Yue Xuanyin got up early in the morning and had been waiting at the door for a long time, but he did not dare to rush Bu Xiaotian and Mo Li, for fear that they would abandon him and find someone else when they were angry.
Now when I heard Bu Xiaotian's short sentence, I suddenly felt like hearing the sound of nature. I nodded hurriedly and waited for Bu Xiaotian and Mo Li to lead the way when they reached the door.
After leaving the inn, the two followed Yue Xuanyin all the way to the outskirts of the oasis, and met the other three people who were with him yesterday.
The three people were leading a few camels, looking towards the center of the oasis from time to time, as if they were waiting for someone.
The moment they saw Bu Xiaotian and the others, the eyes of the three people who were waiting brightened up. The older man took a few steps forward to meet the three of them, and saluted:
"Chief Immortal, we have prepared spare camels for you, so that you can switch rides on the road and save some time."
They were kind-hearted, but Bu Xiaotian didn't want to be cold-hearted and said with a smile:
"Thank you for your kindness, but I still don't need it. The camel is too slow. I'm afraid it will be too late if I go late."
Seeing Bu Xiaotian refused, the man was not angry and asked:
"Is there any other way to get on the way, Master Immortal?"
Bu Xiaotian nodded, stretched out his hand to seal the secret, and the sword behind him immediately came out of its sheath and hung in front of him. He jumped on the sword first and said to Yue Xuanyin who was in a daze beside him:
"Come up!"
"okay!"
Only then did Yue Xuanyin wake up and hurriedly jumped onto the sword and stood behind Bu Xiaotian. The sword under Bu Xiaotian's feet did not move at all during the whole process.
Anyone who dared to come to the desert would naturally have some martial arts skills. It was just because he was so shocked by Bu Xiaotian's sword-wielding skills that he acted in a panic.
Fortunately, he quickly adjusted his mentality, forced himself to calm down, and whispered:
"Chief Immortal, I'm standing still."
"Um."
Although Bu Xiaotian didn't look back, he could still feel Yue Xuanyin's movements, but he still waited for Yue Xuanyin to make a sound before he nodded and said:
"Stand still!"
After saying that, they saw the long swords under their feet blooming with green light, carrying them into the sky.
Mo Li, who was on the side, had already taken out his magic weapon and followed him, leaving only the three of them standing there, dumbfounded.
It was long after Bu Xiaotian and the others left that the youngest one among the three people there murmured:
"Is this... a magical method?"
There was longing and envy in his tone.
The reactions of the other two were not much better than his. Even the eldest man, who was well-informed and had heard many stories about practitioners, had never seen anyone really fly in front of him. Escape.
Without further ado, Bu Xiaotian and the others left Huyang Town. Yue Xuanyin quickly suppressed the shock and excitement of flying in the air for the first time in his life, and honestly guided the two of them in the direction.
Because they used to follow others from oasis to oasis to Shaliu Town, Yue Xuanyin couldn't give an accurate direction directly to Shaliu Town, and they didn't know if the person they were looking for had escaped. So the three of them rushed to one oasis after another, and spent some time exploring the oasis along the way.
It took three people nearly two days to travel more than 800 miles, but they got nothing.
Even the oasis closest to Shaliu Town only knew that there was a big chaos in Shaliu Town, but no one knew what happened next. Even those who volunteered to investigate did not come back.
The latest news came from more than ten days ago, and Shaliu Town is probably in danger.
That evening, the three of them had gone deep into the desert, and the oases were getting farther and farther apart. Looking down from a high altitude, they could see a green gem embedded in the yellow sand in front of them from a distance.
It was another oasis, where the town of Shaliu was located.
So Bu Xiaotian and Mo Li pushed the magic weapons under their feet faster, and finally got there before dark.
The desert at night is full of dangers, especially in winter. If you are not prepared enough, you will freeze to death accidentally. Even if the two of them are well-trained, they will not dare to spend the night in the desert.
When they were about four or five miles away from Shaliu Town, Bu Xiaotian and Mo Li couldn't help but frown.
The entire oasis was silent, filled with a faint smell of rancidity and blood.
The two people's bodies were full of true energy, and the magic weapon in their hands was emitting a faint glimmer. They carefully walked forward along the path with Yue Xuanyin.
When Yue Xuanyin saw that Bu Xiaotian and Mo Li looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, he also realized that something was wrong, and his whole body tensed up, always prepared for possible dangers.
But until the three of them reached the center of the oasis, they didn't encounter anything unexpected, except for dozens of corpses.
According to Yue Xuanyin's description of Shaliu Town on the road, there should be thousands of people living here, and the total number of corpses here is only more than a hundred. Even if there are more in other directions, Bu Xiaotian estimates that the total number is only about three or four hundred. .
In other words, nearly half of them are missing!
