C165

Chapter 165 - Changbai Mountain Night

Ling Xiao had some understanding of the Changbai Mountain, but he was not familiar with it.

I heard that the Changbai Mountain has beautiful scenery with a large amount of forests covering it, the air is naturally very fresh, but in such a primitive environment, it must be filled with danger.

Those poisonous plant creatures and those seemingly ferocious beasts were all hidden killing intent. It was also because of this reason that no sect had ever dared to establish hilum in the Changbai Mountain.

However, the reality was that the Changbai Mountain's terrain was very suitable for defense and had great Feng Shui. If not for the fact that they were all afraid of not being able to return, the Changbai Mountain would have been a very good place to establish their own sect.

Because of this, Ling Xiao did a lot of preparatory work on the way to Changbai Mountain. The most important part was when he neared the Changbai Mountain, he would ask the residents in the vicinity whether there were any things he needed to pay attention to.

When the villagers heard that Ling Xiao was going to bring a girl up to the Changbai Mountain all by himself, their faces all revealed astonishment. They felt that there was something wrong with Ling Xiao's head, and that he had brought a beautiful lady along to die.

However, after some of the village girls saw Ling Xiao's handsome appearance, they became impatient and wanted to repay him with their bodies. Some even threatened to follow Ling Xiao into the Changbai Mountain, but of course they were rejected, and their families did not agree either.

Ling Xiao was troubled by these things and felt a headache. On the contrary, Ah Zi was actually laughing on the side without thinking, looking like he wanted to see Ling Xiao make a fool of himself.

"You're too heartless. Aren't you afraid that someone else will steal me away?" Ling Xiao looked at Ah Zi and asked.

Upon hearing this, Ah Zi hugged onto Ling Xiao's arm and said, "I'm not scared at all, Big Brother Ling Xiao would definitely not be willing to part with me."

"Heh heh, you're the only one who's feeling proud." Hearing this, Ling Xiao couldn't help but reach out and lightly tap the tip of his nose.

Along the way, as they got closer and closer to the Changbai Mountain, the families in the surroundings also gradually became sparse. Thus, they had a feeling that they had entered a desolate, uninhabited land.

"Ah Zi, you must follow closely behind me from now on, because I wonder where the danger will come from." Ling Xiao looked around at the incomparably dense forest, and said with a serious expression.

Hearing that, Ah Zi nodded her head and hugged onto Ling Xiao's arm.

The Changbai Mountain was right in front of them, but Ling Xiao knew from their current position that if they wanted to get close to the foot of the Changbai Mountain, they would need at least six hours. By then, the sky would have turned dark.

Therefore, Ling Xiao did not dare to be negligent, and quickly increased his pace with Ah Zi.

It was the most unwise choice to spend the night in the depths of the forest, because many creatures would travel at night. Furthermore, it was very easy to get lost in the dark, so it was best to quickly pass through during the day, which was the safest option.

Seeing that it was too late, Ling Xiao picked Ah Zi up, then activated his microstep, releasing the lightness exercise.

This movement startled Ah Zi. Then, he looked at the scenery in the dense forest, and the towering trees that she originally wanted to look up to had now become green umbrella surfaces. There were even some mists that lingered around, as if they were fairyland.

In a short while, Ah Zi was completely dumbfounded. At the same time, the sunset and the dusk, shone a golden-red light onto the mist and green umbrella's surface, instantly painting a beautiful picture scroll that made one's imagination run wild.

"The scenery here is so beautiful!" Ah Zi said somewhat excitedly. This was the most beautiful scenery she had ever seen in her entire life.

Ling Xiao smiled and said: "Don't worry, there's still something even better to see. When we get to the mountain, all of these are just the sights in our eyes, and there's more to see."

Hearing that, Ah Zi nodded her head vigorously.

With the help of the lightness exercise, Ling Xiao brought Ah Zi through the dense forest in an extremely short period of time, and they finally reached the foot of the Changbai Mountain.

Although this method was quick, it consumed an enormous amount of his internal energy. Originally, Ling Xiao had saved up all his stamina to deal with the other troubles and accidents, just for his safety.

After exiting the forest, his field of vision would be much wider, and he would be faced with fewer troubles and dangers. Thinking about it this way, using up a large amount of inner strength to quickly traverse the dense forest was also very reasonable.

Not long after Ling Xiao and Ah Zi passed through the dense forest, the sky completely darkened. Ling Xiao quickly used the surrounding withered bough to start a fire, causing the surrounding darkness to fade and ignite a bit of fire.

Feeling the cold wind whizzing past his ears and the environment of desolation, Ah Zi could not help but shiver. In addition to the fact that there were some wild beasts roaring in the dense forest from time to time, ordinary people really could not sit still.

Ling Xiao felt Ah Zi's fear, patted her back and said: "Don't be afraid, with your Big Brother Ling Xiao here, you won't be in danger."

Hearing this, the expression on Ah Zi's face calmed down a little. She buried her face in Ling Xiao's chest and nodded lightly.

"Big Brother Ling Xiao, I'm a little hungry." Ah Zi suddenly raised his head and said.

After Ling Xiao heard this, he smiled and said, "Alright, I'll roast some meat for you right now."

Before entering the forest, Ling Xiao had bought some dried meat and grains from some farmers.

This place was extremely remote, and money could be said to be worthless here. Only the items here were the most precious, thus, Ling Xiao only used a few small things from the towns to easily exchange for a large amount of supplies.

In any case, to these villagers, as long as Changbai Mountain was still alive, they did not need to worry about food and water.

To put it bluntly, even if he gave it to Ling Xiao, it would be alright, but they were not willing to take the loss.

Since he had already given out the items, Ling Xiao would of course pick the best ones to bring over.

At this time, Ling Xiao took out a rabbit, he had already dealt with it quickly, and skinned it, and even cleaned some of the corners. After all, he had prepared to keep it for himself to eat, so it was very clean.

Ling Xiao took out a dagger and cut the rabbit in half. Then, he strung it up with a wooden stick and handed it over to Ah Zi.

Ah Zi looked at the two raw rabbit meat s and saw traces of blood on them. He suddenly frowned, not only did he no longer have any desire to eat, he even felt that he was no longer hungry.

Seeing this, Ling Xiao couldn't help but laugh. However, his hands were not idle as he set up a grill above the bonfire.

After he was done, Ling Xiao took back the two rabbit meat s from Ah Zi's hands and placed them on the grill.