Chapter 327
Chapter 327
With such a sudden burst of speed, it rushed past the little donkey with a "whoosh". In a few blinks of an eye, only the raised tail of the little yellow cow could be seen.
The big turtle almost fell off the donkey's back. His face turned green with anger. What does that mean?
The little donkey that bullied me can't run fast, right?
If I don't run, you won't run either. Why do you run so fast when I run?
Son of a bitch!
"Gee~"
The big turtle hurriedly took out another whitebait from his pocket, hooked it on the fishing rod and hung it in front of the donkey.
"Aoo, aoo~"
When the little donkey saw this, he stuck out his tongue and ran even faster.
……
After a while, we arrived at the town.
Qin He jumped off the cow's back.
This is a fairly large town. If it were surrounded by a wall, it would look like a small city.
The town has not been ravaged by war, and the houses and buildings appear more refined than elsewhere. There are several courtyards, red walls and green tiles, pavilions and towers everywhere you look. It is obvious at first glance that this is not an ordinary home.
However, what is shocking is that the town is silent at this moment, the roads are covered with dead branches and leaves, and no one is cleaning them.
The entire town was filled with a thick aura of evil and death.
Occasionally, three or two figures can be seen, but they flash by in a hurry, like ghosts, as if they are avoiding something.
The most shocking thing is the exposed lake bottom outside the town.
This is a small town by the water, next to which is a lake with abundant water.
However, at this moment, the entire lake has dried up and turned into a white land, and the huge crack is large enough for an adult to fall directly into.
The cracks in the earth were extremely deep, and streaks of gray smoke were coming out of the cracks, extending from dozens of steps away to the end of the distant sky, like a huge burning ground, so that the entire sky was covered with gray smoke.
Along the lakeshore, a large number of fishing boats were stranded on the mudflats, lying in all directions, and occasionally one or two pleasure boats could be seen.
There is no doubt that this was once a very lively water town.
The existence of pleasure boats indicates that there is already a popular prostitution industry here, which is a sign of enjoyment.
But I don’t know what strange thing happened that turned it into what it is now.
Without any hesitation, Qin He walked into the town step by step.
As spring gets warmer, the trees on both sides of the road are still withered and yellow, without a trace of green.
"Kacha kacha~"
The dead branches and leaves under my feet were crushed, making a sound with every step.
The noise startled the eyes of the people in the house. They looked at Qin He through the cracks in the window and the door, then quickly dodged.
The sharp ears could clearly hear their rapid breathing.
The whole town was trembling in the scorched earth atmosphere.
Walking into the town, I saw that every household had its doors and windows closed, and the dust in front of most of the doors was ankle-deep, indicating that they had obviously fled.
However, just when Qin He was worrying about where to find someone to ask about the situation, a whiff of wine aroma mixed with burnt smoke drifted into Qin He's nostrils.
Qin He stopped and looked in the direction where the aroma of wine came from. It was a street corner with a small wine stall, a few small tables, and a stove with wine being warmed on it.
Qin He walked over and saw a sign in front of the stall, nailed slightly crookedly next to the stove, with four words written on it: Hundred Liang Wine Stall.
The stall owner was a middle-aged man with a mustache and sallow skin. He was lying on a recliner with his legs crossed, leisurely cracking melon seeds. When he saw Qin He approaching, he didn't stand up, but just asked calmly, "Want to drink?"
Qin He nodded and said, "Drink."
"Please sit down." The stall owner pointed to the table behind him.
Qin He sat down. The stall owner stood up and scooped a pot of wine. He then brought a plate of melon seeds and placed it in front of Qin He. He also grabbed a handful from the plate and beckoned, "One hundred taels."
Qin He glanced at the sign of "Bai Liang Wine Stall" and without any hesitation, took out two silver ingots and handed them over.
The stall owner took it and casually threw it into the wooden box next to the recliner. He looked so casual, as if he had thrown in two copper coins instead of two silver ingots.
Qin He became even more curious when he saw this, but he didn't ask.
The whole town was trembling, except for him who was lying on the street as if nothing had happened.
The most important thing is that a pot of wine and a plate of melon seeds cost one hundred taels of silver.
Even if you sell the ox and the donkey together, they are not worth the price.
There must be a reason why he was not beaten to death.
Qin He just wanted to see what kind of road this was.
what?
No sense, black-hearted liar?
It doesn’t matter. If there is no truth, just send him to the right path.
So Qin He was not in a hurry. The land of Lu was in ruins, and it was not easy to find a place to drink outside the city.
I took a sip from the full glass of wine. The wine was neither good nor bad, but it was at the right temperature, slightly hot but not so hot that it was hard to swallow.
"Master Yuanqing has arrived, Master Yuanqing has arrived~"
At this moment, two overlapping voices suddenly sounded, the voices were stiff and without a trace of humanity.
Qin He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a sedan chair being carried over from a distance.
The two bearers of the sedan chair stood stiffly and straight with dull expressions.
In the sedan sat a slanting-eyed Taoist priest with a pointed face and a greedy look. Seeing the wine stall, he hurriedly ordered, "Stop, stop."
"Master Yuanqing, stop. Master Yuanqing, stop!" The sedan bearer with a dazed expression shouted loudly, stopping in front of the wine stall.
met free