is true. For so many years, my uncle and aunt haven't been shy about asking our family for things and money.""Today is the first time I went back empty-handed, they must be furious."Zong Yulian, besi...Chapter 1195: Dogwa is my life,

Three people helped each other walk toward the village. From afar, looking at this village, it was really shabby.

To call it a village was a bit of a stretch; at a glance, you could count the number of households, no more than twenty.

And the building materials for the houses were only earth, stone, and a kind of strange-shaped grass leaves on top.

The moment Fang Jinshu and others approached, the villagers suddenly looked like they were on high alert, each with a wary expression fixed on them.

She felt like if she didn't explain herself, these people were about to jump them and beat them up.

"Wait, we don't mean any harm."

"I'm just passing through, I wanted to rest in your village for a while."

These villagers watched as Fang Jinshu drew pictures for a long time. Luckily, she looked relatively kind, and after a while, an elder came out from the back of the crowd.

Judging by how the villagers treat him, he must be the village head.

All it takes is someone who can speak up to resolve a lot of issues.

"Where are you from"

Their clothes were clearly out of place with the village. Fang Jinshu had plenty of clothes in her spatial realm, so they changed into different ones whenever their old clothes got dirty or damaged on the way.

Although they felt they had been wandering in the desert for months, miserable and ragged, the villagers did not see them that way.

No matter how ragged Fang Jinxiu and the other two were dressed, the quality of their fabrics was beyond what people in their impoverished village could afford.

That's why the village head asked this question.

Their village was already poor enough, they didn't want to bring disaster upon the village because of a foolish act of kindness. Who knows what kind of people these were.

If they don't make their origins clear, the village head is ready to drive them out.

Seeing the village head's unfriendly attitude, Fang Jinshi hesitated for a moment.

Actually, they didn't have to rest in the village. They had already spent several months living outdoors, so a few more days wouldn't make much difference.

Since there is already a village here, walking further ahead would surely lead to a town. Then you could rent a carriage and it wouldn't be far to the capital of Xi Xia.

But Ah Sheng's body, I'm afraid it can't hold up to this kind of rushing journey.

He needs a clean environment to rest well.

If Asheng had any problems, they would be useless even if they reached the capital of Xixia.

She thought about it and decided to mix truth and lies when telling them their backstory.

"We are from Daxixi."

Fang Jinshi's first words terrified the group of Xi Xia natives across from her. They became even more wary of her.

Zhao Xingzhou instinctively reached out to grasp the hilt of his sword hidden at his waist. The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

She hurriedly continued.

"Don't misunderstand us, though we come from Daxixi, we are not bad people."

"My mother was taken by the Xia nobles, and this is my brother," she said, pointing at Zhao Xingzhou.

Then she pointed to Ah Sheng, "This is my brother."

"Two countries are at war, and we wanted to come over to rescue our mother, but they wouldn't let us pass at the checkpoint. We were desperate, so we had to cross over from the desert."

The villagers' expressions changed collectively upon hearing the following words. Fang Jinshu looked at them as they transformed like a comedic troupe, and the uniformity of their changes was particularly amusing. All of their expressions shifted in an instant, making for a rather comical scene.

But you can't laugh at this time, laughing will be the end of it.

"You actually managed to cross this desert!"

The village head looked at them with different eyes, and his attitude suddenly became courteous.

"Are any of you looking to rest and stay in our village"

"I have two spare rooms in my house. If you don't mind, come stay with me."

Fang Jinshi was taken aback. The village chief's attitude had changed rather abruptly, hadn't it

What words touched the other party

Never mind, let's get Asheng settled and resting first.

She gave Zhao Xingzhou a wink, and Zhao Xingzhou, carrying Ah Sheng and the others, followed the village head back home.

The village head gave them a brief introduction to the situation of the village.

"Our village is called Lühé Village, and my surname is Lü. Our entire village shares this surname."

"Now there are only 24 households left, maybe in a few decades, this village will cease to exist."

Speaking of this, the village head felt very sad.

Fang Jinshu frowned and asked, "Village Head Lu, your village should have been here for many years, right"

"Yes, our village has indeed existed for over a hundred years. It might sound unbelievable to you, but this place used to be a renowned large village."

"I never thought that after decades the village would wither away like this."

Curiosity drove Fang Jinshu to press for the reason.

"Why did this happen"

Lu, the village head, hesitated for a moment before giving a wry smile.

"There's really nothing I can't say."

"Because the things we depend on for survival have vanished."

"You may not have heard of sand scorpions."

"Sand Scorpion" Fang Jinxiu's eyes lit up. This was a precious medicinal ingredient that wouldn't be easily found in Daxie.

The desert scorpion can treat many diseases and is also an indispensable medicinal material for making antidotes. It is widely used in many prescriptions, making it a valuable resource.

"Are scorpions valuable here"

Fang Jinshi only realized a problem after she had finished speaking. They had been wandering in the desert for several months, and they hadn't seen even a single scorpion shell, let alone a live one.

There are no sand scorpions in this desert. Could this be the reason why Lühe Village is gradually declining

"Precious, very precious."

"In the past, there were many scorpions in the desert. Our village relied on them for a living. There was also a river in the desert, which is why our village was called Luhe Village."

Asheng sat resting on the side, unable to help but smile.

"Can there still be a river here"

To say there's a river in the desert is just nonsense.

However, Village Head Lü didn't take Ah Sheng's dismissive question to heart. Let alone these outsiders not believing that there was once a river in the desert.

Even the younger generations born later in their village often doubted the words of their elders.

He just continued on in a light tone.

“There used to be some, but with the disappearance of the river, the sand scorpions also vanished completely.”

"My son, he took a dozen or so young men from the village into the desert to investigate why the river had disappeared. They never came back, and to this day, not even their bones have been found."

Unexpectedly, Village Head Lu had once sent off a gray-haired person to their grave. Ah Sheng immediately subdued his expression and apologized to the elder.

"Sorry, Mayor Lü, I didn't mean to."

Mayor Lu waved his hand.

"It's okay, it's been over ten years. I let go a long time ago."

Then there was a moment of silence. Fang Jinshu was very sympathetic to what had happened in Lu He Village, but they hadn't come here to investigate the cause of the river's disappearance for the sake of the villagers.

They have more important things to do, and they must reach the capital of Xixia as soon as possible.

"Elderly man, where is the empty room"

Fang Jinshi broke the silence, and Lu village head hurriedly came to his senses, turning his back and hastily wiping away his tears.

"Here, I'll take you in."

As soon as he opened the door to step inside, a woman suddenly ran into the village and knelt before Village Head Lü, weeping.

"Village head, my dog has disappeared. Someone said they saw him taking two other children into the desert. Please, I beg you, organize everyone to go and look for the children."

"Gouwa is my life!"ard this, he immediately regretted his words. His sister-in-law was thinking of him in everything she did. How could he speak to her so seriouslyThe young man hung his head and suddenly apologized to...