In the Clouds: Mulan Line

Chapter 30
Ligu found that the Golden Ring Snake Girl and others were following them, and teased very bluntly: "Are you following us to ask for bean cakes?"

He was ridiculed by the Golden Ring Snake for eating bean cakes before, but now he has finally recovered the scene.

He deliberately used the word "begging" in order to humiliate the Golden Ring Snake.

Just now seeing Hua Mulan and the others violently crushing the Golden Ring Snake Girl and the others, Ligu was really elated at this moment. Originally, he thought that he would be crushed by Amu Bo and the others again, but he did not expect Hua Mulan to be so powerful.

In the battle just now, he felt comfortable all over. Although he didn't participate in it, he still felt hearty.

So relieved!

Ligudu wants to worship Hua Mulan and the three as his teachers.

Seeing Ligu pretending to be a tiger, the Golden Ring Snake was itchy with anger, but she couldn't say anything.

"There are some bean cakes in Ah Da's back pocket. Although you wanted to eat them just now, Ah Da shouldn't bother with you. You can still share some of the bean cakes with you, but you have to pay, three gold coins per catty."

Three gold coins per catty! ?

The Golden Ring Snake is so angry that her liver hurts, she can only feed the bean cakes to the camels, and the price is so outrageous!She said angrily, "Why don't you go grab it!?"

"Don't compare me to you guys. Robbery is what you do. I'm a deal. Do you want to buy it or not? Of course, you can use the sand boat stolen from me to pay off the debt!"

Li Gu was eloquent. After all, he still hated the sand boat that the Golden Ring Snake Girl cheated away.

The Golden Ring Snake wanted to say something, but was stopped by Amu Boa. She had to bow her head under the eaves, and now she could only take a step and watch.

After the battle between Hua Mulan and Amu Boa, Ligu was in a good mood. Before because of the enemy's gain, Ligu had been taciturn, but now he talks more.

He praised the strength of Hua Mulan and others, and after realizing that Hua Mulan was not interested, he euphemistically expressed the meaning of apprenticeship.

However, Hua Mulan sternly refused: "No, I won't accept disciples!"

It is true that Hua Mulan does not accept apprentices, but her soldiers can barely be regarded as her apprentices.

Of course, that would involve joining the Great Wall Guards, and the way she taught her apprentices was to beat them all up.

After Ligu hit a snag with Hua Mulan, he set his sights on Kai.

Seeing that Kai is boring, maybe it is easier to fool him. A boring person may not refuse people.

However, Kai also refused very simply.

As soon as he waved his hand, his sharp eyes made people feel his determination.

"That...Brother Kai, I have a set of armor at home, which is even better than the one you saw at the Mingsha City Market half a month ago. That set of armor is too big for me to wear. Let me see Brother Kai. You are just in good shape, and I want to give you a gift as a teacher..."

Kai opened his mouth after hearing this, but the words he wanted to say got stuck in his throat.

Better armor than the one in Mingsha City?

He had indeed seen a set of armor at the Mingsha City Market before, and it cost dozens of gold coins, so he didn't look at it.

I didn't expect Ligu to use this kind of thing as a teacher's apprenticeship ceremony, the son of Shahai, are they all so rich...

After rejecting Ligu's apprenticeship, Hua Mulan seemed to have something on her mind, which Baili Shouyue, who has always been good at observing, noticed.

He was a little behind the crowd, and asked Hua Mulan, "Captain, what are you thinking?"

Hua Mulan frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "I'm curious, why did Wu Nan bring Amu Bo and them together? Wu Nan must know better than us what kind of people Amu Bo are. Taking them is equivalent to bringing them with them. A pack of wolves, whether it's finding treasures, competing for supplies, or encountering danger, will be extremely detrimental to Wu Nan, and may even bring him a fatal disaster. Without us, Wu Nan would be in such a situation. How to deal with it?"

After what Hua Mulan said, Baili Shouyue also realized this point. If they hadn't acted, it seemed that Wunan had no choice but to kill the camel.