The three of them first went to the place where Yue Xuanyin's younger brother settled in Shaliu Town. There was no one there except for some traces of fighting.
After a fruitless search, the three of them went to a tavern to investigate. It was the Shatuo Tavern that Bu Xiaotian and Mo Li were looking for.
It's a pity that there doesn't seem to be anyone alive here.
But they still didn't give up and went in to search again.
But still no clues were found.
Just when Bu Xiaotian felt a little disappointed, Mo Li walked out of the backyard of the tavern, looked at the two of them and said:
"I found something."
Bu Xiaotian suddenly became energetic, looked at Mo Li and asked:
"what?"
Mo Li did not answer directly, but turned around and walked towards the backyard, saying:
"follow me."
Bu Xiaotian stopped asking and pulled Yue Xuanyin, who was extremely anxious because he couldn't find his brother, to follow him.
They still don't know if there is any danger here that they can't detect, so naturally they don't feel comfortable leaving Yue Xuanyin alone outside.
The two of them followed Mo Li to a large room in the backyard that contained a lot of things. Bu Xiaotian took a look around and saw that this should be the warehouse of the tavern, but found nothing else.
Bu Xiaotian was about to speak when he saw Mo Li pointing to the ground at the door and saying:
"Look at the ground here. How is it different from other places?"
It was already dark at this time. Although the lamps and candles were lit, the ground was still a little dark. Bu Xiaotian took an oil lamp and looked closely for a while before he saw something strange.
It seems that there has been no trace of human activity here for more than ten days. Both the ground and other things are covered with a layer of dust. At first glance, the ground in front of you is no different from other places, but if you look carefully, you will see that I found that the dust here is not uniform.
Bu Xiaotian looked at Mo Li in surprise, and Mo Li was also looking at him. From her eyes, Bu Xiaotian knew that what he was thinking of was exactly what Mo Li wanted to tell him - the dust here was deliberately spread. of!
This proves that there is still someone here, and the person's intention of doing this is obvious, just to cover up his footprints.
Bu Xiaotian followed the dust scattered on the ground and didn't stop until he reached a pile of sacks in the corner.
The marks extended all the way under one of the sacks, which had been recently tampered with, and the marks were obvious.
Bu Xiaotian reached out and picked up the sack. The sack, which seemed to be full, was unusually light. After taking away the nearby sacks, a two-foot-long wooden board was revealed, which made his eyes light up.
Bu Xiaotian knocked on the wooden board with the hilt of his sword. Sure enough, it was empty underneath!
The sword was inserted into the gap on the edge of the board and it became warped. It was movable.
By this time, Bu Xiaotian no longer hesitated. No matter who was hiding below, they must know what happened in Shaliu Town, and this was their only clue.
Remove the wooden board, and there is a hole underneath that can only accommodate one person. It is dark inside and there is no sound.
Since he didn't know the specific situation below, Bu Xiaotian asked Mo Li and Yue Xuanyin to wait where they were, while he jumped down first with a long sword in hand.
The cave is not deep, about two people high.
Bu Xiaotian landed at the bottom of the cave, and the green light from the sword in his hand illuminated the area around him. To his left was a passage as high as a person, which was only half a foot long, and at the end was a wooden door.
As soon as he walked to the wooden door, he heard a vigilant voice coming from inside:
"who?!"
Someone!
Bu Xiaotian felt happy and replied:
"I came from outside the desert. I heard that there are sand monsters here. Who are you?"
After Bu Xiaotian finished speaking, the people inside did not respond immediately. They only heard a few footsteps coming behind the door, and then the wooden door was opened a crack from the inside.
The people inside seemed to be looking at Bu Xiaotian through the gap, and after a while they slowly opened the door.
The person who opened the door was an old man. After opening the door, the old man glanced behind Bu Xiaotian a few times. After confirming that it was safe, he let Bu Xiaotian in. Then he quickly closed the wooden door and used a thick wooden stick. Top.
Although Bu Xiaotian didn't move much when the old man was doing this, he secretly took a rough look at the situation inside through the white light emitted by a strange fist-sized round stone on the roof.
What surprised him was that there was not only an old man here, but also three and a half children.
This underground room is not very big, with a radius of less than two feet. There are many large and small jars placed in the inner area, and the room is filled with the aroma of wine.
It turns out this is a wine cellar.
At this moment, the three children were huddled together, looking at the stranger who suddenly appeared with some fear.
After closing the door, the old man came to Bu Xiaotian and first asked the three children:
"Don't be afraid, he is not a sand demon."
Bu Xiaotian also took the opportunity to smile at them.
Hearing the old man's words, the three children's expressions relaxed a little, and then the old man turned to Bu Xiaotian and asked:
"Little brother, you said you came from outside? Could it be that people from other places knew that there were sand monsters here and came to help us?"
