Chapter 39 Snowfield - 2 Some people also saw Lu Qing and her group clearly...

Some people, upon seeing Lu Qing and her group clearly, immediately buried their heads deeply, afraid of being seen.

Like a group of gophers with their heads stretched out, a few suddenly shortened, leaving a noticeable gap.

Lu Qing chuckled. Although it was difficult for her delicate face to contort into a ferocious expression, it could still be intimidating if the audience had a vivid imagination. She walked straight toward the group's campfire.

Lawson looked in that direction, and lo and behold, those were the same young men who had been robbing people earlier! What a coincidence!

He followed Lu Qing with a cold smile, walking to the fire where the group had been. Just as he was about to make his move, he suddenly heard Lu Qing deliberately raise his voice, greeting them cheerfully, "You five gentlemen are all handsome and distinguished. May I ask which school you belong to? It's fate that we've met. Let's join in and warm ourselves by the fire, shall we not disturb you?"

Didn't they recognize him? The five men looked at each other, about to look up and say it was inconvenient, when they saw Lu Qing's face turn cold, she bared her teeth and revealed a vicious expression, her gaze sweeping over his legs.

The man was so startled that he pulled his legs back. "It's alright, it's alright, no problem at all. This way, please."

Huh? Auntie's move was so unexpected. Lawson almost made a move, but he quickly maintained his aloof expression and glanced at the group of guys.

The leader of the group hurriedly said, "It's freezing cold, you must be freezing. Come and warm yourself by the fire. Come here and sit over here."

He said he wanted to use the excuse of moving to another seat to slip away.

But we've already let him slip away once, how could we let him slip away a second time?

Lu Qing stepped on his hem, and Lawson grabbed his shoulder. The two of them looked after him with smiles until the group huddled together, cowering.

Luo Yuan helped Qi Wu sit down by the fire. The two of them smiled and nodded at them.

The group responded with a wry smile.

Lu Qing forcefully pressed the person down to sit on the ground, then spoke in a "gentle" tone, "Look, in such a vast snowfield, it's a rare coincidence to bump into each other, let alone that we've met again and again. Isn't that really quite a destiny?"

Girl, could you use a different word? This whole "fate" thing is really creepy. But the others didn't dare argue, so they could only nod repeatedly, "Yeah, yeah."

Lu Qing continued, "Since we're destined to meet, shouldn't we celebrate? Let's skip the formalities and get some food and drinks, something practical."

The group was stunned for a moment before realizing that Lu Qing was blatantly robbing them. As veterans in this field, they knew that talking nonsense was useless. They exchanged glances and reluctantly pulled out some food and water from their storage pouches.

Lu Qing nodded, her expression quite pleased. She then handed the food and water to Lawson.

Lawson sniffed it. "Hmm, some kind of slow-acting poison, the kind that drains spiritual power." He poured some water into his palm, sniffed it carefully again, and even licked it with his tongue. "It should be some cheap stuff from a street vendor. It doesn't have a strong smell, but its effects are limited. It will only last for two or three hours at most."

The young men stared at him, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

Lawson sniffed the dry rations they handed him again. "This should contain wild water chestnut flower powder, which also has the effect of losing spiritual power. However, wild water chestnut flower powder has a fragrance, and it's especially good when roasted." As he spoke, Lawson took out his dagger, pierced the dry rations in half, and put them on the fire to roast.

Sure enough, it had a faint fragrance.

Perhaps it was because Lawson's movements were too swift in piercing the rations. The five highway robbers opposite them huddled together, trembling, completely unable to imagine what would happen next.

Lawson slowly toasted the dry rations until they were golden brown and crispy, blew on them, and handed them to his mother first, then to Lu Qing, then to his father, and finally to himself.

The four of them ate slowly and deliberately, as if the wild water chestnut pollen was just an ordinary seasoning and nothing to worry about.

Lu Qing even smiled and asked, "It tastes good! Is there any more?"

Even the most naive of the five highway robbers finally realized that these four were no pushovers and didn't care about their petty tricks.

Such a vast snowfield—whether they were deliberately following them or were familiar with the terrain and knew there was a place to rest here—neither of these people were people they could afford to offend.

The leader of the five highwaymen immediately fawned over them, pulling out some more palatable, unadulterated dry rations from his pouch and offering them to them, saying, "Please have some."

Lawson accepted it without hesitation.

Lu Qing kicked the nearest petty thief. "Hey, go out and get some clean snow. And while you're at it, help us bring in the sleds and fix them. Do you even know how much trouble you've caused us!"

The two petty thieves quickly disappeared.

Seeing the "harmonious" atmosphere, the others in the cave didn't cause any trouble and stopped paying attention to the place.

While eating, Lu Qing asked, "Friend, it's a bit awkward just eating and drinking without chatting. Come on, tell me, what's your background, and what are you doing here?"

The five highway robbers looked distressed. "Gentlemen, please don't misunderstand. That...that incident just now, we didn't mean it...it's just a case of 'no fight, no friendship,' right? Please don't take it to heart."

Lawson helped Lu Qing put on a show of respect, "Hehe, that depends on your attitude. If you answer all questions honestly and don't try anything funny, we'll forget about you once we leave this place tomorrow. But if you try anything else..." Lawson couldn't think of any threatening words for a moment.

Lu Qing chimed in, "Those of us who pull carts work hard too, it would be good to give them some extra food."

The beasts pulling their carts are demonic beasts! Although they may not seem threatening, there are very few demonic beasts that obediently pull carts for people.

The five highway robbers became increasingly frightened and hurriedly began to confess, one by one.

“We come from Guiyang Mountain and are fellow disciples.”

"This time, our master sent us out to gain some experience."

"I just got separated from my other fellow disciples."

"Thanks to the map my master gave us, we were able to find this place."

"We really didn't plan to do anything bad. We just wanted to stay here until the snow melted, and then we'd go back..."

After finishing his dry rations and drinking some of the medicinal tea he had brought with him, Qi Wu slowly asked, "It seems your sect often comes to the Snowfield." Otherwise, why would you have a map?

The five highway robbers lowered their voices and said, "Actually, it's not just us; many small sects have come too."

Luo Yuan asked curiously, "This place is not only a vast, frozen snowfield that is difficult to traverse, but it also has many powerful demons and beasts. Few ordinary cultivators who enter can leave alive. When did it become a place where anyone dares to come and wander around?"

"Isn't it because the Divine Palace sent several thousand disciples here for a winter hunt? Normally, we small sects wouldn't even dare to come here, let alone get close. But now that the Divine Palace disciples are clearing the way, we figure that even if there are powerful demons, the Divine Palace will be there to protect us. We don't dare to hope for the same harvest as the Divine Palace disciples, but we still want to try our luck! Besides, even just coming here to broaden our horizons is worthwhile..."

"Disciples of the Divine Palace?" Lu Qing narrowed his eyes. "Several thousand?"

"That's right, even the Four Divine Servants have come."

Lu Qing's face darkened instantly.

That bastard left heartbroken, acting like he'd go through fire and water for her. And yet, he brought his "junior sisters" to this godforsaken place for a winter hunt?!

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