Running out for nearly a hundred miles, Wu Shijiu saw that Da Hei was wheezing evenly, his steps were steady, and his speed was getting faster and faster, and he couldn't help but secretly admire Bai Qianju's vision.

Running and running, I suddenly saw a white object hanging on the branch in front of me, and when I got closer, I reached out and took it off to take a closer look, but it was a white beaded hairpin, which was the hair ornament that Shuangxi usually uses. Wu Shijiu's heart was pounding, could it be that Xixi secretly gave me a hint?

After running for more than 100 miles, a handkerchief appeared in the grass next to the avenue, and when Wu Shijiu picked it up and looked at it, he knew that it was usually used by Shuangxi Xi, and the handkerchief still exuded a faint fragrance. Could it be that in order to remind herself, she kept secretly throwing the things that could be used on her body in the middle of the road?

While guessing, Wu Shijiu became more and more confident. Chase all the way, and after that, every other distance, you can see the small objects left behind. When encountering a fork in the road, there must be traces of artificiality in the nearby trees or grass. It's just that the distance between them is getting longer and longer, and there must be fewer and fewer things to discard on the body.

In a hurry for a few days, Wu Shijiu rushed to the road, has chased out more than 1,000 miles, this road to the west, through Yingchang Mansion, Tangzhou, Jinzhou and other places, along the southwest road of Beijing, this day came to Xingyuan Mansion, that is, today's Hanzhong.

Xingyuan Mansion belongs to the West Gorge Road, north of the Qinling Mountains, south of the Daba Mountains, mild and humid all year round, is the climate watershed between the north and south of China, and there are huge water systems such as the Han River, the Jialing River and so on cross through, the unique geographical features form a number of cliffs and natural dangers, it is the only way to go to Luosa.

Li Bai Shiyun: "The difficulty of Shu Road is difficult to go to the blue sky!" Through Xingyuan Mansion, this ancient and modern moat road is the "Shu Road" referred to in the poem. Wu Shijiu rode a horse to the Great Bell Temple of Xingyuan Mansion, inquired about the route, only to know that the five hundred miles of plank road in front of him, there is no smooth road, don't think about galloping, some roads are difficult to say whether the horses can pass.

Bao Xiegu Road was built in the period of Dayu's water control, when Liu Bang Xing soldiers, he sent the general Han Xinming to repair the plank road to darken Chen Cang, and drove straight into the Hanzhong Plain, taking the lead in seizing Chang'an, pacifying Sanqin.

Although this ancient plank road has passed a thousand years now, the rulers of all dynasties have attached great importance to the trade and postal service with the land of Bashu, and spared no effort to repair the plank road, although all kinds of difficulties and obstacles, but at least the passage is unimpeded.

Wu Shijiu led Da Hei into the Baoxie Valley Road, very few people passed along the way, but the speed was not fast, the narrow part of the ancient plank road only allowed one foot to stand, Wu Shijiu walked very hard with one person and one horse, but the more anxious he was, the more he dared not be careless. Some of the mountain walls are vertically up and down, soaked in the water mist all the year round, damp and slippery, there is not even a place to borrow strength, one is not careful, even people and horses will fall off the cliff, fall into the rushing and roaring Hongyan River below.

Every time he went to a post station, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: he had passed another level.

Just stop and go, pass Wangjiayuan, Zuitou, Taochuan, Baiyun, Zhitian and other post stations, out of Taibai County, Baoxiegu Road is divided into two waterways, Baoshui and Xieshui. At the mouth of the waterway leading to Baoshui, Wu Shijiu found a white corner of clothes, he picked it up and looked at it carefully for a long time, and saw that the corner of the clothes was flat and flat, obviously cut with a sharp weapon.

Could it be that Shuangxi had no object to throw away, so he had no choice but to cut off the corner of his clothes and throw it on the side of the road to give himself a hint? He was hesitating when he took the corner of his clothes, and several boatmen surrounded him at the crossing, all of them seemed to be locals, all of them were dark-skinned, lean and capable, and when they saw someone coming, they came forward one after another to collect customers.

Wu Shijiu pointed to the Baoshui Waterway and asked, "How long does it take to get out of the ancient plank road from here?"

