In the area of the Autumn Mountain, a hundred-year-old pouring rain, enough for seven days and seven nights, just stationed near noon, the rainbow is like a huge door hanging above the sky, like the gate of heaven opens.

Out of the fold of the autumn mountain trench ditch and then go west more than a thousand miles, don't be a scenery again, barren mountains stacked barren mountains, yellow sand is flying long, you can see barren and barren land everywhere, human traces are rare, since ancient times here is called the heaven abandoned ridge, the land of heaven abandoned, enough to see its desolation.

Of course, there are also man-made reasons for the real desolation here.

First, Tianqiling is located at the junction of the Fengtian Dynasty, the Dajin Empire, the Great Xia Kingdom and the Western Wilderness, located in the hinterland of the desert, the weather is harsh and changeable.

Second, it is rumored that as early as thousands of years ago, there was once a country called Qin, which was incomparably powerful, and rode all over the world, engulfing the four wildernesses, and Tianqiling was the only trade road between Qin and the Western Wilderness, the Qin Wilderness Ancient Road.

Later, with the extinction of Qin, the Qin Desolate Ancient Road was no longer half of the prosperity of the year, and it had already become a land of wolf smoke, killing people and goods, absconding for repeat offenders, smuggling and selling, and dying in the world, becoming a paradise for such people.

In Tianqi Ridge, the king of heaven can't control it, whoever has the big fist is the master, you can scold the emperor Lao'er here, drink wine and eat meat.

At this time, in a dilapidated Dragon King temple that was no taller than one person, Xiao Jiansheng and Shangguan Xue were huddled under a corner full of dust and cobwebs, chatting about the bitterness along the way. Recalling the escape a few days ago, the two still have lingering palpitations, but fortunately it rained in time.

That night they rushed into the rain and did not dare to climb to the top of the mountain, all the way to the wind and rain and smeared through the dark shuttle between the sky and the sun, the clothes were already soaked, hungry to pick up a few wild fruits from the bag to deal with it, trapped under the big tree snuggled up to each other to take a nap, until today, the two have lost count of how many mountains they have crossed, and the shoes on their feet have long been worn out.

As soon as the heavy rain stopped, Xiao Jiansheng poked his head out and looked at the rainbow and the dark blue sky above his head, he walked out of the Dragon King Temple with a solemn expression, stood quietly, and silently looked at the barren mountains that had just been washed over by the heavy rain in the distance.

After doing all this, Shangguan Xue said to Xiao Jiansheng: "You can come in." ”

Xiao Jiansheng entered the Dragon King Temple, first glanced at the clay dragon king statue with serious paint loss, and then looked at Shangguan Xue, who seemed to be refreshed, and said: "According to my estimates, we still have to travel more than 100 miles west to get out of this barren mountain, if Sister Shangguan doesn't need to rest, let's set off now, otherwise we will rest in this broken temple for one night, and set off again tomorrow morning, those officers and soldiers should not expect us to come here." ”

"It's better to start as soon as possible, so as not to change later, God can help us once, and it is impossible to help us a second time. Shangguan Xue said worriedly.

Tianqi Ridge is not as fertile as the autumn mountain grass in the folds, it can almost be described as a yellow sand mandao, and the further west, the more serious the desertification, along the way Xiao Jiansheng was depressed, there were few smiling faces, Shangguan Xue had already guessed his homesickness, and the so-called west out of Yangguan had no reason to speak.

The two of them went out of the Dragon King Temple day and night, until dinner the next day, only to see a huge dark gray standing stone erected at the foot of the mountain, behind the standing stone is a sand road that is not spacious, the path has been extended two or three miles away, and then there is only one street of Huang Tutu Town, it may be the time to eat in a hurry, the town is crowded, it seems to be a little popular.

Xiao Jiansheng walked to the huge standing stone, looking up at the four big characters carved on the standing stone in what year and month - Qin Huang Ancient Road, although the words were mottled by the wind and sand, but the heroic breath is still there, especially the last stroke of the word, such as the ancient road is long, like a strange road echoing, so that Xiao Jiansheng was surging for a while, remembering a lot of the past.

Just when Xiao Jiansheng was full of emotion, Shangguan Xue stretched out an arm around his waist and accompanied him to think for thousands of miles.

