Since leaving the capital, Xing Ti has traveled all the way north, through the Tongzhou, Changpingzhou, and Yinshan Mountains to the border of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and then all the way north to the northernmost Tianshan Mountains, where the final destination of the trip is.

The head of the law department is in the hands of the deputy director Ji Huo, and it is too lazy to say that the deputy director Ji Huo is too lazy. When the criminal mention is there, he is reluctant to move more, and the basic affairs are handled by the criminal commission. This is also surprising.,Originally, the deputy was the assistant to the main job.,But this Ji work is not.。

Ji Huo was originally the deputy of the former director Ji Qingli, and after Ji Qingli stepped down, the director of the law department should be appointed by Ji Huo, but Ji Huo was rejected by Ji Huo for various reasons, and he was only willing to be a free deputy. Anyway, they are all working in the law department, and later Emperor Qiandi did not force him, and chose Xing Ti to be the director of the law department, but Xing Ti didn't dare to care about this old-timer, he had nothing to do and brought some wine and meat to visit.

For most of the month, there was no delay at all, except for eating, drinking, and sleeping, everyone else was in a hurry. Xing Ti looked at the map in his hand, and there was a small village called Gu Village not far in front of him, and thought that he would rest here tonight.

The farther north it goes, the closer it is to the Tianshan Mountain Range, the colder it gets, it's almost winter, although Xing Ti has the cultivation of the Four Elephant Realm, but this biting chill is still strange and uncomfortable at night, and there is no way to find a place to deal with it for one night as before, in order to ensure that the next day is full of energy, it is better to find a place to stay.

I guess I didn't have a good night's sleep for a few nights, but the rest was really laborious.

However, after a while, Xingti led the horse to the head of the village of Gu Village. At a glance, there are many broken mud walls in the whole village, and more than 20 households are all loess rammed thatched grass houses, and there are no young people in the village, most of them are old people and children.

Except for a river that provides water for the village all year round and some cultivated fields, it is not close to any big cities and towns, but it can be regarded as a remote town far from the world.

For most of the month, due to the grizzled torture caused by the hurry, under the background of the setting sun, the long shadow led the horse slowly towards the village.

The sound of the horses snorting attracted the children who were playing on the mud walls at the head of the village. But after a while, a little boy about six or seven years old ran over, looked at Xing Ti's waist in a dirty body and said, "Big ...... Big brother, are you from the rivers and lakes that storytellers often say? ”

Xing Ti looked down at the saber at his waist - Kuaiyu, bent down, and couldn't help but say, "Yes, aren't you afraid." ”

The little boy specially straightened his chest and said: "I'm not afraid, like the big brother, I am a good person in Mr. Storyteller, and I will be like that when I grow up, I will fight bad guys." ”

After speaking, the little boy carefully took out a wooden knife the size of an adult's palm from his arms and handed it to Xing Ti, "Big brother, look, I have it too." ”

Looking at the innocent look in the little boy's eyes and his vision for the future, Xing Ti suddenly became very relaxed, and gave a thumbs up and said, "You will definitely be better than the big brother in the future, then you have to work hard." By the way, little friend, can I ask you two questions when my big brother just came here? ”

"Yes. Hearing the praise of the big brother in the rivers and lakes, the little boy was naturally very happy, he could be more powerful than the big brother in the future, and a big brother like this in the rivers and lakes on Mr. Storyteller's side would not deceive people.

"What's your name?"

"My surname is Xue, my name is Xue Yu, and it's good for my big brother to call me Xiao Yu. ”

"Okay, Xiao Yu, then you know where to live and eat. ”

Hearing this, the little boy Xue Yu giggled, and said in circles: "Big brother goes to my house, my house can do it." ”

After speaking, Xue Yu took Xing Ti and walked to the village.

"Xiao Yu, your grandfather is looking for you to go home for dinner. An aunt at the head of the village called Xiao Yu Dao, and it was natural to see Xiao Yu pulling a stranger, every household in the village was some old people and children, and there was no one within a radius of more than ten miles from Gu Village, and boarding was also a common thing.

Xiao Yu's immature voice replied with an experienced voice: "I know Aunt Wu, let's go back." ”

Xing Ti followed Xiao Yu for a while, then picked up Xiao Yu and sat on the horse's back, "You show the way, the big brother will lead the horse and take you away." ”

Xiao Yu, who was riding a horse for the first time, was nervous and excited, his hands were tightly grasping the saddle, his little face was flushed, and his eyes were wide open looking ahead.

After walking a few steps, Xiao Yu found that it was not so scary, so he slowly straightened his waist. Then he slowly let go of his right hand, but his left hand grasped it tighter, and his right hand took out the wooden knife that his grandfather made for himself from his arms, and there was a little sad impurity in his clear eyes, as if he remembered something. slashed a few times at the sunset, and now he seems to be the chivalrous man in the mouth of Mr. Storyteller. A few hot tears inadvertently fell from the corners of Xiao Yu's eyes, and then Xiao Yu immediately raised his arm to wipe away the tears.

