The war horses we ride are not real horses, but the corpses of living horses after death. Strictly speaking, they are also a type of zombie.
Although these horse corpses are stiff, one advantage is that they have extremely strong endurance. Even if they run wildly on the ice field for a day and a night, they will not feel tired.
I rode on the back of the horse corpse and looked at Bai Ze's figure in front of me. I didn't dare to stop for a moment. I looked back and saw Lonnie, Jing Jing Jing and the three Liaodong brothers following closely behind me. A little peace of mind.
The undead army and the skeleton army seemed to be still busy fighting and did not pursue them. More than half an hour later, a towering snow-capped mountain came into view.
Bai Ze was already on horseback, waiting at the foot of the mountain. After everyone arrived, I called the three Liaodong brothers over.
"We've arrived at the Snowy Mountains. Where is the hiding place you mentioned?"
The bald man said quickly: "Master, please wait a moment."
"Second brother, bring the map that the master left behind!"
He turned back and shouted to the man on the left.
The man responded, then took out a scroll from his waist and handed it over.
The bald man rode on horseback, unfolded the scroll, and started browsing.
I looked sideways and found that the scroll depicted a cross-section of a snow-capped mountain. Although it seemed simple, it was quite exquisite.
It's as if you can only describe it after standing on the top of the mountain and overlooking the entire snowy mountain.
"Looking from the map, where we are now is a mountain road facing the City of the Dead. After going straight up 800 meters from here, there will be a small road. Follow the slope for another 300 meters, and there is the hiding place. "
The bald man looked at the map and the surrounding mountains, and quickly came to a conclusion.
"I said, your map won't be wrong, right?"
Bai Ze asked doubtfully: "This Snowy Mountain seems to have a complicated terrain. Can your master draw such an accurate map?"
"That's natural!"
Speaking of his master, the bald man suddenly felt proud.
"Our master entered the land of the dead alone back then. It was like entering an uninhabited land. The map he left us cannot be wrong!"
Bai Ze wanted to say more, but I winked at him, indicating that he didn't need to say more.
Do not trust those who employ them, and do not trust those who doubt them. Since we have chosen to trust the three Liaodong brothers, we cannot give up halfway at this time.
"Okay, let's get ready to go up the mountain."
I jumped off the horse and slapped the horse's corpse hard. The horse's corpse neighed and ran wildly into the distance.
Bai Ze and the others also drove away the horse corpse, and then followed the three Liaodong brothers and climbed up the mountain.
The mountain roads here are not man-made, but formed naturally. They are rugged and steep, and they are covered with thick layers of ice and are extremely smooth.
If you are not careful, you will fall into the mountain stream.
What's more, Bai Ze was still carrying Li Zhiyi, who was still unconscious, and we were responsible for rotating between the front and back, so the speed was not very fast.
Fortunately, a few of us have become accustomed to such a harsh environment, so we just kept our heads down and headed up.
After walking for about half an hour, a dense cedar forest gradually appeared on the bare snow mountain, covering the entire hillside.
The mountain road begins to branch here. There are several trails to the left, right, and front, leading to unknown depths.
The bald man took out the map again, looked at it for a while, then pointed to the left and said, "This way."
After continuing to walk a few hundred meters to the left, the mountain road gradually disappeared, and what lay in front of us was the dense pine forest.
These cedars are tall and strong, growing on steep slopes as far as the eye can see.
Because there was no road, we could only hold on to the branches of the cedar trees, step on the snow below with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and follow each other step by step on the steep slope.
"arrive!"
Finally, just when I was feeling a little tired, the bald man walking at the front suddenly shouted loudly.
I looked forward and saw a flat slope not far ahead. A wooden house covered with thick snow was hidden in the pine forest. It would be difficult to spot it without careful observation.
The interior of the wooden house is not big. There is a wooden bed covered with an animal skin. There are piles of charcoal and a stove next to it. Dried meat is hung on the wall. There is even a big pot in the corner. After opening the lid, it turns out that there is When I looked at the spring water, it was still steaming!
"My master said that there is a Tianchi on the top of the Snowy Mountain. It is full of boiling hot spring water. It is finally not frozen. Drinking it can prolong your life. This is the spring he led from the top of the mountain by observing the geomantic omen of the mountain."
Seeing the surprised expressions on our faces, the bald man stepped forward and introduced us in a proud tone.
"Your master set up such a hiding place, is it specially prepared for you?"
I asked in confusion.
"Master, you are right."
The bald man said proudly: "My master has figured out a long time ago that the Yang world is about to face a catastrophe. At that time, Yin and Yang will be reversed and all life will be in ruins."
"The old man set up such a hiding place just for us three brothers, so that when the disaster comes, we can survive here even if we can't find the Bingdi Lotus."
Afterwards, we ate some dried meat and drank some hot spring water. The chill and fatigue on our bodies were slightly relieved.
After a short rest, it was time to get down to business.
"Brother Bai, how is he?"
I pointed at Li Zhiyi, who was lying on the bed, still unconscious.
"I don't know, is he dead?"
Bai Ze patted Li Zhiyi's face with his hand. Seeing that he was motionless, he stretched out his hand to feel his breath.
"Hiss—dead?"
Bai Ze looked puzzled: "I just knocked him unconscious without using any force. This guy is also a demon controler after all. He won't die so easily, right?"
I walked forward calmly, only to see that Li Zhiyi's face was pale, his eyes were closed, and there was no breath coming in or out of his nose. He seemed to be really dead.
I stared at Li Zhiyi for a while. Although he was pale and motionless, he didn't look like a dead body.
Suddenly, I thought of something and couldn't help but chuckle.
Okay, since you want to pretend to be dead, I will cooperate with you!
"Since the person is dead, let's burn it to avoid being discovered by the Undead King."
The bald man immediately responded: "No problem, there is a lot of dry firewood behind this wooden house, enough to burn a person without leaving any residue."
With that said, he took his two brothers and opened the door to get firewood.
But at this moment, Li Zhiyi, who had kept his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and shouted loudly.
"Don't, don't burn me, I'm still alive!"
I smiled and said, "Brother Li, your breath-holding technique is pretty good. It almost made us think you were really dead."
