Chapter 38 Snowfield - 1 Although Lu Qing dodged another silver...

Although Lu Qing managed to dodge another large silver net, she tumbled and fell into a snowdrift at the foot of the cliff, looking quite disheveled.

She quickly sat up and looked around warily.

The little monsters pulling the sled screamed and ran back behind her, howling towards the top of the mountain wall.

Lu Qing frowned, "Who goes there? Come out!"

Some snow rolled off the mountainside, and several people wearing greyish-white cloaks stood up and leaped down. They glanced at Lu Qing, sneered, and said, "You really don't know your place. You dare to come to the Western Wilderness with such meager skills. Listen to your brother, leave your valuables behind and hurry back."

These people are all quite young, and their faces are full of arrogance.

Lu Qing gritted her teeth, reaching out to touch the ruler between her eyebrows, feeling somewhat hesitant. She had never fought against outsiders before, and was truly unsure of herself.

At this moment, Lawson used the dagger at his waist to cut a piece of the silver net, crawled out, and stood side by side with Lu Qing, staring at the young people with a stern face.

The group of people were stunned for a moment, then stared at the dagger in Lawson's hand, their eyes gleaming with greed. "Who told you to destroy our Heavenly Market Network? This is a priceless treasure of our sect, and now it's ruined in your hands. You must give us an explanation!"

While shouting, they surrounded Lu Qing and Luo Sen.

Lu Qing was already furious, and the other party was pushing their luck. Since a fight was inevitable, she was not willing to suffer a loss, so she reached out and swung a beam of green light at the leading youth.

The man, already plotting to kill and steal the treasure, shouted as soon as he saw Lu Qing make a move, "To be associating with demons, he's obviously evil... Ah~"

The ruler moved much faster than he expected. Before he could finish speaking, the ruler struck him hard across the face, knocking out a row of his teeth.

The man spat out a mouthful of blood, which fell onto the snow and was particularly glaring.

The men paused, gripping their swords warily. "Witch, you've resorted to underhanded tactics!"

Having succeeded in one move, Lu Qing's fear lessened considerably. He thought to himself, "You dare to rob people here with your level of skill? I only wasted my breath talking to you because I couldn't beat you. Since I can beat you, why waste my breath? I'll just beat you up first, and after that, whoever is stronger will be right."

She stopped and caught the flying ruler between her eyebrows, then pounced on it.

Seeing his "elder" take the initiative, how could Lawson not "respect the elderly and care for the young"? By the time Luo Yuan and Qi Wu's sled arrived, the two sides were already locked in a fierce battle.

Luo Yuan shouted for the little monsters to stop, and watched the battle from the sidelines with a smile.

This was the first time Lu Qing and Luo Sen had fought with outsiders. Previously, when sparring in Medicine King Valley, they had held back because everyone there was family, afraid of actually hurting their own people. But today, facing these few with malicious intentions, they had no fear whatsoever! Naturally, they used their full strength.

The opponents hadn't expected the two women to be so formidable; they went straight for the kill, showing no sign of testing them. They cursed inwardly, "Where did these reckless fools come from? Don't they know it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester?"

They finally understand the reasoning!

And when they saw that Luo Yuan and Qi Wu had also arrived, the group's hearts sank. They all thought that after beating the younger brother, the older brother had arrived. But if they couldn't even defeat the younger brother, wouldn't the arrival of the older brother make things even more troublesome?

One of them let out a whistle and turned to run away.

Lu Qing and Luo Sen were both inexperienced and were stunned by this shameless behavior. They turned around to look at Luo Yuan at the same time.

Luo Yuan chuckled, "Let them be."

Lu Qing was inexplicably tripped up and got into a fight for no reason, only to have it end in such an inexplicable way. She was so angry that she gritted her teeth and finally couldn't hold back anymore and shouted, "Don't let me run into you again, or I'll break your legs first!"

Those people fled even faster upon hearing the noise.

Qi Wu laughed so hard he almost fell over.

Luo Yuan also found Lu Qing's personality quite interesting, and said to Qi Wu, "Her personality is quite different from yours."

Qi Wu was quite pleased. "That's good. We can't always be the ones suffering losses. We have to let these people experience what it's like to have no one to complain to."

Distracted by these people, Lu Qing and her companions lost one sled but gained a torn silver net. Lawson looked at it and simply converted the two sleds into one, letting Lu Qing sit on it while he drove, continuing their journey.

Without needing to drive the sled, Lu Qing turned to talk to Qi Wu, "Sister, brother-in-law, who were those people just now? Are there any sects in this snowfield? And are there usually many people coming and going in this snowfield? Otherwise, why would they set up an ambush here?"

Qi Wu sat upright on the sled, his hands tucked into his sleeves. Hearing this, he seemed to be deep in thought and glanced back at Luo Yuan.

Luo Yuan nodded and whistled. The little monsters immediately pushed off with their feet, overtaking Luo Sen and Lu Qing's sled and taking the lead.

Without asking any further questions, Lawson followed them.

On the snow-covered plains, day and night are hard to distinguish, and the passage of time is also unclear. Just as Lu Qing was nestled in the sled, almost dozing off, there was a faint sound ahead.

Lu Qing jolted awake, sat up straight, and craned her neck to look ahead.

There is a snow-capped mountain in front of us, and people are fighting in front of the mountain, while others are watching.

The two fighters, their clothes fluttering in the firelight, looked like butterflies dancing on an icy plain—a truly beautiful sight.

Lu Qing immediately perked up, "Quick, quick, there's a fight!"

Like Lu Qing, Lawson had gained the upper hand in his first fight with an outsider and was now itching to join in. However, with his parents in front of him, he dared not act rashly and instead urged Lu Qing to step forward. Hearing Lu Qing's words, he immediately quickened his pace, but his mother gave him a half-smile, prompting Lawson to immediately say with disdain, "Auntie, when you're out and about, avoid trouble and stay away from problems. You're supposed to be an elder!"

Lu Qing turned around and glared at him.

Lawson pretended not to see it and obediently slowed down again.

The arrival of the two sleds diverted a lot of people's attention, and those who had been watching the fight turned to look at the four of them.

Qi Wu helped Luo Yuan off the sled and stood to the side. Luo Yuan shook the rope, and the restraints on the little monsters were released. They chirped for a while, then turned and ran into the snow, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Lawson repeated the same method, releasing the small monsters. He also dragged the two sleds down the mountainside.

Lu Qing then discovered that there was a large cave behind the rocks, and firelight was shining through it.

This place turned out to be a temporary resting spot on the snowfield.

Lu Qing followed them into the cave.

The cave was quite large, with a dozen or so campfires, spaced far apart. When someone heard footsteps, they immediately looked up, their eyes filled with wariness and distancing...