Night without Borders

Chapter 275: Encountering Three Immortals at Night

The sun disappeared, and more than 90% of the land became barren. There was no distinction between light night and late night, and it was always pitch black.

"Uncle Meng, we are doing well and there are no accidents." Qin Ming breathed a sigh of relief on the back of the Thunderbird, having already passed through the abyss-like territory.

A streak of red glow appeared, breaking through the eternal night, like the rising sun. At the end of the horizon sat a huge city, its outline gradually revealing itself as we approached.

That is the imperial capital of Dayu - Chongxiao, one of the ten famous cities in the Night Fog World, and it is magnificent.

Meng Xinghai said: "Although there are all kinds of mysterious, unknown, and terrifying things in the Night Fog World, after continuous trial and error by our predecessors, the mature routes that have been opened up are generally fine."

The majestic pass stands tall, with towering city gate towers, flying eaves and brackets stacked up in layers, and glazed tiles gleaming a light golden luster in the blazing glow.

The moment Qin Ming and Meng Xinghai entered the city, they were overwhelmed by the noise. Entering such a prosperous capital from a dark no-man's land was like crossing two worlds.

Chongxiao City was as bright as day, with crisscrossing streets and the bluestone ground polished smooth by time. There were pedestrians and traffic everywhere, and the city was bustling with people.

"Brother Ming, this way!" Wu Yaozu waved his hand near the city gate. After receiving the letter earlier, he estimated the time they would arrive and had been waiting for a long time.

Beside him there was a figure as majestic as an iron tower, one man as wide as two ordinary people. It was Xiang Yiwu, the abandoned disciple of Tathagata.

"You young people please get closer. I'm going to visit an old friend and urge those who are going to the immortal path." After Meng Xinghai and Qin Ming confirmed the inn they were going to stay in, they left directly.

"Uncle Meng, I invite you to go to the moon and go to Guanghan Palace to drink and listen to music together." Xiao Wu shouted from behind. He was no stranger to Uncle Meng.

Meng Xinghai almost stumbled and quickly disappeared into the crowd with the Thunderbird.

Xiang Yiwu laughed and said, "Who is City Lord Meng? Even if it's a place of feasting and revelry, can he go with you? He has a private palace to go to."

Meng Xinghai was at the fourth level, what a powerful person he was. Even if he was far away, he could still hear their conversation amidst the noisy voices. He really wanted to go back and shut them up.

Seeing the two people's faces beaming, Qin Ming said, "You are enjoying yourself here and have a good life."

Xiao Wu said, "Fortunately, the capital of Dayu is indeed prosperous. It is incomparable to the deserted and lonely place in my hometown. Brother Ming, you have been sleeping in the open air recently. You must have suffered a lot in the wild. Brother will welcome you back!"

Xiang Yiwu waved his hand and said, "Let's go. Don't just stand here."

Chongxiao City is indeed extremely prosperous, with shops lining the streets in rows. They sell exquisite porcelain, silk made from the silk spun by advanced creatures like fire silkworms, and all kinds of precious goods, and each business is booming.

Even Qin Ming felt a little dazzled. This was the largest and most splendid city he had ever entered. He stopped to look at it from time to time.

For example, in a certain magnificent antique building, there is actually a specialty store selling relics of gods.

On the crowded main street, Qin Ming saw many alien races. Groups of dog-headed men turned out to be skilled craftsmen, working in a newly built garden.

In the master-level workshop, a dragon elephant was selling various treasures, saying, "Don't lie, all the products are extraordinary things that fell off when I changed my teeth and shed my horns. After being carefully polished and engraved with divine patterns, they have been given new life. They can attack and defend at the same time, and have endless magical uses."

An old turtle poked its head out of the shop next to it and shouted, "Turtle Jelly, it can ensure longevity, it's genuine and at a fair price. This is a 200-year-old shop, and every bowl of this tonic is made by me personally. If it's fake, I'll pay you ten times the price."

"Uncle Turtle, my family has been drinking your tonics for years, but we haven't lived long. Your store has sent away my great-grandfather and my grandfather, and soon it will be my father's turn."

Qin Ming noticed that the atmosphere here was quite open-minded, and there was at least one outlier among ten people.

In front of them, a purple golden rat and a tabby cat were walking upright together, arm in arm. On the other side, a golden-haired old ape was riding on the back of a white lion, passing leisurely through the busy city.

"It is said that there may be god-like creatures appearing in the imperial capital of Dayu, experiencing life there." Xiang Yiwu said.

Wu Yaozu said: "Brother Wu, try to marry a godlike wife in the future."

Xiang Yiwu grinned and said, "It's not even night yet and you're already drunk."

Qin Ming said: "You two really let yourselves go a bit."

Xiao Wu chuckled and said, "Brother Ming, I am living in such a feast and revelry just to blaze a trail for you."

"Don't blame me for everything." Qin Ming said with a smile. This guy is really adaptable and is almost a veteran.

As they were talking, they came to the most prosperous street in the city. This place was extremely valuable because it was next to a river that ran through the city like a jade belt.

