Chapter 877: The Land of the Dead
"My name, my name is Bai Ling, what do you call me?"
"Zhuge Hidden Dragon."
"Lord Zhuge please get in the carriage, I'll ask you to drive the carriage."
I didn't answer Bai Ling's words, but spread the futon in the carriage and gently put Li Mengchun in my arms on the futon.
The little girl's sleeping appearance is particularly cute, and I can't help but look a little fascinated.
Li Mengchun has a drop of my essence and blood in his body, and he will inevitably look a little like me when he grows up.
How nice it would be if she really was my daughter......
After settling Li Mengchun, I lowered the curtain of the carriage and sat in front of me.
Bai Ling sat on the horse's back and reached out to pat the horse's buttocks, "Ride!"
"Stop shooting, it'll run on its own."
The bone-quenching spirit horse galloped forward, and as it passed through a swamp, its hooves rose into the air and flew close to the ground.
Bai Ling sat down beside me awkwardly, with a little longing in his eyes: "This horse of yours is really powerful."
I didn't answer, but carefully studied the map that Bai Ling gave me.
According to the map, we need to make a detour of 200 miles, around mountains, rivers and dangerous areas, to reach the junction of the Land of the Dead.
According to this estimate, it would take more than five hours to walk
The twilight is deepening, the road ahead is flat, and the surroundings are deserted.
I was hesitating to set up camp for the night to be on the safe side, and then continue my journey tomorrow.
Bai Ling untied his burden, put it in his arms and hugged it, pointed to the dark horizon in front of him, and said with some excitement: "Lord Zhuge , in the past, we had to climb this swamp for at least two days and three nights."
"Keep running at your pace, and you'll be in the Land of the Dead tomorrow morning."
I asked, "What if we are ambushed by a mist and miasma in the middle of the night, whose vision is not as good as a third of that of the day, and where there are many murderous creatures lurking?"
"No, it won't."
Bai Ling said with extra confidence: "A big man like you usually walks in a straight line, and it is inevitable that he will collide with something on the way."
"Those of us who are weak will have our own way of survival."
"For example, find a desolate and barren place without a little spiritual power, as a place to travel, and connect them together and mark them as a map."
"Although we have to take a little more unjust road, we can ensure that the road is unimpeded and there is no danger."
No wonder Xiao Nizi took the initiative to ask Ying to be my guide, but it turned out that there were two brushes hidden.
Bai Ling's words reassured me a lot.
The carriage followed the direction of the map, moving slowly.
At sunset, Bai Ling took out a lantern from the huge burden and hung it on the carriage above our heads, lighting the dim yellow lantern to illuminate every inch of the land.
"Lord Zhuge , are you eating?"
Bai Ling handed me a piece of bread, which seemed to be made by grinding various grains into flour and baking them.
I took the cake and took a bite, it wasn't unpalatable, but it was toothy.
After chewing and swallowing slowly for a while, there was only a faint taste of salt and the aroma of grains, a bit like compressed multigrain bread.
From the storage ring, I took out the dried meat of the monster that I had smoked earlier, as well as two bottles of water.
"Oh, yours."
Bai Ling's eyes shone with joy: "What a rich energy! Lord Zhuge , you are really generous!"
"With such a large piece of meat, at least a piece of low-grade wasteland crystals must be sold."
I said indifferently, "I have a lot here, and I will have it after eating."
Bai Ling was holding the burden, and it was a little difficult to eat.
"Lord Zhuge , can I put my baggage in the carriage?"
In the wasteland, the law of the jungle prevails, and the strong take it all, and weak people like Bai Ling can't even afford the lowest storage bags.
I took out an empty storage ring and threw it to Bai Ling, "Use this."
An ordinary storage ring is probably worth a high-grade wasteland crystal.
Bai Ling was taken aback, "It's too precious, I can't stand it!" Lord Zhuge , please take it back."
"Hold it, don't ink."
Bai Ling held the storage ring, he didn't dare to put it on, and looked at me with a little vigilance in his eyes, "You...... Giving me so many rewards, is there anything else to ask for besides leading the way?"
I pointed to the carriage, "The little girl will wake up later, and you will be responsible for playing with her."
"What else?"
"It's gone."
I knew what Bai Ling was worried about, so I explained, "I don't have the slightest interest in your dry body."
"You have the courage to take me to the land of the dead, this ring is for you."
"I've got a lot of stuff like this in my pocket."
Bai Ling put down his ring, put on the storage ring, and tried to pack the huge burden into it for the first time.
"Oh my God, that's amazing!"
A small storage ring is enough for her to play with it for a while.
The night was dark and there was silence all around.
I yawned, leaned against the edge of the carriage, and fell asleep.
There are peach wood skewers given by my grandfather, and I can be kept safe all the way.
I stared at the past night, and the next morning, when I opened my eyes, Li Mengchun sat beside me obediently.
"Daddy, you're awake!"
Li Mengchun was articulate, her dark eyes flashing, and she stared at me curiously and intently.
In just one night, she has grown a lot.
Inside the carriage, Li Mengchun walked out of the carriage with two dark circles under his eyes, yawned for a long time, and said in a hoarse voice: "Fifty miles further, you can see the gate of the land of the dead."
I was taken aback, "How did you become so virtuous?"
"Don't mention it."
Bai Ling clutched his throat and took a sip of water, "Your daughter is too energetic, she pestered me yesterday to ask questions, teach me to talk for a while, tell stories for a while, and now my mind is full of her voice."
The newborn Li Mengchun, because he has the power of a perfect soul, absorbs knowledge very quickly.
I handed over water and food, "Good work."
"Thank you, Lord Zhuge for your reward!"
Li Mengchun shook my arm, "Dad, I want to eat too!"
"Open your mouth, let me see."
"Ahh
Li Mengchun's mouth full of small white teeth is extraordinarily neat, and he can already bite something harder.
I gave her a bunch of spirit beast jerky, "Not enough to come back to me."
"Thank you, Lord Zhuge for the reward!" Li Mengchun replied in Bai Ling's tone.
I was amused, "I'm your dad, you and I don't need to thank you in the future."
Li Mengchun chewed on the jerky in a big gulp, and the gurgling sound sounded extremely appetizing.
As I moved forward, the fog in front of me increased dramatically, and even if I turned my Eye of Delusion, the visibility was only about a kilometer or so.
Bai Ling looked a little nervous, "Lord Zhuge , we're coming!"