Flowing gold sea.

Heyuan Province.

As the largest border city in the entire northwest, the transportation hub, the buildings are numerous, and the flowers are full of flowers, and there is no one like it.

In the past, this city was a vast grassland desert.

The business from the south to the north is inevitably replenished from here, the weather is slightly warmer, and the bells of the caravan can ring from early morning to midnight.

However, to this day, the guards on the castle tower who were in charge of inspecting and releasing the troops swayed twice, and after a cursory glance, they returned to the castle to bake the fire and dispel the cold that had penetrated into the bone marrow.

Winter has arrived, and the snow outside the city has reached the horse's chest for days.

The sky was so gray that the sun couldn't be seen, and the environment was so bad that there were no merchants at all.

Even the Yubei River and the Luohe River are covered with thick ice, standing on the gatehouse, you can only see the herdsmen who are not afraid of death follow the fishermen into black spots, slowly moving on the vast white ground, smashing the ice to catch fish, it is really frozen hard, and the ice ribbon fish is dug out together.

The guards often saw three or four feet long, dozens of pounds of large fish frozen to death in the ice hole, and let the fishermen carry them into the city little by little.

Obviously, the big fish died for an unknown amount of time, but the gills exposed by the bow body were as bright red as blood.

The guard sat down cross-legged with his hands in the orange light, moving his stiff fingers and complaining about the weather.

"This year's snow is so thick that you can bury most of it when you fall under your feet! The female walls upstairs were a few feet high, and they had to be swept clean to see below. ”

As soon as this remark came out, it resonated with the surrounding sergeants.

"But no, the white hair wind has not stopped since the beginning of autumn, and the grass in the northern grassland has fallen in patches, and the winter grass has not had time to be harvested, and every day when I wake up and open the door, I have to shovel the snow at the door first."

"Damn, I opened the door for a long time, and I couldn't even see a bird's shadow, and I couldn't collect the toll for half a copper plate!"

"No way, didn't a gang of horses come yesterday, all the goods were lost in the desert, it took an old horse to find the way back, more than 60 people, only thirty-two came back, less than half survived."

"It's such a cold day, ordinary martial artists can't stand it, let alone ordinary people."

"According to me, the martial artists should be on duty, those who can withstand the cold don't come, the hot girls who are soft and chirping in the nest, let a few of us in the second or third level come to the cold?"

"Don't complain, you have the ability to be a centurion, and now you are still in the bed and hugging the girls to keep warm."

The iron pot on the bonfire was boiling with water, and a big hand passed through the gap between the soldiers, picked up the iron pot and filled the kettle for himself, screwed the lid on, and stuffed it into his arms to keep warm.

"Mr. Boss, isn't it because we don't have the ability to complain."

The little soldier was not annoyed, and took the iron pot and poured water for everyone with a grin.

Someone coaxed: "It's cold, when will you take us to hug the girls to warm up?" If it is not revealed for too long, the big bird will have bedsores soon! ”

"Fuck off." The person who kicked the general kick and coaxed, "How can I have that spare money, I want to keep warm, and I will go to the dark alley to find Sister Yao." ”

"The water is gone!" The last soldier shouted as he emptied the iron pot.

He glanced around and stared at the person who was coaxing: "It's you, you go and get ice and boil water, and then bring a bundle of dry firewood, don't fool with snow, it's full of ashes!" Drink a rusty smell! ”

"Done! The small one always brings a piece of cold silk, watery old ice! ”

The guards served the iron pot and took the chisel in the laughter of the crowd, and went down the road of the city tower, and did not go far out of the small door, when the people glimpsed a black shadow from the wind and snow in the distance, and a faint bell came from the wind.

The guard's face tightened, and he shouted, "Who is coming?" ”

"Send the letter!"

The voice pierced through the haze, suddenly powerful, and shouted so that the wind and snow stopped.

Messenger?

Messenger!

The guards didn't care about digging the ice, and hurriedly ran back: "The messenger is here!" The messenger is coming! ”

"Shouting, Lao Tzu heard it upstairs."

Knock the head out of the small door, and then all the guards poured out, looking forward to it.

The wind and snow are full, and the carriage seems to be far and near.

The messenger dressed in thick cotton had a ruddy complexion, and several retinues behind him were extraordinary, all of them were powerful martial artists.

"Lord Chang!"

Take the total step forward and say hello.

In the military powerhouse, the errands that go back and forth and even deliver letters are not ordinary people, and they rarely change people, and there are no guards who do not know each other.

The messenger nodded slightly, waved his hand, and someone behind him sent a notarized talisman ticket.

Confirming that it was correct, three wagons of letters drove past the guards.

The guards swallowed.

Sister Yao can often be found, but family letters are rare.

The news of the arrival of the messenger of the post station spread throughout the north gate tower, and then spread outward, even faster than the messenger's carriage.

By the time the carriage arrived at the station, the door was already full of noisy soldiers.