When several boatmen heard this, their faces changed, and one of them said: "Isn't Childe unable to think about it?

Wu Shijiu didn't understand the reason, and asked: "These two rivers seem to be very gentle, why are they called backwater beaches over there?"

There is a boat family said: "Son outsiders don't know, Bao Xiegu Road out of Taibai divided into two, the slope water is spacious and flat, the merchants are going from here, the Bao Shui is just this section of the front of the gentle, to the front of the valley narrow, bends and reefs many, the water flow is fierce, the valley road is roundabout, bumping and touching, our boat must fall apart, that is, the water is good, fall down also have to be broken, we have a saying here: rather walk the valley ten times, do not look at the water, this is the truth. ”

Wu Shijiu said in his heart: Looking at the tips left on Shuangxi Xixi, it does point to Baoshui Valley Road, why did Pan Luozhi and others go far and far away, leaving the flat waterway and not going, but going to this treacherous pass?

Thinking of this, he looked around and asked, "Have you ever seen a group of people walking by boat from Baoshui?" and then described the appearance of Pan Luozhi and the others.

Without waiting for the boatmen to reply, they heard someone on the shore say loudly: "Yes! ”

When the boatmen saw the man speak, they all remained silent and went back to the boat. Wu Shijiu looked for prestige, and saw a burly bearded man standing on a boat, nodding at him with his hands on his waist, seeing that the clothes were no different from the locals, but the skin color and appearance were very different, not as dark and thin as the locals, somewhat white, with a big belly and a round waist.

His boat looked very new, freshly painted, and could accommodate at least a dozen people, spacious enough for one person and one horse. Wu Shijiu hurriedly said, "Boat family, when did you see them?"

The big man said: "Just half a day ago, these people were very bold and generous, the first one was the prince of Tubo, and the others were all high-rollers in the Central Plains, there were two women, quite beautiful, hehe, the Sprinkle family remembers very clearly." ”

Wu Shijiu wanted to ask again, but the big man said: "The guest officer has already made a plan, and the Sprinkle family will collect the boat and go back in a while." As he spoke, he took the oars and was about to go ashore. Wu Shijiu hurriedly stopped: "Okay, okay, it's your boat." While giving the silver taels, he led the big black onto the boat.

"Well, the guest officer is seated, and the Sprinkler family will sail. The big man spread his arms and rowed the boat towards the Baoshui Valley Road. The water flow at the entrance of this Baoshui is soothing, and the boat travels more than ten miles, but it is also safe. After a few miles, the water flow gradually became turbulent, and the large and small whirlpools on the water surface were one after another, thinking that the undercurrent was complex and there were many reefs. The big man suddenly said: "Childe, this horse is very good, but it's a pity that there is no place for this sloping valley road." ”

Wu Shijiu said: "Out of this five-hundred-mile plank road, can there be a cycling avenue ahead?"

Dahan smiled: "Childe thinks far, if he can get the favor of God, he will first pass the previous trial and death pass." ”

Wu Shijiu was surprised: "What kind of place is the trial pass?

The big man stepped forward and said, "Oh, it's ......" After speaking, he turned his head and plunged into the water and disappeared.

Wu Shijiu just wanted to say, "What are you going to do", when he suddenly heard the sound of water in front of him, and a huge reef appeared in the middle of the river, splitting the torrent in two and splashing a few feet high. With no one at the helm of the ship, the wooden ship spun and drifted straight past, and it looked like it was about to hit a boulder. Seeing that the situation was critical, Da Hei jumped and roared again and again. Wu Shijiu didn't have time to think about it, picked up an oar from the cabin, and slammed it on the boulder, this time using eighty percent of the force, and the boat retreated a few feet away against the current. But when this support was exhausted, the boat was carried by the torrent and rushed to the boulder again, and Wu Shijiu concocted it according to the law and pushed the boat backwards.

Who knew that after holding on a few more times, there was a sudden "click", and the wood pulp broke into two. Seeing that the boat was about to crash into the boulder, Wu Shijiu exerted all his strength, and slapped the boulder with both palms with a move "Houhai Xianhe", only to hear the sound of "bang", the wooden boat rowed to the side of the boulder, carried by the torrent, and circled into the roaring waves.