"Maybe...Wu Nan can't stop it? Although Wu Nan is a castle owner, he doesn't have the power to order Amu Boa. If Amu Boa insists on driving a sand boat to keep up with us, Wu Nan can't do anything."

Baili's statement of keeping the promise is reasonable, but Hua Mulan said: "No, Wu Nan was hesitant to agree to let us go to the Black Sand Sea, and finally let go because of Ligu's request, but if he meets Amu Boa and others If someone wants to follow him forcefully, he should directly cancel his plan to go to the Black Sand Sea.

Even if he didn't cancel, he should have lied to Amu Boa and others that he had canceled, and then he would find us in private and set off secretly in the dark, so that no one would notice. "

"You're right." Baili Shouyue nodded approvingly. Along the way, although Wu Nan either dozed off or smoked waterpipes, Hua Mulan could feel that this old guy was very shrewd, and it was impossible for him to commit such a crime. mistake.

"Unless..." Baili kept his promise but stopped talking.

After Hua Mulan took the conversation, she looked at Wu Nan's back and said, "Unless Wu Nan is a master himself, and he has the ability to control the situation, that is, he may fight against the entire group of Amu Boa with his own power!"

Hua Mulan's last reasoning sounds a bit outrageous, but after ruling out all the impossibilities, the last remaining one, even if it seems unbelievable, can only be the only answer.

"Is he so strong?" Baili Shouyue murmured thoughtfully to himself. He found it unbelievable that even Hua Mulan was not sure of fighting against the entire team of Amu Boa with her own strength.

Hua Mulan said: "Don't forget, he came out alive after entering the Black Sand Sea. If it's all luck, it's probably not the case."

Baili kept his promise and nodded. Hua Mulan's judgment gave him a new understanding of Wunan. In the future, he will pay special attention to any opinions of Wunan. Measures, he will try to imitate.

Baili Shouyue said sincerely: "It seems that we made the right decision to find Wu Nan as a guide."

Along the way, Wu Nan kept talking about various taboos. Although it sounded suspicious, there must be a reason for him. If he violated these taboos without knowing it, he would suffer even greater losses.

As everyone moved forward, the sun had gradually slanted to the west, and the sky was getting darker and darker. The undulating sand dunes dragged out long shadows under the sunlight, like black waves, wave after wave, as if to swallow up the multitude.

Twelve people, divided into three waves,

Wunan and Ligu walked in the front, followed by Hua Mulan, Baili Shouyue and Kai, and Amu Bona and others were dozens of steps behind.

The longer distance is because they don't trust each other. What really happened, there is a buffer zone to avoid being attacked.

By this time, it was completely dark.

Hua Mulan took a few quick steps and caught up with Wu Nan: "Mr. Wu Nan, where are we going now? Can you still tell the direction?"

Driving at night, Hua Mulan was a little worried. They had been walking for most of the day without a bite of food, and walking at night in the desert was very dangerous, because the visibility was not high, and it was possible that the black snake and the sandstorm were too close to be spotted.

Moreover, in the desert at night, the temperature drops very quickly. During the day, the sand is still scorching hot, and at night it will drop below freezing point. When you breathe out, it will be full of white mist. At this time, the temperature loss is also very fast, so you should hide in the tent. Safe and save supplies too.

Wu Nan glanced at the stars in the sky, and said nonchalantly, "What's the use of being able to tell? Now it's all about feeling. I'm no longer looking for the Black Sand Sea, but I try to pick places where people can't die. Entering the Black Sand Sea now is not good luck, but bad luck."

"Uncle Wunan? There seems to be...a bit of light in front..."

Ligu pointed to the front and said uncertainly.

Wu Nan frowned, Ligu was right, there was indeed some moon-white light in the corner of the sand dune in front, the light was very inconspicuous, as if someone had put amber there.

"This is……"

Wu Nan approached a few steps in doubt, and everyone followed cautiously. When they slowly saw the scene behind the sand dunes, they were all shocked.

This is a jade mine!
A large jade mine located in the sand sea!

It's hard to describe the scene in front of me. If the jade was born in the rock, although it is shocking, it is still normal.

But the jade born in the sand sea makes people suspect that it has strayed into the fairyland on earth.

