Ganshui, which originates in the Great Snow Mountain of Ganzhou, is formed by the convergence of water melted by snow, and when it flows to Liangzhou, it has become a small river. The river is not deep and is clearly visible.

This river goes around Liangzhou City, and there is a simple wharf in the three miles outside the city, and most of the fishing boats dock. Because the river is shallow, it is impossible to carry a big boat. The water is also divided into a number of streams that are brought into the city for drinking, and the taste is sweet and cool.

Xuanyuan Zhao hired the middle-aged uncle's raft with a silver dollar, and went south along the sweet water.

The three of them were left on a bamboo raft and drifted on the Gan River. The middle-aged uncle said: "Little brother, although I am stupid, I also guessed that you must have an unspeakable addiction." Where do you want to go, Uncle will give you a ride. ”

Xuanyuan Zhao was still a little moved, and turned around to look at Liangzhou City, which was gradually disappearing in his sight, and who knew the sourness in his heart. Farewell, grandpa. Farewell, Third Grandpa. Farewell, classmates. Farewell, teachers.

He thought about going to his grandfather, but he dispelled it when he changed his mind. Let's not talk about whether I can go to the border smoothly, even if I get there, what can I do?

He is his own grandson, isn't Xuanyuan Hong? Moreover, he is also the eldest grandson. Grandpa loves himself, and how much of it is out of family affection? I'm afraid most of it comes from his own talent. Now that the talent is gone, I'm afraid it will change again.

I believe that my grandfather will protect himself, but what is the point of living in the shadow of my uncle's family all my life?

was stunned for a moment, and then returned to the middle-aged uncle's words: "What cities are there near the Ganshui River?"

"Fifty miles down is Zouyang, another thirty miles is Hezhen, and another sixty miles is Linshan. I've come so far, and I haven't walked any farther. Why don't I send you to Linshan City?"

Xuanyuan nodded.

Today, Kong's sleep is very dead, mainly because Xuanyuan Hong's discomfort is almost better, and he plans to dispose of that little guy early in the morning and bury it under the peony flowers, and it will not cost dozens of catties of meat in vain.

But when he found that the person was empty, the whole person was electrocuted, and his head buzzed. After losing his mind for a moment, he calmed down and commanded in an orderly manner. This matter is still a secret, she can't make a big deal about it, and she can't inform Xuanyuan Yi, no, it has to, otherwise the rabbit cub will be in trouble when he runs to find his grandfather.

She has a huge amount of power in her hands, because she is the eldest daughter-in-law and the eldest daughter of Kong Valve. These forces run at high speed like a machine, loose on the outside and tight on the inside. First of all, they strictly inspected the gates of the city, and then went to various places to inquire for news.

Before that, she acted carefully and found many reasons to send Xuanyuan Mingde, Geng Zuo, and Xuanyuan Ying away. The main reason is that he is afraid that Xuanyuan Zhao will be known in advance for a few days after his disappearance. Who knew that nothing happened, but let the rabbit cub run away.

These places still sent people to find nothing, and went to the Yang family to probe the wind, and everything was as usual. Seeing that the house where Xuanyuan Zhao lived had traces of tidying up, he knew that the little guy had run away.

Her first reaction was to block all the roads to the northern frontier and order her to go down, and there must be no delay for a moment if she encounters a killing. Thanks to Xuanyuan Zhao's flexible brain, he did not go to the north of Xinjiang with no purpose, but went all the way south, which can be regarded as escaping again.

At noon, the raft stopped at the dock of Linshan City. Xuanyuan Zhao left a piece of silver, bowed his head, and walked away.

For the sake of caution, he did not enter the forest mountain city, but directly found a small forest by the river, cut down more than ten trees, tied a small raft with wild vines, changed into the clothes of the middle-aged uncle's son, and went down the raft.

The raft is small, and as soon as it enters the water, the water sinks to the soles of the feet. The wild vine was not tied firmly, and it didn't drift far before it loosened a little. He did not dare to paddle to the center of the river, but slowly drifted down the river along the river's edge.

This drift is a few days, and when you are hungry, you shoot a few fish with water arrows, and then roast them with fire bombs. The role of magic was very important at this time, which was what he deeply felt on the small raft.

His caution once again escaped. Kong searched on the road to the north without seeing anyone, so he searched in three directions at the same time. Every village inquired, every city was investigated, all the wharves, and all the fishing boats were asked, but there was no news.

