The bone-chilling wind whistled over the hills, the overcast sky was full of snowflakes, and the wilderness was covered in snow, indicating that the coldest time of the year was coming.

This is the southern part of Manglong Mountain, the adjacent area of Yanyun and Xihaizhou, the area is vast and sparsely populated, and the road to the east has long been buried by snow, and it is a vast snow scene as far as the eye can see.

Between the hills, Qin Yun was walking towards the cold wind and snow.

He was dressed in a thin gray shirt, with the giant sword behind his back, and there were no horses to walk, so he trekked through the snow with his feet, and the series of footprints left behind him were soon covered by the wind and snow.

In the month since he left the Endless Sand Sea, Qin Yun relied on walking to the West Sea to the south, passing through the Gobi Desert and mountains, a journey of thousands of miles!

It's not that Qin Yun can't find or can't afford to buy horses, he uses this way to temper his will, sharpen his mind and consolidate his realm, and the wind and snow slapped on his face and didn't even use his body protection qi to resist!

Dozens of days of thousands of miles of trekking wind and frost baptism left obvious traces on Qin Yun's body, the original resolute face became more and more angular, and the beard that grew from his chin did not look like a young man who had just passed twenty years old.

A month ago, Qin Yun and Xing Ling teamed up to almost completely annihilate the Eight Heavenly Dragon Chiefs of the Yangming Sect, and the two of them successfully seized the Eight Door Lock God Array Disk, and with the help of this artifact, they both advanced to the Nine Heavens Realm of Huagang.

After that, the Star Spirit decided to go to the Hidden Plains to explore the whereabouts of another artifact, the Nine Star Array Disk, while Qin Yun returned to the Heavenly City Sword Sect to rejoin the Star Spirit when he went north next year.

Because the realm had improved too quickly, under the advice of the star spirit, Qin Yun did not rush back to the sect, but made a detour, cultivating all the way to sharpen his understanding of the laws of heaven and earth. And then let the will of the divine soul be raised to a level that is enough to perfectly match the realm cultivation.

This kind of realization of walking alone with a sword in the vast world is not something that can be obtained by retreat and penance!

Beyond the hills, there is a vast plain ahead.

This belongs to the western frontier of Yanyun, which is very large but the land is barren, the towns are few and sparsely populated, and there is not even a village as far as the eye can see, but there is a long procession staggering through the snow.

This team consisted of hundreds of people and dozens of carriages, Qin Yun's eyes were extremely sharp, and he could see the other party clearly from a long distance. I couldn't help but feel strange in my heart.

Because this team was obviously not a merchant group, there were men, women, and children, most of them carrying packages and bags, and they rode in a variety of carriages and ox carts, although there were many samurai with swords and bows. It looked like he was fleeing.

He thought about it for a moment, quickened his pace and chased after him.

When Qin Yun approached about a hundred steps away from the team, he only heard a whistle, and two cotton-armored warriors turned around and greeted Qin Yun.

"Who are you, and why are you following us?"

One samurai shouted from afar, while the other took off his longbow without saying a word, ready for battle at any moment, showing a strong sense of vigilance.

Hear him shouting. There was a small commotion in the team in front of them, and many people turned their heads and looked at the three of them nervously, and they all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Qin Yun was alone.

Qin Yun said lightly: "I'm just passing by." I just happened to meet you. ”

His voice was not loud, but from a distance of dozens of paces, it could still reach the ears of the two cotton-armored warriors through the wind and snow.

The faces of the two samurai changed, although their strength was not strong. But there was still some knowledge, and he suddenly had a strong sense of jealousy towards Qin Yun.

At this time. Another knight rushed over, he first whispered a few words to the two cotton-armored warriors, and then said to Qin Yun: "In the duty of the inferior people, please don't be surprised, the wind and snow are on the road, this mount is given to your Excellency, please accept it if you apologize slightly!"

The cotton-armored warrior who asked Qin Yun jumped off his horse very unwillingly, and after taking off the longbow hanging from the saddle, he reached out and slapped the horse's buttocks: "Go!"

The blue-gray high-headed horse immediately trotted towards Qin Yun, and the reins that were not controlled by the master dangled under the horse's neck, and the knight who had just come over said again: "My master is going to Lucheng, if you are interested, you might as well go together, my master is happy to make friends!"

After saying that, he saluted Qin Yun again, and then returned to the team with two warriors.

Qin Yun grabbed the reins of the horse that was running towards him, turned over and rode up.

He had a slight interest in the other party's owner, this horse was not bad, it was worth a lot, and it was even more precious on the snow road, so he casually gave it to himself, a stranger, and the shot was generous.

Lucheng was the only place to return to the Heavenly City Sword Sect, so Qin Yun didn't think too much about it, and drove his horse to catch up with the team in front, but he deliberately fell behind.

Behind the procession were a dozen ox carts and mule carts, which could barely keep up with the snow and the speed of the horses, and sat on the uncovered carriages of ordinary civilians, some of whom were ragged and haggard, as if they had experienced a lot of suffering.

