Holy Bone

Chapter 392 Six Events That Happened in the Desert

The bearded man looked dignified, and they had indeed heard a lot of news during the day.

A few days ago, there was another case of skinning in the desert. A caravan was skinned while spending the night in the desert. The camels and people were all killed by the skinning.

That scene was as bloody as a butcher slaughtering a sheep and peeling off its skin.

Those dead people are still in the desert, no one helps to bury the corpses, they can only let the wind and sand bury people and camels.

Rumors are raging in the desert now, saying that the four great devils in the Black Rain Country are not dead at all, they have successfully refined the elixir of life, and they have survived for hundreds of years in the Black Rain Country buried under the sand, and now they are all from the Black Rain Country. Yuguo ran out and was eating young men and women everywhere in the desert, drinking human blood, cheating children's souls from their parents, peeling off human skins to refine the elixir of life.

Therefore, no one dared to approach the people and camels who had been skinned to death, and no one dared to collect their corpses for fear that they would be targeted by the four great devils of the Black Rain Country.

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The second major event is that with the reappearance of the Black Rain Country in the desert half a year ago, several groups of people from the Central Plains have come to the desert, all of whom are looking for the Black Rain Country, looking for the legendary elixir of life and clues to the Kingdom of the Immortal God, because the Black Rain Guo Guoshi is a person who claims to be from the kingdom of the undead god.

There are also rumors that the Black Rain Kingdom was buried in the sand for hundreds of years and suddenly reappeared in the human world. It is the ghosts of the Central Plains people, because only the Central Plains people have been looking for clues to the Undead God Kingdom for thousands of years.

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The third major event is that many ruins of ancient cities have been dug up in the desert, and every ruin of ancient cities has been completely destroyed. Many large pits have been dug in the ancient cities, and they look like treasure robbers looking for treasure in the desert.

Almost every ancient city in the desert has its own story.

Those treasure thieves destroyed the ancient city in such a way that they even exposed the excavated bones to the wilderness, disturbing the rest of the dead, and released many sleeping devils by the way.

When it came to this, the bearded man and Uncle Keremu looked at each other with serious expressions on their faces, and finally the bearded man looked at Jin'an and said, "Daoist Jin'an, do you still remember when we found you in the sunken ship?" When Mu carried the corpse, did you say that sentence, you said that if these people were not being chased by something, they were running all the way back, or they were looking for something, and they were not in a hurry..."

"When we inquired about this strange incident today, Keremu and I almost immediately thought of those people in Hamuti! The treasure robbers who frequently destroyed the ancient city in the desert recently must be related to those people in Hamuti."

Jin An became interested, so he said, "Why do you say that?"

"Did you find any evidence?"

Next, the bearded man explained the reason.

It turned out that half a day's walk east of the sunken ship in the ancient river, there was an ancient city ruins built along a tributary of the ancient river, but they didn't take that road at the beginning, so Jin'an didn't see the ancient city.

But when Big Beard took people out to search for clues, because the ruins of the ancient city were too far away, it would take a day to go back and forth, so he didn't go to the ruins of the ancient city.

Thinking back now, with so many coincidences, the people in Hamuti were most likely treasure thieves. They usually pretended to be businessmen from the Western Regions, and they could use this identity to steal treasures in the desert.

That day, Hamuti and the others must have stolen treasure in the ancient city again, but this time they provoked a terrible devil.

But these things are private conjectures of a few people, not many people know about it, and they don't talk nonsense to people everywhere.

Speculation is just speculation until it is confirmed by definite evidence.

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The fourth major event is that in the depths of the desert, someone discovered a corpse with a large human face, a corpse larger than an adult camel, that place is near the deepest part of the desert, near the country of Guchi, which has disappeared for more than 1000 years .

They guessed that the corpse with a human face must have escaped from the legendary Guchi Kingdom.

Because the Holy Mountain of Huahai is called by the people of Guchi Kingdom. In fact, it is a mountain used to bury people of the clan. In the records of some ancient books, it is also called Zangshi Ridge.

It means that many dead people are buried.

Therefore, it is not unusual for a corpse king to grow in Zangshi Ridge, but it is bigger than an adult camel, which is a bit too shocking.

"Human-faced corpse?" Jin An was really surprised this time.

This matter is scary to others, but it is good news to him!

Unexpectedly, his trip to the desert was quite smooth, and he found many clues about the location of Guchi Kingdom after only half a month in the desert.

