Chapter 17: Wind and Snow

The difficulty of the road into the mountain was completely unimaginable to Yu Moji before.

Aige was originally in the mountains, where the Tusu people lived, and there were few decent roads - but they were roads after all.

The closer he gets to Chilu Mountain, the more Yu Moji can personally experience what is really difficult.

Tu Lian and the others deliberately avoided the official road, and as soon as they came out of their grief, they entered the inaccessible deep mountains and dense forests. Regardless of all kinds of terrifying strange birds and beasts, just the endless leeches have made Yu Moji suffer a lot.

Between the seemingly quiet and magnificent mountains, there are so many variables that almost drive the ink marks crazy. Although she has good physical strength, she has no experience in all kinds of situations: whirlpools and swamps when wading through the water, and rockfalls on the slopes; Heavy rain, lightning strikes, hail, in just a few days, the weather at four o'clock turned around like a flashlight.

With the experience of this caravan in the past when they went in and out of the mountains, the group easily climbed out of the valley where the sun did not see the light of day, and only then did they climb the high slope where the vegetation gradually became scarce, and the mountain wind immediately grew into a troll, whirling and whistling in all directions. Yu Moji was blown to his knees on the steep slope, and his already chapped palm gripped the grass roots covered with needles on the ground without hesitation, and he barely managed to stabilize his body.

Karyu couldn't look past it and pulled her. They finally climbed up and found a slightly larger stone to rest on—Yu Mojin didn't dare to sit down, for fear that her pair of severely aching knees would no longer be able to support her to stand up—Tu Lian gave her a cold look and said, "The road ahead is much more difficult than this." ”

Lang Wang took a water bag to her and said, "After the 'Fire Sea Knife Mountain' in front, it is the nearest village to Chilu Mountain. If you can't hold it up, don't bother and just stay there. ”

Yu Moji didn't speak, only took the water bag and drank a few sips. The water was sweet and cold, like a steel needle scraping down her throat. Finally, she wiped the corners of her mouth and said, "I'll go with you." ”

They didn't rest for long. Tu Lian and the others just stood and drank some water, and without putting down their bags, they set off again. There seems to be endless thousand-year-old gold in the body of this group, burning all the time, immortal and indestructible.

Although Yu Moji had been prepared in his heart, he walked for a long time before he really realized that the "difficult" that Tu Lian said and the "Fire Sea Knife Mountain" that Lang Wang said were not scaring her.

In front of him is a piece of gravel Nagasaka that cannot be seen, this place has a peculiar geology, and as far as the eye can see, the layers of stone and gravel are stacked up to show a fierce red like fire and blood.

Fatally, there was nowhere to put your feet on this slope - thousands of fang-like gravel, sharp and fine, had already paved this place into a blood-colored mountain of knives.

Yu Moji stepped on it carefully, and where her toes touched, the gravel immediately slid for a while, and her center of gravity was unstable, and she almost fell down.

A hand reached out in time next to her and held her steadily.

Yu Moji turned around, and it was Lang Wang.

Even when this person was serious, he also had a greasy smile, "Aren't you afraid, this fall will make a few holes in this little face?" ”

Yu Mochen immediately replied: "I didn't eat with my face. ”

She is very self-aware, and she is not actually a reserved person.

In the past, she was mourning, she felt despicable, restrained everywhere, retreated everywhere, didn't say much and didn't ask much, just begging for a life and stealing; Now she has followed this team all the way in the open, and the little look she learned from the ladies has long been worn out, and it is much rougher from the inside out.

She could clearly feel that over the course of a few days, not only had her skin thickened a little; I used to try my best to stuff my heart, and I didn't want to be in a hurry, but I also breathed a few breaths of free air.

At this time, Lang Wang teased her, she was not annoyed, but she didn't back down as usual.

However, as soon as her attention was taken off her feet, her steps immediately became unsteady, and she almost fell again.

This time, it was Tu Lian who came to help her.

