The procession finally marched, and the people knelt in place, watching the white procession, carrying heavy sacrifices, accompanied by blazing torches, slowly walking into the woods—

Far away on the beach of the Black Clan on the other side of the White River, there is still a family kneeling, it is Zhenxue's father and sister-in-law, little sister, and little nephew who can just walk-

They looked at the foot of the mountain from afar, the hot sacrificial scene, the heartache was unbearable, but there was no way to return to the sky, the family was relatively speechless, they could only silently light incense and candles and bow down, kowtow, kowtow, pray, pray-

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The road into the mountain was quite easy to walk at first, with an average of four people carrying more than 200 catties of sacrifices, which was not too heavy, and it was very easy to walk. www.biquge.info But as it got dark, the mountain road went deeper, and it began to climb, and gradually it became a little harder, but fortunately, they were all young people in their twenties and thirties, and they couldn't help it.

Send the first hole to the front, Xuanwu took the lead, the road up the mountain is familiar, try to find a good walk, the road is wide to go, the fourth hole row last, Lingwa and the other three people carry a calf to follow closely, a few people with torches, also take care of the front and back, all the way, but also very smooth.

Some people also joke and tell stories to relieve the oppressive atmosphere. The procession was like a few glowing fireflies, flickering and brightening, drilling back and forth in the mountains, and tens of thousands of people under the mountains were looking far away, and kept praying, praying that this spark would bring good weather and peace to the coming year.

Among the more than 20 people who gave sacrifices, two or three of them had been sent once, and they had some experience, and they were calm and calm, and they did not panic at all! The rest of the staff are the same as Lingwa, participating for the first time. I was nervous all the time, I didn't say anything along the way, every grass and tree in the darkness of the mountains, and the mountain wind blew, which made them nervous.

Knowing that the mountain was cold and snowy, and the cold was abnormal, the clan had prepared enough thick clothes for everyone, and they had to wear them on their bodies when they set off, so as soon as they entered the mountain, they didn't go far, and some people couldn't stand the heat and had to rest and take off their clothes-

Lingwa also took off his thick clothes, tied them around his waist, and followed silently after wearing a single coat, he was not nervous, he had been climbing on the mountains since he was a child, and these mountain roads were not a problem, he just wanted to reach the top of the mountain as soon as possible, plus he was not familiar with everyone, so he had nothing to say.

The mountain is full of mountain springs, you can hear the sound of the water flow when you can't go far, it is true that there is a lot of water in the mountains, especially those mountains with lush vegetation, the trees are deep in roots, the root system is developed, the water absorption capacity is super strong, and the snow on the top of the mountain is deep, it does not melt all year round, the snow water and the surface water sucked by the roots of the trees, the two phases are integrated, the trickle of water, the clear springs, the puddles of a pool of pools will accumulate for many years, and will never be exhausted.

Therefore, walking in the mountains is generally not worrying about having no water to drink! The group only carries dry food such as flour cakes, and does not bring any water. Facing the towering snow-capped mountains at an altitude of four or five thousand meters, it takes at least more than a day to climb up alone, and it is good to carry items and walk with them.

Although there is a shadow of terror buried in everyone's heart, most of them returned safely when they think about the sacrifices in the past, and only a few of them had a bad fate! That can't be helped, sacrifice me and make thousands of families happy! Being able to dedicate to the clan is also a kind of blessing!

They walked all the way, prayed all the way—

Zhenxue lay on the special wooden plank, silent, and everyone thought that she was still unconscious, and no one bothered her. Her mood is a little different from everyone, others are still praying to retreat, and she can only see death as home-

I can't find a chance to live, in the eyes of so many big men, on such a high mountain, I really can't think of where to escape?

The road was getting higher and higher, and she rested and drank water halfway, and no one consulted her, and she was still covered in a white cloth, like a dead person. Lingwa carried the calf closer to her, and took advantage of the darkness that no one was paying attention to, and secretly touched her a few times to see if she reacted?

I was anxious to ask her what to do next? Do you want to run away? I thought, if you want to run, in this dark mountain forest, only these twenty people, and on this narrow mountain road, I can completely help you?

