Taking shelter from the cold in the cave is indeed much more comfortable than staying at the inn
After a good night's sleep, Li Ye ran to the snow to practice swordplay early in the morning.
Since my husband left Xuantian Temple, he rarely practices swordsmanship, but he still practices for some days every winter.
Because my husband said that although it is a good way to use a wooden sword to cultivate sword intent, it becomes more and more difficult as you get to the later stages, and it is something that cannot be rushed.
Li Ye never thought about how far he could cultivate his sword intention.
He only thinks about one day being able to surpass Mr.'s stunning sword, which is considered a big pursuit of his right now.
As for what will happen in the future, he hasn't thought that far yet. After all, the most important thing, breaking through the eighth level of the "Phaseless Dharmakaya", has not yet been explored.
Coupled with the current affairs in southern Xinjiang, it can be summed up in one word: "Chaos."
However, no matter how chaotic he is, he still has to practice his sword occasionally. After all, this snow-cutting swordsmanship is a sword technique that he has learned by himself.
Although he couldn't master the Fallen Leaf Sword, in his opinion, his Zhanxue was not much worse.
Standing in the snow outside the cave, facing the morning snow, he swung the bamboo sword in his hand and took it back again and again.
This was a habit that had been repeated for several years, just like the assassination he saw the soldiers practicing every day in the military camp. It was also extremely monotonous, with a single action repeated every day.
I don't know if I can kill the enemy with one sword after entering the battlefield, but the method passed down for thousands of years will definitely not go wrong.
After practicing, I switched my left hand to my right hand. After practicing for an hour in the wind and snow, I put away my bamboo sword and turned around and walked into the cave.
As soon as he entered the cave, he saw this little girl named Yueying standing guard at the cave entrance watching him practice his sword.
Seeing Li Ye coming, he smiled at him sheepishly.
Li Ye was delighted and said with a smile, "Do you like this?"
The little girl nodded, shrunk her little head and replied, "If you learn this, you won't be afraid of being bullied."
"Wait for us when we come back, and let Sister Mumu teach you how to practice. It can be a sword or a sword."
Li Ye replied that he didn't know whether the woman had made a decision yet. If the mother and daughter were willing to return to Nanyun City with him, they would teach the little girl.
After all, he saw the shadow of Mu Mu in this girl named Yueying.
Being able to hunt alone in the wilderness at the age of eight is something that the young lady, Li Xiaoxue, Shangguan Qiu Ming and others will never be able to do.
Not to mention the few friends who went to Qingcheng to practice.
The little girl looked up at him, squinted her eyes, smiled, pointed to the hole and said, "The porridge is cooked and ready to eat."
Li Ye reached out and touched her little head, and said with a smile: "Let's go eat."
...
After a hurried breakfast and thinking about it all night, the woman finally agreed to go back to Nanyun City with Li Ye and others.
I packed my simple luggage early in the morning, and after the group had breakfast, I moved the luggage out with the help of Ma Tianyun.
When Li Ye helped her move her luggage to the official road and Ma Tianyun led three military horses over, the little girl also led two horses over from nowhere.
Li Ye saw that it was not the breed of southern Xinjiang army horse, so he couldn't help but asked softly: "Is this a horse from the grassland?"
The little girl nodded.
Ma Tianyun helped the mother and daughter put on the saddles and put the two bags of luggage on the horse.
He looked at the woman and asked, "Are you mother and daughter riding the same horse?"
The woman shook her head and said with a smile: "Yueer rides her own horse. We will wait for you at the inn ahead."
Li Ye nodded and said: "There is no one there, and no soldiers from Southern Xinjiang will come here before spring. Don't worry, you can stay there for a few days. We will be back in four days at the latest."
Ma Tianyun also smiled and said: "There is a stable for horses in the inn, and there is a lot of bean feed, which is perfect for feeding the horses."
Mu Mu took the little girl's hand and said: "Sister, wait for me in front. When I come back, I will take you to visit Nanyun City. There are a lot of delicious food. Oh, by the way, I will take you to buy new clothes then. "
After speaking like an adult, he patted the little girl's hand.
The woman climbed on the horse's back, looked at the little girl and said, "Yue'er, let's go."
