"Collecting herbs. I've signed up for the Frost Moon Altar's Yue Ning Bing Zhi collection mission." Zhou Tingyu replied in a serious tone.

Hearing Zhou Tingyu's response, Kong Ju immediately held his forehead with one hand and smiled bitterly.

Maybe because Zhou Tingyu was too petite, he didn't see her at first sight.

Now that he was caught by Zhou Tingyu, Kong Ju had no choice but to glare and threaten her in order to avoid trouble: "Why are you joining in the fun? You are so weak that no one will be able to find you even if you are killed and thrown into a pit."

"So, the weak junior sister comes to the powerful senior brother Kong Ju for protection." Zhou Tingyu took the opportunity to attack the snake, opening her dark eyes and pretending to be pitiful.

Kong Ju knew Zhou Tingyu too well, and rejected her proposal directly without any good intentions: "I refuse!"

Zhou Yuting was obviously frightened by Kong Ju's words about being slaughtered. Seeing his firm attitude, she was a little timid. She hugged Kong Ju's arm and begged, "I only know you among these people, Senior Brother Kong. If you don't take me, they will be even less likely to take me. If I die in Shuangyue Altar, no one will accompany you to drink with Senior Brother Shangguan."

"Don't give me that!" Kong Ju raised his eyelids and remained unmoved.

Zhou Tingyu is the best at coaxing and nagging. If I agree to her this time, I'm afraid she will control me in the future.

"Let go! There shouldn't be any physical contact between men and women!" Kong Ju made up his mind and pretended not to hear. He exerted force with his arms to push Zhou Tingyu away.

The latter was very strong and refused to let go.

"You are such a good fellow student, Kong Ju, you don't care about the relationship between us. Do you remember who helped you get the position in the Miscellaneous Book House? If I hadn't helped you, do you think you could have gotten the position in the Miscellaneous Book House?"

Kong Qi was even more confused when he heard this, and he was arguing with Zhou Tingyu.

An old man with a haggard face and a hunched body came over with a playful smile and looked at the two people who were almost sticking together with an ambiguous tone:

"Excuse me for coming forward! I hope I didn't disturb your pleasure."

Kong Qi glanced at the old man.

He has reached the fourth level of Yanglun cultivation. Judging from his age, he is over sixty. It is unlikely that he will be able to break through to the fifth level in this lifetime.

There are many disciples with poor qualifications in the Cangwu sect.

But don't underestimate this old fox. Although his cultivation is not high, he has some skills since he has been in the Cangwu sect for so many years.

Kong Ju immediately forced a smile and said, "What advice do you have for me, Senior Brother?"

As for Zhou Tingyu, she completely ignored the old man's ambiguous tone and still held Kong Ju tightly, looking at the old man curiously with her pair of dark eyes.

"The old man has been to the Frost Moon Altar several times and is quite familiar with the place."

"I wonder if Junior Brother is interested in joining forces with me, so that I can take care of him."

It turned out that the old man was looking for his companions. After he said that, he looked at Kong Ju with a smile in his cloudy eyes, waiting for his response.

The reason why he came to find Kong Ju was because he witnessed the entire battle between Kong Ju and Jiang Kui two months ago.

He was extremely surprised by the scene in which Kong Ju defeated Jiang Kui with the third level of Yanglun.

Now it seems that Kong Ju has even broken through the fourth level of Yanglun. He is such a powerful teammate. How could he let him go?

Kong Ju originally wanted to refuse, but when he saw Zhou Tingyu, who was as sticky as taffy, he didn't say the words of refusal in the end.

Zhou Tingyu did help him when he entered the Cangwu Sect.

Excluding Shangguan Yuzhou, Zhou Tingyu was indeed the first person who expressed kindness to him after he entered the Cangwu Sect.

She insisted on going to Frost Moon Altar, and Kong Ju had no choice but to leave her alone.

It must be very troublesome for me to go alone, look for opportunities, collect herbs and protect Zhou Tingyu.

If you have a helper who is familiar with the Frost Moon Altar environment and has strong strength, it is indeed the best choice.

After a little thought, Kong Ju made a decision.

"Okay, but I have one condition."

As he spoke, he pointed at Zhou Tingyu who was almost hanging on him and said, "Take her with you."

When Zhou Tingyu heard this, her eyes almost curved into crescent shapes.

He immediately said to the old man: "Don't underestimate me, I practice the Fengchun Jue, which is very powerful in curing diseases and saving lives. If you are injured, I can help you heal. I am also good at finding elixirs."

