Three strings sounded, and three Tianshan snow wolves pounced heavily on the snow.

The snow wolves panted heavily, forming a half-circle five feet in front of Nangong Ruyu, and temporarily stopped charging.

They stared at the man wearing white monk robes not far away, with fear in their cruel and cold eyes.

Nangong Ruyu held her iron sword and ran forward panting. She took out a silk scarf and wiped the blood spattered on her face while running forward.

Walking to the man's side, Nangong Ruyu turned around, looked at him and asked, "Where is Sister Wutong?"

There was a slight commotion behind the group of snow wolves, and then only a howl was heard. The dozen or so snow wolves surrounding the two men suddenly ran back like lightning, and they were all gone in an instant.

Nangong Ruyu asked in surprise: "Master, why don't these guys continue playing?"

Li Ye turned back to look at her and said: "If they can't defeat us, they will naturally run away, or will they die waiting for them?"

Nangong Ruyu was startled when he heard this, put away the iron sword, held his arm and asked: "How is Yu'er's performance today? Is she better than Sister Wutong?"

Li Ye looked back at her, stared at the snow wolf who was walking away, and said calmly: "Go back."

Ignoring the little girl's excitement, Li Ye dragged the two snow wolves back to the cave where they were camping, threw the snow wolves at the entrance of the cave, looked at Xia Wutong who was concentrating on making tea, and asked: "How is it? Is there anything?

Not a trace of experience.”

Xia Wutong put down the tea cup in his hand, looked at the master and apprentice who walked in and said with a smile: "It's not so easy to drink water and eat. My eldest brother probably hasn't made a breakthrough yet? How about Yu'er, he killed a few heads

Wolf?"

When Nangong Ruyu heard this, she smiled and stepped forward to hold her hand and said, "It seemed like there were four heads, and then there were five... but then there were too many, and Yu'er was frightened and wanted to ask the master."

"I only brought two back, and gave the rest to the beasts on Tianshan Mountain." Li Ye looked at her and smiled, sat down, picked up the kettle in front of him, and poured a cup of hot tea for each of them.

Nangong Ruyu took her hand and said excitedly: "Sister, you didn't go and missed the opportunity to practice. There were so many snow wolves today, Yu'er was scared."

Xia Wutong looked at her and smiled: "This is your master training you. You can only deal with these monsters."

Nangong Ruyu was stunned, watching the process of her fighting, and then explained it carefully, and asked: "Is Yu'er like this considered powerful?"

Xia Wutong looked at Li Ye with a questioning look in his eyes.

"It's not like you don't know. It's okay to deal with just a few, but it won't work if you have too many." Li Ye said with a smile.

Xia Wutong looked at his honest smile and said softly: "We have to search everywhere tomorrow. It's already early winter. If we still can't find the Earth Fire, your sword will never be cast on the Tianshan Mountains."

Li Ye thought about it, pondered for a moment and then replied: "Let it go, this matter can't be rushed. If it really doesn't work, it seems that the only way is to go to Fangcun Mountain after going down the mountain."

But he also knew in his heart that after going down the mountain, he would never have the chance to return anywhere. Even if he returned to Prajna Temple, he would be in a hurry because the people in Beihai would not give him too much time.

Now both sides are competing for time. Beihai needs more time to prepare, and he also needs more time to look for opportunities to break through.

"Tomorrow, sister, you will practice in the cave, and my master and I will go around the area."

Both Li Ye and Nangong Ruyu knew that they couldn't leave too far now, because there was only this cave for dozens of miles nearby.

However, winter is cold, and if you don’t have a cave to escape the cold on the Tianshan Mountains, you won’t be able to survive this cold winter.

Xia Wutong chuckled, looked at the two of them and said, "It's freezing cold, so don't run too far. If you can't, just stay in the cave. Anyway, we have no shortage of food and drink."

Over the past few days, the three of them had killed countless monsters and dried meat. Xia Wutong estimated that the three of them would not go hungry even if they did not hunt for a year.

