"Achoo! Boss, can we really catch that Mu Feng?" asked a man wrapped tightly in a fur coat, with even his head bundled up so that only his eyes and nose showed.
"Quit being so negative, San. Our eldest brother's looking at the map." Unlike his cold-fearing youngest brother, the second brother had an enormous belly. Though he, too, wore a fur coat, he wasn't shivering.
Their leader had a full beard, a scarred face, and narrow, triangular eyes. He looked like trouble. He had studied the map for ages, but aside from the words "Frozen Forest," all it showed were the four cardinal directions.
He suddenly flung the map away, his eyebrows bristling with anger. Glaring at his youngest brother, he snapped, "San, why do you keep buying this shoddy junk?"
"Didn't you say we should leave as early as possible? So I just bought a map from some roadside stall," the youngest brother said innocently, shrinking into his collar.
These three were the Lu Brothers, notorious throughout the Heaven Dou Empire: Lu Da, Lu Er, and Lu San. It was rare for three brothers to all reach seven rings, but their fame came not from having three supreme experts in one family, but from their vile reputation.
The Lu Brothers were known for doing anything as long as they were paid. The hefty rewards offered on the underground black market often led them to accept dirty jobs, and over time, they had made a name for themselves.
When they heard that Shrek Academy had issued a red wanted poster for a mere Soul Emperor, the three reacted like beasts scenting blood. Without the slightest hesitation, they decided to make a trip to the Frozen Forest.
The brothers had expected the Far North Ice Plains to be cold, but