The old man had many wrinkles on his face, and the rings of the tree were filled with the wind and frost of time. Cen Shuang looked at the old man in front of him, thinking about what the old man had just said. She knew that she was standing at a critical point, and in front was a world completely different from her past life, mysterious and dangerous.

But I had just arrived at this critical point and encountered an evil technique that had not appeared for hundreds of years. I was really intoxicated.

But now, whether she almost died in the hands of the bounty hunter, she encountered the Divine Awareness Master who had always been intimidated or the evil magic that had never been seen in a century, at least it has passed. What really made her worry was another thing that happened last night.

"The Pleiades are moving?" The old man looked surprised.

Cen Shuang told the old man that last night she dragged her bruised body and wanted to pass through Bogu City before dawn. But at that time she didn't know how long it was before dawn, and the battle made her forget the time. But just as soon as she walked into Bogu City, the starlight gradually dimmed and fell one by one to the back of the distant mountains. The northeast of the sky began to faintly emit light - the sky seemed to be about to brighten.

She gritted her teeth anxiously and prepared to speed up her pace, but at this time, the light in the sky rose - but it was a star.

A star as bright as she had never seen before, with red flames all around her, as if a hole was burned by a red iron cone on the dark sky, and a raging fire burst out from it, which would ignite the entire night sky at any time.

That was the Pleiades, on the vast sandy land in the north, the Dihu people regarded it as the incarnation of the gods in heaven.

Cen Shuang couldn't help but stop and look up, and the rumors about Di Hu's army also emerged in his mind:

Legend has it that their legs are as strong as wild buffalo hooves, and they rush over mountains and streams like flying. Their palms are like tiger claws, and even the broken arms are cut off can still crush people's skulls. They are bloodthirsty and cruel. Sometimes a few Di Hu barbarians destroy a whole village. When they invade in groups, they can smell the bloody smell several miles apart. Often during the harvest season, hundreds of thousands of people and horses invade like hungry eagles and tigers, and then return with fullness, called "Graving the South to Herd Horses".

However, the rumors are just rumors after all. After all, there are not many people who have truly seen Di Hu Bing with their own eyes. But one thing is true, that is, in order to resist the invasion of Di Hu tribe, the countries in the north have been willing to spend national resources to build a tall city wall that winds thousands of miles on the northern border. There is no people inside and outside the city wall.

About a hundred years ago, the astrological master on the zodiac sign of the emperor, Gongsun Mengyue, who was recognized by later generations as "the world's number one star", wrote the seven words "The Pleiades' star moves, Di soldiers rise" on his bamboo slips. Since then, the abnormal leaping of the Pleiades' star cluster has been regarded as a sign that the Di Hu tribe is about to invade a large-scale invasion.

If this is true, the scene in front of her means that the place she wants to reach will become farther away. Because Cen Shuang originally planned to cross the Yellow River after leaving Bogu City, and then go east from the deserted areas in the north. But once it becomes a war zone, she has to move the route south and pass through the countries along the Yellow River where the Shenjue Masters are lined with. For Cen Shuang, it is tantamount to killing himself.

The old man listened and said nothing. Cen Shuang saw that he frowned with gray eyebrows, and the wrinkles on his face were even deeper, as if he was worried about something.

After a while, the old man came to his senses and took the wine pot over and handed it to Cen Shuang and said, "I don't know if I can bother the girl," Before Cen Shuang could answer, he had already stuffed the wine pot into Cen Shuang's hands. "I have finished drinking my wine. Can the girl go to the market to make another pot for me?"

...

The market in Bogu City is famous for its bustling and bustling. When the sky is dawn, various shops and stalls stretch from the houses on both sides of the road to the road, making each road winding and twists and turns. The crowds are mixed with hawkers, performers, alley prostitutes, and a large number of foreign tourists who come here to hunt for curiosity. The strange and crafted new craftsmanship is rare and exquisite, the magical secret art practice scriptures that are not true or false, the broken treasure scrolls, and rare birds and beasts from distant countries, and even the contraband such as "spontaneous combustion ink", "disguised face cream", and "dream pills". In short, tourists buy one or two pieces and take them back to their country quietly, which is enough for them to show off for a while in front of their relatives and friends.

