Why did you mess up the copy again?

There was still a flat desert ahead, but there were countless tents just set up on the ground.

Most of the monsters in the desert have already left, and the remaining monsters must be drought-tolerant and strong.

Because if they are unable to adapt to the extremely arid environment, they will naturally die. If they are weak, they will be killed by other tribes or gangs of sand pirates.

After all, there is only a small oasis in the desert, which is not enough for many demon clans. Therefore, these demon clans are generally scattered and rarely gather like they are now.

Zhu Wen did not expect such a situation.

"This isn't right."

He muttered, "It looks like all the sand bandits still in the desert have arrived."

Li Rui said: "It doesn't matter, let's go over and take a look first."

It's not that he doesn't want to keep a low profile, it's mainly that the giant Hercules is too big, and it's very difficult for him to keep a low profile.

After such a group of people break in, they will of course arouse the vigilance of the sand bandits.

Wherever they passed, there were many undisguised malicious looks, which made both Zhu Wen and Yuan Erliang feel a little frightened.

"Strange, why do they seem so afraid of us?"

Zhu Wen didn't know what was going on. After all, the news about Huangsha Ancient City had not spread here yet, so the demon clan probably didn't know them.

Li Rui said: "It's not surprising that these sand bandits are enemies rather than friends of each other. They are always wary of each other. I deliberately took the middle path, that is, under the eyes of all parties, they did not dare to take action easily. , afraid of causing conflict first.”

Zhu Wen suddenly realized that living in a corner for many years had made him somewhat incapable of dealing with foreigners.

Cheng Mingyue said lazily: "It would be better for them to stay calm. Anyway, we can find our target just by looking at the movements of these monsters."

Zhuwen didn't understand what she said, but just took the opportunity to suggest: "The terrain in the quicksand canyon is complex, and we will fall into the abyss if we are not careful. We can follow these sand bandits."

He has also integrated into Li Rui's style. If he had encountered such gangsters roaming the desert before, he would have wanted to bury his head in the sand, but now he is trying to take advantage of them.

Both of them came up with similar views, and Li Rui naturally followed suit.

Cheng Mingyue was a little worried: "But what if someone has already got what we want? Killing for treasure?"

Li Rui smiled and said: "Sister Yue, this worry is a bit unnecessary. These sand pirates are not a group to begin with. The reason why they live in peace must be because they don't have the means to get that thing. If it has really appeared in this world, , the fight must have started long ago.”

"That makes sense."

Cheng Mingyue said, "It must be because there are some obvious signs, but the sand pirates don't have enough money to open the door."

Li Rui thought so too, and moved forward in the direction of the flow of people with only Ju Li.

He took the Diamond Umbrella in his hand in advance, so that if he encountered any situation, he could start fighting directly. After all, the sand bandits here were stronger than the group in Huangsha Ancient City, and their number was dozens of times higher.

In the vast sand, ruthless sand thieves shuttled back and forth. The closer they got to the northern Quicksand Gorge, the more they became, and soon some were injured and carried back by their companions.

Just as Li Rui was about to find a way to ask someone, he heard a burst of noise in front of him.

Many monsters are making noises, some are gloating about others' misfortune, some are angry, some are anxious, and some are just watching the excitement and don't mind the trouble.

Soon, a group of demons running with double hooves and walking as fast as flying hurried back from the front. In their hands, they carried a simple and huge stretcher, on which lay a tall demon clan about ten feet tall.

This group of monsters who didn't know what they were ran all the way and soon passed by Li Rui and others, leaving only a trail of blood on the sand.

Zhu Wen was frightened when he saw it. After the group of monsters walked away, he whispered: "Guest, I know the person who was carried down just now. They were the Shatuo tribe that used to dominate Jinluan City. The name of that monster tribe was Tuoliu Si. In the past, He is the great general in the city, and now he is the famous leader of the Sand Bandits."

Li Rui asked: "How did you know?"

Zhu Wen said with a smile: "In the past, when our people went deep into the desert to explore, we were plundered by them."

"How did you survive?" Li Rui asked.

Zhu Wen sighed and shook his head: "At that time, we encountered a violent sandstorm, and we were short of supplies. We were already returning, and we didn't have much supplies. When Shatus learned about the reason why we went deep into the desert, he was not embarrassed and even praised us. After a few words, he gave us some water bags."

"Then he's pretty good." Li Rui chuckled, but he just said it casually. Of course he knew that if the Three-legged clan had more supplies at that time, they would probably be robbed.

Zhu Wen could also figure it out, but he just smiled awkwardly and didn't say much.

But as they moved forward, they encountered another conflict.

I saw several Shatuo tribesmen surrounded by several other wolf demons. These wolf demons had already shown their true colors. Each one was several meters tall, wearing khaki fur, and their eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Several Shatuo demons were shivering in the middle, back to back.

After their leader was carried back, he would naturally be weak. The original enemies, or other sand thieves who coveted their treasures, would certainly take advantage of the opportunity to take action. After all, the people who could occupy this place were not good men and women.

"Ouch——"

The alpha wolf howled, and it seemed that the order to kill was finally given. He opened his huge mouth and was about to bite him first. However, suddenly, a strong force came from his tail, and the alpha wolf I felt like the world was spinning for a while, and then I fell to the ground in the distance on my back with all four legs in the air.

"roll!"

Yuan Erliang stood on the shoulders of Giant Hercules and shouted loudly.

Those wolf monsters were horrified. After the wolf transformed into its true form, it was equipped with great power, but was thrown out by a strange-looking guy with one hand, which they never expected.

However, Li Rui did not kill him, and it was not a desperate situation at this time. They hurriedly helped the alpha wolf, and then quickly ran away with their tails between their legs.

The Shatuo people who were rescued were extremely surprised, even though they did not know the people who came to help.

After some gratitude and courtesy, the Shatuo tribe also learned the whole story. They thought that the leader's benevolence had actually helped a lot at this time. They also felt that the strength of this man holding a black umbrella was unpredictable and could not be solved. Offended, so I spoke very politely.

Therefore, when Li Rui asked what happened here and what these sand bandits were looking for, these Shatuo people knew everything.

"You don't know something. There were rumors many years ago that there was a treasure hidden in Nuanyang Prefecture and that eighty-one fine coins were needed to open the door. At that time, there were some who believed it and some who didn't."

"However, no one can disbelieve it now, because last month, the Liusha Gorge suddenly shook, and half of the desert was affected. Then someone discovered that an ancient palace had risen underground in the canyon, and it must be inside A treasure trove of rumors.”

Li Rui asked: "In that case, why do you stay here if you don't want to explore the palace?"

The Shatuo tribe laughed dryly and said: "Don't talk about exploring the palace. We have not found a way to enter the palace so far. Not only that, just trying to get close will take a lot of effort. Even the leader was seriously injured. If you want to try it, be careful."