The sky gradually turned brighter, until Yun Xiao stretched out lazily and opened his eyes to be dazzled by the sunlight.

"Ah!" She jumped up immediately and found that she had slept until dawn. Her face was red from holding it in, and she said anxiously, "Didn't you agree to wake me up in an hour?"

"You need to rest, and I need to rest too." Xiao Qianye had no choice but to find an excuse, rubbed his knees where she had been pillowing him all night, and stood up to stretch his muscles.

"Oh... that's right." Yun Xiao answered blankly. After thinking about it again, she still felt that he was just trying to comfort herself, so she quickly stood up and jumped a few times. When her mind gradually cleared, the two of them started walking together.

Afterwards, he continued to rush towards Luo City on the Sword Spirit. After passing the last piece of the Starfield, the wasteland gradually appeared in front of him. The scattered and dilapidated houses were scattered without rules, but it was rare to see dense crowds surging.

"How come there are so many people below..." Xiao Qianye muttered strangely, but at this time he did not dare to lower the height of the sword spirit to see clearly. He continued to walk forward for a few more hours. Not only did the crowd not disperse, but

It became more and more crowded, and they gathered together and even set up tents on the wasteland.

As dusk approaches, the outside of Luo City is already densely packed with people, some in small groups, and some seem to be carrying caravan carriages. However, the city gates are closed, and the garrison troops formerly affiliated with the Forbidden Army are on the city wall.

He stood guard nervously and did not open the door to let people in.

Xiao Qianye carefully found a remote corner to stop, but as soon as they landed, several tired-looking travelers appeared next to them, shouting feebly: "There is still room here, let's camp for the night."

"

"Come here quickly!" Yun Xiao pulled him nervously, raised her hand and gently wiped it in front of him, saying in a low voice, "I still have to cover you up, let me tell you, is your face like this?

Will you be recognized wherever you go?"

"Most likely, most of the people on Feiyuan know me." Xiao Qianye put the sword spirit away and asked Yun Xiao to hide the Qing Mei Sword under his coat. The two pretended to be calm in the open space next to the caravan.

Sitting on the floor imitating their behavior.

Yun Xiao looked over curiously. When they stepped off the Sword Spirit, there was no one in this area. In the blink of an eye, many people crowded in. Fortunately, those people seemed to be caravans who had been doing business all year round, and they were talking to each other.

They were very polite and set up tents in the open space on a first-come, first-served basis. Several waves of dolls met together, and soon they were chatting with each other.

As the sky gradually turned dark and the temperature dropped suddenly, there was an empty suburb outside Luo City. At this time, a cold wind blew, making people shiver.

The caravan gathered together, and a few people lit a bonfire in the center, took out the dry food that they had brought with them, and simply cooked porridge on the spot.

"What are they doing outside the city?" Yun Xiao had been paying attention to the actions of the travelers around him and asked in confusion. Xiao Qianye couldn't help but secretly be vigilant and said in a low voice, "Luocheng is the largest on this trade road.

The city is also the capital of Feiyuan, and its status is comparable to the top of the three major cities. If the caravans want to pass through Luo City, they must wait outside the city for inspection, and passes will not be issued until the troops stationed in the capital confirm that there are no abnormalities."

"So troublesome?" Yun Xiao muttered in a low voice, staring at the people next to him seriously. They were pulling a horse-drawn carriage. The car was equipped with some strange clothes. It looked like unique dancers' clothes, but several travelers were very different.

They were tired and dressed as if they had just crawled out of the mire. A little rubbing could shake out the mud, but they didn't care at all. They didn't take clean clothes from the carriage to change out of. They just sat quietly by the campfire, wearing a pair of

His eyes were blank and helpless, staring at the firelight in a daze.

Xiao Qianye didn't know what he was thinking about. The look on his face was indifferent, and he didn't show any concern for the travelers around him. He still sat there without moving and calmly explained: "There are always queues for inspection outside Luo City.

It’s actually not unusual for the team to camp outside, but it’s not uncommon to have to queue for dozens of miles and end up in the wasteland. Moreover, I see that the city gate is closed, it’s more like the city has been sealed to prevent entry.”

"The city is closed?" Hearing these two words, Yun Xiao was slightly stunned. Thinking of his experience in Wanyou City, he said with some worry, "You started talking about this trade route passing through thirty-six cities. Could it be that these

Are people coming from Dongming to seek refuge?"

