Chapter 740 Speculation

Xiao Ying's perception of the so-called dead city comes from film and television.

She has seen a lot of post-apocalyptic movies, and the scenes outlined in them are shocking enough. But in the real 'dead city', she realized that a movie is a movie after all, and no matter how shocking the scene is, it is not as good as being in it.

The city wall of Tongguan is very high, standing under the majestic city wall, Xiao Ying feels that she is as small as a child who needs to be held in her mother's arms.

She tried to tilt her head up, looking at the dilapidated but still majestic city walls, and she couldn't help but think of the prosperity of this city back then.

The town of 5,000 people is only an insignificant one among the hundreds of towns under the Feng family, but really in front of the city gate, Xiao Ying really has the vague concept of 'town'.

Probably because of its proximity to the river and the humid air, Tongguan Castle is a city wall made of stones mixed with rubble.

So although it has gone through many vicissitudes, it is still standing tall. The wooden gates were rotten, and they were half-open against the walls, like the half-open mouths of monsters.

The cold wind blew, and the air with a bit of moisture hit Xiao Ying's face, making Xiao Ying's mind clear. Everyone looked the same as her, only Feng Ge, there was no different color on his face, just standing quietly beside Xiao Ying, holding Xiao Ying with one hand, which was the posture of a protector.

"Let's go." Eventually, the man whispered. Then without hesitation, he hugged Xiao Ying and walked into the half of the city gate.

It is the 'dead city', the streets are naturally dilapidated, the houses are lined up, and the streets reveal an eerie air of death, although the sun hangs high above the head, it is noon. But Xiao Ying didn't feel the slightest warmth.

She gathered her cloak from her body.

The next moment, I only felt a warmth in my wrist, but it was Feng Ge's big hand that wrapped her small hand into the palm of her hand.

"Don't be afraid." Feng Ge said softly, Xiao Ying shook her head. "I'm not afraid." She's not afraid, she's not a timid person, and there are so many people around her. And how much more so he ......

He's not going to let her get fine.

He would always stand in front of her. “…… Tongguan is a place that has only been glimpsed a few times before. It is only said that it is close to the Tong River, and the Tong River is dangerous and almost impossible to sail, so it is a moat. It is a turbulent river, but it cannot be fished by boats, so few people set foot here. The people of Tongguan are self-sufficient and have multiplied here from generation to generation......

So although it is a little closed, it is also a very lively small town. If you look at the streets, you can see a bit of the prosperity of the past......

The street is three feet wide enough to allow three horse-drawn carriages to run side by side.

The houses are scattered and built with great care. This place, whether it is a city wall or a house, is no worse than those of the big counties. ”

Lou Baiyun sighed lightly after speaking.

"I've never seen a wall built like this! It looks really magnificent. ”

"yes, it's the first time I've seen ...... The walls are so strong that they can be held for months even if they are attacked by foreign enemies. So the question is, where did the people of Tongguan go? ”

Jia Jun's question silenced everyone. Yes, where did the thousands of people in Tongguan go?

Yun Chi once questioned Xie Jixin about this. Xie Ji's tone was very tight, and he bluntly said that he came to Tongguan for disaster relief by himself, and he did the same thing as all officials. The distribution of food and money for disaster relief did not do anything superfluous. As for the whereabouts of thousands of people in Tongguan, Xie Jixin bluntly said that he did not know. When asked about Emperor Geng's twentieth year, why Emperor Geng in the palace called the people of Tongguan Diao Min.

Xie Jixin said that he didn't know either.

If you want to ask the truth, you can only go to the dead Emperor Geng. Because only Emperor Geng knows the truth in the world.

Xie Jixin, who usually looks like a villain, has a tight mouth this time.

Yun Chi tortured him, but he couldn't get away.

So what happened back then must have been very fatal. That's why Xie Jixin can be tight-lipped.

"Master, how are we going to check?" The original plan was to divide into several teams, and everyone thought it would be too much. Think how big can a small Tongguan City be? As for decentralization. Now it seems that Feng Ge was very prescient. The town is so big that you can't see the edge. If there is a living person hiding in the city...... It doesn't seem impossible.

But if there are still living people? What to eat and drink? There was not the slightest sign of anyone alive in the town.

"Proceed as planned. Divide Tongguan into several pieces. Let's all split up to find clues. The clue doesn't have to be a living person, maybe a book, a piece of clothing...... In short, everyone be careful. ”

Xiao Ying arranged it in an orderly manner.

