Chapter 154 Carriage
Luo Xuanyi felt like she was really worried sick, but she played dumb and everything went smoothly. While Yang Zongchun thought he was being cautious, Luo Xuanyi simply unleashed her soul power to search for the Vegetable Market within a hundred miles.
According to Hao Fei's memories and Wang Taiyuan's words, there should be one or two vegetable markets nearby. Strangely, Luo Xuanyi couldn't find any, no matter how hard she searched. She had no choice but to fly in a blind direction, unknowingly crossing the border of Wuqiu.
She is now at the junction of Wuqiu Plain and Lianshan.
The wild grass is low and the ground is raised. The mountains in the distance are as their name suggests. Several high and low mountain faces stand on the loess land, folding out some gullies.
The shadows of the mountains filled the ravines, creating cool valleys.
As dusk slowly approached, Luo Xuanyi was casually exploring and suddenly discovered that within the range of her soul power, a carriage suddenly appeared in the direction of Lianshan Valley.
It is said to be abrupt because in such a year, there are actually people who can use horses to pull carts, and the frame looks very sturdy. The back seat is even covered with a straw shed so that outsiders cannot see what is inside.
It is obviously unreasonable that the fur of the horses pulling the cart is still shiny and smooth in the wasteland where even the wheat fields are scorched by the sun.
Moreover, Luo Xuanyi was very sure that this carriage suddenly appeared in her consciousness, as if it had emerged from the ground.
Luo Xuanyi confirmed that the two people behind her had already positioned themselves, and immediately restrained her breath and flew towards the carriage.
Dong E and Yang Zongchun did not dare to fall behind and followed Luo Xuanyi closely.
Luo Xuanyi ignored the two men. Although she didn't know why they didn't attack her, it was a small matter. Her attention was focused on the carriage. She had a vague suspicion that by following this strange carriage, she might find the Vegetable Market.
If Cairen City was just a market formed by people gathering together during natural disasters, it would be obviously unreasonable to have such carriages and concealment methods.
But Luo Xuanyi learned from Hao Fei that behind the Vegetable Market there was actually a huge evil cultivator market, the Ghost Market.
For thousands of years, it has continued to grow stronger under the control of the righteous path. It is obvious that it is not a simple evil cultivator.
Luo Xuanyi glanced behind her. The two righteous cultivators were unaware of the Ghost Market, but they did know about the Vegetable Market. The righteous, self-proclaimed enforcers of Heaven's Way, even cared about isolated islands in the river like Fu Jishan. How could they let the horrifying Vegetable Market go unnoticed? A single investigation would reveal clues.
In other words, there is muddy water to stir up here.
The more chaotic the world, the better. Luo Xuanyi thought happily, but she didn't let down her guard. She repeatedly probed the carriage with her soul power, but the people on board showed no reaction. Once she was sure the carriage was just a few civilians, she approached it for a closer inspection.
As they approached, the first thing that caught Luo Xuanyi's attention was a chorus of children's voices. Both male and female, their tender voices seemed to be singing a catchy nursery rhyme they all knew.
"...lotus meat, tofu paste,"
"One ounce of incense, one coin of copper,"
“Every family tastes it and sells it…”
The carriage gradually drove into a valley on the Lianshan Road. Dong E and Yang Zongchun, who were chasing Luo Xuanyi, seemed to have heard the song in the echo of the valley, and their faces gradually darkened.
The carriage jolted, as if it had run over some gravel. There were a few crashing noises from inside, and then the laughter returned, followed by the innocent singing.
"Today I am going to the vegetable market,"
"Eat your fill, and ride in a carriage,"
"When the wheel turns, the knife appears..."
The carriage stopped, and Luo Xuanyi saw a man helping a woman get off. Both of them were wearing patched clothes. They looked like they were in their prime, but their hair was gray.
They were silent as they began to work around the straw hut behind the carriage. Luo Xuanyi then saw a straw rope of similar color tied tightly together inside the hut.
The nursery rhyme in the carriage reached its last line.
"...I hope the elders of the village bring back money, and I hope my parents have enough to eat."
"Only when everyone goes to the market can every family be well off."
The straw shed fell down, and the group of children finally stopped singing nursery rhymes. They jumped down from the carriage in an orderly manner, without any chains or ropes.
Dong E and Yang Zongchun, who were hiding in the dark, felt a chill run down their spines.
The man tied the straw rope still attached to the carriage to a row of railings. Luo Xuanyi didn't care about these children. She was more interested in the vegetable market in front of her.
The Vegetable Market, nestled in the valley, resembled a mature, year-round market. At least the shops were neatly arranged and organized. However, Luo Xuanyi could neither see nor perceive any further details, as if everything were a phantom floating on the surface.
The valley is divided by a row of wooden railings running through the middle. Several large carriages are tied to the railings, and only by looking through the gaps between the carriages can you see an opening in the middle of the railings.
If it was just an ordinary vegetable market, of course she could go in directly, but if Luo Xuanyi wanted to go to the ghost market, she still had to observe carefully.
Luo Xuanyi landed and followed the group in front of her, watching them expertly squeeze into the gap between the two carriages, carrying the group of children through the gap in the railings without any hindrance. There was no unusual commotion, as if no one was watching.
Luo Xuanyi stared at the gap, not moving to push the carriage open. Instead, she carefully moved through the crack like the people who had entered before her, observing the opening in the railing. It was a large, man-made gap, unobstructed by any barriers, just like the fences of a pigpen or sheep pen.
But after squeezing out of the pile of carriages, Luo Xuanyi felt something suddenly rushing towards her. Of course, this was just a momentary illusion, a visual error caused by the sudden brightening of all the colors before her eyes.
The street market, which originally looked like a phantom on the water, began to hear various sounds. Luo Xuanyi could even smell a fresh fragrance drifting with the smoke.
The expanding color not only brought visual and fragrance to Luo Xuanyi, but also raised a flag at the opening.
The flag wasn't particularly ornate. Since there wasn't even a breeze blowing in here, the pure white flag tied to the pole could only droop. With Luo Xuanyi's eyesight, she could just make out a hint of red through the folds of the white cloth.
The most noticeable presence was not the flag, but the old man squatting in the pitiful shadow of the white flag, staring silently at Luo Xuanyi.
I'm back~ Thank you all for your recommendation votes! I took four days off and updated eight chapters in total. Today, including the make-up chapter, there will be three chapters. I will slowly make up for it as promised~
P.S. I suspect styes have a special effect on people with high myopia. It's like my glasses have been replaced with frosted glass. I finally got through it~
Today's first update, the nursery rhyme is something I made up hh
Sister Yi: Muddy waters, muddy waters
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