Walking through Minze, high and low dark-colored reeds are distributed in shallow water and swamps, and some of them are connected together and stretch to the distant sky.
Lorraine Hill, who was sitting on the carriage, looked at the water beside the road. There were unknown insects floating on the water, some like spiders, walking on the water. Occasionally, there were strange fish under the water that sprayed out thin columns of water, blowing the reeds on the water.
The insects are shot down into the water and then eaten.
When the wheels run over the road covered with weeds, sometimes one or two snakes will appear. They are driven away by the merchants in front and picked to the side of the road without killing them. Then these snakes quickly swim into the grass and disappear.
When it gets dark, the clouds in the sky are heavy and heavy, making people feel very hot and irritable. Some dragonflies fly at low altitude, passing through the reeds and water, looking for food.
At this time, the girl also understood why everyone said that Minze was difficult to travel and there were many poisonous insects. The road they were taking now had been developed and maintained by the residents and traders in the mountain for many years. If they walked through it randomly, they might accidentally step on it.
I entered a swamp, and then my whole body fell into the mud, and I couldn't climb out even if I wanted to.
Just when she was thinking about things, a familiar voice came from behind.
"This road is indeed difficult to walk, but it will be fine if you walk out." Yu Baichou rode an old horse and kept up with the carriage where the girl was. Behind him, there was a little donkey walking quickly, with its back
Carrying Lorraine Hill's box.
"Well, how did Uncle Yu come in at that time? Was he also with Xing Shang?"
"That's not true. I asked an old friend to take a bird into this mountainous area."
"I didn't expect that this big brother actually dared to ride a bird. He is really brave." After hearing this, a merchant traveling with the convoy next to him looked at Yu Baiqiu with admiration.
"What happened to the bird?" the girl asked curiously.
"The bird is a strange beast. It is about three people long. It can carry one or two people when it reaches adulthood. It likes to fly at night." A man in his 20s introduced. He was wearing a soap gray coat and was walking ahead.
Driving a horse.
"It doesn't sound like there's anything special about it. Why do you say it's so courageous?" Lorraine Hill continued to ask.
"?? Birds can be taken on board, but their numbers are rare and it is quite difficult to raise them. However, the most troublesome thing is two points. First, their cries are frightening and frightening, and they can easily disturb others and cause trouble.
Second, it carries a foul odor that is unbearable to ordinary people. After being contaminated, it will take more than half a month to slowly dissipate."
Afterwards, the merchant introduced them one by one. As a traveling merchant, he naturally knew a lot about the various exotic beasts that were transported and ridden.
"This old man is right, birds are indeed not popular, but sometimes if you don't have that much money, you have to be careless, haha."
"This elder brother is quite free and easy, haha. That's true. For those of us who are running around, as long as we stay safe, that's better than anything else."
"Although birds are not popular, they have several advantages. Because they like to fly at night and can see at night, they can avoid many flying beasts at night. In addition, their frightening cries can scare away many weak mountain spirits.
Carrying a foul odor, even some powerful and exotic beasts are reluctant to eat birds, but carefully avoid them to avoid incurring the stench."
"In this case, riding a bird is a safe choice. It depends on whether you can endure it."
"That's it." Lorraine Hill nodded.
"Are the strange beasts in the mountains very powerful now? Were these strange beasts not affected by the sudden changes in the world before?"
"They are affected, but it's a little smaller than us. Most of them recover quickly."
"The method of using the energy of heaven and earth by alien beasts is quite primitive. Although it seems rough and wasteful to humans, this roughness is less affected by the outside world. In addition, their bodies and scales are powerful, far superior to ordinary people. These few
It can be said that the year is windy and rainy, and everything is wreaked havoc on all sides at once."
"But this lady doesn't need to worry too much. Nowadays, the major factions and the military sects in their dynasties have gradually recovered their vitality and begun to suppress them. I believe that in a few years, the former stability will be restored."
After walking with the caravan for two days, Lorraine Hill gradually became familiar with these merchants, and occasionally listened to them talk about the outside world to broaden his horizons.
As the sky gradually darkened, the team also arrived at today's camp, which was an open space next to a huge boulder. The boulder was about five or six people high, and there was still a lot of black ash and gravel in the open space below, which seemed to be
Left behind by previous travelers.
"This is it." The big man on the side shouted, the team gradually stopped, and then began to set up camp.
At night, a group of people gathered around the fire to heat up the food for tonight. Lorraine Hill also took out naan bread wrapped in lotus leaves, placed it on the stone next to the fire, and slowly heated it.
"Why don't you drink some water? It's hard to swallow dry food." Yu Baichou sat down cross-legged with a wine bottle in hand.
"Well, I almost forgot." Lorraine Hill turned back, walked to her little donkey, opened the box on its back, and took out a pot of water, which Bai Zao had packed for her.
