The ice fields stretch as far as the eye can see, snowflakes are flying all over the sky, it’s really cold, so cold...
Cheng Ling had never felt such loneliness, as if he was standing in a corner abandoned by the world, unable to use any of the immortal energy in his body, and was abandoned like a wanderer.
The wind became stronger and stronger, and the snowflakes fell, falling quietly on his face, head, and shoulders. There was no target or direction, only the white snow in front of him.
Time passed day by day, and besides being cold, there was also hunger and exhaustion. But where can I find anything to eat in this snow-white world? When he was thirsty, he grabbed a ball of snow from the ground and stuffed it into his mouth. When he was hungry, he reluctantly found some herbs and green plants to wrap his belly.
Immortal energy and divine consciousness cannot be used, and even the contents of the storage ring cannot be taken out. The distance walked every day is extremely limited, and this body is weaker than ordinary mortals.
After seven days of this, we finally reached the end of the ice field, and large trees began to appear in front of us. The heavy snow piled on the treetops, and they were covered with fluffy and heavy snowflakes. The breeze blew, and the trees swayed gently. Those snowflakes Then it fell down softly.
Because of the lush trees, the temperature has risen. The most important thing is that the wind has weakened a lot, and it is no longer as unbearable as the ice field. Moreover, where the vegetation is lush, there will be more food available. The only thing to worry about is the powerful fairy beasts in the woods.
He traveled during the day and rested at night, trying to avoid nocturnal activities for more than half a month. Fortunately, he did not encounter any fairy beasts and was safe and sound.
Every day, he would try to communicate with his spiritual world and the space in his body, but every time he would fail. The two seemed to be shackled, completely imprisoned, and his immortal energy and spiritual consciousness could not be used at all, and even his spiritual body could not be used. The power cannot be exerted.
After continuing to walk through the dense forest for more than half a month, I finally saw traces of human activity. There are two rows of footprints on the ground. Judging from the direction of the toes, they should be heading towards the dense forest on the left.
Cheng Ling felt happy and hurriedly chased in the direction of the footprints. In the dense forest, he was most afraid of losing his way. He walked for more than half a month without walking through it, for fear that he would be trapped in it forever. Moreover, this was the first time he saw traces of human activities.
After chasing them for more than half an hour, they finally saw two people hiding behind a big tree. A man and a woman, both young, probably in their twenties. Judging from their attire, they were obviously two hunters.
Although Cheng Ling lost his immortal energy and had no spiritual consciousness, he was once a monk in the Immortal Master Stage and still had his eyesight. Seeing that there were no fluctuations in the immortal energy on the two hunters, he knew they were just two mortals.
The two of them also sensed Cheng Ling's gaze. The man smiled innocently at him, made a silent gesture, and pointed to the left front.
Cheng Ling looked in the direction of his finger and saw a gray squirrel lying on the snow about a hundred meters to the left, as if it was grabbing something to eat.
He suddenly woke up, stopped immediately, and waited patiently.
After a while, the two hunters took out the long bows hanging on their backs, bent the bows and nocked arrows, and shot two wooden arrows. The little squirrel let out a scream, rolled twice and fell to the snow.
The female hunter was overjoyed and hurriedly ran over and caught the squirrel. The male hunter turned his head and asked Cheng Ling, "Where do friends come from?"
Cheng Ling said: "I came from the north, but I lost my way in the dense forest. May I ask you two, is there a place to stay nearby?"
The man smiled honestly and said, "It's freezing cold, so I can't help you. At this time of year, it's not easy to get some rations. We, brother and sister, searched for three days in the dense forest before we found it.
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Such a little squirrel. That's all, we're just about to go back, so let's go together so we can take care of us. "
Cheng Ling said: "Thank you, brother. May I ask what you should call me?"
"Looking at your body, you should be a scholar. No wonder you speak so politely. His name is Mu Yan, and my name is Mu Qing. We both live in Xuecheng and make a living by hunting." It was the woman who answered with a clear voice. , looking very capable.
Cheng Ling said: "It turns out they are the Mu family brothers and sisters. Cheng Ling, please excuse me this time."
Mu Yan smiled naively and said, "There's nothing to bother about. We have to go back to Snow City anyway. Xiaoqing, those two arrows just now should have hit the squirrel's eyes. It's bitterly cold in winter, so don't waste the good squirrel skin." .”
Mu Qing smiled. Although she was not very beautiful, she was very delicate. She said: "Don't worry, both of our arrows hit the squirrel's eyes. Brother, my archery skills must have improved. After a while, I will I can hunt alone.”
"Well, it's indeed good. The wooden arrows made from simple branches did not miss the mark, which is a great improvement. But hunting alone is not enough. My parents told me to take good care of you before they died, so I don't dare to slack off. ." Mu Yan praised her, but immediately objected.
Mu Qing pouted and seemed a little unconvinced, but she knew that her brother treated her very well, so she did not refute.
Mu Yan raised his head and glanced at the sky, and said, "It's getting late, let's go back quickly. Brother Cheng Ling, you should come too!"
Cheng Ling nodded slightly, then slowly followed the two of them and walked out of the dense forest.
Both brothers and sisters are hunters, they are upright and in their prime, and their steps are very brisk. On the other hand, Cheng Ling, whose body was weak due to serious injuries, quickly fell a long distance away from where he could catch up.
