The underground passage connected to a natural cave. Xiang Sheng walked for a long time and finally swam along an underground river for two days before finally seeing the light of day.
The underground river was not spacious. Xiang Sheng landed on the shore after two struggles. The midday sun shone on his body, and after soaking in the water for two days, his body gradually warmed up.
She walked through the dense weeds by the river and soon saw a wide official road with carriages and pedestrians coming and going, which was quite busy.
Xiang Sheng looked at the carriage passing by, his expression slightly dazed.
This time I escaped death by some strange means, it all felt like a dream.
"Mom, there's a sister standing on the side of the road."
"Hush! Keep your voice down! They're refugees! Mother has told you countless times that refugees are desperate criminals. Don't look at them..."
The sound of conversation in the carriage came from afar, and Xiang Sheng immediately came back to his senses, and his eyes regained their clarity.
The official road is crowded with people and is very close to the city.
She observed for a moment, then simply joined a group of refugees and followed them north.
After walking for three days, Xiang Sheng finally saw the outline of a city in the distance. However, when he looked closely, he found that the city gates were closed. Countless refugees were stranded under the city walls, many of them lying in all directions. A faint stench of corpses wafted in the air.
Xiang Sheng frowned slightly. Where is this place?
Since Lu Jin's death, the Chiyan Sect has sent a large number of disciples every year to search for immortal seedlings. The massacre of mortals is strictly prohibited, and wars are not allowed to occur in secular capitals.
Therefore, within the territory of the Chiyan Sect, it is common for cultivators to fight to the death, but it rarely affects mortals.
Based on this point alone, Xiang Sheng could be sure that this place was definitely not within the territory of the Chiyan Sect.
Dong Jinghuan and the others said that Ghost Gorge would confuse one's five senses. Could it be that there was actually a spatial passage underground, but her five senses were confused in it, so she unknowingly traveled to a very far place.
While Xiang Sheng was thinking, he suddenly felt someone pulling him.
She looked down and saw a skinny girl with a pale face pulling her sleeve. She looked no more than four or five years old.
Seeing Xiang Sheng looking over, the girl's distinct black and white eyes revealed a hint of fear, but she still mustered up the courage, raised the dark cake in her hand, and said timidly, "Here you go."
Xiang Sheng was slightly startled, then smiled softly: "I'm not hungry, you eat."
"You're lying."
The girl puffed out her lips and said, "I see you haven't eaten for two days, you must be very hungry."
As she spoke, the girl patted her unusually bulging belly and insisted, "I'm very full now, and we'll be arriving in Lingyu City soon, so it doesn't matter if I'm hungry for a while."
Xiang Sheng raised his eyebrows but said nothing.
The pancakes were moldy, but they were still in great demand, and people around gradually started looking at them with ill intentions.
The girl was terrified, but she tried to remain calm.
On the road of fleeing famine, wild children without adult supervision usually have only one fate.
She had seen so much on the road, and although she was young, she understood the truth early on. So after her parents starved to death, she immediately went to find new parents.
At the beginning, she knew nothing and was almost cooked. Fortunately, she was rescued by her new godfather and has lived safely until now.
But just as they were about to reach Lingqiu City, godfather suddenly fell seriously ill.
For the past two days, she had been walking around in fear, constantly looking for a new master. But until her godfather died of illness, she still hadn't found a suitable candidate.
In desperation, she could only choose Xiang Sheng, who looked the most harmless.
At least this way, if she encounters the bad guys who want to eat her again like last time, she still has a chance to break free and escape.
But she waited for a long time and didn't see Xiang Sheng take the pancake.
Failed.
The girl felt a little disappointed and was about to put down her hand to look for someone else, but suddenly a man jumped out from behind her, snatched the pancake from her hand without saying a word, and ran away.
"ah!"
The girl screamed, and when she saw people around her looking at her, she immediately covered her mouth, tears of grievance welling up in her eyes.
That was the last piece of cake, and she was reluctant to eat it. Now it was snatched away from her. How could she please the new master?
"What are you standing there for?"
A soft voice came from behind, "If you don't come with me, I'm leaving."
The girl turned around immediately upon hearing the voice and saw Xiang Sheng looking at her with a faint smile on his face. She was suddenly surprised and happy, and immediately wiped away her tears and ran over.
When she came to Xiang Sheng, the girl slowed down, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I...I don't have any cakes to give you."
"No problem."
Xiang Sheng asked casually, "What's your name?"
"My original name was Tang Yin, and I'm eight years old this year! My godfather changed my last name to Chen."
The girl tugged at the edge of her clothes nervously, but her words were clear and fluent: "Mom, if you want, I can take your last name."
"I can't bear the word 'mother'."
Xiang Sheng curved his lips and said, "As for your name, it can be whatever you want."
"Then...then my name is still Tang Yin."
Little Tang Yin bit her lip and asked again, "What did I call you?"
"what ever."
Xiang Sheng said in a casual tone, "We will separate when we reach the Lingyu City you mentioned."
Little Tang Yin nodded obediently and stopped talking.
Half a day passed in the blink of an eye, and Xiang Sheng did not stop for a moment. Perhaps because she was dressed differently and had a fair complexion, unlike ordinary people, no one had bothered her in the past half day.
Little Tang Yin was glad that she had chosen the right person. She followed behind him and didn't say a word even though she was dizzy and hungry.
"We've arrived at Lingyu City!"
Suddenly someone shouted in front, and the team immediately became noisy and moved forward much faster.
Little Tang Yin was also cheered up.
The Lingyu City that godfather mentioned!
She didn't know where she got the strength from, but she ran forward, only to see the team in front suddenly stop.
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