"Brother, all six of our brothers are dead!" In a house in Tubao Town, a man in black said to the middle-aged man in front of him.
A middle-aged man in a green shirt has a scar on his face and is trimming his nails carefully.
"Have you sent someone to follow? It's so windy on a moonlit night, kill them all!"
The middle-aged man remained unmoved and just looked at his slender hands.
He said coldly: "Bring that young master back. He is probably the child of a wealthy family in the capital."
The nature of bandits is to kill, steal, and kidnap.
In his opinion, as long as he catches Asuna disguised as a woman, he might be able to make a fortune in the capital.
The son of a wealthy family in the capital is worth a lot of money!
"That young master is nothing, but he actually found two companions on the way. Should we be more careful? Could those two guys be monks?"
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The man in black asked carefully.
"You won't say that you are afraid of two young men and women who have not grown up, right?" The middle-aged man said coldly: "How old are they? Can such a guy be considered a monk?"
"That's right. I'll kill such a monk with one strike!" The man in black nodded.
"Go!" the middle-aged man stretched out his slender fingers and said. "Catch up with them tonight????????????????? Tomorrow you can send a letter to the capital to ask for money!"
The man in black smiled and said, "Don't worry, brother."
The middle-aged man continued: "At least kill those two guys with unknown origins. I believe they have a lot of treasures with them!"
The man in black was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "The monk has a lot of money!"
"You don't need to tell me how much you want to share the gold coins you snatched back." The middle-aged man said quietly: "What I want is the large sum of money in the capital."
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The desert is the most unbearable in summer, but fortunately a cool breeze blows after nightfall.
Let the three people relax after being exposed to the sun all day, and sit around a fire to boil water and porridge to pass the long night.
Asuna obviously rarely slept in the wilderness with two strange young men and women like she did tonight.
Holding a cup of tea, there was a little starlight in his eyes.
"Xiaohu, are you thinking about your brother?" Shuzi asked with a smile.
"Sir, you have been sleeping for almost five years. You should wake up." Xiaohu looked at the stars in the sky and murmured: "When Mr. wakes up, he will probably take us back to the imperial city."
"Not necessarily. My brother said that he wants to walk more on Tianshan Mountain. Maybe he also wants to visit the capital."
Shuzi has experienced many things and read many books. Seeing that her brother is about to wake up, she has new ideas about the future. Maybe her brother really wants to see the capital.
Her brother told her before that it is better to walk thousands of miles than to read thousands of books.
This long journey gave her a deeper understanding. She was afraid that Li Xiuyuan would not be in a hurry to return to the imperial city when he woke up.
Even if he wanted to go back, it was only because Xiao Hei was still in the palace.
"That's okay. At most, Xiaohu will accompany his brother to the capital for some fun."
Xiaohu looked at Asuna in front of him and asked, "Do you really want to go up to Tianshan Mountain with us? Maybe my brother won't wake up until winter, and then we won't go down the mountain until next spring."
Xiaohu thought of the snowy sky in Tianshan Mountain in winter. At that time, even he was unwilling to get out of the cave and would rather hide and sleep.
If this guy goes up to Tianshan Mountain, if it snows heavily, he may not be able to return to the capital.
"Sister, are your family worried about you?" Shuzi made a bowl of porridge and placed it in front of Asuna.
"Ignore them, I rarely come out once, and I must have a good time!"
Asuna picked up the porridge in front of her and replied with a smile: "It doesn't matter even if I come back next spring."
Shuzi was stunned and speechless for a moment, because since she met Zhang Liang, the two had rarely been separated. She could not imagine a situation like Asuna's.
Fortunately, this guy could talk to her, so she didn't care. At most, her brother would wake up and send her back to the capital.
Think of it as accompanying your brother to see the world here.
After eating half a bowl of porridge, Xiaohu was very happy. He looked up at the sky and said, "In a few days, we will be able to return to the foot of Tianshan Mountain!"
Ashina looked at her colleague and said, "Xiaohu, is Tianshan Mountain very high?"
Speaking of Tianshan, Xiaohu suddenly became happy and his eyes turned into moons. It was the place where he had lived for countless years and contained the memories of him and his master.
Not to mention that after the old man ascended, he was left alone to practice on Tianshan Mountain.
Thinking of this, Xiaohu said with a smile: "The sky is naturally very high. There is a Tianhu where we are. We can fish and bake it."
Shuzi smiled faintly on the side. In her opinion, Tianshan Mountain in winter is really not a good place to stay.
The stars are shining tonight, it was originally a beautiful night.
However, the two siblings smelled a faint murderous aura at the same moment.
Xiaohu was even more sensitive to this murderous intent than Shuzi. He was very familiar with such murderous intent when he stirred up a storm in the desert.
Shuzi only relied on the instinct of a great monk, because Zhang Liang had always doted on her and did not let her come into contact with the wind and rain of the world.
Seeing the actions of the two people, Asuna couldn't help but look around, but found no one.
But the consciousness released by Xiaohu saw two men in black approaching the fire.
Shuzi shook her head at him and said there was no need to worry.
The silent eyes told Xiaohu that as long as others didn't do anything to him, he didn't need to pay attention to the strangers he met in the dark night.
How could the siblings be afraid of the bandits or killers they encountered in the desert?
Just as Asuna was panicking, two men in black walked slowly from a distance. Seeing Xiaohu and the other two people boiling water and making tea around the fire, they had obviously expected this.
