The cool breeze blew, and the autumn leaves drifted. Even the wild geese flying south in the sky were almost gone, but there were still countless people wandering on the ground.
Pei Shengxin stopped unconsciously. He had just stepped into Hebei.
Zhuo Weiwei was about to give birth soon. He wanted to go home. He wished he could fly home now. But he wouldn't do that. He was Pei Shengxin, the iron-masked constable! As long as Pei Shengxin was still Pei Shengxin, he would never do anything that would ruin his official career for personal reasons. With a case on hand, his family could only wait behind him no matter what.
Pei Shengxin made up his mind and continued to rush to the Door of Ten Thousand Blades. Legend had it that Yu the Great had passed by his house three times without entering. Now, he was going to do the same.
Before he could raise his whip, Pei Shengxin suddenly saw two familiar figures galloping towards him.
"Big Brother Pei!"
When they arrived in front of Pei Shengxin, the two of them said excitedly,"I've finally found you, Brother Pei.”
It was Qin Qi and Zhang Sen.
Although Pei Shengxin had already guessed the purpose of their visit, he still asked with a cold face,"Why are the two of you looking for me? Although I'm not around, you should usually go and handle cases. There can't be any difference from when I'm around!”
Usually, if they were reprimanded by Pei Shengxin like this, Zhang Sen and Qin Qi would have been scared to the point of turning ashen and repeatedly agreeing. But now, the two of them were smiling.
Qin Qi said," Big Brother Pei, don't be in a hurry to scold us. It was an order from the officials in the yamen to look for you. We're not."。。”
"You can't get to the point for half a day. Let me do it." Zhang Sen interrupted. Brother Pei, sister-in-law has given birth to a big fat boy for you.”
Even though Pei Shengxin had expected it, when he heard it with his own ears, he could not help but be in a daze. He imagined the appearance of his child in his mind.
"When did it happen?" Pei Shengxin couldn't even speak properly.
"Two days ago," Qin Qi replied.
Two days ago, he had already become a father two days ago.
"Don't waste time here, Brother Pei. Hurry up and go home!"”
Her words woke him up from his dream.
Pei Shengxin looked at the two people in front of him. He wanted to say that he hadn't finished the case yet. He wanted to say that he couldn't go home like this, but the words that came out of his mouth turned into the word 'okay'.
The voice was soft but clear.
How could a father not want to visit his newborn child? How could a husband not accompany his wife who had just given birth? Even if he was Pei Shengxin, an iron-masked constable, he was still an ordinary person with human feelings. Pei Shengxin had never done anything that would ruin his official career for personal reasons, but he still did not escape human nature this time.
Just one look, just one look, and then he would leave. He said in his heart. Perhaps this was a lie.
Pei Shengxin left as if he was escaping. He couldn't wait to return home. He didn't dare to look at Qin Qi and Zhang Sen's faces anymore.
The Pei Residence was very quiet. Liu Qi, who was in charge of guarding the door, was leaning against the door and dozing off.
Pei Shengxin wanted to sneak in quietly, but the sound of the door opening still alerted Liu Qi.
Liu Qi shuddered and immediately stood up. On the way, he did not forget to wipe the saliva on his chin.
After seeing who it was, Seventh Liu said happily,""Young Master! You're back. I'll tell Young Madam and Old Madam right away.”
Even though Pei Han had passed away many years ago, because Old Furen was still around, the people in the Pei residence were still used to calling Pei Shengxin Young Master.
Pei Shengxin hurriedly signaled Liu Qi to be quiet. "You just stay here. I'll go in quietly.”
Seventh Liu made a knowing expression and said,""I understand. Young Master, you want to give Young Madam a surprise.”
Pei Shengxin did not say anything else. He walked straight to the east wing, which was where he and Zhuo Weiwei lived. Pei Shengxin walked very slowly. He was both excited and struggling. "After seeing my wife and children, can I still harden my heart and leave?”Pei Shengxin questioned himself in his heart.
The famous Iron-masked Constable was now like a thief who had his ear pressed against the door to eavesdrop on the movements in the room. The sound of even breathing came from inside. Pei Shengxin gently pushed open the door, and the door creaked. The sound was not loud, but it scared him so much that his entire body trembled.
