activa-t Chapter 120: Ordinary people can't hurt them
Chapter 120: Ordinary people can't hurt them
It took Song Yao and his companions three days to finally arrive in Jiankang.
However, Song Yao and his companions did not expect that when they arrived at the gate of Jiankang City, they would see that the gate of Jiankang City was closed and there was not a single guard outside the gate.
And there was no other sound coming from inside.
Everyone was puzzled.
Song Qing asked in confusion, "What's going on? Why is the city gate closed?"
Generally speaking, the city gates will only be closed when the city is attacked or encounters other uncontrollable events.
However, they did not encounter any refugees or soldiers from other places along the way, so no one knew why the gates of Jiankang were closed.
Song Zizhou frowned and said, "I don't know what's going on. However, if nothing happened, it should be bustling in there. But we didn't hear any sound, which is a bit strange."
Song Yao didn't say anything. After looking around, she looked at Xiao Yan and said, "Your Highness, how about you fly up and take a look at the situation? But don't jump down. Just take a look at the situation."
Song Yao was also worried that something might happen inside. If Xiao Yan encountered it, it would be bad for him, so she didn't let him jump down to see.
"Okay!" Xiao Yan nodded, jumped up and flew onto the city wall.
I thought Xiao Yan would only check the situation on the city wall, but I didn't expect him to jump directly into the city wall!
Song Mingxuan was shocked when he saw it. "No, why would he jump down? Wasn't he just allowed to watch from above?"
Song Yao said worriedly: "Big brother, second brother, you two should go and take a look."
"Okay!" Song Zizhou agreed and immediately flew up to the city wall with Song Mingxuan.
Song Yao turned and looked at the others, "Don't worry, just sit down and rest for a while."
Although Song Yao had enough food and endless water, he had no bedding to keep warm.
That’s right, it’s late autumn now. It’s okay during the day, but at night it’s so cold that people shiver.
Their quilts are all thin, which is fine in summer and early autumn, but now it is late autumn, and these thin quilts are completely useless.
Just the day before yesterday, Song Dongdong caught a cold and is still coughing.
So they had to go to Jiankang and buy some thick clothes and bedding.
Others also began to worry, fearing that they would not be able to enter Jiankang.
Hearing their discussion, Song Yao pretended not to hear it and continued standing there, looking at the city gate in front of her.
E Yu walked to Song Yao's side and said with concern: "Ayao, you are already in your advanced stage of pregnancy, so don't stand all the time. Go sit down for a while."
Song Yao glanced at E Yu, then looked at the city gate in front of them, "I'm a little worried about my brother and the others."
E Yu comforted them, "It's daytime now. They all have martial arts skills. Ordinary people can't hurt them. Don't worry. Go and sit down."
Song Yao is now eight months pregnant. If she stands for a long time, she can indeed feel her stomach feeling heavy and bloated. Moreover, she is pregnant with twins, so it feels particularly difficult for her.
Song Yao nodded and came to Song Yuanbo.
Song Yuanbo stood up and gave the chair behind him to Song Yao.
Song Yao was also not polite. She sat on the chair and said, "I don't know what the situation is in Jiankang. If we can't enter Jiankang, then we won't be able to buy thick bedding and clothes. It's still a month away from Liangzhou, and it will only get colder now. So by then, no one will be able to hold on."
Young people are fine, they have good physical resistance and strong disease resistance, but there are children in the team, as well as Mr. Song and Mrs. Song. If they don’t keep warm, they will definitely catch a cold.
Song Yuanbai said, "It's useless to think about these things now. We can only make plans after the prince and his men return."
"Yeah." Song Yao nodded slightly.
Behind Song Yao and the others were Song Jiaqi, Xu Lingyi and others. Now that they couldn't enter Jiankang, they were very anxious and worried.
Half an hour later, the city gate in front of them opened from the inside, and soon, Song Zizhou and others appeared in everyone's sight.
Song Yao was very happy to see them come out. She asked, "Brother, how is it?"
There was no smile on the faces of Song Zizhou, Xiao Yan and the others, and they looked solemn. So when Song Yao saw their expressions, she knew without hesitation that something must have happened in Jiankang City.
Song Zizhou and others came to Song Yao.
Xiao Yan said in a deep voice: "Ayao, there is no one in the city, not a single person!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone showed an expression of disbelief, and Song Yao frowned in confusion.
"Jiankang City is so big, why is there no one here?" Song Yao asked. "Have you looked everywhere? Is there really no one?"
Xiao Yan nodded, "There really isn't a single person here, otherwise your brother and I would have left long ago. We searched the city for quite some time, but we didn't even see a single animal, let alone a human."
Song Yao said, "This is too strange. This is Jiankang City. What could happen if someone suddenly disappears?"
Song Zizhou said, "Every household has its doors shut. We went door to door but saw no one. We also checked the shops on the main street, but still no one was there."
Su Zhen was confused and said, "This is too weird!"
E Yu frowned deeply. "Where did all these people go? They can't all disappear, right? Could something have happened and everyone is hiding?"
Song Mingxuan sighed, "Those people must have been gone a long time ago, because there are spider webs in many houses. Jiankang City is already deserted!"
Song Yao asked, "Did you see anything else unusual in the city? For example, cracks in the ground, signs of fighting, etc.? Did you see anything like that?"
Song Mingxuan shook his head, "Without these traces, it looks like they left voluntarily!"
Song Yao snorted, "This is the home they have lived in for so many years. If it is not necessary, they will not leave!"
People in ancient times were feudal, and many people were willing to stay in their dilapidated houses and were unwilling to leave.
Take Old Man Xu for example. All the villagers went to escape the famine, and he was the only one left in the village.
So if they were fleeing famine or disaster, there would definitely be some people left in the city who were unwilling to leave. However, they said that there was no one in the city, everyone had left, and there was no sign of fighting. This made Song Yao very confused.
Song He said, "Just leave if you want to. We're not staying here anyway. We just need to buy some warm clothes and bedding!"
"You're quite open-minded." Song Yao glanced at Song He, shook her head helplessly, and looked at Song Zizhou and the others. "In that case, let's go into the city, and then you can go collect some thick clothes and bedding."
"Okay!" Song Zizhou nodded.