Chapter 145 No one is in desperate situation
Before he fainted again, Li Sian understood why no one would clean this shabby wooden house.
It’s entirely because this ghost place actually hides a strange situation in the wooden house.
Anyone who enters will definitely die without a burial.
This dilapidated old house itself is the most dangerous and strange place, so naturally there is no need to send anyone to guard this place.
Even if a disobedient person tries to break into this place, they will only ask for trouble...
When Li Si'an regained consciousness, he found himself standing on an empty street.
There are various street shops and stalls on both sides.
The sky was gloomy, with no sun, moon or stars.
Although there was no light at all, Li Sian's vision was inexplicably clear and he would not lose his vision due to darkness.
Looking around, Li Sian found that the street was extremely empty, and not even a single person could be seen.
The inns, teahouses, blacksmith shops, medicine shops, and silver buildings on the streets were all intact, as if they were still in business just a moment ago.
Everything is available inside, including a half-drunk wine bottle and a bite of warm steamed buns.
Even the stove in the blacksmith shop nearby is still burning brightly, and a farm tool that has just been tempered in half is still glowing red.
The whole town was filled with eerie silence. Except for the subtle beeping sound of the charcoal being burned in the stove, there was no sound of people around.
It was as if all the people had evaporated from the world just a moment ago.
However, Li Sian did not feel the least bit surprised or surprised.
The weird world itself is a world without logic and 'normal'.
Everything that happens is within reason.
"Su Hui doesn't seem to be following me... Did he not follow me into the strange realm, or was he split up somewhere else?"
However, Li Sian learned from the experience of the last strange situation and ran directly to look for clues without being confused.
Instead, I found a furoshiki and walked directly into the inn and restaurant.
Select the food inside and put everything that is easy to carry.
He even tied a jar of wine with a rope and carried it behind his back.
After packing the things that were easy to carry, Li Sian picked up the still warm meat buns and took a bite carefully.
Then he put down the meat buns and went to the blacksmith shop next door to find a sharp knife...
After waving it around, I found that I was really not good at using knives.
And even if you are attacked by an evil thing, a sharp knife will not be of great help to you.
So he put down the knife and replaced it with a one-handed ax that was more handy.
One end of this ax is a sharp axe blade, and the other end is in the shape of a hammer.
Whether you need to chop something or smash something open, this axe-hammer should be able to help you.
After lifting his belongings and confirming the weight of his luggage, Li Sian also gave up his plan to continue looking for survival items.
The current weight is just enough for him to carry without affecting his movement speed and physical strength.
If you take more things, you will be focusing on one thing at the expense of the other. Instead, it will consume Li Sian's physical strength and slow down his progress.
After thinking for a while, Li Sian went to the silver shop next door again, picked out a few gold necklaces and bracelets and stuffed them into his arms.
I don’t know what my next chance of survival will be.
The luggage he had brought with him was all looted by people from Huangning County because of his fainting.
If you ever need money later, these gold jewelry can just solve your problem.
At this time, about a cup of tea had passed since he took his first bite of the meat bun.
I felt my body carefully and found that there were no symptoms of drowsiness or confusion.
"It seems that the food is safe enough and not poisonous."
This time Li Sian had a big meal in front of the table.
For a whole day since he entered Huangning County, he had not found a chance to have a good meal.
The food you conjure up with your own abilities will eventually expire.
So Li Sian took this opportunity to have a full stomach and avoid encountering a strange situation where it would take a long time to find a way out again.
Taking food and various supplies, Li Sian left this deserted and silent street.
After walking for a long time, I passed several alleys, all of which were deserted...
At this moment, Li Sian suddenly heard footsteps coming from not far away!
“Who!”
Li Sian shouted angrily and subconsciously threw the ax in his hand as a throwing object.
Just hearing a scream, the woman in the corner shouted in horror:
"Hero, spare your life!"
"Huh?"
Li Sian stepped forward cautiously , I saw an ordinary-looking woman hiding behind a tree in the corner of the alley.
