Fortunately, Bai Ya's methods were much gentler. He adjusted the two knives to the right angle - of course, still almost nothing could be seen, it was all about feel. Two cracks appeared on the ice, forming a perfect arc that surrounded Qi Huan. But when he was pulled out, there were still large and small ice cubes hanging on his body, which was heavy and cold. Sometimes there is a gentle cool breeze. The wind was not strong, but when it brushed against their wet clothes, the feeling was no better than freezing in the ice.
Bai Ya seemed unaffected, but Qi Huan felt very uncomfortable. His joints began to hurt again, and in the darkness that he couldn't see, those strange lines of blood vessels and tendons appeared on his skin again. This is not just a problem caused by freezing, but the sequelae of the original entanglement with Haiyaksha. He still doesn't have an excessive fear of water itself, but the pain it brings is real. Now, it had turned into ice, and he didn't know what his body was thinking.
He complained that it was too dark and he couldn't see anything. As soon as he finished speaking, Lord Shuangyue's body emitted a very faint light. There was no greeting at all, and they were really startled. Even such a dim light made their eyes hurt. After they got used to it for a while, they realized that the brightest thing was the Demon-Sealing Blade in his hand.
"That's a lot to ask for."
Qi Huan stopped talking, but started to feel around with his hands. Then he suddenly lay back on the ice and started groping around. With a faint light, his whole body suddenly became a little impatient, and he didn't seem to feel cold anymore.
"What are you doing?" Bai Ya asked.
"Where's the wood carving?" Qi Huan said as he moved the ice away, "It can't be lost. We fell down because of it..."
When he said this, Bai Ya also started to look around.
"If you had thrown it farther away, you wouldn't have lost it!"
"It's good if I can fucking catch it. That's a lot to ask for. Why don't you just take it and move away? Do you want me?"
"Not for you!" Qi Huan spat.
Lord Shuangyue clasped his hands, tilted his head, and watched the two of them arguing. He felt that he was very bright at this moment.
"You guys have a really good relationship."
"fart!"
"It's useless to be mean to me." Lord Shuangyue said frankly, "I just find it strange. Aren't you in a hurry to find someone? Why can't you get along with a little toy?"
"That thing...well, we didn't expect it to be so serious anyway."
“Instead of arguing about who is right and who is wrong, and finding a useless object, think about how to get up there.”
Mr. Shuoyue was right, and both of them fell into a brief silence. After a while, Bai Ya asked him:
"Then how do you go up?"
"have no idea."
"What..." Qi Huan felt choked again, "Then how did you get down?"
"jump down."
"Haven't you thought about how to get up there?"
"No ah."
His attitude was too natural, as if regardless of the consequences was the right way to act. The bad mood of the two people has been successfully transferred to him. But if you seriously argue with a lunatic or a fool, you will appear to be a loser.
"Actually..." Qi Huan thought, "If there is enough water here, we can use a water diversion method to send us up. But they are too cold, and they will freeze at the slightest movement."
They lowered their heads and looked at the frozen water. This kind of ice is not clear, but a misty white color. There may be gaps in between, which makes the sound of people's footsteps sound harsh. If you look carefully, you can see that some of the dark shadows are probably just rocks and soil that fell with them.
"Is the compass still with you?" Bai Ya had an idea and stretched out his hand to Lord Shuangyue.
"Give it back."
"you……"
"They'll probably come down."
"How do you get down here?"
Bai Ya and Qi Huan felt headaches to varying degrees. He probably gave up on searching for the culprit that brought him to this end - he gave up on wood carving, took out his scimitar, and rubbed it in the dark, making an unpleasant sound.
Qi Huan could guess that he was probably listening to the voice to identify his location. Shuhuangla Bookstore
There are layers of echoes, and you can probably hear the span of the canyon. Maybe it won't take long to walk through from below. So Shuang Yuejun and Qi Huan followed. Qi Huan felt uncomfortable, and the problems with his body were only exposed when he moved. His legs were numb with every step he took. The three of them walked on the ice for a long time. The area of this ice is very wide, probably because these two big men are too heavy and move too much. It may also be that the light is too dark, and the light from the Demon-Sealing Blade is not enough to illuminate the darkness. Carrying forward with the emotions of the unknown makes everything even more difficult.
Suddenly, a faint light spot appeared in front of him.
Those lights were not strong, but rather dim. Maybe they themselves are very bright, but the surrounding darkness is too intense. The light blue light spots went up and down, gradually approaching, like fireflies. They slowed down slightly and waited for the light to get closer. Qi Huan stretched out his hand, and a small ball of light fell on his hand. He was sure that it was indeed a firefly, but it was not ordinary. It had very strong spiritual power.
Many fireflies landed on Shigeyuki-kun, like butterflies or bees sucking nectar. They are silent, so they are closer to the former, but their size is similar to the latter. None of the bugs stayed on Shuangyue Lord for too long. They occasionally changed places to rest, and occasionally flew up again, over and over again.
