The southern border of the Yanhuang Empire is connected with the Araki Empire, while the Heavenly Desolate Mountain Range is the dividing line between the two super empires.

From Donglu County to the Tianhuang Mountains, the distance is 5,000 miles, and the middle has to cross the northern plains, the central hills, and the southern plateau, and then cross the southern Xinjiang region, if the road is smooth, it will take half a month, Qin Bai does not dare to have the slightest delay, galloping all the way, and it will take nearly 600 miles in one day, and the plains are good to say, the second half of the journey is not so smooth.

Seeing that the sky is getting dark, the horse is tired, raise his eyes and see that there is an inn on the side of the road in front, a small courtyard surrounded by a bamboo fence, and the dilapidated lintel is written on the "Niu Er Inn" in four scribbled fonts, presumably the store is also a vulgar person. Qin Bai handed over the reins to Xiao Er, and walked into the store by himself, the inn is not big, a two-story building, more than a dozen guest rooms, and there are some tables and chairs scattered in the hall on the first floor, which can provide some food, this will not have many guests, Qin Bai found a window seat and sat down, ready to eat something to rest for a night, and then continue on the road early tomorrow morning.

Qin Bai was eating vegetables, suddenly heard a sound of horses' hooves outside the window, from far and near, the sound of horses' hooves became more and more slow, stopped at the door of the inn, there were about a dozen people on this trip, led by an old man and a young man, the old man's hair was white, the young man was about fifteen or sixteen years old, this pedestrian was dressed very strangely, everyone wore linen and filial piety, and the young man had a sad face. More than a dozen people found two large tables to sit down, and the shopkeeper must have been accustomed to seeing all kinds of characters, and did not neglect their dress, and said secretly: "A group of mourners are really unlucky!" But he still greeted him with a smile on his face: "How many people are sharp, or do you live in the hotel?" The old man was obviously the leader of the group, and said, "Prepare five rooms, and then go and fry a few good dishes for us." As he spoke, he threw out a money bag, took it in his hand, and then went to the back to prepare it with joy.

The eating of more than a dozen people in this group was quite dull, and no one spoke to each other. After half of the meal, the old man spoke: "In the Hui clan this time, the second master will definitely obstruct it, and then it will all depend on Zhao Bantou and you." The young man stood up and saluted a few people, and the rough-faced man hurriedly stood up: "The young master can't help it, I can't afford such a big gift." Although Steward Zhang can rest assured, even if we only have one breath, we will definitely protect the young master. ”

At this time, there were horses outside the door, and a Miaojiang girl walked towards the store, but before anyone arrived, the voice came first: "Shop, prepare a guest room for me, and bring me good wine and food." When he came to the door, Qin Bai saw that the person who came was Jiang Yaoyao, a Miaojiang woman he met during the assessment.

The shopkeeper greeted him with a difficult face: "This guest officer is really sorry, the last five rooms of the hotel have been booked by this guest officer." As he spoke, he gestured with his hand in the direction of the old man.

"There are no more guest rooms?" Jiang Yaoyao looked around the store while talking to herself, Qin Bai looked at her and looked at herself, deliberately buried her head to eat, and did not make eye contact with her. Jiang Yaoyao saw Qin Bai and smiled: "Shopkeeper, I'll live with him." As he spoke, he walked towards Qin Bai's table.

Qin Bai saw that there was no way to hide, so he smiled stiffly at her and said hello.

Jiang Yaoyao was unceremonious, and sat down opposite Qin Bai with a big grin: "I remember that you seem to be called Qin Bai, right?" I'm Jiang Yaoyao, let's get to know me. ”

Seeing her so strong, Qin Bai hurriedly said, "Miss Jiang, I haven't agreed to share a room with you yet, please respect yourself." ”

Jiang Yaoyao said: "Mother-in-law, mother-in-law, are you tired of doing so much red tape." Come, drink! Jiang Yaoyao poured a large bowl of liquor for Qin Bai as she spoke, and she also picked up a bowl and touched the edge of Qin Bai's bowl, raised her head and drank it all.

Qin Bai lived in poverty with his grandfather, and when he was young, he had never drunk wine, so he looked at the bowl of liquor in front of him and did not hold it. Seeing that he refused to drink, Jiang Yaoyao picked up his wine bowl, rushed down the bowl, and knocked the bottom of the bowl with chopsticks: "A big man, grind and chirp, pick it up and drink it." ”

Qin Bai saw several pairs of eyes of the other dining guests staring at him, and he felt even more surprised, slowly picked up the wine bowl, took a sip of strong wine, only to feel spicy and choking, his throat was as painful as burning, it was almost difficult to swallow, and a mouthful of wine squirted out. Jiang Yaoyao looked at Qin Bai's funny appearance and laughed: "You can't be that you haven't drunk a bar yet?" Seeing Qin Bai nodding slightly, Jiang Yaoyao continued: "Wine is a good thing, the essence of food, drink less to cultivate sentiment, and a drunken drink can sell eternal sorrow." Walking the rivers and lakes, isn't it boring without wine? ”

Qin Bai picked up the wine bowl and took another sip, it was not as hot as before, it was a little clearer down his throat, and when he entered his stomach, he felt the warmth spread all over his body, his cheeks were slightly hot, and he couldn't help but say: "Good wine!" ”

