We walked all the way, and after a while we arrived at a remote place.
This place is different from other places. There are green grass underfoot and many low trees growing around. The overall environment is much better.
Everyone stopped. At this moment, Chu Feng saw that the so-called distinguished guest in Liu Chengfeng's mouth was actually a beautiful woman in luxurious clothes. She was about thirty years old, with a beautiful face and exquisite makeup, and a faint hint of...
A mature charm.
The woman was sitting alone on a clean white stone, surrounded by more than a dozen servants and maids. She was obviously not an ordinary person.
However, none of these attracted much attention from Chu Feng. At this time, his mind was completely attracted by a carriage parked not far away.
It is said to be a carriage, but the carriage is not pulled by horses in the traditional sense, but by three horses that look similar to horses, but there is a strange beast with golden vertical eyes on its forehead.
"Mr. Chu seems to be very interested in the nightmare-suppressing horse?" The woman noticed his gaze and didn't pay too much attention to it. Instead, she spoke first.
"Suppressing Nightmare Horse?"
Chu Feng looked startled, this name was obviously somewhat specific.
"The Nightmare Suppressing Horse is a middle-grade exotic beast. The golden vertical pupil on its forehead has the miraculous ability to suppress evil spirits. Moreover, it is as fast as the wind and has extremely high endurance. It is also one of the most popular mounts on the continent.
"The woman saw Chu Feng's doubts and immediately explained.
"With such strange beasts appearing, it seems that this world is not that simple?" Chu Feng pondered for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face and said:
"I'd like to thank you, Madam, for clarifying my doubts, Madam. Thank you. I don't know what to call Madam?"
"My surname is Wei, and I am from Yunhuang country." The woman smiled and continued,
"I heard Mr. Liu's bodyguard said that Mr. Chu is very interested in the customs and customs near the Desert of Despair. I guess he's not a local, right?"
"What does Mrs. Wei want to know?" Chu Feng couldn't help but narrow his eyes and glanced at Liu Chengfeng. He seemed calm, but it made the other person's hair stand on end.
"Mr. Chu, please don't get me wrong. I just made a casual guess and have no intention of going into details."
Mrs. Wei shook her head slightly, not expecting that the other party was so vigilant. Then she waved her hand, and then, a maid next to her came over, holding a black box in her hands.
The maid looked at the owner, and when she saw the other person nodded slightly, she slowly opened the box, revealing a half-foot-long picture scroll that was white and slightly yellowed.
"This is a detailed map of the mainland. It is considered a relatively advanced one. If Mr. Chu doesn't dislike it, you might as well accept it."
After Mrs. Wei finished speaking, she waved her hand again. The maid understood and immediately stepped forward.
"No reward for no merit, Madam, this is such a great gift, but what do you need Chu to do for you?" Chu Feng did not accept it, but asked.
"Mr. Chu is indeed extraordinary. I can't hide my thoughts at all." Mrs. Wei smiled softly and complimented her naturally, without any embarrassment of having her thoughts revealed.
"To be honest, although this place is on the outskirts of the Desert of Despair, it is still in great danger. I hope Mr. Chu can help me, and I will send you a thank you gift afterwards."
"Danger?" Chu Feng frowned slightly,
"Ma'am, can you elaborate?"
"Young Master Chu, don't you know?" Mrs. Wei was startled for a moment, then said,
"There are three major horrors in the Desert of Despair. High temperature, severe cold and evil beasts are the disasters that all merchants fear the most. The first two are okay, at least they can be prepared in advance. However, there is no way to deal with evil beasts. Once encountered,
, almost a narrow escape from death.”
Seemingly seeing the other party's doubts, he continued,
"Although evil beasts are scary, they don't appear very frequently. I do this just as a precaution."
Chu Feng remained silent. Listening to the other party's tone, it was obvious that this so-called evil beast was very powerful and might not be easy to deal with. He couldn't use the magic power in his body casually, but fortunately, with Xiao Zi guarding him, there was no problem in protecting himself.
.
He didn't care about the benefits promised by the other party, but he was very interested in the map in front of him and the details of the surrounding countries.
"In this case, Chu agreed. Regarding the evil beasts, Madam might as well talk about it in detail so that she can be prepared. In addition, can you also explain a little about the customs and customs on the mainland?"
"That's how it should be." After receiving the exact response, Mrs. Wei's face suddenly became happy.
