There is a shortcut from Jizhou to Chang'an. Bai Ya wants to go to Chang'an in advance to prepare for the imperial examination. After all, she is not a scholar. She only has talent but no fame. If it was just a title for a scholar, then Bai Ya could handle it himself. However, Bai Ya was a woman, and there was no precedent for a woman to participate in the imperial examination since ancient times.
This will definitely be difficult, so Bai Ya took this shortcut in order to gain about ten days. The shortcut is through a valley in the north of Jizhou, where there are boundless deserts, desolate Gobi, and bleak barren mountains. Walking there, the hot air was filled with the smell of rotting corpses.
Although the climate here is harsh, it does not mean that this is a no-man's land. On the contrary, this is a valley where death and wealth coexist. There are rich gold and silver ores here. With a pickaxe, you may be able to dig out shining gold and silver treasures. Countless people entered this valley for the gold and silver, but only a few lucky ones gained wealth. Most of the people and horses were wrapped in leather and became a source of rotten smell
Just after Bai Ya's team entered the valley, they encountered a group of gold diggers. Judging from the equipment of these people, their armed strength is very strong, not even weaker than Bai Ya's team.
This time, Bai Ya did not sit in a sedan chair, but rode a horse heroically. Wearing a scarf, she greeted the owner of the house opposite. It seemed that they were not from Jizhou because they did not recognize the Bai family's crest.
"Excuse me, girls, are you also going to the Golden Valley?"
The Golden Valley is a gold mine deep in the valley. A relatively wealthy family from Jizhou once entered it with refined equipment. As a result, the family was wiped out. Apart from its name in the world, not even its body was found. Bai Ya's father also told Bai Ya that no matter what difficulties the family encounters, don't go to the Golden Valley to pan for gold. It will never make you rich overnight, it will only make you worse.
Logically speaking, Bai Ya doesn¡¯t need to pay attention to people like this who dream of becoming rich one day. But Bai Ya saw a young man with a prominent position in this team. The young man looked a little coquettish, and the corners of his eyes were as slender as willow blades. The most important thing was that the bottom of his eyes looked like he hadn't slept well, with a cyan color that made people frightened if he thought about it carefully.
Bai Yaxiao knows a little about this man. He is Zhongshan Xiao, the new generation leader of the Demon Sect. Zhongshan Xiao entered the Central Plains from the Western Regions at the age of sixteen and became an invincible fighter in the world. When everyone thought that the Holy Fire Sect, also known as the Demonic Sect, was making a comeback, Zhongshan Xiao actually left the Central Plains with his people. Eight years had passed in the blink of an eye. Why did he appear in the Central Plains again?
Bai Ya doesn¡¯t want to pursue this reason, because she knows that Zhongshan Xiao and Jin Abacus are the kind of people who stand at the top of the mortal pyramid and cannot be offended!
Bai Ya clasped her fists: "We are just passing by, and I also want to tell everyone that you can't go to the Golden Valley, it is not a blessed land!"
"There is the person we are looking for there, please leave it alone, girl."
The other party's attitude was not friendly. Bai Ya wanted to retreat, but Jiang Qichen said, "Listen to Bai Ya, she is a good person."
The other party snorted and didn't answer. Because of Jiang Qichen, Bai Ya said seriously: "There won't be anyone there because we are locals in Jizhou. My father once investigated the Golden Valley. The Golden Valley is different from the surface. The vertical and horizontal ravines look lifeless, but in fact, small white flowers bloom on the hard rocks in the valley. Even in the legendary bad water, there are fish playing, but the fish cannot be eaten and are highly poisonous. Bad Water There are also venomous snakes everywhere on the edge. If these things stay there for a long time, they will attract many birds that feed on venomous snakes. Over time, these birds will also become highly poisonous."
The face of the person who spoke changed slightly when he heard that. He turned around and asked the young man with his eyes, who was the leader of the Demon Cult, Zhong Shanxiao, whom Bai Ya recognized.
Zhongshan looked arrogant and waved his hands impatiently. The person who spoke loudly said: "Don't worry, Miss Buluo. Now that we are here, we can naturally deal with the poison in the valley."
"In Xiajizhou, Bai Ya, Jin Abacus' sister"
Bai Ya revealed his identity just to persuade Zhong Shan Xiao to stop him, but Zhong Shan Xiao was such an arrogant person. He looked unhappy: "Who do I care who you are? No one can stop me from going where Zhong Shan Xiao wants to go." ."
Bai Ya knew that if she continued talking, she would definitely offend this big shot. She clasped her fists and said, "Excuse me."