Seeing the little master approaching, the little gray donkey brayed, turned his head slightly, looked at the girl, and breathed out hot breath from his nose from time to time, as if he was sniffing something.
"Be good, Xiao Hui."
The girl squatted aside and touched the little donkey, which was not yet fully grown. Her little hand stroked the fur on its back, which felt a bit rough but smooth. The hair was not dirty and looked a bit fluffy.
It must be tiring to carry the box while sleeping at night, the girl thought. So she untied the strap on the donkey's back, took off the box, and put it aside.
After untying the things on its back, the little donkey brayed happily, turned its head and rubbed against Lorraine Hill's sleeve, and then stretched out its warm and moist tongue to lick her hand.
"Okay, don't add any more, there's no salt." The girl stood up, touched the donkey's head, and then returned to the fire with the kettle and porcelain cup.
At this time, people around the fire were already eating in twos and threes.
Some of them were cooking rice porridge and bacon in small iron pots, and some were burying sweet potatoes under the fire to roast and eat. But what surprised Lorraine Hill was that there was a bunch of worms stuck next to the fire.
Keep baking.
Looking at the appearance of the bunch of insects, they seem to be a bit like grasshoppers and cicadas, which is a bit strange. They are gradually browned in the flames, and there is also a faint oily sheen in them.
"Do you want to try one, Miss?" A tall man with a beard asked with a smile when he saw the girl's curious look.
"No, no, I'd better eat my own food." The girl quickly shook her head.
Sure enough, the bugs still didn't want to eat it, even though it was indeed rich in protein.
"Haha, you need to try more. In this wilderness, it is actually a blessing to have bugs to eat." He laughed and sat down, pulled out the wooden skewer, and ate it crispy bite after bite.
Others looked at it and laughed in twos and threes, echoing along and talking about interesting things during their business trip. Most of them were in their prime, around 30-40 years old, and the few who were doing accounting and sorting goods were older, about 50 years old.
-60 years old.
Most of the clothes he wore were stain-resistant soap gray. Some of his hair was tied up with hairpins, and some were loosely draped over his shoulders, only tied with a rough hair tie.
From what they said, their hometowns come from different places, and many of them are old people who have worked in the caravan for more than ten years. Some even have several members of the family working in the caravan, with the men driving carts and pulling goods, and the women
Responsible for hawking and counting, running around.
"Although it's a bit hard work, it's still a good living. In a few years I won't be able to run anymore, so I'll probably go back to my hometown to build a house for retirement and have grandchildren," said an aunt.
Lorraine Hill hugged his knees and sat by the fire. He poured water into a porcelain cup, covered it and placed it by the fire to bake. Then he watched everyone talking from time to time, and occasionally heard the sounds of captive cows and horses.
, spread far and wide in the wild.
After the cake was hot, she wrapped it in lotus leaves and ate it in small bites. Occasionally she drank some water to moisten her throat to prevent choking.
There is some salty minced meat sandwiched in the cake, and it tastes particularly delicious after being hungry for almost a day. The salty taste in the minced meat seems to go well with rice, and the bit of oil residue stained in it is mixed with the soft baked naan bread, and it is delicious when eaten.
There is a special feeling of satisfaction and pleasure in the mouth.
Unknowingly, the girl finished one naan pancake. Looking at her empty palms and feeling the joy in her belly, she decided to bake another one.
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After eating, the team gathered around the motorcade and then sat by the fire to continue chatting, while some people on the side went to bed first, and they would get up and watch for the rest of the night.
More than a dozen people were sitting around the fire chatting and talking about some new things they had heard recently.
"According to the government newspaper in the prefecture city, a few months ago all the elite members of the Six Dragons Division went out to various states to summon all the local factions to suppress the evil spirits. After this, we will feel a little more stable when we travel everywhere."
"But there are one hundred and thirty-four continents in the world. Even if each of the six dragon divisions is elite, I'm afraid there will only be a handful of people assigned to each place. They still have to rely on the cooperation and assistance of the major factions in each place."
"We, the most famous factions in the Qian Lei Seven Continents, have always had a lot of conflicts with each other. It is probably still difficult to get them to work together."
"Oh, what are the major sects in the Seven Continents?" Yu Baichou asked curiously, and he also wanted to help Lorraine Hill compare and plan.
"The locals should be familiar with this. The three largest ones are the 'Red Immortal Sect', 'Xuanyi Palace' and 'Yinmiao Village'. The smaller and somewhat famous ones are the 'Zhushan Yuan' and 'Humi Gang'."
Manshan Cave and Yellow Wine Temple.”
"The three larger ones are not only in Minzhou, they also have branches all over the Qilei Seven Continents. They also control some Taoyuan blessed lands, and the immortal materials produced therein are also controlled by them."
