The Lone Wolf of Tomorrow's Ark

"Hmm... It tastes a little salty, but the taste is very good, and there is no peculiar smell. Saga, you are also good at cooking."

"Well...donor, please don't say that about me. With your cooking skills, even if I learn a few more years, I can't do it to your level, and it's just a pickled radish, not even a pickled radish. What skills are needed..."

Saga was actually very happy to be praised by Phoenix, but thinking of Phoenix's cooking skills, Saga only felt that he was bombarded with a new round of frustration, and even his ears drooped.

And seeing Saga like this, Phoenix also knew that he had dealt a big blow to the opponent, so he raised his hand and touched Saga's head, saying:

"If you really can't relieve the taste for a while, I'll take care of your food first? It's not a problem anyway."

After Phoenix said this, Saga's drooping ear 'biu' bounced at a very fast speed, but then, Saga realized something was wrong, and quickly shook his head and said:

"No, no! One meal is already very powerful. If you continue to eat, let alone slow down, the monk's taste will definitely be made more picky by the benefactor. This is definitely not in line with the purpose of the monk's practice. Although I am sorry, However, I still have to reject the benefactor's kindness, sorry!"

"Ah, so, that's really a pity."

No one could let him continue to feed, Phoenix also showed a little disappointed expression, but then returned to normal, pulled Saga up and said:

"Okay, Mo Ling has already run away, let's pack up and go back?"

"Hmm... To be honest, benefactor, I still have something I want to check."

"Well, let's go then."

"Oh? Donor, are you not curious about where I'm going?"

Speaking of this, Saga couldn't help but look at Phoenix in surprise. Could it be that their relationship has reached the level of trusting each other so quickly?But she obviously didn't think it was so fast!

However, fortunately, Phoenix did not let Saga continue to guess, and explained directly:

"After all, we have nothing to do now, and you said there is a place you want to see, so it's no problem to go with you, why do you want to ask some extra details, we are not detectives."

"That's it... the little philosophy of life understood by the benefactor has really benefited the little monk a lot. Sure enough, the little monk needs to learn far from enough."

After Phoenix finished speaking, Saga was like a certain Xiaodi, and he didn't know what to make up in his head. It was obvious that Phoenix was just telling the truth that he was afraid of trouble. How could he hear other meanings?

Thinking of this, Phoenix pulled Wuyou and signaled him to find something to talk about, lest Saga suddenly pull him to exchange Buddhist experience or something on a whim.

As the strongest (self-proclaimed) good helper, Wu You naturally understood what Phoenix meant, so he immediately asked:

"Speaking of which, Master Saga, do you know how people here distinguish the day? Xiaosheng has always been a little curious about this issue, and I want to hear your opinion, Master Saga."

"Well... the length of the scroll changes from time to time, and the scenes everywhere are grotesque. The people in the painting have found a rule for their own world, but in the final analysis, it is also fake, and this is an inevitable thing."

"Is that so... eh? Wait. Master Saga, do you know that we are in the painting right now?!"

After realizing what the other party said, Wu You looked at Saga in disbelief, not understanding how the other party knew about it, and how it was not affected by the memory.

You know, the world in this painting has reached the level where it can easily affect the memory of the brain. Even without them, if there is no reminder from Phoenix and the protection of the amulet, they might now integrate into the world in the painting and become One of the residents of this town.

After noticing Wuyou's face, Saga scratched his head and explained:

"You don't have to be a benefactor, you don't have to feel frustrated. The reason why the little monk is almost unaffected by this painting is because this Poshan Town has already been experienced by the little monk. At least a hundred of the world in the painting, naturally there is a little bit of it. Resistance is just getting used to it after a long time."

"This...then dare to ask Master Saga, how long have you been in this world in this painting?"

"How long has it been... I actually can't remember clearly, I just think it's been a few summers and winters..."

Hearing Wu Youxin's question, Saga thought for a while, and finally told the truth, it was this result that made Phoenix and Wu You Qiqi dumbfounded.

The world in this painting has spent several summers and winters, so there is no doubt that although I don’t know how long Saga has been in the real world, at least just looking at the age of this painting, it is almost reached, and may even exceed It's an old man in the ten-year range, and the real time is terrifying.

