Chapter 5 Cold Night

The southern border is very different from the customs of Middle-earth, but after many years, although it is located in remoteness, there is still communication with Middle-earth after all. The fur, ore and other specialties produced in the southern Xinjiang have always had an excellent reputation in the Central Plains, attracting many Middle-earth merchants to trade.

Over time, the inns that did not exist at all in southern Xinjiang also appeared in the most lively towns under the influence of Middle-earth merchants.

Gui Li and Xiao Bai are now in such an inn, and the name is directly in the local name, "Tianshui Inn".

Entering the inn, it is obvious that the tables and chairs are very influenced by Middle-earth culture, but the boss and the clerk are both local Zhuang people. Among the southern Xinjiang, the Zhuang people have the largest population, and their comparative life is relatively rich. They are the most deeply affected by Middle-earth. No other ethnic groups still adhere to the life of hunting. The Zhuang people have gradually begun to farm and do business.

However, despite this, the Zhuang people are relatively peaceful. Most of the people lack that toughness, so they are not as strong as the Miao people with a population of less than them.

Gui Li and Xiao Bai sat down, and a clerk had already come to receive them. At this time, the world was getting dark, but there were not many guests in the inn. This guy looks like a costume, and he is also a member of the Zhuang nationality in southern Xinjiang. It's just that he has been working here for some time, and he actually speaks quite fluently.

"Two guests, what do you want to eat? There are also clean rooms in our store. The price is the most reasonable and well-known."

Gui Li nodded and said, "Let's leave us two clean houses, and we'll stay for one night."

The man nodded with a smile, and then said, "Two guests, you haven't eaten yet. Do you want to order anything?"

Ghost Li was not hungry, but after looking at Xiao Bai, he still decided to have something to eat and said, "Well, give us two bowls of rice, and a few more..."

"Uh!" Xiao Bai, who was sitting aside, suddenly opened his mouth, smiled and said, "Do you have a "earthy yellow finch" here?"

Gui Li was stunned and looked at Xiao Bai. The guy was also stunned. He couldn't help looking at Xiao Bai more and said, "Girl, have you been to our southern Xinjiang? We naturally have this signature dish."

Xiao Bai's face smiled more, and his eyes flashed, as if recalling something. He said slowly, "Well, by the way, there are also "three snake intestines", "roasted bear tail", "roasted autumn leaves", "five small insects", "

Black heart fruit "..."

Her eyes flashed and thought as she spoke. At first, the speed was relatively slow. The name of each dish said the name of the dish. Later, the more she talked about it, the faster it became, and the name of the dish was even more bizarre. It was unimaginable to hear it, and it was by no means possible in Middle-earth

The ghost was stunned, and not only the smile on the man's face in the store turned into an awkward expression of opening his mouth, and even the shop owner who was calculating in the distance couldn't help coming over.

After Xiaobai said nearly 30 dishes in one breath, he stopped and took a rest. He turned his head and smiled at the boss and the clerk, "Do you have these dishes?"

The boss and the clerk looked at each other in consteriously. For a long time, the boss smiled and said, "Girl, you really know a lot. The many dishes you just mentioned are famous dishes of southern Xinjiang specialties, but there are many of them that are not easy to find. In addition to the earthy yellow finch, only black heart fruit and Make it. I'm so sorry. "

Xiao Bai couldn't help showing a trace of regret on his face, but then smiled and said, "Then cook these three dishes first!"

The boss and the buddy quickly agreed and went busy. Xiao Bai's eyes turned around, but he saw Gui Li looking at himself. He smiled and said, "It's been hundreds of years, and I don't know why I suddenly want to taste these flavors of those years. Have you ever been here? Have you ever eaten these dishes?

Gui Li shook his head. In the past, when he came to the southern Xinjiang, he was full of things to find the black witches to save Baguio. How to care about these appetites is usually casually dealt with in the wilderness. This time, if it hadn't been for the special situation, it would have been necessary to avoid the pursuers all over the incense valley. In addition, Xiaobai was a woman after all (although he was a thousand-year-old goblin...). It was not good to sleep in the barren mountains at night, so he entered the town.

He was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked, "I can probably guess the stuffy yellow finch. What is the black heart fruit?"

