Chapter 51: Seven Miles of Incense (2)
In order not to cause trouble to the old woman, Ye Qing and the three followed the female soldier without any resistance.
The patrol soldiers Ye Qing met were all women, a total of five people, all of them were tall and sturdy, on average half a head taller than Ye Qing, despite the hot weather, they were armed with spears, wearing thin armor, and their momentum was not reduced by half a point, but when they looked closer, it could be seen that their faces were sallow, and they were obviously malnourished for a long time.
"How did you get into town?" A female soldier reprimanded the three.
Ye Qing replied: "Walked in." β
"Nonsense!"
The female soldier's spear "poofed" and slammed into the ground, raising a layer of yellow sand.
"The gates are so heavily guarded that it's impossible for you to enter!
Another female soldier raised her hand and motioned for the man to stop, she took a half step forward and asked, "Are you locals?" β
"We ......" Ye Qing was struggling, whether it was better to be a local or not a local.
"What is your last name, and what street and house do you live in?" The female soldier spoke very quickly, and she didn't allow others to think at all: "Girl, I advise you to think well before answering, there is nothing in the streets and alleys of this city that I don't know!" β
Ye pouted lightly and lowered his head honestly.
She was also going to try to find out the situation, but these female soldiers looked at her like a class enemy, and their eyes were full of fire!
Knowing that something was wrong in the city, he didn't know what was going on, and besides, Ye Qing didn't even know where they were, and the reason why he followed the female soldiers was because Ye Qing quietly glanced at the Buddha beads and found that they were heading towards the direction where the temple was.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Ye Qing took two steps behind to lead Rong Sheng, it was too hot, and she was worried that Rong Sheng would be uncomfortable.
Ye Qing gave Hu Yingfeng a look, meaning to replace him on the field.
The so-called same-sex repels opposite-sex attracts, Hu Yingfeng has a seductive face, he can't play his due role, I'm really sorry for the trust of the masses, the female soldier saw that he was honest all the way and didn't say anything, and her good impression of him was naturally much stronger than that of the "restless" Ye Qingqiang.
In just a quarter of an hour, the female soldier had already begun to smile at him.
After another quarter of an hour, Hu Yingfeng inquired about everything he could.
The place they came to this time is called Danchen Kingdom, which is a small country with a population of about 50,000, and there is a war between Danchen Country and neighboring Kunze, and young and middle-aged people have gone to the battlefield, so there are basically no young people in the city, and children are also sent outside the city, when the female soldiers see Ye Qing and Hu Yingfeng, they naturally think that they are sent by the neighboring Kunze, and they still have precious water in their hands.
Although the female soldier had confided a lot of news to Hu Yingfeng, she was very vigilant, and the information that Ye Qing and the others had learned was still very limited.
After a while, the female soldier brought the tightly bound Ye Qing and the three into the palace, let the guard pass through, and asked the queen to personally examine the three people with suspicious identities.
Hu Yingfeng leaned on the pillar and asked Ye Qing with his spiritual sense: "This time, the GPS has not failed, right?" β
Hu Yingfeng has no doubts about the transmission function of the Buddha beads, but for its positioning function, he said that it is impossible to make people feel at ease, and he always feels that this matter is very mysterious to determine the location based on the brightness of the Buddha beads!
"You don't know what happened last time, there is no problem with the Buddha beads, the problem is the foundation of the South Mountain, coupled with the enchantment laid by the mountain gods, the Buddha beads cannot show the correct location. This time, we appeared very close to the location of the temple, and I can be sure that the temple is in the northeast corner of the palace. β
The corners of Hu Yingfeng's mouth rose on both sides, and he smiled in a big semi-arc: "That's good!" I'll go find out later. β
"What are you laughing at?!"
Seeing Hu Yingfeng suddenly smile, the palace guard immediately drew his sword and rested it on his neck.
Whether it is a female patrol soldier or a palace guard, they are all well-trained, and as soon as the guard draws his sword, there is a murderous aura in the air.
The speed of the sword slashed off a strand of Hu Yingfeng's hair in an instant.
Hu Yingfeng's eyes narrowed slightly, there was a sign of anger, Ye Qing took the first step towards him and said.
"We've all come to this point, can't you be honest?"
"If you are so nonsense, Queen Danchen will not let us go easily!"
Ye Qing deliberately mentioned the queen, and his tone was full of fear.
Through the team of female soldiers patrolling the street and the guards in front of him, Ye Qing could already imagine the unusualness of this Queen of Danchen.
Make a low posture in front of the guards and raise the queen, the guards should not be so nervous.
"You're smart." The guard put away the sword, a little pride flashed in his eyes, but his face was solemn: "However, if you want to do something bad that hurts heaven and reason, our queen will definitely not let you go, including him!" β
The guard glanced at Rong Sheng and turned to look at the approaching woman.
"The queen is not in the palace, and she will take them to prison."
In this way, Ye Qing and the three of them were escorted to the cell located in the palace, and after the three of them were locked in a single room, the guard left without saying a word.
As soon as he entered the cell, Ye Qing felt strange again.
In the entire prison, there are only three Ye Qing, and there is not even a single jailer?
Even if the two countries go to war, it won't transfer everyone, right?
It's understandable that young adults are not in the city because they are fighting wars, but why did all the children go out too? Perhaps, seven or eight-year-old children can help a little, but Ye Qing doesn't believe that one- or two-year-old children can help fight the war!
Waiting for the guards to lock the outermost cell door, Hu Yingfeng came out of his cell.
"I'll take a look, you're right here."
Hu Yingfeng's kung fu to find out the news was absolutely first-class, Ye Qingcai entered Rong Sheng's side, let him have lunch, and Hu Yingfeng appeared in their cell.
"Guess what's going on?" Hu Yingfeng sat on the hay, took the still half of the chilled orange juice in his hand, snorted and drank several sips, and then said: "Actually, the three of us swaggered out, and no one found out. β
"The few people we just met can't be all the people in this palace, right?"
βBingoοΌβ Hu Yingfeng snapped his fingers.
Ye Qing felt that there was little popularity in the palace, but he didn't expect it to be so small.
"Where have all the people gone?"
Hu Yingfeng said while eating, not only the guards in the palace, but even the prisoners in the prison cells had already gone outside the city.
The hot weather lasted for almost two years, the crops in the Danchen Kingdom were not harvested, the wells were dry, and the number of people who died of heat, thirst, and hunger exceeded 3,000.
Therefore, some went to the military camp outside the east gate to accompany the queen against Kunze, and some went to the foot of the mountain northwest outside the west gate.
"What are you doing at the foot of the Northwest Mountain?" Ye Qing's expression froze.
"There is also a lake on that mountain, and the people are trying to fight with the beasts on the mountain, and only when there is water can they grow food and vegetables."
Danchen Kingdom has quite difficulty facing the oppression of Kunze, coupled with the shortage of food and water, it can be described as a real internal and external trouble.
"There is indeed a temple in the northeast corner of the palace, and there is no one guarding it nearby, shall we go now, or where should we go first?"
Hu Yingfeng was referring to the affairs of Danchen Kingdom, but Ye Qing didn't have time to take care of it.
On the mountain northwest of Danchen Country, it was the place where Ye Qing had hidden the Frost Condensation Sword back then, and she had to go there.
Moreover, the beast that fights wits and courage is not an ordinary mountain beast.