"I have a hunch that if I lie down tonight, my legs will hurt when I wake up tomorrow morning!"
Ling Huan had already begun to worry about tomorrow. Xie Zhe sighed and said that with her body, just the little journey in the morning might be enough to cause leg pain the next day. Han Yang suddenly laughed and said:
"According to what you said, Ye Yatou still made money?"
"I didn't say that."
Ling Huan sat down on the fallen tree trunk by the roadside. She was panting again from exhaustion and felt dizzy.
"My eyes feel very uncomfortable...it hurts a lot."
"You, you have been staring at the snow under your feet for too long. You have to look in front of you from time to time to check the sky and so on. Forget it, let's take a rest." Han Yang sat a little distance next to her and asked her again, "
Do you want to eat something? You should be hungry by now."
"Alas..."
At this time, they heard the voice of the fourth person. Han Chang and Ling Hu turned their heads at the same time, and Xie Zhe, who was standing, also looked behind them. There was actually a woman here, alone. She came down from the other side of the mountain.
Coming up.
"Are you from Feiyue City?" she asked curiously.
"Well, yes." Ling Huan responded.
The identity of this woman could not be revealed at a glance. She carried a stick specially for climbing. They guessed that this girl came up later than them, otherwise she would have climbed over the mountain by now. She
Wearing a long pink coat, she looks clean.
As for the material, it looks like a bargain that rich people occasionally buy, but it also looks like a expensive item that poor people would grit their teeth and buy. Whether she has money or not, and what she does, you can't tell just by looking at her.
We can only guess that she is in her twenties, maybe no more than thirty.
"You are..." Xie Zhe's eyes looked a little strange.
"A passerby." The woman smiled politely, which made people feel a bit friendly.
Ling Huan and Han Shang both exchanged greetings with her, but Xie Zhe stood aside and said nothing. They each sat at both ends of the fallen tree trunk, sweeping away the snow around them to make a place for her to rest. She put down her cane.
, took out a copper hand stove and picked it up. The hand stove looked very old, and it was not of such exquisite or valuable workmanship.
"Where are you from?"
"From far away."
The woman rubbed her hands. Her right hand, which had been exposed and holding the hiking pole, was about to freeze. She did not answer Ling Hu's question directly. This was understandable. After all, they were just passers-by who met by chance.
The woman turned her face sideways, looked Ling Huan over, and said:
"You must be from Feiyue City."
"Yes. How do you know?"
"I guessed it at a glance. Isn't it amazing?"
The two girls were chatting. Han Chang glanced at Xie Zhe, who shook his head. At this point, they reached a consensus: this girl is really easy to deceive. Now she is just a kind-hearted female passerby. Next time she meets
Would she still dare to recognize and talk about everything without any worries like she does now when she encounters a ferocious strong man or a monster who talks sweetly and has a sword? She must find opportunities to educate her well in the future, otherwise it will be too late to suffer the consequences.
And after all, this woman’s origins are unknown. On the snow-covered mountain road, who else would be so “brave” besides them?
"This girl...is there something urgent?" Han Chang knocked from the side, "This mountain road is not easy to walk on. Are you in a hurry like us?"
"Oops..." The woman in a lotus-colored gown pulled back her fallen temples, "So, you are in a hurry?"
Han Zhang briefly looked at Xie Zhe again.
"Then - if there is no emergency, why are you so willing to risk going up the mountain?"
"I thought you were people who like snow scenes as much as I do." She chuckled, her eyebrows gentle, "I like all kinds of scenery and all kinds of people, so I like all kinds of scenery.
During the time, I came to various places.”
This explanation is reasonable. There are indeed many people who like to wander around, but women like this are rare. Because no matter what, the relationship between people and people and monsters is not so good that they will not bully women who travel alone.
.Maybe she has some unknown martial arts skills, or maybe she is not actually acting alone. They looked around, but they could only find her footprints on the way here.
"So where do you want to go next?"
"I just want to go up the mountain and see if the rumored Yue Lake is really as magical as they say."
"ah……"
They were in such a hurry that they all forgot about it. Now they were not far from the top of the mountain, and she could probably get her wish from a long distance away. When she came to this place, she always wanted to see the magical lake between the two cities.
"I've always wanted to know if we stood in the center, would this lake be as clear-cut as Tai Chi? Unfortunately, there are no mountains in the center to enjoy such a view..."
"Well..." Ling Huan also agreed with her with some regret.
At this time, Ling Huan felt that her stomach seemed to be making a growling sound. It was very small, and others probably didn't hear it, but she could feel her stomach protesting. Climbing a mountain consumes so much energy, and they had to be careful not to slip.
It was normal for her to be hungry in advance. But seeing that her companions had no intention of eating, she was embarrassed to say so.
"Hey, it's time to eat something."
Han Shang suddenly said this and opened the bamboo box with rice. Ling Huan blinked and understood that the vixen's ears must have heard something. She felt even more embarrassed.
