The next morning, Jing Chuan and Li Quan finally came to the vicinity of the Tianshan Mountains. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Jing Chuan asked the horse to stop on a hillside and look at the snow-capped mountains in the distance. It is really a good mountain! But under the blue sky and white clouds, there are snowy peaks. Those mountains are neither as steep and strange as the mountains that Jing Chuan has seen in Guizhou, nor are they as unfathomable as the mountains of his hometown in Shanxi, which are difficult for birds to cross. The Tien Shan Mountains are a series of endless peaks, and neither one of them stands tall nor low. The peaks are staggered from one peak to another, and the height is about the same, but each has its own characteristics: some are gentle, some are sharp, some are inclined like the edge of a knife, and some are as blunt as the back of a knife. It's not weird, but it's ever-changing, and with so many mountains connected together, it's not monotonous at all.

Looking at the snow on the mountain, it is even more amazing. The summer in the Western Regions was already as hot as a furnace, and the temperature was so high that even the stones under your feet became hot. But the mountains were covered with snow, mottled with dark brown mountains, and the two colors were mixed and staggered, and they looked very magnificent.

At the foot of the mountain is a large lake, the lake water is blue, like blue jade, the snow mountain forms a reflection in the lake, clearly visible. The lake is surrounded by green meadows dotted with wildflowers, and in the distance sheep and horses can be seen gathering around a river at the foot of the mountain to drink. Jing Chuan saw it, and suddenly felt relaxed, if it weren't for the cool breeze with the smell of grass blowing from a distance on his face, he would have thought that this was another mirage.

Li Quan pointed to the mountain in the distance and said to Jing Chuan: "Jing Daxia, there is the Tianshan Mountain in front." ”

Jing Chuan looked at it and asked Li Quan: "There are many peaks here, which mountain does the person you are talking about live?"

"The villain doesn't know. ”

"Let's go over first. ”

The two men rode down the hill and walked towards the lake at the foot of the mountain.

In a short time, they came to the lake. The two horses had a long journey, and when they saw the water and the grass, they did not want to go, and when they reached the lake, they drank it in large gulps. Jing Chuan and Li Quan also wanted to rest, so they dismounted, sat down by the lake, and drank water.

The two sat for a while, and Li Quan said to Jing Chuan: "Jing Daxia, look, someone is coming over there." ”

Jing Chuan stood up and saw a group of people and horses walking from the foot of the mountain towards the lake. When those people got closer, Jing Chuan saw their appearance clearly. A middle-aged man in a brocade hat and a mink fur rode at the front of the procession, with knives on both sides, apparently the escort of the man in the middle, followed by an empty carriage.

Jing Chuan looked at the person who was the leader, with a noble bearing, like a person from an official family with status and status. Jing Chuan said to Li Quan: "Pack up your things and get ready to go." ”

As soon as the two men got on their horses, the group had already come to a stop in front of them, and the man at the head looked at Jing Chuan carefully, and stared at the knife on his body for a while.

Jing Chuan rode around them and was about to leave, when the man spoke: "Brother Tai, please stay." ”

Jing Chuan stopped, "What are you doing?"

"I don't think Brother Tai looks like a local, he must have just arrived here, right?"

Jing Chuan saw that the man was speaking quite kindly, and he didn't look like he was deliberately looking for trouble, so he gave him his hand and said, "Exactly." ”

The man wore a fox fur hat and a snow-white fur coat that looked like only a noble man could wear, and a long sword on his belt. The people around him were all dressed quite thickly, and it could be seen that all of them were quite skilled. Jing Chuan was a little puzzled in his heart: "Who is this?"

The man smiled and said, "I still don't know what happened to Brother Tai to Tianshan?"

"Don't do your business, take your leave!"

Jing Chuan said that he was going to leave on horseback. Several guards immediately blocked his way, "Bold! How dare you be so rude to the prince!"

The man let out a "huh?", and several of the guards immediately did not dare to say anything and stepped aside. The man said: "In the next surname Duan, the name is Yu, and he likes to make friends with heroes in the world, because he sees that his brother Tai is extraordinary, so he wants to be friends with you." ”

Jing Chuan heard those guards call Duan Yu the prince just now, and he was even more convinced that Duan Yu was not an ordinary person, but a person from the official family. Jing Chuan has always been extremely careful with the people of the official family, and he easily does not deal with them. The person named Duan Yu in front of him, although he was kind, but his heart was unpredictable, and within a few words of meeting, he reported his name, which aroused Jing Chuan's vigilance. But since the other party reported his name, if he didn't report it, it would be unkind, so he said: "In Xiajingchuan." ”

"Brother Jing, fortunately!" Duan Yu said, "I don't know what Brother Jing wants, I am quite familiar with staying here for a long time, and I can show Brother Jing the way." ”

Jing Chuan didn't want to explain his intentions to him, so he said: "Thank you Brother Duan for your kindness, no need, I'm in a hurry, I'll leave first!"

Jing Chuan was walking towards him, and Duan Yu said again: "I see that Brother Jing immediately brought a thick coat, don't you want to go to Tianshan?"

"So what?"

"Hahaha, Brother Jing doesn't have to be so nervous, I'm very familiar with this area, I just want to give Brother Jing a suggestion: There are some mountains in the Tianshan Mountains that you can go, and some mountains you can't go, Brother Jing, please pay attention. ”

After Duan Yu finished speaking, he pulled the reins and drove the horse forward slowly.

"What do you mean by that?"

Duan Yu stopped, turned around and said, "Brother Jing just listen to me, there will be a period later!" said and rode away with the guard gate.