The market is not far from the old man's shop. Although the roads are crowded and intertwined, it is easy to find a place to sell wine, but the old man is very picky about the choice of wine, indicating that he wanted to buy the top "King Tears" produced in the Dongfang Jun Kingdom, the largest restaurant in the market, "Wanglin Tower".

Cen Shuang hugged the wine pot and wandered around the market for more than half an hour, but still couldn't find where this "Wanglin Tower" was. Ankle injury was inconvenient to walk, and the more important reason was that the colorful products in the market attracted her to stop from time to time. For safety reasons, she first bought a piloot to cover her face, and bought some small dolls and colorful braids for Lan'er. When she was young, she liked these colorful little things the most, but she seemed to have never owned them since Lan'er was so old, so she could only be with swords all day long. At this moment, she held them in her hand again. Although she didn't buy them for herself, she was still very satisfied and happy.

While thinking about what to buy for the old man, a team of burly men riding black horses and wearing black armor suddenly rushed towards the street. They were standing shoulder to shoulder, all with their heads raised, and rushed past the narrow and crowded streets. The pavilions along the way were kicked over by the strong horse's hooves, and the goods were scattered all over the ground. Cen Shuang quickly went to the side to retreat, and they stuck their heads out until they walked away. There was a sound of resentment on the street, and she realized that it was not suitable for a long time. She found that it was better to find "Wanglin Tower" to make wine for the old man and go back early. So she caught passers-by on the street to ask, but even asked a few people, they were tourists who came here to visit. She didn't know where the restaurant was, so she had to find another local vendor to ask, but was told that there was no restaurant named this name in Bogu City.

Feeling a little strange, Cen Shuang hurriedly returned to the old man's shop. As soon as he walked to the street, he saw a circle of angry people gathering outside the shop from afar. Two black-armored warriors who met at the market stood at the door, confronting the crowd.

Cen Shuang ran over quickly and saw that other black-armored warriors had entered the house. The house, which was still peaceful and peaceful just now, became a mess, the containers were all over the ground, and the thick copper and fine porcelain were also scattered.

Fortunately, the old man and Lan'er were both safe and sound. However, the black-armored warriors were hung high on the walls and roofs by Lan'er's divine power, waving their limbs one by one, and the thick chains on the armor made a sound, but they could not move their bodies.

"Why do you want to arrest people?" the crowd shouted in anger.

"You mobs! Whoever makes trouble will take them away together!" The black-armored warrior at the door shouted fiercely to the crowd.

"Take us all away if you have the ability!"

"What happened?" Cen Shuang asked by rushing into the crowd.

"They want to capture the child of Grandpa Baili..." someone next to him said.

"Catch her? What are you doing?"

"Go to the north and build the city wall."

"What? How could such a young child..." Cen Shuang couldn't believe his ears.

"Old man!" Cen Shuang shouted to the shop.

The old man heard Cen Shuang's voice and shouted anxiously: "Girl, it's not your business. Go away quickly, don't implicate you..."

"Didn't Grandpa Baili give you all the ransoms? Why are you here to arrest people again?" Someone in the crowd asked the Black Armored Warrior.

"We don't care about this. If you want to catch it, you must catch it!" The black-armored warrior waved the long sword around his waist.

"No arrest!"

"Yes, no arrest!"

“…”

"Is anyone here going to disobey God's will?" A cold voice came from behind the crowd.

Hearing this sound, the crowd suddenly became silent.

"Blank-eyed snake!" someone shouted in a low voice.

"Tu... the most powerful guy under the Lord..." Someone nodded and discussed.

The crowd involuntarily made aside a path, and the white-eyed snake slowly walked forward from the crowd. His long hair was neatly backed behind his head, and a strand of white hair began to crawl on top of his head like a white snake. There was no pupil on his left eye. Seeing that eye, Cen Shuang felt cold on his spine, because she was bitten by a Miaojiang sharp kiss snake in the Balun snake altar, and the snake's eyes were covered with white mist like this.

