Chapter 1

The north is frozen for thousands of miles, with thousands of miles of snow and a vast expanse of white. In the northern Liang Kingdom, birds and animals are rare in the vast mountains. Most rich families have hidden at home and baked carbon fire for heating. However, at the foot of the mountain to the east of Qingzhu County, a group of teenagers were wearing black single clothes and waving their long knives again and again in the severe cold.

A middle-aged martial artist on the high platform looked at the children in the gate who were trying to practice on the school field with the sharp eyes of an eagle.

Lu Xiaotian, wearing a gray fur coat and a firewood knife inserted in his belt, looked enviously at the Lei daomen disciples practicing knife skills on the school field.

"If you don't go quickly and linger, if you don't cut enough firewood today, you won't have dinner!"

In the back, a middle-aged man, also wearing a thick gray coat, scolded with dignity on his face.

"What do you say, try again!" at this time, a teenager who was more than half a head taller than Lu Xiaotian strode towards the door of the outer hall. When he heard the words of the middle-aged man, he scolded coldly.

"Brother Shi!"

Lu Xiaotian was delighted when he heard the voice. The visitor was Shi Qingshan, who came from Huyang village as well as him. However, Shi Qingshan was the pride of Huyang village. He was selected as an external disciple by Lei Dao sect at a young age. Due to his outstanding talent, he became an internal disciple in less than a year.

In the past, he had the best relationship with Shi Qingshan in Huyang village. Last year, the village suffered a drought, and the family added a brother and a sister. The only land can't support so many people. Shi Qingshan took him to Lei daomen. However, because he didn't have the talent to practice martial arts, he worked as a factotum in Lei daomen and did some chores such as carrying water, cooking and cutting firewood in the mountain. Although it's hard, I can survive in this poor and troubled world.

"It's the elder martial brother of the inner gate. I don't know that Xiaotian is an acquaintance of the elder martial brother. Please forgive me for offending him!" steward Zhao, who is usually arrogant in the factotum, turned pale and quickly apologized to Shi Qingshan and Lu Xiaotian. Even if he is an inner disciple, he is just a factotum. He doesn't last long. Even if he is an upper disciple of the outer sect, he can't afford to offend.

"Brother Shi, steward Zhao is also worried that I can't cut enough firewood within the specified time. There's no other malice. Brother Shi, don't blame him."

Lu Xiaotian excused steward Zhao. He stayed in the factotum for so long. Although he didn't have any martial arts skills, he was much more skilled than Shi Qingshan in human and social sophistication. It doesn't matter if Shi Qingshan offended steward Zhao, but he will work in steward Zhao's hands for a long time in the future. If you change the steward of Zhao, you may not have a more crafty steward in the future. It will be difficult to live that day.

"Well, since Xiaotian intercedes for you, forget it today. I'll feel better if I see you bullying Xiaotian next time. Don't go away." Shi Qingshan glared at manager Zhao with a fierce face.

"Yes, I don't dare to be small anymore." steward Zhao nodded again and again, embarrassed, and left like a fugitive.

"The punishment hall is too tight. I practiced the wind splitting Sabre technique to the third floor this time. Shifu let me out to rest for two days, so I didn't have time to see you until now." after driving away the steward Zhao, Shi Qingshan apologized to Lu Xiaotian.

"Great, brother Shi, the more powerful you are, the less people dare to bully me in the factotum." Lu Xiaotian said happily.

"No, who dares to bully Xiaotian, I will beat him to his knees and beg for mercy." Shi Qingshan said with great pride.

As they were talking, a pair of teenagers in the same white clothes and another girl with a particularly beautiful appearance waved to Shiqingshan not far from the front, "senior brother Shi, why are you still there? Hurry up, we're going to visit the county."

Lu Xiaotian saw someone waiting for Shi Qingshan, so he said, "brother Shi, there is someone waiting for you in front. Go ahead. I'm going to cut firewood. I have to finish the task today."

"I'm just free today. I'll help you cut firewood." Shi Qingshan shook his head.

