The water is surging, the mountains are beautiful and colorful, the clouds and mist are shrouded, and the scenery is beautiful, which makes people intoxicated. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

A boat goes upstream, the people who operate the boat are nimble, but they are also cautious, the peaks on both sides of the waterway here are steep and dangerous, the river is rapid, the waterway twists and turns and many dangerous shoals, often the stone is suspicious and there is no way, the clouds rise in a different day, the strange is dangerous, the danger is interesting, the boat swims like a fish on the waterway, and the dexterity is very.

Danger is an ordeal for many, but it is fun for others.

Qi Ning stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the mountains on both sides of the river, rushing to his face, feeling the breath of simplicity and nature, relaxed and happy, although he knew that this trip to Xichuan was not a good errand, but at the moment breathing the refreshing air, he only felt that it was a pleasure, and it was enough to live up to the trip.

"Qi Feng, I look forward to the retirement in the future, and I can come to Xichuan." Qi Ning took a deep breath and said with a smile.

Qi Feng stood aside, but his face was gloomy and bitter, and he said weakly: "Master Hou, even if I climb to Xichuan next time, I won't take the waterway." ”

Qi Ning knew this time that Qi Feng, who was jumping up and down on weekdays, turned out to be a landlubber, and he was seasick as soon as he got on the boat, if it wasn't faster from the waterway, Qi Feng would have no choice, otherwise he wouldn't get on the boat for anything.

A middle-aged man in his early forties next to him pointed forward and said, "Master Hou, there is the Goddess Peak, beautiful and graceful, passing from here, if you don't look at the Goddess Peak, it will be a waste." ”

This middle-aged man is the general manager of the Tian family medicine store who is responsible for the purchase of medicinal materials, called Tian Mao, this time he took Qi Ning into Shu together, but he took care of Qi Ning and others very well along the way, and the food, drink and accommodation were arranged properly, so there was no need for Qi Ning to worry about it, and Tian Mao was also clear about what road to take along the way.

After Qi Ning and his entourage left Beijing, they traveled all the way west in a very low-key manner, not in a day, passing through Xiangyang, and continuing to the west, along the Yangtze River to the north.

Everyone along the river, across Yiling, to Nanjin Pass, soon to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, thousands of miles of the Yangtze River converge thousands of rivers for the big river, from the west all the way through countless mountains and dangerous places, rushing roaring, when going to Wushan, but blocked by the mountains, the vast river is like a giant axe to chop down, rushing out of a dangerous road between the mountains and mountains, all the way to the east, forming the majestic and magnificent and dangerous and charming Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.

Infinite scenery is at the dangerous peak.

The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is even more charming because of the steep mountains on both sides of the river and the twists and turns of the canyons, but the water here is rapid, the boats are shaking violently, and another guard under Qi Feng and Qi Ning is spinning on the boat, which is really miserable.

Everyone crossed the Xiling Gorge, and soon arrived at the deep and beautiful Wu Gorge, at this time the boat walked in the Wu Gorge, the twelve peaks of Wu Mountain on both sides of the river towered out in columns, the Goddess Peak was beautiful and indescribable, the scenery was magnificent, but it was to make Qi Ning linger and forget to return.

The boatman turned a blind eye to the magnificent scenery, but only paid close attention to the waterway, and the dangerous shoal and dark rocks were the main focus of the boatman.

After the Wu Gorge, into the Daning River wide valley area, in front of the Qutang Gorge, because the water flow of the Qutang Gorge is more rapid, the boat is more treacherous, even the old boatman may not be able to control it freely, Tian Mao took into account the identity of Qi Ning, did not dare to take risks, for safety reasons, it is recommended to take the land route, Qi Ning did not object, everyone abandoned the boat and took the land route, rested in Wushan County for one night, and went over the mountain in the early morning of the next day.

Badong is steep and rugged, rugged and difficult to walk, known as the folk song of "two mountains sandwich, looking at the mountains and running dead horses", that is to say, the mountain road surrounds, see the near and far.

Qi Ning's destination is to go to Chengdu Mansion first, but Tian Family Medicine Store and his party are going to Brazil County, and now they have entered Sichuan, Tian Mao offered to send Qi Ning to Chengdu City, Qi Ning also knew that Shu was rugged and difficult, Tian Mao wanted to send himself to Chengdu Mansion and then turn to Brazil County, this way to go around a big circle, politely declined, Tian Mao did not insist, so he sent a guy named Li Tang to lead the way for Qi Ning.

Li Tang is a native of Shudi, who travels back and forth between the capital and Xichuan all the year round, and buys crude medicine in various parts of Xichuan, so he is very familiar with the terrain of Xichuan, and Tian Mao left him, that is, he left an extremely competent guide for Qi Ning.

Although Qi Ning came to Xichuan as a Qincha, he and the little emperor both tacitly knew that the purpose of this time was to investigate the truth of the incident in the Black Rock Cave.

The situation in Xichuan is complicated, and the forces of all parties are intricately intertwined, if you come over with a shelf, I am afraid that you will not be able to see anything clearly.

After walking for two or three days, it is getting closer and closer to Jinguancheng, but the road in central Sichuan has nine bends and eighteen bends, surrounded by mountains, if there is no guide to lead the way, Qi Ning really doubts when and when he can get to Jinguancheng.

This day to dusk, but not in front of the village and not in the back of the store, this situation is very common in Sichuan, the road in Sichuan is winding, maybe a road head is crooked, then miss the time, can not find the hotel.

