In the Clouds: Mulan Line

Chapter 23
Seeing this woman, Hua Mulan raised her eyebrows. Her intuition told her that this woman was very strong. Although she was lazily lying on the chair, she looked like a dormant cheetah.

Ligu frowned, he subconsciously slowed down, and moved aside slightly, obviously intending to let this woman enter the city, and he didn't want to meet her face to face.

But although Ligu didn't want to deal with the woman, the woman stopped. She sat upright on the bearskin chair, and looked down at Ligu on the black iron sand boat, which was much taller than Ligu's, with a trace of a smile on her mouth. A faint smile.

"Isn't this Ligu? Why? Didn't you participate in the sand boat race?"

Hearing the woman's words, Ligu's face was a little ugly, he just snorted, but didn't speak.

The brothers brought by Ligu looked a little bit annoyed, but they didn't open their mouths. Obviously, they were also a little jealous of this woman.

Seeing Ligu's reaction, the woman smiled with satisfaction, she beckoned, and the sand boat under her seat continued to move forward, and entered the city grandly.

Therefore, even Kai, who had always been dull and inarticulate, could see that Ligu was not compatible with this woman, and was probably weaker than this woman, so he could only back down in front of this woman.

Although Hua Mulan is usually outspoken, she also knows some ways of the world.

Although this kind of thing has happened, it's better to pretend that you haven't seen it.

However, Ligu did not shy away from taking the initiative to speak: "I made you outsiders laugh. That woman's nickname is Golden Ring Snake Girl, and she is the same age as me. We left Mingsha City together and came back together when we became adults. We As the same batch of sons of the sand sea who have been tested, they have been competitors since the day they met each other. I lost to her in the sand boat race last year, and she won the championship and won my best sand boat. "

"It's the sandboat she was riding on just now!"

Speaking of this, Ligu showed a look of unwillingness, and slammed his fist heavily on the nearby mast. It can be seen that he is really worried about this, and he probably has a heart attack every time he sees it.

And the Golden Ring Snake, knowing that Ligu didn't want to see her, still drove the sand boat she won from Ligu every time, and came to say hello to Ligu...

Hua Mulan and the three couldn't help but look at each other, probably having a better understanding of Mingsha City.

In Mingsha City, not everyone can own a sandboat of that size.

Shazhou is to the children of Shahai what pastures are to herdsmen, forests are to hunters, and fields are to farmers. They are indispensable and extremely important.

The status of the Sons of Sand Sea in Mingsha City is also related to the number and quality of the sand boats they own.

In the annual sand boat race, the winner regards it as a lifetime glory, which is ultimately a sand boat competition.

The skill of driving a sandboat is one aspect, but the competition is more about the strengths and weaknesses of the sandboat itself.

Ligu's loss to the Golden Ring Snake was already a blow, and he even won his best sand boat.

As one goes up and down, the Golden Ring Snake Girl becomes one of the most prestigious and status-worthy members of the younger generation in Mingsha City.

However, Ligu's status dropped drastically, and he became the captain of a patrol team around Mingsha City. Because he lost the fastest sand boat, he also lost the qualification to participate in the sand boat racing this year. This blow to him can be imagined Know.

The Golden Ring Snake knew this, and deliberately asked Ligu why he didn't participate in the sand boat racing, obviously to stimulate Ligu.

"Singing Sand City, the competition is indeed fierce..." Baili Shouyue said.

However, although the Sons of Sand Sea compete with each other, they are very consistent when dealing with the outside world. The Sons of Sand Sea not only believe in self-reliance, but also help each other. All the treasures they find will be taken out and shared with other Sons of Sand Sea.

It is precisely because of such peculiar rules that the Sons of Sand Sea gathered together to form such a huge force today, and it was only then that Roaming City came into existence, and after that, there was a branch city like Mingsha City.

As a city composed of sand boats, Mingsha City itself is magnificent, but its area is still smaller than ordinary cities.

Although the city is small, it has all the internal organs.

Walking into the interior of Mingsha City, Hua Mulan, Baili Shouyue and Kai opened their eyes.

The Sons of Sand Sea perfectly combined these sand boats. They used sand boats to realize a city with complex functions, not simply binding sand boats together.

These sand boats constitute residences, arsenals, martial arts arenas, sacrificial temples and so on.

The space is used three-dimensionally, the layout is reasonable but not too crowded, and there are many functions but not messy.

