Liu Xingchuan's words stunned Yang Zhijun, then he smiled awkwardly, touched his head and said, "I forgot about this, I was so excited!"
Liu Xingchuan shook his head helplessly.
At this moment, an old man in ragged clothes not far away slowly walked towards them.
"Are you going to the Shuijian area?" The old man glanced at Liu Xingchuan and Yang Zhijun and asked nervously.
Liu Xingchuan nodded.
The old man smiled, wiped his dusty face, and said kindly: "I can take you through the underground passage, but you need to pay some money!"
After hearing this, Liu Xingchuan smiled at the old man and said, "How much do I need to pay?"
The old man wiped his withered face again, then kept flexing his hands and said: "Thousand Crystal Stones, oh, little brother, don't get me wrong, I just work for them, and they also collect the money. The most I can do is
Get the reward of ten crystal stones!"
Seeing the old man's nervous look, Liu Xingchuan patted the old man's shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous, old man. Just take us there!"
When the old man heard this, he immediately smiled and clapped his hands, then bowed to Liu Xingchuan and said: "Thank you, little brother, you guys are coming with me!"
This so-called underground passage is actually just a cave. The cave leads from the outside to the interior of the Shuijian Domain, completely blocking the Zero Water, but the cold air of the Zero Water will still penetrate here.
Looking at the old man's trembling body along the way, Liu Xingchuan sighed, and then used energy to form a protective circle around the old man's body to prevent the cold air from entering the old man's body.
The old man smiled gratefully at Liu Xingchuan and said nothing.
"Old man, I don't think you look like a cultivator. Why are you here to guide people who enter the water stream area? Can your body bear it?" Liu Xingchuan asked curiously after taking a look at the old man.
After hearing this, the old man sighed and said helplessly: "I can't help it. My grandson and granddaughter rely on the little crystal stones I earn to live. They are now disciples in the Shuijian area. If they don't pay the tuition for a year,
It’s so little money!”
Liu Xingchuan nodded and said nothing. Many times he wished he was a mortal.
Because those mortals who have not practiced cultivation are more like human beings than cultivators. They have human emotions and desires, and they also have conscience, which most cultivators lack.
After crawling continuously for a stick of incense, Liu Xingchuan and others finally came out of the cave.
There were dozens of people standing outside the cave. Watching Liu Xingchuan and others coming out, a young man walked up and said enthusiastically: "Welcome to the Shuijian area. Please hand over a thousand crystal stones to each of you!"
Liu Xingchuan smiled, took out a handful of shining golden crystals, put them in the man's hand and said, "This is three thousand crystals!"
Then Liu Xingchuan took out three thousand crystal stones again and put them on the old man's hand and said: "Don't do this again. I am very old. The cold air entering the body will leave sequelae! I believe these crystal stones can be used by your granddaughter and grandson for a long time."
Got it!"
The old man looked at the crystal in his hand, bowed to Liu Xingchuan with tears in his eyes, and then returned the crystal to Liu Xingchuan's hand. He said with great gratitude: "My little brother is a good person, but
The old man cannot take this money. Although it is nothing to the little brother, it is still too valuable for the old man!"
Liu Xingchuan smiled and said: "Don't refuse, old man. Just think of it as a reward for taking us to climb a few more times! I don't think the old man will let us go back and forth and climb the cave a few more times, right?"
After hearing this, the old man did not refuse anymore, and bowed to Liu Xingchuan again: "Then I thank you, little brother!"
Liu Xingchuan smiled and left quickly with Yang Zhijun and Shui Yun'er. He didn't want to see an old man keep bowing to him just because he got his three thousand crystal stones...
Seeing Liu Xingchuan and others walking away, the old man smiled happily, and then he said as if talking to himself: "These little guys are not bad, good people will be rewarded!"
If Liu Xingchuan and others were still where they were, they would be surprised to see that the young men who had just paid the fee kept nodding and bowing after listening to the old man's words...
Liu Xingchuan and his friends did not stop when they entered the Shuijian area. They were rushing towards the center of the city, the City of Despair.
Only when you get there can they be considered truly safe. At least no one there cares about your past, just like God gives you a chance to live a new life!
In other words, even if others know the identities of Liu Xingchuan and others, they will not be hunted down like outside.
After flying for several hours, they finally arrived at the legendary city of despair.
And when they actually saw the city of despair in front of them, they were shocked. The darkest and most terrifying place of death in the Strange Eyes Continent was actually a suspended city.
The entire city stands erected in the sky, and tall buildings are connected with the circular ground to form a huge cone. Looking towards the top of the city, the sunlight refracted by the Lingjue water forms rainbows throughout the city.
These rainbows are constantly dancing around the city, extremely gorgeous.
"I didn't expect the City of Despair to look like this. It's really eye-opening!" Yang Zhijun said with emotion as he looked at the city above his head.
Liu Xingchuan nodded and said with a smile: "It's really a generous move, better than I imagined!"
