In the cold winter, the sky is cold and the ground is freezing, and the snow is white.

The sky is not yet bright, and the sky and the earth are already white, and the steep peaks are decorated with white plain clothes, and the jade branches are dotted with towering trees.

The whole mountain range is silent, and the birds and animals that hunt at night on weekdays seem to be unable to bear to destroy this beautiful world.

"Ahh Ahh ”

Two slight sneezes became louder and louder in the silent mountains.

"Stinky Xiaochuan, you are quieter."

On the big snow-covered tree, accompanied by a little snowflake, there was a voice of dissatisfaction.

A little red face that was frozen raised his head from the pile of rubble under the tree, glanced at the villain tied to the branch with difficulty, and sucked the snot back down embarrassedly.

Time passed little by little, and the fiery red sun finally climbed lazily to the top of the mountain.

Accompanied by the call of Archaeopteryx, all kinds of birds and beasts cry one after another, and this mountain seems to be awakened.

Boom! Boom!

After two crunching sounds of tapping on the branches, the little head hidden in the stone pile quickly nodded slightly.

Not far from the big tree, a small white beast flashed its eyes, and its small nose kept sniffing the breath of the past.

Maybe it was because of last night's heavy snow, which covered up the usual smell, and the narrow little face showed a confused expression.

However, the bright red fruits on the big tree, the sweet smell that even ice and snow could not dispel, still overcame this little man's inner doubts.

The snow-white body with a length of more than a foot, jumping quickly on the snow-covered slopes, did not leave a trace, and if it was not for a seasoned hunter, it really could not be spotted with the naked eye.

A few of the small beasts had reached the top of the tree, and had not eaten all night, so that it ignored the enemy who was tied to the branch in a snow-white coat.

The sweet and delicious fruit makes it forget the dangerous depths of the mountains.

The click of gnawing gave the person behind him a good time to make a move.

"Chirp, tweet."

It wasn't until the body was held that the little beast struggled in protest with dissatisfaction, but the two feeding claws did not stop.

"Eat, let you eat enough." The little man in the tree was relieved to see that he had caught the little beast.

I just wanted to untie the rope tied to my waist, but I was afraid that one hand would not be able to grasp this little thing.

"Xiaochuan, hurry up." I had no choice but to ask my friends for help, and I lifted the hat that covered most of my face, revealing a delicate little face.

"Xiuxiu, I'm here." The little boy in the rubble pile, seeing that he had caught the little beast, jumped up excitedly and took out two daggers wrapped in animal skins from his waist.

Two sharp daggers took turns to pierce the ice and pierce the tree trunk fiercely, and their hands kept waving upwards, and after a while they climbed to the little girl's side, looking at the little beast with bright eyes.

"Xiuxiu, is this a blood spirit beast?"

"I'll give you a hug in a while, you can untie it for me first" was able to catch the little beast, and Xiuxiu was also very happy.

The two did not stop at the tree, but re-tied the rope to the branch, slid down the rope to the ground, and picked a lot of fruit as they went.

"Here, let you hold it for a while." Xiuxiu handed the snow spirit beast to Ogawa and took out a paper bag from her arms. When it was opened, it surrounded the tree and sprinkled a little powder.

"Xiaochuan, this is sour yellow powder, which can mask the smell of people, and can prevent the beasts that come out to prey on us from discovering us."

After dealing with everything, Xiuxiu brought the snow spirit beast back. As he walked, he stroked the snow-white fur of the beast, and he still had a happy smile on his face.

"Xiuxiu, is this blood spirit beast really useful to me?"

"Of course, this is what Uncle Zu said personally, can it be fake?"

Zu Chuan was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that his father had indeed said that the Blood Spirit Beast could indeed help him consolidate his foundation and make up for his innate shortcomings.

Neither of them spoke again and hurried seriously, and the mountain road was difficult to walk after the snow, but fortunately they both wore special boots and could barely walk in the slippery snow.

Even when we walked to the mountain pass, it was already past noon.

Xiuxiu proposed, "Ogawa, let's eat something before we go." ”

"Okay."

Zu Chuan had a small burden on his body, which contained the dried meat and spring water prepared by the two of them before entering the mountain.

Even when they arrived at the mountain pass, the two of them didn't dare to make a fire, so they could only hold the frozen jerky and eat two bites of cold spring water to fill their stomachs.

The blood spirit beast was held by Xiuxiu all the time, and did not show any fear, and even grabbed a piece of dried meat and gnawed it.

Suddenly, Zu Chuan's ears trembled, and he said, "Xiuxiu, it seems that someone is coming, what should I do?" ”

Xiuxiu twisted her slender brows and whispered, "It's too late to hide, hurry up and hide the blood spirit beast in the baggage." ”

After hearing this, Zu Chuan hurriedly poured all the food on the ground and stuffed it in despite the little beast's resistance.

"Yo! Isn't this the young master of Zujiaao? Why don't you drink milk at home with a bottle, why are you running in the mountains? ”

As soon as Zu Chuan, who had collapsed the burden on his shoulders, he heard a voice that made him ashamed. When I looked up, two figures came in from outside the mountain.

Without waiting for him to speak, Xiuxiu asked, "Li Ergou, do you want to find a beating?" ”

Li Ergou saw Xiuxiu standing in front of Zu Chuan, swallowed and foamed but didn't dare to speak.

