In the Clouds: Mulan Line

Chapter 20
Among the yellow sand, Hua Mulan and the three of them suddenly saw a bit of greenery from a distance.

Although in the air distorted by the heat, the greenery is not clearly visible, but after several days in succession, it is either yellow sand or various disasters, and this sudden greenery is a glimpse.

Baili Shouyue immediately used his excellent eyesight, stood on the chocobo and looked into the distance, and then a gleam of joy appeared on his face: "There is probably an oasis in front!"

He unfolded the map, compared it, and said in surprise: "If our direction is not wrong, it is very likely that Yuchan Spring is ahead."

The three of Hua Mulan carefully studied the map during their journey, and they kept in mind the special places on the way to their destination, including Yuchan Spring.

Yuchan Spring is called Shenquan. The reason why it is named Yuchan is said to be a clear spring formed by the moon falling from the sky.The water quality is sweet and clear like a mirror. It is obviously located in the depths of the sand sea, but the spring water has not dried up for thousands of years. It is surrounded by a vast sand sea, but it has never been submerged by quicksand.

Whether it was transformed by the bright moon is doubtful for the time being, but the rest of the mysteries are indeed amazing, and it is the gift of this sea of ​​sand to travelers.

After driving for several days in the sea of ​​sand and being exhausted by many disasters, even though Hua Mulan and the three of them can endure hardships, when they heard that Yuchan Spring was ahead, they couldn't help but look forward to it.

Drink the sweet spring water first, and then wash off all the sand and soil on your body.

"Hey!" Xiaoyu popped her head out of Hua Mulan's arms, as if she had realized something, the tassels on her head also swept away the previous listlessness, and suddenly shook in anticipation.

Hua Mulan couldn't help laughing when she saw this, the more she got along with Xiaoyu, the more she felt that Xiaoyu was smart, his mind was completely like a five or six-year-old child, very well-behaved.

"Okay, don't make trouble, let's speed up, and we will arrive at Yuchan Spring soon."

Hua Mulan comforted Xiaoyu, and then urged the chocobo.

The chocobo seemed to have sensed the water vapor, and as soon as Hua Mulan patted its neck, it immediately spread its two strong hind legs and ran away.

And the other two chocobos carrying Baili Shouyue and the armor immediately imitated their companions without giving orders. The three chocobos ran out of a feeling of scrambling for a while.

Obviously, after several days of traveling, not only Hua Mulan and the three felt tired, but also the three chocobos.

The three of Hua Mulan were relatively silent on the galloping chocobo.

The so-called Wangshan runs to death, when the greenery is truly and completely presented in front of the eyes, another hour has passed.

It's just that the sight in front of them made the hearts of Hua Mulan and the three of them sink.

It is said that Yuchan Spring is surrounded by a large sea of ​​wild fog and flowers, with flowers blooming on flower stems as high as a person. If there is a wind blowing, the petals will rise with the wind, and a mist composed of pink and white petals will form above Yuchan Spring. .

However, at this moment, Yuchan Spring is not to mention such a beautiful scenery, it simply looks exhausted and decayed.The surrounding flower stems became yellow and withered, only a little green remained, but it gave people the feeling that they were just lingering.

The Yuchan Spring, which has never been exhausted for thousands of years, has become extremely turbid, like a pearl covered in dust.

Seeing this situation, the three of Hua Mulan only felt a little stuffy in their hearts, and at the same time they also had an extremely ominous premonition.

Sandstorms, dust devils, the drying up of millennium springs...Under all these disasters, it seems that even bigger storms are brewing.

At this time, there are more than a dozen sandmen taking water by the Yuchan Spring. I watched them carefully put the muddy spring water into containers, and filter out the silt little by little. But even so, the spring water poured out Still cloudy.

These sand people looked at the muddy spring water, all frowning, but they did not pour out the spring water in the end.

At this time, an elderly sandman looked up and saw Hua Mulan and the three of them.

"Are the three travelers from afar?" Old Shamin asked.

Hua Mulan turned over and jumped off the chocobo, nodded and said: "That's right, old daddy lives in Yuchan Spring?"

These sand people seem to be the aborigines of Yuchan Spring, because in addition to the half-dead flowers and muddy spring water, Hua Mulan and the three also saw some houses.

But the reason why Hua Mulan was not sure was because these houses were a little too quiet. It seemed that there were no other people living in the entire Yuchan Spring except them and the people in front of him, and there were very few cattle and sheep.

The old Shamin nodded when he heard the words: "Yes, our ancestors have lived in this Yuchan Spring for generations." He looked at Hua Mulan and the three of them with some doubts, "Why did you come to this place? There will be no more travelers now Come here, this is a cursed place..."

Hua Mulan hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Old father, I don't know what's going on with this Yuchan Spring? What's going on with being cursed?"

The old sandman hesitated for a while, and finally sighed: "You have all seen that the spring water of Yuchan Spring is getting less and less, and the spring water that used to be clear to the bottom has become so dirty now... I am here It’s the first time I’ve seen something like this in my whole life.”

Speaking of this, a trace of sadness flashed in the old Shamin's eyes: "The water has become less, and the plants are also less. Even the cattle and sheep are unwilling to drink the spring water here, so the people of the tribe have to leave here to find a new way of life... ..."

The three of Hua Mulan immediately understood, no wonder it feels so quiet here, most of the residents have already left.

And the rest of the sand people...

"Old dad, why don't you leave?" Baili Shouyue asked.

The old sandman shook his head: "We are all old... Yuchan Spring gave birth to us and our clansmen, it is the bright moon in the sky, I believe it will not just give up on us, and one day it will become the same again. Clear and sweet."

