20|Shrinking Ground and Thousands of Miles of Sand and Wind

Xie Ren, however, said, “Although what you’re reading are wild rumors, however, the Half Moon Kingdom does exist.”

Miroku said, “Oh?”

At this time, Nan Feng finally drew a layered formation on the ground, got up, and said, “Alright. When are we leaving?”

Xie Ren quickly packed a bag and came to the door, saying, “Right now.”

He placed his hand on the door and said, “The Heavenly Officials are blessed with a hundred blessings!” A gentle push.

When I pushed the door open, the small hill and village were no longer there, and instead, there was an empty street.

This street although the road is wide, but only a few people, a long time to see one or two pedestrians. Not because it is now dark, but because, the northwest, sparsely populated, originally so, plus close to the Gobi, even during the day, it is estimated that the road pedestrians will not be too much. Xie Ren walked out of the house, closed the door with his back hand, and then looked back, where he was from the Bodhi Capsicum view out? Behind him, is clearly a small inn. This step, I’m afraid it’s a thousand miles away. This is the magic of shrinkage.

A few passersby passed by, muttering and looking at them, very wary. At that moment, he only heard Sanlang say behind him, “According to ancient texts, when the moon is sinking, go all the way in the direction of the North Star, and you’ll see the Half Moon Country. Brother, look.” He pointed to the sky and said, “The North Star.”

Xie Ren tilted his head to look at it and laughed, “The Big Dipper, it’s so bright.”

Miroku came to his side, alongside him, glanced at him, lifted his head as well, and smiled, “Yes. The night sky in the northwest somehow seems a bit sparser than in the Central Plains.”

Xie Ren agreed. While they were over here discussing the night sky and stars in a serious manner, the two little magi behind them were simply unbelievable. Nan Feng said, “Why is he here too?!”

Saburo innocently said, “Oh, I saw that this Qi Men Dun Jia was amazing, so I followed along for a visit.”

Nan Feng said angrily, “A tour? You think we went on a tour?!”

Xie Ren rubbed his brow and said, “Forget it, just follow me here, it’s not like he’s going to eat your dry food, what I brought should be enough. Sanlang, stay close to me, don’t get lost.”

Miroku said a little good-naturedly, “Good.”

“Is it a question of whose dry food to eat?!”

“Alas, Nanfeng, it’s a big night and everyone is asleep. Let’s get on with our business, don’t worry so much about it. Let’s go.”

……

The four of them followed the guidance of the Big Dipper and traveled straight towards the north. After walking for a night, the towns and greenery along the way gradually thinned out, while the sand and gravel on the road gradually increased, and only when what their feet stepped on was no longer dirt did they enter the Gobi. The use of earth-shrinking techniques, although it can be a step of a thousand miles, but the farther across the distance, the greater the consumption of mana, Nan Feng used this time, at least a few hours can not be used again. Moreover, since Nan Feng had already consumed a wave of mana, out of battle storage, Xie Ren wouldn’t let Fu Yao use it again as well, in order to be prepared for any eventuality, there must be an individual whose mana is abundant.

Desert land, day and night temperature difference is very great, the night coldness Zin bone, is okay, but to the daytime, but all is another feeling. The sky here is extremely clean, the sky is high and cloudy, but the daylight is also extremely fierce. A group of people walking, the more they walk, the more it seems to be in the depth of a huge steamer, the heart of the earth out of the boiling hot air, as if walking on the day, you can steam the living person cooked.

Xie Ren relied on the wind direction and some of the vegetation shrinking at the foot of the rocks to argue the direction, worrying that some people could not follow, walking for a period of time, then turn back to take a look. Nanfeng and Fuyao were not mortal, needless to say, but Sanlang made him look and laugh.

The blazing sun shines in the sky, that teenager took off his red outer robe, lazily covering the sun, looking lazy with a bit of boredom. His skin is fair, his hair is black, the red coat is so covered, covering his face, his eyebrows and eyes are even more stunning. Xie Ren took off the bucket hat, raised his hand to his head and said, “This lends you.”

Miroku froze for a moment, and after a long moment, laughed, “That won’t be necessary.” He handed the hat back to him. Xie Ren didn’t try to push him around, and since he didn’t need it, he didn’t force himself, saying, “If you need it, ask me for it again.” Holding up the hat, he continued on his way.