"You may have heard of Scarlet Immortal Sect and Yinmiao Village in the village, but not many people may know about Xuanyi Palace."
"The Xuanyi Palace originated from the ancient Youxin Kingdom. The monarch at that time sent the chief of the Spring Officials to climb the mountains of the Yellow Sea to worship at the Temple of Five Virtues, worship the seven phoenixes, Ying Tianzhen and Yanfu Lord, and finally invited the black bird to come to the world.
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"As the phoenix of Heide, the black bird mobilized the dragon veins of the mountains and rivers to eliminate the poisonous insect swamps in the Qilei Continent and turned it into a fertile and pleasant land. After that, the Xin Kingdom prospered, and the whole country worshiped the black bird as a national sacrifice.
.And Xuanyi Palace is the descendant of the great witch who was the priest of Xuanniiao."
"Their sect is good at inducing feng shui and dragon veins, is proficient in criminal law, and has upright methods. Many of their disciples serve as Qiu officials in the court, leading criminal law and supervising various departments."
"Among the people, there may be many people who know about the 'Red Immortal Sect' and 'Yinmiao Village', but among the court, the 'Xuanyi Palace' is quite famous. And if it hadn't been for them, I guess everyone would have thought of Qi Lei Qizhou when they asked about it.
The only words that can be used are desolate, poisonous insects, swamp, and remoteness."
After that, several people talked about other things, such as the recent rise and fall in prices of goods in various industries, climate change, etc. However, Lorraine Hill became slightly interested in the 'Xuanyi Palace'.
From what everyone said just now, the 'Xuanyi Palace' should be one of the Five Virtues, the direct descendant of Xuanniao. But unlike the other four virtues, the Xuanniao lineage has not been carried forward and has many branches. Only 'Xuanniao'
The Palace of Clothes has been passed down through generations.
You must know that during these days, she listened to Baichou and Bai Zao explain the outside world. The branches of the other four virtues were extremely prosperous, accounting for most of the thirty-six visits. And the 'Xuanyi Palace' had thirty-six visits in a row.
No, it can only be passed down through the Plantagenet Dynasty.
"Miss Lan, have you decided where to go?" Seeing the girl in a daze, Yu Baichou also turned around and asked.
"I haven't thought about it yet."
She is a little afraid of bugs and doesn't want to go to the Chixian Sect. Yinmiao Village is relatively closed and usually only accepts relatives, not outsiders. Xuanyi Palace sounds a bit depressing, and she doesn't want to work as a judge or criminal police officer.
Sure enough, you still have to find a leisurely sect, preferably one that specializes in farming and self-cultivation. It would be nice if you can fish. The girl didn't know why, but this thought came to her mind.
"Sure enough, she is ambitious. She is worthy of being the legitimate daughter of a big family." After hearing this, Yu Baichou had another thought.
In his opinion, this eldest lady did not like the small Xuanyi Palace at all, and if she wanted to go there, she would definitely go to the thirty-sixth gate in the cave of the Immortal Family.
From this point of view, his vision is still narrow, and he always focuses on the Qi Lei Seven Continents. Think about it, with this girl's talent, which one is not the core heir to go to, maybe in a few years, she will become
The leader of a faction, in charge of the mountain gate, shocked the world.
Six years have passed since that shocking change in the world. And currently, according to rumors from various state capitals, a group of top masters in the world have only faintly climbed up to the seventh level of the ladder. And their number is only a dozen or so at most.
This number sounds like a lot, but you must know that there are nearly 1 billion people in the Plantagenet Dynasty. The kingdom of the world stretches from the cold shore of the North Sea to the sea of white ice in the south, stretching over a hundred continents. Before the world changed,
There are about fifty immortals who have climbed the nine-story ladder.
With such a huge base, relying on the rich resources of the famous sect, it is already the limit to win out these dozen people. But now the dust has not settled, so the competition is still going on.
The night gradually deepened, and everyone in the caravan gradually returned to the tent to sleep. Lorraine Hill also lay in a small tent, sleeping on a soft light gray blanket, and slowly fell asleep.
Time passed silently, and in the middle of the night, there was a faint light in the dark tent. On the girl's forehead, the sun and moon groups faded and faded, one after another, and the girl's hair changed color accordingly, like a stream of light.
This secret fight lasted until late at night before gradually ending. And as it ended, Lorraine Hill's hair also returned to black.
At the same time, she began to experience a very long dream in her deep sleep. The girl in the dream was wearing a pomegranate red dress, walking in the mountains and fields, occasionally looking back, showing a peaceful and peaceful smile.
The girl is holding a bunch of ripe berries in her hands, and behind her are fields of golden wheat ears, with fertile waves winding into the infinite distance.