When Ma Tianyun saw it, he picked up the little girl with a smile and helped her onto the horse.
He looked at the mother and daughter and said, "It's windy, so walk slowly and don't rush."
The woman nodded, patted the horse's back, turned around and headed south.
The little girl on the horse looked back at the three of them and said with a smile, "Brother and sister, please come back quickly. Yue'er is waiting for you in front."
After saying that, he patted the horse's back and followed the woman into the wind and snow.
Looking at the two people's retreating figures, Li Ye climbed into the carriage, took Mu Mu's hand and sent her into the carriage.
He smiled and said: "It's even this time, you picked up a sister in southern Xinjiang."
Mu Mu shouted in the carriage: "That's your sister too!"
Ma Tianyun looked at Li Ye, smiled, and said, "The Imperial Master is compassionate and a kind person."
Li Ye was stunned, looked at him, laughed twice, and said nothing.
Mu Mu, who was staying in the carriage, also chuckled when she heard this.
He muttered loudly: "Uncle, you have never seen your brother kill someone. He doesn't look like a good person."
...
The three of them had no worries, the horses were well fed, and they galloped all the way. At a quarter of noon, they finally arrived outside Xiaguan City.
From a distance, Ma Tianyun stopped the horse and stopped the carriage in the wind and snow.
"Mumu, stay in the car and don't come out. I'll go and have a look around and then leave."
Li Ye opened the curtain, gave instructions to Mu Mu who was staying in the carriage, took out a bamboo hat and put it on his head.
"National Master, would you like me to accompany you to have a look?" Ma Tianyun asked, not trusting Li Ye alone.
Li Ye shook his head and replied: "I only took a look outside the city. They wouldn't do anything to me. Besides, the snow is so heavy that the soldiers guarding the city may not see me."
"Then be careful and leave immediately if something goes wrong." Ma Tianyun warned.
Li Ye nodded and walked forward through the thick snow.
Looking from a distance through the thick snow, the majestic Xiaguan is wrapped in the snow.
Behind the city is close to the Qingshan Mountains, and the hundred-foot cliff is a natural barrier.
The terrain of the entire city is much higher than the outside. Looking from outside the city, if you want to enter the city, you have to climb a slope first.
It has a geographical advantage over Nanyun City. Because of the high terrain, there is no moat here. There is only a trench about three feet wide, which is regarded as the last line of defense for Xiaguan City.
Li Ye stood quietly outside the city for a while, and the snowflakes in the sky fell on his originally white cloak.
In addition, there was also thick snow on the bamboo hat, so the soldiers hiding on the tower could not see him more than a hundred feet away.
After walking along the trench for a while, we almost covered the terrain outside Xiaguan City.
Then he turned around and walked back to meet Ma Tianyun.
It wasn't until Li Ye melted into the boundless wind and snow that the grassland soldiers on the tower muttered: "Who is that? Am I dazzled? There seemed to be a figure outside the city just now."
Soldier A looked at Soldier B waving his hands and laughed: "I think you have seen a ghost. In this huge wind and snow, I am afraid that even ghosts are not willing to go out."
Soldier B rubbed his eyes, looked at the direction where Li Ye disappeared, and said gloomily: "Am I really dazzled?"
"Let's go and enjoy the spring." Taking off his bamboo hat, Li Ye got into the carriage and told Ma Tianyun.
"Okay, Imperial Master, sit tight!" Ma Tianyun flicked his whip, and the horse immediately spread its hooves happily.
...
"We may have to stay in the wilderness tonight. It's only one day's journey to Xichun. There should be no stations on the way to escape the wind and snow."
Li Ye frowned when he saw Mu Mu sitting in the carriage eating melon seeds.
Mu Mu opened the curtain, threw the melon seed shells in her hands out of the window, clapped her hands indifferently and said: "It's okay, it's not like I haven't been in the wild before. Mu Mu will find more firewood and come back later. It’s going to be freezing.”
Li Ye looked at her and shook his head speechlessly, thinking that this guy really had a big heart.
"Don't worry, Imperial Master. You should be able to find a place to spend the night on the way to Xichun. Although it's not as comfortable as my cave last night, there is still a place to hide from the wind and snow."
