The closer they got to the top, the stronger the wind blew, and the more snow accumulated. Tong Wenyao felt a little unsteady on her feet. Just then, Tong Wenyao patted her shoulder and said, "Sister, look where you're coming from." On the edge of the cliff, a light green flower, about ten centimeters across, was braving the cold wind. It was huge, bigger than her face. She was a little excited, shaking his shoulder and saying, "Brother, do you think this is the legendary snow lotus?"
When they got closer, they saw a smaller plant with snow-white flowers growing beneath the light green one. The two plants had identical leaves, so she guessed one was ripe and the other was immature. However, the snow lotus was at the bottom of the cliff, so someone needed to go down and pick it.
Luckily, Second Uncle had prepared a rope. "Let's tie the rope to that tree, then I'll go down and pick the lotus while you watch from up there." Tong Wenyao shook her head after hearing this. "Second Uncle, it's best if I go down and pick it. Not to mention how I know how to preserve the medicinal properties, what if we encounter someone up there who robs us and demands we hand over the snow lotus? We were able to avoid some detours by leading the way obediently in the beginning. Then, once they climb up, they might kill us. So, Second Uncle, it's best if you stay up there."
Without saying much, Tong Wenyao grabbed the rope and tied it around her waist. Then, she held the rope and climbed down the cliff crack. If it weren't for the fact that a flower was just slightly exposed, they wouldn't have known that this was a snow lotus.
The cliff below was littered with rocks and occasional weeds, forming a roughly 90-degree angle. She even found some dead bird feathers. After scanning the area and finding nothing dangerous, she began picking snow lotus.
The flowers were similar to lotus, but one was light green and the other was white. She carefully dug out the two and immediately put them in a box. She was sharp-eyed and found a very small one next to it. She pulled it out happily and threw it into the space. If she could grow it, she would be rich. She also planned to use the rope to swing to other places to see if there were any snow lotuses she had missed.
Gravel fell from above her head, and she failed to dodge in time, breaking the skin on her hands. The rope dropped a little unexpectedly, which scared her.
Not knowing what was happening above, she quickly climbed up holding the rope. After just two steps, the rope loosened again, leaving her hanging directly on it.
She was so scared that she screamed.
Tong Wen Yao comforted her from above, "Sister, hold on, I'll pull you up later." The sounds of weapons fighting came frequently from above, and she guessed that the people who climbed up wanted to kill people and steal treasures.
"Guaiguai, go up and help them." She pushed Guaiguai and then planned to use the rope to swing to the protruding rock so that at least her feet would have a place to land. She heard two people shouting from above, and there was a hint of fear and panic in their voices.
"Yao'er!"
Before she could swing over, the rope seemed to lose its tension and loosened, and she fell off the cliff, pulling at the broken rope. The rapid fall made her heart tighten, but her mind was extremely clear. How could she avoid death?
Meanwhile, Tong Hong and three other men were engaged in a fierce exchange of blows. Tong Wenyao was tugging at the rope, looking anxious but unable to help. The man hiding behind him hit Tong Wenyao with a wooden stick. He groaned, his hands unconsciously loosening. After recovering, he kicked the man away and grabbed the rope again.
Unexpectedly, the man snorted coldly and took the axe to chop the rope he was holding. At this time, his eyes opened wide and he pounced forward to catch the rope that was falling rapidly, but found that he was still a step too slow.
Seeing him like this, the man couldn't help but feel proud and chopped at him with an axe in his hand. As long as they died, then there would be no worry about not being able to pick snow lotus. Seeing this, the second uncle hit him with a stick and protected him. "Maybe Yao'er is still waiting for us to save her..." Before he could finish his words, he was kicked by someone and his waist was also cut by a knife, and blood-red beads came out.
Before he could even treat the bleeding wound, another person came at him with an axe. Tong Wenyao looked at them with red eyes, "I'm going to make you die with my sister! You all deserve to die!"
He picked up a stick and struck them. The men on the other side were regular escorts. To work on the frontier, martial arts were essential, otherwise barbarians would rob them of their goods and even their lives. Tong Wenyao, back in the capital, had often fought cockfights and walked his dog. Those who fought him were merely showy fighters. Even though he had relearned martial arts while wandering, he was no match for someone who had lived on the edge of a knife for years. His second uncle had just been slashed in the waist by the enemy while protecting him.
"Wen Yao, hurry up and run!" Second uncle pulled him over, wanting him to escape, while he followed behind.
The leader of the opposite side began to sneer and said, "If you want to leave, you have to ask me, Axe, for permission." At this time, Guaiguai climbed up along the crack of the cliff, supporting his head with his body and making a hissing sound.
"Boss, there's a snake. Legend has it that there are snakes guarding snow lotus. Could it be that we really found the snow lotus?" "Brothers, kill these two who are in the way. We'll take the snow lotus down the mountain to drink and ask for a wife!"
"Okay, okay, okay!" The crowd behind came with bursts of "okay" sounds, each one louder than the last!
At this moment, a snow leopard jumped out from the edge of the cliff, followed by a black-robed girl riding the snow leopard.
"Who did you just say to die?" She looked at the group of people with murderous intent in her eyes. If she hadn't met a snow leopard who saved her when she fell off the cliff, she would have been torn to pieces by now.
When Guaiguai saw her coming back, he climbed onto her shoulders to give her some support.
At this moment, some people in the crowd opposite were already scared. They had no idea how they died after being bitten by two leopards and a poisonous snake.
But even so, some of them still felt that they could beat them.
"Boss, if we go together, can we still not defeat a few beasts?" "Yes! Boss."
The leader looked at her and said through gritted teeth, "Brothers, go! Whoever cuts off the head will receive a reward of fifty taels!"
"Charge!" The seven or eight people rushed forward together, four or five of them rushed forward with axes, and those without axes rushed forward with sticks. The snow leopard jumped over the rocks, dived down, and knocked one person down directly. After that, it jumped onto another person and started biting him.
Guaiguai also started to bite people's legs. Soon the people who were bitten began to have black lips and bloodshot eyes. Even if they broke through the defense line of one leopard and one snake, there was still a snow leopard waiting for an opportunity to act.
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