Chapter 16 of the prequel: Winter's Destiny

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After some tossing, under Adam's combination of soft and hard, Xia Er finally compromised, holding him gently and coaxing him to sleep......

"Why didn't you notice this guy like a child before?" Xia Er highlighted the black lines on her face, and she was even more speechless in her heart.

Looking at Adam Xia'er, who was already asleep, she couldn't help but start reaching out her hand again and began to pinch Adam's face again.

Xia Er found that she really liked to pinch Adam's little face while he was asleep, which felt quite funny. And for some reason, her gaze always couldn't take away from him. Xia Er observed the changes in Adam these days, and found that he didn't have any nightmares recently, it seemed that not only the ghast in his head was controlled, but also that Adam had let go of the past......

Is it because of herself? Xia Er couldn't help but start thinking about it, Adam's recent actions and words, a fool can guess his feelings for her, has long surpassed the relationship between best friends, and it is obvious that he wants to develop further. And after getting along day and night in the past few months, they have really experienced a lot of life and death together.

But does Xia Er really have to accept his heart? She was extremely uncertain in her heart, and a few months of getting along with her were far from comparable to Ain's meticulous protection of her for five years......

Maybe she has more family affection for Adam, and for Adam, she really can't make a choice for a while, after all, this is also a major event in her life, and she can't make a conclusion casually, so Xia Er is extremely hesitant in her heart now.

(Author: Don't hesitate, otherwise how could little Cain be born?) (funny))

At this moment, a pleasant voice interrupted Xia Er's thoughts: "Sister Xia Er, is that brother asleep?" Naturally, it was Wang Zhaojun, who had been embarrassed to disturb the two of them outside the cave......

"Hmmm! Zhao'er, you can come in......" Xia Er said gently.

Then, Wang Zhaojun slowly walked into the snow cave, took off the thick snow robe, and only wore an ice blue wavy skirt on her body, revealing her long ice blue hair like a waterfall, compared to Xia Er's sea blue hair, Wang Zhaojun's hair color is lighter, like pure ice and snow, the only snow plum that can bloom in the far north, noble and perfect. But because he is still young, his body is not very mature, but he is a little more delicate and cute......

"Huh? What about Xiaoqing? Xia Er looked around, but she didn't see a little green dragon that was extremely talkative like a snake......

"Sister Xia'er is talking about Little Qinglong? As soon as it said that it was sleepy, it returned to its own space......" Wang Zhaojun explained.

After Xia Er heard this, the corners of her mouth smiled slightly: "Poof, it's really a lazy snake......"

"Hee-hee!" Wang Zhaojun couldn't help but laugh along......

In this way, the two girls of the same age began to talk and laugh, and talked happily......

Suddenly, Wang Zhaojun raised his head and looked outside the cave......

As usual, the layers of clouds gathered together and scattered patches of crystal clear snowflakes. There was no trace of dusk in sight, only that the sky had gradually darkened. Between heaven and earth, there was only a biting cold wind......

And Wang Zhaojun observed this impermanent climate change, his beautiful eyes closed slightly, and he fell into a mixed thoughts and said: "Sister Xia'er, do you know? Although Yanran is a land in the extreme north, there is no sunshine all year round, but only in my hometown, which is very beautiful, and it is full of plum blossoms......" Her mind suddenly came to mind, plum blossoms blooming in that plum forest......

After hearing this, Xia Er's face was full of surprise, and she followed Wang Zhaojun's words and asked, "Since Sister Zhao'er, you like your hometown so much, how could you leave there, and even encounter bandits......

"Because my father has arranged a marriage for me, I don't ......" Speaking of this, Wang Zhaojun's words suddenly paused. The delicate body trembled slightly, and her eyes were already red, as if she was recalling extremely bad memories......

Wang Zhaojun smiled coldly, as if he felt thousands of needles piercing his heart fiercely, his eyes became red: "That's not a marriage at all, but let me be a sacrificial sacrifice." I didn't have a choice at all, on the way to this wedding escort, we unfortunately encountered a sneak attack by bandits, and I was the only one who escaped, fortunately I met Sister Xia'er, you ......"