Xiaobai smiled and said, "This is the unique fruit of southern Xinjiang. The appearance is green, the meat is white and tender, but the flesh is black. It is fried in an oil pan, and it tastes delicious."

Gui Li frowned and said, "What is that "roasted bear tail"? Is it the tail of the black bear? I've heard of bear paws and bear bile in the past, and I haven't heard that bear tails can also be used as vegetables?

Xiaobai smiled and said, "This bear is not the other bear. There is a unique beast in southern Xinjiang, called 'long-tailed bear'. It is much smaller than the black bear and white bear we know well, but the meat is delicious, which is far from comparable to them. In particular, a long tail is the essence. In southern Xinjiang, it is very famous!"

Gui Li was silent. Xiao Bai looked at him and suddenly said, "It's strange that you don't usually care much about anything. Why are you interested in this dish?"

Gui Li was stunned and speechless for a long time. He grew up on the Dazhu Peak of Qingyun Mountain, and soon began to cook. He really had some talent and interest in cooking. If it's an ordinary person, I'm afraid he will become a cook, and most of the time he can make a small name. It's just that now...

Gui Li sighed softly, and suddenly he was so excited that he didn't want to say anything. Xiao Bai looked at him with great interest, with a soft light in her eyes, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Only Xiaohui was still so restless. He looked around and shouted in a low voice, as if he was expecting something.

In the dead of night, Tianshui Village, which has been lively for a day, gradually calmed down at night.

Tianshui Inn has two floors, and the second floor is the guest room. Gui Li observed that only he and Xiaobai stayed overnight tonight. Although it was lively here, the world was in chaos at this time, and few Middle-earth merchants came to southern Xinjiang. However, the locals in southern Xinjiang usually don't live in the store.

Xiaobai's room is next door to the ghost room. The wall separated by wooden boards does not have much sound insulation effect. He faintly heard the slight laughter and squeaking next door. Monkey Xiaohui ran to play with Xiaobai again. Although Xiaohui still runs back with Gui Li every night when he goes to bed, Xiaobai doesn't know how to do it. It seems that Xiaohui is very good. Now Xiaohui likes to stick to this thousand-year-old demon fox when he has nothing to do.

Gui Li lay in the room for a while. He hadn't stayed in the inn for a long time, but he was still not used to it. Unconsciously, it was late at night, but he was still not sleepy. He couldn't help but feel a little bored, so he stood up, slowly walked to the window, opened the window, and looked out.

Unlike the daytime, at this moment, dark clouds gradually dispersed in the night sky of southern Xinjiang. Although the clouds were still the same, a trace of moonlight was quietly revealed from the crack.

The moonlight was clear, like frost and snow, sprinkled faintly and fell on him.

leisurely in the world, all sentient beings are asleep, and the four fields are silent. Only in the corner of the unknown street, there was a low sound of insects.

Darkness enveloped the earth.

Looking out of the window, there are thousands of mountains and deep night sky.

In such a cool and lonely night in southern Xinjiang, suddenly, the past is like a tide, all over my heart.

Once upon a time, the child in the remote village sank in the rolling waves of the red dust and drifted with the waves. I turned around, but it turned out that there was no one around me.

Life is really lonely...

The man under the moon, bowed his head and was speechless.

"Shh!"

A sound of breaking the air from afar came slowly.

Gui Li looked up and frowned slightly. He saw a light light in the sky, like a meteor passing through the night sky, across the sky, crossed the sky of Tianshui Village, and fell to the west.

And behind it, there are still three rays of light, chasing it.

Gui Li is so experienced now. Naturally, it can be seen at a glance that these four lights are the monks who control the sky. These four lights chase back and forth in the clouds of the night sky. Although the three lights behind can't catch up with the light in front of them, the escaping people can't get rid of the chase.

After a while, the first light seemed to have made a decision and fell from the sky. Looking at the direction, it was in the southwest of Tianshui Village.

Then, the three rays of light tracking also fell.

Gui Li meditated for a moment, but felt uneasy tonight. He really didn't want to stand here alone again, so he waved his right hand, quietly turned into blue light, and flew to the place where the four lights fell to the ground.

After his figure became smaller and smaller, the window of the room next to the ghost was also pushed open. Xiao Bai held Xiaohui in his arms and looked in the direction of Gui Li flying away. After a moment, Gui Li's figure disappeared into the darkness.

