The north wind was howling, and the convoy was slowly moving along the official road.

The wind in Layue was getting colder, the official road was covered with snow, and the convoy left a row of deep rolling marks after passing by.

The forest sea is white, the snow field is white, and between the vast and vast heaven and earth, the convoy is like a thin black line, slowly moving forward.

"Quick, hurry up, after this section, there is a mountain temple in front, let's spend the night there tonight" A big man in a black jacket shouted and walked by, and then there was a long procession of carriages and horses.

Dozens of carriages, next to each carriage there was a big man wearing a black jacket and holding a weapon, everyone was expressionless, all of them looked around with serious faces, but there was a vast white snow all around, and on the silent official road, only the squeak of the carriage pressing over the snow could be heard.

The carriage at the front was covered with a large banner, with a long banner written in black on a white background, with the word "dart" written on it, which was blown by the wind

Hu Liujia sighed lightly and patted the horse next to him, who was dragging a trailer behind him, and the gray tarp covered the goods tightly.

"It's Damn Weather"

He let out a light breath, and it quickly turned into a white mist, and this year's winter was exceptionally cold.

It was already evening, the sun was setting, and the snow forest in the distance was dyed with a dull red, and the snow reflected the sunset, and a larger area of red was rendered.

The sunset was red, but it did not bring warmth at all, and the sky was burned into a brilliant red, but beyond the distance there was a gray sky, and it would be a heavy snow tonight or tomorrow.

"When I get to Ying'an City this time, I won't be out of darts this year, buy some New Year's goods, and have a winter in peace."

Hu Liujia rubbed his somewhat reddened palms and muttered to himself in his heart.

In recent months, there has been some unrest, there have been some rumors inside and outside the city for a while, the city guards have been frequently mobilized, it is said that there have been bandits in various places, and the government is busy hunting down bandits everywhere.

"Don't be those things."

Hu Liujia shook his palm lightly, making a crackling sound, he was tall, with thick arms, and a long knife at his waist, obviously with good martial arts.

If you don't have any ability, you can't eat the bowl of dart

Over the years, Hu Liujia's insight is naturally far beyond ordinary people, but he knows that there are more terrifying things in this world than bandits, looking at the more and more dark mountains and forests not far away, Hu Liujia can't help but shiver.

"The two darts of Zhenyuan and Fuyuan are said to have been completely wiped out, and not even a single ...... escaped"

Hu Liujia thought in his heart, although the two major dart games were trying their best to suppress it, but this was hundreds of lives, how could it be suppressed.

Thinking of the strange situation recently, and then thinking of the things he encountered at the beginning, he made up his mind even more

"I haven't been out of darts recently, and I'll talk about it when this limelight passes, I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of ......"

Hu Liujia's face flashed with a hint of determination, how many brothers have died over the years, and new people have replaced old people, but in the end he still survived, even when he encountered that kind of thing, he was lucky to pick up his life, all of this is not because of the hundred refining treasure knife that he relied on to become famous, but on his carefulness.

As the twilight approached, a corner was turned, and a somewhat dilapidated temple was revealed.

"Fence the horses, feed the fodder enough, and unload the hay from the cart, don't frostbite the horses......"

"Old eight, cover the tarp, don't let the snow wet the goods......"

The people and horses sounded, but everyone's faces were a little more relaxed, the weather was cold, even these dart masters who ran around all year round didn't want to rush anymore.

The carriages and horses outside the temple were boiling, but Hu Liujia and the two big men walked into the hall.

The main hall was covered with thick dust, the red paint of the pillars was peeling off, and even the statue of the mountain god was covered with cobwebs.

The mountain god is a mighty figure with a full beard, although it is a little dilapidated, but you can vaguely see that he is wearing armor and holding a spear in his hand, as if looking down, quietly overlooking the main hall.

The leading man with a national character face took out three long incense sticks and distributed them to Hu Liujia and another person, and the three of them took out the flint and lighted the long incense, and a thin wisp of green smoke wafted up.

