Hailong's heart moved, and said, "The three-headed Jiaojiao should also have an impact, let him wait here too." As he spoke, the sea dragon urged the power of the gods and released the mini three-headed dragon.

Twisting his body a few times, the three-headed Jiaojiao glanced at the sea dragon, and his voice sounded in his heart, "Are you as bad as that multi-eyed snake? I am one of the very few snakes that belong to fire, and with my cultivation, I am not afraid of no matter how cold it is." ”

The sea dragon told the three-headed Jiao with his mind: "I let you stay here not only because it's cold above, but I'm a little worried about the multi-eyed snake, and I want to trouble the three-headed big brother to help me watch it." ”

"Got it, you go. Now my spirit is connected to you, and if you are in any danger, I will be there as soon as possible. "Thanks to the favor of Master Hailong, the three-headed Jiaojiao is now much more polite to Hailong. Recognized by it, Hailong smiled with satisfaction, glanced at Ula Tieqing's face, and then followed everyone, under the leadership of Zhiyun Daozun, to the peak.

Although the three-headed Jiaojiao was in mini form, in front of it, Ula still didn't dare to be presumptuous, stepped aside, and sat down quietly cross-legged. The three-headed Jiaojiao ignored him, coiled into a snake by himself, breathing and exhaling the aura on the cloud peak, although it didn't like the cold here, but the sufficient aura was extremely welcome.

Halfway up the mountain, Zhiyun Peak was already shrouded in thick fog, and the cold anomaly in these fogs seemed to be completely composed of Xiaoice crystals, but after climbing less than 100 meters, the sea dragon had already felt that it was at least ten degrees lower than halfway up the mountain. In order to keep out the cold and not to get everyone lost, Zhiyun Daozun released a cyan blue prohibition, enveloping everyone, and her speed was not fast, because a frost had condensed outside the shield in an instant, and she couldn't see the road ahead at all, and now Zhiyun Daozun was climbing completely by virtue of his familiarity with Zhiyun Peak.

Feeling this white world as if in a confined space, a strange feeling rose in everyone's hearts, although there was a ban on the Supreme Cloud Daozun, everyone could still clearly feel that the temperature was gradually decreasing, and invariably, they all used mana to form a shield to protect their bodies.

After about half an hour of walking, when the sea dragon felt that it had gone up for nearly a thousand meters, Zhiyun Daozun suddenly stopped, turned around, and said to everyone seriously: "From here, it has reached a stage of Zhiyun Peak, the temperature here is enough to drip into ice, and further up, the temperature will be lower, everyone must be careful." Soto God, please take care of Ling Ai, don't get frostbitten. ”

Soto nodded, and pulled his daughter into himself, although the surrounding area was beyond the cold that ordinary people could bear, but everyone was a master of cultivation after all, so they didn't feel too much discomfort. Hai Long took out the silver fox coat from the Qiankun ring and put it on for Miao, Miao Miao glanced back at him, his heart warmed, and he clenched Hailong's hand.

Continuing to move forward, sure enough, as Zhiyun Daozun said, but at a distance of ten meters, the temperature seemed to drop by half suddenly. The prohibition of everyone's body protection is full of light, and they begin to consume more mana to maintain their own temperature. Zhiyun Zhizun seems to have been used to it for a long time, except for releasing that big prohibition to protect everyone, he didn't protect himself too much. I don't know how long it took, she finally stopped again, the temperature here was completely unbearable for Miao Miao, and it was all thanks to the mana support of the great god Soto so that it would not be damaged, but her pretty face had turned pale and white.

Zhiyun Dao Venerable's whole body rose with a blue light, and said, "Everyone be careful, I'm going to unlock the prohibition on the periphery, and this is already the place where I cultivate." As she spoke, she squeezed the law in her hand and snorted softly, "Open." "The frost that originally surrounded them had condensed for a full foot, and under the vibration of the mana of the Supreme Cloud Dao Venerable, it was suddenly completely shattered, and the temperature dropped again, this time, even the sea dragon felt that his body was a little stiff, but fortunately, a stream of heat came from Long Xiang's arm, which dissipated the chill in his body.

