The New Rain Sect and Bailiang Mountain were very close to each other. It only took the master and the disciples ten and a half days to reach the foot of the mountain where the New Rain Sect was located.
The New Rain Sect is similar to Bailiang Mountain. Although it is not a large sect, the location has been carefully inspected and it is a place with strong spiritual energy.
There are mountains and water here. The mountains are thousands of rivers stretching over ten miles of fertile fields, and there are more than one river.
This area has received a lot of rain since ancient times, and the surrounding water system is developed. In the ten or so miles of Qianjiang Mountain, there are three major rivers: Xiushui, Lishui, and Xunyang River, and there are countless other small rivers that merge into these three major rivers.
No one has seriously counted how many river systems there are in this area. They just know that there are many. Therefore, the mountains in this area are called Qianjiang Mountain.
The Qianjiang Mountain area has had a humid climate since ancient times, and it is winter. The falling snowflakes are like the plum rain in the south of the Yangtze River. Although there are not many, they are continuous and continuous.
Therefore, the snow on this side of the land is very thick, and the depth can reach the knees. Xu Huaigu had a map in hand, and they decided to rest in Yakumo Town, the town closest to the New Rain Sect, and then choose a day after the snow melted to go up the mountain.
Otherwise, with the snow on Qianjiang Mountain, it would be difficult for the two of them to move except for their swords. But it is absolutely impossible to wield a sword. If Xu Huaigu wants to go up the mountain to fulfill Zuo Qiuxun's last wish, he can only walk step by step, and it is absolutely impossible to wield a sword.
This was not because he was worried about violating the taboos of the Xinyu Sect, but because Xu Huaigu had a very solemn attitude towards this matter. Bayun Town is a small town located at the intersection of Xiushui and Lishui rivers, with a developed water transportation industry.
Where there is water transportation, there must be docks and boatmen. And these boatmen, who come and go and often stay on the water for more than half a month, have also given birth to the development of another industry.
In the foreign language of Yakumo Town, there is a special secluded place on the shore of Xiushui, where small embroidered boats are scattered about a mile away, and young women live on the boats all year round.
Likewise, boaters can often be seen visiting this area. The brothels in the water transport towns have this unique feature.
But let's not mention these for now, but say that after Xu Huaigu and Gu Sanyue came to Bayun Town, the first thing they had to do was to find an inn to rest.
It was noon when the two arrived in this small town, and the weather was still slightly warm. However, except for some small vendors walking through the streets, there were not many pedestrians.
It seems that in this cold winter, small town residents still prefer to stay in warm homes. As usual, there should be no Xianjia Inn in a small town of this size.
So the two of them walked around and found an inn that looked somewhat decent——
Stayed at "Liuyun Inn". According to Xu Huaigu's wishes, he now wanted to keep a low profile, so Gu Sanyule came to do all the trivial matters such as checking into an inn, buying food and wine, and asking for news.
Along the way, Gu Sanyue could clearly feel that the closer he got to Xinyu Sect, the more worried Xu Huaigu became.
However, due to what happened when he walked down Bailiang Mountain that day, Gu Sanyue was still frightened, and he never dared to mention the words "Xinyu Sect" in front of Xu Huaigu, so he could only worry in vain.
In fact, how much she hoped that Xu Huaigu could open his heart to her. Others didn't know Xu Huaigu, but she knew that Xu Huaigu was burdened with many secrets, and he had been putting a lot of pressure on herself.
It would be great if Xu Huaigu could tell all those past things. Two people are better off than one, right?
After successfully checking into Liuyun Inn, we waited quietly until the weather warmed up before going up the mountain to Xinyu Sect.
However, God failed to fulfill his wish. After Xu Huaigu and the two arrived at Bayun Town, God seemed to have changed his face, and the weather became worse day by day.
First there was a continuous light snow that never stopped, and then the light snow turned into heavy snow again, and it kept falling to the ground regardless of day or night, as if it was free of charge.
Day by day, the heavy snowfall gradually covered the town completely. Even the Xiushui and Lishui rivers, which had never been frozen, had to give in under the severe cold and were frozen, causing the boatmen to complain.
There were also young women who made a living by embroidering boats. They were too cold to stay on the boat and entered various inns in Yakumo Town.
These women, who spend most of their time floating on the water, go about their business after getting off the boat. It's just that the group of boatmen who are willing to spend money on women, because they can't sail a boat and like to drink and gamble, are all short of money at this time, and they don't have any spare money to play with women.
This winter is destined to be difficult for everyone in Yakumo Town. On this day, the heavy snow continued. As usual, Gu Sanyue left the inn and went to the street to buy wine and food, but saw that most wineries and restaurants were closed.
After walking around for a long time, I found a small restaurant in an inconspicuous corner. She couldn't find any other restaurant, so she had no choice but to buy food here, so she walked in.
Because of the heavy snow, there was not a single customer in the restaurant. When Gu Sanyue walked in, the shopkeeper was sitting at the front desk, holding his chin with his hands, sleeping soundly, and drooling.
From the looks of it, this restaurant will be closed soon. Gu Sanyue sighed in his heart, thinking that he didn't know where to find a restaurant next time, so he might as well buy more at once.
