One of the Twelve Kingdoms

The streets of Xiaoye County are very lively. Joshya feels that it is a bit like the gathering in a small town in England every year. The crowds passing by are filled with a peaceful and joyful atmosphere. Every time he finds some beautiful and novel treasures to bring back Home.There are quaint ox horn bows and arrows with white feathers, conch shells as big as pumpkins, delicate round carvings with sparkles, and treasure maps on the parchment of Andy Lau. It is said that dinosaur eggs can be found according to the above routes.

Joshua's room is full of these various things. He is very keen on collecting unique things, and now he wants to find some new partners for his collection.

Joshya limped on crutches to pick up souvenirs for himself.Although the doctor wrapped his leg like a rice dumpling, he actually felt no pain.The kind-hearted white tiger still wanted to carry him in the form of a beast. Joshua thought that if he had never seen the other party turned into a human, he would immediately agree. Of course, he wanted to ride this mighty and domineering mount twice more.But now... as long as he thinks of the tall and handsome white tiger, he immediately shrank back timidly.

Joshua was holding a carved wooden mask, blushing slightly.

"How about this?" Baihu's voice muffled into his ears, Joshua turned his head and faced an exaggerated and ferocious face, with two brown eyes looking at him questioningly through the mask.

Joshua shook his head, then picked up another fine and fancy one and said, "I think this one is better."

Bai Hu took off the mask and smiled, "That's for a little girl."

Joshua didn't mind at all: "I just like this." He put it on and looked at the phone, and the two on the screen looked like members of some kind of mysterious church.

Joshua wanted to replace that mask with a silver ring, but the stall owner gave him Baihu's one, along with a large basket of fruit.

"Give it all to me? You are so kind." The friendliness of the stall owner made Joshua happy, and he and Baihu began to share the basket of strawberry-shaped peaches. He had never seen this kind of fruit, and it was fluffy. There was still dew on the surface, Joshua wiped it and threw it into his mouth, the taste was as sweet as a peach: "It's delicious."

"This is called sweet pear, and it only grows in Qiao Country, but because of the raging monsters, it is getting less and less every year." Baihu said casually, his appetite is about the size of a real tiger, when the hot wind with moisture blows from the ferry Come here, they have almost divided up everything.

Joshua was facing the wind, as if every cell was stretching and breathing.He lifted the mask mask over his head, revealing his golden hair beneath the flying white veil.

This is exactly a beautiful place, with clear water, rolling mountains, the sun is as energetic as a young man, and every trace of wind and dust is full of enthusiasm for life.People come and go on the shore, children of various hair colors are running by the water, a large sailboat is leaning on the river, and gray and white water birds are parked on the mast like a neat lineup.

Baihu handed him the dry food and boat fare made by his mother, and Joshya realized that it was time for them to say goodbye.

"Okay, I have to go." Joshua faced the white tiger, and he looked at the other's broad and thick shoulders with some reluctance, as if he wanted to gain some strength from it, but his tone of pretentious briskness was still a little low.

"Be careful on the road." The white tiger narrowed his eyes like a big white bear.

"That's it." Joshua wanted to say something more, but felt that saying goodbye repeatedly was meaningless.A voice deep in his heart told Joshua that he did not want to continue the journey alone, but he was not sure that Baihu would agree to this sudden request. After all, they had only known each other for less than a day. To be honest, he was very grateful that the other party was willing to send him here .

If it was in London, one day would be enough for two complete strangers to figure out where all the moles are on each other, but he can't use that habit to measure this. If Baihu knows that he thinks so, he will definitely never want to see him again.

In fact, they must never have the chance to meet again.

Joshua's shoulders slumped unabashedly.Bai Hu patted him on the shoulder encouragingly, telling him which people should not deal with, who can provide help, and which position is comfortable and dry to sleep on.That made Joshua even more feel that it was a stupid decision for him to act confident just now.Hell, he had never been in a boat before, and he even started to faint when he saw a boat.

But this reason will definitely be laughed at, and Joshya must use self-esteem to arm himself and turn around.He walked towards the river bank, quickened his pace after a few steps, but he stopped suddenly, turned around and returned to the white tiger in three or two steps as if he had finally made up his mind, and smiled and showed his two rows of teeth: "Can you go with me?" ?"

Bai Hu froze for a moment, then laughed: "Okay, but I'm going to tell my mother to wait for me here."

He promised so readily, the haze on Joshua's face was swept away immediately, and he nodded very neatly: "No problem!"