Although Xiao Jiansheng and Shangguan Xue have not known each other for a long time, after this contact, they have already become each other's dependence and spiritual pillars, otherwise neither of them can hold on for so long, at this time, Shangguan Xue's hair and Xiao Jiansheng's black hair are intertwined on each other's shoulders, and their bodies are snuggled tightly, feeling each other's body temperature and heartbeat.

Shangguan Xue looked at the road ahead and sighed: "When I was very young, I heard my uncle mention the Qin Desolate Ancient Road, once you enter the Qin Desolate Ancient Road, you can not worship the sky or knock on the ground, but you must meet the human judge, but I don't know if this demon is not in the world now." ”

Xiao Jiansheng smiled lightly and said: "Human-faced judge, a name that sounds very evil, it is estimated that he is a character who kills people without blinking. ”

Shangguan Xue nodded and said: "Out of the Qin Wilderness Ancient Road, and then go west is the scope of the Western Wilderness, Uncle Shi said, there is a Wuji Palace in the Western Wilderness, and the elders in it are all contemporary martial arts supremes, especially the palace master is even more powerful for hundreds of years, Wuji Palace recruits talented young people from all over the world, it is simply a great blessing in martial arts, you can try your luck, maybe you can solve the mystery on your body, and by the way, you can also avoid the eyes of the officers and soldiers, and the minions of Fengtian will not dare to reach the scope of the Western Wilderness for a while and a half. ”

Xiao Jiansheng pondered Shangguan Xue's words carefully, if he hadn't been in contact with cultivation before, this kind of news would definitely not be as affordable as a hot meal, but right now, he was homeless, and there were officers and soldiers chasing him behind him, he couldn't be as unbearable as a mouse hiding from a cat for the rest of his life, so now he urgently needs strong strength to reverse this situation.

Shangguan Xue sighed, staring at Xiao Jiansheng with a faint gaze, unwilling to say the parting that was not far away, Xiao Jiansheng tightly held Shangguan Xue's weak and boneless hand and said, "I'm going to the Western Wilderness, what about you?"

Shangguan Xue calmed down for a while, and said with a gentle smile: "There is not much distance to the southwest of the Qinhuang Ancient Road is the boundary of Linyun Mountain, after Uncle Shi left Sword Mountain, I heard that she has been studying swordsmanship in Linyun Mountain all these years, I don't know how terrifying her old man's swordsmanship and cultivation will be now." ”

Xiao Jiansheng listened very distractedly, he knew that there were many heroes in this world, their martial arts were world-beating, standing up to the sky, such as Shangguan Yunting, and there were also a lot of scum, he knew the word hero at his ignorant age, but he had never seen the world, and his hero complex only stayed at being a child king, until he was forced to walk out of Yuntian City, and then met Shangguan Yunting's daughter, and then to the uncle mentioned by Shangguan Xue just now, his hero dream became clearer and clearer.

Shangguan Xue mentioned her uncle several times in a row, and every time she mentioned it, her face was filled with a burst of admiration, so Xiao Jiansheng said with a little envy: "Your uncle must be a heroic hero, right?"

Shangguan Xue poked Xiao Jiansheng's waist vigorously and said: "It's not just heroic martial arts, if it weren't for the events of the year that messed up Uncle Shi's heart and caused her face to be haggard, Uncle Shi is simply the number one beauty in the world." ”

Xiao Jiansheng was a little pained and said, "It turns out ...... Your uncle is a woman?"

Shangguan Xue didn't reply, with a little pride on her face.

Next, the two chatted and walked towards the town, and soon entered the street, at this time, Shangguan Xue grabbed Xiao Jiansheng and whispered a few words, and the two melted into the bustling street.

Although today's Qinhuang Ancient Road is no longer prosperous in the past, but it also has a sense of vicissitudes, the shops on both sides of the street, the towering restaurant, the butcher who carries the butcher's knife under the restaurant, and the white-haired old man with a big stone on his chest somewhere, the monkey who leads the monkey, the one who walks the horse, and the one who lets go of his voice and shouts, a happy scene.

The sky was already dark, the two of them were running for several days in a row, and their stomachs were already empty, coupled with the lack of body and fatigue by the curling wine on both sides of the street, they were a little unable to move, in front of an inn with the title of Bian Yue to come to the spring breeze, Xiao Jiansheng and Shangguan Xue stopped, Xiao Jiansheng saw Xiao Erxiao's eyes staring at those gorgeously dressed people, according to Shangguan Xue's instructions, Xiao Jiansheng came forward with a gloomy face and bargained with Xiao'er, and agreed on eight dollars of silver for one night's food and lodging, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, I was afraid that the other party would see that he came from afar to sit on the ground and raise the price, but now it seems that the price is still acceptable。

After everything was negotiated, Xiao Jiansheng and Shangguan Xue entered the inn with Xiao Er.

