"If you say the word, I'll throw my head away, but I won't leave her behind." Hu Tiehua laughed loudly.”
The two of them laughed and left.
Who would have thought that Xiao Ao would suddenly fly out and grab Hu Tiehua's sleeve, shouting: "You want to leave just like that?"
"Haven't I paid for my drinks?" Hu Tiehua was stunned.”
"Who wants your money? I want your people."”
Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua were stunned when they heard this.
"Then…then why have you been ignoring me?" Hu Tiehua stuttered.”
"I ignored you because I know that you like me because I ignored you."”
Hu Tiehua was stunned again and smiled bitterly."Chu Liuxiang, did you hear that? You must not regard any woman as a fool. Whoever sees a woman as a fruit is the fool himself.”
Tears began to fall from the eyes of the man from Xiao Ao as he said: "Please don't leave. As long as you don't leave, I'll marry you immediately.”
As soon as she said the word " marry ", Hu Tiehua pulled down her sleeve and escaped like a rabbit chased by a tiger.
Although Chu Liuxiang's movements weren't slow, and although she was riding a BMW, it still took her a lot of effort to catch up to Hu Tiehua. She laughed and said,"If you're afraid, she won't be able to force you. She doesn't have such good qinggong like Gao Yanan.”
Hu Tiehua finally slowed down and smiled bitterly."Listen, she actually knew that I liked her because she ignored me. Even if you kill me, I don't believe that such a woman could be so smart.”
Chu Liuxiang laughed." No matter how stupid a woman is, she's still smart in this area. She might have been waiting for a man like you to hook up with her all her life. Would she not open her eyes wide and watch?"”
"Women!" Hu Tiehua sighed. I'm afraid I won't be able to understand women in this lifetime.”
Chu Liuxiang laughed,"But women understand men. They know that most men are cheap bones."”
Hu Tiehua finally laughed out loud and said,""You just want to say that I'm a bitch.”
"Since you think so yourself, why should I deny it?" Chu Liuxiang laughed.”
He had already dismounted and walked side by side with Hu Tiehua for a while. Suddenly, he realized that Hu Tiehua was not walking on the path to exit seclusion. He could not help but say,"Where are you going?"
"Lan Zhou!" Hu Tiehua said.
"Lan Zhou?" Chu Liuxiang asked. The Black Pearl is in the desert outside the pass, what are we going to do in Lan Zhou?”
Hu Tiehua said," If we go to the desert like this, when we see the Black Pearl, I'm afraid we won't even be able to lift our hands. Do you still want to fight?"”
"I also know that the desert is very dangerous." Chu Liuxiang frowned.”
"Dangerous?" Hu Tiehua sighed. Do you think the word 'dangerous' can describe it? Those who had never been to the desert would never dream of how terrifying the desert was.”
"Are you trying to scare me?" Chu Liuxiang asked.”
Hu Tiehua closed his eyes and said slowly,""In that boundless desert, a human life is really too insignificant. Even if the famous Chu Liuxiang dies there, it doesn't mean anything.”
"You can't scare me." Chu Liuxiang laughed.”
Hu Tiehua ignored him and slowly continued," It's so hot in the day that you want to peel off your skin, but it's so cold at night that your blood can freeze. The hills can become flat land in the blink of an eye, and the flat land can become hills in the blink of an eye. When the storm rises, the entire city can be buried in the desert. Coupled with the deadly water, it's said that at least ten people will die of thirst every hour in the desert.”
"I've been to places more dangerous than this…" Chu Liuxiang said.
Hu Tiehua opened his eyes and said loudly,"In the past, you were only dealing with humans. Now, what you have to deal with is the might of the earth. Moreover, you know nothing about the desert. The Black Pearl grew up in the desert.”
Chu Liuxiang sighed and said,"That's true."”
"Besides, you probably don't know where he is, right?" Hu Tiehua said.”
Chu Liuxiang nodded and said,"That's right!" Hu Tiehua said," In that case, you can't find him at all. Do you think that the desert is as big as your courtyard? The sky is connected to the ground, and the ground is connected to the sky. You can't even tell the east, west, north, and south. Moreover, you can't even understand a word of the words of the herdsmen in the desert. You want to go around in circles and try your luck. If you go around two circles, you'll get lost. Before the seventh day, you'll die of thirst!”