Bu Xiaotian shook his head and said:
"Other oases have sent some people over, but no one has returned alive. They still don't know the specific situation here."
When the old man heard this, the hope that had just appeared in his eyes dimmed again, and he asked:
"Then you are?"
"I'm here to find someone, but my companions and I searched the entire Shaliu Town and only saw a few of you alive. What happened here?"
Hearing Bu Xiaotian's question, a look of fear appeared on the old man's face:
"It's the sand demons. They attacked the town and killed everyone who dared to resist. They captured the rest.
I saw something was wrong and hid here. I met these children when I was looking for food outside a few days ago, so I brought them back. "
After listening to the old man's words, Bu Xiaotian nodded slightly. This was similar to his previous guess. Sure enough, the missing people were captured by the sand demon.
He looked at the old man again and asked:
"Are you the owner of Shatuo Tavern?"
The old man nodded and replied:
"That's right."
Seeing the old man admitting, Bu Xiaotian asked again:
"Then before the sand demon attacked, was there anyone here with only one eye and a few scars on his face?"
The old man nodded and said:
"There is such a person. His name is Xiao Xi. He will stay here every once in a while. He seems to be looking for something. He happened to be in the store the day the Sand Demon came. If he hadn't died, he would have been killed. The sand demon captured him."
Hearing the old man's description, Bu Xiaotian was overjoyed, and then asked:
"Then do you know where they might have been taken?"
The old man shook his head and said:
"I don't know about that. I hid here not long after the sand demon arrived. I stayed here for more than two days before I dared to go out quietly to find something to eat."
Although there were already speculations, Bu Xiaotian couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he heard that the old man didn't know about the sand demon. He asked again without giving up:
"Is there really no news at all?"
Seeing that Bu Xiaotian attached great importance to this matter, the old man thought about it carefully and suddenly said:
"I remember! Before the sand demon attacked here, I seemed to have heard someone say that someone seemed to have seen traces of the sand demon in the west."
"West?"
"Yes, in the west, sand monsters usually live deep in the desert, and there are few traces of them here. But soon after the sand monsters appeared in the west, this area was attacked, so the sand monsters that attacked here and the sand monsters that those people found in the west The demons are probably the same batch!"
The old man's analysis was quite reasonable. Bu Xiaotian nodded slightly and said:
"I see."
The old man seemed to see what Bu Xiaotian wanted to do, and persuaded:
"Little brother, you must have some skills to be here at this time, but I still advise you not to provoke the sand demon easily. There were many practitioners in the town before, but they were destroyed by the sand demon.
The desert is the territory of the sand demons, and basically no one is their opponent in the desert! "
Knowing that the old man had good intentions, Bu Xiaotian did not refute his words, nor nodded in agreement, but just said:
"Old man, we didn't see any traces of the sand monsters when we came here. They should have left. There is no danger outside. You don't need to hide here anymore."
Seeing that Bu Xiaotian had changed the topic, the old man no longer persisted in persuading, and nodded:
"I didn't see any trace of the sand demon outside earlier today. I originally planned to go out tomorrow. But now that you said so, they must have really left."
Then the old man took his three children and followed Bu Xiaotian out of the underground wine cellar. But when he learned that there were only three of Bu Xiaotian and the others, he couldn't help but persuade them.
Obviously, his persuasion had no effect. Bu Xiaotian and Mo Li left Shaliu Town early the next morning, while Yue Xuanyin stayed here with the old man and others.
Bu Xiaotian and Mo Liyu flew westward with the magic weapon, and found many corpses along the way. After traveling hundreds of miles, they saw dust flying in front of them, and the demonic aura rising into the sky.
The two of them got excited and caught up!
They did not rush forward to pursue him rashly, but quietly approached the place with their auras concealed.
I saw a barrier formed by sand and dust moving slowly in the distance. I couldn't see the scene clearly, but I could faintly hear the sound of some people wailing feebly from within.
Bu Xiaotian used the technique of looking forward to Qi, and could vaguely see seven or eight groups of condensed demonic Qi behind the sand wall.
After thinking for a moment, he felt that with his and Mo Li's cultivation, although they might not be able to kill them all, there was still no problem in defeating them.
So he and Mo Li looked at each other and decided to give it a try. It would be best if they could save those who were being held hostage. If they were really defeated, it would not be worse.
It's too late to ask for help from Yuxu Sect now. By the time the people from Yuxu Sect arrive, I'm afraid those people will have already died.
After making up their minds, the two of them sealed their seals at the same time, and saw a green sword shadow appearing out of thin air, shooting directly at the sand wall, and dots of green appeared on the sand wall, turning into vines.
Under the attack of the two phases, the sand wall shook and collapsed.
As the sand wall collapsed, a deafening roar sounded in the scattered yellow sand.
"Roar--"
