Seeing that the robbers retreated one after another, Master Zhang Lingtian said to Mierhan: "Seeing that you are all young and middle-aged, why don't you go back to open up the wasteland and farm, not only to support yourself, but also to feed your family. ”

"Alas, it's hard to say, who doesn't want to live in peace, but farming will also be exploited layer by layer, not to mention supporting your family, even if you support yourself." Mierhan sighed.

"But no matter what, you can't be a robber who kills people and steals goods." Master Zhang Lingtian continued.

"This master is right, we have just gathered, this is the first time to rob a caravan, I will dismiss everyone and find another way to survive."

After a pause, Mierhan continued: "All the strong men must be from the Central Plains, how can they practice such strong martial arts, I will go to the Central Plains another day to find you to learn art." Mierhan said.

"My name is Zhu Yu, I belong to the Tianlong faction, there are many martial arts sects in the Central Plains, as long as you practice martial arts sincerely, there will definitely be a master who will accept you as an apprentice." Zhu Yu said.

After Mierhan thanked him for his kindness, and after taking his men away, everyone turned around and saw that many merchants were kneeling on the ground, kowtowing constantly, Yan Kun laughed a few times and said, "Everyone get up quickly, the robbers have left, what are you doing on your knees." ”

Several businessmen stepped forward to give some gold and silver to the masters, but Master Zhang Lingtian resolutely refused to give it, and said: "We have our own sources, and it is not easy for everyone to make money, so let's keep it for our own use, and when we come out to do business, we must pay attention to safety." ”

Zhu Yu, Luo Lin, Lan Tian and Lan Ling'er saw Luo Mai caught in the crowd from a distance, but it was inconvenient to recognize each other, so they just waved from afar, and together with everyone, they turned around and continued to hurry.

After meeting with Master Kongkong and Master Rufeng, Master Kongkong said: "The Western Regions can be chaotic like this, and the Central Plains will not be much better, after we chase after the Green Ridge, we should return to the Central Plains as soon as possible and do our duty to save the people." ”

The rest of the road, though deserted, was relatively smooth, and with camels, tents and groceries, it was much easier to walk than through the desert.

In the next ten days, they crossed four or five great rivers, walked through seven or eight towns, climbed three or four high mountains, and came to a great mountain.

Everyone looked up and saw that the top of the mountain was covered with clouds and mist, and it looked higher than any mountain they had seen before, and in the gap between the clouds and mist, they could see the exposed white snow, reflecting a terrible white light in the sunlight.

At the foot of the mountain, there are scattered villages, and you can still see one or two herdsmen or farmers working in the fields, Zhu Yu called a herdsman and asked him for the route to the green ridge.

"This high mountain is called the Green Ridge, more than 1,000 miles long from north to south, more than 300 miles wide from east to west, the top of the mountain is covered with snow all the year round, and the birds can't fly over, and the opposite side of the Green Ridge is the Central Asian countries, leaving the Chinese territory." The shepherd said.

"It turns out that this is the Green Ridge, but people often pass by here." The Master of the Sky asked.

"There are three roads across the Green Ridge, divided into the South Road, the Middle Road and the North Road, this is the middle road, and it is also the most dangerous route, you need to choose a sunny day, prepare more than five days of dry food, under the leadership of the guide to live." The shepherd pointed to the mountains.

"Recently, has anyone passed by?" Xuyun Shitai stepped forward and asked.

"Yes, although this road is dangerous, but from the Central Plains to Central Asia, it is the most recent one, the day before yesterday a caravan of 100 people, yesterday in the past more than ten monks who traveled west to seek the law, by the way, yesterday afternoon, there were two women, and they didn't even ask for a guide to go up the mountain." The shepherds graze their cattle in the neighborhood every day, and they know very well about the people who pass by.

"Two women? Is it a forty-something, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old, all beautiful, the older woman wears red clothes, and the younger woman wears a pothos skirt. Lan Ling'er asked.

"Yes, these are two people, they really look like fairies, but they are too bold, so they have to climb the big snow mountain unprepared, it's really fierce!"

