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Chapter 2053 Walking in the Snow

The following morning, there was no wind, but it snowed.

The snow on the ground was very thick; it looked like it had snowed all night.

Icicles formed on the nostrils of the horses pulling the cart! Their breath was thick and long!

Chili wore a white fox fur hat and a fox fur coat. Her cheeks were red from the cold, and she kept rubbing her little hands together to warm them up. "Let's leave before dawn. Shall we go early?" she said, and then yawned.

Yuan Zishan, Chang Zijin, and Erni all donned fox fur coats. These fox fur coats were prepared in advance by Pang Shiwu, because the weather in the Northwest enters winter earlier than in the South! Although strictly speaking, it was only autumn at this time, the Northwest and Liaodong regions experience snowfall earlier each year than the South, and the weather also cools down earlier, so it was better to be prepared.

These fox fur coats are all made by piecing together fox fur. Chili wore a white fox fur coat, which was made by piecing together the fine down from the belly of a snow fox, and it was worth six hundred taels of silver.

Yuan Zishan's black fox fur coat is woven from the armpit fur of a black fox. The saying "collecting the fur from the armpit makes the coat" refers to this. The entire fox fur coat is as black as ink, with a subtle moon-white pattern, and is worth 1,200 taels of silver.

Chang Zijin wore a blue fox fur coat, made from the long fur of a blue fox's back. It looked as if it was iron gray with a bluish-green tinge, and was worth eight hundred taels of silver.

Erni chose a red fox fur coat, made from the fur of a red fox, with a gradient of gold and red and flame-like patterns on the tail tip, worth four hundred taels of silver.

When Pang Shiwu let the women choose for themselves, the four women didn't pay attention to the price at all; they only cared about the color! All the fox fur coats looked pretty much the same, so the only thing that influenced their choice was the color!
Yuan Zishan liked black, Chang Zijin liked cyan, Chili liked white, and Erni liked red. Erni chose the cheapest fox fur coat. She knew that different prices meant different quality coats, but she still chose the cheapest one. She liked red; this fox fur coat was like a bright red jacket, vibrant and festive, making her feel happy.

She didn't really understand why Yuan Zishan liked black, but she had to admit that Yuan Zishan wearing a black fox fur coat actually accentuated her cold elegance, nobility, and purity!
Wearing black clothes will only make your skin look even duller!

Suddenly, Xiong Mengyan's laughter rang out: "Chili Girl, you're up so early, and you didn't even call your older sister!"

Chili looked at him with disdain: "What do I need you for? To tag along like a shadow?"

Xiong Mengyan ignored her and laughed, "When we get to our next place, I'll treat you to something delicious!"

Chili suddenly had a thought, "You want to treat me to something delicious?"

Xiong Mengyan smiled and said, "Of course!"

"Then treat me to a meal now!"

"Now?"

"What? Were you just being polite with me?"

"Hehe, no," Xiong Mengyan said with unusual gentleness. "It's too early. Many shops haven't opened yet. How about we wait a bit and I'll treat you to something to eat?"

"Since you're treating me to a meal, why insist on buying something? You can make it yourself!"

Duanmu Yan's face instantly darkened!
This chili pepper is clearly making things difficult for Mengyan; it's outrageous! Even if you're far stronger than me, you can't humiliate me like this!
He wanted to explode in anger, but he was afraid of spoiling Xiong Mengyan's enjoyment! However, he felt sorry for Xiong Mengyan for letting Chili continue to humiliate her like this! He felt heartbroken for her! His beloved goddess was being ruthlessly trampled on by an ignorant girl; it was utterly infuriating!
Wang Sheng's expression also wasn't good!
The bright moon in his heart, which he and Duanmu Yan cherished, was now so humble in front of others. If he wasn't afraid that the bright moon in his heart would blame him, Wang Sheng would really want to shout and draw his sword, piercing through the chili pepper!

At this moment, Yuan Zishan coughed!
Chili immediately received the signal, knowing that the young lady was reminding her to restrain herself!
Chili was very upset!
What is Miss thinking? Xiong Mengyan's wolfish ambitions are already obvious. Instead of ruthlessly eliminating the threat and giving her rival a chance to breathe, isn't Miss digging her own grave? I don't understand, but Miss's orders must be carried out first!

Chili pretended to just remember: "Oh, I forgot, we can't cook in this snow. How about this, you treat me to a big meal when we get to our next place!"

Xiong Mengyan remained unfazed, her eyes alluring; "Alright! Don't worry!"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Let's go."

Amidst the corpses strewn across the street outside the restaurant, the waiters had cleared a path wide enough for a carriage to pass. This was done by Sanjay and his companions overnight.

