Shuozhou in the north is the boundary of the Liu family. More than 100 years ago, the Liu family was only a prominent family in Zhongzhou, but they offended their political enemies due to differences in political opinions, and were finally relegated to the remote Shuozhou. Shuozhou has a cold climate, and the northwest is an extremely cold land with no people. And even Shuozhou is divided into two halves by wind, snow and extreme cold. Half of the northern boundary is covered with perennial snow and dark green jungle that stretches for thousands of miles, and is known as the Northern Wasteland. Shuozhou is only inhabited in the part south of the North Wasteland, and the Liu family has taken root here for more than 100 years.

With the decline of the royal family in Zhongzhou, Shuozhou is remote, and there are no princes and vassals, so the Liu family has gradually developed and grown, and now it has become a unique existence in Shuozhou, but the Liu family is different from the princes, the whole family is prosperous, martial arts, martial arts, and the northern realm is famous for its swordsmanship, and because there is no difference between the gates, there are many disciples who come to practice martial arts, so the Liu family is more like a force in the rivers and lakes. It's just that the Liu family is entrenched in Shuozhou, and the children of the Liu family are all over the large cities in Shuozhou, and their power is no different from that of the princes.

At this time, it was still the first year of the young emperor's accession to the throne, and the entire Longyuan Dynasty was gradually rising, and the princes of the eastern border were defending the country, and the army was set off to Fenggul Pass, pointing directly to Zhongzhou, Benhai City, Muzhou and Shajiang City Xingbing Qinwang, and the war was about to break out.

It was the end of the year and the beginning of winter, and the north had always been bitterly cold, and even the snow south of the northern heath was so thick that it reached the horses' hooves. As far as the eye could see, except for a few raised rocks and dead grass, it was all snow-white, like a few tiny ink dots scattered on a piece of white paper. In the snowfield, Liu Binyuan rode on a horse, tied a bow and buckled the string, and aimed at a snow rabbit in the distance.

The horse ran very fast, and Liu Binyuan's body also fluctuated with the horse's back, but his hand with the bow did not move at all, steady as a rock. Sensing the danger, the snow rabbit scurried around in the snow, and the white rabbit fur seemed to blend in with the snow.

Liu Binyuan was not in a hurry, controlled his breathing, clamped the horse under his crotch with his legs, and shot an arrow after seeing it. There was no movement in the snow in the distance. Liu Binyuan cheered, drove the horse closer, and saw an arrow cluster sinking straight into the back of the snow rabbit, and only half of the arrow tail was exposed.

He placed the snow hare in a cloth bag on the horse's back, which contained his catch: three snow hares, a deer, and a wolverine. If it weren't for the limited space on horseback, he could have hunted more.

He was thinking that he was exhausted for the day, and that it was time to return to the city, when the rustling of snow from under the horse's hooves gradually became louder, and the horse seemed to have some difficulty striding forward. Liu Binyuan looked down and found that the snow here was significantly thicker than before. He suddenly became alert, and the reins stopped. Not far ahead, there is a dense coniferous forest, with dark green branches and leaves covered with snow, so dense that light cannot pass through, so that it is dark in the distance.

"This is the Northern Wasteland!" Liu Binyuan muttered secretly in his heart. He likes to hunt outside the city on weekdays, and his archery skills have been honed perfectly. Shuofang City is the main city of Shuozhou, and it is also the headquarters of the Liu family. It is located in the northernmost part of the habitable area, with only a flat snowfield between it and the Northern Wasteland, and the widest point is less than 100 miles. Because of its long and narrow shape, it is called Tooth Bay.

This is Liu Binyuan's favorite hunting spot, because the terrain is flat, there are few trees, only some low bushes, and there is nowhere to hide the running prey. But he had never been to the Northern Wasteland, and under the efforts of the older generation, it was already a place of extreme danger and extreme danger. In the eyes of the people, the Northern Wasteland, covered in dark green jungle and without daylight, is even more terrifying than the Wasteland.

Liu Binyuan turned his horse's head, but his eyes kept looking at the Northern Wasteland in front of him. He naturally knew the danger of the Northern Wasteland, but when he reached the border of the Northern Wasteland, he suddenly hesitated a little in his heart. An inexplicable frenzy and curiosity suddenly arose in his heart, and with his legs between the horse's belly, he actually walked towards the Northern Wasteland.