One after another, the scholars braved the cold to bring in the desks, holding the pen in the palm of their red palms, writing letters in the cold wind, earning a few hard-earned money.

In winter, the caravanserais will reduce the number of transports.

The sergeants' letters could only wait for the number to be accumulated, and the messengers arrived, and they were packed and sent by the post station.

In the middle of winter, the end of the year is approaching.

Who knows if this opportunity is missed, when the next time the Messenger will come.

Those who are far away do not take advantage of the arrival of the messenger today to deliver the letter in advance, and they will not be able to catch up with the journey.

"Let's go, let's go, don't block the door!"

"Write a letter to another place, don't block the door!"

"Come back when the letter is divided, come back when the letter is divided, the messenger will be replenished for two days, don't be in a hurry, everyone write slowly!"

The officials of the post station maintained order, and finally gave way to the passage and let the carriage in.

The letterheads on the first two carts were packed in burlap bags, and the brown cloth was covered with snow, and when they came to the post station, the officials stepped forward to carry them, pinched the two corners of the bags, and poured out the letters with dry snow, so that the servants were responsible for sorting and distributing them.

Until the third car, the officers were treated differently, except for most of the sacks, which were poured out as usual, and the rest of the small ones were all packed in wooden boxes.

When it was opened, stacks of letters were neatly stacked.

The letterhead inside is obviously much better than others, white, delicate, and some covers have more bronzing patterns and fire paint seals.

While the clerks were working on the letters, the post clerks heard the sound of communication coming from the front hall.

"Why did Ginseng Yang come to get the letter in person today, isn't it just to find someone to run an errand?"

A male voice full of neutrality sounded.

"In the last few days, I was on duty at the north gate, and I was about to go to the city tower to have a look, and when I saw you coming, I stopped by to ask if there was any letter from me."

"Lord Yang came by coincidence, Xia Guan is not mistaken, there is really your letter, from Huaiyin Mansion, it should be sent by Lord Yang's relatives."

"Oh? I only received it once a month ago, and I have it today? ”

"Then the lower official doesn't know."

In the backyard.

The official who commanded the letter heard the voice, hit a spirit, and waved his hand to urge everyone: "Hurry up, turn over and flip, is there a letter from Lord Yang Xu Yang!" Yang Xu Yang's letter! ”

"Find it, find it!"

The rest of the people waited for the order, immediately put down their work, and all ran to see the name of the wooden box on the third carriage, rummaging one by one, and soon someone found a wooden box with Yang Xu's name written on it at the bottom of the carriage.

"Found it, here, here!"

"Give it to me, give it to me!"

At this moment, a middle-aged man in a long black robe stepped over the threshold and walked into the backyard while chatting with the messenger.

"Is it really rare to snow in the south?"

"Less, three or four thin snowfalls a year in Huaiyin Mansion are quite remarkable, and it is possible to have a heavy snowfall in five or six years, but it is far worse than Liujinhai.

There are only a handful of days when the whole Jianghuai Daze is frozen, and I have only heard about it twice from the local county chronicles, and the scope is not very large. ”

"Lord Yang, your letter."

The clerk who received the letter stepped out quickly, held it in both hands, and respectfully presented it.

"Hard!"

Yang Xu gushed out hot air as he spoke, he took out a few taels of silver from his arms, rewarded them to the officials, and took the wooden box, which contained only a letter.

The following messenger stepped back a few steps to make way for space.

Yang Xu was still surprised to receive the letter, because he had just received it a month ago.

The journey time between Huaiyin and Heyuan is at least two months, and if the weather is bad, it is possible in March.

Now that there is a gap of less than a month, I am afraid that something will happen at home, so that I will send letters repeatedly.

Therefore, there were not too many scruples, Yang Xu opened it on the spot and read it carefully.

Half a day.

"Flowing Jinhai, three miles east of the Bitter Wood Cliff? Half cheats? ”

Yang Xu read it carefully and relieved himself after confirming that it was not an accident.

It turned out that the little junior brother had something to ask for.

Yang Xu hadn't been home for five years, and none of the three disciples his father had taken in in the past five years had ever seen him.

But there are constant letters at home, and I am generally aware of the situation.

Especially in the three letters this year, the nine junior brothers I have never met occupy a lot of space.

The first one said that his father liked his disciples, and he was pure and outstanding.

One of the middle letters said that the ninth junior brother was born with martial bones, worshiped in the river berth, and achieved galloping horses.

The latter letter said that he had made meritorious efforts to control the water, and he received the oracle of the Holy Emperor, accompanied by three methods.

The content gap is so big, if it weren't for the authenticity of the handwriting, Yang Xu really wanted to send a reply full of questions.

Amazing genius.

At this level, Yang Xu himself is also a lot behind, especially the three methods sent by the ninth junior brother not long ago, which are extremely useful, all of them are the ability to save lives and recognize the evil of people's hearts, but it is difficult to practice!

