Chapter 198: Hidden contradictions
In the barren state of autumn, there is already a trace of coldness in the morning, looking at the thick dark clouds in the sky, people can't help but tighten the clothes on their bodies.
At this moment, Yuan Li, who was in the ranks of civilians, felt the coolness of autumn and the thick dark clouds in the air, and said to his mother Du Qiniang next to him:
"Mother, we've been walking for more than half a month, and I estimate that in another half a month, we should be able to get to the Wasteland!"
After speaking, he also glanced at the sky behind him vaguely, and a trace of hatred flashed in the depths of his eyes.
When Du Qiniang heard her son's words, she nodded and said, "That's good, I've finally walked half the way, and the road here is a lot better!"
And the sister Xiaoxi next to her complained a little: Five
"You two have really big hearts, you are almost tired and have only walked half the way, haven't you noticed that Uncle Ma's house can't walk anymore?"
Hearing her daughter's words, Du Qiniang shook her head a little gloomily and said:
"They have children in the family who are dragged down, otherwise it wouldn't be like this, and it would have hurt them,"
Hearing the words of the two, Yuan Li's eyes frowned, and then he said a little helplessly: "What my mother said is right, if it weren't for the order of the Yellow City Lord to reduce the distance they walk every day, they would have been unable to hold on for a long time!
After all, along the way, there are indeed a lot of people in the team, and those people are either left behind or disposed of!"
Hearing his brother's analysis, my sister Xiaoxi didn't say anything, although the Ma Bo family was very good to them, but now their family is only barely following the team, if they go to help others again, they may be the ones who die.
Suddenly, Yuan Li heard a commotion from the team next to him, and he didn't know what was going on.
After a while, I learned that there was an old man who couldn't hold on anymore and fell on the road, and his family cried loudly when they saw this, but they were quickly suppressed by the soldiers.
As for the old man's corpse, it was thrown on the side of the road at random, and it is estimated that it will soon usher in the attention of the wild wolf.
Huang Qilin, who was in the rear, observed the atmosphere in the team every day, and he found that as time went by, the atmosphere in the team became more and more tense.
Although I have relaxed the speed of travel, there are still some people who can't hold on to it or fall behind or fall directly on the road, everyone's nerves are tense, for fear that they will fall behind.
Thinking of this, Huang Qilin ordered to the subordinates next to him:
"Pass the order, tomorrow the team will repair for a day, and then set off the day after tomorrow!"
Then he looked at the sky, and said with some worries in his heart:
"Prepare rain gear for everyone, there could be a rainstorm this afternoon and night!"
As Huang Qilin's orders were conveyed, the entire team breathed a sigh of relief, and there was some hope in their hearts, as long as they finished today, they could rest for a day.
Wang Xiaohu in the sky noticed the situation below, and then looked at the thick clouds in the sky, and sighed a little:
"Alas, I'm really a nanny now, and I don't see the demon attack at all, and I can't even collect a little interest!"
After speaking, the figure suddenly rose upwards and entered the clouds, and the sky suddenly surged, and a large area of dark clouds was discharged to the north, revealing a somewhat clear sky.
Huang Qilin, who was the first to notice the changes in the sky, said with some gratitude in his heart, "It's still the kindness of the seniors! I was willing to spend a lot of effort to clear the dark clouds in the sky, and the people of Huangzhou City escaped again!"
The soldiers next to him, after listening to Huang Qilin's words, were also shocked in their hearts, Wang Xiaohu's ability to instantly change the celestial phenomena gave them a clearer understanding of the power of the rune realm.
A quarter of an hour later, the sky was full of red sun, and the warm sunlight dispelled the gloom in people's hearts.
Yuan Li looked at the sky like a wash, his heart sank suddenly, and then he thought with some urgency:
"This guy's strength has improved again, and it seems that he needs to step up his cultivation after leaving the Wasteland,"
Because there is no heaven and earth elemental power
Because of this, Yuan Li at this moment can only stop at the Great Perfection of the Inner Qi Realm, and he needs to leave the Wasteland before he can break through the True Qi Realm.