Under the night sky, the Shuyu River is brilliant, with all kinds of paper lanterns flying all over the sky, painted boats in groups, the sound of pianos, melodious string music, and even butterfly girls of an alien race dancing in the night sky, their snow-white long skirts fluttering, like fairies flying in the sky.

Wu Yaozu said: "Brother Ming, we will arrange for you to stay here today, and we will go to the moon tomorrow night. If you want to go to Tianque, you need to make an appointment in advance."

Along the Shuyu River, there are clusters of silver willows and wisteria, both of which are special plants. After being watered by the fire spring, each willow tree sways like a silver ribbon, and each vine is dotted with purple and gold light. The silver and purple glow complement each other and are exceptionally brilliant in the dark night.

This riverside street is extremely popular. Not to mention taking a pleasure boat cruise on the river, just strolling along the river and enjoying the scenery attracts many people.

When Xiang Yiwu and Xiao Wu took Qin Ming to queue up and prepare to board a pleasure boat, they suddenly saw an acquaintance on the shore.

"Oh no, Brother Ming, my sister-in-law is over there, I don't want you to be caught in the act!" Xiao Wu said in a low voice, and tried to pull Qin Ming around.

However, with a big guy like Xiang Yiwu next to him, he was extremely conspicuous and it was impossible not to attract attention.

Qin Ming quickly shook him off and said, "Don't act like a thief. You've made trouble out of nothing."

The willow branches swayed, the clouds were dotted with silver. Li Qingyue was like a fairy banished to the mortal world. Her white clothes fluttered in the night wind. Her waist was more slender than the silver willows on the shore. She looked over here with bright eyes.

There were two other women beside her, both of whom were very outstanding.

One girl was dressed in esoteric Buddhism style, with some kind of emblem embroidered on the sleeves of her robe. She was obviously a god, with a dignified and beautiful appearance and a sacred temperament.

Qin Ming knew another person and had served her before. He had met her when exploring the ruins of the giant palace of the Yintu ghost cultivators.

She is Yao Ruoxian, the fourth princess of Dayu, who is comparable to the top-level immortals. She wears a fiery red dress, her body is covered like a divine lotus, her skin is fair, her eyes are like autumn water, and she is beautiful yet a little weird.

The three girls first noticed the burly Xiang Yiwu, and then saw Qin Ming and Xiao Wu.

Qin Ming nodded over there and greeted across the crowd.

"Fairy Li." Xiao Wu was also quite enthusiastic. In a place like this, he did not dare to call her sister-in-law. After all, it was okay to make a joke in private, but if he was so casual with so many people present, it would be a bit disrespectful to the Immortal Road Seed.

Xiang Yiwu was born in the Rulai Sect and had many friends. He knew all three of them and sent a message: "Fairy Li, Goddess Zhao, and the Fourth Princess."

Zhao Qingcheng, who comes from the Immortal Sect, is indeed very beautiful, but she is too cold. She has a very high status among her peers in the secret sect and is a god-like person on par with Cheng Sheng.

The three girls responded simply.

"Three fairies, do you want to join us?" Xiao Wu said, wanting to explain for Brother Ming.

A foot-long four-winged bird on the silver willow beside him was furious and said, "How dare you? You are going to go on a pleasure boat to drink wine and even want my princess to go with two fairy-level figures. This is too much!"

Many people looked over. What kind of person dared to do this? For a moment, the place was a little quiet.

Qin Ming, Xiao Wu and Xiang Yiwu had never experienced such embarrassment in their lives.

In an instant, the place was filled with noise, and many people pointed and talked, thinking that these three guys were too bold and ungrateful.

Qin Ming regretted it very much. When he demonstrated his archery skills, he only shaved the bird's head bald. It would have been better to shoot it to death with one arrow.

Little Crow said, "We are here for a leisurely tour. We are on a boat to admire the moon, lean on the railings to look into the distance, and think about the past, present, and future. We can also worship the Shuyu River God and feel the mystery and beauty of this land and water." The four-winged bird curled its lips and said, "Come on, I saw you and that big guy coming here to drink wine a few days ago, staying overnight on the pleasure boat, acting crazy, shouting, and looking at swords under the lamplight."

“Hehe…” People who hang out here all year round are all laughing.

The little crow wanted to strangle it to death. Why would a bird always run to such a place for no reason and be so nagging? Did it just want to drink the wine but couldn't put it into action?

Qin Ming quickly stopped him. Arguing with a bird was just lowering his status.

"We'll get together next time."

The two sides separated like this.

However, soon they met again, facing each other from a distance.

After Qin Ming and his companions boarded the pleasure boat, they saw a treasure ship slowly passing by not far away. The three women stood at the bow like fairies walking out of a painting, their long black hair and dresses fluttering in the wind, making them look otherworldly.

"You're talking about us? Aren't they also boarding the ship for a night cruise?" Xiao Wu said angrily.

Xiang Yiwu said: "That is the princess's own boat, not the pleasure boat here."

"Brother Ming, are you really here to eat?" Xiao Wu said.

The two found that Qin Ming was really hungry and ate voraciously without listening to the music or even watching the butterfly girl's flying dance.

"What else?" Qin Ming asked.