"It's already dinner time. You might as well eat something first. It's not too late to talk in detail later." At this time, Liu Chengfeng on the side suddenly spoke up and reminded him.
"What Mr. Liu said is absolutely true, but I was negligent." Mrs. Wei immediately realized what she said and said apologetically.
Chu Feng had no objection. He watched Liu Chengfeng turn around and leave, and then briefly talked to Mrs. Wei again. At the same time, he also introduced 'Zheng Qingqing' beside him.
After a while, Liu Chengfeng returned again and brought a flat boulder from nowhere. His subordinates behind him even brought two wooden stools and temporarily pieced them together into an alternative 'table and chair'.
The food of the escort team is quite strange. It is a red square pasta similar to compressed biscuits. It is dry and hard, but it becomes soft after being soaked in water. It is very suitable for dry food while traveling.
"The Yunhuang Country where I was born is located in the west of the mainland. In addition, there are dozens of different countries. They vary in size and strength, and they are all distributed around the Desert of Despair..."
Mrs. Wei obviously had little appetite. She only ate a little and then stopped, then began to explain in detail.
Chu Feng also had no desire to eat. After the food was ready, he pushed it all to 'Zheng Qingqing' beside him and listened carefully.
"..."
'Zheng Qingqing' looked at the two large bowls of unknown pasta that were red and bulging in the stream water, and couldn't help crying. When had she ever said that she was hungry, and how could she eat such a thing?
Got it?
"About the evil beast, it is an extremely strange and terrifying beast." Mrs. Wei's voice came again,
"On the mainland, no one knows the origin of the evil beasts. They are powerful and mysterious, as if they suddenly appeared out of thin air without any warning. Therefore, every time they appear, everyone who encounters them suffers heavy casualties."
"Isn't it from the depths of the desert?"
"There have been countless experts who have gone to the depths to explore, but nothing has been gained." Mrs. Wei shook her head slightly.
"There is no fixed nest, but it often appears in the desert. From this point of view, it is indeed a bit strange?" Chu Feng thought to himself, this is obviously unreasonable. Unless he can fly into the sky and into the earth, how come he has not been discovered once?
Pass?
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet, and only 'Zheng Qingqing' lowered her head to 'enjoy' the food. However, no one saw her lowered eyes, and a faint smile flashed across her eyes, and it disappeared in an instant.
"I can't eat anymore, can you help me share some?" Finally, 'Zheng Qingqing' couldn't bear it anymore and begged.
"Your body has not recovered yet. You need to eat more. Otherwise, how can you get better quickly?"
"I'm already fine." 'Zheng Qingqing' insisted.
"Be obedient and don't act like a child." Chu Feng picked up the porcelain bowl and placed it in front of the other party again.
"..."
'Zheng Qingqing' suddenly wanted to cry. She had never seen such a bully. However, she still looked like she was doing you a favor and couldn't even refute. She gave the other party a fierce look, lowered her head and started to 'enjoy' again.
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye the sky became dark again.
There is an oasis to stay at tonight, and there is a temporary camp set up by the escort team nearby, which is much better than last night. Moreover, perhaps because of the large oasis, the terrifying sandstorm last night did not appear.
Because of his status as a guest, Chu Feng was placed in a relatively spacious tent in the center.
To his surprise, there was a pot of fiery red strange plants placed inside the tent, which continuously released bursts of heat in the night, dispelling the gradually approaching chill.
"This world is indeed not simple. Although there is no spiritual energy, there are all kinds of strange animals and flowers that have never been seen before. I don't know the principle of their birth?"
Inside the tent, Chu Feng glanced at the strange red flowers in the distance, then lowered his head again and carefully studied the map information he had just obtained.
"Existence is reasonable. Is it especially obvious that there is another kind of extraordinary energy in this world?"
‘Zheng Qingqing’ was sitting on a stone in the distance, seemingly idle and chatty, with her elbows on her knees and her hands on her cheeks, her bright eyes blinking from time to time, wondering what she was thinking about?
Chu Feng glanced at the other party but did not respond. He looked back at the map again.
As Mrs. Wei said, this map is very detailed. It clearly marks the boundaries of the surrounding countries, mountains and rivers, as well as city names and other information.
However, it is not without regrets. That is the part about the Desert of Despair. Apart from some fixed oasis locations, there is no record at all.
