Under the cold and quiet night sky, a tall black figure walked shivering in the snow with his hands on his shoulders.
This person was none other than the tiger and bear who fought against Ziyang in the mountains outside Qingyun City. Even with a bearskin coat, he could not withstand the biting cold wind.
Whenever the cold wind blows through the snow on the branches, and the snowflakes fall on him, he can't help but shrink his neck.
Gradually, mucus flowed from Tiger Bear's nostrils. He wiped it with the back of his hand and shook off the snowflakes floating on his clothes. With a stiff face, he cursed angrily: "Damn it, it's such a bad weather, it won't snow long ago." It won’t snow until late, but it won’t snow until I’m about to go home. I want to freeze me to death here!”
"Zi Yang of the Northern Continent, if you hadn't been so arrogant, I wouldn't have gone to Qingyun City. If I hadn't gone to Qingyun City, I wouldn't have suffered this fate. Just wait for me. Sooner or later, I will definitely take care of myself. I will teach you a lesson!"
He looked around and saw only the vast expanse of white snow and the trees shrouded in snow. He exhaled a breath of hot breath and said with disappointment: "There is not even a human figure, and the surrounding trees are too wet. I want to make a fire in this kind of ice and snow." It’s all difficult.”
Tiger Xiong spat out a mouthful of phlegm, the flesh on his face trembled, and complained: "It's really unlucky! It doesn't matter if I didn't hit him, but I encountered this kind of thing again on the way back."
He looked worried and said: "We are almost at the door of our house. If we can't find a place to stay tonight, I'm afraid I will freeze to death in the snow."
There are very few people walking around in the deep mountains and wild forests, let alone the heavy snow that has just fallen, the mountain roads are slippery and difficult to navigate, and there is also the fear of having no place to sleep.
Therefore, in this case, few people are usually on their way, or even out and about in this kind of weather.
As Tiger Bear walked, he lowered his head and carefully observed the surrounding snow, trying to judge whether anyone had walked by the footprints on the snow, but unfortunately, the snow was very smooth, let alone human footprints. There are not even animal footprints.
As he walked, he raised his eyes and said, "Am I really going to die here?"
Suddenly, the tip of Tiger Bear's nose, which was red from the cold, smelled the scent of meat. He immediately looked around and saw a blazing fire on the blurry snow.
Tiger Bear's eyes widened, he looked up at the dark sky, and said with great joy: "God will never die, God will never die!"
With that, he rushed towards the direction of the fire, saying as he walked: "I'm saved! I'm saved! Hahaha!"
When he came to the fire, he found a middle-aged man wearing a black plush pullover cape with a yellowish face and some freckles on his face. He was sitting by the fire eating barbecue, and beside him , is a scabbard with a black dragon's body pattern standing upright, and the hilt is exactly the black dragon's head.
Seeing that he didn't look like an ordinary person, Huxiong didn't force him to sit by the fire. After all, the last time he met the old blind man in front of Qingyun City, he almost lost his life. He had learned the lesson from last time. This time he Be extra cautious.
He stood by the fire and waited for a long time. When the other party said nothing and did not look up at him, the middle-aged man only focused on drinking and eating meat, so he whispered: "Big brother, I am passing by here, can I borrow your fire?" Grill some meat?"
The middle-aged man picked up the wine bottle on the ground and took a sip. He looked up at the tiger and the bear and asked, "This heavy snow is going to seal the mountain. Where are you going alone?"
The tiger and the bear sat on the dry ground, stretched out their hands in the freezing cold
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He leaned against the fire with red and slightly trembling hands and said: "Brother, my little brother's home is not far ahead. I thought I could get home today, but I didn't know that I drank too much last night and didn't get up this morning. It snowed heavily in the afternoon, and there were no stores around."
"Therefore, I was in a dilemma, so I had no choice but to bite the bullet and move forward. Only then did I get here with difficulty."
The middle-aged man nodded, picked up the wine bottle on the ground, and took another sip. Without even looking at the tiger and the bear, he chewed the barbecue and said, "I don't think it's easy for you. You can use this fire as you please." Bar."
When Huxiong heard this, he immediately nodded and rubbed his warm hands to express his thanks: "Thank you, brother! Thank you, brother!"
The middle-aged man shook his head and took a sip of wine and said: "There is nothing to thank you for. It is fate between you and me that you can come here."
Huxiong smiled and nodded, then took out the raw meat from the Lingxuan bag, tied it up with a sharp bamboo pole, and roasted it on the fire. After he was full, his legs, which were numb from the cold, recovered. , it is only a matter of time before we get out of this snow.
He looked at the middle-aged man with a smile and said, "Brother, it's really thanks to you today. If it weren't for you, it's hard to say whether I would have the strength to walk out of here."
The middle-aged man looked at the tiger and the bear and kindly reminded him: "Young man, this place is not safe. You have to be careful when traveling alone."
After hearing his words, Hu Xiong looked around and found no one. He was a little confused and said: "Ah? Brother, isn't there no one around here? Is there anything unsafe?"
