The Crescent City is located in the southwest of the Great Xia Kingdom, where the Western Rong and the Southern Barbarians meet.

As night falls and dusk deepens, a layer of deep blue mist fills the sky. The unique chirping of birds can be heard all around, adding a quiet and mysterious atmosphere to the entire Crescent City.

When Nan Mo teleported over, he was still in the space.

Gouzi began to scan the entire city and was very surprised after what he found.

[Master, there are actually many people who raise snakes and scorpions in this Crescent City, but they are all small-scale, and I haven't found any big snake farmers.]

Nan Mo lowered her eyes, her face darkening slightly, "In that case, it will take some time to find the person who provided the venom to the witch."

[Indeed, we need to screen them one by one. ]

After finishing his reading, Gong Chenyu spoke up, "I was poisoned many years ago. Perhaps there weren't so many snake farmers here many years ago."

Nan Mo nodded, "Let's get a thorough understanding of the layout of this city tonight, and then go out after dawn to blend in with the crowd and ask around. Maybe we'll get the answers we want."

After confirming, Gouzi began to transmit the scanned image of Crescent City, while Nan Mo and Gong Chenyu quickly became familiar with the city.

Looking at the layout of the city, Nan Mo said calmly, "A place like this, located at the junction of three countries, is usually an important territory that each country fights for. This place can stand out and become a no-man's land. The person who rules this city should not be underestimated."

Gong Chenyu nodded. "I don't know much about this place. I only know that the mayor of Crescent City seems to be surnamed Su."

Hearing this surname, Nan Mo looked up and blurted out, "Isn't the Queen's surname Su?"

Gong Chenyu's expression was complicated for a moment, "My last name is Su."

"Your surname is Su, and you are from Crescent City. Do you think the Queen is related to the City Lord?"

Hearing Nan Mo's question, Gong Chenyu didn't know how to answer for a moment. He stood aside with his arms folded and a serious expression on his face.

Nan Mo looked at him straight, and suddenly smiled, "It's just a guess, why are you so serious?"

"Hopefully it's just speculation and not fact."

Gong Chenyu said this, his eyes darker than before, "The Queen has not done anything detrimental to the Great Xia Kingdom in these years. Although there are other concubines in the royal brother's harem, the relationship between him and the Queen must be deep, otherwise he would not have only had children with the Queen."

"Don't be so pessimistic. We won't draw any conclusions before there is any empirical evidence."

The next day.

Nan Mo and Gong Chenyu disguised themselves as a young couple on a trip and appeared in a teahouse in Crescent City.

The waiter served tea and snacks and then left.

After a while, a storyteller appeared on the stage in the hall and told some mythological stories.

The people around listened with great interest, and cheers were heard from time to time.

Gong Chenyu and Nan Mo sat by the window on the second floor. Not only could they see the scene in the lobby on the first floor, but they could also see the noisy streets outside through the window.

The coming and going of people is as lively as in a teahouse.

Nan Mo put down the teacup and said softly, "From what I have seen so far, the people in this city live a very carefree and relaxed life, without having to rush around for a living."

Gong Chenyu was also surprised by the pace of life in this city. "From what I've seen here before, there is a teahouse and wine shop like the one we are in almost every hundred meters. Even in a city as big as Beijing, there are not as many teahouses and wine shops as here. This is obviously beyond common sense."

Nan Mo tapped her fingers on the table lightly from time to time, her phoenix eyes gazing at the bustling streets outside the window.

It does seem that there are a lot of people on the street, but there are almost no people walking in a hurry. The tea stalls or snack stands on both sides of the street are almost always occupied by people sitting, chatting in groups of three or five, and some are playing mahjong at the tea stalls, looking very comfortable.

"What do you think is their source of income?"

Hearing Nan Mo's words, Gong Chenyu also looked out the window. "If the streets were filled with the elderly, the weak, women and children, it could be explained that the men in the families were working in the fields. However, whether it was the tea stalls outside or the strong men in the teahouses, they had nothing to do. They were either drinking tea, listening to books, or chatting and playing cards."

He frowned and pursed his lips, "This city is too weird, whether it's day or night."

Just as the two were about to go out for a walk on the street, the storyteller below suddenly said, "Today's collection of mythological stories ends here. Next time, I will tell you about the great hero of our Crescent City!"

"it is good!"

"it is good……"

"it is good!"

The people around were a hundred times more excited at this moment than before, and they all applauded and cheered, as if they had been waiting for this moment.

Nan Mo and Gong Chenyu, who were about to leave, looked at each other, then sat down and didn't move.

The storyteller below said with great emotion, "When talking about the heroes of Crescent Moon City, the first person we should mention is of course Mr. Su Xingchen."

"Good good!"

The people around were once again extremely excited and shouted "good" three times.

“Mr. Su Xingchen is the first true city lord of our Crescent Moon City. Because of him, the people of our city no longer have to wander around, go hungry, or be separated from their families.

In those years, Mr. Su single-handedly fought against the malicious poisoning of the southern barbarians, and eventually drove the southern barbarians out of Crescent City at the cost of losing a leg. Mr. Su..."

The storyteller spoke vividly, and some of the spectators around him were whispering while others were nodding in agreement.

The dog collected and summarized the whispers of these people and passed them on to his owner.

[Master, according to the news just recorded, many years ago, the Southern Barbarians sent out a group of people who wanted to completely occupy Crescent City. Not only did they burn, kill, and loot in the city, they also released evil poisons. Countless people in the city were killed and injured that time.

[In the end, when Su Xingchen came forward to negotiate with the southern barbarians, he single-handedly wiped out a group of them. Later, he also detoxified the poisoned people in the city and led everyone to protect their homes.]

Nan Mo picked up the teacup and took a sip and asked, "How do they make a living?"

[They did not mention it.]

"It was difficult to check last night because it was so quiet. Now everyone is out and about in broad daylight. If you scan the entire city again, you may find something unexpected."

【Okay! 】

Throughout the whole day, Nan Mo and Gong Chenyu not only drank tea and listened to books in the teahouse, but also strolled on the streets. Before nightfall, the two found an inn to stay in.

As soon as I returned to my room after dinner, the dog sent me a message: [Master, I have a new discovery.]

Nan Mo asked Gong Chenyu to lock the door from the inside, and then led people directly into the space.

Outside the space, there is no connection between Gong Chenyu and Gou Zi, so he can't hear what Gou Zi says. Only in the space can they resonate with each other.

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