The three of them traveled for the night and headed west. More than one day, I came to a stream. The three of them released the donkey and traced the river along the river. Lin Xue said to Xiang as she walked: "The Valley of Despair is upstream of the stream, we will trace the stream up to the end of the stream, and we will soon reach the Valley of Despair." Xiang Yan responded: "Yes." ”

But when they saw that the stream was twisting and turning, and after many turns, the three of them came to the west of a very narrow stream. The entrance to the stream is covered by a large cluster of trees, making it difficult for outsiders to find the path without anyone leading the way. After walking a few miles, nine large rocks suddenly stood in the center of the stream, like a screen. Not long after jumping over the stone screen, he reached the end of the stream. The three of them walked along the trail towards the deep valley, there was only one mountain path, and it was not wrong, but the mountain path became higher and higher, and the mountain road became more and more rugged. It's no wonder that it is difficult for outsiders to discover the Valley of Despair, and people in the valley don't like to go out, this kind of path, it is not easy to enter and exit once.

The three of them walked for a long time, and it was getting dark, and they finally reached the top of the mountain. At the top of the hill there was a flat area, and there was a great fire burning brightly. Dozens of feet closer, it was already clear under the firelight that there was a stone house behind the fire.

When the three of them came to the stone house, Lin Xue said, "Is Miss Gongsun here?" We have come as promised. The door of the stone house slowly opened, and two people came out, a man and a woman. The man was middle-aged and wore a high crown. The woman was seventeen or eighteen years old, with an extremely white complexion, delicate and abnormal, clear eyes, a small black mole at the corner of her mouth, and a green ribbon fluttering in the wind around her waist. Both of them are green robes of the same color, and their clothes are strange colors, which are different from the world's clothing.

The two bowed, and the green-shirted girl said, "The seniors came from afar, and I didn't welcome them from afar, so I'm sorry." Lin Xue said: "Miss Gongsun is not polite. The green-shirted girl said, "Please come in." Lin Xue, Xiaolongnu and Xiang Yan walked into the stone

The house was empty, with no furnishings except for a few tables and chairs. The man and woman in green shirts followed in and sat in the main seat.

Lin Xue introduced Xiang Yan to the green-shirted girl: "He is the one who competes with your father." "This girl is the daughter of Gongsun Zhi? His daughter is so old that she still wants to rob Li Mochou with me? This is excessive! Xiang Yan thought indignantly. The green-shirted girl looked at Xiang Yan, a flash of disappointment in her eyes, and said, "You have come from afar, you must be hungry, and you will wait for the younger generation to serve food." ”

The two of them went into the kitchen to serve food and pick up vegetables, and after a while, a pot of green vegetables, a pot of tofu, and a pot of bean sprouts were not a single meaty, not even the oil star. took out a large porcelain vase again, and poured a bowl of clear and quiet white water in front of Lin Xue, Xiaolongnu and Xiang Yan.

Xiang Yan frowned slightly: "This food has to compete with Emei's food, could it be that Desperate Valley is also a place where Buddhism and vegetarianism are like Emei?" However, Lin Xue and Xiaolongnu did not raise any objections, and Xiang Yan did not dare to speak more, so he lowered his head and began to eat. The two greenshirts also withdrew, not coming in again.

The two men and women in green shirts were not very old, but their words and deeds were very pedantic and restrained, and since they had spoken to them, they had never seen either of them show a smile, or have a slight change in expression, and they felt the same as when they were with Zhao Min.

That night, the three of them slept peacefully in a stone hut with only a few straw mats on the ground. Xiang Yan slept on the straw mat, while Lin Xue and Xiaolongnu took out the rope from their pockets, hung it horizontally in the room, gently vertically raised, and lay on the rope horizontally. Xiang Yan was greatly admired.

Xiang Yan couldn't sleep, his heart was always uneasy, and after enduring it for a long time, he couldn't help but ask Lin Xuedao: "Master, ruthless."

The people in the valley didn't seem very welcoming to us. ”

Xiang Yan has also visited many homes, but except for Emei, he has never seen any host who completely entertains guests with vegetarian dishes and water, and has never seen any host who always smiles coldly at guests. How disgusted are these two disciples of the Valley of Despair with us? Don't even want to do superficial work? Although as Gongsun Zhi's rival in love, I can understand that Gongsun Zhi doesn't have a good impression of me. But since he has become so disgusted with us, will he really fight my fair fight? Will he or his subordinates plot against me before the tournament to increase his chances of victory?

Lin Xue's voice came from the darkness: "They have always been like this, don't think about it." ”

After listening to Lin Xue's words, Xiang Yan couldn't sleep anymore. I thought that the two disciples of the Desperate Valley were retaliating against Gongsun Zhi for their coldness, but I didn't expect them to be like this all along, which made people fearful.

Zhao Min is very cold to people, but at least you can eat meat with her, and although the senior brothers and sisters in the Emei faction are vegetarians, they will not be so cold and never smile. Lin Xue said that in the future, she will live in seclusion in the Valley of Despair, and she is afraid that the days of seclusion will not be easy. Lin Xue and Xiaolongnu have always been as cold as ice, and they may be able to adapt to the atmosphere of the Valley of Despair, but Xiang Yan is a little sad. But fortunately, Xiang Yan was able to stay in this world for a short time.

Xiang Yan said: "If Mo Chou really doesn't marry the lord of Gongsun Valley, then it is better to fulfill her without competition!" ”

Xiang Yan had a deep fear of his married life with Li Mochou and Xiaolongnu, but he was afraid that his married life with Li Mochou and Xiaolongnu might not be very pleasant. In that case, why should I do evil to destroy Li Mochou's feelings for the sake of a marriage life that may not be very pleasant?