Chapter 1: The Arctic Trail
On the Arctic ice sheet, a depressed figure walks alone against the wind and snow.
Mu Xinghe, 26 years old this year, has been in the North Pole for two months, looking up at the dazzling sunlight overhead, but it can't bring him a trace of warmth.
He was originally a college student at a third-rate university, but after graduation, he worked hard, married a wife and had children, and lived an ordinary life, which was all his plans.
It wasn't until he met her half a year ago that the trajectory of his life was completely turned upside down.
She has a noble status, and the stars hold the moon. And he is just an ordinary person abandoned by his parents, who has been dependent on his sister since he was a child. Two people who should not have any intersection just sparked a spark of love.
originally thought that her family would oppose it desperately, but in fact, it turned out that on the contrary, they took the initiative to arrange the marriage between the two, which really surprised Mu Xinghe.
Since the two were already engaged, she gave everything she had to him. Although Mu Xinghe was happy about this, he was more puzzled.
It wasn't until three months ago that he knew the truth of the matter.
It turned out that she was terminally ill and had no medical treatment, and she only had half a year left to live. So her parents fulfilled them in order not to let her have regrets.
However, by chance overhearing, she learns that there is such a treasure in the ice fields of the Arctic, called the "Flower of Heaven", and if she gets it, she will be cured of her illness.
The Arctic environment is complicated, and her parents have sent several waves of people, but unfortunately nothing has come of it.
So Mu Xinghe left a letter and embarked on a journey to the North Pole to save his fiancée.
……
Mu Xinghe lowered his head and continued to walk, and suddenly, at this moment, he noticed a black figure in the distance, moving slowly towards this side.
Mu Xinghe was overjoyed, walking alone in this kind of ghost place for more than two months, he could still meet a living person? So he quickened his pace.
Until the two were about two hundred meters apart, Mu Xinghe's heart suddenly jerked.
It turned out that this person was clearly a huge polar bear.
Its fur was white, its limbs were thick, and its sharp claws reflected the cold glow of the forest in the refraction of the sunlight.
At this moment, its feet were erect, and its tall and terrifying body gave Mu Xinghe great pressure.
"Roar!!
Discovering the "delicious" food of Mu Xinghe, the polar bear roared loudly, and then "Peng" fell to the ground on all fours and rushed towards him quickly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The strong tremor from the polar bear's vigorous running was like a sledgehammer hitting Mu Xinghe's chest, making him almost breathless.
Although Mu Xinghe was afraid, he knew that if he didn't do something, he would definitely explain it today.
It was then that a flash of inspiration crossed his mind.
He suddenly remembered that the book had mentioned that bears did not eat corpses, so he immediately lay down on the snow and pretended to be dead.
However, the polar bear is not a master who is easy to fool, not to mention that Mu Xinghe just fell in front of it, and the bear will have a certain skepticism even if it is stupid.
It came to Mu Xinghe and sniffed around his body, scratching it with its paws from time to time.
And the bear's "scratching" is not simple, Mu Xinghe's down jacket was torn out several times with a "bang", which made his skin open.
At this moment, there was no wind, but the temperature was also as low as minus 16 or 7 degrees, plus the wound was bare, Mu Xinghe was almost fainting in pain.
He secretly clenched his fists and forcibly prevented himself from fainting, because he knew that once he lost consciousness, then not only would he die, but his fiancée would not be doomed to live.
……
In the magic capital of China, in a luxurious mansion, a very beautiful woman is sitting in front of the window, quietly looking at herself in the mirror.
Her eyebrows are like distant mountains and daisies, the corners of her eyes are beginning to open, her charming posture is beginning to appear, her eyes are like autumn water waves, green silk is like a waterfall, and her wrists are snowy. There is also the appearance of sinking fish and falling geese, and the appearance of shy flowers in the closed moon, as if the Nine Heavens Xuannu descended to earth, delicate and incomparable, which is unforgiving.
But at this moment, her thin eyebrows frowned slightly, as if she had something on her mind.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, followed by a middle-aged man pacing.
When the man went into the house, he saw the woman so worried, and asked:
"Yao'er, are you worried about him?"
