The New Rain Sect and Bailiang Mountain were already very close, and it only took the master and apprentice ten and a half years to arrive at the foot of the mountain where the New Rain Sect was located.

The Xinyu Sect is similar to Bailiang Mountain, although it is not a big sect, but the site selection has also been carefully investigated, and it is a place with strong aura.

There are mountains and rivers here. The mountains are the thousands of rivers and mountains that stretch and the fertile fields for ten miles, and there is more than one water.

This area has been rained since ancient times, and the surrounding water system is developed. On the boundary of Qianjiang Mountain, there are three big rivers such as Xiushui, Lishui, and Xunyang River, and there are countless small rivers and small rivers that flow into these three big rivers.

No one has seriously counted how many water systems there are in this area, only that there are many of them, so the mountains in this area are called thousands of rivers and mountains.

The climate in this area of Qianjiangshan has been humid since ancient times, and it is winter, and the snowflakes are like the plum rain in the south of the Yangtze River, although there are not many, but they are endless.

Therefore, on this side of the border, the snow is very thick, and the depth can reach the knees. Xu Huaigu had the map in hand, and they decided to stop at the town closest to the New Rain Sect, Yayun Town, and then choose a day after the snow melted to go up the mountain.

Otherwise, with the snow on the mountains of Qianjiang, the two of them are afraid that it will be difficult to move an inch except for the sword. But Edgeworth is absolutely impossible, Xu Huaigu wants to go up the mountain to fulfill Zuoqiu Xun's last wish, he can only go step by step, and it is impossible to Edgeworth.

This is not because he is worried about committing the taboo of the New Rain Sect, but Xu Huaigu has a very solemn attitude towards this matter. Bayun Town is a small town located at the confluence of the Xiushui and Lishui rivers, and the water transportation industry is well developed.

Where there is water transport, there must be docks and boatmen. And these boatmen, who come and go, and have to stay on the water for more than half a month, have also given birth to the development of another industry.

In the foreign language of Yakumo Town, on the shore of Xiushui, there is a special secluded place, where small embroidery boats are scattered for about a mile, and young women live on the boats all year round.

Similarly, boatmen can often be seen in this area. The green building in the water transport town has this unique feature.

However, these are not mentioned for the time being, but it is said that after Xu Huaigu and Gu March came to Bayun Town, the first thing they did was to find an inn to rest.

It was noon when they arrived in the town, and the weather was still a little warm, but there were not many pedestrians on the streets, except for a few small vendors who walked the streets.

It seems that in this cold winter, the townspeople still prefer to stay in warm homes. In a small town of this size, there should be no Xianjia Inn as usual.

So the two walked around and found an inn that looked a little decent-

"Liuyun Inn", stayed. According to Xu Huaigu's meaning, he has to keep a low profile now, so the usual trivial affairs, such as staying at the inn, buying wine and food, and inquiring about news, are all handled by Gu March.

Along the way, Gu March could clearly feel that the closer he got to the New Rain Sect, the more preoccupied Xu Huaigu became.

But because of what happened when he walked down Bailiang Mountain that day, Gu Yue still had palpitations in his heart, and he no longer dared to mention the three words of Xinyuzong in front of Xu Huaigu, so he could only worry in vain.

In fact, how much she hoped that Xu Huaigu could open up to her. Others don't know Xu Huaigu, but she knows that Xu Huaigu is carrying many secrets, and he has been putting a lot of pressure on himself.

If only Xu Huaigu could tell all those things in the past, it's better for two people to bear than for one, right?

After successfully staying at Liuyun Inn, he waited quietly and waited until the weather was warm, and then went up the mountain to Xinyuzong.

But the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, after Xu Huaigu and the others arrived in Bayun Town, God seemed to have changed his face, and the weather was getting worse day by day.

At first, the continuous light snow never stopped, and then the light snow turned into heavy snow, and it didn't matter day and night, it didn't want money to fall to the ground.

As the days passed, the heavy snow gradually covered the town tightly. Even the two Xiushui and Lishui, which had never been frozen, had to make concessions under the severe cold and were frozen up, causing the boatmen to complain.

and those young women who made a living from embroidering boats, they were also so cold that they couldn't stay on the boat, and they all entered the inns in Yakumo Town.

These women, who floated on the water most of the time, did business after getting off the boat. It's just that the group of boatmen who are willing to spend money on women's bellies, because they can't drive a boat, and they love to drink and gamble, are all shy at this time, and they don't have the spare money to play with women.

This winter is destined to be difficult for everyone in Yakumo Town. On this day, the heavy snow still did not stop, and Gu March went out of the inn to buy wine and food on the street as usual, but saw that most of the wine shops and restaurants were closed.

After going around for a long time, I found a small restaurant in an inconspicuous corner. She couldn't find another restaurant, and in desperation, she could only buy food here, so she walked in.

Because of the heavy snowfall, there was not a single guest in the restaurant. When Gu March walked in, the shopkeeper was sitting at the front desk, supporting his chin with his hands, sleeping soundly, and his saliva was about to flow out.

