In the Clouds: Mulan Line

Chapter 21
After leaving Yuchan Spring, Hua Mulan still felt a little uncomfortable.

Wives and children separated, homeless...

From the few disappearances at the beginning, to the various disasters I have witnessed now.

It's like a weed in the sand sea. There are only small clusters on the ground, but the more you dig down, the more roots hidden deep in the ground will be exposed.

And in the darkness at the bottom, I don't know how much is hidden.

The darkness is about to move, as if it wants to choose someone to devour.

But the more this happened, the more Mulan didn't want to back down.

No matter what is under this darkness, cut off as much as there is.

Hua Mulan vaguely felt that she seemed to have a little bit of experience in becoming a truly qualified guard of the Great Wall.

But when I thought about it carefully, I became clueless again.

If she only said that she was fearless and never backed down, she thought she had already done it.

But it's not enough to be that clear.

But what was missing, she still didn't know.

Originally, before she figured it out, Hua Mulan didn't want to change her identity as an ordinary soldier, but in the end she was taken over by the general.

Because of this, Hua Mulan began to think more and more about the meaning of the real Great Wall Guards.

Hua Mulan couldn't help but wonder, if her adoptive father didn't say it directly, did he take this process of thinking and entanglement as a training?

Thinking of the possibility, Hua Mulan wanted to draw her sword.

Speaking of which, the relationship between her and her adoptive father has always revolved around training.

This also caused Hua Mulan to draw her sword out of its sheath whenever she thought of her adoptive father.

...Forget it, don't want to.

Old Shamin's old buddy is indeed very old, and he has been walking in front of the team at an unhurried pace, and his speed looks very worrying.

The three chocobos were used to the speed of the three of Hua Mulan, but they were not used to it for a while. They would overtake the old camel from time to time, and then stop in boredom, as if they didn't know how to walk.

However, when the old camel brought Hua Mulan and the three to an abandoned temple at night, Hua Mulan and the three couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Sure enough, ginger is still old and spicy.

This is indeed a very experienced old camel.

There are other buildings around the abandoned temple, which looked once glorious, but now those buildings have been weathered, and only the temple with extremely exquisite and sturdy building materials is still standing in the wind and sun.

Judging from the firewood and even some dried meat left in the temple, it is probably a resting place agreed by travelers, and these necessities were left by the predecessors for the travelers behind.

Baili Shouyue even found a well that hadn't dried up behind the temple.

The three quickly lit a bonfire, and in order to avoid the night's sandstorm, they also put the old camel and three chocobos into the temple.

Simply the temple is big enough to accommodate four beasts, three people and one jade boy.

Baili kept the promise as usual and took the initiative to take on the responsibility of barbecue, and Kai said that he must make a bowl of soup for everyone to taste.

After tasting this bowl of soup, no one said it was good, and no one said it was bad.

The three quickly finished their meal, and Hua Mulan said seriously, "Let's talk about business."

Sure enough, when he heard the business was serious, Baili Shouyue's expression immediately became solemn.

"So far, there are more and more mysteries about this matter."

"For example, what is the reason for girls being taken away? Is it because those girls were chosen by chance, or because they have something special?"

"What is the connection between these disasters..."

These questions are exactly what Hua Mulan is puzzled by, and it seems that they are still puzzled by them...

At this time, Hua Mulan snorted coldly: "If you can't figure out the mystery, don't think about it. Whether the mastermind behind the scenes is the demon god, black snake, or other possibilities... can't solve the mystery, but we can solve the mastermind behind the scenes. "

At that time, everything will naturally be solved.

Baili Shouyue was startled, then couldn't help showing a smile, and his depressed mood suddenly became brighter.

I have to say that Baili Shouyan appreciates Hua Mulan's straight-forward personality.

In contrast, it is true that he thought too much.

Thinking about it this way, after joining the Great Wall Guards and becoming Hua Mulan's teammate, Baili Shouyue consciously lived the most fulfilling period of time besides looking for his younger brother.

And together with Hua Mulan, he was extremely close to his younger brother's trail.

It was that time in Yunzhou City.

Although it is not completely certain, Baili has an unprecedented strong premonition that he and his younger brother may really meet again on the Great Wall...

Recalling Hua Mulan's dream talk, Baili Shouyan's eyes softened for a moment.

Before his younger brother arrives, he must learn how to be a real guard of the Great Wall.

And the answer, he felt, could be found in Captain Hua Mulan.

At this time, Kai, who seemed to be quietly thinking about life, finally responded.

A wisp of magic energy quickly climbed up Kai's arm, and then quickly transformed into a piece of cold armor.

The armor was covered with magic lines, exuding an extremely powerful aura, which changed Kai's entire aura.

The usual armor gives people the feeling of calm and reliable, but also has an elegant temperament, very much like a nobleman with a superior background.

