Peerless Young Master

“Hiss…whoosh”

On the steep mountain wall, the wind was like a sharp blade, cutting every inch of exposed skin. Li Xuan let out a low "hissing" sound, and his hands kept grabbing the protruding rocks. His palms were frozen red and stiff, and he could only breathe out continuously and rub them back.

As the wind howled, the snow covering the mountain road began to melt, making the already difficult mountain road even more dangerous, and one would fall down if not careful.

Li Xuan held the stone tightly with both hands, and only when his feet were firmly on the stone did he dare to let go and grab a stone not far away, moving slowly.

From a distance, this scene looks like two goats trying to lick the salt-rich stones on the cliff.

"This road is so difficult to walk on. Why didn't we go to a few more villages at the beginning? This is too dangerous." Li Xuan pulled the rope around his waist. It was a life-saving rope.

I slipped several times and almost fell down, and I relied on this rope to save my life.

The mountain roads in winter are deadly and dangerous. Xiao Xuan originally wanted to knock Li Xuan unconscious and carry him over, but Li Xuan felt that it was dangerous to walk alone, let alone carry him.

He found a long vine and used it as a rope, tying one end around himself and the other around Xiao Xuan's waist.

One in front and one behind, walking slowly.

"Too many villages means more trouble. Now there are only three villages, and something has happened. Moreover, some villages are too far away. If they are destroyed, we will have to start all over again.

The mountain roads are extremely difficult to walk on this winter. If you can’t hold on, I’ll carry you.” Xiao Xuan was also feeling uncomfortable, and she could feel a burning pain with every breath.

"I'm alright"

Li Xuan rejected the proposal.

The plan to hike up the mountain was nothing to him. What really concerned him was the way down the mountain.

Therefore, he wanted to go there himself to see if he could leave by himself.

As it turns out, no.

Not to mention it’s winter now, it won’t work even in spring.

It is really difficult to walk on it, unless you are a rock climbing enthusiast. Ordinary people walk without making any sound, because if they make a sound, they will fall.

The two of them clung to the cold rock wall, using all their strength in every step, their fingertips digging into the cracks in the rocks, their feet searching for support points, and no one dared to be careless.

Half an hour later, the two finally left the steepest and most dangerous section of the mountain road and came to a flat mountain road.

Keep going along this road and after turning a few corners you will reach the territory of Hanlan Village.

"I can't take it anymore. I'm too tired. My whole body aches. Let me take a rest." Li Xuan bent over, gasping for breath, his throat dry and sore.

Xiao Xuan frowned slightly. Uncle Da Mo was still in Hanlan Village, but seeing Li Xuan in such a miserable state, he did not say anything and just sat aside. Even she felt a little tired.

"Damn Gao Quan, he made me almost fall down. I will remember this grudge and make him pay me back sooner or later." Li Xuan kept rubbing his hands, trying to wake up his stiff palms, cursing.

"I've said long ago that these bandits can't be trusted. Cooperating with them is not a long-term solution. It's only been a month, and they've already captured Uncle Damo." A hint of coldness appeared in Xiao Xuan's eyes.

"If we don't cooperate with them, what will we eat? You are so powerful, but you are unwilling to sweep through these villages when we ask you to," Li Xuan retorted.

Xiao Xuan glared at him, and Li Xuan's face became a little stiff, and even the strength of rubbing his hands slowed down. Just as he was about to open his mouth to think of ways to make up for it, he suddenly heard a sound.

"Did you hear that? There seemed to be some sound."

Xiao Xuan focused and heard it, pointing: "It seems to be in that direction"

"Let's go and take a look. In this cold winter, it would be a great thing if we encounter a wild beast that is too hungry to walk." As he said this, Li Xuan was about to leave.

Xiao Xuan paused and followed.

Soon, the two came to a place with higher terrain.

“Kill, kill!”

"Brothers, if we kill them, we will have food to eat."

The wind was cold and the mountains were filled with shrill shouts and cries of killing, like a thunderclap in winter.

A group of bandits were fighting each other. With roars, some people fell down and blood flowed, soaking the snow on the ground.

Soon, the village was breached and the gate collapsed. Sporadic fires burned wood, but they were quickly extinguished by the cold weather, and everyone in the village was captured.

After a cup of tea, wisps of smoke rose up and these people began to eat voraciously.

After eating, they took away all the valuables and weapons in the village. They took these people out of the village and set foot on the rugged mountain road again.

"In such a cold day, these people don't hide in the village, but come out to fight." Li Xuan was a little surprised to see this scene.

Xiao Xuan took in all of this, his face solemn: "There are many villages on this mountain, and only the big ones can safely survive the winter;

If a small village like this one does not store enough food, they will come out to rob other villages.

At this time, they were crazy. They would either be killed or kill others and steal their food to survive.

This kind of thing is very common when the mountains are closed due to heavy snow."

As he spoke, his tone was a little low: "I don't know how many villages will disappear this time."

“It’s not easy to be a bandit.”

Not knowing what to say, Li Xuan sighed.

"Let's go, don't let them find us, we still have to go to Hanlan Village to rescue Uncle Damo." With that, the two of them left quietly.

"Walk slower, I know you're in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry, you have to consider my feelings."

Feeling the tension on his waist, Li Xuan's expression became somewhat unnatural.

Xiao Xuan is a martial artist. He walks very fast, just like walking on the road, but he can't do that.

The mountain road is difficult to walk on, not to mention the ice on the ground. If you step on the smooth stones, it will be like skating.

"what"

Cursing in his heart, Li Xuan had no choice but to speed up his pace. As a result, he stepped on the ice without paying attention, slipped, and lost his balance instantly. He fell backwards like a kite with a broken string.

Seeing this, Xiao Xuan acted quickly and was already behind Li Xuan. He stretched out his right hand quickly, grabbed Li Xuan's back, and grabbed Li Xuan's right foot with the other hand.

The two people's eyes met at this moment, as if time had stopped, the cold wind around them and the noise in the distance quietly faded away, and sparks seemed to flash where their eyes met.

"what"

Suddenly, Xiao Xuan remembered something, screamed, let go of her hand, turned around, her eyes became flustered, her slender fingers grabbed her hair, then pulled at the corner of her clothes, she was at a loss.

Li Xuan fell to the ground and gasped in pain. The snow around him was raised into a white mist by the force of his impact, and he coughed twice in pain.

"What are you doing"

Li Xuan got up and said unhappily.

You've caught it, why let go?

"Are you... okay?" Xiao Xuan's eyes were vague.

"Is everything alright?"

"Be careful"

Suddenly, Xiao Xuan's expression changed.

"Okay, I don't buy it. Are you trying to say there's someone behind me, trying to make me look bad?

Every failure makes you wiser. Do you understand this principle? Stop pretending. I don’t believe that when I look back, I will…”

Li Xuan brushed off the snowflakes on his body and rolled his eyes at Xiao Xuan's yelling. It was all the same old tricks, and she could still be really scared.

This kind of boring method no longer works on him. In order to hit the other party, he turned around to express his sarcasm, and then he saw two bandits holding long knives.

"Brother Xuan, help!"

After a brief moment of distraction, Li Xuan's face changed drastically, he closed his wide-open mouth, and without caring about anything else, he ran behind Xiao Xuan.

With my brother Xuan around, bandits are nothing.