Northern Xinjiang is mostly nomadic, and there are few towns and cities. Most of them are located in the depths of the Northern Xinjiang Dynasty, and there are at most some passes and garrisons on the border gates.

Nomadic tribes in northern Xinjiang range in size from a few thousand to a few dozen.

Walking on the border of the Northern Xinjiang Dynasty, I was lucky enough to meet two or three tribes a day. If you're unlucky, you may not be able to run into a tribe in two or three days.

The green prairie bends the grass after the wind blows. A teenage child was spotted riding on the back of a sheep and humming a northern Xinjiang folk song.

The child's eyes widened suddenly, and he rolled off the sheep's back with a grunt. I didn't stand firm on the ground, and I fell right with a poof.

The child did not care about the pain, and when he got up, he slapped his shirt twice. He ran in front of the two women.

Raise your little head and ask crisply: "Big sister, are you riding a big bird from the sky, are you immortals?"

Then he hurriedly introduced himself: "My name is Ah Baozhi, and my grandfather is the leader of the tribe. Does the fairy sister like to eat mutton and mare's milk wine? ”

The woman in palace clothes and the girl in the ponytail opposite the child looked at each other and smiled.

The ponytail girl patted the big bird behind her and whispered, "Put it away, don't frighten the mortal." ”

The little red chick pecked at the rice and turned into a palm-sized bird standing on Su Qingyi's shoulder.

Ah Baozhi was shocked by this scene, and confirmed that the two immortals in front of him were undoubted.

Su Qingyi patted the little guy's head and introduced politely: "This is my master Du Xiuzhen, you call me Sister Qingyi, but you can't call my master sister?"

Ah Baozhi was quite alert, his little eyes rolled slightly, and he nodded: "Yes, it's messed up." ”

The child was not afraid of people at all, so he took Su Qingyi's little hand and shouted: "Sister, go back to the tribe with me, and let the patriarch grandfather roast mutton for you to eat." ”

Su Qingyi smiled and asked, "Ah Baozhi, can you tell my sister, have you seen a scholar carrying a bookcase?"

Ah Baozhi shook his head: "I didn't see it, Sister Fairy and I went back to the tribe to ask, maybe Grandpa saw it." ”

The little guy was ghostly and spared no effort to invite Su Qingyi and Du Xiuzhen to their tribe.

Du Xiuzhen saw a little bit and asked, "Do you want us to help your tribe?"

Ah Baozhi, who was said to break through the bottom of his heart, subconsciously crushed the corners of his clothes with his hands. There is no doubt that the two of them are immortals, and although they are afraid, they still nod their heads and admit it.

Du Xiuzhen said: "It's okay, Fang Zicheng will naturally find us after seeing the mark." It's better to go and have a look with Ah Baozhi first, and if you can help, you can reach out and help appropriately. ”

The tribe in Baozhi's mouth has more than 70 men, women, and children. To make a living from herding, to avoid the encroachment of large tribes, but also to bypass the frontier military garrison. In order to survive, a large number of livestock, cow and goat milk are sent to the border passes every year.

The days are cautious, and they are not beautiful and comfortable. Seeing that Ah Baozhi led the two outsiders back, most of the tribal women didn't take it seriously, and the men watched with blank eyes.

The women of the nomadic tribes, in the wind and sun on the grassland, often have rough and dull yellow skin before they are in their twenties. It is rare to be as smart as Du Xiuzhen and Su Qingyi.

The patriarch Yeruji trembled and greeted him for more than 100 zhang, which can be regarded as fulfilling the friendship of the landlord. Simple nomads, very hospitable.

Baozhi was a fairy, and was treated as a child by the patriarch and grandfather, and said with a smile: "Okay, good, I know that Baozhi is capable." "Casual vagueness in the past.

As he got older, he naturally had a lot of experience, and after seeing it at a glance, he asked: "Aren't the two of you from Northern Xinjiang?" Are you from the Mainland Dynasty or from Beiliang?"

