"To be honest, I don't know how I got here. I just wandered into the fog by mistake, and when I came out, I ended up here." Seeing the sincerity of the other party's words, Shen Luo's expression softened. He said after thinking for a moment.
"Fellow Taoist broke in through the fog by mistake. Could it be that the fog can lead to the outside world?" Yingluo's eyes lit up and he asked anxiously.
"I don't know about this either. Miss Yingluo, can you tell me first, where is this place?" Shen Luo became more and more confused as he listened, and asked with a frown.
"This is Changshou Village in Beiqiao County of Baoxiang Kingdom." Yingluo replied.
"Baoxiang Kingdom, isn't that the boundary of Xiniu Hezhou..." Shen Luo was shocked when he heard this.
He had read a previous travelogue in the audience, and saw the records of Baoxiang Kingdom in it. He knew that it was very far away from the Tang Dynasty in Nanzhanbuzhou, and he murmured to himself. , this time when I fell into a dream, I actually crossed a continent directly?
"Fellow Taoist is not from this country?" Yingluo said in surprise.
"I did travel from somewhere else. To be precise, I come from a place called 'Datang'." Shen Luo came back to his senses, smiled at Yingluo and said.
"Datang... No wonder I see that my Taoist friends are a little weird in their clothes, and I don't know what to call them? Thank you very much for your help this time, saving Changshou Village from the fire and water. Please pay your respects to Yingruo." Yingruo said, with a smile on his face. A smile appeared and he cupped his hand at Shen Luo.
"Miss Ying, you don't have to be polite. My name is Shen Luo. I should be a few years older than you. If you don't mind, just call me big brother." Shen Luo returned the salute and said.
"Brother Shen." Yingluo responded readily.
"Miss Yingluo, can you tell me what's going on with the fog outside? From what you just said, it seems that the fog can't reach the outside?" Shen Luo asked again, with a look on his face. There was a trace of solemnity.
"Brother Shen knows nothing about the fog, how can he get out of it safely?" Upon hearing this, Yingluo had a strange look in his eyes.
"I really got here by accident. There is absolutely no deception about this matter. If the girl knows something, please tell the truth." Shen Luo said seriously.
“Actually, I don’t know what this fog is about. I only know that after the demons were destroyed hundreds of years ago, the surrounding area of Changshou Village began to be filled with fog, and our place was also isolated. "Ying Luo saw that his expression didn't seem to be fake, a look of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and he said slowly.
"What will happen if people walk in?" Shen Luo asked with a raised brow, but in his mind, he remembered what Yu Yan and his son mentioned before about "monsters swallowing the sky and heavenly fire coming to the world". It seems to be hundreds of years ago, but I don't know if the two are the same thing.
"It is said that once a person steps into it, he will lose his way. If he walks a little further, he will be directly trapped and die. At the beginning of the year, some villagers kept trying to enter it to explore the way. , but after so many people died, no one dared to get involved anymore." Ying Luoyou.Said somewhat bitterly.
"In other words, you have been isolated by this fog for hundreds of years? How is this possible! It is impossible for you to survive after being besieged for so long." Shen Luo said in disbelief. It seems that the cultivated land outside the village does not seem to be able to support many people.
“When the fog first began to surround the village, the situation was not so bad. At that time, there were fertile fields outside the village that could be cultivated, and each household had domesticated livestock, and there were also several people in the village. The outer disciples of Fangcun Mountain were stationed. Under their leadership, life was difficult, but they were still able to survive. However, many things happened and the situation became worse year by year." Yingluo paused at this point. .
"I have heard girls mention Fangcun Mountain many times, but I don't know what Fangcun Mountain is?" Shen Luo asked again.
“The big mountain our Changshou Village is backed by is Fangcun Mountain. When I was a child, I heard my father mention that there used to be gods living on this mountain, and there was also a real sect that cultivated immortals. At that time, the village was affected by His protection has always been good, and there are many young men in the village who can be selected to study under the immortals of Fangcun Mountain," Yingluo said, with a hint of yearning in his eyes.
"Since there is such a powerful Immortal Cultivation Sect, why didn't you ask for help from them after you were trapped?" Shen Luo frowned.
“It’s not that I don’t want to, but that I can’t. Back then, the Fangcun Mountain disciples in the village used special means to send messages to the mountain, but unfortunately no one responded. Later, they also took the risk of trying to climb the mountain, and ended up going three times. Personally, only one of my ancestors escaped. He was already a monk in the early stage of soul condensation. He was seriously injured and died when he came back. He only left a warning, "Don't go to the mountain," and passed away." Yingluo sighed. said.
"Maybe something happened on Fangcun Mountain." Shen Luo said thoughtfully.
"It is unknown what happened on the mountain. In short, after the demon was destroyed, the gods there seemed to have disappeared and never showed up again. But everyone in the village still dreamed that one day The gods on the mountain can come back again," Yingluo said with a bitter smile.
"No wonder you said in front of the villagers that I am a monk from Fangcun Mountain." Shen Luo said suddenly.
"This is really a helpless move. Monsters attack again and again, and the villagers have long been exhausted and almost desperate. I can only summon you by saying that you are a god who came down from Fangcun Mountain. Their last glimmer of hope, otherwise even if the monsters stop attacking, they won't be able to survive," Ying Luo said with a dark expression.
Shen Luo recalled the appearance of the villagers before, and thought of their numb and desperate expressions, and suddenly felt that the girl in front of him was really not easy.
"This can be regarded as a white lie, but it is not a long-term solution after all." Shen Luo sighed.
"It is better to fight with hope than to wait to die in despair... Speaking of which, I would also like to thank you for not exposing my lies before." Yingluo said.
"That's okay. But I'm a little surprised. It seems like there are no other immortal cultivators in this village except you?" Shen Luo shook his head and said.
"Originally, there was another one, but after her Dantian was injured, she lost all her magic power, and now she is no different from an ordinary person." Yingluo said with a slight twinkle in his eyes when he heard this.
"Is the person you are talking about the white-haired mother-in-law with a bunch of children?" Shen Luo thought for a moment and asked suddenly.
"How did you find out?" Yingluo was a little surprised.
"All the villagers, whether they believe that I am a monk from Fangcun Mountain or not, look at me differently from her." Shen Luo thought of the old woman's eyes and said this.
"It's indeed her. But you don't have to worry about it. Granny Ma just has a weird temper. Apart from me and the children, she hardly talks to other people in the village." Yingluo said hurriedly. .
"Those children..." Shen Luo said this, slightly hesitant.