Chapter 42 (1/2)
The road is a main road, but there are few pedestrians on the main road.
Occasionally, people passing by are like little donkeys without drinking, traceless and listless.
Even, some despair and fear.
They didn't even look at the thief on a thief's donkey. He was thin and traceless, so they left silently.
There are also a few people in groups, occasionally say a few words, and then shake their heads and sigh.
The crops along the road, like burned by fire, are scorched yellow.
The earth seems to be smoking. A stream winds without sparkling water. There are many boulders in the stream.
Nearby people with wooden barrels are looking for the only water left in the dry stream.
The scorching sun scorched the land mercilessly.
Looking at a lotus pond with withered leaves and flowers nearby, I can clearly see the cracked pond and smell the pungent smell of soil.
Traceless doesn't understand why. He hasn't seen such a natural disaster.
The setting sun sank in the west, and there was a trace of cool in the air.
Lotus town is still out of reach.
A faint yellow moon leaped into the sky without a trace of clouds, overlooking the land coldly.
Unknown insects sing wildly, and occasionally homing night birds flap their wings.
A man and a donkey walked slowly. Traceless has been used to sleeping in the open air. When he is sleepy, he can sleep anywhere.
Besides, today's luck is especially good.
Because there is a temple in front of me, an abandoned temple.
This temple doesn't know which immortal it is for. Depending on the situation, it's not very popular. It's been neglected for a long time, let alone incense sacrifice. It's broken.
Traceless nature will not dislike such a place.
He led the little donkey into the broken temple. The dim moonlight poured into the broken window full of cobwebs. On the ground, there was still a pile of ashes that had been extinguished for some time.
The offering table had long been swept away, and even the censer had long disappeared.
Traceless jumped onto the table, took down the gourd, took a few mouthfuls, took out a few pieces of beef jerky from a blue cloth bag and chewed it slowly.
Guiyang dragon? Where is guiyanglong? Maybe someone?
This is what he thinks most these days.
What's the meaning of the blood exquisite remnant picture? Isn't xuelinglong a poisonous insect? Why is there a picture?
He couldn't understand these, but looking for the remnant map in this way was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
People cherish their lives, and so does traceless nature.
Therefore, when he heard the news of xuelinglong, he had to prove the truth anyway.
Looking at the moonlight outside the window, I suddenly think of another person.
A gentle, kind, beautiful person who loves to cry... Bright moon.
He didn't want to scratch his heart and lungs, nor did he want to be miserable, but he was so light.
Occasionally, I will smile for the bright moon.
In his bursts of wishful thinking, the night grew deeper and deeper.
In the cold moonlight, everything was silent, and even the sound of insects had stopped.
Traceless was sleepy and gradually closed his surprisingly large, clear and shining eyes.
Occasionally, the faint ”coo” sound of night birds came, but one person and one donkey in the temple had fainted to sleep.
Suddenly, several figures outside the temple flickered under the moonlight.
Several figures quietly approached the broken temple. One of them was as tall and thin as a bamboo pole. Looking at his body shape, he was Tang Qi.
He was dressed in a snow-white cloth, his hair was scattered, his face was painted with various colors, his eyes were black, and he had a red cloth strip in his mouth. He had to show his teeth every step.
When they got to the door, several heads gathered together, muttered for a while, and then dispersed again.
Four people raised their white banners and made a sound of ”purring”. They formed a group, raised their white banners and shuttled outside the temple.
Tang Qize stood outside the temple, as if waiting for something.
Traceless sleepy, vaguely heard a cool strange sound, and opened his eyes blankly.
In the hazy, I saw the little donkey opening his eyes and ears, listening carefully.