On the way west, Li Maicheng, Zhang Qian, and Zhou Xiaotian rode horses one by one and walked in the mountains.

Li Maicheng took the topographic map of the Western Regions and looked at it carefully, and he saw that the north in front of him was the Xiongnu territory, and the south and southwest were the Qiang tribes.

Li Maicheng said to Master Zhang Qian: "Master, I see that the front is very close to the Huns, we have to be very careful, don't be caught by the Huns." ”

Zhang Qian replied: "Yes, Maicheng, let's all be careful, I see that we used to pass through the Qiang tribes, they are very friendly, let's continue to go around to the southwest." ”

Li Maicheng replied, "Yes, Master. ”

Then Li Maicheng rode a horse, looking ahead while riding, only to see the Xiongnu city in the north in front of him, and to see that there were many Xiongnu soldiers on the city wall.

Seeing this, Li Maicheng shouted: "Brothers, be careful, let's go around to the southwest, don't be caught by the Huns." ”

Zhou Xiaotian immediately replied, "Okay, senior brother." ”

At this time, Su Chengxuan said: "Senior brother, where is the Xiongnu in front of you?"

Li Maicheng looked at the map carefully and said: "Chengxuan, I look at the topographic map, the city in front should be Qingmeng County of the Xiongnu, it is better for us to go around." ”

Su Cheng whirled, "Okay then. ”

At this time, Bai Ruoxue said: "Maicheng, I haven't heard you chant poetry for a long time, you can write a poem for everyone." ”

When Li Maicheng heard this, he immediately excused himself and said, "Ruoxue, don't make it difficult for me, I'm not good at writing poetry?"

At this time, Wu Shitong coaxed: "Senior brother, you are too humble, I still remember that you were in Jikang Dungeon, and the poem was really good." ”

Li Maicheng heard that this was not easy to shirk, and then said: "Okay, then I'll make a song." ”

Then Li Maicheng was riding a horse, thinking about it, and after thinking for a while, he sang: ""The Western Regions", the gladiatorial battle in the snow in the Shengyue City, the blue lake and the dragon take off. The dark dryad is ghostly, and it does not enter the tiger's den and does not go by mistake. But when I heard the beauty in the city, a curtain of dreams and a lotus ping, drunk and noisy in the rivers and lakes, full of anger and thunder. ”

After Li Maicheng finished singing the poem, the soldiers of the mission cheered and cheered one by one.

Bai Ruoxue said: "Maicheng, the poem you wrote today is amazing, it's really good." ”

Li Maicheng said modestly: "Ruoxue, my poem was written in a bit of a hurry, and I didn't think much about it, so I chanted it." ”

Bai Ruoxue said: "Maicheng, you are great." ”

At this time, Zhang Qian praised: "Maicheng, it's really great that you are writing poems now, which makes me also very popular, and I also want to compose a poem." ”

At this time, the soldiers of the mission said one by one, "Master, you can come too, come one." ”

Zhang Qian was not easy to refuse, so he thought about it immediately, and then sang: ""Dream Moon Xing", the mountains and wild hussars ride a thousand twilight snow, and the Jin Ge iron horse fights the border city. The tiger and wolf roared, the moon and the golden drum sounded, and the autumn was cold in the four seas. ”

After Zhang Qian finished singing the poems, Li Maicheng happily praised: "Master, the poems you wrote are so good, they are really amazing." ”

Zhang Qian said modestly: "Hey, it's so-so, so-so." Maicheng, you've won the prize. ”

At this time, Zhou Xiaotian said: "Master, the poems you and your senior brother have written are amazing, you are worthy of being talented people in the Han Palace." ”

Zhang Qian said modestly: "Xiaotian, you have won the award, I will just chant a song, so-so, you are also very powerful, this way thanks to your demon subjugation and demon elimination, has been protecting Lian Shibi, we can come here safely." ”

Zhou Xiaotian said: "Master, thank you for teaching us to have good thoughts and save the common people, so we were able to go all the way smoothly, and it was because of you." ”

Qian said: "Okay, don't talk about it, I see that the front is getting closer and closer to the Huns, but there is a river in the southwest, let's find a boat and continue to drive along the river to the southwest." ”

Li Maicheng replied: "Okay, Master, I will go with Xiaotian, Chengxuan, and Shitong to find the boat, and you and Koi, Ruoxue, and the giant ape will go to the river first." ”

Zhang Qian replied: "Okay, Maicheng, you can go." ”

Li Maicheng nodded and said, "Okay, Master." ”

Then Li Maicheng, Zhou Xiaotian, Su Chengxuan, and Wu Shitong, the four of them flew away and went to look for the ship.

Zhang Qian, the Koi Monster, and the soldiers of the mission rode horses, and gradually approached the river, only to see that the river was ten meters wide, and the river was very deep, and there were no boats near the riverbank.

Seeing this, the koi immediately said to Zhang Qian: "Master, I will go to this river to call out the river god and ask about the situation." ”

Zhang Qian nodded and said, "Koi, you go, be careful." ”

The koi monster replied, "Yes, Master." ”

Then the koi monster jumped into the river from the bank of the river, and went to the palace at the bottom of the river and called out the river god.

The koi monster and the river god swam out of the water together and went ashore.

Zhang Qian saw a white-haired river god come out, and immediately said to him, "River god, what kind of river is this?"

The river god stroked his beard and said, "Donor, this river is called Baisha River." ”

When Zhang Qian heard this, he asked, "River God, where is the southwest direction of this river?"

The river god replied, "Donor, follow this river straight down to Chensha Town." ”

Zhang Qian said: "Okay, by the way, why is there no boat here?"

