Chapter 17: Out of the City
Before dawn, Li Xun got up early.
I packed up a set of single clothes and folded them into a package, and then brought a piece of cake.
Li Xun closed the door and prepared to leave.
Li Wan's voice came from behind.
"Brother Xun, be careful..."
Li Xun's footsteps paused, and then strode forward.
The night of the Cracked City was silent.
Except for Li Xun's footsteps, there was only an occasional dog barking.
It is not far from the stone lane in the west of the city to the inner city gate, and after about a quarter of an hour's effort, you can already see the torches at the gate clearly.
Taking out the voucher, the guard took a look at it and let him go directly.
There were also men on the road with a small package like him, most of them were hurrying and looked vigilant.
The voucher is anonymous, and whoever gets it is his.
Li Xun stuck to the corner of the wall, followed the torch of the guide, and arrived when it was dawn.
The person in charge was a middle-aged man with a small beard, glanced at the voucher, and looked Li Xun up and down, and then pointed to a remote corner.
"Report over there!"
There were already five or six young people in the corner.
Most of them were dressed in several layers of ragged linen clothes with heavy wraps.
His face was dazed and excited, mixed with a hint of trepidation.
Seeing Li Xun coming over, no one went to say hello.
After a while, it wasn't until dawn that a mature man in his thirties walked over.
He was of medium stature, dressed in a blue silk robe with a luan bird embroidered on it. There is a white cloud the size of a fist on his left chest.
This is the standard dress of the Lu family's disciples.
"You guys come with me!"
He pointed to Li Xun's group.
Several young people followed the children of the Lu family, passed through a heavy iron gate, and went around a long circle before they came to a wide platform.
In the middle of the platform are three large low stone tables.
There are already a lot of people waiting here.
There were seven or eight of them, and they were divided into three groups.
Each group of people was accompanied by a son of the Lu family.
"Lu Xinhan, why are you so late!"
A middle-aged man in the lead asked with a smile.
"There was something on the way, a little delay, but fortunately there was no delay in the flight..."
Before he could finish speaking, a huge bell rang out of nowhere.
Then there was a high-pitched birdsong.
The few leaders who originally wanted to greet each other instantly put away their gentle expressions.
After a few breaths, a huge black shadow enveloped the entire platform.
The wind howled, and one of the emaciated men did not even stand still, and fell to the ground.
This is...
Li Xun held his breath for an instant.
As far as the eye can see, there are three huge luan birds.
It is estimated to be six or seven zhang in size.
They were covered in cyan feathers, and their sharp claws had even pierced the stone table.
The people who were oppressed by the cold momentum couldn't breathe.
The servants of the Lu family on the side had already moved over the ladder and leaned against the bird.
"Line up all and go up one by one!"
Lu Xinhan flew up, his feet quickly tapped, and he had already jumped on the back of a bird.
The miscellaneous servants did not dare to slack off, and climbed up the ladder.
The back of the bird is very broad, about four or five zhang square.
In addition to their group of miscellaneous servants, there was also a black-robed man standing next to the bird's neck, holding a huge chain in his hand.
The chains sank into Luan's body.
When all the servants had climbed up, the servants below removed the ladder and rang a bell.
Not long after, another high-pitched birdsong sounded.
A huge crimson luan bird flew by.
The body is actually two circles bigger than the Qingluan here.
"Sit tight!"
As if it was a command, the birds on the platform took off one after another.
The giant wings cast a large shadow.
Li Xun couldn't help but look down, everything in the city quickly shrank into black spots, and then he couldn't see it really.
The only thing that could be seen was the crimson tower standing in the middle of the Cracked Castle.
It's a symbol of the whole city.
……
The bird's back was stable, and the place was very empty, and a few of them were seated, and there was still a large part of the open space left.
In some places, folding ladders were set up, and there were many bamboo baskets.
I don't know how many zhang I entered, and the temperature around me was very low.
Many of the handymen were curled up, leaning on each other, praying for warmth.
Lu Xinhan was chatting with the black-robed man for some reason.
Li Xun was also wearing a linen dress, but there were two layers of thick cotton inside.
This was made for him by Li Wan herself.
Thinking of his sister, Li Xun couldn't help but smile a little.
……
I don't know how long it took, the temperature around me rose rapidly, and suddenly the harsh winter entered the scorching heat.
Luan Bird has landed.
"We're here."
The group quickly opened the folding ladder and climbed down the bird's back.
And the environment under the bird's back is even hotter.
There was a great sun overhead, and under his feet was the dry land with countless cracks.
The air was hot, as if it was feverish.
Only a few tall trees in the distance.
Is this the wilderness?
Li Xun looked at it, and the other Luan birds had landed here, and some of them had already walked towards the trees.
The leader was a young man in Tsing Yi, followed by other Lu family disciples, and then people in various costumes.
Senior Brother Zhang Yi is mixed in the hands of these people, and he is not at all inconspicuous.
After Lu Xinhan counted the number of people, he led a group of handymen into the range of the trees.
On the outermost camphor tree, a wooden sign hangs brightly.
"Qingluan Lujia Station"
It's noticeably cooler in the woods than outside.
Inside, there are several huge bamboo huts.
Farther away is a wooden house, but it is the resting place of the children of the Lu family.
Lu Xinhan pointed to a bamboo house marked "VI." in front of him: "You are all resting in Room No. 6, someone will bring you lunch later, and the hunt will officially start in the afternoon!" ”
After saying that, the man walked away.
A few handymen carried packages on their backs and entered the bamboo house.
Pots and pans are all available inside.
Li Xun picked a bamboo bed at the door and threw his package on it.
The others also picked their own beds.
Except for Li Xun, the handymen were carrying thick packages, and when they opened it, in addition to a set of thick clothes, there were also a lot of dry food.
There was even a guy who memorized the food guy.
Everyone was sweating, and no one knew that the wilderness was like this.
After resting for a while, a servant of the Lu family brought a bucket of rice and a large pot of vegetables.
At first glance, it is a mushroom stew.
There is more meat than mushrooms.
Li Xun was quick to find a clean large wooden bowl on the other table, picked up half a bowl of rice with a rice spoon, and then scooped up a large piece of meat.
I found the spoon and poured some mushroom soup over it.
At this time, I slowly went to find a chopstick, brought it to the table where there was no one on the side, and ate it in a big bite.
The other handymen were still packing up their things, and only then did they react and rush up.
For a while, the whole room was filled with the smell of meat.
Eat and drink to your heart's content, and burp refreshingly.
Li Xun was just about to squint for a while, when a figure moved over.
"Brother, what do you call it?"
This is the young man who was blown down by the wings of the bird.
In the entire group of miscellaneous servants, he is also the thinnest one.
Not yet 1.7 meters tall, a skinny monkey alive.
"My name is Lu Zhuo, and the plague in the south of the city is too serious, so I came here to ask for a job."
Li Xun didn't plan to deal with him, but he reacted instantly.