Isn’t this place beautiful?

I spent about half a month on the road, traveling around and taking various means of transportation.

Gu Heng brought Qin Yiyao and finally arrived at a small town at the border of East Frontier and Central Region.

The city itself is not very eye-catching, and even its name is just "Desolate City", because it is located in a relatively barren place on the border of East Xinjiang and Central Region - known as the "Ancient Desolate Vein"!

Although Gu Heng really didn't know why this place was called "barren"...

This ancient and desolate vein is clearly a place with beautiful mountains and rivers. He had carefully looked at it on the way here. The scenery is pleasant, with birds singing and flowers blooming. How could it be barren?

But this seems to be the fact.

The border between East Xinjiang and Central Region stretches for hundreds of thousands of miles, and this ancient wilderness area is the least populated area, and there is not even a governing force.

But Gu Heng had compared it with the Xuantian Star Map and asked some mortals who were closer to this place. They said that this place was nominally controlled by a force, but the ancient wilderness was rugged and difficult to travel, there were few people, and this place was very barren, so the forces that were supposed to be in charge here were too lazy to waste their time.

But for Gu Heng, this is just like a pillow when he wants to sleep!

You can tell at a glance that this place is not barren at all, and no one cares about it. With such a large area of ​​beautiful mountains and clear waters, if nothing else, it's at least a place you can live in for a long time!

"…Master, are we really going to live here?"

Qin Yiyao and Gu Heng stood at the gate of the deserted city. She frowned, looking at the dilapidated city in front of her where even the gates and walls had already decayed and collapsed. For a moment, she couldn't figure out what tricks Gu Heng was playing.

because.

All she saw was a barren land, with greenery being a rare treasure. The sky seemed to be affected by the lifelessness of this place, becoming grey and chaotic. What was even more terrifying was that the spiritual energy of this place was too thin!

For cultivators, the richer the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is, the more convenient it is to practice.

On the contrary, if the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is too thin...

That's very bad!

It is equivalent to living in an environment that suffocates the Qi Hai Dan Tian.

Compared with the desert Gobi, the environment of this ancient wilderness is actually not that desolate, but the thin spiritual energy of heaven and earth is probably the real reason why it is called "barren".

Yunling City is said to be a remote and poor place because the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is not strong enough, but now looking at this land, Qin Yiyao simply doesn't know what to say.

She felt like she had entered a doomsday ruin and suddenly missed Yunling City.

"Master, are you sure you want to take me to live here?"

"Well, don't worry, it's safe here, there's no danger."

Gu Heng touched Qin Yiyao's head and said with a smile, "Besides, the scenery here is beautiful. You can live here for the rest of your life."

For a lifetime?

The little girl tried her best not to show the bitterness on her face.

But it doesn't matter. Since we are here, and Master said that the scenery here is "beautiful", then let's just enjoy the scenery.

Moreover, there must be a deeper reason why Master decided to settle down here. After all, he is not blind, so how could he not see that this damn place is really barren?

"Relax, if this place is not good, you can change it."

Gu Heng said with a smile.

"Oh, I see." The little girl responded obediently, although there was still a bit of bitterness on her face.

But Gu Heng found it very strange.Is this place terrible?

Apart from anything else, this deserted city in front of us is larger and more grand than Yunling City in terms of its specifications!

It was a nice sunny day, and the deserted city was surrounded by lush greenery, birds were singing, the scenery was beautiful, and it looked prosperous. What was wrong with that?

However, the little girl was probably just tired from traveling on the road and was just complaining a few words.

Anyway, this girl is always obedient and sensible and won't lose her temper.

At the city gate.

There was no one guarding the city, only an old man in tattered linen clothes sitting at the city gate with his eyes closed.

However, when he heard the footsteps, he immediately opened his eyes and walked over with a smile on his face.

"Welcome to the deserted city. May I ask where you two are from?"

"It's just from an unknown little place, but it has been razed to the ground by the demon army now."

Gu Heng smiled faintly and said casually: "Since we are here, we have to find a place to stay first, so we will stay here for a while."

Hearing this, the old man smiled and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he respectfully invited us, "Thank you for coming from afar, but our place is relatively poor. I'm afraid you won't be able to adapt to the accommodation environment."

"It doesn't matter, and I think the accommodation environment won't be bad."

"This place is obviously beautiful, with clear water and green mountains. Even the air is filled with a fragrance that seems to not belong to this world. It's strange, why do people on the road say that this place is barren and desolate?"

Gu Heng looked at the surrounding environment, the neat and clean streets, the bright sunshine, and although there were not many pedestrians on the road, there was still a good atmosphere.

This place is not barren at all!

Where is the poverty...

The poorest one is the old man in sackcloth, which somewhat affects the appearance of the city.

"...!"

Hearing what Gu Heng said.

A trace of horror and suspicion flashed across the eyes of the old man in hemp clothes, but he didn't say much. He just bowed slightly and led the master and disciple into the city.

