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Arrived, our trip will take about twenty days."

"Why are we so slow?" Yang Shu asked puzzled.

"Isn't it because you want to follow?" Yang Xiao cast a deep look at Yang Shu, who immediately shut up obediently.

"It's okay, the Gobi desert, my junior sister's view is also to broaden my horizons, so it should be a good thing," Liu Shichen said slowly.

Yang Xiao raised his eyes, met Liu Shichen's gaze, and then nodded in a vague way.

"Go to rest early." Yang Xiao said after eating the cake in his hand, scanning around the crowd.

In the middle of the night, Chu Jiangqiu got up at night, his vision was blurred, and he saw a man holding a sword, huddled up and leaning against the pillar trembling, he rubbed his eyes vigorously, and saw Liu Shichen wrapped in a jacket, his face was pale, his forehead Sweating, chapped lips.Chu Jiangqiu hastily walked over and put his hand on Liu Shichen's forehead. This attempt almost burned Chu Jiangqiu's hand, so he probably got burnt.

Chu Jiangqiu patted Liu Shichen's face lightly with his hand. Liu Shichen hadn't woken up for a long time. He was startled, and quickly helped Liu Shichen sit up, and slowly channeled his internal energy from behind. The pulse condition is visibly stable.

"The dead duck has a hard mouth." Chu Jiangqiu took advantage of Liu Shichen's sleep, gently touched his forehead, and gave Liu Shichen a few sips of water before letting him fall asleep.

Liu Shichen shrank into a ball as soon as he lay down, and trembled slightly. Chu Jiangqiu looked at it for a few times and couldn't bear it, and pulled him over to wrap him in his arms. Liu Shichen seemed to feel the heat, and gradually calmed down, breathing weakly but evenly.

The next day, when Chu Jiangqiu woke up, his arms were empty. He glanced around and found that Liu Shichen had already sat by the fire and drank water. He got up and went straight to Liu Shichen's side, and put his hand on Liu Shichen's forehead. It's already low fever.

Liu Shichen looked up at Chu Jiangqiu, then lowered his head again.

Chu Jiangqiu was puzzled, he was a good person and a good deed, why is he still treated like this, he said sullenly: "You had a fever yesterday".

"I know, thank you." Liu Shichen lowered his head, and a faint voice came.

Chu Jiangqiu was overjoyed and said, "I didn't hear it, please say it again."

Liu Shichen turned around, turned his back to Chu Jiangqiu and didn't speak again.

"Senior Brother Six, why did you and Liu Shaoxia wake up so early?" Yang Shu said as she came out from behind the statue, yawning.

"Shu'er, I have to hurry." Yang Xiao walked in from the outside.

"Where's senior brother?" Yang Shu asked.

"Feed the horse outside." Yang Xiao glanced outside, then turned to look at Liu Shichen and asked, "How does Liu Shaoxia feel, can we go?"

"I'm fine, let's go." Liu Shichen got up instantly, his legs went limp, and he almost fell, but fortunately, Chu Jiangqiu, who was beside him, quickly hugged him.

"It's really not possible, let's take a day off," Yang Xiao said.

"No, Master's illness can't be delayed, I'm fine." Liu Shichen pushed Chu Jiangqiu's hand away and walked out the door.

"What happened to Liu Shaoxia?" Yang Shu was puzzled.

"Caught in the wind and cold," Chu Jiangqiu said and chased him out.

"You and I share a horse." Chu Jiangqiu held Liu Shichen back and prevented him from getting on the horse.

"I can." Liu Shichen glanced at Chu Jiangqiu and said slowly.

"You can't, do you want to make your illness worse? If you fall completely ill, who will take us to your master?" Chu Jiangqiu said solemnly.

"I..." Liu Shichen glanced at his horse and sighed softly.

"Be good, be obedient, I will let you ride the horse yourself when you are better." Chu Jiangqiu let go of Liu Shichen's hand holding the rein, and slowly led him to his horse.

This is called "coercion and temptation" plus "two-pronged approach", Chu Jiangqiu thought to himself.

22. Four Counties of Hexi

◎Liu Shichen sat behind Chu Jiangqiu, holding the corner of Chu Jiangqiu's clothes with one hand, and clenched a fist in front of his chest with the other.

Chu Jiangqiu: "...", ah

Liu Shichen sat behind Chu Jiangqiu, holding the corner of Chu Jiangqiu's clothes with one hand, and clenched a fist in front of his chest with the other.

Chu Jiangqiu: "..." After a while, he said, "Aren't you planning to die of illness, are you planning to fall to your death?" After speaking, he took Liu Shichen's hand and wrapped it tightly around his waist, "Let's go, Don't let go, drive."

After crossing the boundary of Chencang and entering the Guannei Road, the temperature dropped sharply, the mountains rose abruptly, the vegetation was sparse, and the bare mountains appeared taupe, giving a sense of desolation.The official road is steep and narrow, circling the mountains, and the group walked dozens of miles without seeing any people.

"Liu Shaoxia, are we almost at Hexi?" Yang Shu asked.

Liu Shichen's health has improved in the past two days, he has ridden back to his horse, and said with a smile: "Hurry up, we have arrived at Guannei Road now, and we should be there in five or six days."

"It's so desolate here." Yang Shu looked at the large piece of withered weeds under her feet.

