Listen to the king's order

Lu Ming asked for two guest rooms, one for Fu Sheng and Shu Chen, and one for himself.Although the two children were young, they were very sensible. It was the beginning of April, and it rained almost every day along the way. Their clothes were wet almost every day, but they never complained.

After days of eating and sleeping in the open, the two children didn't eat well and didn't sleep well. After finally arriving at the inn, the two ordered a table full of food and started to gobble it up.The secretary is used to observing words and expressions. Seeing that Lu Ming's mind was wandering and he didn't move his chopsticks, he knew that he was thinking about going up the mountain, so he asked, "Brother Lu, shall we go up the mountain tomorrow?"

Lu Ming looked out the window. Although the sky was dark, he could vaguely see the dark clouds drifting towards them.He pondered for a moment, and said: "Look at the sky, it will rain soon. The rainy season is long, we can't wait here forever. There will be a heavy snowstorm on the mountain tomorrow, and we may encounter something. If you want to come with me , then go together. If you don’t want to, just wait for me here. I’ll be back in three days at most, how about it?”

Fu Sheng and Shu Chen looked at each other, although they practiced martial arts since childhood, their kung fu skills were not considered superior.It's okay to deal with bandits and thieves, but no matter how strong it is, it's a bit reluctant.They obeyed the orders of the head, and they went down the mountain to practice in the name of catching shadows.How can there be a reason to let go of the opportunity?

When the two heard the words, they both said: "Brother Lu, we will go up the mountain with you!"

Lu Ming nodded, asked Xiao Er for a pen and paper, wrote on the paper profusely, and handed it to the secretary: "Most of the things I will use for going up the mountain tomorrow are some warm clothes. I will do it immediately after dinner."

The scholar took a look and saw that besides some dry food, there were clothes to keep out the cold.But I only needed two sets of clothes, and I didn't want to know who it was for, so I asked, "Brother Lu, why do you only need two sets of clothes, don't you want it?"

Lu Ming shook his head and said indifferently, "I have internal energy to protect my body."

Shuchen and Fusheng looked at each other again, and at the same time deeply realized the importance of diligently practicing inner skills and mental techniques.

The next day was just dawn, and Lu Ming woke up from the nightmare again. Ever since he left the dreamland, he would repeat the dream of the flames every night.Putting his hands on his chest, he secretly adjusted his breath for a while. When Lu Ming felt that his breathing was smooth, he called Xiao Er and told him that they were going up the mountain and put the horse in the inn, and entrusted him to take care of it.

The folk customs at the foot of Fujia Mountain are simple and honest, Xiaoer readily agreed.Seeing the rain falling sparsely outside, he persuaded them to wait until the rainy season was over before going up the mountain, but Lu Ming politely declined.

Xiao Er saw Lu Mingsheng's handsome appearance, holding a flute made of white jade in his hand, and saw that he had the temperament of a son from a family in Chen Guo.I don't know what the so-called thing is, but I have to go to Navoga Mountain now.Seeing that he was advised not to move, he had no choice but to give up, so he kindly told him which way was the easiest to go up the mountain.

The sky was extremely gloomy, and the clouds were so thick that no light could come through.

Lu Ming was dressed in thin black clothes, wearing a bamboo hat, and walked in the front in a coir raincoat.

Fusheng and Shuchen each held an oil-paper umbrella, and although they hadn't gone up the mountain yet, they put on the cloaks they bought early in the morning for convenience.A layer of off-white animal hair was sewn on the cloak to keep out the cold. Afraid of being splashed by the rain, the two walked carefully, and were left behind by Lu Ming after a while.

Lu Ming took the lead to reach the foot of the mountain. There was a winding path in the mountain. Although it was raining and muddy, it could be seen that this path was the one most traveled by people.It's just that it's the rainy season right now, the sky is still raining, and the wind and snow on the mountain have been raging for days, but no villagers will go up the mountain at this time.