An adult and a child were lying on the bed. Zhuo Weiwei was lying outside while the child was lying inside. Both mother and son were sound asleep. Pei Shengxin closed the door and tiptoed to the bed. He tiptoed and bent over to look at the child's face. At this moment, the number one constable in the world was like a fledgling thief.
Pei Shengxin did not know what words to use to describe this tender face. The child looked like himself, but more like Zhuo Weiwei. Pei Shengxin only took a glance and knew that he was closely connected to this child.
"Husband." A murmur.
Pei Shengxin thought that Zhuo Weiwei was woken up by him. When he looked at Zhuo Weiwei again, he realized that it was just his wife talking in her sleep.
Guilt welled up in Pei Shengxin's heart. He was worthy of everyone in the world, but he owed too much to his gentle and virtuous wife. If he did well, perhaps only he could be a good iron-faced detective, but he couldn't be an ordinary husband who could be done well by anyone.
He would leave after taking a look. This was what he had agreed with him before, but now Pei Shengxin could not move his feet. Doing it was much harder than saying it.
He tried to turn his back, wanting to walk to the courtyard to calm his excited mood, but he happened to bump into the servant girl who opened the door and came in.
"Young Master?" the servant girl cried out subconsciously.! You're back!"
This time, it seemed that Pei Shengxin no longer had to struggle to make a choice. The servant girl had already made the choice for him.
A rustling sound came from behind, and this scream woke up Zhuo Weiwei who was sound asleep.
Zhuo Weiwei looked at the familiar figure and said softly,""You're back?"
He could only smile and turn around to say that he was back.
" Come and hug our child," Zhuo Weiwei said." His name is Pei Heng. It's the name you gave him before you left."”
Pei Shengxin seemed to be at a loss at this time."I-I just came back. I haven't even changed my clothes. Besides, don't wake the child up.”
"Are you leaving again? The case hasn't been completed yet, right?" Zhuo Weiwei voiced out Pei Shengxin's difficulties. As his wife, how could she not know what her husband was thinking? However, there was no sign of anger on her face.
Pei Shengxin could not answer. He did not have the courage to answer.
Zhuo Weiwei said," Let's go. I know you. I'm already very satisfied that you came back to see us while you were working on the case." Don't worry, I won't tell Mother that you've come back. Be careful on the road."
This was Zhuo Weiwei! This was Pei Shengxin's wife. She was always so understanding and always thought of ways to share his worries. No matter how much she suffered, she would not make things difficult for her husband.
"Wei Wei, after I'm done with the case, I won't do anything else. I'll just stay at home with you and the child.”
Pei Shengxin rushed out of the door and left Zhuo Weiwei with this promise.
The cold in the northwest was bone-chilling. The cold here would penetrate your clothes.
??? When you look up at the sky, you will find that the sky is always clear and sunny. There are very few geese returning to the north, but you can see lonely eagles. There were very few cloudy days here, because a place as cold as this should always have some warm sunlight, even if the sunlight would not make you warmer.
??? If you were from here, you would feel a strange sense of familiarity when you looked at the wisps of white gas exhaled from your mouth.
??? Looking into the distance, the earth stretched as far as the eye could see.
??? The feeling of being boundless should have been grand and heroic, but here, you could only feel desolation.
Looking into the distance, the earth stretched as far as the eye could see.
The feeling of being boundless should have been grand and heroic, but here, you could only feel desolation. Yu Mu hated this place.
From the moment he stepped into this place, he clearly felt that he hated this place.
The wind here was not only cold but also like a knife. The air here was filled with sand and dust. This place was so dry that it wanted to squeeze every drop of water out of your body. There were no winding streams, no towering mountains, and no delicate flowers.
There was only a somber and desolate atmosphere.
Yu Mu couldn't figure out why there was a town here and why people lived here.
He should have been grateful that someone was here, but he did not understand them.
No one would want to live in such a place.
But the people here had a reason to stay here forever. Because this was their hometown.
They were familiar with everything here, familiar with the cold wind and sand, familiar with the dry cracks in the air. They didn't like to see beautiful flowers. They only liked the endless desert because they were familiar with everything here.
They were used to going outside to take a few breaths of the unsweet air after waking up in the morning. They were used to the sun shining on them all day.
