Children who grew up in the Northeast are no strangers to ice and snow, and in the past, every winter, Tang Ning often went to the Huma River with his friends with saws and iron drills to shave ice, and then carved a small animal or something.

However, many huge ice blocks are stacked together, piled up into ice sculpture buildings dozens of meters long and more than ten meters high, he has never seen them, and there are many in the park, some are even larger than this scale, and some are smaller, all of which are exquisitely shaped and crystal clear.

"This is the Ice and Snow World?"

"Well, this is the ice and snow world, and it is more beautiful at night, colorful and colorful, just like walking into a dream world. I basically go back to the provincial capital every year, and if I can catch up with the ice and snow world, I will come once a year. I was very impressed every time. ”

There are people at the entrance of the park who are not allowed to enter casually. If you want to go in and visit, you can buy a ticket at the kiosk next to it.

As Xu Daban said, the ice and snow world is nearing the end, and only a very small number of ice sculptures have not yet been completed and have begun to open for business. Not surprising, because in ten days or so it will be the New Year.

After buying a ticket, when he looked at the ticket price, Tang Ning sighed, "It's so expensive? ”

"It's not the Chinese New Year, and the ticket price will at least double by then. ”

With two tickets in hand, the two entered the ice and snow world. There are still many tourists like the two of them, who are slowly visiting and taking pictures.

In front of a castle more than ten meters above the ground, Tangning stopped. He's in love here.

The European-style building, with the top of the tower, with windows and doors, is exquisite, and is basically imitated according to the one-to-one ratio. There are steps at the door, and two ice gates are open, and I don't know if I will be allowed to enter it.

At this time, on the top of the castle wall, a little girl in a red down jacket poked her head out and waved excitedly to her relatives below. Another young couple walked out of the door, and Tang Ning grabbed Xu Da's little hand, "Go, Feifei, go inside and take a look." ”

"Downing, slow down, it's slippery. As soon as he finished speaking, his feet slipped and he threw himself into Tang Ning's arms.

When the couple who had just passed by saw this scene, the handsome young man secretly gave Tang Ning a thumbs up and squeezed his eyes, brother, you have a very high move!

There are stairs inside that lead directly to the top floor. There are also rooms and seating furnishings. It can be seen that the construction of this castle is not a small undertaking. I don't know how much it will cost to spend this ice alone. I sensed that Downing's interest in this place was high. Xu Da asked him in a low voice, "Is it suitable here?"

Tang Ning nodded, "Well, though, don't rush for now, and then take a look, maybe you can find something better than here." ”

The two of them then wandered here, Xu Da's squad leader rarely showed a lively side like an ordinary girl, she ran and shuttled through the ice sculptures and buildings with a beautiful face, and had a lot of fun. The only regret is that the two did not bring a camera. Didn't leave a beautiful picture.

Before I finished shopping, it was already getting dark. All the lights in the Ice and Snow World were lit up, and I suddenly fell into a beautiful dream world. What you see during the day is indeed very different from what you see at night, that kind of beauty, that kind of dazzling colors, it is difficult to describe in words.

And at this time, the number of tourists inside obviously began to increase.

After buying two strings of sugar gourds, Xu Da's interest at this time was obviously higher than in the afternoon, his beautiful eyes were shining, his pupils reflected the colorful light around him, and he didn't have to worry about the cold around him. As long as you hold his hand all the time, keep warm in winter and dispel the heat in summer, it's very useful!

After an afternoon of shopping, and until now, he has found several suitable locations for robbery, and Tang Ning has lost interest in continuing to play. But seeing that Xu Da is still in good spirits and full of energy, he can't discourage her interest, so let's continue to accompany her! Isn't this the fate of being someone's boyfriend!

When they were almost done with the entire ice and snow world, they found that there was a master who was doing ice carving work in a certain place. Moreover, the things he carved are different from other ice sculptures, and the works created by the artists around him are abstract and figurative, but whether it is a certain shape, a person, an animal, or a certain type of architecture, it cannot be separated from the scope of art.

However, the works created by this master are all statues, life-scale statues, fifteen or sixteen standing there, both finished and unfinished. The carving is perfect, and the statues are lifelike and stunning.

Tang Ning looked at the statues one by one, and suddenly, he stopped in front of a statue, his eyes slightly condensed.

This is a female statue, wearing a student uniform from the Republic of China era, with short ear-length hair, holding a book in her hand, and her demeanor is natural. That's not what stopped Downing. And he stood here, unable to move his steps, because he found this ice sculpture a little familiar. Although the subject of the sculpture is very young, like a student of the old era, the charm contained in the eyebrows is like a real person.

