As we proceed along this canal road, the location of White Snake Dao is actually at the northernmost edge.
Originally, Li Hengsheng and Wu Santong were sitting inside the carriage, discussing their upcoming plans. Who would have thought that before half an hour passed, the entire carriage would start bumping violently.
Clunk, clunk.
Wu Santong felt as if his buttocks had been shaken into three parts.
"Uncle Xu, could you take it a bit easier? My backside." Wu Santong hurriedly shouted inside the carriage.
"What can I do? The road here is too terrible." Xu Kui complained, "Since we left the Governor’s Mansion, the road has gotten worse and worse. It seems the closer we get to White Snake Dao, the harsher the conditions beco."
"Really?"
Wu Santong quickly lifted the curtain and looked outside, imdiately shocked by the road ahead.
Potholes were everywhere, and so places were still waterlogged because it had rained recently. Now, the road was narrowing, surrounded by more and more gravel, and the trees on both sides were chaotic, making it look like a barbaric land.
It was fortunate that the carriage was pulled by Zidian, otherwise, any other horse might have already died from exhaustion.
"This road..."
Li Hengsheng looked out the window, frowning slightly.
The road leading to White Snake Dao was so bad; it appeared that the situation over there wouldn’t be any better.
But there was no other choice at the mont.
There was still a long way to White Snake Dao, and even when they reached it, they still had to get to Tushan City to reach the Inspection Mansion.
Now, there was no choice but to proceed slowly.
"Uncle Xu, there’s no rush. As long as we arrive before tomorrow evening."
Li Hengsheng advised Xu Kui to be a little careful.
But just as he finished speaking, the entire carriage suddenly sank with a loud crash, directly throwing Wu Santong out of the carriage.
Fortunately, Wu Santong had so skill and stabilized himself in mid-air, landing on the ground.
"It’s over."
Wu Santong was taken aback because the entire axle was broken, and the wheels had been shattered by the bumps.
They couldn’t move forward at all.
Li Hengsheng also stepped out of the carriage.
He shook his head helplessly.
The road was just too terrible.
"Young master, it seems we can only proceed on foot." Xu Kui said, frowning.
"Let’s go." Li Hengsheng looked ahead, "We can take this opportunity to walk and see what White Snake Dao is really like."
"Let’s go."
Xu Kui picked up so luggage, while other items were hung on Zidian’s back.
The group slowly headed towards the distance.
By evening, as the sky was gradually darkening, and just as they were preparing to camp out, they unexpectedly discovered a small village ahead.
The village wasn’t large, but it was still better than staying in the wild, right?
The three of them entered the village, only to find that there weren’t many people here. There were quite a few houses, but only thirty or so had smoke rising and people inside; the rest were empty.
"Uncle, we’re passing through and would like to stay for a night. Is that okay?" Li Hengsheng noticed an old, rugged man working on firewood at the door, so he went up and asked.
The dark, old man turned to glance at the three of them, his expression showing a hint of surprise.
It seed he hadn’t seen outsiders in quite so ti.
For a mont, he appeared a bit at a loss.
Seeing the old man’s flustered look, Wu Santong stepped up with a smile and said, "Uncle, we won’t stay for free. We’ll pay you."
With that, he took out a tael of silver and handed it to the old man.
"Huh? Silver."
"Old lady!"
The dark old man exclaid and hurried into the house.
A mont later, an old woman ca out and quickly said, "Please co inside, but our ho is quite poor and has nothing. I hope you don’t mind."
"It’s fine."
Li Hengsheng and the two others walked inside.
The house was indeed spacious, but entirely empty, with nothing much to see.
There was only a broken bed and a table, with simple daily necessities, basically nothing else.
"The bed is for you; we can sleep on the floor." The old man hurriedly said.
"No, no, we’ll sleep on the floor. We’re used to it." Li Hengsheng, who had never slept in such poor conditions, was sowhat shocked by the living conditions after he entered, even compared to Wanzai Peak.
How could people here live in such poverty?
The two were a bit hesitant, clearly having accepted Li Hengsheng’s silver, but Li Hengsheng refused to sleep on the bed.
Li Hengsheng looked around, feeling a bit of bitterness.
Now that he was the Inspector of White Snake Dao, he wasn’t just responsible for protecting the people’s safety; he also needed to ensure they lived better.
But along the way, he hadn’t seen much good.
If the roads were so bad, what else could be good?
The group dropped their luggage.
"How should we address you, Uncle?" Wu Santong started the small talk.
"Just call Old Zheng."
"Uncle Zheng, why are there so few people in this village?"
"Ah, they’re no longer in the village. So have fled, so were taken away to work," Old Zheng shook his head.
"Taken away?"
Li Hengsheng was startled, "Who took them?"
Old Zheng sighed and replied, "Who else? Of course, it’s the Hua family."
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