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If he hadn't walked up the stairs himself, Han Chuang would never have believed that he was still in the Linglong Pagoda. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoIn front of you is a world of ice and snow covered in snow.

The sun reflected on the snow, leaving a dazzling band of light mixed with a small amount of green, which was an evergreen shrub, a hardy crop that would keep itself alive even in winter, without a hint of difficulty.

The wind swirled high in the air, making a shrill whistle, and white snowflakes fell, whipped and whirled in mid-air, like a child's spinning top. Snowflakes shred the light and shadows, and the shadows of the shattered sky snaked out mottled traces, like deep pits dotted in the snow.

That's right, the snow is half a foot thick, and if you step on it, you almost drown half of your calf, and if you're unlucky, you can step into a deep pit hidden under the floating snow, and your whole body won't go down.

Snow is a dangerous place, whether it's the knife-like wind or the danger under your feet, it's enough to kill you.

Han Chuang knew very well what kind of danger lurked in the calm snow, so the first thing he did was to intercept two branches and hand one of them to Nie Qingqing.

"Use it to find your way, be careful, don't go too fast. ”

Nie Qingqing nodded and walked forward with a pestle. I have to say that the role of a simple pathfinding tool in the ice and snow is decisive, if you want to live, you must be careful, tools are careful capital.

As the two of them walked along what appeared to be a path, the wind became stronger, the sky receded a pale blue and became full of haze, as if they had walked into a valley, and the icebergs on both sides were hugging each other, as if all living things were dead.

"Are we really in the pagoda?" Nie Qingqing began to doubt, this is also normal, anyone in such a harsh environment will have doubts about his state of existence.

"Believe me, this is inside the pagoda. Han Chuang replied, "Do you remember when we walked up the steps?"

"Yes, when you get to the last step, the world changes, damn it, it really changes. ”

Cold weather is easy to dry out the skin, because all the moisture is condensed into frost, Nie Qingqing's face condensed a thin layer of frost, but she didn't start to brush it off, the reason is very simple, even if it is brushed off, it will soon be frosty again, it is better to adapt in advance.

Surprisingly, Han Chuang's face did not have any frost, it looked the same as before, this picture that completely violated the laws of physics naturally aroused Nie Qingqing's suspicions, she stared at Han Chuang with malicious intentions, and said word by word: "Why is there no frost on your face, is there any treasure hidden?"

"I swear, no. Han Chuang combined the actual situation with a solemn oath to show his innocence. He was chuckling, with a narrow expression on his face, not a naked mockery, but a good-natured, jokingly smile.

Nie Qingqing laughed, "Also, I don't know what you have on you?"

"Really?"

"Of course!"

After saying this proudly, Nie Qingqing's eyes met Han Chuang's narrow eyes, she immediately knew that she had lost her words, if a woman knew everything about a man, what was the relationship between the two?

Her face flushed and she bowed her head shyly.

"I don't mean anything else. Han Chuang said, "It's just a joke." ”

"I know. Nie Qingqing's voice was heeled.

Han Chuang smiled, turned around and held her hand, and said softly, "How about getting married when we come out of the pagoda?"

"Yes. "The woman's voice is as small as the chirping of a mosquito.

Han Chuang shook his head and continued to walk forward, the icebergs on both sides completely appeared in front of him, in one word, a thousand zhang.

Perhaps the iceberg is not thousands of feet high, but the pure white giant ice cubes hanging down give people a strong visual impact, making people believe that the description of thousands of feet is obviously exaggerated.

After a while, he heard the sound of the ice hitting it, not loud, but a piercing "click", like the sound of a stone breaking.

This was obviously not a good sign, Han Chuang was a little anxious, took Nie Qingqing's hand, and sped up.

"What are you doing? Didn't you say you had to be careful?" Nie Qingqing said.