"…Strange, is there something odd about this place that I haven't noticed?"

Qin Yiyao keenly captured the extremely sharp emotional fluctuation in the old man's eyes just now.

Why, when Gu Heng mentioned the beautiful environment of this place, he didn't refute at all, and didn't even ridicule her master for having problems with his eyes, but instead revealed the ferocity of having his secret seen through by others?

Is he hiding something?

But what secrets could an old mortal man guarding the city gate hide?

The old man walked on the street with his master and disciple.

Qin Yiyao looked at the lifeless faces of the strangers around her, released her aura to detect, and found that none of them had any cultivation. However, after being detected, these mortals seemed to sense something and cast their eyes towards her. After a few times, Qin Yiyao herself became a little flustered and transformed into the quiet little beauty beside her master, doing nothing.

"This is the best inn in our deserted city." The old man said, pointing to the inn next to the street.

Qin Yiyao looked up.

"There is an inn."

This name did not surprise Qin Yiyao.Considering that the inn itself is quite shabby, it really matches the appearance of the deserted city, so it is normal to give it such a perfunctory name. But is this inn the "best inn" in the deserted city...

Never mind, I don't have too much expectations anyway.

Qin Yiyao subconsciously looked towards her master.

But I found that he had already started walking towards the inn.

She hurried after him.

The innkeeper's eyes lit up when he saw the old man and the young boy walk in. "Would you two like to stay in the inn, or have a meal?"

"Eat first."

Gu Heng replied calmly, "We, the master and the disciple, are starving."

The innkeeper was stunned.

Master and apprentice?

These two mortals, one big and one small, are actually master and disciple?

But that's okay, they're just customers.

"Sir, please come this way."

The shopkeeper enthusiastically led the master and his apprentice to a table near the window. Such warm hospitality made Gu Heng and Qin Yiyao feel uncomfortable for a while.

However, the shopkeeper was dressed like a businessman.

But this inn is still too shabby.

"Yeah, this place is nice."

Gu Heng's eyes swept across the lobby of the inn. The antique decorations, the potted plants, and the paintings on the walls were obviously of great value.

But it's already lunchtime, why is no one coming here to eat?

Listening to Gu Heng continuing to mutter something like "not bad" and "the scenery is great", Qin Yiyao held her chin with her hand and her mind began to work rapidly.

What is going on in this place?

Not long after, the innkeeper came up personally with the dishes.

"Enjoy your meal, both of you. Feel free to call me if you need anything." The innkeeper said with a smile, and then went to the kitchen.

"Master, this place seems a little strange to me."

Qin Yiyao said quietly.

"Is it strange?"

Gu Heng picked up a piece of meat, ate it while looking around, and asked nonchalantly: "What's so strange? The scenery here is very normal."

"…"

That's why Qin Yiyao found it strange!

Where's the scenery here?

What strikes you as the opposite is not only shabby but also barren.

"Why is your little brain suddenly not working today? Now that things have come to this, let's eat first."Gu Heng stuffed another mouthful of boiled chicken into his stomach.

Qin Yiyao glared at him.

It seems that there is indeed something strange about this place. He knows it, but he is not going to tell her even if he is beaten to death. He wants her to figure it out on her own, right?

Qin Yiyao was extremely depressed.

Master has started this kind of test again.

"…"

Gu Heng glanced quietly towards the kitchen, but there was no one there.

So he lifted up his robe, let Xiaobailong and Su Jinxi out, and fed them some meat.

…

Kitchen.

The innkeeper, Jin Qian, sat with Yuan Chou, the old man in sackcloth who was guarding the city, both of them looked solemn.

"Brother Yuan, who are those two people?"

Jin Qian asked.

"I don't know."

Yuan Chou stroked his beard, his old eyes, which had originally been a little dim, were now full of vigilance and solemnity!

"How could it be? With your 10th level of pseudo-immortal talent, can't you see it?"

Jin Qian said in disbelief.

Although Yuan Chou's strength cannot be ranked first in this deserted city, he will definitely be ranked in the top ten. This is why he was entrusted with the task of guarding the gate!

"No, I can see that girl is at the first level of fusion. She has some kind of supreme bloodline from the immortal world, and her talent is extremely terrifying!"

"If she was a remnant of the family that was stranded outside, it would be strange that the guys from 'Xuxian Heaven and Earth' didn't take her away."

Yuanchou stroked his beard.

When mentioning "Xuxian World", both of their faces turned ugly for a moment.

"What about the guy?"

Jin Qian asked again.

"Male..."

Yuan Chou shook his head slowly.

"From what I've seen, he's just a mortal. I can't find any trace of his cultivation level, but this is absolutely impossible."

"Just now at the city gate, he said in person that this place has 'very beautiful scenery, clear water and beautiful mountains'..."

Upon hearing this.

Jin Qian's expression also became horrified.