Since coming down the mountain, this is not the first time that everyone in Tingyu Pavilion has been singing about the empty city in the Five Zang Temple.
Although the voice was soft this time, the source was extremely clear. It was Meng Chaoge who was leading the way.
Shi Zhonghuo hurried forward two steps and said as he walked: "Master, we have been walking for half an hour. If we go further, we will probably still be the same. I am afraid that we have to go out of Putian County to see some shadows of living people and animals. How about that?"
Let’s go back to the inn in Hanjiang Town to find some food to fill our stomachs before we worry about it again?”
Meng Chaoge stopped when he heard the words.
When everyone's stomachs grumbled earlier, the shame she felt as a young girl disappeared.
It is understandable that children of the Jianghu family are in such a difficult situation.
Therefore, Meng Chaoge would not take his one-man show seriously.
Stopping is to wait and to think.
Waiting for the next few people to come forward and have a discussion.
Thinking about where to go next.
Just as Shi Zhonghuo said, half an hour has passed since they walked down the thousand stone steps of Jiulian Mountain.
If the five of them were not in poor condition and stopped to look around along the way, they would have almost left the confines of Putian County.
Fortunately, they didn't gain anything along the way.
On the scorched earth at the foot of Jiulian Mountain, in addition to scattered sparks, blood stains and dead bodies, there were also countless dense and messy footprints, scraps of clothing similar to those of the dead bodies, damaged weapons, etc.
Based on these scattered clues combined with the tragic scene of the dead bodies, it is not difficult to deduce that at the same time that Meng Chaoge and the five men were trying to climb the mountain, the Red Sect must have gathered support from all parties to clear out the area.
This move is naturally a show of authority given by the Red Sect and its allies to the other forces.
The five people should have avoided this disaster by cleverness and cleverness.
For this reason, the five people were cautiously guarding against the group of people who were still lingering near the foot of Jiulian Mountain on patrol.
For fear of being killed, I would turn around and be lost in the crowd.
Then it was slowly confirmed that the large crowd of people had dispersed and disappeared without a trace for some unknown reason.
The five people were able to obtain very little information, but thanks to Jiang Yichen and Dong Qing's removal of Yang Yuanshi's hidden sentries on both sides of the thousand-step stone steps, the other party's information control over the local area was also lacking and lagging behind.
Therefore, no one could predict the lives and whereabouts of the five people for a while.
The five people originally planned to go to the village and town, join other Jianghu people, and then go up the mountain.
But when they discovered that the entire Hanjiang Town was empty and dead, and even the ANBU personnel in the teahouse were dead or missing, they had no idea and just continued to move forward aimlessly.
Or maybe you just want to see a living person, even if it's an enemy but not a friend.
If they fail to find the traces that look like a large army passing through the border, I am afraid that all five of them will be shocked as to whether they are living in the real world or in the legendary ghostland.
The capital word "sorrow" finally appeared on Meng Chao Ge's braised egg face.
The four people approaching Jiang Yichen were filled with sorrow.
I heard Meng Chaoge say with a hint of annoyance: "We are still a little too reckless, we should gather other Jianghu people and go together."
Ji Zhe responded quickly and immediately said: "Hey, people from all walks of life have different purposes here. The closer they get to Southern Shaolin, the more wary they are of each other. It is easy to provide opportunities for those who are waiting to defeat each other one by one. The Red Sect just did not miss this opportunity.
Chances are, even if Lao Luo comes, he can't reverse the current situation."
Shi Zhonghuo continued: "Ah, yes, that's right."
Meng Chaoge rubbed his dirty face with both hands and pouted, pretending to be displeased: "That's the truth, but if senior brother is here, he won't lead you around like headless flies like me."
Seeing that Ji Zhe was about to argue that this guy is not a headless fly, Meng Chaoge already said: "Yes, yes, I know, we are not completely clueless. Let's get back to the subject, the two ways now are to continue walking forward to Putian.
Let’s take a look outside the county, or should we follow Uncle Huo’s advice and fill our stomachs first?”
