Chapter 163 Dreams cover all directions
At noon on the second day, the ship was about to arrive at the shore.
The end of this river is a large lake, with a checkpoint next to it. Merchant ships from Shangbaolai usually stop here, and the people at the checkpoint are responsible for receiving and unloading the goods.
Going out from the pass is a long straight road. The road is paved with bluestone slabs, which can be used by horse-drawn carriages to pull goods.
The long road is divided into three parts, each leading to the Western Union Platform, the Eastern Union Tower and the main gate. The three places together form the northern fortress.
This time the matter was urgent. No merchant ships came to the Great Lake. Only their speedboat went down the river and had already arrived in front of the sluice gate blocking the Great Lake.
“Stop the boat!”
The boatman standing at the top shouted, but he didn’t know why. After he finished shouting, the gate of the sluice in front of him did not open, and he stood quietly. On the river, motionless.
"The door is screwed up. In the past, I opened the door before I started shouting. What happened today?"
Guan Gou Dou came to the side of the boat and looked sideways at the sluice in front of him. He twitched his nose and frowned slightly.
"Taoist Master, there is a smell of death in the air."
"Is it very strong?"
"Very strong."
Zuo Chen's eyes were filled with energy, and the whole water gate was filled with energy. The Qi breath came into his eyes.
The big lake is full of life, with swimming fish and frightened birds, free and easy.
The place where people rest in the sluice is full of gray, with wisps of life heading towards death.
"Get off the boat and follow the dirt road."
Instead of continuing to wait on the boat, several people asked the Lifus to put down the disembarkation ramp and hurriedly left the ship.
Zuo Chen told the boatman to return to the city as soon as possible, and put two disaster prevention stickers on the boat to protect them from being attacked by evil things on the waterway.
After the boat left, a few people came to the guard room next to the sluice.
The door is closed at this moment, and I don't know what's inside.
"Taoist Priest, let me open the door."
After that, Zhu Laoba walked carefully to the wooden door, knocked on the door first, and shouted: "Are you there?" Are you here?"
After waiting for a few breaths and no response, Zhu Laoba exerted a little force on his hand.
The fragile wooden door in front of him made an overwhelming crunching sound and turned into pieces in Zhu Laoba's hands.
The room was clean and tidy, but unusually quiet. The only sound was the steady rising and falling of breathing.
Looking down again, there were many people lying on the ground.
Leaning on the floor, lying on the table, bending over the wall, the postures are weird and weird, like a group of puppets with their silk threads cut off, lying in various directions.
They are all fast asleep.
Among the people who fell to the ground and fell asleep, more than half of their bodies were withered and died.
Looking at this appearance, Hu Wen's face instantly turned ugly!
Where can’t you see it? The sluice gate was drugged into a dream!
But only now did he realize that people trapped in dreams would gradually wither and become like this.
Ning Wei, squatting on Hu Wen’s shoulder, was furious and cursed through gritted teeth:
“This evil dream can actually bite people!”
Hu Wen felt depressed.
If this evil dream spreads out, wouldn’t it cause the entire Youzhou to be devastated?
More than half of the fishermen and fishermen who stayed here were dead, and the rest were extremely weak, hanging with only one breath.
Continuous dreams were constantly devouring the lives of these ordinary people. Finally, more than half of them were shriveled up and about to lose their lives.
Such a long dream is like a monster that chooses people to eat
It turns flesh and blood into a cage, imprisoning the soul in it, and sinking into a dream.
Zuo Chen waved gently, and the wooden floors around him seemed to come alive, rolling into waves and transporting people to him.
The living are placed on the left and the dead are placed on the right.
Looking carefully, there are about thirty people stationed here, and nearly twenty of them are dead.
Just blow out a breath of spiritual energy.
Visible to the naked eye, the shriveled skin of the living people lying below recovered rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and they became no different from ordinary people in the blink of an eye.
After thinking about how to wake these people up, he felt in his pocket and took out the scissors that had been taken away from Magistrate Xun before.
Click it in the air at will.
The sound of the cloth being split into two clearly reached everyone's ears. The scenery in front of Zuo Chen was cut open, like cut cloth, half hanging down, swaying in the wind on the floor.
Behind the curtain, there was a bookkeeper gesticulating with a ledger:
"Hurry up and get ready! It seems that a noble person is coming to Shangbao, and he will be escorted by a big ship. We can't lose face here. , get ready! Caught a few more fish from the lake, let the nobles have a full fish feast!"
The man in the dream was minding his own business, seemingly unaware that Zuo Chen had cut a hole in the air.
The two demon kings standing next to Zuo Chen couldn't help but take a breath of air.
Others may not be able to tell if they are not good enough, but the two of them can clearly understand how deep this scissor is!
