At midday, Yu Shiqi, who had rested at the intersection, was ready to continue on the road. After getting the map, he became more confident that he could see Tianque Peak.

When he was in Fengxueyi before, he had heard a businessman who had been to the Far West Lanting Country say that the full moon at Tianque Peak was a rare and picturesque scene.

According to the merchant, there is a large bowl-shaped gap in Tianque Peak. The rock wall of the gap is covered with a kind of ore that emits a dark green light at night. When the moon is full, it looks like a jasper bowl holding the moon wheel in it.

After hearing this description, Yu Shiqi could roughly sketch a picture of Tianque Peak in his mind, but he still hoped to draw a real scene, so he had to go this time.

He went around the market, but failed to find a caravan heading west. His plan to travel with others was ruined, and he had to embark on the journey alone.

Walking on the business road full of ruts and horse hoof prints, Yu Shiqi felt a little regretful. He remembered that the Mrs. Teng he met before was also going west, and it might be a good choice to go on the road with her. Although Mrs. Teng's dress looked...

It seemed a bit strange, but after some conversation, he felt that he was not a bad person.

He admits that he is not deeply involved in the world, but he can still tell the sincerity and kindness in a person's words. Some things cannot be faked.

But, what do those parting words full of warning mean?

The reason why Mrs. Teng warned him not to go west was not the heavy snow disaster that made his ears calluses from hearing about it along the way, but some unknown man-made disaster.

He has not heard about the murders in Jingrong City. Perhaps it is because this place is already on the border of Xiliang Prefecture and news transmission is blocked, or perhaps because no one is willing to risk traveling westward at this time of year.

Yu Shiqi forced himself to get rid of these distracting thoughts in his mind. He felt that these things were not his concern. When a murder occurred in Jingrong City, officials would naturally investigate and deal with it. If dangerous people in the world were involved,

Then Yunzhongjian will not sit idly by and ignore it.

And he, he would often remind himself, is no longer a member of Yunzhongjian.

Before evening arrived, Yu Shiqi arrived at a mountain col marked on the map. This area is a resting and camping place often used by business travelers. There are regular campfire pits and cooking utensils, and there is also a long-standing fire pit made by someone unknown.

well.

At this time, there were several groups of people scattered in the mountain col, each gathering near a bonfire. They were clearly distinguishable from each other. They seemed to be caravans returning from the west of Kunlun with a full load.

Yu Shiqiyi had a hard time making a choice. His eyes moved back and forth between the groups of people, searching for the presence of the guy who looked like a leader among them, hoping to judge how easy they were to get along with based on their faces before deciding where to go.

Keep.

He was observing attentively when someone approached from behind unexpectedly and with a "Hey" a rope was tied around his neck.

Yu Shiqi reacted quickly and raised his hand to grab the rope to stop it from tightening, but the guy behind him was stronger. He turned over and pushed him up with his back, and carried him to a bonfire not far away.

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Not long after, Yu Shiqi was thrown to the ground. He covered his ribs and said in pain. At this time, several pairs of eyes around him were staring at him.

"Boss, this man is sneaking around and peeping. He is not from the other two caravan groups. There must be something wrong." The man who spoke was the man who kidnapped Yu Shiqi back.

"He's a spy for a thief." Someone next to him took over without thinking.

Yu Shiqi showed a helpless expression. He didn't expect that he would be so misunderstood just by watching. He thought that even if his appearance was not decent enough, he definitely had nothing to do with scheming. How could he be regarded as a bad person by these people?

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"I'm..." He was about to defend himself, but as soon as he opened his mouth, someone kicked him in the back.

"Boss, in my opinion, we should tie him up first and then talk about it."

A figure in the crowd sitting around the bonfire stood up. He walked up to Yu Shiqi, leaned over and asked, "Little brother, what do you do?"

Yu Shiqi sat up and patted the dust on his body: "Painter."

"Come to Xihuang to paint?"

"Caifeng." Yu Shiqi nodded.

