In 630 A.D., the northern state of Luzhou

Eight hundred kilometers northwest of Chang'an City, there is a state, named Yu Shan Yue, also called Beiju Luzhou. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info here is vast and sparsely populated, and it is covered with ice and snow for thousands of miles. Surrounded by mountains, strange rocks, and dozens of large and small lakes. Because the temperature is below freezing all year round, the snow does not melt all year round, and a thick layer of ice forms on the surface of the lake, reflecting the sun's luster like crystal.

There are often all kinds of monsters here, such as those with horns on their heads and shaped like lions, and white bears with thick fat and snow-like fur all over their bodies. They hang out a lot and are the real owners of the place. Legend has it that not far from here there are two caves inhabited by brothers and sisters of the dragon and phoenix clans, who often come out to cause trouble, causing a lot of headaches for the owners of the place, the beasts and the white bears.

It's a paradise for adventurers, because it's full of treasures, not only magical monsters, but also all kinds of treasures buried under the thick snow - gold and precious stones.

Legend has it that hundreds of millions of years ago, this place was the territory of Zhuan. Because he was a good emperor who affirmed his reasoning, and because he governed well, the country became more and more prosperous and the people lived a prosperous life. It is said that the affluent life of the people at that time was unimaginable, with houses full of gold, silver and jewelry, granaries full of stacks, and social order was stable, and the houses were closed at night (because there were no thieves or thieves at all).

Later, a monster with boundless power came here, and people couldn't live in peace ever since. In order to drive away this monster, he fought with it for seven hundred and forty-nine days, and finally died of exhaustion. Fearing being eaten by the monsters, the subjects fled in all directions, and the place was deserted.

Although this is only a legend, countless adventurers are willing to risk their lives to pan for gold, and many have lost their lives and never made it out of this territory alive. But more adventurers flocked to him, and they followed one after another......

Qingxuan is one of the adventurers.

When he set out from Chang'an, rode a horse, and finally arrived here after a long journey, a month had passed.

A month ago, Chang'an was still in the mood for spring, but now it is a land of ice and snow. Qing Xuan hurriedly put on the cotton robe he brought with him, and put on the thick and bulky felt boots, which he bought by the way when he passed through a country called Khitan. Fortunately, the size is just right, and it is very warm to wear on your feet.

He found a leeward hillside, cleared a small area, found a lot of dry branches to spread on the ground, and set up an improvised tent. The horses were tethered outside the tent. He also brought some hay, some of which he used to make the bed and some of which he used as fodder. It was a white steed with small ears and a small black hairy coat around its neck, and a white mane all over its body. It is agile, humane and hard-working, especially in freezing and dry climates.

Settling himself, he took out the dry food he had brought with him, which was a roasted sweet potato. He peeled the sweet potato and chewed it carefully as he examined the gold panning tools and self-defense weapons he had brought. An ice chisel of cast iron, hammers, shovels, brushes, fans, ropes and cables, as well as a bow and several crossbow arrows. The bow and crossbow arrows were also bought when he passed through the Khitan Kingdom, I don't know if it is useful, in short, when a person comes to this ghost place, it is better to prepare more self-defense equipment, no matter whether he can dig up gold and jewelry this time, the most important thing is to leave here alive.

After eating the sweet potato, Qing Xuan looked up at the sky, the sun was hovering over the sky above him to the west, glowing white. A few idle clouds swept by leisurely on the clear blue sky, and the old snow pressed the branches very low, and occasionally a little snow fell from the trees, burying the traces of the wind.

Although it was still very early before dark, the main task of the day was rest, because from tomorrow onwards he would have to carry out difficult digging work, and he would have to deal with the attacks of those wild beasts that suddenly appeared at any time, and danger was everywhere, and he could not cope with these situations without sufficient physical strength.

Lying in a simple tent, with soft and comfortable hay under him, and listening to the sound of horses chewing hay, this sound gave him a sense of security, it was like a beautiful music, and for a while, he fell asleep in this beautiful music, exhausted.

By the time he woke up, it was the next morning. In the middle of the day, the snow shimmered silver in the sun. Qing Xuan walked out of the tent and took a deep breath, the cold and dry air made him feel a lot more energetic immediately. He looked around, and everywhere he could see, there were snow-capped mountains, rivers and lakes, as if he had been enchanted, and he had fallen asleep all year round without waking up. The world was so quiet that you could only hear your own heartbeat. There were no animals in sight, no people, and there were no marks on the snow except for the wind.

He slipped into the tent and had a quick bite to eat. Then, with those tools in hand, we walked to a low-lying place not far ahead. According to the treasure map, this place hides treasures. Qingxuan took out the treasure map from his arms, and looked around carefully, 500 meters on the east side of the foothills of the Snow Mountain, 200 meters on the north side of **Hu, it should be in this low-lying land.