The inn is divided into two floors, the first floor is for dining, the second floor is for accommodation, it may be that the inn is not very good, there are few diners at this time, five or six tables are half empty, except for Xiao Jiansheng and Shangguan Xue, the other two tables are put together and sit with six or seven people, there are old and young, the old hair is half white, but the spirit is still good, these people are also dressed very ordinary, and they are not rich and noble people at first glance.

Among them, there was a little girl in her teens, after seeing Xiao Jiansheng and Shangguan Xue sitting down, she looked back at them in surprise, her big round eyes seemed to be able to speak.

Xiao Jiansheng just glanced back casually, and his eyes fell on the greasy menu, Xiao Jiansheng and Shangguan Xue both ordered the same winter melon porridge, a steamed cake, as soon as the hot meal was served, Xiao Jiansheng grabbed the steamed cake like a hungry wolf and stuffed it into his mouth, that still took care of the eating appearance, Shangguan Xue was much more leisurely, and tasted the winter melon porridge that was not sweet in small bites, only half of a porridge, and only half of a steamed cake, and then pushed it to Xiao Jiansheng, Qiushui's beautiful eyes blinked a few times as if he was relieved:" I've been eating you and living yours all the way, so this Fugen is cheaper for you. ”

Xiao Jiansheng glanced at the half bowl of porridge and half of the uneven steamed cakes, swallowed his saliva, he had something to say, but he couldn't get his mouth out.

After dinner, Xiao Jiansheng and Shangguan Xue were arranged in a separate room on the second floor.

The guest room is an extremely ordinary double room, in addition to the bed, there is only a pair of long painted wooden tables with serious paint off, and a dim oil lamp is lit on the wooden table, originally Xiao Jiansheng planned to have two single rooms, which is also convenient for rest and washing, but considering that the current Shangguan Xue Qi Sea has been sealed and repaired to a big reduction, he only has a brute force, safety first in this kind of mixed place, and moreover, when he proposed a guest room, Shangguan Xue did not have an unnatural color, so he arranged it so.

After Xiao Jiansheng and Shangguan Xue entered the room, it didn't take much effort, someone brought over a wooden basin full of warm water, the two of them simply washed their faces, half of the basin of water turned yellow-colored, and all the sediment that sank to the bottom of the water was mud and sand, and then Xiao Jiansheng went out with a wooden basin, and soon exchanged for a basin of hot water, and the two of them soaked in hot water beautifully, and finally relieved some of their fatigue.

It was still early to go to bed, and Xiao Jiansheng and Shangguan Xue chatted about what they had seen and heard along the way, as well as their recent cultivation experience.

When the lights were about to go out, Xiao Er, who was in charge of the guest room, knocked on the door, put a pot of warm water and two porcelain cups on the wooden table, swept Xiao Jiansheng out of the corner of his eye, and hurriedly retreated.

Although the shop is a little smaller, but the service is quite comprehensive, Xiao Jiansheng looked at the kettle with great satisfaction, filled the two porcelain cups with two cups, handed Shangguan Xue a cup, picked up his cup and took a long breath, and was about to drink it. Almost at the moment when his lips touched the rim of the cup, he only felt that the porcelain cup in his hand was suddenly knocked out by something, and the porcelain cup hit the wall with a clang, splashing water, and the porcelain cup fragments made a clanging sound again after they hit the ground.

Xiao Jiansheng was stunned, pulled up Shangguan Xue and retreated to the direction of the bed as quickly as possible, at this moment, there was a vague figure reflected in the white cotton paper lattice window on the door of the guest room, Xiao Jiansheng only glanced at the back that was already soaked with sweat, although Shangguan Xue was sealed in the sea of qi, but after all, where is the realm, and she has seen a lot of large and small worlds, she stared at the figure outside the door and said: "Friends outside the door, can you come in and talk about it?"

The figure didn't respond, but moved to the crack in the door, and said in a deep voice, "Two friends from afar must not sleep at night, otherwise their lives will be in danger." ”