The matter in Changsha was over for Zhang Bei, so he rushed back.
It had only been ten days, but the entire Zhang family's old residence had completely changed.
More and more houses were collapsing, and the weeds were growing taller.
The warning line he had set up outside was gone.
There was nothing useful left in the entire Zhang family's old residence.
The most unbelievable thing for Zhang Bei was that the ancient Zhang family tower, which was originally not far from the ancestral hall, had mysteriously disappeared.
Now it was just an abandoned backyard.
"Xiao Ge?" Zhang Bei called out.
But no one answered.
It was as if Xiao Ge had disappeared from the world.
This made Zhang Bei anxious. He didn't know where Xiao Ge had hidden the Zhang family tower.
Had he been buried under the ground along with the tower?
All of this made Zhang Bei extremely worried, and he could only try to find clues at the former location of the Zhang family tower.
But he didn't even see a note or a mark.
The yard where he and Xiao Ge had lived was now overgrown with weeds, and cobwebs covered the houses.
Everything had disappeared.
"Xiao Ge?" Zhang Bei called out again.
But still, no one answered, which made Zhang Bei speechless.
"Looks like this guy left without saying goodbye. He really is a professional missing person."
Zhang Bei said helplessly.
He carefully sensed his surroundings and sent his puppet to search, but still found no trace of Xiao Ge.
The more so, the more anxious Zhang Bei became.
Xiao Ge had just experienced the betrayal of his family. Where could he have gone?
"Medog?"
Suddenly, Zhang Bei remembered that Xiao Ge had said he was going to investigate the reason for Dong Can's disappearance.
After carefully sensing, Zhang Bei could clearly feel something calling him from a distant place.
It was the call of the Black Gold Ancient Blade. At that time, he had thought that this Xiao Ge was a professional missing person.
For this reason, he specially infused his own Kirin Blood into the blade.
He could roughly sense the direction of the blade by carefully feeling it.
"Okay! This place is thousands of kilometers away from Medog." Zhang Bei was a little helpless.
Medog is located on the border of Tibet, at the foot of the Himalayas. It is not easy to get there from the northeast.
You must know that this is a time of war, and there are no cars going directly to Tibet.
So Zhang Bei could only ride a horse. Fortunately, he had a lot of gold now, so it was easy to get some good horses.
"If everything goes well, it will take at least ten days to reach Medog on horseback.
Xiao Ge, Xiao Ge, you really can run."
Zhang Bei was helpless, but there was nothing he could do now.
Zhang Bei could only hastily find a horse and a map, then head straight for Tibet.
He didn't know how Xiao Ge got there. If he was walking...
Zhang Bei might catch up to him.
The roads in Tibet are not easy to travel on. Even with a horse, the speed is not fast.
After all, there are no roads now, so they can only walk on some trade routes.
But to avoid bandits, the trade routes usually go through deep mountains and forests.
This also caused Zhang Bei's speed to slow down a lot.
Along the way, Zhang Bei almost always ate and slept outdoors. Sometimes, if he was lucky, he would encounter good people.
By paying some money, he could still get a good sleep and eat something good.
Finally, with a weary face, Zhang Bei arrived at the foot of the snow mountain and into the county town of Medog.
"The Black Gold Ancient Blade's call is much stronger, but where is this guy hiding?" Zhang Bei was a little helpless.
He was really worried about Xiao Ge being alone.
"Forget it. I'll go to the border anyway."
After walking around Medog, Zhang Bei gave up. Who knows what corner Xiao Ge was hiding in?
But Zhang Bei is a time traveler, and he knows that Xiao Ge will inevitably go to a training ground.
So Zhang Bei now only needs to inquire about a training ground called Jila Temple.
After some inquiries, he learned that the training ground is on the edge of the snow mountain.
Beyond the training ground is the border line. It is no longer our territory.
Also, because it is on the edge of the snow mountain, it is always snowing there.
Knowing the location, Zhang Bei prepared a lot of supplies and went into the mountains.
He knows that life on the training ground is difficult. For Zhang Bei, who has gold, there is no need to suffer himself. He bought a lot of seasonings, meat, food, alcohol, etc.
The people of Medog were dumbfounded when they saw Zhang Bei buying so many things.
It seemed like he was supplying a large army with supplies.
After preparing everything, Zhang Bei headed towards the snow mountain in the direction told by the locals.
Jila Temple is quite far from the place where the people of Medog live.
When Zhang Bei climbed to the top of the snow-covered mountain, he finally saw the training ground on the mountaintop.
The training ground is actually just a courtyard, with only a few monks inside.
There is only one abbot, which made Zhang Bei speechless.
Such a large temple, with only one person here?
"May I ask if you are from this temple?" Zhang Bei asked politely, looking at the lama in front of him.
The lama smiled and said, "I am Derin!"
"I wonder if a young man about my age has been here in the past few days?" Zhang Bei asked.
Derin shook his head and said, "No."
"May I stay here?" Zhang Bei asked directly.
Derin smiled and said, "This place is rarely visited. It's best if you want to stay here."
Zhang Bei was relieved. This is on the mountaintop, where snow is drifting and cold winds blow.
If he stayed outside, he would probably freeze into an ice sculpture in no time.
Upon entering the temple, he immediately felt more comfortable.
"Hey! This guy really hasn't arrived yet. I didn't see him along the way either?"
Under Derin's arrangements, Zhang Bei stayed in a guest room. After carefully sensing the Black Gold Ancient Blade, he discovered that the blade's location was just outside of Medog.
To get here, Xiao Ge would probably have to spend the night in the wild.
"I've been fattening you up, and you run off on me?"
Zhang Bei thought viciously. Most of the things in the temple were grown by Derin himself.
Although there was a lot of food stored, Zhang Bei didn't bother Derin.
After all, he had everything in his system space, and it was all natural and organic.
After roasting a piece of meat to fill his stomach, Zhang Bei lay down comfortably on the kang bed to rest.
It wasn't until the next day at noon that someone came to the temple, and it was Xiao Ge.
"You! How did you get here?" Obviously, Xiao Ge was surprised that Zhang Bei was here.
Of course, he was expressionless, only a hint of confusion in his eyes.
"You have the nerve to ask? Didn't you say you'd wait for me?" Zhang Bei was a little angry.
Xiao Ge replied, "I forgot."
Zhang Bei heard this and thought, "Well, I can't argue with that excuse."
Who doesn't know that Xiao Ge Zhang Qiling has memory problems?
"Alright! You said you were going to investigate that person, so I followed you all the way." Zhang Bei shrugged.
Xiao Ge just glanced at Zhang Bei and said nothing more.
After entering the temple, Derin kept staring at Xiao Ge.
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