There is nothing to do in the city for the time being, and the relief of the imperial court will come again soon, and Li Xiuyuan can leave Guobeicheng for a few days with confidence. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

He just took two guards with him, rode a fast horse, and went out of the city.

"Drive~!"

Fast horses gallop and kick up dust.

Some time ago, although there was a flood here, but after the flood the weather is very good, these days the sun is exposed, the ground has been dry, travel can be unhindered, but there is still turbid water in the low-lying places, and the air is filled with a fishy smell.

There were rotting, stinking fish and shrimp on the side of the road, as well as the carcasses of some domestic animals.

"Young Master, there are disaster victims outside the city at this time, where are we going?"

Li Xiuyuan said, "Go to Huaxian, a hundred miles away, and do some private things." ”

Riding all the way, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

Although the situation in Guo Beicheng has improved somewhat, but outside the city, the disaster has not improved at all, and he even saw a few dead corpses floating in some puddles, surrounded by insects and flies, stench, and no one picked them up.

And there's more than one such place.

No wonder there was a stench in the air along the way.

In addition, he also saw some of the victims of the disaster, who were in a mess and tatters, walking with difficulty, dragging their families in the direction of Guo Beicheng.

In ancient times, the people were like this, and they fled to the big county town, and in their hearts, the big county town was prosperous, even if it was affected by the disaster, there should be a way to live.

However, it is also true in fact.

At present, Guo Beicheng does have the ability to receive the victims, and the people he stayed in the city to provide disaster relief have not yet been evacuated.

Therefore, Li Xiuyuan was relieved when he saw those victims going to Guo Beicheng.

Because they are walking a living road, not a dead road.

After galloping along the avenue for a while, Li Xiuyuan's eyes suddenly froze, he grabbed the reins, and stopped the horse.

"Young Master, what's wrong?" the guard next to him also hurriedly stopped.

At this moment, Li Xiuyuan saw that not far from the road, there was a group of victims lying on the ground, blood flowing all over the ground, no breath at all, and they were already cold corpses.

"Go check it out. He said in a deep voice.

One of the guards answered, turned over and dismounted, strode to the side of the group of victims to investigate, and then said, "The eldest young master, they are all dead, they were killed by someone, and it should be three or four people who did it, and it is estimated that they have encountered a group of thieves." ”

Among the corpses were old people, women, and children, and they should have fled to Guo Beicheng.

"These thieves even robbed the victims?" Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but feel angry in his heart.

The guard said, "Originally, the world was not peaceful, but now that there is a disaster, it is not uncommon for some people who cannot survive to become bandits. ”

Li Xiuyuan was silent, but asked the guards to drag the corpses to the nearby forest and bury them hastily.

But as soon as he arrived in the nearby forest, he saw a female corpse, her face was bloodless, her clothes were hanging from a tree, and a pair of dead gray eyes looked straight into the distance, and the corpse was blown by the breeze, and it swayed slightly.

Apparently, the woman hanged herself and died.

"Young Master, I'm afraid that the group of thieves killed the group of victims when they saw it, and this girl was insulted before she died. ”

The guard saw blood flowing from the woman's thigh, and couldn't help but whisper.

It can be seen that this woman is only twenty-seven years old, if she is not dead, she is indeed a beautiful woman, but at this moment, this woman was humiliated and hanged herself, those empty gray eyes, staring at the distance, but revealing the color of resentment, how can there be half a beautiful color, only creepy fear.

This is a woman who died unjustly and humiliated, if she doesn't become a ghost, I'm afraid no one will believe it.

"Put her down and help her bury it. ”

Li Xiuyuan looked at the female corpse, waved his hand, and couldn't bear to look at it directly.

The guards also sympathized with the woman, dug a shallow grave for her, and immediately buried the wordless tombstone.

"Let's go. ”

Li Xiuyuan didn't stay long, and soon turned over and got on his horse and continued on his way.

originally thought that he had already seen all kinds of misery in this world in Guo Beicheng, and he was ready to accept it in his heart.

However, after really walking all the way, he found that there were countless tragedies in other places, all kinds, and the woman who had been killed by thieves and hanged herself was just one of them.