"The mountain god is on it, everyone in the Ningyuan Dart Bureau walks here, it is difficult to move forward in the wind, frost and snow night, tonight temporarily live in the temple, and look at the mountain god to bless"

After speaking, the big man with the face of the national character bowed respectfully, and Hu Liujia and the two did not dare to slack off, followed by bowing and bowing, and then inserted the three pillars of fine incense on the incense burner that had not been used for a long time.

Seeing three smoke rise, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief, and another big man walked to the door and shouted outside

"Alright, brothers, come in," the crowd cheered, and began to move things to the temple.

Hu Liujia is also relieved, I don't know how this rule spread, and I don't know when it began to spread, but it has existed since he entered the industry.

Goo-doo

The water in the pot boiled, and the fire made people's faces red.

There were also several cauldrons next to it, and three or five people sat around the pots, chatting casually about something while roasting the fire, and it was completely dark outside

The bacon was cut into pieces, the dried shiitake mushrooms were cut in half, poured into the pot, sprinkled with a handful of coarse salt, and began to boil quietly, and soon a faint aroma spread in the hall

The radish is cut into round pieces, the potatoes are peeled and sliced and put into the pot, and soon the white radish rolls up, and the tender white color is like the snow outside.

Hu Liujia sat by the pot, the fire was warm, and he wanted to fall asleep.

Smelling the aroma of food, Hu Liujia came to his senses, and he took out a small white cloth bag from his arms, and tied it tightly with a thread at the opening of the bag.

The eyes of several men next to him lit up, staring closely at the bag in Hu Liujia's hand

"Brother Hu, hurry, I'm waiting for you" A big man licked his mouth and said with a smile

"You little rabbits, just think about old Hu and my spices," Hu Liujia scolded with a smile

The bag was opened, and a spicy smell emanated, and Hu Liujia poured some reddish powder into the pot, which was mixed with some fragments of peppercorns, star anise, and grass fruits.

Soon, the soup base in the pot turned a slight bright red, and a spicy and fragrant smell spread.

The people next to him sniffed lightly, and they all looked over at once, and when they saw the bag in Hu Liujia's hand, they suddenly shouted

"Brother Hu, this is not authentic, your pot is about to catch up with the pot of Jufulou, what should we do with the other brothers?"

"Brother Hu is unfair, we don't accept it, we also want spices" A few men coaxed

"Fart, Brother Hu's spices were hand-matched by my sister-in-law, that's all there is to it, you guys are embarrassed," the big man next to Hu Liujia shouted directly

Hu Liujia's insiders helped in the spice shop, and the leftovers of the spice shop were not looked down upon by the nobles in the city, so they were taken back by their helpers, which can be regarded as welfare.

The north is bitterly cold, and these spices from the south are very precious.

The big man with the national character face looked at the people who were frolicking and coaxing below, and did not stop it, the darts were hard, whether it was the cold climate, or the bandits who could appear on the road at any time, it made everyone tense their nerves at all times, and it was rare to have a little idle moment

Hu Liujia looked at the coaxing crowd, crying and laughing, and finally had to say helplessly

"I'll be in Ying'an City tomorrow, do you want to eat anything, and you're still thinking about my spices"

said so, but Hu Liujia still untied the bag again, walked to the pots, and poured the spices into the pots

"Oh" There was a burst of cheers in the hall, and soon, an even stronger aroma filled the room.

Hu Liujia looked at the cheering crowd, shook his head, looked at the bag that had been empty, tied it carefully, and put it into his arms with a cherish, under the firelight, the edge of the bag showed a circle of fine stitches.

The place next to the breast pocket was bulging, and I don't know what else was put there

Potatoes are a staple food with a large amount of potatoes, and the thick and spicy soup base with white and tender radish and boiled bacon quickly dispels the chill of everyone.

After all, they were still on the way, and there was still a day to trek tomorrow, and it was freezing at this time, and they couldn't walk without sufficient physical strength.

