Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 183
There is nothing in the city for the time being, and the imperial court's disaster relief mission will come again in a few days, so Li Xiuyuan can leave Guo Beicheng for a few days with peace of mind.

He just took two guards with him, rode a fast horse, and left the city.

"Drive~!"

The fast horse galloped, kicking up dust.

Although there were floods here some time ago, the weather was good after the flood. The sun has been exposed for the past few days, and the ground has dried out, so you can travel without hindrance. However, there are still muddy water in the low-lying places, and there is a wave of fishy smell.

There are rotten and smelly fish and shrimps on the roadside, as well as the corpses of some domestic animals.

"Young master, there are disaster victims outside the city at this time, where are we going?" On the way, the guard couldn't help asking.

Li Xiuyuan said; "Go to Hua County, a hundred miles away, to do some private affairs."

Riding all the way past, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

Although the situation in Guobei City has improved somewhat, outside the city, the victims of the disaster have not improved at all. He even saw a few dead bodies floating in some puddles. People pick it up.

And there is more than one place like this.

No wonder there was a stench in the air along the way.

In addition, he also saw some victims of the disaster. They were in a state of disarray and tattered, walking with difficulty, dragging their families and walking towards Guo Beicheng.

In ancient times, people were like this when they were hit by a disaster. They fled to the big county. In their hearts, the big county is prosperous, and even if it is hit by a disaster, there should be a way to survive.

However, it is also true.

Right now, Guo Beicheng does have the ability to receive the victims, and the people he left in the city to help the victims have not yet withdrawn.

So when Li Xiuyuan saw those victims going to Guo Beicheng, he was relieved.

Because they are walking a way of life, not a way of death.

After galloping along the avenue for a while, Li Xiuyuan suddenly stared at him, pulled the reins, and stopped the horse.

"Eldest Young Master, what's the matter?" The guard next to him also hurriedly stopped.

At this moment, Li Xiuyuan saw a group of disaster victims lying on the ground not far from the road, with blood flowing all over the ground, no breath, and they were already cold corpses.

"Go and see." He said in a deep voice.

A guard responded, got off his horse, strode to the side of the victims to investigate, and said, "Young Master, they are all dead, they were killed by someone, there should be three or four people who did it, I guess I met a group of thieves."

Among the corpses were old people, women, and children. They should have also fled to Guo Beicheng.

"These thieves even robbed the victims?" Li Xiuyuan couldn't help feeling angry.

The guard said, "This world is not peaceful at first, but now that a disaster has struck, it is not uncommon for some people who can't survive to become thieves."

Li Xiuyuan remained silent, but asked the guards to drag the corpses to the nearby forest and bury them hastily.

However, as soon as he arrived in the nearby forest, he saw a female corpse with a bloodless face and disheveled clothes hanging from a tree. A pair of dead gray eyes stared straight into the distance. The corpse was blown by the breeze. , and swayed slightly.

Obviously, the woman died by hanging herself.

"Young master, I'm afraid that group of thieves just killed the group of disaster victims just now out of lust. This girl was insulted before she died."

The guard saw the blood on the woman's thigh, and couldn't help but whispered.

It can be seen that this woman is only twenty-seven years old. If she is not dead, she is indeed a beautiful woman. However, at this moment, this woman was humiliated and hanged herself. Those empty gray eyes stared at the distance, but revealed resentment There is no half beauty in the color, only the creepy fear.

This is a woman who died wronged and humiliated. If she didn't become a ghost, no one would believe her.

"Let her down and bury her."

Li Xiuyuan looked at the female corpse, waved his hand, and couldn't bear to look directly at it.

The guards were also very sympathetic to the woman, and dug a shallow grave for her, and immediately placed a tombstone with no words on it, which was regarded as a burial.

"Let's go."

Li Xiuyuan didn't stay long, and quickly got on his horse and continued on his way.

Originally thought that he had already seen all kinds of misery in this world in Guobei City, and he was already prepared to accept it in his heart.

However, after walking all the way, he discovered that there are countless tragedies in other places, and the woman who was killed by a thief and hanged herself was just one of them.