The man pondered for a moment and apologized to Yu Qiyi with his hands raised: "I'm sorry, my brother is a hothead and often does random things. Are you hurt?"

Yu Shiqi smiled lightly, shook his head and said it was okay.

"It seems to me that you are coming from the east? Why, are you going to the west at this time?" the leader of the caravan asked curiously.

"We're going to Tianque Peak." Yu Shiqi said, "Boss, does he know how to get to Tianque Peak?"

"Tianque Peak? It's not far away. Just walk along this business road and pass this mountain col. You can see it in half a day." The leader replied, and then his expression became a little strange: "But... little brother, what's going on over there?"

Weird things happened."

"What's weird?" A clear and loud female voice came from behind. Yu Shiqi felt that it was familiar at first. When he was hesitating whether to turn back, he heard the footsteps of three people coming behind him.

The merchants by the bonfire looked at them strangely, and the man who had tied Yu Shiqi up before grabbed a wooden stick with wary eyes.

"Don't be nervous. We are rangers from the Desolate Sect. We are passing by and want to find out about the strange things the boss just said." A young man's voice sounded.

Yu Shiqi was shocked. The knights from the Desolate Sect would come to the Western Wilderness. They were probably sent by Yunzhongjian. He glanced at the eye-catching white hooded cloak from the corner of his eye. This kind of cloak was from Yun Zhongjian.

The Zhongjian is a standard equipment when going out on missions. It is windproof and rainproof. When you are forced to sleep in the wild at night, you can wrap it around your body and use it as a blanket.

"Are they the rangers of the Sword in the Clouds?" The leader of the caravan was well-informed, and he guessed the identities of these three people immediately when he saw the cloud-patterned sword pattern on his white robe.

"Exactly."

The woman who answered the question this time happened to be the woman who asked the question at the beginning. When Yu Shiqi heard her voice for the second time, he was no longer confused but convinced. He turned around and looked up: "Xiao Ci.

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The white robe with a collar that was talking to the leader shook. The girl with a ponytail and her two companions looked sideways at Yu Shiqi who was sitting on the ground beside him.

"Brother..." Although the girl quickly covered her mouth with her hands, a sound of surprise still escaped from her fingers.

Yu Shiqi and the girl looked at each other, and there was no joy in each other's eyes.

Yu Youci, the eldest daughter of the master of Tongfeng Sect, and his former sister.

At the same time, he was also the one who personally announced the secret of his life experience to the public three years ago in Tongfengmen, destroying his illusion of having a beautiful family and relatives.

After three years of separation, I didn't expect that this little girl would also become a swordsman of Yunzhongjian, wearing a white robe like him.

During the days away from home, it was not that Yu Shiqi had not thought about the scene of meeting them again, but he did not expect that it would be in such a place and in such a coincidence.

For a moment, Yu Shiqi had mixed feelings. He thought he would have a lot to say and ask, but after his heart was turned upside down, he became calm again.

Three years ago, this girl was only fourteen years old. No matter what she said, it was childish talk. What's more, she just exposed a lie and allowed him to get a glimpse of the truth.

"Yu Yanzhi, why are you here?" Yu Youci asked preemptively.

Eh? How to explain this? Yu Shiqi scratched his head with a slight headache.

"Where have you been in the past two years?"

In the past two years, my whereabouts have been all over the southern country. If I really wanted to list them in detail, I could write a travel journal, but no one would be interested in reading it. Yu Qi thought this and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Hey, are you mute?" Yu Youci couldn't help but get angry when she saw that he was silent about her two questions.

"Hey, forget it, forget it." The companion on the side persuaded: "Miss Yu, we have business this time..."

Yu Youci took a deep breath and suppressed his temper.

"You all came all the way to the Western Wilderness, do you have a mission?" Yu Shiqi took the initiative to speak this time, but he was asking the young man next to Yu Youci who looked more stable.

"What, do you think we are here to have fun?" The one who had been silent among the three suddenly sneered and choked Yu Shiqi.
Chapter completed!