"Hurry up, something is wrong," Han Chuang said, "and there may be problems if you stay any longer." ”

"Yes. ”

The two shook off the branches of the tree and ran on the snow. Han Chuang's fable was soon realized, a gust of wind struck, and the courage at the foot of the iceberg was like a rising tide and a huge wave of snow powder. The waves rolled up the snow on the ground, higher and higher, and chased after them.

"It's too late!"

Han Chuang roared, performed the peerless light skill of stepping on the snow without a trace, and ran wildly all the way with Nie Qingqing in his arms.

There was no direction, he didn't have the full strength to choose a direction at all, and the huge waves of ice and snow drove him forward.

"Look there!" Nie Qingqing said, pointing ahead.

When Han Chuang looked up, he saw that there was a cave on the iceberg in front of him, and he immediately ran towards the cave again. The waves were behind him, and the cold air was already beating against his body before the waves, just like a thick layer of ice condensed on a face that claimed not to freeze, which was a death letter from Mr. Winter to him.

Han Chuang could clearly feel that his body temperature was falling sharply, and according to the downward trend, he was afraid that before the giant waves hit his body, they would be frozen into ice cubes.

Nie Qingqing's little face was pale, and even her eyes were covered with frost, and Han Chuang had to give her some true qi to keep out the cold while running wildly.

"Don't, don't give it to me, run. Nie Qingqing said.

Han Chuang didn't listen to her, he was still dual-minded, seeing that the ice and snow were about to engulf his body, the limit of human beings finally exploded at this moment, he increased his speed to the extreme, and his body rushed forward dozens of meters, and finally rushed into the hole before being swallowed by the ice and snow.

Xu was because of too much force, as soon as he entered the hole, he felt that his feet were slipping, and his body was unnaturally falling forward, he hurriedly controlled his body backwards, and at the same time took a step back with his right foot, trying to use it as a support, but this foot did not use his strength, so he slipped to the side, and his whole body fell heavily to the ground.

Ice splashes!

He was lying on the ground, Nie Qingqing was lying beside him, the two gasped roughly, looked at each other and smiled, glad for the rest of their lives.

Then the strange silence returned to the world again, and the "great waves" that rose up gradually returned to calm. Nie Qingqing shuddered for a moment, and said, "Are you feeling colder?"

"But it's even colder," Han Chuang clasped his hands in his arms, if there was no major deviation in his perception, the temperature in the cave would be about ten degrees higher than outside the cave, even with his strength, he also felt his body stiff.

"How's that? Han Chuang asked

"It's fine. Nie Qingqing replied, "It's just that the body is a little inflexible." ”

"Then get up and move. ”

The two of them got up and began to move in the cave, because they were not familiar with the realm, so they just exercised on the spot, they didn't know how much this exercise did to boost their body temperature, but it was better than nothing, and it was better to do it than not to do it.

There was no wind in the cave, and the wind froze to death, turning into icicles that hung down on the top of the rock wall and frost that clung to the surface of the protruding stalactites.

The light is cast into the cave, and after the reflection step by step, the illuminated hole is still dark, but the deeper part is still dark.

"What now?" Nie Qingqing asked.

"I want someone to know what to do. Han Chuang smiled and made a hand shadow, the palm of his hand shimmered, and after a while, the voice of the monk came: "What difficulties have you encountered again, my little brother?"

Han Chuang rolled his eyes helplessly, and wanted to reply with a few words, but considering that he had a request for others, he endured this impulse.

"Monk, we arrived at a strange place. ”

"How strange is that?"

"A world of ice and snow. ”

"What do you mean?"

"As the name suggests, a world covered in snow and ice, the temperature is surprisingly cold. Han Chuang thought for a moment and added, "I guess it's the third layer of the Linglong Pagoda, but I'm not sure. ”

"You wait, I'll ask the sure person. ”

After being silent for a while, it was actually Nie Yuxin's voice that came: "Is it a world composed entirely of ice and snow?" ”

Han Chuang was a little curious as to why Nie Yuxin happened to be with the unmonk, but he still replied: "That's right, a world made of ice and snow has only a few hardy shrubs. He paused and continued, "There was a snowstorm just now, and now we are hiding in an ice cave, and the temperature in the ice cave is even cooler than outside. ”

There was another silence, and I don't know how long it was, until Han Chuang was almost impatient, Nie Delusion's voice sounded again: "I think you have entered the land of eternal winter on the second floor of the Linglong Pagoda. ”

"What kind of place is that?" Han Chuang said.

