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After going back, Tang Qingfeng and Li Zhenwu chatted for a long time, and then they took a rest.

In the early morning of the second day, Qin Jian and Zhao Jue led the people to leave Taihua and head towards the Wangchuan Icefield.

The Wangchuan Icefield is covered with ice for thousands of miles, and snow drifts for thousands of miles.

Everyone rode quickly through the raging blizzard.Tang Qingfeng looked at Li Zhenwu beside him, and saw that his face was a little red from the cold, and felt distressed in his heart.

"When we get to Wangchuan Town, let's buy a bamboo hat." Tang Qingfeng thought about it and looked at Fengxue in front of him.

A huge ice and snow town suddenly appeared amidst the violent storm.

The ice and snow town is built from hundreds of small earthen houses, and the small earthen houses are made of loess and rocks mixed with finely divided vegetation.The roofs and eaves of the earthen houses were all covered with thick ice and snow.

The earth houses are neatly arranged from the inside to the outside, forming a huge ring around the ice and snow town.In the center of the ring is a wide square, in which a bronze statue covered in ice stands alone.

The statue seems to be a herb picker.He carried a pannier on his back and held a handful of herbs in his hand.Under the wind and snow blowing, the copper herbs turned into sharp ice picks, which were held in the hands of the herb pickers.

Qin Jian looked at the town not far away, and said loudly to everyone:

"That's Wangchuan Town. According to the plan, we will go to the town to investigate first, and then gather at the bronze statue."

"Okay." Everyone nodded and rode their horses towards Wangchuan Town.

In Wangchuan Town, Tang Qingfeng and Li Zhenwu walked in the town with their horses. Looking at the dazzling array of medicinal herbs by the roadside, Li Zhenwu was a little surprised and said:

"There are so many excellent medicinal herbs."

Tang Qingfeng was looking for a place to sell bamboo hats. After hearing Li Zhenwu's words, he turned his head to look at him, but saw that his face was flushed with cold.

"Zhenwu, is it cold?" Tang Qingfeng asked with concern.

"Huh? Not cold." Li Zhenwu replied.

"Really, let me take a look." Tang Qingfeng said as he touched his face, his hands felt cold.

Tang Qingfeng frowned slightly, and said softly to Li Zhenwu:

"Zhenwu, let's go take a look at the bamboo hat first."

"Okay." After Li Zhenwu returned, the two walked forward quickly.

Tang Qingfeng took Li Zhenwu quickly through the town.The two walked for more than a quarter of an hour, surrounded by shops selling medicinal herbs.The two walked for a while, and finally found a shop selling fur products at the end of the street.

When the two walked to the shop, Tang Qingfeng saw a woman in her 30s with a young child sitting in the shop warming up by the fire, so he asked the woman:

"Boss, are there any bamboo hats for sale?"

After hearing Tang Qingfeng's words, the woman looked up at the door, and saw two gorgeously dressed young men with handsome faces looking at her, as if waiting for her response.

She looked at the two of them, picked up the child, walked to the door, and replied to the two at the door:

"Two guests, sorry, we don't have bamboo hats here."

"Oh, can you please tell the boss where they are sold?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

The woman shook her head, then explained:

"The Wangchuan Icefield is very cold, and the clothes to keep out the cold are usually fur products, but there are no bamboo hats."

"Is that so?" After listening to her words, Tang Qingfeng thought about it, and then asked her:

"Then what kind of fur products can protect the face from frostbite?"

After listening to his question, the woman looked at the two of them and saw that Li Zhenwu's face was flushed with cold, so she said to them:

"It's cold outside, the two of you come in to warm up first, I'll help you find it."

"Okay, thank you." After Tang Qingfeng finished speaking, he led Li Zhenwu into the house.

The two sat by the fire, and under the warmth of the flame, the redness on Li Zhenwu's face gradually faded.

Seeing that he seemed to be much better, Tang Qingfeng touched his cheek, which was very warm.