Walking for a while, a group of people saw a gray building in the yellow sand in front of them, close to see, it seems to be an abandoned inn for many years. Xie Ren raised his head and looked at the sky, counting that it was already past noon, soon to be the unseasonal hour, fearing that it would be the hottest and hardest hour of the day, and they had already traveled all night, it was time for them to recuperate, so he led the rest of the trio inside, and seeing that there was a square table in the building, they sat down around it. Xie Ren took out a water bottle from the simple traveling bag behind his back and handed it to Sanlang, saying, “Want some?”

Saburo nodded, took it, and took a sip before Xie Ren took it back. He tilted his head back and swallowed a few mouthfuls of clear water, the knots of his throat rolling up and down, a gush of coolness surging through his throat, freeing him up. Sanlang was at the side, one hand supporting his cheek, seemingly staring, after a while, suddenly said, “Is there more?”

Xie Ren wiped the little bit of fresh water that had gotten on the corner of his lips, slightly moist, nodded and handed out the water bottle again. Sanlang was about to pick it up, when a hand grated away from Xie Ren’s hand holding the kettle.

Fuyao said, “Wait.”

The crowd looked at him, only to see Fu Yao slowly take out another water pot from his sleeve, place it on the table, and push it over, saying, “I have one here as well. Please.”

Xie Ren knew what was going on as soon as he took a look.

Fuyang’s nature, how would she be willing to share the same kettle with others? Thinking about what they said last night about trying again, then what is contained in this kettle must not be any decent water, it must be presentable water.

This kind of secret medicine water, if it is an ordinary person drink, no matter; but if it is not a person, drink, will be under the action of the medicine water will appear in its original form. Since they want to test whether this teenager is “absolute”, then this pot of water, must be powerful.

I only heard Miroku laugh, “I’ll just drink from one kettle with my brother.”

Nanfeng and Fuyao both glanced at Xie Ren who was on the side, Xie Ren thought to himself what are you guys looking at me for? Fu Yao said in a cold voice, “He’s almost out of water, so don’t be polite.”

Miroku said, “Is that so? Then you two go ahead.”

“……”

Those two were silent. After a long time, Fuyao added, “You’re the guest, you go first.”

Although he was still speaking in the same gentlemanly manner, Xie Ren always felt that his sentence was squeezed out from between his clenched teeth. Sanlang also made a “please” gesture and said, “You are from, you are first, otherwise how embarrassing.”

Xie Ren listen to them there sympathize to, sympathize to go, finally began to do it, three people across a table at the same time on a poor water pot secretly force, push to push, only feel under their own hands this vaguely trembling broken table I am afraid that is to be an early end of life, shook his head. Over there secretly fought a few back and forth, Fu Yao finally could not hold back, only to hear him sneer: “You both refuse to drink this water, could it be that your heart is weak?”

Sanlang laughed, “You guys are so unfriendly and refuse to drink first, isn’t it more like a weak heart? Could it be that the water is poisoned?”

Fuyao said, “You could have asked the one next to you if the water was poisonous.”

Sanlang then asked Xie Ren, “Brother, is this water poisonous?”

Fu shao this question is really very cunning. The water is naturally not poisonous, and there is no difference between an ordinary person drinking it and drinking water. Xie Ren could only reply, “There is no poison. But ……”

Before the sentence was finished, Nanfeng and Fuyao both stared at him fiercely. Sanlang actually just let go of his hand and said, “Good.”

He picked up the kettle, carried it in his hand and shook it, saying, “Since you say it’s not poisonous, I’ll drink it.”

When he said that, he smiled, and finished his drink.

Xie Ren did not expect him to be this dry, and was slightly stunned. Nanfeng and Fuyao were also stunned, and then went on full alert. Who knows, Sanlang finished drinking that presentable water, shook the jug, and said, “It doesn’t taste good.” With another casual toss, he threw the jug away. “With a clang, the kettle shattered on the ground.

Seeing that he drank the present form of water and remained completely unchanged, Fu Yao’s face flashed with a moment of uncertainty. After a moment, he faintly said, “It’s just clear water. Doesn’t it all taste the same. What difference can there be.”

Sanlang took the water jug that was resting by Xie Ren’s elbow and said, “Of course it’s different. This one is much better.”

Seeing this, Xie Ren couldn’t help but laugh. He was really indifferent to the outcome, and did not care about the so-called identity of the purpose, so this messy fight in his place, in addition to interesting, but no meaning. He originally thought that it should have stopped there, who knows, “clang” sound, Nan Feng put a sword on the table.

With that aura of his, at first glance he thought that he was going to kill and exterminate people on the spot, Xie Ren was speechless for a moment and said, “What are you doing?”