Xiao Bai's face was calm, and there was no expression on his white face. There was only the brilliance in his eyes, but it flashed strangely.

Gui Li flew quietly all the way, and soon found that the place where those lights and shadows fell was the old village of Tianshui, the hill that had been abandoned for many years.

Just as he entered the cottage, a dull whisper came from the front, and then a voice of anger mixed with another person's familiar laughter came.

Gui Li immediately frowned.

This laughter is soft to the bone, and there is a faint power to deceive the heart. It is the voice of the golden bottle.

Gui Li hesitated for a moment, hid his body in the dark corner, and slowly swept forward.

In the originally quiet and uninhabited street, there are remnants of tiles and a cool scenery.

At this time, the sky was a little clearer, the clouds gradually dissipated, and the moonlight gradually brightened, illuminating the abandoned cottage with a little light.

Jin Ping'er still had her eternal smile on her face, standing in the middle of the street with a smile, facing a young man in front of her who was staring angrily. This person is also known by Gui Li - Li Xun, an outstanding disciple of Burning Incense Valley.

On the street behind him, there was also a disciple of Fenxiang Valley who fell to the ground. It seemed that he had just been injured by the golden bottle, and his clothes began to go straight down from his left chest. There was a deep and large wound, and he was moaning feebly.

It's just that the ghost's eyes just turned around on the three people. After a moment, his eyes completely fell on the last person.

In the clear night, in the desolate street, there is a deserted small building left behind the golden bottle. There is a woman dressed in white, carrying a long sword, standing on the eaks of the house, standing in the wind, and her clothes fluttering slowly.

The snow-like skin is under the moonlight, which even makes people feel that she is a little pale.

Is it because of her that the night and the moonlight are so beautiful and bright?

Lu Xueqi!

Whose shadow is reflected in the familiar eyes?

The ghost was stunned.

In the dark, he quietly looked at the woman who seemed to be dusty. The wind and frost of the whole world, ten years, but it seemed that he had never stained her at all. So let people look at it. At first glance, it is her posture like a cold fairy in the moonlight.

"Daughter!" Li Xun's handsome face was full of anger.

He and Lu Xueqi blocked the golden bottle one after another, but when they landed just now, the demon witch suddenly got into trouble and seduced the brother behind him with the "skill of confusion", and then injured him with a purple blade. If it hadn't been for Li Xun's action, I'm afraid that the younger brother would have died.

However, Li Xun is more concerned at this moment. In addition to this brother's injury, there are other things: "What on earth have you done to my sister Yan Hong? Hand her over quickly?"

Jin Ping'er smiled slightly, but her eyes suddenly erratled. She intentionally or unintentionally glanced at the dark place behind Li Xun and said, "You also said that that's your sister, not my sister. How can I know?"

"Boh!" Li Xun looked very angry. Obviously, he cared about this junior sister very much. He said angrily, "If Uncle Shangguan hadn't noticed it, we would have been covered in the dark by you, a witch. You deliberately killed my incense disciple, and this hatred will definitely be repaid by you. If you know each other, hand over Sister Yan Hong as soon as possible!"

"Ouch! I'm so scared!" Jin Ping'er patted her heart with her hand, but her face was full of smiles. There was no trace of fear. Instead, her soft color was a little heavier. She said softly, "At least you are under the right way. How can so many people bully me as a weak woman?"

A cold snort came from Lu Xueqi behind him.

Li Xun glanced at the beautiful figure standing high, and his face darkened. He said to Jin Ping'er, "Daughter, if you don't realize it, you're welcome..."

Before the word "yo" was spoken, the golden bottle suddenly smiled charmingly, and the purple light at the bottom of his right sleeve was suddenly full.

Li Xun was immediately on guard. This witch has many tricks, and the magic weapon purple awn blade is sharp, which is really not small. Just now, although the younger brother behind her was influenced by her deceitment, she has not been her enemy for many years of practice, which shows that her way is high.

It's just that Li Xun is proud, and his practice is also high. Although he is vigilant, he has no timidity at all.

And there is also a peerless beauty in the distance. Since he first met ten years ago, he has been in his heart for Lu Xueqi for a long time, and he can never lose face before the beauty.

