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"What? Going out at night? Don't live here?" The hostess looked at each other with a large bowl of porridge.

Everyone sat at the dining table and waited for dinner.

"Exactly." Fang Louxi didn't say much, because he couldn't explain clearly what a strange group of people from all walks of life who had almost no connection with each other was going to do in the desert in the middle of the night.

Fortunately, the couple only cared about whether they would come back, not what they were going to do.

"I'll be back in the daytime tomorrow." Fang Lou said westward.

"Hey, good." The hostess smiled and looked at the porridge in her hand, "This bowl of porridge is too clear, I'll make it thicker for everyone."

"Thank you." Fang Louxi bowed.

Yu Tian also leaned on the back of the chair, put one foot on the stool leg, and watched their exchange.

After the hostess walked into the kitchen, she sneered, "As soon as I heard that we would not stay overnight, I hurriedly replaced the drugged porridge for tomorrow."

Cheng Jinjiu answered her words, "Ms. Yu is so suspicious that they will harm us?"

Yu Tian also opened the wine gourd and took a sip of the wine. She was running out of wine, so she had to save it, "Anyway, I don't believe it."

The porridge that the hostess brought again was still very clear, no different from the one just now.

"At least there is no medicine in this big tank." Yu Tian also filled a bowl for himself.

The twilight is purple, covering the vast desert, the cold wind is blowing, and the undulating sand dunes stretch to the junction of heaven and earth.

A group of people were already waiting at the place where the city appeared last night.

"What the hell is the weather? It's so hot during the day and so cold at night." A rich lady rubbed her arms with an irritable expression on her face.

"Will that city appear?"

"Yes."

"I mean is it still in this place tonight?"

"I do not know……"

The purple is swallowed into the black bit by bit, the stars are twinkling, and the Milky Way flies across the sky.

Amidst the violent vibrations of the desert, the bustling ancient city arrived as promised.

In the boundless desert and the boundless night, the lights are brightly lit, and the noise can be heard faintly.

The sea of ​​sand is churning, like the powerful pulse of the Natasu Desert.

A sleeping millennium is resurrected and reborn.

Everyone went deep into the city, but there was still a frozen silence.

Colorful cloth flutters, goods are dazzling, spices are mixed, people come and go, bustling.

There is color and taste, but there is no sound.

As soon as he entered the city, Yu Tianyi didn't know where he went again.

Lin Hong didn't have the energy to care where she went, and looked around with a pair of eyes, "Don't you think this city is a little different from yesterday?"

Holding his sword, Cheng Jinjiu was also looking around, "It's a night difference, so it's inevitable that the furnishings will be different."

"No," Lin Hong said with certainty, "It's not just the furnishings that are different, it's impossible to add a few more walls and change a few shops overnight, right?"

Lin Hong pointed out the changes one by one and showed them, "The big earthen pots at the gate of the city have not changed—it's quite nice."

Cheng Jinjiu tried his best to recall, "It seems true, I have such an impression."

Wan Guchuan looked at a place, "The owner of that booth changed yesterday."

Lin Hong looked over, "Really."

The boss who sold them the knife and let them read their lips yesterday disappeared, and was replaced by a man who was about his age and looked somewhat similar.

Is it his brother?

Lin Hong walked over.

The goods on that booth are still knives and some bottles and cans, and the words engraved on them are still two weeks old, but the boss is indeed different.

Lin Hong asked the new boss, "Uncle, where did the uncle who guarded the shop yesterday go?"

The new boss looked puzzled: I was also guarding this shop yesterday, what's the matter?

"It wasn't you yesterday." Lin Hong didn't believe it.

New Boss: It's me.

Lin Hong: "It's not you."

New Boss: That's me.

Lin Hong thought about it, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, "Then who guarded this shop before you?"

New boss: My dad.

His father? ?

But obviously he is about the same age as yesterday's boss!

"Is there anyone else?" Lin Hong asked.

Yesterday's uncle was extremely enthusiastic about selling things. He was definitely not a temporary stallholder, but the owner of the shop.

The new boss shook his head: no more.

Lin Hong asked him, "What year is this?"

The new boss scratched his head, thinking that this person was nagging, but he still answered his question: 28 years of Tianyun.