The woman was stunned, and then she stood up from the dressing table and looked up at the window, her gaze far away.
"We don't owe each other for a long time, so why worry about it?"
When the middle-aged man heard this, he nodded with satisfaction: "It's great that you can think so." Hmph, this kid has taken a big advantage, if it weren't for ......
Forget it, give him a sum of money when it is done, so that he will not show up in the future! ”
……
After nearly forty minutes of entanglement with the polar bear, the behemoth finally lost interest in his "corpse" and soon disappeared into the distant snowstorm.
Ten minutes after the polar bear left, Mu Xinghe dared to move, for fear that it would kill him.
He struggled to get up from the snow, his whole body trembling uncontrollably, his blood almost coagulated, and he lost consciousness in the wound on his back.
He took out his compass and map from his bag, and after making his way, he continued with heavy steps.
At this moment, his first priority is to go to the nearest research station, otherwise he will not last long with his injuries.
Luckily, according to the map, the nearest research station was only about twenty kilometers away from him, and if he had done so, he might have been able to get there before dark.
As soon as night arrives at the Arctic, the temperature drops dramatically, and so does the wind and snow. If he does not find a place to stay by that time, and his wounds are not healed, then he will surely die.
However, the Ice Goddess seemed to be playing a joke on him.
The sun had not yet set, but the sky darkened suddenly, and then the snow fell.
Mu Xinghe stretched out his hand to take the pure white elf, but his heart was filled with unprecedented bitterness.
"Blizzard...... It's coming! ”
After living in the Arctic for two months, he is familiar with such a thing as a blizzard, and if he is entangled by this guy, let alone the injured Mu Xinghe, it will be difficult for a normal person to survive.
Mu Xinghe couldn't help but speed up his pace, constantly squeezing the last bit of his physical strength.
The sky is serene, but it is full of suffocating oppression.
Suddenly, a gust of wind swept from afar, rolling the boundless wind and snow and overturning the Muxing River to the ground, and the whole world was suddenly overshadowed.
Mu Xinghe lay dead on the ice and snow, and the endless wind and snow continued to sweep behind him, dense and overwhelming.
After getting used to the intensity of the wind and snow, he slowly got up, lowered his body as much as he could, and continued to hurry.
However, the violent snow made him almost unable to see.
Anyone who lives in the Arctic all year round knows that people can't go out when a snowstorm comes, because in such a harsh environment, visibility is extremely low, and people can easily lose their way and get lost in the wild.
Of course, Mu Xinghe was also deeply aware of this, and he immediately took out the compass, which was his last and only life-saving straw.
However, to his horror, the compass seemed to be disturbed by some unknown magnetic field, and the hands turned uncontrollably.
At this point, his last chance to survive was completely gone.
I don't know how long it has been since I was lying on the ground, and at this moment, a thick layer of ice and snow has accumulated on Mu Xinghe's body.
The sky was gray and the visibility was only ten meters, but Mu Xinghe had to continue on his way. He had planned to wait for the blizzard to subside before continuing to look for the research station, but now it seemed that the blizzard would not be able to stop for a short time, and he could hardly hold on.
In the wind and snow, Mu Xinghe walked like a headless fly buried in his head, if nothing else, he would be lost in the wind and snow, exhausting the last trace of physical strength until he froze to death.
thought that this would be a process of slow death, but God played a joke on him again.
"Roar!"
Not far behind him, the roar of a polar bear could be heard again, and the sound was familiar, nine out of nine were the one who had just injured him.
In the panic, Mu Xinghe didn't care about the direction, and ran wherever he saw that the terrain was flat.
However, the polar bear is haunted, and wherever he runs, the roar always surrounds him.
At this moment, Mu Xinghe raised his head suddenly, and he stared ahead with a puzzled expression.
Just now, he seemed to see a glimmer of light, but when he looked closely, he found nothing.
Is it my delusion?
"Roar, roar, roar!"
The roar came again, Mu Xinghe's face changed again, and he opened his legs and feet and ran hard.
However, just after running a few steps, a light that seemed to be there pierced the fierce wind and snow and reached Mu Xinghe's eyes again.