He glared at Chu Liuxiang and said loudly,"You were originally clear-headed. Have you gone crazy from anxiety?"”
Chu Liuxiang was silent for a while, then smiled bitterly and said,""I am indeed going crazy, but I still have to go. If you don't…"
"You old bug, do you think I'm afraid?" Hu Tiehua said angrily.”
"So you mean…" Chu Liuxiang said.
Hu Tiehua roared," What I mean is that if we want to go, we have to do it successfully. We don't have to go and die like idiots. We have to be cold and quiet. We have to grab that Little Yu's throat."”
"Are you very calm now?" Chu Liuxiang smiled.”
Hu Tiehua couldn't help but laugh."I saw that you suddenly became like a passionate and impulsive child. I really couldn't help but get angry. We're already adults now.”
"These few days, my heart has been in a mess." Chu Liuxiang smiled bitterly.”
" You can be so considerate of others." Hu Tiehua laughed." It's obvious that you're a cute person. You're not a fox or a poisonous snake like others say."”
He roared again," But if we want to save her, we have to turn into a fox or a poisonous snake. In that kind of place, cute people don't live long."”
Chu Liuxiang looked at him and shook her head." I might be able to turn into a fox, but a poisonous snake…Even I can't turn into one, let alone you."”
"That's why we need to find someone who can turn into a poisonous snake." Hu Tiehua laughed again.”
"Who?" Chu Liuxiang asked.
"Damn rooster," Hu Tiehua said.
"You mean Ji Bingyan?" Chu Liuxiang cried out involuntarily. Do you know where he is? "He's in Lan Zhou," Hu Tiehua said.”
"Him?" Chu Liuxiang asked. Is he familiar with the desert?"
Hu Tiehua smiled." You know, he's already rich. He made his fortune in the desert. After he separated from you, he went to the desert. In less than five years, he became the smartest businessman in the desert and the richest man.”
Chu Liuxiang smiled and sighed,"And you're still a pauper."”
"That's why I've said it before," Hu Tiehua said with a bitter smile,"The worse a man is with women, the more successful he will be in his career.”
"You think you're good with women?" Chu Liuxiang laughed.”
Lan Province was the most prosperous city in the northwest. It was also the place where the wealth of the northwest was concentrated. Most of the wealthy merchants in the northwest lived here.
In a place like this, wealth meant nothing to people, but when you had enough wealth, people would respect you.
Ji Bingyan was one who could make people respect him. This meant that there were very few rich people like him anywhere.
He did not have any fixed business. As long as it was a profitable business, he would get involved. If he could earn more than ten taels of silver a day from all kinds of businesses in Lan Province, he would get two taels of silver.
Who wouldn't know of such a person?
Therefore, Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua easily found his place.
A tall and sturdy gatekeeper, who looked like a giant spirit, led him into the leafy courtyard. Two young men in spotless white robes led them into a spacious and gorgeous living room. Everyone's attitude towards them was polite and impeccable, although their clothes were not as good as the gatekeeper's.
There were several layers of bamboo curtains hanging in the living room. The summer heat of autumn had been completely blocked out by the curtains. The breeze blew the bamboo curtains, and there seemed to be swallows flying in the heavy curtains.
Hu Tiehua sighed and said," This is the atmosphere of a rich family. Even if those servants look down on us in their hearts, they are still polite on the surface. Our damn rooster seems to be born rich. He doesn't look like a nouveau riche at all."”
Chu Liuxiang looked at the flowers on the window and listened to the sound of water. She held a cup of fragrant tea in her hand and suddenly said,"I think it will be very difficult."
"What's so difficult?" Hu Tiehua asked.”
Chu Liuxiang said," Don't you understand his character? I'm afraid no one can pull him from this place to the desert under the scorching sun."”