After chatting for a while, Liu Xingchuan and the other three slowly walked towards a small building at the lower end of the city.
The small building is cylindrical and connected to the City of Despair in the sky by a long and narrow intersection.
The interior of the building is also a circular building. As soon as Liu Xingchuan and the other three entered, a man walked up.
"Do you guys want to enter the City of Despair?" the man asked Liu Xingchuan and others with smiles on their faces.
Liu Xingchuan nodded.
"The City of Despair is a city that gives practitioners a chance to live anew. Please forget your original name after entering. You will only have a code name in the future!" the man continued to laugh.
Liu Xingchuan nodded again, that's fine. From now on, no one will know that he is the once glorious young master of Jingling City, and no one will know that Shui Yun'er was the former eldest lady of Yueming Valley, let alone
People will care about Yang Zhijun's mysterious life experience. This is the real paradise.
"Okay, now each person will hand over 100,000 crystal stones, and then follow me to draw the code!" the man said with a smile.
His words made Liu Xingchuan and Yang Zhijun stunned for a moment. One hundred thousand crystals? Robbery?
Taking a deep breath, Liu Xingchuan looked at Yang Zhijun and nodded after hesitating for a moment.
Yang Zhijun was very depressed and took out 300,000 crystal stones and handed them to the man, while he kept mumbling something.
In fact, Liu Xingchuan always knew what Yang Zhijun was talking about, that he was going bankrupt and would soon become a beggar.
Shaking his head helplessly, Liu Xingchuan did not stop Yang Zhijun from muttering, because he was telling the truth. When he came out with him, he brought 500,000 crystals with him. He spent a lot along the way, and now he handed over 300,000 crystals.
Ten thousand, there is not much left.
After paying the money, the man took Liu Xingchuan and others to draw the code. After a while, the three returned to the same place again.
Liu Xingchuan was codenamed "Scholar", Yang Zhijun was codenamed "Lingxiao", and Shui Yun'er was codenamed "Snowman". Of course, Shui Yun'er's codename was chosen by Liu Xingchuan with help. She didn't say a word along the way, her eyes were always in focus.
state of absence.
"After you get the code name, you can enter the City of Despair. Oh, by the way, there is one more important thing I forgot to tell you. The people in the City of Despair also belong to the Shuijian area. You have the right to enter and exit the two cities at will, but
You must wear this when entering the water stream area to avoid getting into trouble!" The man said and took out three black belts and handed them to Liu Xingchuan and the others.
After taking the belt, the three of them headed towards the aerial city of Despair.
Yang Zhijun was in an extremely excited state along the way, which made Liu Xingchuan admire him again. They were both human beings, so why was there such a big gap? He had just escaped from death, why did this guy seem to have forgotten?
When they arrived at the City of Despair, Liu Xingchuan and the others instantly felt that they had entered paradise. This place was many times more beautiful than it looked from the outside.
The blue sky, the white clouds, and the rainbow-like halo of light shining everywhere...
"Are they Scholar, Ling Xiao, and Snowman?" Just as Liu Xingchuan and others were looking around, a very charming female voice came.
After being stunned for a moment, Liu Xingchuan remembered that his codename here was Scholar. He was really not used to the sudden change of title!
Liu Xingchuan turned around and saw a woman dressed in a coquettish way. After smiling, Liu Xingchuan said, "It's us. What's the matter with the girl?"
"Oh, I'm responsible for taking you to your residence. You guys can come with me!" The woman smiled, and her charming voice sounded again.
Liu Xingchuan nodded, pulling Yang Zhijun, who was drooling, and Shui Yun'er, who had empty eyes, to quickly follow the woman. At this moment, Liu Xingchuan found himself very pitiful...
Their residence is located on the edge of the City of Despair. It doesn't look like the conditions are very good, at least it's very noisy inside. However, Liu Xingchuan likes it very much because he can see almost half of the water stream area from the window of the room.
After the woman left, Liu Xingchuan tidied up a little and then helped Shui Yun'er lie down. Her mental state was extremely unstable now, so it would be better to take a rest first.
Maybe it was because she was too tired or too sad. Not long after she lay down, Shui Yun'er's breathing began to become slow and even. Seeing this situation, Liu Xingchuan took Yang Zhijun back to his room.
"Xiaochuan, how much money do you have with you?" Yang Zhijun said to Liu Xingchuan as soon as he entered the room.
Liu Xingchuan took out a large handful of crystal stones and put them in Yang Zhijun's hand, and said calmly: "That's all that's left!"
Looking at the crystal in his hand, Yang Zhijun sighed slightly and said helplessly: "I have indeed become poor. It seems that I have to find a way to make money to support myself in the future!"
Liu Xingchuan nodded and said nothing. This was the first time he had thought about life since he was a child. At this moment, he suddenly began to feel that he was no different from the children of ordinary families, but in real terms, he might not be as good as them. After all,