The overwhelming snow and fog soon engulfed the team outside the pass. For a time, there was no light, visibility was less than a few feet, and the surrounding air temperature began to drop sharply.
Tang Weiwu, who was at the rear of the team, his voice was hoarse from shouting. He quickly gathered everyone to the pass, and then built a circle with oxen, so that the people could gather in the circle to avoid the wind and snow, and at the same time, they could retreat to the pass in turn.
After some command, the team finally gathered together, but the advance troops in the pass were still walking very slowly. Tang Weiwu was so angry that he couldn't help but cursed, and he didn't close his mouth until the wind choked his throat.
Time passed by in the suffocating wind and snow. After about half a stick of incense, the evacuation finally came to an end.
At this time, Tang Weiwu and about a dozen battalion soldiers were almost frozen. They gritted their teeth and drove the cattle into the pass one by one, and then checked the surrounding area. After making sure that no one was missing, they finally withdrew into the pass.
Tang Weiwu, who was advancing in the narrow valley, seemed to have lost his soul. He only felt that his whole body was wooden. He was unable to look back at the increasingly fierce whistling wind behind him, so that a pair of green eyes faintly appeared at the pass. He missed it accidentally.
Coming out of the narrow valley, the large army was ready to camp outside the pass. As the guide said, this place will not be affected by snow and fog, but there are also snowflakes floating in the sky above the valley. It must be that this heavy snow cannot escape.
After discussion with the guide, Pei Shuang finally decided not to leave today, otherwise it would add a lot of trouble to find a place to camp while braving the snow.
After the teams were reunited, Tang Weiwu counted the number of people again, but the result surprised him - there were actually two people missing from the Juezi camp!
Tang Weiwu hurriedly reported the situation to Pei Shuang. After hearing this, Pei Shuang frowned and asked doubtfully, "Did he get lost in the snow and fog?"
Tang Weiwu replied: "Xiaguan was already trying his best to gather the team. I really didn't expect anyone to fall behind."
"The situation is critical, and there is nothing wrong with mistakes." Pei Shuang called for the guide and asked, "How long does this kind of snow fog usually last?"
"It won't take long, at most half an hour."
"Half an hour?!" Tang Weiwu said in surprise: "Isn't that person still frozen?"
"There is nothing you can do, sir. This kind of weather can kill people."
Pei Shuang waved his hand: "Don't worry about that for now. If you want to live or die, you will see corpses. Wei Wu, you go pick a few more capable soldiers, and then go with the guide... Oh, by the way, take the Yan brothers with you. Stay near the pass and search the area as soon as the snow and fog subsides, but don’t go too far, do you understand?”
"Yes! General."
Tang Weiwu and the guide were ordered to retreat, and a moment later the Yan brothers were also called out from the tent.
The grimace Taoist priest had heard of the names of the Yan brothers. These two were bodyguards from the Hewanmen clan. It was said that they were from Orions. In addition to their good skills, their eyesight and sense of smell were different from ordinary people, so Pei Shuang asked them to follow them out to look for people.
Tang Weiwu led a group of people out of the valley, while the others continued to set up camp. .
In the mushroom door tent, everyone had lit a fire and was sitting and chatting.
About half an hour later, there was a sudden noise outside the tent. Everyone hurriedly went out to check, and then they saw several people carrying a body to Pei Shuang's tent. Tang Weiwu and the guide followed behind, looking as if they were unhappy. Very satisfied.
The grim-faced Taoist priest hurriedly followed. At this time, Pei Shuang, who was in the tent, heard the sound and came out. Seeing this, he asked, "What's going on?"
Tang Weiwu stepped forward and replied, "It's the soldier from the battalion who fell behind earlier. He had already passed away when I found him."
"Frozen to death?"
Tang Weiwu shook his head, then pulled off the corpse's shirt, and saw a purple-red blood hole suddenly appeared on the corpse's chest.
Pei Shuang's eyes widened instantly, he couldn't help but took another step forward, and said in a deep voice: "What's going on?!"
"Probably he encountered some ferocious beast." Tang Weiwu replied, "My whole heart was ripped out."
"Just the heart?" Pei Shuang looked at the guide suspiciously, as if waiting for the guide to say something.
The guide gritted his teeth and said, "There is a rumor in the area that people who died after having their hearts ripped out were the Wolf King's warning to intruders. If others continue to go deeper, I'm afraid..."
Pei Shuang interrupted the guide: "You mean, the Wolf King did this?"
The guide nodded: "No other beast or pack of wolves can only eat the heart. Only the Wolf King can do this."
"But didn't you say that the Wolf King's lair is at the end of the valley?"
"It's been too long, I can't be sure, and wolves are very territorial animals..."
"So, haven't we already entered the Wolf King's territory?"
"Um."
Pei Shuang couldn't help but fell silent, while someone in the crowd murmured: "Even before we saw Bacho City, something unexpected happened."
Jia Wusuan suddenly said: "But does this also mean that the Wolf King is not in the valley now?"
"What do you mean, sir?" the guide couldn't help but ask.
Jia Wusuan smiled and replied: "Then if we seal the pass, won't it be unable to get in?"
"Huh?" The guide didn't consider this aspect at all. After thinking for a moment, he said, "If there is no other path, it seems that this is indeed the case."
"That's it!" Pei Shuang turned to look at Jia Wusuan: "Wusuan, order people to guard the pass. It's best to seal it with wood and stone. Remember to leave a way to survive. Do it now."
After Jia Wusuan left, Pei Shuang continued: "Weiwu, find a place to put this brother's body. After we are done, we will come back to arrange the rest."
"As commanded."
"Wait!" Pei Shuang suddenly stopped Tang Weiwu and asked, "Aren't there two stragglers? Where is the other one?"
"The other person..." Tang Weiwu paused: "The other person was not found."
"What? Are you alive or dead?"
Tang Weiwu nodded: "Xiaguan and others searched a large circle along the pass, but saw no sign of the man at all. Xiaguan suspected that he panicked in the snow and fog and was completely lost."
The guide echoed: "We searched far away, but still couldn't find it, and the snow outside has been buried knee-deep. In this case, the person is probably in danger..."
Pei Shuang nodded when he heard the words, sighed softly and said: "Most of them were buried in the snow after death, so you can't find them. In this case, don't bother, just look for them on the way back."
"Sir, please step aside first?"
"Well, Weiwu, you should go on your errands quickly. Everyone else should leave quickly and go do whatever you need to do."
