xiang said so at the time. At that time, when I heard this sentence, my heart was sweet and happy, and I didn't even think about what was wrong with it.
Thinking about it now, from A Xiang's deliberate avoidance of herself, to the words she accidentally revealed, all of them are strange.
"She seemed to be disturbed by some kind of spell, but I didn't notice it at the time." Nan He came to a conclusion after calm thinking.
Hu Qing looked at Nan He in surprise. At this moment, Nan He was standing on the edge of the giant pit in a human shape, with a straight body, neat clothes, and flying silver hair.
After walking with her for so long, she thought she had some understanding of Nan He's character. Compared with the demon's age, Nan He was still very young. Young and proud, simple and powerful, he has deep feelings for Axiang and a strong sense of dependence. Hu Qing originally thought that when Yuan Xianger was gone, Nan He would definitely be the first to be confused.
But I didn't expect that at a moment when everyone was panicking, Nan He was able to suppress his anxiety with restraint and forbearance, and calmly led everyone to start thinking carefully.
"Yes, I also remembered one thing. When she passed the banyan tree, Ah Xiang said that she was influenced by the tree spirit and was drawn into the spirit world of the tree spirit." Hu Qing remembered something and hurriedly said, " Ah Xiang is different from us. She is a human being, and the human spirit is relatively fragile and easily captured by the Dryad's magic. Do you think we have offended a powerful Dryad along the way?"
At this moment, there was a soft sound from Yuan Xiang'er's backpack on the ground.