"The name of this town is Yantu, and I am the captain of the guard of this town, and my name is China." The man's An Ping didn't speak too well, and his speed of speech was very slow.

Lu Zhaoling and his party stopped near China, looked at each other for a while, and did not speak.

Qina continued: "It has been two years since Anping went west to blockade Qianyang Pass. ”

He walked slowly into the square.

Lu Zhaoling followed from afar.

"In the past two years, Yantu Town has been self-sufficient, and without the harassment of Anping, the people have lived a very smooth life."

Listen to what he means...... In the past, was this town often raided by Anping?

"You are not the first people to escape from Anping and pass through the smoke road. It's been before. The people of the Western Regions and the people of Anping have all been. "It's still a bit of a struggle for Chyna to calm down.

Lu Zhaoling looked at the altar in the center of the square, and suddenly felt uneasy.

"What happened to those who fled to the smoke road?" She couldn't help but interject.

Chyna glanced at her faintly: "Someone continued to the west, to the south, back to his hometown. And some of them, trying to stay on the smoke trail. ”

"People who stay in Yantu, we are all welcome. In Yantu, as long as you are a hard-working person, you can survive. ”

At this point, he suddenly changed his words: "You are a native of the Moon Spring Country, are you going to return to the Moon Spring Country?" What about your companions? ”

"They're all with me." Lu Zhaoling instinctively felt that something bad would happen if she stayed in Yantu, but fortunately, she had no intention of staying for a long time.

"Good." Chyna nodded, "We can provide you with some supplies for your future journey, but you also have to do something for Yantu as a price." ”

This is also the deal that Lu Zhaoling is looking forward to.

"What do we need to do?" Lu Zhaoling asked.

"As you can see, this is the only altar in Yantu Town." Chyna pointed to the stone pillar in the field, "In a few days it will be the time for the sacrifice, and the things used for the sacrifice are in the mountains, and someone needs to help us get them back." ”

These words were a little strange, and Lu Zhaoling pondered for a while.

Generally, the sacrifices are nothing more than some plants, trees, flowers and fruits, or cattle, sheep and animals. It doesn't look like a place to be good at keeping domestic animals, so does it mean that you need to go to the mountains to gather grass and trees, or hunt wild animals as sacrifices?

Also, "someone needs help to retrieve it...... Does it just mean that they don't have enough manpower and need help? Or is there a reason why outsiders have to intervene......?

"What exactly is the sacrificial thing?" Lu Zhaoling asked.

"That's not what I can tell you." Chyna replied.

What does that mean......?

"Anyway, you can rest in the town for another two days, and someone will take you into the mountains." Chinar Road.

Is that all?

After this inexplicable passage, Qina no longer paid attention to Lu Zhaoling and his party, nor did he restrict their actions in the town.

But then walking on the streets of Yantu Town, Lu Zhaoling always had a feeling of being closely followed by malicious eyes.

This made her feel uneasy, and she finally chose to stay in the house and rest.

Shen Fengjiu returned to the house with her, but Yang Che wanted to explore the environment of the town, so he went to the town alone.

Lu Zhaoling hesitated for a moment and did not stop him.

There were only three people left in the room: Lu Zhaoling, Shen Fengjiu, and An Nian, who was still in a daze.

Lu Zhaoling couldn't help but think of last night's dream again.

The Shen Fengjiu in the dream was simply a goblin, dangerous and tempting...... Not like him at all.

Lu Zhaoling glanced at Shen Fengjiu, who was recuperating with his eyes closed.

But...... Will he eat Yang Che's vinegar because I am close to Yang Che?

Lu Zhaoling's mind echoed the words of Shen Fengjiu in his dream.

Previously, when Shen Fengjiu and Yang Che liked her, he always felt that there was a hint of vinegar in his words.

I wonder if I'm overthinking it?

Lu Zhaoling rolled his eyes, and suddenly smiled "hehe".

"How?" Shen Fengjiu raised his eyebrows.

"Ahem, no, it's fine." Lu Zhaoling coughed embarrassedly.

It can't be, because I dreamed that Shen Fengjiu was jealous, and I was happy to snicker, right?

However, Shen Fengjiu seemed to have insight into Lu Zhaoling's thoughts, and asked directly, "What did you dream about last night?" ”

"Uh......" Lu Zhaoling was speechless for a while, and he couldn't make up any lies if he wanted to make up a temporary lie.

"Dream ...... I dreamed of walking in a dark place, and then someone called me. Lu Zhaoling said.

"And then?" Shen Fengjiu did not give up.

And then ...... And then I found out that it was you who called me, and I woke up, um. Lu Zhaoling was in a hurry and directly skipped the second dream.

Shen Fengjiu didn't say anything, and looked at Lu Zhaoling thoughtfully.

Lu Zhaoling was a little weak by him.

"Huh." In the end, Shen Fengjiu chuckled lightly and didn't continue to ask.

Lu Zhaoling breathed a sigh of relief, his mind finally turned around, and he hurriedly took the opportunity to change the topic: "The matter that Captain Qina asked for today sounds very simple, but I always feel that something is wrong. ”

"Hmm." Shen Fengjiu nodded, agreeing with Lu Zhaoling's opinion.

"What would he want us to seek? The two mountains outside the town are not steep, and the environment on the slopes is not complicated, but walking in them yesterday, there was always a feeling of being confused. ”

"That altar, it smells of blood." Shen Fengjiu said suddenly.

"The smell of blood? What kind of living creature is it going to capture? Is it a wild thing in the mountains? Lu Zhaoling speculated, "I have to ask outsiders to help, maybe it's some kind of fierce beast, they don't want their own people to take risks." ”

"That's for the best." Shen Fengjiu said lightly.

"Huh? Do you think there is any other possibility? Lu Zhaoling asked suspiciously.

"Sakura, us." Shen Fengjiu said.

"What 'we'...... Yes! You are! Lu Zhaoling's mind suddenly flashed, and he exclaimed, "Could it be that they want to use us as sacrifices?!" ”

In this way, it is natural that "outsiders" must be indispensable.

Shen Fengjiu nodded.

Lu Zhaoling shuddered.

"Then Qina wants us to go to the mountains to die......" Lu Zhaoling said in a low voice.

At this time, the door was suddenly pushed open, Lu Zhaoling was startled, and turned his face to see that it was Yang Che who was back.

"What's wrong?" Yang Che saw Lu Zhaoling's frightened expression on his face and asked suspiciously.

Lu Zhaoling calmed down, stepped forward and closed the door carefully, glanced out the window again, and made sure that there was no one nearby, so he lowered his voice and told Yang Che what he had just speculated.

After listening to this, Yang Che pondered for a while.

"Do you think that the people in this town look at us as if they want to eat our lives alive?" Yang Che said.

Lu Zhaoling nodded, she also felt the same way.

"I think...... There is a good chance that this speculation is true. Yang Che said with a solemn expression.