mesbooks Chapter 166 Mountain Temple 1
Chapter 166 Mountain Temple 1
"No wonder I felt a little cold when I slept last night. It turned out to be foggy."
It is foggy now, which proves that the weather will soon get cold. Fortunately, they made preparations in the previous city, otherwise, if it suddenly got cold, who knows how many people would fall ill.
The people in the team saw that the weather had indeed gotten colder. They were reluctant to give away the cotton-padded clothes and quilts they had bought before, but now they were just feeling grateful.
It got a little cooler in the mornings and evenings, but the daytime weather was still warm and there was no sign of rain.
In this way, the group continued to move forward for about seven or eight days. The weather was getting colder and colder. The refugees on both sides of the road were all wearing thin clothes and walking in a hurry. It was obvious that they were also well aware of the disadvantages of the cold weather.
Shen Li was riding on Chi Yan. The weather was getting cold too quickly. Before, the temperature was over 30 degrees Celsius or close to 40 degrees Celsius, but now, it was estimated to be only around 20 degrees Celsius.
It is much cooler now, but the weather changes from hot summer to cold winter within a month. How many people can bear it?
They rushed for more than ten days and finally arrived at the intersection of Wujun and Qingzhou before the weather cooled down completely.
Looking at the fork in the road ahead, more than 90% of the refugees chose to pass through Wujun, and only a very small number of people chose to pass through Qingzhou.
"Ms. Shen, have you made up your mind? Which way are you going to go?"
Shen Li has always known that Wei Zian is more inclined to pass through Qingzhou. After all, he has never concealed this idea.
But at this moment Shen Li was a little curious. If they chose to leave from Wujun, would they be separated?
Pei Yu saw through her thoughts at a glance, "Miss Shen, haven't we had a pleasant time working together during this time together?"
"Ah."
Shen Li nodded. What he said was true. It was indeed safer for him to follow behind, and it also brought some income to the team.
From this perspective, it seems that the cooperation between us is indeed quite pleasant.
"Now that we've made our decision, let's go."
"it is good."
Their convoy went left when the road forked, while the refugees went right.
Shen Li had already made it clear to everyone in the team that the destination of their trip was no longer Yanzhou, but Suzhou.
If there are people who do not want to go with us, they can leave the team and go to Yanzhou on their own.
But they all felt that it was very dangerous to leave the team now. Since they had already left their hometown, they could go anywhere.
Shen Li was riding on a horse and had just entered Qingzhou. Traces of floods could still be seen in some places, but most of them had recovered.
Moreover, just three days after entering Qingzhou, there was a drizzle in the sky.
There were still quite a few things under the carriage, all now wrapped in oil paper, and the straw raincoats they had prepared earlier were also put to use.
As soon as it rained, the temperature dropped sharply to more than ten degrees, and it felt a bit cold.
"Miss, here you go."
Bai Yao brought a bowl of delicious ginger soup and handed it to Shen Li.
Shen Li took it and was now used to the names she addressed him.
The Shen family members took turns to correct her many times, but this girl was inexplicably stubborn. Every time they talked to her, she would respond softly, but would still do her own thing afterwards.
Now that the nights have turned cold, they have to sleep outdoors at night. They can no longer just spread out the grass and lie on the ground as they did before, as they would catch a cold now.
Shen Changshan and his team were using bamboo to build a simple tent, which was covered with a layer of oilcloth.
The Shen family had many people, so they used three tents as a base. They could also squeeze into the carriage, and those who didn't want to sleep in the tents could sleep in the carriage.
Tonight we had a meal called wild boar, which was hunted by Tianqing and his men. The meat of this wild boar was relatively tender, and the weather was cold, so everyone decided to roast it.
By now the wild boar had been prepared and was being roasted on the rack, while the families were cooking nearby.
Shen Changshan also contributed some honey, which Shen Li had found in the mountains before. He took out two jars. This jar only had a little at the bottom, not much.
Soon, a roasted wild boar was ready. The pig weighed about fifty or sixty kilograms. Each family got a large piece, enough to fill their stomachs.
At night, when everyone was asleep, there were rustling sounds in the woods. Shen Li had just finished meditating in the carriage and was about to go to sleep, but she found someone approaching quickly.
When I released my mental power, I saw that it was Pei Yu. I smelled the faint smell of blood in the air and didn't know where this guy had gone. He seemed to be injured.
Since he was not the one who launched the sneak attack, I ignored him and just closed my eyes and went to sleep.
Early the next morning, not long after the team set out, Pei Yu rode up to Shen Li on horseback. In fact, due to the injury he had suffered yesterday, his face was a little pale.
"Miss Shen, can you help me open that box?"
Shen Li was stunned for a moment, then asked directly: "Master Wei, you can't do anything with this box. When did I give you this illusion that I could open it?"
"intuition."
Hearing his two words "unreliable", Shen Li rolled her eyes.
"Didn't you go find someone who can open the lock these two days? Why, it didn't open?"
Shen Li found that as soon as she finished speaking, the man next to her looked surprisingly ugly.
"It's too late. The person is already dead."
He nodded in understanding. Judging from his appearance, not only was the locksmith dead, but he was also ambushed.
With his ability, it should be easy to break the box open by force, but now it is not open, which proves that the box cannot be broken open by force.
"Okay, you can give it a try tonight, but I can't guarantee that I can open it for you."
"Yes, I understand. Thank you, Miss Shen."
Seeing her agree, Pei Yu's expression finally looked a little better. There were only a few successors in that sect, and now this one is dead, and he didn't know where to find the next one. If Miss Shen could open it, that would be great.
It didn't rain today, but the weather was gloomy, which always gives people a very depressing feeling.
It rained in the evening, but fortunately everyone found a dilapidated mountain temple before dark, so they didn't have to sleep in the wild and had a place to shelter from the wind and rain.
The mountain temple was quite large, and each family found a place to rest. Shen Li walked to the back, followed by Pei Yu and his servants.
Seeing her coming, Pei Yu stopped what he was doing, handed her the box beside him, and then poured a cup of tea and handed it to her.
"Drink some hot tea to keep the cold away."
Shen Li didn't need to rush to look at the box. Pei Yu was sitting cross-legged on a mat with a small square table in front of him. There was a small stove next to it with a kettle on it that was steaming.
Tsk, you really know how to enjoy it.
When you pick up the teacup, you can smell a light fragrance. You can take a sip. It’s slightly bitter at first, but sweet aftertaste.
"This tea is good."