Chapter 41: Forget the Country
"They should still be nearby!" Yi Chen said, looking around, "The four foxes of the desert are average in force, and they are good at sneak attacks in the sand. He lives in the sandy land of Mobei and makes a living by robbing caravans. Five years ago, Shang Zong and Wu Zong joined forces to bury a sword formation under the Mobei Sha and used a carpet search to drive them out of Mobei. and posted bounties in cities and counties in China, and since then they have disappeared. I didn't expect it to be hidden here!"
"Be careful!" Zhuang Hao shouted, whipping Yi Chen around and pulling him off his camel.
As soon as Yi Chen left the camel, four sharp swords pierced out of the sand under the camel's belly, followed by four gray shadows. After a burst of sword light staggered, the camel that Yi Chen was sitting on instantly turned into countless pieces of meat and scattered in all directions, without even having a chance to wail.
Zhuang Xiaomeng, who was riding on another camel, had never seen such a bloody scene, holding on to the hump and vomiting. The camel also seemed to be frightened, and rushed forward with Zhuang Xiaomeng on his back.
Four sand marks quickly spread in the direction of the camel's run.
"Uncle Hao, go and protect Sister Xiaomeng!" Yi Chen shouted to Zhuang Hao.
Zhuang Hao hurriedly chased the camel and galloped away. Yi Chen activated his armor and chased after him.
Zhuang Hao flew behind the camel, turned around and swept with a whip, and the whip slashed towards the four sand marks. Four gray shadows flew out of the sand, bringing out the dust and sand in the sky. Four sharp swords stabbed out of the sand and hit Zhuang Hao's left and right chests. Zhuang Hao flew back and slashed at the same time with a whip.
Two gray shadows landed to avoid the whip wind and turned to attack Yi Chen, while the other two gray shadows continued to attack Zhuang Hao.
Zhuang Hao saw that it was not good, and wanted to withdraw to save Yi Chen, but he was blocked by two gray shadows with sword shadows.
The two gray shadows that attacked Yi Chen stabbed at him with their swords raised. Seeing the twin swords stabbing at him, Yi Chen jumped up, slapped his hands on their sword-raising arms, and turned over.
Although Yi Chen has never practiced martial arts due to physical reasons, he has been teaching Qi Feng to practice martial arts, and he knows all kinds of moves well. Now that his body has a little strength, coupled with the bonus of the battle armor, he can even live a trick or two.
The two gray shadows didn't think that this young man still had some skills, and turned around to attack Yi Chen again.
Yi Chen suddenly had a bold idea, his legs sank, and he instantly sank into the sand. The two gray shadows were dumbfounded, stunned and looked at each other on the ground, isn't this our move?
Suddenly, a pair of hands reached out from the sand beneath their feet, grabbed their legs and pulled them. The two of them were caught off guard and immediately fell to the ground, face down, each gnawing a mouthful of sand.
"No more playing! no more playing!" a gray figure screamed as he spewed a mouthful of sand out of his mouth.
The other two gray shadows who were fighting with Zhuang Hao also retreated.
He emerged from the sand, wiped the sand from his face, and gasped. Although he realized the way to escape the sand from the movements of the four foxes in the desert, he had not yet found a way to hold his breath in the sand.
The four gray shadows stood together, and Zhuang Hao and Yi Chen saw their faces clearly. These four people are thin and small, with sharp-beaked monkey gills, and they look exactly the same.
"Isn't it the four foxes of the desert, why do they look like mice?" Yi Chen said in surprise as he looked at the four of them.
"How dare you laugh at our looks!" said one of the gray-clothed men as he pointed at Yi Chen, angrily.
"Learn our kung fu!" said another man in gray with a sharp voice.
"Look up what we're talking about!" said the next one.
"You're dead!" said the last one.
"Alright, stop making a fuss!" said suddenly, a man's voice said.
Zhuang Hao and Yi Chen followed the prestige, only to see a middle-aged man wearing armor who looked like a general walking over with Zhuang Xiaomeng's camel. The general was tall and bright-eyed, but his armor was shabby.