"Chu Feng, do you like me?" Suddenly, 'Zheng Qingqing' suddenly came over and asked directly.
"It's so late, go to bed early."
Chu Feng frowned and replied directly without raising his head.
"That means you don't like it anymore?" 'Zheng Qingqing' did not give up, squatting down against him, and a gust of fragrant wind came out.
The ancients said that beauty is seen under the lamp. At this time, the lights in the tent were a little hazy, and the eyes of 'Zheng Qingqing' were sparkling with affection and full of charm.
"What are you crazy about again?"
Chu Feng put down the map in his hand and turned to look at the other person. The strange desire that had appeared in his heart before burst out again, as if it had taken root and was deeply implanted in his heart.
"I'm not crazy. If you don't like me, why would you use your own blood to save my life?"
"How do you know?" Chu Feng was a little surprised. He remembered that the other party was already unconscious at the time, and he only dripped a dozen drops of blood into his mouth and then stopped. According to common sense, the other party should not know anything about it.
"I...I just know. Don't change the subject, tell me why. I don't believe you would pay such a high price for an unrelated woman." 'Zheng Qingqing' was inexplicably panicked, but she reacted quickly.
Come over and ask.
"I didn't change the subject. What's more, you are not an unrelated stranger." Chu Feng sighed and then said,
"Stop thinking about it and go to bed early. I'll go outside for a walk."
Although Chu Feng looked calm at this time, the inexplicable desire deep in his heart was getting stronger and stronger, making him want to pounce on the other person immediately and ravage him wantonly.
This situation was indescribably weird. He would never do anything rashly. After saying that, he was about to get up and leave. However, he suddenly felt his arms tighten and was hugged tightly by 'Zheng Qingqing'.
"Don't leave, okay? I'm a little scared to be alone?"
"I'm right outside and won't go far."
"If I die, will you be sad? Will you avenge me?"
Chu Feng slowly moved the other person's arm away, turned around and looked at the other person with some confusion. He didn't understand what his words meant? It was even a little inexplicable.
"As long as I'm here, you won't die."
He emphasized again, then let go of the other party, turned around and strode away from the tent.
"Really, haha"
Only 'Zheng Qingqing' herself was left inside the tent. She looked at the disappearing figure outside with her beautiful eyes, and for some reason, she suddenly chuckled.
The night was cool and icy. Although there was no sandstorm, the nighttime temperature in the oasis was still extremely low.
Chu Feng didn't pay attention to this. He found a flat white boulder and sat down cross-legged.
At this time, his heart was far from as calm as he had shown before. The inexplicable desire deep in his heart kept causing trouble, making him a little upset.
He needed to calm down, but the cold temperature outside was very suitable. Despite the cold wind whistling by, he had already closed his eyes and meditated.
The night is getting darker and the temperature is even colder.
His body was as motionless as a clay sculpture, and his thick eyebrows turned snow-white. Suddenly, he heard a woman's scream, waking him up instantly.
"not good--"
Chu Feng's expression changed slightly, and he was about to stand up and return. However, at this moment, he saw a large amount of black mist suddenly emerge from the ground of the camp in front of him, like a tide, and in the blink of an eye, the entire tent area was submerged.
Without even thinking about it, Chu Feng's body flashed with green light, like a bolt of lightning, shooting straight into the black mist.
"Ouch——"
"Ouch——"
As soon as they entered the black mist, a truly strange howling sound sounded. Chu Feng's heart froze, and Madam Wei's reminder from the daytime immediately rang out. This was clearly the evil beast the other party mentioned.
Although he couldn't see clearly what it looked like, he could clearly feel that this thing was more difficult to deal with than he imagined. Even with the power of his spiritual consciousness, he couldn't sense the opponent's specific location at all.
"What on earth is this? It seems to be integrated with the surrounding black mist. It has no breath of life at all."
A lot of thoughts flashed through his mind in a flash of lightning. At this time, he had already arrived at his tent and stepped straight into it without any hesitation.
"Damn-"
The black mist had not completely filled the air, but the moment it entered, he saw a scene of splitting eyes. At this time, 'Zheng Qingqing' was lying on her back on the ground, and her whole body was covered in black like a poisonous snake.
The fog was tightly wrapped around him, and his heart seemed to have been cut open, with blood flowing like a gush.
Beside him, stood a strange black wolf nearly two meters tall. It seemed to be chewing something in its mouth, and blood was dripping from it.