Chapter 696: Northbound
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Shangguan Xiu could naturally hear the voice of her words, and knocked her forehead helplessly, and was just about to open her mouth to explain, Tang Ling continued: "There is Tianxiang cardamom in Shenchi, it has always been a rumor, and no one has really seen it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info The emperors of the past dynasties of the gale, when the sky collapsed, no one was treated by the Holy Maiden of the Divine Pool. ā
The implication is that your life is far better than the emperor's life in the eyes of the saint, the emperor is dead, and I have never seen the saint use Tianxiang cardamom to save it, but when you die, the saint really took out the Tianxiang cardamom.
Shangguan Xiu wanted to explain, but he didn't know where to start, Tang Ling didn't give him a chance to explain, his eyes fell on the wild fruits in his hand, and he changed his words and asked, "Can these fruits be eaten? Won't they be poisonous?"
She had never seen the fruit he had picked before. Feeling that Tang Ling is like a fried kitten, extremely cute, Shangguan Xiu rubbed the top of Tang Ling's head dotingly, and said, "Don't worry, I've tasted it all." ā
During this expedition to Besa, Shangguan Xiu had read a lot of books on Besa, covering a wide range of types, including local chronicles and travelogues, and he knew something about some endemic species in the Besa area.
The taste of the wild fruit is not bad, sweet and sour, slightly astringent, at least much stronger than the taste of Bessa bread.
Shangguan Xiu couldn't get used to eating Bessa's bread, and Tang Ling was also unaccustomed to eating it. After eating breakfast with wild fruits, they walked out of the col, discerned the direction by the sun in the sky, and headed north. The ferryman was scared, Yan, and Brother Guan looked at Sister Zhang
This is a mountainous area, the ground is full of large and small stones, it is extremely difficult to walk, Shangguan Xiu, who has been fighting for many years, has long been accustomed to it, no matter how difficult the road is, even if he does not use Lingwu, he can walk on it like flying.
But Tang Ling, who has been living in the inner courtyard of the palace and is pampered, has never suffered such hardships, and after walking for a while, she is already tired and panting, and the soles of her feet are burning like fire.
Shangguan Xiu noticed her strange appearance, helped her sit down on a rock, and then moved to take off her shoes and socks on her feet. Tang Ling's face flushed, he grabbed Shangguan Xiu's sleeve, and whispered shyly, "Don't!"
"Can't even I see it?" Shangguan Xiu didn't forcibly take off her shoes and socks, but just looked at her with a smile. Tang Ling's face turned even redder, like a ripe apple, and the hand that grabbed his sleeve slowly loosened.
He carefully took off her shoes and socks, Tang Ling's jade feet were white and lovely, and her toes were smooth and round, as beautiful as pearls. It's just that now Shangguan Xiu has no intention of appreciating it, and a big blister is grinding out on the soles of her feet.
In fact, she didn't walk much by herself, and when she entered the woods, she was either held by Shangguan Xiu or carried by him, but just after walking this time, blisters had already formed under her feet.
Shangguan Xiu looked at it, took Tang Ling's shoes and socks, and took the opportunity to carry her on his back, and said, "It's good to wait until we get out of this mountain forest, we can find a horse to walk." ā
Tang Ling lay on Shangguan Xiu's shoulder, looked at him blankly, and muttered, "Ah Xiu!"
"Huh?" "What would you do if you arrived at Sayre and found me dead?"
"......," he was silent. "What the hell will happen, will you die for me?" Tang Ling's big eyes looked at him without blinking. "No, it won't. Shangguan Xiu shook his head and replied simply.
"......" This time it was Tang Ling's turn to be silent. "If we both die, the blow to the Windy Nation will be too great. ā
"You can't even say deceitful sweet words. Tang Ling couldn't help but roll his eyes and sigh softly.
"If you do die in Sayre, I think I'll send a lot of people to keep you company. When the situation in the Windy Country stabilizes, I will naturally find a way to find you. "I'm all dead, how can you find me?"
"Tread the void, cultivate to become a god, whether you are in heaven or hell, I will bring you back to me. "Giggles!" Tang Ling was amused by his words.
She thought Shangguan Xiu was joking, but in fact, he would really do it. In Tiankeng, Tang Yin and Shangguan Yuanrang both cultivated to become gods, and he didn't think he could do it.
The two of them talked as they walked, they didn't feel bored at all, time flew by, and by noon, Shangguan Xiu had already carried Tang Ling out of the mountains and into a forest again. Tang Ling said: "Ah Xiu, let me down, let's rest for a while!"
"I'm not tired yet!" Shangguan Xiu's pace did not slow down in the slightest, and he still walked fast and steadily. Tang Ling glanced at her helplessly, took out a wild fruit from the wrapper, and handed it to Shangguan Xiu's mouth. The latter smiled and took a big bite on the wild fruit.
"Is it delicious?" "It's sweet. ā
The corners of Tang Ling's mouth raised, she took a bite, and her sour tears were about to flow out, she tightly strangled Shangguan Xiu's neck, and said dissatisfiedly: "Ah Xiu, you are necrotic!"