When they raised their heads, they could see the distant Sky Mountain.
They would not leave this place.
They loved their hometown.
??? It was already late autumn. Winter would arrive in a month's time, and snow would cover the land. This meant that there would be no chance to cross the desert in the Western Region this year, and Yu Mu would not be able to reach Tianshan. Therefore, he wanted to cross the desert before the first snow of winter. Unfortunately, the desert was still hundreds of miles away.
??? A tavern was located here.
??? There were many things in desolate places, but there were taverns everywhere, because there would be wanderers no matter where they went.
??? A man with a bandaged head walked into the tavern. He untied the cloth that wrapped his head, revealing a face that had been polished by the wind and sand. He shook his head a few times, shaking off some sand. Looking at the sand floating in the air, he could only smile bitterly.
Who else could it be but Yu Mu?
In front of Yu Mu was a broken stool.
??? There was a fight in the tavern not long ago, and the stools were broken. Naturally, someone was injured. Now that the fight was over, the tavern was peaceful again. No one was hurt, no one cared about the broken stool on the ground, and no one cared about Yu Mu who had just entered the tavern.
??? Yu Mu stepped over the stool and found a corner to sit down. Since no one cared about what had just happened, he naturally did not have to care.
??? Yu Mu sat there for a while, but he didn't find any waiter to greet him.
??? At this moment, a customer at a table not far from him shouted.
?? "Hey, bring two more jars of wine!"
??? The man only asked the waiter to add two more jars of wine, but he roared so loudly that even the beams of the tavern shook three times.
??? Strangely, no one cared about the man's behavior.
??? Compared to the man's behavior, Yu Mu was more interested in the man's clothes. The man was only wearing a single layer of clothing, revealing his broad and sturdy chest and bulging arms. Although it wasn't winter yet, the Western Regions was already colder than the Central Plains. Most of the people in the tavern wore a lot of clothes. Yu Mu was wearing a jacket outside and a cotton coat inside, wrapping himself tightly.
??? People with profound internal energy could resist the cold for a short period of time, but the man in unlined clothes was not such a person. He was an ordinary person who was used to the climate and temperature here.
The waiter came out with two jars of wine. He placed the wine on the table and was ready to go back. He didn't notice Yu Mu's existence at all.
??? Yu Mu had to make him pay attention to him. He was so hungry that he was fainting.
?? "Hey! Order." Yu Mu imitated the burly man and shouted.
Like the burly man, no one cared about Yu Mu's shouts. The shop assistant glanced at Yu Mu with impatience, but he still walked slowly to Yu Mu.
??? Was earning money a bad thing?
??? Of course, it wasn't a bad thing!
??? Therefore, Yu Mu couldn't understand why the shop assistant was so cold. It seemed that in the shop assistant's eyes, Yu Mu was not a customer, but a trouble.
?? "Eat." The waiter rolled his eyes at Yu Mu.
??? Because many caravans passed by the Western Regions every year, most people could speak the Mandarin of the Central Plains except for the local language. However, the Mandarin with a slight accent of the Western Regions sounded a little awkward.
?? "Did you?" Yu Mu deliberately imitated the waiter's accent.
??? The waiter shouted to the kitchen,"A serving of mutton!”He made the decision for Yu Mu.
??? "I haven't decided what to order yet."”
??? "There's only mutton, so forget it if you don't want it," the waiter said coldly.”
??? It wasn't that Yu Mu had never eaten mutton before, but it was his first time seeing the waiter's attitude. In this world, only waiters obeyed their customers, but Yu Mu, this customer, had to obey his waiters today. Yu Mu wanted to compete with the waiter, but his stomach didn't allow it. He was really too hungry.
It was cold outside, so it was good to eat a bowl of mutton to warm up. Yu Mu comforted himself.
??? "Do you have any staple food?" Yu Mu asked.”
??? The waiter turned around and shouted,"Another bowl of latiao."”
??? Yu Mu didn't know what a note was, but he knew he had no other choice, so he didn't raise any objections this time.
?? "Give me the money."
??? The waiter reached out his hand to Yu Mu.
??? Yu Mu smiled and handed the silver to the waiter. He had already accepted everything.