"Here, let's eat some meat buns."
Passing over the woman, he put the bun into Ling Huan's hand. Unfortunately, the bun was already a little cold. He asked the woman again if she wanted one, and the latter shook her head and declined. However, she seemed to have seen something, abruptly.
He stretched out his hand and placed it on Han Chang's collar.
"You have a hair missing here."
"...Huh?" He was stunned, "Oh, thank you..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Han Sheng didn't know what he was talking about. Was this too enthusiastic? He felt a little uncomfortable, but it was within the acceptable range. The woman reached out and took his hair away and waved it.
On the other hand:
"There's no need to eat. Thank you for your kindness. To be honest, I don't like steamed buns."
"Eh?" Han Shang's bun stopped at his mouth, feeling a little funny, "There are people who don't like eating buns. Are they being deceived by profiteers of steamed bun fillings?"
The woman was amused. She laughed a few times, but shook her head.
"No. I don't like anything with fillings, such as steamed buns, dumplings, wontons, etc..."
Listening to the phoenix thoughtfully.
"What about the spring rolls?"
"That's not good either."
“Where are the pot stickers?”
"Well... I can barely accept it." She really followed Ling Huan's conversation, "It's better to say that I don't like wrapped things. Since there are fillings, they are all written on the signboard.
There is no surprise at all, so I might as well just dig it out. I haven’t liked eating these since I was a child, and they are always the same during festivals. Zongzi, Lantern Festival, Qingtuan... When I have to eat it to match the atmosphere, I just eat it.
I turned the stuffing out before eating it, but my parents still scolded me."
"Why?" Ling Huan was puzzled, "Didn't you eat them all? It wasn't wasted."
"They think I'm in a mood." The woman smiled and shook her head with emotion, "Fortunately, no one cares about me anymore."
After hearing this, Ling Huan pondered for a long time. Suddenly she said this:
"Then you must like Laba Festival. Because Laba porridge is delicious and has no fillings."
"Yes, I like the Laba Festival."
The woman chuckled softly, she seemed very happy. Ling Huan always has weird ideas in her head. Although she may not like it for this reason, how could she say anything to refute such an interesting topic?
"It's getting late, I should go." The woman stood up and patted the snow on her clothes, "You are still in a hurry, so I won't delay you any longer."
"You too. There is an inn at the foot of the mountain. If you get lost when it gets dark, you can follow the light."
Ling Huan also stood up. The woman nodded and thanked her for her kindness. Then she opened her arms and made a hug. So Ling Huan hugged her as a memorial to their relationship. They hugged.
After a while, the woman left them. She waved goodbye to Han Zhang and Xie Zhe in turn, and then walked higher up the mountain.
"What a strange person." Han Chang sighed with emotion when the woman's figure completely disappeared.
"That's what I say..." Han Chang glanced at Xie Zhe, who had been silent all this time, "We met some weird people today."
Xie Zhe's brows were furrowed, and he seemed to be frowning more than before the woman left.
"She's very strange. I mean..."
"But she is not impermanent." Han Zhang said, "You can see her eyes."
"I know, but - she doesn't look like a human either."
"Hey, what you said. Why don't you believe anyone?" Han Chang seemed to think that he was worrying too much, "She is indeed not ordinary, but she is indeed a real human being. You should know it very well, right? Not to mention some people with strong spiritual powers.
Aren’t all the immortals and mages more special than ordinary people? Maybe she is just hiding her identity and is a bit weird, so there is no need to be so sensitive."
Xie Zhe seemed to still be worried. He opened his mouth but hesitated to speak. He thought for a long time before he finally said:
"...But something is really not right. It doesn't exactly look like a human being, nor a monster; nor is it a half-demon or six-path impermanence. This is so strange, I have never seen anything like this before."
Han Chang finally straightened up and patted the corner of his clothes: "There are still many things you haven't seen before. Okay, okay, you care so much about everyone, why don't you go check the household registration for the imperial court? I really admire you."
"Why are you saying strange things again?" Ling Huan looked at the two of them separately, "I quite like that sister. But after all, she is just a passerby. We will never see each other again, so why bother thinking so much? Let's go.
Well, we still have to hurry."
That's what he said. So Xie Zhe stopped caring and hurried on with them. Although he didn't say anything, he was still thinking about various possibilities. Ling Yu and Han Shan were "laughing and laughing" all the way.
, he was too embarrassed to disturb such an atmosphere. Anyway, no one would care if he didn't speak, and no one would doubt him. The thoughts in his head are his own secrets, and secrets that only one person knows are always safe.
They hurried down the mountain before dark and found another inn. There was only a little bit of snow here, and it was almost melting away now, which was great news. They rented a new inn, which was better than the previous one.
The place is much spacious. After eating and washing up, Xie Zhe was still thinking about what happened during the day.
