Alienated Martial Arts

The night is like water and the breeze is cool.

The town is brightly lit, reflecting the falling moonlight.

Gives people a sense of peace and quiet.

Wei Tao stood next to the stone monument at the entrance of the town, his expression slightly lost.

The stone tablet in front of me is exactly the same as the one outside Taixuan Abyss, both in terms of material feel and size and shape.

Interestingly, even the level of wear is about the same.

The handwriting on it has long been blurred, and it is impossible to tell what the specific content is.

Yunhong stopped in front of the stone tablet for a moment and started walking towards the town.

Wei Tao looked at her back and put his hand on the top of the stone tablet.

Quietly, the status bar appeared in front of me.

"If the Taixuan Stone Stele is found (damaged), should it be repaired?"

Without any hesitation, he immediately chose no.

The status bar blurred for a moment, and then a new line of handwriting appeared.

"We found the Taixuan Stone Stele (damaged), whether to absorb it."

He glanced at Yun Hong and Teng Qiong a few steps away to make sure they didn't look back.

"yes."

Ding ding ding ding...

In an instant, the ringing sound is endless.

The gold coins in the status bar kept jumping upwards, adding the remaining one before, until it reached a total of thirty-one, and then stopped completely.

The stone tablet outside the town provided a total of thirty gold coins, even five more than the one in Taixuan Abyss.

It can definitely be regarded as a great unexpected surprise.

At this moment, under Yunhong's signal, Teng Qiong had entered the town and walked slowly along the street.

Yun Hong watched and waited for a moment from behind. When he saw that there was no change, he raised his feet and followed behind.

Wei Tao looked at the backs of the two of them and took the same step forward, stepping onto the edge of the long stone street.

Uh-huh!

His eyes suddenly lit up.

When he looked again, his pupils suddenly shrank.

Whether it was Teng Qiong or Yun Hong, they disappeared directly in front of him.

Without any warning at all, the two of them could no longer be seen.

What surprised him even more was that the town that was empty and silent just now was now full of people and even filled with the noise of various markets.

In front of you is a long street paved with bluestones, and the shops on the roadside are opening their doors to welcome customers.

Although night had already fallen, it did not affect their business at all.

Under the illumination of lanterns, guests come and go from time to time, and the sound of bargaining with strange accents can be heard.

The place in the distance that seemed to be a wine shop and teahouse was even more crowded and lively, with a scene of prosperous business.

Their attire is also very distinctive. They all wear high crowns and belts, wide robes and long sleeves. Regardless of the fabric material or style, they have never seen the same design in the Northern Wilderness, Southern Border, or in the Great Zhou Dynasty. .

Wei Tao stood in the dark corner of the wall, observing the people coming and going while looking for Yun Hong's figure.

Under the dim light, you can faintly see the mist floating in the sky, giving people a hazy feeling in a foggy night.

During this period, people walked by from time to time. Occasionally, someone noticed his presence, but they just turned their heads and looked at him for a few times, and then did not pay any special attention to him.

"Everything is real and there are no flaws at all. It feels like you are in an ordinary town in Dazhou and visiting a night market with local characteristics."

"If I have fallen into an illusion similar to mystical delusion, it can only be said that the person who created the illusion is too powerful and has completely deceived all my perceptions."

Wei Tao knew that everything was unreasonable, but he could not find the source of the unreasonableness.

In fact, he didn't even understand the appearance in front of him, let alone see clearly the reality hidden under the appearance.

Perhaps at this moment, somewhere invisible, there was a pair of eyes watching him secretly.

It's like an audience sitting in the dark, enjoying the performance of the actors under the spotlight on the stage.

Wei Tao took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

Without any hesitation, he turned and left.

Exited from the long street that ran across the town and disappeared into the dark night outside.

Time passed little by little.

Soon after, he returned to the entrance of the town's long street. In front of him was still the night market full of fireworks, no different from the last time he came here.

They come, the security.

Silently, the spider threads surged and intertwined, and soon weaved an identical robe and belt, looking no different from other pedestrians.

Next, Wei Tao left the dark corner and walked slowly along the long street.

Soon he completely blended into the crowd.

After visiting two random shops, a faint light flashed in his eyes, and his expression was thoughtful.

The merchants and customers here behaved very normally, from introducing products to bargaining. The only abnormal thing was that none of them actually completed the transaction.

"Could it be that it was because of me, the mole, that they terminated the deal?"

Such a thought flashed through Wei Tao's mind, so he hid in the dark and continued to observe.

In about a quarter of an hour, a total of three pedestrians entered the grocery store, but none of them actually bought anything.

