In front of me is a land filled with flames.

Unlike the Qingtong Forest, which burned half of the sky red that night, the fire in front of us neither spread wide nor strong that night, nor as domineering as the Phoenix Divine Fire - it only covers the land of dozens of miles, and the fire is also ordinary fire, but it only comes to your eyes, but nothing can be burned. The flames seem to come out of thin air and arise from the ground.

If you just look closely, you will find either a crack or a hole on the ground.

Flames emerged from the crack hole.

It seems that it really comes from the underground.

The stone house city can be faintly seen in the flames.

"No firewood." The three-cake cat stared ahead and turned to look at the Taoist, "This piece of land can spit out fire like the three-cake lady."

“…”

Song You didn't say anything, just waved his staff-

"call!"

The flames ahead suddenly separated, as if giving way to him.

The Taoist immediately took a step and walked into it.

The red horse staggered to follow him, and the bells jingled.

The heat waves came to my face, as if they were about to roast them.

The Taoist blew again, and the temperature was nine out of ten.

The three-cat cat followed his feet, looking left and right, seeing where the flames came from.

Thanks to his many years of practicing the fire magic, he has a good understanding of the spirit of flames, and also because he has helped Taoist pick up firewood for many years to burn fire. He has rich experience in the fire, even her little head can see the origin of the flames, but it is just impossible to understand, so he showed a thoughtful look, turning his head to look at the Taoist priest from time to time, as if the answer was written on his face.

Song You continued to move forward.

There were indeed houses and stone walls in front of them, and most of the buildings were on the mountain, like a city and a fortress was built. As the Taoist approached, the scene became clearer.

This is the former Earth Fire Kingdom.

It is actually very small, and may be smaller than an ordinary city in the south of Dayan, and its population is far inferior.

Of course there is no one inside at this time.

However, when looking from a distance, some monsters who were not afraid of fire seemed to be hiding inside, showing their heads from the doors and windows made of stones, and quietly looked at the visitor. Seeing that the visitor seemed very powerful, they quickly shrank their heads back, not knowing where they hid.

Song You was not interested in them either.

According to Zhang Zhizhou, the original Earth Fire Kingdom was a nomadic country built in the depths of the desert. Because it was built on the underground fire pot, any place with cracks and holes in the city would emit some fire that could be ignited. The flames in many places were not extinguished all year round and did not extinguish when it rained. Locals used it to cook and barbecue. Over time, more and more people came. When people outside walked here, they were surprised and called it the Earth Fire Kingdom.

The Earth Fire Kingdom also flourished for a while.

But more than a hundred years ago, there was a country in the Western Regions. Not only did it disrespect Da Yan and did not come to offer sacrifices, but it also killed Da Yan's envoy. Da Yan was furious and sent troops to attack him, and then passed by.

Originally, according to the rules, the king's army passed by, and many subordinate states along the way had the obligation to provide supplies. As a result, the Dihuo Kingdom believed that the Western Regions were too far away, so Da Yan only sent more than 10,000 troops. In addition, Da Yan had lost more than less in foreign wars, and Dihuo Kingdom was not optimistic, so he was unwilling to offend the Western Regions for this reason. He also relied on his special geographical environment and had been able to use the underground fire for war defense for many years, so he refused to provide supplies.

However, there are military advisors in the Dayan army who can look at the time.

At that time, it was not as dry as it is now, and there were often sudden heavy rainstorms in the depths of the desert.

The heavy rain suppressed the earth fire. The king first destroyed the earth fire kingdom and almost massacred the city. From then on, the earth fire kingdom declined, and it was not until decades ago that someone moved in again.

Although the Earth Fire Kingdom in the past also had Earth Fire, it was not as many as it is now, and it was far from covering the earth. It was just a few places where fires were fired and could be used by people.

However, since the beginning of this year, I don’t know if it is related to the drought. Many cracks suddenly broke on the ground, and cracks were everywhere, spitting out fire and spreading throughout the Earth Fire Kingdom. As a trace of flame connected it, the entire Earth Fire Kingdom turned into a sea of ​​fire.

I don't know how many people escaped.

Song You walked forward and entered the Earth Fire Kingdom.

All the wooden building structures were gone, only stones were left. Wherever the Taoist went, the flames would go out, and they would only pop up again after passing.

