In the Clouds: Mulan Line

Chapter 24
Wu Nan tidied up his booth slowly, as if he was going to close the stall and leave.

"Master Wunan!" Hua Mulan frowned, she didn't expect Wunan to be so decadent...

Beside her, Ligu was also very anxious: "Uncle, bury her..."

Wu Nan glanced at Ligu, picked up all the fur on the ground, and then said slowly: "Come with me."

Seeing this, Hua Mulan quickly winked at Baili Shouyue and Kai.

The three of them followed Wu Nan together.

"Baili, Kai, what do you think?" Hua Mulan communicated with Baili Shouyue and Kai from behind.

Baili Shouyue pondered for a while, and said: "The Lord of Wunan Castle probably saw something in the sea of ​​black sand, which completely destroyed his fighting spirit, so he has completely given up now."

Kai said: "So, in the sea of ​​black sand, it is indeed very unusual." Having said that, he paused for a while, and gave a conclusion, "It's worth exploring."

Hua Mulan immediately hooked the corner of her mouth: "I think so too."

When the three of them discussed, they didn't mean to avoid Wu Nan at all, and they didn't seem to care whether Wu Nan heard their discussion.

And Wu Nan also seemed to have not heard it at all, walking in the forefront on his own.

Since Mingsha City is composed of many sand boats, the terrain and roads are very complicated.

Sometimes it is necessary to pass through the corridor between the ship and the ship, sometimes through the deck, and more often, it is necessary to walk up and down various wooden stairs.

The three of Hua Mulan walked a certain distance, and found that they had unknowingly reached the top of a five-story ship, but looking at the other side, the high top of this ship was level with the decks of other ships. Qi, those pedestrians walking on the street are telling Hua Mulan that the so-called five-storey roof is actually another area of ​​flat land.

Wu Nan led Hua Mulan and the others through the complicated city of sand boats for a quarter of an hour before bringing them to his residence.

Seeing Wu Nan's residence, Hua Mulan was a little surprised.

The place where this down-and-out man lives is very large. Three huge sand boats are lined up side by side, and there are three-story buildings on the sand boat.

No wonder Wu Nan is the owner of the castle. It seems that these sand boats belong to Wu Nan.

Presumably, before Wu Nan went to Heishahai, he was also a high-spirited and adventurous son of Shahai. However, the son of Shahai who always put his head on the machete and danced on the edge of life and death every day, now But it became like this...

Hua Mulan was about to follow Wu Nan in, but found the old camel stopped not far away.

Then, she saw the old camel turn around and walk slowly along the way it came.

"It's..."

Wu Nan said casually: "Don't worry, it will go home by itself."

Hua Mulan was a little surprised, but felt that it was not uncommon for this kind of thing to happen to the old camel, so she waved to the back of the old camel and said loudly, "Go slowly!"

The old camel didn't look back, and walked out with a chic feeling.

"Come in." Wu Nan opened the door and walked in.

The appearance of the house is in stark contrast to its majestic and high-end appearance.

The furniture here is simple and messy, and the dirty curtains cover most of the sunlight, making the room a bit dim.

Dirty dishes that haven't been washed for a long time are piled on the dining table, and the leftovers are about to spoil.

The walls are covered with hunting furs and hunting bows, machetes, and a complete bison skull.

The most striking thing is that one of the walls is painted with a divine eagle, probably because it has been touched by people for a long time. The color is a bit dim and mottled, but it can still be seen that it is the same as the divine eagle tattooed on Wunan's shoulder. head.

Probably because of the fur, there was a faint smell of blood in the house.

Noticing that Baili Shouyue wrinkled his nose, Wu Nan said flatly, "I'm hunting for a living now, forgive me."

Baili Shouyue smiled and said, "I have a better nose, so I don't mind."

Wu Nan's gaze swept over Baili Shouyue's ear, and a trace of understanding appeared on his face.

There are some people in the sand sea who are very against the hybrid demons because of the demons, but Wu Nan is not among them.

And he could feel that this seemingly gentle young man should not be simple.

There is another foreigner, who is definitely not a good character to get along with.

Wu Nan pushed aside the sundries on the seat, sat down and said, "If you have any questions, you three, just ask, I don't think I can help you..."

Hua Mulan said: "Since Master Wunan has been to the Black Sand Sea, he can naturally help us."

Wu Nan was silent for a while, and finally said mockingly: "You want me to help guide the way, but in fact, I don't know as much about Heishahai as you think. In the end, I just entered by mistake."

He simply told the story of his entry and exit from the Black Sand Sea.

It turned out that he had heard of Heishahai before. Legend has it that Heishahai is a treasure land with jade mines like Yucheng. The jade mine inside is a huge treasure mountain, and countless treasures are buried in it.

In the sea of ​​sand in the clouds, there are naturally not only jade mines in Yucheng, but only Yucheng jade can be active, and can be activated by the special magical secret method of the jade mage.

It can be said that the jade mines in the Black Sand Sea also have special energy.

Of course, the legend is just a legend... But even if it is just an ordinary jade mine, it is a shockingly huge wealth!
It is conceivable how many adventurers yearn for this legendary Black Sand Sea.