Tang Qingfeng nodded reassuringly, and said gently to Li Zhenwu:

"Zhenwu, Beichuan is cold, don't fight hard when it's cold, it will hurt your body."

"Yes." Li Zhenwu nodded.

After the two finished talking, the woman held the child and walked over with a wide snow-white foxtail.

She looked at Li Zhenwu and saw that his complexion had improved, so she handed the foxtail to Tang Qingfeng and said:

"Guest, what do you think of this?"

Tang Qingfeng took the fox tail and tried it around his neck.The fox tail is very long and can be wrapped around to completely cover the face.Fox fur is slender and soft, with distinct roots, extremely smooth, and has a faint fragrance.

After feeling it for a while, Tang Qingfeng nodded in satisfaction and said:

"That's it."

When he finished speaking and was about to ask the price, he saw a group of big men in brown wolf fur suits suddenly barging in at the door.I saw them holding big knives and shouting to the women in the shop:

"It's time to pay the rent."

After hearing what they said, the woman hurriedly embraced the child and greeted her:

"My lords, my husband has not come back from hunting. I wonder if my lord can wait a little longer. We will pay the rent when he comes back."

After the woman finished speaking, the big man glanced at her and refused:

"No, hand it in now!"

"My lord, my husband is not here, and the family does not have enough money to pay the rent. Please allow me some more time." The woman said.

"No! I will forgive you, who will forgive me? If you have no money, you can pay with fur!" The big man pushed the woman away and rushed in with a knife. After entering the door, he saw the money in Tang Qingfeng's hand. foxtail.

The big man saw that the fox tail was very white and beautiful, so he strode over and said:

"Give it over!"

Tang Qingfeng was about to hand the fox tail to Li Zhenwu, when he heard the big man asking for it, he glanced at him, and then said coldly:

"What?"

"Foxtail." The big man said.

"Why should I give it to you?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

"Rely on this big knife in my hand!" The big man raised the big knife and slashed over.

Seeing him attacking, Tang Qingfeng raised his hand and knocked him flying.

With a bang, the big man bumped into the wooden frame outside the door, smashing the wooden frame to pieces.

Seeing that the big man was shot flying, the rest of the people hurried over to help him up.The big man clutched his aching chest, glanced at Tang Qingfeng in the room, and said angrily to him:

"You dare to fight the people in Xuanwu Hall, I think you are tired of working!"

As he spoke, he said to the people around him: "Brothers, kill him for me!"

As soon as the big man's words fell, the rest of the people rushed forward with their knives in hand.

Tang Qingfeng saw that they were going to attack, and when he was about to make a move, Li Zhenwu suddenly rushed out and stabbed the big man with his sword.

The light sword touched the big man's heart with a cold blue light, if it penetrated another half inch, it would be able to pierce his heart.

The big man looked at the black long sword in front of his heart in horror, and threatened Li Zhenwu:

"You, what do you want to do?! If you kill me, Xuanwu Palace will not let them go!"

Li Zhenwu frowned slightly after hearing what the big man said. After thinking for a while, he said coldly to him:

"How much rent does she owe you?"

"300 taels." The big man said.

After hearing what the big man said, the woman looked shocked and said:

"My lord, it seems that we don't owe that much money, my lord, did I remember wrongly?"

"My memory is correct, a total of 300 taels including principal and interest." The big man replied.

After hearing what the big man said, the woman looked at him, then at Li Zhenwu, then bowed her head silently.

Seeing the woman's silence, Li Zhenwu glanced at the big man, turned his head and said to Tang Qingfeng behind him:

"Brother Tang."

Hearing Li Zhenwu calling him, Tang Qingfeng walked out of the house, took a thousand taels of silver and handed it to the big man, saying:

"give change."

The big man took a look at the silver ticket, carefully took a bag of silver from his arms and handed it to Tang Qingfeng.

Tang Qingfeng glanced quickly after taking the money, and said to Li Zhenwu:

"Zhenwu, let him go."

"Hmm." Li Zhenwu withdrew his light sword, Tang Qingfeng looked at the big man in front of him and said coldly:

"This matter has nothing to do with their mother and child, so don't bother me again. Otherwise."

