Remnants of bonfire ashes can still be seen in the fields, and they are blown everywhere by the wind. The people of the village looked as if they had not been affected by the plague of locusts.

"This big brother, let me ask, we came all the way from the west, why did we see that our people here didn't seem to be affected by the locust god?" A man who looked like a merchant smiled and stopped a passing farmer and asked.

When the farmer heard this, he put down the basket he was carrying, and said to the man dressed as a merchant, "Then the merchant just doesn't know." This year, we have also planted locust gods here, and we have ruined all the good crops. Originally, we who were bitter haha had no hope. But then God opened his eyes, and a red lotus fairy came, led the people in our Zhuangzi to kill the locust god, and taught us the same skill...... Hey! ”

The farmer smiled, and then uncovered the cloth covering the basket, only to see that the basket was full of locusts, and immediately startled the person dressed as a trader, stared at the basket in a daze, and said: "We also learned about it through the ignition of the Red Lotus Fairy." It turned out that the locust god was not a god at all, just a worm like the insects and ants next to him. And you can eat it, we didn't believe it at first, but the people sent by the fairy to help us personally roasted and ate a bowl, and there were a few bold ones in our village, who were really hungry and couldn't live, so they simply ate it, and never thought that instead of being devoured by the locust god, there was no poisonous hair, but they were alive again! Are you gods or not? Later, we learned that although this locust looked disgusting, it tasted like meat, and it was delicious! …… Kindness? This merchant. What's wrong with you? ”

"You. Did you really eat it?! The merchant's face turned pale. He looked at the farmer in amazement.

"Hahahaha! I know that you outsiders will be like this when they hear it. The dealer laughed heartily a few times, and this spirit did not sound like a person who had been affected by the disaster, and said: "Let me tell you, now we all rely on catching locusts to burn and eat, so we are not like the people in the next place." We don't have a single person who starved to death in Zhuangzi! The day before yesterday, the Red Lotus Fairy also came to our village and sent a lot of food, but now our food is mixed with locusts, although we still can't eat enough. But I can't starve to death! ”

"This, this...... Could it be that this Red Lotus Fairy is really an immortal? The merchant-looking man asked in surprise.

"We don't know. But let's think it's definitely it. The farmer said, "Although the fairy himself said that he was not an immortal, but he had not been born in the mountains for a long time, and now he saw that the world was suffering from the plague of locusts, but instead of destroying the locusts, they also offered the locusts as gods, so they had mercy on the world, so they came out of the mountain to give some guidance." But we all think that the fairy must be an immortal, otherwise how can we let those locust gods commit suicide by throwing themselves into the fire?! And even if the fairy is really not an immortal. But the fairy saved our lives, and we are willing to really treat the fairy as a fairy......"

Belch. The man dressed as a merchant seemed to be a little dizzy, thought about it, took out two cakes from his baggage, and gave them to the farmer: "Thank you, big brother." These two cakes are used as a thank you gift, and I have walked all the way, but I can be regarded as finding someone to listen to a few words. All the people in these ten miles and eight villages have suffered disasters, and they are all about to die and live, and there is no one to talk to. ”

"Save! Save! As soon as the farmer saw the two large cakes, he immediately became happy, and copied them into his arms: "I have also been far away, provincial!" Everyone who spoke on the road was scorched! ”

The two chatted about some things again, and they were all about the Red Lotus Fairy, and after a while, the farmer took his leave and left.

After the farmer left, he saw that the face of the man dressed as a merchant changed, and he jumped off the field, ran behind a tree, and clasped his fist at a man dressed as a boy and said, "Lord Bao, my subordinates have inquired about it, and the red lotus fairy did appear here the day before yesterday." As Duan Duwei said, the Red Lotus Fairy was followed by a young man who was about thirteen or fourteen years old. The Red Lotus Fairy had sent people here to exterminate the locusts before, which was also a means of driving away the locusts and immolating themselves. The day before yesterday, he appeared in person and brought food. Then I don't know where it went. The subordinate inquired several people in a row, and what they said was almost the same. One of them had mentioned that a carriage passed through this place at dawn and went west. ”

"West? Who knows if the Red Lotus Fairy is sitting in that carriage or not......" Duan Zan frowned: "Where is this place going west?" ”

"My lord forgot, we came here from the west." The spy reminded, "But after we heard the news of the Red Lotus Fairy's appearance here on the way, we turned here directly halfway through." Otherwise, the place we were going to was the same as the place we were going west from here, Qizhou City! ”

"Qizhou ......" Duan Zan suddenly said: "If you get the song, it will be played by the Qizhou governor, so it can be seen that the matter of the Red Lotus Fairy is still in Qizhou, and it has not been spread to other places that have been plagued by locusts." That's a good thing......"