The approximate location of Guchi Kingdom is in the south of the deepest part of the desert. In fact, this location information is still very large in the vast sand sea, but now there is a clue of a human face and a large corpse, which helps him a lot. It is a road sign. Guided the direction of Zangshi Ridge.

Uncle Keremu said with lingering fear: "There are not many people who know corpse weeters in the desert. If we hadn't just escaped from the crowd of corpse weeters not long ago and seen what corpse weeters look like not long ago, we were listening When you see the corpse of the monster-faced bug, it is impossible to recognize it as a corpse immediately."

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The fifth major event is that there seems to be a problem with the underground well water in Yueqiang Kingdom. Recently, the clean water has been strictly controlled and a lot of water tax has been increased. The gap in the water was huge, and this time it was impossible to fill up the water as usual before going on the road.

For the next part of the journey, they will save a little water to drink more than before.

Without water in the desert, people will die of thirst soon.

It is estimated that in the next part of the journey, several people in the caravan will die of thirst, which is a very serious matter.

Now there seems to be a problem with the water source of the Yueqiang Kingdom. The supply of water is limited to the outside world, and only the people of the country are given priority. Therefore, the bearded people decided to take a rest of three or four days instead of a two-day rest. After queuing up to buy water, they will leave immediately Yueqiang country, this month Qiang country seems a little unsafe.

At the end, the bearded man said in a serious tone: "If there is really a problem with the water source of Yueqiang Country, hey, it seems that another small country in the desert will disappear."

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The sixth major event is that the desert has not been peaceful recently, and there have been many incidents of demons killing and eating people. The specific reason is not yet known.

Compared with the first five things, the sixth thing is the most dangerous even though it has the least content.

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The time came to Haishi.

The sky in the desert has already darkened. In Yueqiang City, which has been bustling all day, the lights of hundreds of houses are gradually extinguished, and everyone falls asleep.

It's been a while since Jin An returned to his small courtyard, and dinner was already over.

The pitch-black night shrouded Yueqiang City, only clusters of torches in the direction of the city wall burned the night sky red, illuminating the city wall and a few feet away from the city wall.Soldiers of the Yueqiang Kingdom are standing guard on the city wall with all their heart, patrolling the dark desert world like rippling water with the help of firelight, concentrating on guarding the silent world outside the city.

At night, the desert is as dead as a cemetery, and the temperature drops terribly.

crackling.

The huge bonfire outside the city wall was burning the tree body fiercely, and the crystal grains of white salt scattered around the city wall were reflected in red against the light of the fire, which was used to drive away invisible devils hiding in the dark.

Jin'an residence.

boom! boom! boom!
In the courtyard with the gate closed, there seemed to be a dragon and tiger fighting, and there was a roar of wind and thunder, and the blood was exploding.

Jin An just slept for a day during the day, and didn't continue to sleep at night. Instead, he beat the "Twelve Extremes Xingyi Quan" from the beginning, and then practiced the tenth form of the 鼍style.

The neck part of the body is practiced in this 鼍style hard qigong.

In ancient mythology, the crocodile, also known as the pig dragon, is actually a kind of crocodile.

The whole body is covered with scales, which are as hard as black iron, thick and strong, and have infinite strength. The tenth pose is to train the neck like a squid, so that the skin, muscles, and bones are as tough as dragon meat, which cannot be cut through even with a sword.

When the practice in the yard was like the wind and thunder, suddenly, the movement in the yard stopped at some point, and Jin An, who was practicing martial arts with his upper body bare, pushed the door and walked out. When he saw Kuturuk, the innkeeper, and his son-in-law , one person is holding a jar containing salt, and the other is bending over to grab salt and sprinkle it in front of each household.

Seeing that it was the boss Kuturuk and his son-in-law standing outside the door, the gloomy look on Jin An's face disappeared instantly, and he said in surprise: "So it's the boss, you guys, I thought it was someone who was standing outside the courtyard door all the time."

"Boss, are you sprinkling white salt to ward off evil spirits?"

To be honest, the innkeeper Kuturuk and his son-in-law were also taken aback by Jin An who suddenly opened the door without a sound. Both of them smiled wryly and said, "Master Jin'an, you make no sound when you walk, you scared us."

Then the owner Kuturuk sighed and explained: "The desert is not peaceful recently. The salt can drive away the unclean things. As long as the salt is sprinkled on the door and window sill, no devil can enter the house."

"Boss, you have thought about it. You are so thoughtful. No wonder the business of the inn is so good. No matter who stays in your inn, they will definitely become repeat customers." Jin An praised without hesitation.

