Soon after leaving Qingyuan City, it snowed again in the sky, compared to the previous one, it was much smaller, Xu Baichuan was stunned, and then opened an umbrella to block the wind and snow.

In Qingyuan City for a period of time, he has asked Li Yangbai the way to the Qingyuan Pass, if ordinary people don't know the road, in this huge border place, I am afraid that they will get lost and starve to death, especially in the winter when the snow is drifting, it is more important, all roads have been covered by snow, if there is no one to guide them, then they can only wait for the spring to turn snow.

Xu Baichuan opened a hand-drawn map and compared it for a while before he was sure that he had not deviated from the route, at this time it had been seven days since he left Qingyuan City, and most of the road he had set had been completed, as long as he walked a few more days, he could see the pass called Shanhe Pass, so as to enter the Qingyuan Kingdom and see the only remaining sword cultivators.

Put away the map, looked up at the scenery in the sky, and thought that it should be noon, so he took out the dry food from the package, rubbed it for a while before putting it into his mouth, and bit it hard to swallow it.

In fact, dry food is still a trivial matter, it can be eaten after all, what makes Xu Baichuan really embarrassed is drinking water, the drinking water brought out from Qingyuan City has turned into frost, even if it is crushed with sword qi, it can't be drunk, so at these seven o'clock, Xu Baichuan has been quenching his thirst with snow on the ground, even when he was in Yunzhen, he didn't do it in the most bitter time, now that he thinks about it, practicing sword is really an ascetic, not only to find a master for guidance, but also to beware of wind, frost, rain and snow on the road, all the way down, if the sword cultivation can't penetrate the first, it will never find a good way。

After resting for a while, Xu Baichuan continued to hurry in the face of the increasing wind and snow, and finally saw the city on the thirteenth day.

Xu Baichuan did not hesitate at all, and even the pace under his feet continued to accelerate, the time of rushing in the wind and snow was extremely painful for him, although the sword qi could resist the cold wind, but the loneliness of being the only one between heaven and earth could not be resisted, and now that he finally saw the crowd, he should be happy.

The city guard looked at Xu Baichuan who came from the wind and snow, his face was full of disbelief, especially when he saw him wearing thin autumn clothes, he was even more surprised, and couldn't help but whisper: "Good guy, this is a powerful person, such a big wind and snow, even the strongest man in the guan didn't dare to go out, how did he endure it?"

Just as he spoke, Xu Baichuan had already handed him the voucher booklet, and the city guard just randomly determined the authenticity and no longer paid attention to it, what made him really curious was Xu Baichuan himself, but when his eyes swept to the autumn wind, he suddenly realized.

It turned out to be a sword cultivator, so it shouldn't be surprising.

This group of lifeless sword cultivators, he can believe anything he does, and it is understandable to walk in the wind and snow, after all, those group of sword cultivators often say that the way of the sword must be tempered by heaven and earth, so this wind and snow can also be regarded as the tempering of heaven and earth.

Xu Baichuan asked softly, "This general, can you go in below?"

The city guard came back to his senses, nodded hurriedly, after guessing that Xu Baichuan was a sword cultivator, there was no problem with the certificate, so naturally he didn't dare to stop it, now the prestige of the sword cultivator has spread at the top of Qingyuan Kingdom, as long as the news is a little better-informed, he will know that these sword cultivators are not afraid of the sky, even if the saints stand in front of them, they dare to scold two sentences, and by the way, invite those saints to eat their own swords, in his opinion, Xu Baichuan should also be such a lifeless character.

Xu Baichuan breathed a sigh of relief, he was still worried that there was a problem with the roster that the old man had given him, but now it seemed to be true.

Shaking off the snow on his body, Xu Baichuan walked into this Xiongguan that had stood on the border for thousands of years, which was not much different from Qingyuan City, the only difference was that there were more people and a lot bigger.

Shanheguan did not evacuate the residents like Qingyuan City, so it was very prosperous, even in winter, it was full of people and traffic.

Xu Baichuan walked on the street, listening to the endless cries of selling, looking at the peddler of the buns, and somehow remembered the days in Yunzhen, living alone since childhood, not very good, but it is also a memory.

I remember that it was still early autumn when I left Yunzhen, and now it was snowing heavily, and four months had passed before I knew it, and the road I had traveled was thousands of miles.

The peddler selling steamed buns looked at Xu Baichuan standing in front of his stall, his eyes lit up, and he asked carefully: "Guest officer, guest officer, do you eat steamed buns, my old Xu family's steamed buns are famous for their mountains and rivers, and even the city guards like to eat here!"

Xu Baichuan came back to his senses, looked at the hot buns, remembered the dry food he had eaten in the past ten days, and nodded fiercely.

The peddler suddenly smiled, his buns were not selling well today, and now Xu Baichuan wants to eat them, so it couldn't be better.

Xu Baichuan took the bun from the vendor's hand, took out a few copper plates at random and handed them over, bit the bun, turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by the angry vendor.

"Guest officer, this is the copper coin of Liguo, it doesn't count, I hope you don't want to entertain the villain, it's not easy to do some small business. ”

Xu Baichuan swallowed the bun, patted his head and suddenly realized that the copper coins on his body were all Dali's, and they couldn't be counted in Qingyuan Kingdom.

Fortunately, there were still some loose pieces of silver on him, so he picked out the smallest one and handed it to the vendor.

The peddler gave him back the money, and did not take the grain

Xu Baichuan was slightly stunned.

