After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 41 The cost of returning home safely

  He Chunhua said in a deep voice: "Yes, but we definitely didn't do it on purpose."

"Human life is precious, but the battle in the central region is against the clock. If we can't bring back the Dafang pot in time, the rebel party will go down the river, and the capital may be bloodbathed!" Sun Fuping sighed, "by then, innocent civilians will die. Hundreds of people, thousands of people... ten thousand people?"

  He Chunhua opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. On the one hand, the righteousness of the family and the country, and on the other hand, the lives of people at the border, which is more important?

   Seeing that he stopped talking, Nian Songyu also let out a sigh of relief, and secretly let go of the effort.

   In case Governor He is pedantic, he doesn't mind using the knife swiftly.

   "The crazy sand season basically occurs in September every year and lasts until February and March of the next year." Sun Fuping is familiar with these materials, "but there are occasional exceptions, right?"

  He Chunhua thought for a while, then nodded slowly: "Yes, according to the official history of Qiansong County, the wild sand season has not come on time for several years, causing a large number of human and animal casualties."

   "What will it look like when it comes?"

"First there was a violent storm, lightning and thunder, and then the desert was like howling ghosts, and the wind and sand danced wildly like dragons and snakes." That's why it is called the wild sand season. "At this time, when people walk into the desert, they will be buried alive within a few breaths. The wind and sand will not subside until next year."

   "I also checked the records. In fact, there have been five times in the Panlong Desert's crazy sand season over the past century. Three times advanced, twice postponed. The most recent time was twenty years ago, and the crazy sand season was moved forward to mid-May."

  He Chunhua also had an impression: "I just arrived in Qiansong County at that time, and the local residents have been talking about it for many years. Even in the following seven years, the passenger flow of the Hongya Commercial Road was affected, and it slowly recovered later."

  Everyone took the Red Cliff trade route for the sake of its safety; if Panlong Desert’s temper tantrums broke out from time to time, who would dare to earn such a life-saving money?

"Interestingly, I got a clue from Patriarch Zhu Gen: Twenty years ago, he sent a team from Baling Kingdom to explore the ancient city of Panlong again. He didn't go there himself, but counting the time, that team The team should arrive here in April and May!"

   This time even Nian Songyu was surprised by it: "Master, you mean... that year's Kuangsha season was brought forward because of man-made?"

"It's very possible! At least the timing is right." Sun Fuping said, "This team is personally led by the grand disciple who is valued by the ancestor Zhu Gen. Before departure, he must give him face-to-face instructions. After coming here, the Kuangsha season has been successfully brought forward. .”

  He Lingchuan said with a straight face: "But did they go back successfully?"

  Sun Fuping sighed and shook his head: "That failure dealt a heavy blow to Patriarch Zhu Gen. Later, Baling no longer organized Panlong City expeditions."

   "Doesn't this prove that it has come and gone?" He Lingchuan laughed angrily, "Then why are we here?"

"What if I say that when the sandstorm season comes, the safest place in the entire desert is the ancient city of Panlong instead?" Sun Fuping turned sideways, pointed to the full set of coarse porcelain wine sets on the cabinet, and said, "Look, this is Is it something that can withstand the storm? But what it was like to leave the Panlong ruins from the coalition forces, it is still what it is now."

   Everyone's expressions changed, and they couldn't help but look around.

   It is true that the restaurant is open to the wind on three sides, but the tables and chairs in the front hall and the stove in the back kitchen should be neat. From Situ Han's perspective, you can still see two earthen bottles on the stove, which are filled with either salt or lard. If the wild sand falls here every year, where can these be preserved? Even this restaurant, the two rows of shops facing the street, and so many houses in the city are all wooden structures with more than a hundred years old. Why didn't they collapse in the strong wind and sand?

   Walking into the city, no one thought much about it until Sun Fuping reminded him.

  He Chunhua let out a sigh of relief: "There is often no wind in the eye of the wind."

  So even if the crazy sand season starts, no matter what happens outside, Panlong City will not be affected.

   "If you had said it earlier, we wouldn't have misunderstood." He Lingchuan slapped the sky, stopped fighting with Nian Songyu, walked back and sat down to drink water.

  Situ Han whispered softly: "But the wild sand season lasts at least four or five months. What do we eat and drink during this time?"

   People are about to eat, and they only brought water for a few days.

  This team is full of fierce men, they are all idiots, not magicians who can fast.

  Before others spoke, He Lingchuan laughed at him: "Think about it with your brain, if the Dafang Pot is taken away by the National Teacher, how can we continue to create a wild sand season? Our return journey may be more peaceful than when we came."

  He Chunhua frowned slightly.

  Although this guy was reckless, he was right, Sun Fuping breathed a sigh of relief, stroked his long beard under his chin: "Exactly!"

   It took a lot of time to persuade the father and son to obey his arrangement; but if they really wanted to kill them at will, it was not easy to lead a team.

  People have changed their minds.

  Going out, this kind of local snake in the backcountry is really difficult to deal with even if the official voice is low.

  Unexpectedly, He Lingchuan turned around and asked him again: "Master, you haven't made it clear yet, if we summon Kuangsha Ji, but we can't get the Dafang Pot. Then how do we go back?"

   That's the point!

  Sun Fuping smiled, and the cloud was calm and clear: "Before the trip, I have obtained my king's special permission to call the altar's vitality!"

  Everyone was overjoyed and let go of these worries.

  Yuanli is the collection of national luck, public opinion, and military morale.

  It has great blessings on magical powers, can deter all monsters, and can also break the enemy's magical formations. It is one of the country's most precious strategic resources and has various wonderful uses.

  As the national war reserve, the Yuanli is usually sealed in the altar, and it is impossible for hundreds of officials to dispatch it at will. Fortunately, this is what the National Teacher is supposed to do, especially Sun Fuping has been granted permission by the monarch.

  With this promise, the possibility of leaving the desert is increased by more than ten times? Although Yuan Country's luck is not as good as it was when it was at its peak, it is not difficult to protect two hundred people from the desert.

   At this point, He Lingchuan had enough food and drink, stood up and stretched his waist: "Since that's the case, shall we start work at dawn?"

  Nian Song Yupi smiled, "Where are you going?"

   "Tired, go to bed." He Lingchuan yawned, "Aren't you going to be busy tomorrow? There is no beautiful woman to accompany you, no little songs to listen to, so what can you do if you don't sleep?" This kid likes to make trouble with him.

   "Who told you that you can rest?" Nian Songyu didn't even bother to hide her contempt, "You can do the work tonight, and do it now!"

   "What are you doing?" He Lingchuan hated him the most, "You?"

  Nian Songyu took a step forward with a black face, He Lingchuan took two steps back, stood beside Zeng Feixiong and said: "Deputy Zeng protect me!"

  Sun Fuping coughed lightly: "It's important, bring the puppet up."

  It was only then that He Lingchuan remembered that the national teacher **** two puppets parasitized by the three corpses in Walnut Boat, and brought them all the way to the city, where they are still placed outside.

  (end of this chapter)