The Guardians: The Swordsman of the Moon

The Magic Snow Leopard.

The next morning, as the arena was being repaired for the next week all participants got time to rest and practice.

Li Huan and Li Zhou Ran were still inside the room and discussed something with Zhao Jin. The not-so-interested Mo Xian opted out of the room and went for a walk with Wu Jiao Xing.

Since morning, Zhao Jin had come with people he did not know and Li Huan immediately held an important conversation. It seemed to be related to Hong Baoshin being the top prize this year. Mo Xian was not particularly interested, therefore he chose to leave.

Li Zhou Ran said, Snow Dew city has a temple inhabited by magical snow leopards. Mo Xian was more interested in that and wanted to see what sort of magical snow leopard was in this world, would it be the same as the one on Earth?

The streets in Dew Snow City were never clear of the piles of snow, it made Mo Xian have to expend more energy to walk. On the street, Mo Xian noticed the houses in the Snow Dew town had the same architectural design. If Mo Xian stayed there, he thought he would get lost every day.

On the other hand, Wu Jiao Xing lazily accompanied Mo Xian, he wanted to stay with Zhao Jin and discuss something important rather than go for a walk. However, his young master really liked to roam around like a shameless monkey.

Ever since Wu Jiao Xing became Mo Xian's personal bodyguard, Wu Jiao Xing didn't know how to call Mo Xian's strange personality, how could this child be unconscious if he had been the center of attention everywhere. Even after in the city of the Four Stones, now he was also the center of attention in the Snow Dew town.

Everyone they passed by would look and watch at them with a look of admiration as well as hatred from some people, especially the people from the Eternal Snow Dew plains. Sometimes Wu Jiao Xing would hear some throws of praise from the people he passed by.

"Look, it's the child who has successfully refined the spiritual energy core."

"He's so great."

"Seeing up close she looks adorable."

"You see when he smiles? There's a dimple on his left cheek."

"Yes, why are young people today getting better than our generation."

"I want to be born again."

Wu Jiao Xing's face darkened, but the person who received all the praise was as if blind and deaf, look at how Mo Xian walked very carefully through the thick snow, the one who received all the praise, his face even looked down and noticed his feet that had to go in and out of the snow like a fool.

Impatiently, Wu Jiao Xing pulled Mo Xian's collar and dragged him along.

"Aiya! Gege, what are you doing?"

"Your path is too slow and stop looking for attention!"

Mo Xian tried to revolt and managed to break away, asking in confusion. "Who's attention?"

Wu Jiao Xing's lips twitched in annoyance, his young master was indeed always like this. Always unaware that he had been the center of attention, not paying attention to how those who were watching him saw Mo Xian as if he wanted to take him home. If, Wu Jiao Xing wasn't around, Mo Xian, this child might have long taken people on the streets.

Meanwhile Mo Xian who did not know why Wu Jiao Xing was suddenly enraged was still confused. However, when he saw the temple building that had been close, his face brightened with pleasure, he then sped up his pace despite the slight difficulty.

Wu Jiao Xing could only sigh with Mo Xian's hyperactive demeanor and follow him from behind.

The temple building looks very simple, many people have come to the place, both natives and people from the Outer plains. Mo Xian immediately went inside and looked for the whereabouts of the magical Snow Leopard.

Li Zhou Ran said, The Snow Leopard inside the temple is not a beast. Snow Leopards roam in and around the temple. However, after touring for nearly half an hour, Mo Xian did not see his whereabouts anywhere.

"Where did the big cat go?" Mo Xian wondered as he looked at the pond containing koi fish that had colors aligned with the snow.

"Even the fish here have a white color," Mo Xian said astonishedly.

"And how does the water here not freeze?" Mo Xian still asked and was only answered by the cold and writhing air of Xiao Hei on his shoulders.

Mo Xian looked at Wu Jiao Xing who was staring at him flatly.

"Gege, why are you quiet?" asked Mo Xian.

"Then what should I say, I don't know anything."

"Did Gege not read about the Eternal Snow Dew?"

"From where I can read, every day I wander around with you," Wu Jiao Xing said before crouching on the edge of the pond and checking the water inside the pond, it wasn't cold and Wu Jiao Xing couldn't help but be surprised by it.