"A region that is always winter, there will be no other three seasons of spring, autumn and summer, eternal winter. ”

"All I care about is how to get out," Han Chuang said, "and you should be able to get to the point." He looked a little impatient, and this successfully won Nie Qingqing's eyes.

"That's my daddy, be polite. She whispered.

Han Chuang sneered and whispered in a voice that only two people could hear: "Of course, I understand, that's my future father-in-law." ”

Nie Qingqing stared at him fiercely.

After a while, Nie Yuxin's voice came: "You are in an ice cave now, and the temperature of this ice cave is even lower than the temperature outside?"

"That's right," Han Chuang said, "it's about ten degrees lower." ”

"Very well, walk a little bit into the cave and see if the temperature is lower. ”

Han Chuang looked at the strange darkness and nodded.

"Qingqing, I'll explore the way, you stay here and don't move. ”

"Good. ”

Han Chuang walked towards the strange darkness, he walked more carefully than in the snow, this is a matter of course, although the snow is dangerous, but it is predictable, and the darkness - darkness is the most unforeseen thing, no one knows what will suddenly appear in this strange darkness.

He walked about a few dozen steps forward, and immediately felt the temperature drop, more than a dozen degrees lower than the entrance of the cave, about the limit of what an ordinary human body could bear.

He retreated, nodded to Nie Qingqing, and replied to Nie Yuxin: "That's right, the temperature in the ice cave is lower." ”

"That's right. Nie Yuxin said, "In the land of eternal winter, the most feared thing is that there is no change, once you find a place where the temperature has changed significantly, go with this change." ”

"It's going to freeze to death. Han Chuang pursed his lips.

Nie Yuxin's laughter came from his ears: "Don't worry, martial artists are not so easy to freeze to death." After a pause, he continued, "You move on, and you may find something." ”

"But it's just a possibility. Han Chuang said, "What if you don't find out? What if you find out that it's a Jedi in the end?"

"You're already in the Jedi. Nie said disdainfully, "There is a shortage of food in the land of eternal winter, how long can you support it without food." ”

Han Chuang was silent for a moment and said, "It seems that we have no choice. ”

"Don't worry, Qingqing is my daughter, and I won't harm her. ”

"I'll believe you this time. ”

Han Chuang raised his palm and hung up the communication.

"Your daddy sent us into the depths of the ice cave, maybe there was a chance of survival. ”

"Do we really want to do this?" Nie Qingqing stared at the thick darkness, and couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

Han Chuang hugged her shoulders, leaned forward, put his lips to her ear, and whispered, "Don't worry, no matter what happens, I will protect you, I swear." ”

Men and women have entered into yet another universal social contract, and just as in ancient times, men are always at the forefront of battle.

Han Chuang found a tree branch, and then tore off a piece of cloth from his body and wrapped it around the tip of the branch to make a simple torch.

"Alright, let's get started. ”

Nie Qingqing nodded, and like his right hand, a flame came out from between, lighting the torch, and the two of them moved forward by the light of the fire.

The temperature was really as Han Chuang said, gradually dropping, after touching the limit that ordinary people could bear, the two had to transport their true qi to resist the cold current, although this was a bit of a waste of true qi, but in order to survive, there was nothing to blame.

In the depths of the ice cave, an ecosystem appeared that surprised them, a fern, or a fungus, Han Chuang was not a botanist, so he couldn't tell.

But this fern or fungus plant has learned a lot of biological knowledge. Most of the plants in the ground are not green because they do not need photosynthesis, so chlorophyll, a non-essential pigment, is not common in cave plants, but the fungal plants that appear here still have chlorophyll, and the tiny needles are bright green and emit a faint light.