The large piece of jade is very pure, with almost no impurities.

Looking from a distance, under the dark blue sky, the sea of ​​sand undulates like golden waves. Those clusters of jade mines are like corals growing on the seabed, and like Qionghua osmanthus blooming in the toad palace. Tree.They grow disorderly but not messy, delicate and elegant but tough.

Hua Mulan is not a person who loves beauty. She is not interested in the clothes and jewelry that ordinary girls like, but the jade mine in front of her makes her obsessed.

Baili kept the promise and expressed his feelings. He inexplicably thought of his younger brother and his hometown. There are also jade mines in his hometown. He couldn't help singing softly the words describing the jade mine in Shahai from the poets in his hometown: "The lake produces pearls and the water is murmuring. There is jade in the sand, but it is deserted. The starlight is like a waterfall, and the moon is like a hook, and the jade is hidden in it, warm and moist, with traces of brilliance, like the cool dew, like the frost in the atmosphere."

Hearing the lyrics and music sung by Baili Shouyue, Kai was stunned for a moment. He also wanted to express his emotions, but he was stunned for a long time, and finally he only said three words: "It's so beautiful."

The jade mine born in the sand sea is indeed beautiful.

This kind of beauty is not only the scenery, but also wealth.

For those who love money, the shiny gold alone is beautiful.

Not to mention, jade of excellent quality is more valuable than gold.

For example, Amu Boa and others couldn't move their eyes away at this time, so they rushed over quickly.

That beautiful jade mine is simply crazy!
"I'll just say...there are treasures in the Black Sand Sea!"

Amu Boa was very excited. Compared with the jade mine in front of him, the loss before was nothing worth mentioning!
The subordinates led by Amu Boa were also short of breath at this time.

The anaconda eats meat, and they can also drink soup. With so much jade, the value is too great. As long as they bring back a few clusters, they will have nothing to worry about in their next life.

"Don't move! Don't move! Don't touch these jades!"

Seeing these people eager to try, Wu Nan immediately scolded.

Can't move?

The anaconda is depressed, he can't move this, and he can't move that!

However, with the example of black snakes devouring Sha Zhou, Amu Boa dared not completely ignore Wu Nan's words.

Seeing that Baoshan is in front of him but he can't get it, his heart is like a cat biting a monkey.

"Is it really not allowed to move? I can just move one or two clusters on the edge, and I don't take it all alone. We all have a share of so much jade."

"If you say you can't move, you can't move. Do you want to kill us?" Wu Nan coldly refused.

"Uncle Wunan, did you really know that you couldn't move, or did you just guess? Didn't you say that you just strayed into the sea of ​​black sand, and only saw the diffuse black mist, and you didn't see many things, so you don't understand? I know these jades cannot be moved, have you ever moved them before?"

Even if Wu Nan refused, Amu Bo and the others did not give up.He suspected that Wu Nan had an attitude of acknowledging his presence rather than his innocence. Anyway, if he was not sure, it might be dangerous if he took it, so he didn't take it at all.

If Wu Nan did this, then he would be stupid if he listened.

The old god Wunan said: "Although I have never touched these jades, I am sure that if you take away the jades, you will definitely bring disaster."

"Uncle Wunan, you have to have a basis for what you say, right? Could it be that you can predict whether you will succeed? What a fortune this is. As long as you can bring back a few hundred catties from the jade mine here, it will be great! "

The so-called man-made wealth and dead birds die for food, how many people take risks for wealth, and jump into it knowing that it is a fire pit, not to mention that now that huge wealth is at your fingertips, not many people can remain calm at this time, let alone Amu Boa people.

"I won't stop you if you want to die. This place makes me feel uneasy. We'd better leave quickly, and I suspect... we may have entered the Black Sand Sea without knowing it."

"What? We entered the Black Sand Sea?" Hua Mulan asked in astonishment, "How come... But isn't the sand in the Black Sand Sea black? Didn't the Black Sand Sea have huge black sand dunes, like mountains?"

Wu Nan pondered: "Only the Black Sand Sea has jade mines. I don't know why this jade mine appears here."

