The moonlight is cold.

Fifth, Tingyun felt the sadness that flowed between Concubine Wanjian's eyebrows, and it was difficult to say anything for a while. This man from Xiliang Province, although he is "profligate" on weekdays and looks unreliable, he still has a delicate side in his heart after all, and there is a piece that is rarely mentioned but hurts when he mentions it.

"Let's go. ”

After a few breaths of silence at the city wall, Concubine Wan Jian turned her head and regained her cheap smile again. The white teeth that grinned were particularly conspicuous in the light of the bright moonlight.

Lei Fengxiang and the others nodded, but they didn't ask.

Along the city wall, the four of them marched north for more than ten miles, and the bright moon was already hanging high at this time, although it was not yet noon, but it was not far away. They traveled all the way, and since they left Sanchuan Province, the Gobi Desert has been deserted, let alone large cities, and even small markets have not been seen.

As far as the moonlight could see, it was empty and empty.

It's like an abandoned ancient city, and only some drought-tolerant snakes, insects, rats and ants would choose to settle in this kind of place. Fifth, Tingyun's family lives in Jialing Province, has been to the imperial capital Shenjing, has been to Xiaoxiang, and has also been to the northwest border. Even the northernmost Shenjing City, the suburbs are lush and green, so he once thought that the entire Yanhua Empire should be green.

He never imagined that in the western part of the empire, there would be such a desolate Gobi Desert.

When he first arrived in this realm, he had a feeling that he couldn't put it into words.

Concubine Wan Jian saw that the fifth Tingyun was sitting on a horse and kept looking around, and said with a smile: "Fifth, you have never seen this kind of Gobi Desert? If you go about a hundred miles to the northwest, you will enter a real desert area, where there is no grass and no rain for a hundred years, but it is far more desolate than here. ”

Fifth, Tingyun knew that Concubine Wanjian's hometown Xiliang was in the northwest of the empire, and what he said was naturally true: "Desert? is it really as the book says, the endless sand, the vastness is like the sea......?" Actually, not only the desert, but also the so-called sea I have never seen ......."

Lei Fengxiang continued: "I have seen the sea, the smoke is vast, the water vapor is steaming, the waves are surging, and the vitality is infinite. It's much more fun than this place where birds don't poop and people don't lay eggs. ”

Concubine Wan Jian retorted: "I don't like what Lao Lei said, you have the sea to play, and my desert has the desert to play." You've never been to the Northwest, how do you know it's not as fun as your beach?"

"Wonderful, wonderful. Xiao Mengdie raised her head to taste the wine and said, "Your argument will soon rise to the level of 'Zi Fei Fish, Anzhi Fish' and 'Zi Fei I, Anzhi I don't know the Joy of Fish'." ”

Concubine Wan Jian didn't understand those things, so she asked directly: "Old Xiao, you say, is it fun in the desert or the sea?"

The fifth listened to Yun and took over: "Lao Xiao is the same as me, he has never been to the Northern Desert or the Eastern Ocean, is it the same as asking me?"

"No, no, no. Xiao Mengdie shook her head and said, "I have not only been to the vast desert of Western Xinjiang, but also to the boundless ocean south of Liangguang. Asking me is very different from asking you. ”

Lei Fengxiang also asked at this time: "You say you say." ”

"It's here. Xiao Mengdie didn't answer, but said.

"What's coming?"

Xiao Mengdie pointed ahead and said, "Yandang Pass has arrived." ”

Everyone looked forward, and saw a four-cornered palace standing on the city wall, the palace was about two feet high, and the original height of the city wall stood like a huge shadow in front of it in the moonlight. Under the palace, there is a city gate more than two zhang high, and at this moment the city gate is open, leaving only half of the decayed bronze gate.

On either side of the gate, there are two sloping stone steps leading to the city wall.

The four of them dismounted, stepped on some unscrupulous gravel, led the horses up the stairs, and soon came to the top of the city wall. This wall is not only high, but also more than three zhang wide, and roughly estimated, it can accommodate five horse-drawn carriages alongside. It's no wonder that this wild goose can take on the heavy responsibility of guarding the northern border in the long river of history, so majestic, and it deserves its name!

Directly above the city gate is a small palace.

When they came to the main entrance of the palace, they found that the gate was also open, and that there were footprints on the ground by moonlight. The four of them entered, and the moonlight spilled in through the window screen, and saw a pile of extinguished bonfires in the middle of the hall, and in the corners of the main hall, there were still some dead branches, apparently collected by someone.

Inside and outside the city wall, plants are scarce, and it is really not easy to find so many dead branches.

"Yandang Pass has been abandoned for decades, and no one will run here to make a fire overnight. It seems that our direction is correct, and the Tianshan Sect secretly sent some people to Yandang Pass. Sweeping the situation in the main hall, Concubine Wan Jian said.

Fifth Tingyun nodded: "But we only know that the young sect master of the Tianshan Sect and his party came to Yandang Pass, but what about after that? Yandang Pass can't be their end, and we haven't seen anyone here." ”

The four of them looked at each other speechlessly, which was indeed their negligence.

"In this way, we will rest here tonight, and early tomorrow morning, we will investigate around the Yandang Pass. I think that since the other party was able to leave traces in this hall, it means that they did not expect someone to track them down. In this case, there is no need to worry about finding traces of their whereabouts. Xiao Mengdie said.

Concubine Wanjian moved the dead branches in the corner and rekindled a fire in the middle of the main hall: "It's okay, it's time to recharge after a day and a half of a night's journey." Fifth, you, don't worry too much, there are not too many traces of battle along the way, and you haven't encountered danger yet. ”

The fifth Tingyun sat down and said, "I'm not worried that the Tianshan Sect will be in danger, I'm worried about this person Panxin!"

"Panxin?" Xiao Mengdie raised the wine gourd, but found that there was no wine.

"Well, the young sect master of the Tianshan Sect, it should be him who led this team to Yandang Pass secretly, I don't know what he found. Fifth Tingyun recalled the meeting between Panxin in the Ghost King Sect, that time, because there were two elders behind Panxin, he didn't dare to test more, so he didn't know Panxin's specific strength. But now that I think about it, you are the young sect master of the Tianshan Sect, and your own strength must not be underestimated.

Concubine Wanjian said: "Needless to say, it must be related to the Grandmaster Holy Realm of Mount Everest." Otherwise, at such a critical moment, how could Panxin let Panxin come here secretly, and not hesitate to leave his tail in the major cities in the south to kill people?"

Lei Fengxiang thought for a while and asked, "But after all, the Grandmaster Holy Realm is on Mount Everest, what can this Yandang Pass have?"

Xiao Mengdie put away the wine gourd and said, "Well, when we find this group, it will naturally come out." ”

"Old Xiao, don't be too confident. The fifth Tingyun reminded, "The killer said before, there are two elders accompanying Panxin, although I don't know what the specific realm is, but the young sect master who guards the Tianshan Sect, its realm is definitely not able to catch up with the four of us combined." ”

The hall suddenly fell silent, which can be said to be where their current sore feet are!

The dead branches were burned so loudly that they were beeping, and the four of them had their own thoughts, and they didn't know how long it took before they fell asleep one after another.