They stayed in the inn for three days, and during these three days, Xie Yan, Song Xiaochi, and Lotus Root had already looked at the front and back of the inn.

However, further south from this passing inn, they found that the terrain began to rise slowly, and there were several low peaks standing here and there in front of them.

These low peaks were very different from the barren mountains they had seen along the way, and although they were not very high, each of them had some plants growing sporadically and green until winter, which embellished the bleak winter days with some vivid colors.

"There seems to be a big mountain ahead, but I can't see it clearly."

Song Xiaochi looked into the distance, trying to distinguish a specific mountain form from the fog in the distance, but as far as the eye could see, it was too ethereal, and with her current eyesight, she couldn't distinguish it at all.

"Shall I take you up and have a look?" Xie Yan asked.

"Okay."

Song Xiaochi just nodded, she felt a tightness around her waist, and the whole person was hugged by a strong arm, and then her body was light, her feet suddenly left the ground, and a cold wind was blowing in her face, and before she could take a breath of extremely cold air, a dark cyan robe sleeve blocked in front of her, and the cold wind dissipated, leaving only a clear and mellow atmosphere.

When the robe sleeves were removed from Song Xiaochi's eyes, she was already standing on the roof of the second floor of the inn, with slippery snow under her feet, but Song Xiaochi did not feel crumbling, she stood very steadily, and the reason was naturally because Xie Yan beside her had been holding her steadily.

Song Xiaochi looked into the distance, in the mist, the mountain in the distance, which was almost integrated with the clouds and mist, seemed to have a relatively clear outline at this time, perhaps because of the clouds and mist and the snow has not melted, the whole mountain presents a deep blue and snow white contrast.

"You can't see the top of the mountain." Song Xiaochi said with some regret.

"That's the main peak of the Ganglian Mountains, the Qingfeng Peak." Xie Yan said, "From here to the main peak, it will take more than ten days to take a carriage. ”

"Are we really going to climb the mountains in this winter?"

Song Xiaochi asked.

"I'm afraid I can't leave if I don't want to, the golden shopkeeper is going home for the New Year."

Xie Yan said, glancing at Song Xiaochi, "Regret it?" ”

I don't know what he regretted when he asked, but no matter what it was, Song Xiaochi never regretted it.

She shook her head, "No, regret is useless, it's better to look to the future." ”

"What a look to the future!" Xie Yan sighed, "Don't worry, the future will be colorful and magnificent, which you can't imagine." ”

Song Xiaochi glanced at him, and always felt that there was some deeper meaning in his words.

Lotus Root watched Xie Yan and Song Xiaochi standing on the roof with fluttering clothes below, envious, and naturally tried to jump to the roof, but her martial arts could only support her to jump to a position parallel to the tiles of the eaves, but this step could not be achieved in any way.

The lotus root tried several times in a row, and Song Xiaochi and Xie Yan only heard a series of fluttering sounds from below, which was the sound of the lotus root falling to the snow every time it failed.

"Yashen, pull the lotus root." Song Xiaochi couldn't bear to look at it.

Xie Yan chuckled, "Let her fall a few more times, so that she can understand herself more clearly." ”

Song Xiaochi said helplessly: "Presumably she already knows herself very well now."

"Okay, I'll give you a face." Xie Yan thought about it, and then shouted towards the lotus root: "Hey, do you want me to pull you up."

"No, I'll come up myself." The lotus root is stubborn like a donkey.

Xie Yan glanced at Song Xiaochi, "It's not that I don't help, it's that she doesn't know herself yet." ”

Well, because of the stubbornness of the lotus root, Xie Yan's poisonous tongue has gone to the next level.

When Xie Yan and Song Xiaochi had seen enough of the scenery, and the cold wind was blowing enough, Xie Yan took Song Xiaochi down the roof, and at this time, the lotus root was already tired and paralyzed.

Seeing the two of them, he only waved his hand weakly, "Girl, I have to rest for a while." ”

Since then, Lotus Root's attitude towards Xie Yan has been flattering in guard, flattering in vigilance, and flattery in vigilance, which often makes Song Xiaochi cry and laugh.

After dinner that day, the shopkeeper came to tell them that the inn would be closed tomorrow, and the shopkeeper and the men would go back for the New Year.

"I'm really sorry, please bear with me." The gold shopkeeper apologized.

Xie Yan waved his hand, "Since you are going back for the New Year, it is naturally not good to force it, so we will check out tomorrow." ”

Sango's injuries were almost healed, and it was no big deal to get on the road at this time, otherwise they would have to go back.

The next day, the group of four set out on the road again and headed south, this time for more than twenty days or even a month, and there would be no inns or homes to provide them with a place to stay, and the carriages and mule carts would be the only places where they could rest.

Because of Lotus Root's doubts about her driving skills, she resolutely refused to let Song Xiaochi take the carriage she drove again, and Coral was originally going to accompany Song Xiaochi to take the mule cart, but with Lotus Root's temperament, if there was no one in her car, she didn't know how bold she was, maybe in order to improve her driving skills, she deliberately drove the car to a pothole and difficult to walk place.

Therefore, there must be someone in charge of the carriage, which is not only to persuade but also to increase the sense of responsibility of the lotus root.

In this way, it is the carriage driven by the lotus root, and Song Xiaochi is driven by the mule cart driven by Xie Yan.

Of course, the conditions inside the mule carriage are no worse than those of the horse-drawn carriage because of the new carriage.

The mule cart and carriage had just taken a few steps when a voice suddenly came from behind, "Gongzi Xie!" ”

The mule cart and carriage stopped at the same time, and the lotus root turned her head and looked at the golden girl who called out to Xie Yan with fierce eyes.

"Miss Jin, what do you mean to stay down?" Xie Yan held the reins in one hand and turned around and asked.

The golden girl's gaze swept over his handsome face with a light smile and inquiry, with a trace of infatuation and reluctance that was difficult to give up, but she did not speak.

Xie Yan said: "If the girl is fine, she will leave next."

"Gongzi Xie, in such a cold winter, do you really want to cross the Xunlian Mountains?" Miss Kim asked.

Xie Yan replied with a smile: "Passing by the inn is closed, we can't rely on it!"

Miss Jin bit her lip, "If Gongzi responds to me, you can go to my house to stay overnight, my house is not far from the inn, it is in Chu Town, which is the closest to the north, presumably Gongzi was passing by there when he came." ”