One year brought a great drought, the next year floods, and then, in a blink, a plague.
The Xu family fled from the north to the south, and then from the south back to the north.
Before...
"Hello player, there is a deserted town ahead."
"Is anyone there?" Xu Ning asked the treasure chest.
The journey was not peaceful. Xu Ning's team encountered a group of refugees who intended to rob things, but they were finally frightened by the crossbows that Xu Ning exchanged.
"No, this town has been plundered by refugees, and only dilapidated houses are left."
"Sister Pei, let's go ahead. There's a deserted town. Let's stay there tonight."
"Ningning, did you see it with your telescope?" Xu Ning often took out her telescope to look around, and Pei Jiao also knew that this thing existed.
"Yes! There's no one inside."
"Okay!" Pei Jiao quickly gave the order, and after half an hour, the convoy arrived at the entrance of the town.
The town is not very big, and you can still see the old buildings at a glance. However, there are cobwebs everywhere now, and there are no signs of human life.
"Bao, why does this place feel so spooky?"
"Hello player, a lot of people died here a few months ago."
"So this is a ghost town?"
"It's not a ghost town. It's just deserted because no one has lived here for a long time."
"Why should I be so unconvinced?" Xu Ning didn't want to change direction again, after all, it was almost dark.
"Sister Pei, let's just go through here and see if there is a place to stop and rest." As for the town, she didn't dare to stay there.
"Okay!" Pei Jiao also thought that it would be difficult for the carriage to get out of the town once it entered. If something unexpected happened, it might be attacked from both sides, so it would be best to go straight through.
However, not long after Xu Ning and his companions entered the town, the clouds in the sky began to turn red, as red as if they had been splashed with a layer of red paint.
Inexplicably weird.
The town was quiet. Spiders were falling and climbing up the dilapidated eaves. Occasionally, there was the sound of wind blowing the wooden boards against the windows.
The sound of the carriage wheels became the loudest. Xu Ning swallowed his saliva inadvertently, and Xu Feng beside him could hear it clearly.
"Second sister, are you nervous?"
Xu Feng looked up at Xu Ning curiously. Xu Ning's eyes were vacant, and he looked at Xu Feng with a look of despair. "No, I was just daydreaming. I thought about something delicious and I'm hungry."
"Second sister, please eat something." Xu Ning had a lot of food on him, which he could exchange at any time. However, at this moment, Xu Ning, who was so nervous, had no appetite at all.
"I don't want to eat. I'll take a nap. Tell me when we get there." Xu Ning pretended to be resting, leaning against the carriage and closing his eyes.
But even with her eyes closed, her eyeballs were still shaking.
That feeling came back! And it was even stronger than the last time in the ruined temple!
"Bao, tell me! Is there anything in this town? Did you arrange for me to come here on purpose?" Xu Ning suddenly realized that he could not rely solely on it to see the road in the future!
"Hello, player. This route was set by the main system. You haven't deviated from the plot."
"What's the plot?" Xu Ning was stunned. She had thought she was the protagonist? But she was also an NPC?
"Hello, player, you will know next." The treasure chest refused to reveal itself no matter how Xu Ning asked. It was useless for Xu Ning to be anxious.
Xu Ning took a deep breath. She stopped asking about the treasure chest and listened quietly to the sound of the carriage, calculating how long it would take to get out of the town.
As a result, half an hour passed and the carriage was still on this straight street.
Pei Jiao and the others were also confused, thinking they had encountered a ghost wall, because there were straight streets in front of and behind the carriage, but no matter how they turned, they could not get out!