Gongliang sat on the back of the black mammoth Dorje holding rice in his arms. He looked around and saw the criss-crossing streets and ancient buildings that were the same as those in the Jiangnan water town in his previous life. Every tile, every street and alley was full of ancient flavor. No.
Like the previous life, most of them were made of reinforced concrete, which makes people feel sick at first sight.
Suddenly, he felt something in his heart. He looked up and saw Wuliang and Xinyue Peaks. Gongyan leaned towards the window and looked down.
Wu Liang waved and invited him upstairs.
Gongliang looked around, but did not go immediately. Instead, he first rode the Black Mammoth Dorje to the inn in front, and then took Mi Gu, Yuan Gungun and the others to the restaurant.
When they got upstairs, Gong Liang held up his hands and said politely: "I didn't expect to meet you all again. I'm so lucky."
Wu Liang, Gong Yan, Xin Yuefeng and others responded with their hands. After a few polite words, they invited him to take a seat, asked the waiter to add bowls and chopsticks, and started drinking together.
After a few drinks, Xin Yuefeng asked curiously: "Gongliang, I heard that the Yunzhong County Sheriff disappeared the night after I left. Do you know the details?"
Gongliang naturally knew that he had done it himself.
But how could he tell such a thing? He quickly shook his head and said, "I don't know. I originally wanted to stay in Yunzhong County for a few more days, but I didn't expect that when I got up early in the morning, I heard that something happened to the governor of Yunzhong County, and a large number of people came there.
We rushed to the Sheriff's Mansion. I was afraid that something might happen, so I hurried out of the city. I don't know what happened next."
"I guess that's what happened." Gong Yan said in a low voice.
"How do you say that?" Xin Yuefeng asked.
"cough"
Wu Liang coughed and said to everyone in an almost inaudible voice: "It's not easy to talk here. Let's talk somewhere else."
Gong Liang and others looked at each other and understood. Although it was a good thing to take the secret treasure in the cloud, it would be a disaster if it spread out. At that moment, they asked the store owner to prepare another table of food and wine to go with them.
Gongyan is a local prominent family. His family has numerous fields, continuous houses, and a vast courtyard. The small lake in the backyard that leads to running water is a hundred acres in size.
There were originally many kinds of lotus flowers in the lake, but unfortunately now that winter has entered, the weather has turned cold, the lotus flowers have withered, and only some broken stems are left standing in the lake.
Gong Yan took Wu Liang, Xin Yuefeng and Gong Liang to the pavilion built in the middle of the lake.
If it were summer, the various lotus flowers beside the pavilion in the center of the lake would be in full bloom, which would be a feast for the eyes. Unfortunately, now they are all withered branches and leaves, which looks terrible to the scenery. Fortunately, there are still some autumn chrysanthemums, red flowers, and green water plants that have not withered yet on the edge of the lake.
, which is quite impressive.
A group of people came to the Huxin Pavilion and sat down. The shop assistant who came back with them carrying wine and food, with the help of Gong Yan's servant, placed the wine and food on the table in the pavilion one by one.
After they were done, Gong Yan drove away all the servants who were serving him.
Don't let any of what they say leak out. If anyone listens to it, it will be a huge disaster.
As the host, Gong Yan persuaded everyone to have some food and drinks, and continued to talk about the unfinished topic in the restaurant: "Do you still remember that we went to get the secret treasure in Yunzhong, but we were blocked in the cave by the Yunzhong County Guard?
"
"Of course I remember, but what does that have to do with the disappearance of Yunzhong County Sheriff?" Xin Yuefeng asked with wide eyes.
Wu Liang said ashamedly: "I want to apologize to you all for this matter. I checked afterward and found out that the attendant I brought with me that day accidentally said that he knew about his wife, and his wife's brother happened to be working in the county government.
, and then it was leaked. Then the person was silenced, and I also dealt with the entourage and his family. Now except for the governor of Yunzhong and a staff member who specially advised him, no one else should know about this matter.
"
"exactly."
Gongyan clapped his hands and said, "Just like what Brother Wuliang said, no one else knows the real situation except me. But others don't know! When outsiders saw him, he sent troops to surround him.
