Elbow Mountain

As night fell, the Peddler, with Lu Qianjiao by his side, and the Carriage Driver, with Gluttonous Old Carriage, waited together at the border. Lu Qianjiao grew impatient. "Is Li Qi reliable? Did he run away after failing to complete the task?"

The Peddler tidied his cart. "He's unlikely to run away, but it's very possible the deal won't go through. The Three Heads Junction intersection is really too peculiar." Lu Qianjiao said, "If this deal falls through, will you still trust him in the future?"

"Why can't I trust him? Everyone makes mistakes sometimes." The Peddler leaned against his cart and lit a cigarette. "It wasn't originally him, but by some twist of fate it became him. Life and death are up to fate, and he'll still be the one who succeeds after all the trials. With such a reliable brother, why wouldn't I trust him?"

"What do you mean it's not him, but he became him?" Lu Qianjiao didn't quite understand. "Didn't you already have your eye on this person..." As she spoke, two figures walked out into the night.

Li Qi was dragging the Dark Bridge Cannon; everyone recognized his figure. But who was the person behind him? What a beautiful figure.

What a handsome face.

"Zhao Xiaowan!" Lu Qianjiao shouted angrily, pulling out an arrow from behind her and throwing it at Li Banfeng and Zhao Xiaowan. The arrow split in two, then in four, and by the time it reached its halfway point, it had already broken into more than a hundred pieces.

Li Banfeng put the Dark Bridge Cannon aside, picked up his Wife and was about to dodge when a figure blocked his way, grabbed a handful of arrows, snapped them in half with one hand and threw them on the ground. Lu Qianjiao laughed to herself.

The most unwise way to neutralize Arrow Cultivator techniques is to directly confront the arrows, because there are many arrows, they move very fast, and the number of arrows increases exponentially. How long would it take to fight them head-on?

The remaining arrows continued to replicate, and Lu Qianjiao was confident of victory. Unexpectedly, the person was quick; the speed at which the arrows were broken was even faster than the speed at which they were replicated. In the blink of an eye, only a pile of destroyed arrowheads remained on the ground. The Arrow Cultivator technique was neutralized, and the person stood unharmed in front of Lu Qianjiao.

Who is this person?

Not only did Lu Qianjiao not recognize him, but even Li Banfeng took a long time to recognize him.

The person was a woman, her hair tied up, wearing armor, holding a spear in her right hand, and toying with several arrowheads in her left. Lu Qianjiao reached out, and another arrow appeared in her hand. Before she could throw it, the woman suddenly vanished. When she reappeared, a spear was pressed against Lu Qianjiao's front.

Lu Qianjiao looked at the woman's face, but she still couldn't recognize her; the face was too unusual. However, judging from her footwork and marksmanship, Lu Qianjiao recognized her. "Hong Ying, you bitch!"

Seeing Hong Ying's appearance, Lu Qianjiao didn't say anything, after all, they were facing a life-or-death situation. The Peddler kept pursing his lips, pursing them very tightly, his chin trembling.

The Carriage Driver didn't pay much attention to the two men; he kept touching the shaft and carriage, as if he were whispering to the old driver.

Hong Ying glanced at the arrow in Lu Qianjiao's hand, gently moved the spear in her hand, and asked, "Are you thinking of throwing that arrow out?" The arrow shaft moved between her fingertips, and Lu Qianjiao did indeed have this intention.

Hong Ying nodded slightly. "Throw it out, don't hesitate, I remember you're pretty quick."

Lu Qianjiao's fingertips twitched, but Hong Ying remained calm, her spear still pointed at Lu Qianjiao's face. "Throw it! I haven't seen you practice archery in ages." The Peddler shouted, "Qianjiao, put the arrow down."

After saying that, the Peddler looked at Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng called out, "Yingying, come back." Hong Ying returned to Li Banfeng's side.

After a long silence, the Carriage Driver spoke first, "I said, you went through all that trouble to get everyone together just for this war? If it's really about fighting a war, I'm not getting involved. I'm leaving now!"

Hong Ying glanced at the Carriage Driver and suddenly exclaimed, "Who do we have here? The Che Wushang! You're still alive?" The Wife chuckled, "Of course he's alive. Of all the people on the battlefield, who could outlive him?"

Hong Ying nodded and said, "That's right. Back then, the Crazy Artisan was blind and made him the vanguard. He fought me three times and retreated more than 300 miles. Even the Crazy Artisan himself couldn't catch up with him."