Walking closer, the scene on the edge of the forest gradually reflected in Liu Binyuan's eyes. The corner of his eye suddenly jumped, and he decisively turned over and dismounted, and walked cautiously towards the jungle, his eyes fixed on that direction, and the bow and arrow in his hand were already on board.

In the middle of the jungle, all the trees were broken and fell to the ground. The ports are uneven, not like they were cut by man, but more like they were the result of some kind of beast collision. These trees may not be considered thick in the Northern Wasteland, but they also need to be hugged by one or two people, and the strength of a beast that can break it at the waist is terrifying.

Liu Bin took aim with his bow, and the whole person was ready to go, stepping over step by step. He slowed his breath and listened carefully to the movement around him, but heard nothing but the whirring wind and the sound of his feet stepping on the snow.

After getting closer, Liu Binyuan found that the fallen tree was not only on the edge, but extended all the way to the depths of the jungle, and in a slightly open place, you could also see scarlet bloodstains, which were particularly conspicuous in a snow-white. Liu Binyuan guessed that these traces should have been left by a wounded beast when it ran away, but outside the Northern Wasteland, it may have been completely covered by the new snow because the wind and snow were not blocked by the tall jungle.

Liu Binyuan found that cold sweat was already breaking out in his palms, he took a deep breath and walked along the road that had been forcibly carved out. As soon as he entered the jungle, he suddenly felt that the sky was dark, and when he looked up, he saw dense branches coiled up above, obscuring most of the daylight. He withdrew his gaze, thinking to himself what kind of beast could be so destructive. Although the coniferous forest is dense, the giant trees are unevenly arranged, and each tree is about four or five feet apart, and further down, there are many slightly larger open fields with shrubs and lichens. Liu Binyuan has already walked more than thirty steps, and this road has not yet come to an end, and the strength of this fierce beast can be seen.

Suddenly, Liu Binyuan's footsteps stagnated and squatted down. He had a crossbow at his feet. The crossbow was three fingers thick and about three feet long, piercing a two-foot-wide tree. Due to the force of the injection, even the trunk of the tree showed a slight crack. Liu Binyuan, who is good at bows and arrows, naturally knows that this kind of destructive power is not caused by ordinary bows, and must have used some kind of weapon.

Liu Binyuan suddenly became alert, the appearance of such a powerful arrow crossbow here means that there are people nearby! He has never seen this weapon, naturally it is not owned by the Liu family, but if it is someone else, he has such a powerful weapon and the Liu family has no idea. Such an enemy is active in the Northern Wasteland, and Liu Bin is far from thinking that the other party will have good intentions towards him.

He gritted his teeth, no longer hesitated, turned around and ran. If it's just a beast, no matter how strong he is, he won't let him run away, a beast is a beast after all, this is his confidence as a hunter. But if someone did it deliberately, it was still in the Northern Wasteland, and with the power of that arrow and crossbow, it would not be enough for him to die ten times.

Liu Binyuan ran all the way out of the black-pressed woods, turned over his horse directly, pulled the reins of the horse, and ran away from the direction of the Northern Wasteland. Fortunately, after running for more than ten miles, there was no movement behind him, and he relaxed a little.

He thought in his heart that he would tell his father about this, so he drove his horse in the direction of Shuofang City.

On the martial arts arena of the Liu family, a ring has been set up, and the two figures in the ring are fighting together, and there is a circle around the stage, most of them are young people, and they are talking about the situation of the two fighting on the stage. Most of these people are disciples of the Liu family, and the Liu family stands up for martial arts, and it is common for young disciples to compete with each other in the martial arts arena.

In the ring, the two of them made the Liu family rely on the famous swordsmanship "Wind Blowing Snow Ji", this set of external swordsmanship was famous when the Liu family was still in Zhongzhou, and the ancestors of the Liu family laid the foundation of the Liu family in Shuozhou, with this set of swordsmanship shined, and it also became famous in the north. This set of swordsmanship is also only practiced by the younger generation of the Liu family and a few disciples with different surnames.