At night, the wind and snow gradually decreased, and the noisy and lively Fengxue Mountain Resort returned to tranquility.

Shen Qi watched the night watchman holding an umbrella in one hand and a lantern in the other walking out of the compound from the crack in the door, and couldn't help but secretly say: It's almost the third watch, everyone should have fallen asleep, and the night watchman is about to change shifts, so it should be safest to sneak out at this moment.

Just in case, Shen Qi silently counted thirty more before quietly leaving the room.

The snow was still falling, and the ground was already covered with a thick layer of snow.

There was silence in the courtyard.

Shen Qi looked around, and after confirming that there was no one around, he took a breath and jumped onto the roof, but he almost slipped and fell due to the snow on the tile.

In the end, Shen Qiban held the eaves to stabilize his figure.

Exhaling softly, Shen Qi couldn't help but be afraid for a while. If this accidentally falls from the roof, it will be light, and if the people in the villa find out that the dignified seven sons and three watches climbed the roof in the middle of the night, I don't know what bizarre and strange stories will be told! Especially when it reaches the ears of the fifth sister Shen Wu, the consequences are unimaginable.

Shen Qi couldn't help but shudder, wrapped his clothes tightly, and tiptoed along the roof towards the courtyard wall.

If you want to say that the ancestor of this Yingxue Mountain Villa, Shen Wuxing, is also a talent, I don't know if he foresaw as early as a hundred years ago that there would be future generations of "unscrupulous children" who came out of the wall late at night, so the design of the villa is a bit crazy: the villa is located in a natural mountain hinterland, that is, in a valley surrounded by mountains. Except for the main gate of the villa, which is a huge wall more than ten zhang wide and more than one and a half zhang high, all other directions are high mountains that go straight up and down, and no matter how high the martial arts are, it is impossible to go out from these places.

Because he was a "gentleman in the house", Shen Qi didn't dare to let go of his steps and walk quickly, for fear of accidentally kicking the tiles and arousing the vigilance of others. And the snow on the roof of the house was up to the ankles, so it was impossible to tell with the naked eye whether the next step was safe or secure.

Therefore, Shen Qi had to be careful every step.

After walking for a stick of incense, Shen Qi found that he didn't even see the shadow of the gate of the villa, and he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

When he first trained, Shen Wu wanted to teach Shen Qi a light body exercise, but due to Shen Qi's large amount of training at that time and he was extremely strictly guarded, this matter was over.

Shen Qi, who almost stepped on the air, couldn't help but secretly say: If he had learned the light body exercises taught by the fifth sister, he would definitely not be as embarrassed as he is now.

Although annoyed, the road still has to be walked.

Shen Qi could only concentrate and calm again, and slowly and tentatively walked towards the gate of the villa.

At the same time, Shen Yiyi, the owner of Yingxue Mountain Villa, arrived in front of the gate of the villa at this moment.

"Owner. ”

The gatekeeper Shen Xinghe saw that the owner had come here late at night, and although he had some doubts in his heart, he still quickly saluted.

"Hmm. Shen nodded unintentionally, and said in a flat tone: "Xinghe, you are guarding the door tonight." It's very cold, and it's hard work. ”

When Shen Xinghe heard this, he was immediately flattered: "The owner of the village is serious! This is the responsibility of the villain, and it will not be hard!"

"Hehe, don't be so restrained. Shen said unintentionally: "Your lineage guards the gate of the villa instead of us, and I have not encountered foreign enemies in Yingxue Villa for a hundred years, and you have made great contributions." ”

Shen Xinghe couldn't help but straighten his chest, looking quite proud.

"It's already three watches, isn't it time for a shift change?" Shen asked unintentionally.

"The owner of the village, the villain is all guarded tonight. ”

Shen Xinghe's face was vaguely embarrassed.

"Quan Shou?" Shen Yi frowned: "Alone all night?"