After a brief silence, Lu Qianjiao couldn't help but burst out laughing, "At the time, I thought he was luring us in deep, so I rushed over to encircle him. But even with my cavalry, I couldn't outrun his infantry. I had no idea where to find him."

Hong Ying laughed and said, "I sent cavalry to pursue him, but we couldn't catch up with him. People say that if a general is incompetent, his entire army will die from exhaustion. But his army has chosen the right person to follow; each one of them is a runner." Laughter echoed through the Clear Water Gully.

Li Banfeng didn't laugh because he hadn't experienced the previous wars.

The Carriage Driver didn't laugh either, "Are you here to do business or to catch up? If you keep going on about these old tales, I'm not going to keep you company. I might as well go back to Medicine King Gully and get some fares!"

This smile eased the tension considerably. The Peddler said to Zhao Xiaowan and Hong Ying, "Let's do business together today, so let's not dwell on past grievances. I originally planned to have Qianjiao guard the entrance, but since you two are here, I'll leave that to you."

Qianjiao, you go with Li Qi to escort Che Wushang up Elbow Mountain!

Li Banfeng looked at his Wife, Wife activated the Dark Bridge Cannon, chose a suitable direction, and fired the first shot.

The cannon shot was a success; a massive shadow covered the entire boundary line. However, there was a problem with the subsequent operation. The hidden bridge hadn't fully stabilized and disappeared in less than ten seconds. Lu Qianjiao snorted, "General Zhao, you weren't planning to use this mechanism to trap us, were you?"

Zhao Xiaowan scoffed, "It's only right that I tricked you, but I wouldn't dare to trick my husband."

Lu Qianjiao looked at Li Banfeng: "Brother, what good fortune! The most beautiful woman in the world has actually chosen you." Zhao Xiaowan still somewhat surprised. "General Lu, you flatter me. You actually called me the most beautiful woman in the world?"

Lu Qianjiao sighed, "I don't want to say this either, but so many men are blind and think someone like you is beautiful." Hong Ying twirled her spear, looking at Lu Qianjiao, and said, "You bitch, still want to hit me?"

Lu Qianjiao glared at her. "What, am I afraid of you?"

Li Banfeng walked to his Wife's side, intending to hand her the key. "If I don't come back, remember to come home by yourself." His Wife shook her head. "Husband, take the key. With the old man with you, I feel more at ease."

Li Banfeng touched his Wife's palm, preparing to lead everyone onto the bridge.

The Peddler handed Lu Qianjiao a pair of shoes, saying, "They're both fast walkers, so be sure to keep up with them." Lu Qianjiao put on the shoes and touched the Peddler's face.

The Peddler handed two bottles to Li Banfeng: "Once you cross the line, first apply the blue bottle of Snow Cream to your face. This Snow Cream can block sunlight, but it's poisonous. Wash it off immediately after crossing the line."

Once you reach the vicinity of Elbow Mountain, when the time is right, apply the white-bottled Snow Cream. This Snow Cream is more toxic, but it will grant you temporary invisibility. Remember to give the Carriage Driver plenty; he still has to take care of the Gluttonous Old Carriage.

"Don't rush when you're going up the mountain. Wait until I make some noise and lure everyone away, then you can continue. Try to avoid fighting along the way, and ideally, get all ten thousand people out without making a sound."

Zhao Xiaowan fired another shot, and this time the hidden bridge was stabilized.

Li Banfeng was about to lead his men onto the bridge when the Peddler pushed his cart out of the valley. "Aren't you coming onto the bridge?"

The Peddler shook his head and said, "I have other ways, so please be very careful!"

Once inside the dark bridge, Lu Qianjiao found it fascinating and looked around curiously. The Carriage Driver, however, only cared about the road and pulling the cart, paying no attention to anything else.

Li Banfeng had a feeling that there were people outside the dark bridge, but he couldn't see them. Because he was worried that the dark bridge was unstable, Li Banfeng didn't dare to delay and the three of them quickly left the wormhole while running.

Lu Qianjiao looked back and saw that the boundary line, which was more than 100 meters wide, was already behind her. She exclaimed, "This Zhao Xiaowan really has some skills. But speaking of which, I heard that she died at the hands of Hong Ying. How come the two of them made up again?"