Jing Chuan looked at their distant backs, and there were many doubts in his heart.

"Hero, who was that just now?"

Jing Chuan didn't say anything, clamped his legs between his horses, and walked towards Tianshan.

The two stopped at the foot of the mountain.

Li Quan asked: "Hero, there are so many mountains, and you can't see the way up the mountain, how can you go?"

Jing Chuan didn't speak, but looked down at the ground, and let the horse walk slowly, as if looking for something on the ground.

"Hero, what are you looking for?"

"Horseshoe prints. ”

"Horseshoe prints, what are you looking for here?"

"I guess those people just came down from the mountain. ”

"How can the hero see it?"

"You see they are all wearing coats, if they don't go to the snowy mountains, why do they wear such thick?"

Li Quan thought about it and suddenly understood, "Sure enough, the hero is wise!"

The two men began to look for horseshoe prints at the foot of the mountain, and soon saw a string of horseshoe prints and traces of the wheels of the carriage, and the two men began to follow those marks.

The two of them walked for a while, and found that the mark on the ground turned to the side and turned to a small path, which led to the snow-capped mountain.

The chill at the foot of the mountain was already heavy, and the cold wind blew down from the mountain, and it was very cold. Jing Chuan and Li all put on their overcoats, dismounted, led their horses and began to walk up the mountain.

As soon as I walked a few steps, I heard the call of an eagle in the sky. Jing Chuan looked up and saw a huge eagle hovering above their heads, and after a few circles, it flew towards the depths of the snow-capped mountain.

Jing Chuan and Li Quan continued on their way.

The road seemed to have been specially built, the ground was level, just wide enough to pass a horse-drawn carriage, winding and winding, and it seemed to lead to the top of the mountain.

The two walked for a while, and then they entered a dense spruce forest. The dense woods on both sides of the road obscured the view on both sides, and only the road ahead could be seen. In addition to the sound of the wind passing by in the woods, you can also hear the calls of various birds.

Jing Chuan looked at the woods on both sides and said, "I didn't expect that there would be snow-capped mountains and forests in such a hot place. ”

"Hero, the terrain here is towering, the sky is cloudy, and the climate and vegetation are naturally changeable. ”

"Of course I know. I always thought that the Western Regions was a desert where no grass grows, but I didn't expect that after the desert, it would be another world. ”

"I heard that further west, there is Turpan, where the heat is abnormal, the sky is flowing with fire, and there is no grass, but there are also people living there. ”

Jing Chuan sighed: "I used to live in the Central Plains, and I only knew that I was facing a small piece of territory, but now out of Jiayuguan, I know that there is also territory in addition to the territory. ”

"Jing Daxia walks all over the world, not only all over China, but also all over the world one day. ”

Jing Chuan smiled bitterly: "I have that thought, but now that I'm older, I'm afraid I won't be able to go for many years." ”

Li Quan was a person who knew how to advance and retreat, and when he saw Jing Chuan's face become gloomy, he didn't say anything anymore.

Jing Chuan thought to himself: "There are mountains outside the mountains, this statement is true." If he had time in the future, he would definitely go to him again, anyway, now he is helpless, so he simply died on the road. ”

The two men walked for a while, and then they both mounted their horses, let the horses trot, and speed up the mountain.

The horse, having run for a while, suddenly became alarmed, stopped, and did not obey the call, but spun in circles, neighing sharply.

Jing Chuan tried to rein in the horse, but the horse still struggled desperately, apparently sensing the danger around him.

Jing Chuan said to Li Quan: "Get off the horse!"

Li Quan hurriedly jumped off the horse and grabbed the horse, and found that the horse's eyes were wide open in panic, and it seemed to be trying to avoid the woods on the side of the road.

Jing Chuan drew his knife and said to Li Quan, "Tie the horse to the tree." Then he walked over to the edge of the woods and took a closer look.

Li Quan tied up his horse, took out a knife, walked to Jing Chuan's side and said, "Hero, it seems that there is something in this wood, it can't be a tiger, right?"

Jing Chuan motioned for Li Quan not to make a sound, and walked towards the edge of the woods with his waist bent.

He had only taken a few steps when he heard the sound of branches swinging violently from the depths of the woods, and from that sound, it seemed that something had flashed rapidly from the forest. But because the woods were so dense and dark, you couldn't see anything inside.

The two horses became more panicked and jumped around desperately, trying to break free from their restraints and escape.

At this time, there was a sound of flapping wings in the woods, and the birds flew out of the woods in panic.

A gust of wind blew through the trees, causing the trees to sway from side to side, and the sound was like a tide. The gust of wind was very strong, and it suddenly pounced on Jing Chuan and Li Quan, and the two of them almost didn't stand firm, they both covered their faces with their hands and took a few steps back.

After the gust of wind passed, there was no movement around, and it was frighteningly quiet.

"Hero!" Li Quan whispered, "Let's go quickly, it seems that there is danger." ”

Jing Chuan said: "Go, it will be more dangerous." ”

"Huh?" Li Quan stared at Jing Chuan in surprise, and found that Jing Chuan's eyes were staring at the middle of the woods. Li Quan followed his line of sight, twisted his eyebrows and looked at it for a long time, and found that there was something strange in the depths of the forest, as if he had seen something white in the dark woods.

Li Quanzheng wanted to ask what it was, but the white suddenly disappeared, and after a loud sound, two loud roars came out of the forest, and the roar shook the entire forest like a huge wave of the sea, which made people shudder!