Lingtian Empire, Chess Mountain.

Standing in front of me was a huge mountain peak like a knife and axe, and the top of the mountain seemed to be cut by a sharp sword, towering over the sky at a height of three or four hundred meters.

According to rumors, Qishan was originally not called Qishan, but Ling Tianfeng, until a thousand years ago, there were two mysterious powers of chess and martial arts, in order to compete in martial arts and chess at the same time, so the supreme powerlessness of Ling Tianfeng cut off the sharp bamboo shoot-shaped Ling Tianfeng, leaving only the lower half, as a venue for the competition and a smooth chessboard for the competition.

It is rumored that at that time, two mysterious masters used the round grinding stone of the house as black and white, and when they fought on the chess mountain, they actually caused the heaven and the earth to sound together, and the moon was the same light, but the final victory and defeat were not known to the world.

It is precisely because of this legend that almost no one in the nearby residents dares to climb the mountain again, for fear of committing any taboos.

It wasn't until a few years later that a brave commoner climbed to the top of this smooth and mirror-like mountain, and found that the top of Qishan Mountain turned out to be a paradise-like residence, so he moved here, and spread out on the top of the mountain, attracting many residents under the mountain to settle down, thus forming the current Qishan Town.

Looking up at this towering mountain, Ye Zhen couldn't help but feel a slight shock, looking at this giant mountain from a distance, it was like a flat-topped giant, the length of the waist was tens of thousands of meters, and it could cut off such a giant mountain, so what level of NPC did it have to do?

At least Ye Scar knew that lord-level NPCs definitely didn't have such strength, even if it was Pope Barcelona, who was at the peak of the lord, and cast the ultimate spell of their Holy See, at most, it would only make the entire mountain collapse, and it was impossible to cause such an effect.

Of course, whether the legend is true or false, Ye Zhen did not find a single word to confirm it on the official website, but he now has experience in the legend in the game.

Just like the legend about Mingsha Mountain, it is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist.

Raising his head and looking up at the top of the mountain below the clouds, after turning on the Bright Eyes skill, Ye Zhen could faintly see that there were looming figures moving on the chess mountain, and there seemed to be extremely neatly arranged buildings, just like the chess pieces on the chessboard, neatly aligned.

Looking down from the heights, I saw that there was a bluestone paved ladder path from the foot of the mountain leading straight to the top of Qishan Mountain, thinking that this was the passage for players in Qishan Town to go down the mountain.

"The town was built on top of a hill, and there are really no surprises in the game." Secretly praised, Ye Zhen was no longer a mother-in-law, and unfolded his body and climbed the bluestone path, swaying up the winding stairs.

I saw a lot of towns in the desert in Loulan, and I saw a lot of towns outside the forest in Green, but this was the first time I had seen the town leaf marks on the top of the mountain.

Walking on the bluestone path, Ye Zhen's heart was slightly excited, and he didn't know if this was Nie Li's hometown, so he would have to find the NPC who lived in Qishan Town to inquire about it for a while.

Maybe it's because the mountain road is too shaky and too urgent, and after climbing for a long time, Ye Scar only encountered a few players who came down from the town.

These players all came down the mountain to do tasks, and when they saw Ye Zhen, a living person, going up the mountain, they couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

Although the scenery of Qishan Town is beautiful, it is much more comfortable than the general system town, but it is precisely because this town is on the top of the mountain, so the number of monsters is extremely scarce, and it cannot meet the leveling needs of players at all.

However, due to the difficulty of the mountain road, it is the most time-wasting, which also causes the town to be deserted, and in general, except for the travelers who like to see the scenery, few players will come to the 'barren land' of Qishan Town.

Even if there is occasionally a warbler like Ye Ke who likes to see the scenery Yanyan goes up the mountain, they will never climb on foot, after all, there is also an intercity teleportation tool Immortal Crane, right?

Therefore, these players who go down the mountain will be very surprised, can't this guy in a black cloak come directly from other towns to take the crane, you must know that the cost of intercity teleportation is not expensive, only 1 silver coin.

Who knew that Ye Zhen, a super assassin known as a flying man and a hundred shadows, would be a strange person with a fear of heights?

Ignoring the inexplicable eyes of others, Ye Zhen buried his head and only cared about climbing up, I have to say that in the past six months, he has insisted on exercising every day and has been very effective, and he climbed halfway up the mountain in one breath, he was only slightly panting, and he didn't even sweat.

Although the basic castes such as strength and agility are fixed in the game, there is no stamina value, and the more physical strength a person has, the stronger the stamina in the game.

