Chapter 2304 [Shang Xie] Finale (Part 3)

Xia Fuyi bought a lot of things and went to the top of the mountain. He brewed wine, practiced sword skills, drank the breeze and grew vegetables every day, and slowly spent the entire autumn.

When the unfinished chess game was still there, guests would often travel to Taixu Mountain to challenge her to a duel. However, perhaps the news that the game had been solved had spread, and after she returned to Taixu Mountain, no guests came to that mountain road anymore.

The slow-witted Miss Xia didn't feel anything at first. It was not until she walked out of the tomb one morning and her face was covered with snow that she suddenly realized that the seasons had changed without her noticing.

She stood in front of the tomb, stretched out her hand in a daze, and snow as light as feather fell on her slender fingertips, and was blown by the wind onto her eyelashes.

She blinked, and suddenly she noticed the extreme silence amid the sound of wind and snow.

The seasons cycle, the years pass silently, the fallen bamboo leaves have been buried in the soil, leaving only large bare bamboo poles, sharp and straight, pointing towards the blue sky.

The sound of birds singing became extremely rare, coming from far away in the deepest part of the forest, echoing in the wilderness like a faint lingering sound.

Xia Fuyi stood in the wind and snow, and suddenly vaguely understood why her master left behind such a game of chess before his death.

I'm afraid it's not just because of the gimmick of "whoever breaks the situation will win the world", but also because this rumor can attract many guests to her, making her life more lively.

Although Xia Fuyi still had not realized what loneliness was, she stood on the windswept stone platform for a long time and decided to go down the mountain.

There is no purpose, I just want to listen to other voices.

Miss Xia has always been a person who does what she says and never procrastinates. As soon as she made the decision, she walked towards the path with her sword in hand.

After a season of continuous daily training, Miss Xia's physical fitness has been improved to a higher level. The distance that used to take her three quarters of an hour to walk has now been shortened to two quarters of an hour.

When she stopped at the foot of the mountain, brushed the snow off her shoulders and looked up, she was stunned by the scene before her.

This was not a scene she was familiar with.

Taixu Mountain is located between Chiwei and another small country. It is a no-man's land. There is only one official road built from the border town of Chiwei, leading to the end of the mountains and plains.

Such a long official road, with no villages or houses on either side, is naturally deserted as you can imagine. Often, there is no one to be seen for several days.

However, the official road in front of him was clearly bustling with vendors hawking their wares on the roadside. There was even a whole piece of open space at the foot of the mountain that had been turned into a teahouse and post station. At this moment, people on their way were sitting inside drinking hot tea and chatting.

Although it is not crowded, there are still people coming and going, so it can barely be called lively.

Xia Fuyi looked at it blankly for a long time, and was spotted by the teahouse owner, who pulled her under the tea shed and said to her enthusiastically,

"Oh girl! What are you doing standing in the rain in such heavy snow? Look at your hair and clothes, they are all wet! Come and have a cup of hot tea to cool off."

Xia Fuyi was pushed to sit on a bench. When the proprietress came hurriedly with a bowl of tea, she was about to ask a question when she suddenly felt unfamiliar again.

The wind and snow were raging outside the tea shed. The words she wanted to say were stuck in her throat. Looking at the clear tea in the bowl, she suddenly remembered that she had not spoken for a long time.

So the impetuous proprietress came and went in the tea stall until the sixth time she passed by, Xia Fuyi finally called her over, handed her the empty tea bowl, and asked seriously,

"Why are there so many people here suddenly? When was the post station built?"