But when the magic armor appeared, the armor became very dangerous, exuding awe-inspiring and crazy murderous aura.

Hua Mulan was shocked when she saw this, and exchanged colors with Baili Shouyue. The next moment, Hua Mulan and Baili Shouyue took up weapons at the same time, and Hua Mulan stood up familiarly, ready to attack Kai up.

In the past few days, they have often helped Kai control the magic armor in this way, and the method of mastering is the same as when they met Kai at the entrance of the Shazhou Brotherhood Hall. Simply put, they are going all out to beat Kai.

Hua Mulan is naturally extremely enthusiastic about helping her teammates, and she is full of fighting spirit at such times.

Baili Shouyue didn't let go of his hands and feet at the beginning, but he found that Kai's defense power was extremely strong in the state of magic armor, and his agility and reflexes were very terrifying. After testing his proud marksmanship, he joined silently. came in.

But this time, Kai raised his head before Hua Mulan and Baili Shouyue made a move, revealing a pair of sea-blue eyes that were as calm as ever.

Hua Mulan was stunned: "Are you awake? Could it be that you can control the magic armor?"

Kai nodded, with a smile in his eyes: "Although it's not the whole magic armor, this arm can already be controlled."

Compared with the previous complete loss of control, this progress has obviously exceeded Kai's expectations.

In fact, this is also the result of Kai's secret training all the time. Of course, the unremitting help of Hua Mulan and Baili Shouying played a key role.

Hua Mulan was also a little surprised when she saw this. She watched Kai move her arm, and found that this arm was completely obeying his own command, and it looked quite powerful.

"Not bad, I will continue to help you later, don't be polite," Hua Mulan said.

Kai was moved in his heart, nodded and said: "Okay."

He has no past, but he has already identified the future. Since he wants to join the Great Wall Guards and become Hua Mulan's teammate, there is no need to be polite among teammates, just keep the friendship between teammates in mind.

After a night passed, Kai silently went to the distance to find some firewood and came back, and added the part they used last night, and Baili kept the promise and left some dried meat.

They have received help from their predecessors, and naturally they have to pass this help on to those who come after them.

The old camel stood up slowly after they finished their work, walked out of the temple unhurriedly, and continued to lead the way for Hua Mulan and his party.

……

As the sun rose higher and higher, Hua Mulan gradually felt that she was placed in a baking pan, and the temperature was still rising.

People will naturally feel irritable when they are extremely hot, and the whole person is anxious like a dehydrated fish, wanting to struggle.

But although Hua Mulan also felt uncomfortable, there was no expression on her face, her back was still straight.

She glanced at her two teammates, and sure enough, the two of them were still in a straight posture, showing no signs of embarrassment.

Just looking at the performance of the three of them, it is absolutely impossible to imagine what kind of high temperature they are enduring at the moment.

At this moment, Hua Mulan wanted to experience the so-called strong wind, but in such a hot weather, would there really be strong wind?
However, there was no point of reference in the surrounding area. The old camel leading the way was only rich in experience, and he was not good enough to speak out. Naturally, it was impossible to tell Hua Mulan whether they had reached Death Valley at this time.

At this time, Hua Mulan suddenly felt a trace of coldness on her face, and she woke up from her wild thoughts.She looked down and found that Xiaoyu was trying to stretch her small arms, trying to put her palms on her face.

Obviously Xiaoyu did this to help her cool down.

As a jade boy, Xiaoyu is warm and cool in texture, so he will not be exposed to the heat, but he has noticed the abnormality of Mulan's body temperature.

Seeing Xiaoyu's thoughtful behavior, Hua Mulan couldn't help feeling warm in her heart, as if she didn't feel so uncomfortable anymore.

She stretched out her hand to touch Xiaoyu's tassel, and couldn't help but think of Xiaoyu's origin again.

However, compared with the origin, Xiaoyu herself is much more important.

In order to save energy and preserve the water in her body, Hua Mulan never spoke, but silently recalled the situation in Death Valley in her mind.

When the old sandman talked about the Death Valley, he also mentioned the sea of ​​sand in the clouds.A long time ago, several big rivers flowed through the sandy sea, irrigating countless oases.

There is even a huge lake called Yunzhongze.

It is said that Yunzhongze is sparkling, boundless as far as the eye can see, and the water and grass are extremely luxuriant.

However, with the changes in the world, Yunzhongze has also turned into a hopeless desert where no one lives, and several large rivers have dried up one after another. Now only the dry rivers are left to prove that they once existed.

Death Valley is one of those rivers.

But looking around at this moment, through the air distorted by the heat, Hua Mulan really didn't see any trace of the river.

Maybe it's because the wind blows the sand, and with a large amount of yellow sand covering it, the original river course has been buried.

