Unknowingly, Yun Sheng and Yun Canghai had already entered the central region of Zhou State. In the central region of Zhou State, there was a vast and soft sandstone plain.
This region lacked the lush vegetation of Banana Leaf Village. It was windy but not rainy, and the weather was very dry. On windy days, the sand and stones would hit the carriage's frame, making a creaking sound.
On this day, Yun Canghai stopped the horse and looked up at the sky, frowning without saying a word.
Yun Sheng noticed that the carriage had stopped and lifted the curtain.
For some reason, the sunlight in this area was very dim and weak. Looking at the sky, it was dim and gloomy. It was very similar to the smoggy city in the north where Yun Sheng had lived in her previous life. It was very difficult to see the color of the sky.
"Father?" Yun Sheng keenly noticed that Yun Canghai's expression was very serious.
In the wasteland in front of them, there was a small group of people that looked like a centipede moving forward.
"Father, who are those people?" Yun Sheng's eyesight was very good. She even saw the true appearance of the "centipede" before Yun Canghai. It was a group of refugees made up of the old, weak, women, and children. Everyone's face was yellow and thin, and their clothes were shabby.
"It's refugees." Yun Canghai also saw the appearance of the group.
Yun Canghai had been to the central region of Zhou State in his early years. In his memory, this place was not so desolate. Why would such a large group of refugees suddenly appear?
The group of refugees had already reached the front of the carriage.
"Sister, do you have water?" A four or five-year-old child walked over and pitifully grabbed the curtain of the carriage. His lips were already cracked like the bark of an old tree.
The Yun father and daughter had not brought enough water and dry food along the way. If they took it out rashly, it would only lead to a fight.
The few men in the group had an ominous look in their eyes and rushed out like vicious dogs. They looked like they wanted to snatch the luggage of Yun Sheng and the others.
Almost in an instant, a wall of fire rose from the ground. The wall of fire was indestructible and shot out fierce flames.
The men who intended to commit murder were frightened. They were all inexplicably terrified. A magician, it was a magician.
"Sir Magician!" The men fell to their knees with a few thuds. "Honorable Sir Magician, please save us!"
Yun Canghai hid the magic scepter in his hand under his clothes. His face was full of vigilance. He was not a kind man. To him, his daughter's safety was more important than anything else.
Yun Canghai's fire wall was fierce and scorching, causing the surrounding temperature to rise by a lot in an instant.
The men saw that Yun Canghai was indifferent and stood up in disappointment. They pulled the begging children and helped the dying old man and slowly moved forward.
They had long been accustomed to the indifference of passers-by. Along the way, they had begged countless passers-by, but when they heard that name, their expressions changed greatly.
"Wait a minute," Yun Canghai suddenly said. He caught a glimpse of the family emblem embroidered on the luggage of an old man at the front of the group. The emblem was a symbol in the shape of an auspicious cloud.
The villagers still had some misgivings about Yun Canghai.
Yun Canghai removed the wall of fire.
At this time, at the back of the group, a young and weak child could not bear the fatigue of the journey and fainted. No matter how his relatives beside him called out, there was no response.
Seeing this, Yun Sheng quickly stepped forward. "Father, he has a heatstroke. If he is not treated in time, he will die," Yun Sheng said and ordered the men to carry the child to the carriage.
The area within a radius of a few miles was barren. Only the carriage could serve as a temporary shelter.
Yun Sheng immediately opened a bag of water for the child, sprinkled some salt in the water and fed the child a few mouthfuls.
Heatstroke could be serious or minor. If it was not treated in time, people would die, especially the weak children and the elderly.
Yun Sheng took out a bone needle and poked a few needles on the child's forehead. After some black blood was removed, the child's complexion became slightly better.
While Yun Sheng was treating the child, Yun Canghai had already started chatting with an elder in the group.
"Sir, if I am not wrong, this area is the territory of the Martial Saint General's Residence. You should be the General's subordinates. Leaving your territory without permission is a capital offense. Why did you leave your territory for no reason?" In the Boundless Land, meritorious officials and the royal family would be rewarded after achieving military merits.
The land that was given was the territory, and the people who lived in the territory for generations were the subordinates. The subordinates were equivalent to the private property of the Lord. Without the Lord's orders, they could not leave without permission, nor could they move their family.
"Honorable Sir Magician, it is not that we are not afraid of death, but we have a home that we cannot return to. Our village originally had more than 2,000 people. Ever since that strange cloud came to our village, only these people are left. "The elder who was talking to Yun Canghai was the village chief of the village.
He sighed and told Yun Canghai that he was indeed a subordinate of the Martial Saint General's Residence. Their village had been living well nearby. About half a month ago, a red cloud floated over the village.
The villagers did not pay attention to it at first and only thought that it was a strange cloud. However, as the days passed, strange things happened in the village ever since that cloud appeared.
"First, the livestock in the village died one after another. Then, the well water dried up. Finally, even the crops in the village died. The scariest thing was that the cloud in the sky kept getting bigger. At this moment, our entire village was shrouded by that cloud. Every once in a while, a strange gust of wind would rise from the cloud and suck in dozens of villagers. "By the time the villagers realized that something was wrong, more than half of the villagers had already been sucked in by the strange cloud.
A strange cloud that could suck people in?
Yun Canghai's expression was grave. "Something like this happened? You didn't report it to the General's Residence? "
The territory was equivalent to the personal property of the Lord. Therefore, any incident that happened must be reported to the Lord first.
The Lord would then send the experts of the family to inspect.
"We did. We sent them ten days ago. The villagers who sent the letter have not returned yet. Seeing that the villagers are getting fewer and fewer day by day, I could only risk the death penalty and bring the villagers to a nearby village." The village chief could not help but cry.
"Sheng 'er, you stay here with the villagers. I will go ahead and take a look." Yun Canghai told Yun Sheng to stay where she was.
He left the carriage for Yun Sheng and went ahead to explore the village.
The Martial Saint General's Residence? Yun Sheng could not help but look at the villagers.
Yun Sheng realized that these people were most likely the subordinates of the Yun Family. No wonder her father acted abnormally and intervened in this matter.
A strange cloud that could suck people in? Was it a monster or an unknown magical beast?
What kind of monster was it? She was worried about her father and wanted to go and take a look.
They heard the neighing of horses and the screams of women.
Everyone looked back and saw a moon-white carriage rushing over at lightning speed. Pulling the carriage were two exceptionally beautiful Gaul horses. Their necks were tall and their hair was dense. Their entire body was white, and not a single strand of hair could be found from head to toe.
Driving the carriage were two twins. They were dressed in gorgeous magic robes and looked very delicate. At first glance, one could tell that they were of extraordinary birth.
A pregnant village woman was frightened and fell in front of the carriage.
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