Let me tell you about the scope of evidence.

Everyone nodded, but they didn't have much hope that they could really find a clue.

Because the whole city is really dead.

Even those who were lucky enough to escape back then probably won't stay here for long.

In the end, Feng Ge opened his mouth and ordered: "Obey the girl's orders." Clues don't come out of their own way, they need you to find them. Be careful and use your brain. Especially the wind one, a few of you ......"

The named Feng touched his nose, and said in his heart that he was indeed a little carried away along the way. But there is no way, who let him ride with Lilac for the first time.

In the arms of the beloved girl, it is inevitable that she will be more happy.

Feng Yi nodded intently. "Yes."

Feng Ge waved his hand, and according to the originally divided team, everyone scattered in all directions.

Xiao Ying and Feng Ge took Feng San and Feng Si.

Jia Jun and Miao Xiaogongzi, Lou Baiyun is a group.

Nie Xuan and Feng Yi and Feng Yi are in a group.

Feng Jing pulled a few guards to act as a group. He felt like he would find a clue.

And they went in four directions.

Feng Ge pulled Xiao Ying and walked slowly on the street, Feng Sanfeng and four plus a few guards quietly followed behind the two.

"Fifth brother, this place is too big. It's not easy to think of finding clues. "The best outcome is to find a survivor, but it doesn't seem easy at the moment. Even if there are survivors, I am afraid that they will flee when they hear about it. Because of what happened at the beginning, they became frightened birds.

"Actually, it's not difficult, let's go through it in a stupid way first, and then pick a few key points to check. After so many years, it is not easy to find something useful, but since you have come, you always have to find something and go back. ”

There are guards who are responsible for camping, and guards who are responsible for food supply.

The rest of them split into four teams, radiating from the center of town to the surrounding area.

"Yes. It's been so many years that there's little hope of finding anything, and the best thing is probably to find survivors. ”

“…… Probably, it's not that hard. Feng Ge said suddenly. Xiao Ying turned her head in surprise and saw Feng Ge looking at a courtyard. Following Feng Ge's gaze, Xiao Ying looked at the dilapidated small courtyard.

The gate is gone, and you can see the overgrown weeds in the courtyard, and the streets here are paved with stones, so you can still identify the route.

But the weeds in the small yard are already tall.

And the withered yellow and the anti-green are mixed.

It looks like a deserted yard that no one has set foot in years. But Feng Ge stared at the courtyard and said that he might be able to find a survivor. "Fifth brother, is there anything different there?"

Feng Ge shook his head, didn't elaborate, pulled Xiao Ying to continue walking, and finally chose a street shop to lead Xiao Ying to push the door in.

This is a ready-to-wear shop.

Although there was a thick layer of dust on the table on the floor, you could still see clothes of various colors hanging in the closet. It's just that the clothes have lost their original color, and when they are hung there, they will be scared half to death when they are seen at night.

Feng Ge waved his hand, and Feng San and Feng Si stepped forward to look inside and outside the house.

"Master, girl...... It doesn't look strange. There is still food on the table in the backyard. It can be seen that the owner left very suddenly......"

"I went down to my master's bedroom. The bedding in the bedroom is very neatly laid, and there is no trace of turning through the boxes and cabinets, which looks like the owner just went out suddenly and will come back soon, not like a refugee. ”

When there was a flood in Tongguan, if what was said on the fold was true, shouldn't a garment shop in Tongguan be turned over in a mess? If the host leaves, will he still set the meal on the dining table? Don't you even pack up the softness before leaving? Therefore, it is not to flee, but occasionally or suddenly, so that the owner here feels that he does not need to bring a soft light.

"Take a look around."

Feng San and Feng Si nodded and scattered with the guards.

Feng Ge led Xiao Ying back to the street.

The streets look neat and tidy, at least there are no weeds or waists.

Xiao Ying looked around, as if she was in the last days. The sequelae of watching too many zombie movies is that in such an environment, I am worried that a zombie will pounce on her and bite her at any time.

Fortunately, this is just another world, so it will not stage a crisis in the end times.

Xiao Ying felt that she was a little ridiculous, Feng Ge always paid attention to her, and naturally found Xiao Ying's nervousness and relaxation. I couldn't help but turn sideways and ask, "What's wrong?" ”

"Nothing, just remembering the movies I watched. The movie I told you...... It's a scene that takes a machine and shoots it and shows it to everyone. We have all kinds of computers there. There is a category that was shot in such scenes.