When people are old, they like to listen to good words, especially this inn is his whole life's painstaking effort, and the innkeeper Kuturuk's face is full of smiles when Jin An speaks.

"You Kangding people are indeed people who have seen the world. You speak nicely. Last time, a pair of masters and servants stayed in the hotel and they talked nicely like you, Daoist Jin'an."

Perhaps because Jin An's words reached the boss's heart, he sprinkled a circle of salt in and out of Jin An's courtyard, which was more than other guests.

Although the salt in the desert is not as expensive as in Kangding, the salt still has to be bought. The innkeeper sprinkled so much white salt in Jin'an's yard because he really liked Jin'an and was very enthusiastic.

After the innkeeper and his son-in-law left, he continued to sprinkle white salt on the doors of other guests, and Jin An closed the courtyard door to continue practicing.

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In the center of Yueqiang City, there is an ancient castle and palace on a high terrain, high above, patrolling its own territory and protecting its people.

Gulzar means gorgeous flowers that bloom in the desert.

Gulizal is the jewel in the palm of the king of the Yueqiang Kingdom, and the princess of the Yueqiang Kingdom. She is beautiful and delicate, and her skin is delicate, which can't be seen at all. She has been growing up in the desert since she was a child, and she is not as black as other desert people. Skin and weathered roughness.

call--

The desert night wind blows along the gauze curtain used by the pavilion to resist the yellow sand of the desert, gently blows a gap, and blows into the boudoir, making the gauze curtain crackle.

Silent night.

Covered with an expensive silk quilt brought into the Western Regions from Kangding by merchants from the Western Regions, Gulizal, who was breathing slowly and soundly asleep, suddenly frowned in his sleep, as if he was having a terrible nightmare.

Crackling, the boudoir gauze was blowing louder and louder in the night wind, and the candlelight in the boudoir also began to shake violently, in the quiet boudoir.

Crunch, crunch.

I don't know when there was a sound in the woman's boudoir, like the sound of two feet stepping on a thick blanket, the sound was very soft, and it was almost inaudible unless you listened deliberately.

Creaking, the luxurious blanket with golden silk threads on the soles of its feet seemed to be walking back and forth in the room. There was a final pause, and soon after, it started to walk again, this time directly walking towards the princess of Yueqiang Kingdom who was sleeping on the bed and was having a nightmare.

call!
Gulzar sat up in shock, gasping for breath, her face was pale, her forehead was sweating, she looked around the room nervously, looking at all the familiar rooms, her beating heart slowly calmed down Come down, let out a long sigh of relief.

She had a nightmare just now, dreaming that under her bed board, there was a woman whose face could not be seen clearly sleeping with her back to back against the bed board. The woman was wet all over, as if she had just been fished out of the water.

Just when she got out of bed and bent down to look under the bed, the wet woman with her back under the bed also quietly turned her head to look at her. At that moment, her heart beat like a drum, and people forgot to breathe in fear. I really felt like I was going to die, and I wanted to call out for help, but I couldn't make any sound from my throat.

"Fortunately, it was just a nightmare..."

Gulizal breathed a sigh of relief again. She felt that it must be because of the recent water problems in Yueqiang Kingdom, and she was under too much mental stress, which led to such a strange nightmare.

Thinking of the picture in the nightmare again, she jumped up as if belatedly, and wanted to jump out of bed and leave the bed, but when she was about to get off the ground, she was afraid and hesitated again, and she thought again of the girl who was with her under the bed A woman sleeping back to back, wondering if a hand would reach out from under the bed and grab her ankle when she stretched out a foot.

Thinking of the place of fear, she screamed out in fright.

"Princess, princess, are you okay!"

Hearing the movement, all the guards and maids guarding outside the boudoir broke into the door immediately.

Gulizal is not a little sheep in the desert. After waking up from a nightmare, she quickly calmed down as her mind became clearer and said, "No, it's okay. I just had a nightmare."

At this time, there were more people, the people in the room became lively, and the temperature was no longer deserted. Gulizal hesitated for a while, and she got off the bed with bare feet. Those were snow-white and delicate feet, delicate and white, It looks like growing up with milk from a young age, and it looks like an egg that has been peeled off its shell, delicate and beautiful.

After she got out of bed, she boldly lifted off the gold-rimmed sheets. The bed was empty, and there was no woman stuck under the bed board. Huh, she was just about to breathe a sigh of relief... Suddenly her eyes widened in fright, and her heart beat violently. Stop, there are a few drops of water under the bed!

(End of this chapter)