Mu Qing looked back at him, wrinkled her nose and said, "Students are troublesome. Even walking is so strenuous. Brother, we'd better wait for him."
Mu Yan agreed, and the two of them stopped and waited.
Cheng Ling hurriedly hurried and finally caught up. He was so tired that he was breathing heavily like a bellows. After a long time, when his breathing calmed down a little, he said apologetically: "I'm sorry, you two. I'm weak and I delayed you." "
Mu Yan didn't feel dissatisfied and said, "It's nothing. It's not easy to go out. Let's just slow down."
Cheng Ling felt grateful, tried to speed up the pace, and was finally able to barely keep up.
The three of them stepped on the thick snow, making a constant "crunching" sound. They walked for more than an hour, and the sky turned completely dark. Cheng Ling finally saw what looked like a small town in the distance.
Mu Qing stuck out his tongue and said, "We're finally here. Snow City is ahead of us. It originally only took half an hour to get back, but unexpectedly it took more than twice as long."
Cheng Ling said apologetically: "Thank you both very much. I'm just dragging you down."
Mu Yan asked: "Brother Cheng Ling, you are an outsider, do you have a place to stay in Snow City?"
Cheng Ling said embarrassedly: "No, this is my first time in Xuecheng. I don't know anyone except your brother and sister."
Mu Yan said generously: "In that case, let's go to our house and settle down temporarily."
Mu Qing opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end nothing came out.
Cheng Ling originally didn't want to disturb him, but seeing that the houses in the snow city were covered with a thick layer of snowflakes, he finally agreed. With his current physical condition, staying out at night is unbearable.
Mu Yan was very enthusiastic, and the two brothers led Cheng Ling into the city. Cheng Ling looked around, this
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Snow City is not big, it can only be regarded as a small town at best.
As Mu Yan walked, he introduced him: "Xuecheng is a very ordinary small town in the North, with an area of less than a kilometer. There are hundreds of households. They are all ordinary civilians, but they are very enthusiastic. The shops here Very few, mostly self-sufficient.”
Cheng Ling looked up and saw that there were more than a dozen shops on several long streets, but most of the doors were closed, and only a few were still lit.
He asked doubtfully: "You mean, this town is filled with ordinary people like you?"
Mu Qing interjected: "We have heard some legends about immortals, but those people are extremely rare. We have never seen them in such a long life. Speaking of which, in such a small town, how can immortals care about it? , maybe you can only have a chance to see it if you have a drug store on the east side of the city."
"Oh? The medicine shop near the east city? Do they still sell elixirs for immortals?"
"How is this possible? Immortals use elixirs and don't like those pills at all. It's just that Xuecheng is surrounded by inaccessible mountains. If you are lucky, you will get some rare herbs, and occasionally immortals will come to buy them."
Cheng Ling suddenly realized that he was worried that he had lost all his cultivation. If he encountered a city full of immortals, he might cause unnecessary trouble. After all, he had killed enough monks along the way.
The two brothers and sisters took him towards the east city while introducing the situation in Xuecheng. Mu Yan explained: "We also live in Dongcheng, but the house is simple. We will wrong Brother Cheng Ling."
Cheng Ling said hurriedly: "I don't dare, I'm just asking for trouble."
Mu Yan smiled honestly and said no more. After walking for a while, he came to a simple bungalow and said, "We're here, brother Cheng Ling, come in."
Cheng Ling walked in with them. The room was not big, only a few dozen square meters. There was a bed, a table and two bamboo chairs in the middle. Behind the bed, there was another small door, which must have been used for bathing. Clean room.
Putting down the bow and arrows on his back, Mu Yan asked Cheng Ling to sit down and boil water to make tea. Mu Qing got busy. She grabbed the squirrel, carefully pulled out two bamboo arrows, and took out another one. The dagger carefully peeled off the entire squirrel skin.
He put away the squirrel skin, set up an iron frame outside the door, and threw in a few pieces of charcoal fire. It seemed that he was going to roast the skinned squirrel for dinner.
Mu Yan boiled the tea, took out a large bowl and put it on the table. Cheng Ling greeted them and said, "My brother and sister's home is simple. Seeing that you are also hungry, let's make do with some squirrel meat."
The squirrel was not big. Cheng Ling looked at Mu Yan's body and said apologetically: "Thank you, Brother Mu. I just want a piece of meat, but the roasted food is too difficult to digest. Is it possible to make soup under it?"
Mu Yan was stunned and quickly ordered: "Xiao Qing, cut a piece of hind leg meat for Brother Cheng Ling."
Mu Qing frowned, but in the end without saying anything, he took out a dagger and cut off a whole hind leg, then took out an iron pot, put water in it, and prepared to make soup.
Cheng Ling stood up hurriedly and said, "I don't dare to bother Miss, I can do it myself!"
After saying that, he walked straight over and sat next to the grill. After the water boiled, he took out a few herbs from his arms and threw them in.
These were all the herbs he collected along the way. He was seriously injured and couldn't use his consciousness, nor could he take out the items in the storage ring. It was impossible to recover without the elixirs. In desperation, he could only collect as much as possible. A few herbs, a little supplement, are better than nothing.
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