The Dao dies but I live on, the spiritual energy dries up but I remain evergreen

There was occasional snow, so we walked and stopped.

Upon learning that Li Changxiao had woken up, Xia Mei brought Zuo Qiuye and Wen Tianyu to the carriage of the last carriage to visit Li Changxiao.

Two hot coarse cakes were also served.

Li Changxiao was not polite either. He took the coarse cake, thanked him a few times, and drank it with the strong liquor.

Seeing this, Zuo Qiuye muttered to himself, "Drunkard."

All the wanderers in the world love wine.

Zuo Qiuye would drink from time to time, but when he was doing serious work, he would never drink a drop of alcohol, for fear that drinking would cause trouble.

It is rare to see a caravan of this size on a snowy day. Li Changxiao was curious and asked casually.

Xia Mei thought for a moment and felt that it didn't hurt to tell her, so she told Li Changxiao that they had no choice but to travel in the heavy snow.

She was originally a merchant in Lingtian City. She was very wealthy, but recently the emperor delegated power to others, and the princes and princesses who gained power naturally wanted to show off their skills and talents.

As a result, land taxes have skyrocketed, and various regulations are enacted every day.

Many businesses are on the verge of surviving this turmoil, but the Xia family is wealthy and can hold on a little longer.

However, it was not a good idea to continue like this, so she, the daughter of the Xia family, had to go south to build up a foundation and leave a way out. If she really could not stay in Lingtian City anymore, she would move to the south.

After explaining the whole story, Xia Mei sighed and told Li Changxiao that in the future, more and more people would come to this road.

Li Changxiao told Xia Mei that he would also go south on this trip.

As a result, Zuo Qiuye immediately mocked him, "Are you here to get a ride?"

Li Changxiao really meant this, and he did not hide it. He nodded and said, "If we can drink some more wine, that would be great."

"You!" As soon as these words came out, Zuo Qiuye was so angry that his chest rose and fell, and waves surged. "How could there be a leper like you?"

"Young Master is quite honest." Xia Mei covered her mouth and chuckled, "But I am a businessman and will not do business at a loss. How about this? I see that Young Master is equipped with a long sword, so I guess he has some martial arts skills."

"If we encounter danger or bandits on the way, would you mind giving us a hand?"

Wen Tianyu, who was standing by, was dissatisfied. "Miss, are you worried about my swordsmanship? With me here, why would you spend money to hire another unknown swordsman?"

People in the martial arts world love to fight and be aggressive, especially Wen Tianyu, who has secretly admired Miss Xia Mei for a long time and naturally cannot bear to hear these.

How could Xia Mei hide Wen Tianyu's little thoughts from her? That was why she wanted to recruit another swordsman.

When he rescued Li Changxiao from the snow, besides being kind-hearted, he also had this intention, which was equivalent to distancing himself from Wen Tianyu in disguise.

Li Chang smiled and drank, then agreed.

under night.

Everyone sat around the fire and began to rest.

The weather was very cold. Xia Mei was wearing a mink coat, wrapped tightly in it, but she was still shivering.

Not to mention the servants, who were only wearing thicker cloth clothes, and had to lean on each other, relying on each other's body temperature to barely fall asleep.

Li Changxiao sat by the fire, poured the wine called "Drunkenness and Dreaming of Death" into a teacup and placed it on the fire to warm it.

Heat it up, blow on it a few times, and then drink it happily.

The aroma of the wine caught Wen Tianyu's attention. He came over and asked for a glass so that he could warm himself up with the wine.

Li Changxiao didn't want to give it to him, so he said bluntly that the wine was very expensive. Wen Tianyu sneered and cursed, "You are a nobody, how can you afford expensive wine?"

After the humiliation, his temper rose, but he wasn't so cold anymore.

Li Chang smiled and said, "You see, this trick of mine is more effective than drinking, right?"

Wen Tianyu rolled his eyes and didn't want to pay any more attention to him. Instead, he stood aside and practiced swordsmanship.