??? To Yu Mu's surprise, the shop assistant gave him a few copper coins. If the shop assistant wanted more silver, perhaps Yu Mu would be more willing to accept it.
??? He was just a waiter in a tavern. He treated his customers with a barbaric attitude and did not even give them the right to order. However, he was not willing to ask Yu Mu for a single cent more!
??? This seemingly strange fellow had his own bottom line.
??? Were all the people of the Western Regions like this?
??? Yu Mu's impression of this place was not only cold.
??? The dishes were served very slowly, which made Yu Mu feel even more hungry. Fortunately, the waiter still served the mutton.
??? Yu Mu grabbed a piece and started to chew. He had never wolfed down his food like this before. He did not even know how the mutton tasted, but without a doubt, this was the most delicious meal he had ever eaten. Sometimes, it was not that the food was not fragrant enough, but that the people were not hungry enough.
Yu Mu finally had the heart to taste the latiao.
??? Latiao was similar to the noodles of the Central Plains, but it was thicker and chewy, so it had a different flavor.
??? Yu Mu was so focused on eating that he didn't notice the man standing opposite him.
??? Although the man had a full beard, one had to admit that he looked very delicate and clean. This kind of thing was incompatible with the rough Western Regions. It was like a green lotus blooming out of the desert.
?? "Can I sit here? There are no other seats in the shop." The man asked.
??? His words were so polite, his voice so gentle, and his attitude was also rare in the Western Regions.
??? Yu Mu didn't say anything, but just nodded. He didn't care about these things.
?? "Foreigner?" the man asked.
??? "Are you a foreigner?" Yu Mu asked.”He answered the question with a question again.
??? "I'm a native of the Western Regions," the man said with a smile.”
??? "Then how do you know I'm not a local?" Yu Mu asked.”
??? "There are very few locals who don't like to talk," the man said with a smile.”
??? "How do you know I don't like to talk?" Yu Mu asked. I love to talk. I can even talk to myself.”
??? "In that case, let's have a chat." It was not in vain that we were fated to sit at the same table.”
The man's politeness made Yu Mu think that the person sitting opposite him was a Jiangnan scholar. He really didn't look like a native of the Western Regions.
?? "Let's chat." The man aroused Yu Mu's interest.
??? "My name is Yu Hongliu," the man said.
??? "You don't have to tell me your name," Yu Mu said.”
??? "In the Western Regions, telling the other party your name is a sign of honesty," Yu Hongliu said. We are usually very direct and straightforward.”
?? "Yu Mu." He could only say his name.
??? "We both have the surname Yu," Yu Hongliu said with a smile.”
??? "You said that the people of the Western Regions are straightforward and straightforward, but I don't feel it from you." Yu Mu said. And I don't understand why a man would choose a woman's name.”
??? Yu Mu did not like the man in front of him. He felt that Yu Hongliu was more like a smiling tiger from the Central Plains than the forthright man from the Western Regions. Therefore, Yu Mu wanted to tease him so that he wouldn't keep smiling.
??? Yu Hongliu didn't get angry. He still had a smile on his face. "Although I'm from the Western Regions, I have many friends from the Central Plains. Perhaps I've been influenced by them, so I'll be a little more polite. As for the name Hong Liu, it was not a woman's name. The red willow was a tree unique to the Western Region. It could survive anywhere, even in the Gobi Desert. No other plant was as tenacious as it. My parents wanted me to live as tenaciously as Hong Liu, so they gave me this name.”
Yu Hongliu answered Yu Mu's provocative words seriously. This made Yu Mu a little embarrassed.
?? "Didn't you want to talk? Tell me about the Western Regions." Yu Mu said.
??? "You want to understand the Western Regions?" Yu Hongliu asked in surprise.”
??? "I'm interested," Yu Mu said.
??? "Very few outsiders are interested in the Western Regions," Yu Hongliu said. Do you want to understand the environment of the Western Regions or the people of the Western Regions?”
??? Yu Mu rubbed his rough face and said,"I've already sensed the environment of the Western Regions.”
??? "A bowl of latiao!" Yu Hongliu shouted.”
??? "Were you frightened by the situation just now?" he asked again.”
??? "I'm not scared, I'm just a little strange."”
