dawn.
The morning light falls.
Two days have passed and the day of heading west has arrived.
Outside Li Garden, three carriages were prepared. Li Ziye got on one of them, and then they rushed towards the west city gate together.
Not long after, the troika came out of the west city gate. In a deserted place, Li Ziye got off the carriage.
"Brother Li, do you need to be so careful?"
Under the morning light, Bai Wangyu, who came first to wait, stepped forward and asked.
"Of course."
Li Ziye smiled and said, "I am now a thorn in the side of that old fox, Emperor Shang. He probably wants to kill me in his dreams, so it's better to be careful so as not to end the project halfway."
"Okay, where is Mr. Zhang?"
Bai Wangyu looked around and asked curiously, "Didn't he come with Brother Li?"
"In front, he came out earlier than you."
Li Ziye said something and walked quickly forward.
Bai Wangyu followed immediately, and the two figures passed by one after another and quickly headed west.
About half an hour later, two people arrived in a wilderness. In front of them, Zhang Donglu stood quietly, his body exposed, obviously he had been waiting for a long time.
"Brother Li, why do you want Master Zhang to wait here?" Bai Wangyu asked in a low voice when he saw the old man in front of him.
"It's not easy to ambush in the plains." Li Ziye responded casually.
Bai Wangyu was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise, "Brother Li doesn't trust Mr. Zhang?"
"Caution is the boat."
Li Ziye responded, "After all, I'm not that familiar."
After saying that, Li Ziye took two steps quickly, looked at the old man in front of him, and greeted warmly, "Master Zhang, I've kept you waiting for a long time!"
"polite."
Zhang Donglu nodded and asked, "Professor Li, Mr. Bai, which way are we going?"
"West side."
Li Ziye smiled slightly and replied, "Go to the Western Regions."
"Western Region?"
Hearing this, Zhang Donglu was shocked and asked in disbelief, "Zhang Zu's ruins are in the Western Regions?"
"good."
Li Ziye nodded and responded, "When I first learned about it, I was as shocked as Lord Zhang. I also didn't understand why Zhang Zu's ruins were in the Western Region."
Thousands of years ago, although the inheritance of Taoism spread all over Jiuzhou, its base was still in the Central Plains.
Thousands of years ago, the Western Region was almost a barren land, if not a barren land. In the eyes of the Central Plains people, the Western Region at that time was an uncivilized and savage land.
"The Western Region is controlled by that scholar. Professor Li must be careful."
After a brief shock, Zhang Donglu came to his senses and reminded him seriously, "After all, Professor Li and the scholar have both carved their names in the Heavenly Book. If one day the scholar wants to fight for the Heavenly Book, Professor Li will be his biggest enemy."
"Already matched."
Li Ziye smiled and responded, "The situation is more serious than Mr. Zhang imagined. Therefore, when we go to the Western Regions, we need to keep a low profile. I have planned a route and try my best to go around the Tianyu Palace and the Twelve Temples. , don’t let them find out.”
"It is indeed necessary."
Zhang Donglu nodded in agreement.
"Master Zhang, let's hurry up."
Li Ziye glanced at the rising sun in the east, and then hurried toward the west.
The three of them then headed west. As a descendant of Zhang Zu, Zhang Donglu undoubtedly entered the Five Realms in this era when the Five Realms were as numerous as dogs.
The Five Realms, where things were once rare and valuable, are really not that valuable now.
In the sky, the morning sun rose in the east, and then headed west. The three of them did not stop for the whole day, concentrating on their journey.
The journey to the Western Region is far away, and even great cultivators of the Five Realms cannot reach the place in a short while. What's more, among the three of them, Li Ziye is injured and Zhang Donglu is old. If he doesn't hurry up and hurry up, he doesn't know how long he will be able to get there. .
One day, when the sun was setting in the west, a huge mountain range appeared in front of the three people, looming.
"Tianduan Mountain."
Zhang Donglu looked at the mountains ahead, his eyes slightly focused.
When you see Tianduan Mountain, you are not far from the Western Region.
"Let's hurry up and try to reach the Tianduan Mountains before dark." Li Ziye reminded him and hurried a little faster.
Bai Wangyu and Zhang Donglu looked at each other and quickly followed.
An hour later, the sun set on the horizon, the bright moon rose in the east, and the three of them finally arrived at Tianduan Mountain.
"Stop and rest for a while."
At the foot of Tianduan Mountain, Li Ziye stopped and said calmly, "After Tianduan Mountain, we will reach the border of the Western Region. Let's take a good rest and recuperate our energy before we start our journey again tomorrow morning."
"That's fine."
Zhang Donglu nodded in agreement and did not raise any objection.
On the side, Bai Wangyu didn't say anything and just listened to the organization's arrangements.
Seeing that neither of them had any objections, Li Ziye walked to the foot of a boulder, cleared an open space, and then lit a bonfire.
"Master Zhang, eat some solid food."
Li Ziye put down the package on his back, took out a piece of dried meat and handed it over.
"Thank you."
Zhang Donglu was not polite, took the dried meat and ate it one bite at a time.
"Old Bai."
Li Ziye threw a piece to Little Red Riding Hood and started eating.
"Brother Li, this journey has been much calmer than we imagined." Bai Wangyu said while holding the dried meat.
"It's normal. The old guy is currently short of manpower and the intelligence is lagging behind. It is estimated that the news was received not long ago and there is no time to send people." Li Ziye mocked unceremoniously.
Across the bonfire, Zhang Donglu was eating dried meat in silence. Although he could hear what the two people were talking about, he just pretended that he didn't hear anything.
The feud between the royal family and the Li family has lasted for more than a day or two. There is no need for outsiders to interfere.
"Master Zhang, I have nothing to do, how about doing some fortune-telling?"
Li Ziye asked with a smile when he saw the old man in front of him eating but not talking.
"I can't take into account what happened to Professor Li." Zhang Donglu shook his head gently and replied,
"That's such a shame."
Li Ziye looked regretful and said, "Originally, I wanted you to calculate the good and bad luck of this trip."
"Let me try using Mr. Bai's horoscope."
Zhang Donglu thought for a while and responded, "A fortune teller can't predict for himself, so he can only try Mr. Bai's horoscopes."
After saying that, Zhang Donglu took out the tortoise shell and copper coins and started divination.
However, after thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Donglu's face became more and more solemn, with a look of concentration on his face.
Strangely, Bai Wangyu's fate was completely uncalculated.
Across the bonfire, Li Ziye saw this scene, and a light flashed in his eyes.
Little Red Riding Hood's fate has completely changed.
It's not surprising. In the past few years, he and the Confucian leader have been trying to change Little Red Riding Hood's fate. It's strange that the fate remains unchanged.
"It doesn't count."
A quarter of an hour later, Zhang Donglu put away the tortoise shell and copper coins and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Bai, last time I made a divination for you, I was able to calculate something, but now, I can't calculate anything. This is not a good thing." .”
"It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that cannot be avoided."
Bai Wangyu smiled calmly and replied, "Master Zhang, you don't need to care. It is because of the impermanence of fate that a person's life is valuable. Although a predetermined life is smooth, it is also boring."