The river god replied: "This place is very close to the border of the Xiongnu, and the Qiang tribe is already at odds with the Xiongnu, so if you haunt here, it is likely that you will be interrogated by the Xiongnu soldiers, and you may be arrested, so those boatmen dare not stop their boats here." ”

Zhang Qian heard this and said, "Oh, I see, then thank you." ”

The river god replied, "No thanks, it's nothing, I'll go back to the bottom of the Baisha River." ”

Zhang Qian nodded and said, "Okay, River God, I'm sorry for you." ”

When the river god heard this, he took his leave, jumped into the river, and disappeared.

Seeing this, Zhang Qian said to the koi: "Koi, go and see your senior brother Li Maicheng and them, see if they have come back?"

The koi monster replied, "Yes, Master." ”

Then the koi monster flew away, and he flew on the Baisha River, looking for Li Maicheng and their traces.

While flying, he looked around and looked around, looking for a while, only to see Li Maicheng and the others rowing two big boats not far ahead, only to see that the big boat was raising sails, and a boatman was rowing.

Seeing this, the koi fish flew towards the boat, and gradually flew over the ship, and then landed on the ship's splint.

Li Maicheng saw Zhou Xiaotian coming, and said, "Koi, why are you here too." ”

The koi monster replied, "Senior brother, Master asked me to see if you have found the boat, and now that you have found it, then we can take the boat together now." ”

Li Maicheng said: "Yes, koi." Let me introduce to you, this boat's name is Zhou Tiesheng, and the other boat is rowed by his son Zhou Mobai. ”

The koi monster then smiled at the boat family and said, "Zhou boat family, I am fortunate to meet you." I'm the koi monster Zhou Fangyu, and I have the same surname as you. ”

Zhou Tiesheng saw how the koi monster had a fish head, and then said in surprise: "Koi monster, you should be a fish in the river." ”

The koi monster replied, "Yes, boatman, I was originally a koi fish in the river, and then my senior brother

After subduing me, I worshipped Zhang Qian as my master, and went to the Western Regions with them. ”

The boatman replied, "Well, then you must be very good at kung fu." ”

The koi monster smiled: "Boat family, my kung fu is average, and I will soar through the clouds, and I will change, and there are some fighting techniques, but my kung fu is not as high as my senior brother Li Maicheng." ”

Li Maicheng heard this and said: "Senior Brother Koi, you are too humble, I still remember that I spent a lot of effort to catch you." And I wasn't good at the water at the time, but I learned a spell from you that you can stay underwater longer. ”

When the koi monster heard this, he replied, "Senior brother, you are too modest, you are the most powerful kung fu of our senior brothers. Although you are just a mortal and do not change, your fighting skills are really amazing. ”

Li Maicheng replied: "Senior Brother Koi, you are too humble. ”

And at this time, Wu Shitong said: "Senior brother, don't shirk it, we have a few senior brothers, and you really have the highest kung fu, although you have lost to me in a gladiatorial battle in Shengyue City before, but I know that you did it on purpose." ”

When Li Maicheng heard this, he immediately said: "Okay, don't talk about it, no matter how powerful I am, I have been caught by monsters several times, and thanks to your senior brothers who rescued me." ”

Su Cheng said: "Yes, senior brother, each of us may not be so perfect, but when we get together, it can shake the world and cry ghosts and gods." ”

Li Maicheng nodded and said, "Yes, so we have to unite as one to overcome many difficulties." ”

As they were talking, the two boats gradually approached the shore, and Zhang Qian on the other side of the shore was waiting on the shore.

Seeing this, Li Maicheng hurriedly got off the boat and helped Master Zhang Qian get on the boat.

Zhang Qian got on the boat, and the soldiers of the other missions also got on the boat one by one, but the two ships had limited load, just enough to load the soldiers of the mission, and the more than 20 horses could not take the boat.

Li Maicheng saw that it was a pity that those horses were lost like this, and immediately said: "Master, Xiaotian and I can fly, so let the horses come up with ten, and I, Xiaotian and Chengxuan, the eight of us will fly across this river in the clouds." ”

Zhang Qian saw that it was a pity that the horse was indeed lost, and he had to use it when he went ashore in the future, so he immediately said: "Okay, then let ten horses go on the boat, and a few of you will fly." ”

Li Maicheng replied, "Yes, Master. ”

Then Li Maicheng and Zhou Xiaotian brought ten good horses to the boat, and then they flew up in the clouds and fog and flew to the lower reaches of the river.

Zhang Qian, Gan Fu and the soldiers of the mission floated downstream along the Baisha River by boat.

Zhang Qian saw that the boatman was rowing very hard, so he asked, "The boatman, where are you from?"

The boatman replied: "I am the people of Chensha Town downstream, and I usually carry some passing people on this Baisha River to earn a little money to make a living." ”

Zhang Qian said: "Do you know the nearby Xiongnu Qingmeng County. ”

The boatman replied: "Donor, I know, I have been there before, but there are a lot of Hun soldiers there, all of them are burly and strong, and the examination is still very strict, because we are Qiang people, we are better, if the people of the Han Dynasty are caught, they will either be hacked to death, or they will be taken to prison." ”

Zhang Qian heard this and said: "The boatman, it's so terrifying, I won't tell you, our team of people is the Han envoy to the Western Regions, and taking this waterway is also to avoid the investigation of the Huns." ”

The boatman replied, "Well, you have to be careful. ”

Zhang Qian said: "Okay, thank you." ”

The water of the Baisha River is so clear that from time to time fish jump out of the water, and some egrets fly over the water. Zhang Qian and Gan Fu sailed downstream along the Baisha River by boat.