Li Ye looked at her and smiled and said, "You can practice with peace of mind, and I will take Yu'er around to practice her skills."

Nangong Ruyu looked at her and said naively: "Master said that if Yu'er wants to break through to the golden elixir realm after spring, she must practice continuously, and it is best to experience a life-and-death fight."

Xia Wutong was slightly startled, thinking that he was indeed a guy who had practiced on Tianshan Mountain. He lacked the opportunity to experience life and death, so it was particularly hard when he broke through.

At this time, she suddenly thought of Tang Qiuyu who was far away in the imperial city. If the master was here, he would naturally comfort her and help him find a solution.

Unlike the idiot in front of you, who just lets you stay in the cave to practice without even saying a word of comfort.

And thinking about tomorrow's spring, will his brother break through to the legendary realm before me?

Or will I be like what Li Ye said, with a sudden epiphany that will allow me to find an opportunity for a breakthrough?

Looking at Li Ye and Nangong Ruyu, she shook her head gently and said, "I really envy you that you can go wherever you want and don't care about anything."

"Sister is talking nonsense. Yu'er thought that sister was bored when she was outside, so she came back to accompany you quickly!"

Nangong Ruyu put down the cup, touched her stomach and said, "Master Yu'er is hungry. Should he cook rice or eat the cakes Yu'er bought?"

Li Ye was very strict with her and usually didn't allow her to eat too much. He said that he didn't know how long he would have to stay on the mountain. If he stayed there for a long time, he would have no snacks to eat, and he was afraid that she would make a noise and go down the mountain.

Li Ye smiled and said, "You and your sister will eat some pastries first, and I will go take care of the snow wolf you killed."

Of all things in the world, whether practitioners or high-ranking officials in temples, what they fear most is comparison.

Li Ye knew that Xia Wutong at this time was either comparing himself with Mu Mu who had left, or comparing her with his brother.

What's more, there is Nalan Yu from the Tianshan Sword Sect. In his eyes, he can break through to the state of distraction before winter comes.

No matter how indifferent Wutong's mood is and how little he cares about external enjoyment, seeing his relatives and friends around him about to break through, I'm afraid he still feels a little sad.

It's just that she forgot her age. At her age, Tang Qiuyu was probably still struggling in the Nascent Soul realm.

While processing the wolf meat quickly, he took some ice and snow from outside the cave and froze the uneaten wolf meat. He picked up a piece of hind leg meat, sprinkled it with salt and spices, marinated it, and waited for it to be roasted and eaten.

He felt that he should discuss his situation and age issues with her. It should be noted that being too focused on gains and losses is not a good thing after all.

Seeing that it was still early, he thought for a while and took out his heavy sword and walked out of the cave. He wanted to try using the Prajna Sword to cut the snow.

He looked around and chose a place to stand close to the entrance of the cave. Holding the heavy sword in his right hand, he slashed out diagonally.

Back then I was cutting snow with a bamboo sword on Tianshan Mountain.

I never thought that more than ten years later, standing on Tianshan Mountain again, I would realize my wish back then.

Holding a heavy sword in his hand, he wants to cut the snow.

Using the power of the "Phaseless Dharma Body" and the power of his Nascent Soul Realm, he raised the heavy sword in his hand and slashed at the falling snow.

Drawing out the sword, sheathing the sword, only in an instant.

He lowered his head and looked at the sword body, only to see nothing above the Prajna Sword.

One sword, two swords, ten swords,... a hundred swords, Li Ye lowered his head, but the sword body was still empty of snow.

Li Ye, who was stronger, stopped drawing his sword, closed his eyes, and released his consciousness to perceive the wind and snow around him.

One piece, two pieces, ten pieces,... a hundred pieces, he saw snowflakes slowly falling from the sky, toward the top of his head, toward the top of the cave, and slowly falling down.

Release all the consciousness in his body, stare at a falling snowflake, stab the Prajna Sword in his right hand lightly, and move closer to the slowly falling snowflake... and then get closer.