"My lord, what are we going to do next?" The spy asked.

Duan Zan thought for a moment and said, "Since that's the case, then let's act separately." Ben will lead a small team of men to Qizhou City to learn more details from the state officials. The rest of the team scattered to investigate all over the place, especially the place where someone helped exterminate the locusts, looking for the traces of the red lotus fairy. Xia Duwei is likely to be held hostage by this Red Lotus Fairy, so you must look for and explore very carefully, especially the traces on the ground or on the way, these are what you are good at, Xia Duwei has left traces on the ground when he was hijacked, you need to pay more attention, in case Xia Duwei leaves a mark in this way but is missed, don't let go of a clue. Once you know the whereabouts of the Red Lotus Fairy, you must immediately track it down secretly to find out where it is hiding. ”

"Subordinates obey!" The crowd let out a low cry and left.

Duan Zan led a small team of people to Qizhou, and the rest of the team either pretended to be merchants or refugees, and went to various places.

said that here, Xia Hongsheng has returned to the courtyard where he was under house arrest. Since You Ji came back, she hadn't appeared in front of Xia Hongsheng once, which made Xia Hongsheng a little worried. Originally, Yuhime would appear here every day.

Could it be that it was discovered when the mark was made?

No.

The dirt on the ground sitting there was actually not a mark left by Xia Hongsheng at all. This was done only to draw the attention of Yuhime and the female assassin to the fact that they did not notice the mark they had really left behind.

The real mark was actually left when Xia Hongsheng moved his body.

Originally, Xia Hongsheng wanted to stay and remember it while he was exterminating locusts. But the first time the locusts were exterminated, the female assassin did not leave an inch, and there were many people in the village, and even if they left a mark, they could easily be destroyed. After that, there was no chance to come out. This time, it was the groom who followed him closely, and there was no chance. On the way, the carriage was turned on by the stones on the road, indicating that there were not many carriages on that part of the road, otherwise the stones that were easy to turn the carriage would have been removed long ago. So Xia Hongsheng had the heart to come down and take a look. After getting out of the carriage, he saw that there was a wilderness nearby, and neither the female assassin nor the groom was close to him, so he had the heart to leave a mark.

The mark left is the footsteps that Xia Hongsheng stepped on when he moved his body. Because when they stepped on it, their attention was focused on Xia Hongsheng's movements, and Xia Hongsheng's steps were messy, so the two didn't find it. After that, Xia Hongsheng immediately sat down and picked at the ground on the side, deliberately making Youji and the female assassin think that the marks he had picked on the ground might be markers, and attracted the two of them to the past. When they got into the carriage later, the female assassin Yousa just wiped the piece of Xia Hongsheng's ground with her foot, and Xia Hongsheng knew that the two of them had not found the mark he had left.

The weather is dry and it is the windy season, and if no one walks back and forth on those traces, it is still possible to keep those traces there for a few days.

However, for that mark, Xia Hongsheng actually did not make too high expectations.

There are too many variables, such as if the person looking for them passes by quickly, or passes by at night, or does not come out of the carriage at all...... All of this can lead to the pattern drawn by the foot in the ground going undetected. But this is the first mark made by Xia Hongsheng, in that case, it is not easy to achieve this level, if not, you have to wait for the opportunity.

Next, if someone does find that mark, they should be able to guess that he is in Qizhou City.

Although he didn't expect much, Xia Hongsheng was still a little excited. Soon, soon! You're almost ready to get out of here!

Even if that mark is not found, it will not be too far from the day when it will be found.

The more frequent the activities of the "Red Lotus Fairy", the more actions there are, the more they are exposed, and the easier it is to be found.

I believe that the governor must have known about the Red Lotus Fairy's extermination of locusts, which is not a small matter for the current locust plague. The state official must have played with the imperial court, and it is very likely that Li Shimin has already guessed that this matter is what he did, after all, he left such an obvious signal.

Perhaps, Li Shimin has already sent spies and special combat troops!

Xia Hongsheng took a deep breath and calmed down his slightly excited mood.

Then I heard a voice outside: "Young Master Xia, the concubine came in." (To be continued......)

PS: This plot is for a foreshadowing in the future, I know that everyone doesn't like it, and I'm going to end it soon and return to Chang'an......