Easily tearing apart the boundary between reality and dreams, it also allows others to have a glimpse of this profound dream. This is a great magical power, but it doesn't require any intrusive methods. It is really powerful.
Zuo Chen stared at the accountant who was shouting, and then looked in the direction of the deceased.
Among the pile of dead people, the accountant was lying peacefully, his body was withered and he had been dead for a long time.
Concentrating his thoughts, Zuo Chen transported the spirit energy into the whistle.
Shout loudly:
"Wake up!"
At this moment, the sound seemed to break through the barrier between dreams and reality, and reached the ears of the dreamer who was working.
Those who were still alive looked sideways in Zuo Chen's direction, as if awakened from a dream.
But those who have died are still minding their own business, as if they have been left in a dream forever.
“Pa!”
The dream in front of everyone disappeared like a burst bubble.
The people who were paralyzed on the ground finally slowly opened their eyes.
At first they were all confused, as if they had just woken up from a big dream. Then they looked around and looked in horror at the corpses around them and the sudden appearance of Zuo Chen and his group.
A young man stood up from the ground. He looked at Zuo Chen with wide eyes. He subconsciously stretched out his hand and pointed at him tremblingly:
"You... I just saw you!”
He was clearly frightened.
I was working conscientiously, but I didn’t expect that when I opened my eyes, I found that the colleague I was with just now was dead. His whole body was covered with wrinkles. In addition, the last thing he saw was How could this Taoist priest not be misunderstood?
They were all frightened. Fortunately, Hu Wen stepped forward and took out his walking sign, and the misunderstanding was resolved.
After calming down, Zuo Chen asked some questions. As a result, the remaining group of people did not know that they had entered a dream at all. They only remembered that they had received a message early this morning. They received news that a great nobleman was going north from Shangbao, so they worked hard all day.
Now that all the people in charge of the water gate are dead, the remaining ones are all Lifu who are not very good at talking. After confirming that it was Zuo Chen who saved them all, they kowtowed to Zuo Chen and the others. Express your gratitude.
"You guys stay here for a few more days and bury these corpses. If no news comes from you in another three days, then you can go up the river to Shangbao City to find Yi You. Tell him everything about this place."
Hu Wen comforted him with a few words.
These warriors were panicking, but they really had no choice but to nod and comply with Hu Wen's request and pack up the nearby corpses.
Zuo Chen gave each of them an escape talisman. These warriors have been at the water gate all the time. Apparently, the Taoist priest’s rumors have not fallen into their ears. They do not understand the efficacy of the talisman. I was filled with panic, feeling that this little yellow paper charm might not be able to save my life.
Hu Wen can also see what these Lifus are thinking. Unfortunately, there are so many urgent and complicated things now that Hu Wen really can’t spare the time to comfort the Lifus. He can only hastily persuade them to feel at ease, and then follows everyone Set off.
On the way, Hu Wen felt depressed and was obviously in a bad mood due to this incident.
"It seems that this big dream covers more than just Xiliantai." Zhu Laoba muttered: "They have just slept for a day, and they are already withered like this. What about other places? Place..."
Zhu Laoba felt a little uncomfortable when he said this and closed his mouth. Hu Wen pressed his temples with his hands, not daring to think deeply.
Ning Wei also had a sad face: "When I first started dreaming, I and my brothers didn't react, thinking that they were still in Xiliantai. Later, after going out for a walk, I realized that the scenery around me was not right. Like these Lifus."
"Brother Zhu, Brother Guan, you two said before that you could jump out of the dream," Hu Wen asked as if he suddenly thought of something.
"Yes, after all, Pi Laolang and I are innately perfect Taoists. If we use our cultivation to stimulate our three souls and seven souls, we can wake ourselves up from this dream." Zhu Laoba nodded, but then pointed. Hu Ni said for a moment: "But this girl is not very good. She has only brute strength and no skills at all. If she is trapped in it, she is really trapped in it."
"I'm thinking about Liu Xian." Hu Wen said: "Liu Xian is a land deity who is only strong but not weak. He is definitely not comparable to Taoist priests, but he should not be trapped by this dream. If there is a thief setting up a big altar. Meng, how could Liu Xian not notice it?”
“I have never been in contact with Liu Xian, so I don’t know what you are talking about.” Zhu Laoba shook his head.
Hu Wen sighed and looked into the distance.
Suddenly, a few dots of black appeared on the horizon not far away, and twisted monsters were squirming and dancing among them, wandering next to the huge stockade.
They walked aimlessly in circles and circles around the village.
Hu Wen opened his eyes and leaned forward, almost jumping off the horse:
"Damn it! Evil creatures are sieging the city! These bastards won't come sooner or later. , Why did you come at this time!"
Without saying anything, Zuo Chen turned his hand and lifted the carriage directly on the spot, leading everyone to rush towards the Western Union Platform.
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(End of this chapter)