Ma Tianyun, who was sitting in front looking for a car, listened to the conversation between Li Ye and Mu Mu and took over with a smile.
"That's very good. The general is worthy of being a practitioner walking in southern Xinjiang. He can see all the journey."
Li Ye took out the kettle and took a sip of water. He looked at Mu Mu and asked, "What do you think of my sister coming here?"
Mu Mu, who was taking the cakes out and preparing to have lunch, was stunned.
Without thinking, he replied: "Any ideas? I just find it too boring to stay in the city lord's mansion. I wanted to go out for a walk with my brother, but I didn't expect that it would be even more boring this way."
Li Ye looked at her, pondered for a moment, and then said seriously: "You have the wrong idea. Since you followed to the three towns in southern Xinjiang, you should have a good experience of the scenery here."
"Even if we get familiar with the hillsides along the way, it will be good for the battle after the spring."
Mu Mu rolled her eyes at him and asked disgustedly: "Brother, are you educating me? I am here to protect you. Only when someone wants to harm my brother, Mu Mu will take action. I will ignore others."
Li Ye was startled and smiled sheepishly: "If I had known you thought so, I should have left you in Nanyun City and followed Brother Nalan to supervise the production of weapons."
Mu Mu was stunned for a moment and replied: "That would be more boring, I'd better just stay with my brother."
"When we get to Xichun, you have to be obedient and don't run around. I may have to meet some people."
"Maybe there will be a fight. Then you have to use the bow and arrow I gave you to protect me."
Li Ye picked up a piece of pastry and stuffed it into his mouth, and said thoughtfully.
...
Leaning against the car window, Li Ye slept quietly for two hours. It wasn't until Mu Mu pinched his nose that he opened his eyes.
He looked at her and asked, "What's wrong? Where are we?"
Mu Mu shook her head, pointed to the outside of the car and said, "Uncle asked you to get out of the car and have a look. He said he found a place to spend the night."
"So fast?" Li Ye opened the quilt that Mu Mu had covered him with and walked out of the car.
He looked at the sky and said, "I just took a nap, is it already the Youshi hour?"
Looking up, the carriage reached a canyon area. The carriage driven by Ma Tianyun had already entered the canyon.
"This canyon is the only way to Xichun. It is ten miles long. We have walked almost half of it. There is a rock cliff here, which is perfect for hiding. Let's spend the night here."
Ma Tianyun came from the snow on the right side of the official road, looked at Li Ye and said.
Li Ye jumped off the carriage, carefully observed the terrain on both sides, and asked: "This canyon is very narrow, I guess it is less than fifty feet wide, right?"
"It's like this. The height of the mountains on both sides is probably less than eighty feet. There seems to be only one canyon in the entire wasteland." Ma Tianyun smiled and reached out to untie the horse's reins.
"Give me your hand." Li Ye talked to Ma Tianyun while watching the competition.
Ma Tianyun handed the sword to Li Ye and asked, "Do you want arrows?"
Li Ye shook his head, stretched out his hand and patted the carriage and shouted, "My sister is coming down. We will spend the night here today."
Mu Mu said "Oh" and a little head popped out.
Li Ye held the sword in hand, took out a bamboo arrow, walked a few steps forward, aimed at the top of the hill, and took a deep breath.
Just hearing the sound of "buzz", a bamboo arrow flew happily to the hill where the wind and snow were flying.
The wind and snow were so heavy that Li Ye did not stare at the bamboo arrows that had already flown out. Instead, he concentrated his mind and released his consciousness to follow the bamboo arrows...
It didn't take much effort for the bamboo arrow to fly up to the hill above the canyon and pierce deeply into the trunk of a cedar tree.
"Brother, are you hunting?" Mu Mu rubbed her eyes and looked for the bamboo arrows that flew out.
"Yes, and no, I want to hunt. After the place for the night is packed, you can follow General Ma around and see if you can catch two snow chickens and roast them." Li Ye said with a faint smile.
Mu Mu was stunned, then looked at Ma Tianyun and shouted: "Uncle Ma, let me help you. Hurry up and lead the horse over. We will go find the hare and pheasant later."
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