Before Xia Qianxi went on a trip to restart, he went back to the small thatched hut in the back alley. Rhubarb gave birth to a litter of puppies the night before, and is now lying in the straw nest to nurse. The grass nest was made by Xia Yu, he was skillful, and the weaving was smooth and not rough. He stared at the little milk dogs whose hair had not yet grown, and was tickled by their barking.

Xia Qian told his father in the house that he was not allowed to go out to gamble again, and asked Xia Lin to ask for money, hand it over to Old Man Hou, and let him go out to find something positive to do.

"You're fine at home, I'm leaving. ”

Xia Qian said goodbye to him and opened the door and was about to go out. Old man Hou weighed the little money in his hand and said, "Son, don't you want to know what happened before?"

"What's the matter?" Xia Qian asked.

Old man Hou opened his cloudy eyes, and there were complex emotions in his eyes. "Your background. ”

Xia Qian's figure was stagnant in the bright sunshine, standing in the backlight, he couldn't see the change in his expression, and time froze for a long time before he replied: "I don't want to." ”

Xia Gan's life experience was actually more or less heard of by himself, but he never asked anyone questions, and sometimes someone mentioned it in front of him, but he also showed that he didn't care and didn't want to listen.

Old Man Hou knew Xia Qian too well, he could know what he was thinking at a glance. When he saw him open the door to leave, he hurriedly said, "You are not abandoned. ”

Xia Qian's footsteps stopped, "Hmm." With a faint sound, he quickly went out the door.

Xia Lin saw that his expression was not as calm as usual, so he looked at him a few more times. Xia Yu had already gained the trust of Rhubarb and Rhubarb, and was squatting on the ground at this moment, carefully stroking their fur.

Xia Qian's expression became very fast, and he smiled: "Yo, rhubarb is born." Oh, that's a lot. Awesome, amazing. He looked at the number of puppies and touched the rhubarb's head in admiration.

"Do you want one?" Xia Qian glanced at Xia Yu's obsessive expression. After he said this, Xia Yu's eyes flashed with excitement, "Is it really possible?"

"It seems to speak to your heart. Xia Qian snorted and stood up on his knees. "When we get back, you can take one back. But you can take care of it when it and pee. ”

"Uh-huh!" Xia Yu nodded like pounded garlic, with a smile on his face. "You said that livestock still have the love of licking calves, how can Yao Shu's father be ruthless. Suddenly a cloud of gloom appeared on his face.

Xia Qian's smile narrowed, and his eyes flickered. "Maybe for him, his face is more important than the child's life. He stopped suddenly, and a layer of joy appeared in his eyes, as if sighing, and said, "Or maybe I don't want him to continue to suffer." ”

Xia Lin said without a wave: "Since people can be kinder than livestock, they must also be more cruel. ”

"Meow~Meow~Meow~" The soft and glutinous cat meow broke into this harmonious atmosphere at the right time.

Xia Qian heard the sound and saw that it was standing nobly on the low wall, its black hair shining in the sun and fluttering in the breeze. He was completely black, except for his four white feet. It looked down at the rhubarb family below, its glass-like eyes rolling.

"Little Black?" Xia Qian blurted out, and the cat glanced at him.

"Treading the snow to find plums. Xia Lin said.

Xia Qian looked at him in surprise: "How do you know that it is called Treading Snow, and its owner is the name given to it by the rich woman." ”

Xia Lin replied, "What rich woman?" I'm talking about its coat color. ”

Xia Qian sighed: "Rhubarb and Xiao Hei are mortal enemies, and as soon as they meet, they are tense, one screams, and the other is fried." ”

Little Black jumped off the fence and came to the grass nest with the smell of rhubarb. The two of them glanced at each other, Xia Qian thought that they had to do it again, but Xiao Hei lowered his head and spit out a small fish from his mouth and dried it on the grass nest. The small fish is golden in dry, and the fish is fragrant.

Little Black meowed, and a whimper came out of Rhubarb's throat. Xiao Hei flicked his black tail and walked gracefully away from this messy place. Suddenly, it turned its head and glanced at Xia Lin.

Xia Lin and Xiao Hei's eyes matched, and it seemed that some light burst out that no one else could see.

"Don't you think they're a bit alike?" Xia Qian asked Xia Yu for approval.

"Who?" Xia Yu was puzzled.

Xia Qian pointed at Xia Lin and Xiao Hei in a small way, Xia Yu glanced back and forth a few times, and laughed quietly, "Indeed." ”

When Xia Lin turned around, he saw that the two of them were laughing strangely, and he gave them a strange look.

The three of them went out of the back alley, and Old Man Hou watched them walk away from the door of the house, gradually moving away from the city.

"This is the first time I've left Xiangcheng, and I'm a little excited to think about it. Xia Qian walked in front with his head swaggering.

"I'm not, I'm from outside. Xia Yu bowed his head slightly, feeling quite melancholy.

Xia Qian grabbed his shoulder, patted his upper arm hard, and comforted: "Isn't it because we are here?" He pulled Xia Lin over again and put his arm around his shoulders. "Isn't it good that we depend on each other for our lives? ”

Xia Yu smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's good." ”

Xia Lin turned his face: "Hmph." ”

Xia Qian said about his grand ambition: "When I become the real head of the Xia family in the future, you two will be the elders of the Xia family." Who will be the Great Elder?" he thought earnestly, rubbing his chin.

Xia Yu said strangely: "Aren't you already the sect master of the Xia family?"

Xia Qian looked at them meaningfully: "It's early." "Only when he gathers enough strength can he become the head of the Xia family in the true sense of the word, can he control the entire Xia family, and can he protect his companions.

They officially left this mysterious city of the East and headed to the vast west, where they heard that there was the He family, which occupied the largest area, the famous Munaxi grassland, and the world-weary ancestor they were looking for.

