Zheng Qiu discussed with his family about going to Qianyun Sect, and although his parents were a little reluctant, they agreed to let him go.

I heard that Zheng Qiu was going to the big sect, and the shopkeeper also specially invited another guest in Zuishan Building, and before leaving, the shopkeeper also sent a lot of dry food, hoping that he would have the opportunity to come back in the future.

The eldest brother took out the money he had accumulated for a long time and asked the blacksmith to give it to Zheng Qiu with a machete, so that he could use it to open the way and defend himself.

Leaving Bihe Town from the west, Zheng Qiu and the three of them walked along the gravel road to the mountains. As they moved a little further away from the town, the road became narrower and the trees became denser. After about an hour, the road came to an end, leaving only dense bushes and weeds ahead.

The master untied the machete tied to his waist and walked to the front to open the way, while Zheng Qiu pushed the wheelchair and followed closely behind. After walking on for a while, the view was obscured by dense trees, and the green foliage overhead.

Zheng Qiu looked left and right, all sides were the same, he was a little uneasy: "Master, where are we here?

The master took out a map from his clothes and spread it out to carefully identify it: "According to Orion, there is a stream in this direction, as long as you go upstream along the stream, you will not be wrong." ”

Zheng Qiu leaned over to look at the map in his master's hand, on which some peaks were drawn with charcoal, and a few arrows were crookedly marked on them.

Zheng Qiu found that the direction written on the map was not the same as what the senior brother of the Qianyun Sect said, and he was a little puzzled: "Master, is this road going to the southwest?" But that day, the people from the Qianyun Sect said that it was two mountains to the west first, and then three mountains to the south. ”

The master patted him on the back and explained: "Good apprentice, I asked Orion, let's take a shortcut and go directly to the southwest, which can save one-third of the time." Well, don't worry, the Orion has been hunting in this area for half his life, and he has promised that there are no beasts here. ”

Zheng Qiu relaxed and followed the master forward for a while, and suddenly, he heard a commotion in front of him.

"Master, the sound of water, it's the sound of water!"

The master stopped cutting the bushes and listened carefully with his ears pricked up, it was really the sound of water. He raised his machete and quickly carved out the path and quickened the pace of his progress.

Click, as the last bushes were cut down, a clear stream appeared before their eyes. The creek is less than a zhang wide and shallow, and if you look down, you can see the round stones at the bottom of the stream. But the stream was turbulent, and the raised rocks kept splashing, playing endless tunes.

Yun You, who had never spoken on the road, suddenly said loudly: "Zheng Qiu, Master Zheng, take a break." You've all been gone all morning. ”

The master looked up at the sun, and the sky above the stream was not obscured by branches and leaves: "It's okay, let's eat something first, rest and rest before leaving." ”

The master cut down some thatch and shrub branches and leaves and spread them under the trunk, Zheng Qiu went to the stream to fetch water, and Yun You untied the luggage hanging on the wheelchair, turned out the scones and broke them into small pieces.

Sitting on the ground, Zheng Qiu stuffed a piece of cake into his mouth, raised his hand to take off the thin-necked porcelain bottle around his neck, pulled out the grass inside, and grabbed the kettle to change the bottle.

When the master saw it, he asked, "Hey, apprentice, are you still wearing this grass?"

Zheng Qiu pushed the bitten cake into his mouth and replied vaguely: "Hmm, it's worn, hmm, this grass has grown." I'm about to change to a bigger bottle. ”

The master smiled: "I don't know what the use of this thing will be when it grows up." ”

After eating, the three of them packed their bags and continued on their way. The road by the creek is sparsely shrubbed and weedy, and the road is faster than in the forest. But there were many small pebbles by the stream, and the wheelchair pushed over them very badly.

This was very painful, and she firmly grasped the armrest of the wheelchair with both hands, supporting her body, and trying her best to reduce the vibration coming from under the wheelchair. The master took out a square cloth from the luggage and wrapped it with thatch and put it on the wheelchair seat, which made Yun You feel better.

