Chapter 59: Friendship
"White Cliff, White Cliff!"
Six months later, Bai Ya was reading a book in the wooden house that day, when he suddenly heard a familiar voice from outside the house.
"This is ......" Bai Ya showed a hint of surprise in his eyes, and hurriedly pushed the door out, and sure enough, he saw two familiar figures on the huge rock behind the house.
"Brother Jiang, Sister Nan!"
Jiang Wu was wearing a short training uniform with narrow mouth and wide sleeves, but it looked a little ill-fitting, and his strong muscles tightened his clothes, looking like a close-fitting pony coat.
He had a short beard on his chin, and if it weren't for the fact that his face was still quite immature, he would simply have the image of a fierce Zhang Fei.
In contrast, although Jiang Nan, who was petite, was wearing a thick fur coat and a mink felt hat, he was still blocked behind him.
"Come in first, it's cold outside!" Bai Ya beckoned to them happily and let the two into the cabin.
The Jiang brothers and sisters actually just entered early autumn when they went up the mountain, but the wooden house where Bai Ya lived was nearly 5,500 meters above sea level, and there were no higher mountains around it, so it couldn't stop the cold current, so the temperature was at least ten degrees lower than that under the mountain, and it was almost around zero at noon.
"Brother Ya, you're so simple here, why don't you make a fire!"
After Jiang Nan entered the house, he saw that the four walls of the house, the floor were covered with large and small animal skins, and the furniture was only a waist-length wooden table more than two meters long and a set of benches. Other than that, not even the bed was in sight.
"The good timber is at the foot of the hill three thousand meters down, and I only live here with shrubs, and I can't make furniture. Bai Ya shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It's okay to make a fire, but you have to go outside the house, otherwise the dry bushes will fill the house with black smoke if you start a fire." ”
"No wonder you asked us to bring more coal and wood...... Jiang Wu looked at the waist-high wooden table and asked suspiciously, "Do you sleep on this thing at night?"
"Otherwise, what should I do, do you want me to sleep on the floor?" Bai Ya couldn't help but twitch when he heard this.
The wooden table was made from the big trees he had cut down before going up the mountain, and the wooden bed in the house had long since rotted. It's humid and there's nothing to last for a few years.
Because of the rough technique, the surface of this wooden table and wooden bed is uneven, and it is also thanks to him that he practiced the mixed iron cloth shirt, otherwise he would have to have a herniated lumbar disc if he slept for a few months.
"You've worked hard!" Jiang Wu was stunned for a moment, then sighed.
"I am punished to face the wall, and of course the master will not let me enjoy happiness on the mountain. ”
Bai Ya smiled bitterly, he originally knew that the conditions of the snow-capped mountains were harsh, but it wasn't until he lived in that he found that the hardship was even more than he imagined, and he had only recently gotten used to it.
"It's a pity that the viewer doesn't agree with me to stay with you......" Jiang Wu was silent for a while, and suddenly said with some frustration.
Bai Ya was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled and patted him on the shoulder to show comfort.
In Jiang Wu's eyes, it doesn't matter if he didn't accompany Jingque on Baiya to kill Wu Zhen, but at least the punished face wall should let him share the suffering, otherwise he will always feel indebted to the Lu brothers and sisters and Baiya.
"Brother, why bother talking about something that you don't have. Bai Ya smiled and said, "By the way, where are all the things you brought, I'm very empty here." ”
"Hehe, just put it under the cliff, I'll help you carry it up later, you want a lot of things, but unfortunately they are all bargains. Jiang Wu put aside distracting thoughts and replied with a laugh.
The wooden house where White Cliff lives is on a cliff, which cannot be blown by the strong northwest wind except for the southeast wind in spring and summer. Otherwise, the wooden house will have to be repaired every once in a while, and it is not suitable for living at all.
"The door rules limit the amount of provisions, if I don't buy bargains, how can I last for three months?" Bai Ya smiled bitterly again, "Fortunately, before going up the mountain, I have knocked a large number of heavenly and earthly treasures for cultivation from Patriarch Jingluo and Master Liu, otherwise I would really become an ascetic." ”
Facing the wall is a kind of punishment, and Qingcheng will naturally not let the punished feel good. Even if it is a three-month provision, there is a limit to the amount, and unless the person facing the wall is injured, no more material will be provided.
White Cliff has lived here for three months, and already knows what he lacks the most. Not ingredients, not salt condiments, not spirits and medicines to warm the body, but wood and coal.
Although the altitude of 5,000 meters is high, it is not short of food. Not to mention the wild meat running around the mountains, even the rhizomes and fruits of some shrubs, Baiya feels that the taste is very good, much better than the potatoes, sweet potatoes, and yams in the previous life.
For example, a shrub called yellow-leaved holly in the mountains produces green pea-like fruits, and the rhizomes taste like yams, and are sweet and delicious when roasted. Another shrub leaf called banana leaf has a salty taste and can be used as a salt condiment.
He didn't believe that the things on this mountain could sustain his life, but after verifying it a few times from the manuals that Xuan Jisai gave him, he believed that there was no shortage of food in this place.
These handbooks were left by the martial artists who had been punished before, and they recorded some steep places in Phoenix Ridge, difficult snow beasts, as well as edible ingredients and medicinal materials.
Compared to food, the biggest difficulty in White Cliff at the moment is sleep.
The wooden house that is ventilated on all sides can also be plugged with animal skins, but there are always a few vents to save yourself from suffocating yourself in the house. In this way, at night, he would often wake up from freezing, so that he would not even have the strength to cultivate the next day.