Xiao Qianye was reminded by her, and then he suddenly came back to his senses, and his eyes trembled violently for a moment. If travelers who happened to be on the business road directly encountered the fragmentation of Dongming, they might be lucky enough to escape, and then they

The first place of refuge that can be found is undoubtedly Luo City at the junction of Dongming and Yudu. However, it is obvious that the city has been closed to visitors, which is why there is such congestion in the periphery and a large number of caravans are stranded.

"Come on, guessing is not an option. You're here, let's go and find out." Yun Xiao took the initiative to pull him up, and the two of them rushed to the bonfire nearby. Yun Xiao quickly stretched out his hand pitifully on it.

After warming up the fire, he clasped his hands and begged angrily to a group of travelers around him, "Brother, can we get warm here? It's too cold, I can't stand it anymore."

The big brother next to him raised his eyelids. Although his face was full of exhaustion, he still smiled kindly when he saw her trembling look. He moved aside, pointed, and said: "You're welcome, girl."

, sit down and warm yourself by the fire, you two don’t look like you are in business, why are you running to the suburbs to endure the cold at this time?"

"We escaped from the mountains over there." Yun Xiao blinked. His ability to tell lies with his eyes open was still as smooth as ever. Xiao Qianye couldn't interrupt, for fear that he would accidentally spill the beans, so he simply ignored her and let her

She went to chat with some travelers without saying a word. When the big brother heard this, his eyes almost fell out of his eyes. He opened his mouth, and it took him a long time to recover, and he whispered: "In the mountains over there.

...That's Dong Ming over there! You two are so lucky to be able to escape!"

"Hmm... um." Yun Xiao responded hesitantly. The big brother looked at her up and down several times, then looked at Xiao Qianye doubtfully, and finally focused on the excessive handle in his hand.

On the slender ancient sword, he said with sudden realization: "It's such a long weapon. You two seem to be martial arts practitioners. Fortunately, you can do some kung fu. The mountain in Dongming collapsed two days ago, and the ground cracked.

There was a huge hole, and many people who had no time to run were either crushed to death or fell directly into it, and their bodies could not be recovered."

Big Brother sighed deeply, and now he still looked shocked when he thought about it. He quickly clapped his chest with his hands and said with a sad face: "At that time, there were sixty people in our group, divided into two teams, one behind the other. I watched helplessly.

The thirty people behind fell into the bottomless pit. At first, everyone didn't know what happened. They thought it was an earthquake and rushed to save people first. As a result, the shaking became more and more violent, and even the mountain began to collapse. Captain

We can only give up saving people and let us run away."

Yun Xiao's eyes became complicated as he scanned the caravan in front of him one by one. Counting this big brother, there were only six people left in the team of sixty.

Big Brother felt her mood and thought that his words made the girl in front of him sad. He quickly put on a simple smile, scratched his head, and said: "The six of us were lucky, so we didn't care at that time.

After so many rides, I turned over and jumped onto this carriage. Who knew that this horse was so excited that it ran very fast through the rocks in the mountains, and I was lucky enough to save my life. Haha, if I can get home safely this time,

I have to provide for this guy well so that he won’t have to pull a cart and starve and suffer again.”

"Where are you from?" Xiao Qianye suddenly spoke, with a flash of apology in his eyes. As soon as the big brother heard his tone, he knew that this person might have a complicated background, so he quickly sat upright and said, "We all

I am from Yudu, and my hometown is a small town along the coast. Not to mention, most of it was flooded by the tsunami in North Coast City a few months ago, and it is still being rebuilt."

Xiao Qianye's hands tightened slightly, and his face turned slightly dark. He wanted to say something, but held back.

"Brother, have some porridge." As he spoke, a lean young man walked in from the side and handed over a bowl of hot porridge with a smile.

"Please bring a bowl to the guests." The big brother greeted him quickly. Yun Xiao waved his hand and said sheepishly, "No, no, no, there are so many people blocked outside the city. I don't know when we will be let out. You guys

Just save yourself and don't worry about us."

"Can we still be short of two bowls of hot porridge?" The young man had already enthusiastically handed over two more bowls. He sat on the floor next to the big brother, took a few puffs of his own porridge, and then finished it in one gulp.

After finishing, he wiped his mouth unsatisfied, pointed to the little food left in the pot and asked pitifully, "Brother, do you want more? If not, I will have another bowl..."

The big brother glared at him angrily, pointed at the back of the carriage, and said in a low voice: "If you eat less, you won't die of hunger. Go call Aya out. She hasn't eaten for two days. She managed to escape the natural disaster. How can she still survive?"

Do you want to starve yourself to death?"

"Brother...she ignored me." The young man smiled awkwardly. The elder brother was silent for a while, and finally shook his head helplessly and said nothing more.