At this moment, Hua Mulan suddenly heard a strange rustling sound.

The sound was approaching from far away. The reason why it was so strange was that the more Hua Mulan heard it, the more it sounded like the sound of water waves approaching.

However, almost no grass grows here. I am afraid that the water source can only be found in the extremely deep underground, and where can I find the sound of water waves approaching?
But when she looked at Baili Shouyue and found that Baili Shouyue's wolf ears were standing up high, as if she was listening, she knew she had heard correctly.

Kai obviously heard it too, and also cast a puzzled look.

Soon, the three of Hua Mulan knew where the sound of the water waves came from.

A blue line suddenly appeared on the horizon in the distance, and as the sound of the water waves got closer, that blue line also rushed towards the direction of the three of Hua Mulan like a wave.

At first, Hua Mulan really had the illusion that it was water, but soon she realized something was wrong.

This blue line is not a current, but composed of countless small fish that can swim and are as thick as a thumb.

"Desert fish!" Baili Shouyue exclaimed, "I've only heard of it, but this is the first time I've seen it."

These small blue fishes gathered together and swam quickly in the sand sea, just like in the current, which is amazing.

When it comes to desert fish, Hua Mulan has also heard about it. I heard that desert fish usually live between sand seas and underground rivers, so where there are desert fish, you can find underground water.

They saw desert fish here, indicating that there is really a river deep underground here.The original river may not have dried up, but sank into the ground.

The little fish pushed me and pushed you, rushing forward, and the waves of the water came one after another. This wonderful scene made Mulan and the three of them a little fascinated.

However, at this moment, Hua Mulan suddenly woke up.

"not good!"

Baili Shouyue and Kai also said together: "Gust!"

The appearance of desert fish here indicates that this is the Death Valley, which means that strong winds may appear at any time.

At this time, I saw the old camel leading the way in front of me suddenly stepping forward and started running wildly.

Its speed is not necessarily slow at all!

Compared with the slowness before, it is simply impressive.

Hua Mulan choked suddenly, completely unexpected that they had been teased by an old camel for so long, but now is not the time to worry about it.

The old camel suddenly showed its real strength, which also showed that the strong wind might be coming!
Woo-!
Suddenly, there was a whimper in the ground.

It seemed that tens of thousands of people were crying at the same time, and then, cyclones suddenly appeared in all directions.

These cyclones are spinning rapidly, flying sand and rocks wherever they pass.

This is different from the sandstorms or dust devils I have seen before.

Because these gusts of wind are not so much wind as wind blades.

Hua Mulan saw not far from her, a cyclone passed by, and a huge gully more than ten feet suddenly appeared on the ground.

Thinking about the tranquility of the river valley before, no trace of being destroyed can be seen...it is really confusing.

Without the urging of Hua Mulan and the three of them for a while, the chocobo ran desperately. The only thing Hua Mulan and the three of them had to do was to lock on to the looming old camel in front of them, so that the chocobo would not go wrong in panic. direction.

It would be bad if it got lost.

I don't know how long this strong wind will blow... According to the old Shamin, it is normal to blow for ten days and half a month, but if you are lucky, it may end in one day.

Of course, Hua Mulan and the others would not pin their hopes on good luck, so they could only try their best to chase the old camel while resisting the strong wind.

Although the wind blade is powerful, it is not unstoppable. Hua Mulan pulled out the epee, swept forward, and slashed an invisible wind blade that was about to strike in front of her.

The tangible sword edge collided with the invisible wind blade, and there was a loud bang.

Seeing this, Baili Shouyue also picked up his spear. After the gunshot, the powerful energy beam also scattered an incoming wind blade.

Kai followed silently at the rear of the hall, and the big sword in his hand was like a dense line of defense, guarding the rear of the three of them extremely tightly.

After running in the strong wind for an unknown amount of time, the three of Hua Mulan suddenly felt the sound of the wind around them suddenly quiet down. When they raised their heads again, there was already a piece of Gobi desert under their feet, and a few tufts of grass that could be seen everywhere in the sand sea swayed gently in the breeze.

Hua Mulan turned her head, and saw a place less than three feet behind her, but it was a completely different scene from this tranquility.

The wind howled, and huge gullies appeared on the ground.

However, just three feet away, it was a peaceful scene.

Obviously, they have gone out of the river valley.

But looking around, the three of Hua Mulan didn't know where it was.

At this time, Baili Shouyue keenly saw a familiar old camel crouching behind a clump of plants, gnawing grass blades leisurely. Who was it but the old camel who led them the way but ran away by itself?

But no matter what, after confirming that the old camel was also here, Hua Mulan and the three felt relieved.

Walking out of Death River Valley, you should be not far from Mingsha City.

(End of this chapter)