The Netherworld Ancestor was responsible for leading the way in front, Cao Chengguang and Ji Chang followed behind, and Zhang Chi and Qin Luzhu were in charge of breaking the back this time.

Qin Luzhu whispered to Zhang Chi, "He may have been to the Holy City before. ”

Zhang Chi nodded, they had officially set foot in the far north, where the climate was cold, the sky was a white gray similar to dawn, lifeless, full of gloomy, the ground was mixed with large white snow and black frozen soil, black and white, sketching a large mottled picture on this lifeless land.

Thousands of corpses lie in the trenches beneath the Great Wall of Ice, most of them the Netherworld, killed in battle.

Qin Luzhu told Zhang Chi that it was a short truce, and the Netherworld army temporarily retreated to the camp in the north, because the cold wave season was coming, and when the cold wave was raging, the temperature in the extreme north would drop sharply, and most creatures would not be able to survive in such low temperatures, even the Netherworld was no exception.

Their trip to the Sword Thorn Forest must have gone through the entire cold wave season, and if they want to reach the ruins of the Holy City smoothly, they must accurately grasp the weather, and the cold wave also has a law similar to the tide of the ocean, they must move forward at low tide and choose to rest and avoid it at high tide.

Not long after leaving the Great Wall of Ice and Snow before they encountered the first wave of cold waves, and when they began to look for a suitable hiding place, Cao Chengguang had already effortlessly dug a hole in the frozen soil, which was more useful in the far north than the ice-covered cold mountain plateau. As the saying goes, the ruler is long and the inch is short, and everyone has everyone's use.

The first hole dug by Cao Chengguang was unceremoniously occupied by Zhang Chi, he could only start from scratch and dig a bigger one for himself and Ji Chang, he didn't want to prepare it for the Netherworld Ancestor, and the Netherworld Ancestor didn't plan to be with them, so he got into the tree hole of the dead tree on the side alone.

Zhang Chi sealed the entrance of the cave with snow, and came to Qin Luzhu's side in the dark, the two leaned together, and after the reunion, each time they either met in a hurry, or there were other people present, there were not many opportunities to be alone like this, and then they would have to stay in the cave for nearly two hours.

Qin Luzhu said, "Why did he go to the ruins of the Holy City?"

Zhang Chi shook his head: "I don't know, originally everyone thought that he was hiding in the ruins of the Holy City, so Mr. He and your second uncle would go there to look for him, and I was entrusted by Gu Shenyu this time to stop them before they entered the ruins of the Holy City." ”

Qin Luzhu said: "Mr. He, when they went to the Holy City, I met with them, according to what they said, there may be a secret to deal with the Netherworld in the ruins of the Holy City, could it be this Netherworld Ancestor?"

Zhang Chi said, "How much do you know about this Netherworld Ancestor, why was he targeted by the five major clans in the first place?"

Qin Luzhu sighed and said: "I heard that even this Great Wall of Ice and Snow was built with his help, at the beginning, he and the five major clans joined forces to deal with the Netherworld, and drove the Netherworld to this extreme northern land, but later I heard that he went crazy and killed many people of the five major clans, and it has always been said in the past that he was wiped out outside the Great Wall of Ice and Snow and died in the ruins of the Holy City, but I didn't expect that he had been buried in the Unfrozen River Valley all the time." ”

Zhang Chi whispered in Qin Luzhu's ear: "I suspect that he may be walking towards the sky." ”

Qin Luzhu was shocked when he heard this, if Zhang Chi's suspicion was correct, then Xiang Tianxing was undoubtedly the great enemy of their Qin family.

Zhang Chi had already taken this into consideration, so he and Qin Luzhu were inseparable from each other, worried that the Netherworld Ancestor would be unfavorable to Qin Luzhu.

After the cold wave passed, Zhang Chi took the lead in drilling out of the hole, and saw that the frozen ground outside was covered with a layer of hoarfrost, fluffy, this is a special phenomenon formed by the cold wave quickly through the frozen soil, the temperature is still very cold, but Zhang Chi, who has mastered the conversion of spiritual energy and heat energy, is fearless about this, Cao Chengguang and Ji Chang have not yet climbed out of the hole.

The dead tree where the Netherworld Ancestor was hiding had fallen to the ground, it should have been broken by the strong wind, Zhang Chi walked over quickly, and found that there was no one in the tree hole, and the Netherworld Ancestor didn't know where he went.

At this time, Qin Luzhu also climbed up, came to Zhang Chi's side, and said in amazement: "Where are the people?"