"There used to be a rule in the village: before and after the feast, all the people in the village can rest for a day. Therefore I have let the star, who is in the middle of the night, go back to rest today. Shen Xingzheng said: "But don't worry, the villain will definitely widen his eyes, always be vigilant, and guard the gate of the villa!"

Shen Yiyi looked at Shen Xinghe, his eyes were a little fluttering, and his brows did not relax, and said: "That's not good! Guarding the door, how can it be child's play? In this way, you go and move a stool for me, and I will keep watch for you for half an hour." ”

"What?" Shen Xinghe was shocked: "Zhuang Master, this matter must not be allowed!"

Shen Yiyi waved his hand and said lightly: "Why not? ”

"This ...... How can this be done?" Shen Xinghe hurriedly shook his head and said: "You are the owner of the village, how can you come to guard the door?" It's late at night, the owner of the village should go back and rest quickly, otherwise the villain can only kneel for a long time!"

With that, Shen Xinghe fell to his knees with a thud.

"It's not like I'm being polite to you. Shen unintentionally sighed: "I eat too much tea during the day, and I can't sleep at night." I just thought about walking around the Zhuangzi, didn't this slip here? I won't be able to sleep for a while, so you will let me go!"

"Oh, the owner, what you said is really tormenting the villain!" Shen Xinghe really didn't kneel, and he didn't get up, so he simply said with a bitter face: "How can there be a villain who doesn't allow it! It's just that the wind and snow are mixed at night, and you can't be allowed to suffer here!"

"Isn't that a stove lit!" Shen unintentionally pointed to the small shack next to the gate and said, "I can always sit there, right?"

It was a simple log cabin wrapped in a thick tarpaulin. On weekdays, Shen Xinghe rests here with other gatekeepers.

"This ......" Shen Xinghe said with a bitter face: "You have said so, and the villain can only obey his fate." ”

Shen Wuyi nodded, pulled Shen Xinghe up, and then turned around and walked towards the small shack first.

Shen Xinghe quickly patted the snow on his knees, although he felt that something was wrong, he could only follow quickly helplessly.

As soon as the two of them entered the shack, Shen Qi walked out from behind a big snow-covered tree on the other side.

Shen Qi glanced at the small shack probingly, then at the tall wall, sighed, and tiptoed out of the gate of the villa.

Inside the shed, Shen Yiyi's ears moved slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

Stepping back on the vast white deer covered with ice and snow, Shen Qi's heart couldn't help but feel a little inexplicable. Excited like a sparrow out of a birdcage, and at a loss after losing shelter.

After all, this was the first time Shen Qi had walked out of Yingxue Mountain Villa alone - it was still sneaky. Even if he participated in the Wind and Snow Trail Trial before, he was accompanied by the personnel of the Mountain Villa, and he was alone only when he was conducting the trial.

And at the moment, it's all yourself.

After walking for a while, the trace of excitement in Shen Qi's heart was gradually replaced by confusion and worry.

In the past sixteen years, although he has been locked up within the high walls of Yingxue Mountain Villa, he is also under the protection of the mountain villa.

At this moment, the wind and snow are howling, and the stars and moon are dark.

There is only oneself in the vast world.

For the first time in his life, Shen Qi felt lonely.

Shen Qi couldn't help but turn around. It was the direction of Yingxue Mountain Villa, which had been obscured by the wind and snow at the moment, and there was only a vague shadow.

Somehow, Shen Qi's heart inexplicably gave birth to a sadness. It's like he'll never come back.

Shen Qi shook his head self-deprecatingly, putting aside all those unrealistic ideas.

Turning around, Shen Qi looked up into the distance and muttered, "Straight...... Straight ahead is ...... North...... The mountains of the North, huh?"

Although Yingxue Mountain Resort is built surrounded by mountains, due to the passage of 100 years, the medicinal herbs of the surrounding mountains have long been illuminated.