??? "That's strange," Yu Hongliu said."Why do you shout when you order a dish?"”
??? "The people of the Western Regions are forthright," Yu Hongliu said. A forthright person always spoke louder. In addition, it was often windy here. If you didn't speak loudly, others wouldn't be able to hear you clearly. There's one more thing you might not understand, and that is that the waiters in the Western Regions are not here to serve people. You buy and they sell, but you beg them, not them. Don't expect them to treat you well.”
??? "I've already experienced it," Yu Mu said.”
??? Yu Hongliu explained," The waiters from the Central Plains have a good attitude and are willing to serve people because they want their customers to order more. It would be even better if they could give them some tips." Most of the waiters in the Western Regions opened shops for one family. They thought that if you came, you would want to buy their things. If you didn't buy, you wouldn't come. Buying or not buying was entirely voluntary, so they naturally didn't need to have a good attitude.”
??? Yu Mu suddenly said," You've said too little. They don't expect to receive any reward. If you give them too much money, they will definitely return it to you."”
??? "Exactly," Yu Hongliu said.
??? As he spoke, the waiter had already brought Yu Hongliu's laissez-faire over.
??? Yu Hongliu was not in a hurry to pay, and the waiter did not have any intention of asking for money. He went straight back to the kitchen.
??? "Why don't you pay first?" Yu Mu asked.”
Yu Hongliu smiled." I'm a regular customer. A regular customer always has some power."”
??? Yu Hongliu ate the latiao loudly, but this sound did not cause others to dislike it. Instead, it made people want to eat that bowl.
?? "You look like you're eating very well." Yu Mu said.
??? "You have to enjoy your meal," Yu Hongliu said.”
??? "If I wasn't already full, I would definitely have another bowl of latiao."”
??? " I've been to the Central Plains once," Yu Hongliu said." I've eaten a lot of Central Plains noodles. Some of them are indeed very fragrant, but no matter how delicious they are, I still find them tasteless."”
?? "Hometown, it lacks the taste of home.”Yu Mu looked at the empty bowl in front of him and said.
??? "Yeah!" Yu Hongliu sighed. A nest of gold and silver was not as good as one's own. After seeing the prosperity of the Central Plains, I realized that the place I couldn't leave the most was this Gobi Desert.”
Yu Mu fell silent.
??? Where was the place he couldn't leave?
??? Was it the place where he lived with his parents, or the old man's island?
??? Yu Mu shook his head. He didn't want to think about these torturous questions now.
?? "Why don't you want a bowl of mutton? Wouldn't this Heavenly Mutton warm up his body?”Yu Mu asked.
??? Yu Hongliu lifted the wine jug at her waist and said,""Here, you don't rely on mutton to warm your body, but it does.”
??? The door of the tavern was kicked open and a man with a sword stepped in. The huge commotion made everyone in the tavern look sideways, except for one person, Yu Hongliu.
He was happily eating the latiao in his bowl.
??? The man with the saber was not here to cause trouble, even though he looked like he was.
??? The man's forehead was tied with a red headscarf, and his eyes were bright and sharp.
??? Killing intent!
??? His eyes were filled with killing intent!
??? The murderous aura of the man with the saber intimidated everyone. Those men who had already stood up were slowly forced to sit down by the man's murderous aura.
??? The waiter of the tavern came out with a bag of silver. He gave the silver to the man with the saber.
At this moment, only the sound of Yu Hongliu chewing noodles could be heard in the silent tavern.
The man didn't care about him. He took the silver and turned to leave.
??? Could this be extortion by bandits?
??? However, the process of extortion was too strange. The fact that the tavern owner could run his tavern safely was enough to prove that he was not a good person.
??? A bandit had come alone, yet he was willing to hand over a bag of silver with both hands.
??? The Western Regions are not like the Central Plains. There was not much silver here, so it was worth a lot. A bag of silver was enough to make anyone in the tavern risk their lives for it. However, no one dared to make a move. No one even dared to make a sound.
??? The tavern was noisy again, as if the man with the sword had never been here.
Yu Mu quietly watched Yu Hongliu finish the bowl of noodles in one bite.
?? "This bowl of latiao must be very fragrant." Yu Mu's words were meaningful.
