Big dreamer

"Brother Shen, it seems that I can't drink the wine today. Tell me where you live. I'll come see you another day and let's have a good drink." Yu Meng withdrew his gaze, patted his shoulder with one hand and said.

"To be honest, brother, I actually just arrived in the city not long ago. As for my residence..." Shen Luo deliberately smiled bitterly and spoke vaguely.

"Oh? It turns out that I am not from this city, but I am willing to risk my life to defend the city. How brave, good brother!" Yu Meng was startled when he heard this, and then gave Shen Luo a thumbs up.

Hearing this, the other three subordinates looked at Shen Luo in a more cordial manner.

"Brother Yu, I'm sorry. I just did what I could to protect myself." Shen Luo waved his hand hurriedly.

"Haha, in this world, there are really not many bloody men like Brother Shen! Brother Shen, if you don't have any place to stay in the city, why not follow me home first." Yu Meng laughed and said, Then he thought of something and asked.

"It's true that I haven't had time to find a place to live in the future, so I'll bother my brother." Shen Luo was full of doubts, so he agreed.

"What are you talking about? My brother, what are you talking about when you meet someone else? Let's go!" Yu Meng raised his eyebrows, put his arm around Shen Luo's shoulders, and said.

A few people walked along the horse path and came to the corner tower at the top of the city. Just as they were about to walk towards the steps of the city road, they saw three or five soldiers wearing standard armor, supporting a fat middle-aged man to the top of the city. Move up step by step.

Shen Luo looked down and saw that the man had a fair complexion, a short yellow beard around his mouth, and a piece of armor that didn't fit him well. He looked like a turtle shell with a ball of fatty pork belly stuffed into it. Unproportionate.

The middle-aged man and his group also saw Yu Meng and others coming down from the city, and temporarily stopped where they were.

"Make way for the strong men." The middle-aged man's eyes fell on Tian Chong's body, his face changed slightly, and he raised his hand and shouted.

The soldiers immediately helped him lean to the side of the city wall and got out of the way.

"You send Tian Chong back first." Yu Meng turned sideways and ordered the remaining people.

The three subordinates responded, then carried Tian Chong's body down the city stairs first.

When passing by the obese middle-aged man, the latter looked at the black blood on the flag, and cold sweat dripped from his head.

Shen Luo followed Yu Meng down the city and came to the man's side.

"Master Liu." Yu Meng said, cupping his fists.

"Yu...Yu Xiannephew." The middle-aged man hurriedly took out the silk handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"There were a lot of animals that attacked the city this time, and a lot of corpses were left behind. They must be cleared away as soon as possible, so that the people in the city can continue to divide and store them. In addition, several damaged city walls must be repaired as soon as possible." Yu Meng looked back at the city and said.

"Don't worry, nephew, we have already sent someone to take care of it." Mr. Liu said hurriedly.

Yu Meng nodded, then said no more, and continued down to the city with Shen Luo.

Mr. Liu wanted to say something, but when he saw Yu covering his head and not looking back, he swallowed the words on his lips, wiped his sweat, and continued to the city head with the help of several people.

"Who is this Mr. Liu?" Shen Luo walked down the city wall and asked.

"Liu Fu, the county magistrate from the east," Yu Meng replied casually.

"It turns out that he is the parent officer who is responsible for the military and political affairs of the place." Shen Luo said, feeling a little confused.

Although Yu Meng didn't look like an ordinary young man guarding the city, he didn't look like he had an official status. Why did "Master Liu" look a little nervous in front of him?

"What kind of parent officer? He's just a weak scholar. He usually picks up bits and pieces of cases, but at this time, it's just a joke. The entire Donglai County's armaments are slack. If it weren't for the young men in the city, relying on the original soldiers , I can’t survive now.” Yu Meng snorted and said.

When Shen Luo heard this, he immediately understood why Yu Meng looked so unkind to this person.

"But having said that, although this man is as timid as a mouse, he did not abandon the city and flee after all. After the war, he also knew how to climb to the top of the city to appease the people. He is much better than the officials in several neighboring counties." Yu Meng sighed. After taking a breath, he said again.

"That's right." Shen Luo nodded, but he understood Magistrate Liu a little more.

At the critical moment of life and death, how many people can really treat death as if they were at home?

However, another doubt arose in his mind. In his mind, Donglai County should be in the southern part of Chishui County. Although he had never been there, he had never heard of such terrifying wolves in that area. ?

If such a thing really happened, it would spread throughout the world in no time.

"Brother Shen, let's go." Yu Meng urged when he saw that Shen Luo was in a daze.

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Just now, he felt nothing on the city wall. Now that he entered the city, Shen Luo felt that the Donglai County City in front of him was quite majestic, nearly a foot taller than the city wall in Chunhua County.

The city wall is unusually tall and wide, protecting the city like a mountain. Although the wall has been eroded by wind and rain, peeling off, and is damaged in many places, the majestic atmosphere of the past can still be vaguely seen.

A spacious main road beneath their feet stretched straight into the city. The road was large enough for four carriages to drive side by side. However, it was probably in disrepair and the ground looked bumpy.

The bay widths and heights of some shops on both sides of the main road are better than those in Chunhua City, but for some reason they look a bit dilapidated.

The architectural style here is quite different from that in Chunhua County. The architectural structures in Chunhua County are simple and solemn. Although the buildings here are quite tall, there are many more decorations on the eaves, walls, door frames and other places.

"My home is near the Confucian Temple. Brother Shen is coming with me." Yu Meng led Shen Luo towards the depths of the city.

Shen Luo followed Yu Meng and continued to look around, feeling more and more strange the more he looked around.

It's approaching evening now, the sky is still bright, but there are not many people on the streets in the city. Most of the shops on both sides of the streets in the city have been closed. A large restaurant at the corner of the street that looks like it used to be very prosperous doesn't even have the door closed, but there is something inside. The building has long been deserted and the ground is covered with dust. I don’t know how long it has been closed.

Only some shops selling rice, noodles and other necessities on both sides of the street were still open, but they were also empty.

Among these people, the men's appearance and clothing are the same as that of many people on the city. They are all wearing futou robes and long scarves. The front and back skirts are slightly shorter than what Shen Luo usually sees. Women, on the other hand, wear their hair in buns, wear short jackets or shirts on their upper bodies, exposing the skin of their necks and chests, and wear long skirts on their lower bodies, which is quite different from those in Chunhua County.

For some reason, Shen Luo always felt that the faces of these people were a little numb, especially the eyes with an indescribable feeling, which seemed to be a little frightened and a little confused.

Occasionally, you can see some half-clothed people on both sides of the street, including old people and children, begging for alms from passers-by, but most of them are met with indifference. It is a completely gloomy and depressing scene, which makes people understand their mood. Very unsmooth.

"Could it be that this Donglai County is not the Donglai County of Chishui County that I know? Then where exactly am I? Am I still on the border of the Tang Dynasty?" Shen Luo muttered in his heart.

Yu Meng seemed to have been accustomed to all this, and he strode towards the city with rapid strides.

Shen Luo had no choice but to suppress the doubts in his heart and quickly followed Yu Meng.