It's a pity that the Black Sand Sea is like a place that only exists in legends. It is always said that someone has seen the Black Sand Sea, but few people can see it with their own eyes.

And Wu Nan was just looking forward to it in his heart. He actually went to explore another ruin when he went out.

The ruins did exist, but the treasures were buried extremely deep. Facing a large number of treasures, Wu Nan couldn't restrain his excitement, and when he was immersed in his desire for treasures, he found himself The surroundings became dark, and he realized that he had been swallowed by a black mist.

And in that black mist is the Black Sand Sea.

The terrain in the black sand sea is extremely complicated, and the light is extremely dim. Once a person enters, even if his soul is not swallowed by the black mist, he is likely to get lost in the black sand sea and cannot get out for a long time.

After realizing that he might have strayed into the Black Sand Sea by mistake, Wu Nan quickly became excited after a brief panic at first, thinking that this was his own adventure!
As a son of the sand sea, he must be able to find the treasure in the black sand sea!

However, Wu Nan found nothing in this sea of ​​black sand, whether it was treasures, other lives, or even roads... everything that came into view was just an endless black mist.

Can't tell direction, time, nothing.

Even Wu Nan couldn't tell how many days he had been walking in this black mist, he only knew that he kept walking, and his body became weaker and weaker, as if his whole body's energy and spirit were covered by the black mist. devoured.

The longer he stayed here, the thicker the black mist around him felt.

Gradually, Wu Nan's mood changed from agitation, excitement, to calmness, then panic, and finally, despair... and in the end, he even felt that he was just a walking corpse.

Maybe it was because of his life. One day, Wu Nan suddenly heard a huge whistling sound, as if a huge storm was blowing over, and all the black mist rolled up. In an inadvertent moment, Wu Nan saw the A moon appeared.

That was the first time he saw light other than black since he entered the black mist.

Wu Nan was chasing the moonlight like crazy, walking and walking, staring at the moon... I don't know when, he found that he was back in the sea of ​​sand.

And the moment he realized that he had escaped from birth, Wu Nan fell straight down.His luck was really good. After only one or two hours, he was picked up by a passing caravan.

But after that, it took him several days before he gradually regained his thinking and perception, and finally realized that he really survived.

And through all the information he had collected, Wu Nan was even more certain that what he strayed into was the Black Sand Sea, but he saw nothing in it except despair.

"So you should understand, right? I can't help you at all, and I'm just a sad and unlucky guy." Wu Nan said.

The three of Hua Mulan were a little stunned, and even Ligu was dumbfounded.

No one expected that Wu Nan strayed into the Black Sand Sea, it turned out to be... such a wrong way.

It's really like passing by for a while, but...

"Could it be that the Lord of Wunan didn't encounter anything in the sea of ​​black sand except for the black mist?" Hua Mulan found it a little unbelievable, although it is true that a person's will will be destroyed if he stays in darkness for a long time. I heard that before entering the Magic Mountain, Wu Nan was a typical son of the sand sea with the blood of an adventurer flowing in his bones. He owned a large number of sand boats under his name, but after that, he didn't even continue his adventure career. Pi Zi... His statement like this always makes people feel a little unbelievable.

Wu Nan raised his eyelids to look at her, and said, "I'm in the sea of ​​black sand, and my memory is a little fuzzy. I think I may have seen something, or maybe I haven't seen anything... who knows."

Hua Mulan:……

This is really... people don't know what to say.

At this time, Baili kept the promise and said: "The Lord of Wunan Castle has entered the Black Sand Sea, even if he entered the Black Sand Sea by mistake, he must be able to find a way to enter the Black Sand Sea again, can't he?"

Hua Mulan's eyes moved, yes, that's why they were looking for Wu Nan.

As for how many dangers there are in the Black Sand Sea... what danger is more terrifying than the Black Snake, or even the Demon God?

As the Great Wall Guards, no matter how dangerous they are, they can't stop them, can they?
Wu Nan sneered, shook his head and said, "Go to Heishahai again? No, I won't go again. I definitely don't want to experience that feeling again."

"Even in Mingsha City, there are missing girls?" Baili Shouyue frowned slightly and asked.

Wu Nan was silent for a while, and said, "I said before, no one can save anyone..."

"Then what about disasters?" Hua Mulan asked, "We are here to investigate the disappearance of the girl, as well as many disasters today, and there may be some kind of terrible connection among them."

"If nothing is done, maybe this land will soon usher in a greater disaster. Although I am not a resident of Shahai, I will not watch that day come. Such a disaster may happen in The sea of ​​sand may eventually spread to the entire cloud. Lord Wunan, are you also indifferent to this?"

"Uncle..." Ligu looked at Wu Nan anxiously.

However, Wu Nan still shook his head: "I have said all I can say, and there is only so much I can help you with. There is only death and terror in the sea of ​​black sand. It is very likely that you will never return. This is all I have said. If you If you insist on going, I will not stop you."

