Xiaoxue was very naughty, walked to the road, picked small flowers and grass on the side of the road, broke some new branches on the trees, ran to the front for a while, and then turned back and walked next to Xin Yao, talking and laughing, and talking about her dreams: where to go to see the dragon and lion dance, and where to go to see the lanterns and fireworks, rowing, as well as brothels and teahouses, street temple fairs, those are all she heard, very fun, in short, she wants to go anywhere.

Xin Yao was also very happy by her, and seemed to have regained the innocence of a girl, frolicking with Xiaoxue in the fields and mountains. She never paid attention to the mountains and rivers, but now when she calms down, it turns out that the mountains are so beautiful, the rivers are so clear, the small flowers blooming in the mountains are so fragrant, and the afterglow of the sunset is so beautiful and magnificent. She watched quietly and thought quietly, it was good to have Xiaoxue.

Xiaoxue is still very powerful, she can find the delicacies in this mountain, what hazel mushrooms and pine mushrooms, what maran heads, perilla leaves, and shepherd's cabbage...... There are so many of them, I picked them and showed them to Xin Yao, Xin Yao had never seen them, let alone knew that these could be eaten, and sighed how Xiaoxue knew so much. Xiaoxue proudly told her, "I've known it since I was a child! ”

So the two bought a clay pot for boiling soup in the village, bought dishes and chopsticks, prepared some simple seasonings, put them in a Qiankun bag, and prepared to make soup and drink it by themselves when they were in the mountains, which was better than dry steamed bread.

Xiaoxue was very curious about this bag, so she took it and asked Xin Yao while fiddling with it: "Little brother, what kind of bag is this, why is it so magical?" ”

"This is the Qiankun bag that my master left me, it can hold a lot of things, it is the treasure of the immortal family." Xin Yao explained.

"Wow! Is your master an immortal? So powerful! ”

"No, he's gone...... Xin Yao said, secretly sad.

Seeing Xin Yao's sad appearance, Xiaoxue handed her the Qiankun bag. stepped forward and gently wiped away Xin Yao's tears, and said, "Brother, you still have me now." ”

After eating and drinking, the two of them were satisfied with the hammock, and Xin Yao saw that it was still early, so she took out her master's sword and began to practice. Xiaoxue watched from the side, circled around Xin Yao, and shouted: "Little brother, I want to practice too." ”

"Xiaoxue, don't make trouble."

"I'm not making trouble, you think, I can protect myself even if I learn, good brother, teach me!" Xiaoxue is coquettish.

Xin Yao thinks about it, there will always be a time when she is gone, and when she is left alone in the future, she will have some martial arts to defend herself, and she can rest assured that she will go by herself. So he stopped and said to Xiaoxue, "Okay, are you sure you're serious?" ”

"Seriously, of course seriously!" Xiaoxue flattered with a frolicking smile.

Xin Yao walked to the tree, waved his sword to cut off a branch, sharpened it with his sword, and handed it to Xiaoxue: "Since you want to learn, follow and practice well." ”

"Hmmm! I'll try! Xiaoxue said firmly, so she followed Xin Yao to practice.

Before I knew it, the weather gradually cooled down, and the clothes on the two of them became more and more. There is less and less time during the day, and the walk is slow, the weather is not good, it is always raining, so it stops and goes for a month, the weather is not bad on this day, Xin Yao and Xiaoxue sat side by side on the ground, took out the map, and carefully calculated how long it would take to get to Zhou Kingdom.

Xiaoxue stood next to her and asked, "Little brother, how is the calculation?" How much longer? ”

"According to the map, it will take at least two months, the weather is getting colder and colder, it always rains, I'm afraid it will take longer, and there is winter, if the snow covers the mountain, you can't get through it at all, then you will be trapped in the Chu country." In fact, there is no Chu State anymore, but Xin Yao himself does not want to admit that Chu State has become Jin State.

"What then?" Xiaoxue said worriedly.

"Riding a horse will be three or four times faster, and it will be at the border of Chu in less than a month, but riding a horse will attract people's attention, and it will be troublesome to attract Jin soldiers, and now the silver is enough."

"Why did you attract Jin soldiers?" Xiaoxue asked.

"Brother, my home was robbed by them, and my family was also killed by them, and now they want to arrest me, if I catch it, I will die, so I have to go to Zhou Kingdom, the goal of this horse is too big, it is easy to be discovered, Xiaoxue, understand?"

"Oh, yes, I know, these Jin soldiers are really bad! robbed my brother's house, and I wanted my brother's life, if I met him, I would definitely avenge my brother. Xiaoxue hugged Xin Yao upset.

"Don't, there are so many of them, we can only send them to death if we go, or we can escape to Zhou Kingdom, don't you still have to row a boat to watch the lights, when you get to Zhou Kingdom, my brother will take you there and fulfill your wishes."

"Yes, yes! I listen to my little brother. Xiaoxue was happy.

Xin Yao pondered, if she was trapped in the Chu State, there would be more danger...... After a while, Xiaoxue said: "Actually, you don't have to take the avenue to ride a horse, you can also ride the mountain path, if you encounter a mountain road that is not easy to walk, come down and lead the horse to walk over, just be careful, I have seen people walk like this before." ”

"Really? I used to think about it this way, but with the little bit of silver left by the master, life is a problem, where to buy a horse, besides, I am afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, so I keep walking like this. Xin Yao thought about the past and said to Xiaoxue.

Xiaoxue leaned sideways and hugged Xin Yao: "Although the little brother has suffered a lot, I still thank my brother for having no money to buy a horse and not daring to ride a horse, otherwise you will miss me, where can I find such a good brother as you!" ”

Xin Yao smiled and hugged her with her backhand: "I also thank Xiaoxue for letting me meet such a smart and lovely sister as you." ”

The two discussed, went to a nearby village, and bought two farmer-raised horses, which were raised by farmers to carry things in the mountains, and the farmers told Xin Yao that there was no problem with the horse walking the mountain road, so that the two could rest assured, although it was not as good as the kind that could run in particular, but this horse had good endurance, and the mountain trails were used to walking, so it was easy to call. Xin Yao and Xiaoxue were very happy to hear this, the horse was really bought right, and they paid immediately, and the two prepared some more things and led the horse out of the village.

With horses, the footsteps are naturally fast, and after a month, they arrived at Yuezhou City, the border city of Chu State.

Yuezhou City is the only border city where Xin Yao and Xiaoxue can go to the Zhou State now, there is no other way to go, and it is impossible to bypass it.

The two stayed overnight in a small village far from the city, and the next morning, as soon as it was dawn, they got up, ate some dry food that had been prepared yesterday, and hurried to the gate of the city.

Xin Yao said: "Xiaoxue, we can't ride this horse, and we can't bring it into the city, we have to disguise ourselves as farmers who farm the land." ”

"Oh, my brother will do whatever he says, I will listen to my brother." Xiaoxue knew that she couldn't make a mistake, otherwise her little brother would be discovered, and if she was captured by the Jin soldiers and left her alone, she would die of sadness.

As they approached the city gates, the two men untied their cages and released them.