Obviously, Song Qingshu didn't expect this. He couldn't help laughing, "I don't have a good reputation. If you go with me, I'm afraid that it will damage your reputation."
Yuan Shixiao shook his head. "That's just the misunderstanding the people have about you. Based on the few times I've come into contact with you, even though you do things in a rather eclectic manner, you are a righteous and benevolent person, or else, you would not have traveled so far to provide reinforcements and become enemies with the powerful Mongolians."
"Am I that good?" Song QingShu was a little embarrassed after being praised by him.
Yuan Shixiao said, "After all, you're from the Central Plains. You're not familiar with the terrain of the Western Region and don't use language to communicate with the locals. Ziyi grew up here and is quite familiar with this place. She can also be your guide. Besides, you're chosen by Qingtong. Even if I don't believe in my own judgment, I believe in Qingtong's judgment. You won't bully Ziyi. "
Song Qingshu originally wanted to refuse. However, when he heard Yuan Shixiao mentioning the guide, he suddenly remembered the different treatment he and Huo Qingtong received when they went to the herdsmen to buy horses. He also realized how useful it was to have a guide who was familiar with the locals. Therefore, he didn't refuse anymore, "But I don't know if Miss Yuan is willing to."
Yuan Ziyi didn't expect that her grandfather would suddenly make such a request. Therefore, she was a little surprised and panicked for a while. After a while, she gradually calmed down, "Kasley and I are like sisters. Now that she's kidnapped, I naturally have to help her. I just hope that you don't think that I'm a burden because I'm weak in martial arts."
"In that case, thank you, Senior Yuan. Thank you, Miss Yuan." Song Qingshu cupped his hands in obeisance.
Yuan Ziyi hurriedly packed up her luggage and rode a white horse. They bid farewell to the people of the Wooden Table Lun Tribe and then rode north.
They went north along the Yarkand River. Looking at the yellow sand in the east, they only felt that the sea of sand was boundless and human beings were insignificant. Song Qingshu couldn't help asking, "What desert is over there?"
Yuan Ziyi answered, "That's the Taklimakan Desert. Taklimakan means the great desert under the mountains in the Uyghur language. Don't go there. You'll definitely die there."
Song Qingshu secretly clicked his tongue. In the future, technology could be used to build roads to cross the desert. In this era, it was indeed a dangerous place.
"By the way, Miss Yuan, you are familiar with the terrain here. Which path do you think the team escorting Casley will take?" Song Qingshu asked.
Yuan Ziyi rode her horse over and took out a map. "We're heading northeast along the Yarqiang River. They must have taken the same route. Here, the Yarqiang River, Hetian River, and Aksu River will converge and form the Tarim River in the east."
"Arkas?" Song Qingshu was startled.
Yuan Ziyi looked at him in confusion. "What's wrong?"
Song Qingshu smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just remembered that the apples there are very famous." He even started to miss the Aksu Ice Candy Apple from his previous life.
Yuan Ziyi's white finger continued to move to the east. "Kuche is in the east. They may split up here. They either go north or go east. We need to ask for directions along the way."
Song Qingshu nodded with a smile. "Fortunately, you're here. Otherwise, I'd be like a headless fly." It would be fine if they were in the Central Plains. However, the biggest difficulty here was the language barrier. It was inconvenient to buy food, horses, and ask directions.
Fortunately, he had Huo Qingtong and Yuan Ziyi, so he didn't have to worry about these things on the way.
Yuan Ziyi suddenly said with a red face, "Brother Song, I've offended you before. Please don't forgive me."
Song Qingshu was stunned. "Why did you change your attitude so suddenly? Is it because you know you can't defeat me? Are you afraid that I'll rape and kill you in the desert? "
Yuan Ziyi rolled her eyes at him. Her eyes were full of coquettishness. "No wonder Brother Song has a bad reputation in Jianghu. It's easy to be misunderstood by others when you talk like this."
Song QingShu looked at the purple-clothed girl on the back of the horse. Her figure was slender and graceful. Her waist was slender and her shoulders were thin. She looked delicate and graceful. No matter how picky he was, he had to admit that she was indeed an extremely beautiful girl. "You used to misunderstand me. Why don't you now?"
Yuan Ziyi pursed her lips and smiled. There was a dimple on her left cheek. She looked very sweet. "I've heard too many rumors about you. I don't know that you've done so many earth-shattering things until now."
Song Qingshu put his ear close to her. "What have you done? Tell me one by one."
Yuan Ziyi was speechless.
Of course, Yuan Ziyi was not stupid enough to tell him one by one. "Besides, my grandpa praises you every time he mentions you. Sister Huo also speaks highly of you."
"She actually praises me behind my back?" Song Qingshu was a little surprised. "Huo Qingtong has been cold to me before. It turns out that she has already fallen in love with me. Hahaha, I'm really charming."
"Yes." Yuan Ziyi nodded. "Maybe I've heard them praising you a lot. As time goes by, I've become like them."
Song Qingshu couldn't help saying, "To be honest, I'm not used to your sudden change."
Yuan Ziyi sighed. "Brother Song, although you never said it, I could feel that you didn't like me since I saw you on Mount Emei for the first time. At that time, I was young and aggressive. Of course, I didn't treat you well. "
Song Qingshu was stunned. Because of the Legend of the Flying Fox, he didn't have a good impression of Yuan Ziyi. Since she was a nun, why did she take the initiative to flirt with Hu Fei? Later, she competed with Cheng Lingsu for Song Qingshu's affection and left in the end. He always felt that Hu Fei was played in the palm of her hand.
He didn't expect that the girl was so sensitive. She even noticed his feelings at that time.
But now that he thought about it, he felt that he had wronged her. Love was a thing. If it could be completely controlled by oneself, it would not be called love. Yuan Ziyi in the original novel was also very painful. She swayed between love and faith and finally chose faith.
Song Qingshu despised himself a little. Just because the girl was pretty and begged him a little, did he change his opinion of her?
Bah, cheap! You just want her body!
Of course, with Song Qingshu's current eyesight, he wouldn't be attracted by a girl. It was just that it was hard to hate a beautiful girl who was gentle to you.
"There were indeed some misunderstandings in the past, but you don't have to take it to heart. I'm a very single-minded person, and my tolerance for beautiful girls has always been very high." Song Qingshu smiled and let go of the past grievances.
Yuan Ziyi blushed slightly, but she couldn't help but feel happy when she heard him praise her beauty.
The two of them headed northeast and arrived at Kuche City. From the locals, they received a shocking piece of news. Temujin, seeing that the Muzhuolun tribe was in a stable position, gave up on the idea of coming to the south. He only sent a general with a group of soldiers to take over while he himself led the main force eastward.
It turns out that when Khubilai led his army to attack the western gate of Xixia, the Sand Continent, he suffered heavy losses. The Xixia General guarding the Sand Continent used his ruthlessness to defeat Khubilai's attacks several times. During this period of time, Khubilai didn't gain any achievements.
The Sand Continent was the western gate of Western Xia, and it was crucial to the success or failure of the attack on Western Xia. When Temujin received the news, he immediately led the main force eastward to support Khubilai who was attacking the Sand Continent and completely tear apart Western Xia's defenses.
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