Chapter 248: Snow Snake

Footsteps sounded, and they entered the cave from the passage, and after a while, the figures of Sun You and Gan Ze appeared in the passage and walked in from outside. A cold wind seemed to blow into the quiet cave with their pace, bringing with it a staggering chill outside, and even causing the otherwise quiet flames to shake suddenly, like a shivering young beast.

The two people sitting by the fire, Yongye's eyes lit up, and he stood up, while Zhong Qingzhu, who was sitting at the other end, just turned his head to look at the two of them, his eyes swept and swept behind them, and then after a pause, he turned his face expressionlessly to look at the pile of flames, and added a piece of firewood to it.

The sparks soon spread over, and it seemed to have gained new strength and brightened again, and it stopped shaking and became stable. Yongye took two steps forward and asked Gan Ze and Sun You:

"What's the matter, have you found that Senior Sister Zhong?"

Gan Ze and Sun You both shook their heads, Yongye was stunned for a moment, and his eyes also glanced behind them, then he thought of something, and frowned: "Shen Shi who chased out before ......"

Sun You sighed and said, "The stone ran outside one step faster than us, it should be chasing Zhong Qinglu." It's just that it's too dark outside, and the wind and snow are heavy, and when Gan Ze and I go out, they can't be seen anymore. ”

"What?" Yongye was stunned, and Zhong Qingzhu, who was on the other side, stared at the burning flame in front of him, silent, and didn't know what he was thinking, just didn't say a word.

Gan Ze, who was standing next to Sun You, said: "When we chased out, we also tried to separate the two sides to search for a while, but there was too much wind and snow outside, in case we went far, I was afraid that even we would get lost, so we had to come back first." As he spoke, he smiled bitterly and said, "The snow is falling outside, and the snow I just walked through is not even visible for a long time, and it is really difficult to distinguish the direction and find someone." ”

Yongye nodded and said, "That's true, the two of you are not familiar with this extreme northern snowfield, and it is right not to rush away, otherwise if you really get lost, it will be difficult to do." ”

Sun You was a little worried on his face, and said, "But now Shi and Zhong Qinglu are gone, and they can't find it, Senior Brother Yongye, do you have any way to find them?"

Yongye pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "On such a snowy night, even our disciples of the Zhenlong Hall will generally not go out. The snowfields of the far north are vast, and it is very easy to get lost in such a snowy night, and now we are afraid that we will not be able to find the two of them, maybe after dawn, we will go out to search again, and maybe we can find the two of them. ”

Sun You and Gan Ze looked at each other, and they didn't know what to say for a while, but at this moment, the three of them suddenly heard Zhong Qingzhu, who had been sitting silently by the fire, suddenly asked, "Senior Brother Yongye, may I ask if the two of them really get lost and can't find the way back here, will there be any danger in this icy and snowy field outside?"

Yongye frowned, thought for a moment, and then said solemnly: "Now the wind and snow outside the cave are heavy, and the ice is bone-chilling, and ordinary people naturally can't withstand it, but with the Dao realm of Shen Shi and Zhong Qinglu, they are trapped on the snow field when they can't find the path back, as long as they operate the spiritual power in their bodies, I think they should be able to last until dawn tomorrow." At this point, he paused for a moment, and then said, "Of course, if you really have to carry it outside in the wind and snow all night, the taste will not be pleasant, and there must be sleepiness and fatigue and even some frost immersion." But as long as nothing else, there shouldn't be much danger to the two of them. ”

Gan Ze and Sun You heard this, although they were still a little worried, but the expressions on their faces eased a little, no matter what, Yongye was a disciple of Zhenlong Hall after all, and he was the one who knew this extreme northern snowfield the most. Since he said so, then Shen Shi and Zhong Qinglu should not have any big risks, and it is a big deal to wait for dawn tomorrow, and everyone will go out together to carefully search for their traces.

It's just that the cold expression on Zhong Qingzhu's face didn't seem to relax much, she silently raised her head, glanced at Yongye, and then asked, "Senior Brother Yongye, what did you mean by the accident you just said?"

Yongye was stunned for a moment, and then explained: "Senior Sister Zhong, that's the case, although the ice and snow here in the Extreme North Snow Field seem to be barren, there are still many local unique demon beasts on the Snow Field, of course, I told you when I passed through the Snow Dragon Mountain before, most of the powerful demon beasts are gathered in that mountain range, but there are indeed some on the Snow Field." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the direction of the entrance of the cave, and then continued: "So the accident I said is that if Shen Shi and Zhong Qinglu suddenly encounter some powerful demon beasts in the wind and snow outside, it will be dangerous. But don't worry, I also said that this is just in case, generally speaking, with my experience of living in this snowfield for many years, it is almost impossible for a demon beast to escape on such a snowy and cold night. ”

Zhong Qingzhu was silent after hearing this, Sun You and Gan Ze glanced at each other, and knew that there should be no way to find Shen Shi and Zhong Qinglu immediately, so they had to walk back and sit down by the fire. It's just that intentionally or unintentionally, both of them sat on the side of Monk Yongye, separated by a fire, and there seemed to be a situation in this cave where there were three men on one side and Zhong Qingzhu sitting alone.

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After a while, Zhong Qingzhu slowly raised her head, her eyes were a little cold, and she quietly glanced at the three men behind the flames, neither joy, anger nor sadness, as if she had buried all her feelings in her heart, and then, she stood up gently, turned around, but walked towards the entrance of the cave.