It is not that no one has tried to cultivate the medicinal fields of the Shen family in the past generations, but this is the snow-covered Bailuya, and except for a very few medicinal herbs that can be cultivated in greenhouses, most of the artificially cultivated medicinal herbs cannot survive.

Therefore, if Shen Qi wanted to pick medicinal herbs, he only had the mountains of the Northern Regions dozens of miles away from the villa.

The terrain is extremely high and inaccessible, and the mountains are endless, and there is no shortage of special herbs, such as iceberg snow lotus. Therefore, Yingxue Mountain Villa has the task of picking medicinal herbs every month, and the location is in the mountains of the Northern Regions.

Even in many locations in the mountains of the Northern Regions, there are temporary rest houses set up by Yingxue Mountain Villa.

Shen Qi's goal was one of the closest rest houses to the "Red Vitex Fruit".

The red vitex fruit, a red fruit that grows between cliffs, stands out in the snow-covered mountains. But if you want to get as many red wattle fruits as possible, there is only one place: the first peak of the mountains in the Northern Regions, the Bird Peak of the Great Snow Mountain.

After walking for about a stick of incense with his head down, Shen Qi looked at the almost unchanged scene around him, and couldn't help muttering in his heart: This is not good! Bailuya is known as a radius of thousands of miles, and if I run blindly without a head like this, I will only get lost. It's better to look in one direction and go straight.

Shen Qi carefully felt the changes in the wind and snow, wanting to clarify the direction.

After a while, Shen Qi stretched out his hand to wipe the ice water off his face, and his face couldn't help but be a little depressed.

The 300-mile wind and snow trail is a wonder in Bailuya, a narrow north-south slope squeezed out by two towering mountain ranges. In this course, you will only feel the cold wind blowing from north to south, so you will not get lost if you follow the wind and the course.

However, as the wind and snow become lighter at night, it is not as easy to discern the wind direction as usual.

In particular, Shen Qi is now on the wide snow field outside the three hundred miles of wind and snow road, and there is only a vast piece of snow white as far as the eye can see, how to distinguish the direction?

Although the wind and snow were much lighter than during the day, at this moment, Bailuya was still freezing and cold, and Shen Qi couldn't help but wrap his clothes tightly.

Although the white deer in the night is snowy, because there are no stars and moons, the distant mountains are completely black. Looking around, the line of sight is very limited. In addition, the surrounding scenery is generally the same, Shen Qi touched his head, and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed: I knew that as soon as I got out of the gate of the villa, I went all the way to the north, and the north of the villa was the mountains of the Northern Regions. It's just that now I don't know where I've gone, and I have to go straight all the way for now.

Shen Qiyi thought about it, didn't think much about it, and marched all the way forward.

Relying on his previous experience in the wind and snow path trial, Shen Qi carefully operated his internal force in order to slightly speed up his pace.

The wind and snow are still there, and everything is silent.

I don't know how long I walked, but Shen Qi's legs were a little numb, and the scenery in front of him finally changed.

Although it is still snowy, it is finally no longer an endless snowfield.

About a few miles ahead, even though it was pitch black, the outline of the distant mountains was faintly visible. Shen Qi knew that in addition to the three hundred miles of wind and snow roads in Bailuya, there were only mountains in the northern region in the north.

Unexpectedly, he was hit by mistake and was found in the right position by Shen Qi!

Shen Qi wiped a handful of ice water from his face, and the dark color was quite excited.

I have to say that Shen Qi's luck is excellent. You must know that this is known as the Bailuya that is frozen for thousands of miles, and with Shen Wuyi's strength, he still doesn't dare to guarantee that he will cross on foot, let alone the young Shen Qi.

Speaking of which, Shen Qi is really bold this time, if he gets lost in this vast snowfield, it is basically the rhythm of goodbye in the next life.

Thinking of this, Shen Qi couldn't help but be afraid for a while. So I made up my mind not to mention it to anyone after returning to the village.

But he didn't know that this time he had been away from Zhuang for longer than he had imagined.