"No, I have to go every day, and it won't take long. Brother Shi, it's not easy for you to rest for two days. Don't spend time on cutting firewood." Lu Xiaotian pushed Shiqingshan Road, but Shiqingshan practiced martial arts for several years. He was strong and healthy, but he couldn't push it.

"Well, I'll go out first and bring you some delicious food." Shi Qingshan also has some intention. After all, he is a teenager. He practices martial arts hard at ordinary times. At this time, he wants to go to the busy county.

"OK, thank brother Shi."

Lu Xiaotian waved his hand and turned back to the direction of the mountain. One foot deep and one foot shallow stepped on the snow. Looking back, Shi Qingshan and the other two younger martial brothers and sisters walked away talking and laughing. Lu Xiaotian, who also had a smile on his face, suddenly felt lonely. This is the difference between martial arts and factotum. They are completely in two different worlds.

But maybe it's fate. I don't have the talent to practice martial arts. No matter how hard I try, I'll still be a worker. I'd better think about how to cut more firewood and go back to work.

The salary will be paid in a few days. Thinking about the two silver beans he saved, he couldn't help smiling. Every time, he would send some silver money back to his family, but he also saved some. When he saved enough money, he went to the city to learn a living skill. Whether it's a carpenter or a blacksmith, although Lei daomen is good, the factotum will always be a servant. Even if he can't become a martial artist, he doesn't want to be a servant who looks at people's faces forever.

Holding two silver beans in your arms is like holding your own dream. He felt that the snow, which was usually difficult to walk, was not so difficult to walk. The back mountain of the sect is a vast jungle, and the undulating mountains can't see the edge.

Lu Xiaotian walked into the forest, but he didn't cut firewood for the first time. Instead, he took out a mended fishing net from a hidden cave, opened it among several trees, and took out a bag of millet from his arms and threw it on the snow under the fishing net.

After he clapped his hands, he took out his firewood knife with satisfaction, walked some distance, found a withered tree pole in the mountain forest full of trees and cut it with a knife.

Card!

Card!

The sharp firewood knife slashed the not too thick tree pole one by one. The snow on the tree fell from time to time, and Lu Xiaotian knocked off the snow residue from time to time, and then waved the knife again.

After wielding more than 200 knives, the not too thick trunk fell to the ground, splashing residual snow on his face.

Under such severe cold, a trace of heat rose from him who waved his knife repeatedly. Nearly two hours later, Lu Xiaotian put the cut firewood into the back basket. I guess I can check the traps.

During this time, he can continue to help his family and save some money. In addition to saving money at ordinary times, most of them also rely on catching some wild animals from the mountains. Although they can't beat big beasts, some pheasants and tits are enough for him to be happy for a while.

cooing.....

From a distance, he heard the cry and flutter of pheasants. Lu Xiaotian was happy. He heard more than one. It seems that today is really a bumper harvest. Hearing the news, Lu Xiaotian had extra power and walked a little faster than usual.

However, a low roar made Lu Xiaotian stand up suddenly.

Lu Xiaotian clenched the handle of the head firewood knife with both hands, searched every gap between the woods with both eyes, and leaned his back against the trunk of a big tree.

Soon, a green Wolf the size of a calf came out of the woods slowly, with fierce eyes and sharp canine teeth. He roared and approached Lu Xiaotian step by step.

With the appearance of the green Wolf, Lu Xiaotian disappeared because of the joy of capturing the pheasant. Instead, there was only inner tension and fear. Even an old hunter like his father is very dangerous to meet such a huge wolf in the mountains, and now he is only a teenager in his early ten years.

Lu Xiaotian couldn't help but be annoyed that he didn't let Shi Qingshan come here just now. If brother Shi, the martial artist who has already started, meets the green Wolf, he will have the strength to fight. Now he only waved a firewood knife and shouted to frighten the lone wolf in front of him.

No, it's not a lone wolf. On the right side of the jungle, there came another green Wolf with a slightly smaller body. Lu Xiaotian was in despair. He was just one. It was difficult for him to escape from Shengtian. Now there is a second one, which is ten dead and lifeless!