Zhang Chi shook his head, looked around and tried to find some footprints, but he didn't find anything, he came to the cave where Cao Chengguang and Ji Chang were hiding, and patted the ice that sealed the cave with his hand, and no one reflected inside.

Zhang Chi and Qin Luzhu glanced at each other, raised their feet and kicked the ice apart, the cave was empty, even Ji Chang and Cao Chengguang were gone, and when they were hiding from the cold wave, these three people actually disappeared magically. Judging from the situation at the scene, the Netherworld Ancestor seemed to have been swept away by the cold wave, but Ji Chang and the others had already hidden in the underground cave before the cold wave arrived, and even the entrance to the cave was well sealed, and somehow they also lost their traces.

It was really a bad start to encounter such trouble just after leaving the Great Wall of Ice and Snow, Qin Luzhu whispered: "What should I do? Will something happen?"

Zhang Chi is not worried that something will happen to the Netherworld Ancestor, even if the big tree he is hiding in is broken by the cold wave, the Netherworld Ancestor must have a way to get out of the way, as for Cao Chengguang and Ji Chang, these two people are not ordinary people, one has the ability to open the teleportation array, and the other can travel in the frozen ground, unless they take the initiative to leave, they can't do it without a trace, there is not even a trace of a fight on the scene, but the two of them have no reason to take the initiative to leave, and the biggest thing that remains in the end is that they were coerced.

Could it be that the Netherworld Ancestor wanted to coerce the two of them to leave together, but another question bothered Zhang Chi, why did he choose to separate from them when he came here? He discussed it with Qin Luzhu for a while, and decided to continue to move towards the Sword Thorn Forest, he had already come here, it was impossible to wait in place, and it was even more impossible to retreat.

Because of the cold wave season, they deliberately avoided the camp of the Netherworld, and did not encounter the Netherworld on the way, although there was no Cao Chengguang, who was good at digging holes, but Zhang Chi's ability to dig holes in the ice and snow was not small, and the two did not dare to stop on the way, and after three days, they finally came to the edge of the Sword Thorn Forest.

Looking at the vast white trees in front of them, Zhang Chi and Qin Luzhu both felt extremely shocked, all the way from the Great Wall of Ice and Snow, although they saw some trees, but all of them were dead and frozen to death, and most of the places they walked through were frozen plains, in the past three days, they almost didn't see a living creature, and the trees in front of them were real.

The big trees stand tall in the sky, like a sword halberd pointing straight to the sky, the main trunk of the tree is thick, there are few side branches, the branches and leaves are loose, Qin Luzhu specially observed it, the bark is like dragon scales, and the leaves are needles, because they are in the extremely cold zone all year round, the needles are wrapped in ice, like a transparent small sword.

If you break off the needles that are inches long, you can see the red color of the core, which is the true color of the needles.

The ground under their feet was already covered with snow, and it began to become difficult to walk, the two of them changed into snowshoes, Qin Luzhu told Zhang Chi that it would take about ten days to reach the ruins of the Holy City from here, and according to the time estimate, when they arrived at the ruins of the Holy City, it was also the day when the cold wave in the extreme north was about to end.

"Do you think there are fierce beasts in this forest?" asked Zhang Chi curiously.

Qin Luzhu said: "It's the cold wave season, usually creatures don't choose to go out at this stage, think about it, let's go all the way, have you ever seen a bird and a beast?"

Zhang Chi thought about it for a while, as if he had never seen one, and the food they had brought during this time was dry food.

The dense forest of swords and thorns can weaken the cold wind, but it can't stop the cold wave of low temperatures, and they still rest and march according to the previous tidal pattern.

The geology of the Forest of Swords and Thorns is different from the outside, with hard frozen ground under the soft snow, but these huge trees have many holes in their trunks, and it is not difficult to find a suitable resting place among the towering trees that can be found everywhere.

Zhang Chi cleaned the tree hole, Qin Luzhu inserted the dagger into the trunk of the tree, and then hung the spirit stone lamp on the handle of the dagger.

The dark blue light filled the entire tree hole, and Zhang Chi sealed the hole of the tree hole with snow, and after finishing it, he clapped his palms and said, "I finally have a decent new house." ”

Qin Luzhu's face flushed, and he said, "What a new house." ”

Zhang Daxian said: "Don't you think that although this trip is a little hard, it is very romantic, let's take it as a trip to get married." ”

Qin Luzhu couldn't help but giggle when he heard him say so optimistic: "With this kind of living conditions, no one likes you at all." ”

Zhang Chi smiled: "I can find it, even if I am poor, Mr. Qin will like me, after all, what you appreciate is my people, not my money." ”

Qin Luzhu asked rhetorically, "Do you have any money?"

