His childhood sweetheart

"Mo Xie, don't you think Luo Bing looks a lot like Bai Linchuan?" Wei Si whispered to Mo Xie.

Bai Linchuan walked in front of the two of them and walked out of Lingzhong Gate. His back was faint and the white veil was floating.

Mo Xue replied, "Junior Sister is just a little cold-tempered. She's nothing like Bai Linchuan. Besides, her smile is obviously much more beautiful than Bai Linchuan's."

Bai Linchuan turned his head and looked at the two of them. Mo Xue quickly stepped forward and said, "Junior sister, wait for me."

Wei Si narrowed his eyes and looked ahead.

Mo Xue didn't know what he said to him. His hat fluttered lightly and his faint laughter made his whole cold figure look like melting ice and snow. This rare smile made people unable to remain unmoved.

Mo Xue stepped forward with his sword in hand, "Junior sister, if you don't have a sword, I'll carry you."

Bai Linchuan: "No need." He took out the leaf boat and went up.

"Isn't this Ye Zhou?"

"Well, Senior Brother, lend it to me."

Mo Xie smiled and said, "Big Brother is really thoughtful."

Bai Linchuan glanced at him and nodded.

Shuzhong is another land across the blue ocean.

The climate here is completely different from that of Lingzhong Mountain. The sun is shining brightly, and the scorching sun seems to melt everything. Pedestrians wear wide straw hats and hurry on their way with their heads down.

The guesthouses are built on the mountainside, hanging on the rocky cliffs. Shu is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and beyond them lies the endless sea, with blue waves stretching to the sky.

Mo Xue and the other two flew along the sea water. The cool sea breeze carrying the salty and humid sea water flew onto their bodies, eliminating a lot of the heat.

"Why is it so hot here?" Mo Xue rubbed the water surface with his sword, splashing waves.

Bai Linchuan and Wei Si stayed away from him. Wei Si replied, "It wasn't this hot the last time I came here."

Bai Linchuan glanced at him.

Mo Xie asked in surprise, "You've actually been to Shuzhong?"

"When I was young, I traveled here with my parents. The Chishui Lake in Shuzhong is unique in the world. The lake water is heart-shaped, and it is also known as the Love Lake." He showed an expression of reminiscing about the past, and Mo Xue did not ask any more questions.

The inn is very large, with three floors, but there are not many guests inside.

Mo Xue stomped his feet and quickly jumped in, followed by Bai Linchuan and Wei Si. As soon as they entered, the innkeeper immediately came up to greet them, "Sir, would you like to stay overnight or stay the night?"

Wei Si put the package on the table and said, "Stay in the hotel. Bring some food first."

Mo Xue leaned back in his chair and shouted, "I want the best."

Wei Si didn't look at him and just said, "The cheapest one."

The shopkeeper smiled and brought out a plate of pickled mustard greens and three round steamed buns.

Mo Xie sighed, but happily picked up the steamed bun, broke off a piece and put it in his mouth. "It's quite soft, not bad."

Seeing Bai Linchuan was indifferent, he paused with his puffed cheeks, "Junior Sister, you can't get used to it. The store owner..."

"No need." Bai Linchuan picked up the steamed bun, imitated Mo Xiao, broke off a small piece, stuffed it into his mouth from under the veil of his hat, and ate it slowly.

Mo Xue smiled and pushed Xiaodie's pickled mustard greens in front of Bai Linchuan, "This is pickled mustard greens, eat it with this."

Bai Linchuan picked up a piece with chopsticks and took a bite.

Wei Si picked up the last steamed bun and took a bite.

Mo Xue said, "Shopkeeper, bring up three more."

"Okay."

After we had almost finished eating, the owner came up and asked, "Sir, how many days do you plan to stay?"

Wei Si placed five spirit stones on the table, "Three days."

"This..." The shopkeeper looked at the three people in embarrassment, "I'm afraid there's only enough room for the waiting room."

Mo Xue lifted one leg and put it on the chair, sitting there defiantly. "Shopkeeper, look at the railings on the top floor. They're covered in dust. It's empty anyway, why don't you let us live there?"

The shopkeeper glanced back. How could he see the dust on the railing from such a distance? He forced a smile, but business was tough these days, and even a little bit of money was still money. He looked at the woman and two men and said, "Why don't you give the three of you a medium-sized room?"

Bai Linchuan immediately replied, "No need." He handed over a bag of spirit stones.

"How can this be? How can I use your money?" Mo Xue was the first to object.

"It's from my senior brother." Bai Linchuan said.

Mo Xue was startled, looked at the shopkeeper, held up three fingers, and said bluntly, "Three superior rooms."

As soon as the shopkeeper weighed the bag of spirit stones, he could tell that the woman had an extraordinary demeanor. "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" He grinned and happily prepared to leave.

"Sir, here are your keys. These three rooms are located in the center of the top floor, with the blue sea outside the window. Also, this is a small gift from our store."

"Wow! Braised pork!"

The red braised pork was steaming and the aroma was fragrant. Mo Xue's eyes lit up and he pounced on it, stuffing big mouthfuls of it into his mouth, shrugged his shoulders, and looked so happy.

The other three stared at him. Mo Xue ate bite after bite without caring at all. Finally, he wiped his mouth and gave the last piece to Bai Linchuan.

"Here, Junior Sister."

“…Thank you.”

Bai Linchuan picked up his chopsticks and ate every bite. The taste was average, the meat was very tough, and the sauce was not rich.

Wei Si gave Mo Xue a fake smile, looking at the empty plate.

Mo Xue asked him, "Our reward for exterminating the water monster is twenty spirit stones. Even if we're struggling financially, we can still make some money. How come the fee is only five spirit stones?"

