Moonlight and wind

A light was faintly visible in the back hills of Xueying Hall. Shan Boyu was carrying a lantern and a bag on his back as he walked towards Hanyu Lake in the back hills.

"Where did this new grave come from?" Shan Boyu stopped in front of the swordsman's grave and continued on his way without thinking much.

When Shan Boyu's light appeared deep in the back mountain, several figures appeared beside the new grave.

"Young Master!" Shan Boyu shouted from the edge of the ice hole, "Are you okay?"

"Why did you come just now?" Shan Zimo knocked off a piece of ice and lay on it, "Come down and keep me company!"

"If I go down, I will sink into the lake. Young master, please spare me!" After saying this, he set up a simple small tent next to the ice hole, took out a brazier from his bag, ran into the woods by the lake to find some firewood, and hid in the tent to warm himself by the fire.

While soaking in the lake water, Shan Zimo's body absorbed a large amount of cold air. Now he felt that his temperature was the same as that of the lake water, just like soaking in a hot spring, very comfortable.

In this way, the master and the servant, one up and one down, spent a night on the howling Hanyu Lake.

"Nonsense!" Shan Youshi was quarreling with the hall master Shan Tianxiang in Yuehua Hall. "Just give him a little punishment and teach him a lesson. You let him soak in Hanyu Lake for three days and three nights. You might as well throw my three daughters and me into the lake!"

"Madam!" Shan Tianxiang coaxed her carefully, "Although the boy has not made any progress in the past, he has become even more naughty and has caused trouble in Wudu. If he is not disciplined strictly, I am afraid that even bigger trouble will happen!"

"Dad," Shan Zijing ran in with her fat white fox, and Shan Tianxiang immediately squatted down to hug her, "Can I go to the back hill to see my brother?"

"The wind is very cold near Hanyu Lake in the back mountain. My daughter is frozen to death." Shan Tianxiang held his voice and picked up the little master.

"Nannan is afraid of catching a cold, but Zimo is not afraid?" Shan Youshi snatched Shan Zijing from his arms and said, "When Zimo comes back, you can come again!" As she said that, she was about to push Shan Tianxiang out of Yuehua Palace.

"Okay, okay," Shan Tianxiang held the door frame with both hands, "Zi Yu!" "Master!" "Go to the back mountain and let Zi Mo return to Longyin Garden to reflect on his mistakes!" "Yes! Master!" After saying that, Zi Yu ran to the back mountain. "That's better!" Shan Youshi stuffed Zi Jing back into Shan Tianxiang's arms.

Zi Yu went to the back mountain and passed by the swordsman's grave. After a night, it was covered with a layer of white snow and gradually blended into the surrounding environment.

Just as he was about to leave, Zi Yu glanced at the grave again, "Something is not right!" Zi Yu thought to himself, then squatted beside the grave and touched the frozen footprints.

"Has anyone else been here?" He stretched out his hand to measure the size of the footprints. "At least three people have been here!" Afraid that Shan Zimo would freeze to death, Zi Yu had to take note of it and ran towards Hanyu Lake again.

On the lake, a simple little tent looked particularly sad in the cold wind.

After a while, a sound came from the tent. Shan Boyu, with half-closed eyes, shrunk his neck, put his hands in his sleeves, and came out tremblingly.

Seeing Ziyu running towards him, Shan Boyu laughed out loud, "Great! It's finally over!" He waved to Ziyu quickly.

"Young Master!" Shan Boyu lay on the edge of the ice hole and shouted into the hole, "The eldest brother is here! We may have to go back!"

At this time, Zi Yu also came to the edge of the hole, "Young Master, please come up! The hall master asked you to return to Longyin Garden to reflect on your mistakes!"

"No!" These words came from under the three-foot ice. "I'm comfortable here!"

"Young Master!" Upon hearing this, Shan Boyu became anxious, "Don't act like a child! What if you get frozen?" Shan Boyu really didn't want to spend the night on the ice again.

"I'm not kidding. Go back and tell the hall master that I will soak in this lake for a few more days!"

"Young Master, you should go back. The hall master's wife is worried about you!" At this point, Shan Zimo hesitated for a moment, "Stay away from the cave entrance. I'm coming out!"

The two men retreated immediately, only to hear a loud crash and a white shadow jumped out from the cave entrance and stopped not far from the ice hole.

"If I had known I would have taken off my clothes before going down," Shan Zimo pulled at the wet clothes that were sticking to his body, and as he touched them, the clothes began to freeze.

"Young Master, true Qi!" Shan Boyu saw the clothes freezing at a speed visible to the naked eye and immediately reminded Shan Zimo.

Shan Zimo's true Qi ran smoothly throughout his body. He clenched his fists, gathering his internal strength, then crossed his arms over his chest. The powerful internal strength drove the true Qi throughout his body to run rapidly. Shan Zimo was emitting white steam all over!

Soon, the robe that was originally sticking to his body gradually moved away from his body and became flowing. The clothes that were about to freeze actually dried up!

Shan Zimo slowly gathered his inner strength, looking like he was feeling pretty good. "Human dryer! Hahaha!" "Master, what chicken again?" Shan Boyu ran over. "Hen!"

The three of them walked towards Longyin Garden and passed by the swordsman's grave. "Bai Yu, were you the only one who came here last night?" Zi Yu asked Shan Bai Yu.

"That's right, I came out of the Punishment Hall, went back to Longyin Garden to get something, and then came to Hanyu Lake alone." Zi Yu nodded without saying anything else.

"How about replacing the water in the two large vats in my garden with water from Hanyu Lake?" Shan Zimo suddenly asked, "I feel that the essence of that lake water is stronger than that of the extremely cold water!"

"Indeed." Zi Yu answered his question seriously, "However, the water of Hanyu Lake needs that lake to continuously gather essence. That lake is a special container. The Third Hall Master once dived into the bottom of the lake to explore. The bottom of the lake is so deep that no one can reach it." Zi Yu continued, "The Second Hall Master also wants to take the water out of Hanyu Lake, but the essence of that water will dissipate if it leaves Hanyu Lake. The extreme cold water is just the opposite. That water can absorb the essence of heaven and earth from anywhere and continuously replenish itself."

At this point, Shan Zimo suddenly had an idea, "What if I wear the extremely cold water on my body? Then I can absorb the essence and practice the skills anytime and anywhere?"

"This..." Zi Yu scratched his head. "In theory, it is indeed feasible. Not to mention the extremely cold water, even if we are standing here now, the energy of heaven and earth is surrounding us. It's just that using the extremely cold water as a medium can achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"I understand. Concentrate your energy!" After saying that, Zi Yu and Shan Boyu looked at him in confusion. They were used to the young master often saying "crazy words" after falling off his horse.

After returning from the back mountain, Shan Zimo took Shan Boyu to Longyin Garden on the top of the mountain to reflect on his mistakes, while Ziyu ran to Xueji Palace.

"Master, the young master has returned to Longyin Garden and is confined to reflect on his mistakes." Zi Yu stood in the Xue Ji Hall, "There is one more thing."

"What's the matter?" "When I arrived at the back mountain today, Zi Yu found several sets of footprints in front of the swordsman's grave."

"Whose footprints are these?" "According to Zi Yu, only Shan Boyu went to the back mountain last night. There are two more footprints. They may not be from the sect!"

"It seems that he can no longer hold back!" The Second Hall Master put down the teacup, "The fish is about to take the bait!"