Starting with helping Zhao Kai ascend the throne in the snow

Tai'an City.

In a small tavern, Huang Sanjia sat in the manager's seat, holding a secret letter, his gaze thoughtful as he watched the young man carrying a wooden basin and wiping the table with a rag.

Even when doing odd jobs, the young man always carried a wooden sword at his waist. He was none other than Wen Hua, Xu Fengnian's good brother and the wandering swordsman with the wooden sword.

Everyone has their own unique talents and abilities.

The inertia of fate is powerful. This wandering swordsman with a wooden sword, who had been roaming the martial world for years, still gained the appreciation of Huang Sanjia, receiving the opportunity to change his lowly fate, but also falling into Huang Sanjia's scheme. Huang Sanjia found Sui Xiegu to teach him superior swordsmanship. After receiving Sui Xiegu's instruction, Wen Hua displayed astonishing talent in swordsmanship, making rapid progress in his cultivation in a short period of time, and quietly breaking through to the first rank.

Besides teaching Wen Hua martial arts, Huang Sanjia also orchestrated a scheme to make him meet Li Baishi, whom he admires, and fall into romantic entanglement. If things had gone according to plan, Huang Sanjia would have feigned informing Wen Hua that Xu Fengnian was Li Baishi's enemy when Xu Fengnian went to the capital to attend the ceremony with the feudal lords, forcing Wen Hua to choose between his fleeting brotherhood and his woman. Huang Sanjia would then face his first setback, as Wen Hua's retort, "Dare to laugh at Huang Long for not being a true man," thwarted his plot against Xu Fengnian, making him realize that even a time traveler cannot fathom the human heart.

In the original plot that Huang Sanjia knew, Xu Fengnian would die a tragic death before the age of thirty, and would be burdened with infamy after death. That's why Hehe Girl wanted to kill Xu Fengnian, just to give him a quick death. As Hehe Girl's adoptive father, Huang Longshi targeted Xu Fengnian largely because he wanted to help his daughter settle the karmic debt from when she gave him the hairpin.

If Huang Sanjia's time travel altered the original plot of Snowy Mountain, then Shen Qing's appearance changed the altered plot again, making it completely different from Huang Sanjia's understanding.

Moreover, compared to Huang Sanjia, who only knew the original plot of the time travel, Shen Qing not only had control over the plot, but also had his own cheat code, the Black Ship. The influence he could exert would be ten or even a hundred times greater than Huang Sanjia's.

The secret letter in Huang Sanjia's hand contained information about Shen Qing's upcoming martial arts examination in Yuezhou. Huang Sanjia, a time traveler, was certainly familiar with the martial arts examination, but in the long history of China without martial arts masters, its influence was far less than that of the imperial examination; the two were simply incomparable.

However, if it were to happen in the snow, the outcome would be different. In this world that originally pursued the supremacy of the strong and the supremacy of martial prowess, the martial arts examination might very well become a more influential institution than the imperial examination.

Huang Longshi had considered the martial arts examination back then, but he simply didn't have the power to control the situation. If the martial arts examination system were to be introduced and the system were to slip out of his control, it would damage his reputation.

Therefore, Huang Longshi looked at Shen Qing's plan to hold a martial arts examination with a complicated expression. Then, his gaze turned to Wen Hua, and he had a different idea. Rather than plotting to have Wen Hua assassinate Xu Fengnian, it would be better to send Wen Hua to Yuezhou to join Shen Qing's ranks. As long as Wen Hua performed well enough, Huang Longshi, as his mentor, would inevitably benefit from it and indirectly gain Shen Qing's favor.

There was no deep-seated hatred between him and Shen Qing, only a small misunderstanding. Therefore, Huang Longshi believed that as long as he showed enough goodwill, Shen Qing would eventually forgive him, considering they were both transmigrators.

That night in the room, Li Baishi looked at Wen Hua tenderly, his eyes filled with such tenderness that they seemed to melt Wen Hua's bones, making her feel completely comfortable and giggling foolishly.

Perhaps Li Baishi befriended Wen Hua because of Huang Longshi's orders, but Wen Hua fell in love with Li Baishi at first sight. He could never forget the scene of giving a steamed bun to the little beggar and stroking his head. That scene, as warm as a goddess, made Wen Hua completely unable to extricate himself, and he knew that he had met the girl he was willing to devote his life to.

Unfortunately, fate played a cruel trick. If it weren't for Xu Fengnian, Wen Hua would have killed anyone without hesitation. However, fate is often like that; its unpredictability is what makes it so alluring. Shen Qing was unaware that he had inadvertently changed Wen Hua's fate. If he had known, he would probably have sighed, "A man of integrity and loyalty shouldn't have met such an end."

"Lion, I've already become a first-rank master. I believe it won't be long before I become the number one swordsman in the world," Wen Hua said dreamily to Li Baishi, the dual-armored warrior.

He was obsessed with women, crazy about them, and even took the imperial examination for them. The day Li Baishi said, "When you become the world's top swordsman, I will marry you," Wen Hua's hormones surged, becoming his greatest motivation to become a peerless swordsman.

"Wen Hua, I heard that Qi Jiajie and Wu Liuding have gone to Yuezhou to participate in the martial arts examination. If you can defeat them and win the championship, let's get married." Li Baishi looked at Wen Hua with a slightly flushed face. Her shy and demure appearance made Wen Hua swallow hard, and he even had a reaction in his lower body. He awkwardly stuck out his buttocks.

"Lion, I promise you, I will definitely win the championship." Wen Hua waved his hand vigorously and said with a face full of confidence.

Li Baishi's face showed an expression of admiration and belief, which greatly pleased Wen Hua. However, just as Wen Hua was about to speak, Li Baishi's expression changed. She didn't like Wen Hua, or rather, she didn't like anyone, but she couldn't control her own fate.

As a woman from an official family in the Dongyue Kingdom, she should have suffered a tragic fate when the kingdom was destroyed. From the moment Huang Longshi rescued her and took her as his disciple, she became his pawn. She avoided a tragic fate, but had to pay the price of being unable to control her own destiny.

"Wen Hua may seem carefree and irresponsible, but he's actually a rare find. If he wins the championship this time, you should marry him. It would be a good match for you." Huang Longshi appeared quietly at Li Baishi's door, speaking earnestly. Although he usually treated Li Baishi harshly, making Li Baishi fear him like a tiger, how could he not feel any affection for his disciple?

"I understand," Li Baishi said respectfully to Huang Longshi. As Huang Longshi's disciple, she knew that this seemingly frail old man was a great demon feared by the world.

Seeing this, Huang Longshi shook his head, turned around and said quietly, "Girl, one day you will understand. Rather than going to find someone you love with illusions and getting hurt in the end, it is better to find someone who loves you and live a happy life together."

Upon hearing this, Li Baishi looked at Huang Longshi's back in surprise. She noticed that her teacher seemed different today, lacking the coldness and ruthlessness that she used to fear.