Hu Liujia lay down for a while, got up and was about to go out for a little relief, he wrapped the cotton jacket on his body and walked outside the palace gate.

The big man with the face of the national character leaned against the door of the palace and was keeping vigil

"Wake up, rest a little longer, it's time for you in the second half of the night."

"I'll sleep again when I come back," Hu Liujia replied softly, and was about to go out

"Go out and see the eighth child and ask him to come back quickly, go out and relieve yourself, don't fall into the snow nest"

Hu Liujia nodded and went out.

It was freezing outside, Hu Liujia turned out of the temple gate, found a tree root, and was about to go back after untying his hands.

Suddenly, around the corner in front of him, a black figure flashed, and he blinked, but the figure was gone.

He frowned, and his eyes froze, only to see a few clear footprints on the snow around the corner.

"The eighth?"

He shouted softly, and behind the corner was a mountain forest, and at this time the moon in the sky was covered with a faint cloud, and the mountains and forests were dark, and only the whining mountain wind could be heard

He felt a chill in his heart for no reason, looked at the mountains and forests of the black hole, and prepared to go back, these boundless things, just as if he didn't see them.

"No...... Save ......" rumble

The sound of snowflakes landslided, Hu Liujia stopped for a moment

"This is the voice of the eighth child, this movement, didn't it really fall into the snow nest?"

His expression relaxed slightly, and the voice was behind the corner, and the footprints of the eight achievements were left by the old eight.

Hu Liujia strode through, and sure enough, behind the corner was a small slope, and at this time the snow on the small slope had collapsed halfway, under the snow light, you could vaguely see a section of the arm exposed to the snow, and the black material of the clothes on the arm was the cotton jacket coat of the dart board standard.

"Eight, eight" Hu Liujia shouted a few times, but there was no response, but the arm twitched a few times, as if beckoning

Hu Liujia couldn't help laughing, "Damn, what are you doing, come out and bury yourself with a hand, wait, I'll pull you out"

Going down the slope, Hu Liujia grabbed the arm and tried to pull the person out, Hu Liujia used his arm hard,

Squeak, knock

The snow shook for a while, and the figure didn't pull it out, but Hu Liujia fell to the ground

"Damn, old eight, which snow den did you fall into, so deep"

Hu Liujia patted the snow on his body,

"Old eight, do you hear me, I'll pull you out now, you also exert yourself, this snow is too deep"

Hu Liujia held his arm, and a cold feeling came from his palm, making him shiver. The whining wind blows louder all around,

"Listen to me shout, one, two......" shouted to three, Hu Liujia shouted, the muscles in his arm bulged, and he pulled hard

Gurrah

With a crisp sound, Hu Liujia stuck his feet into the snow and looked at his hands a little blankly.

Hu Liujia held an arm tightly with both hands, the arm was broken shoulder to shoulder, black blood continued to stay from the fracture, and Hu Liujia's face was sprinkled with a layer of black blood, and the cold and sticky blood slid down his face.

He stood in the snow, as if he was at a loss

His efforts were not without effect, and the snow shook with a loud bang, and finally a figure appeared.

The whining mountain wind blew, and the blood on the broken arm fell to the ground with a clattering sound

On the snow, black blood flowed everywhere on the man's skull, and a pair of bloodshot eyes stared straight at this side, as if he had been looking at Hu Liujia even under the snow

"Old ...... "Old eight" Hu Liujia swallowed his saliva and spoke in a trembling voice.

The figure half-exposed in the snow did not move, but the blood-red eyes kept staring at Hu Liujia.

Stomp

Hu Liujia held his arm and stepped back stiffly, his lips were chapped, and his eyes scanned the black caves and mountains and forests around him.

His eyes scanned around him, but there was no movement, he swallowed, and his gaze turned back to his head in the snow.

Suddenly, the corners of the mouth on the black-blooded man's face twitched slightly, and a grinning face stared straight at Hu Liujia.