In the Clouds: Mulan Line

Chapter 11
"Captain, what do you think?" Baili Shouyue didn't ask until the Jade Pagoda had turned into a spire in the distance after leaving the Jade Pagoda for a certain distance.

The Jade Mage didn't seem to care about their identities, motives, and goals at all... They went to the Jade Pagoda in the name of entering the Jade City, but the Jade Mage didn't mention it after meeting them. He answered their questions very kindly, and then sent them away.

The damaged Jade City Jade has never been paid attention to!

Hua Mulan was also thinking about this, but she quickly loosened her brows: "Who knows what this Jade Mage has planned... But anyway, we have already obtained important clues."

The black snake devouring the sacrifice appeared in Yunzhou City, maybe it means that a girl in Yunzhou City also disappeared, just these two days!

To find clues, the sooner the better, so after leaving the Jade Pagoda, Hua Mulan only thought for a moment before making a decision.

"Let's go to Yunzhou City immediately."

No matter whether the clue is true or false, just take a trip and you will know!
But before heading to Yunzhou City, Baili Shouyue and Hua Mulan changed their mounts first.Yunzhou City is already located in the sea of ​​sand in the clouds, where their war horses are not suitable, but camels are more convenient.

After releasing the war horses and letting them feed on their own, Hua Mulan and Baili Shouyue rode the newly purchased camels and left Peacock City.

On the ten thousand hectares of grassland, the sparkling emerald green river seems to be integrated with the grassland, and the last rays of the setting sun coat everything with a layer of gold.

Hua Mulan and Baili Shouyue stopped quietly on the hillside, looking into the distance.

There is a sea of ​​sand in the clouds.

The former 36 countries were annihilated in that sea of ​​sand, and the legend of the demon god originated from there, and the place where the black sand king snake entrenched was also hidden in the sea of ​​sand.

And under the yellow sand all over the place, I don't know how many relics and lost treasures are hidden, and I don't know how many skeletons are waiting for the day when they will be seen again.And in the sand sea, there are countless mysteries, everything is quietly waiting for the travelers who explore it in the seemingly peaceful desert.

Hua Mulan patted the head of the camel below her, and the camel started to walk: "Let's go to Yunzhou City!"

……

Yunzhou City is said to be a city, but in fact it is more like a settlement gradually formed due to the short stay of caravans. It is far less luxurious than Peacock City. noisy.

The name of Yunzhou City comes from a unique means of transportation in the cloud, the sand boat.

Sailing in the desert is like sailing in the sea.In the cloud desert, there is a kind of boat that can treat the sand sea as real sea water and swim unimpeded in it. This kind of magical boat is called sand boat.

It is said that Yunzhou City once belonged to a craftsman who was very good at making sand boats. He built sand boats here, and people around him came here admiringly, and gradually formed a city.But now the craftsman has passed away long ago, and the Yunzhou City he left behind has slowly declined, but it still exists in the sea of ​​sand after all.

As soon as Hua Mulan and Baili Shouyue entered the city, they were rushed to the face by the oncoming complicated aura.The streets are extremely crowded. Caravans with camel bells, adventurers with bags on their backs, homeless people with only a flute around their waists and snake cages in their hands, all make up this crowded street. .

"It's not too late, we'll start investigating now." Hua Mulan said with a solemn expression while observing the city.

It has been several days since they left Peacock City. They were also full of travel and dust along the way, and now they look more like adventurers than adventurers.However, Hua Mulan still felt that it was not coming fast enough. Who knows if the clue will disappear?

Baili Shouyu nodded: "If there is a black snake, it must be a big deal, but seeing that everything is going on in Yunzhou City, I am afraid that even if there is a black snake, the scale will be extremely small, and it will appear soon. It just disappeared, so it didn’t cause panic. In this case, it will take some time for us to investigate. As a former bounty hunter, I know some ways to inquire about information, maybe I can try it.”

Hua Mulan was a little happy when she heard the words: "Then please, Baili." As she spoke, her expression became a little dignified, and she said with some difficulty, "Half a month has passed since Alan disappeared, and I am worried that she has... Someone in Yunzhou City is really missing, so let's hurry up, maybe there is still time."

Baili Shouyue also showed a serious look: "I will go and come back quickly."