And after noticing the strange look in Phoenix and Wuyou's eyes when looking at him, Saga quickly defended himself:

"Actually, according to my own guess, the flow of time in the world in this painting should be different from that of the outside world. Of course, how different it is, I don't know how to test it. After all, it's just a whim. That's all,"

"Speaking of which, Saga, since you know this is a painting, why are you willing to stay here? Although the world is good, it is still a painting."

"Hmm... I really can't say why, if it wasn't for the fact that I had glimpsed the truth of this world before I strayed here, it's just that this place has not been disturbed by natural disasters, and the residents and other creatures have their own rules to follow, which is wonderful. And since the little monk is cultivating, maybe he can't stay and have a look, it's just for peace of mind?"

Hearing what Saga said, Phoenix looked up suspiciously at Saga, who seemed to have suddenly become a master, and was about to continue asking something, but at this moment, Saga suddenly said:

"Ah! I saw it! That's the shopkeeper's pawn shop, and I don't know if the moxie hurt her."

Looking in the direction Saga pointed, one can vaguely see that in the dim environment, a shop with two red lanterns hanging at the door is still open, like the most conspicuous lighthouse in the dark.

Seeing this, Saga rushed up immediately, followed by Phoenix and Wuyou, and after a while, they arrived at the door of the shop.

But it's strange to say that the location of this shop can be said to be the worst place. It is located in the depths of the dark night area, which also means that Mo Ling may rush out at any time to make up for it. At the door of the store, it seemed that Mo Ling would not know that there were people here, and there were two big red lanterns hanging as a reminder, which is really hard to understand.

In addition, Phoenix noticed something was wrong again. Although the overall storefront of this pawn shop looked comfortable, this was precisely the problem.

It is obviously an ordinary person with an ordinary residence, at least it feels like there are no powerful people here, so why didn't Mo Ling, who was defeated by Phoenix just now, not attack the conspicuous side?

With such doubts, Phoenix followed Saga and Wuyou into the pawn shop, and immediately saw a Filin woman sitting on a chair, also wearing women's clothing from Poshan Town, and concentrating on reading a book.

After seeing her, Saga breathed a sigh of relief, slowly put away the naginata, and then came to the woman with the long piece of cloth in his arms, and said happily:

"Boss, it's great that you're all right."

"Huh? What can I do?"

Hearing Saga's words, the shopkeeper's woman answered, then she put the book away, looked up at Phoenix and Wuyou, and asked with a smile:

"These two, are they the heroes from outside who saved the village?"

"Yes, yes, let me introduce you to the shopkeeper. This is a lone wolf, with strong fighting power and excellent cooking skills; this is nothing, but also very strong. Two benefactors, this is the proprietress of this pawn shop , is also the kind-hearted person who took me in at the beginning, and his single name is "Li", the Li of Liming."

"Hello, nice to meet you."

"I don't dare to do it. I'm just the proprietress of a small pawn shop. It's not worth mentioning. On the contrary, it's the two of you who helped the townspeople repel the black demons when they first arrived. They can be called heroes."

"It's serious, let's talk about Miss Li, have you never seen Mo Ling passing by or attacking you?"

"Yes, never seen."

Lied.

When Li uttered negative words, Phoenix's intuition told him the news. Sure enough, he guessed right. How could a pawn shop in such a remote area be so simple? This woman named Li is definitely the same as Mo Ling before There are countless relationships.

However, even if he knew about this situation, Phoenix is ​​not a villain, and he would not directly grab the other party to force him to ask questions. In addition, Phoenix is ​​a bit of a cold-hearted type when dealing with strangers. Therefore, after the other party answered in the negative , the conversation was temporarily deadlocked.

Naturally, Wu You could see the awkward atmosphere on the field, but he didn't know how to change the subject, otherwise both parties would be embarrassed.

And at this time, Saga, who was in charge of introducing the two sides, suddenly asked:

"By the way, shopkeeper, do you still have a vacant room here? Because I'm a little worried that the moxie might make a comeback, so can I borrow the little monks to stay for a while and monitor it a little?"

PS: I didn't finish writing until early in the morning, it was so difficult to write!

Chapter 720 The Sixth Moon in the Water

"It's not impossible, but the empty room is basically some valuables pawned by others, so if you want to rest, be careful not to damage those items. Many of them will be redeemed by others later, come with me .”

"Okay, thank you shopkeeper."

At Saga's request, Li agreed to everyone's request to rest here, and then led everyone to the back room where various items were placed.

