In front of him was a land filled with flames.

Unlike the Qingtong Forest, which burned half of the sky that night, the fire in front of him was neither as widespread as that night, nor as prosperous as that night, and it was not as domineering as the Phoenix Divine Fire - it only covered the land within a radius of dozens of miles, and the fire was also a mortal fire, but it was just what it could see, but there was nothing to burn, and the flames seemed to come out of thin air and rise from the ground.

If you look closely, you will see that there is either a crack or a hole in the ground.

Flames burst out of the cracks.

It seems to have come from the ground.

The stone city was faintly visible in the flames.

"No firewood." Sanhua Cat stared ahead, then looked back at the Taoist, "This land will spit fire like Sanhua Niangniang." ”

“……”

Song You didn't say anything, just waved his staff-

"Whew!"

The flames in front of him suddenly parted, as if to make a way for him.

The Taoist immediately stepped forward and walked into it.

The red horse staggered to follow him, and the bell jingled.

The heat was blowing in their faces, as if they were going to roast them.

The Taoist blew again, and the temperature was nine times out of ten.

The three-flowered cat followed at his feet, looking left and right to see where the flames came from.

Thanks to the practice of fire spells for many years, she has a good understanding of the flame spirit, and also thanks to the many years of helping Taoists collect firewood and burn fire, she has rich experience in burning fire, even her little head melon can see the origin of the flame, but she can't understand it, so she shows a thoughtful look, and turns her head from time to time to look at the Taoist priest, as if he has the answer written on his face.

Song You continued to move forward.

Sure enough, there were houses and stone walls in front of them, and most of the buildings were on the hills, as if they had been built into a city, and a fortress had been built. As the Taoist approached, the scene became clearer.

This is the former land of earth and fire.

It is said to be a "country", but it is actually very small, perhaps smaller than an ordinary city in the south of Dayan, and the population is far inferior.

Of course, there was no one in there at this point.

But when I looked at it from a distance, it seemed that some spirits and spirits who were not afraid of fire were hiding inside, peeking out of the doors and windows made of stone, and quietly looked at the visitor, and when they saw that the person seemed to be very powerful, they quickly retracted their heads, and did not know where they were hiding.

Song You was also not interested in them.

According to Zhang Zhizhou, the original earth fire country is a nomadic country built in the depths of the desert, because it is built on the underground fire altar, where there are cracks and holes in the city, there will be some fire that can be ignited, the flames in many places are not extinguished all year round, and the rain is not extinguished, the local people use it to cook rice and barbecue, after a long time, more and more people come, and people outside come here, they are also surprised, so it is called the earth fire country.

The Land of Fire also prospered for a time.

It's just that more than 100 years ago, there was a country in the Western Regions, not only did not respect Da Yan, did not come to make offerings, but also killed the envoy of Da Yan.

Originally, according to the rules, Wang Shi passed by, and many vassal countries along the way had the obligation to provide supplies, but as a result, the Earth Fire Country thought that the Western Regions was too far away, and Dayan only sent more than 10,000 troops, and Da Yan had already lost more and won fewer in foreign wars, and the Earth Fire Country was not optimistic, so he was unwilling to offend the Western Regions Country because of this, and relied on his special geographical environment, for many years, he had been able to use the underground fire gas for war defense, so he refused to provide supplies.

However, there are military advisors in the army of Dayan, and they will look at the time.

At that time, it was not as arid as it is now, and there were often sudden heavy rainstorms in the depths of the desert.

The torrential rain suppressed the earth fire, and the king first broke the earth fire country and almost slaughtered the city, and since then, the earth fire country has decayed, and it was not until a few decades ago that people lived in it again.

In the past, although the earth fire country also had earth fire, but there were not so many now, far from the point of covering the earth, it was only a few places that could be used by people.

However, since the beginning of this year, I don't know if it is related to the drought, many cracks have suddenly opened on the ground, and there are cracks everywhere, spitting out fire gas, spreading throughout the earth and fire country. With a trace of fire connecting them, the entire Earth Fire Country turned into a sea of fire.

I don't know how many people escaped.

Song You went all the way forward and entered the Land of Fire.

All the wooden structures were gone, only the stones remained, and wherever the Taoist went, the flames went out, and only after they walked did they come out again.

It is clear that there are also people who believe in Buddhism.

Song You saw stone statues of Buddha, stone stupas, and carved images of Buddha and Bodhisattva carved on the walls, as well as some Buddhist patterns, Buddha names and scriptures.

Obviously, there were a lot of people who didn't run out.

Those who were close to the fire were burned to charcoal, leaving traces on the ground, and those who were far away from the fire and did not run out were roasted alive into dried corpses, huddled in the far corners of the walls in a twisted manner, often wrapped in something, this was their last resistance.

I heard Zhang Zhizhou say that at that time, some Bodhisattvas turned into mortals, pretended to be monks, came to the land of fire and fire, and persuaded everyone to leave, some people left, and some people did not believe it.

This bodhisattva is still worthy of some incense.

