I didn't intend to be a Fairy

A hint of fish belly white gradually appeared on the horizon, reflecting the cold and vast desert Danxia. Lizards stood on the mounds to welcome the dew. Horses chewed grass with different tastes in the northwest. The lonely carriage and horse shop had a sense of rivers and lakes. There was a large group of people lying around.

The dew has soaked the clothes.

The conversation between the two children was coming to an end, and many adults were actually listening to it with interest.

The elixir with colorful auspicious clouds, the paint sent by the sun, the big cotton hole in the sky, and the colorful sacred stone that patched the sky...

Light soon came to the east.

At first, there was a red streak, which penetrated through the narrow gap in the clouds and slanted directly into the sky from the horizon. You could really see the shape clearly, and then dyed all the clouds on the horizon red. Slowly, as the morning sun rises higher and higher, the short end of the red light rises, and the high end becomes shorter, shining on the earth.

Danxia in the dark was dyed red.

At some point, the voices of the two children disappeared.

"well……"

Someone sighed.

It seems that a new day does not mean a new beginning for them, but only another day in the cycle of hopeless suffering that has been repeated for many years.

The sky gets brighter little by little.

It's still the same as yesterday, a complete blue sky.

Many Mikes stood up, wiped their faces, and slowly became sober. Only then did some people react, turning their heads and looking around——

"Where's the girl?"

When everyone heard this, they also woke up.

Look around, where did the girl come from?

It was only then that everyone remembered that there was no girl resting here last night.

The people sleeping here, except for the Taoist priest, are either the bitter Mai Ke or the small businessmen who want to save some money. At most, they bring a half-grown boy, and who of them brings a girl? The Taoist only brought a bay-red horse, a calico cat and a swallow.

"Yes! Where did the girl come from?"

"It's broken! I'm afraid I encountered a monster!"

"Boy! Who were you talking to just now?"

Everyone opened their eyes wide and looked panicked.

Including the child, who was stared at by the Michaels and his father's questioning eyes, he couldn't help shrinking his neck. While he was terrified, he subconsciously turned his head and looked around.

There really are no girls here.

Not a single woman.

There was only a calico cat, sitting upright next to the Taoist priest, its tail swaying from side to side, looking at him and then looking back at the Taoist priest.

The child vaguely remembered that when the girl was talking before, she said the words "my Taoist priest".

"oh……"

The child was so panicked that he was speechless.

"Don't panic, everyone." Song You had no choice but to open his eyes, sit up, and deal with the aftermath of his Sanhua Empress, "It's just that my cat has learned the Tao, is lively and naughty, and has been too boring since walking with me in the northwest. A child woke up early and couldn't hold it back for a moment, so he turned into a human and went to talk to him without any harm."

"cat?"

"A cat turns into a human?"

"this……"

Everyone was surprised for a moment. The bold ones all stared at the cat, while the timid ones quickly moved away from the Taoist.

"Everyone, please rest assured. I am from Yizhou. I am a serious Taoist and will never do evil things in my life. My Sanhua Empress is also excellent in character and learning. She only helps people get rid of demons and rats, and will not do anything harmful to others. Things. You really don’t need to be afraid.”

Although the calico cat did not speak when he heard this, he stood up, walked a little closer to the Taoist, and a little farther away from the others, and continued to sit down and look at the children.

Everyone looked at each other and finally felt relieved.

Life isn't worth much anyway, so there really isn't much to be afraid of.

So those who brought dry food took it out and ate sparingly. Those who didn't bring food had to drink a few sips of water. Those who didn't even have water had to sit there silently.

One after another, some people got up and left here, continuing to move forward. Some people also stood up and surrounded the Taoist. As more and more people gathered around, everyone seemed to have completely abandoned their reservations. They spoke to each other, scrambling to be the first to move towards a Taoist priest. A rare Taoist with real ability asked various questions.

"Is there really a previous life and a next life?"

"If you have suffered hardship in this life, will you suffer it again in the next life?"

“Where do people go when they die?”

Song You sat there, eating the baked buns, and answered truthfully and patiently, and distributed the baked buns to other people who didn't bring anything to eat.

It's just that their questions are often mixed with a lifetime of suffering and expectations, making them heavy. Some Taoists don't know the answers, and some know the answers but don't know how to answer them. It's like the Taoists saw their suffering but had no solution for the moment. .

At most, it can only remind them that the imperial court now has a policy of immigration to the north. As long as they voluntarily go to the north, they can obtain land and food, which is more or less a way out.

The sun rose higher and higher, and everyone left one after another.

The merchants who lived in the carriage shop next door set off early. The horses, mules, and camels almost formed a long queue, walking in different directions, and the sound of bells was everywhere.

Song You drank a sip of water frugally, poured it into the palm of his hand, fed the calico cat and the swallow, then got up, packed his bags, and continued on his journey.

Pass through the painting-like Danxia and head west.

There are business roads along the way, and there are groups of camels and horses.

