Tongtian River is different from Loulan. It is still early spring here, and the spring breeze by the river is a bit chilly.
In this way, the smell of blood in the wind would not be particularly overwhelming. After being comforted by Erwa, Cuihua finally regained some of her energy after vomiting.
He raised his head and looked at Monk Buli and Li Xiuyuan in front of him. He sighed and said, "Monk, it seems that today is really not a good time to do business! I will go home with Erwa after you cross the river."
"Okay, you can come back when the smell of blood here dissipates." The monk drank the last bit of porridge and replied.
"Monk, you are a disaster star!"
Erwa thought for a while and said: "There has been no murder at this ferry for many years. Once you come here, you can't stop."
Li Xiuyuan smiled faintly, thinking that the monk could not be blamed for this. Grudges in the world were everywhere, and who knew whether they would fall on him next moment?
After all, those people in Loulan City would not let him go.
He reached out and lit the stove on the table. As soon as the ship left, he could quietly brew a pot of spiritual tea.
Ever since he started walking around the world, assassinations and ambushes have always been a common occurrence for him. It was the first time for him to watch with such cold eyes like yesterday and today.
It's really scary to think about it now. If I had been careless back then, or if I wasn't strong enough to compete with those killers, I'm afraid I would be like Chen Xuanfeng today.
Fortunately, this didn't happen.
Monk Buli's eyes flashed and he said with a smile: "The disaster star will leave when the ship comes. Don't miss me in the future."
Cuihua glared at Erwa and said, "Monk, don't pay attention to him. You are Cuihua's lucky star... This is Bai Huahua's spiritual stone. He knows nothing."
Erwa blinked her eyes faster than the monk, and smiled: "When did the monk become so rich?"
Li Xiuyuan watched the three people chatting and laughing. Monk Xindao did not look like a wealthy person, but the monk at the moment was no different from the monks who traveled around the world.
As for Jianghu, either you die or I die.
How can those who live on the edge of a knife lack spiritual stones?
Monk Buli smiled and said: "Don't think too much, we are all ordinary people, we only make a little money when someone comes to our door crying and shouting!"
Li Xiuyuan looked at the couple and smiled and said: "Business is coming, hurry up..."
Cuihua turned her head and saw a group of people leading horses walking towards the shed.
"Excuse me, is there anything to eat here?... Ouch, why are you waiting for me here, little guy?"
A sound like a silver bell sounded, and a fragrant wind blew into the shed. A girl in a black skirt sat in front of Li Xiuyuan, and then said with a smile: "Why is there still a monk?"
The visitor was Murong Zhilan from Wuji Holy Land, and behind him were naturally six senior sisters and brothers.
Seeing that she was an acquaintance of Li Xiuyuan's, Cuihua's eyes blossomed with laughter, and she quickly greeted the guests to come in and sit down, while Erwa brought tea and water.
The couple just want to finish this life and go home.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "I said I don't know this guy, do you believe it or not?"
Seeing Murong Zhilan's suspicious eyes, the monk quickly said: "I don't know this guy very well, we are just sitting here together waiting for the boat to cross the river..."
Baili Yunyan and Fengyun came over to say hello to Li Xiuyuan, then turned around to say hello to the woman in a white skirt who had always been unfriendly to Li Xiuyuan.
Amidst the whining sound, the water in front of Li Xiuyuan was just about to boil. Li Xiuyuan, who was pouring tea into the pot and washing the cups, said with a smile: "The boat has just left. It will probably take more than an hour."
Murong Zhilan nodded and said with a smile: "That's just right. When we are full, we can cross the river... Let us know what delicious food there is here."
Monk Buli laughed dryly, pointed at Erwa and said, "You can have a big pot of spiced mutton. It is said that after selling out your group of customers, the landlady will return to her hometown."
When Murong Zhilan heard this, she couldn't help but said: "Monk, do you also eat meat?"
Monk Buli nodded: "Monk can also drink." After saying this, he couldn't help coughing twice, holding his chest and sighing.
"Then let's have two pots of mutton and a jug of wine." Baili Yunyan, who was sitting nearby, spoke and looked at Erwa who looked a little nervous and said, "Hurry up."
"Come on, it'll be quick!" Erwa went to cut the meat and cook it.
"We only have soju made from sorghum here..." Cuihua poured two bottles of wine and put them on the table, smiling: "Drinking wine and eating meat in this weather will keep the cold away."
"I didn't expect it to be so cold by the Tongtian River. It's a completely different climate from Snow City!"
Fengyun looked at the woman in the white dress and asked, "Senior sister, is the spring here much later than in Loulan City?"
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"Little Shura, how long have you been here? Where are you going after crossing the river? Do you want to come with us?"
Murong Zhilan ignored her senior sister and her group at all, and shouted to Erwa: "Give me a pound of mutton, and this guy will pay for it for me."
Monk Buli was stunned for a moment, looked at Li Xiuyuan and said with a smile: "Oh, that's good. You can meet acquaintances again and again by the Tongtian River."
Looking at the turbulent river water, Li Xiuyuan said quietly: "According to your wishes, should I wait for another two days?"
"I won't go with you."
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said quietly: "I am just a casual cultivator in Loulan City. How can I dare to disturb the genius of your Holy Land?"
After saying that, he quietly poured the spiritual tea for the two of them. He picked up a cup and blew on it gently and said, "It is already mid-spring in Loulan. It is estimated that after crossing the Tongtian River, the flowers of the Snowy Mountains have just begun to bloom."
Monk Buli smiled and said, "It's not unusual for spring to be late in the Snowy Mountains!"
Murong Zhilan glanced at the two of them and chuckled: "If you don't want to come with us, why don't you ask the monk to protect you?"