Except for Zhiyun, Miao and Zhishui, when Hailong and the four people of Nanjiang saw the scene in front of them, they couldn't help but cry out in shock. This is a blue world, there are light blue ice crystals up and down, left and right, and the light is refracted from the ice crystals to illuminate this place. It's a sea of ice, a cave of ice. Zhiyun Daozun smiled and said: "This is the place where I cultivate, from the place I just reminded you, in fact, we have already entered the belly of the mountain, and these thick solid ice around us are all more than ten thousand years of ice, so the temperature here is so low, in order to ensure the light in the cave, every few days, I have to go to the top of the mountain to clear the frost and snow above." Come and sit down with me. As he spoke, he led the group towards a path in the ice cave.

While resisting the cold, Hai Long and the others kept browsing around, the extremely cold qi here is the most suitable for the cultivation of cultivators with cold attributes, Hai Long thought to himself, no wonder the cultivation of the Yuhua sisters has improved so fast, with such a good place to cultivate, the speed of the improvement of ice attribute mana will definitely be fast. After walking more than ten meters, under the leadership of Zhiyun Daozun, they came to a wide ice room with nearly 100 square meters. There were two people in the ice room, they were both cultivating on their knees, and when they saw them, the sea dragon suddenly shook his whole body, it was Yuhua and Yuping! I haven't seen them for hundreds of years, they don't seem to have changed at all, they are all wearing a white robe, letting their long hair fall behind their backs, and their whole bodies are covered with a layer of faint blue light, looking like the goddess of ice and snow.

Two rays of light popped out in Zhiyun Daozun's hand, and he called softly: "Disciples, wake up, there are guests coming." ”

The light of the Yuhua sisters' body protection gradually dimmed, as if the temperature here had no effect on them, and the two of them opened their eyes at the same time, because they had just woken up from the retreat, the cold light in their eyes was swept by their gaze, and everyone suddenly felt a little colder. Because Hailong stood at the back, they were not discovered by the Yuhua sisters, they jumped off the ice couch at the same time, knelt on the ground, and said respectfully: "Brother to meet the master." Seeing his pair of beloved disciples, Zhiyun Daozun's eyes suddenly showed a kind light, and with a wave of his hands, he used his mana to support them, and said with a smile: "It seems that you have gained something from this retreat, and you should have reached the realm of the middle stage of Xiaju." ”

Yuhua nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, Master, this ten-year retreat is really smooth, it may be the effect of the cold ice jade fruit I ate last time." My sister and I can freeze as much as we like now. Zhiyun Daozun said with satisfaction: "Good boy, you are really the pride of the master. Come, first meet the three uncles. ”

Yuhua was used to being presumptuous in front of her elders, and she was even closer to Miao Miao and Zhishui, so she didn't have too many courtesies on weekdays, and couldn't help but say suspiciously: "Master, there are only two uncles, Miao Miao and Zhishui, where is the third one?" Seeing the sea dragon, Yuhua's hand that had been caressing the ethereal silver fox coat suddenly froze, and his face, which had become ruddy because of the end of his cultivation, turned white again. The delicate body trembled slightly, ignoring everyone's surprised eyes, and suddenly threw herself into the arms of the sea dragon without any preparation. The sea dragon only felt a chill in his arms, and Yuhua's elastic delicate body had already clinged to it tightly, "You're not dead, you're not dead, it's great." Do you know how much I miss you?" halfway through that, Yuhua cried loudly, her delicate body trembling in the arms of the sea dragon. Feeling her heartfelt care, Hailong's heart warmed. Yuping was much more reserved than Yuhua, walked to Hailong's side with red eyes, and said in a low voice: "Brother Hailong, we are all so worried about you! You, are you okay?"

The voice of the Supreme Cloud Dao Venerable sounded in Hailong's ears, "In order not to affect the retreat and cultivation of these two children, I did not tell them the news that you came back safely. Senior Brother Hailong, these two girls really like you, I know that you and Senior Sister Miao have a good relationship, but I hope that you don't rashly reject them. They are my most beloved apprentices, and I can't bear to see them hurt. ”

The sea dragon glanced at Zhiyun and nodded lightly at her. Even without her advice, at this moment, he really couldn't say anything to refuse. Miao Miao stood aside, looking at the sea dragon with no disapproval, if Tianqin still made her a little jealous, this Yuhua sister could not affect her mood in the slightest. Not only did the two sisters have a very good relationship with her, but they had known the sea dragon for many years, and Miao Miao had long known that they liked the sea dragon. What's more, Miao Miao understands that in Hailong's heart, her status is unshakable, Hailong and Yuhua sisters are almost the same in cultivation, and they are the best candidates to succeed her, so she is very happy to fulfill these two sisters.

