After three days and two nights on the waterway, the ship successfully docked.
After that, Jing Yue and the eldest lady rushed to Jinguan City again.
Compared with the dense forests around it, the road leading to Jinguan City is quite wide. It can be seen with the naked eye that it is covered with countless ruts, making it very popular.
This means that there are many people traveling to and from Jinguan City.
But as we walked further in, the situation became less and less optimistic. There were human bones faintly visible among the weeds on the road. Some of the bones had minced meat hanging on them, as if they had been eaten by wild beasts.
Behind them, they saw carriages and crowds, but most of them were refugees who were fleeing. They looked dusty and numb to the corpses on the roadside.
Obviously, they behaved like this because they had experienced greater disasters.
The chaos here is much more serious than that of Baidi City, which shows the pressure of Jinguan City, but not the towns outside Jinguan City.
It can be seen from the appearance of these refugees that some people are pushing deck trucks, with injured family members lying on the trucks, and children sitting there with disgrace.
Before we even arrived at Jinguan City, that depressing feeling had already hit us.
Fortunately, after walking through a undulating mountain road, the scenery in front of us suddenly became clear.
The surrounding steep mountains began to become gentle, and what appeared in front of us was a vast plain scenery with no end in sight.
Not yet fully mature rice fields and wheat fields spread on the land. A gust of wind blows, and the rice seedlings and wheat seedlings are undulating like waves. In the distance are the silver-white snow-capped mountains, and the snow has not dispersed for thousands of years.
If the refugees along the way were not so miserable, the scenery here would be really beautiful and pleasant.
It's a pity that before Jingyue and the eldest lady saw much of this scenery, someone fell ill and died on the road.
Along the way, there were people dressed like them, carrying weapons and walking in a hurry.
They rode like this for another three hours, and there were many towns and villages along the way. Jing became more and more eager to find Ye Ning and did not stop.
So from noon to dusk, the blue-grey city outline finally appeared in sight.
A river flows through the city, with green aquatic plants growing on the bottom and occasional fish swimming in it.
With a few pops of sound, several hungry refugees jumped into the water to catch the fish, but the fish quickly ran away.
The situation here is similar to that of Baidi City. No, it should be much more serious. There are too many refugees and the city cannot accommodate them.
When Jing Yue and the eldest lady entered the city, they were also questioned by the soldiers guarding the city.
The eldest lady directly told the intelligence agency about the property purchased and was let go.
Unlike the crowded appearance of refugees outside the city, sufficient order was maintained inside Jinguan City.
The patrolling soldiers passed by and could vaguely see the members of the Taichu Sect maintaining order.
This city is no smaller than Baidi City. It is located on a plain and is divided into two parts by the gentle river that passes through the city.
Women washing clothes can be seen vaguely by the river, talking and laughing in groups. This behavior is considered aggressive in the south, but it is very common here.
The branch of Juan Yu Pavilion is located on the bank of the Fu River. It is a jewelry store on the surface.
At this time, chaos in Shu had already begun, and the business of the jewelry store was naturally very poor.
After knowing that the two bosses were here, the fat and white "shopkeeper" naturally did not dare to neglect.
Jing Yue only asked him to inquire about one thing, and that was where the Saint Ye Ning of the Taichu Sect was.
Ye Ning is a big shot in the Taichu Sect. Logically speaking, it would not be difficult to find out information about her, but this "shopkeeper" looked troubled.
Jing Yue's heart tightened, and after asking for the reason, he learned about the disaster of the Taichu Sect.
According to the shopkeeper, this information was released a few days ago, that is, something happened after the previous Saint and the Right Envoy of Light blocked the Gu Snake. The whereabouts of the Right Envoy of Light were unknown, and the former Saint was seriously injured.
Jing Yue's expression became more and more solemn, because he knew that the previous saint was Ye Ning's mother, he was his mother-in-law, and the Right Envoy of Light was Ye Ning's father.
After that, there was news about civil strife in the church. However, this information was incomplete, that is, the death of a Dharma king named Tie.
Lost.
There is very little information about Saint Ye Ning. It seems that someone has deliberately hidden it, so it may not be easy to find out.
Jing Yue rarely came to this city during his time with the Holy Maiden, so he was not familiar with it, so he could only ask: "Then where is she most likely to be?"
"If the former saint was seriously injured, she might stay with her mother. The former saint should be in Qingyuan Building." ap.
The shopkeeper could see Jing Yue's concern for the saint of the Taichu Sect, so he said: "Master Duan, please don't even think about sneaking in. Let's not mention that the Qingyuan Building is the core area of the Taichu Sect with many institutions. With the current situation of the Beginner’s Cult, it would be very dangerous to sneak in rashly.”
At this time, the eldest lady thought: "Is there any way to sneak in?"
The fat shopkeeper thought: "In the past, it would not have been difficult to arrange for two or less people to sneak in, but now is an extraordinary period, so you two have to give it some time."
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After coming out of the jewelry store, Jing Yue seemed to be in a bad mood.
He finally knew why the saint girl wanted to block him, because she was now in a crisis.
If this crisis affects powerful people like Ye Ning's parents, it can only be said that the situation is very serious, and something may happen to Ye Ning.
She didn't want to implicate herself.
Jing Yue knew very well that this so-called non-involvement could not exist at all. Although Jing Yue was a scumbag and liked more than one woman, he was sincere.
He is willing to do his best for each of them, even if he goes through mountains of swords and seas of fire.
They would be with him until death, how could he, a manly man, let them down.
Yes, if something happens to any of them, his life cannot be beautiful.
But now he can only wait, feeling like he has nowhere to vent his strength, so he is a little depressed.
The eldest lady held his hand tightly and said, "Ah Duan, the saint is very powerful, she will be fine."
Jing Yue nodded, and the two of them were tired, so they randomly found a teahouse to rest.
Sitting in the teahouse, you can see the clear water of the Fu River sparkling in the sunset.
At this moment, Jing Yue suddenly lowered the bamboo hat on his head.
A man walked into the teahouse and sat down.
Jing Yue recognized this man, he had seen him on the tea mountain where his ancestor lived.
When Zhang Chuyi occupied Chashan, he sent many disciples and disciples over, and this man was one of them.
He was wearing a kerchief on his head at the time and was questioned.
Does this person's arrival mean that Zhang Chuyi's forces are also here?
At this point in time, Zhang Chuyi's people appearing here is really not a good sign. Maybe it has something to do with the separation of religions.
Afterwards, Jing Yue pretended to drink tea with the eldest lady as if nothing had happened, but in fact he had his eyes on that guy.
Except for Zhang Chuyi and the few famous supernatural beings under him, he, Jing Yue, was really not afraid of these disciples.
After all, before escaping from Tea Mountain that night, he had already slaughtered several chickens and dogs, let alone now.
He wanted to see what this guy was doing here.
At this time, the man suddenly stood up...