Zhuang Hao hurriedly walked up and asked Zhuang Xiaomeng if he was okay.
"The camel was frightened and ran away, thanks to the help of the general. Zhuang Xiaomeng said.
The general glanced at the blood clots on the sand not far away, as well as a bloody camel's head, glared angrily at the desert four foxes, and said, "If the four of you dare to sneak attack the passing guests again, I will drive you out of the country of forgetting worries!"
"Don't dare, General Lu!" the four desert foxes hurriedly said in unison. After saying that, the four of them didn't go into the sand together, and disappeared in an instant.
"Thank you General for your help!" Zhuang Hao said to the general.
"Those who come are guests, you don't have to be polite!" the general said to Zhuang Hao and Yi Chen, "Lu Jin, the general who protects the city of the country under the Forgotten Worries!"
"Forget the country?" Yi Chen looked at Lu Jin with a little puzzlement and said, he had read thousands of books, but he had never heard of this country.
Lu Jin saw Yi Chen's face full of doubts, and said, "I'll take you into the city first, and I'll explain to you on the way." ”
After speaking, Lu Jin led the camel and walked in the direction of the town.
"Less than 20 years after the founding of the country, and its location at the end of the Western Desert is rarely known to outsiders. Lu Jin explained to the three of them as he walked, "There are all kinds of people who come here, and most of them have unavoidable hardships: either their families are ruined and cornered, or they are wanted by the imperial court and have nowhere to hide, or they are chased and killed and fled here, or they go to a wild place and are injured and stay here...... In short, everyone who comes here has a past that is unbearable. ”
"Twenty years ago, Her Majesty came here and was very sad to see that the people here were poorly clothed and hungry, but they were still calculating and killing each other. She took people to the wilderness, picked fruits and hunted food to bring back to everyone, and taught people to weave and tailor, and ordered everyone to work together to build this place into a country of forgetting worries. ”
"Twenty years ago, there were less than 20 people alive here, and now there are more than 100 people. There are so few people who make it alive every year, so Her Majesty has an order that all passing guests must be treated with courtesy. ”
"Her Majesty the Queen is really chivalrous and benevolent, which is admirable!" Zhuang Hao sighed.
"Her Majesty will be very happy if they can stay!" Lu Jin said.
"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Her Majesty, we're just passers-by. Yi Chen said.
"It doesn't matter. Lu Jin smiled and said, "Her Majesty the Queen said, meeting is fate, parting is also a friend, and the country of forgetting worries will never forcibly keep anyone." ”
A few people walked and chatted, and after a short time they came to the town.
Although it is called the country of forgetting worries, to be honest, it is a remote and desolate town. Lu Jin's so-called entry into the city should mean coming here, but there is not even a city wall here. The city, the town, and the country are actually talking about the same place.
"I'll take you to Her Majesty!" Lu Jin said, leading the three of them to a square bungalow made of stone in front of him.
Yi Chen looked around the streets of the town, and there was no one.
When they came to the door of the bungalow, Zhuang Hao and Yi Chen helped Zhuang Xiaomeng get down from the camel. There were two guards with swords standing at the door of the bungalow, and when they saw Lu Jin leading the three of them over, they said in unison, "Welcome to the country of forgetting worries!" and then pushed open the door one left and one right.
A burst of applause came from inside the door, and the three of them were taken aback. As far as the eye can see, there is a lot of space in the house, nearly 100 people are lined up on both sides and look at the three of them while clapping and smiling, and the four desert foxes are also inside. At the innermost part of the room were more than ten steps, and above the steps, a woman in a plain dress and a white veil sat on a wide chair, and two maids, one green and one red, stood on either side.
The three of them guessed that this woman should be the queen of the Kingdom of Forgotten Worries, and at this moment she was also clapping as they walked in.
With such a warm reception, it was the first time for the three of them to meet, and they didn't know what to do, so they could only keep smiling and nodding to the people around them, and then slowly walked to the queen's side.
The queen stood up and shouted to the three of them, "Welcome to the land of forgetfulness!"
More than 100 people below immediately said in unison: "Welcome to the country of forgetting worries!"