Chapter 440: A smooth journey back to Guancheng
So, in the following days, everyone in the caravan only saw Madam Ming holding a jar. Every day at noon, she would stay under the scorching sun for an hour before continuing her journey.
Everyone was curious, but no one dared to ask.
That day, Zhu Mingqing once again found a perfect spot to bask in the sun. She placed the ceramic jar in front of her, half leaning against the tree trunk, and lazily said, "Little World Spirit, it's been three days, why haven't you changed?"
Little Jie Ling also felt a little guilty. Could it be that he remembered the feeding method wrong?
But it dared not say this.
"Maybe... the time is not right. Qingqing, don't be anxious, just wait a little longer!"
Zhu Mingqing flashed to the Immortal Residence and stared at the little world spirit: "Are you sure you remember correctly?"
The little world spirit hung its head and stammered.
Seeing this, Zhu Mingqing sighed and thought, okay, it was because she was too dependent on external things.
The little world spirit couldn't bear Qingqing's disappointment, so he quickly said, "It will definitely be in the next two days..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Mingqing's expression changed, his consciousness immediately returned to his body and he opened his eyes.
I saw a white butterfly flying out of the ceramic jar. Its wings were transparent and so beautiful that it seemed like something out of this world.
"Alive!" The little world spirit laughed heartily, "Let me see my precious child!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Mingqing was very upset.
"Wait, we'll see tonight!"
After a butterfly was born, slowly, more and more appeared, and there was more than just white. This might be because the little world spirit had dyed the eggs. They were all a single rainbow color, and each one looked very rare.
Luo Tingshan didn't expect that those insect eggs turned out to be butterflies. But, aren't butterflies usually hatched from cocoons?
He had never heard of what a cocoon was like. What kind of round beads are they?
"Isn't it magical?" Zhu Mingqing was very excited. Butterflies with such pure colors are really rare.
Luo Tingshan stared at the butterflies flying away and asked, "Did Jiang Feng and the others collect these species earlier?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Mingqing paused and nodded, "Yes!"
In front of everyone, this is the only excuse I can find.
"Madam, the butterfly has flown away!" Jiang Feng shouted hurriedly, "I'll send someone to chase it right away!"
Zhu Mingqing stood up and clapped his hands: "No need, everyone take a good rest, they will fly back."
Che Ping also nudged Chu Zheng's arm and asked softly, "You have a wide range of knowledge. Do you know those colorful butterflies?"
Chu Zheng whispered back, "Nature is rich in species, and I haven't seen every one of them. And the ones I just saw were obviously of unusual species!"
All he had seen in his life were butterflies of mottled colors, and this was the first time he had seen one with such a pure and single color.
Especially the first white transparent butterfly.
He turned his head and looked, and saw that he was still standing next to Mrs. Ming.
Old Master Feng was also discussing this matter with Feng Shao. He must go to Guancheng this time. Master Feng was worried, but he had to deal with the affairs around him personally, so he could only let his son go with him to take care of him first.
"Grandfather, you've seen it too, right?" Feng Shao said with a mysterious expression, "I always feel that those butterflies are extraordinary!"
Old Master Feng stroked his beard and said in high spirits: "How about you go down and ask?"
Feng Shao wanted to go over, but every time he saw Mr. Feng, he didn't know where the conflict came from, and his eyes were very unfriendly.
"Forget it, there's still a long way to go, and I'll find out eventually!"
Old Master Feng snorted angrily: "Coward, that's you..."
"What about me?" Feng Shao asked immediately. This question had been in his mind for a long time. He always felt that his grandfather knew Mr. Feng, and his eyes were always strange when he looked at him.
"Nothing!" Old Master Feng didn't say anything. With his sharp eyes, he immediately saw a blue butterfly flying into the carriage, as quiet and blue as the sea.
He couldn't help it and reached out to touch it.
In the blink of an eye, the butterfly flew away again.
