2277 Entering The Devil Kingdom 3 (2/2)
Gu Xijiu thought about it and decided to buy a backpack from the market. She disregarded the baby's protests and put him into it right away so that she could carry him on her back. Then, she continued her journey to the Black Desert.
The Clouded Leopard King was not able to survive in the desert, so Gu Xijiu released it back into the wild and promised to look for it when she returned. It was easy for her to contact the beast. After all, their relationship was already secured with an agreement.
Gu Xijiu thought that the Black Desert was a dangerous and desolate place, like the Sahara. She pictured the entire desert to be a living hell, with nothing but black sand. However, the site was more than what she had expected. The place was nothing like she had seen before.
The Black Desert was indeed a desolate place with almost no vegetation, only black sand. Occasionally, the ground would be bursting with green fires, making the area look even more barren. It was not a place for people to stay for an extensive period.
Even with the help of the Devil Quenching Clothing and the Youth-Retaining Herb, Gu Xijiu still felt suffocated walking through the bleak emptiness; especially when all she saw was a plain view of black sand with no seeming end. It was a very depressing experience.
If she had no choice but to stay in the darkness, even without those scary fires, she would still go crazy after a while. If Di Fuyi had really spent a year living in this place, she could already imagine how difficult his life must have been.
She continued her journey for another 30 miles. That was when things started to change. The road was paved with piles of refreshingly green stones, aligned with two channels of flowing water by the sides. She looked further and saw a vista of golden fields, giving forth an odor of spring. It would be an amazing harvest, judging from the fields that bathed in the sun.
Tall trees spared their shades along the walkway while swinging willows danced in the spring breeze. Among the greens, many yellow spots of small, beautiful flowers blossomed with their greatest charm, decorating the dull trees like stars in the vast night sky. It was a rather magnificent view.
Occasionally, people passed by the water channels or stepped into the yellow fields. Those must be the farmers; they looked casual and relaxed. She looked up and saw the golden sun, generously shining down its warm light on the earth. She felt comfortable being surrounded by a sunny sight.
Little did she know that the Devil Kingdom was actually a scenic place, with a beautiful combination of agriculture and nature. She kept staring at the view, in awe.