Chapter 556: Little Hope
It was already nightfall, and Prince Ding Xiao Tianjue and his team of 1,000 people were still cleaning up the rubble and snow that had fallen from the Broken Jade Peak.
Song Qingfeng wanted to send more soldiers to help, but was flatly rejected by the old prince.
Although this Broken Jade Peak has completely collapsed, there are still some remnants of the mountain, and occasionally scattered pieces of gravel and snow suddenly fall from it. In addition, the remaining mountains may continue to collapse at any time.
Although Xiao Tian was desperate to find his apprentice, he would never let more people risk their lives for this.
Moreover, the large number of people is easy to mix, which will add some unnecessary confusion to the search work that needs to be carried out in an orderly manner.
Therefore, Xiao Tianjue still insisted on the 1,000 soldiers led by himself, as well as dozens of people from the Loyal Alliance led by Xue Youyou, to complete this extremely difficult task of searching for people under the snow.
Fully aware of the dangers involved, everyone who clears the gravel and snow at the bottom of the mountain takes the utmost care to keep the noise of digging and transporting the rubble to a minimum.
They barely spoke to each other, all silently searching the area with their hands by the light of the dozens of torches burning around them.
"Xiaoyu, are you really sure we can find the ice here?"
Xue Youyou straightened up slightly, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice with some urgency.
Xiao Tianjue's hands were still groping in the snow for a moment, and at the same time he replied in an extremely affirmative tone: "That kid's heart is extremely strong, and he is extremely intelligent. Even when he is on the line of life and death, he will try to find hope of survival.
Moreover, with his light body skills, even if he fell directly from the peak, he should be able to control the direction as much as possible and choose to fall from the south slope. ”
Hearing him say this, Xue Youyou finally relaxed a little, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask: "But so much time has passed, and he ...... Will he really be able to hold on?"
Xiao Tianjue's hands couldn't help but pause slightly, and he was silent for a long time before he replied in a low voice: "If he can use the butterfly transformation skill to protect his heart in time, even if he is buried in the snow for a day and a night, there should be a glimmer of life." ”
In such a day and a night, could they really find the boy who didn't know where he was in such a short period of time, under this large layer of rubble and snow?
Xue Youyou didn't say this question in her heart, because she knew very well that it was this almost slim hope that had always supported Xiao Tianjue and kept him from being knocked down by the grief of losing his beloved.
She silently wiped her sweat again, and then bent down again, ready to continue digging through the gravel and snow in front of her.
Who knew that at this time, Xiao Tianjue suddenly stretched out a hand and held one of her hands hard.
"Don't worry, Yu'er, Yu'er has never let me down. And I will not let him down!"
Startled by his unsuspecting behavior, Xue Youyou couldn't help but be stunned, and at the same time felt that his face was already starting to heat up.
This person has never changed!
is still as willful and frank as he was back then, without scruples!
He is now the leader of the Loyalty Alliance, and he actually took his hand so naturally in front of so many people in the Loyalty Alliance.
So, how can I face those subordinates in the future, and continue to give orders to them as if nothing has happened?
Thinking of this, Xue Youyou couldn't help but secretly exert her strength, trying to break free of the seemingly thin and weak hand.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Tianjue discovered her attempt first, and actually clenched her hand even harder.
In fact, with Xue Youyou's skills, he would not let a person like Xiao Tianjue who had no internal strength really restrain himself.
However, after feeling the stubborn persistence of the other party, she was suddenly touched to a softest place in her heart, and she didn't want to make him sad and disappointed anymore.
So she gave up the struggle and let him hold on to his hand.
At the same time, she also silently turned her gaze to Xiao Tianjue, who was still looking at her intently.
In the flickering of torches around him, those white hairs and wrinkles were mercifully hidden, and what Xue Youyou's eyes saw was vaguely the current majestic young man
His Royal Highness King Ding, who did not hesitate to disobey the military order for her sake, and after being beaten with forty military sticks, still gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and coaxed her back to Beijing with kind words.
"After all these years, you haven't changed at all!"
She shook her head slightly, finally sighing.
"Youyou, in my eyes and heart, you have never changed, and you are still the most beautiful woman in the world and the most distressing woman in the world!"
Xiao Tianjue still held her hand tightly, and an unusually bright light flashed in his eyes, "I originally planned to resign from Shuai Yin as soon as I came back from Chongyuan. If you want, from now on, we will go to the end of the world together, just like I longed for when I was young, to be a pair of free and easy people in the rivers and lakes.
But now that Yu'er's whereabouts are unknown, I, as a master, must not abandon him. No matter how long it takes, even if it is to turn this broken jade peak upside down, I must find Yu'er!"
Xue Youyou looked at him deeply, and at the same time nodded solemnly, and said, "Xiaoyu, from now on, I am willing to stay by your side all the time." We will definitely find the cold ice, and we will definitely realize the dream of our youth and go to the rivers and lakes together. ”
Xiao Tianjue's face couldn't help but flash a flash of excitement, and he nodded very solemnly, "Okay! Youyou, then let's find Yu'er together first, and then go to the rivers and lakes together!"
However, before he could finish his words, a strange voice was heard in his ears.
"Xiaoyu!"
Xue Youyou suddenly screamed, grabbed his wrist with his backhand, and then jumped violently, floating out into the distance for more than a few feet, and was able to avoid the snow that fell from the Broken Jade Peak.
The rest of the people weren't slow to react, and most of them were able to get away in time.
But there were a few people who couldn't avoid it completely, and they were buried by the snow in an instant. Fortunately, the people next to him immediately rushed to help, and soon rescued them all in time.
Seeing that everyone had escaped safely, Xue Youyou couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.
She turned her head to look at Xiao Tianjue, but saw that he was staring ahead with a pale face, and his eyes were full of despair!
This sudden avalanche almost covered the area they had worked so hard to clear for half a day.
Everything has to start all over again.
"Xiaoyu, we still have time. Moreover, this time it only fell with snow, and there was no gravel, so it would be much easier to clean up. ”
Xue Youyou comforted Xiao Tianjue with words, and waved everyone to continue to clear the snow.
However, Xiao Tianjue shook his head slowly, and said in a tired and hoarse voice: "Youyou, it's snowing......"
Xue Youyou listened and couldn't help but be stunned.
She looked up and saw that the night sky, which was originally as black as ink, suddenly had countless dots of white, and pieces of snowflakes like goose feathers were quietly falling down......