Southwest, a mysterious place.
In the distance, snow-capped mountains rise into the sky, and the snow is like the scarf of a goddess, shining under the blue sky; in front of you, the forest is dense, the shades of green cover the bottom of the eyes, and all kinds of rare and exotic grasses underfoot are full of vitality.
After leaving the Hundred Flowers City, the two plunged into the deep mountains and forests.
The southwest region is sparsely populated, and there are no big cities on the vast land, only small villages and towns scattered among them.
One afternoon, Mu Xiyuan and Gu Qingqiao came to an ancient town. The ancient town is under a snow mountain, and a large lake in the town reflects the blue sky and snow top. In the weather of July and August, the town has a cool breeze, which makes people feel good.
"Tomorrow we can go to the Witch Doctor's Valley," Gu Qingqiao put his hands behind his head and said with a smile, "Why don't you rest in the town tonight and leave tomorrow?"
Mu Xiyun nodded, and the two found an inn by the lake.
The inn has two three-story buildings, connected by a corridor, and a lush bougainvillea tree leans on it and hangs down a tree full of flowers.
In front of the door is a small yard, with some tables, chairs, and tea sets at random. A white cat lay lazily on a rattan chair to bask in the sun, and under the chair, a well-behaved yellow dog was sleeping soundly.
Everything is so peaceful and beautiful.
"It's finally just the two of us, do you like it?" Standing in front of the window, Gu Qingqiao hugged Mu Xiyuan from behind, resting his chin on his shoulder, and asked softly in his ear.
The hot and humid breath was lightly sprayed on the earlobe, Mu Xiyun blushed, and ducked to the side, only to be held by the shoulders of those strong hands.
Holding the person tightly in front of him, Gu Qingqiao looked at the little fairy in front of him ecstatically.
He stretched out his fingers and slowly traced the graceful outline of Mu Xiyun. Forehead, tip of nose, lips...
The fiery kiss fell, as if to swallow the person in front of him.
Reaching out to close the window, Gu Qingqiao picked him up and carefully placed it on the bed.
"Ayun..." he muttered vaguely, rubbing and rubbing against him in discomfort.
What responded to him was Mu Xiyun's active kiss.
The kiss was ardent and lingering, and a raging fire was ignited between the two.
Gu Qingqiao's eyes were full of bloodshots, he desperately restrained himself, raised his body slightly, and asked, "Is it okay?"
Having already felt his tension and heat, Mu Xiyuan closed her eyes, her eyelashes fluttered slightly, and nodded slightly.
Gu Qingqiao couldn't bear it any longer, and waved down the bed tent.
The small jar of celadon fell from the quilt and spun around, bringing a fragrance to the room. The people in the tent forget the sorrows of the world and enjoy endless joy.
Outside the small courtyard of the inn, a man in black leaned against a tree, staring at the window, and refused to leave for a long time.
After more than an hour, Gu Qingqiao got up half-supported and looked at the person in front of him.
Sweat soaked Mu Xiyun's black hair, and there was still a blush on her jade-colored face. On her delicate collarbone, a few crimson hickeys were clearly visible.
Gu Qingqiao leaned over and kissed his forehead, whispering: "Wait, I'll fetch water to bathe you."
Mu Xiyun blushed, reached out and pulled the quilt over her head to hide herself.
Gu Qingqiao looked funny, let him hide, got out of bed and put on his clothes, and went to the bathroom to bring hot water upstairs.
"Come on, take a shower!" Gu Qingqiao shouted.
No one responded, and the quilt on the bed was rolled into a large cocoon.
Gu Qingqiao stepped forward, tore the quilt three times, and dug the person out of the bed.
Looking at Mu Xiyun's blushing face, he smiled lightly: "What are you embarrassed about, I've seen it all just now anyway." With all his strength, he picked up the man and put it into the bathtub.
The warm water wrapped her skin, and Mu Xiyun narrowed her eyes in comfort. Gu Qingqiao stood by the bucket to help him wash his long hair.
Under the steam, Mu Xiyuan's eyes were slightly red, and his eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, which made Gu Qingqiao couldn't help but kiss him again.
After finally taking a bath, he took the person out of the water, wiped them dry, and put them back on the bed. Gu Qingqiao wiped himself with the rest of the water and asked, "Are you hungry? Let's go eat something?"
Mu Xiyun glanced at the sky in surprise, it was just night. They, in the daytime...
After digging the person out of the quilt again, Gu Qingqiao said in tears and laughs: "Well, don't hide, I'm so hungry, let's go and see what delicious food is in this town."
After a long while, Mu Xiyuan got dressed and got out of bed, and just took a step, her footsteps paused, and she frowned.
"Does it still hurt?" Gu Qingqiao asked softly.
Mu Xiyun turned her head and didn't answer, took two awkward steps, felt a little used to it, and rushed out of the room by herself.
Under the warm recommendation of the innkeeper, the two came to a small restaurant. There are two or three tables and a few chairs, and the chef is the boss and the proprietress.
There is a bowl of rice noodles for each person, and the ingredients are rich. While helping Mu Xiyun mix the rice noodles, Gu Qingqiao said, "I wanted to ask you to come to the southwest to eat rice noodles for a long time. When I was in the valley, I often thought, wait for Ah Yun to come. , I will take him to the best rice noodle restaurant in town and eat all the delicious rice noodles in his house. There are also bait silk, sea vegetables, copper pot fish, ham, and chicken hot pot... "
Mu Xiyun burst out laughing: "Gluttony!"