Hualong Gorge probably thought he had obtained the secret treasure in the clouds, so they kidnapped him and forced him to question him about the secret treasure."
"This analysis makes sense." Xin Yuefeng nodded in agreement.
Gong Liang raised his eyebrows, feeling that these people were so smart that they could associate these unrelated things together, which was really impressive.
"This matter has nothing to do with us. Please don't mention it again in the future, lest others find out about it and get into trouble and harm your family," Wu Liang reminded.
Gong Yan and Xin Yuefeng knew that the secrets in Yun Zhong were not trivial, so they quickly changed the subject and frequently encouraged them to drink and eat.
After three rounds of drinking, Wu Liang asked Gong Liang, "Last time you said you wanted to go to the imperial capital, but you don't know how to proceed?"
"Of course we should take a straight line and walk along where the sun rises," Gongliang replied.
Wu Liang shook his head and said: "You come from the wilderness and don't know the situation in Daxia. If you walk in a straight line, after Xuantu you will be Daye Ze, and beyond Daye Ze you will be Cangwu County. If you had walked this way in the past,
It's nothing. It's just that in the spring and autumn of this year, there were continuous heavy rains in Cangwu, and floods broke out. The floods engulfed all counties, and even Cangwu County was flooded three times.
As a result, countless people in Cangwu County were drowned, and corpses were scattered everywhere. Some thieves took the opportunity to cause trouble and captured the county seat. Even Cangwu County City was almost missed.
Fortunately, the imperial reinforcements arrived in time and Cangwu County was defended."
When Wu Liang said this, he paused and then whispered: "Cangwu is the hometown of the ghost country, where the corpse of Erfu is buried. The people in the county worship ghosts and gods, and there are many weird things in the county. After this incident, Cangwu
It is even more mysterious, no matter day or night, it is eerie and weird, especially at night, it is even more weird.
It is said that every night, ghosts howl can be heard outside the wilderness. The howling ghosts sound from the suburbs to the city, making people's hair stand on end.
It is rumored that some people witnessed ghosts eating people in the county, others witnessed hundreds of ghosts walking at night, and some even witnessed two armies fighting in the dark night. However, if they went there during the day, no traces were found. Legend has it that the place has long ceased to be human and has become a ghostland.
. Even the elite soldiers sent by the imperial court to garrison in Cangwu County did not dare to travel at night."
"real or fake?"
Xin Yuefeng has always been bold, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
"Why did I lie to you?" Wu Liang said with a glare.
"What Brother Wuliang said is true. I have a brother who works in Cangwu County. He returned with his wife and children a while ago. He woke up several times every night and died a few days after returning. The doctor said that he was scared to death.
." Gong Yan said gloomily. It seems that the clan brother has a good relationship with him, otherwise he wouldn't have such an expression.
Gongliang is not afraid of this.
Not to mention that he is brave, let's just say that he has the beast soul and the fire to protect him. The ghosts and monsters will be destroyed as many as they come, and maybe he can take this opportunity to advance the beast soul.
"In this case, Gongliang, you'd better not go straight." Xin Yuefeng kindly advised.
Wu Liang nodded and said, "What I'm saying is, although I don't know if it's really that weird, there's no need for us to touch that brow. I suggest you bypass Cangwu, Qiongshi, Diqiu, or take the waterway.
, enter Ohye Ze from the Lishui River under the Hualong Gorge, and then pass through Leize to reach Yuwu. After crossing two counties from Yuwu, you will reach the imperial capital Longcheng. Although the speed is slower than if you go straight, it is
Better than safety.”
In fact, the safety he said is not absolute, because there are many dragons, pythons, turtles and other ferocious water animals in the swamp. If you are not careful, you will be killed here.
But speaking of it, its level of danger is indeed much better than that of Cangwu County, which has become a ghost land.
Gong Liang thanked Wu Liang for his kindness, but what to do was his own business.
After dinner, Gongyan, as a landlord, naturally let Gongliang stay at home. As a local prominent family, if people knew that he let his friends stay at the inn, he would be laughed at for a long time.
Unable to reject the warm hospitality, Gong Liang had no choice but to go to the inn to fetch the Black Mammoth Dorje and stay at Gong Yan's home.