Martial Cultivator

Chen Chao left Hanmenguan and headed to the Mobei Plain alone. He originally thought about finding a horse to accompany him all the way, but in the end he thought that if he encountered any trouble that he couldn't solve later, he would have to run away and leave the horse behind. With the cold weather and freezing ground, this horse would have no choice but to die on the Mobei Plain.

After giving up the plan, Chen Chao deliberately changed into white clothes and walked in the ice and snow. This made it more difficult for people to notice that when walking in the world, those outside monks preferred to wear white, probably because they felt that it was more aloof. It means that there is a so-called immortal style, but in fact, for Chen Chao, the reason why he chose to wear white is just because the image of a black shirt with a knife is probably well known to everyone now. He wore white this time because he did not want to be looked at by others. You will see the root cause.

However, this can only fool the younger generation of monks. Whether you encounter a high-level demon clan or a monk from outside, you will probably be seen through at a glance, but it is better than nothing, and there is no way to hide the aura on your body. Chen Chao, who was carrying the weapon, walked slowly and sighed all the way.

After walking for only half a day, looking at the snow-white surroundings, Chen Chao, who belatedly took out the map, soon felt as big as an ox. There were two copies of the map, one of which was naturally given by the General's Mansion. The border army has been dealing with the demon tribe for many years and has quite a lot of experience with the terrain of the Mobei Plain. Therefore, this map is considered detailed. The other map was given to him by Xie Nandu himself. Although Xie Nandu has never been to the northern border, There is Xie behind him, and Xie Nandu has long been interested in the north, so he also had a map early. However, when comparing the two maps, the difference is actually not big.

However, Chen Chao sighed. It wasn't that he couldn't decide which map to believe, but that after leaving Hanmen Pass, he was careless for the first half day. As a result, he no longer knew where he was, which meant that he was in vain. There was a map, but it didn't do much for him.

Putting away the map with some depression, Chen Chao laughed at himself, "I have lived a stable life for too long, and my housekeeping skills have become obsolete. I have to do it at any time."

It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. This is probably the truth. In the early years, he had to deal with monsters every day, and his realm was not enough. Chen Chao lived carefully every day. He was familiar with the terrain outside Tianqing County. If not for this, he would not have been in countless places. He escaped from a dangerous situation safely, and now, he no longer has to worry about such a life, which actually makes Chen Chaoxian seem a lot lazy now.

Fortunately, he never relaxed in his practice. Chen Chao rubbed his head, shook his head from the wind and snow, and then put his hands to his mouth and blew a breath, but he couldn't feel any warmth.

After taking a look at the vast white plain with no end in sight, Chen Chao walked forward aimlessly.

After another half a day, it was getting dark. Chen Chao simply found a snow hill, dug a deep hole with the knife on his waist, and then sat down comfortably. Then he seemed to feel a little bored, so he simply found some more. Lighting a fire with dry wood is actually very unwise. It is tantamount to telling the unknown in the dark that you are here, which means treating yourself as a living target.

But in fact, not long after leaving Hanmen Pass, there are actually no monsters in this area now. The humans and monsters have been fighting for who knows how many years. Although Mobei Thirty Thousand Miles is nominally the territory of the monsters, it is close to the northern border. In fact, there are no monsters in the thousands of miles of the Great Wall. Even some monsters rooted in the Mobei Plain are not willing to get too close to the northern Great Wall. After all, the human army comes out of the Great Wall from time to time to fight with the monster army in the Mobei Plain. If it gets too close, it will only be reduced to the military merits of the human race in vain.

So Chen Chao was relatively relieved at the moment. After lighting the fire, Chen Chao took out a wine gourd from his arms. This was a clever magic weapon. It was given by Xie Nandu before and could hold a lot of wine. Chen Chao didn't originally want it. How to drink, but on the way to Jianqi Mountain, I started drinking after all.

Sipping the wine in the gourd, Chen Chao looked at the fire in front of him with soft eyes. Such a seemingly ordinary day can probably be passed now. In a few days, he will go deep into the Mobei Plain and estimate that You have to fight for your life every day.

When he was in Tianqing County, Xie Nandu once asked him why he didn't go to the northern frontier army to accumulate military merit. As a warrior, after joining the army, the frontier soldiers would naturally know the things they need to keep fit, which is far better than being a small guard envoy in a place. The future is promising, but in the north, no matter how promising the future is, it can only be earned with one's head in mind. Chen Chao is not willing, but now it comes regardless of whether he is willing or not, and it is still more dangerous than before.

Chen Chao rubbed his cheeks and sighed with emotion, people are not in control of the world!

But just when Chen Chao was lost in thought, there was suddenly some light in the distance, shaking constantly, and it looked like a few lanterns in the cold wind.

Chen Chao came back to his senses and felt the aura on the other side. They were several young monks, not very high level. The highest one was probably at the peak of the sea of ​​suffering, but he didn't know which sect he came from.

