Chu Chen Kee

Stop and go.

After three days, they finally saw a small city in the vast desert from a distance.

Originally it only took two days, but because Yuan Xiang was spoiled and not used to riding a horse, he insisted on delaying it for another day.

Even Bai Yi wondered if this guy was a real prairie resident. Isn't it a joke that people who grow up on the prairie can't ride horses?

But Yuan Xiang complained with an aggrieved face: "I was born in less than eight months, and my father and mother won't let me do these things! Grandpa also said that I don't have to do these things, as long as I read the art of war strategy well, govern the country That’s fine. Grandpa said that I have the emperor’s order, so I don’t need to learn general affairs.”

"Emperor's order? Then there must be a life to live?" Li Yuchen taunted him unceremoniously.

The little cat, which had shrunk to the size of a kitten, twirled around at his feet, and then Bai Yi carried the fur of its neck and stuffed it into Li Yuchen's arms.

"That's Chishui City." Probably Zhulan also felt that her cousin was embarrassed, so she changed the subject, "This was the only way for business between the East and the West, and later an ancient city was built along the river here. But as the Soli River dried up, the number of people passing through here gradually decreased, and finally it became a ghost town, uninhabited."

"Businessmen have changed to Yumen Pass, and this side is even more desolate. If it weren't for the fief of the Prince Langya, no one would live here." Zhulan looked at the desolate small city from a distance and said. .

"Let's go into the city." Bai Yi looked at the ancient city in front of him, the flags were fluttering in the wind, the sky was full of yellow sand, the ancient road had been buried by the wind and sand, the mottled city walls were mixed with gravel, the gap with the prairie was huge difference.

Zhulan stopped him and said, "No, the people here are all from the Yue clan. They have a violent personality, and the ones they dislike the most are the people from the Central Plains. You will definitely not be able to enter the city with this dress."

"Then when do we have to wait before entering the city?" Yuan Xiang asked a little anxiously.

Zhulan cast a glance at him. She was about to say something, but she patiently explained: "There are at most a hundred guards in this city, and the protection is not strict. We can enter through the side door."

Li Yuchen put Axue on the nearby grassland, Zhu Lan and Yuan Xiang's horses were also there, and the four of them slipped in quietly while the guards were changing.

It's not how good their concealment is, but the guards here are basically useless.

"That should be Prince Langya's big tent over there." Zhulan said in a low voice, she was very close to Yuan Xiang, and her breath tickled Yuan Xiang's neck.

Yuan Xiang blushed and turned his head, but the girl's fragrance lingered on the tip of his nose.

"Look, it's true." Zhulan said excitedly after seeing many guards coming in and out there.

Yuan Xiang immediately covered her mouth and said, "Shh, don't make noise."

Zhulan nodded and covered her mouth.

"You go in, I'll watch here, if anyone comes over, I'll sing like a nightingale." Zhulan whispered.

Yuan Xiang glanced at her worriedly, and said, "Can you?"

Zhulan showed a hearty smile: "Cousin, don't underestimate me! I'm very powerful."

Bai Yi and Li Yuchen slipped in first, and Yuan Xiang saw him and prepared to go in too.

"Cousin, those two friends of yours, they won't have any problems, right? A few nights ago, I saw..." Zhulan blushed before continuing, "I saw Li Yuchen kissing Bai Yi. "

Yuan Xiang was also taken aback, and then murmured after a while: "So that's it...he's the one he likes!"

"Cousin, only those who are abandoned by the gods will fall in love with men like themselves." Zhulan looked at him worriedly, and said, "Don't trust them completely!"

Yuan Xiang glanced sideways at her and said, "What do you mean?"

Zhulan bit her lower lip, and said, "I think they may be targeting Wu Yin! You must keep Wu Yin away."

Yuan Xiang's heart moved, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Don't worry, I always carry the witch seal with me, and no one will take it away."

"Really?" Zhulan exhaled and said, "Then I can rest assured."

Yuan Xiang glanced at her again, turned around and was about to walk along the shadow of the street.

A dazzling light flashed across, quickly attacking Yuan Xiang's defenseless vest.

"Ding!" A green glow as thin as a hair shattered the dagger, and the broken sharp fragments scratched Yuan Xiang's neck, leaving a long and thin bloodstain.

The door of the room over there slammed down, and Bai Yi and Li Yuchen walked out of the darkness slowly.

"Impossible! It's impossible for you..." Zhulan looked at Li Yuchen and Bai Yi who came out in surprise, and took a step back, her expression looked like she had seen a ghost.

Li Yuchen looked at him coldly: "If you are talking about the two monsters inside, they are already dead."

As soon as he and Bai Yi stepped into that room, they already sensed that something was wrong.

Inside the room were two demon cultivators who had just reached the demon core stage.

From the eyes of ordinary people, these two people are already very powerful, even in the face of an army of ten thousand people, they can come and go freely.

Of course, the other party definitely did not expect that Bai Yi and Li Yuchen were both heaven-defying people, and one was in the middle stage of Nascent Soul, and the other was conservatively estimated to be in the late stage of Nascent Soul. Such a combination can be regarded as a rare and powerful combination even in the cultivation world up.

To put it simply, as long as they don't go to places like Taihang, Penglai, and Dandingshan to pick a spot, basically no one can suppress them.

After easily getting rid of the demon cultivator inside, Bai Yi turned around and shot the sewing needle that he usually carried with him, smashing the dagger that Zhulan was about to attack.

Yuan Xiang was not surprised, he just quietly looked at the broken dagger under his feet, which was once a gift from his own hands to his cousin.

"I've been betting, I believe you won't do anything to me. Even if you lead them into a trap." Yuan Xiang looked up at Zhulan, and said word by word, "I lost."

