August 16th, heavy snow fell from the sky.

  The temperature of Dongmu Continent is much colder than Jiuzhou mainland. In Jiuzhou mainland, the highest temperature is naturally in May and June. However, on this Dongmu Continent, even in May and June, ordinary people have to wear thick robes. Like now in August, frost and heavy snow are common occurrences.

  This is also why buildings on Du Mu Continent are almost all dome-shaped or spire-shaped.

  If it's flat on top, snow falls every year and accumulates too thickly, enough to collapse some houses and cause disasters!

  ……

  The entire Shenzhang Mountain seemed to be wearing a white hat, and even the thick ice on the Moon Lake was full of accumulated snow.

  In front of the house, Teng Qing Shan was wearing a white fur coat, looking like a handsome young man from a big family. Beside him stood Li Kun, also dressed in a white fur coat.

  "I'm in Yangzhou, it's rare to see such a big snow!" Teng Qing Shan looked at the vast expanse of goose feather-like snowflakes falling continuously and sighed, "Even on the vast and cold grasslands, you can only occasionally see such a big snow during the coldest winter days!"

  "Heng, this is just the southern part of Duanmu Continent." Li Kun's face was full of smiles. "And it's not even a cold winter! Like the 'North Frost Domain' of Duanmu Continent, it's much colder than this."

  One of the three major risk areas, Tianfeng Gorge, even if you are a master with high skills, you will be frozen to death by that cold wind! You can see how cold it is.

  "Ah, someone's here!"

  Heng Qing Shan gazed afar into the mountain forest, where two elderly men, dressed in fox fur coats and looking rather portly, were leading several dozen high-ranking experts clad in armor, helmets, and carrying weapons on their backs. These experts dispersed to protect the two elderly men, clearly well-trained.

  "Xiao Juan, tell Qing Luan about it." Teng Qing Shan said.

  Li Kun turned her head and softly called out to Qing Luan, who was lazily squatting on the quilt, a few times. Qing Luan also responded with two clear calls.

  "Old Wang, I'll leave this place to you for now." Teng Qing Shan instructed.

  "Don't worry, master." Old Wang, who was wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket, replied from the doorway of his own house.

  This time going to Nanshan City, also went with Teng Qing Shan and Li Kun.

  As for Old Wang, Xiao Ping and Teng Beast, as well as the two great demon beasts 'Crazy Wind Eagle' and 'Green Luan', they all stayed on this side of Moon Tooth Lake. With Green Luan here, Teng Qing Shan didn't worry that anything would go wrong.

  "Mr. Teng!" The Second Elder shouted with a smile from afar.

  "Second Elder!"

  Teng Qing Shan smiled and walked shoulder to shoulder with Li Kun in the snowy ground, the snow was very deep, one foot stepped down, could completely submerge the ankle. Teng Qing Shan carried a long strip-shaped gun case on his back, the wheel gun had been disassembled into two sections and placed inside. And Li Kun also tied that long whip around his waist.

  "Mr. Teng, the carriage is waiting for you outside the forest, beside the official road." The two elders said with a smile.

  "Trouble Second Elder."

  Hong Qingshan smiled.

  Teng Qing Shan, Li Kun, and the two elders walked out of the forest together, while that solemn group of armor-clad warriors protected them.

  ******

  Nan Shan City, Liu Yun Fu.

  This Liuyun Mansion is one of the important strongholds of Situ Merchant Group in Nanshan City, and today, there are a large number of elite soldiers guarding outside. Soldier after soldier, wearing armor, helmets, and combat boots, standing along the city wall of Liuyun Mansion in an orderly manner! At a glance, they seem to be a vast black steel torrent.

  Not just that!

  The streets within 100 zhangs around Liuyunfu were also completely sealed off!

  Many bewildered people on the street were puzzled and couldn't understand.

  "What's going on today? Several streets around here are all blocked off?"

  "Who knows! Look, those soldiers are all wearing heavy armor. Overnight, I don't know where they got so many soldiers from."

  Many people stood by the roadside, gazing at the dense black mass of soldiers, all whispering to each other.

  "What's going on here? Why are you blocking the road?"

  Two young men rode on unicorns, one of whom was a refined youth who shouted loudly. The group of apathetic soldiers looked at the youth coldly. Among the soldiers, an old man wearing a golden robe shouted coldly: "Little rabbit, get out of here quickly! This place is not where you can be reckless today!"

  The sound of speech still echoes...

  "Get out of the way!"

  "Get out of the way!"

  With the sound of loud shouting, under the escort of more than a hundred elite soldiers all wearing dark red heavy armor, two luxurious carriages came one after another, with flags inserted on the carriage bearing the words "Murong".

  "It's the Murong family!"

  "Is it the elite 'Dark Blood Guard' of the Murong family? With over a hundred Dark Blood Guards protecting, is it the master of the Murong family going out?"

  Originally, there were two young men who were dissatisfied, but they were so scared that they immediately hid by the side of the road. The Mu Rong family was one of the three major families in Nan Shan City, and had the qualifications to share a cup of soup in Nan Shan City. Such a big family, in the whole world, is ranked among the top super big families. How dare these two young men provoke them?

  The old man in golden robe who was welcoming guests immediately waved his hand.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  The originally densely packed soldiers blocking the street immediately parted to one side, clearing a path. The large group of people from the Murong family went through in an imposing manner. Afterwards, the dense heavy-armored soldiers once again blocked off the entire street, not allowing outsiders to enter.

