Taoist and dog

Lu Qinghe couldn't refuse Xu Chengrong because of emotion and reason.

He didn't have anything to pick up, and he didn't go home, so he asked Xu Chengrong to prepare some yellow paper and cinnabar, and took Xiao Rong to the mouth of the river.Xu Chengrong had a car, and Lu Qinghe didn't know how to drive that thing, so it would be inconvenient to bring the driver along, so he simply asked for a carriage, so that he could travel and rest.

The previous grievances were all dispelled by those people, so it didn't have any impact on Liaocheng. Lu Qinghe didn't care about the places outside Liaocheng, and he didn't even think about it. After the carriage walked out of Liaocheng, he found out The change.

Decayed and desolate, lifeless everywhere.

The resentment ended the life of the plants early, the trees were bare, the grass leaves were dead, and the winter night was already silent, and this scene looked very scary.

Xiao Rong knows everything, but he doesn't know how to drive a carriage. Lu Qinghe leaned against the carriage, holding the rein and stepping on the wooden board with one foot. He was very calm, and Xiao Rong beside him almost shrank into a ball.

"cold?"

In order not to make Xiao Rong look strange, Lu Qinghe specially bought him a cotton padded jacket, so even if he is not afraid of the cold, he would not feel the chill if he wore such a thick coat.

"It's really useless." Either it's cold, or it's fear, Lu Qinghe stretched his hands into his arms, and smiled mysteriously, "Why don't you find a little brother to accompany you to relieve boredom?"

Xiao Rong almost fell off the car.

Lu Qinghe laughed out loud.

Amid Lu Qinghe's laughter, Xiao Rong moved to the side as much as possible.Lu Qinghe has the habit of carrying gourds with him, not all of them, but one or two, and today he also has them on his body. If he invites the little brother from the cute gourd, he might not be able to go to the mouth of the river with him.

"I put it here, generally there will be no one who is not afraid of death." Little ghosts and demons dare not come to provoke him, and those who dare to send it to him are not available here for the time being. Sit with me, and I will teach you how to drive."

For the fearful Xiao Rong, this proposal is really great.

But Lu Qinghe was not trustworthy, Xiao Rong looked at him vigilantly, making sure that Lu Qinghe had no other intentions, so he walked over.

"It's quite far away, but this is the main road to the river trough. You don't need to find the way, just let it go on its own." Lu Qinghe didn't look at him at all, and when he got close, he shook the rein and got straight to the point, "The only thing to pay attention to That is, don't let it turn the side road, or go anywhere else."

Xiao Rong nodded.

Lu Qinghe gave him an overview of how to drive and the precautions, and then handed the reins to Xiao Rong to let him try it himself.

The road is wide and flat, and the horses are gentle, so there is basically no difficulty. After walking for a while, Xiao Rong learned it.

"That's right. As far as work is concerned, you're pretty smart." Lu Qinghe said.

It was rare to be praised, Xiao Rong glanced at Lu Qinghe, but before he could express anything, Lu Qinghe yawned.

"I'm sleepy, I'll leave it to you, I'll go to sleep for a while."

Xiao Rong: "..."

After Lu Qinghe finished speaking, he opened the small door of the carriage and got in.

Xiao Rong: "..."

"Don't doze off, watch it carefully, don't call me if it's nothing serious." Lu Qinghe's voice was tired, and he felt that he had fallen asleep when he said the last few words.

Xiao Rong: "..."

So the reason why this Taoist priest taught him to drive was not to ease his fear, but...

Lu Qinghe simply wanted to be lazy and sleepy!

No wonder he wouldn't let him into the carriage even if he died, but let him accompany him!

This is all premeditated!

Daoist Lu's trick was not useless, at least for the rest of the journey Xiao Rong was immersed in his anger towards Lu Qinghe, forgetting about the weird atmosphere around him and what he had to face alone.

Probably because of the inaccessibility of the mouth of the river, they didn't meet anyone on the way. They quietly set off from Liaocheng, and quietly arrived at the border of the mouth of the river a few days later.

"How do you feel?" The vicinity of Liaocheng was covered by a large area of ​​resentment, so the air was filled with an uncomfortable feeling. This location is already far away from Liaocheng, and it is not a place where resentment can spread. Son, but the discomfort here is not much less than that in Liaocheng.

Xiao Rong's only experience with demons and ghosts is the last time he went into the mountains with Lu Qing. When Lu Qing asked him, he moved his nose into the air. Except for the cold, he didn't smell the stench, "No. '

"No..." The carriage stopped by the side of the road, and the horse, which had been quiet all this time, seemed very restless. It kept stepping on the ground with its hooves. If it wasn't being pulled, it would probably have started to retreat. "There's something wrong here. Tell me immediately."

As soon as he heard that something was wrong, Xiao Rong became more alert.

"Hit the horse here, let's walk around."

'Don't you go into the city? '

"I don't know what's going on in the city, so if you go in rashly, you may not encounter anything." Lu Qinghe said, "And we haven't encountered any of them."

Xiao Rong also discovered this problem, and it is impossible to inquire about the situation. Lu Qinghe and Xu Chengrong both said that although this place is not big, it is no less lively than Liao City, and there are even more business contacts, but he saw that there was a lot of excitement with them. It's totally two different things.

