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The journey to Peishan was relatively long, although there were ghosts and ghosts in the dark, but in fact, the caravan still walked for a long time, not counting the time when it had to rest due to heavy rain or other reasons, it took about seven or eight days.

During this process, Daoist Tian, who had been in the middle of a group of ghosts for a long time, gradually became familiar with these strange things, and these ghosts were not afraid of him as a Taoist priest at all, but many of them were full of curiosity to explore the unknown, and would come up from time to time to ask a few questions.

The questions they asked ranged from what the Taoist priests ate every day to whether the Taoist priests would be constipated, and there were even many masochistic monsters who actively expressed their desire to test what it would be like to be hit by a Taoist charm.

It is also thanks to these guys who seem to have problems with their brains, Daoist Tian found that his Dao skills were growing rapidly, although he still couldn't beat these thick-skinned guys, but at least he was much stronger than himself who had just walked out of the school.

For this harvest that seemed to be a blessing in disguise, he himself was a little crying and laughing.

And in that caravan, the atmosphere was obviously not so lively. After all, ordinary human races don't have as much energy as ghosts, and after such a long journey, they are already very tired, and they don't have the leisure to play.

However, the closer you get to your destination, the more cautious you must be, after all, you have been holding out for so long, and you can't afford to fall short at the last minute......

In contrast, the mental state of Yizimei and others is much better, after all, they have been running around the rivers and lakes for a long time, and they are also used to this kind of life. But it's impossible not to be tired, so when you see the city gate faintly visible in the distance, you can't help but get a little excited.

But they didn't choose to follow the caravan into the city, but after a few words with Ye Hancheng, they turned around and walked along the path, as if they were going to split up.

Seeing that Ye Hancheng was about to leave, Qing Dai couldn't help but wonder when she saw this: "Why did you want to leave alone?" ”

Ye Hancheng glanced back at her and replied: "Most of us have a lot of murder cases in our hands, and we have been wanted by the imperial court for many years, so it's hard to say whether we will be recognized in this city, but it will affect the Wen family's caravan, so I will sneak into the city to meet you later." ”

"That's it......" Qing Dai nodded slightly, looking at him and smiling slightly.

Although his face is cold, he is actually very concerned about the people around him and will pay attention to many details.

The relationship between the two has become more or less intimate because of this period of time, but it will not be as embarrassing as before.

But at this moment, a maid walked to the side of the carriage and said to Ye Hancheng in a soft voice: "Ye Gongzi, I don't know if you have any other plans after entering the city later?" ”

Ye Hancheng looked at her indifferently: "What? ”

"If it's convenient, our young lady would like to invite you to sit at Wen's house. During this trip, Ye Gongzi, you repelled a lot of Xiaoxiao and rescued the caravan, and this kindness has not been repaid......"

Naturally, it was not smooth sailing along the way, and even encountered bandits with dozens of people on a scale, specializing in robbing caravans like them walking on official roads, especially when they saw that their carriages were full of goods, they were even more red-eyed, and they used more strength when wielding knives.

These guys are ruthless, because they lick blood on the tip of the knife all year round, so they are also extremely experienced in combat, and many of the caravan guards were accidentally injured when they looked at them. Thanks to Ye Hancheng and several of his friends' strong martial arts, they were able to successfully repel those enemies, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Ye Hancheng thought for a moment, and did not agree immediately, but turned his head slightly to look at Qingdai: "What about you?" ”

"Me?" Qing Dai was stunned, and then gently pulled Bai Yu, who was playing with straw rope behind her, "Bai Yu and I will naturally stay at Wen's house for a while." ”

Ye Hancheng nodded after hearing this: "Okay, I will also go to Wen's house later." ”

The maid was a little happy, nodded quickly and said, "Okay, I'll go back and tell Miss ......."

Soon Ye Hancheng's figure also disappeared into the shadows of the trees, and Qing Dai slowly withdrew his somewhat distracted gaze for a long time, and instead fell into the scene in front of the convoy.

A moment later, the caravan loaded with grain finally approached the perimeter of the city.

It was also when the caravan officially set foot around the city that everyone could clearly feel that the air around them seemed to become dry and hot in an instant.

It was as if you were in a huge baking furnace, and it was as if you were inhaling a breath of fire every time you breathed, making your throat and lungs feel hot and uncomfortable, and there was a burning smell between your ears and nose, making everyone feel as if they were suffocating at this moment.

At the same time, the huge sun overhead was constantly scorching the earth, and the ground was full of signs of dryness due to drought, so that when the wheels of the carriage passed by, they could feel a slight shock.

Looking from the car window, you can see that most of the plants on both sides of the road have been roasted and died, and it is difficult to see any vitality. If Qing Dai, Bai Yu and others were just a concept of the so-called drought and famine before, then now this scene alone has brought a huge impact to them.

"What a terrible natural disaster!"

Bai Yu hated this kind of ghost weather very much, and the hot air with a bit of scorching smell blowing in her face made her subconsciously shrink, her little nose twitched slightly, and she whispered a little sullenly.

"yes...... It's no wonder that there is such a large-scale famine here...... "Qingdai is also a little sentimental, even those big trees have died, not to mention those ordinary small seedlings?

"I'm afraid there isn't enough water in the fields anymore to irrigate." She murmured softly.

It's just a little strange that the maid in charge of serving on the side shook her head lightly and said, "Miss Qingdai, you guessed wrong." It's very hot here, but there's no shortage of water. ”

"But although there is no shortage of water, the seedlings in the fields still live for a short time, and they will soon die of heat, which is why they have become what they are now......

"There is no shortage of water?"

Hearing this, Qing Dai and Bai Yu were both a little surprised.

After all, the earth is scorching to the point of drying up, and the plants are roasted to death, and according to this reckoning, the rivers must have been cut off, and where is there enough water to live?