In the face of Zhou Li's hospitality, Chen Yichen was disrespectful, full of wine and food, and Chen Yichen gained a new understanding of Zhou Li's kung fu of slapping horses.

Coming out of the courtyard, Li Jiu had already set up the carriage and was waiting at the door. Seeing the two of them coming out, they moved the stool and lifted the curtain, invited Chen Yichen into the horse, with a long whip in his hand, and shouted in his mouth: Drive.

Zhou Li and others followed all the way and personally drove the car outside the city. Recalling the Great Chen Decree, all subordinate bureaucrats in wartime withheld materials and bent the law for bribes, and the bosses and officials were guilty of the same crime. Looking at the carriage that was moving away, the whole person sat on the ground, let out a long breath, and whispered: "Okay, give the order, if anyone dares to seize the materials without permission, they will be decided." ”

The two-horse chariot was much faster than the donkey, and seeing the scenery outside through the window, Chen Yichen smiled bitterly, he couldn't imagine that the token given by Wang Liang was actually exchanged for a carriage, and the prison of Jingzhao Mansion was not done in vain.

Time flies, and after nearly two months of traveling, the three of them and two horses finally arrived in Jiangbei City.

Li Jiu tugged on the reins in his hand, immediately stopped abruptly, turned his head sideways and said to the people in the car: "My lord, we have arrived in Jiangbei City." ”

Chen Yichen picked up the curtain and got out of the car, and immediately frowned, the place he saw was extremely desolate, if it wasn't for Li Jiu saying that this is Jiangbei City, he really thought that this place was just a village and town, which was bigger than Linxi Town, but not as prosperous as Liuhua Town.

"Is this a city?" Bai Jingyu was in such a desolate place for the first time, and said with a wry smile: "Master, Jiangbei is so desolate, I'm afraid Luo Pingyuan is even more desolate." ”

"The two adults don't know, Luo Pingyuan is cold all year round, after Jiangbei City is the junction of Luo Pingyuan, you look ahead, the more north the more desolate, it is not an exaggeration to say that there is no grass here, so there are very few people in Jiangbei City, and the people who live here also make a living by hunting. ”

"Hunting?" Chen Yichen couldn't help but think of Lingxi Mountain when he heard Li Jiu's words, "Yes, in a cold place, there is no grass, and it would be good to be able to make a living from hunting." ”

"Your Excellency is right, in addition to hunting, they will also look for some precious medicinal herbs in the barren land, which is also the factor that the people here rely on for survival. Li Jiu stood aside, rubbing his hands constantly, and said, "My lord, even if you enter the Luoping Plains after passing Jiangbei City, Xiao suggested that you take a break here and buy a few clothes for the adults." The farther north you go, the colder it gets. ”

After listening to his words, Chen Yichen noticed that Li Jiu's lips were purple from the cold, and his body was curled up into a ball, nodded and said, "Okay, Jingyu will give him some silver taels." ”

"Two adults, few people come here, so there is no inn, but not far in front of the pavilion station, the small one will take the adults to the pavilion for a while, and then prepare some cold things, how about we leave early tomorrow morning?"

The pavilion is not far away, turn a few corners is, it is said to be the pavilion, in fact, there is not much difference from the ordinary farmhouse courtyard, a dilapidated two-story building can be seen at a glance, there is a dilapidated post word hanging on the front door, and there is not even a handle at the door.

Li Jiu drove the carriage straight to the courtyard, and did not see anyone come out to inquire, it seems that this place is not generally desolate.

"Squeak..."

Pushing the door, the three of them walked slowly inside, the room was dim, two of the three shabby tables were covered with dust, a slightly clean table was a bowl, the water in the bowl was still steaming, the charcoal stove next to it was crackling, and the kettle on top of it was tumbling.

"May I ask anyone?" Li Jiu shouted at the top of his voice.

"Who!" said a deep, hoarse voice, with a slight hint of vicissitudes.

The three of them followed the sound, only to see an old man in the armor walking in from the backyard, tying his pants as he walked, looking like he had just come out of the toilet.

"Old man, are you the post official here?" asked Li Jiu at the top of his voice.

"I'm not deaf, so I don't have to be so loud. The old man looked not young, but his body was still quite strong, and he stepped forward and said, "I am the post man here, who are you?"

Chen Yichen didn't want to act with tokens everywhere, so he deliberately stepped forward and said first: "Old man, we are passers-by, and we want to rest in the pavilion for a while, I don't know if it can be convenient." ”

"That's it, this is the pavilion, originally did not accept passers-by, thinking that there is no inn here, let you stay for one night, sit down. While speaking, the old man took a few bowls, put them on the table, picked up the kettle to the three bowls of water, sat down by the stove and said, "The environment here is a little worse, there is no tea, drink some water to warm up." ”

"Thank you, old man. After Chen Yichen sat down, he asked, "Old man, are you alone here?"

"There are also three post officials, but there are very few officials passing by here, and they also have to support their families, and they live by hunting and collecting medicine on weekdays. The old man took a sip of the water bowl, looked at the three people in front of him, and asked, "Are the three of you here to collect medicinal herbs?"

