"The creaking sound of the wheels echoed as they rolled on the ground.
Li Huowang sat on the front of the carriage, shaking the reins to urge the horses forward. Beside him sat Li Sui, dressed in a straw raincoat, curiously looking at the sparrows on the tree branches through the newly hung black veil under his hat.
Li Huowang reached out and tapped on the carriage. "Miao Miao, there's no need to stay inside all the time. It's stuffy. It's dusk now, you can come out and get some fresh air."
Bai Lingmiao lifted the curtain and sat gently beside Li Huowang, removing the white veil covering her eyes and looking around.
Looking at her delicate profile, Li Huowang noticed that Bai Lingmiao seemed different. If her eyes were pink in the past, they had now turned pale white.
What does this represent? It was self-evident.
Li Huowang reached out and gently held her hand to comfort her. "It's okay, we're almost in the capital. Once we get there, we will definitely find a way to cure your eyes."
Among the four things, the issue of protecting Niu Xin Village had been temporarily resolved. The most urgent matter now was Bai Lingmiao's eyes.
This matter was very urgent, but fortunately, it was not as difficult as imagined.
Having witnessed the battle between the Monitoring Heaven Bureau and the Taoist sects that deceive beings, Li Huowang did not think that in this chaotic world, it would be difficult to change a pair of eyes.
"Senior Li, why did you ask me to come along?" Bai Lingmiao asked softly.
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"Of course, you have to come. This is to cure your eyes. How can we do it without you?" Li Huowang answered matter-of-factly.
"Oh." Bai Lingmiao lowered her head and replied softly.
"Are you tired? There's a village up ahead. We can stay there tonight instead of sleeping in the carriage."
"Don't worry, at this speed, we should arrive in the capital tomorrow night. By then, not only will you be able to see clearly again, but you can also open your eyes during the day."
"Okay, Li Senior, I'll listen to you."
This was not Li Huowang's first time going to the capital. He was already familiar with the road. When the sun was about to set that day, clusters of villages appeared before him.
But as they approached, a trace of worry appeared on Bai Lingmiao's face. "Senior Li, it's the same here."
From a distance, it looked fine, but as they got closer, some adobe houses appeared crooked and dilapidated, with weeds and messy spider webs, indicating that these houses had been uninhabited for some time.
Li Huowang's expression was solemn, but he was not surprised because this was not the first time he had encountered such a situation.
Although the natural disaster lasted a short time, the unlucky villages had basically lost some people.
Even if some villages were lucky and nothing happened, it was just an exception.
This was not just the situation in one or two villages, but the whole world. No one knew how many people had died during this process.
"Who are you looking for?" an old voice made Li Huowang instantly grip the hilt of his sword.
But when he saw that it was an old man with only a few teeth left, trembling and leaning on a crutch, Li Huowang let go of his weapon.
There was a piece of black cloth hanging on his right shoulder, indicating that someone in his family had recently passed away.
"Old man, it's me. Do you remember? I stayed here last time too." Li Huowang walked up to him and snapped his fingers between his eyes.
The old man stared at Li Huowang's face for a while, then suddenly realized and said, "Ah~ It's you, little kid. Come, come. There are plenty of empty houses in the village now. You can stay as long as you want."
As he watched the old man walk away, Bai Lingmiao said with a hint of sympathy in her voice, "Senior Li, it seems that many people died here because of the previous natural disaster."
Upon hearing this, Li Huowang immediately looked at Zhuge Yuan, who was standing silently in the distance, facing away from him.
Unintentional words, but meaningful to the listener. Based on Li Huowang's understanding of him, Zhuge Yuan would definitely blame himself for the deaths of these people.
"Let it go, it's all in the past. Don't talk about it anymore. I'll go to the well to fetch some water and make a hot meal."
Because they had to continue their journey tomorrow, they had a simple dinner and went to bed after washing up.
Li Huowang thought that nothing would happen at night, but in the middle of the night, he was awakened by Li Sui, who was responsible for keeping watch.
Li Huowang glanced at Bai Lingmiao, who was breathing slowly beside him, and asked Li Sui in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
"Dad, they're performing outside."
"Hmm?" Li Huowang looked at Bai Lingmiao again and quietly got out of bed, pushing open the door and walking out.Under the banyan tree where he had been earlier, Li Huowang saw a group of people forming a circle, dancing and gesticulating wildly.
They were none other than the villagers who had been under the banyan tree before, even the old man who had led Li Huowang was among them.
"Dad, what are they doing?"
"Hush, don't make a noise, let me see."
Li Huowang's brows gradually furrowed, it seemed that he had somehow become involved with a sect he had never seen before.
But what puzzled him was that when the old man had led them into the village, he had deliberately checked and had not felt any malice from his ten emotions and eight sufferings.
"Could it be that they are like the nun, barely considered good people?" Li Huowang thought for a moment and finally decided to wait and see what they were up to.
Regardless of whether they harbored any ill will towards him, at least for now, Li Huowang was not afraid.
Because of the distance, the words they were muttering could only reach Li Huowang's ears in fragments.
"Enduring endless embarrassment and countless disappointments. Oh, divine child, nothing goes as planned. Struggling with money and running out of food. Oh, divine child, clothes are all worn out..."
(End of the chapter)