Chen Chao didn't make any movement, and Quan Dang didn't notice it. He just put his hands in front of the fire, feeling the warmth.

Not long after, several people arrived not far from him, and then they stopped

Stopping in his tracks, Chen Chao soon heard a man's voice, "May I ask which fairy mountain the fellow Taoist in front of you comes from?"

Chen Chao smiled. These young people were quite alert. He quickly opened his mouth and replied, "I am practicing in Yuding Mountain. Where are my fellow Taoists?"

Hearing the words "Yuding Mountain", the people over there breathed a sigh of relief, and then walked towards this side, smiling as they walked, "We are from Songxi Mountain."

As several people approached, Chen Chao also saw clearly who was coming. They were two men and three women, all of good health. Two young men came one behind the other, protecting the three women in the middle. After arriving in front of Chen Chao, the leader The man soon saw the long sheathed knife that Chen Chao placed next to the fire and frowned. After a moment, the man at the end came forward and said with a smile, "Yuding Mountain, I remember that Taoist friend Lin Xian, who beat me." We have met several times, but Daoyou Lin is not very talkative.”

Chen Chao was startled, and then asked doubtfully, "Isn't Senior Brother Lin famous for his enthusiasm? How come he doesn't like to talk?"

After hearing what Chen Chao said, the man suddenly said, "That's because I remembered it wrong."

Chen Chao smiled and said nothing, but he was already scolding her in his heart.

Fortunately, he had met Lin Xian once, otherwise his identity would have been exposed during this question and answer.

He also understood that when the person facing him saw his sword, he would know that he was a martial artist, so he began to doubt whether he was a martial artist from the Liang Dynasty.

Songxi Mountain, Chen Chao remembered, was one of the sects of Qi Refiners in the North. Although it was not too famous, depending on the grudge between him and the Qi Refiners, once the other party knew his identity, Whether the fight will start immediately is hard to say.

However, now that they have recognized Chen Chao as a monk from Yuding Mountain, they don’t care too much about Chen Chao’s status as a warrior. This situation exists in many sects outside the country, but this status as a warrior will always be looked down upon by them. .

"I'm Xu Ru, I don't know the name of my friend, Taoist friend, we are destined to meet each other. Can we brothers and sisters take a break?"

Xu Ru smiled and spoke, but there was not much discussion behind the words.

Chen Chao smiled bitterly, "That's natural."

Chen Chao responded, but did not say his name. The people in front of him seemed to not care anymore.

They were just polite words and no one took them seriously.

However, the fire was not big, so it seemed a bit crowded when several people sat down. Then Xu Ru glanced at Chen Chao, who cursed secretly, but still pretended to get up as if nothing had happened, "I'll go pick up some more firewood. Fellow Taoists, please wait a moment." Wait.”\u003cb

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Chen Chao stood up and left quickly.

None of the people in the team had any words to express. They only looked at the youngest woman and frowned, "Senior Brother Xu, is this a little too disrespectful of etiquette?"

Xu Ruhun didn't care, "He's just a martial artist. If he wasn't from Yuding Mountain, I wouldn't want to say another word to him."

As soon as Xu Ru spoke, another man nodded in agreement and said, "People like this are bullied every day in Yuding Mountain. They must have been used to it. Now that he is alone, he must be isolated, even the whole family is like this." For him, this is pretty good for us.”

The two spoke, and the remaining two women nodded. Only the youngest woman in white was a little unhappy, but everyone here was her senior brother and sister. She couldn't say anything in the end, she just lowered her head angrily. , picking at a dead stick.

Xu Ru didn't say anything, but the other man comforted him and said, "Junior Sister Liang, what Senior Brother said is true. A Junior Sister with such a kind heart can be easily deceived when she goes out. You must know that the world is not as good as ours inside the mountain gate. There are so many good people.”

Junior Sister Liang didn't speak, but still lowered her head.

They probably knew what their junior sister's temperament was, so they didn't say much.

Before Chen Chao came back, Xu Ru said in a low voice, "This time when we go deep into Mobei, Master has already made an explanation before going out. If you encounter monsters, try to avoid them. We don't need to get involved with those large sect relics. The other sects We must be keeping an eye on the door. Let’s go look for the other small sect ruins. As Qi Refiners, we have an innate ability to find places. How can these monks compare?"

"Everyone listens to Senior Brother Xu."

Several people spoke one after another.

Only the woman named Liang did not speak.

Not long after, Chen Chao, who was holding a large bundle of dry firewood, returned here and put most of it there. Seeing that the place he had been in was all occupied, Chen Chao didn't say anything because he was interested. He just rekindled a bunch of firewood on the other side. Firewood, and then continued to sip wine.

The people over there ignored him, and Chen Chao didn't bother to talk to him.

After about an hour, several people got up and continued on their way, but no one paid any attention to Chen Chao.

Chen Chao just drank silently.

But just then the woman surnamed Liang stood up and took a few steps, turned around and shouted to Chen Chao, "I'm sorry."

Chen Chao was startled, then laughed.