In the past few months, Bai Ya had also tried to sleep during the day and cultivate at night. But there is also a problem in this way, it is not easy to come out in the dark at night to find food, and if you don't get a good one, you don't see clearly and fall into the mountain stream, and you have no place to cry out when you die.
Therefore, once every three months, the White Cliff was supplied with wood and coal, plus a small amount of salt and iron tools.
For the first three months of his ascent to the mountain, he felt that he was similar to the barbarians who drank blood, because of the lack of fire. Many times, eating is raw, and there are several times when I have diarrhea after eating.
"Forget it, don't mention these things, tell me about the two of you participating in the martial arts test, right?" Bai Ya couldn't help but sigh when he thought of everything before.
"Hehe, the little Qingcheng martial arts test is not yet hand-to-hand. Jiang Wu raised his arm and put on a strong posture, looking a little proud.
"Hmph, fifth brother bragging, you won three wins and two defeats in the last level, and almost fell off the list. Jiang Nan, who was silent next to him, rolled his eyes and unceremoniously poked his brother's cowhide.
"Dead girl, I have always suspected that I am still not your own brother, how can I sell my brother so quickly. Jiang Wu poked Jiang Nan's white forehead with his finger and scolded with a smile.
Bai Ya saw the two of them frolicking, and it seemed that he had seen the scene of everyone gathering in Chengdu again, and he couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart.
Jiang Wu and Jiang Nan brother and sister have participated in the Qingcheng martial arts test this summer, Jiang Wu entered the Laojun Pavilion in one pavilion, two caves and five views, while Jiang Nan entered the Magu Temple, which are all female martial artists.
It is precisely because both of them have entered Qingcheng that this time they can pretend to give support and go to the mountains to see Baiya.
Because of what happened to the Lu brothers and sisters, Bai Ya originally wanted the two to join the Qingdu Temple, so that Liu Yu could be asked to take proper care, but the Jiang brothers and sisters were unwilling to do so, and even asked Bai Ya to hide the relationship between him and the two.
As martial artists, the Jiang brothers and sisters have their own pride, but they don't want Bai Ya to help in this regard.
"Brother Jiang, you have any news from other people recently. ”
"Well, Tang Hunt wrote a few days ago, and he has already entered the Medicine King Valley, and asked me about your situation. Jiang Wu said with a smile, "He said that he admired you very much, and he originally planned to spend three years helping Brother Lu vent his evil anger, but he didn't expect you to be so anxious and make such a big fuss."
Don't you know that more than half a year ago, because of the basket you poked out in Emei, the entire Yizhou was affected.
Originally, the rivers and lakes were still suspicious of Ling Tiange, who was making a big fuss about you, and said everything. But later, several major martial arts families, including the Wu family, were either suppressed or expelled from Yizhou, and everyone believed it. ”
"The Wu clan has been suppressed?" Bai Ya's eyes flashed, and he asked softly.
"Well, because of the involvement of the Blood River Channel, the entire Wu clan was dug deep by Ling Tian Pavilion, and as a result, several Demon Gate spies were found, one of whom was still an elder of the Wu Clan. Jiang Wu sighed and said, "You can't live because of your own sin, and the martial arts family that has been established for hundreds of years has been driven out of Yizhou ...... like this."
"They're okay, it's just that the whole clan voluntarily joined the demon hunting team to redeem themselves, and there is still a chance to come back in a hundred years. Like the Yan family in Langzhong, because the patriarch took the lead in joining the Demon Gate, except for a few children who didn't understand personnel, the whole clan was jointly wiped out by the Xianwu Sect in Brazil County, and there is no such family in the world. Jiang Nan shook his head and sighed.
"Is the infiltration of the Blood River to Yizhou so powerful?" Bai Ya asked in surprise.
"Tang Hunt is right, you kid is really unlucky! As a person concerned, he doesn't know anything. If it weren't for the Evil Sect Demon Sect being involved in this matter, how could you kid have the reputation of the rivers and lakes now, Nie Zheng, tsk, tsk......" Jiang Wu said with a strange face.
Bai Ya was dumbfounded, and said in his heart that you still don't know what my brother has done in Di Dao City!
"Hehe, Brother Ya is originally righteous and thin, and sooner or later he will be famous, Fifth Brother, you can't compare. Jiang Nan looked at Bai Ya with a smile.
"Alas, the female eldest is not staying, my brother is not as good as my brother!" Jiang Wu looked at Jiang Nan and then at Bai Ya, and couldn't help but tease.
"Fifth brother looking for a fight!" Jiang Nan raised his powder fist and smashed Jiang Wu angrily, while stealing his eyes at Bai Ya, a blush quietly appeared on his face.
Jiang Wu knew that he was speechless, and covered his head to make Jiang Nan angry for a while, then he sat down with grinned teeth and continued: "Lu Yuan has no news recently, he was sent to Qingzhou by his family after recovering from his injury, and he has been gone for almost a year, and he may not know what is going on here. ”
"Qingzhou, it's really far enough. Bai Ya was stunned, "He said before that he wanted to help the family take care of business, but Qingzhou ......"
"Hehe, although his dantian was abolished, how can he be willing to give up martial arts. Brother Lu said that he had a bit of a talent for the way of organs, and there was a Mo family's Yingtian Academy in Qingzhou, and he went there to study. ”
Jiang Wu said with emotion, "Lu Yuan and I are friends of bamboo horses, but it is not until now that I know that he has such ambitions, which is really embarrassing!"
"That's good, I received a letter from Qingmei some time ago, and she has also returned to vulgarity, and she is no longer lifeless to become a nun. ”
Bai Ya and the two looked at each other and smiled, the shadow of the Lu brothers and sisters in their hearts had finally completely dissipated.