After Tang Qingfeng finished speaking, he shattered a person-high rock beside him with his palm.

The big man was frightened by Tang Qingfeng's actions and froze for a moment.He glanced at the gravel, and looked away with lingering fear.

He thought to himself that luckily this person didn't want to kill him just now, otherwise he would have been smashed to pieces and died with that palm.

Thinking of this, he looked at Tang Qingfeng and the two of them, wanting to say something harsh but didn't dare to say it, so he held his breath and led his men to leave quickly.

After the big man left, Tang Qingfeng and Li Zhenwu walked into the house, and he handed the money given by the big man to the woman and said:

"Is this money enough to buy foxtails?"

Looking at the money Tang Qingfeng handed over, the woman panicked and said:

"No, no need."

Seeing her resignation, Tang Qingfeng put the silver in the child's arms, and then said to Li Zhenwu:

"Zhenwu, let's go."

"En." After Li Zhenwu returned, the two got up and were about to go out, but they were stopped by the woman's words:

"Two, please wait a moment."

"What's the matter with you?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

"You two, you have offended the people from Xuanwu Hall, you should leave Beichuan as soon as possible." The woman said worriedly:

"The people of Xuanwu Palace kill people like hemp. Today they are angry, and they will definitely come to revenge in the future. If you two have nothing important, it is better to leave as soon as possible."

After listening to the woman's words, Li Zhenwu looked at her and asked:

"So, wouldn't he come back to take revenge on you?"

"Guests don't have to worry, we are the tenants of Xuanwu Hall, they won't do anything to us."

Seeing that he was concerned, the woman explained.

"That's good." Li Zhenwu said with peace of mind.

"Well, hurry up and go." The woman said.

"No hurry, I still want to ask something. Please answer it." Tang Qingfeng said.

The woman heard Tang Qingfeng say this, looked at him and said:

"What does the guest want to ask?"

"Are you in a rent-a-service relationship with Xuanwu Palace?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

"Well, the entire Wangchuan Icefield is the site of the Xuanwu Hall, and all the people living here are rented and hired by them. As long as we pay the money on time every month, they will not come to harass us." The woman replied.

"So that's the case." Tang Qingfeng said: "I heard that Xuanwu Palace is arresting people everywhere, do you know about this?"

"I know." The woman nodded.

"What are they arresting people for?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

"Mining." The woman replied.

"Is it ice meteorite?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

"You, how do you know?" The woman was surprised.

"We came here just for this." Tang Qingfeng continued:

"Ice Meteorite is in the Great Sacred Mountain?"

"Yes." The woman nodded, and then continued:

"Those people just came to collect money to buy food and send it to the Great Sacred Mountain."

"Okay, thank you for letting me know." Tang Qingfeng said to Li Zhenwu after finishing speaking:

"Zhenwu, let's go find Jiangling and the others."

"Okay." After Li Zhenwu returned, the two walked out the door.

After going out, the two went straight to the bronze statue and waited.Not long after, everyone came back one after another.

Tang Qingfeng and the others recounted the information they had obtained, and King Yanbei analyzed it carefully after listening:

"It seems that after collecting the rent, these people will buy grain and send it to the Great Sacred Mountain."

"Such a lot of money is enough to buy a lot of food. It seems that they have arrested a lot of people." Zhao Jue said.

"The arrest of so many people should be to dig out the ice meteorite as soon as possible and forge magic weapons." Qin Jian said.

"There should be a lot of people from the Xuanwu Hall in the Great Sacred Mountain, lord, we need to be more careful." Li Luo said.

"Yes." King Yanbei said to Tang Qingfeng after returning:

"What do you think?"

"Go and see." Tang Qingfeng said.

"Okay, let's follow that group of people." Yan Bei said kingly.

"Okay." Tang Qingfeng replied.

After everyone finished speaking, they secretly followed the people in Xuanwu Hall who had finished buying food, and left Wangchuan Town together with them.