But Zhenxue was afraid that others would find out that she was sober, so she ignored him! Lingwa couldn't help it, thinking, you still can't rest assured that the old and young in the family can't be relieved! Ignore me, anyway, I'm going to the top of the mountain to find out?

The mountain road turns left and right around the mountain, winding up, the team steps on the footprints left by the ancestors of the past dynasties, steps on the smooth stone steps, climbs up bravely, and when you go up to the halfway up the mountain, you can still see the sacrificial lights at the foot of the mountain, and it is still red half of the sky, everyone knows in their hearts that the people under the mountain are looking at themselves, and they are also looking at the people under the mountain -

It wasn't until the second half of the night that the lights under the mountain were gradually invisible, and everyone knew that they had only entered the clouds, at least two thousand meters or more, equivalent to the height of the clouds seen at the foot of the mountain.

At dawn the next day, a group of people completely entered the clouds and mist, slowly approaching the snow line, and could see that the trees were full of ice, and the weather began to be cold, and the people who lit the torches at night also changed several times, and as soon as they saw the dawn, they quickly extinguished the torches, thinking that they would send the sacrifice back and say that they would not use it?

As soon as people stopped, it was cold, and they needed to put on clothes, Zhenxue was also cold, and when everyone stopped to take a break, they couldn't help but lift the white cloth and say to everyone,

"Why don't I come down and go! I'm tired from lying down, and you're working hard!"

This sentence surprised everyone, presumably this girl is sober up now? They all looked at her in a daze and didn't know what to do?

"Why do you look at me like this? I'm still a human, not a ghost! Don't worry, I won't embarrass you!"

Seeing that everyone was looking at her in a daze, she continued, and tried to untie the fixed strip of cloth on her body.

When Xuanwu saw it, he hurriedly stepped forward to stop it and said,

"Sister, I can't help it, I can't help it! You want our lives! You have been carefully dotted by the mage with the magic narcissus liquid, how can you casually contaminate the dust and dust of mortal soil-this is almost to the top, it is better to lie down!"

Xuanwu was also sad to say this, thinking that he was about to reach the top, and the implication was that we might be about to finish and return triumphantly, and you might stay on the top of this mountain forever—

Everyone else also advised her to lie down, and the four guys who carried her patted their chests and said, It's okay, it's okay, how much do you weigh?

I had no choice but to lie back down!

Seeing that she had finally woken up, Lingwa leaned over and whispered to her,

"Don't be afraid, I'm right behind you!"

The cold wind blew on the mountain, and the cold shivered on the body, and everyone took off the cotton clothes tied around their waists and put them on one after another, Xuanwu seemed to be reluctant to go?

But Xuanwu had already returned to his stretcher, waved his hand, and said with a smile, "Cover it, I don't need to carry things!"

When Lingwa saw this, she also covered her white cotton clothes on the Zhenxue cloth, and said with a smile,

"I don't need to, it's not cold at all!"

Everyone couldn't understand the meaning when they saw this, they couldn't imagine that two young men would be so good to a little woman who was about to die?

The team continued to move forward, and soon stepped into the snow line! stepping on the white snow, one foot deep and one shallow, and the speed slowed down significantly.

The huge snow peak with several great spirit beasts hidden was in front of him, like a pyramid, standing majestically less than two kilometers in front. Under the sun, it is glittering and spectacular -

A few clansmen who had been up with him kept whispering to remind everyone, the voice was very low, for fear of alarming the mountain wind, or disturbing the spirit beast, but although it was very low, at this altitude of several thousand meters, the most holy place closest to the sky, except for the sunshine, wind and snow, there was no other sound, and it was still heard very clearly.

"See? It's the Spirit Beast Cave - there is no snow around, it's dark! Spirit beasts are not afraid of the cold, but they rarely come out of the hole-

"The head of the giant spirit beast is on the top - we are about to split up, be careful! As long as the parrot says let's go, let's go, let's go! Don't stay for the sake of watching the spirit beast-"

Everyone is whispering, their eyes are alert, their spirits are hundredfold, their hearts are beating faster, and they are nervous!

