The clouds and snow cover the mountains at night, and the smoke accompanies the setting sun and the green trees dim.
The flying snow in the sky had already dissipated the moment Xie Heng broke through the cultivation level. The setting sun passed through the heavy clouds and finally spread the golden light across the earth again.
On the lonely boat on the Tianshang River, Xie Heng and Han Yifei looked at each other and smiled. Their clear voices penetrated the howling north wind and stirred endlessly in the vast rivers and mountains.
唳~
Xiaobai's crane roar seemed to echo the laughter of the two of them. It roared freely in the vast clear sky, attracting countless birds in the surrounding mountains and forests to sing incessantly.
For a time, the whole world seemed to have returned to the spring season, and everything was so vivid and colorful.
"Mr. Han, aren't you rushing to the Imperial Capital to take part in the imperial examination?"
Looking at the green-shirted scribe in front of him, Xie Heng smiled lightly.
"How about thanking you for helping me?"
Hearing Xie Heng's words, Han Yifei was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly.
"That student would be disrespectful."
Hearing this, Xie Heng shouted to Xiaobai hovering above the clouds:
"Xiaobai, come on down, let's give Mr. Han a ride."
唳~
Another crane roared in the air.
Xiaobai's huge body has come to the side of the boat, waving its huge wings.
It was also the first time that Han Yifei saw Xiaobai's true body, and he couldn't help but marvel at Xiaobai's huge size.
"Xiao Daojun, drop your book bag and come up."
"Xiaobai, why did you give Mr. Han another nickname?"
Hearing Xiaobai's address to Han Yifei, Xie Heng shook his head helplessly, turned to Han Yifei and said apologetically.
"Mr. Han, don't blame me, Xie's mount has been spoiled."
"Hahaha, how can the students blame Xiaobai Xianhe for his innocent heart?"
"Besides, as the saying goes, there are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames. The nicknames Little White Crane gives to students are the same as those in the school."
Han Yifei was not surprised by the nickname Xiaobai gave him. Instead, he felt a sense of intimacy.
"Hahaha, Mr. Han has such a big heart."
After Xie Heng said that, he gently landed on Xiao Bai's back.
"Mr. Han, please come up."
A gentle force wrapped around Han Yifei and landed lightly on Xiaobai's generous back.
"Xiao Bai, let's go north, to the Imperial Capital."
唳~
There was a roar of a crane, and the next moment, Xiaobai's huge figure turned into a bolt of lightning and disappeared into the snow-white world.
Above the sky, Han Yifei looked at the flowing clouds around him and flew backwards quickly, his heart filled with unprecedented novelty. For a moment, he even envied the Qi Master's ability to fly into the sky and escape from the earth.
Looking at Han Yifei's amazed expression next to him, Xie Heng smiled slightly.
"Mr. Han, how does it feel to enter the Qingming world?"
Looking at the mountains, rivers and rivers, which have become extremely small, Han Yifei was filled with emotions.
"To be honest, this is the first time that the student has seen the vastness of the world and the vastness of heaven and earth. At this time, the student understands why the world says that gods are good."
"Oh, Xie is willing to hear the details."
"Wandering the North Sea in the morning and Cangwu in the evening, traveling around the world, mountains, rivers and lakes in body and mind, not caring about fame and fortune, only seeking the road to immortality. This is what all living beings in the world, even emperors, are eager for."
"For immortals and gods, these are indeed within easy reach. Students are envious of them, let alone all living beings in the world."
Hearing Han Yifei's admiration for the immortals, Xie Heng nodded slightly and said with a smile:
"In this case, Mr. Xie will take Mr. Han to experience this divine joy."
As he spoke, he patted Xiaobai's generous back gently.
Having already connected with Xie Heng, Xiaobai's roar once again sounded in the sky above the sea of clouds.
唳~
The next moment, Xiaobai had turned into a stream of light and streaked across the sky, leaving only a long cloud road behind him on the sea of clouds.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is already five days later. Outside the Imperial Capital City, two figures, one big and one small, are slowly coming towards the Imperial Capital in the snow.