When they saw Qin Yun, most of them showed awe and didn't dare to speak.

Qin Yun noticed that there were more than a dozen people crowded on one of the ox carts, and a thin little girl was lying in the arms of an old man, her pale face was bloodless, and she was coughing from time to time.

She was wearing only a thin cotton jacket, and there was snow in many places, and she couldn't stop shivering under the cold.

The old man tried to give her a little more warmth, but all he could do in this unsheltered ox cart was to hold her tightly in his arms.

Seeing such a scene, Qin Yun's heart of pity rose, he rode his horse closer, took out a piece of animal skin and handed it over: "It's cold, cover her with this, don't freeze!"

This animal skin is red all over without a little variegation, the leather is thick and fluffy, it belongs to the first-class superlative, it was obtained by Qin Yun when he hunted a middle-level demon beast when he left the endless sand sea, it looks good, and he was going to take it back to make a fur coat for his mother.

The old man was stunned at first, and then suddenly came to his senses after taking it blankly, and hurriedly covered the little girl with a hide to cover her body while thanking her.

With the animal skin to keep out the cold, after covering it for a while, the teenage girl finally regained a trace of blood, but she still coughed badly, and her face flushed abnormally.

Qin Yun simply did it to the end, took out a pill condensed by Shui Wan, and asked the old man to give it to her.

After taking the elixir, the little girl's breathing suddenly calmed down a lot, and she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

The old man was so grateful that he was incoherent, and he didn't know what to say, and the people sitting next to him showed envy, and whispered that he had met a good person.

Qin Yun asked a few more words, only to learn that these people were all from the Yingcheng area, and in order to avoid the attack of the Xihai tribe, they had to leave their hometowns and take refuge in Lucheng and the eastern part of Yanyun.

Yingcheng is a small place on the northwest border of Yanyun against the Manglong Mountain Range, with a small population and no big power, and it is rare for bandits to visit it, so it was quite peaceful in the past.

But since the beginning of winter this year, the situation has changed, the indigenous tribes from the West Sea have frequently attacked, and even the soldiers and horses of the Great Yuan have appeared, Yingcheng is weak and has the ability to defend, the small city was broken overnight, and the common people and local gentry were forced to flee their homes.

They were one of the refugees, but the old man didn't know who the people in front of him were leading the guards and knights, and it was estimated that they might be powerful families in the local area.

After listening to the old man's story, Qin Yun was terrified.

In the spring of the next year, the Youyuan Wu Clan is bound to invade Yanyun in the south, and the Wumen and the Mobei Yang Ming Sect intend to be unfavorable to the Tiancheng Sword Sect, and now the Xihai Dayuan is about to attack and disturb the western frontier of Dayan, and Dayan is actually surrounded by enemies on three sides.

If the forces of Youyuan, Mobei and Xihai were united, the threat to Yanyun would be great.

As the so-called nest is overturned, the situation faced by the Heavenly City Sword Sect is undoubtedly very bad.

However, Qin Yun was not too worried, the thousand-year-old heritage of the Sword Sect should not be insulted, and the Great Yan Dynasty was not a soft persimmon, not to mention that the Sword Sect was not alone, Dragon Tiger Mountain and Kunlun Sword Sect were all allies of the Heavenly City, and they would never sit idly by and watch the Heavenly City fall at that time.

And as a member of the Sword Sect, it is naturally our duty to resist foreign insults!

Qin Yun secretly made up his mind in his heart to wait until the beginning of spring next year to immediately rush to the Youyuan to join the Star Spirit, find a way to seize the Nine Star Array Disk, and use this artifact to promote his divine powers.

"This young man"

Just when Qin Yun was thinking a lot in his heart, a white-robed young man rode over and saluted Qin Yun: "My son-in-law said that it is better to meet by chance, he prepared a banquet, and invited Your Excellency to come!"

Wine banquet? On the way to escape, you can still set up a wine banquet, this son's pomp is really not small!

Qin Yun smiled faintly and said, "Okay!"

He was a little curious about this rather mysterious son, and if the other party was a member of the family in the Yingcheng area, then he should have a better understanding of the current situation in Yanyun Xijiang, so he just took the opportunity to ask, so that he could alert the sect after returning to the Sword Sect.

Under the guidance of the white-robed young man, Qin Yun accelerated to the front of the team.

At this time, he found that in the middle of the procession was a luxurious carriage pulled by eight horses, although the surface of the carriage was camouflaged to a certain extent, but the wide carriage could not be concealed.

There were also dozens of heavily armed guards around the carriage, and many of the samurai were all good people.

The idlers must not be able to afford such a carriage, which made Qin Yun even more curious.

"Distinguished guest, please come here"

The door of the carriage was pushed open, and two pretty maids knelt on either side and saluted respectfully.

Qin Yun's heart moved, he jumped up from the horse, landed firmly on the frame in front of the carriage, and walked in bending down.