Fairyland

On the third day after the peacock was locked in the cage, the jackal took him out of the cage, still tied the demon-binding chains that had loosened in fact, roughly combed and cleaned his hair, and urgently rehearsed singing and dancing.

Li Wan found an excuse casually, and followed the peacock under the sneering eyes of the jackal to the big tent made of human skin and various kinds of twine.

What catches the eyes and reaches the ears is naturally dance and music.

Dance and music.

It was the first time Li Wan knew that peacocks could also sing.Unlike the oriole's crisp, hoarse and high-pitched singing voice, it is like the desolate and passionate sound of the strong wind from ancient times, overlooking all living beings with the aftertaste of the king of birds in the mythological era.

Noble and free, even if he cannot spread his wings and fly, he will not change his soul's longing for a distant place.

Accompanied by the singing, Liwan seemed to see the vastness of green grass, the raging sea, the roar of monsters, the height of temples, the vastness of rivers and lakes, the joy of new life, the loneliness of deserted tombs... Is this all the experience of peacocks?Wearing long feathers, traveling alone with short and slender legs, never stopping for anything, and proudly abandoning it after experiencing it.

Even a demon who doesn't understand music will involuntarily restrain his smile and make a gesture of listening attentively when he sees a handsome and dignified peacock demon singing with his head up and his hoarse voice echoing in his ears.

Kong Qianmu was still under the shackles, his head was raised high, his eyes were looking at the top of the tent, and he was stingy to give the dumbfounded jackal a look.

"What song is this?" Ju Tan, the leader of the Jackal Merchant Group, asked.

Peacock poked his neck and said, "No name."

Li Wan almost laughed.He knew peacock language, and Kong Qianmu just sang wherever he wanted to, connecting the tunes and lyrics of countless tunes at will, maybe even the tune was wrong, but peacock sang so frankly, so naturally, like a famous song handed down from generation to generation.

The chic peacock, to put that place in the lyrics and sing it, is so bold.

That place full of sorrow and pain, yet extremely yearning...

His greedy and sharp eyes swept over Peacock, and suddenly fell on Li Wan, who was crying and laughing behind him, with a strange expression, and there was interest in his eyes: "You are still alive."

Human beings are kept alive in cages full of hungry monsters.

"Now I am an accessory of Mr. Peacock." The little human put away his thoughts for a moment, held his head high, as if he had acquired some great status, "Only I know what he sang just now!"

The last sentence worked, and Ju Tan asked curiously, "Then tell me, what did he sing?"

"Grassland, sea, monsters, human beings, joy, sorrow, homelessness, family..." Li Wan raised his finger and counted them one by one, "Oh, there are too many, and it's basically a sentence that changes every sentence. You can't act like this in Daji , will blow the audience's minds into a halo."

Kong Qianmu looked at the human being in surprise, but he did not expect that he really understood.

Monsters spend most of their lives in human form. For them, their native language is more of a useless talent. Few monsters would bother to study this kind of thing.Smart human beings, as they say, "waste" their limited lives on it.

"I can also play the piano, harmonica, erhu, and chess. You can't find a more versatile human being than me. Protect me."

Kong Qianmu knew subconsciously that the human being said this to himself. For the first time, he relaxed his cheek muscles and nodded with a smile.

Ju Tan was very satisfied with Kong Qianmu's performance. In fact, he only needed the peacock to look noble enough, and a fool would loosen the demon lock and let the big demon dance.As for the singing voice, ha, when did the peacock have that thing?

"Humans, write down the song. I want to give it to customers and tell them that I have a peacock that can sing. It's cool to have songs but no dances. Let those flat-haired beasts compose a dance. Maybe you don't have to wait until the big If you collect it, you can sell this troublesome spirit together with the demon lock."

"Yes, sir."

Li Wan bent down exaggeratedly, as if performing a funny show.

Kong Qianmu sneered, making it clear that he didn't bother to talk to the giant.

Ju Tan glanced at him coldly, threw the wine gourd on the ground casually, and said, "As for humans, this is your reward for living up to now."

Humans are not as ignorant as peacocks, they smile all over their faces, and flattery words come out of their mouths like money, and they save the scene of being splashed with ice water by Kong Qianmu in an instant, especially the feat of the giant greedy and brave capture of the big monster. Shuote said that even the giant greedy blushed, and turned to talk about the contribution of the deputy head: "It all depends on the little wolf's good eyes, and I can see that this peacock is strong on the outside but on the inside."

"If it wasn't for the commander's insight to recognize heroes, the deputy commander would not be able to use them even if he has great abilities. The commander is the leader, so there is no need to compete in force, and the real ability is to use monsters!" Li Wan raised his head. Thumb, with a full face, "If there are so many monsters in Xihuang, why did you pick up the deputy head?"

The giant looked down on humans at first, but Li Wan was so eloquent that his words tickled his itches, and the jackal unconsciously wanted to listen to a few more words, and after listening, he had to join in, and it gradually turned into a "talk".

"Luck, luck." The head of the group first untied the gourd around his waist and took a sip of wine. He was proud of the spring breeze, showing his heroism. Seeing that the eyes of all the wolves and slaves in the room were on him, he said slowly, "The little wolf is born with a disability. , when I met him, he was lying in a mass grave waiting to die, his flesh was rotting, and he crawled over to eat."