Baili Shouyue walked around the street, and then came to an inconspicuous stall. There were different kinds of goods on the stall, and none of them looked good, even a little shabby.The stall owner himself was unremarkable, even a bit honest, wearing the most common fur coat and a fur hat.

He obviously didn't have any good goods, but he still didn't intend to take the initiative to solicit customers, he just sat there a little dull.

Baili Shouyue looked around the booth, and then picked up a horn: "Is this a white sheep's horn?"

The vendor raised his eyes to look at Baili Shouyue, nodded and said, "Not bad."

Baili Shouyue looked around and seemed dissatisfied with the horn: "Are there any other horns?"

The vendor said in a very embarrassing way: "This croissant is rare. Others may not be as good as this. Customers may wish to think more about it."

At this time, Baili Shouyue put down the horn in his hand and said, "Although the white horn is good, I still want the black horn more. Do you sell it here, boss?"

The vendor and Baili Shouyue looked at each other, finally stood up and said, "Then come with me."

The vendor led Baili Shouyue around twice in the increasingly bustling market, and finally brought him to a very unremarkable wine shop.

It stands to reason that in the early morning, the wine shop would not open at all, but this wine shop not only opened the door, but as soon as the curtain was lifted, several people inside cast their eyes on Baili Shouyue.

Baili Shouyue looked as usual, but showed the spear behind him calmly.

Just by looking at it, the people in the wine shop can tell that this person is not simple.

The two sides looked at each other for only a moment, and soon one of the women who didn't look very glamorous but had a unique temperament said: "Guests, please sit down."

After Baili sat down as promised, the woman brought not two glasses of wine, but a cup of tea and a cup of wine.

Baili Shouyue smiled, but he didn't drink, he stretched out his hand and pushed them all away: "Don't test me, I'm a bounty hunter, I'm here to ask you for some news."

Baili kept the promise without beating around the bush, and said directly: "I heard that there is a black snake here?"

While speaking, he fixed his gaze on the woman tightly, and sure enough, he noticed a slight change in the woman's expression, and he immediately knew it, and asked again: "Did the black snake...take away a girl?"

The woman's heart was shocked.

……

Hua Mulan walked into a teahouse.

There were not many people in this teahouse, and most of them were dressed as businessmen. After ordering a cup of tea, Hua Mulan found a corner and sat down.It is easy to hear some hearsay news here, which may not all be true, but it is also possible to hear some real news.

Hua Mulan listened for a while, but no one talked about the black snake or the black crystal sand. It seems that it is exactly as Baili Shouyue speculated. If the black snake really appeared here, it must have come and gone without a trace. It didn't attract everyone's attention.

However, the Secret Jade Society far away in Peacock City knows it clearly... The huge power of the Secret Jade Society can be seen.

As for Master Yu deceiving them on purpose, Hua Mulan didn't think it would be...

At this time, Hua Mulan stretched out her hand to reach the melon seeds in front of her, and suddenly paused, with a hint of thought in her eyes.

She stared at the melon seeds for a while, then looked away again, and continued to drink tea while listening to the noisy and lively voices in the teahouse.

A thin white line climbed up from the edge of the table, cautiously, tremblingly, and then... suddenly reached out to the melon seed plate, grabbed a melon seed, and swished back.

clack clack...

However, at this moment, the tablecloth was lifted abruptly, and a bright and heroic face poked down, with a kind smile on it: "The melon seed thief?"

The next moment, Hua Mulan's eyes widened in shock.

The Melon Seed Thief was stiff all over, with a pair of bright black eyes and Hua Mulan's big eyes staring wide open.

Both sides were frightened by each other!

Hua Mulan was stunned for a long time before recovering with difficulty.

How divine is this!

And the other party...

The other party seemed to have not realized until now that he was caught stealing melon seeds. He trembled twice, and then decisively shrank back in place, completely turning his round body into a ball, with only a dozen or so slices on the top of his head exposed. At first glance, Ye Feiye's jade pieces looked like radish tassels.

While hiding itself, it still did not forget to let out a weeping cry: "Oh!"

What a weak, pitiful and helpless person!

Hua Mulan stared blankly at the trembling piece of jade, suddenly feeling like she was bullying the little one.

But more importantly, what is it? !

"Hey, come out."

"Don't worry, I won't beat you."

The jade piece was still trembling, and the ball did not move.

Obviously playing dead persistently.