He changed to another shop selling cloth and continued to observe, and the result was the same, which once again verified his inference.

Soon after, he was attracted by a strange fragrance and turned into an antique-looking shop.

On the sloping counter, a variety of pastries cover the table, which looks exquisite and tempting.

Gudong!

Wei Tao's throat surged and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

How come these snacks are so delicious?

Just standing in front of the counter and smelling it, he had to keep his mouth shut to prevent drool from dripping from the corners of his lips.

Wei Tao sighed secretly, feeling that he had never smelled such a sweet smell.

Compared with these pastries, all the delicacies he had eaten before seemed to have become the most ordinary meal, with no taste at all.

Gulu.

Suddenly a strange sound came into his ears.

Wei Tao frowned slightly and looked down.

The stomach pouch seems to be surging.

There was also a sudden feeling of hunger that hit me at this moment.

As soon as this feeling appeared, it was like a wildfire starting a prairie fire, instantly occupying his entire consciousness.

Almost every cell is shouting.

The left and right palms also became hot at the same time.

The hunger becomes more and more intense.

The stomach sac wriggled violently and the eyes became red.

At this moment, in Wei Tao's eyes, nothing else existed, only the pastries spread on the countertop in front of him.

Gudong!

He swallowed again.

Then he imitated the accent of other pedestrians and said slowly in a slightly weird accent, "How are these snacks sold?"

A middle-aged man raised his head, his face seemed to be smeared with a thick layer of flour, and looked extremely white under the candlelight.

He raised a finger stiffly and said with a dull expression, "Three jade charms and a pound of cakes."

"Give me ten pounds."

Wei Tao wiped away the moisture that overflowed from the corner of his lips, and followed what others did, and added, "I bought so much, can you give me the wholesale price to make it a little cheaper?"

The middle-aged man was silent for a long time before slowly speaking, "Three jade charms per pound are already the lowest price. This is a small business. Even if we factor out the materials and labor, we can't make a profit..."

"Okay, okay, just three jade talismans. Give me twenty kilograms."

The middle-aged man stopped and seemed to come to his senses after a moment.

"Please wait a moment, sir, I'm going to weigh the pastries."

He nodded, turned around, and went under the counter to get the weighing scale.

According to what Wei Tao had observed before, he should wait quietly now, then make a few well-rehearsed gossips with the store owner, then turn around and leave without taking anything.

but.

There was a soft click.

The pastry shop suddenly went dark, and the door facing the street was tightly closed.

Immediately afterwards.

Gudong!

Gudonggudong!

A strange sound came next, and it was extremely clear in the pastry shop with only two people.

The middle-aged man stood up at this moment, looked at the largely empty counter, and then raised his head little by little. His eyes fell on Wei Tao's bulging mouth. His whole body suddenly stopped, as if his computer had crashed and he fell into a daze. .

The sound of swallowing is endless.

While the middle-aged man was standing still, Wei Tao kept stuffing pastries into his mouth, almost without even chewing, and emptied most of the counter.

He had never eaten anything so delicious.

The whole person's body and mind are greatly satisfied.

The blood network acupoints expand and contract crazily.

Black scales with moiré patterns appear quietly on the body surface.

There was blood and mist rising again, covering the green and red flames that were quietly burning.

Uh-huh!

Two snake tails poked out from under the large robe, and plunged their heads into the counter, one on the left and the other on the right. They also began to devour the food, even faster and more than the original deity used his hands and mouth at the same time.

In just a few moments, all the snacks were swept away.

There wasn't even a bit of residue left.

Wei Tao exhaled a breath of green and red flames with satisfaction, still thinking about the unforgettable sweet taste.

After a few breaths.

He suddenly came to his senses.

Looking at the empty counter, and then at the shopkeeper who seemed to be abnormal, he dropped a knife without any warning.

Click!

The middle-aged man tilted his head to one side.

The expression in his eyes remained unchanged, and he looked at him stiffly.

Wei Tao frowned slightly, and looked away from the middle-aged man, then fell on his own palm knife that was bounced away, with a slightly surprised expression in his eyes.

He didn't expect that the other party would be a corpse.

And it's a corpse that can move and talk.

Except for his slightly stiff movements and dull expression, he was no different from a living person.

More importantly, he was just about to knock him out, but it wasn't until he came into contact with the other person's body that he discovered the difference between it and a real living person.

Bang!

Suddenly there was another muffled sound.

The middle-aged man was punched and knocked to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, dense spider threads poured out, binding him tightly, leaving no gaps in the inner and outer layers.

Looking down at the motionless store owner, Wei Tao saw the figure with a high crown and golden robe appearing in front of his eyes.