Don’t underestimate Northwest.

The Silk Road is currently the most remarkable trade route in the world. Goods and wealth from the East and West are exchanged on this road, and cultures are also intensely blended. It is also an important corridor from Dayan to the Western Regions. Huge amounts of wealth are flowing every day. The prosperity here is not inferior to that of Yizhou and Yangzhou.

Song You saw many businessmen walking silently, and also saw many foreign faces. He benefited a lot from talking to them along the way.

At the same time, there was drought all the way, and the people were miserable.

The further west you go, the more severe the drought becomes.

In this case, water becomes an extremely precious life resource. It became difficult to find water along the way. Especially the further west you go, the fewer people believe in Buddhism and the more people believe in Buddhism. Even well-meaning locals or business travelers will only give him a mouthful or two at most.

Finding water is also becoming increasingly difficult.

Whether you ask swallows to fly to the sky to look for it, or you ask wild donkeys and wild camels on the roadside, it is not easy to find a nearby water source, and sometimes it is already dry.

"Are you leaving Longzhou soon?"

Song You wore a bamboo hat and said to the calico cat.

Although this place is not a desert, there is a lot of withered grass growing on the ground, and the yellow sand has become serious. When you step on the ground, you will inevitably stir up a cloud of sand. If the wind blows, the sand all over the ground will outline it for travelers. The direction and shape of the wind.

As far as the eye can see, the sky is blue and the ground is dry and yellow.

This is a scene Song You has never seen before.

"Ms. Sanhua doesn't know."

The honest voice of the cat came from beside me.

"It's already autumn and it's still so hot..."

"Yes!"

"Ms. Sanhua, are you thirsty?"

"Miss Sanhua is very hot and wants to drink water." The cat took small steps and suddenly stopped, looking up at the sun in the sky and then at the sky in the distance. "The swallows haven't come back yet."

"It's not easy to find water here."

"Thanks to him!"

"Thanks to him too."

"Thanks to him!"

"Ms. Sanhua, why don't you go back to your clothes? Don't walk on the ground. It's hot outside, you're tired from walking, and the yellow sand is big."

"Well……"

But Mao'er only turned to look at him and kept walking: "Miss Sanhua is going to walk on the ground!"

Just then, a small dot appeared in the sky.

The dot quickly became closer and clearer, taking on the appearance of a swallow, gliding with spread wings.

"brush……"

The swallow landed lightly on the horse's head.

The calico cat immediately raised its head and looked at him: "Did you find the water?"

"found it."

The swallow first looked down at the cat, then looked up at the Taoist: "I met a spirit on the road and asked it where there was water, and it took me there."

"..."

Song You couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

It seems that it is too difficult to find water here.

Yanzi doesn't like to socialize with others, so he is forced to take the initiative to ask the local strange spirits about the location of the water source.

In fact, Song You was fine, and so was Sanhua Empress. Although the water they got was small, it was enough for them to persevere. However, the bay-red horse itself grew big, had a high demand for water, and carried so many things. Traveling under the scorching sun without enough water was really torture for it.

"troubled you."

"I'll lead the way."

"good."

"Puff puff..."

The swallows flew again.

The Taoist, leaning on a bamboo stick and carrying a bay-red horse, followed the swallow over the loess mountains and walked for more than ten miles before finally finding the water source.

The water source here is very hidden.

From the outside, it looks like a small mound. When you get closer, you can see that it is empty inside. It may be connected to an underground river, and there is a small section of flowing ditch exposed on the surface. Such water swallows must be invisible flying in the sky.

When Song You came here, he drank a handful of water and took a sip. It was very refreshing and quenched his thirst and heat.

Then he asked Sanhua Empress and Yanzi to drink to their full, and then filled the water bladders with water. Then they let the bay red horse come in and drink slowly.

After solving the water problem, we moved on.

Swallows can ensure that they don't stray too far.

However, as they were walking, a line of dust and smoke suddenly appeared in the distant loess desert, and there was a faint sound of someone chasing them, going from the front right to the left of the group, and the wind blew the dust over.

I don't know if he noticed something, but the dust smoke suddenly turned and ran towards the Taoist.

Song You looked intently——

The person running at the front was not a person, nor a wild donkey or a wild camel, but a creature with a body like a sheep, a head like a fox, antlers, and a face like a masked spirit, followed by several horses on horseback. Warriors with bows and arrows and monks in yellow robes.

"brush……"

The swallow flew down again, looked forward, and said to Song You: "Sir, the spirit being chased in front is the one who took me to find water before!"

"I see."

Song You vaguely recognized this monster.

This kind of spirit, like the wind fox, is born and raised, and its name is Free. You Li is familiar with the affairs of the earth and always appears during natural disasters. He can predict natural disasters and guide people to avoid disasters.

After thinking about it for a moment, I realized why everyone was chasing it.

This monster was small and ran very fast, quickly approaching the Taoist and his party.

I went crazy and forgot to set the time. Sorry.

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