After carrying his father back from the torture bench of the county office, Xuanqing's heart was full of fire.

......

The winter night in the Phantom Snow Country was extremely cold, Xuan Qing rubbed his stiff fingers, picked up his toes, took out the gold sore cream from the top of the cabinet, and walked to the bedside.

"Dad, bear with me. ”

After saying this, he gently lifted his father's clothes, and as far as he could see, there was a bloody back.

"These dog servants are too ruthless!"

Xuan Qing couldn't help but scold.

As soon as the ointment touched the wound, I saw my father's body tremble, and his hands clung to the sheets.

I remember that the doctor explained that this kind of gold sore cream has a wonderful effect, but the pain is unbearable when it is applied, and it needs to be constantly talking to distract the injured person. So, Xuan Qing asked:

"Dad, you say...... Can we catch the dragon badger?"

The father snorted and said slowly, "It's difficult...... The last time Dad saw a dragon badger was three years ago. ”

Xuan Qing pursed her lips and comforted, "It doesn't matter, maybe you can catch it today." ”

The father tilted his head and glanced out of the window, the cold wind rushed in through the window, and it was white outside, and he couldn't help sighing:

"It's been snowing for three days, and I'm afraid it won't come out even more......"

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became oppressive, and it was clear that this was not a good topic. He didn't stop what he was doing, and was about to say something more, when he heard a quick knock on the door outside.

Accompanied by the knocking on the door, it was the captain's characteristic loud voice: "Xuanfeng, Xuanfeng!"

As soon as the door opened, a cold wind rushed in with broken snow, and Xuan Qing shivered.

Seeing the chief, Xuanqing was a little surprised, he usually takes people up the mountain, but after dawn, I don't know why it's so early today?

"Captain...... Come inside!"

Xuan Qing made a gesture of please.

But the lieutenant chief looked worried, stopped in place, and had no intention of coming in, he waved his hand and said:

"The county government is here, quickly inform your father, go up the mountain now...... I'm going to inform the next one!"

After saying that, the lieutenant chief hurriedly left, and his figure quickly disappeared into the wind and snow.

Xuanqing closed the door and entered the house, and was about to say something, when he saw his father get up from the bed.

He hurriedly took a quick step to support his father and complained:

"Dad, if you can't move just after applying the medicine, the wound will crack open!"

Father had obviously heard the conversation between the lieutenant and Xuan Qing, gently pushed Xuan Qing's hand away, silently removed the bow and arrow from the wall, and muttered:

"Daddy can go...... If you can't catch the dragon badger, your life is gone, how can you care about the wounds......"

With that, my father opened the door and walked out.

Xuanqing was helpless, accepted the gold sore ointment, carried a net, and quickly followed.

When they arrived outside the village, the hunters in the village had basically arrived, and some family members also rushed over to see off their relatives. Outside the crowd, there stood two officials.

One of them, carrying a stick of fire and water, reprimanded in front of the hunters:

"Today is the last day, the county lord said that he can't catch the dragon badger again, and he missed the time to pay tribute.

Our brothers have to roll up and go home!"

Everyone bowed their heads and was silent, who would dare to provoke the officials in the county?

The official poked the ground a few times with a fire stick, and a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes:

"In the past, I pointed to you to catch the dragon badger, and when I was chasing the board, the brothers kept their hands, and you must have counted them in your hearts, but you can't catch them today...... Don't blame us for being ruthless, a stick goes down, the skin opens and the flesh blooms, we still have this bit of strength......"

"We lose our jobs, you lose your lives!"

The officer's gaze was a little colder.

He's not joking, if he can't catch it again, the county master will be held accountable, who cares about the hunters.

Even if the entire village of hunters is killed, no one will take care of it.

The hunters' heads hung lower, and the atmosphere became a little more oppressive.

What the official said was true, if the dragon badger could not be caught today, and after a real meal, the lives of the hundreds and dozens of hunters in the village would be gone.

At this time, the lieutenant chief stood up and spoke in the tone of a peacemaker: "Official, if you extinguish the fire, I will take people up the mountain." ”

The official snorted coldly, took the broken silver that the chief had brought over temporarily, and stopped talking.

At this time, the chief looked at the family members:

"Women and children go back! Prepare the ginger soup -- this hellish weather, if you don't die, you will lose half your life, you will be sick again, who will take care of whom when you come back?"

After speaking, his eyes turned to the hunters: "Everyone cheer up, it's still the old rule, in case the fire dragon badger appears, don't use sharp weapons...... As mentioned above, the fur must not be damaged. ”

Then the woman and the children slowly departed, and the captain led the hunters and walked towards the hill under the watchful eye of the officials.

