Chapter 20: The Village
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As winter progresses, the weather has become a few more chilly. In the wilderness, the grass and trees have withered and yellowed, and I don't know if it withered in autumn and winter or if it has always been like this. The cold wind swept through the lifeless grass and trees, rolling up the loess on the ground, making it look particularly desolate. On this barren land, there were three small black dots, and the setting sun dragged a few black shadows behind them.
"I said, it's been three days, will the village you said run away?" Meng Qianwu asked pretending to be unhappy.
"Hey, the last time I came with Master, it was this way, yes, probably a little later...... It will be there in a few days. Si Heng sneered, "Besides, these nearly hundreds of miles of land are deserted, who doesn't sleep in the wild every day? That is, I used to remember that there was an impression that there was a village near here that could be avoided for a few days. ”
"Hmph, if it weren't for Brother Wunian bringing enough food, see how you died here. Meng Qianwu snorted quietly.
"Hey, you have no conscience in what you said, if I hadn't met you, I would have been able to take the official road openly and easily!"
"Aha, you are going to go with us yourself, besides, we are fighting now, and the road is so strict, and don't accidentally be conscripted. ”
"......" Si Heng was stunned and looked depressed. I don't know if it was a crime in my previous life, I couldn't talk to Meng Qianwu in the past few days, but unfortunately it ended in failure. And Mo Wunian followed behind Si Heng and Meng Qianwu, and when he saw that the two of them were arguing again, he was a little big, but unfortunately, he was not the one who would persuade him.
"Wait, look at that ......" Suddenly, Mo Wunian pointed to the distant sky.
"Nothing......" Si Heng was stunned for a moment and wondered.
"Ha, it's cooking smoke!" Meng Qianwu laughed happily.
"Look, I'm right, there's a village. Si Heng came to the spirit, and his face was proud.
"Yes, yes, but yes, Brother Ah Heng, your eyes are not good, and you almost missed this village. Do you want me to help you heal?"
“......”
"That place looks like it's still some distance, should we rush over overnight or wait until tomorrow morning to leave?" Mo Wunian smiled bitterly, turned his head and asked Meng Qianwu, as for Si Heng, he was naturally ignored.
"Entering the village in the middle of the night won't be considered a bandit, right......?" Si Heng whispered to the side.
"Brother Wu Nian, what do you say?" Meng Qianwu also ignored Si Heng and asked.
“...... I think it's better to go tomorrow, this village is not a paradise, it used to be good when it was peaceful, but now it's hard to say what it has become. Even if it is occupied by bandits, it is not impossible. Mo Wunian thought for a moment and proposed.
"Well, let's go tomorrow then. ”
"When you enter the village, Si Heng, you pay attention, you can detect the malice of others, right?" Mo Wunian looked at Si Heng.
"Don't worry, I can't fight, just leave it to me. Si Heng nodded proudly, "But I came with Master before, and the villagers here are very good, don't worry." ”
"It's a big deal. If you have this ability, you will be deceived by that little beggar a few days ago?" Meng Qianwu looked distrustful.
“......”
"Then it's still ...... tonight" Mo Wunian ignored the two people who were about to fight again, and spoke.
"The other day was the night of you and Brother Ah Heng, and the village is there, can you replace me today?" Meng Qianwu suddenly interrupted, "If the village is safe, I will be able to rest tomorrow, if there is a problem, it will be up to you to deal with it, you have to rest well." ”
“...... It's okay to sleep a little less. Mo Wunian was stunned.
“...... Chimai is right, it's time for you to rest. A few days ago, you told me that it was almost dawn for the shift change, so I barely slept much, and today I came to guard it. Qianwu, you can rest too, how can you ask a girl to keep vigil. ”
"Look down on me, don't you? Besides, I have my bugs, so you don't have to keep vigil. ”
"It's too mysterious to ask the insects to guard it, if you think the insects can do it, why are you so tired that you came to me to spend the night?"
"Come on, it's a little unsafe to rely on bugs alone, but it's more reliable than you. No matter how you say it's good at smell and hearing, it's better than you. ”
"Hey, am I that bad! Anyway, I broke into the mountain alone from Lingguo, and I wasn't okay that night?"
