I thought that Mr. Hu’s words were just ghost stories to stop the child from crying at night. Who knew that these businessmen actually encountered that - "ghost town"!

However, it should be just a terrible story.

You know, if there were really ghosts, these people would not be able to survive, and they would have been torn apart by evil ghosts long ago.

I whispered to Miaoyan: "Don't be afraid, there are not so many ghosts. Besides, your father is here, and he is here, and ghosts dare not get close to you."

Miaoyan looked up at me: "Really?"

"Of course, he's fierce."

“…”

Pei Yuanhao turned around and looked at me. I immediately coughed lightly and turned my head to one side.

Although Qinghan next to him had exhausted his energy due to heatstroke and was almost asleep, he couldn't help but smile and shook his head when he heard me, and then said, "Don't talk nonsense. I don't say anything strange, I can't say anything weird."

Miaoyan opened his eyes wide and looked at him, then lowered his head.

I knew Qinghan wanted to try to talk to her, but Miaoyan still couldn't accept it completely. I looked at him and saw that he just smiled faintly at me and said that I didn't care much. I smiled bitterly, and then reached out to stroke Miaoyan's hair.

On the other hand, Pei Yuanhao asked the merchants of the Huimen again some questions, and finally finally dispelled his doubts.

He turned around and ordered his servants: "Get some water for them."

But the attendant did not move immediately, but hesitated for a moment: "Emperor—"

"Um?"

"We don't have much water left. If we give it to them again, I'm afraid-"

Pei Yuanhao said lightly: "We are almost here, so there is no need to bring so much water."

When the servant heard this, he immediately responded and ran to the carriage over there to get water for these people. The merchants from the returning department kowtowed to Pei Yuanhao with great gratitude, and were taken down by others.

Qinghan and the others looked at each other, but didn't say anything for a moment.

Pei Yuanhao just said - it's coming soon.

In other words, our destination is not far ahead, so even the water doesn't have to be so tight.

Imperial Mausoleum is nearby?

The people around probably realized something from this sentence. When the merchants returning to the army left, Pei Yuanhao stood up and saw everyone looking at him. He said calmly: "Stay a little longer and set off."

"yes!"

This is the most poisonous time of the day. The dry land absorbed all the heat and spit it out again, almost steaming everyone. I sat under the tree, holding a handkerchief in my hand and fanned Miaoyan bit by bit. When I looked up, I saw Qinghan looking into the distance with a thoughtful expression on his face.

I asked him, "What are you thinking?"

He said, "Your Majesty just said we are almost here, but I'm thinking about this nearby-"

“There is a city.”

"oh?"

"You haven't been here, so I don't know - Qingtang City."

"Qingtang City? Where is that place?"

"An old city. In the previous dynasty, there was a Protectorate, but this dynasty—"

I haven't finished my words, but Qinghan himself understands that if the Central Plains dynasty wanted to make a difference in the northwest, Xichuan was indispensable, especially during the war, which was the most important food channel. However, at the beginning of its establishment, due to the pacification of Jiangnan, it was not able to completely control Xichuan, so it would be difficult for the northwest to be included in the territory.

Qinghan said: "What about Qingtang City now?"

"The court is not unable to manage it, but it is difficult to manage it. However, because of this relationship, commerce is particularly developed. The merchants who come and go - like the team just now, are afraid of thousands of things. You can see many things there that you have never seen before."

"oh?"

Qinghan raised his eyebrows slightly, and Miaoyan, who was beside him, immediately asked curiously: "Really? Mom, what's there?"

I smiled and said, "That's too much, you'll know when you go."

"oh."

When I looked up, I saw Qinghan looking at me: "You seem to know a lot about the situation here?"

I smiled and said, "You forgot where I grew up. Qingchuan's toasts have a close relationship with us. I have heard of these things since I was a child. But so many years have passed, and some of them may have changed."

"Then—" he said thoughtfully: "Imperial Mausoleum, is it really there?"

"I'll know when I'm going."

I said, looking at the fire-like road ahead, and then said, "You close your eyes and rest assured, there is still a long way to go."

"Um."

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After resting for another half an hour, Pei Yuanhao ordered everyone to go on the road.

Perhaps because we knew we were about to reach our destination, we worked very hard next time, but even so, we walked for a whole day before we finally saw the outline of the city faintly visible from the yellow sand when the wind and sand were rising.

Qingtang City has finally arrived!