"What else did they say?" Master Xuyun asked.

"By the way, they asked me if there were any caves on this mountain where people could rest, and I just knew that there was a cave on the mountain, and there were traces of cultivators living in the cave, so I told them, it seems that they want to live on the mountain for a while." The shepherd said.

"Oh, where is the cave? That's what we're here for. Master Yan Kun asked happily.

"Seeing that you don't look like bad people, I still advise you, it's better not to go, the cave is not in the same direction as the ordinary mountain road through the green mountains, it is higher and more dangerous, and no one has been there for many years." The shepherd reminded.

"We have come all the way to find these two women, how can we not go? You find us a guide, and we'll go up the mountain. Yan Kun waved his big hand and said.

The shepherd was also a well-informed man, and when he looked at the large crowd of people in front of him, all of them seemed to have special skills, he did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "Well, you wait here, and I will drive the cattle and sheep on the hillside over there home, and I will be your guide." ”

Half an hour later, the shepherd returned, put on thick boots, clothes sewn from velvet camel fur, and carried a large bag of dry food.

Thinking that they would be able to find Qiulin soon, everyone was very excited, and they walked naturally and briskly, and two hours later, everyone came to the mountainside under the leadership of the shepherd.

"Let's rest here for a while, and to get to the cave you mentioned, we'll have to leave the main road and go south." The shepherd stopped, pointing to the snow to the south.

Zhu Yu found that the road under his feet was to the west, the road was very wide, but it was also very dangerous, and in the snow to the south, there was no road at all, so he had to open a road by himself.

"Look, there's someone down the hill." Xin'er pointed to the bottom of the mountain and said.

Everyone looked down the mountain, and saw about twenty people, wandering in the place where everyone had stayed before, and if they looked closely, it was the Shadowless Man and the Paju Gobu and the others.

"How far is it going?" The Master of the Sky asked the shepherd.

"Climb the three snow-capped mountains in front of you, and you can reach it tomorrow afternoon." The shepherd pointed to the mountain opposite.

"In this case, we should hurry up and find Qiulin before the Shadowless and Paju Gob." The Master of the Sky urged.

The crowd lifted their spirits and climbed towards the first snowy peak under the guidance of the shepherd.

The shepherd climbed up the mountain, not losing to the masters at all, Ling Shanzi couldn't help but praise: "This shepherd has good physical strength, and we are all people who have practiced martial arts for many years, but you can walk the same path as us without falling off the peak." ”

"I will be a guide every year, Pa five or six times, get used to it, I see you, compared to ordinary people, the ability to climb the mountain is more than 100 times stronger." The shepherd said.

"Little brother has already talked about it, although I have practiced martial arts for a few years, but I have no experience in climbing such a snowy mountain, so I have to lead the way." Ling Shanzi said.

Finally, with the efforts of the people, the shepherd led everyone over the first snowy peak, came to the leeward side, and watched the sky gradually get dark, and the herdsman decided to set up camp here.

The shepherd told everyone to dig holes in the snow one by one, put the tents into the pits, and prepare to sleep in the ice caves for the night.

Lu Bucai climbed the snow peak, looked down at the snow peak, and saw that the shadowless people and the Paju Gobu and his party had come to camp under the snow peak, and the harsh snow mountain environment could not pose any obstacle to the Paju Gobu and his party, because they came from the snowy plateau and lived on the snow mountain, and for them, they were used to it.

Although it was cold, they spent the night in the ice cave to avoid the cold wind of the night, and everyone used some internal strength to fight the cold, and rested fairly well at night, and the next day before dawn, everyone went on the road under the urging of the shepherd.

"We have to walk across the opposite slope before noon, because the sun is shining there, and it is easy for avalanches to occur at noon when the snow melts, and when we cross the slopes, we must not speak loudly, which can also easily cause avalanches." The words of the shepherd, you can understand the saying that sun exposure is prone to avalanches, but how can loud words cause avalanches? In this regard, everyone is puzzled.