The sea dragon patted Yuhua's back and said in a low voice: "Okay, Yuhua, so many people are watching, get up quickly." Otherwise, everyone will laugh at you. ”

Yuhua punched the sea dragon and said angrily: "Where have you been running these days, you will be missing for three hundred years at once, and you will die in a hurry." Say, did you elope with Lyra? ”

Hailong smiled bitterly and picked up Yuhua's delicate body, and said, "If I really eloped with her, will I come back now?" Tianqin and I were both framed by gangsters, and we were almost alive, so it was not easy to come back. Now we have important things to do, and I'll talk to you about it in a moment. Oh, by the way, I've broken through the realm of immortality, at least now it's your uncle. ”

Yuhua blinked her big beautiful eyes and said, "Impossible, I know very well how difficult it is to move from Xia to not falling, even if you were higher than me in cultivation, it is impossible to break through so quickly." ”

The sea dragon can break through the realm of not falling, it can be said that luck accounts for half of the component, coupled with his resolute character, with the particularity of Long Xiangyu can successfully break through the realm and improve. smiled slightly, and said: "Let's not talk about these first, come, let me introduce you to you, these few people are all cultivation masters from southern Xinjiang, except for Miao Miao girl, everyone's cultivation is not inferior to the sect master." ”

Only then did Yuhua notice the existence of other people, her pretty face flushed, and she said with Yuping: "I have seen a few seniors." ”

Mo Ha smiled and said: "Lianyun Sect is really a master, and these two high disciples of Zhiyun Daozun are indeed talents that are rare in a thousand years. ”

Miao Miao's eyes were a little weird, and the affectionate appearance of Yuhua and Hailong just now couldn't help but make her feel mixed feelings. After these days of getting along, she found that she liked the sea dragon more and more, and her heart had fallen in love with him, his cleverness, his wisdom, his tenacity, and everything about him. Seeing him making love to others, Miao Miao's heart hurts so much.

Zhiyun Daozun said: "Without further ado, let's go to the Extreme Xuan Ice Eye immediately." When the matter of the sea dragon is solved, we will talk about anything else. ”

Yuhua was stunned and said with concern: "Brother Hailong, what's wrong with you?" Hailong smiled: "It's a long story, but it's actually nothing." You and Yuping continue to cultivate, and we'll go back as soon as we go." ”

Yuhua frowned and said, "That Extreme Xuan Ice Eye is very dangerous, and the temperature there is so low that even a cultivator can hardly bear it. My sister and I will go with you. ”

Zhiyun Daozun said: "No, you stay here, the temperature there is too low, although your cultivation is not weak, but it is still easy to get injured." ”

Yuhua said disobediently: "Master, you can take us there." With our current cultivation, we should be fine. ”

Zhiyun Daozun's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "You have seen how powerful the Xuanmang of the Extreme Ice Land is, and this time so many of us are going to go, we can't be distracted to take care of you at all." You stay. ”

In Lianyun Sect, the only thing that could make Yuhua afraid was Zhiyun Daozun, who lowered his head helplessly, fell into the arms of the sea dragon again, and said softly: "Big brother, you must be careful!"

Yuping seemed to want to say something, but in the end, she didn't speak.

Zhiyun Daozun said: "From here, go up about a hundred meters, enter the real Polar Ice Land, where the temperature is unimaginably low, even if our cultivation is at most, it can only last for an hour at most." And the Extreme Ice Eye is the coldest place in the world, where we can be frozen to death at any time. Therefore, after entering the land of extreme ice, I, Miao Miao and Zhishui will join forces to protect the sea dragon, and the two great gods will protect Miss Miao Miao, we will be in front, and you will be behind. After reaching the Extreme Xuan Ice Eye, please ask the Great God of Soto to immediately force out the Red Moon Gu. ”

Hailong nodded and said, "When the time comes, the task of protecting the Gu will be handed over to me, Miss Miao Miao, don't worry, I will definitely not let your Red Moon Gu be harmed." ”

Miao Miao took a few steps forward, urging all her mana to resist the invasion of the cold air, and said to the sea dragon sadly: "Are you really so ruthless? I don't have any other requirements, I just hope that I don't want to dedicate my first time to the person I love the most." That can also dissolve the Red Moon Gu, I am the body of a pure yin witch, and it will only be beneficial to your cultivation. Afterwards, I promise not to pester you. Isn't this okay?" Listening to her words, Hai Long froze, in front of the great god Soto, how could he categorically refuse Miao Miao?