Mu Xinghe's heart moved, and his heart was replaced by indescribable joy.
It's an inspection station!
Yes, in such a place, what can there be but an inspection station?
So Mu Xinghe accelerated along the guidance of the light.
An hour later.
Mu Xinghe's footsteps became heavier and heavier, but the distance between him and the bright light didn't seem to be close at all, but a little farther away.
At this moment, he was exhausted and confused, and fell to the ground at once, and the wind and snow quickly buried him.
Before he fell unconscious, he heard heavy footsteps in his ears, and Mu Xinghe used his last bit of strength to look sideways.
What caught my eye was a stout bear leg.
Finished!
That was his last thought.
……
In the haze, he felt as if he was back in his mother's arms, so warm, so comfortable, and even a hint of ...... Damp???
Mu Xinghe slowly opened his eyes, and he was greeted by a thick layer of ice.
It was noon on the second day, and the blizzard had stopped last night, and the warm sun had returned to the earth.
At this moment, Mu Xinghe was facing down, and his limbs were hanging in the air.
"I'm not dead?"
Hoarseness.
Call!
A wave of heat erupted from his back, and Mu Xinghe turned his head sideways, only to see a pair of huge eyes looking at him with malicious intent, and the heat wave erupted from its nose.
Isn't this the same polar bear that chased him before?
Of course, in fact, Mu Xinghe can't tell if it's the same one, so let's just forget it, anyway, it doesn't make any difference to him.
Mu Xinghe didn't struggle, let it hold on.
With his current physical condition, he will definitely not be able to escape. Why not wait and see what happens, in case you're lucky enough to meet a local Eskimo? When the time comes, shouting for help may still have a chance of life.
Of course, this is just his imagination, in fact, except for imagination, what he has learned in his life will not save him at all.
The polar bear carried him all the way north, taking a few breaks along the way before continuing on his way.
Mu Xinghe didn't know what it was trying to do.
Do you want to take it home and feed the cubs?
It was the only possibility he could think of.
Finally, before the sun set, they came to a huge iceberg.
Mu Xinghe suddenly looked at the top of the mountain, which was just an ordinary iceberg.
Maybe after holding it for a long time, the polar bear also felt tired, and actually dragged the Muxing River to the top of the mountain, leaving a long drag mark along the way.
Bump and bump, just when Mu Xinghe was almost knocked unconscious, suddenly "poof", the polar bear threw him to the ground without warning, and the whole person was stunned.
Such a throw made Mu Xinghe's mind a little clearer, he supported the ground with both hands, trembling and got up from the snow, and the mist exhaled from his mouth instantly condensed into ice crystals.
"This is ......"
Mu Xinghe looked around.
Judging by the terrain, this should be the location of the iceberg near the top, but what did the polar bear bring him here for?
Thinking of the polar bear, Mu Xinghe turned around and saw that the huge snow-white figure was licking his hair with his head down, not paying attention to him.
Sensing Mu Xinghe's gaze, the polar bear raised his head and yelled at him.
"Roar!!
A huge sound wave roared, and the head of the earthquake Mu Xinghe buzzed.
Before he could react, the polar bear arched his head at him and pushed him towards the top of the mountain like a duck.
What is it going to do?
Mu Xinghe was puzzled in his heart.
……
On the edge of the cliff at the top of the mountain, a white flower blooms in the wind and snow.
Dark green vines, five snow-white petals rolled outward, the stamens stretched out, the posture is beautiful.
Looking at that strange flower, Mu Xinghe breathed rapidly: Could this be the flower of heaven?
Mu Xinghe felt the vigorous vitality from its body, and it seemed that it did have the effect of saving people's lives.
"Yao'er is saved!"
Mu Xinghe's heart was full of joy.
But then he frowned deeply, turned his head to look at the polar bear behind him, and asked, "Are you asking me to fetch this flower for you?" ”
Mu Xinghe just asked casually, but to his surprise, the polar bear seemed to be able to understand human speech and nodded at him.
Mu Xinghe frowned, this is difficult.