The little boy behind him, Xue Yu, knew all about his actions, it was not easy for a little boy to control his emotions so much, but he didn't know what he had experienced, so he didn't ask much.

Along the way, Xing Ti found that although the people of the whole village were not very rich, they were very happy, and the people were very simple, with yellow hair hanging down, and they were happy.

Xue Yu's home was in the middle of the village, and he walked there after a while, and Xing Ti carried Xue Yu off the horse.

"Grandpa, grandpa, I'm back. Xue Yu shouted up and down.

Xue Yu's grandfather bent over and walked out, about sixty years old, with gray hair and a slightly rickety body, when he saw his grandson coming back, he touched his grandson's head and smiled dotingly: "Look at you playing, like a little mud monkey." ”

Then Xue Yu's grandfather looked at Xing and asked, "Little brother is here to stay." ”

Xing Ti was very polite and bent down and said, "Yes, Grandpa Xue, is it convenient?" ”

"Convenient, convenient, little brother, please come in, the horses are tied to the grass shed on the side, I'll make two more dishes for the little brother, Xiao Yu, come and help grandpa make a fire to eat." Grandpa Xue walked into the house and greeted Xue Yu.

"Grandpa Xue, don't be so troublesome, just eat something and make do with it. ”

"Don't tighten, don't tighten, as it should be. ”

Xing Ti shook his head helplessly, led the horse into the grass shed, and got some grass and water for the horse: "You can also work hard for one night, change your name and find a good place to improve your food." ”

The horse shook its head humanely and snorted.

He fetched some water in the well, washed his face, dusted off his body, and then took his salute and went into the house.

"Xiao Yu is coming to eat, little brother, I'm sorry, there are no good things to entertain in the wilderness, you work hard to make do with it. Grandpa Xue said politely.

Xing Ti looked at a table of three dishes and one soup, which was not bad, pickled with more oil than dried radish, carp soup, hidden in the earthen kiln and then taken out to stir-fry Chinese cabbage, and half a cured chicken, in this remote place is really good, I don't have to pick.

"Grandpa Xue, it's good, we haven't eaten anything in the rivers and lakes, come, you and Xiao Yu will eat too." After saying that, Xing Ti picked out the chicken leg from half a chicken and put it in Xiao Yu's bowl.

Xing Ti looked at the rice in the bowl and there was still a little rice husk, but he didn't care, picked up two dried radishes with chopsticks and served the rice. Compared with the dry food in the wild, this fragrant and hot rice is really content.

"Originally, the old man shouldn't be too talkative, but looking at the little brother's good face, he doesn't look like a bad guy and asks, the little brother is not from our Da Wei. Grandpa Xue looked at the torture and asked.

Xing Ti gently put down the dishes and chopsticks, "Yes, I came from the south. ”

Grandpa Xue nodded, "Oh, the south is either Daqian or Nanshu," and then Grandpa Xue explained: "Little brother, don't misunderstand, although there are often wars at the border passes, but it has nothing to do with our people, this is not a mutual market, and there is no delay in the travel of students between each other." ”

Xing Ti himself is the director of the law department, these things are naturally very clear, indeed, as Grandpa Xue said, there is no delay in fighting and exchanging, and everyone wants to learn good things from the other side.

Then Grandpa Xue continued: "Little brother, if you just walk the rivers and lakes to gain some experience, don't go north when you get here, and then go north is the Daxue Mountain of the vast Tianshan Mountain Range." ”

"Dare to ask Grandpa Xue, where is this snowy mountain further north?" Seeing that Grandpa Xue seemed to know something, Xing Ti asked while eating.

Grandpa Xue shook his head and said: "No one knows, there are legends in villages everywhere where the snow god stays, and even the great masters with extremely powerful martial arts on the rivers and lakes can't get by, and the boundless snowy mountains are all snowy mountains that can eat people." ”

When Grandpa Xue said this, he was interested in Xing Ti, "What about passing from the sea to the east?"

Grandpa Xue hurriedly shook his head and said: "Little brother, I'm afraid you don't know much about geography, when I was young, I was a porter who followed my second uncle to sell salt, and then my second uncle was arrested by the government, and I also settled down." Now the country near the sea is Daqian and Dawei, the Yueshu country is an inland country, Nanshu is a basin surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the north is the Shu Dao Sword Pavilion that is handed over to Daqian, so it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. But when it comes to the coast, Haizhou to the east of Daqian is the only city near the sea, and the sea area is also calm, so the salt industry and fishing industry in Daqian Haizhou are particularly prosperous. On the contrary, it is my Great Wei, although the north of the Yinshan Mountains belongs to my Great Wei sea area, but it seems to be God's punishment for the Great Wei, only a few tidal flats can make salt and go out of the sea for fishing, and further away you can't go, not only there are many reefs, even the undercurrent is surging so much, you can easily tear the big ship apart. Therefore, Daqian and the Northern Wei Dynasty have never had a naval battle to fight, and can only compete for the pass in the Yinshan Mountain Range. ”

Hearing Grandpa Xue say this, Xing Ti suddenly realized, Xing Ti didn't know about marching and fighting, but he didn't expect that there were quite a lot of factors involved. Thinking that an old man knows more than his own court errand, I can't help but feel a little ashamed.