She silently turned her head to look at Xia Er, full of gratitude, and the sadness and grief seemed to have disappeared in this short moment......

Xia Er's eyes turned, and she suddenly realized: "Sister Zhao'er, are you Yan Ran's Winter Princess?" ”

Now there is no need for Wang Zhaojun to hide it anymore, he spit out those two words in his mouth, admitted his identity and said: "Yes......"

Xia Er immediately understood why the avalanche had miraculously stopped, and why the surrounding natural disasters had disappeared! She had only read it in books before, and it was said that the Demon Dao bloodline of Yan Ran, the country of the Far North, was called the [Winter Bloodline]. As the name suggests, they can manipulate the snow and ice as they please, and in this part of the Far North, they are virtually invincible.

However, the conditions for inheriting the [Winter Bloodline] are extremely harsh. First of all, the heir can only be a woman of royal blood, that is, a princess or a queen, and it must be a complete body, and it is also a single lineage, only when the heir of this generation dies, the next generation of winter bloodline will be born. That is to say, no matter at any time, in the entire Yanran, there will always be only one inheritor of the Winter bloodline, who must be the princess of the royal family, so people generally call the Winter bloodline [Winter Princess].

But unfortunately, the people of Yanran, who have suffered from famine and war all year round, did not regard the power of [Princess Winter] as a blessing, but instead regarded it as a kind of terrifying news!

They were afraid of the terrifying power brought by Princess Winter, this uncontrollable power of the Ice Demon Dao like a time bomb, which would undoubtedly cause all kinds of unknown risks to Yan Ran......

What's more, Yanran's country is divided into multiple tribes, and the birth of Princess Winter has made all forces covet the power of the princess, and they will launch riots and wars at all costs, and they will also compete for the power of Princess Winter from the royal family. So in order to completely end the disputes between all parties, the first royal family finally made a decision, that is, a cruel sacrifice ceremony!

The royal family will escort each generation of awakened Winter princesses to the Winter Sea. No, strictly a burial! Forcibly tied each generation of Winter princesses to a boat, and then extremely cruelly and coldly froze them to death in the boundless sea of ice, they are all still girls in the mood for love!

Yet generations of royalty proudly proclaimed that they had made a very wise choice, and that there was nothing wrong with this sacrifice.

Because in the face of these ruthless rulers, all this is to stabilize their country and maintain this false peace.

Nominally, it is to return this power that does not belong to them to the gods in heaven, but in fact, it is just to prevent this power from falling into any force......

Since you can't control it, you can simply destroy it completely!

Thus, it was such a sacrifice ritual that had no humanity or logic to speak of, but it lasted for centuries, from antiquity to ...... So far, a thousand years!

When she saw these contents in books before, Xia Er was only half-convinced, but now she really sees it is believing......

Wang Zhaojun began to talk about what she had experienced before......

The tribe representing the Yanran royal family, named the Wild Goose Tent. Since ancient times, this tribe has been led by a group of nomadic herders, originally had no stable settlement, and finally settled in a vast grassland with a decent environment, and has since become the strongest tribe of Yanran, and because each generation of the clan has the birth of Princess Winter, and the status of the wild goose tent is even more unshakable.

Just half a month ago, on that vast grassland......

Nearby is a plum blossom garden. Who would have imagined that in such a cold land, there could be such a plum garden.

Each plum blossom is different, some look white and red, some pink like ten thousand clouds, with a bit of elegance, slim, can be described as a thousand postures, brilliant fragrance. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is the most vibrant place in the whole Yanran!

In this frozen air, there is also a faint fragrance, which makes people's hearts feel a trace of warmth, as if with healing.

At this time, in a huge mobile tent, Yanran has never had any fixed buildings because it is vulnerable to disasters all year round. Most of the people of Yanran live in a tent, but there are also many people who are displaced......

In this tent, there stood a figure dressed in a white robe that reached to his feet, seemingly majestic and a little old. The helpless girl, with a teardrop falling from her eyes, tightened her father's clothes, and begged bitterly: "Father, just beg Zhao'er, don't let Zhao'er leave, woo woo!" ”

"Zhao'er, it's all for our Yan Ran! And this family business is good for you and harmless! Your husband...... Husband will treat you well! The old man coldly ignored Wang Zhaojun's plea, and his speech paused from time to time, proving that he was weaving a lie at this moment......

