Luo Jiujiang once again ran fast in the snow.
I don’t know if he has any conflicts with this world. He has only been here for a few days, but most of his time has been spent on the road.
After a conversation with the man, he finally got some key information about this world, such as how several factions could be formed in a world with such harsh conditions.
The direction Luo Jiujiang was heading now was due south, which he had repeatedly located using the sunlight and the position of the dense forest.
The south, where temperatures are slightly warmer, is the only place in the world where there's still some food. This food isn't the bark of trees in the forest, which leaves only a faint white mark when cut with a knife, nor is it the root-like plants that might not be found even if you dig five or six feet deep. Instead, it's a kind of free-range bird called a snowbird.
A cultivator can only practice fasting completely when he reaches the foundation-building stage. Luo Jiujiang has reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. Although he does not need to eat too much or too frequently, eating once every ten days is the limit for him to maintain his condition.
He needed to get himself something to eat before the first ten days arrived.
"The South is the eldest lady's territory." Luo Jiujiang recalled the fear that unconsciously crossed the man's face when he said this. "Her cultivation level is only Qi Refining, but she came from the upper realm, and was personally delivered by the people who exchanged the tokens and items for us."
"When they first arrived, they said that anyone who dared to get close to the young lady would die. Anyone who even touched a hair of hers would suffer a fate worse than death. Someone, unconvinced, robbed her of a bag of food. Then, someone from the higher realm hung that person on the top of the tallest tree in the forest. He..."
At this point, the man's pupils constricted, as if he had thought of something that even he couldn't accept, and he vomited a mouthful of sour water.
After hearing the man's narration, Luo Jiujiang immediately thought of the girl with stone locks on her wrists whom he had met before.
At that time, he could feel the girl's hint of kindness, but he was a little puzzled by her request. Now he finally knew the reason.
But that was why he wanted to go find her.
The other party was from the higher realms and must know more than ordinary people knew. Everything the man had told him before could only help him survive in this world, but that "young lady"...she might know how to help people escape from this world.
As they headed south, the forests thinned, but mountains rose. Luo Jiujiang's journey took several days. With his previous experience, he avoided many ambushes hidden under the snow and engaged in several head-on battles with several teams, resulting in casualties and some escapes.
After a few days, Luo Jiujiang finally arrived at a place that he felt was very special.
Whether viewed from afar or close up, this place was nothing but a vast expanse of white snow, no different from anywhere else in this world. However, Luo Jiujiang, a swordsman himself, was intimately familiar with the aura of swords and sabers. Standing still on a patch of white snow, he could clearly sense a faint, sharp, and warning aura emanating from beneath the snow in front of him.
After pondering for a moment, Luo Jiujiang struck down with his palm, and the snow flew up from his hand, overturning a thick piece of white snow. A rough and heavy stone tablet appeared in front of Luo Jiujiang.
Someone used a sharp object to carve a line of large characters on the stone tablet: No one but Xie Chuncan is allowed to enter!
Judging from the calligraphy alone, these nine characters were completely devoid of form or substance. But as a swordsman, Luo Jiujiang could clearly sense the undisguised murderous intent within them.
Luo Jiujiang brushed the remaining snow off the stone tablet with his sleeve and traced it with his finger. The nine characters were written in one continuous breath, the strokes extremely fine and sharp, clearly due to the light, narrow weapon used by the engraver, who also possessed a high degree of control over the weapon.
After pondering for a moment, Luo Jiujiang decided to use the most direct and simple method. He took a deep breath and shouted, "Thank you for your guidance, young lady. I..."
He had barely uttered half of his words when a figure appeared from a distance. As Luo Jiujiang uttered a word, the man tapped the snow lightly with his toes. After a few swaying movements, he crossed a distance of more than ten feet and met Luo Jiujiang face to face.
This person was wearing a snow-white tight-fitting suit, and her figure was extremely light and slender. She was actually a very pretty girl. Her expression was extremely indifferent, and she looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, but her cultivation level was at the seventh level of Qi Refining.
The girl looked murderous at first glance. She said sinisterly, "What are you thanking me for?"
Luo Jiujiang glanced at the girl's waist and saw an extremely thin, slender and long sword.
Guessing that she was the one who carved the words, Luo Jiujiang smiled and said, "Thank you for your guidance on the stone tablet, and thank you for your kindness in reminding me before. I just don't want to thank Chun Can."
As soon as the three words "Xie Chuncan" came out of her mouth, the girl seemed to have heard some signal, and without thinking, she drew her sword in an instant!
Luo Jiujiang and her looked at each other, and it was obvious that they were both stunned.
The girl drew her rapier, but she didn't attack Luo Jiujiang, nor did she sheathe it. She said coldly, "Sister said she doesn't see outsiders."
"I've heard a few things about the eldest lady's rules. Could you please be flexible?" Luo Jiujiang said with a polite smile. "Please go back and inform the eldest lady that the newlyweds who received her kindness that day have come to express their gratitude."
The girl's expression was cold, as if she had turned a deaf ear to Luo Jiujiang's probing. She simply lowered her head and glanced at him, muttering, "You've crossed the line."
An extremely strong sense of danger suddenly exploded in Luo Jiujiang's perception!
Without thinking, Luo Jiujiang bent his knees and flipped over like an arrow. He somersaulted eighteen times in the air and dodged a total of fifty-four sword attacks from the girl.
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