Going to the Snowy Mountains, no one wants to take the risk alone. It is estimated that everyone wants to find a trustworthy partner, and the same is true for Li Xiuyuan in Murong Zhilan's eyes.
Murong Zhilan could tell from the tone of his conversation with the monk.
"I'm afraid of death. I have to find someone to go with me!"
Li Xiuyuan said calmly: "Just before you guys came, an earth-shattering fight just happened here. It's a pity that you came a little late."
Monk Buli interrupted and said, "Yes, those dead guys were thrown into the river to feed the fish."
"It's too scary." Murong Zhilan was startled and said, "I'm also timid, so don't scare me."
Just then, Cuihua came over with the cooked mutton. She looked at her and said with a wry smile: "I'm not lying to you. I was so scared that I vomited. Oh, I won't say it anymore, lest you can't eat it..."
Murong Zhilan sighed and said: "It seems that this time...have you eaten? Do you want to eat some more?"
Li Xiuyuan smiled and shook his head: "I just ate porridge, you can eat it yourself, it tastes good."
"That's right, I told Cuihua to cook the remaining mutton together." Monk Buli said, "Pack it for us and take it on the road to eat, so that you don't have to go home again."
"Don't worry, I won't make you hungry." Erwa, who was adding firewood to the stove, replied.
Murong Zhilan thought of something and chuckled: "I will follow you all the way..."
When Li Xiuyuan heard this, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "What if we go to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain on a different route than you?"
Having just learned from the monk that there was a Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but start learning and selling it to scare people.
"Then I'll go to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain with you!" With an attitude that she was sure to eat Li Xiuyuan, Murong Zhilan picked up a piece of spiced mutton with her chopsticks.
When Baili Yunyan saw her junior sister running to sit in front of Li Xiuyuan, she didn't bother to pay attention, thinking that she could wait to cross the river after eating.
The other four men didn't say anything when they saw the woman in the white dress. They immediately looked at their stomachs and picked up the chopsticks to pick up the meat.
Li Xiuyuan withdrew his gaze from the Tongtian River and said quietly: "When you go out, you'd better follow your senior sister and senior brother."
The woman in white dress sitting next to Baili Yunyan was slightly startled. He always stayed in the Holy Land and rarely went out. When he saw Li Xiuyuan before, he was just a mortal, so naturally he wouldn't care.
Seeing this guy waiting to cross the river, and seeing the junior sister fighting fiercely with this guy, I couldn't help but feel worried for a moment.
It's already troublesome enough for her and her group of seven, but if two more are dragged in... And Monk Buli is clearly a cripple in her eyes.
What can a man without his right arm do?
Murong Zhilan took a bite of the meat, smiled slightly and said, "Senior sister, this meat is so delicious. I have to pack some to eat on the road."
Baili Yunyan smiled and replied: "Then you have to ask the boss if he has any extra."
Being smart, she had heard what Li Xiuyuan said to the monk opposite her before. Naturally, she didn't want to compete with others over what she ate when she was away from home.
When Cuihua heard this, she couldn't help but smile and said: "Yes, I'll just sell it to you, so I can go home empty-handed."
As soon as Erwa heard that the guests wanted to take away the food, she quickly poured all the remaining mutton into the pot.
This is a big business, enough to keep him busy for half a month.
Li Xiuyuan picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and said quietly: "Eat a little full. After crossing the river, I don't know how much I have to run before I find a resting place."
Upon hearing this, Monk Buli laughed and said: "We have traveled hundreds of miles, but there is no town... we can only spend the night in the wild."
When Baili Yunyan behind her heard this, she frowned slightly, thinking that spending the night in the wild would mean danger. She even thought of the assassination that night.
He glanced at the woman in the white dress next to him, sighed and said, "Junior sister, let her have her own temper."
The woman in the white dress frowned, but did not speak.
Fengyun and the other four men saw that the senior sister was silent, so it was not convenient for them to say anything.
Baili Yunyan looked at the four of them and said, "Hurry, you never know when the ship will come."
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Probably because she was very hungry, Murong Zhilan didn't wait until she finished a large bowl of mutton and drank half a bowl of soup before touching her belly and looking at Li Xiuyuan and laughing.
He said sheepishly: "I left early in the morning and didn't have time to eat."
Li Xiuyuan poured a cup of spiritual tea, handed it to her, and said, "Don't you have the dry food with you? Why are you letting yourself go hungry?"
Monk Buli sighed and said, "This is the first time I have seen a monk starving himself."
Cuihua prepared a large pot of mutton and moved it in front of the two of them. She took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
He said: "The last two big pots left, one pot for you two, and one pot for the little girl." Then he said to Murong Zhilan: "I only have so much."
Murong Zhilan nodded with a smile and said: "Second Senior Sister, give us the money quickly!"
Baili Yunyan was slightly startled, and then replied: "Don't worry, there is no reason to not pay for food."
"Monk, give me money." Smelling the strong aroma, Li Xiuyuan said with a smile: "I don't know if I will encounter such delicious mutton on the road. Monk, what will you do if you are hungry?"
Unexpectedly, Monk Buli could smell a hint of sourness from Li Xiuyuan, and smiled without caring: "How can a monk be so weak? He goes hunting in the wild when he has nothing to eat."
Having said that, he still took ten spirit stones and handed them to Cuihua and said, "Hurry home and see the elderly and children soon. It's not an option to blow the wind here every day."
Cuihua smiled slightly and said: "If we all think this way, what will you guests eat while you are crossing the river and waiting for the boat? I'm afraid there won't even be a place to drink hot water."
The monk was silent after hearing this, and after a while he said softly: "I don't know what year I will come back after I leave, but this little brother will come back soon."
Murong Zhilan, who was holding a cup of spiritual tea and drinking it, looked up and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Look, the ship is coming."
