The scorching sun was beating down on the endless desert, and the wind lifted up from the ground seemed to be able to evaporate all the heat. The repeated similar scenes in front of me made people tired and even more irritable.
Since the demon horse could not withstand such high temperatures for a long time, Wangyue had to buy a sand camel beast. The sand camel has a head like an ostrich and a body like a camel, but it is smaller and more flexible than a camel. It is also better at running. It has webbed-like feet on its feet. The structure is designed to allow walking on sand without being too bumpy.
But even so, Wang Yue was still shaken so hard that she felt as if her internal organs were about to be vomited out. Following Ouyang Hongye's instructions, after leaving the royal city, he went to an intelligence base outside Dongyao City, where he met Sanmu.
A large number of rat demons under Sanmu searched for where Qingyun might be hiding in the demon world, and then he compiled the information and handed the information to Dong Muya through thorns for analysis. Under her analysis, the clues pointed to Chi Laimier, the city of flames. As soon as Mochizuki got the news from Sanmu, she immediately headed west to get there.
Perhaps it was because he was always accompanied by Ouyang Hongye and others during this period, so he was a little unaccustomed to traveling alone. He felt a little aggrieved. As the leader of the rabbit demon clan, he was regarded as a traitor by the world, casting a shadow on the princely position he inherited from his brother Tingyue. But at this moment, he had to grit his teeth and endure. His brother's death and the injustice he had suffered were all thanks to Qingyun. Only by finding his hiding place could he have a chance to take revenge.
As we approached Chi Lemir, there were gradually more and more lone travelers and convoys. These people came here because of the reputation of Sha Jin. Many of them were not coming here for the first time. Mochizuki, who was already in disguise, was also among them. Talk to them.
He controlled the sand camel beast under his crotch to get close to a traveler, and then took out the wine bottle from his arms. As soon as he unscrewed the lid, the aroma of the wine overflowed from the bottle, attracting the man who had been walking in the desert for several days and nights. The traveler was so greedy that he swallowed his saliva. He pushed the boat along with the current and handed the wine bottle to the traveler. It was a goat demon with horns on its head, and a mustache on its chin that moved up and down when it spoke. Judging from its clothing, its status should be relatively low.
"Is this brother also coming to Chi Lemir for the first time?" Mochizuki asked.
"Huh? This is my third time here!"
The man's voice always had a bit of a sheepish sound at the end, which made Mochizuki want to laugh, but he had to hold back and continue to ask: "Then you should be quite familiar with this place. I'm new here, and I want to ask for your guidance!"
The goat demon had just taken a few sips of wine and was in a good mood. He smiled and responded: "As the saying goes, we are all brothers in the world, and we are all here to dig for gold. There is no need to be polite! If you don't understand anything, just ask me, as long as I know I won’t hide it from you!”
"My name is Wutong! Where are you, brother?" Mochizuki thought for a moment that it would be inconvenient for her to give her real name, so she made up one casually.
"It doesn't matter if you don't say my name, everyone calls me Lao Yang!" The sheep demon took another sip of wine, then reluctantly handed the jug back to Wangyue and said.
"What kind of place is the underground city of Chi Lemir? Are you familiar with it?" At the expense of so much wine, Mochizuki had to get to the point quickly.
"That's a great place! You can see all kinds of women you can imagine there, especially those mermaid girls. It would be worth it if you could spend the night together!" Lao Yang had a look of lust on his face and eyes. The inside also sparkled.
"That's great! You can take my little brother with me to see it some time!" Mochizuki clearly wanted to ask that was not this, but seeing how devoted he was, she could only agree.
"Haha, I see how anxious you are, I will take you there tonight!"
In this way, Wang Yue entered the Chi Lemir area while chatting with Lao Yang. All kinds of flags were already planted as far as he could see.
"Where there are flags, it means that the sand gold in that area has been occupied by others. First come, first served is the rule here." Lao Yang explained.
"Is there no one to manage it?" Wangyue was a little surprised. The lord of Chi Lemir City was really generous, and he did not restrict others from taking the sand gold from him as their own.
"Haha, the reserves of this alluvial gold can only be described as infinite. The Salamander Demon is eager to have so many free workers to mine for him, and then contribute the proceeds to the prostitutes in the underground city, because in the end most of the money It’s not in his pocket!”
"That's right!" After listening to Lao Yang's explanation, Wang Yue also understood that this salamander was really smart.
He followed Lao Yang into the underground city and stayed at a hotel. According to him, they settled down first and could start their gold mining trip the next day. The entrance to the underground city first has an upward slope, and up from the slope is a wide white platform. The platform is like a desert oasis, with tables and chairs lined with clear ponds and palm trees planted around the platform.