"No, we are big..." Li Jiu said here, and found that Chen Yi and Chen Chao glanced at him, and said: "The eldest young master is going to Luo Pingyuan." ”

"Luo Pingyuan. The old man smiled bitterly and said, "I advise you, it's good not to go to this place, if you want to play, just walk around, for so many years, it is rare to see anyone come out of the Luo Pingyuan alive." Even they were only on the edge of the Luo Horizontal Plain, and they never dared to go deeper. ”

"What's the matter?, is Luo Pingyuan so dangerous?" Bai Jingyu raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "We are all people who practice martial arts. ”

"Hmph, who goes to Luo Pingyuan is not a person who practices martial arts, and they all have the same going and no return. The old man glanced at the three of them and said, "Do you also want to go to pick snow lotus?" ”

"Snow Lotus?, is there still a Snow Lotus in Luo Pingyuan?" Bai Jingyu became interested when he heard this, and said, "I heard that Snow Lotus is an extremely valuable medicinal material, and the price is worth ten thousand gold. ”

"The old man has lived here for more than 50 years, and he has never seen a person pick snow lotus and return, and ordinary people still don't dream of heaven and man. ”

"Old man, I heard that there was originally a lake in Luoping, called Yinyang Lake, I don't know if you know?"

"Yin Yang Lake?" the old man frowned, shook his head slowly, and said, "I've never heard of this, if there is, I'm afraid it's also in the depths of the Luo Ping Plain." ”

A cold wind blew, and the door creaked open, and from the outside entered, a burly man, wearing a sheepskin coat, carrying a bow on his back, and several robes in his hands, standing in the doorway like a bear.

"Open your head... Is there an official passing by, I see how there is a carriage in the yard. The burly man looked up as he spoke, and saw several people in front of him stunned for a moment, and his eyes looked at the old man.

"Xiao Jia is back, they are passers-by. The old man looked up and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the post official of this post, Xiao Jia." ”

"Oh, it turned out to be three guest masters, three good, three good. Hearing Zhang Tou's words, Xiao Jia grinned and said, "It's just right, we hit three robes today, let's be lively?"

"Lively, how is it lively?" Bai Jingyu stared at the big man in front of him, about thirty years old, with a beard, looking at the pace, he should be a practitioner.

"Hahaha, it's rare for someone to come to Jiangbei, of course, let me do my best to be a landlord, a few of them are hungry, I'll go stew these three robes, and then make a pot of old wine. The big man was resolute, and as he spoke, he walked to the backyard with the prey in his hand.

"It turns out that this is all the excitement. Bai Jingyu suddenly realized, and said in his heart: The people in this place are too hospitable.

"Okay, let's have a good time. Jingyu, give the money to Li Jiu, let him buy some good wine, and by the way, buy some warm clothes, we have to hurry early tomorrow morning. ”

"Yes the hosts. Bai Jingyu casually took out two ingots of silver, threw them to Li Jiu, and said, "Look at the arrangement, the wine can keep out the cold, it's best to bring more." ”

"By the way, let's see if you can buy horses here. Before Li Jiulin went out, Chen Yichen suddenly called out to him.

"Great. Master, our car can only drive two horses. Li Jiu really couldn't think of what else to do with buying horses.

"Now that you have sent us to Jiangbei, you and Jingyu will be able to return to Dingzhou City tomorrow. ”

"Are you driving the little one away?" After getting along all the way, his heart had already decided to follow him in the future, and now when he heard that he was going to drive himself away, Li Jiutong knelt on the ground with a puff and said: "Since the little one has left Dingzhou City, he has no intention of going back, and the little one is willing to follow the young master in the future, and I hope that the young master will take him in." ”

"Master, do you want to go to Luo Pingyuan alone, this matter must not be done. Bai Jingyu also knelt on the ground and said word by word: "Master, this matter is difficult to obey." ”

"This trip to Luo Pingyuan, the future is very dangerous, and I may lose my life at any time, I can't watch you take risks. ”

"I'm not afraid. ”

"I'm not afraid. ”

The two spoke in unison, and the perseverance on their faces moved Chen Yichen to some extent.

"Are you going to Luoping Plains?" The burly man Xiao Jia seemed to hear the dispute inside, poked out half of his head from behind, and said, "Take me one!"

Hearing this, even Chen Yichen was taken aback, turned his head to look at him, and said, "What are you doing in Luoping Plains?"

"Xiao Jia, don't mess around. Zhang Tou glared at him viciously and said, "He just said casually, don't be surprised by the three of you." ”

"I'm serious!" Xiao Jia strode forward, looked at everyone, and said: "Ten years ago, my younger brother went to Luo Pingyuan to collect medicine, and there is still no information, no one is alive, no body is dead, how many years have I been trying to go to Luo Pingyuan to find his whereabouts, and I have long been clear about the environment of Luo Pingyuan, and now this season is the warmest season in Luo Pingyuan, and it is the most appropriate." ”

"Master, since this is the case, you have to take me with you, how can I, Bai Jingyu, escape alone. ”

"I, Li Jiu, am not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and I am still there. ”

"We can go together, and if we are in danger, we can have one after another. ”

"Why are you doing this?" Chen Yichen let out a long sigh of helplessness.

"Xiao Jia, you have to think clearly, I know that you are a brother, after all, he has been missing for ten years, Luo Ping is in a vast place, where are you going to look for it, and this trip is very dangerous, I am afraid that you have a life to get in, and you have no life to get out!"