"What should we do now? We won't really be trapped here." Qian Xueshen started to panic.
Cai Zhao's face was full of confusion: "Probably not. When I was a child, my aunt asked a blind man to tell my fortune, saying that I would die comfortably."
"You can believe the words of a charlatan!" Qian Xueshen almost went crazy when he heard such nonsense.
"Why can't you believe it? He is the most expensive blind fortune teller in our town. He charges two taels of silver at a time."
Over there, Zhou Zhiqin apologized very much to his best friend: "Brother Dongfang, it's because I am determined to avenge my son that I have put you in such a predicament."
Dongfang Xiao crossed his legs and adjusted his breathing, slightly opening his eyes: "At the end of the eight worships, there is no harm in saying anything. If it is about me today, Brother Zhou will definitely act normally."
When Cai Zhaoyuan saw this situation, he couldn't help but admire: "He is indeed an upright hero. He will never look back on his life or death."
Mu Qingyan said expressionlessly: "That's so fake."
Qianxue smiled deeply but said: "This time I agree with Young Master Yan."
Cai Zhao snorted coldly: "You two evil heretics only vent your anger when you hurt me."
Mu Qingyan: "It's not to hurt you, but it's a fact. Brothers who have known each other for decades should have finished saying what they need to say long ago, and they understand each other. At this time, you still need to express your feelings with words, which shows that friendship is like friendship. "
Qian Xueshen: "Even if we are not just friends, we must have never experienced the test of life and death."
Cai Zhao: "... Daqiang, do you still want me to let you go down the mountain after you get out of the ice cave?"
Qian Xueshen immediately changed his face: "I thought about it carefully, and what Xiao Han said makes sense. The saying that a candle cannot be lighted does not make sense. Even brothers should make each other's thoughts clear."
Mu Qingyan smiled and scolded: "Coward."
Lan Tianyu on the side listened to the three of them arguing with each other and couldn't help but said: "How can you still be in the mood to laugh and laugh at this point?"
Cai Zhaodao: "My aunt said that even if we die, we should die happily. Is it possible that we have a way out by scolding with a frown on our face?"
Mu Qingyan smiled: "My sister is right."
Qian Xueshen: "My fiancée and future brother-in-law are right."
Rao Lantianyu was seriously injured, but he couldn't help but smile.
Of course he knew that these three people were not an unmarried couple, brother and sister, but they were trapped in an ice cave and still wanted to continue acting resolutely. He found it interesting to watch from the sidelines.
"Don't worry, we can get out." He suddenly said, then raised his voice and said it again.
Hu Tianwei rushed over immediately, with an anxious look on his face: "Lao Lan, what do you say!? Can we still go out?"
Lan Tianyu explained weakly: "Tear a strip of cloth and go to each cave entrance to see if there is any slight flow of breath?"
Everyone listened and followed the instructions one after another - and sure enough, they found strips of cloth fluttering slightly at more than one cave entrance.
Lan Tianyu said: "Some of these caves formed by glacier erosion are dead ends, and some can lead to the outside. I was not sure at first, but the two white-haired beasts just disappeared after they ran into the cave, which made me sure. There is a way up."
Jin Baohui suddenly realized: "When you said it, I remembered it. The white-haired catfish does not grow underground, but needs to be exposed to the wind and rain and be nourished by the light of the sun and the moon."
Lan Tianyu nodded: "So, Bai Maoyuan must know the way out. Later, we can go out by following the cave where the two beasts went out."
Hu Tianwei smiled happily: "The best thing is that those two beasts are huge. As long as they can drill into the cave, we can too. Thank you for your hard work, Lao Lan. I will carry you on my back later."
——In a dangerous place like the glacier underground, Lantian Jade is obviously of great use.
Zhou Zhiqin looked at Hu Tianwei with disdain and snorted.
Originally, Hu Tianwei wanted to leave immediately, but Lan Tianyu suggested that everyone take a short rest so as to be farther away from the white-haired fudge that had just escaped into the cave. If they collided in the cave and met on a narrow road, it would be unclear whether they would win or lose.
Everyone felt that this statement was true.
So everyone unpacked their baggage, crossed their legs to regulate their breathing, bandaged their wounds, ate some dry food, drank a few sips of wine to warm themselves up, and found some important items from the luggage on the mountain donkey's back, and took them with them before they could sneak into other places. The ice cave is more convenient.
Now that there was hope of getting out, the atmosphere in the ice cave became much more harmonious. The only drawback was that a few white-haired rats sprang out from several caves intermittently.
