This is a brand new plane, and it is the next stop for Li Yu and Qiu Tong to advance.

Their village is located in the depths of a dense forest, and the layout of the village is in the shape of a "field", with two avenues crisscrossing through the village, one horizontal and one vertical, and an irregular square surrounded by wooden hedges on all sides.

There are only a few traces of land around the village, which shows that the inhabitants of the village must be hunters and herb pickers.

As winter progresses, heavy snow obscures the mountain roads, leaving the village in complete isolation.

When the first heavy snow of the early winter of the year quietly fell on this village deep in the dense forest, it was midnight, and the village was very quiet, and there was no "humming and barking" of the domestic animals that could often be heard in the nearby villages, and even the whispering of the old men in their dreams seemed to be cautious.

The Sleepless Man's House is located directly west of the village, and is built on a dirt slope slightly above the rest.

At this moment he seemed to hear the "rustling" sound of the snow falling, so he looked out the window—the snowflakes were falling into the sky, and he immediately flicked the wick of the oil lamp in front of him, and then got up from the bamboo chair he was sitting on, walked to the window, and stared thoughtfully at the darkness outside the window.

He is the night watchman of the village, and when night falls, he up his ears to patrol the territory belonging to the villagers and protect the secrets that belong to their village.

The night watchman is always two people, and it is used for the rotation of the night.

The Sleepless One's companion, another Night's Watchman, was sleeping silently in a corner of the room.

The awake night watchman's name was Bai Luo, he was handsome and well-proportioned, and in addition to being a night watchman, he was also the best hunter in the village. And the boy who was sleeping silently at the end of the room was too young in appearance, probably not yet fourteen years old.

While Bai Luo was still clinging to the depths of the night, the sleeping boy let out a very soft moan. Bai Luo immediately turned his gaze to his companion - he was in a nightmare at the moment.

"Ruohan. He softly called out the other man's name, hoping to free his companion from the nightmare. But it didn't work.

The young man who was called Ruohan gritted his teeth in his dream, frowned, a layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and his body wrapped in a quilt writhed as if his hands and feet were bound by something.

"If it's cold, wake up. Bai Luo's lips pressed to the young man's ear and called softly, while reaching out a hand to gently pat the other man's cheek.

Suddenly, the young man reached out of a hand from the quilt and grabbed Bai Luo's clothes, as if grasping a life-saving straw, and his knuckles were already blue and white.

Then, in a breathing room, a young man named Ruohan opened his eyes and sat up from the bed suddenly.

"Are you having nightmares again?" asked Bai Luo.

Ruohan nodded, his breathing still a little short. He slowed down for a moment, only then did he realize that his hand was still pulling on the placket of Bai Luo's clothes, so he let go embarrassedly, and then said to his companion, "I'm worried about you." ”

Bai Luo smiled slightly and asked, "What did you dream about?"

Ruohan's complexion, which had just softened a little, became solemn again, he recalled the scene in his dream, shuddered inadvertently, and pulled the quilt that had just slipped off onto himself again.

"I dreamed of several people who pointed knives at you. Ruohan looked at Bai Luo, his eyes full of uneasiness. He continued, "I saw that you were bleeding a lot, and I tried to help you but I couldn't scream or move. I struggled desperately, but suddenly there was a fire around me!"

Bai Luo was still smiling faintly, and asked softly, "Who are the people who pointed the knife at me?"

Ruohan replied, "I can't see their faces clearly in my dream, but they are definitely not from our village. ”

"It's just a dream, it's fine. Bai Luo comforted and said, "Let's sleep a little longer, it's not time for the rotation yet." ”

Ruohan nodded and lay down again, but the uneasiness in his eyes did not fade at all. "Bai Luo", he called out the name of his companion, and then whispered, "If I have another nightmare, you must wake me up as you did just now." ”

Bai Luo smiled and nodded.

After Ruohan closed his eyes and began to breathe steadily, Bai Luo left from the bed.

He moved the bamboo chair to the window, sat down and silently looked out the window. After a long time, he muttered to himself, his voice faintly inaudible - "What should come is coming after all." ”

In the boundless night outside the window, in the vast wind and snow, there was a faint "creaking, creaking" sound, from far and near. I love

It was the sound of a group of people and horses, trudging through the snow, walking slowly.

......

By the time the sky was glowing, the snow had stopped.

A group of five people walked slowly through the snow-covered forest from the other side of the mountain. All five of them were dressed in robes, hats, and carrying their own bags on their backs.

At the head was a woman, dressed in a bright red cotton coat and cotton trousers, with a golden belt tied around her waist, and a pair of light brown deerskin boots sinking into the thick snow. The heavy clothes can't hide her graceful figure, and her extremely dark eyes seem to be disgusted between Gu Pan, but her facial features are as neat as a man, and she can't see the slightest sign of delicateness.