Nan Feng said in a deep voice, “The place we are going to is dangerous, send this little brother a sharp sword for defense.”

Xie Ren looked down, this sword scabbard ancient, seems to have many years of years to sharpen, is not a mortal product, the heart was shocked, held up the forehead, turned to the side, thought: “actually is the ‘red mirror’.”

The name of this sword is called “Red Mirror”. This is a precious sword. Although it could not subdue demons, no demon or devil could escape its mirror. As long as it is a non-human object, pull it out, its blade will slowly turn red, as if filled with blood, and the blood red blade will also reflect the original shape of the person who pulled out the sword. No matter whether you are fierce or absolute, no one will be spared!

Young people for the sword BMW, always have extra green eyes, Sanlang “Oh?” He gave a sound, seemed to be quite interested, said: “I’ll take a look.”

He held the sword with one hand and the hilt with the other and slowly drew it outwards. Nanfeng and Fuyang’s four eyes then stared intently at his movements. The sword was out of its sheath by three inches, its blade snowy and bright. After a long time, Sanlang let out a light laugh and said, “Brother, these two servants of yours, are they not joking with me?”

Xie Ren coughed lightly, turned back around, and said, “Sanlang ah, as I said, not a servant.” After saying this, he turned around again. Nan Feng, on the other hand, said in a cold voice, “Who’s joking with you?”

Saburo laughed, “How can you defend yourself with a broken sword?”

He finished, the sword inserted | back, thrown on the table. At the word, the south wind brow peaks a stern, fiercely hold the hilt pulled out, only to hear “clang” sound, his hand this will be more a sharp and cold …… broken sword.

The blade of the Red Mirror’s sword was actually broken from three inches down!

Nanfeng face changed slightly, and then the scabbard down, only to hear “clanking” a burst of noise, the scabbard within the rest of the sword blade, actually are all broken into a number of cut off the snow bright sharp small fragments.

It was true that the Red Mirror could recognize all demons and devils, and it had never heard of anything that could escape its eyes, but it had also never heard of anything that could break it into several pieces across the scabbard!

Nanfeng and Fuyao both pointed at Saburo and said, “You ……”

Sanlang laughed twice, leaned back, his black boots on the table, took a piece of the red mirror and tossed it in his hand, saying, “I don’t think you’d intentionally give me a broken sword to defend myself. Perhaps it was accidentally broken on the way? Don’t worry, I can defend myself without a sword. You guys keep the sword or whatever for yourselves.”

Xie Ren was completely unable to look directly at the sword. To say, this strange sword “red mirror”, originally is Jun Wu’s a collection, Xie Ren first ascension, once went to the divine martial arts hall to play, in his place to see, think this sword is not very practical, but also interesting, Jun Wu will be the red mirror to send him. Later was relegated, there was a period of time is really difficult to live, can not mix, he then let the wind letter to go to this strange sword will be pawned.

Yes, pawned off!

The money exchanged after pawning it was enough for the master and slave to have a few good meals, and then there was no more. Xie Ren at that time when off too many things, so simply forget all of them, lest from time to time to think of the heart will drip blood. Think may be later wind letter ascension, remember so thing, really can’t stand a generation of strange sword red mirror fall into the mortal world, then go down to the earth to get the sword back, grinding, polishing, placed in the south sun hall, and was taken down by the south wind. In short, Xie Ren saw this sword headache, can only divert attention. He felt that those three were pinching again, shook his head, carefully observed the weather outside the house, and thought: ”Looking at this momentum, later on, I’m afraid that the wind and sand will pick up. If we go on today, I wonder if we can find shelter from the wind on the road?”

At this time, above the splendid golden sands outside the house, two silhouettes suddenly flashed past.

Xie Ren sat up in a flash.

Those two silhouettes, a black and a white, traveling is not how to hurry, can even be said to be calm, but the foot such as tread on the wind and clouds, traveling very fast. That person in black has a long and slender figure, and that person in white is a female crown, carrying a long sword, arm holding a duster. The man in black did not look back, the white female crown is in the small building with the wrong side of the time to look back with a smile. This smile is like their figures, a flash, but for no apparent reason a strange and bizarre feeling.

Xie Ren had been staring outside, which precisely captured that scene, but the rest of the three people in the small building probably only saw their backs, and couldn’t care less about anything else for the time being, Nanfeng got up with a huff and said, “What kind of person is that?”