"Haha!" Shangguan Xiu laughed, in fact, he wanted to say: The fruit you feed, no matter how sour it is, it is sweet.
As the sun set, the woods in front of them became more and more sparse, and after walking forward for a while, the two finally walked out of the forest.
Looking ahead, there are not only roads but also crop fields, and as you continue to look into the distance, you can faintly see the outline of the house and the curling smoke of the cooking.
Tang Ling looked at it and said with surprise and joy: "Ah Xiu, there seems to be someone in front! Let's hurry over!"
Shangguan Xiu is not as excited as Tang Ling, having a family means that there are residents, and meeting the Besa people means danger for them.
In the way they were, they were afraid that they would immediately cause a siege by the Bessa. Shangguan Xiu pondered for a moment, tentatively running the aura in his body.
Tang Ling, who was lying on Shangguan Xiu's back, clearly saw that his face shape and facial features were changing, and in the blink of an eye, he turned from his original appearance into a Besa face.
Tang Ling's eyes widened in disbelief and said in horror: "Ah Xiu, you are ......"
"There is a spiritual martial skill that can change a person's appearance at will, which is one of the disguise techniques. Shangguan Xiu said lightly.
"Huh?" Tang Ling had never cultivated Lingwu, and she didn't know what Lingwu skills were, thinking that Shangguan Xiu was only using a very ordinary Lingwu skill now, she muttered in a low voice: "I never knew before, it turns out that Lingwu still has such a wonderful use." ā
The two were walking forward when Tang Ling suddenly exclaimed. Shangguan Xiu didn't understand what was going on, and asked sideways, "What's wrong?"
"Ah Xiu, look ahead!" Tang Ling raised his finger forward. Shangguan Xiushun looked over with her fingers, and saw three people hanging on the trunk of a big tree in front of her, motionless, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.
He frowned slightly, slowly put Tang Ling on the ground, and said, "Xiang'er, you wait for me here, I'll go over and take a look." ā
Tang Ling grabbed his hand uncomfortably and admonished, "Ah Xiu, be careful!"
Shangguan Xiu nodded and walked forward.
Walking up to the tree, his eyes narrowed, and he saw that there were three women hanging from the tree. I don't know how long they've been hanging, their bodies are rotting and crawling with white maggots, disgusting.
"Ah Xiu, this ...... What's going on?" Tang Ling, who was wearing shoes and socks, walked to Shangguan Xiu's side, looked at the corpse hanging from the tree trunk, and subconsciously held his hand.
Shangguan Xiu was silent for a moment and said, "They are all women, and they have been killed so brutally, if I guess correctly, they should be accused of witches." ā
"Witch?" Tang Ling's face was dazed, she had never heard of this word before, and she didn't know what a witch was.
After reading so many Besa books, Shangguan Xiu didn't read it in vain, and he did know a lot about Besa. The Besa people generally believe that there are witches in this world, who will use witchcraft to spread plagues, diseases, and bring bad luck and death to people.
As for whether there are really witches, anyway, Shangguan Xiu has fought in Besa for more than half a year, and he has never seen the so-called witches once, but he has seen many Besa women who have been brutally killed, and their crimes are witches, some were beaten to death, some were burned to death, and some were hanged.
In Besa, the status of women is low. If a Besa man likes a beautiful Besa woman and the other party does not accept him, it is too easy for him to retaliate by writing a letter of complaint that the other person is a witch, and the woman is likely to be executed.
When the Zhenjun army captured Vasa City, Shangguan Xiu found a large number of documents in the consul's residence, including statistics on the execution of witches in various parts of the Mikun region, a town of only a few thousand people, and more than 300 witches were executed in a year, which was terrifying, which impressed Shangguan Xiu at that time.
"Ah Xiu, you say, are they really witches?" After listening to Shangguan Xiu's explanation, Tang Ling looked at the three corpses and asked with a frown.
"Hell, though, if Besa really has so many witches, she doesn't need to send an army to fight, just send a group of witches to infiltrate the enemy country, and the enemy country is probably going to die. Shangguan Xiu shook his head and smiled, his face full of disapproval.
Tang Ling pouted, amused by his words. She raised her eyes to look ahead, and the buildings in front of her were very clear, it was a small village. She asked, "Ah Xiu, can we go in that small town in front?"
Shangguan Xiu thought about it and wanted to refuse, but seeing Tang Ling's face full of anticipation, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, and finally nodded and reminded: "After entering the town, don't talk to anyone, I'll handle everything!"
"Got it, I'll listen to you!" Tang Lingxi said with a smile.
Shangguan Xiu took her hand and asked, "Does your foot still hurt?"
"It's much better now. ā
The two of them talked as they walked towards the small village in front of them. The town is remote and isolated, and it is not found on the map of the Gabul region. After Shangguan Xiu and Tang Ling walked into the town, they immediately attracted the sideways glances of the residents in the town.
Strangers don't often come to the town, and wind people are even rarer, especially a beautiful Feng Clan woman like Tang Ling, it's hard not to attract people's attention.
Seeing the passers-by on the street stopping to watch, Shangguan Xiu suddenly regretted that he shouldn't have taken Tang Ling into this town.
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