After being frozen overnight, the corpses were as heavy and hard as stones. Some were even frozen together by their own blood, either frozen to the ground or several corpses stuck together, making it quite difficult to move them!

Just before getting into the car, Feng Jiuxiao patted Sangjie on the shoulder, "Do a good job!"

Sanjay nodded and said, "Yes! I will definitely do a good job!"

Feng Jiuxiao pointed to the corpses scattered on the ground and said, "If the authorities come to investigate, tell them we don't change our names. I'm Liancheng, he's Yan Lingxiao, he's Zhu Wu, he's Qi... uh... he's Liu Miezhou! We're very famous in the Central Plains martial arts world, killing a few people is nothing! If they need anything, they can just come to the Central Plains to find us!" Sang Jie was a little embarrassed: "I... can I just give you your names directly?" Is it appropriate to betray his boss?
Feng Jiuxiao said, "If you don't expose us, do you think you can get away safely? Do you think they'll let you go? You'll answer whatever they ask you! We have powerful connections and don't even care about the Tibetan royal family! You're mine now, so let me tell you the truth: where does my confidence come from? Do you see him?" Feng Jiuxiao pointed at Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng remained calm and thought to himself: Let's see what you really want.

Sanjay looked at Wang Sheng and said, "I saw it."

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Do you know who he is?"

Sanjay shook his head and said, "I don't know!"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "He is the second prince of the Western Xia Kingdom, Li Minghao!"

Sangjie was startled. "He's a prince of Western Xia?"

Sangjie knew that Tibet and Western Xia had just fought several battles! He didn't expect that the other side's prince had actually sneaked into the country; this definitely had to be reported to the authorities!
Feng Jiuxiao then pointed at Duanmu Yan and said, "This is Yelü Yuan, the deputy general under the Great Liao's Western Expeditionary General!"

Sangjie was startled again: "He's a Liao person? A Liao general?"

The Liao Dynasty also had its eyes on Tibet and couldn't afford to be wary. Unexpectedly, two powerful figures were among this group! It seems their trip to Tibet was most likely a secret operation; they should be reported!
Unexpectedly, Feng Jiuxiao said, "You absolutely must not take the initiative to report it!"

"why?"

"If you report it yourself, it will only harm you!"

"how do I say this?"

"If you voluntarily report us, they will definitely make you tell them everything in detail. But you know nothing about us, so naturally you can't provide any more information. They won't believe you; they'll just lock you up and torture you!"

"No way? I offered clues, and they tortured me instead?"

"That's right! You offered clues voluntarily, and they thought it was their chance to make a great contribution. Naturally, they want you to confess everything clearly. But apart from our names and appearances, you know nothing about us, so you can't confess anything at all. But they're already set in their course and have no choice but to go all the way. They'll even torture you into confessing. You won't have a good ending!"

"Then...then what should I do?"

"Didn't I tell you? You can only answer when they ask you questions, and don't say anything if they don't ask you anything! And when they interrogate you, you should say this: you only know our names by overhearing our conversation, not by us telling you on our own initiative, understand?"

"Oh! I get it! Anyway, I'll just pretend I don't know if they don't ask! If they press me too hard and I really can't avoid it, then I'll confess. If they ask me how I know your names, I'll say I overheard you talking, okay?"

"Hmm, not bad, promising!"

Feng Jiuxiao and his group of eight, traveling in three carriages, left Yuelai Restaurant first, followed closely by Xiong Mengyan and her group of five, traveling in two carriages. Wang Sheng's carriage carried Shiyin and Diewu, along with some spare items, and most importantly, the magic zither. Duanmu Yan's carriage carried Xiong Mengyan.

While Xiong Mengyan appeared to be resting with her eyes closed in the car, she was actually focusing on cultivating her divine power to solidify the results of her doubled Glazed Realm combat strength as soon as possible, and then continue to strive for the tripled Glazed Realm!

Snowflakes filled the sky, turning the world into a vast expanse of white.

Five horses braved the wind and snow, the heavy snow obscuring the road ahead.

Fortunately, Pang Shiwu's intuition was very accurate, and he could always sense the general location of the road hidden under the snow, ensuring that the carriage stayed on the right road and did not turn into a ditch!

Chang Zijin was suddenly inspired to write: "Birds have vanished from a thousand mountains, and human tracks have disappeared from ten thousand paths!" This line of poetry is truly fitting for the scene!
Erni said, "It's a pity there are no fishermen fishing here."

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Who said there aren't? There are people fishing up ahead!"

Chili was taken aback: "This highland region is barren and arid. Where is the water? And where is the fisherman?"

Yuan Zishan closed her eyes and sensed that there was indeed someone standing motionless dozens of feet away, who looked like a robber.

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