On the westbound road, there were four people in the group.
The devastated land of Tubo was filled with refugees of all ethnic groups, as well as Tubo's defeated troops.
The Tang Dynasty set up many checkpoints here to hunt down the Tubo fish that slipped through the net, and to accommodate refugees from other ethnic groups.
Just because Tubo's oppression and slavery were too harsh, most tribes welcomed the Tang army.
In front of a checkpoint, there was a small group of Tang Army soldiers, about a hundred people in total.
This place is already very far to the west. Most of the tribes have been resettled and are ready to accept the rule of the Tang Dynasty. The new Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty is being established.
The Tang army inside the checkpoint was very leisurely and did not even see four people approaching.
"Ahem."
Li Yu coughed, and Tang Jun, who was guarding the card, stopped chatting and looked down to see three people looking at them with a smile.
Among them were two Taoist priests, an old one and a young one, as well as a girl. There was also a lazy fox lying on the little Taoist priest's shoulders.
"Sir, we have to pass." Li Yu said.
"Are you Han? Where are you going?"
"West."
Tang Jun frowned and said: "The west is a barren desert, and the Tibetan monks are fleeing to the west. It is very dangerous there, so don't wander around."
Zuo Ci smiled and said: "To be honest, we are the four great benefactors of the Central Plains. I heard that there is a war here, so we came here to do good deeds, save lives and heal the wounded, and go to the most dangerous place. We are not afraid if we encounter Fan monks. We need to use our kindness to influence them, and we will surely make them change their ways and surrender voluntarily."
One of the soldiers in the Tang army said: "Old Taoist Wu, don't be ridiculous. Monk Fan is not an ordinary vicious person. Be careful of being made into a slave by them. It will be too late to cry by then."
"Thank you, General, for your concern. We four good people have good intentions in our hearts and have nothing to fear."
"Aren't there three of you?"
Li Yu smiled and said, "This fox counts as one."
"If you didn't tell me, I would have thought it was a dog." Someone in the Tang army laughed.
"Almost." Li Yu said with a gloating smile.
Bai Mao glanced at him angrily, continued to lie down, and slept comfortably.
"Since you insist on going, I won't stop you. But if something happens, don't blame the brothers for not warning you."
The Tang army raised the wooden pole and chose to let them go. They only thought that these two Taoist priests were really here to do good deeds. In fact, many people from the Central Plains came to Tubo and took the opportunity to make a fortune.
After the Tang Dynasty occupied this area, it was bound to build a capital and protectorate. In fact, Tubo is not all plateau, and many places are still suitable for farming. Therefore, it is indeed a good choice for people who live in embarrassment and poverty in the Central Plains to come here.
The Tang Dynasty had ordered that all Han people who came to settle here could go to the Duhu Mansion to receive land.
Li Yu and Zuo Ci laughed together and said, "Thank you, thank you very much."
The reason why they walked honestly and did not choose to fly in the air was because the Tang Dynasty established a no-fly zone here to prevent the monks of the Jokhang Temple from escaping in the air.
If you are not careful, you will be shot down by the crossbow battalion of the Tang Dynasty, which will not be fun. The crossbow arrows blessed by the military formation can shoot through the defense of most monks. The terrible thing is that there are too many of them and the range is long.
After passing the checkpoint, and walking a few dozen miles further, you will reach the vast expanse of desert as far as the eye can see.
This is a real restricted area of life, full of dangers. It is not just that the natural conditions are not suitable for survival. This is the place where the decisive battle between King Zao and the Ghost Mother was fought. There are often sounds of ghosts crying and howling. Anyone who enters the desert, even if they are If he goes out, he will probably die violently within a few years.
However, Li Yu and the four of them are obviously not afraid of this so-called restricted area.
As for the battle between King Zao and the Ghost Mother, it is even more unremarkable, because Zuo Ci knows both of them, and his evaluation is that their cultivation is average.
In fact, the so-called war between them was an internal fight among the Bon religion. They chose to fight in this place because there was no one here.
Later, when Tantric Buddhism came, it was a dimensionality reduction attack for them, and they were all wiped out.
As soon as he stepped into the desert, Li Yu stepped on a white skeleton. He stopped and lowered his head to peel away the sand, and an incomplete skeleton appeared in front of him.
This person suffered unimaginable torture in front of him. His leg bones were smashed to pieces, and there were obvious signs of deformation at the fracture...
His body was damaged in many places, as if he had been beaten to death.
"He was stoned to death."
Li Yu remembered that in his time, there was a kind of stoning. The victim was tied to a pillar, and everyone surrounded him and threw stones. They did not stop until the person was beaten to death. Could it be that this person also suffered stoning?
Walking further inside, there are so many corpses and bones that it becomes a mass grave.
Li Yu discovered that most of the bones here were tortured and killed during their lifetime.
Suddenly, Zuo Ci shouted, "That's not right!"
The other three all looked at him, and Bai Mao asked angrily: "What's wrong?"
"These corpses are not dead for a long time, but just recently!"
"Why are you so crazy? What has happened?" Li Yu curled his lips and said, "The bones will turn into sand."
Zuo Ci shook his head and said, "See for yourself, is there a wild ghost here?"
Li Yu was startled for a moment. After a person was tortured and killed and then abandoned in the wilderness, a large number of wild ghosts would be produced.
They could not return to their hometown, and few people offered sacrifices, so they could only stay in the place of death every day, unable to dissipate.
Over time, if there are too many wild ghosts here, it will become a dangerous place. Once a living person comes in, he will be contaminated by the yin energy here and become sick and restless.
"It's so clean here, there's not a single wild ghost." Zuo Ci picked up a bone, poked it hard, and said, "Look at these bones again. Although they have no trace of flesh and blood, they haven't been dead for a long time at all.
look like.”
Li Yu said in a deep voice: "Someone has killed so many people here, so there is only one possibility. The bald donkey in Jokhang Temple has its beard cut off."
Zuo Ci said: "Yes, he uses an extremely domineering technique that can evaporate a person's flesh and blood, leaving only bones. Moreover, this technique is so overbearing that even the soul will be scattered, thus completely
Disappeared."
Who has such a big hatred against the Jokhang Temple and is so ruthless?
Chibi sighed in disappointment, "So, all the treasures were taken away?"
Bai Mao opened his eyes and said: "I think we should not go looking for him. This man's strength is unfathomable. He wiped out all the Jokhang Temple in one fell swoop, which shows that he is not alone. There is probably a powerful force behind him."
"I'm a little reluctant," Li Yu said.
Originally, he had no intention of killing the Jokhang Temple. Once he had this idea, Li Yu felt that he would have a share in the treasures of the Jokhang Temple.
Being robbed, I actually felt distressed.
Zuo Ci was more worried than him. He murmured: "Do you think this man is gone?"
As soon as these words came out, the four great good people were inspired at the same time.