It is obviously also a Buddhist here.

Song You saw stone-carved Buddha statues, stone-cast pagodas, and statues of Buddha Bodhisattva carved on the walls, as well as some Buddhist patterns, Buddha's name and scriptures.

Obviously, many people didn't come out at the beginning.

Those close to the fire outlet were burned into coke, leaving traces on the ground. Those far from the fire outlet and did not run out were roasted into mummies, huddled in the corner of the wall in a twisted manner, and were often wrapped in things. This was their final resistance.

I heard from Zhang Zhizhou that at that time, some Bodhisattvas turned into mortals, pretended to be monks, came to the Kingdom of Earth Fire, and persuaded everyone to leave. Some left, while others did not believe it.

This Bodhisattva is worthy of some incense.

However, among the Buddhas in the West, like the gods in the Heavenly Palace, there are many people who are willing to eat the most popular things but are lazy in doing things.

But they are like the Lord of Heavenly Palace, and they play more advancedly—

For gods like Thunder God and Humu Daxian, the clergy are very clear, and the support for absorbing the incense of the people and seeking the faith of the people is also very clear. That is, "If you believe me, I can do anything for you", which is a kind of agreement.

If it cannot be done, it will be very obvious.

Most Buddhas are similar to the main gods of the Heavenly Palace. They do not have clear priesthood and agreements, and have much higher skills in playing with people's hearts. Therefore, even if you do not do anything, you will not find evidence of their crimes. Even if you occasionally fail to do something and come to them, they can say that they are responsible for the coordination and that no one below can do it well.

In the final analysis, they are too high.

This is a disease.

Just like the Lord of the Heavenly Palace, it is necessary to treat it, but it is not yet time yet.

Song You walked forward silently. Every time he passed by a room, he would look inside until he walked from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain and then walked down from the other side.

In this process, I was also feeling the local spirit.

The earth fire that has been burned for countless years, the spiritual charm here is very hot. I don’t know how many people have been burned to death here this year. Resentment seems to remain on this land, and the tragic situation has become a profound imprint on this land and has been integrated into the spiritual charm. Song You felt it a little more carefully, and it seemed that he heard the wailing and pain that day.

But this is just a natural disaster.

This fire is also a natural fire.

He didn't know if there was a "fire jar" underground, but the fire was just a combustible gas coming out of the ground. Somehow it was ignited, which created the earthly fire kingdom.

In addition, there is no special feature of spiritual charm.

There are no other two places of soil.

Otherwise, the three-way land that Song You brought would have been induction.

"Let's go."

Song You slowly walked away.

The cat didn't say anything, but still followed his feet, turning his head to look around, as if he had some insights and thoughts.

It took a long time before she came to her senses.

"We're leaving?"

"Um."

"Have you found a monster that won't rain?"

"No."

"Then have you found the dirt you are looking for?"

“No, either.”

"Wait a while before leaving, there are so many fires here. The Sanhua Niang's cucumber contains three four-legged snakes, five scorpions, and two big yellow snakes. We roast them and eat them before leaving."

“…”

"Why don't you speak?"

“…”

"Stop!"

"It's too hot, just say less."

The Taoist kept walking and said expressionlessly.

The three-cake cat was immediately stunned and stared at him seriously.

After a while, the Taoist still did not stop, and she didn't care. She had her own solution-

The Three Flower Empress turned into a human form again, took out her small bamboo stick, gave it a small fireproof, tied a yellow desert snake to it, walked away from the Taoist, held the bamboo stick and extended it out of the Taoist magic protection, and slowly baked it with the help of the high temperature.

I took it back from time to time, smell it and take a look, and sprinkle some salt on it.

It's quite busy walking.

In the abandoned earth fire kingdom behind him, another monster who was not afraid of fire appeared and quietly looked at the backs of the departing line. I don’t know what their origins were, but I just felt shocked.

...

There were several more desert Gobi exchanges.

Song You's baked naan has always been saving money, and drinking water and watermelon have saved money, but gradually he has eaten it almost.

Fortunately, Swallow came to report and was about to leave the desert.

There were also camel caravans of growing dragons on the road.

This road is full of gold, as if you can pick up one more piece of gold every step. Even if there is a severe drought ahead and the road is full of dead people, there are still caravans moving forward regardless of the carelessness.
To be continued...