Chapter 73 Ghost Town
For two days, Zuo Chen has been walking slowly in Xuzhou. Although his steps are small, the wind is blowing on both sides as he walks, and the scenery changes layer by layer.
If you are in Qingzhou, the surrounding scenery should be like a colorful shadow painting. Walking on the road should be like walking on horseback and watching flowers, and the scenery should be like a picture scroll.
However, in Xuzhou, it is really the same.
Nothing but wasteland is wasteland.
Nothing but barren trees are barren trees.
They are all gray and black, which makes them uncomfortable to look at.
Being bored while walking on the road, Zuo Chen put the Xiaohan Stone that he had taken out from the hilt of the scholar's sword into his hand and started playing with it.
This cold stone is not regular. In addition to being blue all over, it looks more like broken stones picked up casually from the roadside.
But this thing is very cold after you get it. If you hit the head of an ordinary charlatan, it will probably freeze him into a popsicle.
Zuo Chen was not sure about the origin of this thing, but seeing that there was no evil spirit or ghost energy on the pebble, he estimated that it was not an evil thing made through evil techniques.
This kind of heaven and earth spiritual treasure Zuo Chen will definitely not be destroyed. I will wait until I find a skilled craftsman to see if I can process this thing.
But Zuo Chen estimated that there were not many craftsmen who could transform this thing. Otherwise, it would be impossible for this small stone to be placed in the sword in the form of being "buried into the hilt".
Zuo Chen also likes magic weapons. The golden boy and girl he received before was so spiritual that she looked more like he was carrying two babies than a magic weapon. This ice stone is not so particular. It is always good to collect more.
After playing with it, Zuo Chen took the stone back into his arms and looked into the distance again. Suddenly he saw a city not far away, so he took a second look.
"Huh?"
Zuo Chen's eyes showed some surprise.
This city...is a little different.
......
The whole of Xuzhou must be more than just Xuzhou City.
There are always people coming and going in places next to rivers or on flat land - these places have a lot of people walking, and they will first step out of the way, and then houses will be built on the roadside, and if there are too many houses, they will turn into villages. , several villages gathered together to become a town, and the town erected high walls and became a city.
Zuo Chen walked from Changshan Town to the center of Xuzhou. Naturally, he passed by many deserted villages and ruins on the way. Some were just villages, and some were about to become towns. And the place he was in now was Xuzhou. There is a big city inside.
It's called "Falling Mountain".
Zuo Chen used Wang Qi Technique and looked toward the city. What caught his eye was the ghostly atmosphere in the city. It looked like the village Zuo Chen had visited in the first place.
However, this city is still a little bit different from what Zuo Chen imagined.
He is now sitting in a dilapidated room, but he looks sideways at the translucent old man next to him and asks:
"Old sir, how long has it been since your Luoshan City became like this?"
"It's been a while, sir." The old man said with a smile: "Not long after the famine broke out in Xuzhou, King Kang came to the city with his troops and horses to collect grain. After harvesting the grain, many people ran away. At that time, there were actually not many people in the city. Later, the desert became large and the remaining people ran away. Only those of us who were incompetent and incompetent were left, unable to leave or run away. In the end, he starved to death in this city."
Zuo Chen nodded, but his eyes passed through the village chief and looked outside the house.
There are many children who are not even tall enough to lean on their stomachs and poke their heads out of the door. Their bodies are also translucent.
At a glance, he has become a ghost for a long time.
When the children saw Zuo Chen looking over, they all exclaimed. Some ran to the left, some jumped up, and two children collided with each other. I am in you, and I am in you. With you.
The frights dispersed together, the wandering spirits flew everywhere, and the little ghosts were very ghostly after running away.
“Hey, these little brats are so rude!”
The old man scolded the brats behind with his eyes wide open, then looked at Zuo Chen embarrassedly:
"I'm so sorry, sir. The parents of these children have escaped. They died here before they left. Without parental education, they are either timid or ignorant of etiquette. Please be patient." It doesn't matter." Zuo Chen waved his hand with a smile.
He stood up, came to the door, and looked out.
In his left eye, the town in front of him was in ruins, with the wall lying on the ground. The ground was full of burnt smell and white bones.
There was deathly silence in all directions, the city was empty, the windows were broken and the walls collapsed.
In his right eye, the street was full of pedestrians, performers, singers and monkeys, hanging white lanterns and beaming with joy. There were also many beautiful girls who looked at Zuo Chen curiously, and immediately felt shy when they saw his gentle face. He blushed and ran away with a "Hey!"
The ghost spirit is very strong, just like the human world.
Zuo Chen was also eye-opening.
The living city is common, but this is the first time to see the ghost city.
The most important thing is that the ghosts in this ghost town have not turned into evil spirits. They are still similar to living people. There is not much difference. When Zuo Chen entered the city just now, a group of ghosts looked around curiously. But when Zuo Chen said that he could see them, these ghosts were frightened and ran around, fearing that this capable Taoist priest would save them. .
And when they discovered that Zuo Chen was not the kind of Taoist priest who said, "The old ways are evil and the old ways will destroy you!", they came to Zuo Chen's side, asking questions and being warm and hospitable.
"City Lord, your city is really lively."
Zuo Chen stood on the street corner and sighed, while the old man next to him shook his head in panic: "Master, you are so terrible Just joking, I am not a city lord, but I am the one who can speak in the city and all the people who are in charge of things have gone away. The remaining county magistrate also...went out. Only I am the oldest and experienced person. It's relatively large, and people in the city let me take care of the city's affairs first. But I don't understand this, so I just let them stay and live well."
I scratched my head in embarrassment. Scratching his head, he continued:
"Anyway, we don't have to worry about eating and drinking like this. We are neither hungry nor sleepy, so we play every day. The vendors on the street corners are just showing off and selling. Most of the food is made of clay balls, but children like to handle them and are willing to chew them even if they fall to the ground.
"That's a good thing. It's a good thing that you're not hungry."
After the old man said this, he asked Zuo Chen: "Master, what are you doing here? It's not very clean outside Xuzhou now."
"Just passing by. Let's rest here for a while." Zuo Chen didn't tell his purpose, and telling them this would not be of much help.
However, he couldn't stop looking into the city.
He was really curious about this kind of ghost town.
The old man caught Zuo Chen's gaze and said with a smile:
"Taoist Master, are you interested in taking a walk around the city?"
Zuo Chen wanted to refuse, but suddenly Something came to mind.
In the great wilderness of Xuzhou, King Kang had three great strengths.
First, a ferocious place raises treasures. Some ferocious murderous creatures will be born and raised in Xuzhou.
The second is to raise the wasteland. That thing is the ultimate weapon in Xuzhou, but Zuo Chen doesn't know much information now.
This third point, Zuo Chen estimates, is the most troublesome point.
Raise ghost soldiers!
King Kang must have some means at hand to force these sneaks to obey his orders. After raising a large army of sneaks and evil, if King Kang can control them, he will be the biggest capital in the world.
If this ghost town has no means of protection and is taken away by King Kang, Zuo Chen will have a headache for a while.
Just in case.
"Then I'll trouble you, old man."
Zuo Chen said.
(End of this chapter)