Chapter 173 Jiang Yunzheng arrives at Zhuluo Snow Mountain, and the authenticity of the travelogue is questionable
Jiang Yunzheng and others rushed to Luochang City without stopping.
On the first night, I found an inn to stay in before dark.
The next day, snow began to fall in the north, slowing down everyone's journey.
After dark on the third day, the group arrived at Luochang City. After a quick overnight stay, they rushed to Zhuluo Snow Mountain the next day.
The further west you go, the more undulating mountains come into view. Among them, the main peak of Zhuluo Snow Mountain is like a giant standing guard in the northwest. Its majestic aura makes people dare not approach it easily.
Xiao Quan rode in front on horseback to lead the way, and when it got dark, they finally arrived at the village at the foot of the main peak.
The others were all martial artists, so a fur coat was more than enough for them.
Jiang Yunzheng wore a thick cloak over her fur coat. When she got off the carriage, her face turned pale. There was still light snow falling from the sky. The cold air made the tip of Jiang Yunzheng's nose red. She raised her eyes slightly and looked at the towering snow-capped mountains, feeling faintly excited.
The village was remote, and when more than thirty outsiders and several horses arrived for the first time, every household poked their heads out. Some little kids looked at the black-clad guards with fear and curiosity.
He touched the knife in the guard's hand, screamed again and ran away.
Xiao Quan looked very happy and explained to his neighbors that he was here to climb the mountain and asked them not to be afraid.
The group soon alarmed the village chief. The village chief was highly respected, so Xiao Quan did not dare to hide anything and told the truth that Jiang Yunzheng and his group were looking for something, but he was not sure what it was.
The village chief came to Jiang Yunzheng with a serious expression: "Zhuluo Snow Mountain is a sacred mountain for us locals. If you want to climb it, you can, but you are not allowed to disrespect Zhuluo Snow Mountain."
Jiang Yunzheng's expression was calm. "Thank you for troubling me this time. Finding this place is a gift from heaven. If I'm lucky enough to get what I want, it will be a gift from the snow mountain to us. If so, how could I be disrespectful?"
The village chief's frown relaxed a little: "The sacred mountain is spiritual. If you disrespect it, you will be punished by the sacred mountain. Promises to me are useless."
It is impossible to go up the mountain tonight, so everyone stays in the village. There are twenty or thirty households in the village, and almost half of the houses are occupied by this group of people.
Jiang Yunzheng meant to leave ten people at the foot of the mountain and take twenty people halfway up the mountain.
Eight of them continued up the mountain to explore the road conditions and cliff conditions first.
The remaining twelve people stayed halfway up the mountain waiting for deployment. Climbing the snowy mountain was already physically demanding. After the previous group of people came back exhausted, the remaining group would search for the Huangquan Spirit Root based on the conditions of the cliff.
Xiao Quan will lead the way tomorrow.
Hou Yue and Qing Ying stayed by Jiang Yunzheng's side the entire time. Xiao Quan cordially invited Jiang Yunzheng and the others to stay at his house. "Mr. Jiang, my brother's house is right next to ours. We built a new house this year, and there's still a room vacant."
Jiang Yunzheng nodded, and after instructing Qingying to settle the guards, he took Hou Yue to visit Xiao's family.
The people in the village make a living from the mountains. In addition to hunting, they occasionally take on some carpentry work in the town and go to the mountains to cut trees to sell for money. The living standard of the whole village is not low.
Each household has a large courtyard, with deer antlers and some precious medicinal herbs hanging under the eaves.
Jiang Yunzheng and Hou Yue were waiting in the yard. Jiang Yunzheng looked around the village, while Hou Yue was bored and hit the snow on the trees with a stick.
Xiao Quan first went into the house and greeted his wife, then put a bag of silver on the table. "I met a distinguished person on this trip to Xiazhou. He is going into the mountains tomorrow. I want to stay in the mountains for a few more days. I'm sure I can get some silver."
Madam Xiao Quan was very happy as she weighed the heavy bag of money. "Okay, okay."
"I'll be out for a few days. How's things going, brother Yuan?"
Madam Xiao Quan sighed, "It's difficult for his leg to heal."
Xiao Quan sighed, rubbed his face, walked out and took Jiang Yunzheng and the other one to the next door.
