Chapter 183: Ice Cave? Cemetery?
Nian Xiaojiao, Zhong Yu and Nanfeng After a secret conversation, they finally decided to go to Xueling to have a look, of course, they had to call Qingyu, the speed of the two men and two women was extremely fast, and it was only half a day's walk from the east of the city to the west of the city, and the snow ridge was closer, and it took less than an hour to reach the snow ridge. With Nian Xiaojiao's guess, every formation fulcrum selected by Immortal Wuji was a site related to the ancient dragon clan. The only dragon-related ruins in White Prison City is Snow Ridge, which was once the paradise of the single overlord ice dragon.
Heaven is always fair, giving the ice dragon unsurpassed strength, but only a very low ability to reproduce, the ice dragon is an existence that Tianyin Lonely cannot defeat. It's just a very small number, and it naturally goes extinct.
The foot of the Snow Ridge Mountain is still full of flowers, with the altitude upward, the temperature is getting lower and lower, and there is no grass growing from the halfway up the mountain, and the snow is covered for 10,000 years. Nian Xiaojiao rubbed her hands that were red from the cold, and the irresistible chill drilled into every inch of her skin.
"It's so cold! This hellish weather is bitterly cold. Qing Yu looked at the dark clouds in the sky: "It's raining like this every day, I'm afraid that there is a hole in the sky, and I can't stop the tears." ”
In the snowy world, it was very dazzling, and the four young people couldn't help but rub their eyes with their hands.
"Close your eyes when you're tired, don't keep staring at the snow, beware of snow blindness!" Nian Xiaojiao instructed.
"Hmm!" Qing Yu nodded matter-of-factly: "The first time I saw snow was in Hanyu Mountain. At that time, the sisters of the Hanyu faction told me that there was once a woman in the faction who went into the mountain alone and finally got lost, and she did not bring anything to protect her eyes, and when she found it, she was already blind. ”
I saw Nanfeng take out four semi-transparent blue silk handkerchiefs from his sleeve and distribute them to everyone: "Bring it, it may not be very effective, it is better than nothing." ”
Nian Xiaojiao and the others protected their eyes with a blue silk handkerchief, and their eyes were suddenly much more comfortable, and they didn't have to squint all the time to look at things.
Looking around, Nian Xiaojiao's eyes were locked on a path on the left, where there were footprints deep in the snow. stepped forward, made a good observation, and Nian Xiaojiao said: "Looking at the size of this footprint, it is a man." The footprints are relatively clear, and the light rain continues today, which can be seen to be a new seal. However, there are two rows of footprints, one into the mountain and one out of the mountain. We're a step late......"
"While the traces of footprints are still there, let's take a look, look at the weather, and in less than half an hour, it will be covered with rain and snow." Zhong Yu followed behind Nian Xiaojiao, looking at the footprints that stretched into the corner in the distance, and couldn't wait to catch up.
In order to track the destination of the visitor before the footprints disappeared, the four of them hurried forward.
Finally, on an inconspicuous mountainside path, I saw a cave, which was extremely wet and cold, and streams of cold air were wrapped in the wind, blowing green silk and flying behind my head.
The woman who didn't have a trace of messy hair on her face, under the background of the snow, her complexion was not inferior at all, and her skin was white and snowy. It's just that the frozen red nose is like a carrot, which is not funny but adds a bit of vitality.
The woman twitched her carrot nose and spread her hands: "I don't have a choice, let's go!" It's just that everyone should be careful. ”
Nanfeng rubbed his hands on the side, looked at Nian Xiaojiao, whose nose was red, and said: "It's been a long time since I've had such an adventure, the girls will hide behind me later, and dedicate themselves to the beauties." ”
Qing Yu looked at Nanfeng with a smile: "There is a news circulating in Hanyu Mountain, the ancient barbarian of the Wanqi Palace, I heard that he rejected the pursuit of dozens of beauties in the Snow Palace. Just for one person to guard like jade...... I also heard that the man's surname was Nan. ”
Qing Yu's last words were whispered in Nanfeng's ear, and only the two of them heard them.
Nanfeng's smile froze on his face, and he said stiffly, "What do you have to do with me." ”
Nian Xiaojiao and Zhong Yu on the side, although they didn't listen to everything, they could also get a whole picture through just a few words. The rumors of the south wind and the ancient barbarians were not heard once or twice.
Looking at Nanfeng's slightly embarrassed expression, Nian Xiaojiao pushed Qing Yu: "It's important to get down to business, and I'll talk about the rest later." ”
Nanfeng had a strange flush on his cheeks, and in order to avoid being discovered, he dodged into the cave and rushed to the front.
The temperature inside the cave was two minutes colder than the ice and snow outside, and the walls and the ground were not clear as they were, leaving only a patch of ice. Nanfeng touched the wall with his hand: "It's as hard as a stone, it's not made in a day." Here, it probably has been kept at such a low temperature, and it has been kept in a frozen state. It was too cold, we didn't have much to keep out the cold, and we couldn't last long. ”
Nian Xiaojiao's good-looking eyebrows and eyes raised upward: "I have a way, I can last a little longer." ”
After saying that, he patted his hand on his waist, Ah Jin opened his sleepy eyes, suspended in mid-air, and turned around a few times lazily, and finally woke up and dozed off. A pair of piercing eyes looked at everyone.