He was about to concentrate on the enemy here, but unexpectedly, the deceitful Jin Ping'er was just a false move. Suddenly, his figure was stopped, and his body turned into a purple light, which turned out to be Lu Xueqi behind the human blade.

In the blink of an eye, the purple light approached, and Lu Xueqi's face was like frost. With a sharp sound, the fairy spirit was everywhere, and the blue light was everywhere. The Tianye Sword suddenly came out of its sheath and crossed her chest. Li Xun looked at his eyes behind his back, and he was inexplicably anxious and chased after him with the sword.

The purple blade of the bottle came into contact with Tianya, but the whole person took advantage of the situation and retreated back like lightning, just from Li Xun. Li Xun was shocked and couldn't stop to chase back for a moment. Lu Xueqi was about to catch up, but she was blocked by Li Xun and had to press down her figure.

The two looked at the same time, and saw that the direction of Jin Ping'er flew to the place where Li Xun stood just now, where there was also a disciple of Burning Fragrance Valley who was injured and fell to the ground in panic. Li Xun was shocked. Just now, he was so devoted to acting in front of Lu Xueqi that he forgot that his younger brother behind him had no resistance at all at this moment. At this moment, he regretted very much. He shouted, and his body was like electricity, and he tried his best to recover.

Lu Xueqi also followed him and chased Jin Pinger.

In a blink of an eye, the golden bottle had arrived at the disciple of the incense valley. Suddenly, he picked up his toes, kicked the man's whole body, and flew back. Li Xun quickly caught it. Unexpectedly, his tentacles were blood, and in a blink of an eye, his robe was dyed red.

Jin Ping'er's foot has already killed the young disciple.

Li Xun's eyes were about to spit out fire. Only in this moment, Lu Xueqi had crossed his body and chased him to the golden bottle. At this moment, Jin Ping'er's figure just passed through the dark corner.

Low, at that moment, Jin Ping'er's voice came quietly and hurriedly: "Help me block that woman."

In the dark, the man snorted, obviously disdainful, and he was so moved that he obviously did not want to participate in the matter.

Unexpectedly, at this moment of lightning, Jin Ping'er suddenly said three words quickly but loudly and clearly: "Qilidong!" ( Note 1)

These three words, like lightning, hit down the body that Gui Li was about to fly. Jin Ping'er's eyes and face were full of mysterious smiles, which swept past him in an instant.

And a moment later, Lu Xueqi's white figure was followed and was right in front of her.

Who knows who flashed in his mind at that moment?

The blue light floated, and Lu Xueqi's face, which had been as cold as frost, was instantly moved. She was a little confused, a little confused, a little happy, and a little angry!

choking...

Tianya and blood-eating, blue and red light, reflect each other in the night, drifting far away.

Li Xun passed by Lu Xueqi and followed Jin Ping'er. After all, Jin Ping'er was the more important object, especially after she killed the fellow apprentice. However, he looked back quietly in the air and looked at a man and a woman silently facing each other on the deserted street. The flame flashed in the depths of his eyes was so hot.

In the distance, the laughter of the golden bottle came from afar. The voice was soft and charming with a trace of jokes, and the ghost listened to it in his ears and was silent.

The moonlight is like water, sprinkled on this desolate mountain, a silent street.

The woman in front of her, dressed in white is like snow, and the long sword in her hand is as bright as autumn water.

Who is the person who is looking deeply in the bright eyes?

Note 1: Qilidong, the largest settlement of the Miao people in history, is named because it is rumored to be as wide as seven miles. It is impossible to know when it will be developed, and it will be destroyed by the officers and soldiers at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. It is said that this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is only a narrow channel connecting the outside road, which has always been the spiritual pillar of the Miao people's world.

Now it is difficult to verify the specific address, but when checking the information, it seems to be in Heyang, Guangxi in 1983 (Heyang??) It was found that the surrounding terrain of "Daping Township" is extremely similar, and it is led by the Miao people. There is a "dog god cave" on the nearby mountain, and there are dog god-shaped boulders worshipped by the Miao people. It is suspected that it should be here.

Another note: Dog God, Miao people legend, officers and soldiers rushed in the middle of the night, Miao people all slept, a stone dog on the top of the mountain suddenly barked loudly, shocking the clan, so they worked together to fight against the enemy, and the whole clan was saved. Since then, the dog god has been worshipped, and the incense has been continuous.