Demon in the world

The air in June was so hot that it seemed as if a single spark could burst into flames.

Looking out from the cracks in the stones, you can only see a large expanse of white sunlight outside, and some ancient buildings covered with thick red sand in the distance.

This is a small city called Baizhou near the Maoyan Desert. The land is barren and sparsely populated, but it is the only way to enter the Maoyan Desert from the east.

There are less than tens of thousands of local residents in Baizhou City, and most of the young people go out to wander or settle in other places. Only some old, young, sick and disabled guard this dry, hot and scorching city.

The desert tens of miles away is about [-] kilometers long, and there is a magical blue lake in the center. Looking down from a high altitude, the whole desert looks like a weird cat's eye on the earth.

Baizhou City has no water, no electricity, and no spacious and flat roads to walk on. There is a huge temperature difference between morning and evening, and there is an extreme lack of water. The most frightening thing is that all modern communication facilities are useless here, so although the scenery is magnificent It is not suitable as a tourist attraction. Unless there are courageous donkey friends to explore together throughout the year, most of the rest of the time is in a state of isolation.

Because the information is closed, the cultural and living traditions have been preserved to the greatest extent. They believe in gods with backward technology. Every household has murals and incense burners of rain masters.

As a corner that is almost ignored by the world, Baizhou City welcomes almost a handful of tourists throughout the year, but this year broke the precedent, and the number of tourists who came here in just a few days was actually more than the sum of the past few years.

At first everyone didn't know the reason, but later I heard from the person in charge of the donkey friend that it is said that the editor-in-chief of a famous domestic geography magazine came to Baizhou City a few days ago and rested for a few days in a little-known Tianbao dry store. It is a mysterious and nameless town, and several photos of gourmet food and profile photos of young chefs were published, which caused a sensation among donkey friends, which is why it is so lively today.

Most of the tourists are young people in their twenties to forties, all of them are riding bicycles, carrying a canvas bag with a camera on their backs. There are men and women who are full of vitality, adding a few touches of brilliance to Baizhou City.

It was also at this time that Bai Zhou began to pay attention to Tianbao Gandian.

The large courtyard with red bricks and blue tiles is filled with red and white intertwined desert roses and Tianbao flowers. There are about twenty rooms in the house, and each bed is two meters wide, and five or six strong men can lie side by side.The quilt is made of dark blue coarse cloth, which is a little rough against the skin, but it is very clean after drying and washing. It smells of warm sunshine. There are five pieces in total, which are enough to cope with the severe cold in the desert at night.

The boss is a man in his 40s. He looks ugly and has scars cut from sand and stones all year round. It seems that because he collects a lot of herbs, he is called the medicine jar.Medicine jar has a gloomy personality and rarely speaks. When there are no guests, he often brings some injured animals back from the Maoyan Desert for treatment. Although the neighbors are all old neighbors who know everything, no one can tell the origin of this person clearly.

Before it was published in the magazine, the medicine jar rescued a handsome young man from the desert belt. His skin was as white as suet jade, and a little black dog followed behind him.

After the young man woke up, he stayed in the store to help out. He was diligent and likable when he did things. He was satisfied with the medicine jar without saying anything. He was left at home to watch the store when he went out during the day, so he became the editor-in-chief of a magazine later on. .

It was also at this time that Yao Guanzi seriously asked about the young man's background.

"My name is Ah Jiu, and this dog is called Fu Dou. We are here to find Roland's ruins." The young man said, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up in a polite smile, his eyes were clear but not smiling at all.

The action of drying the herbs in the medicine jar paused, "Roland, the legendary desert city?"

The young man nodded, "I want to go there and have a look."

The medicine jar frowned, "What are you looking for in a place that disappeared more than 2000 years ago?"

"My ancestors instructed me to come here. It must still be there. When I was in the Maoyan Desert, I could feel its breath in the air."

"So what? Roland is also known as the Ghost Realm. No one who goes there can come back alive. You are so young, you should cherish your life and don't take such risks!" The medicine jar gradually became more and more ugly. There was also an imperceptible excitement on his face.

The young man looked at him and smiled, but didn't say anything else.

The medicine jar said: "You'd better go back where you came from, don't step into the Maoyan Desert, and don't mention Roland again!" The feeling of speech.

The young man still had his eyes bent, and seemed to be listening to his advice politely, but he didn't seem to hear anything.

The medicine jar shook its lower lip, and wanted to say something, but heard two crisp jingling sounds from under the eaves.A thin fishing line is buried at the entrance of the dry store, and when a customer enters, it will pull a series of pig iron pieces.

The influence of that magazine is really astonishing. After a few waves of people left, new tourists arrived after hearing the news.

This time, there were two couples. They looked like college students in their early twenties. The girl was startled when she saw the medicine jar, and the boy immediately blocked them behind.

"Hello, how many rooms do you want?" The crisp voice broke the embarrassment, and the young man walked out from behind the medicine jar with his little black dog. Both the dog and the person were surprisingly lovable.

"Yeah." I didn't expect to see such a handsome boy in the desert. The two girls exclaimed in unison, and then lowered their heads in embarrassment.