Ji Zhe gave advice: "Logically speaking, of course, we should go outside Putian County. Apart from Tu Wanfang, the Red Sect can only rely on human sea tactics to deal with all forces. Those who can deal with human sea tactics are
As long as all the forces that can be united can be united using the human sea tactic, the Red Sect will not be able to survive for long."
As Ji Zhe finished speaking, Shi Zhonghuo immediately added the word "but".
Ji Zhe continued smoothly: "But the problem is that we don't know what the situation is outside Putian County now. Instead of walking another twenty miles and facing various uncertainties, it is better to go back ten miles and eat
Drink enough and then make plans."
Shi Zhonghuo added: "I just walked into the kitchen of an inn in Hanjiang Town and took a look. There was a lot of food..."
While listening to the singing and harmony of the Great Elder of Yuge and the Great Protector, the five of them marched towards Hanjiang Town in unison.
The journey went smoothly, and everyone was able to enjoy lunch before the end of the day.
Although it was just three simple dishes, two meat dishes and noodles, everyone was obviously very satisfied.
Ji Zhe chuckled and said, "It's not easy to eat dishes cooked by the boss himself. This time it's a blessing in disguise."
"Eat your food quietly!" Meng Chaoge glared at Ji Zhe, picked up the hot noodles with two chopsticks and hung them to cool, "There is still some dry food in the kitchen. Let's take a break after eating. How much food can we bring?
Just take as much as you can, rush back to the Zhike Residence in Southern Shaolin, and rescue the villagers down the mountain first, how about that?"
This time, Ji Zhe, who was sucking noodles, didn't have time to take the lead and just nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
Dongqing agreed: "It should be so."
Shi Zhonghuo said: "Okay, let's rescue those villagers down the mountain first, and let's take a step at a time."
Jiang Yichen had no objections.
Seeing that the decision he proposed was passed unanimously, Meng Chaoge felt bored for a while. He took a bite of noodles, blinked his eyes, and said in admiration: "You guys are really good at it. You can eat this with gusto."
"That's right. Needless to say, the boss's skills are great?" Ji Zhe finished chewing the meat and said with his head held high, and then he continued in a low voice, "Every dish is bland and tasteless."
Jiang Yichen secretly followed, "Well, the soup is also bland."
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"Bah, bah, bah! Damn it! None of the dishes are edible, they all faded away!"
In a restaurant in Qingshan Town, just outside Putian County, a burly man stood up from the table and swore at the waiter who was serving food to other tables of customers.
Everyone in the crowded restaurant was actually thinking the same thing. When someone cursed, they dared to join in the booing.
The relatively polite customer said: "That's right, little brother, you said your business is so good, at least it won't be bad these days. Why are you so reluctant to put in salt? You're not afraid of taking business away from other stores.
?”
The sarcastic guest said sarcastically: "Hey, don't worry about them. Look at how many people are rushing to Putian County these days? This is one of the ways to go. There are always people who need to eat but have nowhere to go.
, so I had no choice but to come here to join in. The shopkeeper is also very smart, and he knows that you will probably come here to eat only once and never come back again, so just do a one-time deal and kill every one you can!"
The customer, who thought he was quite capable and had also eaten the meal, simply yelled and cursed: "Waiter, call your shopkeeper here! I want to ask what's going on! If you don't give me an explanation, I'll call brother
We demolished all your restaurants so that we don’t have to harm others anymore!”
When the waiter saw this, he wanted to explain a few words, but he was trembling when he was stared at by so many fierce eyes, so he went to invite the shopkeeper over.
And it seems that this is not the first time that the shopkeeper, who came trotting over with a bitter look on his face and smiled apologetically, came to explain.
The bitter melon-faced shopkeeper saluted the indignant customers with cupped fists, and said: "Everyone, dear guests, this is definitely not a small shop bullying customers. They refuse to put salt in the dishes. There is really no place to buy salt, and the inventory is tight.
Damn it, I can only use it sparingly..."
Before the shopkeeper could give a detailed explanation, he heard someone outside the restaurant shouting loudly: "The government has posted a new notice, the government has posted a new notice! Anyone who kills thousands of people will be rewarded with thousands of taels of gold! Every time a person is brought out from Putian County,
An innocent commoner, rewarded with ten taels of silver!"