Climbing up with vigor, when stepping on the last cyan stone staircase, Ye Zhen's vision suddenly opened up, only to see that in front of him was a smooth stone land, with an area of hundreds of acres, buildings with blue tiles and white walls were neatly arranged on the ground, and there were also patches of yellow soil at the edge of the mountain, which should have been picked up by NPCs from the bottom of the mountain with their shoulders, and after years of accumulation, these square-shaped fields were formed.

Don't look at the scale of Qingshi Town, which is not as large as the system town, but although the sparrows are small, they have all kinds of organs.

Along the way, Ye Scar found a lot of system shops and shops opened by players, and although there was not much traffic on the streets, it didn't seem deserted.

What surprised Ye Zhen slightly was that as soon as he stepped into Qishan Town, he heard the sound of gurgling water, which was not loud, but it was undulating and uninterrupted.

Whoop -

The pleasant sound of running water came to my ears, but even if Ye Scar looked around, he didn't find any mountain streams or pools on the top of the mountain.

It wasn't until he approached a house that Ye Zhen suddenly found that there was a deep and straight ditch in the middle of the house, which was about half a meter wide.

What puzzled Ye Scar was that these ditches were as if they had been split in half with a sharp weapon, and they were made naturally, without a trace of excavation, and the sides of the ditches were as smooth as mirrors, as flat as the ground under their feet.

With a stomach full of curiosity, Ye Zhen chose a building that seemed to be an NPC house and walked in, when he stepped into the hall with the door open, he found that there was not only one ditch under this house, but two criss-crossing canals, covered with a wide layer of red fir planks, which would not affect people to walk freely in the house.

When Ye Zhen walked into the spacious and bright hall, a white-haired old man with a slightly hunched back and a clean blue cloth was carrying a wooden barrel, staggering out of the inner room and coming to the center of the hall.

I saw that he first pounded his stiff waist, and then slowly bowed his back, as if he wanted to uncover the cedar plank covering the canal to get water for cooking.

Seeing this, Ye Zhen hurriedly rushed forward with an arrow step, stopped him before the white-haired old man squatted down, and said enthusiastically, "Uncle, do you want to fetch water, let me help you." ”

Holding the white-haired old man's swarthy arm, Ye Zhen suddenly remembered his deceased relatives, although he had not enjoyed much fatherly and maternal love, but for the old man, he had a kind of respect from the bottom of his heart.

"You, who are you-" At first glance, seeing a person shrouded in a black cloak appear in front of him, the white-haired old man was obviously startled, and immediately subconsciously took two steps back, not daring to hand over the bucket and scoop in his hand to Ye Zhen.

"I'm sorry, I almost forgot, I'm really sorry, uncle, don't worry, I'm an adventurer on the Yilan Continent." Seeing this, Ye Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then immediately took off the cloak covering his body, revealing a young face with clear water chestnuts.

In the game, with the exception of the shopkeepers in the system shop and the system NPCs in the various professional guilds, the average resident rarely interacts with the player, the adventurer. If the players are all compared to martial arts masters, then these ordinary NPC residents only know a few crop tricks, and in their eyes, adventurers are unattainable big shots.

"--Adventurer, you, is there anything you can do?" Looking at the slightly vicissitudes of life in front of him, the dry lips of the white-haired old man trembled slightly, obviously not relieving himself, and a trace of vigilance unconsciously flashed in his cloudy eyes.

In the early days of the game, there were many players with bad conduct, relying on the strength of the NPCs to burn and loot in the town, and it was indeed fast enough to take revenge at that time, but the endings of these guys were all extremely tragic without exception, either by the sky-high fines forced to delete the number, or by the level 50 NPC guards caught in the dark dungeon for ten days and half a month, and even worse, directly chased by the angry NPC guards to level zero on countless charges.

Ye Zhen naturally knew what the old man was thinking, he tried to soften his facial expression, and said with a chuckle, "There is nothing special about it, I just want to ask you about someone, uncle." ”

There are few players in Qishan Town, and they are in the house at this time, so Ye Zhen is not worried about his face being photographed.

"Inquire about someone? Who would you like to inquire about? Seeing that Ye Zhen was just here to inquire about the news, as soon as the white-haired old man's tense mood relaxed, his vigilance slowly disappeared, and the wooden bucket and water scoop carried in the rough palm were also unconsciously taken over by Ye Zhen.

"His name is Nie Li, you should be about the same age, is there such a person in Qishan Town?" As he spoke, Ye Zhen quickly uncovered the wooden plank covering the canal, which almost startled him, only to see the sound of rushing water that he could only faintly hear, and as he uncovered the plank, the gurgling sound suddenly amplified countless times.

(To be continued)