The boy quickly said: "Four... oh no, two rooms."

"plz follow me."

"Well...the price hasn't increased, right? I'm sorry we met a thief when we came here. We lost our wallets and didn't have much money left..."

"No, two yuan per room per night."

After the young man fell behind, all four of them breathed a sigh of relief.

In the evening, we prepared soft and delicious carrot pancakes, fat but not greasy finger lamb and fragrant camel milk tea. Food full of exotic flavors made everyone very satisfied.

"Although I lost my money and luggage, this white boat trip is really worth it!" The girl sat cross-legged on the wool blanket and sighed, secretly looking at the spotless little chef with her eyes from time to time.

There was only a side profile photo in the magazine, and only when he saw the real person would he know that the boy could be so good-looking, he behaved and spoke in a gentle manner, his black pupils were clean without any worldly distractions, his whole person was like the pure texture of sunlight penetrating a clear spring.

After a brief exchange, the few people were already very skilled, and calling Ah Jiu's name didn't look unfamiliar at all.

This one asked, "Ah Jiu, why don't you go to school?"

Ah Jiu pondered for a moment, "Is going to school fun?"

He never went to school for a day, and the only knowledge he had was taught by Master Kongxiang himself, so he couldn't understand the situation where a large group of people gathered to study together.

The boy said with a serious face: "It's usually fun, but it's especially annoying during exams."

The girl also asked a series of questions, "Jiu, you have such good skin, you shouldn't be a local, right? Why do you come here? How much does the boss of the medicine jar pay you a month? Are you tired from work? Who do you cook with? Did you learn it? Or did you figure it out on your own?"

Ah Jiu patiently answered one by one, and when he was calmly explaining everyone's doubts, the puppy named Fu Dou lay at his feet, wagging its tail and yawning from time to time.

The nights in Baizhou City were terribly short, the sky slowly darkened after nine o'clock in the evening, and the sky began to brighten at three o'clock in the morning.

When the sky was just turning white, the four young people drank some milk tea and started to head for the Maoyan Desert with food.

After the medicine jar knew Ah Jiu's plan, he was not allowed to go out of the city privately, and took him with him to process the herbal medicine.

Ah Jiu didn't resist either, and he would do whatever he was asked to do, honestly like a marionette.

But the more obedient he is, the more he can't let go of the medicine jar. He always feels that this temperless child has evil spirits and is not as docile as he appears on the surface.How could a person who ran from Yudu to the Maoyan Desert so easily give up looking for the notorious ghost domain Roland?

But after all, he was rescued from the desert storm by himself, and he must not be left alone.

After ten o'clock in the evening, the four young people finally rushed back in the dark night, one of them was still holding a schoolbag mysteriously.

When the medicine jar saw Mao Xuxu's little head protruding from the schoolbag, he was stunned for five seconds. It was a Huyun leopard with black patterns!

The King of the Cat's Eye Desert is by no means a hungry camel, nor a poisonous lizard ubiquitous on sand dunes and cliffs, nor an elephant and lion that pulls mountains and rivers, but a clouded leopard with a fox-like cunning and viper-like cruel lightning attack speed!

The appearance of this kind of leopard is no different from that of ordinary leopards, except that it is smaller in size and has a cloud mark on its forehead. It looks petite and has no aggressive power. In fact, it has a huge appetite and lives in packs like wolves. Wherever it goes, there are often only animals left. wreckage.

Among the god statues worshiped by the residents of Baizhou City, the rain masters have different appearances, but without exception, all of their mounts are Huyun leopards.This rare little leopard is also regarded as an auspicious beast, and everyone keeps a respectful distance.

Seeing the pale face of the medicine jar, several people showed expressions of bewilderment. One of the boys said: "We saw it by the sand dunes when we came back, and we were worried that it would freeze to death at night, so we picked it up... Did we do something wrong? What's up?"

The medicine jar trembled and said, "Not only did you do something wrong, the sky in Baizhou City is about to collapse!"

Several students were taken aback, their schoolbags almost fell to the ground, Ah Jiu caught it in time, and took out the little leopard and put it in his arms.

Compared with humans, the breath of monsters and animals is more similar, Xiaohu Clouded Leopard burrowed into his arms in a daze, subconsciously looking for milk with its nose up.

"Throw it away, throw it away quickly!" The medicine jar roared suddenly, and the ugly face became more hideous under the light due to its distortion.

Ah Jiu was slightly startled, "Mr. Yao, what's wrong with you?"

The medicine jar raised his voice and said: "This is a beast that Baizhou City cannot provoke. It has a strong desire for revenge. When the leopards smell their breath and look for it, everyone will die!"

Who would have thought that a newborn cat could be so dangerous?A few students turned pale with fright, "Well, what should I do? Should I send it back? I picked it up...in Sanqiuling, I'll send it back by myself...is that okay?"

The medicine jar hesitated for a moment, then gradually calmed down, stretched out his hand to Ah Jiu and said, "Give it to me."

"Mr. Medicine..."

"It's getting dark, and you are not familiar with the terrain here, so I'll send it off."

Ah Jiu avoided his hand, "I'll go."