"Of course I want to share the delicious food with you!" Gu Qingqiao mixed the rice noodle and put it in front of Mu Xiyun, "This soup is simmered with bones, it's delicious, be careful of scalding!"
The two slowly ate rice noodles and chatted, as if life was always so peaceful and peaceful.
The moonlight was very good, and the two of them had dinner and came to the lake holding hands.
Walking slowly along the lake, neither of them said a word. They only glanced at each other occasionally, and then smiled at the glittering moonlight on the lake.
In the distance, there was a sudden scream!
It seemed to be a woman's cry, the voice was shrill and long, it seemed that there was more than one person, and there was also a man's roar in the middle.
Mu Xiyun and Gu Qingqiao looked at each other, immediately mobilized their spiritual power, unfolded their movements, and swept towards the source of the scream.
Climbing up the wall, there is a small courtyard in front of you, which is exquisitely furnished. There are also ink landscapes painted by unknown people on the simple and elegant white walls, which are very elegant and unique.
However, there is chaos in the small courtyard now.
A man fell on the steps of the main house, not knowing his life or death. Three women around him were beside the man at a loss, calling out "Duan Lang!"
A group of nurses were holding torches and surrounded an unknown animal.
The animal was not big, only equivalent to a big wolf, but it looked like a tiger, with a flat face, small eyes and a big mouth, and the corners of its mouth kept dripping with saliva.
Under the light of the fire, the "tiger" seemed a little timid, and was forced to the corner by the crowd, and his mouth kept making a "hoho" sound.
A nursing home saw that the animal was timid, took a knife and walked into the circle, raising the knife and slashing down. The shining single sword reflected in the moonlight, whistling and slashed towards the neck of the "tiger". But the blade just touched the fur of which animal, and immediately stopped castration, as if a pair of invisible hands caught the blade. The nursing home changed to holding the knife with both hands, exhausting all the strength of the whole body, but the blade couldn't cut any further.
"Tiger" raised its flat face, and with a flash of light in its small eyes, it looked at the nursing home. The man's face was pale, and he suddenly shouted that he lost the single knife, and rolled to the ground with his head in his hands, constantly yelling, "My head, ah! It hurts!"
He was so frightened that everyone took a half step back, only holding a torch to frighten him, and never dared to step forward.
The "tiger" immediately became so powerful, rushing left and right, the encirclement actually ripped open a hole, and he was about to escape.
The sword light flickered, and a dense sword net fell from the sky, covering the animal.
Mu Xiyun held the long sword in his hand, dropped it from above, and with a wave of his hand, he had trapped the "tiger".
Gu Qingqiao rubbed his body in front of him, took out a yellow talisman, and stuck it on the flat tiger's face. The beast immediately stopped moving, lying on the ground as if asleep.
Only then did the servants slowly come to their senses and help up their companions who were lying on the ground.
"Find a cage to put it in," Gu Qingqiao ordered, "This talisman won't last long."
In the face of this sudden savior, several servants did not dare to neglect, and immediately found the iron cage for the dog and locked the "tiger" in it.
From the time Mu and Gu came to the small courtyard to the time when the "tiger" was captured, the women's cries continued on the steps beside the small courtyard in about ten breaths.
The two came to the side of the man who fell to the ground, and Mu Xiyun stepped forward to take a breath, only to feel that the breath was weak. He scanned the man's body with his divine sense, but couldn't find any scars.
"Several sisters, don't cry." Gu Qingqiao said: "Put your husband on the bed first, and quickly invite a doctor to take a look!"
The women hurriedly directed the housekeeper Ding to bring people into the house, and called the doctor again and again, and there was a riot in the yard.
Mu Xiyun pulled the sleeves of Guqingqiao, and the two quietly climbed the wall and were discharged from the hospital. The hospital was in a panic, and no one knew that they had left.
"What kind of animal is that?" Mu Xiyun asked, "Are there many such animals in the Southwest Mountains?"
"To be honest, I have been in the southwest for so many years, and I have never seen such an animal. It is not like a wolf, nor a tiger." Gu Qingqiao said.
Mu Xiyun looked up at him and wondered: "This is strange, could it be from somewhere else? Also, the animal glanced at the nursing home, and the man rolled around with his head in his arms, screaming that he had a headache. The owner of that room..." Mu Xiyun paused: "There is no scar on his body, but his breathing is weak and unconscious. It's very strange, it seems like... the soul is injured."
The two walked out of the darkness by the wall of the small courtyard, and a group of people had already surrounded the courtyard gate, and there were many discussions.
"What kind of beast ran in, it seems that I heard that it hurt the Duan family Dalang?"
"Yes, yes, I heard that Duan Dalang had an accident, and both Mr. Duan and Mrs. Duan fainted. Alas, at such an old age, he is such an only son. If something happens, how can the old people live!"
The two of them were too lazy to listen to these gossips and walked towards the inn on their own.
Suddenly I heard someone say: "Didn't that Dalang go to Baihua City some time ago? I heard that there was a plague over there, and he also got sick."
"Plague, will he get sick on us!"
Having said this, a group of people became frightened, immediately dispersed, and each fled back to their homes.
Mu Xiyun and Gu Qingqiao stopped.
The souls of those who returned from Hundred Flowers City were damaged, so there might be a connection.
"Go and see that fake tiger again?" Gu Qingqiao asked with raised eyebrows.