Meanwhile Mo Xian pursed his lips and looked around before seeing a white-haired girl who was around nine or ten years old approaching him with a smile.

"There is a spiritual stone in this pond that keeps the water in a normal temperature" the girl said.

"Gege can see in the middle of the pool" said the girl, pointing.

Mo Xian looked towards the girl pointing and saw a white colored stone that was not too big.

Mo Xian then understood something and immediately realized that there were only three of them around the pond.

"Ah, forgive us. We were just taking a walk to see the snow leopard and accidentally walked too far" Mo Xian explained.

The girl smiled before nodding slowly. "The Eternal Snow Dew people consider this place to be a sacred place that is sacred. Outsiders are not allowed in, if Gege wants to see the snow leopard, it will be around the foot of that mountain." The girl pointed at a mountain not far from their sight.

"For a long time, the snow leopard did not visit the temple. However, if Gege wants to see, Gege can go there and if lucky, Gege can see they are there."

Mo Xian nodded awkwardly. "Ah, okay. Thanks for the information."

The little girl again nodded and developed a friendly smile, then drove Mo Xian along with Wu Jiao Xing all the way to the front of the pool exit.

Mo Xian stared in admiration at the attitude of the young girl they had only met for the first time. His attitude was different from most of the people on the Snow Dew plains they encountered, most of them looking at outsiders with a strange feeling, as if they did not accept the presence of strangers in their place. However, this girl treated them very well and was friendly.

"Again thanks for the information," Mo Xian said as he bowed.

The girl nodded back.

"Gege both be careful on the way."

"Is the road there dangerous?" asked Mo Xian.

The girl still maintained her smile and shook her head. "Gege will be lucky today, but Gege will not be lucky today either."

Mo Xian did not understand what the girl meant and asked. "What do you mean?"

The girl still smiled before shaking her head and saying that it was nothing. The girl just told him to be careful.

Mo Xian then nodded before leaving with Wu Jiao Xing. However, he suddenly wanted to get acquainted with the girl, so he turned around only to find the girl had disappeared. In front of the gate there was no one.

"Where's the kid?" asked Mo Xian.

Wu Jiao Xing shook his head.

A little surprised by the disappearance of the young girl, but the two continued to travel to the foot of the mountain and through the trees covered with snow.

Mo Xian tightened his coat as they almost reached the foot of the mountain and Xiao Hei suddenly growled at something.

Mo Xian and Wu Jiao Xing stopped walking, taking a precautionary stance before jumping up the tree and looking around. Mo Xian took Xiao Hei off his shoulders and hugged him, trying to make the cat calm down.

Not long after, two large Leopards passed through the area along with one small Leopard that was running around following the steps of the two large Leopards in front of him.

Mo Xian stared in admiration at the leopards who were passing by without realizing their existence. The leopard has thick grayish-white fur with a tail that is longer than other big cats.

Inside the information scroll of the Peacock Alliance, Mo Xian had once read that the Snow Leopard was a magical beast that could only be found on the Snow Dew plains. His timid nature made it hard to see, but Li Zhou Ran said that there was one snow leopard who was very happy to stay inside the temple accompanying an elder of the Snow Dew town. However, Mo Xian was unable to see the leopard that he said was tame, but Mo Xian remained satisfied with just looking at another snow leopard from a distance.

The three leopards did not pass by too long where Mo Xian was before going into the snow forest on the mountain and disappearing from sight.

"Well, they are really adorable," Mo Xian said before descending from the tree followed by Wu Jiao Xing.

Mo Xian continued to look where the snow leopards were going and noticed their footprints in the snow before being dragged away by Wu Jiao Xing.

"Gee! Why do you like dragging me?" mo Xian's.

Wu Jiao Xing did not care and still dragged Mo Xian away to the Snow Dew city.

"You don't see the sky getting dark, Mrs Li must be very worried about you right now if you don't return as soon as you can"

Suddenly Wu Jiao Xing stopped talking and his steps came to a halt, Mo Xian immediately broke free from Wu Jiao Xing's grip.

"Gege, what's wrong?" mo Xian asked before looking at the five people dressed in black with masks on their faces.

Mo Xian stared in disbelief, it was similar to the mask used by the person who attacked him one year ago.

1599 Words.

September 03, 2020.

September 10th, 2020.