Xing Ti suddenly realized: "I have been taught, I really don't hide it from Grandpa Xue, I went to the foot of the Great Snow Mountain to find a sect called Jingnan Pavilion this time, I don't know if Grandpa Xue has ever heard of it?"

Hearing the three words of Jingnan Pavilion, Grandpa Xue couldn't help but look gloomy, looking at Xue Yu, who was asleep and still whispering from time to time, with a distressed face.

It turns out that Jingnan Pavilion has always been a small sect at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, but the inheritance is extremely long, and there was a sect that made a living from medicine before the Northern Wei Dynasty was even the thirteen kingdoms. The local reputation is excellent, the Jingnan Pavilion sect is not large, there are only dozens of disciples, many of them are orphans who were adopted by the Jingnan Pavilion, raised and raised, and taught its medical Tao and martial arts, among which the medical Tao is the most outstanding.

Basically, the village elders and children of the northern land have received the favor of Jingnan Pavilion, and even the grace of saving lives, and the former and current Mr. Si Jing of Jingnan Pavilion is simply a living Bodhisattva in everyone's mouth.

But just about a year ago, Jingnan Pavilion was burned down by fire overnight, and dozens of disciples in the door were all killed, and Mr. Si Jing was nowhere to be found, including Xue Yu's parents, who went to study medicine together at that time, thinking that they would treat their injuries in the village after they came back, but they didn't think that they would never come back.

As for why, it is said that Mr. Si Jing of Jingnan Pavilion found something unusual, and the news was leaked by the disciples in the door, causing the disaster of destroying the door. It is said that good people don't live long, but they don't live long.

Speaking of this, Grandpa Xue couldn't help but burst into tears, pitying his only son and daughter-in-law, his grandson Xue Yu lost his father and mother at the age of five, and depended on him for his life. It is even more pitiful that Mr. Jingnan Pavilion Sijing and dozens of his disciples who saved the world, accumulated a lifetime of virtue, but were burned out by the sudden fire.

Sure enough, the child's heart is the simplest, Xue Yu, who had just finished eating, was estimated to be tired from playing all day, and fell asleep while lying on the table listening to his grandfather and Xing Ti chatting.

Xing Ti took off his coat and covered it with Xue Yu, "Then does Grandpa Xue know what Mr. Si Jing found out that caused such a catastrophe?"

"Mr. Si Jing has been practicing medicine and charity, and he must be a great medicine to save the world, and he is only like this because he is red in the eyes of villains. But some people even said that Mr. Si Jing made a poison that harmed people, so he was retributed. Little brother, you said that people's hearts are so scary, why did Mr. Si Jing save those white-eyed wolves. Grandpa Xue was indignant and upset for Jingnan Pavilion, but he couldn't get angry.

Hearing this, Xing Ti lowered his head and thought about it, and found that it was similar to what he said in the secret letter given by Emperor Qian, but the urgent thing at the moment was to find the whereabouts of Mr. Si Jing.

"Grandpa Xue, you said that Mr. Si Jing is missing, have you ever known Mr. Si Jing's whereabouts?"

Grandpa Xue shook his head, "I don't know, many villagers have searched for it, but they have not found any trace of Mr. Si Jing, there are rumors that Jing Nan Pavilion is a temple sent by the Snow God to save people in the world, Mr. Si Jing is the messenger of the Snow God, and he has now returned to the Great Snow Mountain to do penance." ”

Then Grandpa Xue himself smiled bitterly: "Everyone knows that we humans have no way to explore the Great Snow Mountain, so we made up a beautiful story to comfort Mr. Si Jing's great kindness." ”

"Alright, little brother, it's getting late. You've been on the road for a day, so go wash and sleep, I'll help you boil the water, and I'll have to trouble you to fetch it yourself. After speaking, Grandpa Xue returned the clothes draped on Xue Yu's body to Xingti, picked up Xue Yu and walked into the room.

Then Grandpa Xue washed and played alone, and Xingti took a bath with some water.

Xing Ti was rubbing the bath, thinking about what Grandpa Xue said before, and couldn't help but think that Grandpa Xue and Xue Yu were miserable, no wonder Xue Yu would behave like that when he came back in the evening, he would ride on horseback.

Grandpa Xue has also seen it thoroughly, a lot of stories and things, and he has seen it thoroughly, how can there be a mess of the snow god in time. It's been too peaceful in the past few years, and I have gone back forty or fifty years, but it is not a battle and training, blood is flowing, starvation is everywhere, and I haven't seen any god come out.