After repeatedly drawing and sheathing the sword, after finally staying in the snow for an hour, I lowered my head and saw a complete snowflake stuck to the body of the Prajna Sword, crystal clear and beautiful.

At this moment, Li Ye held his breath. After a while, until the snowflakes gradually melted away, he laughed softly.

Back then, on the cliff outside the wooden shed in Tianshan, the old ape was making tea.

It was in this way that he realized how to cut snow with the bamboo sword in his hand.

Unexpectedly, many years later, when he returned to the Tianshan Mountains, he still used the same method, except that he replaced the bamboo sword with the Prajna heavy sword, completing the first step of cutting snow.

Xia Wutong, who had not seen anyone for a long time, ran out of the cave and looked at Li Ye, who was standing in the snow.

Li Ye looked at Xia Wutong who looked puzzled, smiled sheepishly, and said, "That's nothing, let's go back to barbecue."

Back in the cave, Li Ye took down the boiling water, put the marinated snow wolf meat on it, and started grilling dinner.

Xia Wutong picked up the teacup, blew gently, took a sip, looked at him and asked: "Junior brother, why are you so dazed outside the cave?"

"Why are you in a daze? I'm just thinking about how to practice my swordsmanship." Li Ye also picked up the teacup in front of him.

"Master was dazed outside for a long time just now. Yu'er went out and looked at you motionless..."

Nangong Ruyu stared at him for a long time and asked weakly.

"There are benefits to being in a daze! I have found a clue and can use the epee to practice my previous sword skills. I believe that as long as I practice hard for a winter, I can cut through the snowflakes."

Xia Wutong was startled and looked at Li Ye blankly without making a sound. He lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

After a while, he said: "Junior brother, you are a monster. In just a few days, you have mastered the secret of the heavy sword."

"I can't believe your husband didn't teach you these tricks, did he?"

Li Ye took a sip of the hot tea in the cup and said with a smile: "My husband didn't have time to teach me back then. He probably didn't expect that I would master the epee this winter, right?"

Xia Wutong nodded and handed him the cup. Li Ye added some hot tea to her.

Holding the tea cup in his hand, Xia Wutong sighed: "If the master were here, he would probably be intimidated by you, right?"

"I practiced the bamboo sword for ten years and later switched to the iron sword. This is something you know, but today I switched to the epee sword, which is something I have been looking forward to."

Li Ye's face turned red with excitement. Only he understood that changing to the Prajna Epee was the purpose of his sword practice.

Xia Wutong said with a smile: "Junior brother, first practice the swordsmanship you learned today. When you return to the imperial city, I will surprise you, sir and others, and let my master take a good look at it."

"Master, when Yu'er grows up, she will also practice swordsmanship like you do today."

Nangong Ruyu looked at him and shouted.

"Yu'er and the princess are both girls. How can you practice stupid swordsmanship like the master? When you grow up, you will naturally have a swordsmanship suitable for you." Li Ye looked at the girl in front of him and replied with a smile.

Li Ye took off the roasted meat, cut two pieces and handed them to the two of them. He grabbed one piece and gnawed it into his mouth.

Xia Wutong looked at Li Ye, frowned and thought for a long time, opened and closed his mouth, and finally brought the barbecue in his hand to his mouth.

"Senior sister, do you have something to hide? Just tell me," Li Ye said, looking at her uncomfortable look.

Xia Wutong shook his head, looked at Li Ye and said, "I'm thinking about my brother, and I don't know if next spring, like General Nalan, he will be able to break through to the master's level."

"The emperor has a lot of things to do in the palace. I'm afraid that he won't be able to calm down and practice. Fortunately, there is a gentleman in the imperial city who can give him some advice on practice, right?"

Li Ye lowered his head and thought for a while, looked at the barbecue on the fire and said, "You and the Emperor are still young, so don't compare with Nalan Yu. Think about what your master was like at your age back then."

Li Ye finally said what he was worried about.

"Even so, I want to give it a try." Xia Wutong said firmly. "This is the first time I have left my master to practice, and I want to give her a surprise."
Chapter completed!