Chapter 1: Going forward, there is death but no life
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It is near the end of the year.
This year’s snow came earlier than in previous years. It was still more than a month before the end of the year, but it started to snow in Jingxiang.
In the swaying carriage, Pei Xiu leaned forward, lifted the curtain to block the wind and snow, glanced at the cold weather outside, and sighed.
“This situation is getting worse every year. At this time of year in previous years, I have never heard of such heavy snow in Shannan East Road.”
He was a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a goatee, a futou, a round-necked robe, a leather belt around his waist, and sat cross-legged in the carriage, his body swaying left and right as the carriage moved forward.
“Aye, it’s cold.”
The little girl curled up in a woman’s arms complained to him a little, which also made Pei Xiu provoke his wife’s anger.
“Oh, it’s Aye’s fault.” Pei Xiu quickly smiled and apologized to his daughter in a flattering way.
The firmness and worry on his face disappeared instantly, his eyebrows slightly curved, and his mouth showed a mouthful of white teeth.
Fathers like him who would lower themselves to tease their daughters were rare in this era. People in the world were more in favor of the concept of strict fathers and kind mothers. When a father treats his children, it is inevitable that he will scold and preach with a stern face.
The carriage continued to move forward on the road with a creaking sound. This was a mountain road with a steep wall on one side and a rushing river on the other.
The little girl Pei Wenyao twisted in her mother’s arms like a spoiled child again, and then with her rosy cheeks and innocent eyes wide open, she asked crisply: “But father, didn’t the master say that auspicious snow means a good harvest?”
“That depends on what kind of snow it is. This snow… can’t be considered auspicious snow.”
Pei Xiu heard the scene of heavy snow outside the carriage, and he was immediately worried.
“You.” Madam Pei scolded Pei Xiu while holding her daughter and patting her back gently, “You were obviously driven out of the capital, why are you still so worried and tired? Can’t you take a good rest?”
Although she said so, Madam Pei’s eyes were filled with a hint of pride.
Her husband was such a person who cared about the common people even if he failed in the court struggle and was driven out of the capital.
Pei Xiu smiled bitterly and shook his head. He wanted to say something, but he was speechless.
Only he knew the matter that His Majesty entrusted to him.
If he was really exiled, he would have to go to Lingnan Road or Qianzhong Road. Would he come to Shannan East Road, the land of the ancient Chu State?
The wheels pressed two deep ruts on the snow, and the swaying carriage suddenly stopped.
A young man’s voice came from outside the car:
“Aye, there is something going on ahead.”
Pei Xiu’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he silently raised the sword beside him.
He turned over and got off the car. Pei Xiu jumped onto the snow, nodded to his eldest son Pei Hongxuan beside him, and then looked forward.
There were several carriages in front, which were used by the accompanying servants, and the carriages behind were the maids brought from the capital.
At this time, the carriages also stopped in a faint formation,Although the servants did not draw their swords, they also put their hands on the hilts and guarded the father and son of the Pei family.
The world is not peaceful now. Even on the official road, there are many strong men blocking the road, let alone this small road?
So Pei Xiu was alert and walked forward slowly.
Everyone guarded him forward. After passing the carriages in front, Pei Xiu finally saw that there was a young man drinking alone by the river beside the mountain road in front.
The young man sat casually and lazily, quite unruly. In front of him, there was a huge rock with a flat surface like a knife, on which was placed a pot of wine and a few dishes.
Looking more closely, everyone was more and more surprised.
The young man had black hair like a waterfall, and a ponytail hung down after the jade crown, which looked a bit out of place.
He was wearing a cloud-patterned brocade, the material of which was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. In this heavy snow, the boy’s occasional movements gave off a little golden glow.
When he got closer, the boy looked up and looked at him.
What a handsome boy!
His skin was as smooth as jade without any flaws, without the slightest trace of wind and sun, and he looked like a mortal.
Looking at him again, his face was even more like a celestial being, which made people fall in love with him at first sight.
What was particularly strange was that he had just stepped off the carriage for a moment, and at this time, a thin layer of white snow was covering his body. However, it seemed that the boy had been sitting in the heavy snow for a long time, but there was no trace of snow on his body.
Looking closely, Pei Xiu was surprised to find that the flying snow was pushed away by an invisible force after approaching the boy, and not a single strand of it could get close to him.
Even the place where the young man sat, and the wine and food on the stone table, were not covered with a trace of snow.
Is it a human or a ghost! ?
Pei Xiu’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Resisting his surprise, Pei Xiu bowed and said, “Excuse me, young man, why are you drinking alone by the river on such a snowy day?”
The young man – Shen Xingke made a gesture of invitation: “Of course I’m waiting for you, Governor Pei.”
“You’ve been traveling so long, why don’t you take a short rest here before leaving?”
Only then did Pei Xiu realize that on the stone table in front of Shen Xingke, in addition to the wine and food, there were also two sets of bowls and chopsticks.
Obviously, the other empty set was prepared for him.
“Master -”
A servant was worried that there was a trick, and stepped forward to say something, but was stopped by Pei Xiu.
He lifted his skirt and sat cross-legged opposite Shen Xingke.
Sitting there, he was even more surprised. The chill from the heavy snow had disappeared, and he felt the warmth around the young man.
The food and wine in front of him were still steaming.
This was… a divine being!
Pei Xiu was horrified, and the energy-cultivation skills he had gained from years of court struggles could not suppress his twitching face.
“Where are you from?” Pei Xiu asked respectfully and carefully, changing the address from “young young man” to “your honor.”
The idea of immortals and gods has existed since ancient times, but no one has ever really seen an immortal in all these years. The emperor worshipped Taoism, and there were many famous Taoist masters in the capital.Pei Xiu had seen those people before, but none of them could show the extraordinary demeanor of the mysterious young man in front of him.
“It’s not important. The important thing is not to go any further, otherwise you will die.”
Shen Xingke tapped the stone table with his fingertips.
Pei Xiu was about to ask, but suddenly heard a loud noise.
He looked up in horror, and saw that not far ahead, countless rocks and plants were pouring down with the force of thunder!
“The mountain… the mountain collapsed!”
“It’s a landslide! It actually collapsed!”
The servants were so scared that their faces turned pale, and some even fell to the ground. Even Pei Xiu’s son Pei Hongxuan was shocked.
Pei Xiu opened his mouth wide, and his scalp was numb.
——If it weren’t for this indistinguishable young man who stopped them halfway, they would have been washed into the river in the mountains and their families would have been destroyed!
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