It's just a thin booklet, and it seems to be more difficult to practice than those superior martial arts!

In the past month, there have not been many important things, the war, Yang Xu almost put down everything at hand, and even used a lot of incense and treasure materials to increase his understanding, and concentrated on cultivating the methods in the book, which can be grasped a little bit of the trick of the "Eye Perception Method", and it is not even a beginner.

But even so, the benefits are already apparent.

On the day when he practiced the trick, Yang Xu stood on top of the city tower and used the half-hung "Eye Recognition Method" to find out eight spies and a traitor.

It was later verified that there was no mistake except for the misunderstanding of the two spies.

Especially the traitor, who is more hateful than the spy, made Yang Xu take a lot of credit.

As soon as this incident came out, the entire North District was in an uproar, and many people gave Yang Xu the nickname of Hawkeye.

It was also this incident that made the Celestial Master who guarded the north gate feel that Yang Xu was a good seedling to catch spies, and he had to extend the rest for half a month, change the rest day, and continue to catch spies and traitors.

Thinking of this, Yang Xu turned his head to look at the messenger: "When is Brother Chang going to leave?" ”

"The weather is very cold, and the snow is blocking the road, although I am not afraid, but the carriage and horses are difficult to travel, and I have wasted a lot of effort, and I am ready to rest in the city for two days before leaving."

"Then Brother Chang might as well stay for two more days, the meteorologists in the city have calculated that there will be four days when the heavy snow will stop, and the road will be better at that time."

Yang Xu knew where the Kumu Cliff was located, and it was not too far from Heyuan Mansion, and half a day was enough.

However, it has snowed heavily for several days, the road is flooded, and the location is unknown, so it will take an additional one to two days, plus the search ......

Let the messenger stay for two more days, and it may be just in time for the delivery.

The ninth junior brother condensed the true gang soon, and sent out the precious three senses, it is rare to have a request, as a senior brother, naturally he can't prepare the number of seats, and it is good to arrive five or six days as early as possible.

The messenger roughly knew Yang Xu's intentions, thought about it for a while, and agreed: "There is nothing to do." ”

With the distance between the martial artist and the black iron horse, the snow problem is a minor problem.

The key is that the snow is all over the sky, obscuring the sky, and the time of delay is not clear.

Staying for two more days and waiting for the snow to stop is indeed more helpful for the journey.

"Thank you!"

"Lord Yang is polite."

After receiving the promise, Yang Xu rushed to the government to ask for leave, and then went to the camp to gather his subordinates.

Two quarters of an hour later.

The city gate was opened, and the thirty-six horsemen turned into a long wind, stepped out of the city gate, and disappeared into the snow.

……

Huaiyin Mansion.

Shangrao Port, Yixing Town, Pingyang County.

Starry at night.

The big boats next to the plank road rise and fall with the current, and they are moored still.

Among them, however, there was a lucky ship, which hoisted its sails in the night and staggered out of the harbor on the night wind.

The otter fell on all fours and jumped from the roof, chirping and shouting.

Liang Qu couldn't understand it, but the river otter on the deck understood, and immediately ran under the mast, untied the ropes tied to the bundle, pulled the two long ropes, and adjusted the direction of the sails.

After more than a month of training, under the patience of the old clams, the otter Kai believes that he has mastered superb boat skills, and finally took a solid step forward today to carry out practical operation!

The whole six river otters went into battle together, and they were in a hurry at first, but under a series of running-in and operation, the fortune boat turned from the beginning of the headless, drifted on the spot, and gradually moved smoothly.

The Beaver family stood on the deck in amazement, each of their front teeth showing a stunned look at their brother's change.

Above the river.

Long Pinghe and Long Pingjiang poked their heads out and were amazed at the otters on the Fu boat.

"It's worthy of Long Jun, the lit river otters are so smart, and they can drive boats!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Long Pinghe nodded, "The river otters I know can only fight. ”

The river otter, who has never only been able to fight, was able to drive the ship obediently, which really broke through the cognition of the two dragonmen.

Half an hour later.

Nothing unexpected happened.

The sails of the whole ship are swollen, and it is slowly moving forward, sailing safely and steadily on the water.

Liang Qu stood on the deck, his heart relaxed.

Let Jiang Otter act as a crew member, whether it can be done, Liang Qu himself does not know.

Now it seems that through Zeding's ignition, the strength of the otter has not changed much, and the wisdom has improved a lot, and he has really mastered the skills of boating.

The otters jumped up and down, moved the sails to themselves, and turned the disc to make such a huge creature move excitedly.

The otter was on the bow of the boat, its hair flying all over its body, and it did not feel the cold at all.

What about Scarface, will it sail?

Liang Qu saw that the lucky boat was far away from the port, and he also had a thought, followed the body sense, and used it to call for wind and rain.

In an instant, the clear night was dark.

Dark clouds seemed to come out of nowhere, covering the entire night sky.

The dragonman in the river looked stunned.