"Don't distract her," Tu Lian's voice was still cold, "she doesn't know how to leave." ”

As he spoke, he let go of the ink marks that were trying to stand firm, and said to her, "You take your time." It's okay. ”

Yu Moji was stunned, I don't know if it was an illusion or something, but I actually saw a gentle look on Tu Lian's face, and there was a faint shadow of Yuan Yizhi.

Thinking so, she quickly pinched her fingertips to tell herself to concentrate.

If you fall, it's okay to pierce your face; I'm afraid that if I break my foot, then I'm afraid that this group of people will really not take her with her on the road after that.

Even though the gravel Nagasaka is difficult to walk, there is no particular danger other than being difficult to walk. Seeing that Yu Moji was walking slowly, it was still smooth, so he didn't care about her anymore and followed Lang Wang and Youxia forward.

Several of them are fast, and even on this sword-like mountain of gravel Nagasaka, their speed is still unabated. The hillside rose and fell, and after a while, the ink marks could not even see their shadows.

Yu Moji's shoes had long since worn out, and the hard, rough stone and gravel quickly wore down her feet to bleed.

But when she felt the pain, she didn't exclaim, nor did she stop, but sped up her steps, and staggered over the knife mountain in a few steps.

Fear and loneliness never crushed her, and besides, she wasn't alone.

Tu Lian followed his usual style as a leader, sticking to the position of the escort team, and followed closely behind Yu Moji.

He must have done so out of a sense of duty; Maybe it's because Yu Moji has come up with a lot of tools for them along the way; There is also a small possibility, I can't bear to leave the ink marks alone.

Yu Mochen was grateful and guilty in his heart, and he tried his best to speed up. No matter what reason this person is watching her forward, Tu Lian's company has brought her a lot of comfort after all on this mountain of fire and sword, which makes people feel extremely frightened, lonely, and vulnerable.

When they finally arrived at the small village, the Karyu and the others had already been repaired, and were sitting and talking with a few mountain people.

Tu Lian is the leader, and since the leader has arrived, the business will be negotiated faster. As soon as Yu Mochen entered the house to drink water, Kalu came over to inform her, "The 'old horse' has been found, the supplies are ready, and we will leave in the afternoon." You rest for a while and get ready to prepare. ”

Yu Mojian felt strange earlier, but when he heard Karlu mention it, he remembered it and asked, "Why do you have to hire horses when you get to the foot of Aige Mountain?" Could it be that even the road on the snow-capped mountains is more familiar to the horse than humans? ”

Karyu was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

She was about to explain, Tu Lian walked in with a man, poured water for him, and said to Yu Mojian, "Let me introduce you, this is the 'old horse' who leads the way." ”

Only then did Yu Moji understand that the 'old horse' on the snow-capped mountain turned out to be the meaning of the guide.

Karyu took over and said, "Actually, the real horses have to be hired, but that will be when we come down the mountain with our things." As for being on the mountain," she said, looking at the 'old horse' with some admiration, "even the best horse is no match for the eldest brother we have invited." ”

The man was not tall, stocky, talkative, and red-faced. These are all common characteristics of the mountain people living in the area of Chilu Mountain.

Yu Mochen chatted with him casually and learned a lot of things.

That man's name is Dansang, and he is an old man. His voice was already a little hoarse, but he still had tobacco leaves in his mouth—which Tu Lian had brought specially to invite him.

Dansang seems to like tobacco leaves from outside the mountains, and he smokes non-stop when he picks them up.

This is obviously a very bad habit for the "old horse" who works up and down the snow-capped mountains all year round. Dansang relied on the courage of the artist and didn't care.

When he talked about the things on Chilu Mountain, it was funny and relaxed, and the panic that Yu Moji pressed in his heart had to calm down.

But as soon as she set off, she realized that it wasn't like that at all.

The seemingly delicate world of ice and snow is full of traps.

Yu Moji is not good for the teacher. Speaking of which, the clogs are still modified by herself, and the anti-slip performance has been greatly improved; However, after all, it was the first time she had gone to the ice field, and after putting on the ice clogs, she still learned to walk like a duck for a long time. Before she could go smoothly, she stepped into the undercurrent again, and the ice water instantly poured into her shoes, freezing her whole body.