In the center of Mingsha City, six super sand boats gathered bow to bow, relying on their decks to build a huge platform.

This platform is the market of Mingsha City.

After all, the Son of the Sand Sea is a business group. Every year these adventurers go out to take risks, and they will also have various harvests, and they will concentrate on trading here.

Swords, armors, furs, jewelry, various ruins, and ancient objects excavated from the sea of ​​sand, and even Hua Mulan saw a strange bomb made of black crystal sand.

Although Hua Mulan already knew that the black crystal sand was used as fuel for sand boats...but seeing someone sell the black crystal sand into bombs at this time still felt very strange.

The black snake formed by the black crystal sand can be called the most terrifying disaster in the cloud, but these children of the sand sea have made such a terrible thing into a bomb...

The stall owner saw a few unfamiliar faces paying attention to the black crystal sand bomb on his booth, and immediately started to sell it loudly: "You guys are really discerning, this is the latest researched black crystal sand bomb! Guaranteed to be easy to use!"

But then, someone sneered not far away: "Is it useful to blow yourself up? Or else, it's a squib?"

As soon as the man finished speaking, several stall owners around him burst into laughter.

The stall owner of the black crystal sand bomb blushed and said, "This time it will definitely not be a dud! Bomb Cat has researched a new production method, this time the black crystal sand bomb is definitely... "

"The silly cat hasn't given up yet?"

"A hybrid demon, even giving himself such a name, is not afraid of being laughed at."

Hua Mulan walked over and picked up a black crystal sand bomb, turned it upside down, looked at a cat head on it, and asked, "Boss, what is this?"

The stall owner of the black crystal sand bomb was a little downcast, thinking that the three of Hua Mulan would definitely turn around and leave after hearing the ridicule from those people, but unexpectedly, Hua Mulan didn't seem to have heard those words...

The stall owner's eyes lit up, he immediately pulled himself together, scratched his head and said, "This is the Bomb Cat...that is, the exclusive mark of the inventor of the black crystal sand bomb, as long as you see this mark, you will know it is He made it with his own hands. It's definitely not a dud, my guest!"

Snapped!
A silver coin fell into the palm of the stall owner. Hua Mulan threw the black crystal sand bomb in her hand and said, "This bomb is very creative, and it was made with great care. I trust you."

The stall owner was still holding the silver coin in his hand blankly: "But... that... this bomb actually sells for ten silver coins..."

Please just take out a silver coin, please don’t act like you scold Fang Qiu and spend money like dirt, okay? Those who don’t know think that you have spent a lot of money, and the illusion that you can buy this bomb with a single silver coin.

The stall owner was extremely speechless, but seeing Hua Mulan's appearance and the deflated expressions of the stall owners around him, his voice of muttering ten silver coins just now was not loud.

It seems that those stall owners didn't see how much Hua Mulan gave them.

And the key thing is...the stall owners usually laugh at him, believing that his bombs can't be sold, but in fact...it seems that they can't sell them either.

Now someone finally bought it, and finally regained some face, even if he lost his capital, he endured it.

"No, I can't lose money. The cat has to be accounted for! The broken bomb he made can be regarded as someone bought it. It's good if I sell it for him. That cat is not grateful to Dade, but can let me Selling it at a premium? Impossible!!"

A few hours later, there was a muffled bang in a sandboat, and at the same time a grumpy voice and a puff of black smoke came out at the same time: "What are you shouting about! Do you know the goods! This cat knows it! Ah ha ha ha ha meow... what? You only bought one silver coin? Silver coin!? You want this cat to give you money? Are you stupid? My cat sells ten bombs There are not too many gold coins! Don't try to extort money from this cat, there is not even a copper coin!"

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"I really want to meet the person who made this bomb if I have the chance." Hua Mulan said while looking at the black crystal sand bomb in her hand.

Ligu: "What's so good about that cat? It's not the same as the duds he made. That cat is very flammable and explosive."

Instead, Hua Mulan's eyes lit up slightly: "Really? That's really interesting."

Ligu: ...

What's interesting?

The three of Hua Mulan walked on the huge deck and saw all kinds of novelties.

Some people carry huge prey while walking and hawking, and there are people who play the flute and dance snakes and bring their love snakes to spin in the middle of the street. In this noisy place, there are also various small stalls, all kinds of greeting guests. the sound of……

This Mingsha City is quite lively.

After a meal, Ligu stopped and pointed to a stall in the corner of the market: "Did you see that stall?"