Su Qingyi calmly: "Bei Liang." ”

Du Xiuzhen asked: "Listen to Baozhi, your tribe has been in some trouble recently. If you have something to say, let's listen to it and see if Qingyi and I can do our part. ”

Yaluki smiled and waved his hand: "The two of you have good intentions, don't listen to the child's nonsense." Come, come from afar, there is mutton and mare's milk wine in the tent, go in and taste the unique taste of the nomads. ”

The Northern Xinjiang Dynasty did not have benches and was accustomed to sitting on the ground. Entering the local customs, although Du Xiuzhen and Su Qingyi are not used to it, they still do it.

Su Qingyi first gave a certain amount of silver: "Thank you Grandpa Yaruji for your hospitality, but we can't eat and drink for nothing." You must accept the money, so that the master and I can eat and drink openly. ”

Yaluki smiled heartily, "Okay, I don't ask you where you want to go." After eating, hurry up and leave. ”

Ah Baozhi on the side suddenly stopped doing it, and said dissatisfiedly: "I just invited the fairy sister back, and grandpa is going to drive people away." Hmph!"

"Also, the tribe is obviously in trouble, why didn't grandpa say it? don't think I don't know, I saw through my grandfather's fingers, there are so many dead people!"

Yaluki sighed: "I didn't want the two of you to know, so I hurried on the road after eating so as not to be afraid." Since the child is ignorant and speaks out, I will not hide it. ”

"Recently, a group of bandits came up on the grassland, specifically targeting lonely people and small tribes, leaving no life wherever they passed. That's why I advised the two of you to leave as soon as possible and stay away from this land of right and wrong. ”

"It's not that I'm alarmist, yesterday we saw a small tribe about the same size as us, also seventy or eighty people. There were stumps and corpses all over the ground, and there was not a single intact corpse. All of them, old and young, women and children, were killed cleanly. ”

"Our small tribe is also preparing to migrate. The world is not peaceful, and it has suffered us ordinary people. ”

"Ah Baozhi said that I saw it yesterday, I covered the little cub's eyes, and he still saw it secretly. ”

Du Xiuzhen was moved: "Can the patriarch elaborate?"

Yaluji said helplessly: "We don't know very well, we only know that it is a group of robbers from Beiliang." ”

Su Qingyi put down the food in his hand, immediately stood up and hugged his fists and said, "Please tell us where the slaughtered tribe is." "

Yaluki shook his head: "You two weak women, it's better not to watch that kind of scene." ”

Ah Baozhi and Su Qingyi are immortals, raised their hands and pointed out and hurriedly replied: "Twenty miles to the south." ”

"Smack" Yaruki slapped the little guy on the head and reprimanded: "As long as you talk too much, how can the two girls see that scene." ”

Du Xiuzhen and Su Qingyi hugged their fists one after another: "Thank you patriarch for your hospitality." ”

Then the two hurriedly ran out of the courtyard, and Su Qingyi summoned Xiaohong. The master and apprentice jumped on the back of the bird, and after a loud phoenix chirping, they rose from the ground and turned into rainbows and left.

Yaluki, who followed out, stared at the sky and sighed: "It's really a fairy!"

Ah Baozhi held his head high: "Of course, you haven't believed me, hum!"

But he said that twenty miles away, the ground was full of scarlet. A child in swaddling clothes, with arrows from a short crossbow stuck in his head. A young woman, disheveled and disheveled. Even if he loses his breath, his eyes refuse to close and he doesn't bat his eyes.

Su Qingyi looked at the arrow feathers, and squeezed out three words from between his teeth: "Huang Hushou!"

Du Xiuzhen shook his head regretfully: "Excessive, I'll give you the Dharma protection." ”

The ponytail girl had tears in her eyes, and her fists were clenched all the time after she got up. Take a long breath and speak slowly after calming down.

The whole tribe is blind to death, and the yin is full of resentment and obsession, and refuses to leave the world. It's quite laborious.

An hour passed, and the ponytail girl did not stop. On the delicate little face, it gradually turned pale.

The blood-stained grass next to it moved slightly, and there was a "rustling" sound from inside.

Du Xiuzhen reminded loudly: "Be careful." ”

The ponytailed girl's lips quivered, unaware of the danger around her.

A masked man leaped into the air in the grass, and his flat-headed knife slashed down. The sword shot out, as fast as lightning in an instant.

Du embroidery needles floated and then swept away, just standing under the feet, the cracks after the knife were bottomless. Like a shadow, the cracks extend after the body shape of the embroidery needle.