After hearing this, Wang Zhaojun clenched his fists, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, and ruthlessly exposed his father's lie: "Liar! Person!!! She roared like crazy, a little hoarse.

Wang Zhaojun gradually sneered, and said the truth that even she knew: "Zhao'er knows that this is not a relationship at all. Rather, they sacrificed me as a sacrifice to the so-called gods, right? ”

"You ......," he said speechlessly.

"Father, I'm only twelve this year, and the other sisters have already married, how can you bear to sacrifice Zhao'er's life......" Wang Zhaojun cried bitterly and said, she really felt this feeling of broken liver and intestines......

Abandoned by her loved ones and helpless, it turns out that she is just a dispensable victim, and no one will care about her life or death......

Yes, she should have understood early on that human life in the far north is not worth anything at all, not to mention that she, a princess of the royal family, even those ordinary people, without a stable residence, will be buried in this ice and snow if they are not careful......

"Because your sisters have all married far away, Zhao'er, you are the only candidate. As the leader of Yan Ran, this king has no choice, if he doesn't send the sacrifices to the gods in time, Yan Ran will definitely be punished by heaven...... "In fact, he is just the chief of a tribe, even if he is the chief of the strongest tribe, but he proudly proclaims himself king......

"Hehehe, is it really because of this? Father, do you really think I don't know? It's because I'm the Winter bloodline, so you're all scared, and I'm going to bring disaster to the entire Yanran like the legend, right?! Wang Zhaojun felt more and more ridiculous, he never thought that his father was the chief of the wild goose tent tribe, although he was not the real king of a country, but he was so cowardly and superstitious......

"Zhao'er, you!" The chief's face turned red and he became angry.

"Why, even Father, do you believe in this nonsense? Or is it that my father was afraid of the battle between the various forces in Yanran, and came up with a next step!? Would you rather sacrifice your own daughter than use a single soldier to fight to the end for our tribe?! Wang Zhaojun asked his father loudly.

The chief listened to Wang Zhaojun's words, and every word was to the point, but he still forcibly saved his face and roared: "Bold, this king's choice is not your turn to interrogate!" ”

I saw the chief waving his hand, his expression was solemn, and his face darkened: "Needless to say, this king has made up his mind, Zhao'er, if you want to blame, you are not good, but I inherited this power that does not belong to you......"

"Arrange it immediately, and escort the princess to the Sea of Winter in a few hours, so that the gods can feel our sincerity!" The chief solemnly addressed the subordinates outside the tent and conveyed the order.

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Back to the present, after Wang Zhaojun told about this series of pasts, his face was more indifferent or no longer touched by this family affection that had come to naught......

"And on the way to escort, our troops were attacked by a large number of bandits, although these bandits also caused a lot of losses in the end, but we still suffered a heavy defeat, and all the Yan Ran troops who escorted me died at the hands of those bandits, and I was the only one who survived......" Wang Zhaojun explained slowly.

"Zhao ...... Sister ......" Xia Er heard this, her beautiful eyes widened a little, and her face was full of surprise. Although the details are different, she and Wang Zhaojun were both betrayed and abandoned by their biological fathers. Xia Er naturally understood Wang Zhaojun's feelings very well, because she had also experienced it......

I saw Xia Er raise her jade hand, gently swept Wang Zhaojun's head, soothed her thoughts, and said, "It's okay now......

Wang Zhaojun's delicate body trembled slightly, her heart was full of emotion, she felt that she was really lucky to be able to meet Xia Er's sister who treated her like a sister......

"Sister Xia'er, I miss the plum blossoms in my hometown so much, but I can't go back...... Wang Zhaojun said with tears in his eyes, even if no one in her hometown really cares about her, but the plum blossoms in her hometown are the only place that can make her feel at ease......

"Sister promised you that one day I will definitely let you see the plum ......blossoms of your hometown again," Xia Er promised Wang Zhaojun with a smile.

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