Baili Shouyue wanted to say something, but Hua Mulan stood up: "No need to say any more, it seems that the Lord of Wunan Castle has been frightened by the black sand sea, and as the son of the sand sea, he dare not take any more risks. Even if there are also victims in Mingsha City, even if our own homeland is in danger, we still turn a blind eye...Since this is the case, then why should we talk to him anymore. "

"let's go!"

After Hua Mulan finished speaking unceremoniously, she took the lead in striding out of the room.

Seeing this, Baili Shouyue and Kai looked at each other and walked out.

Ligu glanced at Wu Nan with some complaints, finally sighed, and had to watch Hua Mulan and others leave.

For a moment, only Wunan and Ligu were left sitting opposite each other in this messy house. Wunan was holding a pipe in his hand, and the smoke was lingering, blurring his expression, and he didn't know what he was thinking...

After walking a certain distance after coming out, Baili kept the promise and said, "Captain just now...was he using the aggressive method? But seeing Wu Nan's lack of fighting spirit, I don't know if this aggressive method will work?"

Hua Mulan said calmly, "I don't know either."

Seeing that Baili Shouyi and Kai were both taken aback, Hua Mulan said, "Anyway, we should make two preparations. If he agrees, it would be great. If he really refuses to let go, then we will find another way to enter the underworld." Shahai. If he wants to give up, he can just give up. Anyway, the first principle of our Great Wall Guards is to never give up. This Black Sand Sea, I’m going to fix it.”

The matter is urgent, and there is no need to waste time. If Wu Nan remains unmoved, Hua Mulan will naturally not waste time on this kind of person who has lost his enterprising spirit and is afraid of danger like a tiger.

Baili Shouyue smiled slightly when he heard the words: "Of course I follow the captain."

Kai also nodded silently, expressing his will with actions.

Hua Mulan and his party quickly found a houseboat in Mingsha City to live in. Although the Son of Sand Sea doesn't welcome outsiders, for people like Hua Mulan and the others who have successfully entered Mingsha City, it is very difficult. You can feel the local conditions and customs of Mingsha City. Although those sons of Shahai will not take the initiative to contact them, at most they just look at them.

Speaking of which, Hua Mulan thinks that the children of Sha Hai are also a group of very special people. They seem to be very difficult to deal with, but their thoughts are not so complicated and difficult to understand.

But it's not surprising if you think about it again. For the sons of Shahai, what they value most is strength, adventure, and wealth.

In short, it is still different from the Shazhou Brotherhood.The members of the Shazhou Brotherhood seem like a group of thugs who robbed houses...

Of course, among the children of the sand sea, there are all kinds of people, and naturally they also have various personalities...

Afterwards, the three of Hua Mulan took advantage of the opportunity to taste some special delicacies in Mingsha City... And this kind of behavior naturally allowed Baili to keep his promise to do some rest and adjustments. After all, cooking is also physical work. .

That night, it was rare for the three of them to have a good night's sleep in a house with no air leaks on all sides. Mingsha City was moving slowly in the sand sea, and the boat house was also shaking slightly. The chirping sound is like a special desert tune...

After the three of Hua Mulan fell asleep, a small bag appeared in Hua Mulan's heart. The small bag arched, and then a head like a carrot head emerged from the neckline.

After the three of Hua Mulan entered Mingsha City, Xiaoyu consciously hid herself to avoid being discovered.

Although Hua Mulan will definitely protect it, but Xiaoyu's own timidity can't be restrained. Once he goes to a crowded place, he refuses to show up again. It's like being hunted down by the Shazhou Brotherhood before.

It wasn't until the dead of night that it came out lightly.

But, at night, only it is still awake.It looked at Hua Mulan aggrieved... Hua Mulan was asleep, and it couldn't get close to Hua Mulan today... Although it also knew that Hua Mulan seemed to be very busy.

But not being able to get close to Hua Mulan still made Xiaoyu feel very disappointed...

At this time, there was a rustling sound from the corner of the houseboat.

Xiaoyu suddenly shrank into Hua Mulan's neckline, then carefully opened her eyes and looked over.

A huge mouse came out of the corner.

"Hey!" Xiaoyu's whole jade boy was stiff!
The tassels on the top of its head stood up all at once, and then trembled in Hua Mulan's neckline.

Old... rat!

Xiaoyu looked at the mouse's front teeth, and then at the eyes that radiated a faint light, and felt that she was extremely dangerous.It is such a fragrant little jade boy with a strong breath of life, if it is bitten...

At this moment, there was a whoosh sound, Xiaoyu first saw a silver light passing in front of her, and then heard a buzzing sound, a light sword was nailed to the floor, the blade was facing the big rat.

Big mouse:……

Just listening to the sound of "squeak", the big mouse was scared and disappeared in an instant.

And Xiaoyu felt the tassel on the top of her head being stroked, and then it was pressed a little tighter by that hand. When Hua Mulan was not so awake, she seemed not as strong as usual, but a little vague. Voice: "Sleep."

This... is this sleepwalking?
Can swing a sword while asleep...

Feeling wrapped in the familiar atmosphere, Xiaoyu also felt very satisfied, just nestled in Hua Mulan's arms... Naturally, it doesn't need to sleep, but the closer it is to Hua Mulan, the more comfortable it feels...

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(End of this chapter)