Chapter 447: Drought kills those who die, flood kills those who die
After entering the State of Chu, Su Ying did not plan to rest. Her plan was to leave the city directly and rush to the next city.
Zhou Qing had no objection. She could see that Su Ying wanted to return to the capital as soon as possible.
After arriving at the border city, Su Ying found a restaurant and planned to have something hot before continuing on her journey.
"Which city do you plan to go to, sir?"
"Walk all the way to Los Angeles and rest there."
As they were talking, the waiter from the restaurant brought the food up. He happened to hear Su Ying's words and couldn't help but ask, "Sir, are you going to Luo City?"
Su Ying nodded, "Yeah." There is a desert between here and Luocheng, and the road is not easy to walk on, but it is closer from here.
"Oh, young master, you have to be careful if you go there now. There was a drought there a while ago, and it's not safe there now."
Su Ying paused while holding the chopsticks. "Is there a drought in Luo City?"
"Yes, you tell me, why can't God make both the drought and flood equally? How many people have been killed? The drought in Luocheng became serious at the beginning of the month. Those who had a few pieces of silver fled. Because we have to cross a desert, not many people came here, so few people knew about it. I only found out about it because a relative of mine sent someone to tell me."
"Isn't this matter under the jurisdiction of the imperial court?"
The waiter shook his head. "I don't know much about what's going on. I heard from my relatives that the government officials have been holding back on letting the disaster victims leave the city, fearing that the incident would get out of hand and they would lose their jobs. These officials don't care about the lives of the people. If you really want to go to Luocheng, you have to be careful. The world is in chaos and there are all kinds of people."
Zhou Qing took out a few copper coins from his pocket and thanked the waiter.
The guy took the tip and happily went back to work.
"Some local officials are like this. They don't care about the common people at all. What they fear most is the emperor's accountability, so they will try every possible means to cover up their mistakes. It's really hateful!" Zhou Qing was indignant, but she was just a spy sent to Jin State and there was little she could do.
"It's really abominable. Let's eat first."
Su Ying lowered her eyes and started eating. She picked up a chicken leg and took a bite. What the waiter said was only what she heard from others. The true situation needed further confirmation. It was useless to think of anything else now.
Zhou Qing was surprised when looking at the table full of food. How could the two of them finish it?
But when she saw that Su Ying had eaten half of the pork elbow while she was stunned, she tactfully shut her mouth.
Su Ying gobbled up all the food on the table in no time. Zhou Qing's expression could no longer be described as shocked. It turned out that Su Ying had been very restrained when she was in the border town before.
Of course Su Ying had to eat her fill, as she didn't know when she would be able to have her next hot meal.
After coming out of the restaurant, Su Ying took Zhou Qing to the street to buy food and drinks. There must be sufficient water and food when crossing the desert to reach the drought-stricken area.
Zhou Qing was so surprised when he saw that Su Ying had packed up almost all the snacks from a snack shop that he couldn't close his mouth.
Su Ying explained that snacks are high in sugar and can replenish the body's energy in time when necessary.
Of course, she wouldn't tell you because she wanted to eat.
Afterwards, they went to the pharmacy and bought some medicines that might be needed. Otherwise, if something unexpected happened, Su Ying couldn't produce them out of thin air. If they bought some now, they would have a reason to explain later.
Su Ying didn't dare to buy too much because they only had two horses and couldn't carry so many things.
After buying everything they needed, the two set off.
After leaving the border city and walking for half a day, you will see the desert.
This is the only way to enter the heartland of the State of Chu. In fact, Su Ying had walked this road before, where she encountered the Wolf King's Desert. So it would not be unfamiliar to her again.
As the two rode their horses into the desert, they felt an even stronger heat wave coming.
The desert is endless. As far as the eye can see, it is nothing but desolation. There is not a trace of life visible to the naked eye.
Su Ying covered her head and face with a cloth to protect herself from the wind and sand.
Not long after the two of them left, the sun gradually set in the west. Zhou Qing, who had just felt the heat and unbearable, suddenly felt a chill rising from her body. Fortunately, they bought a thick cotton coat before leaving the city, otherwise they would definitely be frozen tonight.
"Sir, do you need a place to stay for the night?"
Su Ying looked around and found a big rock not far ahead. "Let's stop at the big rock in front."
"good."
There was a shelter behind the big rock. After Zhou Qing got off his horse, he picked up some dry branches nearby and lit them with a tinderbox. The desert was full of ferocious beasts, and fire could, to a certain extent, prevent them from approaching.
Su Ying took out a piece of dried meat from the bag and handed it to Zhou Qing, "I see you don't look well, eat something first."
Zhou Qing reached out and touched her face. She didn't know if it was because of what Su Ying said, but she did seem to be a little unwell. Was she sunburned?
Zhou Qing took a sip of the water bag to wake himself up, put the barbecue on the fire to heat it up before handing the jerky to Su Ying, "Young Master, eat something first."
Su Ying looked at the dried meat with an ambiguous look and shook her head, "No, I ate too much at noon, you eat it."
Zhou Qing thought of the table full of food and silently withdrew his hand.
This jerky was pork jerky bought in the city. If it wasn’t roasted on one side, it would be really hard to chew.
After Zhou Qing took two bites, she felt her cheeks so sore that her eyes became blurry. She was about to drink some water, but as soon as she reached out her hand, she found that her movements had become slow.
At this time, Su Ying's concerned voice rang in her ears, "Zhou Qing, Zhou Qing, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Zhou Qing opened her mouth and wanted to say that she was fine, but she moved her lips but no sound came out. Was she going to die?
Su Ying showed a faint smile as she watched Zhou Qing gradually falling into coma. She didn't want to ride a horse again in this damn place, but she couldn't use her own means of transportation with Zhou Qing. She could only let her sleep a little longer and wake her up after they got out of the desert.
Su Ying ate some dry food, took a short rest, and then put Zhou Qing into the space. Then she took out her air-powered motorcycle. Why would she ride a horse when she had this thing!
With a loud "bang", Su Ying's figure suddenly rushed out.
The wolves that were searching for food only felt a gust of wind blowing past, blowing their fur over their eyes. Before they could come to their senses, the wind disappeared.
Wolf:? ?
Just as they were about to continue looking for prey, the gust of wind suddenly appeared again.
Su Ying's car stopped among the wolves. For a moment, the people and the wolves faced each other, and all pairs of bright green wolf eyes fell on Su Ying.
Su Ying took off her peeping glasses and blew a rude whistle at them with a bright smile on her face.
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