Looking at Xuan Mingzi who was snoring like thunder, Wu Sheng pulled out small pieces of rock from the slate with his fingers, crushed them into pieces, and let the water wash away. After digging for a long time, the tunnel had been expanded to allow people to enter and exit, so we got in and continued digging.
The tunnel went downwards along the direction of the water flow and reached a depth of several feet. It encountered an extremely hard granite below. It is difficult to break through granite, but it is not impossible, but the movement is not small and it is easy to make noise.
After thinking for a moment, Wu Sheng decided to drag Xuan Mingzi into the water. They were in the same ice cave. It was unrealistic to hide it from him.
As soon as he got out, he saw a head lying on the edge of the hot spring pool, staring at him with blinking eyes.
Wu Sheng raised his index finger and put it to his mouth: "Shh————"
Xuan Mingzi nodded, opened his mouth and spat out a long, dark iron piece. It turned out that he had hidden such a magic weapon under his tongue, and he had been able to speak without any problems for two days. It was really a bit of a joke. Real ability.
The two of them didn't need to say anything. Everything was in tacit agreement. Wu Sheng climbed up and Xuan Mingzi climbed down. The faint sound of gold and iron friction and rocks breaking immediately came from below.
Wu Sheng came to the cave entrance and stood guard, paying close attention to every move outside.
After half an hour, Xuan Mingzi was panting from exhaustion, and the two of them took turns.
As daybreak approached, all the granite blocking the way below had been broken open. The tunnel was more than three feet deep, and the bottom was filled with soil, making it easy to dig.
It is not easy to work during the day, and someone will come looking for him at any time, so he can only stop work and make other preparations, leaving Xuan Mingzi to look after the house while Wu Sheng goes to find out where Chang Rong is that Wan Baochang mentioned.
According to Wu Sheng's understanding, Yin Lingluo wanted a man, so how could he let the female fairy survive in this frozen gorge? But Wanbaochang relied on intuition and so-called induction to bite Chang Rong to death and Wu Sheng was still alive. We can only choose to believe that the induction between spiritual consciousness is too common for those who follow the Tao, and there is no reason to make mistakes.
Wan Baochang stayed in the Frozen Gorge for more than half a year, focusing all his efforts on two things. One was to serve Yin Lingluo as much as possible to save his life, and the other was to search for the secret spot where Chang Rong was imprisoned. It was a pity that such a long time passed. Yin Lingluo's skills have improved greatly, but there is no progress in finding where Chang Rong and other women are hiding.
"It must not be in this frozen gorge. The canyon is just that big. I have never seen anything suspicious, and I haven't seen anyone talking about it. But Ning Fengzi told me before he died that he must be nearby. He could sense his junior sister. Still alive."
"How did Yin Lingluo pass on the mark of divine consciousness?"
"Every three or five days, she has to go out. It may be that time."
"Going out in three or five days? Isn't this a good opportunity? Why don't you run?"
"This canyon is too deep, how can I climb it? Moreover, even if I climb out, the barrier of Lingshan will be gone, and I can't do without the ice field. Where can I go?"
"It's also... from the shopkeeper. Keep an eye on her for me and tell me as soon as she leaves."
"You two have just been captured. The newcomer has entered the gorge. She will not leave within half a month until your Lingshan barrier is exhausted."
"Okay...I'll figure out a way to leave. You go find Changrong..."
"And Brother Ning's junior sister."
"No more! My barrier won't last long. No matter whether I find it or not, I must leave as soon as possible."
Wu Sheng left Wanbaochang's ice cave and walked along the cliff. He raised his head from time to time and looked at the height from above to the top of the cliff, and slowly came to the end of the canyon.
I looked at the ice pick formed by dripping water on a nearby rock, and broke one off. The broken end was connected to the ice wall, but I couldn't stick it on, so I drew and calculated it up and down.
After struggling for a long time, he suddenly stopped and turned around, only to see two more people behind him. One is tall and one is short, one is thin and one is fat.
The fat man said: "It's not that sticky. Use water. Get hot water from the soup pool and pour it on. It will be done in a moment and it will stick very firmly."
Wu Sheng nodded slowly, not knowing what to say.
The fat man added: "It's easy to do it down there, but it's hard to get up there. The two of us brothers can only stick to 50 feet, and the four of us can reach 75 feet. Hot water can't be sent up, and it turns into ice when we go up. No more, it’s no use… Is fellow Taoist an immortal or a god?”
Wu Sheng asked: "Who are these two fellow Taoists?"
The fat man said: "My brother's surname is Qiu.
Let’s not mention the name... It’s been less than two days since Wu Daoyou entered the gorge. Lingshan or the barrier should still be there? "
Wu Sheng nodded: "Still."
The two brothers looked at each other, and Fatty Qiu immediately said: "You and I will work together to crawl out from the bottom of this gorge. How do we cross the ice field? My brother has his own way. Once we get out of the ice field, how about you take us out of here?"
Wu Sheng asked: "How can I trust you?"
Fatty Qiu said: "If you don't believe it, let's all wait here to die. My brother can guarantee that you will never be able to cross the ice field by yourself."
Wu Sheng was silent for a moment, looked up at the ice cliff that was more than a hundred feet high, and sighed: "As your brother said, it's too high, how do you get up there?"
Fatty Qiu said: "Let the three more people take turns carrying water. In this way, we can reach the top of the cliff. Xuan Mingzi who came with you, plus Wan Baochang, that's enough... You have been here for less than two days, so you can go I've been to Wan Baochang's place twice, you must have known each other before?"
Wu Sheng said: "Can the five of us climb to the top?"
Fatty Qiu said: "How long can your spiritual mountain or barrier last?"
Wu Sheng said: "Three days."
Fatty Qiu said: "We have no time, so we can only give it a try. Our brothers are making ice picks here. You go contact Xuan Mingzi and Wan Baochang. You must leave tonight or tomorrow night!"
Wu Sheng nodded, left here, and went to see Wan Baochang again. He waited in his cave for a while, but saw no one, so he returned to his own ice cave, but was blocked outside the ice cave.
The person blocking him was Feng San.
"Where did Fellow Daoist Wu go? Let me find it easily."
As he said that, he slowly approached Wu Sheng, poked his finger on Wu Sheng's chest, and scratched it back and forth. Wu Sheng felt a chill and quickly took two steps back: "What do you want to do with Wu?"
Feng San covered his mouth and chuckled: "What are you hiding from? Are you still shy? It's nothing wrong... your chest... is very hard!"
Wu Sheng took another two steps back and said, "Wu was a martial arts practitioner before he entered cultivation. Usually three or five strong men could not get close to him."
Feng San said "Yo" and said, "You have a tough mouth to say... Fellow Daoist Wu is here for the first time. I have prepared deer breasts in the cave tonight. Several brothers are gathering together. Fellow Daoist Wu must come."
Wu Sheng shook his head: "I'm not interested, so I won't accompany you!"
Feng San sneered: "That's right. It's only been two days since I came here, and I haven't experienced the feeling of starvation. In a few days, you will come to beg me. By then, Third Brother will not be so easy to talk to."
The two broke up unhappy, and Wu Sheng spat in disgust. When he returned to the cave, he saw Xuan Mingzi lying in the pool again, soaking in the pool, looking at him eagerly.
Wu Sheng said: "Why are you always soaking in the pool? Don't let this person named Feng do it for you!"
Xuan Mingzi said aggrievedly: "There is nothing I can do about it, I have to block the crack."