However, among the Buddhas of the Western Heavens, like the gods of the Heavenly Palace, there are many people who eat incense and are too lazy to do things.

It's just that they are like the main gods of the Heavenly Palace, and they play at a higher level-

For immortals such as Lei Gong and Hu Mu Daxian, the priesthood is very clear, and the reliance on absorbing the people's incense and seeking the people's faith is also very clear, that is, "if you believe in me, I can do anything for you", which is a kind of agreement.

If you can't, it's obvious.

Most of the Buddhas are similar to the main gods of the Heavenly Palace, they do not have a clear priesthood and agreement, and their ability to play with people's hearts is much more advanced, so even if they eat incense and do nothing, it is not easy for you to find evidence of their crimes. Even if there are occasional things that are not done thoughtfully, and find them, they can completely say that they are responsible for the overall planning, and who is below them who has not done it well.

At the end of the day, it's their position that's too high.

It's a disease.

is also like the main god of the Heavenly Palace, it should still be governed, but it is not yet time.

Song You walked forward in silence, and every time he passed a room, he had to look inside, until he walked from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and then walked down from the other side.

In the process, I am also feeling the local charm.

The earth fire has been burned for I don't know how many years, the spirit here is very hot, and this year I don't know how many people have been burned alive here, the resentment seems to remain on this land, and the tragic situation has also become a deep imprint on this land, integrated into the spirit rhyme, Song You felt a little more carefully, as if he heard the wailing and pain of that day.

But it's just a natural disaster.

This fire is also the fire of nature.

He didn't know if there was a "fire jar" underground, but this fire was just a combustible gas gushing out of the ground, and somehow it was ignited, and it created this land of fire.

In addition, there is no special feature of Lingyun.

There are no other two sides of soil.

Otherwise, the tripartite soil carried by Song You should have been inducted.

"Let's go."

Song You slowly walked into the distance.

The cat did not speak, but still followed at his feet, turning its head to look around, as if it had realized something and thought about it.

It took a long time for her to come to her senses.

"We're leaving?"

"Hmm."

"Did you find the youkai that keeps the sky from raining?"

"Nope."

"Did you find the dirt you're looking for?"

"Not either."

"Then wait a while and then leave, there is a lot of fire here, Sanhua Niangniang's blanket is filled with three four-legged snakes, five scorpions, and two big yellow snakes, we roast it and eat it before leaving."

“……”

"Why don't you speak?"

“……”

"Stop!"

"It's too hot, let's talk a little less."

The Taoist didn't stop walking, and said expressionlessly.

The three-flowered cat was immediately stunned and stared at him seriously.

After a while, the Taoist still didn't stop, and she didn't care, she had her own solution-

Sanhua Niangniang turned into a human form again, took out her own small bamboo cane, gave it a small fire avoidance, tied an earthy yellow desert snake to it, walked away from the Taoist, held the bamboo cane to stretch it out of the range of the Taoist's spell protection, and slowly baked it with the help of high temperature.

Take it back from time to time, smell it, look at it, and sprinkle some salt on it.

It's quite hectic to walk.

In the abandoned earth and fire country behind him, there were demons and spirits who were not afraid of fire and came out, quietly looking at the backs of this line of departure, I don't know what their origin is, I just feel frightened.

……

It is also a few degrees of desert Gobi exchange.

Song You's roasted naan has been eaten sparingly, and drinking water and watermelon are even more economical, but slowly they have eaten almost enough.

Fortunately, the swallow came to report that he was almost out of the desert.

There were also caravans of camels with long dragons on the road.

The road was so full of gold that it seemed like one could pick up one more piece of gold with every step, and even if there was a great drought ahead, and there were dead people along the way, there were still caravans moving forward regardless of it.

Song You walked with the camel caravan from the west for a while, and passed by the camel caravan from the east for an unknown number of times, so he walked for a long time, and when he bypassed a sand mountain, a springside post station had appeared in front of him, and the first thing that caught his eye was the ancient and gorgeous pavilion and the watchtower next to it.

The water level of the Crescent Spring seems to have dropped a little again.

There were still many merchants who went to ask for water, and no doubt all of them were refused.

The drought seems to be getting worse not only further west, but also as it continues to worsen over time.

When I came before, although the businessman who was rejected for hydration was very regretful, he did not reach the point of dying or living, at most he had to find another way, or move forward. By this time, however, the merchant had fallen to the ground, his mouth cracked and delirious. It is conceivable that they will most likely be dehydrated today and collapse here.

Even the officers and soldiers on duty couldn't stand it, so they had to turn their heads and look away.

Song You still had half a pot of water and a watermelon left, so naturally there was no reason not to save him, so he hurriedly took it out, squatted down and fed it to these merchants.

Gradually, some people came back to their senses and instinctively gulped water.

If someone's symptoms are mild, or they have eased up a little, Song You will withdraw his hand, smash the watermelon, and divide it for them to eat.

At this time, it doesn't matter whether the businessman is stubborn or not, and it doesn't matter whether he asks for hardship or not, there are just people who are suffering, and a Taoist who can just solve their suffering.

(End of chapter)