This road is far away, the journey is long, Xia Qian is not idle along the way, Xia Lin urges him to cultivate every day. Needless to say, Xia Yu thinks that he is the most mediocre person with the most mediocre talent among the three, so he has always been the most diligent of the three.

Xia Qian was guarded, and he also meditated with Xia Lin all day long. The whole body is uncomfortable when he sits motionless, and his head is full of imagination. When Xia Lin opened his eyes relaxed, he saw his eyes rolling around, and knew that he was distracted again, and quietly raised his hand to pat him.

Xia Qian indifferently grabbed his sneak attack hand, and then stretched out his free other hand to cover his forehead and pinch his temples on both sides.

Xia Lin suddenly panicked, and his lips turned white. "Xia Qian, what are you going to do?" he was angry with a hint of fear.

Xia Qian heard that his tone was wrong, and regretted making this joke with him, so he rubbed his temples: "I, don't I see that you are tired, and help you relieve your fatigue." ”

Xia Lin slapped his palm fiercely and said angrily: "Do you have a ghost hand to help people relieve their fatigue?"

Xia Qian smiled stupidly, not daring to argue with him. Pulling away from the topic and talking about others: "Do you remember the game between Xia Yu and Xia Qiong?"

Xia Lin glanced at him angrily, and his tone was not good: "What's wrong?"

Xia Qian walked to the desk in the guest room, sharpened his pen and drew a formation on the snow-white rice paper. He hung in front of Xia Lin's eyes, "Look. ”

Xia Lin glanced at it slightly, and said flatly: "Isn't it just an ordinary restraint array." ”

"Eh, is this a bondage array?" Xia Qian's face was full of disbelief.

"Don't you know?" this time it was Xia Lin's turn to be surprised. Xia Qian didn't know that this was a binding array, so it was difficult to remember it just by looking at Xia Qiong.

Xia Qian shook his head. "Do you remember when Xia Qiong used this trick to restrain Xia Yu, the Daowen chain on the formation burned his skin?"

Xia Lin frowned, he didn't pay much attention at the time, and he was not impressed.

"Does the Bondage Array still have this effect?" Xia Qian asked.

Xia Lin shook his head, "No, the binding array can only play a binding role, and it has no burning ability." He pinched his chin and pondered, "Could it be that his own spiritual power nature has infiltrated into the implementation of the formation to make the Daowen chain burn." ”

Xia Qian sat back at the desk, propped his chin, slightly furrowed his eyebrows and looked at the fading afterglow outside the window, and said to himself: "I have to think about it." ”

Xia Lin saw that he was in a trance, and thought seriously, so he stopped interfering with him, and sat down for a while to see Xia Yu come back from sword practice. Xia Yu pointed to Xia Qian, who was sitting motionless at the desk, and silently asked Xia Lin what was going on. Xia Lin stood in front of his lips and made a booing gesture, signaling that Xia Qian was thinking about not disturbing. Xia Yu nodded and quietly turned off the night breeze outside.

As he sat down, there was a sound at the desk, especially loud in the quiet room. But Xia Qian was still sitting with his chin propped up, facing the window.

The two glanced at each other and walked towards Xia Qian's place, Xia Yu blew him with a finger, and he immediately slipped on the desk like a loach.

"Purr, purr. "The one who sleeps is called a fragrant.

Xia Lin raised his forehead and sighed fiercely, poked the back of his head and scolded: "With a family head like you, I can become a patriarch in the Year of the Monkey." ”

It turns out that Xia Lin really wants to be a veteran. Xia Yu smiled lightly and picked up the Wanchao Sword on the table, "I'd better continue to practice swords, be safe." ”

The night passed, and the morning sun was slightly dewed. Xia Qian woke up and sat up, stretched, and slipped a blanket on his body. He smiled faintly and cruelly urged them to get up.

About two months have passed since such a day, and the three of them have crossed a long river that is not wide but very far away, and came to the legendary city that never sleeps, where the drunken dreams and the death of people, and the warm fragrance of nephrite jade provokes red dust.

The three of them were still a little apprehensive when they entered, Xia Qian's heart was pounding wildly, and he couldn't be excited. Xia Lin had been with him for a long time, and at a casual glance he knew that he had it in his heart, and he detected his superficial thoughts, and couldn't help but snort coldly.

Xia Yu said worriedly: "Let's go around this road, I heard that this place will charm the mind." ”

Xia Qian disagreed, put it on his shoulder, and talked to him seriously: "What is our cultivation for, it is to strengthen our will." We need to be brave enough to take on all kinds of challenges. ”

"Nonsense, you just want to see beautiful women......" Before Xia Lin finished speaking, Xia Qian disappeared.

"What about the others!" he asked.

Xia Yu was also at a loss.

Xia Qian ran into the city first, he knew that if he didn't come in, the two of them would have to spend half a day with him at the city gate, it would be too wasteful of time.

He squeezed in the crowd and looked at the avenue in this city, the broken red bricks and stones under his feet were of strange material, looking at it with a sense of heaviness but making people feel that the soles of their feet were light and fluttering, as if they were in the heavenly palace, soaring through the clouds.

It was close to the prairie, and the wind was more vigorous, implying that the sand and stones scraped against his cheeks, and there was a fine pain. The shops on both sides look ordinary and unusual, but there are many that are closed, and they don't seem to be prosperous.

However, there was an extremely sweet smell coming from the depths of the alley, which was fascinating. Xia Qian smelled the smell and moved towards the source of the aroma. Bumped into a woman on the way, and the fragrance was dissipating. The girl didn't stop to bother with him, but walked by lightly with an oil-paper umbrella full of tassels.

The umbrella is embroidered with delicate rhodozous flowers and snow-white skin under the umbrella.