After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 417 Huangquan City

"I don't want money."

The girl shook her head, her bright eyes fixed on Li Musheng, and said:
"I can guide you for free, but I have only one request: you must guarantee my safety during the journey to Baidi City."

Upon hearing this, Cao Gaoshan glanced at the girl. As her guide, protecting her safety was naturally the most basic requirement.

After all, if something happens to the girl, who will guide them?
However, if the other party uses this as a price, then this matter needs to be carefully considered, and it may not be as simple as it seems.

However, while Cao Gaoshan was pondering the pros and cons, Li Musheng said to the girl:

"No problem, but you have to stay with us. If you run around and get lost, then it's not my problem."

"A word is settled!"

The girl agreed without hesitation, while Li Musheng waved his hand, telling her to pack up and get going.

Seeing this, Cao Gaoshan didn't say anything more. Only the big black cat kept staring at the girl with an unfriendly look, feeling that this guy definitely didn't have any good intentions.

Not long after, the girl returned to the inn about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

"From now on, you won't need your horse-drawn carriages anymore; you'll have to switch to camels to travel."

The girl brought five tall and strong camels from somewhere, and the camels were also equipped with dry food and water bags.

Seeing this, Cao Gaoshan and his companions felt a bit more favorably toward the girl. The big black cat was the first to jump onto the largest camel and lie down. Then, the group rode the camels out of town.

As the clear sound of camel bells faded into the distance, many people in the town finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Last night, people kept an eye on the inn, and the fact that almost all the strongest martial arts masters in town were wiped out overnight was naturally seen by everyone.

As a result, everyone in the town was on edge, but fortunately, Li Musheng and his group did not stay in the town, which put their minds at ease.

……

A few days later, led by the girl, Li Musheng and his three companions and a cat crossed a vast desert filled with yellow sand and no human presence.

During this time, the girl's role as a guide was fully demonstrated, leading everyone to narrowly escape several sandstorms in the desert.

The weather in the desert is unpredictable; one moment the sun is shining brightly, and the next moment yellow sand fills the sky and the wind whips up like dragons.

In the face of overwhelming darkness and impenetrable darkness, even Cao Gaoshan was powerless. If it weren't for the young girl, they would probably have already lost their way in the vast desert surrounded by yellow sand.

Under the blazing sun, five camels, their bells jingling, slowly climbed the massive sand dune ridge that divided the light and shadow. From this vantage point, the view below was breathtakingly clear.

Below the sand dunes, in the distance, lies a dense thicket of camel thorn vegetation, and further out at the edge of the camel thorn, rises a high, earthen-yellow wall that is the same color as the sand dunes.

The girl, her face wrapped in a veil, pointed to the rather magnificent complex of buildings behind the high wall and said:
"This is Huangquan City, one of the six major powers in the Western Desert. You must pass through here on your way to Baidi City."

Following the girl's gaze, Cao Gaoshan and his companions saw that Huangquan City was different from the cities of Dali and Daxuan. Apart from a high wall in front of them, the other three sides were surrounded by towering sand dunes like mountains.

In addition, the entire Huangsha City is a yellowish-brown color, with almost no green walls or black tiles in sight. Only in the center is there a crescent-shaped lake, which shines golden under the blazing sun, and the area around the lake is dotted with some greenery.

“Young master, how about we rest here for a day before continuing our journey?” Cang Yinyue and Shen Anran both looked at Li Musheng with expectant expressions.

Having traveled through the desert for days, the two beautiful young women had not bathed for several days. Although they used martial arts internal energy to cleanse their bodies, they still looked travel-worn, as if covered in a layer of dust.

As girls, who doesn't love cleanliness? At this moment, they naturally just want to go to the Yellow Springs City below, take a hot bath, and change into clean clothes.

The big black cat was also staring longingly at Li Musheng. Its once glossy black fur was now covered in sand and dirt, making it look like a dirt cat. No matter how much it shook, it couldn't get clean, so much so that Li Musheng hadn't petted it in a long time.

"No problem at all."

Li Musheng nodded. He was so tired of seeing sand on the road for several days that he was almost sick of it.

Even if Cang Yinyue and the others didn't say anything, he didn't plan to continue on his way. After all, Huangquan City was only a few days' journey from Baidi City, so there was no rush.

Upon hearing this, Cang Yinyue and Shen Anran showed their delight, while Cao Gaoshan, being a rough man, didn't care about it.

The girl with a face mask on the side narrowed her eyes slightly, glancing at Li Musheng out of the corner of her eye, a sly look appearing in her eyes.

Although the girl still didn't know their true identities after spending the past few days with Li Musheng and his group, she could sense that their backgrounds were definitely not simple.

Especially Li Musheng, who looks to be only about twenty years old, but judging from the attitude of Cao Gaoshan and others towards him, he is clearly the backbone of the group.

This led the girl to suspect that the attack she suffered at the inn and the deaths of the experts in the town were most likely the work of the other party.

"It's quite risky to get that item from the Underworld. If something unexpected happens, we might be able to get some help from them."

The young girl's mind was racing. She had been working hard to guide Li Musheng and the others these past few days, not because she was suddenly kind or had nothing better to do.

Rather, she valued Li Musheng's strength and felt he could be of use to her. After all, the Huangquan Department was the largest force that controlled the entire Huangquan City, and having more helpers would increase her chances of winning.

With that thought in mind, the girl patted the camel beneath her and led the way down the sand dunes toward Huangquan City.

Soon, the group crossed the muddy ground covered with camel thorns and arrived at the high wall built of a mixture of clay and reeds.

The girl sat upright on the camel's back, took out a specially made token from her waist, and showed it to the guard at the entrance.

The lead guard's expression changed noticeably upon seeing the token. He looked the girl up and down and cautiously asked:

"Are you from Mirage?"

The girl nodded indifferently, then pointed to Cao Gaoshan and his group behind her, and said:
“They’re with me. If the tokens are valid, let them through immediately.”

Upon hearing this, the leading guard nodded respectfully and immediately ordered the gate to be opened, allowing the girl and her companions to pass through.

Watching the girl and her companions ride away on their camels, one of the subordinates turned to the leading guard, a look of confusion on his face, and asked:
"Boss, why are you so wary of the people from Mirage?"

Upon hearing this, the leading guard withdrew his gaze and shook his head:
"It's normal that you don't know much about this. Among the six major powers, the Mirage is the most mysterious, and the people inside rarely come out."

"But once you provoke them, you will die silently without exception. They are impossible to guard against and no one wants to mess with them."

(End of this chapter)