Alienated Martial Arts.

Chapter 377
The night is like water, and the breeze is cool.

The town is brightly lit, reflecting the moonlight that falls.

Gives a sense of tranquility.

Wei Tao stood beside the stone tablet at the entrance of the town, his expression slightly lost in thought.

The stone tablet in front of him is exactly the same as the one outside Taixuan Zhiyuan, no matter in terms of material feel, size or shape.

Interestingly, even the degree of wear is roughly the same.

The handwriting on it has long been blurred, and it is impossible to tell what the specific content is.

Yunhong stopped in front of the stele for a moment and started walking towards the town.

Wei Tao looked at her back and put his hand on the top of the stele.

Quietly, the status bar appeared in front of my eyes.

"I found the Taixuan stele (broken), whether to complete it."

Without any hesitation, he immediately chose no.

The status bar was blurred for a moment, and then a new line of writing appeared.

"I found the Taixuan stele (broken), whether to absorb it."

He glanced at Yunhong and Tengqiong who were a few steps away to make sure they hadn't looked back.

"Yes."

ding ding ding ding...

In an instant, there were endless ringing sounds.

The gold coins in the status bar kept jumping up, adding the remaining one before, until the total amount of 31 coins was reached, it stopped completely.

A total of [-] gold coins were provided for the stone tablet outside the town, which was even five more than the one in Taixuan Zhiyuan.

Definitely a great surprise.

At this moment, under Yunhong's signal, Teng Qiong had already entered the town and walked slowly along the street.

Yun Hong watched and waited for a while, and saw that nothing had changed, so she raised her heels and followed behind.

Wei Tao looked at the backs of the two, and stepped forward in the same step, stepping on the edge of the long stone road.

Swish!
Suddenly, his eyes blurred.

When I looked again, my pupils couldn't help shrinking suddenly.

Whether it was Tengqiong or Yunhong, they disappeared directly in front of him.

There was no sign at all, and the figures of the two could no longer be seen.

What surprised him even more was that the small town that had been empty and quiet just now was full of people and even full of noise from the streets.

In front of him is a long street paved with bluestone, and the shops on the roadside are opening their doors to welcome customers.

Although night had already fallen, it did not affect their business at all.

Under the light of the lanterns, guests come in and out from time to time, and the sounds of bargaining with strange accents can be heard endlessly.

In the distance, there seemed to be restaurants and teahouses, and it was crowded with people, very lively, and the business was booming.

Their attire is also very characteristic, all of them are high crown belts, wide robes and long sleeves, no matter the material, style or shape, no matter whether it is the northern wilderness and the southern border, or the territory of the Great Zhou, they have never seen the same design. .

Wei Tao stood in the dark corner of the wall, watching the pedestrians coming and going, while looking for Yun Hong's figure.

Under the dim light, you can faintly see the dense gray fog floating in the air, giving people a hazy feeling in the foggy night.

During the period, people walked by from time to time. Occasionally, someone noticed his existence, but they just turned their heads to look at him, and then did not pay any special attention.

"Everything is real, and there are no flaws at all. It feels like I have come to an ordinary town in Dazhou, and I am shopping at a night market with local characteristics."

"If I have already fallen into a hallucination similar to mystical delusions, I can only say that the person who created the illusion is too powerful and completely deceived all my perception."

Wei Taoming knew that everything was unreasonable, but he couldn't find the source of the unreasonableness.

What's more, he didn't even understand the appearance in front of him, let alone see the truth hidden under the appearance.

Perhaps at this moment, in a place that cannot be perceived, there is a pair of eyes secretly observing him.

It's like the audience sitting in the dark, enjoying the performance of the actors under the spotlight on the stage.

Wei Tao took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly.

Without any hesitation, he turned and left.

Exit from the long street that runs through the town, and enter the dark night outside.

Time passed little by little.

Not long after, he returned to the entrance of the town's long street, and the night market full of fireworks was still in front of him, which was no different from the last time he came here.

They come, the security.

Quietly, the spider silk surged and intertwined, and soon weaved an identical robe belt, which looked no different from other passers-by.

Next, Wei Tao left the dark corner and walked slowly along the long street.

Soon, he fully integrated into the crowd.

After randomly visiting two shops, a glint flashed in his eyes, his expression thoughtful.

Merchants and customers here, from introducing products to bargaining, everything is very normal. The only abnormal thing is that none of them actually complete the transaction.

"Could it be that they terminated the transaction because of me, the inner ghost, by my side?"

Such a thought flashed through Wei Tao's mind, and he hid in the dark and continued to observe.

In about a quarter of an hour, a total of three pedestrians entered the grocery store, but none of them actually bought anything.