Brother, I see them both standing around you. You didn't marry them both, did you? Marrying Zhao Xiaowan is a blessing for you, but Hong Ying has turned into that horrible mess. Why would you marry her?

Back in the military, I heard she read "Adding Fragrance Lyrics" and "Embroidered Frost Collection" every day. I suspect she's just using her words to fool you; despite all the fancy talk, she has no real skills.

"Sister-in-law, can we get down to business first?" Li Banfeng applied the blue bottle of Snow Cream, then applied some more for the Carriage Driver, and handed the bottle to Lu Qianjiao. Lu Qianjiao looked at the bottle. "This stuff is too toxic; it's best to avoid using it if possible."

A beam of light fell across the field, only three to five miles away from the three people.

"Three Heads Junction is such a terrible place," Lu Qianjiao said helplessly, and then applied Snow Cream.

Following the map, Li Banfeng walked to the Elbow Mountain. As its name suggests, the mountain looked like a fat pig's elbow. The mountain path was not steep and the terrain was relatively smooth. The mountain was noisy. Li Banfeng activated his Discern Spiritual Sounds Technique and, with the help of the Thread-Pulling Earring, he could vaguely hear the sound of Pellet Drum.

"Block him at the intersection!"

"This man isn't very good at fighting; he's not a real Peddler!" "Capture him alive and hand him over to the Guanfang Envoy!"

The Peddler had arrived first and wasn't fighting at full strength yet, trying to lure the Three-Headed People away. Lu Qianjiao was a little worried and said to Li Banfeng, "Let's go up the mountain and take a look!"

"No rush." Li Banfeng led the two men to hide in the woods at the foot of the mountain. Soon after, about ten Three-Headed People entered the woods. "Check the woods carefully, make sure nothing is missed!"

"I saw tire tracks here."

The Carriage Driver gripped the shaft, ready to pull the cart away. Regardless of the enemy's status—even if they were just a bunch of rabble— Carriage Driver would never fight them. Many heroes have met their end in the gutter; he was there to pull the cart, and he was perfectly clear on that.

As the Three-Headed People drew closer, Li Banfeng pondered whether or not to apply the white bottle of Snow Cream.

The Peddler had warned her not to make any purchases while going up the mountain, and Lu Qianjiao also glanced at the bottle of Snow Cream, seemingly thinking that applying Snow Cream was the best option right now. But upon calming down, she realized the situation wasn't so simple.

If they applied the Snow Cream now, Li Banfeng and Lu Qianjiao could both become invisible, and the Carriage Driver could also make the Gluttonous Old Carriage invisible, but the old car's tracks wouldn't disappear. There was nothing they could do about it; the Gluttonous Old Carriage was different from other cars, and its wheels couldn't be off the ground for long.

The tire tracks left behind would definitely be seen by these Three-Headed People; in other words, whether or not one remained hidden was meaningless in this forest. Another issue that couldn't be ignored was whether the more than ten thousand people on Elbow Mountain would be willing to get on the vehicle.

They had fought a fierce battle on this mountaintop, and now everyone looked like an enemy. Gaining their trust would not be an easy task. In the forest, the Three-Headed People continued to approach, Lu Qianjiao looked at Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng extended his right hand, palm up, and swung it horizontally.

Lu Qianjiao seasoned veteran of many battles, naturally understood what this meant: none of these dozen or so Three-Headed People could be spared.

According to the Peddler, these Three-Headed People are all Dark Energy User; now we need to see what kind of beings they are.

Li Banfeng first used his Unimpeded Travel to traverse the edge of the forest to cut off the enemy's retreat. If they chose to fight, they couldn't leave any survivors; they absolutely couldn't let these people escape alive to report the attack. The two took their positions, Li Banfeng struck first.

There's no need for Ride a Horse and Admire Flowers, nor for Trample Ten Thousand Rivers; avoid techniques that involve too much movement.

Li Banfeng hovered in mid-air, wielding his Tang Blade, and slashed the necks of three men with a single stroke. One of the Three-Headed People immediately fell to the ground.

Hearing some sounds, Lu Qianjiao knew that Li Banfeng was in position. She threw out three arrows, which flew in three different directions. More and more arrows flew through the air, and the three Three-Headed People were riddled with holes.

The other Three-Headed People in the forest sensed something was wrong. One of Three-Headed People took out a gong from his waist, intending to send a message, Li Banfeng came up behind him and passed through the Three-Headed People's bodies with the boundary line of Close Doors and Windows.