The middle-aged man pointed to the way the tiger and bear came and said, "Look there."
Hu Xiong turned around and saw two men in black walking on the snow. Moreover, both of them stopped and looked towards him for a while before leaving.
After the man in black left, Huxiong frowned and looked at the middle-aged man and asked, "Brother, who are those two people in night clothes? They look like they are looking for someone?"
The middle-aged man took the wine bottle from his mouth, shook his head and said, "I don't know exactly what they are looking for, but after I lit the fire, I saw several groups of people walking around."
"Most of them work in pairs and are divided into several groups. If we add them all up, there must be at least ten people."
Huxiong frowned and thought for a long time, then whispered: "The two men in black just now don't look like they are from the Royal Sky Chamber of Commerce. What are they doing in a place like this?"
In the mountains outside Qingyun City, he saw a group of men in black, and there were quite a few of them, about ten people. They also asked him if he had seen Ziyang in the Northern Continent.
Obviously, those people were sent by the Huangkong Chamber of Commerce to look for Ziyang. Hu Xiong had spent those days in Qingyun City and had heard a little bit about the source of all poisons.
But the two people who just walked by were wearing black clothes that were much more distinctive than the group of black people he had seen, and the materials of the clothes were also very different. Therefore, he did not think that these two people were also members of the Royal Sky Chamber of Commerce. .
However, they would not appear here for no reason. The middle-aged man also said that there were about a dozen of them, which also made Tiger Bear wary.
In any case, this place is not far from his home. Maybe they are heading towards his home, but he will not follow them rashly before they have eaten food.
"Okay, I've said all that needs to be said, and I'm leaving here." The middle-aged man hung the wine bottle on his waist, held the hilt of the sword in his right hand and stood up.
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Seeing that he was about to leave, Tiger Bear immediately stood up from the ground and said, "Brother, why don't you wait any longer? My home is not far ahead. You saved my life, so let me do my best." The friendship of the landlord."
The middle-aged man declined politely: "No, no, I have something else to do, so I won't bother you. If I have a chance next time, I will definitely go to your house to sit."
Seeing that he was unwilling, Hu Xiong did not continue. He bowed his hands and thanked him: "Well, since the eldest brother has something to do, the younger brother will not force me anymore. Take care of yourself along the way, eldest brother."
The middle-aged man nodded and smiled, and before leaving, he specifically warned: "You should also be careful."
Hu Xiong patted his chest and said confidently: "Brother, don't worry, just a few of them can't do anything to me."
"Okay, we'll see you later." After saying that, the middle-aged man turned and left.
"See you later!"
Tiger Bear watched the middle-aged man wearing a plush cloak go away. Soon, the black cloak gradually disappeared from his sight.
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The firelight in the ruined temple gradually weakened. Xiaoliu threw some dry firewood into the fire, and then looked at Ziyang who was lying quietly on the straw and breathing evenly.
She whispered: "Zi Yang, Zi Yang."
"Hmm?!" After hearing the shouting, Zi Yang immediately opened his sore eyes, sat on the straw and rubbed his eyes. He looked at Xiao Liu with blurred vision and asked, "What's wrong? It's so late for you. You still up?"
Xiao Liu glanced around and whispered: "It's nothing... I'm just a little scared."
Zi Yang's vision gradually became clearer. He looked around and said with slight surprise: "Afraid? There is no one else here. What are you afraid of?"
"It just feels weird." Xiao Liu pointed to the collapsed hole in the roof and said, "It's a bit eerie especially since there are still snowflakes floating there."
Zi Yang looked back at the snowflakes blown by the cold wind, turned to look at Xiaoliu, and said indifferently: "Really? What's so sinister about the falling snowflakes? Why didn't I feel it?"
He could also guess what Xiaoliu was thinking, but in order to prevent her from panicking even more, he would not say it even if he knew.
Zi Yang smiled and asked: "Xiao Liu, do you know what the most terrifying thing in the world is?"
Xiao Liu stared at him for a while and whispered: "Ghosts are the scariest thing."
"No, no." Zi Yang shook his head and said seriously: "The most terrifying thing in the world is your own thoughts. When the snow comes in, you start to think wildly. In fact, it is just the cold wind blowing outside. "
"If there were really rumors about ghosts, how could you still be alive today?"
Xiao Liu looked at Zi Yang with a panic expression on his face and discussed with him: "What you said is right. However, I am still a little scared. Anyway, you have already slept, otherwise you should stop sleeping. OK?"
Zi Yang looked at her with some embarrassment. After seeing her pleading eyes, he said helplessly: "Okay, okay, just sleep peacefully. I'll guard you here."
Xiaoliu covered her body with the black clothes Ziyang gave her, lay on her side on the straw, and said: "You watch the fire, don't let it go out."
Zi Yang was slightly dissatisfied and said, "You can sleep in your own bed. I told you that if you stay here, you won't fall asleep."
He had just been woken up by Xiao Liu. He was full of energy at the moment and was not sleepy at all. It would not be difficult to stay here all night.
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