Zhulan gritted her teeth, knowing that she was defeated by the three people in front of her, she turned around and was about to run away.Li Yuchen stopped in front of her instantly.

"You never leave Hulu, how come you are so familiar with this place?" Yuan Xiang stared into her eyes and approached her step by step, "I knew it a long time ago, but I still chose to give it a try. I'm such a fool!"

Seeing that there was no hope of escape, Zhu Lan turned around and looked at Yuan Xiang with hatred, and said angrily: "You are a self-righteous fool! You have been doted on by your parents since you were born, and you don't know the sufferings of the world. Brothers and sisters are humble. , you think that is the truth of this world! I just hate your compassionate look."

"Why, I was destined to marry someone like you before I was born? Why, you can't do everything on horseback riding and hunting, but you are still loved by others? I hate you, but my father insists that I marry you, a wimp! How can you compare to the third prince of King Yueshi?"

"Hmph!" Zhulan sneered, and said, "Daddy knows that the third prince and I are working together to kill you as a sacrifice to King Yuezhi, and wants you to escape. How could I let you go?"

"So that's how it is." Maybe because he was numb by the successive truths, Yuan Xiang just looked at her expressionlessly and said calmly.

However, Bai Yi clearly felt that something was different.

Maybe Yuanxiang was a well-clothed, innocent and ignorant prince before, but at this moment, this prince who only lived in the circle of his parents and brothers finally woke up after being betrayed by the person he trusted the most.

In a sense, Yuanxiang at this moment has really grown up.

"How do you deal with her?" Bai Yi looked at Yuan Xiang.

Yuan Xiang sighed and said, "For the sake of my uncle wanting to let me go, I will let her go for the last time. Let her go."

Zhulan froze.

Li Yuchen took a step aside.

Zhu Lan glanced at Yuan Xiang suspiciously, turned around and took two or three steps, then suddenly stopped and looked at them again: "At least, I didn't lie to you about Prince Langya. Seven days ago, Prince Langya was summoned back to the moon. Clan King City. An empty nest was left here, and the third prince decided to attack you here."

Yuan Xiang looked at her calmly.

Zhulan bit her lower lip, quickly ran to her mount and jumped on the horse, whipped the horse's buttocks, and the steed immediately ran out of their sight.

Looking at this ancient city again, there is no one to be seen, and the guards outside are all transformed by the illusion of those demon cultivators, and they have disappeared now.

"You are really willing to let her go." Li Yuchen put his arms around his chest and smiled lazily.

Yuan Xiang shrugged: "Is there any way? You will not interfere in the struggle between us mortals, and she is indeed very powerful. She bullied me since she was a child and grew up. She can shoot every arrow within a hundred steps. I can't beat her .”

and……

Yuan Xiang looked at the back of Zhulan riding away under the moonlight, and smiled faintly.

The third prince of the Yue family must have underestimated the strength of Bai Yi and Li Yuchen. He only sent two demon cultivators and thought everything would be fine, and there must be no one to respond.

Along the way, it was Bai Yi and Li Yuchen who released their breath secretly, so that the poisonous snakes and wild wolves could not avoid them.

In other words, if Zhulan wants to go back now, she must go through the vast desert and the gathering place of poisonous snakes and wolves alone.

"I really want to forget to remind my cousin that her water bladder is already empty." Yuan Xiang said suddenly.

Li Yuchen looked at him: "Is this important?"

Yuan Xiang shook his head, looked into the distance and said lightly: "It's not important."

"Since the prince has returned to the royal city, we probably have to go to Yueshi's royal city too." Bai Yi said.

"Then we can only rely on the two of you." Yuan Xiang withdrew his gaze.

"Well, don't worry, rest your feet." Li Yuchen whistled loudly, and after a while, he saw Xiaomiao running towards this side dragging a bloody antelope.

Yuan Xiang looked at Li Yuchen enviously. It's great to have such a pet, which can be used for transportation and hunting.

"So cute!" Li Yuchen stretched out his hand and scratched Xiao Miao's neck.

A Xue stuck out her big head and rubbed against Li Yuchen's calf, lying at his feet very docilely.

"Please go get some water nearby." Bai Yi handed Yuan Xiang the empty water bag.

Yuan Xiang took the water bag and walked towards the nearby river.

"Can't you directly summon water?" Li Yuchen wondered, "Or do you think it's more pleasant to drive a prince?"

Bai Yi glanced at him: "I have driven a prince for so many years, but I don't feel it at all. I just don't want to see him want to cry but can't cry."

Li Yuchen scooped up the antelope from the ground, quickly disembowelled and took out the internal organs: "That's true."

Yuan Xiang squatted down by the river, looked at his own reflection in the river, and suddenly understood Bai Yi's intention of asking him to fetch water.

Wiping his face in embarrassment, he realized that he really seemed to have no tears.

He remembered very clearly that when the dagger cut the skin, the cold penetrated into the bone marrow.The sharp and piercing pain had frozen his heart.

The lake water was dense, and it melted into a blurred barrier in front of his eyes.

I remember when we first met, when he was young, he followed Eminem back to visit his uncle.

At that time, Zhulan was just a little girl, but she hid behind a beautiful bay red horse and was unhappy.

"Hey, little guy? Why aren't you happy?" Yuan Xiang asked curiously while tugging on little Zhulan's beautiful braid.

Zhulan raised her little face blurred by tears, and looked at him pitifully: "I lost the gift my father gave me."

It turned out that Zhulan sneaked out to play and lost the dagger given by his father.

So, he gave her an exquisite dagger on her birthday.

At that time, seeing the smile on Xiao Zhulan's face, Yuan Xiang never imagined that one day, she would use this dagger to aim at his heart.