??? "It does smell good," Yu Hongliu said.
??? Neither of them spoke again. They just stared at each other in silence.
??? "Go out for a walk?" Yu Hongliu suddenly asked.”
??? "I'm a little full." Yu Mu said.”
??? The two of them stood up at the same time and walked out of the tavern one after the other.
??? There were many horses tied outside the tavern, but one horse caught people's attention at a glance.
It was a horse, a date red horse. Its body was strong, its limbs were strong, its nose was loud, but the most unforgettable thing was its mane. Its mane was long and messy, but it was especially dazzling under the sunlight. In Yu Mu's eyes, it looked like a burning flame.
This was Yu Hongliu's horse.
?? "What a fine steed!" Yu Mu praised.
??? "Why don't we ride a horse for a while?" Yu Hongliu asked with a smile.”
?? "Good!" Yu Mu nodded in agreement.
??? Yu Mu's mount was naturally far inferior to Yu Hongliu's horse. However, Yu Hongliu had deliberately lowered her speed so that the two of them could keep pace with each other.
??? After running for an unknown amount of time, the two of them only stopped when they were drenched in sweat.
Yu Mu's horse was panting from exhaustion. He quickly dismounted and patted its neck. Yu Hongliu's horse, on the other hand, shook its head wantonly, as if it hadn't had enough of the wild galloping just now.
??? "It's a good horse indeed," Yu Mu praised.”
??? "This is indeed a good horse." Yu Hongliu dismounted.”
??? The colt neighed as if it was responding to their praise.
??? Yu Hongliu pointed at the mountain path ahead.""Do you see that mountain in front? That mountain was not considered tall, but it was the only mountain within a radius of several dozen miles, so it became a bandit mountain. You should still remember the man with the saber. He came from that mountain.”
??? "Are you planning to invite me up the mountain as a guest?" Yu Mu asked.”
??? Yu Hongliu was stunned for a moment before she burst into laughter.
?? "You can tell. That's right. It would be strange if you couldn't tell.”Yu Hongliu smiled.
"Let me guess, are you the eldest or the second?" Yu Mu asked.”
??? "In your words, I'm the Chief," Yu Hongliu said. Although I can guess it, I still want you to tell me how you knew that I was in cahoots with the man with the sword.”
??? "You're eating too loudly," Yu Mu said.”
??? Yu Hongliu laughed again. "I thought you guessed it because of my good horse.”
??? "Since you knew that I could guess it, why didn't you say it directly?" Yu Mu said. Isn't it good to be more straightforward? This is not the Central Plains."
??? " I really don't want to tell you my identity," Yu Hongliu sighed." Because once I tell you, I can't help but invite you to join us. But I know that you will never follow me up the mountain." Although I'm not a smart person, I'm not stupid either. I don't want to do anything that spoils the mood.”
??? "I don't know what merits I have that can make you so fond of me." Yu Mu asked.”
??? "You're an expert, a very strong expert," Yu Hongliu said bluntly.”
??? "Isn't the man with the sword strong?" Yu Mu shook his head.”
??? "He's very strong, but I dare to say that he won't be able to last ten rounds against you."”
??? Yu Mu smiled and didn't say anything, as he silently agreed with Yu Hongliu's words.
??? "You asked me how I knew you were a bandit, so I naturally have to ask you how you knew I was good at fighting."”
"Sword!" Yu Hongliu said. That sword!"
Yu Mu looked at the lotus on the horse's back.
?? "Oh? That simple?" Yu Mu didn't seem to be satisfied with Yu Hongliu's explanation.
??? "That's a good sword," Yu Hongliu said. The person who could hold this sword was either a disciple of a noble family or a peerless expert. This is the Western Regions. Naturally, no disciples of any aristocratic families will come here. You must have come here for something. Moreover, you casually put the sword aside in the tavern. If someone with weak strength carried this sword, they would definitely hold it tightly. Your behavior shows that you are confident that your strength is worthy of this sword.”
??? "Chief, you're really a smart man." Yu Mu shook his head and smiled.”
??? "At least he's not stupid," Yu Hongliu said.
??? The two of them looked at each other and laughed.