People who practice martial arts have their internal energy to protect their bodies, and their resistance to severe cold is much stronger than that of ordinary people.

Wen Tianyu's sword moves are experienced and fierce. Although his sword technique is called Qingfeng, when it is performed, it is like a fierce wave.

boom!

With the last sword, he swept away the surrounding snow ten meters away!

When Xia Mei saw this scene, a look of regret flashed in her eyes. Wen Tianyu was a master, but unfortunately he was narrow-minded and criticized her.

She didn't dare to use it easily.

However, Zuo Qiuye on the side shouted "good", picked up his long sword and tried to fight as well.

Her knife skills are like falling leaves, erratic, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, but her foundation is very solid.

After practicing martial arts once, my body felt warmed up, but unfortunately, my interest was not so easy to dissipate.

She looked at Li Changxiao and asked, "Would you like to come too? Tell me the truth?"

"As for me, my skills are just mediocre, so forget it." Li Changxiao shook his head and said.

A hint of displeasure flashed across Xia Mei's eyes. She felt that Li Changxiao, being a rookie, did not quite understand the human relationships in the underworld.

As people in the same industry, it is only natural that we should tell each other the truth.

"Forget it. I've been given the order, so I'll just reveal it all." Li Changxiao thought about it and changed his mind.

When you're taking a ride with someone, it's better not to ask for special treatment.

He patted the long sword at his waist, drew the sword out of its sheath, and roughly practiced it.

Wen Tianyu understood clearly in his mind and knew roughly what level Li Changxiao was at.

It's not that he is a novice, but his talent is limited, and the martial arts he has learned are not good enough.

No wonder he drinks every day, his future is worrying.

Zuo Qiuye did the same. He no longer paid attention to Li Changxiao, but looked at Wen Tianyu and said, "Brother Wen, how about we have a sparring match?"

Wen Tianyu laughed, glanced at Xia Mei intentionally or unintentionally, and replied "OK".

So, the two of them started fighting.

Li Changxiao sat aside and watched, occasionally giving cheers of encouragement.

"Mr. Changxiao, why are you going south?" Xia Mei walked over and sat down next to Li Changxiao.

"Meeting an old friend." Li Changxiao looked at Xia Mei and suddenly laughed: "Why, are you disappointed? I'm not that kind of mysterious master who hides himself deeply."

Xia Mei shook her head, then nodded, "A little bit, but why do I feel like you are hiding your abilities?"

"No, no, my martial arts in the mortal world are really just at that level." Li Changxiao said seriously.

As he spoke, his eyes were always fixed on the duel.

Mortal Martial Arts...

It doesn’t look bad.

……

The next morning.

It was a rare good day, so the servants cooked a bowl of hot porridge early. After drinking it, they started their journey early in the morning.

As long as you cross this mountain road, the road ahead will become easier to travel. You can choose to take the canal or the official road.

Fortunately, the journey was smooth. They encountered some bandits on the way, but their martial arts were all acquired halfway and were not even as good as Li Changxiao.

Wen Tianyu was too lazy to take action, so the task naturally fell on Li Changxiao.

Helplessly, Li Changxiao, a Nascent Soul cultivator, could only serve as a thug for mortals, but he enjoyed it.

Every time he made a move, Xia Mei would give him some silver to fill his small treasury.

In this era.

Silver and gold are much more useful than spirit stones.

Li Changxiao accepted the offer and thought that he could buy some good wine in town.

Soon, the group arrived at a small town.

After Xia Mei contacted the local wealthy man, the other party promised to help them contact the canal port so that they could go south through the Grand Canal tomorrow.

However, the next day, after all the goods were loaded onto the ship, we suddenly received news.

At the bottom of the canal, there was a golden glow, as if a treasure had emerged!

The government immediately blocked the river and ordered people to go down to the river to investigate. It turned out that there were two golden statues!

Two golden statues of women!