Chapter Eighty-Four: The Town
When Yun Fangjing came back to his senses, he had already left the edge of this desolate ancient ruin, and the surrounding wasteland was gradually covered with green, and little by little, he also stepped into a vast mountain forest. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Even though I don't know the road, if I follow this direction, I will always be able to reach the city of the Great Chu Kingdom.
Although this is also a mountain forest, the aura of heaven and earth is not as concentrated as the Half Moon Mountain Range, so the demon beasts encountered along the way are either weak and weak, or they can't touch any demon beasts for a long distance.
Several days have passed, but when he remembers it occasionally, Yun Fangjing still has some palpitations in his heart. However, as time passed, the feeling of palpitations subsided, and that surging feeling, as well as the longing for the future, also filled the heart of this young man who was much calmer than his peers, but still a little young and frivolous.
Just between a few breaths, the entire place of gathering spirits that stretched for hundreds of thousands of miles was completely crushed by the power displayed by the demon dragon in his sight.
He understood this, even if it was something that Da Chu could not do with all the strength of the country.
Time passes, and the sun sets.
Yun Fangjing's luck is honest, and it is still good, so to speak, the house finally appeared in the field of vision. It's just that in this remote place surrounded by mountains, it may be very difficult to find the city, and what Yun Fangjing sees at this moment is only a small town.
But anyway, there is still a place to stay.
He couldn't help but speed up a few points.
Soon, he was in the middle of the town. When approaching the town, the feeling that this place brings to Yun Fangjing is only two words, desolate.
On the road, there are not many pedestrians, and they are all in a hurry, and there is no sense of leisure at all. Moreover, the roads under our feet, although they do not appear to be dilapidated, are covered with a faint layer of dust, and it is clear that they have not been tended for a long time.
On both sides of the truth, the houses are clear, but almost all the doors are closed, and some of the houses that seem to be shops, the plaques are beginning to turn yellow and rot, and the whole town is filled with a sense of decadence, as if something major has happened.
As he walked, Yun Fangjing had already crossed several roads in the town, and finally came to the only inn in the town.
From the outside, this inn is no different from other houses.
The only difference is that the door to the inn is not closed, but only hidden. But it is clear that it has no intention of opening to receive guests, just to facilitate the entry and exit of the innkeeper.
Yun Fangjing took a few steps forward and pushed the hidden door open.
"Guests, please go back, the shop is not doing business today. ”
He had barely pushed the door open, and before he could even step into the inn, and before he could even see the people in the inn, a voice immediately came to his ears.
Hearing this, Yun Fangjing did not exit, but opened the door completely, and then walked inside.
His gaze swept over the tables and chairs that had been left unattended for a long time, and finally fell on the old man behind the counter. The slanting light of the sunset outside fell on the old man's body through the open door, making Yun Fangjing see his appearance clearly, a thin face, covered with the annual rings of years, and a pale white hair was also taken care of very casually, and the same as this town, all that was left was decadence.
"Old shopkeeper, looking at this situation, I'm afraid it's not just that you don't do business today, right?"
Yun Fangjing didn't shy away from anything, and said like this when he opened his mouth.
Listening to his words, the old man's face did not rise and fall much, but there was still a faint sigh that could be perceived.
Then the old man said, "I didn't do it yesterday, I didn't do it today, and I won't do it tomorrow." ”
"What's going on here?"
The town is crisscrossed by roads and houses, and although there is a slight accumulation of dust, it only proves that it has not been taken care of in recent times. Removing the dust, the town must have looked like a new one, and this proves that something may have happened that caused the people of the town to leave.
"Don't mention it. It's just that in the face of Yun Fangjing's questioning, the old man never mentioned the slightest interest, and naturally he didn't intend to explain anything to Yun Fangjing at all, as if he was resigned to his fate.
Yun Fangjing listened, and after hesitating for a moment, he said to the other person: "That old shop, is there a vacant room in the inn?"
"The rooms were all empty. ”
The old man said bluntly, "But it hasn't been taken care of for a long time, and there are no people to live in, so you better go." ”
In this person's words, there was also a slight helplessness.
And Yun Fangjing has not given up yet: "Old shopkeeper, there is only such an inn in this town, if you don't take me here, I can only live in the open air." ”
As soon as these words came out, the old man opened his mouth, but he did not make a sound. Obviously, he still has a good heart, at least in this matter.
"I can't take it in, so you'd better get out of here quickly. ”
However, after a while, the old man finally spoke up and rejected Yun Fangjing. It seems that there is something that the old man cares more about than what Yun Fangjing said.
Yun Fangjing was puzzled, but he didn't know where to start.
After a few breaths of silence, when he opened his mouth, there were several sounds of broken porcelain bowls outside the door, followed by several sounds that seemed to be scolding. Hearing the sound, Yun Fangjing closed his mouth, and his eyes also looked in the direction of the door, wanting to find out.
However, before he could see clearly, the old shopkeeper sitting behind the counter immediately walked to his side and pulled his arm a few times, causing his eyes to fall on the old man.
"Quick, I'll do more. ”
The old man didn't wait for Yun Fangjing to ask, so he immediately said this, and at the same time used some strength to walk Yun Fangjing towards the curtain on the side of the counter. Behind the curtain is the inn's kitchen, which has a water tank and a stove, among other things.
And, faintly, there is still some clutter, obviously even this kitchen, the old man rarely takes care of it.
"You stay here, don't come out. ”
The old shopkeeper had brought him into the kitchen, and then the former had slightly lifted some of the curtains, as if to confirm something, before he walked out of the kitchen, and sat down at the counter.
At this time, inside the store, it was back to the way it was before Yun Fangjing came in.
Boom!
Suddenly, a sound of slamming the door suddenly came into Yun Fangjing's ears.