Fortunately, Li Tang explained that there will be wild sheds on this road from time to time, the so-called wild sheds, that is, some well-wishers in order to take care of the people who missed the lodging and prevent them from being exposed to the wind and rain, so they will occasionally build a shelter on the side of the road, and they will leave marks nearby.

Sure enough, before it was completely dark, Li Tang really found the mark of the wild shed, searched for it, and really found the wild shed in a forest.

This hut is a wooden house built mainly of bamboo and wood, the ground floor is elevated, high above the ground, and the second floor is the living place.

"This is a wooden shed built by the Ba people." Li Tang explained: "In addition to the Han and Miao people in Xichuan, there are also Ba people, but their ethnic group is now getting smaller and smaller, and the population is not large, and they cannot keep up with the power of the Han and Miao people in Xichuan. ”

Li Tang walked in the front, and Qi Feng and the three of them followed Qi Ning, carrying the package and approaching the wooden house, at this time it was completely dark, and in addition, there was really no other place to stay, otherwise they would have to sleep in the wild.

Li Tang pushed open the door of the wooden house, looked inside, and turned around and said, "There seems to be no one here, let's rest here for the night." ”

A few people entered the house, it was dim, Qi Ning was about to make a fire, but suddenly felt that something was wrong, looked forward, in the darkness, but saw two shadows suddenly appear in front of him, slightly surprised, at this time, the electric light flashed, and a thunderbolt suddenly sounded in mid-air, when the electric light flashed, it shone into the wooden house, but Qi Ning had already seen that the opposite side was the two people who seemed to be holding something, and they were staring coldly at their side.

Li Tang hadn't noticed it yet, and couldn't help but say: "This year's spring thunder came really early, I'm afraid that the year is not very good." Suddenly, he noticed something wrong, but found that the figures of Qi Feng and the three of them were shaking, and they had already stopped sideways in front of Qi Ning.

Li Tang was stunned for a moment.

After Qi Feng and the three of them entered the house, they naturally quickly noticed that something was wrong, and when the lightning flashed, Qi Ning certainly saw the figure that suddenly appeared in the house, and the three of Qi Feng also saw it, and without saying a word, they immediately protected Qi Ning.

Qi Ning thought to himself that he had just entered Sichuan, and he didn't know each other, so there was no need to make enemies easily, so he smiled and said: "We are here to do business in Xichuan, we missed the road, it is getting late, and it is about to rain, so we can only borrow it here for one night, rest assured, we will not disturb you." ”

Li Tang said that this kind of wild shed is not considered to be ownery, but for the convenience of pedestrians, and it seems that before this, some people have already come here to rest.

The two didn't speak, and it seemed that they didn't seem to be willing to be enemies with Qi Ning and the others, so they turned around and went straight to the west side of the wooden house.

Qi Ning and several people sat down in a circle, Qi Feng was about to open the package and take out the dry food, when another lightning flashed, and then thunder sounded, followed by the raindrops of soybeans that had fallen from the sky, and the roof crackled.

Qi Feng said with a smile: "Hou Gongzi, fortunately, Xiao Li is clever, if we hadn't found here, we would have been poured into soup chickens by this heavy rain." ”

He almost lost his mouth, but he reacted smartly, realized that there was someone on the other side of the cabin, and quickly changed his tune.

Of course, he knew in his heart that Qi Ning, as a messenger, did not bring too many people to come with great fanfare, so he naturally had to keep a low profile, and it was naturally best not to reveal his identity, not to mention that he was now in the wilderness, and there were several people of unknown origin living in the same room, so he naturally had to be more careful.

After getting used to it for a while, although it was still dark inside, a few people could still faintly see that there were also four or five people gathered in a group, similar to the number of people on their side.

Several people opened the package and took out the dry food, although the journey was hard, but the food and drink were not worried, and every place they passed, they had to prepare enough dry food, so as not to miss the accommodation.

In addition to the flatbread, there are also two ducks that were roasted after drying, which Qi Feng specially prepared for the little marquis, as soon as the roast duck was taken out, the fragrance was overflowing, Qi Feng even took out the wine packed in a bamboo tube, and said with a smile: "Childe, how does this wine taste." "This is specially prepared by Qi Feng after entering Xichuan, and the wine brewed in many places in Xichuan is packed in bamboo tubes, so that the aroma of the wine is accompanied by bamboo fragrance, and the entrance is sweet.

Qi Ning hadn't taken it yet, but he heard a voice behind him: "Driver, can I borrow some wine?" ”

Several people immediately looked over, only to see a person walking over from the wooden house, and a pair of eyes were looking at the bamboo tube in Qi Feng's hand.

Qi Feng smiled: "You also like to drink?" ”

The man shook his head and said, "No, I want wine!" After a pause, he said, "Yes, I also like to drink, can you give me half a tube?" ”

Qi Feng looked at Qi Ning, but Qi Ning had already taken the bamboo tube, handed it to the man, and said, "Since you are drinking, how can you take half a tube, we still have it here." ”

The man hurriedly took it with both hands and said, "Thank you." He bowed and turned to pass.

Li Tang saw the man walking away, so he lowered his voice and said, "He is a Miao person, and he is not proficient in Chinese, so he can hear it as soon as he hears it." I just thought that the other side would not hear it, and said in a low voice: "Miao people rarely wear Han clothes, but he is obviously a Miao person, but he wears Han clothes and speaks Chinese, which is really weird." ”