Chapter 416: Land of Damnation
Shi Er's master patted him on the shoulder, "Play casually in Causeway County, and I'll reimburse you."
The grace of saving his life on the Wind Demon Mountain, he has to repay it slowly.
Walking on the plain, He Lingchuan realized why this place was called "twilight", which turned out to be a beautifying term.
It's already mid-May, from the country of kites to Bega, which place is not the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the bees dance and butterflies surround? Even the Wind Demon Rock, which is windy all year round, has a place at the foot of the mountain that is full of flowers.
But the Twilight Plains is really dull, and the plants and trees are all weak, half yellow and not green. There is water here, obviously, but the reeds that can grow up to a foot high in other places are four or five feet at most here. The caravan walked three miles, and the trees it encountered could be counted on two hands. It can't even compare to the high-altitude Wind Plainsβββββ which are also beautiful flowers and meadows during this season.
The farmland on the roadside is even more pitiful, and the crops are also half-dead as if they have been beaten by autumn frost.
He Lingchuan didn't see the figure of labor, and there was no shadow of the rhubarb on the ridge or the cooking smoke from the farmhouse.
"What's the matter in this place, it doesn't grow crops?"
"This is the damned land." Shi Er took a chewing cigarette and put it in his mouth, "Almost two hundred years ago, wasn't there a war to destroy the country here?" That's the battle. It is said that the Demon Emperor issued an order to slaughter the city, and Ganxing City, the capital of the Yuan Kingdom, did not even survive a chicken. Afterwards, it became a forsaken place for the gods, unable to grow crops or raise livestock; Some people also say that it was because there were too many people who died at that time, which caused the whole plain to be angry and ruined."
"What's the matter, I think this place should be called the Land of Judgment. There are so many capable people in the country of Bega, can't solve the resentment here? "There are four national teachers alone, not counting other powers.
By the way, the prisoner he captured in Zhao Pan's camp at the beginning was tortured by the dragon pillar, claiming that the national teacher wanted to collect the resentment and hatred on the battlefield to go to transcend, why didn't he succeed in crossing here?
"How do I know? It's just a legend. It's almost 200 years ago, who is going to take it seriously? Shi Er's master laughed dryly, "But this situation seems to have happened elsewhere."
"Where?"
"The Coiling Dragon Desert of the Kite Country. I heard that there were originally people in the city, but then they angered the gods, and turned into a desert that is difficult for the living, and it is worse than here." Shi Er's master suddenly remembered, "Hey, aren't you from the Kite Country. Did you know? γ
He Lingchuan nodded: "It couldn't be clearer."
But the main reason why the Panlong Wasteland is shrouded in wild sand is very simple, that is, the three corpse insects released by the Dafang pot are raging; And He Lingchuan walked on this plain, the sun was shining, but it did not produce warmth on his body, and if he walked on the ground, he could even feel a chill on the soles of his feet.
This kind of place is also called "God abandons ghosts".
"In the past five or six hundred years, many demon kings have rebelled. Is this how their territory has been treated since then?"
Shi Er's master laughed: "How do I know?" "It's really strange that Causeway County was built here."
"It's not surprising, Twilight Plains is so big, there should always be a place for caravans to rest." Shi Er's family didn't care, after all, no matter how often they came, they were just passers-by, "Besides, these untouchables can't leave the Twilight Plains, they have to build a place to live."
He Lingchuan frowned slightly.
Shi Er has the natural acumen of a businessman, and when he saw He Lingchuan's expression, he hurriedly waved his hand: "The title of this pariah, I am not insulting them, but officially appointed."
"Officially designated?" He Lingchuan said strangely, "This is the place of exile?"
There are also untouchables in the places where He Dashao lived. Blackwater City is a frontier land, and exiled criminals from the Kite Country have always liked to send them to the frontier. Because they are criminals, they are not registered in the local household, but only recorded in a register, and they are the lowest class people in the local area, and can only sell their labor or body for a living.
"Ah, so you can say that." Shi Er said, "These inverted frieze eggs are all descendants of the people of the Yuan Kingdom. More than 190 years ago, Ganxing City was slaughtered, the Yuan Kingdom was destroyed, and the rest became slaves of the country. Because the king of Yuan angered the gods, the demon emperor punished their descendants, asking men to be slaves for generations and women for prostitution, and they could not turn over and repay donations. Later, if there are any more criminals in Lingxu City to be distributed, they will also be exiled here. γ
He Lingchuan said, "It's been almost two hundred years, and this punishment hasn't been offset yet?"
"The Demon Emperor has a long life, for us it is more than ten generations, and for its old man, it is only half a lifetime." The previous Demon Emperor reigned for the longest time, a full three hundred and eighty years, I wonder if the current one can break the record? "Maybe it's been old and it's not angry?"
"This punishment is too heavy, it seems that it is to kill chickens and monkeys, so that others will watch and remember, and they will all die of this heart." The demon emperor allowed the demon kingdoms to fight for the king on their own, but they were not allowed to disobey the gods, otherwise they would casually send a gift package of destroying the country + descendants being slaves forever.
It can be seen that the gods have a strong grip on this country.
Soon, the caravan entered the gold cave that Shi Er's master said.