  A moment later——

  Another luxurious team came over, and on the high-flying banner above, there were two words - 'Shangguan'.

  "Shangguan? Could it be the Shangguan family from Xitang Prefecture?"

  Some people with some insight looked at the flag and identified it as the Shangguan family, one of the overlords of the Western Tang Domain.

  ……

  One by one, the big families arrived, and the crowds that were blocked outside on the streets were excited. They listened to some insightful people, loudly discussing 'Donghua Domain Fang Family', 'Xitang Domain Shangguan Family', 'Nanshan Domain Wang Family' and so on, each family having countless stories.

  These people were all amazed—

  Those who can enter this gathering are the real upper-class people of Du Mu Continent! Usually, some generals' sons or some rich men's sons are nothing in front of these big families!

  "Get out of the way!"

  "Get out of the way!"

  Another luxurious cavalry team came over, and those heavily armored knights were riding war rhinos! These powerful elite warriors would have lost face if they had ridden camels. Each war rhino, with its single horn held high, was exhaling white mist from its nostrils in the cold air, and its powerful hooves were striking the stone pavement with a loud noise.

  On the high-flying banner, there are two characters '旭 曰'.

  "It's Akira's business!"

  Many gasps sounded again, and Xu said that although the Xing Shang business had not competed for dominance in the world, its power was stronger than that of the Wang family, the Shangguan family, and other families. After all, it was a large business that had been passed down for thousands of years, with its influence spread across the world.

  The soldiers on the street immediately made way again.

  On the carriage.

  Hong Qing Shan, Li Kun and the two elders were all inside the carriage. The carriage was over one zhang wide and nearly three zhang long. Such a luxurious carriage could easily seat ten people.

  "We'll be arriving at the Flowing Cloud Estate soon." The Second Elder said with a smile as he gazed out of the window.

  Teng Qing Shan looked through the window gap and also saw the dense crowd outside.

  "When you arrive, Mr. Teng, you will be able to meet the Great Elder." The Second Elder smiled and said, "You and the Great Elder are both among the strongest in the world. If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to see you... this time, even the Great Elder might not have come!"

  "I really want to meet your great elder after hearing what you said earlier!" Tan Qing Shan sighed.

  On the road, the two elders mentioned this great elder!

  Akira said Shang Xing's great elder, is also the highest position in Akira said Shang Xing! Not only has the supreme power, but also Akira said Shang Xing this great elder, is one of the strongest in the world. Even known as - under the war god, there is no enemy! The reputation of 'Akira Wu Sheng' was already very big decades ago.

  Decades ago, Akatsuki was known as the Martial Saint, roaming the world without a single person being his match.

  In recent decades, the great elder 'Akatsuki no Busō' has rarely appeared, and no one knows his true strength. However, many people in the world believe that this Akatsuki no Busō is the second strongest person under the War God!

  "Being able to take over this business that has been passed down for thousands of years, this great elder... I'm really curious." Teng Qing Shan thought to himself, a glint flashing in his eyes.

  "Second Elder, we have arrived at Flowing Cloud Manor." A respectful voice came from outside the carriage.

  The horse carriage also stopped.

  "Let's get down." The two elders, Teng Qing Shan and Li Kun all got off the carriage one after another.

  ******

  Teng Qing Shan and his two companions entered the Flowing Cloud Estate under the protection of a group of guards. The estate had white walls and black tiles, and everywhere within it revealed the ancient history that this mansion possessed. Along the central path of the front yard, the stone road was swept clean. Then they stepped onto a corridor and walked for about an hour.

  They arrived at the gate of a garden, where hundreds of elite warriors were gathered.

  "The Rising Sun Trading Company, two elderly gentlemen have arrived!" someone immediately shouted loudly in welcome.

  "Two elders, the guards are just waiting." A middle-aged man who welcomed the guests smiled and said, "Now there have been more than twenty families already."

  "Uh-huh."

  The two elders looked at him and said, "Give me a nameplate!"

  "This middle-aged man was somewhat surprised: 'Second Elder, the great elder of the Xu family has already taken a token. Do you still want a token?'"

  "What's the purpose of drawing lots?" Teng Qing Shan asked the Second Elder, who smiled and explained: "This time, we're selling a set of rare stones, and the price is extremely high. Even wealthy families can't afford it... So, the Situ Merchant House is distributing numbered plaques! Only those who have obtained a plaque can bid to buy the rare stone slab. With so many families, some are sending people from far away, and it's impossible for them to bring tens of thousands of taels of gold on the road."

  "So, those who have the ability to buy it can get a license plate," said the second elder.

  "Second elder, whose name is on this second plaque that your business wants?" The middle-aged man took out a plaque.

  The two elders said: "This signboard, just write the word 'Teng' on it. On your account book, hang this signboard under the name of my Xuyi Merchant."

  "Alright." The middle-aged man heard 'hanging under the name of my Xu's business', and he didn't worry anymore.

  The biggest worry is that someone will bid a sky-high price and then run away without paying. Fortunately, there's a merchant like Xu who can guarantee the deal.

  "Go ahead, you two elders." The middle-aged man handed over the token with a smile.

  Just as Teng Qing Mountain received the number plate, a dense team also came from behind.

  "The Dan Yang City Fang family has arrived!" someone on the side of the Situ merchant's procession shouted loudly.

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