Qing Xuan took the treasure map into his arms, and then swept aside the snow on the ground, revealing the black frozen soil. Then the ice chisel came in handy. "If I can dig up a priceless treasure, I will make a fortune." He thought to himself as he chiseled the frozen soil. It took a long time to dig out a large pit in the bowl, and his forehead was already dripping with sweat. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and went back to work.

In the afternoon, the pit was already more than a meter deep, and the soil below was starting to become soft, and he dug a few times with a shovel, and suddenly touched something hard. He was overjoyed, and quickly cleaned up the surrounding soil with a shovel, brushing away the dust on it, revealing a square stone box!

He carefully moved the box out and opened the lid on it, revealing something wrapped in yellow satin. Untie the satin and find that there is still a layer inside! When he unlocked the ninety-ninth layer, he saw a bead wrapped in a red cloth in the innermost layer. Could it be that this is the legendary glow-in-the-dark pearl?! However, it now looks like it's no different from ordinary beads.

It is said that when the luminous pearl arrives at night, it will emit a dazzling light, and this light can penetrate the darkness and shine thousands of miles away. It will not be until night to identify whether this is a real glow-in-the-dark pearl, and see if it is not early, if you leave now, you will not be able to leave this place before dark. The only way to go back to the tent is to wait for dawn and then set off for home!

Qing Xuan hid the beads on his body, returned to the tent, and found some dry branches and some dry food, which was estimated to be enough for him to walk out of this place and eat. As long as he is in town, he will not worry about not being able to eat.

As soon as it was dark, he lit a bonfire. The firelight lit his face red. Sitting by the fire, he wondered, is it a little strange, I heard that there are many monsters in this place, why didn't he encounter any of them, could it be that those animals are hibernating? Anyway, he is still lucky, if he really meets those guys, with his martial arts, I am afraid that he is the only one who suffers, if it is more serious, he may have life worries.

Just wait until dawn, and after a few more hours, he can take the baby and pat his ass and leave. If this bead is real, when he returns to the capital, he will definitely sell it for a good price, then he will buy a few acres of land, and then buy a house, if he can mix an official and a half-job in the government, then he will not have to live this kind of adventurous career in the future, and he can also marry a wife and have children, and live that kind of ordinary life. He thought about it, and before he knew it, he fell asleep.

The neighing of a horse pulled him back from his dream. He rubbed his sleepy eyes, got out of the tent, and looked at the sky. The stars in the sky are still shining, and the moon is half-covering its face and looking down on the world. It's not dawn yet.

But why did the horse bark so loudly? He heard a clatter from far and near, and he jerked back to see a group of horned monsters with long red fur approaching his tent.

Qing Xuan suddenly woke up from his sleepiness, his face immediately turned pale, and he was stunned for two minutes before he remembered the crossbow arrows and iron-faced fan he had brought with him. Turning back, he took the crossbow arrow from the tent, pulled out of the stance, and if the monster was ten paces away from him, he released the arrow. The monster saw the arrow in his hand and slowly stopped. The two sides formed a situation of confrontation. It's not a way to go on like this, so you have to think of a way to get out. Looking at the fire in front of him, he suddenly had an idea.

He slowly moved in front of his horse and unreined it. The monster began to move again, and the distance between the two sides grew closer. Saying that it was too late, Qing Xuan turned over and got on his horse, and then opened his bow and quickly released a few crossbow arrows. Because it was fired in a hurry, the crossbow bolt didn't hurt the monsters, but the action angered them. They all ran towards Qingxuan together.

Qing Xuan picked up two flaming wooden sticks and threw them at the monsters, and as they dodged, he controlled his horse and galloped away in the opposite direction.

The monsters didn't want to let it go, and they chased after them when they smelled it. The snow is more than a foot deep, and it is quite strenuous to run. Suddenly, Qing Xuan heard a dull sound in his ears, looked up, and found a black thing pressing down from the top of his head. Not good, he slammed the horse's belly with his legs, and the white horse jumped out more than a dozen paces away, and when he looked back, he found that a boulder had fallen behind them!

Qing Xuan broke out in a cold sweat. Then, another boulder fell. Frightened, the horse raised its front hooves and flipped Qingxuan off the horse's back. He rolled on the spot and pulled out the iron fan pinned to his waist. Several monsters opened their mouths and came to bite in unison. Qing Xuan waved his fan and fought with the monsters.

Dozens of rounds later, Qing Xuan's clothes were torn, one of the boots on his feet was lost, and the monsters were not lightly injured, with scars all over their bodies or necks. Blood trickled out of those scars and dripped onto the white snow, like plum blossoms in full bloom.

Just as Qing Xuan was gasping, one of the monsters shook its body and roared, only to see a small mountain-like stone fall from the sky and smash straight towards the top of Qing Xuan's head.

Qing Xuan shouted, "It's not good," he wanted to run away, but it was too late, he closed his eyes, and thought, it seems that I really hung up today......