This move immediately surprised the other three people, and at the same time, they all stood up, and Monk Yongye spoke first, stunned: "Senior Sister Zhong, what are you going to do here?"

Zhong Qingzhu paused slightly, and said calmly: "They may be in danger outside, I'll go find them." ”

Sun You frowned, and interjected on the side: "Qingzhu, Senior Brother Yongye has made it very clear just now, except for the cold wind and snow, even the demon beasts will not come out at such a night, and they should not be fine with the stones." ”

Zhong Qingzhu was silent for a moment and said, "Demon beasts will not come out if they are afraid of the cold, but there is also a kind of fierce beast that ignores the cold and heat, and maybe they will find them." ”

Yongye, Gan Ze and Sun You were all stunned and said, "What?"

Zhong Qingzhu said lightly: "Ghost thing." ”

Everyone was stunned, Yongye took a step forward, and said solemnly: "Senior Sister Zhong, the little monk has already said before, there have been no ghosts on this extreme northern snowfield for many years. ”

Zhong Qingzhu glanced at him, her face was as cold and flat as water waves, and even the words she said seemed to have a hint of coldness, even if the voice was not loud, but the three men present could hear it clearly, and felt the sudden, even unusually firm in her words:

"Stone said that day that there are ghosts in this snowfield. ”

She looked at the three men coldly, and at the same moment, it seemed that suddenly the wind and snow outside the cave suddenly accelerated, and even the sound of the cold wind became so terrible, and it came in from far away. A cold wind blew from the front, and Zhong Qingzhu's clothes floated slightly, as if her entire figure was a little cold at this time. Then, her gaze fell on Yongye's face, word by word, and said slowly,

"I believe in him, but not in you!"

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"Whew!", the increasingly cold woman turned around, as if bringing a gust of cold wind, making the temperature of the entire cave much colder, and in the process of stepping, the flames were suppressed until her figure walked all the way out of the cave.

The three men stood in the cave, looking at each other, with different expressions on their faces, and for a long time no one spoke, or no one knew what to say.

And the wind and snow outside the cave, the moment Zhong Qingzhu walked out of the cave, they swarmed and rushed towards her. The chill was to the bone, and she seemed to feel a hint of coldness, standing at the entrance of the cave and gently pulling the placket of her clothes.

Her hair hung down on her sideburns, her cheeks were a little pale, her feminine face was a little sad in her calm, and she looked up at the black night sky.

The night was deep, boundless like a dark sea, and she seemed to be standing at the bottom of this boundless deep sea.

Under the wind and snow, there seems to be a kind of sleepiness that cannot breathe.

It's just that she exhaled softly, I don't know whether it was to this night dome or to herself in the dark, and slowly showed a somewhat pale smile, her lips opened slightly, a little fragile at that moment, there was a faint and rare helplessness, pale cheeks and pale lips, in the wind and snow, as if a subtle voice was whispering:

"Stone ......"

Then she was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, shook her head and puffed up her chest, all fragility disappearing from her face like a tide. She looked coldly ahead and walked forward. Step into this snow, step into this snow, the snowflakes are flying, the wind is terrible, the bone-chilling storm is as fierce as a beast, showing its fangs fiercely at her, and the darkness roars from all directions, slowly engulfing her figure!

She walked forward, leaving aside the bright fire of the warm cavern behind her, and stepping into the darkness.

The wind and snow became more and more violent, and large expanses of snow and mist rolled up for some reason, flying and spinning behind her, instantly drowning all traces of her footprints.

She walked farther and farther in the darkness until the cavern finally disappeared behind her completely, and the darkness completely overwhelmed all around, leaving only the pale earth.

For a moment, Zhong Qingzhu suddenly raised his head and looked up at the dark night sky.

The cold wind suddenly rose and suddenly split into two pieces behind her, and large patches of snow mist burst up, gathering into two large white snow curtains, sweeping across both sides of her body.

Darkness boiled instantly.

The night roared like a demon.

Her upturned face was cold and expressionless, but in those bright eyes, in the clear pupils, there was a sudden strange swaying. At that moment, the corners of Zhong Qingzhu's mouth were twisted, and a trace of pain appeared on her face, but she gritted her teeth fiercely and didn't let out a moan.

Even if she is alone at this time, even if no one can see it in this snowstorm, and even if the terrible wind has already overwhelmed everything......

She was just, alone, gritting her teeth coldly, looking up at the cold and lonely sky.

After a while, her pupils changed, flashing strange vertical snake pupils appeared in her eyes, and at the same time, the black qi around her body was vigorous, and the cold wind howled, her body slowly floated up, step by step, onto the black sky.

Two huge snow curtains, like terrifying wings, slowly flapped and closed behind her, and a strange black shadow slowly emerged behind her.

Like a huge black snake entrenched in the night!

She was like a fierce beast revived in the night, facing the wind and snow, walking slowly, towards the boundless darkness, looking for something.

Her eyes were cold and strange, but she always stared ahead, as if as long as there was hope in the depths of that snowy night, she would not give up, even in this dark night, she would walk through.

The dark wind and snow rolled up crazy black shadows and snowflakes, and rushed into the night with the mysterious black shadow that was hidden by the night.