MTL - After the Fairy Disappeared-Chapter 27 Red Cliff Road
Chapter 27 Red Cliff Road
In the future, I can only see myself being clever, He Lingchuan changed the subject and asked, "Father, why do we have to go back to Dadu?"
"The He family's foundation is there, how can the unworthy descendants not return?"
He Lingchuan rolled his eyes: "There are ears and eyes on the left and right, do you want me to speak the vernacular?" He leaned close to his father's ear, his voice was like a gnat, and could easily be overshadowed by the sound of horseshoes, "Our whole family was killed by the emperor. , why go back and work for him?"
He Chunhua frowned: "Otherwise, where is the ambition?"
A man who has made great achievements does not need to rely on him?
"The Baling Kingdom in the west is also fine. Isn't our Qiansong County bordering on the Four Kingdoms? I think the monster country in the northeast is also good..." He Lingchuan looked at the six directions, and flashed a slap from He Chunhua's pocket fan, "Besides, The domestic situation is turbulent, and those mud legs that rise up dare to call themselves the king of the grass head! If you look abroad, changing the emperor is like a revolving lantern! I heard that Xuanguo in the east has changed eleven emperors in twenty years. The shortest reign was only nineteen days."
A serious high-risk occupation.
Which brat is wrong, thinking about treason? He Chunhua said with a stern face: "Cuoer is a small country, can it be compared with Big Yuan? After all, we have been established for more than 60 years and have complete preparations."
Ha ha. He Lingchuan took a long breath: "We've all escaped death this time, and Dad won't tell me something from the bottom of his heart?"
He Chunhua was slightly startled, and suddenly stared at him and said, "You were caught by something?"
These words came unexpectedly, and He Lingchuan's back broke out in cold sweat.
"What?"
The eldest son is more than brave, but he is not a delicate mind, so he should not see through his own reservations. He Chunhua looked at him twice, and said in a deep voice, "Don't talk about this kind of crime and beheading in the future."
A gust of wind and sand blew past, and He Lingchuan sneezed.
Papa's thoughts are also very deep.
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Sun Guoshi's team finally embarked on the Red Cliff trade route.
Passing through the mountainside, there is a world of yellow sand in front of you, which is vast and boundless.
One sand dune after another stands in the hot wind, some are as short as mounds of dirt, and some are as high as tens of feet, comparable to mountains. But they are by no means as hard as the cliffs, and some huge mounds disappear overnight, only to pop up in other depressions.
The plants all disappeared, without a little bit of greenery.
Looking around, only Yu is reckless.
The Hongya Road runs in the middle of the desert, with a width of five feet, which can accommodate several domestic carriages driving side by side. The stone bricks on the ground cannot see their original color, and they have become uneven under the trampling of thousands of traders. Some of the bricks are new, and the country has contracted out some road repairs for Heishui City and neighboring countries; some ancient bricks have not been replaced, and the black surface is different in shades, but layered on top of each other.
This makes Hongya Road crawl in the sea of sand like a gray-black giant snake.
Zeng Feixiong was also walking beside He's father and son. Seeing that He Lingchuan was curious about the floor tiles, he explained: "There are bloodstains on the tiles, some new and some old. There are many bandits on this road, and there are also many battles."
"By the way, some bloodstains were left over a hundred years ago. Hongya Road was the road for transporting soldiers and food in Panlong City back then. It is said that countless massacres occurred around these roads."
To attack the siege, it is necessary to cut off the opponent's reinforcements and food.
He Lingchuan heard what he said, and suddenly felt blood rushing towards his face.
So many fierce fights, so many fresh lives, and so resolute calls to defend the country, were finally buried in endless yellow sand, leaving nothing behind.
In the third year after the destruction of Panlong City, the Kingdom of Xiluo perished; six years later, the Kingdom of Xianyou also perished.
This pair of old enemies fought for decades, and in the end both fell to the street and fell into the dust of history.
"Is this why everyone hangs the 'bell flag'?" He Lingchuan pointed to the tall flag at the front of the team.
This is obviously the army of the Great Yuan Kingdom, and the leader is the highly respected Sun Guoshi, but the word "bell" for the boss is embroidered on the banner of the team.
It is unbelievable that today people are traveling the world, but they have to hang the old flag of the previous dynasty.
In fact, it is not only our own team. Almost all the traveling travelers on the Red Cliff Road raised the bell flag high, as if sending a message to the entire desert.
Of course, after all the teams leave Hongya Road, they will put away the bell flag before entering the borders of other countries, so although He Lingchuan has heard of it, it is rare to see this flag.
"Resentful spirits and alienated monsters run across the desert, eating whatever they catch, but don't set foot on the Red Cliff Road, because this is the route that the Gale Army has traveled countless times. Everyone hangs the bell flag to pay tribute to the Gale Army back then , and seek peace for myself.”
If you want He Lingchuan to say, that's not a tribute, it's obviously a counterfeit.
Zeng Feixiong pulled off the cloth towel covering his face, spit on the veil, and put it away: "Spit and urine can't be spilled on Hongya Road at will, they must be collected and taken away, otherwise it will be regarded as contempt and will annoy the heroic spirits here .”
He Chunhua also said: "In the past, many countries did not believe in evil, and business travelers from their own countries were not allowed to plant bell flags and walk on Hongya Road. The result—"
"In the end, they had to be accurate." He Lingchuan understood, "There is no need for the living to be angry with the dead."
Right at this moment, there were several roars from behind.
Everyone looked back, and a snow-white puppy ran out from another team walking behind. It left Hongya Road in three steps and two steps, and ran towards the nearest sand dune.
Its little owner is a five-year-old girl. As soon as the dog let go, she subconsciously raised her leg and chased after her.
Soon, she also left Hongya Road.
Before her family members could react, Qu Zishou rushed over from behind and yelled at her, "Come back! Come back!"
What He Lingchuan and the others heard was his calling.
The child's mother is a noble lady, she walked over and said dissatisfiedly: "Hush down, don't scare my child!"
"If you don't come back, your child will be gone!" Tian Zishou then yelled, "Come back quickly, the monster is going to eat people!"
The desert was empty like a still painting, and no wild animals appeared.
The girl stopped, looked at the team, then at the little white dog in the distance, hesitated.
The child's mother disliked her and said, "Go and carry her back."
Tianzi didn't do anything, and didn't want to leave Hongya Road even one step.
The child's mother had no choice but to stride towards her child, and then walked back as soon as she picked it up.
Nothing happened.
"Useless man..." Before the lady could finish her sentence, the soles of her feet suddenly collapsed.
A big mouth suddenly appeared from bottom to top, swallowing her and the child in one gulp.
The screams were brutal and short.
At this time, they were less than three steps away from Hongya Road.
The monster that devoured two people appeared and did not dive in a hurry, but moved quickly towards the white dog not far away.
This thing is a bit like a plaice, with a mouth on the top of the forehead, and a body shaped like a big round plate, flat and flat, and its color is similar to yellow sand. If it didn't jump out by itself, even if He Lingchuan got close, he might not be able to find its existence.
(end of this chapter)