Winter in the Imperial Capital seems to have come earlier. Snowflakes have drifted away and have already turned the mountains and rivers around the Imperial Capital into a white snow. Thick layers of ice have formed in the lakes early.
Many children were playing and playing on the ice, their little faces turned red from the cold, but their interest remained intact. On the road, vendors and pedestrians were walking back and forth, even wrapped in thick clothes.
"Is this the Imperial Capital in the human world? It's so lively."
Xiaobai looked at the pedestrians coming and going around him, and at the towering city wall not far away, and was amazed.
"It's much more lively than Shaanzhou City and Jinguan City."
"Maybe there are more delicious things."
Speaking of this, Xiaobai suddenly looked a little gloomy.
"Well, Xiaobai, don't you like the excitement very much? It seems that your interest is not very high?"
Xie Heng noticed that Xiao Bai was in a low mood and couldn't help but ask.
"Hey, Xiao Daojun, I miss Qingmu. If Qingmu is here, I can take him to eat a lot of delicious food. Now, maybe, he is in the Kunlun Mountains, drinking the wind."
After listening to the first half of the sentence, Xie Heng was about to praise Xiaobai for his loyalty, but the second sentence immediately made Xie Heng stagger. He looked at the gloating look on Xiaobai's face in surprise, and couldn't help but feel for Qingmu Tong'er.
The sound of hawking on the roadside instantly attracted Xiao Bai's attention, and the hawkers' hawking made him even more energetic in an instant.
Seeing Xie Heng running quickly to the hawker stall, Xie Heng was also speechless at this time. The sadness he felt just now was not worth a fried meatball.
"Hehehe, Xiaobai is also childlike and innocent."
Seeing Xiaobai's reaction, Han Yifei couldn't help but smile and shook his head.
"Young man, would you like a bunch of fried meatballs? They cost five cents a bunch. How many do you want?"
"Boss, do your meatballs taste good?"
Looking at the golden meatballs rolling in the boiling oil pan, Xiaobai swallowed unconsciously and asked.
"Hey, young master, you can go and ask around. My old Zhang family's deep-fried meatballs are famously delicious in the Imperial City. They are so good for everyone."
Behind the stall, the honest-looking boss couldn't help but look serious when he heard Xiaobai's suspicion.
"Young master, if you don't believe it, you can try it."
"Really?"
"Of course it's true."
Before the boss finished speaking, Xiao Bai had already picked up a ball from the oil pan, stuffed it into his mouth, and started chewing it.
Xiao Bai's action of putting his bare hands into the frying pan immediately made the boss dumbfounded, and he began to speak awkwardly.
"you you……"
"Xiao Daojun, come on, these meatballs are delicious."
Xiao Bai didn't seem to care. His actions shocked the boss so much that he couldn't speak. He turned to Xie Heng, who was not far away, and waved.
Seeing Xiaobai frighten the stall owner so much that he was incoherent, Xie Heng was helpless towards Xiaobai. He was thinking, should he be sent back to Kunlun Mountain?
With a wave of his hand, ten copper coins fell on the boss's table, he grabbed a bunch of fried meatballs and disappeared on the road outside the city gate.
The hawker watched several people disappear in the blink of an eye, then looked at the copper coins on the table. After a while, he came back to his senses and shouted:
"Gods, I, Lao Zhang, have actually seen gods."
This exclamation attracted the attention of other vendors around him, and they burst into laughter when they heard Lao Zhang yelling.
"Xiaobai, now in this world, don't show off your specialness and difference at will, do you understand?"
Xie Heng watched Xiaobai continue to eat the food in his hands, frowned slightly, and scolded in a low voice.
"Yeah, um, I understand, I understand, Xiao Daojun, Xiao Bai won't do it next time."
Looking at Xiaobai, whose cheeks were bulging and his eyes were darting around after eating, Xie Heng understood that this little guy must not have taken it seriously, and he couldn't help but feel very helpless.
This scene made Han Yifei laugh out loud.
As if to divert Xie Heng's attention, Han Yifei smiled and said:
"Mr. Xie, let's enter the Imperial Capital."
[Author's digression]: A new plot is about to begin.