The latter was not to be outdone, and the aura around him gushed out. Eight frost-like sword qi instantly condensed, and one of them shot towards his feet. After the explosion, both were annihilated.

Du Xiuzhen drank lightly: "The sword qi is like frost." ”

The remaining seven sword qi are wrapped in the power of icy cold. The sword qi is like a rainbow, and there are seven white rainbows.

A trace of difference flashed in the masked man's eyes, and the sword intent burst out all over his body. shouted: "Protect me." ”

The sword intent shield was formed in an instant, and the violent aura was no weaker than the cold sword qi. As promised, they collided with each other, and the grassland exploded continuously.

At the same time, the masked man threw a flat-headed knife. If you look closely, you can see that there is a red silk thread connected to the handle.

The man spoke again: "I will lend you a knife." ”

Du Xiu needle soft whip out, responded: "And then." ”

The soft whip wraps around the flat-headed knife, and the white aura binds it. The chill spread down the blade to the red line, continuing to advance like a man.

The red line shook, and the aura surged. The hatchbacks collided, and thunder continued to explode around the red line.

The rustling in the grass continued, and the vision was getting closer and closer to Su Qingyi. A man's voice came from the middle: "Knife on credit." ”

It was another flat-headed knife that swept out, stabbing straight at Su Qingyi, who had turned into an undead.

Since the accident appeared, Xiaohong has been hovering around Su Qingyi, and has not helped Du Xiuzhen to fight together. This is also a strategy that has been established before the trip, in case someone is diverted from the mountain.

The crimson stream swept sharply, and after a pause, he saw the red red red claw holding the surging flat-headed knife. The claws clenched, rattling, and the blade cracked inch by inch.

Then the big flaming bird opened its mouth and spat out a wave of flames. The whistling swept through, and everywhere it passed, the green grass was burned into nothingness.

A young man with burning clothes, his cloak scattered, bowed and fled. It was a mask, and the veil burned under a fire. The young man was bleeding and looked extremely embarrassed.

Xiaohong instigated her wings and wanted to kill, but at this time, Su Qingyi, who woke up, comforted softly: "Let him live." ”

Then the ponytail girl secretly asked, "Song Xianzhe, why?"

Xiao Hongyan obeyed, since he couldn't kill the boy. turned his gaze to the masked man who was fighting fiercely with Du Xiuzhen.

The latter knew that something was wrong, but it was also clean. immediately stopped and chased after Song Xianzhe, who had escaped.

Xiaohong continued to hover beside Su Qingyi, making up her mind to protect the ponytail girl.

Du Xiuzhen had no scruples, and drank: "Don't run." ”

The figure swept out and chased closely, and there was a new sword qi condensing around his body. Caused by frost, the sword qi is rampant.

The masked man's strength should not be underestimated, and his knife intent gushed out during the run. Although he was embarrassed, he was never hurt by the sword qi in the slightest.

For no reason, the masked man suddenly bent down and picked up something. Raise your hand and throw it behind you, then continue to run forward.

Caught up with Song Xianzhe and scolded: "Waste." ”

Holding Song Xianzhe's neck, he suddenly accelerated and fled. One big and one small appear fast, and they run fast enough.

Du Xiuzhen was frightened into a cold sweat and hurriedly put away his sword qi. Take a closer look, where is a thing, it is obviously a living person.

After catching this person, the aura of his palm surged and slapped all over his body. After lifting the ban in this person's body, he said with concern: "Are you okay?"

Finally able to regain control of his body and speak, Fang Zicheng calmly: "I'm really useless, I was easily defeated and imprisoned by the two of them." ”

Du Xiuzhen was empathetic: "It's not your fault, the masked man is a cultivator in the Five Realms, and it's normal to be defeated by him." ”

Su Qingyi walked in at this time and asked, "Do you see who it is?"

Fang Zicheng didn't want to admit it but had to admit it, and sighed: "He is also from Qingyang Town, how can Song Xianzhe become an enemy? He used to be an apprentice in a blacksmith shop, so he didn't miss the old feelings at all." ”

Immediately, Fang Cheng suddenly woke up: "Hurry up, the tribe of more than 170 people in the north is in danger." ”