Seeing all these things, any person with a conscience will be angry.

Li Xiuyuan also had anger in his heart, but he didn't know where to vent his anger, because the chief culprit of this incident, the Dragon King of Wujiang, had already been beheaded by him, and even the city god of Guobei, who caused such a disaster, had been killed by him. He was beheaded, and besides that, his uncle was implicated and was about to be struck to death by lightning.

Even the bald Taoist who cheated for incense in the city and deceived the crowd with false rumors was shot and killed by him in front of the Qingfeng Temple.

But what about this?
What should have happened still happened, and tragedies are still brewing.

"Drive~!"

Li Xiuyuan rode wildly, his heart was like this neighing steed, it was difficult to calm down.

I don't know how long it took, but the sitting horse was tired and slowed down, unable to run.

It was also getting late.

"Eldest Young Master, it's getting late, should we find a place to rest for the night, and then go on our way tomorrow?" the guard asked.

They knew that the young master was in a bad mood today, so they didn't bother him much along the way.

"There are corpses all over the place, ghosts are sure to haunt, there is no need to stay overnight, continue on your way, you can go to Hua County when it gets dark." Li Xiuyuan came back to his senses, looked at the sky and said.

The two guards thought it made sense and nodded.

However, the sitting horse couldn't stand the whole day's running, so the three turned over and led the horse to continue on their way.

But after walking for a while, just as it was getting dark, a strange wind blew up on the road, and waves of dust rolled up, hitting people's eyes directly, making people almost unable to open their eyes.

"Young master, this wind is very evil."

The guard leaned closer to his young master, and said in a suppressed voice.

"So many people died in the flood, and some lands in various places were washed away, and the statues were polluted. Without the protection of some gods, I am afraid that some monsters and ghosts will appear. The wind is not difficult to understand." Li Xiuyuan glanced around.

But I saw dust everywhere, and the surrounding area was hazy, but I couldn't see anything else.

Facing the wind and sand, Li Xiuyuan walked forward for a while, and suddenly stopped walking and waved: "Stop."

"Did you hear anything?"

The two guards listened attentively, shook their heads and said, "I didn't hear anything, only the sound of wind and sand."

Li Xiuyuan didn't explain much, he also knew that the guards had no morals, and some movements would naturally be inaudible, but he didn't blame them, after all, they were helpless about ghosts.

Soon, there was a burst of vocal music on the road ahead where the wind and sand suddenly rose.

There is the sound of trumpet blowing, the sound of beating gongs, and the sound of beating drums. These vocal music are mixed together, like the joy of welcoming relatives.

However, they are not completely similar, and there are some strange sounds mixed in.

However, without waiting for Li Xiuyuan to think about it, he really saw a welcoming team, neat and lively, beating gongs and drums, ignoring the wind and sand around them, and walking towards them along the avenue. Wearing festive red clothes, but the only difference is that these people's faces are pale, without a little bit of blood.

And his face was stiff, his eyes were empty and silent, not like a living person.

"Eldest young master, there is still a team welcoming the bride at such a late hour. Could it be that there is another evil spirit?" The guards have seen too many ghosts and ghosts. Seeing this scene, they immediately felt that this was another evil spirit.

Li Xiuyuan frowned slightly and said: "What you said this time is not wrong, it is an evil, this wilderness, there is no village in the front, no shop in the back, and it has just been hit by a disaster, it is so late, how come There may be a team welcoming the bride."

He took a serious look, and only after he got close did he see clearly that the individuals in front of the welcoming procession were neither human beings nor ghosts, but paper figurines made of paper. These paper figurines did not walk The feet are just floating in mid-air, rising and falling, people who can't see clearly think they are walking.

"Young master, since we have hit the evil spirit, let's avoid it quickly, so as not to cause any disaster."

Although the guards knew that these welcoming teams might be ghosts, they were not afraid.

They have all beaten ghosts with willow sticks before, so they have developed their courage.

Li Xiuyuan nodded, but he led the horse and stepped aside to avoid the welcoming team.

　I will start making up changes tomorrow, I know how much I owe, and I hope to understand until the funeral is over.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)