I don’t know how long I ran. Anyway, Tianhong relied on his good body that he had developed in college and refused to stop until he was really out of breath.

Beside a stone bridge, Tianhong was stroking the carvings at the head of the bridge and breathing heavily. His whole body was so tired that he could not stand upright.

After observing for a long time, until he was sure that there were no pursuers behind him, he could safely take stock of the environment here.

The stone bridge is not long, only one or two hundred meters. The bridge body is entirely made of stones. Judging from the weather-beaten condition of the stones, this bridge must have stood for at least several hundred years.

There was a very attractive middle-aged woman at the end of the bridge who ran a water stall. People crossing the bridge one after another had a drink with her before going onto the bridge.

"S-Sister, here, give me a drink too!"

Tianhong's legs seemed to be out of control. If it weren't for the support of the water seller's stall, he seemed to be able to kneel on the ground.

This stall is quite shabby, with a very large iron bucket and a few old-fashioned thermoses on top, and a few stacks of disposable plastic cups at the other end.

The water seller didn't even raise her head, mechanically pushing a cup to Tianhong, still looking down at the book in her hand.

Tianhong was now hot and thirsty, so he poured a large glass of water into his stomach without even saying thank you.

"Sister, is there any iced one?" Tianhong was still a little bit unsatisfied. The water actually contained five flavors of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, which was strange but refreshing at the same time.

The woman raised her head and glanced at Tianhong: "There are still many requests. Let's get on the bridge. Don't miss the moment."

"No, that's not possible. I'm too thirsty. Do you have any bottles? I'll take a few bottles with me."

As Tianhong said this, he took out a few red tickets from his pocket, took one out and threw it on the stall.

"Eh? Why are there slight burnt marks on this banknote?"

Tianhong looked at the stack of hundred-yuan bills in his hand and wondered. He had folded these bills in his pocket when he went out. Why didn't he notice the yellowing on the edge of the outermost one at first?

Just as he was shaking his head and taking back the money, he found that the woman selling water was staring at him quietly.

"What's wrong?"

The woman didn't say anything, but pushed another glass of water.

Tianhong was not polite and drank it all in one gulp.

"Is there any bottled food? I have to go back quickly, why don't you lend me your cell phone?" He wiped his mouth.

The woman shook her head: "No, I have never filled bottles!"

"Where's the cell phone?" Tianhong looked back at the direction he escaped from.

"No borrowing!"

Tianhong never expected that the woman would refuse so bluntly. In desperation, he slapped the stall and shouted: "How can you do business like this? Just do it! I'll give you a hundred! I'll just make a call!"

Unexpectedly, the woman snorted softly, then threw the one hundred yuan back to Tianhong, opened the book in her hand, lowered her head and started reading.

"Soup is free! Cell phones are not borrowed!"

Tianhong completely lost his temper at this time. Maybe the eldest sister had been fooled before, and since everyone said that drinking water was free, he couldn't say anything else. So he immediately put on a smiling face and approached the eldest sister.

"Sister, beautiful eldest sister. I want to ask you about the way back to Liancheng?"

The woman didn't even raise her head: "I don't know!"

"Oh, oh, I see that my eldest sister doesn't like to travel far. So where do these roads lead to?"

Tianhong diligently moved closer. As the saying goes, you can't hit someone with a smiling face. Since the eldest sister doesn't know where Liancheng is, she might be able to find her way home by telling the names of the surrounding places.

The woman looked at Tianhong for a few seconds and then spoke slowly: "The place you came from is called Ye Fengdu. Behind me is the Tenth Palace, and across the bridge is the Town of Purity."

"So, eldest sister, where are the long-distance buses or train stations?"

"None of them! There is a boat over there at Tenth Hall."

Tianhong's head immediately got bigger. What the hell is this place? There are not even buses or trains. No wonder he has never heard of it. No wonder he has escaped all the way. Not to mention cars, he has not even seen a few people.

indivual.

After thinking for a long time, Tianhong looked back and saw that there were indeed no pursuers. Tianhong had no choice but to make up his mind to find a road and walk around first.

Before leaving, he pointed at the water on the stall and said, "Sister, is this really free?"

"No, that's enough!" This woman is so indifferent.

"Then you're welcome, little brother!"

After Tianhong drank a few drinks, he immediately threw the red ticket back to the woman, secretly holding a thermos and ran away.

"Hey!" The woman found out that the thermos was stolen and stood up quickly and shouted.

"Sister, this money will be used to buy you a bottle of water. You're welcome! I'll go to Shidian and take the boat."

"Thank you, you big-headed ghost!" The woman looked at Tianhong's back, who had run away, and flicked the red ticket in her hand, with an imperceptible smile on her face.

Although Liancheng is small, there are also place names for different stores, such as Zhangdian, Wangjiadian, Yangjiadian, Wandian, etc. These places are either close to the national highway or isolated by the water, and can be returned by boat.

Liancheng, that's why Tianhong chose the direction behind the woman. As for the town of the dead, it sounded like a crowded place, so he didn't have the guts to explore there.

He met several people along the way, but they all looked sad or solemn. Tianhong asked for a long time how far away "Shidian" was, but no one answered him.

This careless young man did not take this seriously. He just thought that these people might have encountered some unspeakable troubles and was not in the mood to tell them.

After walking for an hour, Tianhong felt tired again. He couldn't help but want to rest on the roadside, but he found a lively and cute little girl jumping from the direction of Shidian.

"Hey, little sister, how far is Shidian?" Tianhong came up holding the thermos.

The little girl looked happy and actually stopped in front of Tianhong.

"Brother, why are you walking in the opposite direction?"

"Ah? Why are we leaving anyway? Isn't there a place called Shidian over there?"

"Yeah, but we should all cross the bridge, don't you know?"

"I'm not going there, the place names over there sound scary!"

The little girl burst into laughter: "Brother, you can't go back! Even if you go back, Du Si can't pull you back."

"What Dusi?"

"He's the one who drives the boat!"

"Oh, that's okay. I brought several thousand! It's enough to buy a boat ticket!"

The little girl smiled, as if she understood that the elder brother in front of her was so careless that he didn't even remember the road he had just walked. It was useless to try to persuade him, so she had to point her finger behind her and tell Tianhong to turn around in a few hundred meters.

You can reach the ferry.

Tianhong thanked the little girl, but after taking a few steps, he was stopped by the little girl again.

"Brother, don't be afraid! If it doesn't make sense over there, just come back quickly. I'll wait for you here. Let's go together!"

"No, you should go home quickly. It's unsafe for a child to wander on the street at night!"

Tianhong thought that the finish line was just ahead, and he didn't feel as tired as before. He arrived at the destination in just a few minutes after traveling a few hundred meters.
Chapter completed!