One by one, snowflakes fluttered and slowly fell from the sky. It looks so beautiful, but it makes the road muddy and very difficult to navigate.

After passing the road, I pushed the cart stuck in the mud puddle several times with all my might, but I returned several times in vain. Amir jumped out of the carriage and, with his very slender arms, pushed the cart out of the mud puddle with all the force he could.

Emile laughed brightly, smiled apologetically, and slowly turned his head away.

He couldn't answer Amir's question that night, and he couldn't change the world. The confidence on his face slowly disappeared, and he once again felt his insignificance, his powerlessness.

What could he do but try to fulfill his wish to send Amile back to his hometown to have a look. After that night, he was a little afraid to look Emile in the eye.

More than ten days later, they entered the Yumen Pass.

Lying on the bed in the inn, I looked at the quiet moon in the sky, the twinkling stars in the sky, and I didn't know what I was thinking when I passed. Emile gently stroked the scarlet scar on his arm, plus the one on his buttocks, the man had already shed a lot of blood for himself.

His lips kissed the scar lightly, and tears flowed down his face.

Feeling his arm become wet, he gently stroked Amir's head, as if he hadn't noticed her crying, with a self-deprecating smile on his face.

"It seems that we were both too greedy and reckless, and we bought too much silk at the beginning. Now the travel expenses are a little tight, or tomorrow we will dispose of some of them. I think there is still some profit. ”；

Emile nodded vigorously and secretly wiped away his tears.

In a shop in the city, he put away a bag of copper coins with satisfaction, and was about to go to the cart to carry some silk down. Emile looked at the Hu merchant and shook his head slightly.

"We merchants in the Western Regions have always been the most honest. But you, a merchant with a shop and a position, have deceived us. ”

The Hu merchant pretended not to know, and said in Hu language: "Two silks, a thousand dollars." Your husband has approved of it, and I have no place to deceive you. ”

"The price is right, but the copper money you paid him is not right. We are pricing according to the Kaiyuan Tongbao of the Tang Dynasty, but what you pay him is the copper coin of Tuqishi. Ten copper coins of the Tang Dynasty can be exchanged for twelve copper coins of Tuqishi, should you make up for us two hundred copper coins? ”

Amir looked at the Hu merchant intently, Hu Shang blushed, and took out a small bag of copper coins, no more, no less, exactly two hundred.

Emile triumphantly handed the bag down the road. When she passed by, she didn't accept it, but patted her head appreciatively: "Yes, yes, these two hundred copper coins are earned by you, and they will be yours." ”

Amir's face turned red with excitement: "Really? This is the first time in my life that I have earned copper money. ”

He nodded affirmatively.

Emile took this fortune earned for the first time in his life, and he didn't know where to put it for a while. In the end, he simply tied a rope to his chest and shook his head when he gave way.

The sky outside the Jade Gate Pass was so blue, pure as Amir's eyes. The grass outside the gate was so dead and desolate, with patches of black, gray and gray dead grass, looking at the sky in despair, praying that the spring breeze would bring a drizzle and bring them a glimmer of life.

"The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, a lonely city and ten thousand mountains. Why should Qiang Di complain about the willows, the spring breeze does not pass the jade gate. When I passed by, I couldn't help but whisper out this poem "Liangzhou Ci" by the great poet Wang Zhilian.

A man who recites poetry always exudes a smell of dust. This smell is undoubtedly lethal to women, and Emile's eyes became intoxicated as he watched the pass, sticking to his body softly, not wanting to part for a moment.

"Not far ahead is the legendary post horse rabbit, the terrain of this area is very complex, full of swamps, ravines, forests and weeds. Even the old horses who travel the road often get dizzy and have trouble finding their way. The way to Sandbar from here was safe for caravans to pass through, so we went there early to find a caravan that could take us. ”；

He gently patted Amir in his arms, and Amir's head arched over his chest, indicating that he understood.

The orange-yellow sunset had not yet sunk to the ground, and the sky was dark red with clouds. At this time, a round of white moon has been quietly hanging in the sky, elegant and noble like an iceberg goddess. In the distance, there is a distant desolate, sad pastoral song, which makes people intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves.

Driving the cart into the Mamitu Station, Amir, who wrapped himself tightly in his cloak, hid in his room. I walked into the lobby of the old post station alone.

The noisy lobby was full of all kinds of Hu businessmen. Although he was dressed as a Hu clan, with black hair and black eyes, he could tell at a glance that he was a Tang person.

A tall, slender man with a tall nose and deep eyes stood up and looked at the road curiously, with a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth.

"It's strange, I've seen a lot of Tang merchants on this silk road. I have never seen anyone who dares to cross the Western Regions alone. ”；

Passing by, he looked at the man calmly: "My wife is a Hu person." ”

"Damn, the most beautiful girl in our Hu people has gone to Datang. I don't know what about you, the wife of a Tang boy. The man covered his chin and said with regret on his face.

"My wife, it seems that you don't care about anything." Lu said coldly.

