The city wall is hollow, and the first floor is connected to each other. At intervals, there are upward steps leading to the upper floor.
After entering the city wall, Jiang Hong and others led Ji Chen to the right, while Jiang Qi led Nanfeng and Yuan Anning in the opposite direction.
Seeing Nanfeng looking back, Jiang Qi said, "There are many things in the clan waiting for my father to deal with. My father has already told me that I will take care of you."
"Oh." Nanfeng responded casually. Of course, what Jiang Qi said was not the truth. Jiang Hong must have summoned important people in the clan to discuss matters, and the discussion was undoubtedly how to treat him and Yuan Anning, two people with unknown origins. of outsiders.
Everyone enters the city through the east gate, and walking to the left means heading south. As they walk, they can see people from the Xuan clan from time to time. These people all have alien bloodlines and varying levels of spiritual energy cultivation, but not everyone They all wore close-fitting clothes, and most of them wore fur jackets of various colors, which seemed to be sewn together from different animal skins.
These people respected Jiang Qi very much and would greet her respectfully when they met her. At the same time, they would also cast doubtful looks at Nanfeng and Yuan Anning.
Nanfeng was not surprised by the strange expressions of the Xuan tribe members. No outsiders came here on weekdays, and when they suddenly saw outsiders, doubts were inevitable. However, in addition to doubts, there was also a little curiosity in these people's eyes, and there was no strong hostility or rejection.
It was obvious that Jiang Qi didn't want more people to see Nanfeng and Yuan Anning, so he led the two of them on a fast pace. He didn't stop when he met tribesmen on the way, and he wouldn't introduce them to them.
After half a stick of incense, Jiang Qi stopped and followed an ascending step to the second floor.
Nanfeng didn't follow immediately, so Jiang Qi led the two of them to the second floor, which meant that she didn't want to take them underground, at least not yet.
Seeing his hesitation, Yuan Anning winked at him and motioned for him to follow Jiang Qi.
Nanfeng then climbed up the stairs and came to the second floor of the city wall with Jiang Qi. There were many rooms for people to live on the second floor. The rooms had no doors and were just hung with thick animal skin curtains. Judging from the intervals between the curtains, these rooms were of various sizes. First, the big one is as big as two houses in China, while the small one is probably only five steps square.
Jiang Qi introduced the two of them into one of the larger rooms, "This is my residence, and you two will stay here for two days."
Yuan Anning thanked him, while Nanfeng looked around at the layout of the room. If Jiang Qi hadn't told him, it would have been hard for him to imagine that this was a woman's boudoir. The furnishings here were simple and crude, with few living utensils. There was an ice sheet in the corner. There was a simple bedding on the bed, a few white animal skins hung on the left and right walls, a few metal spears placed in the corners, an iron bow hung on the wall to the right of the door, and the arrows in the quiver were also made of icicles. There must be more than a dozen ice arrows that Zhuo has made.
Jiang Qi introduced the two of them into the room, then called a young Xuan woman and ordered her to prepare tea and food. He accompanied the two of them to sit at the ice table in their room and talk. It is to inquire in detail about the origin and purpose of the two people.
With Nanfeng's nod, Yuan Anning explained roughly what happened to Jiang Qi. She was clear enough, but Jiang Qi didn't understand it very well because she knew nothing about the situation in Middle-earth. Yuan Anning It was difficult for her to understand some of the things he said, like a blind man listening to thunder.
Although there are doubts, one can always get the general idea that Nanfeng is a god. To compete with other gods, one needs to be selected from the Xuan clan to participate in the battle. If the person participating in the battle wins, he will become a god with similar strength to Nanfeng. .
Jiang Qi didn't completely believe what Yuan Anning said, because it was difficult for her to understand Nanfeng's motivation for doing this. If he won the competition, the benefits would go to those who participated in the battle. Nanfeng worked so hard, but ended up empty-handed.
It is even more difficult to make Jiang Qi understand that Nanfeng did this to prevent the people of the world from being exploited and enslaved by heaven and the underworld. Although there are people with such compassionate hearts and selfless states, Nanfeng does not look like him no matter how he looks at it. Such people.
Sometimes strength is the most powerful explanation. It is too difficult to make Jiang Qi believe in Nanfeng's character, but it is easy to make her believe in Nanfeng's strength. Before, Nanfeng had broken mountains and opened roads. People with such powerful abilities People can also overthrow the Xuan clan with a raise of their hands, but Nanfeng didn't do that. There is only one reasonable explanation for why he didn't do that: he is a good person. Even though he doesn't act like it, he is.
Jiang Qi agreed with Yuan Anning's explanation, and then asked about the details of the bet between Nanfeng and Da Luo Jinxian, as well as whether it was okay not to send people to fight, and if he sent people to fight, would he be punished by Da Luo Jinxian afterwards? Revenge and more.
These questions were answered by Yuan Anning. Nanfeng had nothing to do, so he transformed a bed and quilt from the other side, lay down on it, closed his eyes and rested.
Not long after, someone brought tea and food. The tea turned out to be really tea. This was something Nanfeng had never thought of before. There would be tea leaves in this frozen land in the far north. These tea leaves were boiled very badly and were so short. It is impossible to cook it for such a long time. As expected, it must have been cooked in a large pot before for many people to drink to keep away the cold. The visitor just went over and scooped some back.
