Xiao Yan was involved in this expedition in a daze, and also played the most important role - a guide.

Qi Zehui comforted him and said: "Don't be sad, it's not necessarily a good thing for you to think about it from a different angle, you look at your map is crooked, they used to specify that they couldn't find a place, and when they came back empty-handed, wouldn't they have to cut us?"

Xiao Yan glared at his friend angrily, thinking, Feng Liang said it lightly, after all, the person who is going is not you, right?

"Brother Xiao, Your Highness, please come over. Xu Bo didn't know when he came to the door of the room and said to Xiao Yan.

"Please come with me. ”

Xiao Yan followed Xu Bo through the courtyard house until he reached the deepest part of the mansion - in front of a very secret house.

There are two ink-clad knights guarding the door, both of them are wearing black masks, and they can't see their faces clearly, only a tattoo on the center of the eyebrows is very eye-catching-

Three petals, like a lotus flower.

"This is the disciple of the Tang Sect, the elite of the Purple Lotus Hall, there are still many people in the house, I can't answer them all...... "Xu Bo walked to the door and made a "please" gesture to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan swallowed his saliva and hesitated for a moment before daring to knock on the door-

"Who's outside?" said Hu Ji's deep voice from inside the house.

"Uh, uh......" Xiao Yan didn't know what to do for a while.

"Got it, come in!"

Xiao Yan took a deep breath and slowly pushed the door in, in the dimly lit room, there was a round table in the center, and a large map was placed on the table.

Four people with different expressions sat around the table, and Hu Ji, the king of Zhang, stood in the middle of the four, facing the door, thinking about the map.

When the four of them saw Xiao Yan coming in, they all cast unkind glances: some were surprised, some were disgusted, some were suspicious, but more were annoyed.

"Xiao Yan, come here, this king will briefly introduce these four to you-"

Hu Ji pulled Xiao Yan over expressionlessly, pointed to the first place, and said:

"This one is specially sent by the Tang Sect this time, the hall master of the Purple Lotus Hall, Tang Wuji Tang Elder;"

Ink-colored short robe, black wooden cane, cold but hidden evil in his eyes, and even the snake-hairpin on his head revealed an evil aura, Xiao Yan looked at the middle-aged woman who was about fifty years old, and had already guessed a rough idea in his heart.

"Long ...... Hello Elder Tang!" Xiao Yan greeted tremblingly.

Tang Wuji glanced at it and ignored the nobody.

"These two are the elite guards of my palace, and they are also the two brothers who fought with me on the battlefield, General Ziqian and General Midnight. ”

The two guards with swords and light armor were quite polite, and they symbolically arched their hands towards Xiao Yan.

"This one," Hu Ji's voice paused, "It's Mr. Fang Zhongjingfang, a famous doctor in Dali, and I ask him to make this princess last until now." Mr. Fang was very interested in "Shennong's Materia Medica", so he went to Kunlun with us on this trip. Hu Ji's voice was a little helpless.

Hearing that this frail old man who was over seventy years old and had gray hair was also going to go with him, Xiao Yan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and when he reacted, he was just about to salute, when he saw Mr. Fang blowing his beard and glaring at him angrily: "Is it your kid who burned the map?"

Xiao Yan couldn't say anything, so he could only scold Qi Zehui ten thousand times in his heart, and then smiled cautiously.

"So be it, no nonsense. After Hu Ji briefly introduced everyone, he led the topic to the focus of this time: "Kunlun Mountain stretches for thousands of miles, if you find it little by little, it can be described as a fantasy, and now, the princess is in critical condition, and I must wait for this trip to go back and forth within a month." Once again, this king is not trying to get some treasure scripture and wait to save the princess, and this king will never break his word about the disposition of that scripture! I hope you will work together to prevent trouble!"

"We are all sent by His Highness!" the four of them bowed their hands one after another. Xiao Yan also hurriedly arched his hand.

"Very good," Hu Ji turned his gaze to Xiao Yan, "Come here, this picture is a panoramic view of the Kunlun Mountains, and you will point out the approximate location of the scriptures to us!"