So she woke up the shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper? I want to buy something." The shopkeeper trembled when he heard someone talking, and then he woke up from his sweet dream. He opened his eyes and looked around, and saw Gu Sanyue sat on a chair in the middle and looked at him.
The shopkeeper rubbed his eyes, braced himself up, and asked, "Sir, what do you want?" Gu Sanyule said, "Bring me some jars of good wine first. The wine should be the specialty of your place. The last Okay. Then there’s the meat, beef and mutton are fine. Give me ten kilograms too. I’ll pack all these things up and take them away.” When the shopkeeper heard that the woman ordered so many things in one breath, he couldn’t help but have some doubts in his heart. , and asked: "The store has all the things that the guest wants, but can you show me the money first?" Gu Sanyule said dissatisfied: "Why do you have to pay first for something that hasn't been delivered? Why? , Are you afraid that I can't afford the money?" The shopkeeper quickly put on a smile and said, "Where is it? It's just that recently, a large number of boatmen and women from brothels have poured into Yakumo Town, and they are all here to eat for free. There are so many of them and they are unreasonable. Even the government turned a blind eye. Several restaurants have suffered disaster. My shop is just a small business and I cannot afford to suffer such a loss." Gu San Yue forgiven him, so he just curled his lips, took out a large ingot of silver from his body, and put it on the table.
When the shopkeeper saw the money, he quickly bowed to Gu Sanyue and apologized. While calling the kitchen to prepare it, he took the money back to the front desk and found a lot of broken silver for Gu Sanyue.
Gu Sanyue asked him: "Shopkeeper, I see that other restaurants outside are closed. How long will your restaurant be open?" The shopkeeper sighed, shook his head and said, "Look at the deserted business today, except for customers." Guan You, there are just people who come to beg for food. I don’t think there is any hope for this business. I might as well close tomorrow.” Gu Sanyule frowned and said, “The restaurants are all closed. If I want to buy food and drinks, I should Where should I go?" The shopkeeper replied: "If you have money, you don't have to worry about not being able to buy something." He stretched out his hand, pointed in one direction of the street, and said, "If you want to buy something in the future, For food and drinks, just go that way. About half a mile away, there are grain and oil shops and wine shops. They are not closed, but the taste is not as good as the restaurants. Alas, it’s all because of this damn weather. , Sir, please be patient." Gu Sanyue nodded and thanked the shopkeeper.
While waiting for the food and wine to be served, she looked out the window. Outside the window, heavy snowflakes were falling, and the scene in front of my eyes was covered in silver.
She thought that fortunately she still had Xu Huaigu to rely on. How miserable would it be to walk alone in this foreign land of ice and snow?
She has been wandering for eight years and knows what it feels like. Gu Sanyue was staring at the snowflakes outside the window in a daze, when he saw a person suddenly burst into his sight on the quiet street.
The man wore a ragged robe, wrapped himself tightly, and also wore a turban to cover his head, leaving only his long hair hanging behind his shoulders, covered with white snow.
She walked very slowly, and when she reached the door of the restaurant, she stopped, slowly raised her head, and looked helplessly at the shopkeeper sitting at the front desk, but she pursed her lips tightly and said nothing pitiful. Didn't say.
Seeing that he was a beggar, the shopkeeper stood up and urged impatiently: "Let's go! Don't come to my shop! If you can't afford to eat, go get the government's relief food! This restaurant This is for business, not charity, so let’s go!” After hearing this, the woman slowly lowered her head expressionlessly, stayed for a moment, then turned her head to the street, ready to leave.
"Wait!" Gu Sanyue noticed something was wrong, so he shouted out and asked, "What is that in your arms?" The woman looked at Gu Sanyue sitting in the restaurant and hesitated for a moment. He stretched out his hands and took out a dumpling wrapped in cotton quilt from his robe, and gave Gu Sanyue a look.
Maybe it was too cold outside, but as soon as the dumpling was taken out, he started crying. Gu Sanyue's heart immediately softened and he said, "Come in, eat something to warm yourself up." The woman quickly put the dumplings back into her robe and said in a trembling voice, "But I have no money." Gu Sanyue looked at it. She said, "I know, I'll treat you to a meal." The woman seemed a little surprised and glanced at Gu Sanyule in disbelief, then she walked into the restaurant with trembling steps.
Gu Sanyue saw that her shoes were torn and her toes were exposed, black and black from the cold. When the shopkeeper saw this, he kept winking at Gu Sanyue, lowered his voice, and said anxiously: "Sir, I know you have good intentions, but your good intentions are in the wrong place!" He said with disgust! Pointing at the woman, he said: "This woman is not a serious person at first glance. She came from that brothel! I don't know what kind of wild bastard she is holding in her hand! I want to see..."
"That's enough!" Gu Sanyue was so angry that his eyebrows almost stood up, and he said to the shopkeeper: "Is it because I don't pay or something? Didn't you say that your restaurant is a place for business? I'll give you the money. Just serve the food, why do you care so much!" The shopkeeper saw that Gu Sanyue's eyes were about to burst into flames, and he felt a little frightened, so he had to arrange for the kitchen to serve the food again.