However, a piece of jade standing up secretly shows that it is paying attention to Hua Mulan's every move.

As if hearing a rustling sound, the little round ball became even more nervous, but the next moment a plate was placed in front of it: "Steal even melon seeds, starving? Don't steal anything in the future, if you get caught, you will be punished." Send off the official. This is for you, I'm leaving."

The little round ball froze for a moment, and seemed to touch the melon seed plate with the jade tassel lightly in disbelief...it was true!There are so many, and they all took the initiative to give it to it!

The next moment, the owner of the tassel came out cautiously, and looked at Hua Mulan with those black jewel-like eyes. Before Hua Mulan had time to stop, it stretched out two small palms and grabbed Fingers of Hua Mulan.

Although there were no tears in those eyes, for some reason, Hua Mulan had the feeling that the other party was looking at her with tears in her eyes.

Boo!Met a good guy!
Hua Mulan stretched out her hand tentatively, and poked the opponent's round body.

"Are you... wait, this feeling, Yu?"

This little guy who was peeping at her in the dark was green and emerald green, about the size of a kitten, with a cluster of purple tassels on his head, like blooming petals, and his eyes were bright and clear, like a pair of black gemstones.

After being poked by Hua Mulan, the little guy immediately sat back unsteadily, as if realizing that Hua Mulan was not malicious, it hesitated for a moment, swayed its tassels, and gently rubbed against Mulan's fingers.

Hua Mulan was a little surprised, she tried to touch the tassels, only to find that the little guy rubbed herself again.

What a bargain...

But when Hua Mulan looked at this little guy, she felt a little love in her heart.I always feel that it is so clumsy, timid and easy to believe that it seems to have seen it somewhere...

"You don't look like a small animal... what kind is it?" Hua Mulan turned the little guy over and over carefully, and the little guy couldn't speak human words, so of course he couldn't give an answer. Mulan's problem, it just let Hua Mulan turn it over and over in a good temper, and at the same time rubbed the palm of Hua Mulan affectionately.

It has been in this teahouse for a long time!But when this person didn't come in, it was always hiding in the corner and didn't dare to move, didn't even dare to shake its tassel, there were many people around, and the breath was so mixed...

But there is only this person who is surrounded by pure and powerful energy!Radish Yingzi hugged Hua Mulan's fingers affectionately, feeling his body surrounded by this energy, and let out a happy hum.

Although Hua Mulan didn't know what the little guy was chattering about, but seeing its reaction...

"Like me?" Hua Mulan poked the little guy's head and asked.

To Hua Mulan's surprise, the little guy hummed seriously at this moment, as if nodding.

Hua Mulan couldn't help but smile, coincidence, right?But this little guy really fits her eyes.

"Do you have a master? Do you want me to take you back?" Hua Mulan asked.

However, just as Hua Mulan was about to put it down, the little guy shrank suddenly, and jumped into Hua Mulan's arms, with his head buried firmly on Hua Mulan's body, his whole body was trembling involuntarily, and at the same time, he let out a weak and fearful moan. Voice: "Oh..."

Hua Mulan was taken aback, what's wrong?
At this moment, there was a loud noise not far away, a businessman in luxurious clothes and a bulky figure led several men with fierce faces to search all the way, as if looking for something.

"Get out of the way!"

"Look carefully for me, and you must find the thief!"

Hua Mulan keenly noticed that following the movement of the pedestrian, the little guy became even more frightened, and even curled up his tassels, but even so, a few of them were still tightly wrapped around Hua Mulan's fingers. Did not loosen.

Hua Mulan didn't understand why, the thief those people were looking for was probably this little guy.But it's okay for this little guy to steal melon seeds, but will stealing melon seeds be hunted by such a big team?
"What did you steal?"

The little guy buried his head and didn't respond.

Hua Mulan deliberately lowered her voice and said: "If you don't tell me, I will hand you over." She listened to her ear, and the group is probably very powerful in Yunzhou City, and the battle is huge. His face sank like water.Most of the people who passed by automatically retreated to the side, and looked at them with a little fear.

"Did you hear that? They said they were going to find you, beat you to death, and then hang it on the wall for public display."

The little guy trembled even more immediately.

It raised its head aggrievedly, and began to wave its two small hands that were also like leaves, while beeping and gesturing hard.

Originally, Hua Mulan was going to say that I couldn't understand even if you gestured like that, but to Hua Mulan's own surprise, she found that she probably...really understood!

