After leaving the town,
Yang Dong and his party continued to move towards Jiaocheng.
It's just that they have left the old prince's sphere of influence and entered the territory of the White Lotus Sect.
Compared with the old prince's sphere of influence, the territory of the White Lotus Sect is obviously much more miserable.
Many villages were abandoned and there were few decent towns.
Fortunately, Yang Dong and his party learned from the residents of another town that there was a shelter established by the White Lotus Sect twenty miles southwest.
This place is specially used to shelter homeless victims and provide a place to eat. There is also a market nearby to facilitate the surrounding people to barter.
Yang Dong and the others needed supplies, so they couldn't avoid this place.
"Lao Liu, what do you think?"
Yang Dong turned sideways and asked Hong Laoliu for his opinion, but he received a big eye roll from Hong Laoliu.
Ever since this old guy saw Yan Bingyue's generous spending, he had ignored Yang Dong.
It wasn't until Yang Dong agreed to help him get started with two cents each time that he reluctantly paid a few words.
"Boy, you can decide for yourself on such a small matter."
"Ask me about everything. It's hard for me to do anything for you with so little money!"
"After all, I only took the money for your escort and didn't confiscate anything else..."
"Okay, this is what you said!"
Yang Dong glared at Hong Laoliu and immediately decided to take a detour to the shelter first.
There was no way, the town where supplies were planned before departure had already been destroyed in the flames of war.
If they don't want to sleep on the streets, they have to take a detour.
Fortunately, Yang Dong had the token given by Yan Bingyue, so there was no need to worry too much.
After looking at the sky, Yang Dong immediately decided to move forward at full speed.
Not long after, the sun had set.
Fortunately, a group of them arrived at the shelter before dark.
This place is hidden in a deep mountain. Although there is a relatively flat path that is not wide and connects to the outside world, it is getting late now and there are not many pedestrians on the road.
On both sides of the path, there are towering ancient trees more than ten meters high, lush and green, blocking out the sky and the sun. From time to time, birds flew by and neighed.
The further you go, the quieter you get. There are only unknown birds chirping, contrasting with the chirping of insects in the forest.
From time to time, a few squirrels and rabbits would fly across the path quickly, leaving a series of shallow footprints on the dirt road.
But for some reason, Yang Dong always felt that something was wrong.
On the carriage, Yao Jia was curled up in Yang Dong's arms.
She hugged her knees and lay on her side on Yang Dong's knees.
There was a slight tremor in his voice.
"Mr. Yang, are we going in the wrong direction?"
"It feels eerie and scary here."
Yang Dong glanced at the road ahead through the window, and then shook his head slightly.
"You must be on the right track. This trail is so smooth. It must have been repaired deliberately. There is still new soil on both sides of the road, which means that this trail was just opened not long ago."
As soon as these words came out, even Hong Laoliu, who was driving the carriage in front, couldn't help but turn his head slightly.
"You boy, you look dull and stupid, but you do have some eyesight."
"Yes, this road was indeed opened recently."
When Yao Jia heard this, her innocent and lovely face was instantly filled with admiration.
She stared at Yang Dong, her eyes instantly lit up.
"I knew that Mr. Yang was extremely witty and unparalleled in talent and appearance!"
"Mr. Yang is the most powerful man in the world!"
As soon as he said this, Hong Laoliu immediately turned his head in disdain.
He held a piece of foxtail in his mouth and said disdainfully:
The most powerful man in the world, little girl, don’t you know he is a eunuch?
While he was complaining in his heart, a sudden smell of blood interrupted Hong Laoliu's thoughts.
Strange, why does there smell blood here?
He looked slightly stern, and immediately raised his hand to stop the carriage on its way.
"Wait, stop for now."
The troika stopped at the sound. Yang Dong patted Yao Jia's soft jade back, got up and got out of the carriage and asked:
"Senior Hong, is there anything wrong?"
Hong Laoliu frowned slightly and looked far away, but was blocked by the forest that blocked the sky and the sun.
"Do you smell the smell of blood?"
"The smell of blood?"
Yang Dong's expression darkened, and then a look of solemnity appeared on his face.
Why does the White Lotus Sect’s sanctuary smell like blood?
Could it be possible that there was a fight happening here too?
But soon, he gave up this idea. Today, in central Luozhou, the world is basically divided between the Green Lotus Sect and the White Lotus Sect.
The location of this shelter is located in the hinterland of the White Lotus Sect's territory. Even if the Qinglian Sect intends to attack, it can only do so with sufficient intentions but insufficient strength.
But if it wasn't the Qinglian Sect, why would there be the smell of blood?
He pondered for a moment, and then said to his men:
"You guys just wait here. If something goes wrong, take Yao Jia and leave immediately."
"Senior Hong and I are going to explore the road ahead."
After Yang Dong finished speaking, he stood up and walked forward. But as soon as he took a few steps out, he unexpectedly realized that Hong Laoliu had not followed him, so he asked in confusion:
"Senior Hong, what are you thinking about?"
A rare look of thought appeared on Hong Laoliu's cheek.
After a moment, he said seriously:
"Boy, I find you are really special."
"When nothing happens, you call me "Senior Hong"; when you are really in trouble, you immediately change your name to "Senior Hong."
"How can you be so shameless as a human being?"
Yeah, it was discovered...
Yang Dong's expression froze slightly, and then he immediately showed a harmless smile.
"Why did Senior Hong say this? I, Yang Dong, have nothing but respect for Senior."
"Lao Liu is also the name used to call friends after familiarity. If you don't like it, I can change it."
"As you wish."
Hong Laoliu spoke calmly, and suddenly stretched out his palm with a cold expression.
"Today's matter is very troublesome. It will cost at least ten taels of silver."
"Three copper coins, do you want to do it?"
"make a deal!"
…
Lock down the city,
The old prince leaned on the couch and read the secret report in the letter.
After a moment, a look of doubt appeared on his face.
"It shouldn't be. Judging from Yang Dong's performance that day, this boy is definitely not an unknown person."
"In that case, why can't I find other information about him..."
"It can't be said that it can't be found at all, but it's just too common..."
The old prince closed his eyes slightly and suddenly asked softly:
"Have you accumulated enough of your achievements?"
The next moment, a shadow flashed out of the darkness.
"Let me tell you, Your Majesty, I still have some merits at present, but I will soon accumulate enough."
"However... Lin Luo seems to have something else going on. Several times when my subordinates carried out your orders, they encountered his obstruction."
"Is that so? This kid has a bit of his father's old fox character. I know this, so you should pay more attention to him in the future."
"Also...since Lin Luo dares to stop you, won't you talk to Huweijun? Don't forget that there is Lei Qiang in Luozhou."