"I know these fireflies." Bai Ya leaned forward slightly and looked at Lord Shuangyue's back, "My father taught me how to use them to make fireflies. They can stay on for a long time."
"Why are there so many? What do they want to do?"
As soon as Qi Huan asked, the insects left Lord Shuangyue one after another. They seemed a little brighter than before. However, Mr. Shuangyue still looked insignificant. Perhaps this loss of spiritual power was not a big deal to him. The bugs went further away again, but this time they were not as scattered as when they came, but gathered together.
It's like giving directions.
Mr. Shuangyue followed without saying anything. Bai Ya and Qi Huan looked at each other and decided to catch up. The route of the swarms of insects has deviated somewhat from before. As they walked, they suddenly felt that their feet were not so strong. The crunching sounds became more pronounced and they felt a little "sticky" under their feet. Obviously, the touch was caused by stepping on water and then quickly condensing it. In other words, they have been able to press down the road surface.
The trio were approaching the edge of the ice. This time, they didn't make so much noise, and the ice spread obviously couldn't keep up with their pace. If you continue like this, you will probably sink deeper and deeper, and eventually be completely submerged in the ice.
Both Bai Ya and Qi Huan felt something was wrong. They can't go any further, otherwise an accident will happen. The water almost covered the soles of his feet. But Lord Shuangyue is still moving forward, with no intention of stopping. There was distance between them.
Something unexpected happened to the two of them.
Mr. Shuangyue has indeed gone far. Logically speaking, he has completely reached the water. But he didn't sink, and hovered lightly with every step. Ripples spread from where his clogs touched, and an icy blue shimmer appeared in the center. Then he took a second step, and the first step left the water. With just such a gentle touch, the frost completely spreads out on the water, like ink falling on paper, connecting drop by drop into one piece.
This scene was like a dream, and neither of them dared to step forward rashly.
"What are you doing standing still?"
Mr. Shuangyue turned around, his face still had that quiet, calm, almost tired expression. The two of them spread their legs and followed closely. When they pulled out their feet, ice splashed everywhere. Then they stepped onto solid ice again.
The ice field that Lord Shuangyue stepped out of was transparent, translucent, and emitted a soft light, which was much gentler than his own temperament. But it won’t be long before a light mist covers the ice. Fog is noticeable like frost, only more delicate, which makes them less likely to slip. I wonder if Mr. Shuangyue did this intentionally.
When they reached a certain place, the fireflies stopped and flew in a circle somewhere restlessly, like a silent group of flies surrounding the leftovers.
The three of them lowered their heads in unison, trying to see what was going on.
Qi Huan first crushed the ice with his feet a few times, but the mist had completely frosted. Doing so only turned the originally hazy ground into a dirty white. So Bai Ya knelt down on one knee, tilted a knife close to the ice, and slowly scratched it. Under the action of high temperature, a thin layer of ice melted, revealing the crystal clear part.
That's a face.
Qi Huan noticed that Bai Ya's knife trembled slightly, and he also squatted down to see what it was. To be more precise, it wasn't a human face - it had been. Now, it is just white bones with two dark holes at the top. Although it is slightly tilted, it is enough for people to recognize what it is at a glance.
Bai Ya suddenly lay down on the ice, trying to get closer. This action was really strange, but they couldn't care less. The face had deep cracks but was not completely shattered.
"Are they those... missing people?"
"I don't know." Bai Ya didn't look back, still staring at the skull, "It looks... relatively small."
After saying that, he immediately straightened up, grabbed the back of the scimitar with both hands, scraped it from top to bottom, and kept retreating. Finally, this area became clear. Under the light of the fireflies, they could clearly see a strange skeleton frozen on the ice. There were still tattered fabrics hanging on it, and it was so tattered that it couldn't be seen. This white skeleton was surrounded by the remaining fabric. Although it was connected together, it gave people a messy feeling.
"The water levels here haven't been this high in the past."
Shuoyue-kun quickly came to a conclusion before the other two people started to think about it in detail.
"How can I see it?"
"It's already rotten like this." He introduced without emotion. "Judging from the posture and clothing, it turned into bones first and then was lifted up by the water. It may have fallen to death. The lower end of the canyon is narrower than the upper section, straight from If it fell from such a height, it would have turned into bones. It probably rolled down all the way and broke its head on the way, so it is already dead."
"...I hope he won't have too much pain." Qi Huan sighed, "I also hope he will be reborn into a good family."
"No. The aura here is very chaotic, not to mention the large-scale barrier that isolates the real world. It was probably set up a long time ago. Who knows where his soul will go."
Lord Shuangyue's attitude was so meaningless, but after hearing these words, Qi Huan couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
The sound of increasingly rapid footsteps could be heard in the distance.
