The heat of the sun is extremely hot, along the miles and miles of yellow sand, there is no tree to provide any kind of shade. Ping'an and Zhao Renshu sat in the middle of nowhere in the desert. At this time of the year, the weather in the south is very hot and humid.
Zhao Renshu opened the leather water bag and took a drink, but it was empty. He complained, "Stupid old Shan must pointed us the wrong way. I can see nothing, only a mile after a mile nothing, but sand."
Ping'an handed her leather water bag to Zhao Renshu. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "He has never been wrong."
Zhao Renshu, "He may be wrong this time." He wiped his sweat. "Ah...I am too hot."
Ping'an, "He won't accept the job for no reason."
Zhao Renshu, "How much do we get paid for this job?"
Ping'an, "Two thousand coins."
Zhao Renshu complained, "Where the hell is Baiyu?"
Ping'an, "Be patient."
Zhao Renshu, "If it were me, I would have brought water back already."
Ping'an teased, "Don't you remember the last time you went to fetch water? You were gone for two whole days."
Zhao Renshu, "Please stop telling that story."
Ping'an teased, "Why? Embarrassed?"
Zhao Renshu frowned, "No. Angry. Angry."
From a distance, they saw Guo Baiyu approaching. Guo Baiyu walked to them and shook his head.
Zhao Renshu, "Nothing?"
Guo Baiyu, "Nothing. There is a small abandoned house far away."
Zhao Renshu, "It's better than baking in this high temperature."
It took the lovers two hours to reach the abandoned house. The distance is not that far, but the wind and the sand make it difficult to reach this place. They can only walk slowly until they reach the house. The house had half of the roof left. The condition of the house is very poor. Next to the abandoned house is pond.
Zhao Renshu began to undress himself, when two women screamed from the other side of the abandoned house and pointed their fingers at Zhao Renshu.
Cui Zuanshi and Mao Zhenzhu shouted, "Pervert."
Zhao Renshu quickly put on his robe, "Hey ladies, why are you two peeking at me?"
The two women wore black long-sleeved dresses from neck to toe. They remove their headscarves. The two women are very beautiful.
Mao Zhenzhu said, "We are here to pray to the sun god."
Zhao Renshu laughed and said, "To do what? Give you more sunshine?" He flirted with the two ladies with his eyes.
Cui Zuanshi said, "After we pray and drink the water from the pond, our wish will come true."
Zhao Renshu, "Really, I'm about to take a bath in it."
Cui Zuanshi said madly, "How dare you? This is holly water."
Zhao Renshu asked, "So, what did you two asked for?"
Mao Zhenzhu said, "We just praying for ours husband to show up."
Ciu Zuanshi smiled and said, "Could it be?" She looked at both Guo Baiyu and Zhao Renshu.
Guo Baiyu, "We are married men."
Zhao Renshu, "Let me ask you two beautiful ladies two questions."
Ciu Zuanshi smiled and asked, "What?"
Zhao Renshu asked, "Where is Ocean City?"
Mao Zhenzhu giggled and said, "Silly, you are standing in Ocean City."
Zhao Renshu scratched his chin with his left thumb, "Are you sure? Last I heard, Ocean City is beautiful and rich. This place here is a vast land of sand."
Mao Zhenzhu giggled, "Silly man, that's because you are outside the city. You haven't been inside the city yet."
Cui Zuanshi added, "If you were smart enough, then you should travel by sea. It take a little longer, but more convenience."
Zhao Renshu, "Traveling by sea?"
Cui Zuanshi said, "Yes, one week will take you to Capital City, and then one day will take you to Cloud City from Capital City."
Guo Baiyu, "Thank you for your suggestion. This is our first time here."
The two women giggled.
Guo Baiyu, "Would you be so kind to show us to the city."
Mao Zhenzhu, "Follow us. We are going back."
Cui Zuanshi looked at Zhao Renshu, "You can take your bath in our tavern."
Guo Baiyu, "My apologize, I am Guozhao Baiyu. This is my brother Guozhao Renshu. This is Ping'an, our wife."
Cui Zuanshi, "I am Zuanshi and this is my cousin Mao Zhenzhu."
Mao Zhenzhu, "Follow us."
After following Cui Zuanshi and her cousin Mao Zhenzhu for an hour, the lovers stood at the gate of the city. The cousin took the lovers to a small tavern.
Mao Zhenzhu, "This tavern belongs to us."
Cui Zuanshi, "Come in, I will make sure all three of you get a room."
The tavern manager stepped forward to greet the two owners.
Cui Zuanshi, "Please make sure that these three guests have three rooms."
Manger, "Boss, the tavern is well booked."
Cui Zuanshi, "Before we left, there were many rooms."
Manger, "A young gentleman just came and booked the last ten rooms, and then a lot of hunters came to book the rooms before the young man."
Mao Zhenzhu, "Don't worry I will figure out something."
Lim Peizhi yelled from the stairwell, "Baiyu."
The lovers walked towards the stairswell and they saw Lim Peizhi standing smiling at them.
Manger, "That is the young gentleman booked the last ten rooms."
Guo Longtong rushed over, "Where is Baiyu?" He pushed Lim Peizhi aside. Seeing Guo Baiyu, he shouted happily. "Baiyu!" He rushed down the stairs and missed the last step, so he fell to the ground. He got up and embraced Guo Baiyu.
Guo Baiyu, "Why are you here?"
Zhao Renshu, "If my guess is correct, you followed Hongse here." He smiled at the clumsy Guo Longtong.
Lim Peizhi went downstairs and said, "Where is Yaoting and Dachin? Yaoting won't miss something like this."
Ping'an, "He is home. His mother is sick."
Guo Longtong, "Really? The last time I sent Yaoting's letter to her, she was pretty good."
Huang Hongse stood on top of the stairs. She said coldly, "You are such a dummy. That was a year ago. Many changes may happen within a year." She looked at the group of people coldly. "Are you going to stand there or want to come to eat?"
The group of friends walked upstairs, Huang Yueliang was at the table. When she saw the lovers, she smiled and greeted them. The group of friends sat around the dining table, reminiscing about the past.