Thinking of this, Yuan Li thought with some joy in his heart:
"Hehe, no matter how strong you are, you won't make much progress in this sealed wasteland, and if you squander your true qi like him, you won't be able to sustain it for long.
After more than a thousand years, he may have become a real demon, and the other party is still wasting his time here!"
As the day passed, everyone in the procession who had walked for a day was full of fatigue, and slowly stopped on the edge of a small river and began to camp and rest.
The Mabo family, who had set up their tents, were chatting around the campfire about some jokes and interesting things, as well as real things that happened on the road.
At this time, someone sighed and said:
"Alas, I don't know when it's a head, I can't feel a little hope when I walk like this all day!"
Hearing the complaint, someone immediately retorted:
"Be content! At least we're still alive now, and we haven't entered the belly of the demon capital,
Moreover, the Yellow City Lord is also a kind-hearted person, otherwise why take us with these burdens, wouldn't it be good to walk alone with the army!
If it weren't for taking care of us old, weak, sick and disabled, I guess we would have arrived in Qingzhou a long time ago.
So, don't complain, everyone in the province is upset when you hear it!"
Ma Bo also spoke up at this time: "What Lao Wu said is right, the Yellow City Lord is a good person, otherwise Huangzhou City would have been destroyed long ago.
It's not that you haven't seen the demon attack before, those soldiers are all dying in pieces, if it weren't for the Yellow City Lord carrying it down there, it is estimated that Huangzhou City would have been breached!"
The other people around the campfire, hearing the words, immediately nodded and said:
"Yes, the Yellow City Lord is a good person! I guess I saw that we were too tired to order a day's repair, otherwise, who would care if you lived or died!"
Suddenly, the praise for Huang Qilin in the team slowly spread to all the small teams.
At this moment, there is a team, all of which are rich and noble, and some people are actually carried by sedan chairs, but their faces are not very good-looking at this time.
There was a horse-faced man in a brocade robe, listening to the sound of discussion all around, and couldn't help whispering resentfully to several other people around him:
"Hmph, Huang Qilin is buying people's hearts, if it weren't for him, would we be able to get to this point? Isn't it good to stay in Huangzhou City and be our rich man?
You know, if we leave Huangzhou City, we will be nothing, and we won't have to start all over again when we get to Qingzhou!"
Hearing the horse-faced man's words, several other people agreed in their hearts, but soon one of them retorted:
"Master Qing, don't sigh, at least we're still alive now,
Moreover, if Huang Qilin really left us alone, without the protection of the army, you think that you can enjoy life comfortably, and those servants at home can tear you apart!"
Saying this, his voice suddenly became smaller, and he said in a low voice:
"And don't you find out? There are some people who are still in the city of Huangzhou, and they did not set off with the army.
At the beginning, Huang Qilin said that after leaving, he would turn Huangzhou City into a sea of fire, but he didn't set it on fire.
I estimate that Huang Qilin has given up on those guys in the city, if you want to go back then, you can leave when you get to Qingzhou,
Even if you decide to leave the team now, I guess that guy Huang Qilin won't care about it!"
When several other people heard this, they were immediately silent, that is, their glory and wealth are protected, if one day there is no protection, and he has no ability to protect, then what awaits him is only destruction.
When the horse-faced man heard this, after a long time, he sighed helplessly and said:
"You say, 'How can this good world change so quickly?'
The wealth accumulated by our ancestors has been reduced to nothing in less than three years, and sometimes I can't live up to my ancestors when I think about it!"
When the others heard the words of the head of the Qing family, their faces were also full of grief, especially when they thought of the family's hundreds of years of accumulation and defeat in their own hands, they blamed themselves.
Finally, the head of the Qing family said to the few people next to him:
"What I say, everyone thinks I'm complaining! After all, we all have a big family to raise! It's not like some people who always have some thoughts in their hearts that they shouldn't have!"
After speaking, he glanced at another group of people not far away.