Xiang Wang Shi Shi ran southward, passing through populated villages, and walked from the river to the shore of the Huai River. He did not use his magical power to fly, nor did he hide his tracks. He didn't seem to be walking very fast, but it would be difficult for ordinary people to catch up.
I saw him walking leisurely in front of me, but as he walked, he gradually disappeared into the distance.
Xiang's attire was strange and his expression seemed a little dazed. Walking on the road like this would inevitably attract people's attention. However, over the years, with migration, water control, and opening up new homes, the population flow between various tribes has been very large, and people along the way have seen too many people.
People and things they had never seen before, and which were almost impossible to see, have long been accustomed to them.
Indeed, Chinese tribes have never experienced such large-scale population movements and tribal integration. The largest population movement in history is tribal migration, but tribal migration is one-way from one place to another, but today's population movement is
Intertwined and complex.
Originally, there were obvious differences in the development level, living customs, and production techniques of various tribes in China. After this process, this difference quickly narrowed, and most of the remaining differences were only regional differences. Advanced production technology also quickly spread to various tribes.
, living habits influence each other and form many unified customs.
However, such large-scale migration of people in the past few decades is a special case after all. With the success of flood control, large-scale civilians from various ministries are no longer transferred to distant places, and the pace of migration has also ended. Population mobility is mainly reflected in reclamation.
In the new fertile fields, mutual trade and exchange will gradually reach a stable level in the future.
Xiang Zang walked on the road, no matter whether it was a thoroughfare or a field path, or how curious the people along the way looked at him, he just walked as far as he could, heading south carelessly. Is this immortal looking at the scenery?
?But he didn’t go to the famous mountains and rivers specially. Maybe the world is just the scenery.
Xiang Zang did not talk to anyone along the way, nor did he look around. However, the scenery along the way was full of spiritual energy, and every move, word and deed of the people in the villages he passed could not escape his perception. He was still invisibly dividing the spirit and attached to it.
He felt the moods of different people and experienced their various thoughts when dealing with others, but he himself did not do anything unnecessary.
It is very difficult to follow Xiang Zeng. Even if he is driving a carriage, he may not be able to catch up all the time. Because the horse will always get tired, and although Xiang Zeng does not walk fast, he does not seem to get tired at all. But there is a person who can catch up.
Luo Xiangwang was the woman who was following him.
Although the woman wore a slightly bloated coarse cloth to cover up her figure, and her pretty face was smeared with mud, her skills were very strong. She must have practiced martial arts or had some cultivation level, which was almost equivalent to two
She has a perfect state and is considered the most elite warrior among the tribes, but she is a young woman.
Even so, she suffered a lot on the road. Xiang Zang stopped and walked, and sometimes he would stop. It didn't look like he was camping but he seemed to be carefully admiring the scenery, but he might stop at some point.
. He often walks at night, even when it rains, he walks slowly as usual. This woman needs to rest and eat.
She didn’t bring any dry food with her, so what should she do when she was hungry? She would get it from the villages along the way. Sometimes she would directly ask people on the roadside for food, and sometimes she would go directly into an uninhabited courtyard to get food for herself. As the saying goes, she would steal it.
, when you are tired, you will find a place to rest.
At this time, she would inevitably lose track of people, but it didn't matter, because Xiang Wang's whereabouts were regular, and he would go south whenever there was a road. If she quickened her pace and pursued him, she would find Xiang Wang again after a while.
, and just arrived at the bank of Huai River.
Does Xiang Ye know that there is such a mysterious woman who has been following him? I'm afraid no one knows this, because Xiang Ye has always been like that. Even if he is aware of it, it is no different from not being aware of it.
On this day, Xiang Tong stopped again, standing on a hill beside a lake. This hill is where Huwa once herded cattle to refine elixirs. The lake at the foot of the hill is the remaining water area after the Huaize River receded. There is another lake not far away.
A hill, that is where the unsupported people are suppressed. Xiang Zang did not sit down or sleep, he just stood on the mountain all night. No one knew what he was doing, and he seemed to have done nothing.
At dawn, he walked down the hill and continued southward. The surrounding fields were covered with waist-high flowers and grass, and there was a path among the flowers and grass. This was the land exposed after the Huaize water receded. There were people from nearby villages who often stayed in this area.
Grazing cattle and sheep. The path is winding and the terrain is undulating. In some places, the grass grows very high and is mixed with lush shrubs. The sight is often not very far.
As we were walking, the path turned a corner beside a bush with wild flowers, and suddenly a shy exclamation came out. This real immortal from the lower world seemed to have no eyesight when he was walking, but he actually bumped into someone, and the person he bumped into was a person.