The white-eyed snake walked into the old man's shop, and with his footsteps, the black-armored warriors hanging high fell back to the ground one by one.

"Sir! We just arrived here and found that they were packing up their bags and trying to escape, but fortunately they were stopped by us."

"Bad, I can't even handle a little girl." The white-eyed snake said dissatisfied, and the black-armored warriors hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Sir, forgive me!"

"Okay, OK." The rolling snake said impatiently.

"Sir, the ransom for this child has been paid..." the old man said to the rolling snake with a pleading tone.

The snake rolled his eyes and laughed, suddenly his expression changed, his body shook slightly, and the old man was pulled up by his robe as if he was dry, and the sword suddenly stopped in the air.

"It's better to put away your sword, warrior." The white-eyed snake said meaningfully, and the last two words were almost sent out from the nose, full of contempt. As he said that, he pushed his palm, Cen Shuang flew straight out from the heads of the crowd outside the door, hitting the outer wall of the house opposite the street, falling down and sluggishly. She once again felt the power of the Divine Awareness Master and the power of the sword in her hand.

The white-eyed snake looked at her burned black fingers and angrily glanced at Lan'er who had lost consciousness: "The little monster, it's actually connected to the two systems of Gangyan. Humph, just catch you, take it away!"

The old man slowly stood up at this time, "Since that's the case, please take me away together."

The snake rolled his eyes and snorted: "Just because of your old bones, I'm afraid it's broken up before you even arrived in the north."

The old man did not answer and walked slowly outside the door.

The white-eyed snake put away its smile: "Okay, then I'll give you my best." After that, the black-armored warrior on his side carried Lan'er on his shoulders, and the rest followed the old man out of the door.

"Grandpa Baili!" "Uncle Baili!" Everyone blocked the door and shouted.

"Does go!" the black-armored warrior shouted.

"This child is too young, I can't let her go to such a distant and dangerous place alone." The old man looked at them, his eyes like a frozen pool in winter. He shook his head gently, his eyes lowered, and said softly: "Give up..."

Tears rolled on everyone's faces and they retreated silently helplessly.

A black-armored warrior led a horse and knelt under the saddle. The white-eyed snake stepped on his back and head and stepped on the saddle. The black-armored warriors also got on the horse.

The old man was also escorted on the back of the horse. Suddenly he turned his head and looked at Cen Shuang and said to the crowd: "Everyone, this girl is my friend. She was seriously injured. After I left, I hope everyone can take care of her. There is a 'A Twist of Peach Blossom' prepared by me... This is my last request."

"Wait a minute..." At this time, Cen Shuang struggled to sit up. Her whole body was in severe pain. She lowered her head and panted. She took out a small snow-white object from her waist, pinched it in her hand for a while, and spread her palm forward. It was a white cat jade sculpture with a warm and delicate color, and it was clear and unrestrained, like a delicate white cat that was only one inch inch size was curled up in her palm and sleeping soundly.

"The ransom is not good, then use this, it's okay..."

The white eyes of the snake lit up, and when he raised his hand, the jade carving had already flown into his hand. He held it in his hand and played with it for a while, as if he had forgotten the pain of heart on his fingers. He smiled satisfied and raised his head and said cunningly: "It's a good thing, but this is only enough to change one."

"The old man went there voluntarily, so he could naturally stay. The only one left is this child..."

"What you said is wrong," the snake rolled his eyes shook his head: "The old guy took in the rebels' relatives privately, and he was going to be punished together. And you... The old guy just said that you are his friend, so naturally he is also a co-conspirator, so..." He raised the jade carving in his hand and raised it proudly, "This can only be changed to yourself."

After saying that, he laughed to the sky, and the horse whip was blowing the horse whip. The horse team followed him and pushed his head away. Cen Shuang supported his body and wanted to chase him. He staggered and the horse team was no longer visible.
Chapter completed!