There is nothing going on in the city for the time being, and the imperial envoys from the imperial court for disaster relief will come soon, so Li Xiuyuan can rest assured and leave Guo Beicheng for a few days.
He just took two bodyguards with him, rode a fast horse, and left the city.
"Drive~!"
The fast horse gallops, raising dust.
Although there was a flood here some time ago, the weather has been great since the flood. The sun has been shining in the past few days, and the ground has dried out, so travel can be done without hindrance. However, there is still turbid water in low-lying places, and there is a smell in the air.
Fishy smell.
There were rotten, smelly fish and shrimps on the roadside, as well as the carcasses of some domestic animals.
"Young Master, there are disaster victims outside the city at this time. Where are we going?" On the way, the guard couldn't help but ask.
Li Xiuyuan said, "Go to Huaxian County, a hundred miles away, to handle some personal matters."
As he rode by on horseback, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
Although the situation in Guo Beicheng has improved somewhat, outside the city, the disaster has not improved at all. He even saw a few dead bodies floating in some puddles. The surroundings were filled with insects and flies, and the stench was overwhelming.
People collect it.
And there is more than one such place.
No wonder there was a stench in the air along the way.
In addition, he also saw some victims who were affected by the disaster. They were all in tatters and in tatters, walking with difficulty, dragging their families along with them as they walked towards Guo Beicheng.
In ancient times, people were like this when they were hit by disasters. They fled to large counties. In their hearts, large counties were prosperous. Even if they suffered a disaster, they should have a way to survive.
However, this is actually the case.
At present, Guo Beicheng is indeed capable of receiving disaster victims, and the people he left in the city to provide disaster relief have not yet been withdrawn.
So Li Xiuyuan felt relieved when he saw the victims heading to Guo Beicheng.
Because they are walking a path of survival, not a path of death.
After riding along the avenue for a while, Li Xiuyuan suddenly focused his eyes, pulled the reins, and stopped the horse.
"Young Master, what's wrong?" The guard next to him also stopped hastily.
At this moment, Li Xiuyuan saw a group of victims lying on the ground not far from the road, with blood flowing all over the ground, no breath, and they were already cold corpses.
"Go and have a look." He said solemnly.
A guard responded, got off his horse, strode over to the group of victims, checked them out, and then said, "Young Master, they are all dead. They were killed by someone. It should have been three or four people who did it.
I guess we met a group of thieves."
Among the corpses were old men, women, and children. They must have fled to Guobeicheng.
"These thieves even rob the victims?" Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but feel angry.
The guard said, "Originally, the world was not peaceful. Now that we have suffered a disaster, it is very common for some people who cannot survive to become thieves."
Li Xiuyuan remained silent and just asked the guards to drag the corpses to the nearby forest and bury them hastily.
But as soon as he arrived in the nearby forest, he saw a female corpse, with no blood on her face, disheveled clothes hanging on a tree, a pair of dead gray eyes looking straight into the distance, the corpse was blown by the breeze
, and it swayed slightly.
Apparently, the woman hanged herself and died.
"Young Master, I'm afraid those thieves were motivated by sex and just killed those victims. This girl was humiliated before her death."
The guard couldn't help but whispered when he saw blood flowing out from the side of the woman's thigh.
It can be seen that this woman is only twenty-seven years old. If she is immortal, she is indeed a beautiful woman. However, at this moment, this woman was humiliated and hanged herself. Her empty gray eyes stared into the distance, but revealed resentment.
There is no beauty in the color, only a chilling fear.
This was a woman who died of injustice and humiliation. If she didn't turn into a ghost, no one would believe her.
"Let her down and bury her."
Li Xiuyuan looked at the female corpse, waved his hand, and couldn't bear to look directly at it.
The guard also sympathized with the woman, dug a shallow grave for her, and immediately buried her with an unmarked tombstone.
"Let's go."
Li Xiuyuan didn't stay long, quickly got on his horse and continued on his way.
Originally, he thought that he had seen all the tragedies in this world in Guo Beicheng, and he was already prepared to accept it.
However, after he actually walked all the way, he discovered that there were countless tragedies in other places, of all kinds, and the woman who was killed by thieves and hanged herself was just one of them.