The two tied up the horse, Xiao Rong got some water and dry food and set out on the road.

The place at the mouth of the river is really not big. Lu Qinghe planned to take a look around first, but it didn't take long for the two of them to see the gate of the mouth of the river. Unlike Liao City, you can see the mountains when you go out of the city. There is a large open space, which makes the city wall particularly conspicuous.

'what to do?Want to go in? "The city gate at the entrance of the river channel is closed, and there are still wooden frames blocking it. It seems that Xu Chengrong is right, the city at the entrance of the river channel is closed, but the strange thing is that there are no soldiers watching at the gate, and they just use wood to block this Locking down the city is too easy.

"What else can I do?" The city wall is boundless, and walking along the city wall may lead directly to the mouth of the Caohe River. They have no choice but to enter the city. This is the worst choice for Lu Qinghe. He doesn't know the situation inside. Can't make any preparations, "Come in, I can't wait for the result."

Xiao Rong raised his head and looked at the sky. It gets dark early in winter, and there is enough sunshine at this moment, but it probably won't take half an hour until it gets dark.

There is not much time, just going to the city to see should be enough, Xiao Rong does not want to deal with those monsters and ghosts at night, although the last time it was not much better during the day, at least he felt more at ease.

The shelf that sealed the city gate was getting closer and closer to them, and they could gradually see the dust falling on it. It seemed that no one had touched this shelf since it was placed. Xu Chengrong said that the city was closed because of the epidemic, but whether it was a closed city The people inside are still the common people inside, how could it be possible to accept the status quo so quietly, no one wanted to run out, and no one watched to stop those who wanted to enter the city.

The heavy frame, Xiao Rong moved it away with one hand, Lu Qinghe walked in through the gap, the lacquered city gate was in front of him, Lu Qinghe thought it would be locked inside, but he pulled it lightly, and the gate creaked Opened, basically no effort.

Xiao Rong put the shelf back to its original position, and heard this sound, he and Lu Qinghe looked at each other, neither of them said anything, but they had the same thought in their hearts, the people in this city...could they all be dead?

"Follow me."

"En." This sentence may be Lu Qinghe's habit, he will follow him even if he doesn't say Xiao Rong, but no matter what time, Lu Qinghe will always start with these three words.

The city gate opened a crack, and Lu Qinghe dodged in.

Xiao Rong followed closely behind, but Lu Qinghe, who went in first, did not leave the city gate too far, or he was standing in front of the crack of the door, and Xiao Rong bumped into him directly as soon as he entered.

Lu Qinghe was bumped by him and took two steps forward, knowing this man's character well, Xiao Rong hurriedly reached out to support him, but this time Lu Qinghe didn't shake face with him, he didn't even look back.

Xiao Rong was still puzzled, but what he saw next left him in shock.

It's not that there are no people at the mouth of the river trough, on the contrary, there are quite a few people here, it's just...

There are many braziers or burnt black charcoal in the streets and alleys. At first glance, there is a feeling of being riddled with holes. People in the city gather around the braziers in twos and threes. They are sitting or lying down. Can have a nice fire.

These people are unkempt, with withered hair, and as thin as skeletons.

Even Lu Qinghe, who had experienced countless experiences, was surprised by such a miserable appearance within one sect.

"Could it be... really a plague?" Lu Qinghe could feel uncomfortable, but he didn't have a ghostly aura. Looking at these people again, they looked more like they were plagued by disease and lost their vitality. "Go inside, don't touch the people here. things, and don’t talk to people.”

Xiao Rong tugged him.

Lu Qinghe turned his head.

Xiao Rong covered his face with his sleeves. He knew that the plague would be contagious and fatal. He had a demon in his body, and he was immune to all diseases. But Lu Qinghe was human, so he shouldn't cover his face. up?

"Don't think I'm so fragile," Lu Qinghe said with a smile, "All of you monsters will kill me. It's just a disease, and I can do nothing."

Demons and ghosts are not the same, but after Lu Qinghe said so, Xiao Rong didn't insist.

"Dead man..." Not long after they walked, they saw a corpse. Xiao Rong went directly to Lu Qinghe's side. Thinking of Lu Daochang's way of stabbing the corpse with a stick last time, he distanced himself from Lu Qinghe again. , he didn't want to see the same picture again.

But this time Lu Qinghe was just like him, just watching from a distance.

The flesh on the body of the corpse was cut by something, there were extremely thick cuts, deep enough to see the bones inside, the skin of the corpse was black and purple, and the bottom was covered with corpse oil, but even so, the corpse was not swollen Signs of decay, the wound was still bloody and there were no maggots inside.

"It's not a knife, and it's not a trick."

Whether it's a knife or a demon, the incisions on the corpse are all neat and tidy. Even if you encounter someone with a bad temper, you can just tear him up. It's impossible to cut him like this.

'Then this is...,

"I can't see the fatal injury, I don't know how he died, but look at the situation..."

In the middle of the conversation, Lu Qinghe suddenly fell silent, Xiao Rong looked at him suspiciously, and wanted to push him to signal him to continue, but Lu Qinghe waved his hand, "I hope it's not what I thought."

'ah? 'Did Lu Qinghe know?

There was no answer to Xiao Rong's question, Taoist Lu had already moved on.