Early in the morning, at the door of the restaurant.
The man was leaning against the door.
Two horses, one black and one red, were standing at the door, and the swordsman was holding the quilt bag and placing it on the horse's back.
Sheriff Liu stood aside with the two warriors.
"Why is the Sheriff here anyway?"
"Sir, don't worry, don't delay your official duties. Mr. Liu has left the matter to the master for the time being." Commander Liu said respectfully, "Sir, Mr. Liu has helped Pujun a lot, but Mr. Liu has nothing to repay. Now Mr. Liu is about to leave Pujun. The county, no matter what, will still come to see you off."
"Then let's go."
At this time, the quilt bag had been put away. After Song You finished speaking to him, he turned around again and saluted and thanked the waiter in the restaurant.
"Thank you very much for the past few days."
"A villain can't afford it..."
The waiter had already confirmed his suspicions by Commander Liu's attitude and words. He was stunned and stunned. After hearing this, he quickly returned the gift.
Then he saw the swordsman in white holding the reins of the black horse. Commander Liu turned around and looked at the short, skinny maroon horse, and seemed to want to lead the horse for the gentleman. He raised his hands and found that the horse had no reins. Then he pretended to shake his sleeves and waved, then put his hands down again.
The guy couldn't help but become a little more sluggish.
There weren't many ideas in my mind. Instead, what popped up were a few stories I had heard at the door of the teahouse next door during my free time in the afternoon.
One is that a famous minister of the former dynasty killed a god in his dream. The storytellers at that time did not go into detail. I heard that even the book only recorded a few sentences. No one knows how the famous minister killed the god. They only know this The story has been told for hundreds of years, and may be told for hundreds more.
One is in the early years of this dynasty. I heard that some immortals in the sky lost their virtue and caused chaos in the lower world. They were beheaded by a Taoist named Fuyang in succession. The storyteller did not elaborate on how the Taoist beheaded them. After all, no one was there. After seeing it with one’s own eyes, how could others easily know about such a thing like a god being beheaded?
But he didn't expect that one thing would happen to him.
He also didn't know how to cut it, and it was so vague that it was just like those fairy tales he had heard.
Such a divine person lives upstairs above him.
It's so dreamlike that it's hard to believe.
such a pity……
In the troubled times in the north, demons are everywhere. The teahouse next door has been in ruins for several years. I don’t know when Hezhou Pu County will be able to return to its former prosperity. When will I be able to be like before? When the restaurant is empty, I will go next door to listen to books. People tell stories, and sometimes when the teahouse is free, the waiter secretly gives me a cup of tea.
Maybe it won't be long, right?
Maybe, many years later, in this Jingyu County, there should be a story about a fairy and a master slaying a thunder god. The storyteller would talk about it, but if he was asked to tell it in detail, he couldn't tell the reason.
"Da da da……"
The boy came to his senses only when he heard the sound of horse hooves.
The street was deserted, with a few people and horses walking forward.
The bluestone road, the sound of horse hooves.
The calico cat ran forward and backward with small steps. Its small body always made people worried that it would be stepped on by the horses' hooves.
"Jingyu borders Guijun. Sir, if you go north, you can reach the boundary of Guijun in only a hundred miles." Sheriff Liu was slightly half a body behind, following Song You, and said as he walked, "It's just that now Guijun The plague is prevalent, and the road to Guijun has long been blocked. Although the order is to only block out and not in, the situation at the pass is unpredictable after all. Fortunately, I have dealt with the general guarding the pass several times. Someone Liu prepared a handwritten letter for Mr. I don’t know if this letter will be of any use to you sir.”
Sheriff Liu took out a letter from his sleeve.
"The Sheriff is interested."
Song You took the letter and said.
"It should, it should." Governor Liu paused for a moment, and then continued, "After that, sir, you have passed Guijun. If you want to continue north, from Guijun to the border Yanzhou, you have to cross the snowy field. Since the great demon in the snowy field has taken hold Since then, no one has come in or out, and I don’t know what it will be like to go from Xueyuan to Yanzhou. I think even if there is a heavy guard there, it shouldn’t be a plague."
Sheriff Liu carefully looked at the Taoist in front.
What I was thinking about was that with this gentleman's character and his behavior all the way to Hezhou, if he really passed through the snowfield, it would never be as simple as borrowing it.
As for this gentleman's ability, he thought he already knew it when he was in Yidu. Now it seems that when he was an official in Yidu, he was just a tiny insect looking at the mountain. He thought he saw the hugeness of the mountain, but in fact he saw it. It's just a small piece of the mountain. Until a few days ago, I thought that my husband could help me get rid of Yongyang Zhenren, a master of profound Taoism. Unexpectedly, my husband killed Lei Gong directly.
I originally thought that the great demon of the snowy plain was unstoppable with the power of a deity, but now I find it hard to say.
I just heard the young Taoist's voice coming from the front:
"Does the Sheriff know anything about snowfields?"
Liu Junshou said in his heart that it was true, and then he said it truthfully: "To be honest, sir, although Pujun is only separated from Xueyuan by Guijun, we don't know much about Xueyuan. We only know that Xueyuan didn't scream before the big demon took hold. The snowy plain, also called Heyuan, is 200 miles from east to west and 250 miles from north to south. The land is completely flat. Not to mention a mountain, not even a small slope can be seen. It is all fertile farmland and fertile soil. I don’t know why, here. The grain grown here not only yields an excellent harvest, far exceeding that of other places, but also tastes extremely good. It was once used as tribute rice for the imperial palace, and it is said that the name Hezhou came from this."