Everyone has their own unique temperament, just like a fingerprint palm print, which cannot be copied. Only those who are extremely familiar with it can imitate, even misinterpret the real with the fake.

Tang Ning pointed to the statue of the girl and asked the senior squad leader Xu next to him, "Feifei, who do you see this person like?"

"She" Xu Da class leader opened his eyes and watched carefully, because it was late at night, although the lights around him were bright, there was still a visual error. After looking at it for a while, she suddenly threw away the sugar gourd in her hand, covered her mouth and exclaimed: "This person looks like a mother-in-law! This is exactly when my sister-in-law was young!"

Sure enough, I read it right!

How could it be! Class Leader Xu grabbed Tang Ning's arm tightly, and the two of them looked at the master who was concentrating on carving on the wooden frame.

The man was wearing a thick down jacket, felt boots, camouflage pants, a bowler hat on his head, and a plush scarf around his neck.

The two of them moved slightly, afraid to disturb him by making a noise. Slowly turn to the front.

Ice chips flew, his head and face were white, and there were ice chips and frost condensed by breath.

The brim of the hat was pressed low, covering the eyebrows, and he was wearing a mask, and the scarf was around the chin and neck, and everything except for a pair of eyes was tightly enclosed. But there was nothing on his hands to keep him warm, and he held a dagger in his hand, not all kinds of knives for ice sculptures.

The man's movements are very focused, completely immersed in his own creative world, completely unaware of external objects.

Xu Daban's red lips leaned close to Tang Ning's ear and whispered, "This person is very powerful! Do you say that these statues were carved by him with that little knife?"

"Well, it's very powerful, the kung fu in his hands is so old that he has reached the point where he is not limited by the equipment, and he is a master. ”

The frozen ice was very hard, and no matter how heavy the dagger was, it would not weigh more than half a catty. If there is no force of more than 100 catties between the palms and fingers, when the knife is lowered, there will not be a deep cut on the ice, let alone a large piece of ice to carve a human statue.

Downing had made ice carvings himself, and knew that when he first carved the outline, some large pieces of ice in the corners needed to be cut off in whole pieces, and he used a saw to cut them directly at that time. Here, however, he found no other tools, only a dagger in the man's hand. How much force does it take for him to take such a light dagger and then start carving the outline with his hands? And to carve the subtleties, it is not only necessary to have sufficient strength, but also to master the skill, which will come from the hand in the absence of the right ice carving tools.

This person is no ordinary ice sculptor, or any kind of artist, he is not an ordinary person!

Tang Ning and Xu Da Ban Leader held hands and leaned together, standing not far away and watching quietly, here they were a little more back, and not many people passed by. So it was a little quieter, and only the rustle of the tip of the knife against the ice could be heard.

After about twenty minutes, the master jumped down from the wooden frame, took a few steps back, and just stood next to Tang Ning and Xu Da Squad Leader.

"How's it going?" the man said suddenly, his voice very old, an old man.

"The kung fu is so old and lifelike. The old man is amazing!"

The statue he had just completed was also a woman, tall and tall, wearing a cheongsam to highlight her delicate curves, her hair was in a high bun, flowers were inserted in her sideburns, and her mouth was smiling, and her posture was graceful, looking like a singer or courtesan from the old Shanghai Tang.

Look at this, and then look at all the statues next to him, Tang Ning only found out at this time that all the statues were wearing the same style of clothes as in the old era, and they were all characters in the elderly.

"It's not that I'm good, it's that they all live in my head, and I can't forget it. Just like your little girlfriend next to you, if you want to carve a portrait of her, you must be able to do it easily. Class Leader Xu's face was slightly red, and he couldn't help but tighten his grip on Tang Ning's hand.

"I also like ice sculpture and hope to have the opportunity to learn from my predecessors in the future. ”

Covered tightly, only a pair of eyes were exposed, the eyelashes were stained with white frost, the mask was also white frost, some places had formed ice, and the body was covered with ice and ice chips, like a master who came out of the ice and snow glanced at Tang Ning, "Familiar with the cough of nothing to teach" In the violent coughing sound, this person left.

Tang Ning stood still and didn't move, like a wooden stake, and Xu Da pushed him for a long time before he reacted.

He was horrified in his heart, the person who looked at him just now seemed to directly penetrate his internal organs, and what was even more terrifying was that at that moment just now, his body lost the ability to move autonomously, and even the blood flow became sluggish.

Who is he?

After walking a long way, on a deserted street, the master took off his mask, pushed the brim of his hat upwards with his fingers, revealed his old face, and whispered: "The number of the road to the Plum Blossom Sanshou Gate, the disciple of the little fox"