Mirage
Sand Fox Xutu snuck its head out of the sand and asked, "Who did you offend after you sneaked out? Why are there so many demon hunters and assassins in Zhisha Pass?"
Yunqique raised his head suddenly after hearing Xutu's words, and the disbelief in his eyes gradually turned into sadness.
Is he... afraid that she won't die?
Zhuo Chi saw her emotions and rolled his eyes at her. "I'm not here to kill you, what does it have to do with you?"
Xu Tu muttered softly, "How come it's none of my business? Most of those demon hunters are raised by the Yun family, and they're no good! If any of my people are captured, and my father finds out it was because I provoked you, and you provoked them, leading to this disaster, I'll definitely suffer the consequences."
Zhuo Chi squinted his eyes again, his expression becoming even more vicious, and Xu Tu fell silent.
"Why did your fiancée run away? Did you force her? I'm in a hurry. Tell me any clues you think might be useful."
"Between her and me, I was the one forced all along. This marriage was arranged by her, who pestered me relentlessly. Just two days before the wedding, she suddenly left without a word, evading me. I still haven't figured out what I did wrong. She's also a sand fox. I can sense her presence in this desert, but she's mastered the art of transforming sand to perfection. If she insists on avoiding me, I have no way of finding her."
"Turning into sand?"
"You mortals have a term for mirages. Our Sand Foxes' unique sand-transforming skills can create mirage-like illusions. However, the difference is that the mirage created by the sand-transforming technique can touch everything you see, as if it were real, something that actually existed. For someone like her who has mastered the art to such an extreme, she can transform anything with just sand, and even transform into objects to be carried out of the desert, or even merge with the sand itself."
Zhuo Chi said calmly: "Okay, I understand."
"Please don't hurt her. Just bring her back to me and let me see her again. Even if we have to part, I want to ask her everything clearly. It was clearly she who first stirred my heart, making me fall hopelessly in love with her... I don't understand what I did wrong... to make her, not want me anymore..."
He lowered his head in dejection, his words and expression full of self-doubt.
"By the way, are there any items she often used? It would be best if they could be burned to ashes. It would be best if they could be contaminated with her scent and not washed in water."
Xu Tu took out a silk handkerchief from his bosom and handed it to Zhuo Chi, "This is the last thing she left me."
"The last item?"
"Well, before she left, she destroyed everything she had, including her home."
"Your fiancée destroyed the whole house, and you didn't even notice. And you still say she left quietly? That's ridiculous. You deserve to lose your fiancée."
"I know it's all my fault. If I had improved my skills a little more, maybe I could have noticed it. Maybe I could have had a chance to keep her, or even know her unspeakable secret."
Zhuo Chi helped Yun Qi Que to her feet and tied her hands together with the Lan family's ancestral red bell tie, using a special knot to ensure the red bell was as secure as possible. As they shook their hands, the dozens of brass bells attached to the red bell tie rang out with a clear, pleasant sound.
When he pierced the tip of his right middle finger and squeezed out a drop of blood on the red bell tie, the dark red color of the blood quickly spread to the entire red bell tie.
The red bells that were originally so short that they tied the hands tightly together became flexible.
In this way, Zhuo Chi's hands are no longer restricted when he controls the talisman paper or controls the monster.
"If you are suddenly forced to get separated from me, you can find me by following it."
"good."
Zhuo Chi looked at her weak body that had no power to protect itself, and felt extremely worried. He took out several kinds of yellow talismans for her to protect herself and ward off evil spirits.
"Aque, be sure to keep these yellow talismans safe. If you encounter an attack from a monster, you can still block it. Remember, as soon as one yellow talisman is broken, you must shake the red rope as hard as you can until I appear. Don't call me directly to avoid alerting the monster."
"But the sound of the bell will also alarm the monster."
"The sound of the Lan family's red bells can only be heard by those who are tied together."
"good."
He was busy making hand gestures and burning talismans with his hands, and he smiled gently to soothe her fear and worry. "Well, after we solve Xu Tu's problem, we can go home together."
As the fire talisman wrapped in the silk handkerchief burst into flames, it burned to ashes in his closed hands. Zhuo Chi rubbed the ashes in his palms with both hands, and soon, a small bird transformed from the ashes flew out.
Zhuo Chi put speed talismans on his feet, picked up Yunqi Que horizontally, and quickly caught up with the flying bird.
Finally, when the bird was so tired that it was panting and sweating, it finally stopped in front of a green forest in the desert.
The surroundings were so dry that not a single blade of grass grew. Only this small area in front of us was covered with green forests, birds singing, and flowers blooming. Through the gaps between the tree trunks, one could vaguely see the gurgling water behind the trees, as well as the dazzling white walls of the palace.
Obviously, this is a "mirage".