The medicine jar said: "Now is not the time to joke, give me the little leopards quickly, it will be too late when they find them..."

Ah Jiu didn't hear it suddenly, and still said calmly: "Let me go."

"What are you kidding around?!" Medicine Jar picked up the lantern angrily, "Don't waste time, give it to me quickly!"

Ah Jiu whistled, and Fu Dou, who was sleeping in the distance, rushed over like lightning, "Fu Dou, let's go to Sanqiuling now."

At the same time as his words fell, the little black dog instantly swelled more than ten times, and became the size of a calf. It knelt down on its front legs meekly, and Ah Jiu sat on it.

"Wait!" Yao Guanzi came to his senses first, he rubbed his eyes in disbelief, "You...are Ah Jiu?"

Ah Jiu showed a smile that was not a smile, "I am Ah Jiu, Long Jiu."

Fighting against each other, one person and one dog disappeared into the night like shooting stars.

Only a few people in Tianbao Gandian were left dumbfounded, suddenly thinking that they had hallucinations and were not yet awake.

The wick flickered a few times in the glass cover and then went out, and the whole garden was plunged into darkness.

The medicine jar touched his ugly face, and murmured softly, "Ah Jiu, Long Jiu... The Fool's Inn, after so many years, I finally arrived."

Many years ago, the medicine jar was not called medicine jar, but had a very elegant name, Guanzi, surname Fu, and Fu Guanzi.

Huo Dou was very fast, and in the blink of an eye, he came to Sanqiu Ridge, where hundreds of clouded leopards had gathered, standing densely on the hills, ready to go.

Little Hu Yunbao heard the call of the leopards, and flicked his legs a few times anxiously. Ah Jiu asked Fu Dou to descend from the clouds and gently placed the little leopard on the ground.

A golden female leopard rushed out, picked up the cub and retreated into the group of leopards.

The leopards smelled the demonic aura from him and Huo Dou, and they didn't dare to attack without authorization, but they were unwilling to retreat. As the kings of Maoyan desert, they would never allow their dignity to be trampled by any foreign creatures.

Ah Jiu didn't want to get entangled with it, and just wanted Fu Dou to take him away, suddenly dozens of clouded leopards attacked from different directions.

Although Huo Dou was fast, he was successfully intercepted by the intertwined attack net. He hesitated back and forth, and his limbs were separated and bitten several times.

Seeing that more Huyun leopards were joining the battle, Ah Jiu opened his mouth and let out a roar of demonstration, a gust of wind and sand suddenly rolled up on the flat ground, and the leopards who were clinging to Fudou sensed the danger, and immediately screamed and jumped away sharply .

Ah Jiu was still lying on Fu Dou's body, but his hands and feet gradually transformed into animal shapes. The man left a human head and confronted the leopards expressionlessly.

This group of clouded leopards has always been invincible, and they have never encountered such a difficult enemy. After roaring to the sky, they all dispersed, and retreated further and further away.

Just when Ajiu thought they had given up the fight, the leopard group suddenly ran around in circles to the left. The black and yellow intertwined in the night dazzled people, and finally Ajiu saw a leopard running in the air!

Is it an illusion?No... because there is not one leopard like this, but seven, eight, nine... Countless ones!

Those Huyun leopards running in the air are all standing on the clouds, and their bodies are as vigorous as flying. Compared with the injured Fu Dou at this time, their speed is not inferior!Huyun, the divine beast revered as the king of the desert, of course cannot be an ordinary animal...

Ah Jiu is not afraid to fight with it, but because of the leopard shadow running non-stop in front of him, he faintly nauseated, and even a blank appeared in his vision...

There was a sudden light in the darkness, and the dazzling sunlight pierced the night sky and poured down, Ah Jiu immediately covered his eyes with his hands.

When he gradually moved his hands away from his face, he found that he was no longer in Sanqiu Ridge, but... in a steel cage.

Futo's body was much smaller due to the injury, and he lay limply at his feet like a cat.

After his eyes got used to the light, Ah Jiu looked around. It was a dirty place, full of cages made of steel, and there were people in each cage, either ragged or naked, with dull faces like Plastic dummy.

The air is filled with the sweet smell of blood, the pungent smell of feces, and the strong aroma of powder and cake. It seems that all the smells in the world are concentrated here, and the nasal cavity is sticky and breathless. I can't breathe.

Ah Jiu was stunned for a long time before realizing that he was not dreaming. He put Fudou into the Qiankun bag, touched the cage and began to study the possibility of biting it off.

"Clang!"

An iron ball was thrown in violently, hitting the cage and making Ah Jiu's ears buzz. The people next to him were startled, opened their tongueless mouths and began to whine non-stop.

It was also at this time that Ah Jiu belatedly discovered that everything in the cage was incomplete except for himself, some had broken hands and feet, some had shattered spines, some wore lute bones, and some had their eyes gouged out. ...

The more Ah Jiu looked, the more startled he became. The chill slowly crawled up his back like a caterpillar. Where is this place... Wasn't he besieged by Huyun leopard in Sanqiuling, Maoyan Desert?How did you come to hell on earth in the blink of an eye? !