The food is two bowls of meat porridge. The main ingredient is the meat of some animal, and the auxiliary ingredient is a grain similar to corn.
Nanfeng was curious, so he took it over and took a bite. It was fishy and salty. When I drink tea, it doesn't taste good, it's astringent and bitter.
"Where did the salt come from here?" Nanfeng asked.
"There is salt water under the ice, which can be obtained by cooking it." Jiang Qi replied.
"How come there are tea trees here?" Nanfeng asked again. He had visited Jiang Tianshun in Yongzhou before. According to what he said, or to be precise, according to what he recounted from his mother's early years, there seemed to be no vegetation in northern Xinjiang, so when he saw After seeing the horses, you will curiously ask them what they eat. But after arriving here, I found that the real situation is not like this. There are not only vegetation but also tea trees here.
"The ancestors brought seeds from southern Xinjiang in the early years." Jiang Qi said.
"So, your ancestors were already prepared to come here to multiply and live when they set out from Middle-earth?" Nanfeng asked.
Jiang Qi didn't answer. She didn't like talking to Nanfeng because many of Nanfeng's questions involved the secrets of the Xuan clan.
Seeing that Nanfeng and Yuan Anning couldn't eat the Xuan clan's food, Jiang Qi ordered people to take the porridge and rice away, and left the clan members outside the door to wait for the two's orders. He left the house and went elsewhere.
"They don't seem to welcome us very much, and they are trying every means to force us to leave." Nanfeng said with a smile.
"If you use force to force them, who will sincerely welcome you?" Yuan Anning said. The Xuan Clan had no intention of inviting the two of them as guests in the first place. They invited them against their will when Nanfeng showed his power.
"Did you hear what she said before? We are only allowed to stay here for two days." Nanfeng said with a smile.
Yuan Anning winked at him, indicating that there was someone outside the door, and then whispered, "She must have gathered her clan members to discuss her departure this time. I'm afraid the result will not be as we wish."
"They definitely don't want to cause trouble, but this matter is not up to them." Nanfeng said, and then said, "Don't worry, I have a way."
Yuan Anning asked with a look.
Nanfeng said, "You didn't tell her before that we still have to choose someone from the Heavenly Clan, so we're going to make a fuss about it. If they don't agree to send people to fight, we will go to the Heavenly Clan. You said that if the Heavenly Clan sends people to fight, And if we win, what will happen to the Xuan clan?"
"When people sit at home, trouble comes from the sky. How innocent are the two clans." Yuan Anning smiled and glanced at Nanfeng. Nanfeng's move was plainly a coercion.
"That's wrong. Misfortunes lie on blessings, and blessings lie on disasters. Sending my clansmen to fight on my behalf is not necessarily a bad thing for the two clans." Nanfeng said.
Yuan Anning took the baggage, unwrapped it, took some dry food and handed it to Nanfeng, "Why do you say that?"
Nanfeng waved his hand and said, "The Yellow Emperor and Chi You sent their clansmen here to do something very important. Judging from the current situation of the two clans, it seems that they have not completed their mission."
"What you are implying is the situation between them and the ghost monk Jiankang..."
Before Yuan Anning could finish speaking, Nan Feng waved her hand and interrupted her, "No, they are not here to be influenced by the Patriarch of the Sanqing Dynasty. The current situation is unclear and we cannot make any conclusions, but I feel that they should have been waiting. An opportunity, we may be this opportunity."
Yuan Anning did not ask further questions and slowly ate dry food.
Seeing that the dry food was frozen hard, Nanfeng wanted to go back and bring some delicious meals back. As soon as he sat up straight, Yuan Anning said, "Don't act rashly. If you want to go down to explore the situation, you have to wait until it is quiet at night."
"I want to go back and bring you some food." Nanfeng said.
"No need to bother," Yuan Anning shook his head, "Stay here and wait for her to come back."
After hearing what Yuan An Ning said, Nan Feng gave up the idea of going back and reclined on the bed again, closing his eyes to rest.
In fact, Nanfeng just seemed to be resting with his eyes closed. If he wanted to explore the situation, he didn't need to go there in person. He could use his spiritual energy to sense it.
Most of the Xuan Clan people with spiritual energy cultivation live above the ice. The Xuan Clan members with purple energy and above are not the only ones who rushed to the canyon earlier. Jiang Hong only brought half of them, and there were more than a dozen purple energy masters. Responsible for staying behind.
Ordinary tribesmen live in the city below the ice surface. The underground city is very huge, about the same size as Chang'an. It can accommodate tens of thousands of people and is not crowded. It even looks very empty. In addition to living there, there should be many fields for growing crops.
There are two masters of Taixuan cultivation in the north of the city. Their auras are very close, no more than two feet away. Between the two of them, there was a vague and strange aura. This aura was very nihilistic. It had no discernible grade, no species, no knowledge of life and death.
I had doubts in my heart, so I activated the spiritual energy to explore again, but I still couldn't be sure. I could only know that this spiritual energy was located in a deep cave, and the two Taixuan masters were probably responsible for guarding the entrance of the cave.
The secrets of the Xuan clan are hidden in that underground cave. If you want to explore, you don't need to be quiet in the dead of night. You can go there invisibly at this time.
Thinking of this, I wanted to transform into a false body and move forward invisibly, but suddenly I heard the ringing of a bell coming from the city wall. The bells buzzed, loud and loud, and together with the bells came the shouts of the tribesmen, " The enemy is attacking..."