MTL - After the Fairy Disappeared-Chapter 422 Thousand Star Ruins

  Chapter 422 Thousand Star Ruins

  Taozi nodded and grinned at him.

  This little witch boy seems to like Fu Shanyue more, although this guy has a bad voice.

  Probably whoever picks up the cat will get tired of him.

  He Lingchuan also heard the members of the caravan whispering outside. It seemed that three families of untouchables fled at night. There was no one in the house in the morning, and they were all neighbors. The government has ordered the arrest of the dozen or so untouchables.

  The body trembled slightly, and the carriage started.

  He Lingchuan lifted the curtain and looked out. Tongluo County in the morning light hadn't woken up at all. Because most businesses are engaged in night business, except for small restaurants and inns that are still open, the others are closed.

  The noisy city that never sleeps last night is exhausted in the dawn this morning.

  The Shimen caravan rumbled, and soon left this strange county.

   Having nothing to do, Fu Shanyue reached out to He Lingchuan: "Where is the medicine that I told you to buy last night?"

  He Lingchuan narrowed his eyes: "Explain?"

   "Please!" Fu Shanyue corrected humbly, "Where is the medicine I asked you to buy last night?"

  He Lingchuan just threw him a greased paper bag.

  Fu Shan opened it further, grabbed a medicine mortar out of nowhere, and signaled Wutong Taozi to grind the medicine.

   and other medicinal materials were ground into powder, and he added water to make a paste, and then applied it on Taozi's face.

  As soon as the medicine touched her skin, she felt itchy. After finally waiting for Fu Shanyue to finish painting, the itchiness increased several times.

  Taozi couldn't help reaching out to scratch, but he slapped him open: "If you want to live, don't touch your face!"

  Of course she wanted to, she could only bear it.

   After more than a quarter of an hour, Fu Shanyue allowed her to wash her face.

  At this time, the caravan had reached the post station in the northern suburbs of Tongluo County. Tao Zi jumped out of the car and washed her face in the manger.

  But when the other passengers saw her face, they all screamed in shock and moved away.

   She was puzzled, she took a photo in the water, and saw a painted face:

   There were patches of white spots on her face, and her skin tone was extremely uneven.

  After she got in the car, Fushan Yuecai said: "It's just disguising you as vitiligo, and it will be fine if it falls off by itself in half a month."

  The itchiness gradually faded away, Taozi suddenly pointed not far away, and spoke for the first time: "She, she sewed my mouth shut."

   The two of them saw a middle-aged woman walking towards the back of the station. She was wearing nothing special, but she was holding a long stick in her hand.

  With her age, with her flexible legs and feet, it is a bit strange to use a cane.

   "Is she the witch who identified you as the evil star?"

   "Yes!" Taozi said firmly.

  Fu Shanyue stretched his waist: "Stay here and don't move." Then he jumped off the carriage and went to the back of the post station.

   Only about a quarter of an hour later, he came back, his face looking a little rosier than before.

  He Lingchuan even smelled a bit of blood.

   "You ate her?"

   "Yes." Fu Shanyue smiled and stroked Tao Zi's top hair, "I ate the witch."

  Taozi's eyes sparkle all of a sudden.

  He Lingchuan clicked his tongue. While nourishing himself, this kid also did not forget to win people's hearts. It can be seen that he is not a reckless person.

   "What's with the hole in the sleeve?"

   "I only have one hand, isn't it inconvenient." Fu Shanyue yawned, "The witch took the time to fight back. Leaving love for money aside, she is still a little bit wise."

   The Twilight Plain is still barren, and the caravan passes through several small towns and villages to replenish water, and it is also lifeless.

  However, the terrain slowly rose, and everyone continued to go north, standing on the hills and looking out, and there were mountains in the distance.

  The sun was also slowly setting towards the west. Master Shi Er pointed to the north with his horsewhip, and said to He Lingchuan and others: "Turn over the first mountain, and there will be a place to rest tonight."

   There is a small town there, and overnight is enough.

  After speaking, the wind suddenly picked up.

  The caravan had just left Fengmo Mountain not long ago, and had long been used to the howling north wind, but the wind was filled with thick dust, sand and grass branches, much dirtier than the top of a high mountain, and it was hard to keep one's eyes open.

   It doesn’t matter if you can’t open your eyes, but the sand seems to have eyes, pouring it into people’s noses, ears, and necks.

   At this time, you must not open your mouth, anyone who opens their mouth will be pee pee pee.

   After walking for more than a quarter of an hour, the sky was dark.

  The sun was clearly still there, but everyone barely looked up, and only a faintly glowing duck egg could be seen in the haze.

  The world is dark, and a sandstorm is coming.

  Shi Erdao covered his head and face with a cloth towel, and directed the team to march north.

  There are mountains in the north, which can block the wind and sand. In addition, this is also the only way to go to Chiyan Kingdom in the north through the Twilight Plain.

  The caravan was struggling, and He Lingchuan jumped off the carriage to help. With his gang qi, he can keep most of the wind and sand out.

   At this time, the benefits of profound cultivation are reflected.

  Finally, the Shimen caravan found the entrance to the mountains with their rich experience.

  After entering the mountain, the wind and sand weakened significantly.

   But the woods were still shaken, as if they were about to be uprooted.

  Several thunderclaps rolled across the sky, startling the cows and horses pulling the cart.