Zhang Chi said: "Money is something outside the body, even if the richest man in the world comes here, he doesn't have any advantages." He was not wrong in saying this, no amount of money would make a difference here.

Looking at Qin Luzhu with a smile, Qin Luzhu was actually a little embarrassed by him, regretting hanging up the spirit stone lamp, and reached out to turn off the spirit stone lamp, but was grabbed by Zhang Chi's wrist: "Let me take a good look at you." ”

"What's so nice? It's not like you've never seen it?"

Zhang Chi praised: "It's good-looking, the more you look at it, the more you look at it, the more you like it." ”

Qin Luzhu said: "There are more good-looking girls around you, I am old and have a bad temper, what do you like about me?"

Zhang Chi said: "I like everything." ”

Wanting to pull Qin Luzhu into his arms, Qin Luzhu stretched out his hand against his chest and said, "Zhang Chi, in fact, there is something I have always wanted to say to you, go back, you don't belong here, let's deal with the things here." ”

Zhang Chi said: "That's not good, my business hasn't been done yet, and even if I go back, I will take you back with me." ”

Qin Luzhu sighed, let go of his hand and leaned on his arms, and said softly, "If I go back, how will you choose?"

Zhang Daxian said: "Embrace the left and the right, and enjoy the blessings of all people." ”

Qin Luzhu snorted and said, "Shameless, it's really scum to the extreme." ”

Zhang Chi said: "No way, I like to eat more and occupy more, and I am extremely possessive." ”

Qin Luzhu punched him in the chest and said softly: "Actually, I never thought of going back, nor did I think about getting married, Zhang Chi, our Qin family is on a mission, no matter what you think in your heart, what others think, I firmly believe that the Qin family has not done anything to be sorry for human beings, and the Qin family has been silently guarding the Netherworld Ruins all these years, and has sacrificed a lot for it." ”

Zhang Chi nodded: "Isn't there already a couple of Qin Junshi, why do you still want to stay here?"

Qin Luzhu said: "Grandpa ...... uncle" She paused, and finally didn't call Xie Zhongjun by his name.

"I promised my grandfather that I won't go back, there is a big problem inside our Qin family, Zhang Chi, I want to ask you for something. ”

Zhang Chi nodded: "Don't say one thing, I will also promise a hundred and ten thousand pieces." ”

Qin Luzhu said: "Try to help my grandfather after you go back, I still believe that he is innocent, if there is another person outside that I can't let go, it is him." ”

Zhang Chi said: "No problem, but your words are a little hurtful." ”

Qin Luzhu said: "Naturally, I can't let you go, but since you can come here again, you must have found a way to travel back and forth between the two realms, will you often come back to accompany me in the future?"

Zhang Chi nodded vigorously and said, "That's natural, but you are looking for me to do so many things, do you want to give me any benefits?"

Qin Luzhu said softly, "What benefits do you want?"

Zhang Chi said: "Then it's up to you." ”

Qin Luzhu approached him, blew Ruolan and said, "Why don't I help you give birth to a baby?"

Zhang Daxian nodded busily, but he was still a little uncertain in his heart: "There may be some problems in the environment here, the reproductive success rate is very low, we may have to work hard, I believe that hard work will definitely be exchanged for a bumper harvest." ”

Qin Luzhu laughed: "Stinky shameless you, such a shameless thing can be said in a high-sounding manner." ”

Zhang Daxian sighed: "The night is long, we must find something interesting and meaningful to do, and the golden period of human fertility has a time limit, we are not diligent, in case we miss the opportunity, it will be too late to regret it later." ”

Qin Luzhu said: "Are you reminding me that my age is already very old, if I delay it any longer, the golden age of childbirth will be missed?"

"No, that's not what it means. ”

"That's it!" Qin Luzhu looked at Zhang Chi with fierce eyes.

Zhang Daxian didn't expect that his words would provoke her, and he was a little embarrassed: "Don't be angry, listen to my explanation." ”

Qin Luzhu said: "I've been here for eighteen years, and I'm forty years old, am I already a middle-aged woman in your heart?"

Zhang Daxian's head shook like a rattle: "The conscience of heaven and earth, I have never thought about it like this, you are obviously still a tender little girl, I can't help but have evil thoughts when I see you." ”

Qin Luzhu said: "I don't believe it, lie down!"

Zhang Daxian was stunned for a moment: "What?" didn't understand what Qin Luzhu meant.

Qin Luzhu snorted, and his pretty face was covered with a layer of seductive red: "It's so cold on the ground, is it ...... You let the house ...... below."