Everyone noticed that this white-haired rat was larger than ordinary rats, its eyes were red and flashing with a vicious light, and it had a dense set of small sharp teeth, which made people's hearts tremble at the sight. Hu Tianwei and Zhou Zhiqin trampled to death more than a dozen of them one by one.
Jin Baohui seemed to like this white-haired rat very much, and was very sorry: "It's a pity that the time is not right now, otherwise I would definitely take a few back to raise them. Tsk tsk, look at the mouth of this tooth, it is really meant to dig a hole in the ten thousand-year glacier. , more powerful than ordinary swords."
After resting for a while, everyone ate and drank enough, and their spirits were lifted. Even Dongfang Xiao was able to recover 70% to 80%.
Hu Tianwei diligently carried Lan Tianyu on his back, Qinong gently supported Chen Fuguang, Zhou Zhiqin wanted to take care of Dongfang Xiao, and Jin Baohui could only huddle behind Mu Cai and others, hoping that they would take care of him.
Just as they were about to set off, more than a dozen white-haired rats jumped out of the ice holes in all directions.
Hu Tianwei frowned: "Why are they endless? Forget it and ignore them. Let's set off first."
"Wait a minute," Mu Qingyan said suddenly, "Have you heard the sound of something sliding in the ice?"
Hu Tianwei said irritably: "Don't be suspicious, there is no sound, no, no, no, hurry up and get on your way..."
"Wait a minute." Zhou Zhizhen listened attentively, "I heard it too."
This is a low and slow sound, a bit like the sound of the blades of the soles of the feet pulling when playing in the ice in winter, and a bit like the slippery carp sliding on the ice, hissing, rustling, dull and implying unknown fear.
Mu Qingyan looked at the white-haired rats running around on the ground, "Have you ever heard of the saying 'a nest of snakes and rats'?"
Everyone was startled, wondering what his intention was.
Mu Qingyan thought to himself: "Why do snakes and rats live in the same nest? Because although snakes like to live in caves, they can't make holes on their own - rats can. So snakes always like to find places where rats live. , it not only has a burrow, but also can feed on rats, killing two birds with one stone."
"Please, please, stop talking!" Jin Baohui's teeth chattered, "I feel cold..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a loud bang, a slightly smaller cave was violently opened, and a huge white snake head emerged proudly. Its scales are like flakes of ice and snow, its snout is nearly two feet wide, and its body is as thick as seven or eight people embracing it. Because only half of its body is exposed, it is not yet known how long it is.
Human beings are extremely small and weak in front of it.
At this moment, it opened a pair of cold-blooded and fierce eyes with bright green eyes, raised its body four or five stories high, stared at everyone closely, and hissed and spat out bright red nostrils, just like a demon.
Hu Tianwei was also dumbfounded and broke out in a cold sweat: "This, this, what kind of messed-up beast is this..." At this time, he no longer dared to say any heroic words, "If there is something strange in the sky, a divine creature will descend."
They didn't move, and the white-scaled giant python moved first - it slid with a fierce wind, and its breath was filled with a strong fishy stench. The huge snake head rushed towards where the people were, crashing into the ice on the ground and adjacent ice walls.
The panicked people rushed away and were hurt by the broken ice. The ice cave shook violently again. Qinong hugged Chen Fuguang and rolled into a small cave to escape. Qian Xueshen was swept into another cave by the strong wind.
Cai Zhao thought he could just hide inside.
"There is nothing we can do, let's do it!" Zhou Zhiqin drew his sword, and so did Dongfang Xiao.
Hu Tianwei pulled out the judge's pen from his waist and said with a grin: "Don't be afraid, everyone, no matter how powerful he is, he is still a beast. Let's work together and the snake body will be divided equally among everyone!" Although he is not as knowledgeable as Jin Baohui, he can still see this. A big white snake is extremely rare.
Mu Qingyan's long sleeves puffed up and he was full of energy, obviously deciding to take action.
Zhou Zhiqin shouted: "Brother Dongfang, you draw its attention from the front, and we will attack from the side."
Dongfang Xiao responded loudly.
Hu Tianwei rolled his eyes at Zhou Zhiqin, knowing that he wanted to take care of his sworn brother - with Dongfang Xiao's Qinggong, as long as he stayed four to five feet away from the snake's head, he would not be afraid of falling into the snake's mouth. If it dares to spit out a letter to entice people, Dongfang Xiao can take advantage of the situation and cut off the snake letter.
Instead, they attack from the side. Once the big white snake takes pain, it will immediately turn its head. If they cannot dodge, they will be in danger.
Since no one had any objections, Dongfang Xiao threw a few ice cubes at the snake head, who immediately pounced on him.