Jiang Yaoyao said: "Why don't you see that resentful spirit lady?" I remember you being inseparable. ”

Qin Bai thought of his sister, and let out a long breath and said: "During the assessment, my sister was attacked by the people of the Blood Spirit Sect, and her soul was damaged and fell into a deep sleep. ”

Jiang Yaoyao was surprised after hearing this: "You are going to the Heavenly Desolate Mountain Range alone?" You don't have to run so far if you want to die, do you? ”

Qin Bai said: "I have made up my mind, the Heavenly Desolate Mountain Range must go!" ”

Jiang Yaoyao said: "It's not that I hit you, just rely on your ability, you can't survive a day in the Tianhuang Mountain Range." ”

Qin Bai said: "Miss Jiang doesn't have to persuade me, I am bound to go on this trip." ”

Jiang Yaoyao said: "I don't care if you send you to death, but I just want to go back to Miaojiang to see my Ji Helia, and I will go with you, so let's go together." ”

Qin Bai said: "Miss Jiang, who is this Ji and Lia?" ”

Jiang Yaoyao said: "Don't scream at a Jiang girl, I'm upset when I hear it, and it's okay to call me young." Ji is the father, and Lia is the mother, this is our Miao Jiang dialect. ”

Qin Bai said: "Girl, I'm in a hurry, I'm afraid I can't take care of you, I think it's better to go your own way." ”

Jiang Yaoyao said: "Qin Bai, who do you look down on?" I don't lose to you when it comes to footsteps. Why don't you want to go with me, deliberately making excuses? ”

Qin Bai didn't want to go with her, for fear of inconvenience, it was difficult to refuse when she said this, Qin Bai said: "The young girl misunderstood, Qin Bai didn't dare to despise the girl, so follow the young girl and go together." ”

Qin Bai thought that the road to the Tianhuang Mountain Range was far away, dangerous and unknown, and his sister couldn't fall asleep, so he couldn't help but feel sad again, and said secretly: "Since a drunk can dispel eternal sorrows, why don't I get drunk and rest." Then he picked up the wine bowl, took three more sips, his head was slightly dizzy, and his eyes began to become blurry, and he fell on the table with his head down, and before he closed his eyes, he seemed to see a group of masked men in black and with knives rushing in, and then he lost consciousness uncontrollably.

The next day, Qin Bai had a headache, then woke up and slowly opened his eyes, "Ah! An exclamation came out of Qin Bai's mouth. Qin Bai and Jiang Yaoyao were lying on the same bed and clothes, Jiang Yaoyao still had one thigh on Qin Bai's body, still sleeping. This exclamation woke up the sleeping Jiang Yaoyao: "Why are you screaming so loudly in the morning?" Woke me up. ”

Qin Bai fell out of bed in a panic, pointed at Jiang Xiaoxiao with his finger, and stammered speechless: "You...... You...... Why are you in my bed? ”

Jiang Xiaoyao said: "Didn't I tell you yesterday?" I'm going to sleep in a room with you. ”

Qin Bai said: "But I didn't promise you yesterday!" ”

Jiang Yaoyao said: "You were drunk like mud yesterday, if I hadn't helped you to bed, you were still lying on the table, you don't know how to thank me, why would you accuse me instead?" ”

Qin Bai asked tentatively, "You and I didn't have anything to do last night, right?" ”

Jiang Yaoyao asked provocatively, "Do you want something to happen or don't want something to happen?" You were drunk like a dead pig last night, what else can happen? ”

Qin Bai breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay, it's okay." ”

Jiang Yaoyao said: "Let's go, go out for breakfast, it's time to go on the road." ”

Pushing open the door, the old man and the young man who led the team yesterday were already waiting at the door. Seeing Jiang Yaoyao and Qin Bai coming out, he hurriedly gave a salute: "Thank you for the rescue yesterday, please have breakfast downstairs." ”

Qin Bai was confused when he heard this, and asked Jiang Yaoyao, "What's going on?" ”

Jiang Yaoyao said: "Yesterday you were drunk, and a few people came to kill a few of them, but they were just ordinary Jianghu masters, and there was no spirit crosser, so I cleaned it up." They were going to Lingzhou City, and they were afraid that they would encounter assassination on the way, so they invited us to be their guards, saying that they would be rewarded with rich Huaxia coins. ”

Qin Bai said: "So you agreed for me?" Don't you know that I'm in a hurry to go to the Heavenly Desolate Mountains to collect medicine? ”

Jiang Yaoyao said: "You are embarrassed to say me, you have to promise them, I can't pull it, you are a warm-hearted." ”

After Qin Bai was drunk, he completely forgot about last night's incident, and when he heard Jiang Yaoyao mention it at this time, he only felt regretful, it seems that he will never be able to drink like this again in the future, although it is a drunken remark, but after all, he personally agreed, how can he shirk it. What's more, looking at the eager eyes of the old man and the young man, he couldn't say anything if he refused, so he had to go to Lingzhou City with everyone, fortunately, Lingzhou City was in the same direction as himself, and it was not a mistake.

After everyone finished breakfast, they went on the road with the old man and the young man.