Lu Ming waited for a while at the foot of the mountain with his Yinshuang flute in his arms, before he saw the figures of Shuchen and Fusheng.

When the two saw him, they felt a little embarrassed, Fu Sheng said: "I'm sorry, Brother Lu, I kept you waiting."

Lu Ming glanced at the two, helped the bamboo hat on his head, and said lightly, "Let's go."

Lu Ming walked up the path. This time, he deliberately slowed down. The mountains are not as good as the flat land. If something happened to those two little things here, it would be troublesome.

At the beginning, Fu Sheng and Shuchen held the umbrella and lifted the hem of the cloak to avoid getting wet mud.However, the higher the climb, the heavier the rain, and the more slippery the feet would be. If he climbed the mountain like this again, he was afraid that he would soon roll down the mountain, so he let go of his hands and feet and ignored it.

Once they figured it out, the journey of the three of them inevitably became much faster.

The three of them are martial arts practitioners, so their physical strength is naturally not a problem, and they walked halfway in two hours.Going further up, the rain gradually decreased, but the wind picked up in my ears.

Fu Sheng and Shuchen were still muttering in their hearts, they were almost halfway up the mountain, not only did they not see snow, even the rain stopped.That Xiaoer is unreliable...

However, they always take things too simply.

After climbing nearly 100 meters, the wind blowing in my ears was getting stronger and stronger, and there was some sharp pain on my face.There is no rain on the mountain, and the sky is much brighter than that at the bottom of the mountain.After a while, the strong wind rolled down the white snowflakes.

"It's snowing..." the scholar murmured.

Lu Ming, who was walking ahead, stopped, took off his coir raincoat and threw it aside.

"We're halfway there, and the wind and snow will be even bigger if you go up, so be careful." Lu Ming said with his face sideways, his face was covered by a big bamboo hat, and he couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, but only heard the voice. Not as cold as before.

Fu Sheng and Shuchen nodded quickly, and tightened their cloaks.

The ground was gradually covered with snow, and soon there was no way under his feet. Lu Ming could only continue to climb up according to his own feeling.Previously, the wind was still blowing the snow foam, but after a while, the snow foam turned into a small snowball. It fell with a "patta patta", and soon, everything that came into view was covered with white snow.

Lu Ming walked in the front as if nothing had happened, without even stopping.

But the two little ones behind him were a bit choking.The temperature on the mountain dropped rapidly, and their internal strength was not enough to help them resist the severe cold, so they could only hold on to the cloaks on their bodies while trembling and exhaling non-stop.

"Brother Lu." Fu Sheng called Lu Ming: "The wind and snow on this mountain is getting bigger and bigger, Brother Lu, are you cold?"

Lu Ming said, "It's not cold."

Fu Sheng and Shu Chen looked at each other, and thought bitterly: "But we are cold..."

The howling wind rolled up layers of snow on the ground. The higher they went, the more they couldn't tell whether the snow fell from the sky or was blown up by the wind.

The icy cold wind made people's cheeks ache, Fu Sheng and Shu Chen's faces were already flushed from the cold.

"I really can't figure it out, why the Sky Eye Sect is built at such a high place, why don't they come out?" Fu Sheng finally couldn't help complaining.

Hearing this, the scholar nodded and replied innocently: "That's right, they haven't gone down the mountain for many years."

Fu Sheng: "..."

Lu Ming felt that Mount Fuga was really a good place.He had climbed many famous mountains and great rivers in the past, but the higher he climbed, the more he lost energy, with abnormal chest tightness and shortness of breath.But now they have climbed more than half of the Voga Mountain, and they don't feel any discomfort at all.It's not because of his strong internal strength, although the two little ones in the back are terribly cold, they haven't felt the slightest discomfort up to now.

After another 100 meters, the wind and snow in front of us can be described as monstrous.

The bamboo hat Lu Ming was wearing on his head had already been covered with a thick layer of snow. He untied the knot and took off the hat.As soon as he got out of the shadow of the bamboo hat, the strong wind and heavy snow blew his temples away.Lu Ming brushed off the snow on the bamboo hat indifferently, and put it on his face again.