Tongluo County is built on the edge of the river bay, which is convenient for water access. The scenery on the shore is mediocre, but the water is very clear, so there are many painting boats docked on the pier, the highest of which has three floors, and it looks like a house in the water.
In the county, there are inns and restaurants, Quyuan casinos, bathhouses, red halls, and ecstasy arrays...... There are entertainment projects in other places, but they are not left behind here, and they must be bigger and stronger.
Because there is no other industry here.
Of course, enjoyment is divided into three, six, nine and so on. Like the main street that He Lingchuan just walked through, the signboards on both sides of the road are one big and one is magnificent, all of which are brightly lit until dawn, and they are staggered and singing.
The men and women in the shop were laughing hard.
As long as you have money, you can eat the most vigorous fresh, drink the most mellow wine, and of course, you can also find the interpretation flowers that have fallen into the dust, and talk about ideals in the bed; If there are only two copper plates in your pocket, you can only go to the outside of the diner to find a secret door.
He Lingchuan saw a man standing on the side of the road, bargaining with the secret men.
The skin and meat business of the secret men is usually run directly at home, and their husbands are all cheap slaves, and they are also responsible for serving tea and wine to guests, and serving towels and phlegm.
As soon as the caravan settled down in the county town, the guys dispersed in a hurry, and even the horsemen ran awayββββ He Lingchuan just wanted to ask him to feed Yanyang more bean cakes and old wine.
After Fan Mountain was in distress, Shi Er's family sent them a little pressure fee. Before it was hot, they were in a hurry to spend it.
Shi Er's master reminded He Lingchuan: "You can play casually on the main street, and you can also play in the back two rows of streets, don't go any further, it's dangerous."
"Is there still danger here?"
"In front of them, these are the properties of the high-ranking officials and gentry of Lingxu City, and they are guarded by special personnel. As long as the price goes in and costs money, it is guaranteed to be safe. The two of them were on the second floor of the inn, and Shi Erdang condescendingly pointed to him, "Look at the dark and unlit place in the back, the eight achievements are the dwellings of the untouchables, and there are three religions and nine streams in it, and there are all kinds of ghosts. Two years ago, a guy from my caravan walked in drunk, and I haven't found him until now. γ
He watched He Lingchuan walk back: "Have you figured out where to play?"
"No, it's good for you to go by yourself."
"Hey, you're only seventeen or eighteen years old, and you're at the age of your blood, why can't you take this bite?" Shi Er touched his chin, looked him up and down, and then remembered that He Lingchuan didn't seem to have looked for a woman along the way.
Isn't there some hidden disease? Oh, it's a pity, Bai Chang has such a handsome face.
He Lingchuan knew that he wanted to be crooked when he looked at him: "Family tradition, this is forbidden before the age of eighteen."
"Oh oh. Shi Er took it as his own letter, and he didn't force it, "When you want to open it, you can come down when you want." Also, the Jinquan Yayu opposite is a regular place, you can take a bath and soak in the soup, if you don't nod, no girl will pounce on you."
Say goodbye, Shi Shiran went downstairs.
He Lingchuan shook his head. Looking at the lights of the main street, he didn't want to go to Fengyue places, but people are iron and steel, so he can't stop eating.
He had eaten the dust in the wasteland for two days, and now he saw the signboard of Jinquan Yayu, and his body suddenly itched.
So a quarter of an hour later, he was soaked in a large wooden barrel at the Golden Spring.
There are all kinds of eating, drinking and playing here in Tongluo County, but there is no real hot spring. If the guest wants to soak in the hot water, at most sprinkle some medicinal powder on it for you
Medicated decoction.
But everything here is real except for the hot springs, which are fake. The service is very thoughtful, you can get a haircut, face trim, manicure, loose bones, enough wine, tea and cigarettes, and the chef in the back kitchen is also on call for twelve hours, you can come to a bowl of steaming pork liver porridge at any time, or two or three baskets of fried buns.
This place is divided into two places, elegant bath and mixed bath, elegant bath is a private single room, which has a table, chairs, beds and barrels; Mixed bathing, it's a joy for all.
Of course, He Lingchuan wants an elegant bath. However, even the sound insulation effect of the private room is very average, not to mention that the large wooden barrel is placed by the window, and he can see the backroom play of the red hall opposite him.
The opposite room is lit with lights, and when the window is closed, it is a very intense shadow puppet show, and if the window is not closed, it is an action scene, and the woman's exaggerated and deformed cry floats in through the dense water vapor, which seems very unreal.
It's not easy to eat a full meal, and you have to work hard to act.
After soaking for half an hour, He Lingchuan was also hungry. He changed into his clothes and was about to go to the front hall to order something to eat, when the door of the private room was suddenly slammed open, and three men rushed in, and asked him viciously, "Where are the people hiding?"
There was also an owl, purring and flying in, landing on the beam and looking around.
He Lingchuan looked dazed: "Who?"
The three of them seemed to be running out of breath, and they looked twice behind the screen, on the roof beams, and under the bed, and even had to lift the toilet lid to take a look, for fear that there were people inside.
One of them went to look out the window, but was hung by the action scene opposite, unable to take his eyes off it.
He Lingchuan leaned over to take a look, and it was really difficult.
The other two came over and slapped their companion's head fiercely: "Look at a P, continue searching!"