Facing Mo Xue's questioning, Wei Si patted his package and smiled, "I bought some things."

"What?"

"It's guaranteed to be foolproof. It's something water monsters are afraid of."

Mo Xie flipped through the package which contained fire talismans, fireballs, fire nets, and even explosives.

"It's all about fire."

"Yes, this is the nemesis of water monsters."

Mo Xue nodded, "Yeah, that's reliable."

However, when I looked up, I saw the shopkeeper's hesitant expression.

Mo Xiu frowned, feeling something was wrong.

…

"Where's the lake?"

Mo Xue stood at the edge of the dry basin with a puzzled look on his face.

Chishui Lake is famous because it is located on Chishan Mountain, the highest mountain in Shu, rather than in a low-lying area. It is formed by two mountains. When viewed from above, the lake looks like a true heart, with rippling water reflecting the white clouds and flying birds in the sky all day long.

No one knows how this lake came into being. The poet praised it as a creation of God.

But now...

The lake bottom is dry and cracked, and the terrifying cracks like wrinkles have made Chishui Lake lose its former glory. There is no grass growing on it, and it is dead silent.

"How strange..." Weiss whispered.

Bai Linchuan touched the dry earth, feeling the burning heat from his fingertips. He slowly revealed an even more despairing fact, "Chishan is very likely a volcano."

“………………”

"Ahhhhhhh, five spirit stones!!!" Mo Xue said, "Why are you still carrying that broken bag? Are you planning to blow up the volcano?"

Wei Si looked at the Mo Xue that was about to explode without being ignited, and forced a smile: "What if it is useful."

Bai Linchuan glanced at Mo Xue, rubbed his ears, and reluctantly gave Mo Xue five spirit stones.

Mo Xue was very resolute. He put his arm around the package and sold it to Bai Linchuan, saying confidently, "You'll definitely need it in the future."

Wei Si: “…”

Bai Linchuan: "..."

Bai Linchuan put the things into a palm-sized treasure bag that could hold a hundred items. Bai Linchuan asked, "But the lake is gone. Where is the water monster?"

…

"Blow up, blow up the mountain!" Hakka's body trembled. "No, absolutely not. What if Chishan is really a volcano and it explodes? Shuzhong will be finished."

"He's right. We can't blow up the lake." A large area of ​​the lake suddenly dried up. There must be something fishy going on. Bai Linchuan asked, "Why did the lake suddenly dry up?"

Hakka sighed. "This is indeed strange. Someone had observed the lake water level dropping before, something that hadn't happened in years. But perhaps because the rain hadn't fallen enough, we didn't notice it until it became less and less. One day, someone went up the mountain and discovered that the entire lake had evaporated. It had only been a month."

"Where is the water monster?" Mo Xue asked while chewing the braised lion's head.

Hakka said: "This was seen by someone shortly before the lake disappeared. I have forgotten the details."

"who?"

"It's the son of the old Ma family, but it's so late, everyone is asleep now, not to mention..." The shopkeeper pointed to his head, "There's something wrong with him."

"Let's go and take a look tomorrow." Bai Linchuan said.

There are three rooms upstairs. Mo Xue lives in the middle, Wei Si lives on the left, and Bai Linchuan lives on the right.

Outside the window is the endless blue sea. The blue sea and the gray sky blow together with the salty and humid sea breeze.

The door creaked open, and Mo Xie turned around: "Why are you here?"

Wei Si closed the door, sat down and said, "Let me ask you what you think."

"You mean Junior Sister," Mo Xie raised the corner of his mouth, "Isn't Junior Sister pretty good?"

"So you really plan to break up Bai Linchuan and Luo Bing?" Wei Si asked tentatively.

Mo Xue lowered his head, thinking about the conversation before they set out today.

He asked, "I still don't know how old Junior Sister is?"

"Fang...Eighteen."

"You are so young. I am two years older than you." Mo Xue raised his eyebrows and looked at his junior sister, hoping that she would call him brother.

Unexpectedly, the younger sister said, "Senior brother is also twenty now."

"You have a very good relationship with the senior brother." Mo Xue gritted his teeth and stared at the junior sister.

"We were engaged when we were young, but later..." The veil swayed, "it was just a joke among the adults."

"...So that's how it is." He murmured. He suddenly remembered Bai Linchuan's gentle eyes when he looked at the girl with the green hair bow. He wondered what those eyes would look like when he cried after losing his beloved.

"Hehe." Mo Xue held the teacup and suddenly smiled slyly, "Why not?"

Wei Si looked at Mo Xue with his eyes, as if he could see through him. Was he attracted to the junior sister, or to Bai Linchuan's junior sister?

But he didn't ask, and curiously asked another: "How do you plan to win her heart?"

Mo Xue remained silent for a while before he squeezed out four words, "Personal charm."

“…” Wei Si’s face was squeezed together, and his lips were tightly pursed, but he couldn’t help but curl up the corners of his lips, and he couldn’t help laughing.

"Laugh if you want to." Mo Xue punched him.

"In that case, I have created an opportunity for you. This journey is dangerous. In times of crisis, if you are a hero and save the beauty, my junior sister will definitely fall in love with you." Wei Si suggested.

"You're right." Mo Xiu nodded.

After Bai Linchuan entered the house, he took off his veil, the black hair bow on his head, and the voice-changing talisman on his neck.

Most of the things in the treasure bag are just the simplest fire talismans, the fire net is just a folk sleight of hand that can't even hurt people, and the fireball is just a smoke bomb.

Wei Si was indeed fooled.

This trip is more dangerous than imagined. Bai Linchuan pinched his brows. He saw Mo Xue's attentiveness. He held the black hair bow, but he didn't know if he would still be able to smile when the time comes.