Qingfeng Guan's Qinggong was also unparalleled in the world back then. Dongfang Xiao was seen moving around in mid-air on the ice wall with a graceful and light posture. The snake's head flew away several times in a row. In addition to smashing the ice wall, the ice shattered and splashed everywhere. Even Dongfang Xiao He didn't even touch the corner of Xiao's clothes.
Zhou Zhiqin, Hu Tianwei, and Mu Qingyan each identified a vital spot on the snake's body and prepared to attack together.
Cai Zhao was protecting Jin Baohui from below, holding the silver chain tightly with his other hand.
The giant white-scaled python missed several attacks. It froze slightly and seemed to be accumulating strength. When it pounced on Dongfang Xiao again, it slowly opened its huge snake kiss.
For some reason, the dead body that was frozen alive while eating suddenly appeared in Cai Zhao's mind. The expression of incredible horror on the corpse's face made her feel a chill creeping up her back——
"Avoid its mouth! Don't face its mouth!" she screamed.
But it was too late.
The snake's mouth, which seemed to be able to swallow a whole horse, slowly opened, revealing two fangs as tall as a man, surrounded by dense broken teeth, and then a mouthful of icy snake breath like coming from the netherworld suddenly spurted out towards Dongfang Xiao, continuously. Cai Zhao on the ground, Mu Qingyan and others on the side all felt a biting coldness.
Dongfang Xiao was sprayed with snake breath, and immediately stiffened and fell straight down with a snap. Then everyone heard the sound of blunt objects breaking, like a naughty boy smashing an inkstone or a maid breaking a vase.
After the white cold air dissipated, everyone realized that Dongfang Xiao had been frozen alive and turned into an ice corpse. He fell from a height and fell into four or five pieces. He was cut into two pieces at the waist, and his upper and lower bodies were split into two or three pieces each. , the fracture still contains flesh, blood and bone marrow that have solidified into cold crystals.
Zhou Zhiqin's eyes turned red, and regardless of safety, he rushed forward, hugged Dongfang Xiao's body and cried loudly: "I hurt you, I hurt you..."
The others were all stunned.
So does Cai Zhao.
——She never dreamed that Dongfang Xiao would be the first to die among everyone.
"This is the blue-eyed ice crystal python, the blue-eyed ice crystal giant python that can't fly and become a demon when it lands on the ground!" Jin Baohui suddenly shouted, his eyes shining with obsession, "I thought it was just a fabrication in the story, no. I think it’s true!”
At this moment, Qian Xueshen stumbled out of a cave. It seemed that he had just woken up after being stunned, and he kept rubbing his head.
Cai Zhao shouted like crazy: "Go back quickly! Go back quickly! Don't come out, don't come out!"
Qian Xueshen followed the sound and looked over, her face full of confusion.
The giant python quickly noticed Qian Xueshen standing in the middle of the ground, lowered his head and opened his mouth and sprayed.
"Ah——!" Cai Zhao screamed.
She watched helplessly as Qian Xueshen was also sprayed by the cold snake breath, and was instantly frozen into a stiff corpse. Then he was slapped hard by the snake's head, and the corpse was shattered like ice cubes. The frozen skull rolled in front of her. The expression is clear.
This violent movement once again caused vibrations in the ice cave.
The ground shook violently, and ice fragments fell from above.
Mu Qingyan pulled the girl up and dodged into a larger cave. Jin Baohui at the side quickly followed.
Chapter 55
In the dark and cold ice cave tunnel, Mu Qingyan held Cai Zhao with one hand and held the luminous pearl forward with the other.
Although the pearlescent light is faint, it can still illuminate the way forward. Every time he reached a fork in the cave, he would use a piece of cloth to detect the direction of the flow of breath, leave a mark at the fork and choose a path.
Cai Zhao was pulled and staggered, and his steps were even more difficult than that of Fatty Jin beside him.
Qian Xueshen's head rolled to her feet, and the frightened and pleading look on his face remained firmly in her mind.
So she just scratched the ice wall and vomited, tears falling drop by drop, and she almost picked out ice cubes with her hands holding the ice wall.
This was the first time in her life that she experienced the death of a friend.
She didn't know when she started to vaguely notice the difference between herself and her aunt. Cai Pingshu is always full of enthusiasm and curiosity about the unknown distance, and is never afraid - if a bottomless dark cave appears in front of her, she will excitedly hold a torch and go in; if she encounters a violent storm while sailing, she will face it. Fighting the wind and waves, he smashed the whirlpool with decisive force.
Cai Pingshu was born open-minded and optimistic. She also lost close friends and brothers during her exciting adventure journey, but she never became discouraged or felt sorry for herself, and she still moved forward with high spirits.