The Liu family's yard was smaller than Xiao Quan's. When Liu Qingyuan's mother came back with a small bamboo basket, she saw Xiao Quan bringing a boy and a girl in. She quickly called out, "A Quan, what's this..."
Xiao Quan: "Don't worry, Auntie, I just came to see Brother Yuan."
Aunt Liu was still worried about Xiao Quan, but she couldn't help but look into the house.
Liu Qingyuan's room was clean and tidy, and the bed was covered with a thick quilt. When he heard noise at the door, he opened his eyes and saw this scene.
Xiao Quan: "Brother Yuan, this is a distinguished guest from Xiazhou City, and he wants to ask you something."
Liu Qingyuan's face was thin, and his eyes were dark blue. He looked at Jiang Yunzheng beside him and said, "I don't know this young master—"
Before she could finish her words, Jiang Yunzheng pulled back the quilt.
Liu Qingyuan felt a chill in his lower body, and his face flushed with embarrassment. "How can you be so rude—"
Before he could finish his words, Jiang Yunzheng interrupted him, "I can cure your leg, but you have to answer a few questions for me."
Liu Qingyuan's eyes widened, his face showing joy and confusion at first. He frowned and asked, "What do you want to ask?"
Jiang Yunzheng took the travel journal out of her sleeve, flipped to the middle page, and pointed at the illustration: "Your grandfather should have mentioned this place to you, right?"
Liu Qingyuan's face turned pale. He looked at Jiang Yunzheng and said, "I don't know anything."
Jiang Yunzheng smiled. "In exchange for your intact leg, what happened in this place? How's the deal?"
A struggle flashed across Liu Qingyuan's face, and he said firmly, "I don't know what you are talking about."
Xiao Quan frowned, and it was obvious from Liu Qingyuan's expression that he knew something.
"Brother Yuan, legs are more important than anything else."
Jiang Yunzheng pushed open the wooden window beside her, and the cold wind blew in from outside.
Jiang Yunzheng glanced at the bookshelf across from the bed and repeated, "What's the point of you clinging to the secrets of the past? Can it help you stand up, can it help you fulfill your filial piety to your mother, can it help you achieve your life ambitions?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Qingyuan pursed his lips.
Hou Yue pulled Jiang Yunzheng's sleeve.
This is a bit harsh.
Although Hou Yue didn't know what Jiang Yunzheng was investigating, she respected every decision made by her employer.
Not long after Jiang Yunzheng finished speaking, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Aunt Liu pointed at Liu Qingyuan: "Just for your grandfather, you even ignored your mother and your own health!"
"Even if your grandfather were still alive, he would be pissed off by you!"
Aunt Liu turned to look at Jiang Yunzheng and rubbed her hands: "Young Master, you can really cure his leg."
Jiang Yunzheng's expression was indifferent. She nodded and said, "It depends on what you choose."
Liu Qingyuan didn't say anything.
Aunt Liu was so angry that she slapped her son's shoulder harder and harder. Liu Qingyuan finally said, "I'm telling you, isn't that enough?"
Liu Qingyuan asked Aunt Liu and Xiao Quan to go out first.
Aunt Liu pulled her nephew and said, "Come on, let's go out."
At that time, Grandpa Liu was the first scholar among several nearby villages. Transportation was inconvenient at the foot of Zhuluo Snow Mountain, and Grandpa Liu yearned for the outside world and decided to travel away from home. Grandpa Liu was the last to go to the coastal area.
It was during that time when we were sailing out to sea that we encountered a violent storm and the boat capsized...
Jiang Yunzheng: "Since the boat was overturned, how did he drift to the island?"
If it were an ordinary small island, there would still be the possibility of accidentally reaching the shore.
But there is a high possibility that the Xie family is on that island, which makes Jiang Yunzheng have to be vigilant.
Liu Qingyuan glanced at the travelogue and whispered, "Grandpa could swim. He fell into the sea and drifted on the sea holding onto a piece of driftwood. I don't know how long it was before he was rescued by someone from the island."
Jiang Yunzheng: "So, your grandfather's travel notes contain both true and false information."
Liu Qingyuan nodded. "The people on the island don't want Grandpa to tell anyone about this, but this experience is so bizarre that if Grandpa doesn't write it down, the memory will inevitably be obscured. So, I've written it down in this travelogue, a mixture of truth and falsehood."
It would not be too suspicious to attribute these things to dreams.
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