"Uncle Wunan, it's obvious that you made a mistake. The sand here is golden yellow, and it is not a black sand sea at first glance. That is to say, there are jade mines in the black sand sea, and there are jade mines here, and there are more than one jade mine. ! You mistook the jade mines in Heishahai as being here, and the jade mines in Heishahai cannot be moved, but the ones here may not be."

Amu Boa still wants to dig jade, and his brothers are already eager to try.It's just that they were afraid of Wu Nan's reminder, so they didn't dare to do anything.

"Be careful sailing for thousands of years." Hua Mulan stood in front of the anaconda, "Since this may be a sea of ​​black sand, we should be careful, if life is gone, what's the use of taking more jade? Will you be buried with me?"

Hearing Hua Mulan's words, Amu Bo frowned: "You came to Heishahai to find those missing girls, and I came to Heishahai to find treasures. I don't need to listen to you whether these jades are dangerous or not!"

After all, Amu Boa still had some scruples about Wu Nan's words. Although he spoke forcefully, he still decided to observe the situation.

But at this moment, he suddenly heard an exclamation——

Amu Boa's heart trembled, he didn't understand the situation, his first reaction was that danger was coming, and the scimitar at his waist was immediately unsheathed.

Seeing Amu Boa draw out the scimitar, the other sons of Sha Hai also drew out their weapons one after another.

Although they want to dig jade, they also know that high returns come with high risks, and they all understand that this place is very likely to be a place of death.

However, after all the staff warned, they found that the person who screamed didn't seem to be injured.

Amu Boa became angry from embarrassment: "What the hell are you screaming!?"

"Someone..." The one who spoke was one of Amu Anaconda's subordinates. He was a 1.8-meter-five-foot-tall man, and he felt that his reaction just now was a bit overdone.

This is also something that can't be helped. When a person is in a highly nervous situation, any sign of trouble will cause an overreaction.

Hearing what the strong man said, Amu Boa also felt guilty. He looked around carefully, but there was no sign of ghosts.

"Who is there?"

"Here...here..."

The strong man took a few steps back and pointed to the largest cluster of jade mines in front of him. Everyone looked in the direction he pointed and saw a very strange scene.

A skinny man with a distorted expression, his mouth was open, his eyes were wide open, and he was staring at the person in front of him.

This man was actually sealed in Yuli!
In the night environment, at first glance, such a scene is indeed a bit scary.

"It turned out to be a dead body."

Amu Bo was sure that what was hidden in the jade was a corpse. This person seemed to have experienced great pain during his life, as if he had been sealed alive in the jade.

Jade is not as clear as crystal, so the outline of this person is also faintly visible, and he couldn't find it at first.

Originally, the corpse was sealed in jade, and because all the breath was isolated, it should not rot for millions of years, but the flesh of this person has shrunk, and its body has the color of ebony, sticking to the bones like a membrane , the outline of the skeleton can be clearly seen.

"what's going on?"

Hua Mulan was stunned. The jade mine originated from the gestation of the earth and was formed after millions of years. How could people be sealed in jade?This is not amber, and even if it is sealed in amber, it is just flowers and mosquitoes.

"It's here too!"

Ligu said suddenly, because of the dark sky and the color of the jade itself, these corpses can only be seen clearly if they are very close.

"A lot! There are almost every cluster of jade mines." Baili Shouyue frowned, "A cluster of jade mines has a corpse, as if these jade clusters were not born naturally, but grew out of corpses. of."

Hearing Baili kept the promise, everyone suddenly felt chilly.

Jade grows because of corpses?

The scene that was originally a fairyland on earth is now full of weirdness and horror.

There is only a thin line between beauty and death.

"Get out, get out! Let's walk slowly, step by step!" Wu Nan said.

This time, there was no objection, and Amu Bo and the others didn't have the slightest intention to dig jade mines.

Facing the jade mine, Wu Nan walked backwards. He walked very slowly and carefully, lest he touch anything.

However, after walking a few steps, Wu Nan suddenly realized something, and when he looked back, his heart sank.

At some point, a faint mist rose from the sea of ​​sand.

(End of this chapter)