MTL - After the Fairy Disappeared-Chapter 400 smell of conspiracy
The merchants had no objection after hearing this. These missions are all foreign ministers, as long as they are within the territory of Baoshu Country, the guards are obliged to their personal safety.
「Are they in such a hurry to go back?」
"Who knows?" Xu Dongdong shrugged, "I only know that Baixiang Kingdom is because the distance is too far. Last time my king's 750th birthday, Baixiang Kingdom sent a Demoiselle Crane to celebrate his birthday. It is said that it took seven or eight days to fly one way. The gifts sent back to Baixiang Kingdom this time are so many and heavy that the Crane Demon can’t handle them, so it will take at least 40 or 50 days to transport them by land.”
There are guards clearing the way in front, even if the emperor has just passed by, no robbers without eyes would dare to come out.
This journey was very peaceful, and soon passed Fanshiyu.
Reaching this landmark means officially leaving the outer suburbs of Fufeng City. Xu Dongdong could only be sent here, and immediately bid farewell to He Lingchuan and others, and went back home.
"I hope to work with Brother He in a few months."
Go back for a few days, safe and sound.
He Lingchuan was always on guard, but seeing that the road ahead was getting wider and wider, and there were more and more business travelers on the road, it was clear that there was no disaster or disaster.
He was a little disappointed.
If the journey has been going smoothly like this, how should he count the Spirit Seed?
Muddy water is good for fishing.
Calculating the time, the mission of Shanyu Kingdom should have already set off for the east under the **** of Fufeng City. That guy Fu Shanyue wants to complete the task, so he should also follow him, right?
Then part ways with the northward guards, and my group should not meet Fushan Yue.
Fu Shanyue has a way of killing snakes, and he doesn't know whether the big python in Shanyu Country is dead or alive.
In the past few days, He Lingchuan has secretly designed a plan, but he has not found a suitable way to capture the spirit seed.
The soul-absorbing mirror suggested to the master: "Why don't we try to see if the leader of the guard can look in the mirror. As long as the soul-absorbing is successful, he can actively donate seeds."
He Lingchuan vetoed it: "It's a beautiful idea, they have the power to protect them. You were able to fascinate Wu Jinsong and others because they are far away from their homeland and their resistance is too weak."
The Spirit Seed Guards are protected by Yuanli. They are highly resistant to spells, poisons, and curses, and even partially resist attacks from warriors.
It is not impossible to capture their souls, but it is possible to succeed only if they are weak and their morale is low. After all, Yuanli is not omnipotent.
In the current situation, it is definitely impossible to force it. He is not superior in terms of numbers and force.
Then, start stealing?
Spirits have strong vitality and cannot be placed in storage rings. Therefore, unless the guard has the mustard seed hiding technology of Songyang Mansion, the captain can only hide it on himself.
But this person is very aware of the importance of the spiritual seed, and there are five or six guards around him at all times, so how easy is it to steal it?
If you send eyeball spiders to steal, well, it seems that you can think of a way.
So, where is the best place to start?
At this time, the crops on both sides of the official road are dwindling, and there is no longer the beautiful scenery of wheat ears swaying in the wind. Instead, grasslands and tundra gradually increased, and rocky cliffs began to play a leading role.
He Lingchuan often walks on the Chipa Plateau, knowing that this is a transitional landform from a plain to a plateau, which shows that the altitude is getting higher and higher.
Shi Erdangjia also introduced that the team is indeed walking on the plateau. The ground here is at least one hundred and seventy-eight feet higher than Fufeng City, and it will go higher and higher in the future.
This can be seen from the gradual sparseness of vegetation.
Further back, the scene of Cangliao with mountains jutting like dragons and a tree leaning against the setting sun is no surprise.
This place is called the Gale Tundra.
Although they are both plateaus, they are completely different from the Chipa Plateau. The latter has warm water vapor and a pleasant climate. It is a paradise for flowers, plants, and fruits. As the name suggests, the Gale Tundra is a place where the wind howls all year round. Great, few delicate crops grow here.
The official road winds like a dragon among the mountains, sometimes lying on a high ridge.
Pedestrians look to both sides, and there are thousands of slopes.
Even so, the official road on the mountain road is wide and flat, and guardrails are installed on both sides to prevent pedestrians from falling, which is very considerate.
The further the team advances, the higher the altitude and the lower the temperature.
Fast forward to the weather in June, and the branches of the trees in the early morning are actually covered with frost.
Looking at the high mountains, the snow will not melt all year round.
Humans began to breathe white steam when they spoke, and the Shimen caravan was very experienced, so they quickly took out cotton clothes and distributed them.
There are very few villages and towns on this plateau, only one every seventy or eighty miles, not as scattered as on the plain. The team must allocate time reasonably so as not to miss the spot.
Fortunately, the guards are more thoughtful than others, so you just need to follow them and not fall behind, so you don’t have to worry.
On this day, the team arrived at Heiyanzhai before nightfall, and finally had a sheltered place to sleep.
Heiyanzhai was originally a small village with more than a hundred people, but as this business route matured and prospered, it became a service area on the official road and became bigger and bigger. Now there are more than 800 permanent residents here, and most of them make a living by providing services for passing business travelers.