"You mean, you didn't steal anything, why would you be considered a thief? You only stole my melon seeds?"

The little guy nodded again and again, feeling infinitely wronged: "Oh..."

Hua Mulan tugged at its tassel: "Then should I feel honored?"

The little guy groaned and buried himself in Hua Mulan's arms, but a pair of small hands firmly grasped Hua Mulan's fingers, and his little head rubbed against Hua Mulan's fingertips involuntarily, showing intimacy unconsciously.

Hua Mulan was thoughtful, she hugged the little guy, put a coin on the table, and strode out of the teahouse.The little guy trembled in fear, but he didn't know that he was completely covered by Hua Mulan's cloak.

Hua Mulan followed behind these people calmly, her ears twitching slightly.

Although her hearing was not as good as that of Baili Shouyue, who was a mixed-blood demon, it was definitely not bad, and she quickly caught every word of this group of people.It's also because they acted arrogantly, so they didn't mean much to obstruct them.

"Be sure to catch that little thing, don't let it get away!"

"This can sell for a lot of money."

"It's really lucky to meet Yuzai in such a small town!"

"Most people probably wouldn't recognize Yuzai at all. Let's search carefully, and we must not let it slip away from our hands!"

Hua Mulan followed behind and raised her eyebrows calmly, Yuzai... what is it?
But it's almost the same after hearing this, the little guy really didn't lie, it didn't steal these people's things, but these people became greedy after discovering it, and wanted to catch it and sell it.

This little guy looks silly, but he knows how to escape and hide... I'm afraid his ability to escape is not weak, otherwise so many people would not have found it.

Who knew that a plate of melon seeds fell into her hands on her own initiative.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll sell you too?" Hua Mulan asked intentionally, "Huh?"

Hua Mulan tugged at the tassel of the little guy, the little guy flinched a bit, seemed a little scared, so he slipped into Hua Mulan's arms again.

Hua Mulan couldn't help being amused, this little guy has no idea where the danger is coming from?
Now that she knew the ins and outs of the matter, Hua Mulan naturally wouldn't let this little guy be caught and sold, but just as she was about to turn around and leave, a somewhat vicious voice came from behind: "Stop."

The leading businessman walked in front of Hua Mulan, and the people he brought looked at Hua Mulan with unkind eyes, and surrounded Hua Mulan silently.

The businessman stared at Hua Mulan for a while, his eyes focused on the saber on Hua Mulan, especially the heavy sword on the back, squinted his eyes and said: "When did Yunzhou City usher in such a person?" girl?"

Hua Mulan's phoenix eyes were slightly raised, and she glanced at the businessman lightly, but it made the businessman feel a sense of crisis suddenly, and after such a short moment of stupefaction, Hua Mulan walked past him calmly, completely ignoring him. their siege.

"Boss, this woman..."

The businessman turned his head to look at Hua Mulan, and finally waved his hand: "It's not very peaceful in Yunzhou City recently... Hurry up and find Yuzai!"

It wasn't until he was far away from the group of people that Yuzai finally seemed to come back to life, and he was willing to lift his head from Hua Mulan's arms.It looked up at Mulan, obviously expressionless, but those bright black grape-like eyes seemed to be full of joy and gratitude, and its cheek rubbed vigorously against Mulan's finger.

Boo!Thank you for saving me!

Hua Mulan smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's not safe to let you go now. Those people will probably look for it for a while. You might as well follow me first."

Wait until you reach a safe place before putting Yuzai down.

If Yuzai could tell where he lived, he could just send him home.But where should Yuzai's home be?Is its family also Yuzai?

But Yuzai is out of danger, the most important thing right now is the sacrifice of the black snake. Speaking of which, Baili Shouyi should have heard the news, right?Now Hua Mulan has a lot of trust in this new team member. Since Baili kept his promise and said that he would find out the news as soon as possible, he will definitely do it.

However, when Hua Mulan returned to the place she had agreed with Baili Shou, she did not see Baili Shou.At first Hua Mulan was very calm, but as time passed, Hua Mulan's eyes became more and more serious.

Finally, she grasped the sword at her waist tightly.

Trust the size!She has been waiting here for two hours, yet there is no sign of Baili Shou promise!

Where did Baili keep the promise?

(End of this chapter)