Xiao Yan nodded and stepped forward, carefully examined the map, and after some careful calculations in his heart, he pointed with great certainty to the hinterland of a mountain range in Kunlun.

"Ziqian, do you think it will take a few days to get here?"

Ziqian stepped forward and groped for a while, and said, "About nine days!"

"Very good! I can return in 20 days, more than enough time!"

"Your Highness, don't forget, Kunlun is covered with ice and snow all year round, the mountains are steep, and the cave hunt is full of dangers, and this trip will be more than twenty days!" said Mr. Fang Zhongjing, stroking his beard.

"Old man, you are very old, since you already know that this trip is not easy, why do you want to come along?" Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Hmph! The old man's body is so strong!" Mr. Fang began to blow his beard and glared again.

Xiao Yan and Hu Ji glanced at each other unconsciously, their eyes full of embarrassment and helplessness.

"Okay, without further ado, gather all the people and horses, and set off in an hour!" Hu Ji stared at Xiao Yan, "When you get to the place, how to move, this king hopes that you won't have anything wrong then!"

Xiao Yan was frightened: "Ming... Understood!"

"You don't have to worry about your friends," after everyone had dispersed, Hu Ji stopped Xiao Yan, "This king will ask Mr. Fang to check his injuries in a while, and prescribe a few prescriptions for bone and muscle, you can go with me with peace of mind." ”

Xiao Yan was overjoyed and nodded his head in thanks.

"If there is anything needed for this trip, even if you talk to the king, as long as it is not too much, the king will do his best. ”

"Well, is a bench okay?"

"Huh?"

Eight Tang Sect disciples, thirty lightly armored knights, Xiao Yan and his party quickly marched to the south of Kunlun Mountain.

The journey was smooth and surprisingly calm, which surprised Hu Ji, who had already prepared for battle. The second general Zi Qianzi Yeer took the lead, the old lady Tang Wuji was treacherous and terrifying, and the rest of the Tang disciples and palace guards were even more silent. The lack of a chattering chatter made Xiao Yan feel very bored.

The only one who is not lonely should belong to Mr. Fang Zhongjing, humming a song comfortably along the way, looking very leisurely and happy, as if the "Shennong Materia Medica" is already in his hands.

As the temperature dropped more and more, Xiao Yan knew in his heart that he was very close to his destination.

After eight days of trekking, the group finally came to an unknown small village at the foot of Kunlun Mountain and set up camp.

Xiao Yan was wrapped in a coat and looked up at the snow-capped majestic mountains, his heart was full of admiration and shock.

The wind was bitterly cold, and the people requisitioned several vacant houses as strongholds, and discussed the next plan of action through the roaring bonfire.

"There can't be too many people going up the mountain, my Tang Sect disciple is enough to deal with it. Tang Wuji rubbed his cane and said slowly.

Hu Ji and Zi Qianzi Ye glanced at each other, and then said, "This king still suggests that ten people from the guards go up the mountain together." ”

Tang Wuji sneered: "Why, Your Highness can't trust the strength of my Tang Sect, or the credibility of my Tang Sect." ”

"To be on the safe side!" Hu Ji's attitude was flat but firm.

Tang Wuji stopped talking, and let out a cloud of white air full of coldness.

"Your Highness, the guide has found you!" a few guards walked in with a man who looked like a local.

"Your Highness Elder doesn't need to be angry, I suggest that you listen to what Uncle Guide has to say!" Xiao Yan felt that the smell of gunpowder in the room was getting stronger and stronger, and hurriedly said round.

The man looked at the crowd nervously, and then muttered a bunch of incomprehensible dialects.

The five people sitting there glanced at each other and said they didn't understand: "There is not a single Han in this village?"

The two guards smiled bitterly: "Back to Your Highness, my subordinates are incompetent, and I really can't find it." ”

"It's okay, this is the local dialect of the Bai nationality, I can understand it. Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he saw that everyone couldn't understand it.

"Are you white?" What was even more surprising was Hu Jiyi's work.