??? Yu Mu said," To tell you the truth, I came to the Western Regions because someone asked me to go to the Heavenly Mountain. However, I know very little about the Western Regions. Please tell me how to go to the Heavenly Mountain."”
?? "Heaven Mountain." Yu Hongliu's tone became low.
??? "Chief, if you have something to say, just say it."”
??? "How far have you walked from where you started to here?" Yu Hongliu asked.”
??? "At least a thousand miles," Yu Mu replied.
??? "Then I'll tell you now," Yu Hongliu said,"Heaven Mountain is still a thousand miles away from here."”
??? "A thousand miles?" Yu Mu asked in surprise.!”
"The Western Region is much vaster than you think," Yu Hongliu said slowly.”
"Looks like I'll have to travel for a long time." Yu Mu smiled bitterly.”
??? "Don't think that this thousand li journey is the same as the one you took when you came here," Yu Hongliu said.”
??? "What do you mean?" Yu Mu asked.
??? "If you want to reach Tianshan, you have to cross the Western Regions." Although you have traveled thousands of miles to come here, you have only entered the Western Regions for two or three hundred miles. Moreover, the place you have passed is already the most prosperous area in the Western Regions. If you continue walking, you will probably find it difficult to see a tavern by the roadside. The most difficult thing was that there was no detailed map of the Western Regions. For locals, getting lost and disappearing is a common thing, let alone you.”
??? "Is there no one who can cross the Western Regions?" Yu Mu couldn't help asking.”
??? "Of course," Yu Hongliu said. A well-prepared and experienced caravan. As for traveling across the Western Regions alone, perhaps there have been cases before, but I have never heard of them.”
??? "You mean to say that if I want to reach the Sky Mountain, the best way is to find a caravan?" Yu Mu asked.”
??? "Yes, but you'd better hurry up, because the last caravan has already passed." They wanted to cross the desert before the first snow of winter.”
??? "Desert?" Yu Mu remembered the desert that Ye Shu mentioned.
??? "It's a very large desert," Yu Hongliu said."It's said to be as large as half of the Western Regions."”
??? "You said the last caravan has left?" Yu Mu suddenly asked.!”
"There's a town fifty to sixty miles to the west. You might be able to get more information there," Yu Hongliu said.”
"Then I have to go." Yu Mu said.
??? "Are we leaving now?" Yu Hongliu asked.
??? "Let's go now," Yu Mu said with certainty.”
??? "What a pity," Yu Hongliu sighed."I wanted to drink and chat with you again."”
??? "We just met by chance, you can't bear to part with me?" Yu Mu laughed.”
??? "That may be the case, but isn't meeting by chance a form of friendship?" Yu Hongliu smiled.”
??? That's right, meeting by chance was also a friendship!
??? Yu Mu threw his head back and laughed out loud. He laughed so happily, so happily.
??? "Since you're in a hurry to leave, I can only wish you a safe journey."”
??? "Brother Yu, since you and I are considered friends, I would like to ask you to give me something."”
??? "Don't tell me you've taken a fancy to my BMW?" Yu Hongliu asked.”
??? "Brother Yu, are you willing to part with what you love?" Yu Mu asked curiously.”
??? " It's just a horse," Yu Hongliu said indifferently." Since you've already asked, how can I be stingy?"”
??? "Good!" Yu Mu said. Brother Yu, you are indeed forthright! However, what I want is not this horse, but the jug of wine on your waist.”
"Isn't this horse worth more than a jug of wine?" Yu Hongliu asked.”
"I only want this jug of wine."”
?? "Alright." Yu Hongliu handed the wine pot to Yu Mu.
??? Yu Mu shook the wine pot, which was still full.
??? He mounted his horse.
?? "See you again." Yu Mu left in the dust.
??? Yu Hongliu also silently said,"See you again."
??? After Yu Mu left, dozens of burly men rushed out from the slope by the roadside. The leader was the man with the saber.
??? The man with the saber walked to Yu Hongliu's side and said,""Big brother, why did you let him go?"
??? "He doesn't want to stay," Yu Hongliu said.”
??? "He doesn't want to, but we can force him to stay." The man with the saber was a little unconvinced.”
??? Yu Hongliu stroked her beloved steed's mane and said,"The reins may be able to help you tame a horse, but they can't keep an eagle.”
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。