Miao Miao's confession suddenly made Yuhua's face cold, and the cold light flashed in her eyes, if it weren't for the presence of Zhiyun Daozun, maybe she couldn't help but do it at this time.

Miao Miao took two steps forward, walked to Miao Miao's side, took her cold little hand, and said softly: "Sister Miao Miao, don't be like this." Who doesn't love a pretty girl like you? But what you've done so far has been so extreme. Even if the sea dragon agrees to marry you, he will be in the shadow of being threatened by your natal Gu in the future, do you want to do this? With so many of us here to help you, I believe that the Red Moon Gu will definitely be able to return to your body safely. The days to come are still very long, as long as you truly love him, you may not be able to unite on the basis of love. That would be much better than threatening him with your life, and it would be easier for him to accept, wouldn't it?"

After listening to Miao Miao's words, Miao Miao felt a lot more comfortable, and said with some doubts: "Sister, aren't you jealous? After all, no wife wants to share her husband with others." ”

Miao Miao glanced at the sea dragon deeply and smiled, "I love him." In my heart, he is everything to me now, and I will not do anything to restrain him as long as he wants to. What's more, in a few hundred years, I will be doomed. Since I can't stay with him forever, I hope that he can find other beloved people to fill my vacancy. Silly girl, you have to figure it out for yourself!"

Miao Miao also looked at Hailong, lowered her head with a blushing face, and muttered, "I understand." ”

Yuping's face turned pale, Yuhua turned slightly blue, and her voice trembled: "Uncle Shi, you, what do you mean by this?"

The sea dragon patted Yuhua's back and sighed, "Yuhua, don't be like this. Do you remember when you were in the Rookie Contest? At that time, you always misunderstood that I loved Lyra, but you were wrong. Yes, I admit that I had a crush on Lyra at the time, but it wasn't her that I loved. From the first time I saw Ethereal, she held the most important place in my heart. But at that time she said nothing and refused to accept me. After I came back not long ago, we finally confirmed our relationship, and now, she is my wife. I know that you and Yuping are both very good to me, but I must not lie to you about anything. ”

Yuhua pushed away the sea dragon violently, and she fell back a few steps, the truth is always cruel, the only person she likes in her heart came back safely, but what it brought to her was endless pain.

Miao Xiang Hailong shook his head helplessly, walked to Yuhua's side, and said, "What I said to Miao Miao just now is also for you." Actually, even I don't understand why the sea dragon is so attractive. All I can tell you is that even I can't monopolize him. If you really like him, learn to be tolerant. Silly boy, think it through. Dragon, let's go to the Extreme Ice Eye. After speaking, he took the hand of the sea dragon, and under the leadership of the gloomy Zhiyun Dao Venerable, he climbed up the other path of the ice room.

When Miao Miao passed by Yuhua's side, she said in a low voice: "This sister, I understand your current mood very well. Who doesn't want to monopolize their loved ones? But exclusivity means loss, and we don't understand the heart of the sea dragon. If you want to be with him and get his love, you have to lose a lot of things. You're better than me, at least, you still have some affection for each other. Let it go. After speaking, together with Soto and Moha, he caught up with the sea dragon and the others in front of him, and climbed upward.

Yuhua's whole body shook and fell to the ground, and as soon as the tears came out, they turned into ice beads and fell to the ground, making a crisp sound of tinkling winter. "Why? Why is it so painful to love someone? Sister, are we wrong? I know, you like Big Brother Hailong too. Will you share his love with others?"