  Shi Erdao looked around with a serious expression on his face. A senior traveler from the Shimen caravan also rushed over to look for him, and shouted in the wind: "Second Master, we seem to have gone wrong. This is the way to the ruins!"

  He Lingchuan happened to be standing next to him, and his ears were full: "Which ruin?"

   "Where else?" Shi Erdao shouted hoarsely, "Thousand Star City!"

  The old capital of Yuan Kingdom? He Lingchuan's heart skipped a beat. Did the dust storm blow them here?

  Everyone looked at Master Shi Er with eager eyes: "What should we do now?"

  Just now a skinny guy got careless after entering the mountain and was almost blown away by the wind. Fortunately, he grabbed the strap of the cargo.

  Even based on Shi Er’s past business experience, the sandstorm this time can be called a heavyweight. He has no choice, he can never go back to the plains, and find the right path in the wind and sand with less than three feet of visibility.

   "Go to the ruins to take shelter from the wind, hurry up!"

  The team marched deep into the mountains.

   After walking up the mountain for several miles, the wind and sand weakened a lot, but the rain came, and it kept falling.

   All the guys are muttering: "What the **** is this weather!"

  Only Wutong Taozi shrank into a small ball in the carriage, shivering, as if thinking that she caused all of this.

  Going forward for several miles, the vision suddenly opened up:

  The mountain road has come to an end, and the valley ahead can even be described as vast.

   No, this is a basin surrounded by mountains.

  He Lingchuan saw the ruins mentioned by Shi Erdangjia and others in the basin.

  The team is heading towards the basin, but there are more trees here than outside, perhaps because the basin is surrounded by green water. This abundant amount of water once contributed to the moat of Qianxing City, but now it can only flow lonely.

  The ancient trail looms in the deserted forest.

  The caravan's wheels are rolling, pushing forward with dead branches and leaves. He Lingchuan saw that the bluestone road was originally very wide, allowing at least five cars to drive together. Two hundred years ago, when Yuan Guo was beautiful, this road must have been full of traffic, and the tourists came like clouds.

  Now, it is just dilapidated in the wild grass and setting sun.

  Entering the basin, one realizes that Qianxing City is vast. Judging from the square foundation and stone enclosure of the city, it occupies at least half the size of Panlong City. In particular, the base of the city gate is wide and thick. Thinking back to those days, I don't know what a magnificent scene it was.

   However, the wood has long since decayed, and there are only a few remaining stone walls, covered with long vines.

   "This city has been completely destroyed." There are traces of fire on the stones. It's a pity that there are no decent buildings left in such a magnificent city.

  Even if it is eroded by wind and water, there should be some relics, just like Panlong City back then.

"It is said that after Qianxing City was breached, the Demon Emperor ordered it to be burnt and killed, and demanded that 'not a single inch of standing tree' should be left here." Master Shi Er said loudly in the torrential rain. , no one was spared."

  Wu Tong Taozi suddenly pointed to a distance, He Lingchuan also said: "What is that?"

  In fact, there are still more than a dozen stone houses fifty feet away, which are very wide and large, and they are built without aesthetic feeling, but they are stronger.

   There is even a building with only three walls, and the remaining one is air.

  It is said to be a house, which is similar to a warehouse.

   "This was built by the passing business travelers themselves, using local materials, and there are so many accumulated over time."

  He Lingchuan wondered: "It's not like no one is here."

   "The terrain in the mountains is complicated, and people often go wrong. Once they come, they will be safe. There must be a place to shelter from the wind and rain." Master Shi Er ordered the caravan to drive the carriage into several stone houses, settle the manpower, and check the goods.

  Businessmen come and go for profit, even a ghost town can settle down.

  The stone house originally had a lot of thatch. The doctors in the caravan took out several pots, put hay and wormwood in them, lit them, and smoked them everywhere. Otherwise, the air here is very humid, there are too many snakes, insects, mosquitoes and ants, and people sitting on the grass will be covered in red envelopes after half a cup of tea.

  Severe cases may even have a pendulum and a high fever.

  The smoke was getting thicker, and all kinds of small animals in the stone house were scrambling to escape, including a few golden-ringed vipers.

  I can only spend the night in the ghost town tonight, and the caravan starts to cook.

  When the water boils, throw all the food and sweet potatoes into it, and add vegetables and mushrooms later, and the sticky mixed vegetable porridge is ready.

  Everyone has been trekking for a day, and they picked up the thick bowls and slurped and drank, served with two steamed buns, and ate a few pickles. The rainy night in the wild didn't seem so sad.

  Time slowly pushed toward the latter part of the night, and the wind and rain did not decrease but increased. From time to time, lightning illuminated the four fields, followed by long thunderclaps.

  Fu Shanyue wrapped his cloak over his head and face, and remained motionless for a long time. Others thought he was asleep, but he suddenly sat up:

"someone is coming."

   Sure enough, more than ten figures appeared one after another in the undergrowth, walking towards the group of stone houses.

  The sentinels of the Shimen caravan immediately blew their whistles and called everyone to be alert.

The opponent was also a team, consisting of twelve or three knights, a carriage and two monsters. They approached at a leisurely pace. One of them rode forward with a whip, and shouted in front of the Shimen caravan: "Take a ride on the barren hills!" Companion, leave tomorrow morning!"

   This is the term commonly used by travelers in the countryside to show that they are only staying overnight and have no malicious intentions.

   Then the team moved twelve or thirty feet away, occupying the other two stone houses.

  (end of this chapter)