Yun Xiao followed his gaze and saw that there was indeed a man sitting with his knees in the back of the carriage, wearing only a thin coat. Although he was shivering in the cold wind, he still refused to sit by the bonfire.

"What's wrong with her?" Xiao Qianye asked a rare question. The big brother put down the bowl in his hand, his eyes flickered with flickering light, and sighed regretfully, "We were originally an acrobatic troupe touring Feiyuan.

Ya is the most beautiful dancer in our team. She has been performing with us for a living since she was a child. After Dongming's performance this time, she was going to Yudu as usual. Who knew that she would encounter such a thing on the way?

All the sisters died, and she was the only one who survived."

An uncontrollable feeling of shame suddenly arose in Yun Xiao's heart. She wanted to take off her coat to shield Aya from the cold wind, but when she thought of the sword spirit hidden in her clothes, she could only look away silently.

"It's all his fault...it's all his fault!" Aya suddenly let out a hysterical roar behind the carriage. She hugged her knees as if facing a powerful enemy and buried her face deeply in them. Big Brother was shocked.

He jumped, quickly kicked the young man next to him, and cursed, "Go and stay with her, save some energy, don't let her go crazy."

"Oh, oh." The young man ran over quickly and squatted in front of Aya, not knowing what he was talking about.

"Oh... you two are laughing." The big brother could only grin helplessly, showing a tired smile, "She has been startled since she escaped from the mountains of Dongming. It may be that her brain was stimulated and she was a little uncomfortable.

It's normal. We met many caravan travelers along the way who were in a similar situation to us. They all said that what happened in Dongming was not a natural disaster but a man-made disaster. It was the military pavilion master of the imperial capital who abandoned his homeland and took refuge in the heaven. It was he who broke the seal.

It was the land that caused the disaster of the foundation being shattered."

Yun Xiao nervously squeezed Xiao Qianye's hand, fearing that he would be irritated by such words. However, the people around him just smiled quietly, casually, and even asked seriously: "I've heard about this too, I don't know.

Is there any news from the Imperial Capital?"

"Then I don't know. The thoughts of their high-ranking officials and powerful people are not something people like us can understand." Big Brother shook his head, sighed deeply, and raised his hand to point to the closed Luo City not far away.

, "Last night, a big white bird flew over from the direction of the imperial capital. I don't know what new orders it brought. I'm afraid our irrelevant caravan will have to live outside the city for a while. Little brother,

It's very inconvenient for you to take a girl with you, so it's better not to wait here and go somewhere else to settle down."

Xiao Qianye didn't seem to hear the rest of his words. He looked in the direction of Luo City in surprise, and his thoughts were attracted by the more important thing in his words - the big white bird? There is only one big white bird in Feiyuan.

Only, it’s the Tianzheng Bird!

Ever since he lost contact with Tian Zhengniao on the Weeping Snow Plateau, it has never come back to look for him. Feng Ji once helped him search for him, saying that he was injured in danger in the snow field and was rescued by the fifth team of the White Tigers.

Tianzhengniao... actually appeared in the capital of Luo City?

Xiao Qianye's eyes suddenly became stern, and he thought seriously about the complicated cause-and-effect relationship. Could it be that Mingxi knew early in the morning that he would return to the imperial capital from the direction of Luocheng to save people, but not only did he not find a way to stop him, but instead specially sent Tian Zhengniao

Come here, want to help him?

No, that's not right.

Ming Xi has always been a person who makes multiple plans. He can order Feng Mo to assist him secretly and at the same time use Xiao Yibai as a bargaining chip to contain him. He will never give up voluntarily in such a critical period of life and death. If he must do this

, there is only one reason, that is, the "chip" itself has encountered an unsolvable dilemma.

"Brother..." Xiao Qianye blurted out in a low voice. The traveler beside him thought he was calling him and tilted his head in response.

Xiao Qianye was stunned for a moment, realizing that the other party had misunderstood. He smiled lightly, retracted his thoughts, and thanked: "Thank you for the hot porridge, brother, we have to go too."

"Are you leaving now?" The big brother raised his head in confusion and looked at the man who had stood up. He always felt that this figure looked familiar. He seemed to have seen it somewhere before, but he couldn't remember it for a while. Xiao Qianye

Putting down the bowl, Yun Xiao quickly followed. She touched her arms and found that there was nothing valuable on her as a thank you gift, so she had to smile awkwardly and bow.

The two of them passed through the dense crowd silently, and found that Xiao Qianye's footsteps were inexplicably anxious. Yun Xiao calmly pulled his sleeves and whispered: "You walk slower, there are many people watching.

It’s here.”
Chapter completed!