Yuping's mood at this time was as chaotic as Yuhua's, she picked up her sister and muttered, "I don't know, I really don't know." ”

While climbing upward, the sea dragon's heart was extremely confused, and from the bottom of his heart, he had loved two women, one was Ethereal, and the other was Lyra. However, whether it was the Yuhua sisters or Miao Miao, they all gave him too much shock. Can they really bear their love for themselves? In the secular world of China, it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, but in the cultivation realm, there are very few people who have combined to become a Taoist couple. Not to mention having multiple wives. Now, he would rather have a fierce fight with the three-headed Jiaojiao than face those resentful eyes.

"Don't think about it, we'll be in the Polar Ice Land right away. If you don't worry, I'll take care of those things for you. If you don't hate the Yuhua sisters and Miao Miao in your heart, why should you reject them and break their hearts? It's perfectly fine for everyone to get along with each other. As long as you don't break their virginity, if anyone regrets it, you can quit at any time. If you really fall in love with someone, I'll only be happy for you. Everyone is a cultivator, and they have cultivated for many years, and loneliness is the greatest pain, so why can't you bring joy to them?" The ethereal and gentle voice sounded in Hai Long's ears, and her soft words calmed Hai Long's inner apprehension. Hailong looked at his favorite wife gratefully, nodded lightly, and said: "Wife, I listen to you in everything, at the critical moment, only you can help me deal with things that make it difficult for me to decide." Yes, it is not easy for people to live a lifetime, so how to be happy, how to enjoy it. Rest assured, no matter who I accept, I will be responsible for her and will never let her be hurt in the slightest. Maintaining a spiritual love may really be a good thing. ”

Miao Miao smiled: "As long as you figure it out." I don't want to see you bothered about this. I believe that even with Yuhua's stubborn temper, he will succumb to his love in the end. ”

Hailong smiled and said: "Wife, don't worry, no matter when, the most love in my heart is always given to you." You are the first woman I fell in love with, and the wife I love the most. If I really marry a lot of wives in the future, I'm afraid that Hongji and Xiao Clever will scold me for being a pervert. ”

Miao Miao smiled and said: "There are so many good girls to be your wife, even if you are scolded as a pervert, it is completely worth it." Well, be careful, there's a land of extreme ice ahead. ”

The sea dragon looked up and saw a blue ice crystal-like hole appear in front of him. Zhiyun Daozun showed a solemn expression, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, pay attention, after entering the land of extreme ice, we will encounter the attack of Xuanmang, Xuanmang, which is made up of the essence of the cold ice, itself has extremely strong attack power, once it directly hits the body, it will become an ice sculpture. The most terrifying thing about them is not in the attack power, with our cultivation, Xuan Mang alone is not enough to be afraid, but, because Xuan Mang is made by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth for countless years, and they already have a certain thinking ability, they are extremely vindictive, once one is eliminated, it will cause their anger, and the attack will be even more crazy. So don't hard-connect, dodge as much as possible, or use a flexible and soft ban to unload Xuanmang's attacks. Otherwise, once Xuan Mang is completely angry, it will attract an irresistible Xuan Whirlwind and cold wind, and I am afraid that none of us will be able to get out of this land of extreme ice. In other words, they attack us, but we must not fight back. If anyone inadvertently uses mana to cancel out a Xuanmang, we must notify everyone as soon as possible, and we must withdraw as quickly as possible, and wait until the Xuanmang subsides. ”

The sea dragon gathered his mind, took out a small iron rod and held it in his hand, the divine power in his body urged to the limit, and his whole body was full of golden light. Soto used his purple mana to protect his daughter in it, and Moha said, "I'll open the way in front later, and your father and daughter will be tighter." "After being ignited by the master of the sea dragon, the two gods, who were originally fighting endlessly, have now become good friends.

As soon as he stepped into the land of extreme ice, the sea dragon felt a great chill all over his body, as if even the thick prohibition laid by the power of the gods could not stop the cold from invading his body. If it weren't for the constant bursts of heat from Long Xiang's arm, it would indeed be difficult to resist with his own cultivation at this time. Before he could see the appearance of this extremely icy land clearly, a white light suddenly flashed in front of him, and a white gas like an arrow shone with a little blue light. Remembering the words of the Supreme Cloud Dao Venerable, the sea dragon did not dare to harden, and moved illusory under his feet, easily dodging the mysterious attack with the wonderful and gratuitous footwork of the wandering spirit.