He was not surprised, nor did he come up to say hello. Instead, he sat down on the edge of a pile of rocks dozens of feet away.
After a while, a pile of flames burst into flames.
These two guys actually put on the kettle, boiled a pot of water like Xiaohu and the other three, and chatted quietly.
To Asuna, they felt like they were two passers-by.
When Xiaohu saw them, he smiled at Shuzi: "They are really two interesting guys. Maybe they are just two small characters who came to explore the road!"
Shuzi sighed and said quietly: "It's none of your business. Just finish the porridge in your bowl and talk about it later."
In Shuzi's view, if these guys dare to attack her, they are here to give money.
Seeing that the two men did not pay attention to the two men in black, Asuna breathed a sigh of relief and thought that she had indeed met two bold guys.
Xiaohu looked at the moon in the sky and shouted softly: "Xiaohu hasn't heard Mr. play the piano for many years. How about you, sister?"
Shuzi glared at him and said, "It's not like you don't know that my brother's mood depends on his mood when playing the piano. How can I just play it for you just because you want to hear it?"
Xiaohu chuckled: "Now that I'm awake, I have to let my husband play a song."
Ashina had been listening to the two talking about her husband and brother. She couldn't help but look at Xiaohu and asked: "Xiaohu, where is your brother sleeping? Can he sleep for five years?"
Xiaohu shook his head and said with a smile: "It wouldn't be possible if it were anyone else. It's just that Mr. is a god, so it's no problem."
Shuzi sighed, looked at her and smiled: "Brother is in the cave on Tianshan Mountain. If he hasn't woken up when we go back, you will know what it means to be asleep."
Shuzi could see that the Asuna in front of her had no cultivation level, and even if she could explain her thoughts, she might not be able to explain it clearly in just a few words.
When we arrived at Tianshan, let Xiaohu, who was bored, explain slowly.
"Are there really gods in this world?"
Ashina was shocked, looked at Xiaohu and asked: "Are you too, Xiaohu?"
Xiaohu glanced at Shuzi, then shook his head and said with a smile: "How can I be a god? The god has already flown into the moon. How can I be sitting here talking to you?"
With a faint sigh, Asuna finished the porridge in the bowl, poured some warm water, washed the bowl and set it aside.
Seeing Xiaohu carrying the pot and bowl to fetch water to wash the pot and dishes, Shuzi was stunned.
After a while, he said softly: "My mother said that there are practitioners in this world... so I ran out to have a look, hoping to meet an old god who could teach me how to practice."
Shuzi's heart ached, and she suddenly remembered what it was like when she left her hometown and went to the Imperial City of Qin.
At that time, Shuzi didn't know what a monk was. She just wanted to study in an academy and find a good way out.
Unexpectedly, he was robbed by bandits on the way and was rescued by Zhang Liang.
Later, I met my brother and Xiao Hei, as well as Xiao Hu in front of me, and my teacher Fuzi who had ascended.
Think about everything about yourself, why not be like a dream? Isn't the Asuna in front of her the same person she once was?
Thinking of this, Shuzi smiled lightly: "When you get to Tianshan, when your brother wakes up, let him think of a way for you, maybe he will help you realize it. My heart’s wish.”
"Yes, brother can help you."
Xiaohu, who had washed the pots and dishes, had already put away a lot of things, walked over, looked at Asuna, and said seriously.
His husband taught him some principles back then, not to mention that his master stayed with him for a long time later, allowing him to understand more of the principles between heaven and earth.
In his opinion, perhaps only his brother knows whether Asuna should be allowed to be like herself back then.
Since his sister didn't refuse, he would give her this opportunity, but the final decision would rest with his brother.
Ashina almost screamed when she heard it. She covered her mouth and sighed for a long time, then looked at Xiaohu and said blankly: "I'm looking forward to it so much."
Xiaohu handed the clean two-square hand towel to Shuzi and Ashina to wipe their faces, but he stared at the moon in the sky and became stunned.
After a long while, he said: "Sister, do you think the master has become a god?"
Shuzi carefully wiped the wind and sand from her face and said with a faint smile: "Ask brother, Master didn't give me a dream. I haven't dreamed of him for a long time since the teacher left."
"Okay, wait until I see sir."
Xiaohu picked up a few dead branches and threw them into the fire. The corner of his mouth moved slightly.
Shuzi frowned and looked in the opposite direction, which was also the direction they were going back to Tianshan.
In the vast darkness, another group of people and horses appeared, and there were also several carriages. It looked like a passing caravan.
A night like this would be too lively.
Xiaohu opened his mouth, wanting to say something but in the end he said nothing. He just took a bag of melon seeds, opened them, grabbed a handful and handed them to Asuna in front of him.
He also grabbed a handful, handed the rest to Shuzi, and said with a smile: "Life is short, eat more melon seeds!"
Shuzi glared at him: "Didn't you just eat enough? You are so greedy."
"Sister, you don't understand." Xiaohu said disdainfully: "Some people never know that after eating the meal in front of them, they don't know where the next meal is."
Shuzi didn't expect Xiaohu to say such philosophical words, and couldn't help but sigh softly: "It seems that when my brother took you to the academy, you learned some skills."
"Jingle Bell!"
The bells on the horses' necks rang, and the passing caravan stopped when they saw someone spending the night in the sheltered stone pile.
They tied their horses to a box tree not far away and headed towards the pile of rocks.