The middle-aged uncle was also interrogated, and the honest man lied without arousing anyone's suspicion.

The water became more and more turbulent, and his raft also scattered, fell into the water, and crawled ashore wet. Fortunately, it's summer, so it's not cold, otherwise it would have been a cold.

There is a post road by the river, and the wide, flat road is occasionally crossed by horse-drawn carriages. There is a small town not far away, and a few flags are picked, and all the names of the businesses are written.

He smeared his face with mud a few times, and then draped his hair away, like a beggar. When he arrived in town, he really thought of him as a beggar.

A fleshy face with an open front chest, revealing shaggy chest hair. Holding two steaming buns in his hands, he stopped Xuanyuan Zhao and asked, "Hey, you don't look like you're from this town, where did you come from?"

Xuanyuan Zhao was a little nervous, and muttered: "I am from Xiaowangzhuang, I came out with my father, and I capsized and got separated on the Ganshui. ”

Seeing that Xuanyuan Zhao's body was wet, even the package was wet, and he believed it. The big man said: "Originally, you were from Xiaowangzhuang, and I know that place." I'm just passing by Xiaowangzhuang, so come with me. ”

Xuanyuan Zhao's heart sank, knowing that he had met a bad person, and he was talking nonsense about a place name, how could he know it just now. He wanted to run away, but was caught by the big man.

He immediately gave up struggling, pretending to be confused, and said, "Thank you, uncle, thank you, uncle." You're such a nice guy. "When I said this, I actually scolded this guy in my heart.

It's really out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's den.

This big man is a prodigal man in the town, and people call him Pi Er. He happened to know that there was a black-robed man who was in need of a boy and a girl, and when he saw Xuanyuan Zhao in his eyes, he immediately made up his mind.

The two of them held hands, both pretending to be very kind, and walked out of the town with a smile and a smile. As soon as he arrived at a place where no one was, Pi Er's face changed. With a flick of his hand, he slammed Xuanyuan Zhao to the ground, took out a finger-thick hemp rope from his waist, and said with a smile: "Boy, you are unlucky, today Uncle Pi is going to exchange you for money to buy wine and drink." ”

Xuanyuan Zhao pretended to be very frightened and let Pi Er tie him up. Pi Er wrapped him with a person and tied it firmly, then put it in a sack, and carried it to the mountain road.

After a long time of tossing, the stomach water came out, and then I heard the sound of Pi Er trading with people. After the transaction, the sack was untied, and a few guys wearing ghost masks were seen, and Pi Er was seen leaving triumphantly.

In addition to him, there were more than a dozen children in the room, of general size, with horror in their eyes. Xuanyuan Zhao didn't shout or scream, and didn't say a word. When the ghost masked man saw that he was so obedient, he didn't bother to pay attention to him.

Then they were loaded into a carriage and staggered for days, eating two plates of hard bread every day to satisfy their hunger, and if anything went wrong, they would be punched and kicked by the ghost mask.

Xuanyuan Zhao was not panicked, now his life is not in danger, it just so happens that he has nowhere to go, take a ride, and someone wiped his traces clean, and he can't ask for it.

That night they were taken to a building on a hill. There are several villages below the hill, and the sound of chickens and dogs can be heard. Entering the dilapidated house, a few candles were lit and extinguished. A tall hideous statue was erected in the main hall, and several black-clothed people were sitting precariously. They were driven down like cattle.

Looking at everything in the room, the hideous statue he had seen, and it was mentioned in the book, it was the image of the Manichaean Chawan. It seems that today's incident is inseparable from Manichaeism.

Manichaeism was also a great force in the human empire, believing in Chawan, the god of light. They were secretive, always engaged in rebellion, and their relations with the empire were very tense. In the southwest, it has great power, and it can be regarded as a rule of torn land, of course, nominally it is still dominated by the royal family. And the Creation God Cult and them are enemies of life and death.

One of the ghost-faced people said: "Hall Master, in the area of the Ganshui River, a total of thirty-one children have been found, all of whom are seven or eight years old, and they all have good roots. This kid has cultivated to the fourth level of quenching the body, and he is very talented. ”

"It doesn't matter, it's true that you can survive when you get to that place. It's been a hard journey, and we'll send them there tomorrow, and I'm afraid things will change. The moths of the empire are getting tighter and tighter on us. ”