It was starting to get dark, and the ground beneath my feet was rising a little bit, and it was now uphill. The creek found at noon became narrower and narrower, and finally became a spring in the cracks of the rocks. Although Orion had promised that there were no beasts here, the master decided to go to the top of the mountain and spend the night upwind, just in case.

However, it is not easy to push a wheelchair to climb the mountain, Zheng Qiu crouched on the back of the chair, his feet kept pushing back, and his mouth was snorting and panting. The master carried all the luggage over and reduced the weight for Zheng Qiu as much as possible. Yun Yu rolled up her sleeves, and her two slender arms pushed the wheels hard, and she could share some of them.

If Zheng Qiu lets go, the wheelchair will slide back to the bottom of the mountain.

After tossing for more than half an hour, there was no longer any ground in front of them, and the three of them finally climbed to the top of the mountain.

Zheng Qiu found a flat place, leaned his wheelchair against the tree, and lay down on the ground with his hands and feet crossed. He gasped for a moment, then turned his head to look to the side, and found the master piling his luggage on the ground, leaning under the trunk of the tree and sticking out his tongue.

"Master, hahu...... We're going to want, haha, haha...... And make a fire. Hahu...... It was dark. ”

The master nodded, opened his mouth but couldn't speak, just gasping for air.

After a long time, Zheng Qiu regained some strength and found firewood to make a fire with his master.

Grabbing the kettle, straightening his neck and pouring two sips, Zheng Qiu wiped his mouth and said, "Master, this can't work, it's too tiring to walk over the mountain." Is there a road to the ground?"

The master took out the map again and approached the fire to study.

"The road on the flat ground ......" the master swiped his finger back and forth on the map, "You can also go around it from below, but this road is full of twists and turns, and in some places Orion has not mentioned it, I don't know if it is safe." ”

Zheng Qiu swallowed his saliva: "Forget it, forget it, I don't want to be eaten by wild beasts, let's go over the mountain." So he ran to the pile of luggage, took out the food, and took it to the fire to heat it.

"Sister Yunyou, the cake is hot, it's yours!" Zheng Qiu walked to the wheelchair and handed over the scones. Yun You lowered her head, as if she was thinking about something, and she only reacted when Zheng Qiu handed the cake to her.

"Thank you. Yun Yu whispered, took the cake with both hands, and then quickly pulled it back.

Zheng Qiu was stunned, reflecting the firelight just now, he vaguely saw that Yun You had a hole on his right hand.

"Sister Yunyou, your hand?"

"What hands, Zheng Qiu, go eat, don't be hungry. ”

Zheng Qiu felt that something was wrong, Yun You shrunk her hands in her sleeves, her eyes wandering, and she kept avoiding him. Zheng Qiu didn't leave, he pursed his lips and thought for a while, and suddenly grabbed Yun You's right hand. Yun You couldn't react, and before she could withdraw her hand, she was grabbed by Zheng Qiu.

Zheng Qiu found Yun You clenching his fists and persuaded: "Sister Yun You, are you really injured? Don't be like this, if you hurt you, why do you want to hide it from us?"

Yun You still refused to spread his fist: "Zheng Qiu, let go of your hand, what do you look like!"

Zheng Qiu pursed his lips, and without saying a word, he directly broke Yun You's fist.

"Zheng Qiu, let go, Zheng ......"

There was a deep cut in the middle of the palm, and it kept oozing red. Zheng Qiu was so angry that he stepped on the ground twice: "Sister Yunyou, how can you be like this? You are injured, and you don't even say a word!"

"Zheng Qiu, I ......"

"Hmph, do you think I can't take you to Qianyun Sect? Do you think I can't take care of you? Do you look down on me Zheng Qiu?"

"Zheng Qiu, I, I don't have ...... Sorry ......"

Seeing Yun You's mistake, Zheng Qiu stuck out his tongue and made a grimace: "Put your hands away, I'll go get a cloth and bandage you." ”

He ran in the direction of the luggage pile, and didn't forget to turn around and glare fiercely halfway, "Don't retract your hands!"