The old man was still hesitant at first, after all, Zhou Tingyu's cultivation was not high, but after hearing Zhou Tingyu's words, he nodded: "The Spring Art is indeed useful in some cases, okay!"

The three of them introduced their names to each other after initially agreeing on the cooperation matters.

"My surname is Feng, and my given name is An."

"It turns out to be Senior Brother Feng An and Junior Brother Kong Ju!"

"My name is Zhou Tingyu."

"Then we'll meet at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow."

The alliance between the three was officially established in just a short period of time.

The next day at 5 a.m.

As winter has arrived, it is still dark at this hour.

A group of people filed out from the Cangwu sect's formation one after another.

Led by team leader Zheng Gang, they moved rapidly towards the east.

The teams of Kong Ju, Zhou Tingyu and Feng An were naturally close together.

This was Zhou Tingyu’s first time out of the sect, and she was curious about everything in the outside world.

Walking on the snow, the boring journey became interesting. I looked here and there along the way. If I wasn’t afraid of getting separated from the group and getting lost, I would probably have been having a lot of fun.

Kong Ju did not stop him. The team leader Zheng Gang had reached the sixth level of Yanglun realm cultivation. Normally, he would be the first to notice when danger approached.

Instead, he put all his energy into trying to get Feng An to talk.

After all, this old man has been to Frost Moon Altar three times.

His understanding of that place is more detailed than Shangguan Yuzhou's.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

The more intelligence one has, the better it will be for Kong Jue to gain opportunities there.

Therefore, under Kong Ju's deliberate guidance, Feng An described the situation of Frost Moon Altar intermittently along the way.

"The Frost Moon Altar is in a remote location, and it takes two days to go there one way. So the time limit for a mission assigned by a sect is usually quite long. We have one month to find the Moon Condensing Ice Ganoderma, which is plenty of time."

"If it weren't for the Moon Condensing Ice Blossom, no one would be willing to go there. It's incredibly cold. Especially after winter, water literally freezes into ice."

"Oh, by the way, in addition to being careful of monks from other sects, you also have to be careful of some powerful monsters."

"There are always some cold-loving beasts wandering around the Frost Moon Altar. They are not like human monks who know how to judge the situation. Once provoked, they will fight to the death."

…

Nothing major happened along the way.

The team walked until evening, when the last ray of sunlight disappeared in the sky. At Zheng Gang's request, everyone found a clearing in the woods and set up camp.

"The outside world is not like our Cangwu Sect. The sect is protected by a large formation, and no evil spirits can get in. There is nothing in the outside world, and it is easy to be threatened, especially at night."

Feng An also realized that this was the first time for Kong Ju and Zhou Tingyu to leave the sect, so he talked about everything he understood, no matter how big or small.

Kong Ju and the other two were leaning against a huge rock. The snow on the ground had been cleared and a bonfire was lit in front of them.

The slightly swaying flames made Kong Ju's face look bright yellow. Feeling the warmth on his face, he frowned slightly.

"Ghosts and monsters?"

Kong Ju felt that this word, when it came out of Feng An's mouth, did not sound like an adjective.

The old man nodded slightly and said in a low voice: "Those who come out at night in a wilderness like this are not good people. But don't worry, they usually don't want to provoke monks."

“But be careful too.”

"Thank you for your advice!" Kong Ju nodded silently.

Zhou Tingyu's enthusiasm was long gone after a day of traveling.

Now she was leaning against a huge rock, curling up her petite body and feeling drowsy.

After hearing the conversation between Feng An and Kong Ju, a little timidity appeared on her pretty face, and she leaned towards Kong Ju symbolically.

In such a wilderness, someone is needed to be on duty at night.

Zheng Gang specially selected two people to be responsible for the east and west sides of the camp.

Kong Ju and the other two were lucky and were not selected.

But when resting at night, Kong Ju did not fall asleep, but sat cross-legged to practice.

After entering the Cangwu sect, he never missed a day of practice, no matter how tired he was.

Moreover, he couldn't sleep in this kind of environment because he would never put his safety in the hands of others.

Even if everyone is on duty, he will stay awake.

Feng An also did the same thing as Kong Ju.

His eyes were narrowed into slits, and he seemed to be sleeping, but he was actually awake.

Both of them knew that the other had not let their guard down, and they both understood each other tacitly.

"That's why they say that old ginger is more spicy!" Kong Ju, who saw all this, nodded with great satisfaction.

Kong Ju was very impressed by the insight and prudence Feng An showed along the way.

It also made Kong Ju feel for the first time that agreeing to join forces with Feng An was the right decision.

(End of this chapter)