At the critical moment, Wu Shijiu made a thousand pounds, stood firmly on the board of the boat with his feet, and looked ahead, there were not a few giant reefs like this, the entire river was raging, the water splashed, and the white was boundless. The wooden ship is like a ruined leaf, carried by the torrent, ready to be swallowed at any moment.

Wu Shijiu poured the true qi of his whole body into his arms, relying on a pair of fleshy palms to support him left and right, and when he encountered a reef boulder in the water, he used the moves in the 12 innate styles to counteract with force. Among the twelve styles, "Open the Sky and See the Sun" and "Houhai Xianhe" are the most violent, and they are also the most consuming true qi, and in a moment's effort, Wu Shijiu's internal strength has consumed most of it, but there are still monstrous waves in front of him.

In the face of natural divine power, no matter how strong the manpower is, when it will eventually run out, not to mention this river valley torrent that has roared for hundreds of millions of years? Wu Shijiu persevered until later, only to feel that his whole body was sore, and his arms were almost unable to lift up.

At this time, half of the wooden boat was water, the hull creaked, and after another sharp bend, only to hear a click, the hull hit the cliff and completely fell apart, and with a long roar, the big black jumped into the water, struggling to be swept away by the huge waves. Wu Shijiu's eyes were quick, he hugged a scattered plank, and just wanted to turn over, when suddenly a wave hit, and he choked on a mouthful of water, and the whole person sank to the bottom of the water, and the board in his hand did not know where to go.

It is strange to say, the huge waves on the water are churning, but the water is relatively calm, Wu Shijiu held his breath, let his body gradually sink to the bottom of the water, and when his eyes gradually adapted, he saw that there were some strange rocks of large and small interlaced under the water, and the rapids rushed through these strange rocks and reefs, and it was inevitable that whirlpools and waves would be formed on the surface of the water. He swam forward with his hands on the strange rock, and when he couldn't hold his breath, he quickly floated to the surface of the water to breathe, and then made a jack drop to sink his body.

I don't know how long I swam like this, the strength in my body is disappearing little by little, and when I surfaced for breath for the last time, Wu Shijiu already felt that his hands and feet did not obey the call. When he sank to the bottom of the water again, he felt that the world was spinning, and water began to enter his nose, eyes, and mouth, and his mind buzzed, and the last thought was: Is this really the path that Xixi pointed to me?

Subsequently, the whole person lost consciousness.

"Shijiu, that world is too dangerous, come back if you can't stand it. ”

"Mom, why are you, where am I?"

"Silly boy, you are in your mother's arms, and mother, in your dreams. ”

"Mom, I miss you, I really miss you. Are you okay over there? Does anyone take care of you?"

"Mom knows you miss me, Mom is okay now, you can rest assured. But Shijiu, you've already helped so many people, that's enough, don't force yourself. Mom doesn't want you to be a hero who saves the world, she just wants you to continue to be that happy and simple Wu Shijiu. ”

"But...... But I promised an old man from Western Xia that he would ......"

"Promise him to save the world nine hundred and ninety-nine years ago?

“...... I don't know, but since I promised others, I should start from the beginning. ”

"Then what kind of things and people do you have to divide! A person's ability is limited after all, my mother doesn't want to see you being calculated all the time, living in danger all the time, and I don't want you to have so much pressure, isn't it good for us to live an ordinary life?"

"I know that my ability is limited, and I also know that I am an ordinary person, I have been admitted to university for so many years, I have studied history to deliver couriers, and I may be laughed at by the neighbors when I say it. But...... But wouldn't it be a blessing if you could have a period of time in your life when you recalled?"

"But who will tell this memory in the future? Who will believe it? Is this kind of happiness that you can't touch or grasp?"

"Fortunately or not, I know it myself, I don't need to tell anyone, I don't need anyone to believe, I don't regret it if I experience it,"

"You really don't regret it?"

"Well, no regrets!"

"This stubborn boy, you have the same virtue as your father!Okay, wipe the water on your face, get up quickly......"