Under the tree, Zhu Mingqing listened to the report from the little world spirit and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. With these little guys, they would be a real killing weapon.
In just a quarter of an hour, the butterflies that had just disappeared quickly flew back.
"Qingqing, there is a mountain ten miles ahead, and there are bandits guarding it!" The little world spirit reminded.
The convoy was on the road again, having left the territory of Yangzhou City and entered Huizhou, which was also the area most severely affected by the drought.
Zhu Mingqing whispered a few words to Luo Tingshan. Luo Tingshan was stunned, but quickly called Jiang Feng and asked him to take people to deal with it.
"Why did it stop again?"
Behind the carriage, Feng Shao looked puzzled.
Old Master Feng also lifted the curtain and saw Jiang Feng leading a group of people away. His brows frowned slightly.
Feng Shao wanted to get off the carriage and go to the front to check the situation, but was stopped by Old Master Feng.
"Just stay still!"
After two quarters of an hour, Feng Shao couldn't stand it anymore. He had been sitting in the carriage all day and felt really suffocated.
"Grandfather, aren't you curious?" He couldn't help asking, the boy's face full of anticipation for the outside world, his eyes flashing with gossip.
Old Master Feng snorted, "You are not allowed to go out!"
"Grandfather!" Feng Shao was unhappy. "I came out with you, but you wouldn't even allow me to do such a small thing. I'm so sad!"
Hearing this, Old Master Feng glanced at his grandson who was pretending to be active. He was indeed at the right age to move, but there must be a reason why the convoy stopped. Didn’t he see that Lian Ashan didn’t come out?
Just when Feng Shao was about to take the opportunity to jump out, he heard a bustling noise from the front.
Jiang Feng and others brought back a lot of people.
All of them were tied up, old, weak, fat and thin, and looked listless.
You can tell at a glance that he has been hungry for quite some time.
"Master, your predictions are as accurate as a god. There really are bandits waiting up ahead!" Jiang Feng approached the carriage and reported respectfully, "We've captured 103 people this time, 30 of whom are elderly, and 30 are women and children!"
Inside the carriage, Luo Tingshan looked at Zhu Mingqing and was shocked again.
Forget it, he didn't want to ask anymore.
Anyway, it is a means that is beyond my reach.
"Master, Madam, how do we deal with those people?" Jiang Feng looked troubled. "Those are the people from the mountains. They haven't eaten in a long time. When I led them over from under the tree, some of them had already fainted!"
"Have you ever killed anyone or committed any crime?" Zhu Mingqing asked.
Jiang Feng already knew that his wife was kind-hearted, so he immediately replied, "This is the first time for them to rob people!"
"Give them some food and medicine!"
After verifying the capabilities of these little things, Zhu Mingqing and others set off again.
The villagers who were left behind looked at each other, picked up the dry food on the ground, and followed.
"Master, those people have been following us!" Jiang Feng reported again.
Seeing Zhu Mingqing remained silent, Luo Tingshan understood: "Don't worry about it!"
When the group entered Huizhou, they encountered many bandits who committed murder and arson, and they dealt with them all.
As for the people who had no choice but to become bandits, Zhu Mingqing left some food and medicine with them and set off again.
By the time they left Huizhou, thousands of people were following them.
"Grandfather, who are they?" Feng Shao's jaw dropped as he looked at the dense crowd behind the carriage, his heart filled with shock.
It was the first time for Old Master Feng to see such a scene, and he was worried that his grandson might not have enough money.
But Zhu Mingqing would only use his strong strength to tell him that he was overthinking it.
The journey from Huizhou to Yuzhou, then to Jizhou, and finally to Youzhou was smooth, and the tens of thousands of people behind him were enough to form a small army.
On the first day of arriving at Guancheng, Old Master Feng rented a yard near the Luo family's home and watched with his own eyes as his grandson settled tens of thousands of people, with Madam Ming assisting him.
All this made him doubt whether his decision to follow was right or wrong.
That loyal grandson seemed to have different thoughts.
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