Hua Mulan followed the prestige and saw a very inconspicuous fur stall.

The stall owner was a man in his 40s and [-]s, with a thin figure and a lifelike eagle tattooed on his exposed shoulder.

His beard and hair were messy, and it seemed that he hadn't taken care of it for a long time. There were only three or five pieces of furs in the booth in front of him. The condition of the furs was not very good, and the blood on them had not been cleaned.In this bustling market, the stall he owns is deserted, and no one cares about it at all.

The man seemed to be used to this mediocre business. He slumped lazily on the recliner, his eyes half-opened and half-closed, his fingers half-hooked the strap of the flagon on the ground, his body smelled of alcohol, as if he was about to fall asleep at any time.

"That's Wu Nan you're looking for." Ligu continued.

All three were shocked.

Hua Mulan couldn't help asking, "Is this Wu Nan?"

Ligu nodded: "It's guaranteed to be true."

This is not a matter of replacement or not. The gap between Wunan and their imagination is too great.

Didn't you say that Wu Nan is a castle owner?The castle owner with a high status in Mingsha City set up a street stall here?Could it be to understand the situation?

Besides, this Wu Nan is simply a decadent middle-aged drunk.

Hua Mulan exchanged glances with Kai and Shouyue, walked up to the middle-aged man, and asked, "Master Wunan?"

The man didn't get up, but turned his head slightly, and looked at Hua Mulan with slow eyes. It seemed that it took a long time for his pupils to focus.

Seeing the drunken appearance of the man, Hua Mulan could only raise her voice: "Master Wunan!"

Now, the man finally reacted.

He asked in a slightly hoarse voice: "Want to buy leather? Everything here is for sale, you can see for yourself..."

"I'm not here to buy leather." Hua Mulan interrupted the man directly, and then explained the purpose of coming straight to the point, "Master Wunan Castle, we came here specially to find you. Excuse me, have you ever been to the Black Sand Sea?"

"Black Sand Sea?" Wu Nan showed a confused look, and he looked at Hua Mulan and the three of them again. After a while, he shook his head, lay back on the recliner, and said in a drowsy voice, "I haven't been there before." .”

Hua Mulan frowned suddenly.

Unexpectedly, Wu Nan denied it immediately... Could it be that the news they got was wrong?

At this time, Ligu on the side also spoke: "Uncle Wunan, I also heard about the story that you came out of the Black Sand Sea..."

The three of them, Hua Mulan, couldn't help but looked at him strangely. Is this... Is it true that one of us has exposed his own?

Although it is said that the children of Shahai compete fiercely with each other, is this the law of competition?

On the contrary, when Wu Nan heard such words, he didn't feel the slightest bit of embarrassment or anger being exposed, and he still closed his eyes and remained motionless.

Ligu didn't care what Hua Mulan and the others were thinking, and continued, "Uncle Wunan, a few days ago... several girls in the city also disappeared, and even the buried jade disappeared."

Mentioning buried jade, Wu Nan's eyelids moved again. He hooked his finger on the flagon bag on the ground, picked it up and took a sip. His movements were slow, and his expression still made it difficult to see whether he had listened.

"These outsiders say that the disappearance of these girls is related to Heishahai. Is it true? Uncle Wunan, if you go to Heishahai, you might be able to find buried jade..." Ligu said anxiously.

The three of Hua Mulan listened and understood a little.

This Ligu and the buried jade mentioned in his mouth probably have a lot to do with each other, which is why after Hua Mulan told the reason for looking for Wunan, his attitude changed and he was willing to bring Hua Mulan and the others to meet Wunan directly.

Seeing that Wu Nan refused to speak now, Ligu seemed more anxious than Hua Mulan and the other three, and he dismantled Wu Nan's denial even in front of Hua Mulan and the other three.

Of course, it doesn't rule out that he said it on purpose, and wanted to use the excuse of Hua Mulan and the other three to help them persuade Wu Nan.

However, Wu Nan was still just silent, he just drank the wine one after another, and the decadence on his body became heavier.

Ligu was a little downcast, but when he thought of burying the jade, an anxious and worried expression appeared in his eyes involuntarily.

After a long time, Wu Nan finally raised his eyelids and looked at Hua Mulan: "Outsiders, how did you find me?"

"It was an old father from Yuchanquan who showed us the direction and told us to come to you." Hua Mulan said, pointing to the old camel not far away, "Here, that's the way it led us. "

Wu Nan glanced at the old camel, and finally some other emotions appeared in his eyes that seemed to be awake all the time, and said with some nostalgia: "So it's old Batu."