"Haha! You Tang boy has a character, and I appreciate Bai Xiaode very much. We're going to set off tomorrow in a group, through the horses, and the boys are willing to come along. Pay two hundred copper coins, and I'll make sure you reach Sandbank City safely. ”；

Bai Xiaode, a man from the Hu people, laughed loudly and said with a big grin.

"Good!" When he passed, he threw down a bag of copper coins without hesitation.

Following the merchant group organized by Bai Xiaode, he walked through the deep forest and through the swamp, and soon entered a desert.

Amir, who was fetching water in the small pond, washed his face by the way. Just when he turned his head, he was clearly seen by Bai Xiaode. Bai Xiaode felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he was in a trance and almost lost his mind.

He has lived for thirty-four years, and he has never seen such a beautiful girl. Holding the water bladder, Emir, wrapped in a cloak, was far away for a long time, and Bai Xiaode slowly came back to his senses.

Leading the goods carried by four camels, Bai Xiaode walked to the road where they were resting together and walked beside the two of them. He stared at Emile for a long time, and swallowed with difficulty.

"Let your wife stay with me for one night, and the goods, including four camels, are yours."

Lu stood up straight, rushed forward, and knocked Bai Xiaode out with one punch.

Bai Xiaode's behavior in the Western Regions caravan could not be more ordinary. It is not uncommon for some businessmen to celebrate the conclusion of the deal by sending their wives to sleep with each other. The price offered by Bai Xiaode is also very high, so high that he can buy a few young girls.

But the road will never endure, never.

Bai Xiaode couldn't get up for half a day, and more than a dozen of his brothers screamed and rushed towards the road.

You punch me and kick me, and the fist is to the flesh, and a series of muffled sounds sounded in this small world.

Amir cried, desperately trying to stop the men from hurting the way. But he was pushed and staggered and fell to the ground. The bag containing the copper coins on his chest shook a few times, and the copper coins were scattered all over the ground.

Amir didn't even look at the copper coins, and cried and pounced again.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and he gasped in pain. The corners of his eyes were broken, his mouth was open, and his whole body hurt uncomfortably, and he didn't know how many punches he had received. However, the men who pounced on him fell to the ground, and none of them could stand up.

Silently picked up the copper coins that Emile had dropped on the ground, one by one, and put them into the bag on Amir's chest that was crying profusely. Gently wiped her eyes with her hand, and felt the pain in her heart, far more than the pain on her body.

Bai Xiaode slowly stood up and glanced at his brother who was lying on the ground. Without saying a word, he walked over to his mount, drew a pair of short spears, and walked towards him.

After passing by, he took out the Qiushui long sword from his big car, but was hugged by Amir, shaking his head desperately, tears like streams, sliding across his face and dripping into the dust.

Bai Xiaode looked at this scene, slowly inserted the short spear back into his waist, and sighed.

"You hateful Tang boy, I'm kind enough to negotiate a deal with you. Not only did you punch labor and management without saying hello, but you also beat my brothers to lie down, isn't it too unreasonable? ”；

"My wife is not a cargo and never will be." Lu said coldly.

Bai Xiaode paused for a while, covered his chest with one hand and saluted the road. walked over and picked up the brothers one by one, and left silently.

The long camel caravan and cart are in the endless desert, as if they are a lonely boat in the sea of sand, struggling to pass through. The moon rose, and the stars twinkled and twinkled in the sky, guarding it like a proud princess.

He hoeed his sword and held Emile to his chest, staring at the beautiful night sky in distraction. It was as if I heard the long, desolate, sad and unyielding song in my ears again.

More than 20 sand bandits, ghosts generally appeared around the caravan. Like a grim reaper in the moonlight, staring coldly at the prey in front of him.

Bai Xiaode walked in front of the road and looked at him proudly: "Do you dare to share the victory with me, whoever kills the few bandits will lose." ”

He didn't speak when he was on the road, pulled out the autumn water with a "bang", and slowly walked towards those sand bandits.

The autumn water in the moonlight exudes a strange cold glow. Every time it flashes, it brings up a cloud of blood mist, like flowers blooming under the moon, so poignant.

"I've won!" When I passed by, I didn't even look at the corpse that fell to the ground. He clearly knew that there were seven sand bandits who fell under the Qiushui sword. And Bai Xiaode, the man who made a pair of short spears, killed six.

"Not necessarily!" Bai Xiaode took off the longbow hanging from his shoulder and slowly pulled it into a full moon.

A sand bandit who was galloping on horseback and desperately trying to escape suddenly twisted his body and fell off his horse crookedly. The deadly arrow shot by Bai Xiaode had already passed through his chest.

"Good archery!" Said with heartfelt appreciation.

Bai Xiaode proudly put away his longbow, glanced at the worried Amir in the distance, and patted the shoulder.

"She's the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. You deserve her, though. It's not because your swordsmanship is amazing, it's because you really treat the women of my Hu clan as human beings. ”；