It's called the last days.

There will be various viruses...... It's a desperate scene anyway. ”

"The Last Days...... The Last World? It's kind of apt. This is the last world of the thousands of people. Sakura, I'm feeling really bad. ”

Feng Ge would not easily say such a thing, in Xiao Ying's opinion, Feng Ge is the kind of person who has hope even if he is in a desperate situation. Although he is used to cold faces, what is hidden under the cold face is a never-say-die heart. Even Feng Ge said this, Xiao Ying felt extremely heavy.

The atmosphere here is bad enough.

At noon, the sun suddenly disappeared into the clouds, and then a thunderclap was heard in the distance......

Feng Ge frowned, and Feng San returned when he heard the sound. If you are a little worried, please ask Feng Ge how to arrange it.

They pitched their tents, but if it rained...... I'm afraid the tent is not a place to stay for long.

"Find a clean yard and clean it quickly." Feng San took the order and took the people to clean up in a hurry.

Feng San finally chose a grain store.

Naturally, the grain inside had long since dried out, and many of the storage cabinets had been bitten out of holes by rats.

The guards quickly stacked the empty cabinets aside and cleared a large clearing. Sakai water, swept away the dust, and then collected tables and chairs, and by the time the thunder approached and the spring rain fell, they had successfully avoided the house.

Feng San was glad on his face.

"No matter how you say it this day, it will change, is it really because this place is close to the Dragon King......

"In front of the master, what kind of dragon king. Even if there is really a dragon king, there is our master in the ...... The dragon king also had to retreat. "The two of them are a living combination.

Feng Ge just didn't listen to it, he was in a hurry, and it was good to have so many living treasures.

On weekdays, the first place in the living treasure is occupied by Miao Xiaogongzi, and now that Miao Xiaogongzi is not there, it is finally their turn to play light and heat.

Fortunately, the guards carried their equipment with them.

I don't know when Feng Si went to boil the pot of hot water, and the tea rolled in the jade white tea cup, faintly smelling of tea. Smelling the fragrance of tea, Xiao Ying's heart, which had been heavy since she entered the city, seemed to slowly fall to the ground.

"Spring rain is as precious as oil. It's a good sign. ”

Feng Ge has never believed this, but it can be seen that Xiao Ying's little face is solemn, and she actually opened her mouth to persuade for the first time.

"Well, what the fifth brother said is right, it's a good sign. I don't know how Lou Xiang is doing? ”

"Don't worry about them, they're all human spirits. Can't get rid of them. ”

"Let's summarize the news. One day a few years ago, before eating...... I guess 80 percent of it was before lunch. Something happened so suddenly that the people left their homes suddenly. It's just that this matter is not serious in their opinion, so they don't clean it up at all. Even the meals were on the table. In other words, it was a bit of a hurry to happen, and the people felt that they would be back soon. It's like...... Go out and see the excitement. ”

Feng Ge nodded.

"Isn't it a legend that the Tongguan disaster was there? It is said that the Tongjiang River is overflowing. Washed away several acres of grain fields, so that the people of Tongguan were hungry and cold...... That's why the imperial court let Xie Jixin come to provide relief. But we looked at a few of them, and we couldn't see the slightest disaster. Meals are set on every table. In places like ready-to-wear shops and grain shops, there are even five or six kinds of dishes on the table. Just now, Feng San said that the overgrown and poor-looking family also had two dishes on the table. I can't imagine a year of catastrophe with several dishes on the table. ”

So the catastrophe that year ...... Is it true or false?

"You mean, what happened in Tongguan back then. The first emperor sent Xie Jixin to come in the name of disaster relief, but Xie Jixin did not do disaster relief. ”

"But the imperial court did allocate grain money."

That's where the doubts lie. If it wasn't a catastrophe, where did the money go?

Xie Jixin was bold and did not dare to embezzle the disaster relief food.

And does Emperor Geng know the inside story?

Is Xie Jixin concealing the report? Or was it instructed by Emperor Geng? These have become unsolved cases with Emperor Geng's westward departure. In this world, I'm afraid only Xie Jixin knows the truth.

But Xie Jixin's mouth is probably difficult to open. Because once he speaks, what awaits him is probably more miserable than the execution ground, and it may leave him in the stench for thousands of years.

That's why he rarely looked like a man this time, and he survived the torture. "Wait for them to come back, I think...... At that time, the disaster in Tongguan was false, and it was probably the truth to hide people's eyes and ears for some unknown internal information. ”