Gradually, mottled green appeared on the ground in front of you, and there were grasslands one by one. The closer you were to the city, the more dense the grasslands were, surrounding the entire city in the center, like a bonsai in an oasis.

Although everyone was already very tired after this day and night of travel, they still walked forward in a hurry. After walking for half an hour, they finally saw the tall city tower appear in front of them.

On the way here, we also saw many abandoned or few-inhabited towns. Almost all the walls in the town are compacted by loess, but this Qingtang City is not. The stone bricks piled up on the city towers and the city walls are black and gray, and seem to have been burned. On the yellow sand and loess Gobi, this sudden appearance of such a color gives people a very surprising, heavy and majestic feeling.

But it also makes people feel that it is particularly reliable.

The city gate was already wide open, but it was not like other places where I came to welcome the emperor. Although I knew that Pei Yuanhao had sent the pioneer officer here in advance, he would definitely not want too many people to notice him. After all, not far from this place, it might be the location of the imperial tomb.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! On the city tower, various flags were roaring in the wind and sand. When we entered the city gate, the soldiers guarding the city in front came forward to investigate. A servant went up and showed only one token to them. The soldiers guarding the city immediately retreated to both sides and were about to kneel down. However, Pei Yuanhao said a few words in the car, and these people did not dare to act rashly, but just retreated to both sides of the city gate.

I vaguely heard the attendant sending a message, telling them not to alarm the people in the city, and then our carriage continued to drive forward.

As soon as I entered the city, the wind and sand immediately became much smaller.

But even so, the air was still smelling dusty. Moreover, because Pei Yuanhao did not inform him in advance, the people in Qingtang City did not know that they would welcome the sage, so the streets seemed lively and messy, and people coming and going were blocking the road, which made our convoy difficult to walk for a while and stopped.

But Pei Yuanhao didn't seem to be in a hurry to move forward, and he didn't even let him go down to clear the road.

In this way, we have the opportunity to see something that we cannot see normally.

After entering the city, Miaoyan immediately pulled off the silk platter I tied behind her ears. Because the wind and sand on the road were too strong, I was worried that my child's lungs would not be able to stand it. Now that the wind and sand in the city were less, she couldn't control her curiosity and immediately reached out to lift the curtain. I hurriedly stopped her and whispered: "Your father did not want to reveal his identity. If you do this, he would be angry."

Miaoyan immediately stopped and thought for a while: "Then, I'll look at it secretly, okay?"

I smiled and said, "Okay, sit down to my mother."

She immediately moved to me and leaned against the car board like me. She reached out to lift a corner of the curtain and saw the situation outside the carriage.

Although the yellow sand is everywhere outside, the Qingtang City is very clean, and there are even traces of water sprinkling on the streets; the houses on both sides of the streets and the people kneeling on them can see some different styles from those in the Central Plains city. Even the smell of food floating above the street market and the various languages ​​heard in their ears also have a strange style.

Miaoyan looked out curiously and happened to see a middle-aged man in a stall next to the road, raising his head and shouting loudly. The words we spoke were also something we couldn't understand. His face was curled and brown beard. When he looked up, he happened to see into our curtain.

Miaoyan immediately pointed at the man: "Mom, look at that man's appearance is so strange-"

"Don't point your finger at others, it's impolite."

"oh."

She took her hand obediently.

Next, she was a little dazzled. Not only did she have a strange look, but she also had many vegetables and fruits that she had never seen before. If I hadn't hugged her, this girl would have probably slipped off the carriage to watch the fun.

The carriages stopped and watched the bustle of the market in the city, and finally passed the most prosperous section of the road.

The noisy sound was left behind us, and the carriage drove into another area, which was much quieter, and the houses were obviously mainly from the Central Plains. Then we saw the government offices of Qingtang City.

Compared to such a huge city, this government office is considered simple. The officials inside probably never dreamed that the emperor would arrive in person. They ran out to greet the car with no face and looked scared. Pei Yuanhao had no intention of comforting himself for his sudden attack that scared people. He just gave a few simple instructions and asked someone to prepare for a rest house. All of us followed in. Miaoyan and I lived in a three-story attic.

After a little settled, I pushed open the window and saw the endless mountains far outside the city.

At this time, the sun was about to set. The sunlight faded away from its heat, but it had a red color. It shone on the mountain, revealing an almost strange colorful light.
Chapter completed!