The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to reach the blue sky.
Chen Xuan is now standing on the Xichuan plank road that has been in disrepair.
This Shu road passes through the Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountains. The mountains are high and the valleys are deep, and the road is rugged and difficult to pass.
Today, most of the Shu roads have been officially applied for and listed as cultural heritage.
But there are still a small number of inaccessible ancient roads that retain the purest natural state.
Chen Xuan also discovered this remote Shu road because he went deep into the mountains of Western Shu.
At this moment, Chen Xuan is surrounded by high mountains in all directions. At a glance, the mountains are majestic and vast, showing the vastness of China's land and resources.
The road to Shu was so difficult that even Chen Xuan, whose skills were far superior to ordinary people, had to be careful when walking on the road, lest he accidentally slipped into the valley and fell to pieces.
But on such a rugged and steep Shu road, there were actually other people walking on it besides Chen Xuan.
And she is also a pretty girl.
In this way, Chen Xuan saw the first person he had met in more than twenty days, running towards him from the opposite side.
"Hmm?" Seeing the girl panicking, Chen Xuan was quite surprised. Could it be that the girl encountered a ferocious beast?
"Brother, save me! Save"
When the girl saw Chen Xuan, she immediately asked for help, but when she saw Chen Xuan's appearance, she couldn't say anything else.
Because Chen Xuan had been exposed to the wind, rain and sun for the past twenty days, he looked a little slovenly.
His whole body was empty, except for one set of clothes. He could only take them off and wash them before going to bed, and put them on after waking up. Naturally, they would not be clean.
Therefore, Chen Xuan will definitely not have a good impression in the eyes of others now.
What's more, I met Chen Xuan in the wilderness.
Most people either regard Chen Xuan as a tramp or a fool, because no one dares to enter the Qinling Mountains empty-handed without drinking water, dry food, clothing, etc. like Chen Xuan.
Of course, some people would associate Chen Xuan's identity with being a fugitive.
"Have you encountered any danger?" Chen Xuan asked with a smile when he saw that the girl was a little afraid of him.
Before setting off, Ji Wushuang told him that he must let nature take its course during the journey, and even if he met someone, there was no need to deliberately avoid them.
Whether it's the wind and rain of nature or the humans he encounters, everything on the road is Chen Xuan's fate.
So Chen Xuan accepted all the misfortunes he encountered naturally. Since this girl appeared in front of him, it must be linked to his misfortune, and it was not meaningless.
It was just Chen Xuan's kind inquiry that made the girl even more wary: "No, it's okay. Please give way. I want to go over."
"Oh." Chen Xuan responded and stepped aside.
The girl didn't expect that Chen Xuan would agree so readily. She gritted her teeth and wanted to run past Chen Xuan quickly.
However, the Shu Road is too rugged and narrow, and this short section is even more rugged and rocky, making it extremely difficult to walk and cannot accommodate two people walking side by side.
Although Chen Xuan turned sideways to avoid it, the girl still bumped into his body when she ran to him. In addition, the road under the girl's feet was uneven, so she accidentally hit her foot with a stone.
"Ouch!"
The girl's feet hurt, her body lost balance, and she fell involuntarily. Beyond the Shu Road, there was a bottomless valley!
The sprained foot frightened the girl to death. She knew that if she fell, she would definitely die miserably!
Just then, a hand grabbed her arm and pulled her up.
It was Chen Xuan's move.
Chen Xuan was very strong, but after the girl was pulled up, she still couldn't maintain her balance and could only fall into Chen Xuan's arms.
"Thank you..." The girl was shocked, and because she was skin-to-skin with Chen Xuan, her face couldn't help but blush.
But she quickly took a step back because the smell of Chen Xuan was unacceptable to her.
Chen Xuan didn't care much, but he was very interested in the medicine basket carried on the girl's back.
There was a very strange medicinal fragrance coming from the medicine basket, and it seemed that there were some precious medicinal materials in it, but Chen Xuan couldn't guess it for a moment.
Seeing Chen Xuan's eyes fixed on the medicine basket, the girl became a little scared again: "Brother, you, are you going to steal my medicinal materials too?"
"Why do I need your medicine?"
Chen Xuan couldn't help laughing.
No matter how valuable the medicinal materials in this girl's medicine basket were, he wouldn't be even remotely interested in them now.
All precious treasures between heaven and earth are just external possessions to Chen Xuan on his way to avoid disaster.
Seeing that Chen Xuan really wasn't interested in the medicinal materials at all, and that people who wanted to snatch it had already taken action, there was no third party in the mountains and fields, so why should they be hypocritical, so the girl finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother, thank you for saving me just now. My name is Xiaolian. What is your name, brother?" the girl asked gratefully.
"My surname is Chen."
Chen Xuan's faint response made Xiaolian even more curious about Chen Xuan's identity.
Because a homeless person or a fugitive would definitely not have the same conversation style as Chen Xuan.
In the past twenty days, although Chen Xuan has not completely reached the state mentioned by Ji Wushuang, his demeanor has become more calm and natural. He no longer looks like the arrogant evil emperor, nor is he as brilliant and restrained as before.
It's just how you were born, so you will be now. This is because Chen Xuan is looking for the feeling of new life.
"Brother Chen, I have a sprain on my ankle. Can you help me down the mountain? It's best if you do it quickly, because someone is chasing me from behind!" Xiaolian did not speculate on Chen Xuan's identity for the time being, because she had more urgent things to do.
To do.
Hearing what Xiaolian said, Chen Xuan was slightly surprised: "Is someone chasing you?"
"Yes, Brother Chen, you should know that our Xichuan is a treasure house of traditional Chinese medicine. Many people make a living by going to the mountains to collect medicines and are called medicine farmers. This is what I do. Today I finally picked a Cordyceps sinensis.
I was targeted by a few greedy medicine farmers who chased me for a long time. I had no choice but to run to this dangerous ancient plank road. I was afraid that they would follow me, so let’s run quickly!”
The more Xiaolian talked, the more worried she became, and after she finished speaking, she looked back.
Chen Xuan thought to himself that this girl was being chased. It seemed like a very common incident of drug farmers robbing herbs, but it must be related to his fate. He should not deliberately avoid it, but should comply with the fate, so he decided to help this girl.
"Your foot is injured, I will carry you down the mountain." Chen Xuan said, squatting down with his back to Xiaolian, gesturing for her to climb up.
Xiaolian suddenly said very embarrassedly: "Brother Chen, it seems to me that you have been in the mountains for many days, do you still have the strength to carry me? This is so embarrassing, and it will be bad if you lose your footing and fall down the mountain path.
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"It's okay, come up." Chen Xuan turned his head and said, "This mountain road can only accommodate one person walking. If I help you walk, it will be even harder."
