Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

After passing through a series of rolling hills and emerging from a ravine, the carriage saw a mountain towering into the clouds.

The lower part of the mountainside is indigo in color, while the upper part is covered with white snow. The mountain range presents two different seasons, autumn and winter, to the world.

"Wow! This scene is truly spectacular!"

Ye Changyan couldn't help but sigh. Although Liang Jingcheng grew up in Shengjing, he knew that there was a vast mountain to the north of Shengjing, but he never thought that this mountain was so magnificent. It was the first time he saw it today, and he was overwhelmed with emotion for a moment.

Sangli lives in the land of Manmiao, where mountains and snow are very common. But when he first saw the mountains towering into the sky, all white, he was still a little shocked.

"From a distance, the mountain looks vast and white. No wonder it is called Mangshan."

Ye Changyan's words made Liang Jingcheng's eyes light up. He had only heard that this mountain was called Mangshan before, but he didn't know why it was called Mangshan. However, Ye Changyan's words might actually make some sense.

The carriage ran forward for another half an hour, but we found that the vast mountain was close at hand, yet still far away in the horizon. This might be what people often say, "A horse will die if it is not seen before."

The carriage ran for another half an hour and finally reached the end of the official road and arrived at the foot of the mountain.

The surroundings were desolate, with no sign of human habitation, and there was only a winding and steep mountain path in front of us.

It was impossible for a carriage to go up such a mountain road, so the group had to get off the carriage. Sang Li left an attendant to wait here, and the group set out on the winding mountain road.

The group walked along the winding mountain road all the way into the depths of the mountains. Along the way, the tall trees were still green, the shrubs were lush and verdant, and blooming wild flowers could be seen from time to time in the mountains.

Ye Changyan and everyone else were a little surprised that the climate in the mountains was so different from that at the foot of the mountain.

Liang Jingcheng grew up in Shengjing, and he was a little skeptical that he could see such a scene in the winter in Shengjing.

After climbing for a while, everyone took out dry food and water from their bags, and after a brief rest, they continued to move up the mountain.

After walking for about an hour, everyone saw snow gradually appearing on the grass and trees on the roadside. The further they went, the thicker the snow became, and the originally lush greenery turned into a vast expanse of white ice and snow.

As the snow got thicker, it was no longer possible to tell where the road ahead was.

Everyone stopped and started looking around.

"It seems that this legend is true. The Yujing Palace is located deep in the mountains. Not to mention that we can't find the palace gate, we don't even have a clue in which direction the palace gate opens."

Sang Li kept looking around and sighing.

Ye Changyan searched for a while, but the mountain road was covered with snow and he really couldn't find the way forward.

At this moment, Ye Changyan felt his fingers twitching. This time the twitching was very different from the previous ones. In the past, it was mostly the fingers on his left hand that twitched, but this time, both hands were twitching.

At the same time, Ye Changyan felt as if he had stepped on something in the snow under his feet. Even though his shoes were soaked through by the snow and his feet were frozen stiff, he could still clearly feel that he had really stepped on something.

Ye Changyan squatted down, but found that there seemed to be nothing special except a vast expanse of white, but his fingers were twitching constantly.

Ye Changyan had no choice but to reach out and search in the snow. After digging away the snow that had just been stepped on by his feet, Ye Changyan's hand seemed to touch something hard. Although his fingers were a little stiff, he could still feel that it was a texture completely different from that of white snow.

Ye Changyan gently scraped away the snow on the hard object, and then Ye Changyan saw a hint of light green emerging in the snow. Ye Changyan reached out and touched it, and it was indeed a hard object. He carefully cleared the snow around it, revealing a light green pebble the size of a baby's fist.

Ye Changyan picked up the light green pebble, and the fingers of both hands stopped twitching immediately. Ye Changyan felt a little excited. It seemed that this should be a treasure more precious than gold and silver. Judging from its appearance, Ye Changyan guessed that it might be a piece of jade.

However, there were so many people around that it was difficult for Ye Changyan to look at it carefully, so he carefully put the stone away.

"My shoes and socks are completely soaked and my feet are freezing."

Then I heard Liang Jingcheng's voice coming from not far behind me.

"Me too. I didn't expect that the deep mountains would be covered with such thick snow. I couldn't find the way forward at all."

Sang Li searched around for a long time, but there was nothing but the vast white snow and he could not see the direction of the road ahead. He couldn't help feeling a little lost.

After Ye Changyan put the pebble away, he looked around. Apart from the endless white snow, he could not see where the road ahead led.

"We have no idea about the conditions in the mountains and are not fully prepared. Our shoes, socks and trousers are already soaked. If we continue searching here, we will probably freeze to death."

Hearing Ye Changyan say this, Sang Li also nodded.

"It seems that we may only be able to find a way into the mountain after the flowers bloom and the snow on the mountain melts next spring."

Everyone nodded and agreed with Sang Li's statement.

Everyone in the group was so cold that their faces turned red, and they had no choice but to go back.

Ye Changyan and his group followed the mountain road they had just come up, then turned around and started walking down the mountain.

After taking a few steps, Ye Changyan felt alarm bells ringing in his mind and his heart tensed for a moment. Could it be that an avalanche was about to happen?

Just when Ye Changyan hadn't figured out the reason for the alarm, he heard a "whoosh" and Lu Tingfeng suddenly drew out his sword, turned around with a vigilant look on his face and stared at the white area behind him.

Seeing Lu Tingfeng's actions, Sang Li's two followers quickly drew out the two short scimitars from their waists, formed a formation to protect Sang Li, and looked towards the direction of the mountain with a vigilant look.

Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng looked at each other and looked around.

"I don't know which senior is here to practice. We are just passing by and have no ill intentions. If we have disturbed the senior's practice, please forgive me. We will leave now."

Lu Tingfeng's eyes were like those of an eagle, staring at the white snow behind him and shouting loudly.

"You have no ill intentions. I have been searching for the thing I wanted in this mountain for more than half a year, but now it has been taken away by a bunch of young men like you. If you know what's good for you, hand it over. I may be able to leave you a complete body."

From the white mountain behind, a deep but slightly old voice was heard. Ye Changyan felt that this penetrating voice was mixed with a strong murderous intent.