Chapter 8: The Stranger of the Mountains
After the matter in the small village was settled, the group continued to move forward until the foot of Meng Mountain.
Compared with the Miyun Mountain and Xifeng Mountain in the surrounding area, Mengshan Mountain is neither towering nor majestic, more like a wrinkle in the corner of the vast Central Plains.
But it is this fold that prevents the cold wind blowing from the grassland from driving straight into the Huailuo Plain, providing a first-line barrier for thousands of miles of fertile soil.
Mengshan is not steep, not to mention Zhao Xifeng and other people with cultivation, even the medicine pickers who are generally in better health are in and out without hindrance, but it will not be easy for anyone to pull a carriage of more than 2,000 catties up the mountain.
On this day, when Zhao Xifeng and others came to the foot of the mountain, the first winter snow in the four northwestern provinces of the Great Zhou Dynasty this year arrived as scheduled.
There are heavy mountains in front of you, and there is ice and snow on the sky, which has to make people sigh the difficulty of walking.
But Zhao Xifeng, who was pulling the car, didn't even look up at Shangmeng Mountain, as if walking on the official road, and directly started the mountaineering journey.
On the other side of the mountain, there was his father.
The scattered snowflakes gradually turned into goose feather snow, coupled with the angry roar of the mountain wind all the way, it became more and more difficult to hurry, and it was under this circumstance that everyone saw Zhao Xifeng's true strength for the first time.
I saw that his true yuan was running at full strength, and the nine changes of Lingshan were switched at will according to different terrains and paths, and a body baptized by the star tide was in the reflection of the snow, emitting a faint silver light, and he really pulled a fine iron carriage, walking on the ground in the mountain road, and there were some places where there was no road, effortlessly moving and jumping with the carriage!
Finally, when Zhao Xifeng vacated three feet into the air and let the carriage jump over the collapsed section, Gu Qingyuan sighed and said: "In terms of the depth of the Yuan Spirit and the strength of the body, I am not as far away as Xifeng." ”
Dong Erpang hummed and chirped beside him for a long time, and he didn't say a word, but snorted in approval.
Halfway through the mountain road, there was barely enough for one car to pass, and seeing that the first half of the way, there were only enough for two people to pass side by side, Zhao Xifeng's stubborn strength also came up, and when he turned to the left, he actually pulled the carriage straight up the ridge!
"Xifeng, what are you crazy about!" Dong Erpang lifted the curtain of the carriage and shouted loudly outside.
Zhong Li dragged Dong Erpang back and said in a cold voice: "Leave him alone, the first thing to cultivate is to cultivate the mind, what you want is to have the courage to go against the sky, what's wrong with climbing a small mountain?"
Dong Erpang opened his mouth, laughed dryly and said, "Hehe, didn't I see him steal the limelight alone." ”
"Why don't you come?" Zhong Li glared, Dong Erpang immediately shrunk his neck, and muttered in a low voice, I'm not stupid.
So in the ice and snow, Zhao Xifeng climbed step by step with one car and one car!
An hour later, a black carriage stood on the top of the mountain.
Zhong Li and the four of them got out of the carriage and stood beside the panting Zhao Xifeng, and several of them looked down at the Huailuo Plain at their feet.
The world is vast, the moon is cold at the feet, the cold river in the distance is blue, and countless snowflakes dance wantonly in the north wind, which makes people feel surging and emotional.
Zhong Li stood with her hands in her hands, standing in the foremost position, naturally there was a domineering aura emanating out, the wind and snow could not get close, she turned her head, looked at the four people around her left and right, and smiled with satisfaction, teaching students for the first time in her life, it seems that the results are not bad.
Zhao Xifeng no longer has the slightest strength in this matter, although he has seen the independence of Xifeng Snow Mountain, but he is still shocked by the open scenery in front of him, thinking of his action of climbing the mountain just now, his small chest is also full of pride, and he can't help but let out a long roar, and the sound shocks the four fields.
Just when a few people were intoxicated, a burst of inopportune words suddenly sounded around them: "What are you yelling about? Is it easy for me to get a good night's sleep? I have all hid in the mountains, and I can't be clean!"
Zhao Xifeng and the others turned their heads in shock, even Zhong Li's face changed color, among the five people in the same group, except for Sun Wenzhen, the other four were all consensual cultivators, and Zhong Li had already reached the realm of consensual cultivation, and he didn't even notice that there was anyone else on the top of the mountain! Even if the wind and snow interfered with the perception of several people, this was terrifying enough.
Following the direction of the sound, everyone saw a sloppy man in his thirties, dressed in white, but the white clothes were already dirty and basically couldn't see the original color, with various oil spots, ink stains, and even dark red spots like dried blood, which was very disgusting.
The man had a gourd hanging on his waist, which looked like an object that was some years old, and the skin of the gourd was already a little cracked, and it was not as delicate as the mountain and sea gourd in Zhou Zhe's hand.
Looking at his face again, it was no better than his clothes, his entire cheeks were covered with blue stubble, his hair was tied with a rag like a rag, and there was a trace of saliva hanging from the corner of his mouth, obviously he had just woken up.
The only thing that can be praised is the man's eyebrows, which are straight and straight, like two unsheathed swords hanging in front of him.
Speaking of swords, the man had a four-foot-long sword hanging from his waist, but the scabbard was tattered and tattered, and it didn't look like a good thing.
However, it was such a middle-aged man who didn't care about his appearance at all, but Zhong Li and the others were completely tense.
After all, who can lie on the top of the snow-capped mountain and sleep peacefully on the night of the cold winter wax moon? Who can avoid the original inspiration of the daughter of the head of the Emperor Extreme Sect while falling asleep? Zhong Li knew in his heart that Zhou Zhe couldn't do it, and the first Zhiwei Cheye couldn't do it either!
At the moment, it is not Panlong Town, without the protection of Liancheng Town, if the other party is really a strong person above the slightest knowledge, he is not sure to ensure the safety of all the students, and even self-protection has to rely on Zhao Xifeng to combine the dragon and tiger again, however, Zhao Xifeng, who has no star stone, can exert a few points of power of the dragon's tooth, it is still unknown.
Zhong Li took Zhao Xifeng out of the crowd, and signaled Zhao Xifeng to be on guard at all times with his eyes, with a calm smile on his face, and asked: "I don't know what the seniors called, there is such a Yaxing sleeping alone in Guling, and the students are so bothered, I'm really sorry." ”
The man rubbed his nose, frowned and said: "What seniors are not seniors, I don't understand what you are talking about, a few days ago, the family told me about family affairs, the other party's woman is too rich, I looked at it, gritted my teeth and couldn't sleep in the same bed, so I had to sneak out, I wanted to go to the northwest to hide for a while, but I didn't expect to get lost in this mountain, so I had to sleep here for one night, girl, do you have food with you? It would be better if you had some wine, I haven't eaten for two days." ”
Zhao Zhong and the others glanced at each other, thinking in their hearts, this man is pretending to be stupid.
Zhao Xifeng returned to the carriage, took some dry food and handed it to the man in front of him, and said with a smile: "This uncle is lucky, fortunately he met us." ”
"Good people have good rewards," the man replied nondescriptly while eating dry food, "Look at your appearance, are you a student who is a student on a study tour?"
Zhao Xifeng nodded and said, "Yes, uncle, my name is Zhao Dongfeng, dare to ask your eldest brother's surname?"
"Hello Zhao Dongfeng, my name is Cao Xiaojian. The man raised his head and looked at Zhao Xifeng for the first time, his eyes were like stars.