"Are you a human or an evil creature? Why are you here! And why are you hiding behind the tree!" Li Sian shouted angrily.
If there was any question in the other party's answer, Li Sian would strike her with an ax and chop her into two pieces.
“I am a human being!”
The woman was so frightened that tears and snot ran down her face. She was so embarrassed that she fell to the ground and desperately begged for mercy.
Li Sian did not relax his vigilance, but let him continue to answer his questions.
But the woman was obviously very frightened, and she stammered for a long time before Li Si'an roughly understood her situation.
She was just an ordinary person at first, but she didn't know what happened just now, and she fainted in the blink of an eye.
When she woke up, she had already appeared in this deserted city.
She walked for a long time without seeing a living person. When she was scared, she happened to see Li Sian appearing in the distance.
That’s why I tremblingly tried to ask Li Sian to see if he could ask where this place was.
“Is she also an ordinary person who strayed into a strange situation?”
There must be more than one entrance to the strange realm, and the way to enter is not limited to entering through the 'entrance'.
Sometimes even though they are thousands of miles apart, they can inexplicably enter the same strange territory through some factors.
At least Li Si'an knew before that there was a person who was sleeping at home and appeared in a strange place inexplicably while sleeping.
I also saw a group of soldiers who called themselves frontier sergeants.
In the end, the man didn't do anything. He just wandered around and watched the group of soldiers fighting on the city wall with a group of incoming evil creatures.
After the battle was over, the man escaped from the strange situation unscathed.
Having such evil experiences, Li Sian finally believed this man's words.
“What’s your name?”
“Sun Cuier.”
Seeing that the woman was still trembling with fear and her legs were weak, Li Si’an said helplessly:
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you." "Both of us must have entered this strange territory by mistake. You just follow me and listen to my instructions. I will try my best to get you out of here as safely as possible."
As long as Li Sian's own safety is not endangered, he will not mind saving ordinary people who are innocently involved in strange situations.
Sun Cuier stood up tremblingly, wiped the dirt on her face with her handkerchief, and then thanked her:
"Thank you, my dear benefactor."
"It's too early to call me benefactor now. When you can leave here safely, you can call me benefactor again."
Li Si'an then reported his name.
Then the two continued to search in the empty city.
Li Sian said to himself:
"What exactly is this city, and why was it chosen as a place of strangeness?"
Sun Cui'er was stunned when she heard this and couldn't help but said:
"Isn't this Huangning County?"
"What, this is Huangning County?" Li Sian was surprised, but he didn't expect Sun Cui'er Why would you say such shocking news?
But Li Sian looked at it for a long time and didn't see any similarity between this place and Huangning County in his impression.
"How do you know this is Huangning County... Are you a citizen of Huangning County?"
"Exactly, the little girl has lived in Huangning County for a long time, and her parents are both locals in Huangning County."
Li Sian looked up and down.
It is confirmed that although the clothes Sun Cuier is wearing are not expensive silk, they are definitely not bright cloth that can be worn by servants.
Especially Sun Cuier is wearing some cheap jewelry on her head...
"Who are you!" Li Si'an suddenly asked angrily:
"Everyone with a foreign surname in Huangning County has been used as a servant. How can you wear better clothes and jewelry than your master!"
Because Huangning County has been isolated from the world for more than 30 years. , so some luxury goods that are not produced locally will be in short supply.
Even the direct descendants of the Qin family, there are very few who can afford to wear silk.
Sun Cuier claimed to be from Huangning County, but her characteristics were inconsistent. Naturally, Li Si'an's first reaction was...
She was lying to herself!
Li Si'an frowned, suddenly turned around, and asked all his questions, wanting to see how she could justify herself.
But Sun Cuier not only did not feel any embarrassment that her lies were exposed, but instead had a look of dull surprise on her face, not knowing what Li Sian was talking about.
"What servant? When did we become people with a foreign surname... Even though the Qin family is the most wealthy family in Huangning County, they are not that overbearing."
"Besides, those with the surname Qin People only account for less than 10% of Huangning County, how can they dominate Huangning County?"
