Chapter 5 Encounter? Encounter?! Encounter!

Snowflakes danced and twirled, draping a thin layer upon the dark mountain rocks.

Heavy footsteps crunched upon the ground, making a creaking noise.

Li Yan's steps halted.

"My lord, what's... huh?"

Deng Tianxiong's words came to an abrupt stop.

The overburdened dry branches on the trees snapped under the weight, and the accumulated snow rustled down, revealing a fenced farmhouse to everyone's surprise.

"Tianxiong, how long have we been walking?"

"A whole day, we have already reached the middle of the mountain."

"No village ahead, no store behind. We walked to the middle of the mountain, wishing for some wolf dung to warm ourselves, yet here we see a household."

Li Yan pondered for a while; by this time, a pale crescent moon had appeared in the sky, and everyone's cotton robes were like paper mache, utterly unable to withstand the wind and snow.

Compared to frostbite, the so-called Mountain Ghosts seemed not so frightening after all.

"Let's go, take a look."