It is said that the "Flower of Heaven" is the rarest treasure in heaven and earth, and it only blooms so much in a thousand years, and it also has a fatal attraction to snakes, insects, rats, ants, tigers, leopards, jackals, and once it appears, it will cause coaxing.
Of course, in today's mainstream of science, he would not believe it anyway. But looking at the posture of the polar bear behind him, it is obvious that he wants to grab flowers with him.
Mu Xinghe secretly clenched his fists, Yao'er was waiting for this flower to save his life, he would not hand it over no matter what!
Suddenly, the polar bear seemed to be impatient to wait, and its huge head pressed against his waist, and Mu Xinghe staggered forward.
He couldn't hide, so he had to come to the flower and act at the opportunity. If the polar bear had a hard job, he would rather jump off the iceberg than let it take the flower with him.
The current Mu Xinghe has completely put life and death out of the way.
He bent down and twisted the stem, and the white flowers were immediately plucked by him.
Mu Xinghe was stunned for a moment, this is a strange flower that blooms once in a thousand years? How does it feel like picking wildflowers on the side of the road?
Surprised, it is inevitable that he is a little disappointed, can such a thing really save his lover?
The polar bear's eyes were red, and it was panting heavily, and it walked towards him with heavy steps.
Mu Xinghe quickly got up and held the flower stem tightly.
"I won't give you this flower!" He said.
The polar bear knows what people say, and it opens its bloody mouth, revealing its sharp teeth.
Mu Xinghe turned his head and hurriedly looked, there was a thousand zhang ice cliff behind him, and it was difficult to escape death if he jumped down, but at this moment he had no choice.
Just as he was about to play the final game with the polar bear, suddenly two consecutive gunshots rang out.
The polar bear screamed, blood spurted from his forehead, and he fell to the ground.
Looking at Mu Xinghe again, a fist-sized blood hole appeared in his chest, and blood gushed out.
With a pop, Mu Xinghe fell to the ground on his back.
Looking at the snowflakes in the sky, he took a big breath of air, and he felt that his life was coming to an end.
Blood flowed incessantly, and soon completely stained his body red.
After a while, a man in black came over, he came to Mu Xinghe, he squatted in front of Mu Xinghe, and used his strength several times to snatch the flowers from Mu Xinghe's hand, and put them in a glassware to put away.
After doing all this, the man in black stood up, and when he was leaving, he suddenly paused, turned to look at Mu Xinghe contemptuously, and said, "My palace daughter, how can a pariah like you climb high?" ”
After saying that, he did not linger and quickly disappeared into the distance.
......
"Xi Yao...... Why ......"
Mu Xinghe wanted an answer, but he was destined not to get it.
Soon, his pupils were clouded.
But the flow of his blood did not stop with his death, but converged into a stream in front of him.
The creek zigzagged and slowly forward, eventually passing the green stems that had lost their flowers.
That's when a magical scene happened.
The blood seemed to be pulled by some mysterious force, and it continued to flow towards the severed stem, and the dark green stem turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye under the soaking of the blood.
Not only that, but this transformation gradually spread upwards, and soon the entire rhizome was stained red with blood.
I thought that this change would end here, but I didn't expect the broken stem to grow upward, and soon it would grow blood-red, like dragon claws. These petals stretch out in all directions, looking like a cluster of large flower balls from a distance.
It's a pity that no one appreciates such an amazing and terrifying scene.
It didn't take long for a sudden explosion to be heard in the sky, followed by dark clouds rolling, strong winds, thunder roaring, and electric light appearing and disappearing in the dark clouds, a prelude to the coming storm.
Immediately after, the earth began to shake violently, and the iceberg where Mu Xinghe's body was located also shook violently.
Click! Click! Click!
Cracks suddenly appeared from the bottom of the iceberg and continued to spread to the top of the mountain.
At the foot of the iceberg, the ice surface began to crack extensively under the influence of this tremor.
In the end, only a "boom" was heard, the iceberg collapsed, the ice collapsed, and Mu Xinghe's corpse finally fell into the deep sea with the strange flower, and was sealed by the ice forever, never seeing the light of day.