Han Chuang extinguished the torch and climbed up a steep ice slope, and when he climbed to the top of the ice slope, he had an unobstructed view of the scenery behind him.

"No, it can't be. He muttered back away.

"What?" Nie Qingqing climbed up the ice slope after him, and when her gaze touched the scene below the ice slope, she was equally frozen.

"What is this?" she said, but no one answered.

Under the ice slope is a turquoise lake, according to the temperature in the ice cave, there can be no water, but the lake water is really presented in front of them, the turquoise color, crystal clear, like a piece of green amber embedded in the ice cave.

However, this was not something that stunned the two of them, what really shocked them was an iceberg in the middle of the lake, like a white island hanging in the middle of the lake.

There is a woman in the iceberg, it should be said that there is a woman sealed, she lies quietly, the iceberg is like her coffin. Her long hair and eyebrows are frosted, looking like a proud work in the hands of a master sculptor, although she is just lying down, but her posture is beautiful, her feet are harmonious, slightly curved, and her hands are folded on her chest, like Xizi holding her heart.

She was dressed in a white silk shirt, her bare collarbones were slender and elegant, perhaps lying here for too long, and beneath her body was connected and merged with the fungus plants.

Under the light emitted by the fungus plants, her face is faintly visible, not the kind of stunning beauty, but revealing a quiet, elegant, and indifferent temperament, like a snow lotus hiding between the cracks of the glacier.

The bottom and side walls of the cave are filled with many cracks filled by fungi like snakes, and the ceiling of the cave is hung vertically with stalactites and gray and white strips on the surface, which are also clinging to it, like a grass-colored apron.

The whole cave resembles a huge natural altar, with the mysterious woman enshrined in the center of the altar, and all the fungi are like the guardians of the altar, complimenting the woman from outside interference.

"What the hell is that?" Han Chuang muttered.

"Or should I say, who is that?" Nie Qingqing shook his head, the Linglong Pagoda was already a strange place, and it was understandable that no matter how weird things were, they would be excused.

But women, especially women who have been frozen for an unknown number of years, still make her shudder when they appear in front of her.

"The first thing is to judge the era in which this woman lived. Han Chuang said.

He wanted to say that he would see if the woman was dead or alive, but the ice slope they were on was high, and there was no direct road to the Iceland that hung in the middle of the lake, and he didn't dare to step on the water rashly, and who knew what strange things would be about being able to keep the water frozen at such a low temperature.

"Looking at the style of clothing, it is the style of the southwest generation about 2,000 years ago. Nie Qingqing propped his chin in his hand and said his speculation.

Due to the prosperity of Confucius and Mencius thousands of years ago, women's clothing began to tend to be conservative, such as this iceberg woman's collarbone is exposed, and the half-exposed shoulder silk shirt can only appear before the prevalence of science.

In addition, Nie Qingqing found a unique ornament belonging to the southwest region at the neckline of this silk shirt - a creature similar to a snake, only the ethnic minorities in the southwest region will use this creature as a decoration, but which nationality it is, Nie Qingqing is a little confused.

"Why is she here?"

"There is only one kind of person who will appear in the pagoda. ”

"You mean treasure hunters?" Nie Qingqing looked around, "but it doesn't look like there are treasures around here." ”

"Remember the Guardians of the previous two floors?"

"Remember, the first one is the Netherworld Ghost King turned into by the Great Demon, and the second one is a ghost cultivator, so this?" Nie Qingqing stared at the woman in the center of the "Ice Coffin" and frowned slightly, "But she doesn't look like a ghost." ”

Whether it is a ghost cultivator or a demon spirit, the difference is only that people or demon clans are seated. Although the cultivated ghost body and spirit body are similar to the human body, but if you look closely, you can still see the difference, the most obvious of which is that the ghost body and the spirit body are a little weak, giving people a feeling of unreality, but the woman in front of them gives people the feeling that she is a person, a real person, a person of flesh and blood.