The severely injured Three-Headed People had no time to resist and was thrown into Portable Abode by Li Banfeng.

Five Three-Headed People fell one after another, seemingly making the victory easy. However, the remaining eight Three-Headed People were on guard, and the advantage of the sneak attack came to an end. One of the Three-Headed People charged towards Lu Qianjiao. He was incredibly fast and was probably a Walker.

Lu Qianjiao threw out a feathered arrow, which split into two, then four, locking onto the Three-Headed People. There was no way to dodge these arrows, because under Lu Qianjiao's control, they would continue to chase after the man even if dodged. But unexpectedly, the Three-Headed People man didn't dodge; instead, he charged upwards towards the arrows.

The four arrows were about to hit, and the Three-Headed People should have been killed. But unexpectedly, the arrows suddenly veered off course, two of them stuck in the tree, and one arrow almost hit the Carriage Driver.

The remaining arrow struck the Three-Headed People in the chest, but it didn't hit hard and only caused minor cuts.

Lu Qianjiao's strength is comparable to that of Arrow Cultivator, so this mistake was truly outrageous because she didn't understand the other party's cultivation level.

The middle head of this Three-Headed People is indeed a Wanderer, with a speed similar to that of Travel Cultivator, but the head on his right is an Interferer, with abilities similar to those of a Mind Cultivator. When Lu Qianjiao was controlling the feather arrow, her thoughts suddenly became disordered, causing the feather arrow to split only twice, and its direction was severely out of control.

In this exchange, Lu Qianjiao experienced firsthand the power of the Three-Headed People. She leaped out from behind the tree and pierced her own palm with the arrowhead. This was her experience in dealing with Nianxiu—using pain to concentrate her mind.

The Three-Headed People quickly approached Lu Qianjiao turned and fired another arrow. The head on the left shouted, "Mistake!"

The arrows were split into dozens, but none of them hit the Three-Headed People.

The head on the left is a scholar, close to Wenxiu, who used A Word Becomes Reality.

Lu Qianjiao was somewhat surprised. What level was this Three-Headed People? Could his A Word Becomes Reality have taken effect on Lu Qianjiao? Could it be that his cultivation had reached the Cloud Realm? This Three-Headed People's cultivation had not reached the Cloud Realm. He was Dark Energy User, not a cultivator. The cultivation of Dark Energy User would cap at the seventh level of the Earth Realm.

The reason why the A Word Becomes Reality and worked was entirely because the technique used to create the human head was extremely focused. He did not control his body, and he did not consider any of the following: stance, movement, footwork, or distance.

He doesn't even consider the offensive or defensive tactics; he focuses on only one thing: preparing his techniques and releasing them at the right moment.

Having taken two hits, Lu Qianjiao became cautious. She changed her position three times, firing three arrows in succession, calculating that the Three-Headed People couldn't intercept three arrows simultaneously. "Missing!"

"Can't tell!" "Powerless!"

The two arrows did not split and missed their target.

One arrow successfully split into eight, but all of them fell limply to the ground.

Lu Qianjiao miscalculated, because there was more than one Three-Headed People here.

These Three-Headed People are warriors trained intensively in Outer State. When faced with a powerful enemy, once they find an effective tactic, they will all apply it and execute it with an astonishing level of consistency and coordination.

Even the battle-hardened Lu Qianjiao was truly stunned by this attack. She was surrounded by eight Three-Headed People, each with only one Three-Headed People controlling the body. This person was either a fighter or a walker, and was not at a disadvantage in terms of physique.

The remaining two heads had different professions, and the three heads cooperated Seamless Heavenly Garment. The eight Three-Headed People acted in perfect harmony and fought several rounds. For a time, Lu Qianjiao could not find any flaws.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, the Carriage Driver turned the cart around and prepared to retreat back to the border.

A renowned general is not all show and no substance. Unable to find a suitable tactic, Lu Qianjiao resorted to brute force. With a flick of her sleeve, thousands of arrows flew out from her body. This move had only one characteristic: regardless of aim, just keep firing. Before long, the six Three-Headed People were riddled with arrows and fell to the ground.

The remaining two Three-Headed People tried to escape, but Li Banfeng caught them red-handed and they both entered Portable Abode.

