#622 - Entering the mountains
In the following two hours, Zhang San, Yang Liushi, and the others were busy organizing the items needed for entering the Snow Mountain, while Wei Changtian went to see Liang Qin.
The latter had been in Liangzhou City with Liang Zhen for almost ten days, and during this time, she had been looking forward to seeing Wei Changtian every day.
As a result, Wei Changtian did come, but he was about to leave again before his butt even got warm.
The couple reunited after a short separation, and in such a situation, Liang Qin naturally felt a lot of reluctance.
However, she also knew that Wei Changtian's trip to Tianshan was of great importance, and she must not hold her husband back.
“Changtian Ge, you must be extra careful, and remember to let me know you're safe when you have time.”
“I won’t tell Sister Xu and Sister Lu about this, lest they worry when they hear about it.”
“But you must come back safely, I, I am already...”
“Um???”
Hearing this, the expression on Wei Changtian's face froze, and his gaze subconsciously fell on Liang Qin's lower abdomen.
“Pregnant???”
“Ah?”
Wei Changtian was stunned: “Then what were you going to say just now?”
“I, I wanted to say that I have already promised Sister Xu and Sister Lu to take good care of you.”
“No, why are you stuttering about this kind of thing?”
“I, I...”
Liang Qin lowered her head as if she had made a mistake, but then she widened her eyes and raised her head again.
“Why can’t I stutter? Who knows you would think of that, Changtian Ge!”
“Any man would think that way, okay.”
Wei Changtian curled his lips, and confirmed again, not quite reassured: “You’re really not pregnant?”
“My period just came a few days ago, of course not!”
Liang Qin first proved it, then asked suspiciously: “Changtian Ge, do you want me to be pregnant or not?”
“Of course, it’s best to be pregnant!”
Wei Changtian nodded seriously: “But this kind of thing can’t be rushed, just let it be, don’t put any pressure on yourself.”
“...”
“I’m not in a hurry at all, but you seem to be very flustered, Changtian Ge...”
Liang Qin muttered softly, finally not continuing the topic, but instead began to ask Wei Changtian if he had prepared the items needed for entering the mountain.
In this way, the two chatted in the afterglow of the setting sun for almost half an hour. When the affection was deep, they inevitably had to "dual cultivate" again, until the sun completely set before they left the house to have dinner in the dining hall together.
Yang Liushi, Zhang San and others were already waiting inside, and when they saw them come in, they stood up with a smile.
“Young Master, Madam.”
Zhang San approached and whispered to Wei Changtian: “The things needed to enter the mountain are all ready. When shall we set off?”
“Later.”
Wei Changtian pondered for a moment: “Let’s eat first, and leave when it’s late at night.”
“Yes, then I will go and prepare the carriage.”
Zhang San cupped his hands and left the dining hall, leaving Yang Liushi and Liang Zhen in the room.
“Sister Liushi!”
Liang Qin ran happily to Yang Liushi, and the two women quickly started chatting and laughing together.
Wei Changtian walked to Liang Zhen and sat down, lowering his voice and asking again:
“Uncle Liang, is Qin’er pregnant?”
“Huh???”
Liang Zhen turned his head abruptly, his eyes wide: “When did this happen? Why don’t I know?”
“Ahem, I guessed it, it seems I guessed wrong.”
Seeing Liang Zhen's reaction was so intense, Wei Changtian knew that Liang Qin should really not be pregnant, and finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to be responsible for Liang Qin, nor that he doesn’t like children.
It’s just that Wei Changtian felt that he was not ready to be a father yet, so subconsciously he always hoped that this day would come later.
“Uncle Liang, it’s okay, I just asked casually.”
Picking up his chopsticks, Wei Changtian said to Liang Zhen, who looked suspicious, with a smile: “Let’s eat.”
“Changtian... Really okay?”
“Yes, really okay.”
“Okay.”
“...”
Two hours later.
At the beginning of Hai Shi (9-11 pm), the night was already deep, and the moonlight slanted on the distant, continuous snow-capped mountains, illuminating the northern part of the night sky.
In order to prevent enemy spies in the city from discovering his whereabouts, Wei Changtian deliberately chose this time to set off, and everything was arranged in the most low-key manner.
Under the gaze of Liang Qin, Liang Zhen, Han Zhao, and Du Chang, an ordinary carriage quietly left the city from the side gate in the north, heading straight for the Tianshan mountain range three hundred miles away.
The carriage had no lights, no flags, and it drove alone on the dirt road shrouded in the night, quickly leaving the range of Liangzhou City.
As the distance traveled became farther and farther, the road became more and more difficult to walk, and the "creaking" sound of the carriage due to the violent bumps became louder and louder.
“Colonel Huang, are there many people who usually enter and leave the Tianshan Mountains?”
At Zi Shi (11pm-1am), Wei Changtian lifted the curtain and glanced at the mountains that had become incomparably tall, then turned his head and asked Huang Sheng, who was sitting opposite him.
“Such a continuous mountain range should have a lot of medicinal herbs and treasures, I am afraid that many people will go in to try their luck, right?”
“Young Master guessed correctly, there are indeed many rare and exotic treasures in this Tianshan, and it is said that some people have even found Yunmu Zhi in it, which can cure all diseases.”
Huang Sheng replied in a low voice: “However, the people who enter the mountains to collect herbs are mostly in the summer and autumn seasons, and they all walk around the outer edges of the mountains, and few people dare to go deep into them in the winter.”
“Oh? Is it because it is too cold in the mountains in winter?”
“That is one reason, but not only that.”
Huang Sheng's face became serious: “Like the Hundred Thousand Mountains in the southwest, it is said that many demon beasts are hidden in the Tianshan Mountains, and there are even thousand-year-old demons whose strength is comparable to the upper three ranks.”
“Most of these demon beasts will be active during the extreme cold, so except for some desperate people who are fleeing from government pursuit, no one else dares to go too deep into the mountains in winter.”
“Demon beasts?”
Wei Changtian nodded indifferently.
The Tianshan mountain range is so big, it is normal to have some demon beasts.
“Colonel Huang, have you ever encountered demon beasts when you crossed the Tianshan Mountains before?”
“Reporting to Young Master, I have encountered them a few times.”
Huang Sheng answered truthfully: “But they are all small demons with only a few decades of cultivation, but I have never seen a big demon.”
“Yeah.”
Wei Changtian responded casually, and just as he was about to ask something else, the carriage slowly stopped at this moment.
“Young Master, the road ahead is no longer passable for carriages!”
Zhang San's voice floated into the carriage, and the others didn't dawdle, and soon got out of the car with their luggage.
Standing in the biting cold wind, Wei Changtian looked ahead. In his sight, besides the jagged rocks, there were only snowflakes flying in the air.
“Zhang San, burn the car and release the horses.”
“Colonel Huang, lead the way, let’s go into the mountains now.”
After giving the order succinctly, Wei Changtian's expression gradually became serious.
Soon, a strong fire rose from behind the five people, and the two good horses, freed from the restraints of the reins, neighed and ran into the night, disappearing in an instant.
“Crackling!”
The wooden carriage burned fiercely in the fire, turning into a fire dragon when it met the wind, and tumbling in the air with flailing claws.
However, if the view is pulled further away, this pile of flames is so insignificant compared to the vast snow-capped mountains.
Just like a star in the vast night sky, shining the most fleeting light in the boundless universe.