Nian Xiaojiao snorted at the frozen snow around her, Ah Jin was already aware, and a bright yellow halo rose, enveloping the four of them completely, and suddenly, it was as warm as spring.
"Ah Jin, save some physical strength, the loss is too great, you can't last more than half an hour."
After listening to Nian Xiaojiao's words, Ah Jin wandered around, and the bright yellow light that enveloped everyone turned into a pale gold color. Although it still has the effect of keeping out the cold, the temperature is still a little cooler than before.
"Ah Jin can last an hour, we are pressed for time. Hurry up. ”
It didn't take long for the cave to move forward, and it began to spiral downward, straight into the ground. The surroundings are still frozen, and because of the inconsistent thickness of the area, there are dark blues, light blues, and transparent patches of color, which are mixed together, but show another kind of crystal clear beauty. Everywhere you go, the clear ice presents a variety of shapes, including "spring bamboo shoots" that are several people high, wild beasts with teeth open, and beautiful mountains and mountains. Along the way, it is not monotonous and boring.
People like beautiful things, and the two women are amazed, it's so beautiful.
The winding down road walked for half an hour, and finally returned to the flat bottom, and the four of them looked at each other nervously, and they all saw a cautious look in each other's eyes, and no one could predict what would happen on the road ahead.
Everyone invariably slowed down their pace, and every step was taken carefully. The slight sound of breathing echoed in the air, swirling in this twisting and turning ice cave, as if countless ghosts were roaring around them.
The unknown is terrifying.
Along the ice cave, a fork in the road appeared, and Nanfeng, who was walking in front, looked back and asked, "How to go?" ”
"It's all speculation on the left and right, and it's all up to luck to meet something, so let's go to the left first." Nian Xiaojiao said without thinking, it is also extremely reasonable, manpower cannot be timely, and luck is determined.
The road on the left, still winding forward, with no end in sight, after turning three corners, a small room appeared on the right-hand side, and in the middle, there was a dragon---- a single tyrannosaurus ice dragon, like a sculpture standing in it, occupying one-third of the entire room. There was a hint of pain in the majesty of that look, as if he had endured hardships and died without turning his eyes. Nian Xiaojiao knew that it was not a sculpture, but the remains of a real eternal beast.
"Recently, I've been reading a lot about colognes. This ice dragon is an extremely strange existence, when their limit is approaching, they will freeze themselves, and if there is no destruction by other races, they will be immortal. ”
"Could it be that the ice dragon is also like humans, pursuing immortality? I have only heard of people with deep pockets, who seek to be eternal, and freeze themselves after death, hoping that one day future generations will be able to resurrect them and continue their lives. "When Nanfeng once traveled the rivers and lakes, he heard about it, so he said it immediately.
"It's a ridiculous thing in the world, people die like lights go out, and once they close their eyes, their souls are scattered. Leaving a shell is just a place to occupy one more side. Zhong Yu stepped forward and couldn't help but circle around the majestic body of the ice dragon: "This ice dragon also occupies a few more places at most. ”
"Ten thousand years ago, the Golden Pterodactyl was able to dominate the entire continent, which shows the wisdom of the dragon clan. As for their behavior of sealing up the corpses, I guess, it is for the whole race not to appear alone. The ice dragon has one of the biggest shortcomings, that is, it is difficult to reproduce, and thousands of eggs may hatch a Xiaoice dragon, as for the reason, no one knows. The Frozen Herald can give the Ice Dragon race a sense of size, but that's just my guess. Nian Xiaojiao walked to Zhong Yu's side, separated by a thin layer of ice, stroked the dragon claws of the blade, and the dragon claws were like life, as if they would be paved in the next moment.
"We call the eggs that can't hatch chicks and ducklings 'widows', that is, if the hen has done indescribable things with the rooster before laying eggs, it is possible to hatch chicks with the eggs that are born, and if there is no step, it will not hatch. This dragon clan, is there too many widows? Zhong Yu raised his doubts.
"I have a bold guess......" Nanfeng smiled meaningfully.
"What?" Qing Yu asked, although he knew that most of the time Nanfeng was a dog that couldn't spit out ivory from his mouth, but he couldn't help but ask out of his curiosity.
"This ice dragon lives in the ice and snow all year round, so what organs will not freeze to the point of not lifting. The desire may be extremely low, and it will naturally affect the breeding ability of the entire race. ”
After listening to Nanfeng's explanation, everyone was speechless, but the ivory that Nanfeng spit out this time seemed to have some truth.
After a long time, Nian Xiaojiao broke the ghost silence and coughed dryly: "Let's take a look forward." ”
The room where the ice dragon is located is nothing more than a boxy ice cave, and there is no way out except the entrance. The four of them exited the ice cave and continued to move forward, and every time they walked less than five meters, they would encounter an ice cave with an ice dragon in it. Because on this road, it is dense, and there are no less than a hundred large and Xiaoice dragons.
After seeing the last ice cave, the road also came to an abrupt end, it was like a human cemetery, with rows of square stone monuments neatly arranged, and behind the stone monuments buried urns one by one, silently, watching the world.
Ice dragons, will they also have their way, mourning the ancestors.
The ice cave is their cemetery.