Xiao Yan smiled, did not answer, and communicated with the Bai man on his own.

In the face of the two of them talking and laughing, everyone could only stare dryly.

After a while, Xiao Yan turned around and said to everyone: "Uncle Ajie said that it is okay for him to lead the way up the mountain, but he has to be paid." ”

Hu Ji nodded and said, "This is natural, what else?"

Uncle Ajie also said that this year's temperature is different from previous years, and the heavy snow in the mountain dissolves, which can easily cause avalanches due to sound, so no more than 10 people can go up the mountain. ”

"Ten?"

Everyone looked at each other, and took out Hu Ji, Tang Wuji, Fang Zhongjing, Zi Qianzi Ye, the second general and these two guides, there were only three places.

"Can it only be ten?" Tang Wuji said.

Xiao Yan asked Applejack a few more questions, but the latter's attitude was very resolute: "Uncle Applejack said, if there are more than ten, go find someone else to lead the way, but there is no one in this village who is more familiar with the terrain than him." ”

Everyone was silent, Hu Ji sighed, and said, "Let us discuss." ”

Xiao Yan nodded, and pulled Applejack to the side to roast the fire.

Everyone in the house discussed for half an hour, Hu Ji and Tang Wuji were determined to go up the mountain, Xiao Yan and that Uncle Ajie were also indispensable, Mr. Fang Zhongjing's attitude was very stubborn, and finally after several arguments, everyone finally reached an agreement:

Originally, the number of people remained unchanged, and the remaining three places were replaced by Tang Sect disciples. The rest of the men and horses were stationed in the village, waiting to receive them down the mountain.

They rested in the village for the night, and the next morning they got up and set out into the heart of the mountain.

Xiao Yan and Uncle Ajie, who were carrying the bench on their backs, walked at the front of the team, talking a few words from time to time and exchanging opinions with each other;

Followed by the two brothers King Zhang and Ziqian Ziye, all three of them were lightly armoured, and Hu Ji did not bring his silver-tailed dragon halberd, but just tightened the sword at his waist.

Mr. Fang Zhongjing unexpectedly did not show too much fatigue of the old man, walked in the middle of the team with a bamboo basket on his back, and stopped from time to time to pick flowers and plants on the side of the mountain road with a happy face.

Elder Tang Wuji led her three disciples to walk at the back of the line with gloomy faces, looking at the road behind them from time to time.

Everyone walked all the way up the cliff for half a day, and the ground was no longer visible, but the top of the mountain seemed to be more distant.

"It's been half a day, how long will it take to arrive?" The cold wind was howling, and Hu Ji's voice sounded very vague and noisy.

"Rest for the night, it is estimated that it will be there tomorrow!" Xiao Yan replied, stepping on the sparse ice and snow.

"Okay, move on!" Hu Ji took a deep breath of the cold air, turned around and asked again, "Elder Tang, what can we find behind us?"

Tang Wuji stuck his cane tightly into the ground to stabilize his figure, turned to look at his disciples, and then shook his head.

"This is not quite right, can't those people who want scriptures give up so much?" General Ziqian muttered.

"It's not normal if it's too normal!" General Midnight said in agreement.

"Don't say it, just be vigilant!" "Yes! Your Highness!"

Hu Ji looked back and took a deep look at the mountain road when everyone came, sighed, stopped staying, got up and followed.

In the evening, the cold wind began to mix with snowflakes. The group hid behind a leeward hillside and dug a small snow cave, and snuggled up to each other around a small campfire.

Outside the cave, the cold wind roared like a beast, one after another, without any weakening of momentum.

The crowd leaned against the cave wall, which was orange reflected by the firelight, and they were silent.

Uncle Ajie suddenly muttered, and Xiao Yan's face suddenly became a little ugly.

"What did he say?" Hu Ji said with a sudden opening of his eyes.

"Uncle Ajie said," Xiao Yan swallowed, "Grandpa Mountain God doesn't welcome us here, a snowstorm is coming tomorrow." ”