Xuanwu and the four of them carried the first hole in the front, and as they began to climb the snow peak, looking at the dazzling white snow, the blue sea and clouds all around, there was no green bird to be seen, everything was quiet and terrible, and he seemed to be drifting consciously, shortness of breath, and he couldn't help but tremble!

Lingwa is the second time to climb the snow mountain, I have the bottom of my heart, a lot of steadfastness, I think I climbed the snow mountain for the first time or alone, so many people today, I was not afraid at the time, and I don't have to be afraid today!

He saw Xuanwu and another clansman lifting to the front, both of them holding each other, their legs trembling a little, and he couldn't help but say loudly,

"Brother Xuanwu, don't be afraid! We're in the back! Look at the front, don't look at the back—go boldly, it's okay!"

Fortunately, although the road to the summit is covered with snow, it is sandwiched between the snowy mountains, there are no cliffs, and the snow is not too thick, so it is safe to walk up!

Lingwa screamed from behind, so everyone was excited, but the experienced people immediately woke up and said,

"Don't scream, don't scream! Alarm the spirit beast to rest—we, we—"

The last sentence was not finished, for fear that at this critical moment, the tragedy would be fulfilled in the words.

When I climbed to the middle of the snow peak, the wind and snow just stopped, and the noon-like sun shone brightly on the white and silver snow peak, and the whole area was covered with dazzling golden light!

A group of people went through hardships, all day long came to a protruding giant rock, the mountain road is divided into two sides, the right is the snow road that continues to climb to the top, and on the stone wall on the left, there are several thick black characters left by the predecessors "The mouth of the first spirit cave!"

According to the spacing, the person who sends the first hole must wait for all the people behind to pass through, and then get up and send the items to the entrance of the hole, and a parrot will greet them-

Xuanwu stopped at the intersection as promised, and said goodbye to everyone one by one, when the last Lingwa passed, he also patted Lingwa's shoulder, leaving each other a sentence, be careful!

Lingwa was about to walk over, but he didn't take two steps, when suddenly Xuanwu rushed forward, quietly grabbed him as if he had forgotten something, and whispered into his ear,

"There is something you want in the belly of this cow you carry - your kung fu is above me, if something happens to us, I hope you can avenge us!"

After finishing speaking, he gently patted him on the shoulder and said,

"Let's go, be careful!"

Then he went back to his stretcher and watched the team slowly move away—

Hearing Xuanwu's words, Lingwa was shocked, and her mind suddenly turned over, but she soon thought of something "knife"!

This is also something that Zhen Xue inadvertently asked him to do before! Because it didn't work, he never had a chance to tell Zhen Xue, so he hid it in the back of his head, and when he suddenly heard this, his eyes lit up, thinking that I had to give this thing to Zhen Xue quickly, and the most important thing to protect her was to protect her-

Xuanwu and four other people carried the cooked pig, the cooked chicken continued to walk forward, one carefully opened the way in front, the person who opened the way was a young man, he had never been here, and he didn't know where the hole was?

A few people have been walking along the protruding rock road, walking to the west, as if walking in a walking hall that can shelter from the wind and rain, although the road is not wide, but it is also flat, but on one side is the rocky snow-capped mountains and narrow valleys, can desperately walk in, for a few people, half of the soul has been lost!

A few people hurriedly walked a long cliff-like road, and when they reached the end, they couldn't find any black holes? They couldn't see any parrots? They were at a loss, and they were all confused? Unconsciously they carried things back again—

He had just walked back a short distance when suddenly, a gray-black behemoth fell from the sky, motionless in the middle of the road, blocking the entire passage-

The monster was two meters tall, with a rock on its head, and its body was covered with thick black flesh, which looked like several car tires overlapping from a distance, and two black legs with thick waists, short and fat, with six thick black arms stuck in its body, and under the arms were iron tongs that looked like scimitars, weighing more than a ton—

The head is as small as a mouse, and from a distance it looks like it has no head, and when I look closely, I find a pair of thief's small eyes, which are glaring at everyone fiercely-

Several people were frightened and suddenly scattered, and in a panic they found that they were cornered, so they quickly put down the sacrifice, knelt on the ground and bowed, trembling all over, stammering and begging for mercy-