28 years of luck! !

Yesterday's boss said it was the 18th year of Tianyun!

Ten years passed overnight!

The three of them were stunned. They thought they were going to investigate along the route of the regent's rebellion, but they didn't expect to skip ten years if they came back today. Wouldn't the clues be broken again?

Yesterday Wan Guchuan said that the three people who stole the diamond would come again, maybe he was right, but unfortunately they couldn't witness it.

Lin Hong was very frustrated, but still very grateful to the new boss for telling them this, "Thank you, your mouth is as beautiful as your father's."

New boss: ?

Wan Guchuan: "..."

Cheng Jinjiu: "..."

The rest of the people also quickly discovered that ten years had passed in this city.

A group of people are very puzzled.

Tonight, they don't need to rest, they will wander the city all night.

The city was too big, and everyone decided to split up according to the small teams that were originally divided.

Discuss the general direction, divide the area, and the crowd will disperse.

Lin Hong, Wan Guchuan, Cheng Jinjiu, Ning Xiuyun, and Dai Qingqing got together.

Lin Hong looked at the two girls and said hello.

Ning Xiuyun and Dai Qingqing nodded to him.

"Isn't the fish girl with us?" Cheng Jinjiu looked around.

"She doesn't know where she's gone, she's elusive—let's go." Lin Hong climbed onto Cheng Jinjiu's shoulder.

"Oh good." Cheng Jinjiu was still looking around, but was dragged away by Lin Hong holding his shoulders.

Wan Guchuan looked at the two walking away with their shoulders crossed.

"Brother Wan, let's go." Ning Xiuyun looked at Wan Guchuan, a little shy.

"Yeah." Wan Guchuan still looked at the two of them.

In the 28th year of Tianyun in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, the city of Kavantia is as prosperous as a sky city. It is connected to Qiemi and Tian Kingdoms in the southwest, Chehuan in the north, Ziqi in the northwest, Qingyatan in the east, and Dunhuang in the east. strong.

The flow of people is like weaving, all come from neighboring countries, buying and selling here, with different skin colors, looks, and clothes, most of them are rich and wealthy families.

In front of the restaurant, beautiful orchids are graceful, blond and blue-eyed, their clothes are covered with dazzling ornaments, revealing a slender waist, and ringing bells are hung on their snow-white ankles.The red lips were opened and closed, as if to solicit business. (Note 1)

A few girls raised the curtain intentionally or unintentionally, allowing passers-by to glimpse the feasting scene inside the restaurant——

Magnificent decorations, laughter, chatter, and the aroma of salamander and wine blend together.

The beautiful orchid danced the Huxuan dance in a cheerful rhythm.

The heart responds to the strings, and the hands respond to the drums.

With the sound of the string drum, the sleeves are raised, and the snow flutters and dances. (Note 1)

The owner of Orchid's Restaurant is also a barbarian, and the drinks come from the Western Regions, and the guests who can afford this restaurant are either rich or expensive.

The orchids in front of the door seemed to think that Lin Hong looked handsome, easy to bully, and rich, so they all surrounded him to pull him.

Lin Hong:? ?

Hu Ji smiled and opened and closed her mouth to say something, but what they said was half in Hu language and half in Chinese, Lin Hong couldn't understand at all from the shape of her mouth.

"No, no, I have something else to do..." Lin Hong wanted to get away but didn't dare to push too hard—how could Hu Ji be so enthusiastic.

There were girls all around, and Cheng Jinjiu didn't help, or didn't help, and was led into the store by several girls, everyone was stupid.

A tall figure approached, his hand brushed past the orchids, and pressed on Lin Hong's shoulder.

Orchids looked up - what a handsome son!

Just as he was about to pull him into the store together, Wan Guchuan spoke a few words in Persian.

"You can actually speak Persian!" Lin Hong looked at him, unable to understand...

After hearing what he said, the girls looked surprised, withdrew the hand that was pulling Lin Hong, looked at Lin Hong and then Wan Guchuan, discussed a few words with each other, laughed, waved to them, and retreated to the door .

Lin Hong:? ? ?

"What did you tell them?" Lin Hong was stunned.

