Chapter 31: The Closed Gate
"What's the matter? The city gates are not opened?"
"It's not time to close the gates, is it?
Qing Yao listened to the voice coming from front of her and walked over quickly. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
There was a moat around the wall, and the gates that were supposed to be open were closed at this moment.
"Uncle Tie, what's going on?"
Qing Yao came to her team and looked at the frowning elder suspiciously.
The elder sighed and shook his head, a bitter smile on his face.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to enter the city today. ”
"Then I'll only spend the night outside tonight, and I'll go in tomorrow morning. Qing Yao didn't think too much about it, she was tired from the recent rush, so she was waiting for a good rest after entering the town tomorrow morning.
After hearing her words, the elder turned away without saying a word.
After Qing Yao noticed the other party's expression, a trace of doubt flashed in her heart.
"Strange, doesn't seem right?"
She pondered for a moment, then turned her gaze to the people near the walls.
Before they arrived, there were many people staying here, and as more and more people arrived, the quiet environment gradually became noisy.
At this time, more and more people noticed the closed gates.
"What's going on, why did the city gate close early?"
The newcomer was puzzled and asked the people next to him.
Those who arrived early began to explain the reasons to those who came after them.
"I'll tell you, actually, ......"
Qing Yao listened to the man's slow speech, and gradually understood the whole story.
It turned out that just a few days ago, signs of the spread of the plague had been found outside Ruolan City, and the people in power here not only did not send people to deal with it, but ordered the city gate to be closed tightly, and no one was allowed to enter or leave the city gate.
"This ......"
Qing Yao bit the corner of her mouth, anger flashing in her eyes.
The rest of the people on the side were very angry when they heard this.
I had to flee my hometown due to the dry weather and was going to come here to join my relatives, but when I was about to arrive, I was stopped in my way.
"So, what should you and I do?"
Someone couldn't help but sigh lightly, looking very helpless.
At this moment, Qing Yao couldn't help but start thinking about where she was going next.
"Since you can't enter Ruolan City, then this place is not suitable for a long time. ”
She expected that as time passed, more and more victims would gather here.
If the rulers of the city had sent people to settle the victims, things might have turned around, otherwise the more people gathered, the more people would have died.
After all, near this city wall, and what edible plants are.
"If the plague breaks out, the consequences are unimaginable. ”
Qing Yao muttered to herself in her heart, and her desire to leave became more and more urgent.
From time to time, she didn't think about helping the victims with her tentacles, but with her current situation alone, it was a little difficult to save herself in this chaotic place, let alone care about others.
Besides, she hadn't forgotten that she had escaped from the group, and if she was caught again, she wasn't sure she would have a chance to run away again.
As for Qi Guan Junyao's rescue, although she thought about it, she didn't pay much attention to it.
More than half a month has passed now, and the powder she left on the road should have long since expired, even if it had not been washed away by the rain.
"I hope to have the opportunity to meet them. ”
Qing Yao shook her head and sighed softly, and slowly walked towards the team she was staying in before.
"Miss Qingyao......"
Someone in the team saw her and was the first to greet her.
"Hmm. Qing Yao nodded, and then asked the person beside her, "Now that the city gate is not open, what are your plans next?" ”
"What else can I do? ”
"I want to leave tomorrow, what about you?"
Qing Yao also wanted to see what these people wanted to do.
"Everyone wants to stay here a little longer and see what the warden does with this matter. ”
"Then ......" Qing Yao thought about the plague that might spread, and hesitation flashed in her eyes.
At this time, the elder in the team suddenly said, "Okay, let's talk about tomorrow's things tomorrow, everyone have a good rest today." ”
"Well, got it. ”
The others answered, and they didn't bother with it anymore.
Next.
Before dawn, there was already a commotion around the city walls.
Qing Yao tightened her baggage, and after saying goodbye to her companions, she turned around and left without hesitation.
"Where should I go? Why don't you go back to Huacheng directly?"
She lowered her eyes and thought about her own business, but the speed of her feet did not decrease at all.
However, compared to the crowds of people rushing towards Ruolan City, although her move to go in the other direction alone was a little abrupt, it was not eye-catching.
After all, at this time, no one came back to meddle in their affairs, and he was not the only one who left after hitting a wall in Ruolan City.
However, compared with the large number of people who rushed there, the number of people who left was really small.
This is also the reason why she is worried about the plague and unrest, after all, in this environment, if there is no one to arrange for these victims, there will inevitably be turmoil in the long run.
Thinking of this, Qing Yao shook her head a little irritably.
"Forget it, none of this should be something I think about. ”
When she suppressed all kinds of inexplicable thoughts in her heart again, Yu Guang suddenly glanced at a familiar back.
Thinking that she finally met an acquaintance, she didn't think much about it, and chased after it directly.
"Wait a minute. ”
She saw that the people in front of her were walking faster and faster, and she was about to be unable to catch up, so she couldn't help but shout softly.
I thought that the two people in front of me couldn't hear her voice, but when I saw the two of them pause, they all turned around and looked over.
Qing Yao met the gaze of the man and woman, and a trace of embarrassment flashed in her eyes.
It's just because she thinks the two are familiar, but she can't call their names.
The woman in front of her seemed to see her embarrassment, and after smiling lightly, she was about to pull the man next to her away.
However, after the man looked at Qing Yao carefully for a while, he shouted softly with some uncertainty: "Little junior sister, why are you here?"
Qing Yao listened to the man's address to herself, and after looking the other party up and down for a moment, she suddenly remembered the identity of the person in front of her.
"Senior brother, it turned out to be you. After a light sigh, she pulled the package behind her back a little awkwardly. "Big brother, I'm lost. ”
Du Zhong chuckled and shook his head, and walked slowly towards her.
When the distance got closer, Qing Yao finally recognized who the woman next to the senior brother was.
"Sister Qianqian, hello. ”
"It turned out to be Yao'er, I said it looked so familiar. ”
Mo Qianqian said jokingly with a light smile in his eyes.
Du Zhong listened to the words of the person next to him, raised his hand and patted the back of the other party's hand.
Qing Yao looked at the actions of the two people, and a hint of understanding flashed in her eyes.
The reason why she didn't dare to call them by their names after seeing them for the first time was that the two of them had changed too much. But looking at the atmosphere between the two in front of her, she couldn't help but smile.