"Little sister lives in Bashu all the year round, the climate is warm and humid, and the vegetation is evergreen all year round. This place is located in the northwest, the climate is arid, the temperature is low, and the vegetation grows in autumn and spring. If my junior sister comes in spring, the place will be full of greenery." Liu Shichen replied.

It was also the first time for Chu Jiangqiu to see such a scene. The mountain is sharp but stretches endlessly, as if it was cut by hand. It is really different from Bashu, and also different from Chang'an.

Qin Feng went up to put some clothes on Yang Shu, and the colder it was, the further west he went.

Similar to what Liu Shichen estimated, the group entered Hexi territory after [-] days of raiding. Along the way, the grasslands were vast, the Gobi was endless, the desert was smoky, and the scenery changed constantly. Chu Jiangqiu rode horses and ran non-stop.

"Brother Liu, have you lived in this kind of place since childhood? Isn't that very happy?" Chu Jiangqiu ran out and rode back to Liu Shichen and said.

Liu Shichen smiled lightly, "Mountains, rivers, and rivers all have unique beauty, and this Hexi is naturally also." After finishing speaking, looking at the sunset at the end of the Gobi, the afterglow dyed half of the sky red.

"Yeah, it's so beautiful, and it's too big here," Yang Shu also praised.

Liu Shichen continued: "There are four counties in Hexi, namely Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, and Dunhuang. Jiuquan is named after 'there is a golden spring under the city, and its water is like wine'. Wuwei means "martial arts and military power", and Dunhuang means grand, and it is famous for its extensive development of the Western Regions."

"Liu Shaoxia is really educated," Yang Shu said, rolling her eyes at Chu Jiangqiu, "It's not like some people."

"Hmph, educated people still read scripts," Chu Jiangqiu muttered unconvinced.

"Master Yang, two miles ahead is where my master lives." Liu Shichen ignored the bickering between the two, walked to Yang Xiao and said.

Yang Xiao lowered her head, paused for a while, and replied with a deep "hmm".

The red sunset over there was about to sink to the bottom, and the night sky suddenly jumped up, covering the sky with a layer of blue and black cloth, and also slightly dotted with a few dim gold.

The group of people didn't walk for long before they saw a small courtyard surrounded by wooden piles. There were six or seven rooms in the courtyard, two of which were lit with candles.

"Master Yang has arrived," Liu Shichen said.

"Your master lives here?" Yang Xiao looked around the courtyard.

"I used to live here when there were a lot of people, but after Master's legs and feet became inconvenient, and there were not many brothers and sisters scattered, we moved here." Liu Shichen got off his horse and tied the horse to a stake.

"Who else is your master's apprentice besides you?" Yang Xiao glanced at the two brightly lit rooms over there.

"I still have a senior brother," Liu Shichen replied.

"It's actually like this, Liu Shaoxia will lead the way." Yang Xiao raised his head and said.

"Master, Master" Liu Shichen knocked lightly on the door, but there was no master's voice from inside the door, only the door opened with a crash.

"Junior Brother, you are finally back, Master is asleep." After finishing speaking, Chen Tang saw a group of people behind Liu Shichen. Chen Tang stepped out, closed the door gently, and said, "This is?"

"Master Yang Xiao, the master of Mount Qingcheng, I have invited you to treat Master," Liu Shichen said softly.

"It turned out to be Lord Yang Shan. I'm Chen Tang. I've admired the name of Lord Yang Shan for a long time. It's really a blessing to meet you today." Chen Tang hurriedly saluted, staring straight at Yang Xiao, his face full of admiration and admiration.

Yang Xiao nodded slightly.

Liu Shichen hurriedly diverted Chen Tang's attention and introduced others: "This is Yang Shanzhu's daughter Yang Shu, this is Yang Shanzhu's big disciple Qin Feng, this...".

"The last one needs no introduction, Brother Chu, long time no see." Chen Tang came up and patted Chu Jiangqiu's shoulder hard. Chen Tang had deep inner strength, and Chu Jiangqiu felt that his cock had been seriously hurt by this slap.

Chu Jiangqiu smiled and said, "Brother Chen, long time no see." He said in his heart, "I can't stand your enthusiasm."

"Is this the little junior sister you miss so much? You are so beautiful, Brother Chu has a good eye." Chen Tang came up with another slap.

This time not only the body was severely injured, but also the soul was hurt.

Seeing Chu Jiangqiu's paler face, Liu Shichen hurriedly said, "Brother, take Master Yang to the dining hall, Master Yang hasn't eaten all the way."

"Oh..." Chen Tang suddenly came back to his senses, and took Yang Xiao to the dining hall.

Chu Jiangqiu walked slowly behind, his face getting more and more downcast, Liu Shichen slowed down, walked to Chu Jiangqiu's side and said, "Okay, my senior brother doesn't know, anyone who doesn't know is innocent."

"Murder and punish your heart, your senior brother doesn't kill but only punish your heart," Chu Jiangqiu said and followed.

Liu Shichen smiled helplessly.

As soon as the group sat down, a fifteen-year-old boy walked in from the door. Chu Jiangqiu was taken aback, was this Mei Feng, and couldn't help blurting out: "Why are you here?"

"I came with Brother Chen." Mei Feng took Chen Tang by his arm.

Chu Jiangqiu tilted his head and looked at Chen Tang with an expression of disbelief.

"Master Yang, this is Mei Feng, the son of Mrs. Lingyu," Liu Shichen introduced with a smile.

"That's right, you've grown up so much. When you were young, your mother brought you to Mount Qingcheng.