Speaking of this, the old Shamin's tone carried a trace of piety.

And this kind of tone and demeanor also moved the three of Hua Mulan. Hua Mulan guards the Great Wall, so she naturally understands the feelings of these old people not giving up their hometown.

The old sandman looked at them again: "The three travelers should leave quickly, this place has been cursed, and hundreds of miles around are places infected by the breath of demon gods, disasters are constantly coming, it is better to go to a safe place .”

Hua Mulan was slightly taken aback, and quickly asked: "The breath of the demon god... Can old daddy explain it in detail?"

The old sandman was silent for a while, and said: "It's all because of the present world of the Magic Mountain."

Then, the three of Hua Mulan heard about the Magic Mountain from the old Shamin.

It turned out that a magic mountain appeared in the depths of the sand sea some time ago, and the magic mountain was shrouded in countless black mist. No matter people or cattle and sheep approached, their souls would be swallowed by the black mist.

Such a strange mountain naturally makes people associate with the magic mountain, and the legend of the magic mountain is the place where part of the body of the demon god is hidden.

And it all started with the appearance of the Magic Mountain.

People say that the black sand king snake is sleeping in the magic mountain. When the black sand king snake wakes up, everything in this land will be swallowed up.

So he was forced to leave his home, not only because the living environment suddenly became worse and worse, but also because of this magic mountain.

Hua Mulan was thoughtful.

She exchanged glances with Baili Shouyue and Kai, and immediately made up her mind.

"Father, where exactly is the Magic Mountain?" Hua Mulan asked.

The old sandman froze for a moment, and asked incredulously, "Do you want to go to the Magic Mountain?"

Seeing that Hua Mulan and the others seemed to really intend to go to the Devil's Mountain, the old Shaman waved his hands in shock: "You can't go, you can't go, most people who dare to offend the Devil's Mountain will have their souls left in the mountain forever."

Hua Mulan shook her head, her attitude was firm: "We must go."

It's all here, how can you be deterred by rumors of danger?
This is not Mulan's style of acting.

The old Shamin spoke a few more words of dissuasion. Seeing that Hua Mulan and the three had made up their minds, this old Shamin, who was heartbroken by the decline of his homeland and determined to live and die with his homeland, suddenly felt that his courage was far inferior to that of the three in front of him. young people.

Seeing that he couldn't stop him, the old sandman had no choice but to say: "You don't know anything about the Magic Mountain. Even if I tell you the location, you can't find it. In fact, I don't know where the Magic Mountain is. The breath of the demon god is shrouded and hidden in the sea of ​​sand, it may be anywhere."

Hua Mulan couldn't help wondering, since she couldn't reach the magic mountain, how could someone be swallowed by the magic mountain?

Seemingly seeing Hua Mulan's question, the old Shamin said: "Those people entered by mistake. When they reappeared in the sea of ​​sand, they turned into shells without sanity. When you see such poor people, you know They have strayed into the Mountain by mistake."

"So, someone knows something about the Magic Mountain and can find it?" Baili Shouyue keenly grasped the meaning hidden in Lao Shamin's words.

Hua Mulan came to her senses immediately, and immediately looked closely at the old Shamin.

The old sandman hesitated for a moment, but still nodded: "There is such a person, in fact, he was one of the first people who strayed into the Demon Mountain, but he escaped quickly before the breath of the Demon God found him. .”

The three of Hua Mulan were taken aback for a moment, and then they were overjoyed.

To come out of the Magic Mountain alive, the information that this person knows is very valuable.

"Old father, please tell us, where to find this person?" Hua Mulan asked immediately.

The old Shaman said: "Go to the nearby Mingsha City to try your luck, his name is Wunan."

After he finished speaking, he couldn't help sighing, wondering whether it was right or wrong for him to tell these three young people this information, and whether it would harm them...

Hua Mulan saw the contradictory mood of the old Shamin, smiled heartily, and said, "Don't worry, old man. No matter what happens, it is our own decision. Even if you don't tell us, we will Will hear from the Mountain elsewhere."

The old sandman wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed.

The road to Mingsha City is very complicated. It is said that it has to pass through a death river valley, and there is a strong wind blowing in the valley all the year round. Once the strong wind comes, people will be completely lost in it.

However, this is already a thing of the past. With the frequent occurrence of disasters, the strong wind has become a real wind that can eat people. Not only will people get lost in it, they may even lose their lives due to the strong wind.

In the words of the old Shamin, it means that there is no whole body.

Hearing these words, Hua Mulan and the three of them hesitated a little. Although Shi Wuquan Corpse sounded cruel, it was not the reason for their hesitation, but the main problem was that they lost their way.

They avoided the previous dust storm in time, so they didn't lose their direction. They didn't expect that they would have to undergo such a test on the necessary road now, and the test became even more severe.

In the end, it was the old Shamin who brought an old camel.

"There is a saying from Chang'an that an old horse knows the way, but my old buddy also knows the way. It once walked the road to Mingsha City, let it take you there."

Hua Mulan looked at the old camel. Although the camel was very old, its eyes were particularly spiritual, with a sense of vicissitudes.

Baili Shouyue and Kai also felt that this was not an easy camel.

After the three of them thanked the old Shamin repeatedly, they left with the old camel.

In the end, I didn't drink the spring water of Yuchan Spring.

"Let's have a drink when it becomes sweet again," Hua Mulan said.

If all these disasters were really caused by that magic mountain, then she would definitely make the spring water sweet again.

The old Shaman stood quietly, watching Hua Mulan and his party go away.

He didn't look away until the figures of the three of them completely disappeared into the sea of ​​sand.

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(End of this chapter)