After lying on the side of the road for a night, Hua Jiu woke up hungry, and when she woke up, she saw that the white tiger had nibbled on the only remaining chicken called Hua Chicken, which made her very angry.

"Selfish white." She tugged at its ears and provoked it to snort aggrievedly.

After being angry for a while, she said to it, "Let's go, we still have a lot of way to go." Immediately, one turned over to Xiaobai and patted the tiger's fart to signal it to continue on its way.

Without food, there was no strength, and Hua Jiu, who was hungry and dizzy, lay on the tiger's back, looking around to see if there was anyone or what kind of inn.

The barren road is as far as the eye can see except for the weeds, and the weather is a little muggy, and the sky looks like it is going to rain. Finally, after walking a few miles, a wooden house appeared in front of me, with a big signboard hanging on it - Yang's Restaurant.

"Girl, what do you want to eat?" In front of the door, there was a lady in a gray cloth dress, and when she saw someone coming, she hurriedly stepped forward to greet her.

The lady's temples were a little gray, and she only had a square scarf around her head, like a peasant woman.

Hua Jiu saw that she was like discovering a new continent, so she was so excited that she almost pounced, and hurriedly jumped down from the tiger's back and said, "Take out all the wine and food, it's best to have another one called Hua Chicken." ”

The eldest lady was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "It seems that the girl is hungry, come in quickly." Ran shouted inside: "Erniu, go and prepare the meal, the guests are here." ”

Hua Jiu found a random place to sit down, observed the surroundings, and couldn't help but admire: "Your restaurant is quite big." ”

"It's big, it's big, but I haven't seen a guest come for a few months," the lady sighed, poured her a glass ......of water, and then asked, "Girl, is this going to the Western Regions?" ”

"yes." Hua Jiu replied.

I thought to myself, this lady should have been in this remote place for many years, seeing her standing at the door, but her eyes have been staring in the direction of the Western Regions, people who don't pay attention will think that she is waiting for guests, but if you look closely, you feel that she is waiting for some relatives.

Suddenly, she became cordial, and after sipping her saliva, she began to chat with her aunt about her family routines, telling some of her experiences in the past few days, such as how she broke into Shili Town by mistake and how she got out.

The eldest lady listened energetically and said with a smile: "Presumably the girl has just entered the rivers and lakes, and she still doesn't know the sinister nature of the rivers and lakes." ”

Hua Jiu's face flushed when she heard this, and she was considered to have been right by her.

Then, I saw that the eldest lady sighed again and said to her: "The rivers and lakes are dangerous, but it is not easy to break in, the girl should always be careful." ”

"Don't worry, no matter how dangerous the rivers and lakes are, it will be difficult to stop me from becoming famous all over the world." Hua Jiuyi patted his chest and said with a serious face.

She wants to be like her master, to be a great thief, stealing all the treasures in the world, there is nothing that she can't steal, only whether she wants to or not.

Thinking so willfully, she drank the water in the cup in one gulp.

The eldest lady seemed to be amused by her funny expressions and movements, and laughed softly.

At this time, I saw a woman in a green shirt walking from the back room with some wine and food. The woman braided a twist behind her, tied a red ribbon on her forehead, jujube eyes, delicate and moving, and a smile on the corner of her mouth, which looked very approachable.

"This is my daughter's second girl." The eldest lady introduced.

Hua Jiu smiled at her, then picked up his chopsticks and devoured the wine and food on the table.

The woman named Erniu kept stumbling on the side, which made Hua Jiu raise her head very curiously.

She kept dancing and gesturing something, babbling in her mouth. Only then did Hua Jiu know that this eldest lady's daughter was a mute.

"She's trying to ask you if the food fits." The eldest lady explained.

"Hmm...... Well, it's delicious......" Hua Jiu took a big bite of rice and gave a thumbs up to Erniu.

The second girl smiled happily and kept looking at her, as if she liked Hua Jiu very much.

Being stared at like this all the time, Hua Jiu could only laugh awkwardly, and talked about the topic for a while.

"Auntie's surname is Yang?" She asked.

The eldest lady shook her head and replied, "The slave's surname is Li, and the husband's surname is Yang." ”

"Why don't you see your husband?" Hua Jiu asked again.

At the mention of this, Aunt Li suddenly lost her smile, her eyebrows seemed to be a little melancholy, and she was silent and did not speak.

The second girl on the side also had this look, which made Hua Jiu regret what she had just asked, so she could only lower her head and slowly chew the food in her mouth.

After a while, Aunt Li said: "The husband of the slave family has gone to join the army, and there has been no news for a few years......

Only then did Hua Jiu know that she was standing at the door waiting for her husband to return, and she couldn't help but feel sentimental.

At this time, the second girl suddenly dragged the corner of Hua Jiu's clothes and squeaked for a while, she couldn't understand it, but seeing that her expression was pleading, she guessed that she was asking her for something.

"But what do you want me to help you with?" Hua Jiu asked.

The second girl nodded and squeaked for a while.

"She wants you to take her to the Western Regions to find her father." Aunt Li said on the side.

Take her along? Hua Jiu hesitated for a moment. Although there is a person who goes on the road with a companion, but she can still run away when she encounters danger, her words...... I'm afraid it's a burden.

"This ......" Hua Jiu looked at the woman in front of her who was full of longing, and it was difficult to break her hope, so she could only say: "Auntie, didn't you also say that the rivers and lakes are sinister, she follows me, I don't know what danger she will encounter..."

"She has lived here with me for more than ten years, and I also want her to go out and see the outside world, if the girl is willing to ......"

"I'm afraid that I won't be able to take care of her safety for a while when I encounter danger......" Hua Jiu interrupted her.

Hearing her say this, Aunt Li smiled and said: "Don't worry about this, the girl may not know that my daughter has a divine power since she accidentally ingested a herb when she was three years old, and she is as powerful as a cow, and no matter what injuries she suffers, she will slowly heal automatically." After finishing speaking, he seemed to think of something again, and his voice was a little sad. It's just that I haven't been able to speak since then......"

Hearing this, Hua Jiu didn't know what to say, but was curious about what kind of herb it was, which was as powerful as a cow after eating, and had a self-healing function?

This eldest lady is so insistent on handing over her daughter to her, then she has no choice but to take her to the Western Regions with her, she should be able to take good care of herself, and she also has the treasure of Chaotianling, just shake it twice when she encounters a bad guy.

Thinking of this, Hua Jiu smiled at the second girl.

"Cheng, you can follow me to the Western Regions."

When the second girl heard this, she happily stepped forward and hugged Hua Jiu, and then immediately ran to the room to pack her luggage.

After eating and drinking, Erniu carried a burden and led a brown and red horse out, and Hua Jiu was waiting for her at the door.

"Let's go." She whispered softly and jumped onto the white tiger.

The second girl turned her head and made a farewell gesture to Aunt Li, and also jumped on the horse. At the door, she was talking about being careful on the road, waving her hand, looking at the back of her daughter leaving, but she still couldn't hold back her tears.

The backs of the two of them grew farther and farther away, gradually disappearing from sight......