Along a downhill road not far in front of the original shoan, the team members went down to the col at the bottom of the slope, and then, along the relatively gentle section of the col, all the way to the south.

With the howling north wind, the snow fell more and more tightly. The mountains on both sides of the col are covered with snow, and they appear taller and more vast.

On the road ahead, there are scattered birch trees, black pines, masson pines, etc. of various heights. A cold wind blew, shaking off the snow that had accumulated on the branches, smashing the snow beneath him into snow pits, and at the same time, several squirrels climbing on the branches to forage for food were frightened and fled in a hurry.

Ye Ruliu rarely saw such a large winter snow. When she just went down to the mountain pass, looking at the white snow under her feet, she was a little excited, she took Shi Lang's hand and walked in front of the other team members.

But it didn't take long for Ye Ruliu to start panting, and she almost fell down twice, if Shi Lang hadn't pulled her in time, she would have been covered in snow.

"Brother Shi Lang, why am I always unstable?" Although Ye Ruliu was out of breath, she was still a little excited.

"When walking in the snow, you have to walk slowly with your knees slightly bent and your body leaning forward slightly, so that it is not easy to slip. Again, we must always pay attention to the road under our feet, and don't look at other places, the so-called 'walking without viewing, watching the scenery without walking.' Shi Lang patiently explained the precautions for snow walking for Ye Ruliu.

"Big sister, it seems that it rarely snows in your south." Shi Tianji also rushed over to join in the fun.

"Yes, Brother Shi, this is the first time I've seen such a big snow!" Ye Ruliu excitedly gestured with her hand.

"Big sister, we often have such snow in winter in Shandong. When the war is over, I invite everyone to my house as guests, and when the time comes, I will personally go to the field to catch some hares, pheasants or something for everyone, and let your sister-in-law stew a few pots for everyone.

"Oh, think about it, when the time comes, it's snowing heavily outside the window, and we're all sitting on the big kang of our house, with steaming game in front of us, and a few pots of old soju. Everyone is pushing the cup and changing the lamp lively, how beautiful this scene should be! You see, I said that I had all my own spills out. Shi Tianji said, deliberately exaggerating to wipe the ice and snow from the corners of his mouth with his hand.

"Okay, Brother Shi, I will definitely come when the time comes, and I will have a good chat with my sister-in-law." Ye Ruliu was infected by Shi Tianji's emotions and said happily.

"Lao Shi, it seems that my sister-in-law has good cooking skills." Seeing everyone laughing, Xie Yuan also took a few steps and joined in.

"Of course. You don't look at my good body, you have a lot of credit for your sister-in-law. So, Brother Xie Yuan, if you are looking for a wife in the future, you must find someone who can cook. Why don't you ask your sister-in-law to find one for you? Shi Tianji was interested.

"Come on, Brother Shi. Xie Yuan has long been famous. Ye Ruliu said to Shi Tianji.

"Oh. By the way, look at my brain, why did you forget what else is there...... Ying Ying is waiting for Brother Xie Yuan! Shi Tianji patted the felt hat on his head vigorously.

"It's Liu Yingying." Ye Ruliu reminded Shi Tianji.

"Yes, yes, Liu Yingying. Brother Xie Yuan, in addition to being beautiful, what is this Liu Yingying's cooking skills? Shi Tianji asked seemingly seriously.

"What, Lao Shi. You just know how to eat, don't you? Xie Yuan did not answer Shi Tianji directly.

"What's wrong with knowing what to eat? Doesn't it mean that people are iron and steel, and they are hungry and panicked if they don't eat a meal? Shi Tianji retorted.

"Lao Shi, where are you going here! What Brother Xie Yuan means is that whether you are looking for a daughter-in-law or doing something else, you must have a higher level of pursuit. Shi Lang reminded Shi Tianji.

"Anyway, I don't know what a high-level is, I know that two acres of land and a cow, my wife and children are hot on the kang, and I can find a virtuous and capable daughter-in-law who can live a good life with you." Shi Tianji said.

"Hey—I can't communicate!" After listening to Shi Tianji's words, Xie Yuan sighed exaggeratedly.

"Hey, Brother Xie Yuan, what do you like about Liu Yingying?" Shi Lang asked Xie Yuan.

"Liu Yingying is not only as beautiful as a flower, but also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and Brother Xie Yuan, a great talent, is a natural match!" Before Xie Yuan could speak, Ye Ruliu couldn't help but praise Liu Yingying first.

"I wonder how she's doing?" Ye Ruliu's words evoked Xie Yuan's memories of the past, and his tone became sad.

"Don't worry, brother. With her father here, there would be no problem. Ye Ruliu patted Xie Yuan on the shoulder to show comfort.

"Let's work hard, and strive to get to the rock flat before dark!" Luo Shiyin never forgot to cheer everyone on.

"Okay, if you can't get it right, there will be meat to eat then!" Shi Tianji couldn't help but speed up his pace excitedly at the thought that he might have a delicious meal after arriving at Yanping. Which Cheng thought, his feet slipped, and the whole person fell on his stomach. Shi Tianji lay on his stomach in the snow, paddling his hands and feet, and made a swimming motion.