The deputy leader is indeed a legendary figure in the Jackal Merchant Group. He not only has a mysterious origin, but also has great powers. It is said that he is self-injured and disabled, and he doesn't like to see monsters. Few of you here, including the confidants of the giant greedy, have seen him really. body.I didn't expect that a generation of great monsters would have such a downturned time, and they all stared at Ju Tan and hoped that he would continue speaking.

"At that time, I didn't know that he was a big monster. I gave him a piece of leftover jerky for the sake of his family. After eating the jerky, he took a breath and told me that he was disabled since he was a child. My grandfather raised shit and urine until he was an adult, and he wanted to repay his grandfather by cultivating something famous. Unexpectedly, just after he was promoted to a great demon, his grandfather died of old age, and he was also disheartened, so he came here to wait for death." The big greedy face The smile on the face was mixed with emotion, "But when he was about to die, he couldn't bear it anymore. He happened to meet me, so he just followed me. There was no other requirement, just a mouthful of food."

Li Wan smiled and said: "The deputy head is not good at walking, meeting the head is his chance."

"No matter how bad you are, you are still a big monster!" Ju Tan patted his thigh and said, "Not to mention anything else, just look at the enchantment he created when we were not trading, it was cool during the day and warm at night, and even the manpower for patrolling was saved a lot. And he looks like a whole person, food, clothing, housing, transportation, power and wealth, everything is useless, he really can only ask for one bite. He has made a lot of money!"

"It can be seen that God cares for the head of the group. You and the deputy head of the group support the scene and support each other. After the business of the Jackal Merchant Group is completed, even the big monsters have goods. In the future, the reputation in the West Wilderness will definitely be invincible. !"

After Liwan made this head start, several cadres of the Jackal Merchant Group present were unwilling to be left behind, and loudly congratulated the Merchant Group's dominance of the Western Wilderness just around the corner.

Only Kong Qianmu, when Li Wan looked over, quietly raised a tail feather, circled it with the soft end, like a question mark, and then pointed in the direction of the deputy head's tent - the deputy head has a problem ?

Li Wan shook his head, signaling him to leave it alone.

The monsters of the Jackal Merchant Group flattered each other for a long time before leaving.They all have their own affairs, and it's not time to celebrate.

The road to Daji is also an important trading route. Many business groups with little capital or carrying contraband choose to wait on the only way to Daji, and trade with passing business groups in advance to avoid getting Daji. The land rent is too expensive, the rules are strict, and many rare goods are thrown into the hands.

Jackal business group mainly trades live animals. In Daji, it is a business that is not bright but not illegal. This year, there are a lot of good products. The giant greed wants to take this opportunity to promote its name. Any other business groups come to the door, they will welcome them as usual , There are more stops than walks along the way, and the affairs in the hands of each steward are also very complicated.

When the giant left, the human picked up the belt of the wine gourd given to him by the jackal with his feet, and tied the gourd around his waist. He still had a smile on his face, but it was so gloomy, like leftover meat after a banquet, revealing his flesh and blood. Scary bloodshot bones.

"Don't drink it, it will hurt your throat," Kong Qianmu said.

Water is a consumable in Xihuang, and a throat that has not drank water for a long time cannot withstand the burning of spirits.

"Thank you..." Li Wan paused before adding, "I know."

The first half of the sentence is gratitude, but the second half of the sentence turns other people's kindness into superfluous, making Kong Qianmu stunned.

Coming out of the tent, the sky is dark, the hazy moon and the faint sun are hanging high at the same time, the stars are not twinkling, half dark and not dark, it is dull and depressing.

Li Wan suddenly remembered the peacock's reminder, and was a little angry. He said, "Actually, I know everything about the world. You may have been to many places, but I have also read and read a lot of books, so many books that you can't even imagine."

Kong Qianmu's eyes showed surprise, human beings are ignorant and stupid in the eyes of monsters.They have no language of their own, no knowledge, from birth to death is so short, eating, sleeping and reproduction occupy most of the time, and the rest of the time they nest together and make weird syllables, fight for no reason, or shrink in a corner in a daze.

"Human beings have their own language and culture, and the place where human wisdom gathers is called Chang'an."

Li Wan stopped and ran to Peacock, his eyes seemed to be on fire: "The ancient city of Chang'an is not a city of monsters, but a city of human beings. This place of peace of mind is my hometown, and Chang'an is the hometown of human beings!"

Kong Qianmu gasped—this human being actually has his own spiritual civilization!

"Calm down..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw that the human had turned around and left.

If he needed a reminder from a monster to calm down, Li Wan would not be alive now.

He just couldn't get over it.

How proud Li Wan is can be seen from the name he gave himself, because the king of the demon realm is called Wan Ling, so he is called Li Wan.

These days, to subdue the little demon in the cage, win over the mysterious big demon Kong Qianmu, and inquire about the mysterious deputy head every day, before he closes his eyes every day, it is very difficult for him to recall the things he did in a day. proudly.

However, only two words are needed to break up all his efforts and achievements - Chang'an.

Even if the current human beings are still called human beings, without Chang'an, without the countless treasures left in the long river of history, they are no longer the same kind in Liwan, but a group, food.

There is no ethnic group in Liwan, no matter how happy he is, without Chang'an, he is just a member of the dead clan.