"This is the melting sand of the sticky cotton. She loves me, and she still loves me as deeply as ever."
Xu Tu was so excited that he kept wiping away tears. "She must have spent so much energy hiding such a large-scale sand transformation from us... I knew she must have some unspeakable hidden reason."
Yun Qique murmured doubtfully, "How can you be sure that she still loves you as deeply as before?"
"Ci Xu once said that once she became more advanced in her sand-transforming skills, she would be able to conjure up a real Green Forest Palace for our new home. This new home we imagined together, with all the details and hopes, is practically here. In fact, this place she conjured is even more beautiful and stunning than we could have imagined. If she didn't love me anymore, how could she have conjured it up?"
He said this not only to Yunqi Que, but also to himself.
"I can't feel her, Lan Zhuochi, help me find her."
Walking into the "mirage" of sticky cotton and sand, Lan Zhuochi pinched his fingers and chanted a spell, then threw out a short white bone wrapped with a talisman.
The white bones flew through the mirage in the air like a boomerang, and finally fell back into Lan Zhuochi's hands.
Lan Zhuochi said tactfully, "Xu Tu, there are no living things here anymore."
"Isn't Chixu here? I'll go back and look for her. I'm sure I can find her other belongings. If you look for her again, she must have hidden away again...right?"
Xu Tu didn't want to believe it, but he knew he was deceiving himself, so tears welled up in his eyes. "How could there be no living things? Lan Zhuochi, please try again, try again... Please... try again..."
Lan Zhuochi held the bones in his hand out to Xu Tu, "You know what this is, and you know what I mean. If you do it again, the result will be the same."
"Her sand-stopping effect hasn't dissipated yet. She can't be dead. It's impossible."
Xu Tu collapsed and in an instant seemed to have been drained of all his energy, becoming extremely weak.
"Lan Zhuochi, I am willing to serve you for the rest of my life. Can you help me solve this mystery?"
"To be used by me, you have to submit to the Demon Summoning Notice. I don't want to be entangled by your crazy and unreasonable father."
"Even if you don't use the summoning spell, you have other ways to control me without worry, right? I don't care about the consequences, as long as you are willing to help me solve this mystery. If you can use me once, I will be able to use me again."
"Okay, I'll help you. But after this is done, her secret magic weapon will belong to me."
Xu Tu's expression suddenly changed, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he frowned and asked, "What do you demon hunters know about the secret magic weapon used to kill the demon?"
"It seems you, a lovestruck soul, haven't been blinded by grief yet, and you've reacted quite quickly. I heard that Sand Fox Chixu possesses a magical jade weapon, said to contain the power of an ancient god. This news reached most demon hunters overnight. What do you think the demon who deliberately spread this news looks like?"
Zhuo Chi took out a palm-sized brass mirror, and what was shown in the mirror was the scene of the Monster Market.
His fingers casually fiddled with the raised carvings of the twelve zodiac animals on the brass mirror frame. The scene of the Demon Market shown on the mirror quickly retreated, and finally stopped at a man in a black robe standing at the exit of the Demon Market in the dark night.
"who is he!"
"Don't worry, he will soon take off the hood that hides his face."
As soon as Lan Zhuochi finished speaking, the man shown in the mirror raised his head, and his hood was blown down by the strong wind, revealing his face.
"How dare you disguise yourself as me! Go to the demon market opened by demon catchers! And spread the secret of my fiancée!" Xu Tu gnashed his teeth in anger.
"Lan Zhuochi, you also came to the Western Desert for Chixu's secret magic weapon, right?"
"I dare say that 80% of the demon hunters near the Western Regions are here for Chixu's secret magic weapon. As the leader of the demon hunters and the most well-informed of the Lan family, isn't it normal for me to also want to obtain this magic weapon? However, you should be thankful that you met the most upright me first."
"The Demon Market is a black market created by your Lan family. You know who he is, right?"
"Of course, if you want to know, exchange it for Zhixu's magic weapon. I'm not taking advantage of someone in distress. Now, Zhixu's magic weapon may bring disaster to your Sand Fox tribe. Since you can't keep it anyway, you might as well use it to trade with me. What do you think?"
"make a deal."
Lan Zhuochi smiled with satisfaction and started to work seriously.
He asked Xu Tu to cover their retreat while he led the way, leading them towards the palace entrance.
Walk to Qingxi.
There are many white fish swimming in the crystal clear stream, some are as short as finger joints, and some are as fat and long as thighs to knees.
It is rare to have streams in the desert, let alone such fat fish.
Just looking at it makes people feel cool and comfortable.
The swirling smoke slowly drifted away from the woods, blurring their vision. As they got closer, the melodious singing of the girl became clearer.
Come out of the bushes and look into the distance.
In the garden in front of the palace stood a beautiful girl.
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