"Hahaha......" Seeing Shi Tianji's antics lying in the snow, the others couldn't help laughing. Central Plains Book Bar

The Black Wind Outlet is a gap between two mountain peaks. A small river flows out of the valley and fills the gap. When people enter and exit the black wind outlet, they can only walk with difficulty from the two narrow plank roads artificially carved out of the cliffs on both sides.

In winter, a sharp northeasterly wind passes through this crack, making a loud whistling sound that adds a lot of chill to the whole valley.

On days like today, when the mountains are covered by heavy snow, people in the valley rarely go out, and most of them huddle up at home, gather around the charcoal fire, warm up and chat, so as to pass the boring time.

"Let's walk hand in hand, close to the cliff, don't fall behind!" Li Ruzhu walked in the front and led the team members to climb the plank road on the cliff on the right side of the black wind outlet.

On the boardwalk, covered with thick snow, people must concentrate all their energy and carefully find the right foothold so as not to slide off the cliff.

Fortunately, on the snowy surface of the plank road, there are a few lines that seem to be footprints left by wild wolves after walking. Li Ruzhu used the footprints left by the wild wolf as a reference to find a suitable place to stay. The people behind him stepped on his footprints again, and walked along the narrow plank road towards the valley with difficulty.

Ye Ruliu had no experience in snow walking, so she was placed in the middle position. She grabbed Shi Lang's hand tightly in front of her, and walked forward with a deep foot and a shallow foot.

"Watch your step." Shi Lang kept reminding Ye Ruliu behind him as he walked.

It was getting dark.

When Shi Tianji, who was at the end of the line, was the last to step down the plank road and came to a flat land in the valley, the entire Black Wind Valley was already dark, and within a few dozen meters in front of him, he could hardly see anything clearly.

"My lord, let's speed up our pace and strive to get to the rock flat as soon as possible, if it's too late, I'm afraid most of the mountain people have already gotten into the bed on this snowy day." Li Ruzhu said to Luo Shiyin.

"Okay, everyone, work hard!" Luo Shiyin withstood the howling wind and snow, turned around and shouted to the team members behind him.

"My lord, how far is it?" Shi Tianji asked Luo Shiyin.

"It shouldn't be far off. We followed General Li and walked along the woods by the river, and it was estimated that we would soon see the lights of the village. Luo Shiyin replied to Shi Tianji, and at the same time encouraged the other team members.

The road in the forest is uneven, and the increasingly heavy darkness affects everyone's vision, from time to time a small team member slips and falls on the snow, and other team members will immediately rush over and pull up the fallen companion when they see a companion falling.

Li Ruzhu is still at the forefront, leading the way for everyone. In this snowy forest, not only is the road uneven, but there are also many dead trees and vines lying on the road in a disorderly manner. Li Ruzhu had to walk while struggling to find those places that were not obstructed by trees and vines as a way forward. In places where he couldn't hide, he would pull the vines from the snow and clear a way forward.

At the edge of the forest, when Li Ruzhu was cleaning up the last vine, he suddenly noticed that something was wrong, the one in his hand, which he thought was a vine, turned out to be a rope, and this rope was very difficult to pull up, as if there was something heavy tied to the other end of it.

Li Ruzhu called Shi Tianji over to help, and the two worked together, and finally pulled a black thing tied to the other end of the rope in front of them.

"It's a person!" Shi Tianji lowered his body, looked carefully, and then exclaimed.

The members of the squad gathered around when they heard the sound.

Sure enough, there was a man whose body was frozen on the rope, and I saw that one end of the rope was tightly wrapped around the man's neck, while the other end was tied to a branch, which was held in Li Ruzhu's hand.

Luo Shiyin squatted down and tried it with his hands, but fortunately, the man still had a faint breath. Luo Shiyin stood up, took a few steps forward, and found that a branch of a birch tree in front of him had broken off a section, so he turned around and said: "It seems that this person was hanging from a tree at first, and later, the hanging body may have been blown in the air by the wind, and finally broke the branch and fell to the ground. Come, Lao Shi, I have to trouble you to be tired, carry him on your back, let's hurry to the village in front, maybe he can still be saved. ”

"Well, I also happened to borrow his activities to keep my body warm. Hey! Shi Tianji bowed down, and with both hands, he carried the frozen man on his shoulders.

"What's the matter with this man? On this cold day, why can't you think about it, run into this grove and hang yourself? Xie Yuan said curiously.

"That doesn't have to be suicide. Or maybe he killed. Shi Lang disagreed with Xie Yuan.

"Yes, that's true." Xie Yuan agreed.

"I hope I can save him when I get to the village, no matter what, this is also a good life." Ye Ruliu said.

"Sister, do you think he could be a villager in the Yanping here?" Xie Yuan asked Ye Ruliu.

"It's hard to say. It could also be someone from the outside. Ye Ruliu said.

Just when everyone left the forest and walked inside for about ten minutes, they found a few lights in front of them, and slowly, the light gradually became clearer. Only then did the team members realize that those lights were actually a few torches. Under the light of the torches, more than a dozen figures were walking through the snow from the opposite side of the squad.