Seeing all this, any conscientious person will become angry.
Li Xiuyuan also had anger in his heart, but he didn't know where to vent his anger, because the culprit of this incident, the Wujiang Dragon King, had been beheaded by him, and even Guo Beicheng Huang, who had caused such a disaster, had also been killed by him.
He was beheaded. In addition, his uncle was also implicated and was about to be struck by lightning and die.
Even the bald Taoist who was cheating the city to obtain incense and deceiving the public with his monstrous words was killed by him with an arrow in front of Qingfeng Temple.
But so what?
What was supposed to happen happened, and the tragedy is still brewing.
"Drive~!"
Li Xiuyuan rode wildly on horseback, his heart like the neighing horse, unable to calm down.
I don’t know how long it took, but the horse that sat down became tired, slowed down, and was unable to run.
It's getting late as well.
"Young Master, it's getting late. Should we find a place to rest for the night before we start our journey tomorrow?" the guard asked.
They knew that the young master was in a bad mood today, so they didn't bother him much along the way.
"There are corpses everywhere, and ghosts must be out there. There's no need to stay overnight. Just keep on going. You can reach Huaxian County when it gets dark." Li Xiuyuan came back to his senses, looked at the sky and said.
The two guards thought it made sense and nodded.
However, the horse that was sitting down could not stand running all day, so the three of them got down, led the horse and continued on their way.
But after walking for a while, the sky had just turned dark when a strange wind blew up on the road, and waves of dust rolled up and hit people's eyes, making them almost unable to open their eyes.
"Young Master, this wind is very evil."
The guard immediately leaned towards his young master and said in a low voice.
"So many people died in the flood, and some land in various places was washed away. Temples were washed away, and the statues of gods were polluted. Without the protection of some gods, I am afraid that all kinds of monsters will appear. After dark, evil spirits will blow up.
Feng is not difficult to understand." Li Xiuyuan glanced around.
But there was dust everywhere and the surroundings were foggy, but I couldn't see what was going on elsewhere.
Facing the wind and sand, Li Xiuyuan walked forward for a while, suddenly stopped and waved, "Stop."
"Did you hear anything?"
The two guards listened intently, shook their heads and said, "I didn't hear anything, only the sound of wind and sand."
Li Xiuyuan didn't explain much. He also knew that the guards were immoral and naturally couldn't hear some movements. However, he didn't blame them. After all, they were powerless to deal with ghosts.
Soon, bursts of vocal music sounded on the windy and sandy road ahead.
There are the sounds of blowing conchs, beating gongs, and drums. These sounds are mixed together, like the joy of welcoming a bride.
But it's not completely similar, there are some strange sounds mixed in.
However, before Li Xiuyuan could think more, he actually saw a team welcoming the bride, neatly beating gongs and drums in a lively manner, ignoring the wind and sand around them, walking towards them along the avenue, and all the people in front were
Wearing festive red clothes, the only difference is that these people's faces are pale, without any trace of blood.
Moreover, his face was stiff and his eyes were empty and silent, not like a living person.
"Young Master, there is actually a team to welcome the bride so late. Could it be that there is another ghost?" The guard has seen a lot of ghosts and ghosts. When he saw this scene, he immediately felt that it was another ghost.
Li Xiuyuan frowned slightly and said: "What you said this time is right. It's because of the evil. In this wilderness, there is no village in the front and no shop in the back. In addition, we have just suffered a disaster. It's getting dark so late. Why?
There may be a wedding team coming and going."
He took a serious look, and only after he got closer did he see clearly that the people in front of the wedding team were not people or ghosts, but paper figures made of paper. These paper figures could not walk.
The feet are just floating in the air, falling together, and people who can't see clearly think they are walking.
"Master, since we've hit something evil, we'd better avoid it quickly to avoid any trouble."
Although the guards knew that these wedding teams might be ghosts, they were not afraid.
They have all beaten ghosts with willow sticks, and they have developed their courage.
Li Xiuyuan nodded, but took the horse and stepped aside to avoid the wedding team.
I will start making up for it tomorrow. I have an idea of how much I owe, and I hope to understand until the funeral is completed.