Xuan Qing took a few quick steps, caught up, and asked, "Let's stay at the mountain pass, maybe the fire dragon badger will go down the mountain to forage for food......" The lieutenant chief glanced at him, and then nodded with satisfaction.

Each of the Orions was boarded, marching very slowly, their gazes gloomy and desperate.

As he walked, someone muttered:

"The county has been hunting for more than half a year, and I haven't even seen the shadow of the dragon badger...... Who knows if there's anything else on the mountain?"

"If you want me to say, go home and sleep honestly, get the board tomorrow, and kill ......"

The lieutenant vaguely heard these discussions, turned around and said, "You will definitely not be able to catch it at home, but there is hope when you come to the mountain......

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.

Or die, it's up to today. After all, what he said was angry, it was better to die than to live, and who would want to give up until the last moment?

Even if it is slim, everyone is still looking forward to it from the bottom of their hearts.

Everyone couldn't help but speed up their pace, and soon left Xuanqing and them far away.

Xuan Qing walked at the end, and the place he had to guard was the mountain pass, and he would be there more than a mile away.

Glancing behind him, a thin black boy was walking over with a grin.

"Kuroko. ”

Xuan Qing smiled faintly.

Kuroko hurried to catch up with him and walked side by side.

Along the way, strangers kept passing by, all dressed as hunters, in groups of three or five, and hurried to the mountain. In a short time, nearly 100 people have passed. On the snow-capped mountains, the shadows are full of swaying figures.

"Good noodles. Xuan Qing glanced towards the mountain and wondered.

"Most of those people are from Linxian County...... There are twelve counties around our county, and each county has to pay tribute badgers. And only this mountain product and that thing, the hunters of Linxian County, are almost all here......"

"Did you catch Linxian?" asked Xuan Qing, turning his head.

Kuroko shook his head: "You think that thing is easy to catch?"

"If you want to say that this dragon badger is very precious. In the first two years, the Son of Heaven used badger hair to make dragons, and then gave them to the concubines, and the demand increased year after year. ...... Hunted year by year, the number of dragon badgers is getting smaller and smaller. Let's just say that last year, I didn't catch a single one in the entire Phantom Snow Country. ”

"In a fit of rage, the Son of Heaven issued a strict order this year, and each county must hand over one......"

Saying this, Xuan Qing was silent.

"So, the hunters in the county are all out of luck. ”

This is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster.

Xuan Qing couldn't help but burn anger in his heart, this is the rule: the life of the weak is like a mustard, and they are trampled on casually.

......

Finally reached the mountain pass, Xuan Qing scattered several people, each guarding five zhang.

As soon as it was distributed, the cold rushed up from the soles of his feet, and he shivered uncontrollably, his teeth clashing.

Xuan Qing looked up, the snow was still falling, the wind was tighter, and after a while, several people were covered with snow.

One of them stamped his foot and scolded, "It's so cold, let's go!"

After saying that, the rest of the people couldn't bear it anymore and went down the mountain one after another.

Xuan Qing is still in shape, he must defend it.

Seeing that Heizi was coming towards him, and had no intention of leaving, Xuan Qing said: "Your father is not an Orion!

"You're here, I'm there, who made us good buddies!"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

After a few hours like this, my belly began to growl. Seeing that the sky was darkening, Kuroko leaned over and asked:

"Or ...... Shall we both go back too?"

Xuan Qing shook his head firmly.

"If you can't bear it, you can go back. ”

Kuroko sighed, and had to grit his teeth. Xuan Qing was only looking forward to the appearance of the fire dragon badger, and the hunger and cold in front of him were nothing compared to the imminent death of the family.

At this moment, in the dark sky, two phantoms intertwined, as if they were fighting.

"What's that?"

Xuan Qing looked at the sky.

"It's like two things fighting...... I heard that people who can cultivate can step on the void and fight with people......" Kuroko muttered.

At this moment, red and white light intertwined, wrapped in a gray cloud.

Xuan Qing was wondering, but saw a white ball burst through the air and instantly disappeared into the snowdrift.

Hey?

Kuroko's legs and feet were fast, and he ran over in a few steps.

After a long while, I saw a red bead hanging from the place where the sunspot ran over, more than three feet high from the ground, and a semicircular light mask more than one zhang high was formed around the red bead.

Looking at the red light, I saw an old man in a gray robe lying in the snow, looking like a fairy wind and bones, Heizi squatted down, talked to the man, and then shouted at Xuan Qing excitedly:

"Brother, come on!"

Xuan Qing heard the sound and walked over.