"It's all about all kinds of trap powder, and this is not a cave right now, so there's no place for you to set it up. Mo Wunian said, "In this way, you come to keep watch for half the night, and if you are sleepy, call me again." How?"
"It's fine. Si Heng agreed, but he still looked down on me too much.
"Hmph. Meng Qianwu couldn't help but snort lightly when she saw that the two of them had made a decision to ignore her like this.
Nothing was said all night.
Early the next morning.
"Alright, let's go!" Meng Qianwu stretched.
"Hmm...... So sleepy. Si Heng yawned.
"Ha, you've only stayed up for half the night, and when you wake up in the morning and see you asleep, you know that's the case. Meng Qianwu hit mercilessly.
"Where! But when I was on guard, Brother Mo drove me to sleep. It had only been less than an hour. Si Heng replied weakly, "It's not you who are emotionally tired. ”
"Let you be reckless. ”
“......”
"Forget it, this girl is in a good mood today, oh, put this medicine in her mouth, swallow it before swallowing, you can refresh your brain." ”
"Hey...... Thanks. ”
"Let's go, we'll be there by noon. Mo Wunian walked from the side.
"Well, let's rest in the village for a few more days this time, right? I've been running around for a while ago, and I've been relying on medicine for a long time, and I've only been resting for a few days when I met you, but I'm tired enough. Besides, it seems that your body also needs to be recuperated, and there should always be ordinary herbs in the village, and you can use those to dispense medicine. Meng Qianwu put away her laughter and said seriously.
"I was going with you to the Holy Gate, so I listened to you. Mo Wunian nodded indifferently.
"Of course I'm not in a hurry if I just rest for a few days, as long as I arrive before the end of winter, and I have nothing to do if I go early. Si Heng smiled.
"Before the end of winter, do you want to enter the Holy Gate?" Mo Wunian heard this time, and vaguely remembered that the time for the Holy Gate to recruit people was just half a month before the end of winter, and he recruited people every three years, and said with some hesitation, "With your ability, you can also enter the Holy Gate, but where is it...... But it's not a good place to stay. ”
"Oh, what does Brother Mo know?" Si Heng was interested.
"Well, the Holy Gate is indeed incomprehensible, this time my father asked me to go to the Holy Gate to deliver the letter, and reminded me to leave when the letter was delivered, as if he was very wary. Meng Qianwu also responded.
"Actually, I don't know. Mo Wunian said vaguely, "It's just...... I always feel ...... The Holy Gate is more dangerous than wandering through this world. He sighed silently in his heart, after all, this is a secret.
"Haha, don't worry, I'm actually looking for someone, but unfortunately there's no other way to go up the mountain. Hey, Qianwu, how can you go up to the Holy Gate to deliver a letter, if you can bring me up, I won't have to work in vain. Si Heng shrugged, seeing that Mo Wunian had something to hide, but he didn't say anything, and he thought of something and said.
"I can go up, but I'm looking for ...... A person sends a message. If you go up with me, you won't be able to walk around the Holy Gate at will. Meng Qianwu thought about it and frowned.
"That's okay, it's not necessarily a bad thing to enter the Holy Gate anyway, so many people want to go in every possible way, but we are not happy, what is it?" Si Heng didn't care.
"Come on, are you sure you can go in? Not well, you don't even have the qualifications for the entrance examination. Meng Qianwu rolled her eyes.
“......”
"No, although Si Heng has no ability, but Suo Xinjue is rare after all, and the Holy Gate assessment is not determined only by force, and there will always be qualifications for entry. Mo Wunian said.
"Poof!" Meng Qianwu laughed.
“...... Who are you talking for? Si Heng said hatefully.
"However, who are you looking for when you go to the Holy Gate?" Meng Qianwu asked curiously, "The people in that place are not simple. ”
"It's not easy. Don't ask about this. Si Heng's expression became a little melancholy.
"Oh, well, ah, the village is almost here. Everyone has their own secrets, Meng Qianwu didn't ask, looking at the village that gradually appeared in front of her, her tone was slightly excited, and the tired and nervous mood brought about by the continuous running was much relieved.