Wu Yaozu whispered, "The reason why Shuyu River is so famous and attracts many people to come for night tours is because it is rumored that there may be gods in the river!"

Qin Ming was startled and asked, "A god-like creature living in the Great Yu Imperial Capital?"

Xiang Yi said: "Well, this is a god that is said to be recognized by Dayu. She will not be conquered, and she is used to control the rivers to ensure good weather and good harvests nearby."

Qin Ming was surprised. Is this a model of cooperation between humans and gods? However, ordinary people certainly don't have the ability to use god-like creatures.

Xiang Yiwu said: "Occasionally, the Shuyu River God will invite those who are destined to be his guests to the God's Mansion, so this place is always very popular. Tonight, the fourth princess of Dayu is here, maybe that god-like creature will invite people to the banquet again."

However, they toured until very late, and did not see many people going to the gods' palace.

Just then, a large ship slowly came over from the opposite side. There were three men on it, looking over here, which attracted the attention of Xiang Yiwu and Xiao Wu.

"Sun Elf!" Xiang Yiwu said in surprise.

Qin Ming looked across. The three people had slender figures and were more beautiful than many women. They all had long golden hair that fell to their waists, which was quite eye-catching.

Most importantly, they all have the aura of immortals, and are more like disciples of immortals than many people from other places.

"What a great temperament, like a banished immortal!"

On the river, people in other pleasure boats admired them with drunken eyes, thinking that these three people were like three immortals banished to the human world.

"How can they be alike? They're just yellow-haired!" Xiao Wu muttered secretly.

One of the sun elves had a mysterious crimson pattern between his eyebrows, like a vertical eye. He looked towards Qin Ming and the other two.

"Hey, the light inside their bodies is as bright as a rainbow, as if there are layers of thunder and lightning. These three people are not simple." He whispered, using his special pupil technique to see a little bit of the three people's true strengths and weaknesses.

"These should be three strong men, but they are servants of the immortals. There is no need to worry about them." Another sun elf said in a special elven language.

Soon after, the ships of both sides passed each other without any disturbance.

Gradually, a thick fog rose on the surface of the Shuyu River. Even with the flying paper lanterns and the reflection of the fire springs on the shore, the place was still hazy and mysterious.

"Could it be that the god has come and really wants to invite the distinguished guest into his palace?" Xiao Wu became excited.

Xiang Yiwu nodded and said, "It is very likely. It is said that the royal family of Dayu can directly enter the Divine Palace. Maybe some people will take advantage of the princess tonight."

Soon after, they saw that upstream, Yao Ruoxian and her treasure ship was covered by a layer of mysterious light.

Then, three consciousnesses sank into the Shuyu River.

"Was he really taken away by the gods?" Qin Ming's new eyes could see clearly.

Obviously, the mysterious light covering the hull was to protect the bodies of the three women.

Afterwards, they were also covered by the mysterious light. In an instant, Qin Ming and the other two felt a little sleepy and drowsy. However, at the critical moment, the light retreated like a tide.

Faintly, they heard a pair of boys uttering dissatisfied voices one after another, saying, "It looks like they have enough spiritual power, but only one of them is barely qualified, and the other two are strong men!"

"Go away, they are not qualified to attend the banquet." said another boy.

Almost at the same time, the eyes of the three people regained clarity.

"Did you hear that?"

"This is being disliked, damn it!"

Qin Ming realized that they were the subordinates of god-like creatures. Most of these gods were conservative and followed ancient ways. They probably looked down on the strong men in the ancient immortal temples. Even in this era, their ideas have not changed.

He thought to himself, he had even been to the temple of the Black and White Mountain God, this river god was quite arrogant.

"Three yellow-haired people were invited, and foreigners were allowed to attend the banquet. This river god is not fair!" Xiao Wu said.

The sun elf's ship was covered in divine light, and there was thick fog.

Xiao Wu drank too much and his belly was a little bloated. He was very dissatisfied and went straight to the place where he was hiding and released water downstream.

The three sun elves had just entered the water, and after seeing this scene, they were all stunned, and then their eyes were spitting fire and they were extremely angry!
"Crash!"

Qin Ming and Xiang Yiwu were speechless when they heard the voice. This brother was really drunk.

"Oh my god, why are there double images? Why are there two water lines? I must have drunk a lot of wine. Something is wrong. Why are there four lines? Ah, eight!" Xiao Wu looked down and screamed.

Qin Ming and Xiang Yiwu were shocked when they saw the eight water lines on the river.

Wu Yaozu was frightened enough to regain his senses and quickly fasten his belt, for he knew he might have offended the river god.

At this time, their big ship was covered by divine light again. They began to feel drowsy, and their consciousness... was pulled out of their bodies. It seemed like they were invited to the banquet again.

But at this moment, none of the three of them wanted to go.

Xiao Wu screamed: "Sister River God, I beg for mercy, I was wrong."

Xiang Yiwu also said in a muffled voice: "Gods above, we are not disciples of the immortal temple, so it is not appropriate for us to attend the banquet!"

At the last moment, Qin Ming grabbed around a few times, trying to find if there was any artifact he brought out from the Black and White Mountains.

(End of this chapter)