"Gold diggers rest on this platform when they are tired during the day. Here you can drink clean water, of course, there is also fine wine, and you can also order some food." Lao Yang said while leading Wangyue forward through the path left in the middle of the platform. .
Sure enough, there were some gold diggers sitting on the edge of the pond, eating, drinking or talking. They all looked happy and glowing, enjoying their leisure time.
"This platform is really cleverly designed!" Wangyue sighed.
"You haven't seen the better part yet!"
Lao Yang pointed forward, and there was a downward slope at one end of the platform, which was connecting to the real entrance of the underground city. Mochizuki has never seen any city that is still prosperous as free as Chi Lemir. There is not even a guard. No matter who he is or what his status is, he can come and go freely. This makes him feel at ease. After all, he is a felony. A fugitive from justice.
He originally thought that it would get darker as he went down, but to his surprise, although the temperature dropped, the light did not decrease, but became softer. How should we describe the world in front of us? Because the vault of this cave is extremely high, many buildings in the underground city are several stories high. The natural ore cave roof emits crystal light like a clear night sky, reflecting the endless, brightly lit city, twinkling. Out of strange colors.
The roads in the city are very wide, and the sand camel beast can walk freely among them. Wangyue walked into the city with Lao Yang. Both sides are full of all kinds of romantic places, with vulgar or elegant names filling his eyes, Huaichun Pavilion, Fenghuayuan, Pinxian Pavilion, Paradise... It is obviously not their opening time yet, so they are all shops. The door is locked, but it still makes people think that this place is definitely a paradise for male animals at night.
They passed through a shopping street again, and Lao Yang told him that in addition to all the equipment needed for gold mining, he could also buy many unexpected things there. What exactly they were, and that he should go find them by himself when he had time. Speaking of this, Lao Yang even smiled deliberately, which was profound.
Finally, he came to the hotel street. Compared with those romantic places, this place was a little plain. Lao Yang led him around to the back of the hotel street. There were wooden sheds there for rent to house the sand camels. Once the beast is settled, they can go find a hotel.
"Doesn't the store care about housing the sand camel beasts?" Mochizuki felt that if hotels in other places had free resting areas for mounts, not only would they be charged here, but they would also be expensive.
"Shh, just keep this dissatisfaction in your heart. If you say it out loud, I will take you to see the newt soon!" Lao Yang reminded in a low voice.
"Why?" Mochizuki asked. He knew that Salamander was the name of the city lord Salamander.
"Because there are no gates for gold diggers here, and no management fees or mining fees are charged. He will tell you that there is no free lunch in the world. This place is destined to be a high-consumption place!" Lao Yang shook his head and said.
They chose a relatively cheap hotel, which was said to be cheap, but the price was more than ten times more expensive than the hotels in the royal city. They each paid a gold deposit to the hotel's yin-yang-faced owner before they got a room.
Yin Yang Lian summoned a scorpion demon boy to salute and lead the way for Wang Yue and Lao Yang. After the boy took them to the not very spacious room on the second floor, he still hesitated to leave. Lao Yang moved them skillfully. He took out a piece of silver from his pocket and gave it to him.
He took it and walked away happily with a crooked smile. He said at the end: "If you need to take a bath or eat, the bathhouse and restaurant are on the first floor! I wish you two a happy gold mining during the day and more fun at night!"
Wang Yue actually didn't want to live in the same room with Lao Yang from the bottom of his heart, because he was here to find Qingyun, not to realize his dream of gold mining. There would be a lot of inconvenience if someone ate and slept with him, but things At this point, we have no choice but to resort to tricks.
In addition to two beds, there was only one table and one chair in the whole room. Looking out from the window at one end of the room, it was in the direction of the shed where the sand camel beast was housed. From time to time, there was a stench, which could not be said to be... The underground water was emitted by the excrement of the sand camel beast. Mochizuki couldn't help frowning when he heard it, and finally understood why this hotel was cheaper than elsewhere.
Lao Yang didn't mind at all. He moved his salute to the wall, picked the bed next to it, fell down, and said to Wang Yue: "Wake me up when you have dinner."
Then he snored evenly. It was obvious that he was exhausted from all the running. Mochizuki looked at him who was not on guard against a stranger like him, and felt a little lucky and grateful. Originally, he knew nothing about the City of Fire, but with Lao Yang, everything would be much easier. Isn't that right? Is God helping him
He piled his luggage on the side of the bed on the outside, then crossed his hands behind his head and lay down. He couldn't remember how long it had been since he slept on the bed. After being released by Ouyang Hongye from Wangcheng, he had been on the run and on the road. In this state, the bed in this hotel was really narrow and hard compared to the bed he slept on in the Fuxing Palace Villa, but despite this, his eyelids quickly began to twitch and he fell into a hazy sleep.