A hundred years ago, Emperor Wu returned to the Central Plains from the Xuanbing Sea, and soon fell into madness and died.

Before his death, Emperor Wu chose the Nine Sacred Mountains for his imperial mausoleum, and now, a hundred years later, he rose from Mianlong Town and returned to the Black Ice Sea.

"Perhaps it was here that the old man discovered the secret of resurrection after death and used it on himself."

"If my conjecture is correct, this town has existed for at least more than a hundred years, and the living corpses inside have remained the same without any decay."

He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, all kinds of thoughts flashing through his mind.

So, have those pastries been around for more than a hundred years?

So, what materials are they made of?

Wei Tao's throat surged and he kept swallowing large mouthfuls of saliva.

Thinking of the crazy eating that he couldn't control just now, he couldn't help but take a deep breath again.

Seems to be getting hungrier.

Soon after, he came to a noodle shop.

He closed the shop door with a creak and emptied out all the buns and pancakes inside.

Then, there was an extra customer at the wine shop in town.

Wei Tao found a corner and sat down. It had been a long time since the waiter came over to greet him. He only saw other guests in the wine shop sitting still. There were various dishes on the table, and no one took a bite from the beginning to the end.

The strange aroma assaulted his nostrils, making him, who was already so hungry, almost reach the limit of his endurance.

Almost all the cells in his body were cheering for joy, urging him to eat quickly and not waste a single second.

"Brothers, what kind of food are you eating?"

"Can you share a seat with me and have a taste?"

"If you don't speak, you are acquiescing to my request."

Wei Tao said casually, then sat down on one side of the two of them and carefully observed the dishes on the table.

There seems to be no problem.

At least I can't see any problems.

Therefore, the table of dishes was quickly cleared.

Then the second table, the third table.

I don’t know how long it will take.

Wei Tao walked out of the back kitchen of the restaurant and started sweeping along the long street of the town, sweeping away all the food.

It wasn't until he couldn't find anything to eat that he stopped.

In the next period of time, he searched over and over again in the town, but he still could not find Yun Hong's whereabouts, nor could he find a way to leave.

As time goes by, the pain in the body becomes more and more intense.

Blood was still flowing out of his nostrils, soaking his clothes with drops.

Wei Tao kept burping. He felt as if he had eaten too much tonic and his body could no longer bear it.

Quietly, the status bar appeared in front of me.

He endured waves of pain in his body.

Quickly scrolling through the exercise interfaces, his eyes finally landed on the turtle-snake cross.

The other side of town.

Yunhong stood in the depths of the dark night, looking back at the dense gray mist behind her, her eyes lighting up with cyan light.

After a moment, she withdrew her gaze and looked at Teng Qiong, who was standing beside her with her hands lowered.

"After you came out of it, you looked thoughtful. Can you tell me what you found?"

Teng Qiong bowed and said, "Miss Yunhong, I just passed through that small town, which reminded me of the inner scene of the alchemist's cave in the Transformation of Gods, but it has a bit more indescribable artistic conception."

"What additional artistic conception is there?" Yun Hong asked.

Teng Qiong fell into thought and said slowly after careful consideration, "This lighted town gives me the feeling that a new interior scene has opened up in the inner scene of a cave. It is really a situation that I have never seen or heard of."

“According to what you alchemists say, it is within the inner scene and another inner scene.

So if you change it to this place, it should be in the realm of returning to the ruins, and also in the realm of returning to the ruins. "

“So that’s it, it’s such an amazing design.”

Yunhong was silent for a moment, with a slightly surprised expression flashing across his face.

"When we pass through the spiritual mist, we have arrived at the realm of Guixu. The lighted town we just passed through is the Guixu within Guixu.

It's like creating a box full of spirituality between heaven and earth, and then creating a smaller box inside the box. "

"But what is all this for, and what purpose do you want to achieve?"

She took another look at the dense gray mist, and her dark eyebrows could not help but frown slightly.

"Where's Senior Brother Wei? Why haven't you come out yet?"

"He was following us. Did he not enter the town, or was he trapped inside and unable to escape?"

Yunhong thought of this and immediately took Teng Qiong back along the original road.

After a cup of tea, she emerged from the thick gray fog again and looked at the familiar dark night in front of her, with some doubts flashing in her eyes.

"It's actually impossible to return to the town again. Even the other side with the stone monument is nowhere to be seen."

"kindness?"

"what is that?"

Yunhong gathered her thoughts and slowly raised her head.

A long bloody rainbow was reflected in his eyes, crossing the night sky from the distant sky, and quickly disappeared into the thick gray fog that shrouded him in front of him.