The peddler smiled and said: "I will do as much business as I want, I won't ask for you more, those buns are not worth this price, it is better to give them to you, the right to make a friend, and come often in the future." ”

Xu Baichuan smiled and put the silver on the vendor's table, ignored his excuses, and said calmly: "You have to pay for things, that's right, you and I meet in Pingshui, you can't eat your buns for no reason, you just take the silver, and I will come often in the future." ”

Then soon, Xu Baichuan left the stall, buying steamed buns was just a satisfying thing for him, what he was looking for was still an inn, and he didn't look for long, and an inn jumped into his eyes.

In front of the inn was planted a green pine, which was covered with snow and was still verdant.

The shopkeeper was pruning the branches for the green pine, and when he saw Xu Baichuan standing in front of him, he hurriedly greeted him.

Xu Baichuan handed out a piece of broken silver and said with a smile: "There is another bucket of hot water in one room, if there is any silver left, it will be replaced with food and sent it." ”

The shopkeeper nodded, took Xu Baichuan to a room, and it didn't take long to send hot water, and greeted Xu Baichuan politely to call him if he had something.

Xu Baichuan put the autumn breeze on the table, took off his clothes and washed, compared to the ice and snow outside the gate, the inn with hot water is equivalent to a fairyland on earth at this time.

Soon after he finished washing, the shopkeeper brought food, some of which were beyond his expectations, not as simple as he expected, but very rich, chicken, duck, wine and meat, all available.

Only then did he know why the vendor would refuse his silver, a few steamed buns were really not worth so much, but since they had already been sent out, there was no need to think about it so much, on the contrary, the wine and meat in front of him were more important.

After all, there are many days when I haven't eaten anything serious.

After being full of wine and food, Xu Baichuan hung the autumn wind on his waist again, pushed open the door and walked out, he had something to ask the shopkeeper, although he came to Shanhe Pass now, he didn't know where the kendo master was, instead of looking around, it was better to ask the shopkeeper, maybe there would be something else.

The shopkeeper was still pruning the green pines outside the door, and after hearing what Xu Baichuan said, he pulled the corners of his mouth, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped, looking extremely uncomfortable.

How could he not know that the master of the sword path was not those sword cultivators who were not afraid of death? He didn't pay attention to what Xu Baichuan had on him before, but after hearing these words, he suddenly noticed the autumn wind, and he had already made a law in his heart, presumably this is also the kind of chivalrous man in the rivers and lakes, dissatisfied with the chaos in the rivers and lakes, and wants to go to the sword cultivator to learn the method of cultivating immortals and becoming enlightened.

Stopping the action in his hand, the shopkeeper finally opened his mouth: "I have always operated in good faith, and I have never deceived people. ”

"There are many kendo masters, most of them are self-appointed by those Jianghu people, holding a sword to challenge a few people, you can boast of being a kendo master, you have an extraordinary bearing in the guest officer, I think it is not those people who must be looking for it. ”

Xu Baichuan nodded and said with a smile: "If that kind of person is also a kendo master, I am already invincible in the world, but I can stand at the pinnacle of kendo." ”

Although the words are arrogant, it is indeed not wrong, no matter how good the so-called kendo masters are in swordsmanship, they are mixed with miscellaneous things in it after all, even if it is a small sword cultivator who has just entered the threshold, he can easily deal with ten and win.

The shopkeeper continued: "What the guest officer is looking for is those sword cultivators, if you ask other people about this matter, you will definitely point out a place to the guest officer at will, after all, those sword cultivators have come and gone without a trace, and the place where they live is also extremely mysterious, but it just so happens that there is a nephew who went to do sword cultivation, if the guest officer really wants to go, he can go and ask him when the nephew comes back at night." ”

Xu Baichuan snorted, he was extremely interested in the nephew that the shopkeeper said, he had been practicing swords alone for so long, and suddenly he was going to see another sword cultivator in the near future, no matter what he thought, it was a happy thing.

The shopkeeper looked at Xu Baichuan with a happy face, and pulled the corners of his mouth, his nephew is a sword cultivator, and it is true that he can bring people over, but how can it be so easy to become a sword cultivator, if the qualifications are not good, I am afraid that I will suffer a lot in the hands of my nephew.

But he didn't say it, the silver Xu Baichuan handed him before made him earn a lot, in his eyes Xu Baichuan is a high roller, it's better to provoke less.

Xu Baichuan glanced at the shopkeeper, knew what he was thinking, thought about it, and said softly: "Shopkeeper, what is your nephew's name?"

The shopkeeper was stunned, a little surprised why Xu Baichuan didn't report his name first, but asked his nephew's name, but he still said it truthfully.

"Xie Qinghuan, his name is Xie Qinghuan. ”

"Xie Qinghuan. Xu Baichuan whispered the name once, and then said, "It's a good name." ”

The shopkeeper smiled and nodded: "That's naturally a good name, his parents have been gone since he was a child, or I pulled it up, and the name is naturally taken by me, and the gentlemen in Guanzhong all say that this name is good." ”

Xu Baichuan was puzzled: "The shopkeeper, for some reason, I always feel that this name is a bit feminine." ”

The shopkeeper didn't care, and explained with a smile: "His father's name is Xie Qing, and his mother's name is Xie Huan. ”

Xu Baichuan was stunned for a while after hearing this, it turned out that the name was taken this way, no wonder.

The winter night came quickly, and not long after the two had finished talking, it was already groggy outside, and after a while, it would be completely dark.

Xu Baichuan sat in the window by the window, looking at the people walking in the night outside the window, drinking wine from time to time, and in addition to wine, there was a table full of dishes on the table.

Xu Baichuan didn't move, he was waiting for someone.

Waiting for a sword cultivator named Xie Qinghuan, he can take himself to learn the sword.

He didn't have to wait long, and soon a young man with a sword came up to him at the beckoning of the shopkeeper.