Changed to another shop selling cloth and continued to observe, and the result was the same, which verified his inference again.

Not long after, he was attracted by a strange fragrance and turned into an antique-looking shop.

On the sloped counter, all kinds of pastries are spread all over the table, which looks exquisite and attractive.

Gudong!

Wei Tao's throat surged, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Why are these snacks so fragrant?

Just standing in front of the counter and sniffing it, he had to keep his mouth shut to prevent the saliva from dripping from the corners of his lips.

Wei Tao sighed secretly, feeling that he had never smelled such a sweet smell.

Compared with these pastries, all the delicacies he had eaten before seemed to have turned into the most common plain food, without any taste at all.

Gollum.

Suddenly a strange sound came into his ears.

Wei Tao frowned slightly and looked down.

The stomach pouch appears to be surging.

There is also a sudden sense of hunger, which hits my heart at this moment.

As soon as this feeling appeared, it was like wildfire starting a prairie fire, occupying all of his consciousness in an instant.

Almost every cell is clamoring.

The left and right palms also became hot at the same time.

The hunger is getting stronger and stronger.

The stomach sac violently wriggled, and the eyes became red.

At this moment, in Wei Tao's eyes, everything else does not exist, only the cakes covered in front of him are left.

Gudong!

He swallowed again.

Then imitating the accent of other pedestrians, he said slowly in a slightly weird tone, "How do you sell these dim sum?"

A middle-aged man raised his head, his face seemed to be covered with a thick layer of flour, and it looked abnormally white under the light of the candlelight.

He raised a finger stiffly, and said with a dull expression, "Three jade talismans, one catty of cakes."

"Give me ten catties."

Wei Tao wiped off the wet marks overflowing from the corners of his lips, and he still followed the example of others, and added, "I bought so much, can I offer you a wholesale price and give it a little cheaper?"

The middle-aged man was silent for a long time before slowly opening his mouth, "Three jade talismans per catty is already the lowest price. It's a small business, and we can't make any money after excluding materials and labor..."

"All right, all right, just three jade talismans, give me twenty catties."

The middle-aged man stopped still, and it seemed to take a while before he came back to his senses.

"Guest officer, please wait a moment, I'll weigh the pastry right now."

He nodded, turned around, and went under the counter to get the weighing steelyard.

According to what Wei Tao observed before, he should wait quietly now, and then gossip with the shopkeeper as if rehearsed, and turn around and leave without taking anything.

but.

There was a slight click.

The pastry shop suddenly went dark, and the door facing the street was tightly closed.

Followed by.

Gudong!

Goo, goo, goo!

Then came the strange voice, which was very clear in the pastry shop with only two people.

The middle-aged man got up at this moment, looked at the mostly empty counter, then raised his head little by little, his eyes fell on Wei Tao's puffed-out mouth, and he stopped moving immediately, lost in a daze like a computer crashing .

The sound of swallowing was endless.

When the middle-aged man was standing still, Wei Tao kept stuffing pastries into his mouth, almost without chewing, and emptied most of the counter.

He has never eaten such delicious food.

The whole person is greatly satisfied physically and mentally.

The Xuewang acupoint expanded and contracted crazily.

Moiré black scales quietly appeared on the body surface.

There was blood lingering and mist rising, covering the quietly ignited blue-red flame.

Swish!
Two snake tails protruded from the bottom of the wide robe, one on the left and one on the right plunged their heads into the counter, and also began to swallow, even faster and more than the deity used both hands and mouth.

In just a few moments, all the snacks were swept away.

Not even a scrap of residue remained.

Wei Tao breathed out a mouthful of blue-red flames contentedly, still thinking about the endlessly sweet taste.

After a few breaths.

He suddenly came back to his senses.

Looking at the empty counter, and then at the shopkeeper who seemed to have become abnormal, a hand knife fell without warning.

Click!

The middle-aged man tilted his head to one side.

The expression in his eyes remained unchanged, and he looked towards him stiffly.

Wei Tao frowned slightly, his eyes moved away from the middle-aged man, and then fell on the knife in his hand that had been bounced away, a surprised expression flashed in his eyes.

He didn't expect that the other party would be a corpse.

And it's a moving, talking corpse.

Except for a slightly stiff movement and a dull expression, he is no different from a living person.

What's more, he was just about to knock him unconscious, and he didn't realize the difference from a real living person until he came into contact with the opponent's body.

Bang!
Suddenly, another muffled sound exploded.

The middle-aged man was punched to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, dense spider threads gushed out, binding him tightly, leaving no gaps between the inner and outer layers.

Looking down at the motionless shopkeeper, Wei Tao saw the figure in the high crown and golden robe before his eyes.

