"You heard me right, three ancient martial arts practitioners. Quickly gather your men, and get me a gun. Tell your sister-in-law I'm heading into the mountains."

"No, Brother Ma, is this going to work?" Village Chief Guo asked uncertainly.

"What's wrong with that? After gathering everyone, go to Hongqi Village and find Li Guangshou. Tell him I asked him to help rescue Mo Xue. If there's still no news by 2 PM, go to the county public security bureau and report to Director Li truthfully, asking him to arrange a rescue as soon as possible. Remember that."

"Okay, Brother Ma, I'll take care of it right away. You have to be careful, you're getting old and weak."

After saying that, he led two militiamen and escorted the two men away.

Old Ma closed and locked the doors and windows of An Moxue's house. When the village militia arrived, he took the gun and led the way, heading towards the back mountain of An Moxue's house.

......

Once An Moxue entered the back mountain, it felt like returning to her own backyard. She pretended to flee in a hurry, and the three people behind her kept chasing after her. Every time she was about to catch up, she would widen the distance again. In this way, An Moxue gradually led the three of them into the deep mountains.

The vast mountains were a white expanse, barely visible even in the dead of night. The occasional animal call could send chills down the spine of the timid.

The further in you go, the deeper the snow becomes; in some places, it's above knee-deep.

The three members of the Tang family had never encountered such heavy snow before. In Zhongchuan, it sometimes doesn't snow at all in winter, so their journey became increasingly difficult after a while.

Not only did our pace slow down, but it also seemed that our lower body clothing wasn't very suitable for the deep mountains. As we moved forward, the heat from our bodies, along with the snowflakes kicked up by our legs, accumulated more and more, some of which stuck to our legs and shoes, turning into hard, cold icicles. Our feet were completely numb, our upper body was burning hot, and our lower body was freezing cold.

The three men underestimated the snow of the North and the deep forests of the North. Thus, An Moxue seemed to be desperately avoiding the three men, but the three men could always see An Moxue's figure, yet they never managed to touch her at all.

An Moxue wore deerskin boots that went past her knees, a mink coat, and a rabbit fur hat. She led the three people step by step into the deep forest she had planned.

And so, one fled in front while three chased behind, and this escape and pursuit lasted until midnight.

As dawn broke and visibility improved, the three of them encouraged themselves, knowing they were about to catch up. Little did they know, they were about to reach the place An Moxue had prepared for them.

An Moxue watched the three people chasing after her relentlessly, then stuffed a large piece of chocolate into her mouth. The smooth, slightly sweet chocolate with a bit of crushed peanuts and a chewy texture eased An Moxue's bad mood somewhat.

Seeing that the three people were about to catch up, she deliberately stopped, raised her left middle finger at them, and gave them a contemptuous smile, her eyes full of disdain.

This completely enraged the three men. They chased after An Moxue with all their might, but An Moxue stopped provoking them and kept running forward. In their eyes, she was just running around in a panic because her provocation had failed.

As dawn broke, An Moxue gradually slowed down, and the three people finally caught up with her and surrounded her.

"Run! Run! You thought you could run fast? Why did you stop? You little brat, you'd better come with us right now! Otherwise, you'll regret it!"

An Moxue smiled mysteriously, bent down, grabbed a handful of snow, and with a flick of her wrist, the three of them saw a handful of snow falling all over them.

This made the three men laugh. "Out of ideas, huh? Trying to distract us with some snow. I'm amazed you could come up with that," one of them said sarcastically, before bursting into laughter.

An Moxue raised an eyebrow, remaining silent, leaving the three of them with only a soft snort—"Hmph!"

With a light touch of her toes, she left no trace in the snow and turned to appear outside the encirclement of the three people.

"Come on! Chase them! You three cowards! All you can do is talk big. If you catch them, then you're really something." Then he gave her the middle finger, lightly tapped his toes, and ran off into the distance.

An Moxue sped up, leaving the three people further and further behind, until she finally disappeared from their sight.

The three men angrily pounded on the big tree next to them, causing snow to fall from the tree, covering them completely, some even getting into their necks.

This only fueled the fire, making the group even angrier. The leader said, "We won't give up until we catch them!" The other two also looked furious.

It's such a disgrace! The three of them are over a hundred years old combined, yet they've lost a mere teenage girl. How are they supposed to maintain their standing in the martial arts world? It's laughable.

An Moxue searched for a long time and finally found a herd of more than twenty wild boars. She also sent out a bag of medicine with the wind.

Then he took out his longsword and slashed wildly a few times among the pigs, before taking off running, shouting as he ran, "Pigs, come on! Make sure you keep up!"

So, An Moxue ran through the forest, with a group of wild boars chasing after her. When she saw a wild boar about to fall behind, An Moxue would grab her knife and catch up with it.

The three members of the Tang family thought that after chasing for most of the day without catching anyone, the person must be hiding somewhere and not coming out. They were prepared for a long chase when suddenly they saw An Moxue running towards them. They were overjoyed. But when An Moxue reached them, she casually tossed something over, and something landed on them.

An Moxue's first attempt at using animal-attracting powder failed when the three men were too uncooperative; after half a day, they still couldn't catch up with her. She had no choice but to turn her horse around and ride back. This time, she used animal medicine that would excite wild boars even more.

Hearing that the wild boars were chasing after her, An Moxue grabbed the nearest big tree, climbed up, and held a crossbow in her hand, ready to fire at any moment.

An Moxue silently said in her heart, "My lovely piggies, you must support me! The success of my medicine depends on you! Go for it!"

Before the three members of the Tang family could react to An Moxue climbing the tree, a group of wild boars came charging toward them.

Although the three people were over a hundred years old combined, they had never experienced such a large-scale attack by wild boars. They were momentarily stunned and their reactions were a beat slow, which led to them being surrounded and attacked by the wild boars.

An Moxue, perched high in the tree, saw the wild boar surround the three people. Ignoring everything, it charged forward, raising a cloud of dust. In the hazy distance, the sounds of the boar squealing and the shouts of the men mingled together.

Suddenly, someone tried to climb the tree next to him. An Moxue shot an arrow with her bare hands. The person heard the sound of the arrow and turned to dodge, but lost the chance to climb the tree.

Enraged, he fought the wild boar while cursing An Moxue: "You unwanted little bastard! You little jinx who brings misfortune to your parents!" An Moxue shot an arrow at him, which hit his arm and slowed him down a bit in his fight with the wild boar.

The three men were chased relentlessly by the crazed wild boars and gradually became injured. They also managed to kill some of the wild boars.

Finally, they got their chance. Only a few of the fiercest wild boars remained. The three of them seized the opportunity and sped off into the distance!