Half an hour later, the three of them arrived at Tianjiazhuang.
It seemed that Yun Yan was not as scary as they thought, so Tian Meng suggested.
"Young hero, it will take several days before we go to the Holy Fire Sect. How about we rest in our Tianjiazhuang tonight and set off on our journey again early tomorrow morning?"
Yun Yan replied calmly.
"What's the difference between day and night here? They're all in the dark. If you have something else, you can just say it. There's no need to beat around the bush like this."
Tian Meng, who saw through Yun Yan's thoughts, immediately apologized with a smile.
"Hey, young hero, don't get me wrong. I just felt that I was offended just now, so I wanted to prepare some wine in my humble residence to apologize to you.
But if you don’t want to delay your trip, young hero, we can just drink water, take a short rest, and then leave the village immediately, what do you think?”
Yun Yan originally did not intend to tangle with them anymore, because he wanted to rush to the vicinity of the Holy Fire Sect as soon as possible, so that he would have enough time to prepare when Jackal was ready to take action.
However, when Yunyan realized that Tian Meng seemed to be deliberately delaying his trip, he suddenly became alarmed. Therefore, he felt that it was necessary to stay in Tianjiazhuang for a while and find out the matter thoroughly.
So, Yun Yan nodded and replied.
"Then please lead the way."
Tian Meng smiled happily when he saw this.
"Thank you, young hero, for the honor."
Immediately, Yun Yan followed Tian Meng and Tian Qiguang to a courtyard in the village.
This place did look like a remote small village. Due to the dark sky, Yun Yan didn't pay special attention to the surrounding buildings along the way.
Because except for some rough houses with clay tiles, there is nothing worth paying attention to in their village.
However, just after Yun Yan entered the Tian family's inner hall, his eyes suddenly lit up.
I saw that the walls of the wide hall were painted with gold and jade, and the entire roof seemed to be built with some kind of animal bone support. At the same time, the four thick pillars standing around the hall were covered with jade and silver ornaments, even placed in the center. The tables and chairs are covered with rare soft furs.
The reason why Yun Yan could see all these arrangements as soon as she entered the door was because there was a luminous pearl the size of a human head hanging on each of the four pillars in the hall.
The reason why Yunyan felt this way was not only because the four luminous pearls were indeed ridiculously big, but also because they actually carved the four luminous pearls into the shape of human skulls.
Seeing these four shining heads hanging above her head, Yun Yan felt somewhat uncomfortable.
It's just that even though he's here, he won't choose to leave immediately just because they have four inexplicable things in their home.
When Tian Meng noticed that Yun Yan was looking at the four luminous pearls used as light sources, he immediately explained to Yun Yan.
"Young hero, please don't misunderstand. This is a unique custom in our night continent. It is not an evil thing. Moreover, we are only using it for lighting. It does not have any evil symbolic meaning. Please rest assured, young hero."
After hearing Tian Meng's explanation, Yun Yan nodded and replied.
"Of course I can see that this is just a luminous pearl, but what I'm curious about is, don't you think it's a little weird to have four glittering skulls hanging on your foreheads all day long?"
Tian Qiguang smiled when he heard this.
"If you think it doesn't look good, young hero, how about I have someone remove it immediately and replace it with four normal night pearls?"
"Do you have many such big luminous pearls?"
Yun Yan asked in surprise.
Tian Qiguang didn't quite understand what Yun Yan meant, and he even asked blankly.
"Is this kind of luminous pearl very big?"
"of course."
Yun Yan casually took out an egg-sized luminous pearl from the jade pendant, held it in her hand and said.
"I thought one of this size was already quite rare, but I didn't expect you to have a bigger one."
After seeing the luminous pearl in Yun Yan's hand, Tian Meng suddenly showed a trace of greed in his eyes.
The look in his eyes was just this habitual expression that flashed across his face.
Because ever since he saw Yun Yan's true strength, his single-minded desire to survive had made him completely forget that he was still a robber.
However, although he did not dare to attract Yun Yan's attention, he still couldn't help but sigh after discovering the night pearl in Yun Yan's hand.
"What you don't know, young hero, is that the real night pearl has almost disappeared in our night continent, because our demand for light is so great.
It is said that in ancient times, our night continent was not like it is now. At that time, the alternation of day and night was still normal.
Because I have been to Yunni Continent and the City in the Sky, I have seen what real day and night are like.
Only starting from tens of thousands of years ago, the days on our continent of night began to gradually become shorter, while the nights became longer and longer. Until thousands of years ago, only the time during the day when we could see sunlight on our continent was Two hours. "
Having said this, Tian Meng bowed and invited Yun Yan to take a seat, but he just sat aside, while Tian Qiguang sat opposite his father.