The group of Three-Headed People were dealt with, but Lu Qianjiao was quite exhausted. She really didn't expect that eight Three-Headed People could force her to use this move.

Fortunately, the number of the Three-Headed People wasn't too large. If a hundred or two had appeared, the previous move might not have worked. If a hundred or so scholars had used the A Word Becomes Reality technique together, those thousands of arrows might not have been able to fly.

If Lu Qianjiao can't even handle a couple hundred enemy soldiers, she really doesn't live up to her reputation on the battlefield.

Retracting the arrow, Lu Qianjiao sighed, "The fighting style in Outer State is indeed different. I've been lax these past few years. I need to put in more effort to train my troops in the future." "Sister-in-law, take the Carriage Driver to the edge of the woods and check the situation. Make sure he doesn't escape. I'll take care of the body here."

"Don't let him get away?" Lu Qianjiao glanced at the Carriage Driver and gave a wry smile. "This is really not an easy task."

The two left the forest. Li Banfeng alone collected all the corpses of the Three-Headed People into his Portable Abode, and used his gloves and Wine Gourd to clean the bloodstains from the snow. At the foot of the mountain, the commotion was much less than before; many Innocent Army had been lured to the east slope by the Peddler, and few enemies remained on the south slope.

Li Banfeng handed the bottle of Snow Cream to Lu Qianjiao: "Sister-in-law, you decide when to use it. I'll lead the way, and you follow closely behind." The Carriage Driver pulled the cart to the front. "Don't lead the way, leave it to me, I'll take you."

Lu Qianjiao was taken aback. "Where did you get the nerve?"

"It's not a matter of courage. We're going up the mountain anyway, and you don't know what the situation is like up there. Just let me go first." The Carriage Driver went first, and he really made the right choice. His thinking was completely different from Li Banfeng's.

Li Banfeng thought he could use his talent for undetected House Cultivator to scout ahead, so that even if they encountered the Three-Headed People, they would most likely not be discovered. But the Carriage Driver relied on his Auspiciousness and Avoiding Calamity and Auspiciousness and Avoiding Calamity, which was second to none in the entire Pro State.

Li Banfeng's strategy was to avoid being recognized when encountering people, while the Carriage Driver's strategy was to avoid encountering people as much as possible.

He walked ahead, going uphill all the way from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, winding through the forest, and he didn't encounter a single Three-Headed People! After walking uphill for a while, the Carriage Driver stopped the car. "There's no way to avoid them up ahead, there are many people, and they all have malicious intentions."

Are these people still Innocent Army?

Judging from their location, they are not the Innocent Army; they are likely the Three-Headed People trapped on the mountaintop, the ones who are to be rescued. They are fighting to the death, and they are now hostile to anyone who comes up the mountain.

Li Banfeng warned the Carriage Driver and Lu Qianjiao, "You two don't go up. I'll go and negotiate with them alone." "Don't worry, I wasn't planning on going up with you anyway." The Carriage Driver turned the cart around, ready to go down the mountain at any moment. Lu Qianjiao said, "I'll go with you."

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "Too many people will only cause trouble. You stay here and watch the old car. I'll bring some people down in a bit."

Using his Riding the Wind and Driving the Clouds skills, Li Banfeng flew close to the snow as he ascended the mountain. The Three-Headed People, exhausted and hungry, who had almost fallen asleep in the grass, suddenly woke up. The middle head asked, "Did something just pass by?"

The person on the left said, "It looks like there's someone there."

The person on the right, whose eyes were still closed, said, "Is there really someone here? I don't see anyone." Li Banfeng replied, "There really is someone here, but please don't shout."

The Three-Headed People was shocked and wanted to sound the alarm by banging a gong.

Li Banfeng pressed down the Three-Headed People and explained, "Don't be afraid. If I wanted to kill you, I would have done it long ago. I'm here to save you. Do you recognize this?" As he spoke, Li Banfeng took a human head from his waist, which he had just chopped off in his Portable Abode.

The Three-Headed People looked at the human head and found it unfamiliar.

Li Banfeng pulled out another human head. "Do you recognize this one?" Judging from his expression, he didn't seem to recognize this one either.

Li Banfeng said helplessly, "How did you fight this battle? You don't even know a single one of your opponents?"

After trying six heads in a row, the Three-Headed People on the right finally spoke, "I recognize this one, he's from the Innocent Army!"