Zhiyun Daozun walked in the front, and she had an extra magic weapon in her hand like a dust, and the blue light flashed continuously, leading the Xuanguang from the front to the side one by one. As soon as the mangs hit the surrounding ice walls, they disappeared silently, as if nothing had happened. Soto and Moha used the same method as the Supreme Cloud Daozun, and as soon as Xuan Mang got close, they would be unloaded by their soft mana. Zhishui walked in the center and received the least attacks, while the sea dragon and the ethereal, with the Five Elements Lost Boots and the Getaway, Xuan Mang couldn't get close at all. Although the further you go inside, the lower the temperature becomes, and the more dense Xuan Mang's attacks become, but with everyone's advanced cultivation, nothing went wrong.

Turning a corner, suddenly, the pressure suddenly increased greatly, the number of Xuanmang more than doubled, the sea dragon and the ethereal were okay, after all, they only needed to dodge, Zhiyun was originally the master of Zhiyun Peak, although it was difficult to deal with it, it was nothing, Moha and Soto cultivated deeply, naturally it was not something that Xuanmang could hurt, but the easiest water stop before began to deal with difficulties. Xuan Mang has not only attacked from both ends of this ice cave, but the surrounding ice walls, up and down, left and right, may appear at any time that attack full of cold qi. Stopping the water to protect the body with the Heavenly Wheel, learning the method of the Cloud Dao Venerable to attract the Xuanmang, but because the cultivation was obviously weak, there was a feeling of being in a hurry, and the pressure around her was constantly increasing, and it was becoming more and more difficult for her to deal with. At this moment, an exclamation from Yun Daozun suddenly came from the front, "It's not good, there is actually a mysterious spirit appearing, everyone retreat quickly." Hearing her voice, Moha and Soto stepped back without hesitation, the action of stopping the water was a little slower, and eight Xuanmang rushed behind at the same time, seven of which were unloaded by her in a hurry, and the last one successfully broke through her defensive prohibition, Zhishui only felt a chill all over his body, and in the midst of the crisis, the Heavenly Wheel suddenly burst out with powerful mana, and the Xuanmang that came from the impact was suddenly strangled by the strong cyan blue light.

As Xuanmang disappeared, the entire Polar Ice Land trembled violently, and Zhishui shouted, "It's not good, I extinguished a Xuanmang." ”

At this point, everyone had already retreated ten meters away, but a mutation occurred. The number of Xuanmang has increased unprecedentedly, almost occupying the entire cave, and there is no room to dodge, in desperation, the small iron rod in the hand of the sea dragon turned into a thousand sticks, and in the shadow of the rod, he suddenly strangled and killed I don't know how many Xuanmang.

Suddenly, everything came to a standstill, and everyone felt that the pressure was greatly reduced, and all the mysteries disappeared. Even the originally cold space seemed to have risen a few degrees, and the Sea Dragon and Zhishui, who had cultivated to the weakest, suddenly gasped. Zhiyun Daozun said in shock: "It's over, the Xuan Xuan cold wind is induced. Hurry up and breathe, we can only do our best and obey the destiny of heaven. ”

The sea dragon said suspiciously: "Now that there is no Xuanmang's attack, even if we can't reach the Extreme Xuanbing Eye, we can rush out quickly." ”

Zhiyun Daozun smiled bitterly: "It's impossible, now the exit has been blocked by the Xuanxuan cold wind composed of Xuanmang, and after it calms down, it will be a cold current like a storm." ”

Miao Miao said: "Senior sister, what is the Xuan Lu you said just now? If you hadn't suddenly asked everyone to retreat, maybe Senior Sister Zhishui would not have destroyed Xuan Mang." ”

Zhiyun Daozun sighed and said: "The appearance of the Xuan Spirit really surprised me too much, although I only vaguely saw its traces, but I can be sure of its existence, as long as there is it in this Polar Ice Land, even if there is no threat of the Xuan Xuan Vortex Cold Wind, it is impossible for us to go to the Extreme Xuan Ice Eye, because that is the place where it was born." Xuanluo is a kind of life form condensed by Xuanmang, with extremely high wisdom, it will appear after more than 100,000 years of Xuanmang's condensation, and this land of extreme ice is its domain, in this field, it is the absolute supreme, even if the immortals are here, it is impossible to fight against it. There is a whirlwind and cold wind in the back, and there is a mysterious spirit in front, I am afraid that we will all die here today. ”