"That's right!" Hu Tiehua laughed. He is indeed a selfish man through and through. He never asks for help from others, nor does he have the intention of helping others. However, don't forget that he is our good friend.”Chu Liuxiang smiled and said,"Friends can't compare to themselves."”
Hu Tiehua said," Don't worry. I have a way to make him come with us. At most, I'll set his house on fire and see if he leaves."”
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a light cough outside the bamboo curtain.
Four girls in snow-white clothes with their hair down had already carried a soft couch in. One of them leaned on the soft couch and laughed loudly,"Chu Liuxiang, Lunatic Hu, I didn't expect you two drunkards to still remember me.”
Although he was laughing heartily, his eyes were still as sharp as an eagle's.
Laziness, slowness, and indecisiveness were common problems for most people, but no matter when, no one could find such an expression on his angular face. He seemed to be the embodiment of shrewdness and sharpness.
Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua were already laughing loudly as they went up to welcome him.
"You're getting more and more arrogant. Why don't you stand up when you see your old friend?" Hu Tiehua laughed.
"If you can make me stand up, I'll give you everything I have."”
Hu Diehua was stunned. Looking at his legs covered by the soft blanket, he cried out involuntarily,"Your leg?"
Ji Bingyan sighed,"My legs are no longer useful."”
Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua were both stunned! Hu Tiehua finally couldn't help but shout,""When did this happen? Which damn bastard did this? If I don't smash this bastard's legs into pieces, my surname isn't Hu.”
"If you want to take revenge for me, I'll have to disappoint you.”
"If Chu Liuxiang and I can't avenge you, then I'm afraid that no one else in this world can." Hu Tiehua said angrily.”
"There is no one in this world who can avenge me." Ji Bingyan sighed.”
"Why?" Hu Tiehua roared.
"What paralyzed my legs wasn't a person, but a desert! It's the damn sun in the desert, the damn wind…"
He smiled bitterly and continued," I wandered in the desert for five years. I'm afraid no one can imagine how I lived those five years. Once, I was buried alive under the sand. It was not until two days later that I was rescued by a passing camel team. Although that damn desert gave me wealth that I could never spend in my life, it also gave me rheumatism. Now, the rheumatism has only just started to act up in my legs.”
Hu Tiehua was stunned when he heard this. He said silently,"Ji Bingyan! Ji Bingyan! I always thought that you were a man made of iron. I always thought that nothing in the world could hurt you. Who knew that he would suddenly kick a chair beside him and shout,"Damned desert, why is there such a damn place in the world? And why did they call us there?”
"You're going to the desert too?" Ji Bingyan asked in a daze.”
Chu Liuxiang nodded heavily and said,"That's right!"
Ji Bingyan sighed." Listen to my advice. Never go to the desert in your entire life. You would rather go to hell than go to the desert. You can believe me, that place is definitely not a place that a sober person should go.”
"Who said I'm still a sober person?" Chu Liuxiang smiled bitterly.”
"Is there anything in the world that can make Chu Liuxiang dizzy?" Ji Bingyan asked in surprise.”
Hu Tiehua rushed to tell him what had happened and said," We wanted to ask you to go with us. After I heard the story of how you made a fortune from the tourists in the desert, I thought you had conquered the desert. Who knew that now you..."
Ji Bingyan suddenly grabbed the blanket covering her legs and hissed,"But now, with my legs, I…I can only watch my friend go…go…"
This calm person suddenly became agitated, as if he wanted to struggle to get up, but his legs were like wood and he couldn't move. He fell off the soft couch.
Hu Tiehua quickly helped him up. Seeing his old friend in such a state, Hu Tiehua was on the verge of tears. However, he laughed loudly and said,"You don't have to feel bad. Without you, Old Bug and I are not weak girls.”
Ji Bingyan covered her face with her hands, her body trembling non-stop.
"But if you still don't pour the wine, I'll carry you to the desert even if I have to." Chu Liuxiang laughed.”
Ji Bingyan's excitement finally subsided, and she also laughed loudly,"Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua have been here for so long, why haven't I prepared good wine for them? I really should die…"
Chu Liuxiang smiled." We can live as long as others can. Unless the desert is filled with dead people, we can still live."”
