Xiao Shi and Xiao Mo left Qin Kingdom's Imperial Capital and headed for the Northern Wilderness.
Xiao Mo had no idea why his father had brought him to the Northern Wilderness.
Whenever Xiao Mo asked, Xiao Shi always said, "You'll know when we get there."
Half a month later.
Xiao Mo arrived in Arid City, the capital of Northern Wilderness Province.
It was already winter, and snow as thick as goose feathers was falling from the sky.
Compared with the snowy weather in Qin Kingdom's Imperial Capital, the blizzards in the Northern Wilderness seemed far wilder.
As the saying went, the land shaped its people. The people of Arid City seemed as bold and uninhibited as the Northern Wilderness snow.
Most of the townsfolk were tall and powerfully built.
"Would you like to come in and have some fun, young master?"
"Esteemed guest, please come inside!"
"They say Frost King Xiao Mo is the Prince's third son. Just look at him, holding that long spear..."
"Sangluo Wine! The finest Sangluo Wine! Fifteen coins a jin! Strong enough to knock your socks off!"
The calls of the brothel women, the hawking from restaurants and inns, the storytelling, and the wine shop owners' boasts all blended together.
It was nothing unusual, yet for some reason it gave the place an even stronger air of the jianghu.
And the most common shops lining the streets were wine shops.
After all, the Northern Wilderness was rather barren, and only its wine was strong enough to boast about. The most famous was Sangluo Wine.
In addition, in Arid City, most people, men and women alike, carried swords or sabers.
Xiao Mo had long heard that the people of Arid City loved martial arts and were fond of drinking.
Now he saw that it was indeed