Jiang Qichen saw that Bai Ya's kindness was not accepted, so he shouted loudly: "Brother, you are so weak and stubborn, so you should listen to our young lady."
"Zhong Shanxiao didn't say anything. The people in the Holy Fire Sect were all crazy. Dare to say that the mountains are weak and delicate, this is so ignorant and terrible. Also, is it possible for a servant like you to talk about a person like Zhongshan Xiao? Everyone was eager to try, and their murderous intent came out. On the Bai family side,The expressions of Laozi and Bai Qichen changed, and the other party's guards showed some murderous intent. They could already feel that these people were untouchable.
So, Bai Qichen took the lead to protect Bai Ya, but Bai Ya was very calm. With Jiang Qichen here, he is not afraid of the small mountains. Zhongshan Xiao raised his hands, and his men's murderous aura quickly subsided.
"Can't you see that I'm tired?"
"I think you are a good person, so I am reminding you. I don't care if you are annoyed or not."
??Yingying and Bai Haochen both broke into cold sweats. Isn¡¯t this a troublemaker? Why didn't the young lady stop him? Most of the other party's subordinates were in the seventh level of martial arts. All the major sects in the Central Plains had to be wary of such a force, let alone a small family. Is it really okay to let Jiang Qichen go on like this?
Zhongshan chuckled, which frightened his men. The leader smiled. Although the leader was young, he never smiled. Will this smile lead to death? Zhongshan Xiao's idea is actually very simple. He is the leader of the Demon Cult, and no one will regard him as a good person from the day he was born.
At that time, Zhongshan Xiaozeng wanted to unify the Central Plains, but he was defeated by the old Heavenly Master. The old Heavenly Master said that only with a broad mind can one have supernatural power over the world. Eight years have passed. Because of these words, Zhongshan Xiao's strength has stopped growing. If he had not dealt with academic affairs this time, he would not have come to the Central Plains.
What I never expected was that the first words I heard when I re-entered the Central Plains were not that the devil is back, but that I think you are a good person.
"My name is Zhongshan Xiao. When we meet again, you will know that I am not a good person. You are lucky today. I am not the same as you. Let's go!"
When the subordinates opened their mouths, Zhongshan Xiao signaled to go around. Seeing the team getting further and further away, Bai Ya's maid Xiao Qing said unhappily: "Why is this person so disrespectful?" As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Ya slapped Xiao Qing back, and Xiao Qing looked aggrieved. Covering her face, Bai Ya said seriously: "Misfortune comes from the mouth. Don't comment on anything when you go to Chang'an this time. Do you understand?"
"I understand. But Jiang Qichen went too far just now. The lady is biased. Why don't you blame him?"
Xiaoqing and Bai Ya grew up together and felt aggrieved after being slapped.
Bai Ya glanced at Jiang Qichen. She couldn't say much about Jiang Qichen. She just taught Xiaoqing once again with serious words: "Don't say you understand, but remember, otherwise you won't get a slap next time, and you may even be hit on the head." I can't keep it. Also, don't compare yourself to Jiang Shaoxia, you don't have the qualifications."
Xiaoqing lowered her head and admitted her mistake, but she must have been dissatisfied in her heart. Bai Ya sighed helplessly, turned around and came to Jiang Qichen, and asked Jiang Qichen jokingly: "There is gold in the valley, why don't you go dig it?"
Jiang Qichen shook his head.
¡°I don¡¯t plan to earn money to marry a wife anymore.¡±
"Old people say that windfall is a life-threatening thing. I have been weak and sick since I was a child, and my life is short. What's more, I have heard you say so much that there are fish, snakes, and birds there, but there are no people, so I can't go there. .¡±
"No one is doing it because of poisons."
Jiang Qichen shook his head: "You were never hungry when you were a child, so you don't know that no matter what kind of venomous snake it is, if you remove the head, it is no longer poisonous and can be eaten. Also, if the water is poisonous, the fish will be poisonous, and humans cannot eat fish. But birds can eat it, and birds that eat poisonous fish will not turn into poisonous birds. If people are hungry, they can catch birds and eat them."
After explaining this, Bai Ya understood a little bit and asked seriously: "Then why do you think there is no one?"
"There may be monsters!"
"Xiaofen?"
¡°Xiao Fen is a seductive vixen, and the people who live here are usually old Montenegro monsters.¡±
Bai Ya smiled helplessly. Monsters and ghosts are just the imagination of literati and the short-sightedness of fools. This world belongs to humans, and there will be no monsters anywhere. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com