"This is different. People who live in the desert have long been trained to be as strong as iron. They are so strong that you can't even imagine it. As for you…"
"Do you think Chu Liuxiang and I are inferior to others?" Hu Tiehua said angrily.”
Ji Bingyan sighed." Your martial arts and wisdom are naturally much higher than theirs, even higher than anyone else in the world. However, your hearts and bones have long been softened by wine and meat, women, and a comfortable life. Life in the desert is not something you can adapt to.”
Chu Liuxiang smiled.”
Ji Bingyan said slowly," That would be at least ten times more comfortable than anyone living in the desert. They would not speak or move all day because they were afraid of the water consumption in their bodies. Can you? When they are hungry, they can eat the lizard scorpion like ham. Can you?" When they are thirsty, they can dig a hole ten feet deep in the sand with their hands just to suck the water from the sand underground. They can live for three days with just a little water. Can you? They can even drink camel urine, but can you? As long as you smell it, you will spit it out, and once you spit it out, you will die even faster!”
Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua couldn't help but be stunned when he said this in one breath.
Ji Bingyan sighed and continued,"The people in the desert do things for survival. Not only are you unable to do them, you don't even dare to think about them.”
Delicate and delicious dishes were stored in exquisite porcelain, and the wine cups carved from white jade were filled with glass-colored wine. In the eyes of a gluttonous drunkard, this was already the most adorable scene. Moreover, there were two beautiful women who were worthy of any man's attention pouring wine.
However, Chu Liuxiang did not use his usual appreciation attitude to appreciate their beauty, because they were so intimate with Ji Bingyan that even a blind person could feel it. He was drinking the good wine of his old friend, so how could he make his old friend jealous? Hu Tiehua didn't look at them. He just ate and drank as much as he could. When most people were in a bad mood, they would vent their anger on food and wine.
Not only did he eat it himself, but he also forced Ji Bingyan to drink cup after cup. He believed that as long as a person could still eat and drink, even if their legs were broken, it would not matter.
He suddenly laughed out loud and said," Ji Bingyan, don't worry. You definitely won't die. A person who can still drink so much wine can live for at least another 30 years.
"Wine isn't drunk with legs, is it?" Ji Bingyan smiled.”
"That's right!" Hu Tiehua laughed loudly. Even if your leg is broken, the rest of your body is still fine. I can finally relax now.”
Ji Bingyan suddenly sighed and said,"But I'm a little worried."
"What are you worried about?" Hu Tiehua glared at him.”
"You two want to go to the desert just like that?"”
"I'll leave when my stomach is full," Hu Tiehua said.”
"If you two go to the desert like this, I guarantee that you won't live for more than ten days."”
"At least I don't dare to drink urine," Hu Tiehua said with a bitter smile.”
Ji Bingyan said," When it's necessary, if you don't dare to drink it, you will die. If they dare to drink it, they will be able to survive. That's why they are stronger than you. This is a matter of survival, and it has nothing to do with martial arts or wisdom.”
Chu Liuxiang was silent for a long time before slowly saying,""There are some things that you have to do even if you know that you will die.”
Ji Bingyan sighed," I naturally know that Chu Liuxiang has already made up her mind to do something. No one can stop her. However, you must go. You can't just go like this.”
"How should we go?" Chu Liuxiang asked.”
"You have to prepare a lot of things.”
"What are you preparing?" Chu Liuxiang asked.”
"You have to prepare at least five camels to carry food, water, rations, lodging, and some other miscellaneous things. Although they seem useless, they will still be useful in the future. You also have to find an old man to take care of the livestock…"
He smiled." You don't have to worry about these things. I'll have them ready for you by dusk tomorrow."”
Chu Liuxiang smiled and said," However, we are not going to tour the mountains or enjoy ourselves. You must not spoil us. I can take care of the livestock myself. Two horses, a few bags of water, and food are enough. If you can prepare some wine for Madman Hu, I will be even more grateful."”
Ji Bingyan sighed and muttered,"Chu Liuxiang! Chu Liuxiang! I didn't expect you to still be as stubborn as ten years ago.”
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