"It's nothing. Let's go." Wan Guchuan's expression was extremely foul.

Cheng Jinjiu was relieved, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Brother Wan."

He turned his head and said to Lin Hong, "Your guard is so powerful, he can speak Persian." At the same time, he began to reflect deeply on himself.

"Is he unhappy?" Lin Hong looked at Wan Guchuan's back.

"No?" Cheng Jinjiu took a look, "Isn't Brother Wan always like this?"

"Do you mean he has been unhappy?" Lin Hong was suddenly worried.

?Cheng Jinjiu: "I mean Brother Wan has been like this—since I saw him."

"He was unhappy since you saw him." Lin Hong fell into deep thought.

Cheng Jinjiu: "..."

Lin Hong saw Ning Xiuyun catching up with Wan Guchuan.

A young girl with a slender waist and a blouse, fair skin and beautiful appearance, with a sweet smile.

Wan Guchuan looked sideways at her.

He turned his back to Lin Hong, and Lin Hong couldn't see his expression clearly.

The two stood together, one tall and the other slender, as if they were made in heaven.

Lin Hong suddenly remembered a sentence - "When the color comes to teach, my soul will go and receive it." (Note 3), his heart suddenly felt cold, and his expression darkened.

However, isn't this what you want?

I hope he can fall in love with others to the point where he can't reach...

"I can see that you are suddenly upset." Cheng Jinjiu said suddenly, standing opposite Lin Hong.

"No." Lin Hong was stubborn.

Cheng Jinjiu looked at him sideways, and pointed to his eyes, "Your eyes are very bright, and your eyelashes are very long. When you are unhappy, your eyelids droop, and once your eyelashes are covered, the light in your eyes disappears, so you can see it at a glance."

Cheng Jinjiu spoke very to the point, without any emotion, just stating objective facts.

Lin Hong laughed angrily, "So are you praising me or hurting me?"

Cheng Jinjiu shrugged, "None."

Seeing that the two hadn't followed, Wan Guchuan stopped and looked back, but happened to see Cheng Jinjiu scrutinizing Lin Hong carefully and pointing to his eyes, some distance away, people coming and going, so he couldn't see clearly—Lin Hong It seemed to be a smile.

Wan Guchuan clenched the hilt of his sword, took a step forward and then stopped.

After a long time, he let go of his hand.

"Brother Wan?" Ning Xiuyun looked at him, "Are you going to call them?"

It took Wan Guchuan a long time to say: "No need. Just wait."

"So what's wrong with you, Brother Lin?" Cheng Jinjiu asked Lin Hong.

Lin Hong didn't know what to say, as if there was a lump in his throat.

It's normal to feel sad now, it should get better slowly... right?

"It's really nothing," Lin Hong walked forward, "Let's go, and get out of this 'ghost' as soon as possible."

Early...or else...

Lin Hong raised his eyes and saw Wan Guchuan looking at him in the distance.

People came and went, and the two glanced at each other hurriedly.

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Note 1:

The Tang Dynasty was the golden age for the development of the Silk Road. The exchanges between the Central Plains and the Western Regions were unprecedentedly active. After the national integration during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, people's attitudes towards heterogeneous cultures became more rational.Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was an international metropolis at that time, containing a variety of cultures with an eclectic attitude.

Among them, the orchid restaurant culture has become the subject of many literati.

Li Bai has a poem that goes, "Where do the fallen flowers travel, and laugh into the Orchid's restaurant"

According to historical records, most of the barbarian wine shops in Chang'an City at that time were established by Central Asian countries and Persians, and they were mainly opened in the area from Xishi and Chunmingmen to Qujiang.The term orchid in ancient poems often refers to a young woman who sells wine in a barbarian hotel, and it began in the Tang Dynasty.

Note 2: The heart responds to strings, and the hands respond to drums.With the sound of the string drum, the sleeves are raised, and the snow flutters and dances. ——Bai Juyi's "Hu Xuannv"

Note 3: Hese came to teach, and my soul went and received it. ——"Historical Records Index" Zhang Collection.

Meaning: She expresses affection to me with her look, and my heart reflects it.Describe each other's eyebrows and eyebrows, and agree with each other.