Seeing all this kind of things, any person with a conscience will be angry.

Li Xiuyuan also had anger in his heart, but he didn't know where to vent his anger, because the culprit of this matter, the Dragon King of Wujiang, had already been beheaded by him, and even Guo Beichenghuang, who caused such a disaster, was also beheaded by him, in addition, his uncle was implicated and was about to be struck by lightning and died.

Even the bald people who deceived the incense in the city and deceived the people were killed by him with an arrow in front of the Qingfeng Temple.

But so what?

What should have happened has happened, and the tragedy is still brewing.

"Drive~!"

Li Xiuyuan rode a horse and galloped wildly, his heart was like this neighing horse, and it was difficult to calm down.

I don't know how long it took, but the horses that sat down got tired and slowed down, unable to run.

It's getting late.

"Young Master, it's getting late, should we find a place to rest for the night and leave tomorrow?" the guard asked.

They knew that the eldest young master was in a bad mood today, so they didn't bother much along the way.

"The corpses are all over the field, ghosts and ghosts must be haunted, there is no need to stay overnight, continue to hurry, and you can go to Huaxian County when it gets dark. Li Xiuyuan came back to his senses, looked at the sky and said.

The two guards felt justified and nodded.

However, the horses that sat down could not stand the whole day's running, and the three of them turned over and led the horses on their way.

But after walking some way, as soon as it got dark, a strange wind blew on the road, and bursts of dust rolled up, hitting people's eyes, and people almost couldn't open them.

"Young Master, this wind is very evil. ”

The guard leaned over to his young master, and then said in a suppressed voice.

"The flood killed so many people, and in addition to some land in various places, the temples were washed away, the statues of the gods were polluted, and there was no protection from some gods, I am afraid that some demons and monsters will come out, and it is not difficult to understand that evil winds blow after dark. Li Xiuyuan's eyes swept left and right.

But he saw dust everywhere, and the surroundings were cloudy, but he couldn't see anything else.

Facing this wind and sand, Li Xiuyuan walked forward a little further, and suddenly stopped his footsteps and waved his hand: "Stop." ”

"Did you hear anything?"

The two guards listened attentively, shook their heads, and said, "I didn't hear anything, only the sound of wind and sand." ”

Li Xiuyuan didn't explain much, he also knew that the guards didn't do anything, and some movements were naturally inaudible, but he didn't blame them, after all, they couldn't do anything about ghosts.

Soon, there was a burst of vocal music on the road ahead of the wind and sand.

There is the sound of blowing a snail, the sound of a gong, and the sound of drumming, and these voices are mixed together, like the joy of welcoming a kiss.

However, it is not exactly the same, and there are some strange sounds mixed in.

However, without waiting for Li Xiuyuan to think more, he really saw a team of relatives, neat and tidy, beating gongs and drums in a lively manner, ignoring the surrounding wind and sand, and walking towards them along the avenue, those people in front of them were all wearing festive red clothes, but the only difference was that these people were pale and did not have a trace of blood.

And his face was stiff, and his eyes were hollow, not like a living person.

"Young Master, there is still a team to welcome relatives at such a late hour, isn't it another evil?" The guards have seen a lot of gods and ghosts, and when they saw this scene at this moment, they immediately felt that they were afraid that they were hitting ghosts again.

Li Xiuyuan frowned slightly and said: "What you said this time is not wrong, it is an evil spirit, in this wilderness, you don't take the village in the front, you don't have a store in the back, plus this has just been affected by the disaster, it's so late, how can there be a team to welcome relatives." ”

He took a serious look, and only after getting closer did he see clearly, the people in front of these welcoming teams were not people, nor ghosts, but paper people tied together, these paper people did not walk, but just floated in the air, falling together, and people who couldn't see clearly really thought they were walking.

"Young master, since we have collided with evil spirits, then let's avoid them quickly, so as not to cause any trouble. ”

Although the guards knew that these welcoming teams might be ghosts, they were not afraid.

They had all beaten ghosts with willow sticks, and they had developed their courage.

Li Xiuyuan nodded, but he led the horse and stepped aside, avoiding the welcoming team.