The other four were all men, of different ages and dressed in different attire. They stood silently behind the woman, their eyes looking through the faint snow mist at the village that had already shown its outline in the morning light.

"I'm sure you don't have any doubts about the purpose of our trip, do you?" said the woman suddenly, turning to face the four behind her.

The four of them glanced at each other, and the eldest of them spoke: "The old man has dispelled all the doubts in his heart before he set off with the Snow Maiden, if he can get what he wants on this trip, it will be a blessing in life, if he can't get it, it is fate, no regrets." ”

The other three, a bearded man, and a pair of twin brothers all nodded, agreeing with the old man's point of view.

The woman smiled slightly and said: "The four of them are all famous figures in the world today, but this time they are willing to go incognito, and follow me to this little woman here in the mountains, forests and wilderness, but Xue Ji is also fortunate in three lives." ”

"It's just ......," her tone changed, "but you don't know that the little-known village we're going to is a place where dragons and tigers are hidden." Xue Ji also asked the heroes to put away their useless pride, otherwise I am afraid it will be difficult to leave alive. She deliberately pronounced the syllables on the word "hero", and the irony was obvious.

The twin brothers were only in their early twenties, and they were at the age of strong blood, and when they heard Xue Ji's ridicule, their faces showed disdain. The elder brother's name is Yuan Xiu, he said, "Our two brothers have been walking the rivers and lakes for some time, and I have never heard of any masters in the rivers and lakes who are from this deep mountain and poor village. ”

Yuan Xiu's younger brother's name is Yuan Jue, and after his brother finished speaking, he took over the conversation and continued: "It's just a trick with the master, we will definitely take care of ourselves, if the Snow Maiden is difficult to protect herself, you can tell us everything you know here, and then leave by yourself." ”

The bearded man still didn't say a word.

When Xue Ji heard what her twin brother said, instead of getting angry, she laughed out loud. She shouted at an old tree ten paces away, "It's time to come out, these two brothers are going to fight you." ”

The four men were all shocked - their martial arts cultivation was superior, especially the old man was a generation of grandmasters, it was hard to imagine that someone could hide under their noses without being discovered.

"The girl's good eyesight is even able to break the technique of concealing herself below. "A man came out from behind a tree. It was a young man, more than six feet tall, wrapped in a bearskin jacket with a belt made of a full red fox fur head to make a belt around his waist, and yellow cotton pants and black roe deer hunting boots. Looking at his face, he is also handsome, but his hair is sloppy.

"Who are you?" the twin brothers glared at him, and pressed their hands to the hilt of their swords.

The man didn't care about the tense atmosphere in front of him, he smiled faintly, glanced at Xue Ji thoughtfully, and then set his eyes on the twin brothers. He said: "It turned out to be two young heroes with twin swords, disrespectful and disrespectful. The surname of the contemptible person is Hao, and the single name is a 'benevolence'. ”

"Your Excellency's formation is so powerful. Xue Ji said, with an inexplicable smile on her face. "If it weren't for the fact that we had just stepped into the formation arranged by Your Excellency, I am afraid that it would be difficult to find Your Excellency with the path of a little woman. ”

Hearing Xue Ji's explanation, the eyes of the old man and the bearded man flashed, and they secretly condensed their qi in the dantian, ready to shoot at any time.

"Your Excellency, are you the group of people who have guarded here for generations?" Xue Ji asked.

Hao Ren shook his head, his gaze turned to the old man and the bearded man, only then did he show a little surprise, and then said: "This year is already the last year that that thing has existed in the world, and the guards of the village are not as strong as before. Although I expected that this would definitely attract many people to rob me, what I didn't expect was that the 'poisonous dragon' old-timers who were powerful in the world would come in person. ”

The old man smiled when he heard this, and said: "The old man has retired to the rivers and lakes for several years, and the name of 'poisonous dragon' should not be mentioned again." ”

Hao Ren saluted the poisonous dragon slightly, then turned to the bearded man, and said, "What is even more unexpected is that even Commander Xu, who is far away in the capital, will come here to wade in this troubled water. ”

The bearded man was stunned for a moment, and a few fine lights quickly turned in his eyes, and said: "Your Excellency is a real master, I have never said a word, I have not revealed the depth of martial arts, and I think that the appearance on my face is also flawless, I don't know where you saw my identity." ”

After speaking, his eyes looked at Xue Ji who was standing in front of him, if his identity was indeed leaked, then the most suspicious thing was Xue Ji, the woman, she was the only one among the five of them who knew her true identity.

"Commander Xu, it's better not to be suspicious, it's better to listen to what this Hao Ren has to say. Xue Ji said lightly.

At this time, Li Yu and Qiu Tong quietly appeared on the hillside in the distance.

"This plane, it's a little weird. Qiu Tong said: "It seems that there are other sons of the Heavenly Dao, who have come first." ”