The two sides are so at odds with each other that Li Sian even thought that the two sides were from different Huangning counties. '.
Could it be another place also called ‘Huangning County’ under the rule of the Da Qi court?
But after glancing at the surrounding environment, Li Sian suddenly made a bold guess.
"What year was it when you came in!"
"The twenty-sixth year of Zhizheng..."
Li Sian was shocked when he heard this.
Zhizheng was the reign title of the first two emperors of Da Qi.
It was at least thirty years ago.
As expected, this girl was already from more than thirty years ago...
The most important thing is that the girl once said that this town is Huangning County.
That means that the strange situation he entered was Huangning County, which had not experienced a major disaster more than thirty years ago!
Because after a major disaster, the towns were destroyed, and the remaining residents would start to rebuild the towns, giving the entire Huangning County a completely new look.
At this time, Li Sian's mind was in chaos.
In the past, he also learned about the experiences of many people who escaped from strange situations.
But like now, coming to a town more than thirty years ago, and meeting a person who lived more than thirty years ago...
Li Si'an stepped forward and touched the woman's breasts Looking at her chest, she found that her heart was still beating and her body was warm. She was not a ghost.
After taking a deep breath to calm down, he regained his composure.
While continuing to search for clues with Sun Cuier in the city, he told her what happened in the next thirty years.
More than thirty years have passed since Sun Cui'er found out about the strange situation outside the country, and the entire Huangning County was destroyed.
People with other surnames either fled or died in disasters, and the rest were driven into slavery by the Qin family.
Sun Cuier was also deeply shocked for a moment and couldn't believe these things.
At this moment, Li Si'an saw another man walking across the street.
Wearing cloth, carrying a big baggage behind him like himself.
When both sides see each other, their first reaction is naturally to be wary of each other.
But after a while of conversation, Li Sian also confirmed that the other party was also an ordinary person trapped in this strange situation.
His name is Hu Bin, and he is a coachman in the city.
Similar to Sun Cuier, she woke up half an hour ago and found no one around her.
It’s just that unlike Li Sian, when he saw the things on the street unattended, his first reaction was to go to the cash box of the street shop to search for money.
The shops on two streets were looted in succession, and a whole bag of broken silver coins and valuable gadgets were filled.
The three of them soon walked together. During the process, Li Sian also asked him how he entered here.
Hu Bin said that it seemed that when he was pulling a cart, he suddenly felt a pain in his head and felt short of breath in his chest.
I felt dizzy, and finally my vision went dark.
When he opened his eyes again, he found that he was here.
Li Sian thought for a while and guessed that since there were these two survivors in this place, there would probably be more people.
Perhaps Su Hui was left somewhere and was waiting for him to meet up with her to figure out how to leave this place.
So Li Sian quickened his pace, preparing to search more streets before there was any danger in this place to see if he could find Su Hui as soon as possible.
Logically speaking, when looking for someone, it is best to shout loudly and try to attract the attention of distant companions through shouting.
But Li Sian understood that this strange situation was unpredictable and there might be some unknown danger.
Therefore, I did not choose to shout in such a ostentatious way, otherwise I was afraid that my companion would not be found, but would attract some horrible evil thing.
The three of them had no choice but to search aimlessly in the city on two legs.
Not long after walking, we arrived at the edge of the city wall of Huangning County.
Sure enough, as Li Sian expected, this strange situation also has a limited scope.
This city wall is completely composed of ink-black mist. It is extremely turbid and full of danger to the naked eye.
Just taking a glance, Li Sian felt a great sense of danger in his heart, as if every inch of his body was desperately shouting for Li Sian to leave the black mist.
He casually took out a steamed bun from the package and threw it towards the mist from a distance.
After encountering the black mist, the steamed bun was quickly corroded into pus as if it had encountered sulfuric acid.
The other two were so frightened that they gave up the urge to escape from Huangning County.
"Sure enough, the way to survive in this strange situation is not to leave Huangning County."
(End of this chapter)