Joshua watched the white tiger run in the direction it had waved his hands, and heaved a sigh of relief.

Thanks to Xiang Qi, he thought that people in this world were extremely difficult to communicate with.But he has been out for so long, and that stubborn guy didn't catch up. Sure enough, the saying that he found him by following Wang Qi is a lie.

Joshya was satisfied that he was disguised enough to be concealed.He leaned against the side of the road to avoid the bustling flow of people, holding a mask to fan the wind.

Suddenly someone shouted: "Who stole my money?!"

Joshua looked around indifferently, and continued to think about his own affairs.

But the voice was obviously approaching, and shouted even more angrily: "That yellow-haired boy stole my purse, catch him!"

There was a commotion in the crowd, and the thief seemed to be nearby.Joshya saw nothing.

"It's him!" The middle-aged man who had his purse stolen pointed at Joshya and shouted. Joshya's eyes widened, and he pointed at himself in disbelief until several men rushed at him viciously. Coming over made him realize that the thief in the stranger's mouth was really referring to him.

"It's not me!" He took a few steps back and denied it loudly: "He has identified the wrong person!"

"Then why are you running?!"

His words were taken as sophistry, those people were holding sticks and seemed to want to kill him alive, how could Joshya not run away.

"It's really not me! I didn't take anything!" He argued loudly, out of breath, but those people didn't listen to him at all.

"Catch him, don't let him run away!"

Oh damn!

Joshua desperately ran to the boat moored by the river, and the ropes on the bank had been untied.Joshua took a deep breath and tried his best, and ran onto the boat a second before the pedals connecting the land and the hull were withdrawn.The sudden pursuers were separated by the lake, and they shouted at him angrily. The leader looked at him with gloomy eyes, which reminded him of the green reed on the cliff.Joshua felt a chill in his heart, and suddenly felt that this might not be a misunderstanding or a coincidence.

"Ah, White Tiger."

Joshua suddenly realized that the white tiger hadn't come yet, so he straightened up and looked at the river bank that was slowly moving away.At this time, a tall figure suddenly squeezed out from the crowd, meeting his gaze from afar.

"Baihu!" The other party seemed to smile when they heard his voice, and then stepped back a few steps.Joshua only saw a white figure suddenly jumping up in the air, and after the two lifts, the deck sank suddenly, and the white tiger that turned into a beast had landed beside him, and the wet water droplets threw him all over.

"Ah, really, that's why I hate half-beasts the most." The man who came to collect the fare looked at the two of them and complained, "Hey, you two are breaking the rules and you have to pay half of the extra money."

The white tiger arched its body and let out a ferocious growl, its sharp claws came out of the cushion, the man backed away in fright, took the money and waved his hand, "Forget it."

It was the first time Joshua saw the white tiger show off its power, and after the man left, he couldn't help but smile at the big furry white tiger: "You are so cool, White Tiger."

The huge ferocious beast grunted from its throat in unison, but the golden eyes of the beast did not have any deterrent power.

"You can change back." Joshua said, Baihu's ears trembled, and he whispered, "All my clothes fell into the river."

"...Oh, that's it." Joshua muttered, not knowing why he was suddenly afraid to look at him.

The red sun falls from the sea level, and the wind comes against the night.

The wooden boat with white sails is bumping in the waves, and the creaking sound of the wood is like struggling bravely in the tide.The decks and cabins were full of people and goods, and the orange candles swayed in the wind.They sat down in the lee, the damp planks covered with grit from casual brushing.The white tiger still maintained its animal form and crouched beside him, its soft fur shielding them from the cool sea breeze at night.

The boat full of people has fallen into a tired sleep before it gets lively.Joshua sucked his red nose, feeling a little drowsy.The white tiger's tail flicked back and forth, and Joshua knew he was still asleep.

"When will we arrive at the country of Lian?" He asked, and the white tiger raised his head to look at the sea, and a man who was resting near them replied, "The country of Lian? This is the boat to the country of Dai."

"...Dai country?" The world map that Joshya had seen before emerged in Joshya's head. The geographical location of Dai country is thousands of miles away from Lian country in the extreme north.

"Ah, didn't you see that the people on this ship were all escaped from the country Dai, and they plan to go back to pick up their families. Otherwise, who would go to that country to die?" Another young man continued: "That country has already died. Can't stay any longer."

Joshua and Baihu stared at each other, realizing that they were on the wrong boat.

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