There is nothing but a vast expanse of whiteness, and the way forward can no longer be seen clearly.The snow here is so deep that when you step on it, the snow falls to your knees.

The speed of the three of them couldn't help but slow down.Previously, Lu Ming had been meandering along the paths pioneered by his predecessors.But now, with white snow covering the road ahead, he felt faintly worried when he came to this point by feeling.There might be some wild beasts in this mountain, if they accidentally strayed off the road, they would cause trouble.

But things are often what they are afraid of.

Fusheng and Shuchen have been following in Lu Ming's footsteps, walking one after the other.The two are still young and haven't grown up yet, so their steps are naturally not as big as Lu Ming's.

It's fine if it's normal, but walking in the snow in front of them, the snowdrifts are already high, and they want to follow Lu Ming's footprints.His body had been frozen stiff in this icy and snowy field for a long time, and he saw that Shuchen didn't take a single step, but tilted his body to the side, and fell into the snowdrift.

"Hahahahahaha..."

Lu Ming only heard a "plop", followed by a series of wild laughter from Fusheng.He stopped and looked back, only to see Shuchen flinging himself in the snow, covered by the thick snow around him.Shuchen struggled to prop up his body from the snowdrift. His whole body, face, and hair were all white, and he looked like a snowman.

Shu Chen looked at Fu Sheng's topsy-turvy appearance with a smile on his face, and said, "Fu Sheng, you're still laughing at me!"

Fu Sheng still couldn't help it, his body that had been frozen for a long time seemed to have a tinge of warmth between these laughs: "Hahaha, Shuchen, you look so funny. Brother Lu, look at him, I'm laughing." Tears are coming."

Lu Ming shook his head helplessly, and said in a low voice, "Get up quickly."

Although Fu Sheng had a smile on his face, he was still very loyal and moved to the side of the scholar, stretching out his hand and pulling him up.

Seeing that the secretary got up, Lu Ming was about to continue walking, but he heard an exclamation from behind: "Hey? What is this!"

Looking sideways again, I saw that the white cloak on the side of the snow that Shu Chen had just touched was stained with blood red.

Fu Sheng stretched out his hand to touch Shu Chen's body, put it up to his nose and sniffed it, his expression became serious: "It's human blood."

Lu Ming's eyebrows tightened suddenly, and he followed his footprints to their side, looking into the black hole that the scholar had just smashed into.In the white snow, a ball of black cloth was vaguely seen.

"Open it and have a look." Lu Ming pointed to the hole and said to the two.

Fu Sheng and Shuchen understood each other, one held the sword and the other held the knife and started digging.A person lying on the ground with his back gradually revealed.

The body of that person did not know how long it had been lying in the snow, as stiff as a popsicle.The two digging more and more frustrated, finally put down the sword in their hands and started digging with bare hands.

They dug for at least half an hour before they dug the man out in the continuous snowstorm.

Lu Ming said, "Turn him over."

Hearing this, the two turned him over vigorously.I saw that the man's stiff face was still covered with a layer of floating frost, and there were three bloodstains on his neck.

"This man is a hunter on the mountain." Shuchen checked the wound on the man's neck, and said, "Didn't that Xiao Er say that many hunters went up the mountain and never went down. They should have met here." The beast was buried here again by the wind and snow."

Lu Ming looked at the corpse from top to bottom, and his eyes suddenly stopped on his hands.

I saw that the sleeve on the corpse's arm was broken, exposing a small tattoo on the arm.Lu Ming stepped forward in twos and threes, stretched out his hand and raised his frozen stiff arm, tearing his sleeves with ease.A black scorpion tattoo.

All three breathed a sigh of relief.

"He...he he...he is..." Fu Sheng stared at the black scorpion tattoo in disbelief, and couldn't speak fluently.

Lu Ming said in a deep voice, "Luo Jiuzhao, the black scorpion who ranks third on the Jianghu list."

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