Yun Yan was also very curious about what the sky would look like on the Night Continent, so she asked him again after he sat down. .
"So, the strange celestial phenomena on the Night Continent may not be natural phenomena. They may be affected by something."
Yun Yan could think of these things in such a short period of time, so naturally someone who had lived in the Night Continent could also think of them.
It's just that such a bold conjecture requires a certain degree of vision, and at the same time, he must have personally experienced different worlds.
People like Tian Meng who have been to other continents and entered the Sky City can easily understand that the celestial phenomena on the Night Continent are somewhat abnormal.
Just listen to him sigh and say.
"The young hero is indeed very intelligent, but although we have had such speculations, there has not yet been a strong practitioner in the entire Night Continent who can find out.
Therefore, as Lao Cao said just now, we people on the Night Continent have a stronger desire for light than people anywhere else. "
Hearing this, Yun Yan put the luminous pearl in her hand on the table, and saw that the luminous pearl sunk deeply into the soft fur spread on the table as Yun Yan took off her hand.
The soft halo emanating from this luminous pearl reflects beautifully on the large area of soft hair around it, as if it were a gem sunk to the bottom of a clear pool, making the surrounding water appear alluring. luster.
Of course, Yun Yan had already noticed the unconcealable greed and desire in the eyes of Tian Meng and his son after seeing this luminous pearl.
Therefore, he couldn't help but asked curiously.
"Your son said just now that you don't lack this kind of thing. It's even the first time I've seen a night pearl as big as a human head.
Don't tell me that you have been robbers for a long time. As long as it is someone else's thing, you want to take it for yourself. Even this small piece in my hand makes you so rare. "
Hearing Yun Yan's words, Tian Qiguang on the side couldn't help but say.
"Brother, you don't know something..."
"You bastard, you've been kicked in the head by a donkey, are you the only one who deserves to be called a brother to the young hero?"
Before Tian Qiguang finished speaking, Tian Meng scolded him all over his face. He felt that his incompetent son really didn't even have any eyesight.
Their lives are still in someone else's hands, how dare he talk nonsense like this.
However, Yun Yan didn't care too much about this. He saw a hint of opportunity in the Tian family's father and son's desire for this luminous pearl.
"Maybe they can help me."
Yun Yan suddenly had an idea, so he turned to smile easily.
"Clan Chief Tian doesn't have to be like this, you can just call me Yunyan."
After hearing this, Tian Meng naturally did not have the courage to doubt the authenticity of Yun Yan's words, but Yun Yan
Saying this gave him a glimmer of hope.
Therefore, Tian Meng said happily.
"Master Yun is so kind, I feel ashamed."
Tian Qiguang also echoed after seeing this.
"Yes, Mr. Yun, you don't know that our luminous pearls look so big, but in fact they are incomparable to yours."
"Why?"
Yun Yan looked at Tian Qiguang in confusion and listened to his serious words.
"Our luminous pearls have to be placed in the sun at noon every day to absorb the light, so that they will glow at night.
And yours is a real luminous pearl that can emit light without absorbing light. There are very few such luminous pearls existing in our night continent.
Therefore, except for the princes and nobles on the mainland, or the sects and immortal mountains, there are not many others who can afford it. "
"Oh, so that's it. Since you need the luminous pearls so much, can't you go to heaven or other continents and buy large quantities of these luminous pearls?"
Yun Yan felt that since Tian Meng left the Night Continent, it shouldn't be difficult for him to buy night pearls from other places.
However, Tian Qiguang replied with a sad face at this time.
"Of course we have tried it, but to be honest, it is really weird. The luminous pearls we found from the Yunni Continent will not shine at all in the Night Continent, and are no different from ordinary broken stones.
As for the City in the Sky, practitioners with low strength like us do not dare to step into it easily. Only the powerful practitioners of the Holy Fire Sect are allowed to go to Tianque to purchase some rare treasures every year.
Even the royal families and other forces on the mainland have to rely on the Holy Fire Sect to get a sufficient supply of night pearls.
And lowly casual cultivators like us, or people without the protection of sect forces, simply cannot afford such a precious light source. "
After hearing this, Yun Yan finally figured out why the Tian family father and son were so eager for the night pearl in his hand.
But that's okay, because when he got these night pearls from the armory of Lihu Palace, he didn't expect that they would be so precious in the Night Continent.
In this way, Yun Yan had the confidence to persuade the Tian family and his son to do something for him, but before he spoke, Yun Yan had to test them again.
So, he said to the Tian family and his son.
"In that case, I'll give you this luminous pearl."
"ah!"