Empty space has the advantage of being open, and the place can be covered at will. There are more than 300 wooden houses in Heiyan Village, ranging from single-door houses to bunks that can accommodate 20 to 30 people. The guards, missions, and caravans can all live here.
The only problem is that everything is expensive.
Accommodation is expensive, meals are expensive, He Lingchuan can understand. After all, there is a shortage of grain here, and 80% of it depends on foreign transportation.
But there is a fee for squatting in the pit, it can be said that you will be charged for everything—
Heiyanzhai firmly controls the only water source within a radius of 30 miles, fearing that people will pollute it, and will never allow it to be resolved anywhere.
He Lingchuan and Shi Erdang sat in the restaurant to eat, and immediately found the feeling of eating in the school cafeteria.
This is the largest restaurant in Heishizhai. There are at least three or four hundred people.
The caravan chooses to eat here, because the food is good and affordable, and places with many people are always warmer.
The guys in the caravan can only eat a hot yam egg here, which is amazing with a bowl of hot noodle soup. Shi Erdang's family and He Lingchuan ordered mutton blood sausage soup to warm up. They served buns stuffed with miscellaneous mushrooms. There was not even shredded meat in it, but the taste was actually good.
After traveling long distances all day, the two of them were snoring and eating well, but they saw three guards coming from behind, and they also went to the food stall to pack, all they wanted were big meat and good ingredients.
He Lingchuan recognized that these were all members of the Spirit Seed Guard, as if they were of a lower rank in the team, and they always gave food to the chief.
He listened carefully, and sure enough.
One of them complained: "These messengers themselves have hands and feet, why did God send us to work for them?"
Another guard laughed and said, "Who said you have hands and feet, the envoy of Suluo Kingdom..."
"Shhh!" The third person was more serious, "There are too many people, don't arrange things randomly."
The person who spoke first gave a heck of a voice: "Is there anything that other people can't hear? It's the envoy from Chiyan Kingdom who hides in the house every night. ?
The second person yawned, with a tired look on his face: "We still have to test the poison when we go back from cooking. If they are worried, why don't you come to cooking?"
They left after eating. Master Shi Er took a bite of the steamed stuffed bun and said, "I have talked with the envoys of the Suluo Kingdom, but I have only met the envoys of the Chiyan Kingdom twice. He does not appear in public. It is said that the carriage and residence There are guards guarding them, and no one is allowed to come near.”
At this time, a fellow came running in, with a solemn expression, reporting to Master Shi Er:
"The news came back from the front: Pingshan rockslide two days ago, and the official road collapsed. It will take at least half a month to repair it."
The so-called rock avalanches are landslides. It is not uncommon to see mountains standing tall on the plateau.
It is not easy to repair bridges and roads on the plateau. Master Shi Er frowned: "We can't wait here for fifteen or six days. Go and find out how the guards get there. I guess 90% of them will turn around and take Fengmo Mountain."
He looked at He Lingchuan in a daze: "Hey, Brother He, what are you laughing at?" He still smiled happily.
"Nothing." He Lingchuan coughed lightly, "Where is Fengmo Mountain?" Hearing the name, this place has a story.
The most important thing is that he seems to smell a hint of conspiracy.
Otherwise, why didn’t Pingshan collapse sooner or later, but it collapsed at this juncture?
It’s good to have a conspiracy, it can help him muddy the water.
"Seven years ago, Pingshan suddenly collapsed and the terrain deformed, so the official Caijing II opened an official road leading to the north from here. Before that, everyone had to take Fengmo Mountain, which is the only way to go north." Master Shi Er said with a smile, "Don't listen to the name, it's actually very safe. The Shimen caravan has passed by at least four or five times. The scenery there is very beautiful. If we can arrive before sunrise tomorrow morning, you will be lucky. "
The old man of the restaurant just came over to collect the plates, looked up and smiled, "I came from that place in Fengmo Mountain. I used to collect herbs on the mountain in my early years, and I came here because my back leg was broken."
He Lingchuan saw that he was a little limping, so he grabbed a dozen copper coins and gave him: "Old man, please bring me two more baskets of fried buns."
The old man also sells pan-fried buns, which taste good and are rich in oil, but they are a bit expensive, and the pawns are not willing to buy them.
The old man grinned, two teeth missing: "Good!"
He took two servings of fried buns when he turned around, and they were almost overflowing: "I'll give you two more."
"Tell me about Fengmo Mountain." The locals know more than Shi Erdang.
"That's my hometown, the wind is stronger than here, but the mountain produces snow lotus and topaz ginseng, which are very expensive medicinal materials. We can't grow these. We collected herbs for a living when we were young."
"Topaz ginseng is really outrageously expensive." This taste is included in the supplementary medicine for refining Baishan pills, and one that is less than the length of the index finger costs ten taels of silver.
Harvested under harsh natural environment, the price is expensive.
The old man murmured: "Fengmo Mountain was originally the territory of the Misty Sect of Immortal Sect, but later it became a Taoist sect and did not change its name. This Taoist sect itself is not very special, but it has raised a very powerful monster called "Fengmo" , often going down the mountain to do evil, destroying houses and sweeping away the living."
"The Fuma of Fuma Mountain?"