Xie Ren also stood up and said, “I don’t know. But it’s definitely not an ordinary person.” After a moment of contemplation, he said, “You guys stop playing around for now. I see that the wind is going to be strong, so let’s hurry up first and go wherever we can.”

Good in this line of people, although from time to time, the dog jumped some, the time to do things are still determined to do things, and then no longer more difficult, packed up the red mirror fragments will be out of the small building. Four people against the wind for a while, this time, about two hours, but out of the distance, far less than the previous two hours can go. The wind and sand were much bigger than before. The wind wrapped in sand, splitting head and face hit on people, hit people exposed head and face arms are hidden pain. The more they walk, the more difficult they feel, their ears whistling, yellow sand covering the sky, sight is not clear, Xie Ren pressed the bucket hat, said: “This wind and sand come to be so strange!”

For a long time, no one answered, Xie Ren heart that are not dropped, look back, the three are clearly still well followed, just as if he did not even realize that he just spoke. It turns out that the wind and sand is too big, once you open your mouth, even the sound is scraped away. Nanfeng and Fuyao naturally do not need to worry about him, against the wind and sand walking steadily, killing. And Sanlang has been following five paces behind him, walking unhurriedly.

In the midst of the roiling yellow sand, that teenager looked wave-less, walking with his arms folded, his red clothes and black hair fluttering and slanting, as if he couldn’t feel any wind or sand at all, completely unmoved, not even blinking his eyes. Xie Ren had already been hit by the sand to the point that his face hurt, seeing him so indifferent, was really worried, and said to him, “Beware of the sand getting into your eyes and clothes.” On second thought, he couldn’t hear what he was saying, so Xie Ren went straight over and helped him tuck in the collar of his clothes, wrapping them tightly to keep the wind and sand from pouring in. Sanlang was stunned again. At this time, the other two also followed, the four of them were closer, and could finally barely hear each other’s voices. Xie Ren said, “Everyone be careful, this wind and sand came suddenly, not quite right, I’m afraid it’s a bout of demonic wind and evil qi.”

Fuyao said, “It’s just a bit more wind and sand, other than that what else can it be?”

Xie Ren shook his head and said, “The wind and sand are fine, what I’m afraid of is something else caught in the sand.”

At this moment, a sudden gust of wind, blowing Xie Ren head hat fly up. Once the hat flew, it would completely disappear in the vast yellow sand, but Sanlang’s reflexes were very sensitive and his hands were very fast, once he raised his hand, he intercepted the hat that was about to fly into the sky and handed it to him again. Xie Ren thanked him, and while tying on the bucket hat, he said, “We’d better find a place to take shelter first.”

Fuyang, however, disagreed: “If this wind and sand is truly haunted, the purpose is to stop us from advancing. The more so, the more we should move forward.”

Upon hearing this, before Xie Ren could say anything, Sanlang was the one who laughed out loud first. Fuyang raised his head and said in a cold voice, “What are you laughing at?”

Miroku clasped his hands and grinned cheekily, “Doesn’t it give you a sense of satisfaction that you’re very much a maverick when you purposely go against the grain?”

Xie Ren had felt that although this teenager was always smiling, but from time to time, people couldn’t tell whether he really meant it or was mocking the other party in a complimentary manner. But this time, anyone can see, this smile, half of his good intentions do not bring. Fuyang’s gaze suddenly cold, Xie Ren raised his hand and said: ”You guys stop first. If you have anything to say, we’ll talk about it later. The wind is really strong and scary too.”

Fuyao said, “Can you still blow people up?”

Xie Ren said, “Well, what you said about this is very possible ……”

Before the words left his mouth, the few people in front of him suddenly disappeared.

In fact, it wasn’t them that had disappeared, but him – the sand had actually literally wrapped him up and swept him up into the sky.

Tornado!

Xie Ren spun heavenward in mid-air, waved his hand, and said, “Ruoxi! Grab something solid and reliable!!!”

Ruoxi whooshed and flew out, and the next moment, Xie Ren felt the white silk end sink, seemingly wrapping around something and tugging at him, Xie Ren easily settled in mid-air, and looking down, he was actually taken by the gale to a place at least ten feet from the ground.

Right now he was like a kite, held only by a thread, his heart tied to the ground. Amidst the pounding yellow sand, he grabbed onto Ruoxi on one side, while struggling to see what Ruoxi had actually grabbed. As he watched, he finally recognized a red shadow. Ruoxi’s other end seemed to be wrapped around the wrist of a red-clothed teenager.

He told Wakizashi to grab something solid and reliable, and Wakizashi actually grabbed Miroku!