100 years ago, Emperor Wu returned to the Central Plains from the Xuanbing Sea, and he fell into madness and died not long after.

Before dying, Emperor Wu selected the imperial mausoleum on the Nine Sacred Mountains, and now, a hundred years later, he has recovered from Mianlong Town and returned to the Xuanbing Sea.

"Perhaps it was here that the old man discovered the secret of resurrection after death and used it on himself."

"If my guess is correct, this small town has existed for at least a hundred years, and the living corpses inside have remained in their original state, without any rotting changes."

He took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly, all kinds of thoughts flashed in his mind.

So, have those pastries already existed for more than a hundred years?

So, what material are they made of?
Wei Tao's throat surged, and he kept swallowing big mouthfuls of saliva.

Thinking of the uncontrollable eating frenzy just now, he couldn't help but take another deep breath.

Seems to be getting hungrier.

Soon after, he came to a pasta shop.

He closed the store door with a squeak, and then emptied all the buns and pancakes inside.

Then, there was an extra guest in the wine shop in the town.

Wei Tao found a corner to sit down. It was a long time since Xiao Er came to greet him. He only saw other guests in the restaurant sitting still, with various dishes on the table, and they didn't take a bite from the beginning to the end.

The strange smell came to his nostrils, and he, who was already so hungry and flustered, almost reached the limit of endurance.

Almost all the cells in his body were cheering, urging him to eat quickly, not to waste a second.

"Brothers, what kind of food do you eat?"

"Can you, let me take a seat and have a taste?"

"If you don't speak, you will acquiesce and agree to my request."

Wei Tao said casually, and sat down next to the two of them, carefully observing the dishes on the table.

There seems to be no problem.

At least I don't see any problems.

So, a table of dishes was quickly emptied.

Then the second table, and the third table.

I don't know how long it will be.

Wei Tao walked out from the back kitchen of the restaurant, and began to sweep along the long street of the town, sweeping away all the food.

I didn't stop until I couldn't find anything to eat anymore.

For the next period of time, he searched the town over and over again, but he still couldn't find Yunhong's whereabouts, nor did he find a way to leave.

And as time went by, the pain in the body became more and more intense.

Blood was still dripping out of his nostrils, soaking his clothes tick-tock.

Wei Tao kept belching, and now he felt like he had eaten too much tonic, and his body became a little unbearable.

Quietly, the status bar appeared in front of my eyes.

He endured waves of body pain.

Quickly flipping through the screens of the exercises one by one, finally set his sights on the turtle-snake crossing plate.

The other side of the town.

Yunhong stood in the depths of the dark night, looking back at the lingering gray mist behind her, her eyes lit up with blue light.

After a while, she withdrew her gaze and looked at Teng Qiong who was standing beside her with her hands down.

"After coming out of it, you have a thoughtful expression, can you tell me what you found?"

Tengqiong bowed and saluted, "Miss Hui Yunhong, I just passed through that small town, and I couldn't help but think of the interior scene of the cave of the priest above Huashen, but it has a little more indescribable artistic conception than it."

"What kind of artistic conception is there?" Yunhong asked.

Tengqiong fell into deep thought, and said slowly, "This illuminated town gives me the feeling that a new interior scene has been opened up in the interior of the cave, which is really something I have never seen or heard of before."

"According to what you alchemists say, it is within the inner scene, another inner scene.

So for this place, it should be in the ruins, and it should be in the realm of the ruins. "

"So it turned out to be such an amazing design."

Yun Hong was silent for a moment, and a surprised expression flashed across his face.

"When we passed through the spiritual mist, we were considered to have arrived at the Realm of Returning to the Ruins, and the illuminated town we just passed through is the Returning to the Ruins.

It's like creating a box full of spirituality between heaven and earth, and then creating a smaller box inside the box. "

"But, what is all this for, and what purpose do you want to achieve?"

She took another look at the lingering gray mist, and her pair of black eyebrows could not help but frown slightly.

"Brother Wei, why haven't you come out yet?"

"He was following us. Did he not enter the town, or was he trapped inside and couldn't get out?"

Yun Hong thought of this, and immediately took Teng Qiong back along the original road.

After tea time, she emerged from the thick gray fog again, looking at the familiar dark night in front of her, with some doubts flashing in her eyes.

"I can't even return to the town again, and I can't even see the other side of the stone tablet."

"kindness?"

"what is that?"

Yun Hong restrained her thoughts and raised her head slowly.

A blood-colored long rainbow was reflected in his eyes, across the night sky from the distant sky, and quickly submerged in the thick gray fog that shrouded him in front of him.

(End of this chapter)