"The harvest is excellent and the taste is excellent..."
Song You murmured and repeated, maybe it was because the land was fertile and the climate was suitable, or maybe it was because the spiritual energy was strong.
"I heard that the Eighteen tribes of the Saibei Grassland later marched southward and galloped all the way through Yanzhou. They burned, killed, and looted in Heyuan. They committed all kinds of evil and killed ten houses and nine empty houses. The ground was stained with blood and ghosts were crying everywhere. Later, they were killed in Heyuan. We fought against the elite soldiers of Dayan for several months, and the positions changed hands several times, and we lost more than 100,000 soldiers. I heard that the rice grown later was dyed red." Governor Liu said in a deep voice, "The climate of the Heyuan in the second year It was as if they had turned against each other, and there were often strange winds and fishy rains, forcing many people to leave there. As a result, the original hundreds of miles of fertile land no longer existed, and not long after that, a big monster broke out."
"Why was it called Snowfield?"
"Since more than ten years ago, the world of Heyuan has changed suddenly. Snow has fallen all year round. Even in the summer, it is covered with ice and snow. It is like the cold winter, where demons are raging and no one can enter or leave."
"magic."
Song You said while thinking.
"I heard that the plague in Guijun also came from the snowfield."
"Isn't there no one coming in or out?"
"But there are always demons coming in and out."
"I see." Song You nodded, "How much does the governor of Gui County know about the plague?"
"The name of the county magistrate of Gui County is Lin Zhitong. He happens to be from the same hometown as our magistrate of Jingyu. If we are farther away, he may be a brother of some kind." Sheriff Liu said, "The magistrate Lin and Lin Zhitong of Gui County are from the same hometown. There are often letters between the county guards, and thanks to their influence, Mr. Liu also knows something about that place. I heard that this plague is similar to ordinary plagues. The only difference is that most of the methods that usually work against plagues can be used in There is no use for anything on it.”
"useless……"
Song You nodded as he walked.
Plague is nothing more than infection and death. This is true for plagues transmitted from demons and ghosts as well as naturally occurring plagues. But if ordinary methods don't work, it will be very difficult.
This meant that the methods the Central Plains dynasty had accumulated over thousands of years to deal with plagues lost their effect, and it also meant that Dayan, which was prosperous and powerful in all aspects, lost its medical advantages.
"But I heard that there is a miracle doctor who came from Changjing. His medical skills are extremely good and he can be called a psychic. He has been traveling in Gui County for more than several months despite the plague. He has recently found some solutions."
"A miracle doctor from Changjing?"
"Mr. Liu just heard that this miracle doctor came to the north a few years ago and specifically targeted places where epidemics were rampant. Later, a demon epidemic broke out in Gui County, so he came to Gui County and traveled around. Now everywhere The county magistrates have sealed off the city, except for this miracle doctor, and people from all over the country are eagerly looking forward to it." As Governor Liu said, he could not help but squint his eyes, shook his head, and took a long breath, full of emotion, " What a miracle doctor.”
"yes."
Song You couldn't help but sigh.
It seems that no matter how dark the place is, there are still people who hold up lights to light the way forward.
Take another look at the Sheriff.
From the original magistrate of Yidu County to the current magistrate of Pujun County, in addition to changes in official positions, other changes may also be affected by these events and people in the north, right?
The city gate can be seen ahead.
"The Governor Lin of Gui County is quite capable, and Mr. Liu also admires him. Under his management, although there has been no solution to the demon epidemic in Gui County, it has not spread outside." Governor Liu couldn't help but pause when he said this. After a moment, "Later, more people died, and there was quarantine, and the demon epidemic in many places was gradually controlled. Now only Hansu County, which is closest to the snowfield, is the most serious."
"Thank you, Sheriff, for informing me."
"Don't dare."
The group of people had already left the city gate.
When the soldiers at the door saw him, they all saluted quickly.
"The Sheriff still has some official duties, so send them here." Song You stopped and said to Sheriff Liu.
"I just regret that Jingyu is too young, the streets are too short, and there are too many trivial things to do, so I can't give my husband an extra ride. I only hope that I can have the fate to see you again in this life." Commander Liu bowed and saluted, then turned around and took it from the guard behind him. He took a small package and said, "It's nothing else, just some dry food and fruits to satisfy your hunger on the way."
"Thank you, Sheriff."
Song You took the small package and returned the gift: "Please come back, Sheriff."
After saying goodbye, Song You moved forward again.
The road ahead is still very straight, and the land is flat. Even if there are occasional hills, they are pitifully short, gentle, and look very gentle. There are occasionally a few dead trees on the hillside, which are the only embellishments.
The Taoist and the swordsman, two horses, and a calico cat that was very busy running before and after, gradually walked away.
As soon as I set foot on the road, it seemed like I didn’t know the time.
Go straight to the third pole in the sun, the sky is blue.
But the weather is not as beautiful as it seems.
It was approaching the winter moon and heavy snowfall was approaching. The wind in Hezhou was unimaginable to the people of Yizhou. It was raging in the boundless wilderness. However, the wind could not be seen. Only the turbans covering their faces came from the heads of Taoists and swordsmen. , and the calico cat wearing a gray cloth robe and hood like a hermit tall cat can tell that the wind is strong and cold.
The group of people seemed to be used to it, walking on the road without even changing their pace.
(End of chapter)