Judging by this, this restaurant will soon be closed. Gu March sighed in her heart, thinking that next time she didn't know where to find a restaurant, so she would just buy more at once.

So she woke up the shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper? I want to buy something. The shopkeeper heard someone talking, his body shook, and then he woke up from his sweet dream, opened his eyes and looked around, and saw Gu March sitting on a chair in the middle, looking at him.

The shopkeeper rubbed his eyes, strengthened his spirits, and asked, "What do you want?" Gu March said: "Bring me a few jars of good wine first, the wine is your specialty here, the best." Then there is meat, beef and mutton, give me ten catties, all these things are packed and taken away. When the shopkeeper heard that the woman had ordered so many things in one breath, he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart, so he asked, "The small shop has all these things that the guest officer wants, but can you show me the silver first?" Gu March was dissatisfied: "How can there be something that has not been served, and you have to pay first?" What, I'm afraid I can't afford to pay this money? The shopkeeper hurriedly put on a smile and said, "Where, where." It's just that recently, a large number of boatmen and women from the kiln have poured in from Yakumo Town, all of whom have come to eat white food. There are a large number of them, and they are unreasonable, and even the government has turned a blind eye, and several restaurants have already suffered. My small shop is just a small business, and I can't afford to lose it. Gu March forgave him for forgiving, so he just pouted, took out a large ingot of silver from his body, and put it on the table.

When the shopkeeper saw the silver, he hurriedly gave Gu March a compensation, and while beckoning the kitchen to prepare, he took the silver back to the front desk, and found a lot of broken silver for Gu March.

Gu Yueyue asked him: "Shopkeeper, I see that the other restaurants outside are closed, when will your restaurant be open?" The shopkeeper sighed, shook his head and said, "Seeing that today's business is deserted, except for you, the guest officer, there are all those who come to the door to beg for food." I don't think this business will be able to do well, so I will close tomorrow. Gu March frowned and said, "The restaurants are all closed, I want to buy wine and food, where should I go?" The shopkeeper replied: "If the guest officer has silver in his hand, he is not afraid that he will not be able to buy things." He stretched out his hand, pointed in one direction of the street, and said, "In the future, if the guest officer wants to buy food and drink, go that way." About half a mile away, there are grain and oil shops, and there are also wine shops, which will not be closed, but the taste is not as delicious as in the restaurant. Alas, it's all caused by this ghostly weather, so please bear with me. Gu March nodded and thanked the shopkeeper.

When the food was served, she looked out the window. Outside this window, goose feathers and heavy snow are falling, and the scene in my eyes is full of silver.

She thought that fortunately she still had Xu Huaigu to rely on, how miserable would it be if she walked alone in this foreign land in the ice and snow?

She had been on the road for eight years and knew what it was like. Gu Yueyue looked out the window at the snowflakes in a daze, but saw that on the quiet street, a person suddenly broke into his sight.

The man wore a ragged robe, wrapped tightly around his body, and wore a turban to cover his head, leaving only a long hair draped over his shoulders, covered with snow.

She walked very slowly, and when she reached the door of the restaurant, she stopped, slowly raised her head, and looked helplessly at the shopkeeper sitting at the front desk, but she pursed her lips and said nothing pitiful.

Seeing that he was begging, the shopkeeper stood up at once, and urged impatiently: "Let's go!" Don't come to my shop! If you can't afford to eat, go to the government to get relief food! My restaurant is for business, not charity, so let's go! When the woman heard this, she slowly lowered her head expressionlessly, and after a moment's pause, she turned her head to the street, ready to leave.

"Wait!" Gu March noticed that something was wrong, so she shouted out and asked, "What is it that you are holding in your arms?" The woman looked at Gu Yueyue sitting in the restaurant, hesitated for a moment, stretched out her hands, took out a quilt-wrapped ball from her robe, and gave it a look.

Maybe it was too cold outside, and as soon as the ball was taken out, he began to cry. Gu Yue's heart softened and said, "Come in, eat something to warm up." The woman quickly put the dumplings back into her robe and said in a trembling voice, "But I don't have any money." Gu Yue looked at her and said, "I know, I invite you to eat." The woman seemed to be a little surprised, and glanced at Gu Yue in disbelief, and then trembled and walked into the restaurant in small steps.

Gu Yueyue saw that her shoes were torn, and her toes were exposed, frozen and black. Seeing this, the shopkeeper gave Gu Yueyue a look, lowered his voice, and said anxiously: "This guest officer, I know that you have a good heart, but this kind heart is in the wrong place!" He pointed at the woman with disgust and said, "This woman is not a serious person at first glance, but came out of the kiln!" She is holding in her hand, I don't know which wild bastard it is! Want me to see ......"

"Enough!" Gu Yue was so angry that her eyebrows were about to stand up, and she said to the shopkeeper, "Is it that I don't pay or what?" Didn't you say that your restaurant is a place to do business, I will give the money, and you will serve the food, what do you do with so much! The shopkeeper saw that Gu March's eyes were about to burst into flames, and he was a little stunned, so he had to arrange for the kitchen to serve food again.