Walking five miles outside the town, on the road leading to Diancang Mountain, you can feel the biting and cold wind blowing from the mountain.
There were many fellow merchants, all wrapped in thick fox furs, shivering and huddled together.
This group of merchants has been going in and out of Cangshan Mountain all year round to make a living, and they are aware of the difficulties and dangers involved. Therefore, no matter how poor the caravan is, they will spend a lot of money to hire one or two bodyguards from the fifth and sixth realms to enter the mountain together.
Xia Ze entered the second level of martial arts, and the martial strength was no longer the same as before. This wind was nothing to him. He wrapped himself in a winter coat and didn't feel anything. It was just a pain for He Xu.
The strong wind seemed to be trying to compete with him. It penetrated through his sleeves and neck, and his face turned red from the cold.
One person and one donkey were in a daze and almost plunged into the nearby river channel. Fortunately, Xia Ze reacted in time and caught them both, so that their clothes did not get wet by the cold and biting river water.
The merchants and escorts who were walking around saw this scene and couldn't help laughing. This made He Xu feel quite embarrassed, and then he kicked the donkey on the butt: "Smelly donkey, stupid donkey! There is no road."
Can walk."
Unexpectedly, the white donkey also became angry and kicked He Xu, causing him to stumble.
He Xu stood up, grabbed the bricks from his backpack and was about to hit them, but Xia Ze blocked him in front of him, and he took a breath of cold air.
"Brother Xia Ze, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hit this donkey." He said aggrievedly.
Xia Ze didn't say anything. He just silently took out a yellow talisman from his arms and put it in He Xu's arms. He immediately felt a warm air spreading to his cold limbs, as if he was bathing in the warm spring light.
The original biting coldness was gone.
After doing all this, Xia Ze silently turned around and led the little donkey straight towards Diancang Mountain, leaving He Xu stunned on the spot. He wiped his nose and ran up, but no matter how he shouted or prayed,
Xia Ze and Little Donkey always kept a distance from him and ignored him.
After chasing for a long time, He Xu was panting from exhaustion. Looking at the two figures who were gradually moving away, there was a blur of mist in his eyes, and he let out a loud cry.
Xia Ze and Donkey, who were walking in front, heard the cry and turned back slowly.
He Xu wiped away his tears and sobbed: "Brother Xia Ze, I'm sorry... I didn't mean to hit the donkey."
Xia Ze wiped away the tears that came to him again, and said in a gentle tone: "You hit Xiaobai, not me, why are you apologizing to me?"
He Xu's eyes filled with tears: "Xiao Bai, I'm sorry, I just felt so embarrassed. I didn't mean to hit you."
The little white donkey brayed, sounding like a sheep, and nuzzled He Xu to forgive him.
Xia Ze then spoke slowly: "Before I entered the city, I said I wanted to buy you a little donkey. How did you agree to my promise?"
He Xu twitched and said, "I promised you, Brother Xia Ze, that I will take good care of Xiaobai and treat him as my friend."
Xia Ze squatted down and touched his little head: "Xiao Bai just nodded like this and is willing to let you ride because he regards you as a good brother who shares life and death. I almost fell into the water with you just now. You
Think about it carefully, is it right for you to blame Xiaobai for your shame?"
"It's wrong to do this," Xia Ze said, "It's like when you entered Yuqiao Town, that group of people wanted to kill people just because you accidentally stepped on their shoes. What you did just now
Bizhuan, what will you do if you really beat Xiaobai to death?"
He Xu slowly lowered his head.
"Some mistakes are irreparable. An unintentional mistake made on a whim may be remembered for a lifetime by some people, and may even lead them to go astray. Today you have a brick in your hand, you can bully Xiaobai, tomorrow
What will you do if you meet someone who is more powerful than you, or even someone more powerful than me?"
When Xia Ze said this, his heart felt sad. He remembered a certain childhood memory and stopped talking. He Xu beside him had already burst into tears.
"Don't do this next time, you know?" Xia Ze touched his head and said softly.
"I know, Xia Ze...Brother, I really won't... next time." He Xu wiped away his tears and said intermittently.
He hugged the little white donkey tightly and cried, "I'm sorry, little white..."
The little white donkey bit the corner of his clothes and signaled him to get on the saddle and let it carry him.
"Brother Xia Ze, are you going to abandon me and leave me alone on the road?" he asked crying.
Xia Ze laughed and pinched his face: "Silly boy, of course not. If I don't want you, I will sell you as a piglet in Yuqiao Town."
He Xu burst into tears and laughed, blowing out a blue bubble of snot.
In the distance, there was a sedan. Inside the sedan was a gentle woman wearing a white fox fur. She raised the curtain and happened to see this scene, so she hid her face and smiled.
There were four bearers around the sedan, as well as two bodyguards, one old and one young. The older one was holding a seven-foot red tassel spear. Seeing the tender scene of the "two brothers", he was quite moved and raised his head to take a sip of warm wine.
The woman whispered to the younger male bodyguard, and saw the man walking towards Xia Ze and He Xu, clasping his fists, and said grandly: "Little brother, my name is Liu Yuhu. Look at you two
We were arguing just now about whether my brother is still young and can't stand the cold. My lady wants to invite this little brother to sit in a sedan chair, and then we part ways after we cross the mountain. How about that?"
He Xu looked at the simple knife on his waist and was so frightened that he hid behind Xia Ze. He only heard the man say with a smile: "You are so timid that you dare to go out and make a living in the world?"
Scholar Xia Ze responded with a salute: "Thank you Brother Yuhu for your kindness. My brother was playing with this donkey just now and almost fell into the river. That's what happened. This is unnecessary. Please thank me for it."
Your little home.”
Liu Yuhu saw that although he was a little unfamiliar in his speech and behavior, he was so gentle that there was no fault in it, so he nodded and returned to the team.
Xia Ze pinched He Xu's face and asked, "What do you think?"
He Xu grinned: "It turns out that in addition to the bad guys who kill people, there are also good people like this in the world."
Xia Ze nodded happily, opened the wine jar, and took a sip. It was a bit spicy, but not as good as Wu Dao's wine.
In the distance, the man and the lady in the sedan were chatting happily, like a pair of childhood sweethearts. They burst out with a string of witty words, making the lady laugh and make a nice silver bell sound.
The four bearers looked at each other and sighed.
The old man turned a blind eye to this and allowed him to play around. After drinking a sip of wine, he hung the wine gourd on the head of his gun, carried it on his shoulder, and walked towards the pale and majestic Diancang Mountain.