Along the way, Phoenix saw a row of Yanguo-style wooden shelves in the corridor, in which were placed all kinds of things, each with a label, but the specific things in the grid were very irregular .

For example, there is a jade hairpin in the grid with the word '八' on the label, and although the label number is consistent in the grid next to it, it contains a very old-looking copper object. Due to the serious damage, Phoenix I can't even see what this thing is.

Although Li didn't look back, he probably understood that Phoenix and the others would be confused, so he explained:

"These are deposits that are approaching the redemption date. For convenience, I will put them here a few days in advance, so I once again ask everyone not to touch those fragile items casually."

"Well, we'll keep an eye out."

The pawn shop is such a function. Some valuables are sold or stored here at a price lower than the market price. Redeem it at a price higher than the selling price at that time.

Similar things are not uncommon in pawnshops, so selling items and storing items are generally opened separately, but no matter which one is, it is very valuable, after all, this is not a charitable foundation.

The shop is not big, and a corridor is only a few meters short from beginning to end. Under Li's leadership, everyone entered a room with several candles. There are many things covered with cloth, presumably those who directly Items sold to pawn shops.

After entering the room, Li didn't say a word, and quickly moved some small bottles and cans to a safe corner. He cleared an open space in three or two strokes, and put four or three small stools along the way. and matching table.

"Then, you guys will rest here for a while, I'll make some tea, Saga, do you want something to eat?"

"Ah, you don't need it, little monk, you won't be hungry at all."

When asked this question, Saga's expression became a little embarrassed. After all, she just had a full meal, so how could she be hungry now?

"Oh? It's really strange. It's so rare that you won't be hungry. Where are the two heroes? Do you want some snacks or melon seeds? I just bought Ma Huatwheat from Aunt Ma's house this morning. Would you like some?"

"No, no, it's too polite, as long as tea is fine."

"Uh-huh."

"Okay then, wait a moment."

After finishing speaking, Li turned around and walked out, closing the door by the way, while the three of Phoenix sat around the table, looking at each other without speaking, the room seemed a little strangely quiet for a while.

However, Saga quickly found the topic and asked:

"Speaking of which, I haven't asked the reason why I came here. Can the benefactor tell me a thing or two, so that I might be able to help a little bit."

"Well, that's okay. Our purpose of coming here is to find a person named Xi. She is a painter. I have already found some clues near Huiqi Mountain, but we only found a thatched hut in the mountain, and pushed away the people there. Behind the door, we lost consciousness at the same time, and woke up here."

"Well... so, to be honest, I don't know a person named Xi, but I have indeed seen Xi'e, and those eyes, even though I am also a woman, are almost bewildered. Seriously. Captivating."

"Ok?"

Hearing the name from Saga's mouth, Phoenix, who hadn't known all the historical essays and legends of Yan Kingdom, couldn't help being a little puzzled, but Wu You immediately leaned over and explained:

"Engong, it's that Xi'e who flew to the moon. It's a very famous story."

"Eh...Chang'e?"

"Huh? Who is Chang'e?"

"No, it's nothing, it's just a feeling."

Because of the too strong sense of sight, Phoenix was a little confused for a while, so he quickly avoided this kind of topic that is completely common sense to the people of Terra, and asked instead:

"Saga, you said before that you came to Yan Country because of painting, is it possible that you have something to do with Xi we are looking for?"

"Well... Speaking of it, there is indeed such a possibility, but it is too small. After all, I have no clue about who the monk is looking for."

"that one?"

Hearing Saga's narration, Phoenix and Wu You, who didn't understand the cause and effect of the incident, looked confused. Then, Saga talked about her purpose of coming here.

The whole narration took about 15 minutes. A brief summary is that Saga was adopted by the abbot of the temple when he was a child, and practiced as a monk as a secular person. was greatly shocked by the artistic conception.

It is said that it was given by a peerless woman when the host was young, on the way of practicing in Yan Kingdom, when it seemed like a dream but not a dream. Because it was too mysterious, Saga had actually always held a dubious attitude, but faith still accounted for most of it. Otherwise, she wouldn't have traveled all the way to Yan Country because of this painting, just to meet that unknown painter.

After listening to Saga's narration, Phoenix and Wu You looked at each other, and Wu You took the lead in arching his left hand with his right hand, and said with admiration: