Chapter two hundred and seventy seventh heavily guarded
More than half of May has passed. Wangyu is asking all brothers and sisters to vote. If you have a monthly ticket, don’t forget to vote for Xuanjie^^
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Half a month later.
The sound of hooves was like thunder, and hundreds of riders came galloping with billowing smoke and stopped in front of a huge city.
These people were Shi Mu and his party. Due to the orders from the Mingyue Sect headquarters, they had been traveling almost non-stop these days and finally arrived at their destination.
The huge city in front is Quyang City, the ancient kingdom of Xixia.
Everyone looked exhausted, and the mount beneath them was panting even more.
Shi Mu stood at the outermost edge, with foam oozing from the lips of the alien horse beneath him, and his body was trembling slightly.
He turned his eyes, turned over and jumped off the horse. The horse's breathing suddenly relaxed, and its trembling body stopped.
Shi Mu patted the horse's neck, then touched the horse's mouth and took the opportunity to stuff a pill.
The horse's eyes lit up, he neighed slightly, chewed twice, and his panting sound quickly subsided.
Shi Mu looked towards the city ahead. From the outside, this city was extremely majestic, no less than Tianyu City.
However, it is obvious that the city wall has not been repaired for a long time. There are signs of dilapidation everywhere, and cracks can be seen everywhere, like the wrinkles on the face of an aging old man.
"Huh... we're finally here." At the front of the team, Hussere, dressed as a middle-aged man in gray, breathed a sigh of relief and got off his horse.
The hundreds of people behind them all did the same thing. After getting off their horses, they all looked at the huge city in front of them and a huge winding gray mountain not far away, shrouded in gray gas.
Although these more than 500 people are all disciples of the Ming Yue Sect, most of them are here for the first time. They look slightly excited.
"Let's go into the city." Hussere waved his hand and led the horse towards the city gate first.
The city gate was crowded and heavily guarded, with many soldiers from the ancient Xixia Kingdom in gray armor stationed there.
Everyone who enters the city must be closely monitored, especially those who are not followers of the Dark Moon, and may even be searched.
"Hey, that's weird." Beside Shi Mu, Yu Yi said in surprise.
"Oh, wasn't it like this before?" Shi Mu looked at Yu Yi.
"I came here two years ago. The situation was not like this at all. There was no one guarding the city gate." Yu Yi shook his head and said.
When Shi Mu heard this, he was grateful, but thoughts started to swirl in his heart.
The two of them followed the crowd towards the city gate, while Cai'er squatted quietly on Shi Mu's shoulders, like an ordinary parrot.
"This parrot is really well-behaved. It's not afraid of strangers at all, which is rare." Yu Yi glanced at Cai'er and said.
Shi Mu smiled, stretched out his hand to tease Cai'er, and fed her a nut.
Cai'er suddenly appeared that day, and Shi Mu explained that he had picked it up in the woods near the lake. For the past few days, it had been pretending to be an ordinary parrot, so no one else suspected it.
The group of people arrived near the city gate, and the mighty team of five hundred people had already attracted the attention of the people around them.
Shi Mu looked around the city gate casually. He didn't dare to use his spiritual consciousness to explore here. His vision was connected to Cai'er's, and everything near the city gate was clearly reflected in his eyes.
"Four, five, six, six in total..." His eyes flickered.
Near the city gate, there are six powerful auras hidden either openly or secretly. They should all be star-level warlocks or innate warriors.
"Who!" A man who looked like a guard captain came over, his eyes wary.
"We are from Picheng." Husseire said calmly, took out the black jade plate from his arms and waved it in front of the guard captain.
The guard captain's expression softened slightly, he glanced at the jade plate again, nodded, and said to Hussere:
"Your Majesty, thank you for your hard work, please!"
"Let go!"
The guard captain returned the jade plate to Hussere, and with a wave of his hand, the guards at the door moved out of the way.
"Oh, don't you need to check it?" Hussere asked.
"Your Majesty, you are joking. These inspections are only for enemy spies who may have sneaked in. You are all elite disciples of the Ming Yue Sect, so inspections are unnecessary," the guard captain said.
Husserey was actually a little nervous, but these days he had become more and more skillful in controlling the changes in expression on his face, without showing any flaws.
He nodded to the guard captain, and then led everyone behind him into the city gate.
As the capital of the Xixia Kingdom, Quyang City is not like the semi-abandoned cities we saw before. The roads are paved with flat floor tiles, and the buildings on both sides are clean and spacious. There are also a lot of people in the city, giving it a bustling look.
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Shi Mu glanced towards the city.
On the way before entering the city, he had heard Yu Yi introduce it. Quyang City is mainly divided into two urban areas, the east and west. The Xicheng area is smaller and is controlled by the Mingyue Sect. There is a large stronghold of the Mingyue Sect in the city.
The next schedule of this selection is said to be held there.
Dongcheng District is the residence of ordinary people and the area for commerce and trade. Most of the shops are concentrated there. Everyone is in Dongcheng District at the moment.
"Go to the stronghold first. Accommodation has been arranged for you there. You will have to sleep in the open air along the way. You should have a good rest." Hussere turned around and said to everyone.
"Thank you, Special Envoy Li!"
When everyone heard this, they all responded.
They were very tired from this journey and really needed a good rest.
Shi Mu followed the crowd and looked at nearby shops from time to time, with some surprise in his eyes.
The size of these shops in the city is not small, and they don't look much inferior to the big shops in Tianyu City.
He looked at the knife and stick on his back, and a thought suddenly came to his mind.
"What? Brother Mu, do you want to buy something? I am quite familiar with the shops in the city. If you are interested, I can recommend some to you." Yu Yi said.
"Thank you, Brother Yu. I'm still thinking about it. If I really need it, I'll ask you for advice." Shi Mu said.
Yu Yi nodded.
Half an hour later, the group arrived in Xicheng District, in front of a tall, gray building.
This is the large stronghold of the Ming Yue Sect in the city. It may be due to the selection process. There are a lot of people here. All the Ming Yue Sect disciples in gray robes come and go.
"You should be the participating disciples selected by the Picheng branch. I have just received the news that you have entered the city." A group of people came outside a main hall. A gray-robed deacon came from inside, followed by two
Disciple in gray.
"That's right. Li Shen, the master of Canglang Hall, is the envoy responsible for welcoming Pic City." Husseile said.
"It turns out to be Senior Brother Li. You've worked hard all the way." The gray-robed deacon glanced at Husse Lei, took something out of his arms, seemed to compare it twice, and nodded.
When Hussere saw this, he felt relieved.
"Senior Brother Li, please come with me. You can arrange accommodation for these parameter disciples and let them have a good rest." The gray-robed man ordered the two gray-robed disciples beside him and walked towards the main hall behind him.
Husseile quickly glanced at Shi Mu, nodded to him imperceptibly, and followed the gray-robed deacon into the main hall.
"Brothers, please come with us." The two Ming Yue Sect disciples looked respectful and walked forward first.
Shi Mu glanced at Hussere's back, turned around and followed the others towards the front, but no one noticed that the colorful parrot on his shoulder had disappeared without a trace.
Husserey followed the gray-robed deacon around several turns in the hall and came to a hall.
In the hall, a silver-haired old man sat behind a long table, holding his chin in one hand, as if he was dozing.
Hussere slightly sensed the aura of the silver-haired old man and was shocked.
The aura of the old man was as deep as the sea, and he was clearly a moon-level warlock.
"Elder Fang, the participating disciples from Picheng have just arrived. This is Li Shen, the messenger there." The deacon in gray bowed respectfully to the silver-haired old man and said.
Husserey also bowed hastily.
The silver-haired old man opened his eyes when he heard this. He glanced at Husserey, then sat up straight and said:
"Oh, it's been a hard journey."
"It's all for the sake of the sect. It's right for my subordinates to work harder." Husserei took out the black jade plate and handed it to the silver-haired old man with respectful hands.
The silver-haired old man nodded with satisfaction, took the jade plate, and issued the expulsion order without raising his head:
"Okay, your introduction mission has been completed. Go down and receive the reward for this mission."
Hussele felt relieved, saluted the silver-haired old man, turned around and walked outside.
After leaving the main hall and out of the sight of the silver-haired old man, Hussere breathed a sigh of relief, but still had lingering fears.
He glanced back and walked along the way he came.
As for the reward mentioned by the white-haired elder, he would naturally not go to receive it. On the one hand, he needed to show the Mingyue Order when receiving it, which would make it easy to get involved. On the other hand, he didn't know where to go to receive the reward.
Hussere raised his collar, covered half of his face, and quickly walked out of the black building.
Without stopping at all, he quickly left here.
A quarter of an hour later, he came to a remote alley, exhaled a long breath, and a thin layer of sweat broke out all over his body.
"Haha, looking at your timid look, it's really useless." At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.
Husseile was shocked, and with a flash of black light in his hand, he took out the black bamboo staff and suddenly used it.
On the wall nearby, a colorful parrot is standing on it, it is Cai'er.
"Cai'er, it turns out it's you, you scared me!" Hussere exhaled when he saw it was Cai'er and said angrily.
"Humph, if Shitou hadn't asked me to come here, who would have come to scare you!" Cai'er muttered unhappily.
"I wonder what the next instructions will be from Senior Mu?" Hussere asked with a solemn expression after hearing this.
"Shitou said that although you have decided to participate in this sea-going competition, you should just find an inn nearby to stay just in case." Cai'er said.
"Okay, Cai'er, please tell Senior Mu for me. I will be more careful during this period, and when I find a place to live, I will find a way to inform him." Hussere said.
Cai'er sighed lazily, spread her wings and flew towards the distance.
Husserey stayed in the alley for a while, took off his messenger attire, changed into ordinary clothes, took out a bamboo hat and put it on his head, then walked out of the alley and headed in one direction. (To be continued.