The system favors me so much, I get eight meals a day while escaping from famine

Zhong Yiling smiled evilly and said, "It's not impossible for me to save you guys, but you have to answer a question for me first."

"Lady, please speak!"

"We will tell you everything we know!"

"..."

"Who hung you on the tree? Where did the little girl you were following go?" Zhong Yiling asked two questions in one breath.

Scar was so excited that he said, "It was that little girl who left us hanging here. She followed the official road to the northwest."

Zhong Yiling nodded in understanding and thought to herself, it turns out that Sister Jiang is so powerful, no wonder she dares to come out alone.

After getting the answer, Zhong Yiling did not let Scar and his men down from the tree as promised. Instead, he turned around and left on his horse.

No matter how Scar and his men called out to her, she wouldn't listen. Finally, she was helpless and became so angry that she started to curse.

When Zhong Yiling and Qin Haomiao met up, they said, "I just asked, and those guys who were hung on the tree were really done by Jiang Meizi. She's really amazing!"

Qin Haomiao and Gao Shi looked at each other. Neither of them said anything, but there was obviously a little more interest in their eyes.

A little girl who can handle four grown men, anyone would be curious, right?

The closer we got to Fuli Town, the more the surrounding scenery gradually changed. There were few tall trees here, mostly low bushes.

The terrain is not very undulating, and what meets the eye is a vast desert scenery.

Two days later, Jiang Qingyi, who found a place to rest, met Zhong Yiling and others again.

Zhong Yiling came over when she saw Jiang Qingyi leading the horse, "Sister Jiang, nice to see you again. You walk really fast."

"Sister Yiling, you are here too." Jiang Qingyi also replied.

"Yes, in order to get to Nanjing as soon as possible, I rode my horse without stopping. I saw a small village and came here to find some water."

"I'm here to rest, too."

"We will soon reach Fuli Town. It may not be safe for you to go alone. Why don't you come with us?" Zhong Yiling invited again.

In order to not seem so special, Jiang Qingyi nodded and agreed, "Then thank you very much."

Zhong Yiling smiled and said, "What's the problem? When you are out, more friends mean more options."

Qin Haomiao and Gao Shi came from another direction, leading their horses. Qin said, "We just asked the villagers here. There are quite a few outsiders coming here recently. Most of them are heading there, and some people from the village have followed them."

Zhong Yiling said anxiously, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go quickly, there are already people ahead of us."

After she finished speaking, she jumped on her horse. The others did the same and then headed towards the northwest.

Jiang Qingyi followed behind them. In order to avoid her face being covered by the yellow sand raised by the horses' hooves, she used her spiritual power to shield herself and the horse.

Almost every hour, the group would stop to rest for a while, give the horses water and grass, and then continue on their way.

When it was getting dark that night, the few of them saw the city from afar.

The moment Jiang Qingyi saw those buildings, she seemed to think she had returned to the present, and her face was filled with shock.

No! Who could have told her that people in ancient times built houses with five or six floors? This is totally unreasonable!

Zhong Yiling was also stunned when she saw this, "Ah, is that Nan Jing? Why is their house so tall?"

Qin Haomiao shook his head. "I don't know. Maybe they have some special methods."

Gao Shi also said, "If the house can be built like this, then it must be true that they can live forever!"

What Jiang Qingyi wants to say is that you still don’t have enough experience!

Zhong Yiling added, "We don't know what's going on inside, why don't we stay in town for a night and check again tomorrow."

Jiang Qingyi and a few others agreed to her proposal. Since they were not in a hurry, they went to the town leisurely.

Fuli Town is located in the northwest, with a dry and water-scarce climate, little rain and strong winds and sandstorms all year round.

Most of the houses here are built of stones and look very primitive.

Zhong Yiling wanted to find an inn to stay in, but found that they were late and the only two inns in the town were full.

They only bought a few pancakes bigger than human faces in the inn. Finally, the waiter kindly reminded them that many outsiders were staying outside the town, not far from the city over there, and they could also go there and maybe find like-minded people.

Due to the water shortage, it cost a lot of copper coins to get water at the inn, but people couldn't live without water, so Zhong Yiling and his friends reluctantly bought a bucket of water, which was just enough to fill the water bag.

Jiang Qingyi had no shortage of water, but she also had money. In order not to attract attention, she also bought a pot.

After that, they rode their horses out of the town.

Just as the innkeeper said, there were indeed quite a few people outside the town. They gathered together and built a bonfire in the middle.

Perhaps the city gate of Nanjing is not open, so these outsiders have no way to get in. They are also afraid of the strength of the Nanjing people, so they can only wait for an opportunity on the periphery.

After they arrived, they dismounted and walked. Zhong Yiling found a familiar face in the crowd and called out, "Brother!"

Zhong Yihan heard the familiar voice and turned around to see his younger sister. He waved, "Little sister, come here!"

Zhong Yiling said happily to Jiang Qingyi and the others, "My eldest brother got here first, let's go over first."

After she finished speaking, she led the horse and went over there.

Zhong Yiling and his companions obviously knew those people. After they sat down, they greeted each other.

"By the way, brother, this is Sister Jiang Qingyi. We met her on the road and came here together because we knew we were going the same way." Zhong Yiling introduced Jiang Qingyi to the others, and then introduced other people to Jiang Qingyi.

After getting to know each other, a group of people gathered together to discuss Nan Jing's affairs.

Zhong Yiling asked, "Brother, you guys come first, do you know what's going on over there?"

"I'm not sure. Someone went to take a closer look. It seems that their city walls are made entirely of iron. They are so tight that not even a fly can fly in. People are often seen walking on the city walls, but no one comes out, and no one can go in."

"Don't the people in there plan to contact outsiders? Haven't people from Nanjing often come out to make trouble in recent years?"

Zhong Yihan frowned and shook his head, "I only know that the first group of people who arrived have been here for three days, and everyone can only wait here."

Another person who seemed to be a military advisor named Pei Zhiyi said, "I have been observing all day today. The people inside may make a move tomorrow. Today, someone got impatient and chopped at the wall with a knife, but was knocked away by a golden light. There was not a trace left on the wall."

Zhong Yiling had a longing look on her face, "Everything here is different from ordinary things. It is worthy of being the land of immortal cultivators."

Someone raised a question, "Hey, you said this Nan Jing was staying here well before, why did he have to show up in front of people, and there are often people wandering around outside?"