On the snowy mountain, Lang Wang didn't know if it was out of nervousness, and his temper obviously became much more irritable. This person couldn't see her and wanted to say to her, "You, you don't have the ability to come with you." You know what you can do. is obviously a Tusu person, how can he be like Miss Jiao of Qi State. ”

Yu Moji knew that he was at a loss. As soon as she was coaxed, the miscellaneous chick who used to mourn Ge and bowed her head and was silent appeared.

She had nothing to say, so she could only tie the rope around her waist with all her might, and step on the footprints of the person in front of her—this was the way that Dansang walked in front with a cane, and he did not know how many man-eating ice crevices he had avoided along the way; Unable to avoid it, Tansang taught them to lie down and crawl over the thin layer of snow that hung over the ice crevices and looked particularly fragile.

Yu Moji only needs to follow and climb, and he feels that he has taken a big advantage.

In order to facilitate rescue in case someone falls into the ice crevice, she deliberately improved the knot, so that the distance between the front and rear can be flexibly adjusted. However, at this moment, she unconsciously gradually approached Tu Lian in front. It seemed that if she was a little farther away, her whole person would be completely exposed to the danger everywhere.

She realized her ridiculous idea, and immediately knew that she was already terribly afraid, so she hurriedly restrained her five senses fiercely, and as if she had only grown a pair of feet, she walked forward desperately step by step.

I don't know how long it tossed, but the team suddenly stopped. Yu Moji looked up and said that the big thing in his heart was not good - it was snowing.

The snow-capped mountains are white everywhere, and Dansang, the old horse in the "old horse", can only barely identify the direction with the help of the surrounding peaks; Now that it is snowing, I can't see anything, and I can't go any further.

Tu Lian and the others had obviously encountered this situation, and when they saw that the sky was not right, they did not panic, but immediately stopped to discuss with Dansang.

Tu Lian obviously wants to move on, "Staying here is also a waste of physical strength." Stay in this mountain for a few more moments, and the risk will increase by one point. What's more, this place is located between two peaks, and when it gets night, the wind will whirl, and it is entirely possible to blow us away. ”

"But if you go further," Dansang is worthy of being an "old horse", there is no nervous look on his face, and he has a completely indifferent attitude of taking matters into account, "Even if it is me, there is no way to guarantee that I will never lose my way." ”

Although his tone was calm, Yu Moji understood: horizontal and vertical are a dead end. Her heart sank immediately.

The two sides are at a stalemate. Dansang sighed, looked around for a long time, and relied on his superb skills, and walked out of the distance in the wind and snow alone, and soon disappeared.

After a long while, Yu Moji was a little worried, and Dansang reappeared in front of everyone, quite calmly, "There is an abandoned shack in front, and the last time I came, I was still sheltered from the wind in it." Although it is a little broken, it should be fine. ”

Only then did Yu Moji let out a sigh of relief.

Not only her, but everyone's eyes looking at Dansang were full of gratitude.

The group followed Tansang and risked death for a long time, and finally arrived at the shack he said.

The hut barely kept the snow out, but it wasn't much warmer than outside.

Yu Moji held his breath as he walked, and all his energy was focused on his steps, and when he settled down, he immediately felt the extreme exhaustion of his physical strength; Coupled with the biting cold around her, she was numb from the cold, and she almost fell asleep immediately.

But at this juncture, where does she dare to sleep, she can only secretly pinch herself fiercely, trying to stay awake - she has always been a little cruel to herself.

Seeing that the wind was getting stronger, Lang Wang didn't know if his brain was frozen, so he took out a tarpaulin and tried to block the most leaky place at the door. As soon as it was hung up, sure enough, the tarpaulin flew away.

Lang Wang: "......"

Tu Lian walked over, didn't bother to raise his eyelids, and directly blasted Lang Wang back; He himself sat down with his back against the door, blocked the eye of the wind, and said lightly, "Let's rest for a while." ”