"There is a village ahead. We will rest there later, and we can explore it to see if there is any news related to the city."
Under the scorching sun, a carriage was driving slowly on the loess road, surrounded by six riders and one horse, guarding it like guards.
They are Bao Zheng and his party.
Originally, the carriage was supposed to be ridden by Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce, but now there was Chu Qi in the team. They considered that ghosts were afraid of light, so they gave up the carriage to Chu Qi no matter what.
Chu Qi refused at first.
"You only need to lend me a piece of mortal clothing to protect you from the sun. I can also walk in the daytime, as I did when I was on the road with Mr. Zhan."
Well, as soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Zhan Zhao and suddenly felt something was wrong.
You actually let a ghost accompany you while walking in broad daylight!
(Pointing to ipg)
Maomao: Conscience is severely wounded!
"Absolutely not! How can a macho man sit alone in a car and let a weak woman walk outside!"
Chu Qi, who actually wanted to stay outside and show off his newly unlocked floating skills, looked at Gongsun Ce who sternly refused the proposal and gave an impassioned speech on the theme of "This is what a man should do", and slowly fell into silence.
Let's just say, is there a possibility that I am better than you?
In short, in the end, with a 1:7 defeat, Chu Qi was forced to get on the carriage with tears in his eyes, and not long after, he saw Gongsun Ce, who was pale due to heat stroke, being stuffed in.
"Bao Zheng! Let me out quickly! How can a man and a woman live together in the same room! This is nonsense!"
"Huh? What are Mr. Gongsun muttering about? Did you hear it, Guard Zhan? Did you hear it, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu Dynasty, Ma Han?"
"Ahem, I didn't hear it."
"Didn't hear it, didn't hear it, hey hey hey."
"That's right, Mr. Gongsun, you need to have a good rest!"
After being rejected several times, Gongsun Ce finally recognized the reality and moved himself to the side of the car curtain with a stern look on his face. He tried his best to keep himself and Chu Qi farther away. These words were written directly on his face.
The carriage shook, and Chu Qi looked at Gongsun Ce's dizzy appearance, fearing that the frail scholar would fall out accidentally, but as soon as he reached out and touched him, Gongsun Ce's whole body became stiff.
As Chu Qi grew up, this was the first time that he saw someone blush from head to neck in an instant, and he burst out laughing without holding back.
"Mr. Gongsun, I am not an ordinary person. You don't have to be so rigid. Even if you are not feeling well now, why should you bother your body with worldly rules?"
The woman's soft voice was like a breeze blowing over the hills, blowing away a little of the stubbornness between the scholar's brows.
Gongsun Ce struggled for a while, then slowly sat back.
In fact, he is not that pedantic, nor does he hate Chu Qi, but she has a special status. The moment she appears, she breaks the common sense he has believed in for decades, making it difficult for him to change his mentality for a while. Fortunately, now that he was in the same space as Chu Qi, Gongsun Ce seemed very uncomfortable and felt extremely embarrassed.
However, he still listened to what Chu Qi said, and immediately began to reflect on himself. It was a bit arrogant of him to use his limited knowledge to determine whether ghosts existed, but he would change it.
After understanding this, Gongsun Ce visibly relaxed.
"The girl is right. Students should not stick to the old rules. Thank you for reminding the students."
He spoke with great sincerity, but also a little silly, and his serious look looked silly and cute, which actually made Chu Qi feel at a loss.
Just when she was about to rack her brains for a word to liven up the atmosphere, the carriage happened to stop, the door curtain was lifted, and a cat's head poked in.
"Mr. Gongsun, Miss Chuqi, I have parked the carriage under the shade of a tree. Do you want to come down and relax?"
"Okay, thank you Mr. Zhan."
After Chu Qi took Zhan Zhao's men out of the carriage, she discovered that the considerate guard Zhan not only prepared a small stool for her, but also held an umbrella. The treatment was so good that even Bao Zheng next to him felt his teeth sour after seeing it. degree.
As for Gongsun Ce, he naturally did not receive such good treatment. He was recruited by Bao Zheng, and he was squeezed out while doing so.
"I told you, it's time to practice Wu Qin Xi with me."
"Thank you Bu Min, I don't think I'm old enough to practice Wu Qin Xi yet."
The two of them exchanged words with each other and kept arguing. Unfortunately, Gongsun Ce suffered from dizziness and was defeated by his old rival.
"Sir, I've really seen a ghost. There's not even a single person in such a big village. I ran for most of the day without getting water. I just managed to see a well, but after calling the door for a long time, someone answered. None! I didn’t dare to go in rashly, so I had to come back first.”
At this moment, the four main gate pillars who had just dispersed to inquire about the situation came back one by one.
The person who kept rumbling in his mouth was Zhao Hu. He had confidently accepted the task of asking for water, but after running around for a while, he didn't ask for water, but he was thirsty to death.
When he came back and saw Chu Qi who was still so refreshed and not sweating at all, he felt envious in his heart.
Not to mention anything else, being a ghost would at least keep you cool in the summer.
As soon as Chu Qi saw this posture, she knew it was time for her to perform again. She always consolidated her character. She was so conscious and professional as a worker.
"Don't worry, I still have some water here. If you don't mind, it may be a temporary relief."
As soon as she said these words, she saw Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce look at each other, and then nodded in unison.
"Girl, if you have any idea, you can use it."
Seeing Bao Zheng agree, Chu Qi took the empty water bag from Zhao Hu's hand. With a twist of his fingertips, he saw a clear water appear out of thin air, and all the water was poured into the water bag.
The careless martial artist didn't care about all the twists and turns. As soon as he saw the water, he immediately took a sip, and then shouted excitedly: "It turned out to be ice water! Miss Chuqi, you are so amazing!"
Chu Qi accepted the compliments generously, but she wasn't really that impressive. It was just that her work experience in a desert area at the beginning of the game made her fully realize the importance of water resources.
Since then, before every business trip, she would prepare eight large buckets of water in advance, half hot water and half ice water, enough for washing and drinking. Occasionally, it can be used as a hidden weapon by surprise.
After all, if a person's face is hit by the sudden appearance of boiling water, even if he is not burned, he will still be stunned for a while!
After everyone drank water and regained their strength, they continued to study this strange village.
From what Chu Qi could see, the village was not small, but what was strange was that they had been in the village for so long, but they had never seen a single person.
In addition to the chirping of insects and birds, not a single human voice was heard, let alone, it was almost noon, but not a single smoke rose from every house.
She raised her eyes and looked at the fields beyond a few houses. It was supposed to be the wheat harvest season, but the fields around the village were actually abandoned. They were overgrown with weeds and there were only a few stubbornly growing wild wheat plants standing on them. Among them, it sways in the wind and is precarious.
As expected, the details she saw were carefully discussed by the Kaifeng team, but they still had no clue. As a last resort, they decided to use a stupid method, knocking on doors and asking questions.
However, they went from the beginning to the end of the village without seeing anyone, which made people feel panicked. They couldn't help but mutter: This is not a ghost village.
It wasn't until the sky lowered that they saw a few thin figures with hunched backs, cautiously stepping into the village.
After finally seeing someone, several people felt relieved. When they were about to go forward, they suddenly heard the figures suddenly screamed, followed by several "plops".
They knelt down.
Trembling, he lay on the ground in the most humble posture, not even daring to run away.
"Sir, please forgive me! We were not at home when we were recruiting people. We didn't hide on purpose!"
The smile that Bao Zheng had just put on his face suddenly disappeared.