Kuroko pointed at the red halo:

"Brother Qing, did you see the beads?"

Xuan Qing nodded.

"This man said he was an immortal, but unfortunately he couldn't move. Just give him the beads, and he promises to give him a box of gold, and then we will be half of each of us!"

After saying that, the sunspot walked towards the red bead, but Xuan Qing grabbed it:

"Be careful, it's not that easy. ”

Kuroko's head is full of gold, where can he still listen to persuasion, patted his chest and said:

"Look at me!"

After saying that, he strode over, and just touched the halo, but he heard a scream, and the whole person was bounced up, flew upside down five feet away, and fell heavily to the ground.

Xuan Qing hurriedly ran over, but saw that Kuroko's eyes were closed and he was unconscious.

"Kuroko, Kuroko!"

Xuan Qing shook Kuroko's shoulder a few times, but he still didn't wake up.

At this time, the old man on the snow glanced at the sunspot, sighed slightly, and spoke vaguely.

“...... Go and fetch the orb, and the gold will return!"

Xuan Qing looked at the unconscious sunspot, turned his head to look at the old man, and said angrily:

"I don't want it! Is a box of gold worth a human life?"

The old man smiled contemptuously: "Vulgar people, vulgar people, don't you like money the most?"

Xuan Qing snorted coldly, what he cared about was his father's life and death, and the safety of his family.

At this time, he will not be tempted to give him a mountain of gold.

The old man seemed to see through Xuan Qing's thoughts, and then smiled contemptuously:

"Fetch the orb,...... What do you want? It's just a matter of moving your fingers. ”

After hearing this, Xuan Qing glanced at the mountain, and the whole village was still waiting, seeing that the sun was about to go down, and there was no movement at this time, I was afraid that it would hang again.

He hesitated for a moment, his eyes burning, and said:

"I want a dragon badger. ”

The old man smiled:

"Okay, that's a deal. ”

...

Xuan Qing put down the sunspot, stepped out, and resolutely walked towards the halo.

There was a reminder from the old man behind him:

"Boy, I warned him earlier...... Periphery ......"

Hearing the old man's words, he didn't look back, brought a stone from the side, and threw it at the light mask.

Rumble!

With a loud bang, the stone was shaken away, and at the same time, the light mask fluctuated a lot, and he took the opportunity to run out, stepping hard, stabbing with a stab, squeezing his body, and the next moment he was in the halo.

Whew!

A strong wind struck, blowing his tears and shaking his legs.

Fortunately, he had been prepared, and after sinking his feet deep in the snow, he finally stood still after stumbling for a while.

The inside of the mask is more than ten times colder than the outside.

The closer you get to the center, the more chilly it gets.

But Xuanqing was not afraid, gritted his teeth, and leaned towards Hongzhu step by step,

The bones twisted and collided under the strong waves, and every step was painful. After walking a few steps, I suddenly felt that my legs were stiff, and when I looked down, I didn't know when, a layer of white frost was condensed on my body.

Xuan Qing did not stop, and walked with difficulty.

Finally walking up to Hongzhu, he raised his arms and slowly put his hands together.

"Bang!"

The halo instantly retracted, and the red bead was held in his palm.

Cold.

A huge cold qi rushed in the palm of his hand, quickly spreading to his whole body, and Xuan Qing felt as if his blood was about to coagulate!

Xuan Qing gritted his teeth, his body trembled violently because of the extreme cold, turned around with difficulty, and walked towards the old man.

One step, two steps, three steps......

It's only a few feet away, but it feels like walking for a long day.

Finally walked in front of the old man, Xuan Qing leaned down, and as soon as his fingers loosened, the red beads suddenly lit up and slid into the old man's mouth.

And it did!

Xuan Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, the hoarfrost around the body quickly faded, and the stiff hands and feet gradually became softer.

The old man's eyes lit up, he turned over and jumped into the air, and after stretching his muscles, he stretched out his arms and slowly fell back to the ground.

The unconscious sunspot was touched by the old man's index finger and slowly opened his eyes.

Xuan Qing saw that Kuroko was awake, and immediately picked up Kuroko.

"Kuroko, are you awake?"

"Hmm. ”

Kuroko smiled as if nothing had happened.

"Hahahaha!"

The old man let out a wild laugh.

The two of them were startled and looked at the old immortal.

(PS This is a story about the Phantom Snow Country, the beginning is slow to heat, please be patient, remember to collect it.) If you like speed, you can start with a hundred chapters, and after reading it, you can look back at the front.

Blood, Friendship, Victory,...... Whatever you want, it's all here. ）