A young woman.
The visitor was the woman who had been following him all the way. At this moment, she had changed her clothes. She was wearing a plain dress, showing her graceful figure. She was very clean and neatly groomed. She accidentally ran into Xiang Mang's arms, her face was shy and timid.
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She was carrying a jar in her left hand, which contained vegetable soup, and a basket in her right hand, which was covered with a piece of cloth. She walked a little too fast when she turned, bumped into Xiang Wang's arms, and accidentally knocked over the jar. She moved very quickly.
Coincidentally, the mouth of the jar was lifted up and clasped on Xiang Wang's shoulder, and the half-warm soup spilled all over Xiang Wang. The basket also fell to the ground, revealing the dough inside.
The girl was like a frightened deer, her face and chest bumped into Xiang Wang's arms, and then she shrank back like lightning, but her body was not dirty at all. She let out a sweet cry, and her face turned red.
He quickly lowered his head and said: "Really
I'm sorry, I was walking accidentally and bumped into you... Oops, your clothes are dirty. Take them off and let me wash them for you. There is a stream over there, and you can light a fire by the stream.
Bake it dry and it will be ready in a while.”
As she spoke, the girl walked forward again, her head slightly lowered, her face turned sideways, her voice soft, as if she was too shy to look at Xiang Wang's face, but she reached out to untie Xiang Wang's robe, looking a little flustered, but this
The panicked look was also indescribably shy and touching. Xiang Zang didn't have any surprised expression, he just looked at the girl like an idiot, and he himself seemed to look like an idiot.
Walking from Dahe to Huai River, Xiang Wang didn't say a word to anyone along the way, let alone bump into anyone. But this time it seemed that he couldn't do it without bumping, and he had to talk. He saw that the girl's hand had already been touched.
When he came up, there was still wet soup hanging on his robe, so Xiang Zuo took off his robe and said, "Okay."
Only such a word proved that he was not a mute. The robe was immediately taken away by the girl. There was another piece of clothing inside, which was not too rude. But the girl turned around as if she was extremely ashamed.
She said delicately: "Follow me, just in front. You'll be fine soon!"
Xiang Zang followed her like a fool. This place was really suitable. After turning around the flowers, he saw a stream. There was a big bluestone next to the stream. Above it was a small open space. The bright sunshine fell on the open space.
On the soft grass, the girl quickly lit a fire with her hands and feet, and said delicately: "You sit by the fire and bake for a while, so as not to freeze."
She went to the stream and washed her clothes, then built a rack with branches to dry by the fire. The sun was warm, and the clothes would be dried quickly without lighting a fire. Xiang Zang was not in a hurry, so he just sat there.
Wait.
The girl found the basket that had just landed and picked up the jar before it was broken. She took out a piece of bread and said, "Are you hungry? I have food here, and I will get you some water."
"
Xiang Ye finally spoke again, he shook his head and said: "No need."
The girl looked at the sun and explained anxiously: "My father is working by the lake, and I went to deliver food to him. But I accidentally bumped into you, and the time was a little delayed. Can I give him the food first?"
He sent it?"
Xiangwang waved his hand and said, "You go ahead."
The girl was slightly startled. Isn't this person a messenger sent by the Emperor of Heaven? Is he really a fool? For her to succeed so easily, maybe the other party didn't expect such a thing at all. The girl tried her best to calm down and remained shy.
He bowed and said, "Thank you for your understanding. I'm really sorry. I'll send the food over and come back to you to see if the clothes are dry."
The girl left, and Xiang Zuo stupidly continued to guard the fire and bask in the sun. When the clothes were dry, he didn't see the girl come back. As if he no longer cared about the girl's affairs, Xiang Zuo retrieved the clothes from the branches and put them on.
, and continued to move forward among the flowers and plants. He said he ignored it, but he actually paid attention to it. Otherwise, with his true immortal cultivation, who could run into his arms head-on, and what soup could stain his clothes?
But this is traveling in the world, bumping into each other, splashing on each other, that's how things should be. In such a remote countryside, does it seem strange to bump into such a lonely young beauty for no reason? It's strange.
Strange!
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The girl didn't go to deliver the meal at all. After turning around the flowers, she quickened her pace and gradually turned into running as silently as possible. She seemed to be very familiar with the topography of this area. She passed through the bushes and low hills without leaving any trace.
There were no traceable traces left, and baskets and jars were left in hidden places.
After the girl left the lake, she actually entered a nearby village. Not long after, she set off in a carriage. It was a light and small carriage with a narrow body and only one horse in front of it.
, although it can hold not many people and goods, it is suitable for running quickly on the road.