Another fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy next to him said dissatisfiedly, "Wenxiu, this is a matter between children, what are you making trouble?" ”

After hearing this, Wen Xiu sneered and said, "Big dog, you're going to laugh at me to death, I'm the same age as Ergou and Xiaochuan, when did I become an adult." ”

Only then did Li Dagou remember that the little girl in front of him, who was not shorter than himself, was actually only thirteen years old.

But a big dog made him angry and angry, and said, "Wenxiu, you can't call me by my nickname in the future, you have to call me Li Dacheng." ”

Wen Xiu nodded his little brain melon and said seriously, "Okay, I know the big dog, I won't call you the big dog in the future." ”

"You, hmph, I don't know you like a little girl."

Looking at Li Dagou's arrogant appearance, Zu Chuan couldn't help asking, "Brother Big Dog, have you encountered anything happy?" ”

The two brothers Li Dacheng came from Lijiabao, which is thirty miles away from their ancestral home, and is also adjacent to the mountains. The two clans often interacted with each other, and it was normal for people to intermarry with each other.

Strictly speaking, the two brothers Li Dacheng are indeed relatives of Zuchuan, and this big dog brother is not wrong.

"Xiaochuan, didn't Aunt Jin tell you?" Ergou interjected and asked.

"What's the matter?"

Ergou saw that Zu Chuan didn't seem to be lying, and said, "It's right not to tell you about this kind of thing, it's useless to tell you anyway." ”

Wen Xiu said angrily, "Ergou, you speak well, otherwise I will really beat you." ”

Li Ergou shrunk his neck and hurriedly said, "Lingxi Wufu is coming to our Hushan Ridge to recruit disciples after the New Year, as long as you are over twelve years old, you can participate." ”

Zu Chuan's eyes lit up and asked, "Second brother, do you know what conditions they need to recruit disciples?" ”

Li Ergou was not surprised by the speed of this little brother's face, and said, "As long as you reach the realm of strong bones and can lift three hundred catties with both arms, you can participate in their assessment." ”

Three hundred catties, Zu Chuan's bright eyes dimmed after hearing this.

Wen Xiu grabbed his hand and tightened it, and asked again, "Ergou, you don't seem to have finished refining meat, don't you work hard at home, why are you running to Tiger Mountain?" ”

"Hey, hey." Ergou said proudly, "My eldest brother said to help me hunt the male tiger, take its tiger bones and help me boil strong bones, and we are now here to find out the location of the male tiger." ”

Zu Chuan didn't listen carefully to their later conversation, and it wasn't until Xiuxiu called him that he instinctively followed her back.

Seeing Zu Chuan, who was distracted, Wen Xiu said, "Xiaochuan, there are at least four months left before the enrollment of Lingxi Wufu, you still have a chance, don't give up." ”

"Sister Xiuxiu." Zu Chuan said depressedly, "Don't talk about exercising now, as long as you exercise vigorously, you will faint, is there really any hope?" ”

"Didn't Uncle Zu say it, it was because your blood circulation was too fast that you fainted. Now that you have a blood spirit beast, as long as you take it with you, there will definitely be hope. ”

Although Wenxiu said this, he was also not too sure in his heart. After all, the problem of Zuchuan's coma, even the doctors in Lingxi City can't do it.

Thinking of this, Wenxiu patted his chest and said, "Xiaochuan, you can rest assured." If you really can't cultivate, I'll marry you when the time comes, and I'll protect you every day in the future. ”

Zu Chuan only showed a smile when he heard this, after all, Sister Xiuxiu has been protecting him, and in his heart Chinese Xiu is a hero?

But when such a fierce hero arrived at the entrance of Zujiaao Village, he shrank and hid behind Zu Chuan, dragging the corner of his clothes and looking around nervously.

"Xiuxiu, we're all back, what are you afraid of?"

Wenxiu said, "Hurry up, don't be seen by Aunt Jin, go back to our courtyard directly." ”

"Wenxiu." A loud shout made the brave Wenxiu stand in place and dare not move.

The visitor looked at the two embarrassed children, and couldn't help but be angry in his heart, and reached out and twisted his ears.

"Wenxiu, you are getting bolder and bolder, you dare not come back with your younger brother overnight."

"Aunt Kim, I know it's wrong."

"That time I said you, you knew you were wrong, and when you turned your head, you forgot about it, see if I don't teach you a lesson."

"Mother." Zu Chuan gritted his teeth and said, "Why did you teach Xiuxiu to twist my ears." ”

"You little bunny, you dare to talk back."

The noise outside spread all over this small mountain village in a short time, and the seven aunts and eight aunts all came out to see the excitement.

"Aunt He, you work hard, this child can't get used to it when he's older."

"His sister-in-law, you go back and clean them up, the old man will be back in a while."

"The old man has to clean up these two monkeys when he comes back, it's really lawless, and now he dares not to go home at night."

Zu Chuan thanked these grandmothers and aunts in his heart, and resigned himself to waiting for his wife to dissipate his anger.

Wen Xiu saw this and said, "Aunt Jin, it's almost over, I know it's wrong, you just let me go." ”

"Okay, for the sake of Xiaochuan's face, I'll spare you this time, and now follow me home."

After speaking, he clapped his hands and led the two of them to the center of the village.