After leaving Yunshan, the rest was much smoother, and we didn't encounter any bullshit, let alone roadblocks and robberies.
Chen Yang and Tian Lin came here riding tall horses and enjoying the mountains and rivers.
Not long after, the big city of Chenghai County appeared in front of them.
Looking at the towering towers and city walls, Chen Yang couldn't help but clicked his tongue: "Isn't the Taoist Mansion of Dongyue Road here?"
"No!" Tian Lin shook his head and said, "But Chenghai County is also a big city on Dongyue Road, and you came from Dinghai Road, which is southern Xinjiang. It has always had a small population and the city is not tall enough. Unlike Dongyue Road,
Crossing the road, they have a longer time and experience more things, so the city wall looks more majestic, so what, it is a worthwhile trip, right?"
Chen Yang laughed, nodded and said, "Let's go!"
How can we tell that the people in their temple don't care at all? It can be seen from entering and exiting the city gate.
Whether in Chenghai County or other places, there have always been no restrictions on entry and exit. It seems that the entry and exit of these people has nothing to do with their temples.
Chen Yang and Tian Lin also got inside smoothly.
It was so successful that Chen Yang was a little confused.
But just come in.
After coming in, find a place to stay.
After that, the two started looking for something to eat again.
"Waiter!" After ordering a lot of dishes in the inn, Tian Lin called the waiter proudly.
Seeing that these two guests were so grand, the waiter was already ready to come forward to serve them at any time. When he heard the call, he came over immediately and asked respectfully: "Sir, what can I do for you?"
"Do you know where Jizhou Town is?" Chen Yang asked.
The waiter thought for a while, "I seem to have heard of it somewhere. It seems to be not far from here, probably about two hundred miles away, but I don't know where it is specifically."
Chen Yang said oh, if this is really the case, then it's not far off.
"Okay, thank you!"
"Hey, you can always come to me if you need anything."
After sending the waiter away, Tian Lin said, "Then let's make an agreement. We'll go and settle this matter first, and then we'll come back to watch the tide."
"Okay!" Chen Yang also thought the same, "We can ask someone here to ask, and let him take us there. We will come back after finishing the matter."
"good!"
After the agreement was settled, both of them were in a good mood.
Early the next morning, Chen Yang and Tian Lin got up and asked the waiter: "What should I do if I want to go to Xiaojizhou Town but don't know the way?"
"They are in this business!" The waiter knew that these two men were very generous, so he immediately suggested, "Just go to them."
"Who to call?"
"Masters, don't worry, I'll just come. You are a foreigner and don't understand this place. If you find some people with evil intentions who may delay your affairs, I will find them for you."
"That's okay!" Chen Yang laughed.
Not long after, the waiter led a young man about twenty years old to them, "Well, he is just a beggar. He is more familiar with the place. So, you can take him there."
The name "Little Beggar" sounds fake at first glance, but since people don't want to tell the truth, Chen Yang and Tian Lin naturally won't ask and just keep their mouths shut.
"Five taels!" said the little beggar, extending his palm.
Chen Yang knew it was money.
"Okay, I'll pay you two taels first, and then I'll give you another three taels after it's delivered. Do you think that's okay?"
"OK!"
After the negotiation was settled, Chen Yang casually handed over about one tael of silver to the waiter.
The waiter was extremely happy: "Thank you, uncle!"
After following the little beggar out, Chen Yang asked: "Jizhou Town is two hundred miles away from here. If we walk, it will take several days. How about this? We have horses. You can show the way and we will ride faster."
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The little beggar did not refuse.
Chen Yang went into the inn again and took their horses out.
Let Tian Lin take the little beggar in front, and himself in the back, and the two riders and three people headed towards Jizhou Town.
It would be much faster if there were horses, but there seemed to be not many places on the road from here to Jizhou Town. At night, when they rested, there were no small towns left, and in the end they could only find a dilapidated and abandoned house to live in.
"Are you from Jizhou Town?" They brought dry food and water, and after sitting down, they distributed the things.
The little beggar was also very hungry and started gobbling up the food.
Hearing this, he glanced at Chen Yang and Tian Lin, and then said, "No."
"You said you were familiar with it, I thought you were."
"I'm from another small town," the little beggar said. "It's about forty miles away from their town, but I've been to their town, so I know the way."
Chen Yang said oh.
No wonder!
"Then you..." Chen Yang pointed at the little beggar.
"Our town is gone." The little beggar replied calmly.
The two of them were startled.
"Why is there no more?" Tian Lin asked curiously.
"I don't know!" The little beggar shook his head.
"You don't know?" Tian Lin looked unbelieving, "How could you not know? You can tell by looking at whether that place exists..."
"At that time, I went to Chenghai County to work part-time to supplement my family income. But when I returned, I found something was wrong. Everyone in our town had disappeared. Yes, they were gone, but the town was still there, but the people were gone.
It disappeared. I was shocked at the time. I went to the city to find the temple people and told them about it, but the temple people didn't seem to care at all and didn't say anything. They just asked me to leave."
Saying this, the little beggar's face looked very ugly.
"Demon?" Chen Yang asked tentatively with a deep groan.
"I'm not sure, but... I can't tell." The little beggar murmured, "I want to know what's going on more than anyone else, but I can't find any information. I... the money I have on me
They’ve all been used up, so I…”
Chen Yang and Tian Lin looked at each other.
"Their temple didn't send anyone to come and see it from beginning to end?" Tian Lin asked.
"No!" the little beggar said very seriously, "As far as I know, there is no such thing. I went to report the crime, but they didn't care much. Even when they heard me say that the whole town had disappeared mysteriously, they still didn't care.
, I felt that this matter might not be as simple as it seems, so I wondered if I could find out about it, otherwise I would never be able to sleep in my life, my whole family is there!"
Chen Yang and the two fell silent.
Chen Yang understood his psychology very well, and it was indeed difficult to accept it.
At the very least you have to come to a conclusion.
"You can't count on their temples!" Tian Lin sneered and said, "These people in the temples can't do anything else except collect taxes. Let them do something serious... Do you think he can?