Five years later, at the northeastern end of the Ice Continent, there was an extremely ordinary mountain and forest village.

This small village is small in size and small in population, but it is located in the middle of endless mountains and forests. This is also the famous monster forest of the entire continent. Legend has it that in the deepest part of this demon beast forest, there are even traces of divine beasts, but no one dares to confirm it. After all, the treasure hunters on the mainland are also more concerned about their own lives, and they are only active within a few hundred miles of the Ice and Snow Empire's defense line to the north. And this small mountain village is thousands of miles away from the Demon Beast Forest, and I don't know what kind of force supports it to survive in this chaotic Demon Beast Forest.

To the south of the village is an inland lake, which the villagers call the Ripple Lake. Because every day at dawn and evening, the lake will show a sparkling beauty under the sunlight, which is very beautiful.

To the east of the village is a small river nearly 10 meters wide, which flows around the village and slowly flows into the lake in the south of the village, which not only provides fresh blood for the lake, but also solves the daily water needs of the villagers.

However, there is something different about this light lake. Located at the northern end of the continent, there are nearly 9 months of winter in a year, especially in the coldest months, when the mountains are covered with heavy snow, and the small river in the east will be frozen by ice.

"Sister, look at me, I've learned the ice shield technique!haha!" A childish voice came from an ordinary courtyard in the village.

"Xuan'er, don't be proud, you are already more than five years old before you have learned this most superficial technique. When my sister was your age, she was very proficient in the second-order spell ice archery. A girl with a ponytail responded.

This girl looks like she is in her teens. Beneath a pair of large round eyes were a pair of haggard and emaciated cheeks, and two shallow dimples were revealing with her smile.

"Yo, little bit, have you also learned the spell?let Sister Qiu Die come to identify it for you, see if it's a real ice shield technique, don't look back and be smashed by me again, haha!" A little girl about eight or nine years old, with a pigtail on her head and a double tail, and two bowl-sized snowballs in her hands, walked into the yard.

"Look at the trick, don't let me break your nose. As she spoke, the two snowballs in the girl's hand flew one after the other towards the boy in the middle of the yard.

I saw that the little boy turned around quickly, with a solemn look on his face, and waved his right hand very seriously, and an ice shield about two meters high and more than one meter wide was erected in front of him. The snowball "bang, bang" twice, smashed on the ice shield, and then fell down, leaving only two spots of snow powder stuck to the shield, which shows that the girl called Autumn Butterfly also used some strength.

"Look, I'm not bragging!" said the little boy called Xuan'er, puffing out his chest.

"Hehe, you still have some skills. Such a big child will not have a first-order spell, and going out will disgrace Sister Xue'er and me. Qiu Die smiled happily.

"Sister Cher, this is the ice spider that Grandpa asked me to send. With that, Qiu Die jumped up to Xue'er's side, took out two ice balls from the animal skin bag around her waist with both hands, and handed them to Xue'er. On closer inspection, there were indeed two silver-white spiders in these two ice masses, which were motionless and wrapped in ice.

"By the way, Sister Xue'er, grandpa asked me to tell you that you must take it on time, it will be good for your secret injury. Qiu Die remembered her grandfather's explanation and said hurriedly.

Cher gritted her white teeth and didn't say a word, just nodded.

"Okay, then I'll go first, and I'll see you soon, Sister Cher. If you are small, you have to continue to work hard, only a first-order spell, don't be excited and can't sleep. After Qiu Die finished speaking, she ran out of the yard again.

"Hmph! You're a little small. Sooner or later, I'll beat you, and you'll get down and beg for mercy. Xuan'er gritted her mouth full of small silver teeth, pretending to be vicious and said fiercely, but there was a different kind of cuteness on her little face.

"Xue'er, Xuan'er, it's time for breakfast. A woman dressed in white and with long hair in a shawl came out of the house. This woman looked very young and beautiful, but her eyes full of loneliness and sadness were incompatible with the elegance she exuded.

Breakfast was lean porridge, and on the table was a plate of bacon made from the meat of an unknown animal.

"Xuan'er, you have to eat more to grow well. Cher, you also have to eat more, it's good for your body. The beautiful woman said, and put a few pieces of bacon for each of their siblings and put them in their porridge bowls.

"Ah, ma'am, you're having breakfast, and you're disturbing. An old man with a white beard walked into the room.

"Grandpa Gu. Xue'er and Xuan'er shouted at the same time.

"Oh, children, eat well! I'll talk to your mother about something. The old man said.

"Village Chief, come with me. When the beautiful woman had finished speaking, she got up and walked to the hut on one side, and the old man hurried to follow.

"Tell me, have you made any new discoveries?" As soon as the beautiful woman entered the house, she turned around and asked softly.

"Madam, the man who went out has just returned, but there is still no progress. I came this time to ask my wife for something. The old man glanced back at the child who was eating, and said softly.

"What's the matter? It's not a matter of urgency, you just have to decide. The beautiful woman said.

"That's right, Xuan'er is more than five years old this year, I want him to learn some self-defense tricks from tomorrow with the instructors in the village, which can also enhance his physique. The old man said.

"Yes, it's up to you. Can there be a cure for Cher's wound?" asked the beautiful woman.

"For now, it can only be suppressed temporarily. Our people are also exploring the Demon Beast Forest, hoping to find some rare elixirs to heal Miss's injuries. The old man sighed lightly and said.

"Alas, that's all there is to it, you have done your best, leave it to your fate. It's just, pity my child. The beautiful woman said, and two lines of tears ran down her cheeks.

"Madam, don't be too sad, there will always be a way. I'll step back first, and tomorrow morning, I'll let Qiu Die call Xuan'er. With that, the old man bowed and exited the hut.

"Children, grandpa will go first, you have to eat well. The old man smiled and greeted the two children.

"Goodbye Grandpa Gu. The two children said goodbye to the old man in a high and low voice, and the old man waved his hand and walked out of the room.

It took a while for the beautiful woman to come out of the hut, her face wiped away from her tears, and she sat back down at the table with a forced smile.

"Xuan'er, eat well, tomorrow, you can go outside the village to exercise with Uncle Lu. The beautiful woman said, and sandwiched a few pieces of bacon for Xuan'er.

"Haha, okay, I can also go to exercise tomorrow, I'm going to bring my own little wooden sword, hahaha. Xuan'er jumped up excitedly.

The beautiful woman looked at her excited son, chuckled and shook her head. Turning his face to see Xue'er eating porridge with her head bowed on the side, she sighed lightly, endured the pain in her heart, and chewed the food in her mouth vigorously.