The person pulling the carriage was obviously a horse. It left the village and hit the road, and disappeared in the blink of an eye. The carriage also went south, but it deviated somewhat from Xiang Zeng's original southward path. The reason why the girl took this road was to
Leave as quickly as possible. To the north is the lake and the Huaihe River, and to the south is the road opened by Boyu when he controlled the floods, which is suitable for galloping horses.
Looking at her again, she no longer looked cute or shy at all, her eyes were full of viciousness, but her delicate facial features looked a bit ferocious, with a hint of pleasure in her ferociousness.
After running wildly for a long time, the girl breathed a sigh of relief. Her power couldn't last long and she needed to take a break. She then slowed down and moved forward slowly. She must have gotten rid of that fool long ago, right? I don't know.
After a while, the girl felt palpitations for no reason, and subconsciously glanced back, her expression suddenly startled.
On the far side of the avenue, there is a man with his hair untied, wearing a wide robe and big sleeves, walking in a loose and careless manner. Although his face cannot be seen clearly, isn't that Xiang Wang!
Xiang Zang actually came after her. According to his original walking path, if he continued to go south, he should take a small road, but he turned west for a while and reached the main road. It was obvious that he came to chase her on purpose. The girl turned around sharply and raised her eyebrows.
The whip struck the horse hard. The horse neighed and flew away again.
At noon, the girl came to a lively market town. The horse was already very tired. If he continued to run wildly, he would have to run to death. When he entered the market town, Xiang Zang was no longer visible behind him. The girl used the horse at a very cheap price in the market town.
He sold the horse, then bought another horse that looked the best at a higher price, hitched it to the cart and left immediately.
Along the way in the afternoon, the girl looked back from time to time, but did not see the elephant chasing after her, but she did not dare to slow down at all. The whip left blood marks on the horse's buttocks, and finally arrived at a city outline before sunset. She left the city.
When we were still a few miles away, the newly purchased strong horse fell to the ground and died foaming at the mouth.
The girl even abandoned her carriage and horse, but hid the carriage and horse corpses in the dense forest on the roadside, and walked quickly into the city. Early the next morning, the girl drove a carriage out of the city again.
Both the carriage and the horse were newly bought. There were many horses in the market in the city walls, and she was willing to spend a lot of money. This time she chose the best horse.
The girl had followed Xiang Zong all the way to understand the opponent's speed, so he shouldn't be able to catch up, right? But when it was close to noon, she looked back in the car and saw another figure of Shi Shiran appearing in the middle of the road in the distance.
The girl gritted her teeth and continued to beat the horse and speed away. On this day, before the horse fell to death, she promptly replaced it with another strong horse in the passing market.
The elephant was moving freely, and although it was very fast, it was still a little slower than a galloping carriage. So when the girl found out that he was chasing him, she could always speed up and throw him away. However, the horsepower was limited and she couldn't always gallop. She had to
Even if you change horses, you still have to eat and rest, so after a while you will always find Xiang Wang catching up again.
In the next few days, the two of them chased each other and fled southward. The girl almost collapsed after being chased by Xiang Zang. But she is also a mentally tough person, and she was able to endure such hardships to catch up with Xiang Zang.
If she succeeds, she can continue to persevere now. Moreover, she carries a lot of money, and she is willing to spend a lot of money to buy the best horses along the way, otherwise she really will not be able to waste her time with the elephant.
On this day, the girl finally left the road and faced the rolling river in the wilderness. She had abandoned the car and the horse. This was also a strategy to get rid of tracking. Based on experience, she ran quickly and threw the elephant away again.
After a long distance, Xiang Wang will continue to track along the avenue, and in front of the avenue is the ferry on the riverside.
The girl did not go to the ferry, but turned into the wilderness. Looking at the rolling river, she gritted her teeth and swam across the river holding a piece of driftwood. She climbed up on the other side of the deserted place and came to a place on the riverside.
On a high cliff. Even though she was strong and had some cultivation, she lost all her strength after all this torment and could no longer run.
There are fields on the hillside not far below the cliff, and there are villages in the distance. The girl picked some rhizome-like food in the fields, which were yam grown by nearby villagers. She lit a fire in a sheltered place between the cliffs and buried the yam.
Under the fire, huddled there to warm himself.
She was cold and hungry, and her whole body was wet. Her clothes stuck tightly to her body, revealing her attractive figure, but she couldn't take them off to dry in this place, so she had to get as close to the fire as possible. At this moment, it felt cold.
I heard a young voice say: "You can't fly, but you can run very fast! In less than ten days, you actually crossed the river from the Huai River bank. Are you tired?"