"Where is this place?"

Hearing my heavy question, Yu Wenying did not answer me immediately, but turned her eyes to the calm lake further away. After looking for a long time, she slowly said: "This is a ghost town."

"Ghost Town?!"

These two words seemed like a sudden gust of cold wind, which made me shudder.

I suddenly remembered the story of the night crying that Dad Hu told Dad Hu in Fengxiang City, and the merchants from the returning tribe we rescued on the road. They also said, is it this?

Ghost town?

I looked forward in a blink of an eye, but there was no city here, it was clearly a quiet lake. Although it appeared on the Gobi desert and was so large that it seemed a bit weird, at this moment, everyone was ecstatic and started to stir up huge waves. The camels, horses, and even some other animals could be seen lying on the edge of the lake to drink water, which seemed to be a lively scene.

This is clearly a water that gives people life power. How can it be related to the word "ghost city"?

I forced a smile: "Is this a rumor wrong? It's clear that this is a lake, where did the ghost come from?"

“…”

Yu Wenying turned to look at me, after a while, she said, "Is the rumor wrong?"

“…”

His eyes seemed a little indifferent, but the indifference exuded an irresistible force, as if no matter what he said, it was correct, it was the truth, and no one could refute it.

I was stunned for a moment and stared at him blankly.

He looked at me, but didn't say anything. He just smiled faintly and turned around and greeted those who were ecstatic by the water, so that they could all come back to prepare for the evening rest.

Unlike everyone, everyone was ecstatic when they saw the lake here. Only he seemed a little depressed. But after the depression, he calmly arranged for everyone to raise a few bonfires, cook and eat, and prepare for protection at night. The appearance of this large lake will attract familiar animals to drink water, and the wolves that appear during the day are also very clear that there will be many opportunities for hunting here.

At night, it is the most active time for wolves to move.

However, of course, these things were handled by the guards. Miaoyan and Nangong Lizhu were like before, just around a bonfire, guarding the bubbling and bubbling in the pot on the fire. You could see some small animals running around from afar. Originally, they wanted to kill some hares to eat, but Yu Wenying warned them that if the smell of blood was made, it would be easier to attract wolves, and everyone could only continue to endure this bland and boring food.

After a while, the food was cooked and everyone served a bowl. After all, they were hungry for a day and everyone was eating it voraciously.

But I can't eat it.

In the evening, the words Yu Wenying said kept tangling in my mind. I felt something was vague, but because of the overwork and hunger these days, my mind was like a bowl in my hand, leaving only a mud and I couldn't remember anything.

Ghost town…

This peaceful lake is a ghost town?

No matter how you look, it doesn't look like it!

Nangong Lizhu looked at my frowning look and said, "Yan Qingying, what are you thinking? Don't eat anything after being hungry for a day?"

"ah?"

I looked up at her, then looked at the bowl I had barely moved before, and smiled: "Oh."

As soon as I took a sip, Miaoyan next to me put down the empty bowl. Nangong Lizhu and I were both startled: "You eat so fast?!"

She smiled shyly: "I'm hungry."

"Do you want to eat a little more?"

"No, I'm full."

As he said that, he turned to look at the dark lake again and said, "Mom, can I go over and see if I can see it again? I haven't seen water for a long time."

I smiled and said, "Look, don't run away. You haven't heard what Mr. Yuwen said just now. There will be a pack of wolves. Grandma Wolf will come to take you away later!"

"I know, mom, don't scare me!"

She had long since disbelief of the story of stopping the children from crying at night, and ran to the lake happily.

I turned around and saw Nangong Lizhu also looking at Miaoyan's back, with a little bit of kindness in her eyes. This kind of gaze appeared on her, which surprised me.

She murmured, "Princess, I don't look like you at all."

"Yeah?"

"She looks like the emperor."

“…”

"Like the emperor was a child, when he was very young, at that time, he and I, and—" Speaking of this, her voice was a little astringent, and she choked for a moment before saying, "We don't know anything. He was like this when he was very young, and he couldn't stop for a moment. He had climbed up all the roofs in the imperial city and said that he was - the king of the world."

Speaking of this, her voice was slightly astringent, and she hurriedly lowered her head in concealment.

I looked at her red eyes and only smiled faintly.

She lowered her head and whispered: "If only you can stay forever."

“…”

At this time, my own mood was also messy, and I didn't know how to comfort her. At least in my opinion, no one could stay at that time forever. Even herself, she was no longer the innocent girl at that time, not to mention Pei Yuanhao and Pei Yuanxiu, they have all entered their own destiny, and even reached the point where it is impossible to look back. How could they stay in the past?

However, it was rare that she would take the initiative to tell me about her own thoughts. Although I was left with a mud in my mind, I still kept cheering up and said softly: "Don't think about the past anymore. What's important is what will happen to you in the future."

"future?"

Her thin shoulders trembled slightly: "Can we have a future?"

"certainly--"

I was about to persuade her, but as soon as I finished speaking, I heard a scream coming from the calm lake behind me.

"ah--!"

It is the Miaoyan, the voice of Miaoyan!

I stood up immediately, turned around and ran towards the lakeside. Nangong Lizhu also hurriedly got up and ran over with the guards around who heard the noise.

Miaoyan was also running towards us. She suddenly crashed into my arms, making me stagger and almost fell. I felt her whole body trembling and hugged my waist with both hands.

I hurriedly asked her: "Miaoyan, what's wrong? What's wrong?"

She raised her head in horror and looked at me: "Mom, I, I see--"

"What did you see?"

"I saw, I saw something at the bottom of the lake!"
Chapter completed!