"You're right, these are all members of the Innocent Army," Li Banfeng said, placing the severed heads in front of the Three-Headed People. "The Innocent Army are your enemies. I killed your enemies, so I am your benefactor. Now, take me to your leader, and I will lead you down the mountain."

The Three-Headed People looked at Li Banfeng together and asked, "Are you really our benefactor?" Li Banfeng shook his head. "The evidence is irrefutable!"

The Three-Headed People led Li Banfeng to the vicinity of the mountaintop, where he finally met the leader of the Three-Headed People.

The leader's three heads were those of a woman in her early thirties, a man in his early forties, and an elderly man in his seventies. The forty-year-old man, named Tu Heng, had his head in the middle; he was in charge of the three and didn't fully trust this late-night visitor. "Where are you taking us? We're not going to the Sinner City!"

"I didn't say I'd take you to the Sinner City; I'm taking you away from Three Heads Junction."

Tu Heng sneered, "You lied to us again. Back then, the people from Outer State told us to leave Three Heads Junction, but they went back on their word later, didn't they?" "Who went back on their word?" Li Banfeng didn't understand.

The head to Tu Heng's left is Tu Min, who is relatively mild-mannered. "Where can we go after leaving Three Heads Junction? Li Qi originally intended to take us in, but he changed his mind and doesn't want us anymore. He insists on sending us to the Sinner City. Where do you think we can go?"

"Li Qi?" Li Banfeng was stunned for a moment. After a brief explanation from the person next to him, he understood the reason for this.

The reason these more than 10,000 people were able to gather together was because Liao Zihui initially selected them, intending to hand them over to Li Qi. However, for some reason, Liao Zihui later gave them to a different group of people instead.

Liao Zihui, fearing that the people he had previously chosen would cause trouble, planned to send them to the Sinner City.

Originally, this group of Three-Headed People thought they could leave Three Heads Junction and regain their freedom, but now that they've entered the Sinner City, it's like falling into an abyss. The drastic change in their circumstances has driven them completely out of control. They ran to Elbow Mountain, ready to fight the Guanfang Hall to the death.

This incident certainly couldn't be blamed on Li Qi, but Liao Zihui, in order to appease the group of Three-Headed People, pinned the blame on Li Qi. If this matter were to spread among the Three Heads Junction, Li Qi's reputation would become extremely tarnished.

These 10,000 people are my responsibility to save, but I cannot be forced to do so, because the fault does not lie with me. Li Banfeng finally understood the meaning of these words.

He did save 13,000 people, but he also harmed the 13,000 people in front of him. They could have survived before, but now their lives are hanging by a thread, even though it was not his fault.

How should I tell them?

Tell them that the person in front of them is Li Qi?

All their resentment was directed at Li Qi, and speaking out now would only cause them to lose trust.

Li Banfeng looked at Tu Heng, then at the group of Three-Headed People: "Come with me. I'm Li Qi's friend. If you get out of the Three Heads Junction, Li Qi will definitely take you in."

Tu Heng shook his head and said, "Then why didn't he take us in before?"

"Because Li Qi preferred to take in friends, and you weren't his friends back then."

The old man to Tu Heng's right, named Tu Mang, sighed and said, "We're not his friends anymore. What are we? What are our fates? How could we possibly be worthy of someone as high as him?"

"You are now Li Qi's friends," Li Banfeng explained patiently. "You are my friends, and I am Li Qi's friend. Friends of friends are friends. Look down, follow this hillside down, and we'll all be friends. Keep following this hillside, and we'll get out of Three Heads Junction!"

The slope was smooth, and everyone around them was successfully brought down. They all stared at the leader.

Tu Min and Tu Mang both looked at Tu Heng in the middle.

After much deliberation, Tu Heng issued the order to assemble.

On the border, Zhao Xiaowan kept her eyes fixed on the other side, waiting for Li Banfeng to appear.

Hong Ying took a few deep breaths in the cold wind. "How many years has it been since I've seen snow? Maybe it's because I've been staying at home for too long. Coming out in this cold weather is really not my usual habit."

As she spoke, Hong Ying shuddered.

Zhao Xiaowan was taken aback. "Is it that cold?"

Hong Ying glanced at the Dark Bridge Cannon: "Can we put this thing away for now?"

"Put the cannon away, how will my husband get out?"

Hong Ying looked around. "The enemy is coming, and there are quite a few of them."