Chapter 120 The Strange Baofu Town
After attending the wedding of Lian Fangyu and Zhao Qing, Wen Yingxue and Nie Chubai returned to the Marquis' Mansion to prepare for the ceremony.
Early the next morning, when the sky was just beginning to turn light, a group of five people secretly set off on their journey.
Imperial Palace, Yingfeng Hall.
"Your Majesty, Marquis Dingyuan will set off today." An Wenyuan said.
Qi Xun stood in front of a wide-open window with his hands behind his back and nodded slightly.
Yingfeng Hall is built on a hill. Looking down from here, you can have a panoramic view of the entire imperial palace.
"Send down the order, have Hao Wanlin prepare for the expedition. Nie Chubai said that Ye Junyan and Lin Youwan will temporarily leave the front lines.
"Let's take advantage of this opportunity to bully Xi Jing." Qi Xun said.
An Wenyuan nodded in agreement: "Xi Jing is relying on Ye Junyan and Lin Youwan to stir up trouble on the border. We need to teach them who is the boss."
Qi Xun nodded repeatedly, then suddenly turned around and said, "Lord An! Did you say something vulgar again?"
An Wenyuan nodded: "I just said that I would let Xi Jing know who is the master."
"Ah! I can't hear you, I can't hear you, An Wenyuan, you really wasted your face. Ugh, my heart hurts so much! Yuyan, come and comfort my wounded heart."
Qi Xun looked like a madman who wanted to cut off An Wenyuan's tongue, but in the end he yelled madly a few times and walked away holding his chest.
An Wenyuan smiled smugly behind Qi Xun, as if he had breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty! Let them know who is the master!"
Qi Xun left without even turning back. This stinky An Wenyuan is really treacherous. Didn't I just summon you to the palace a few more times? Is it necessary to retaliate against him like this?
If An Wenyuan knew what the emperor was thinking, he would definitely pull Qi Xun over and sing "Eighteen Touches" in his ear, which would scare him to death.
An Wenyuan asked Xiao Piba to go out and play three times in a row. Every time, either when he had just left the house or was about to reach his destination, the emperor would send someone to summon him to the palace.
Originally, his wife could only be seen but not touched. Now he couldn't even look at her, so An Wenyuan was naturally feeling unbalanced.
I have teased Qi Xun several times in the past few days, both openly and secretly.
"Hmph, I've allowed you to disturb my time with my wife. If I don't scare you to the point of vomiting blood next time, I won't be named An." An Wenyuan snorted, then paced out of the palace leisurely.
Here, Wen Yingxue and Nie Chubai, along with their three followers, had already walked a long way eastward.
The Dark Night Swamp is located at the junction of Daqing, Beize Kingdom and Xijing Kingdom. Although it is the junction of three countries, the Dark Night Swamp is very large and there are dangerous swamps everywhere. Therefore, it is also a no-man's land.
In the carriage, Nie Chubai held up a map and said, "This road is the fastest to the Dark Night Swamp. We will arrive in about twenty days."
Wen Yingxue also leaned over to take a look and nodded, "Yes, but I think the border is closer to the Dark Night Swamp. We should speed up and try to get into the swamp and find the Eight-Angled Mysterious Ice Lotus as soon as possible."
Outside the carriage, Guan Ziming said, "Master, Madam, we are already going very fast. If we want to go faster, we can only fly."
Wen Yingxue poked her head out, pointed at him, and said, "I'm already annoying enough, you'd better stop nagging me."
Guan Ziming immediately quieted down, pursed his lips and nodded.
Wen Yingxue glanced at him, lowered the curtain and sat down.
Nie Chubai leaned on the small table, holding his chin with one hand, and looked at Wen Yingxue and said, "You seem very impatient these days. Are you worried that Ye Junyan and Lin Youwan will get the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Lotus before us?"
Wen Yingxue nodded, then shook her head and said, "Not really. I'm just feeling really messed up right now. I feel like something's about to happen."
Nie Chubai came over, put his arm around Wen Yingxue's waist, and said, "Don't worry, I'm here. You made a wish, and I will live a hundred years. We will definitely get the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Lotus. I said I would always be with you."
Wen Yingxue nodded, but a lingering haze still hung over her heart.
They galloped along the way, and finally the weather was not too cold, so Wen Yingxue and Nie Chubai abandoned the carriage and started riding horses.
Finally, on the 24th day of the first lunar month, we arrived at the edge of the Dark Night Swamp.
Baofu Town is located not far from the Dark Night Swamp, and is also where Wen Yingxue and others settled.
As they entered the town, the five of them were immediately taken aback. Although the town was large, it was sparsely populated. The streets were completely empty, with only a few people hurriedly passing by.
The most shocking thing is that the empty streets are littered with paper money for the dead.
Wen Yingxue and Nie Chubai looked at each other and rode into the town. The further they went, the more they saw white lanterns and white sails.
At a glance, almost every household was in mourning.
"Oh my god, no wonder there are so few people on the streets. Are they all dead?" Guan Ziming complained.
It was a bit weird here, and the five of them shouldn't have stayed any longer. But it was already late, and who knew what they would encounter if they rested by the swamp in the dark.
So it's safer in town.
After finding an inn, Wen Yingxue and Nie Chubai walked in.
There was no one in the inn. A middle-aged man was sitting at the counter, sleeping soundly on the table.
Two or three waiters were sitting in a corner, each taking a nap. It was obvious that the shop had not been open for a long time.
Seeing this, Wu Nan cleared his throat and called out, "Boss, come to the fourth room upstairs."
The shopkeeper and the waiter woke up with a start. The shopkeeper didn't even bother to wipe the saliva from his mouth and quickly said okay.
The two young men immediately ran out and diligently led the horse to the backyard to feed grass.
"Boss, what's going on in your town? We've been coming all the way here, and there are so many funerals going on?"
When Wen Yingxue asked, the shopkeeper immediately clapped his hands and sighed, "Little brother, you don't know, in our Baofu Town, people have been dying inexplicably since two months ago.
No one knew what was going on, and we couldn't find the cause. They just kept dying, first the elderly, then middle-aged, young people, and children.
I wonder if our Baofu Town has provoked some evil spirit or demon."
Wen Yingxue was dressed like a man at the time, and wearing women's clothes would be too conspicuous and she was afraid that it would cause unnecessary trouble.
Nie Chubai asked, "Are they people who died for no apparent reason? What were their bodies like before?"
The shopkeeper said, "He was in perfect health, without any illness or disaster. He died peacefully like this."
The five of them looked at each other secretly and frowned.
"Take us to the room and bring us some food and hot water later." Although this town is weird, it has nothing to do with them. They will stay here for one night and leave tomorrow.
"Hey!" The shopkeeper responded and immediately took them to the room.
The food came up quickly, and Wen Yingxue's appetite immediately grew. Just as she was about to pick up her chopsticks to eat, Guan Ziming pushed open the door and rushed in.
"Don't eat! There's something wrong with the food."
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