The heat wave in July in the Gobi Desert is so intense that people and animals all stay away.
Inside, what can kill them is not only the heat but also the water.
However, as soon as you get close to the Tianshan Mountains, the cold air blowing from the snowy mountains will make you feel as cool as autumn.
The Tianshan Mountains in China stretch for more than 3,000 miles. The western section is steep and majestic, with many peaks in the clouds; the eastern section is lower, but still covered with snow all year round.
On this day, under the vast snow-capped mountains, among the colorful flowers, a man and three horses were walking slowly eastward.
The three horses seemed to like the environment here very much. They snorted happily from time to time, and occasionally lowered their heads to nibble on the flowers and plants on the ground.
Li Jiang was frowning and wandering.
He made a mistake based on experience, thinking that such a cool place as Piaomiao Peak should be at the top of the mountain, so he left Qinghai and headed straight for the western section of the Tianshan Mountains.
Not to mention the hardships on the journey, the time alone took three months.
Three months! If there was no food and water in the space, one person and three horses would have died long ago.
At present, the food in Lijiang space is basically exhausted. There is no shortage of water. There are glaciers all over the Tianshan Mountains and there are many lakes and streams. The water quality is pure and pollution-free. You can move as much as you need.
Li Jiang looked at the huge snow peak standing in the blue sky on the left, and the news he finally got from the shepherd flashed in his mind.
Beyond this peak is the eastern section of the Tianshan Mountains, and to the east is the prairie, which the Han people call Luntai.
Luntai? Luntai edict?
Oh..., Li Jiang heard it and it took him a while to remember: Urumqi, a beautiful pasture!
After Urumqi, enter the Hexi Corridor and then go east, which is Xingqing Mansion in Xixia, and Yinchuan in later generations.
Could it be that this search for the Tianshan Child Elder is going to end in vain? In the end, we still have to deal with that Li Yaonv?
I wonder if it was the cold wind blowing from the glacier that made Li Jiang shiver inexplicably.
"Gloomy...grey" the horse under the crotch screamed happily.
"Bah!" Li Jiang slapped the horse's head twice angrily, and scolded with a smile: "It's unlucky to call a dead horse. Let me tell you, if you don't reach the Yellow River, you won't...shut up!"
Li Jiang tugged the horse's ear. The horse and Li Jiang were already very familiar with each other, and when his ear was tugged, the horse immediately bowed its head.
The wind brings news from afar.
Not long after, Li Jiang had identified three people and three horses.
Its location is about two miles southeast of you, and you can vaguely hear the words "entering the mountain", "Wulaoda" and "gathering".
Li Jiang's heart moved, he jumped off the horse and let the horses graze where they were, and then used Qinggong to shoot away.
The distance of two miles came suddenly, and one of the three people was turning to look northwest. Suddenly, his eyes widened and his mouth trembled: "Brother, third child, look, there is someone flying... flying...
"
He was speechless, because the figure who was only a dozen feet away suddenly stood on the horse's head looking down at him.
Seeing this man standing lightly on the horse's head, with his clothes flying like an immortal coming to earth, he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
When the other two people heard his voice cut off, they both turned their heads to look, and were shocked when they saw it.
I asked the boss to be bolder and said in a harsh voice: "I don't know what kind of expert you are. How can I, Qinghai Sanying, help you?"
Li Jiang turned his head and smiled brightly, and asked warmly: "Oh? The three heroes of Qinghai, I have admired them for a long time! I want to ask, where do you want to go?"
The eldest brother's pupils shrank, he and the third child looked at each other, and said tremblingly: "It's too hot outside, so the three of my brothers went into the mountains to escape the heat."
"Isn't it right? I think I heard you mention 'Boss Wu' just now?" Li Jiang said bluntly.
The boss's face changed and he said unnaturally: "No, you must have heard wrong."
Li Jiang nodded and pretended to think: "Really? I heard wrong!"
The three people looked up at Li Jiang with sincerity in their eyes. They nodded and said at the same time: "Yes, yes..."
Li Jiang hardened his face and said coldly: "Since you don't tell the truth, no wonder I brought it upon myself!"
Take it yourself? None of the three people understood what this meant, but it did not prevent them from knowing that this strong man was going to do something cruel, so they all said: "Master, if you have something to say, please tell me, I..."
"We came out in a hurry and didn't bring any money..."
"Spare my life..."
None of the three people could tell the whole story. They all felt that their eyes were getting dark, and their bodies went limp and they fell on the horse's back.
After an unknown amount of time, the eldest of the three woke up.
He vaguely found himself lying on the grass, with his second and third children lying on his left and right sides respectively.
Shocked, he suddenly woke up, hurriedly slapped his two brothers awake, and asked: "Second brother, third child, why are we sleeping here?"
The second child and the third child were shaking their dull heads, not knowing what was going on.
After a long time, the third child, who had recovered, said unconfidently: "Brother, second brother, I remember we went into the mountains to escape the heat because it was too hot outside?"
When the boss heard this, he pondered: "Why don't you take our family with you to escape the summer heat?"
The second child suddenly slapped his head and suddenly realized: "I remembered it. We said we were going out to escape the heat, which was just an excuse for our family. In fact, we are going to Jincheng!"
"Why?" the boss and the third asked at the same time.
A weird smile appeared on the corner of the second child's mouth, and Yin smiled and said: "Because I heard that a group of Persian singers came to Jincheng Yihong Courtyard, and the three of us brothers made an appointment to go and have fun together..."
"Oh, yes, yes, I remember." The other two people also suddenly realized.
The third child was young and energetic, and he immediately reacted, slobbering and saying: "Brother, second brother, what are we waiting for? Let's go quickly!"
"But why do we sleep here together?" The boss was still confused.
"Brother, we are all drunk. Look, the wineskins are all empty." The second brother pointed at three horses grazing leisurely not far away.
The boss took a closer look and saw that it was indeed the case. There were several empty wine bags scattered around the horse's hooves, and there was still a lingering fragrance.
The three of them got rid of their doubts, mounted their horses decisively, and headed east.
…
Li Jiang has released his horse and returned to the mountain to climb the mountain alone.
He had already found out the way to Piaomiao Peak and was now walking on the right path.
He smiled as he walked, and he said he was the "Three Heroes of Qinghai". Even though they have a great reputation, they are actually an extremely small force under the jurisdiction of Lingjiu Palace. They even have thirty-six holes and seventy-two islands.
Don't go in.
Although they are small in number and not powerful, they can still be regarded as the peripheral forces of Lingjiu Palace. This time they came to Tianshan to participate in the conference convened by Mr. Wu.
Piaomiao Peak and Lingjiu Palace are the names of the Wulin people. The local herdsmen didn't know it, so Li Jiang couldn't find out before.
Through the three of them, Li Jiang knew that nothing should be taken for granted. The Lingjiu Palace was not on the top of the snow-capped mountains that he thought it was, but on the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, on a warm and humid mountainside that felt like spring all year round.
According to the memory of the boss who was lucky enough to have been to Lingjiu Palace twice, Lingjiu Palace is actually a castle, and it is also very lively on weekdays. Many martial arts people under it have spontaneously formed a garden at the foot of the mountain to communicate with each other.
Jiugong paid no attention to this, because it controlled everything within a hundred miles, and no one dared to use swords or guns here. It was a peaceful and peaceful scene.