He got up in a rare way, walked slowly to the old camel, and patted the old camel's hump.

Hua Mulan couldn't help admiring Wu Nan's eyesight. She could recognize Batu's father's camel at a glance, and it was a camel with no distinctive appearance except for being old and lazy.

This vision is probably no worse than Baili's promise.

"How is old father Batu?" Wu Nan looked at the camel and asked with his back to Hua Mulan.

Hua Mulan hesitated for a while, and said bluntly, "He's not feeling well right now."

Wu Nan didn't seem to expect this answer, he was stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked: "Sick? That's right, Batu's old father is also quite old, even if Shenying brings his soul back to the sky one day, It's nothing strange."

"No, there is something wrong with Yuchanquan."

As soon as she finished speaking, Baili kept the promise and went on to quickly describe the situation of Yuchanquan at this time.

Wu Nan obviously didn't know much about this matter, but he was very familiar with the disaster that was happening in this area, so when Baili Shouyue mentioned the connection, Wu Nan sighed, and then said: "The demon god The curse of the world is falling, and who can change it?"

Li Gu was a little shocked at the side: "It turns out...the troubles we have encountered recently are not because of Sha Hai's bad temper recently, but...disasters?"

It's like Sha Hai is getting sick, and the disease is getting worse and worse.

This is undoubtedly very bad news for the sons of Shahai who call Shahai their home.

Ligu hurriedly asked what Wunan meant by the demon god's curse, and whether it was related to the disappearance of the girls, but Wunan just sighed and shook his head: "That's all I know..."

Hua Mulan said, "We've said so much, Lord Wunanbao should have guessed our reason for coming, right?"

Wu Nan looked at Hua Mulan and the three of them again: "Do you want to go to the Black Sand Sea?"

"Yes!"

Wu Nan shook his head: "I have seen many people like you. They want to explore the Black Sand Sea, and even want to get the treasures in the Black Sand Sea. Of course, those people have never returned. "

Hua Mulan was silent. There are indeed many adventurers in the sea of ​​sand in the clouds. They haunt many ruins and search for the treasures left by the 36 countries.Such as Sons of Sand Sea, such as Sand Zhou Brotherhood also occasionally do this part-time.

Not long ago, Hua Mulan, who had just destroyed a hall of the Shazhou Brotherhood, felt a little complicated at this time...

Looking at Wu Nan, who is a member of the Sons of Sha Hai, Hua Mulan also had a complicated expression.

Hua Mulan shook her head and said, "We are not looking for treasures. To tell you the truth, we have been commissioned and promised to a father that we will definitely rescue his daughter, as well as other people's daughters, granddaughters, lovers... of course , the mastermind behind the scenes, we will never let it go."

Speaking of this, Hua Mulan's aura suddenly changed, with fierce fighting intent in her eyes, which made Ligu on the side startled.

Wu Nan didn't pay attention to this, he waved his hand: "It's all the same. Since you are introduced by the old father of Batu, I will give you a piece of advice. Leave quickly, forget about the black sand sea, you guys It can't save anyone, there is only death and terror in the black sand sea. When it is born, the whole land will be destroyed again."

Wu Nan's words were very intimidating, but his tone seemed very casual.

However, Hua Mulan sneered when she heard this, and slapped the sword on her waist: "Terror? I don't know what horror Mr. Wu Nan is talking about? Black snake or demon god?"

Following Hua Mulan's voice, the sword in her hand suddenly buzzed: "What about the black snake, what about the demon god? If you don't try it, how do you know you can't save it?"

In Hua Mulan's words, there was an indomitable momentum.

Wu Nan was startled, and the lazy expression on his face gradually disappeared. He took a deep look at Hua Mulan, and found that Hua Mulan was really fearless and fearless.

A trace of suspicion gradually appeared in Wu Nan's eyes: "You are not bounty hunters, nor are you adventurers... who are you?"

Hua Mulan hesitated for a moment, Wu Nan's eyesight is very accurate... It's just that their identities are really sensitive...

At this time, Wu Nan shook his head by himself: "If you don't want to say it, you don't need to say it, it's the same anyway. It's a good thing for young people to have courage, but it's a pity that courage doesn't mean they can really overcome everything. In this sea of ​​sand, there are so many Things that people can't do..."

(End of this chapter)