Chang'an City is a total distance of two thousand miles from Jianye City. This road is long and long, and Cheng Xiaohu is the first time to go out, so it is natural to have a tour of the mountains and rivers during the walk, and every time he encounters a small city or a big town, he can't help but stop to play, just like that, unconsciously, twenty days have passed quietly.

From Chang'an to Jianye City, there is a necessary place in the middle, because it is close to the south of the Yangtze River, it is called the south of the Yangtze River.

The wild scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is beautiful, a road in the middle leads directly to Jianye City, the climate here is humid, the land is fertile, the farmland on both sides of the avenue is all over, the watermelons in the field are green, it is the summer day in June, the weather is hot and unbearable, you can often see a few businessmen who are in a hurry to stop and rest in the shed next to the farmland, and buy a few melons to eat from the old farmers in the shed.

On this day, Cheng Xiaohu rode the unique mount of the Tang Dynasty's official mansion: chasing the wind horse, all the way leisurely, and finally rushed to the wilderness of Jiangnan.

It's just that after this, the sun has become more and more vicious, and it turned out to be a little unbearable for him, a cultivator.

He saw that there was a shed on the side of the road, so he led the wind chaser to the shed on the side of the road, tied it on the railing, and said to the old man who was resting on the sleeping chair inside: "Old man, can you sell me a melon?"

"Yes, ten cents a piece!" The old man said while shaking the fan in his hand.

"Grandpa, this is ten cents!" Cheng Xiaohu took out ten cents and handed it to the old man.

"Good!" The old man accepted the ten cents handed over by Cheng Xiaohu, got up and said, "Look at you, this kid is quite polite, wait a minute, grandpa will pick the biggest one for you!"

"Thank you, grandpa!" Cheng Xiaohu said gratefully.

After a while, the old man came back from the farmland, and the melon in his hand was indeed much bigger than usual.

Cheng Xiaohu was not very grateful in his heart, and hurriedly thanked him sincerely after a few words, and then took a big gulp.

Cheng Xiaohu is fifteen or sixteen years old, carrying a sword on his back, his red hair is neatly tied behind him with a blue cloth belt, his wheat-colored skin is faintly visible under the blue-gray cloth clothes, his eyes are sharp and sharp, his nose is high, his sword eyebrows are straight, and the outlines are sharp and angular.

When the old man saw him like this, he liked it for a while, and it was boring to sit here, so he couldn't help but take the initiative to chat with Cheng Xiaohu.

Cheng Xiaohu is easy-going, and naturally he will not refuse to chat with the old man. In addition, he has a likable personality, he can talk to anyone, and he is also the most beloved little brother in the Tang Dynasty Mansion.

Cheng Xiaohu asked while eating melons, "Grandpa, how far is it from Jianye City?"

The old man smiled and said, "I can't say how far, I will be able to walk along the avenue all the way, and I will be able to reach it in about half a month?"

When Cheng Xiaohu heard this, he was shocked, his brows furrowed, and he said in his heart: "It's bad, the master sent me to send the letter to Jianye City within a month." But now twenty days have passed, and the remaining journey is still half a month......"

The more Cheng Xiaohu thought about it, the more anxious he became, after all, if he let the master know that he had delayed the master's task because of his greed for fun, he would have to clean him up when he went back. So he hurriedly asked, "Then grandpa, is there a closer way from here to Jianye City?"

The old man heard Cheng Xiaohu hesitate for a while before he said, "Yes, yes!" If you walk forward for about an hour, you will see a path, and it only takes seven days to get to Jianye City! It's just that the trail is not as good as the avenue, where it is dangerous and abnormal, not only are there evil wolves and insects, but there are also bandits and robbers blocking the road, and there will be worries about your life. So just in case, kid, you'd better take the avenue! Although it is a little farther away, but outside of the door, safety comes first! ”

"yes, I see. Don't worry, old man, I'll be curious to ask, I won't really take the trail! Cheng Xiaohu looked like he had completely listened to the old man's admonitions, but the constantly rolling eyes still betrayed his true thoughts.

After bidding farewell to the old man, Cheng Xiaohu did not delay, galloping all the way, and it took him only about half an hour to see the trail that the old man said.

Cheng Xiaohu did not hesitate to gallop in on the wind-chasing horse and walked towards the depths of the trail.

As you go deeper and deeper, the trail becomes more and more desolate, and when you first enter the trail in front, you can occasionally see a few people, but when you get to the back, you can't find half a figure.

Cheng Xiaohu walked for about three hours, and it was almost evening, and the sunset hung on the top of the mountain emitting a blood-red residual light, illuminating the surroundings more and more desolate.

The mountain breeze blows, and the weeds swing.

"Phew!" Cheng Xiaohu suddenly pulled the horse rope and forced the wind-chasing horse under his crotch to stop.

He looked ahead and saw a group of people blocking the mountain pass in front of him.

Next to the mountain pass, there is a huge rock, and on top of the boulder, is a woman dressed in red.

"I opened this mountain, and I planted this tree!

I want to live from now on. ”

The woman in red leaned slightly, stepped on the boulder with her right foot, supported her right arm on the knee where her right foot was bent, and stared at Cheng Xiaohu condescendingly, domineering.

"Leave the !! to buy the road"