The heavens began with the Divine Condor becoming the disciple of the Old Urchin.

Chapter 54: The Mountain Top

On this day, Qian Jin and his companions finally arrived at the foot of Mount Hua. Qian Jin was not in a hurry to go up the mountain, so he built a small wooden house at the foot of the mountain.

For so long, the three of them had been living in whatever cave they could find. Today, seeing Qian Jin building a wooden house, Xiaolongnu couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Brother Qian, are we planning to stay here?"

Qian Jin nodded upon hearing this and said:

"Yes, we'll stay here for a few days. Once I've prepared enough food for the trip up the mountain, we can head up."

Without asking any further questions, Xiaolongnu immediately started building a wooden house with Qian Jin.

The three of them worked together and quickly built the wooden house.

Qian Jin looked at the wooden house, smiled faintly, and said:

"Great, great! With the wooden bed tonight, my little sister can finally get a good night's sleep."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Ying said:

"Brother Qian, Sister Long, why don't we build two more wooden beds? That way, we can all sleep in them."

Upon hearing this, Qian Jin smiled and said:

"That's because your sister Long likes to sleep on the rope, so naturally I have to stay with her."

Cheng Ying was stunned. By the time she came to her senses, Qian Jin had already pulled Xiaolongnu out to find food.

……

A few days later, the three of them prepared enough food and, led by Qian Jin, headed towards the summit of Mount Hua.

Qian Jin carried a sheep on his back and several chickens in his hands. Despite the steep mountain path, he walked as if on flat ground.

Cheng Ying followed behind, watching with great admiration, and said:

"Brother Qian carried so much stuff, yet he was more relaxed than me, empty-handed. That's amazing."

Upon hearing this, the Little Dragon Girl said:

"Little sister, if you practice hard from now on, one day you will be as powerful as your brother Qian."

All three were experts, and they soon arrived at the summit of Mount Hua.

It was cold on the mountain, so Qian Jin gathered firewood to start a fire for warmth. Then he leaped up a mountain peak and buried the two roosters he had brought with him.

"Long'er, little sister, it's a rare opportunity for you to come to Mount Hua. I'll treat you to a delicious meal tomorrow."

Seeing Qian Jin's mysterious tone, Xiaolongnu couldn't help but feel curious and asked:

"Brother Qian, you brought so much food up the mountain this time, and it's all fresh now. Why do you want to wait until tomorrow to eat it?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Jin smiled and said:

"These foods can be found anywhere; you don't necessarily have to go up the mountain to eat them."

However, Mount Hua is the most yin place in the world, and the centipedes produced there are the fattest and most delicious; you can't find them anywhere else.

Upon hearing that they would have to eat centipedes, Little Dragon Girl was relatively calm, but Cheng Ying, standing to the side, was startled and said:

"Brother Qian, aren't centipedes highly poisonous? Can we eat them?"

"Of course, although centipedes are highly venomous, as long as we remove the toxins, they become a delicacy."

Although Cheng Ying and Qian Jin had only spent a short time together, Cheng Ying developed a strange trust in Qian Jin.

Since Brother Qian said that centipedes are a delicacy, then they must be very tasty.

That night, the three of them found a cave nearby and stayed there.

The next morning, Qian Jin woke up Xiaolongnu and Cheng Ying and took them to watch the sunrise.

The two were puzzled until the sun rose, at which point they exclaimed in surprise:

"Brother Qian, I never knew the sunrise was so beautiful."

"Yes, I've been wondering why Brother Qian got up so early today and took us all the way to the top of the mountain. Turns out he wanted to show us such a beautiful view."

Cheng Ying said softly.

Her martial arts skills were inferior to Qian Jin's and Xiaolongnu's, so when the cold wind blew by, she involuntarily shrank back.

Seeing this, Qian Jin simply reached out and hugged both of them, allowing them to lean against him for warmth.

"It's cold! It's windy here, why don't we go downstairs?"

Upon hearing this, Little Dragon Girl said:

"Brother Qian, this is the first time I've ever seen such a beautiful view. Let's look at it a little longer!"

Cheng Ying, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement and said:

"Yes, the scenery here is so beautiful, I want to look at it a little longer."

"Alright then, but if any of you feel cold, we'll go down together."

After Qian Jin finished speaking, the three of them sat quietly without saying another word.

The world fell silent. Each of the three was preoccupied with their own thoughts, and none of them wanted to break the tranquility of the moment.

As the sun rose higher, the three of them grew hungry. Qian Jin then led the other two down from the mountaintop and started a fire to cook.

……

Another half day passed in the blink of an eye. Seeing that Qian Jin was still sitting outside the cave in a daze, Cheng Ying came over and sat down next to him, saying:

"Brother Qian, you've been sitting here for quite a while. Is there something you need?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Jin turned to look at Cheng Ying and said:

"It's nothing, I was just wondering why it hasn't snowed yet!"

Cheng Ying was completely confused and couldn't help but ask:

"Snowing? Will it snow today? Shall we go down the mountain?"

"I don't know either. The weather on the mountain is unpredictable. If it doesn't snow by tonight, let's go down the mountain."

Cheng Ying became increasingly confused, thinking, "Shouldn't we only go down the mountain because it's snowing? How come, now that Brother Qian is saying it's only because it's not snowing, we should go down the mountain?"

Just as I was about to ask again, I suddenly saw snowflakes actually falling from the sky.

It's really snowing?

Cheng Ying was a little confused and couldn't help but connect Qian Jin's words with the snowflakes in the sky.

Brother Qian had just been wondering why it wasn't snowing when snowflakes started falling from the sky. That's amazing!

After a moment of stunned silence, Cheng Ying asked timidly:

"Brother Qian, it's snowing now, are we still going down the mountain?"

Qian Jin laughed heartily upon hearing this and said:

"Haha, it's already snowing, so why are we going down the mountain? Let's stay here tonight and eat centipedes."

Seeing Qian Jin suddenly become so happy, Cheng Ying also became happy.

She didn't ask any more questions, but simply sat quietly beside Qian Jin, watching the snowflakes fall from the sky.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, gradually forming a thick layer of snow on the ground.

Little Dragon Girl also walked over, looked at Qian Jin and Cheng Ying, and said:

"With such heavy snow, you two are just sitting here, aren't you going to go inside and take shelter?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Jin said:

"Long'er, you're here too! Since this snow is falling so heavily, why don't we build some snowmen together?"

Upon hearing this, both Xiaolongnu and Cheng Ying readily agreed.

The three of them found an open space nearby and happily started building a snowman.

Soon, the three of them had built three snowmen, one big and two small. Qian Jin found some branches and stones and put eyes and noses on the snowmen.

Then he said with a smile:

"Long'er, little sister, these three snowmen represent the three of us. The one in the middle is me. We'll hold hands and roam the world together."