Unknowingly, Yun Sheng and Yun Canghai had entered the central region of the Great Zhou Kingdom. The central part of the Great Zhou Region was a vast and soft sand and gravel plain.
This area lacks the lush plants like Jiaoye Village. It is windy and rainless, and the weather is very dry. On windy days, the sand and gravel beat against the carriage scaffolding, making a crunching sound.
On this day, Yun Canghaile stopped his horse, stopped, looked up at the sky, frowned and said nothing.
Yun Sheng noticed that the carriage and horses had stopped and opened the curtain.
For some reason, the sunlight in this area seems very dim and weak. Looking at the sky again, it is groggy, just like the hazy city in the north where Ji Yunsheng lived in his previous life. It is difficult to see the color of the sky clearly.
"Father?" Yun Sheng noticed keenly that Yun Canghai's expression was solemn.
On the wasteland ahead, a small team meandering like a giant centipede appeared.
"Father, who are those people?" Yun Sheng has excellent eyesight. She even saw the true face of the "centipede" earlier than Yun Canghai. It was a refugee team composed of a group of old, weak, women and children. Everyone was sallow and thin, and their clothes were shabby.
ragged.
"They are refugees," Yun Canghai also saw the appearance of that team.
Yun Canghai had visited the central area of the Great Zhou Kingdom in his early years. In his memory, this place was not such a desolate scene. Why did such a large group of refugees suddenly appear?
The group of refugees had already reached the carriage.
"Sister, do you have water?" A four or five-year-old child came over and pathetically grabbed the tarpaulin of the carriage. His lips were cracked like old tree bark.
The Yun family and their daughter did not bring enough water and dry food along the way. If they took it out hastily, it would only attract looting.
The few men in the team had fierce looks in their eyes and rushed out like vicious dogs, with the intention of robbing Yun Sheng and others' luggage.
Almost instantly, a wall of fire rose from the ground. The wall of fire was indestructible and shot out streams of fierce flames.
The men who intended to commit the crime were frightened. They were all frightened for no reason. The magician was a magician.
"Master Magician!" The men plopped a few times and fell to their knees, "Dear Master Magician, please save us!"
The magic scepter in Yun Canghai's hand was hidden under his clothes. He had a vigilant look on his face. He was not a good man and a believer in women. For him, his daughter's safety was more important than anyone else.
Yun Canghai's wall of fire was fierce and scorching, causing the surrounding temperature to rise a lot in an instant.
Seeing Yun Canghai's indifference, the men stood up in disappointment. They pulled the begging children, lifted up the dying old man, and moved forward slowly.
They have long been accustomed to the indifference of passers-by. Along the way, they have begged countless passers-by, but as soon as they heard that name, their expressions changed drastically.
"Wait a minute," Yun Canghai suddenly said. He caught a glimpse of an old man at the front of the queue with a family emblem embroidered on his luggage. The family emblem was an auspicious cloud-shaped symbol.
Those villagers still have some concerns about Yun Canghai.
Yun Canghai removed the fire wall.
At this time, at the end of the queue, a weak child could not bear the fatigue of the journey and passed out. No matter how much the relatives around him shouted, there was no response.
Seeing this, Yun Sheng walked forward quickly, "Father, he has heat stroke. If not treated in time, he will die," Yun Sheng said and ordered several men to move the child to the carriage.
For several miles around, there was desolation, and only horse-drawn carriages could serve as temporary shade.
Yun Sheng immediately opened the child's bag of water, sprinkled some salt in the water, and fed the child a few sips.
Heatstroke can be serious or minor, and if not treated in time, it can kill people, especially frail children and the elderly.
Yun Sheng took out the bone needle again and picked a few needles on the child's forehead. After picking out some black blood, the child's complexion improved slightly.
While Yun Sheng was treating the children, Yun Canghai had already started chatting with an elder in the queue.
"Old man, if I read correctly, this area is the territory of the Martial Saint General's Mansion. You should be the subjects of the General's Mansion. Leaving the territory without permission is a capital offense. Why do you want to leave the territory without any reason?" In Wuji Continent, there are meritorious ministers.
He and the Huang clan will be rewarded after making military exploits.
Since the land given is a territory, those who have lived in the territory for generations are subjects. Subjects are equivalent to the private property of the lord. Without the order of the lord, they cannot leave without permission, nor can they move with their families.
"Distinguished Master Magician, it's not that we are not afraid of death, but that we have a home and cannot return. There were originally more than two thousand people in our village. Since the strange cloud arrived in our village, these are the only people left in front of us," Yun said
The elder Canghai was talking to was the village chief.
He sighed and told Yun Canghai that he was indeed a civilian belonging to General Wusheng's Mansion. They had always lived well in their village near here. About half a month ago, a red flower floated above the village.
of clouds.
The villagers didn't pay attention at all and just thought it was a strange-colored cloud. But as days passed, since the cloud appeared, strange things happened in the village.
"First, the livestock in the village died one after another, then the well water dried up, and finally even the crops planted in the village died. The most terrifying thing is that the cloud in the sky keeps getting bigger. At this moment, we
The whole village was shrouded in that cloud. Every once in a while, a strange wind blew up in the cloud, sucking in all the dozens of villagers." When the villagers realized something was wrong, most of the villagers were already there.
All the villagers were sucked in by the strange cloud.
A strange cloud that can suck people into it?
Yun Canghai looked solemn: "Did something like this happen? Didn't you report it to the General's Mansion?"
The territory is equivalent to the lord's personal property, so if anything happens, the lord must be reported first.
The lord will then send experts from the family to inspect.
"It was sent. It was sent ten days ago. The villagers who sent the letter have not returned yet. Seeing that the number of villagers is getting smaller and smaller day by day, I can only risk death and take the villagers to move to nearby villages."
The village chief couldn't help but burst into tears and burst into tears.
"Sheng'er, you stay here and stay with the villagers for now. I'll go up to the front and have a look," Yun Canghai told Yun Sheng to stay where he was.
He left the carriage with Yun Sheng and headed to the village ahead to explore.
General Wu Sheng's Mansion? Yun Sheng couldn't help but glance at the villagers.
Yun Sheng realized that these people were probably members of the Yun family. No wonder his father would uncharacteristically intervene in this matter.
A strange cloud that can suck people in? Is it a monster or an unknown monster?
What kind of monster was that? She kept her father in mind and wanted to go and have a look.
In my ears, there was a sound of horses neighing, and a woman's screams came.
Everyone looked back and saw a moon-white carriage approaching at lightning speed. The carriage was pulled by two extremely beautiful Gallic horses with high necks and thick hair. They were all dressed in white whiskers. There was not a single hair on the head to toe.
Driving the car were two twin boys. They were dressed in gorgeous magic robes. They looked very delicate and made them appear to be of extraordinary origin.
A pregnant village woman was frightened and fell in front of the carriage.