Chapter 2 The Man in the Ice Coffin
Under the snow peaks, among the cliffs, there was a natural cave. Suddenly, two red lights suddenly appeared in the dark cave, like the eyes of hell demons.
In an instant, a red light flew out of the cave, accompanied by bursts of roaring sounds that resounded throughout the mountains and shocked all animals.
Then, red light shot up into the sky, and the wind and clouds surged.
In the blink of an eye, with a "bang" sound, Shen Xue was lifted up by the monster with red eyes and stopped falling.
The monster seemed to have completed its mission and immediately turned around and returned to the cave, thus saving Shen Xue's life.
At the same time, the disciples of the sect investigated and found out that the person who fell off the cliff was their senior sister. When they wanted to go down to rescue her, they were blocked by the elders.
First, with their little ability, not to mention whether they can save people, they may even risk their own lives.
Second, the elders felt that because there had been no response for so long, Shen Xue might have been shattered to pieces, and even if they continued, it would be in vain.
In the end, they could only express their condolences and hide the matter from the sect leader for the time being, so as not to worry him and aggravate his condition.
The next morning, the sun shone brightly on the snow-capped peaks.
Shen Xue slowly opened her eyes, looked around, and found herself lying on the rock in the cave. There was a huge eagle standing next to the cave entrance, looking out.
The big eagle seemed to be aware of the movement behind it, and turned around gently to look at Shen Xue, who was getting up. Its face was slightly kind, and its eyes were very gentle.
"You finally woke up..."
A low and hoarse voice sounded in the cave.
Shen Xue was suddenly startled. She looked around again and found no one. So where did this sound come from?!
"Little girl, don't be nervous, it's me..."
This time, the source of the sound was finally found, and it was coming from the big eagle. Shen Xue was so frightened that she took two steps back.
"Diao, are you talking?"
"That's right, it's me..." Da Diao nodded.
"Oh my god!" Shen Xue exclaimed, covering her mouth instantly and whispering, "How can you speak human language?"
"Well... I have become a master through cultivation, so I can naturally speak human language. There is nothing strange about it."
Hearing the explanation of the big eagle, Shen Xue thought to herself, that is true. There are all kinds of strange things in the world. There are many wild beasts that have been cultivated into spirits. Moreover, judging from its voice and tone, this big eagle has already reached an old age.
If you still haven’t become a spirit, it’s really unforgivable!
"hey-hey."
Shen Xue laughed awkwardly, rubbed her head, and saw her untying the rope on her body, throwing it aside, and then walked towards the big eagle with a calm expression and a smile.
Obviously, if it wasn't the big eagle who saved her, who else would it be? What's there to fear about the savior?
"Grandpa Diao, you must have saved me, thank you very much!" Shen Xue said with a hearty smile, clasping his fists with both hands.
"You little girl, you are so interesting."
"whee……"
"Grandpa Diao, can you please send me up again? My father is seriously ill. Now he is waiting for me to bring the medicine back to treat him."
Shen Xue begged. Seeing her clasping her hands together, she blinked her watery eyes and showed a pitiful expression. Anyone who saw it would probably be heartbroken.
"No problem, little girl, but there is no free lunch in the world, so you have to do me a favor."
"No problem, Grandpa Diao. I don't know what I'm doing for you. If I can do it, I will definitely help you."
Shen Xue said frankly and patted her chest.
"The little girl is really good-natured, come with me..."
With that said, the big eagle walked into the cave, Shen Xue followed closely behind him, and at the same time looked around, thinking, I heard that there are usually ores in caves, I wonder if there is any here, if there is, it will make a fortune.
"Ha ha……"
Shen Xue couldn't help but laugh out loud. Da Diao turned his head and glanced at her before she stopped her smile and pretended to be calm.
Then, they walked to the deepest part of the cave. Shen Xue was stunned on the spot, shocked by the sight before her. The colorful ores were all around, and each piece was transparent and bright, emitting colorful light, illuminating the cave.
"Grandpa Diao, the favor you asked me to help with was to move all the ores away, right? Haha."
"Of course not, the little girl has a pretty idea, but if you like these stones, you can take away as much as your waist bag can hold."
"Really? Thank you, Grandpa Diao." Shen Xue nodded and thanked with a bright smile, revealing two dimples.
"Then what do you want me to help you with?"
"There is an ice coffin there, and there is a man lying inside. Please help me place him."
The big eagle said in a deep voice as it stretched out its wings and pointed at a crystal clear ice coffin in the distance.
"Ice coffin? Man?"
Shen Xue looked confused and walked towards the ice coffin.
When she walked to the ice coffin, she saw a man lying inside, and he was very handsome.
She has short fluffy hair, thick black eyebrows, a high bridge of nose, thin lips, regular facial features, clear outlines, and a slightly yellowish and white complexion. For some reason, Shen Xue has a special urge to pinch it.
The man was only covered with a black cloak, his hands and feet were exposed, and his skin color was light yellow and white.
"Grandpa Diao, who is he?" Shen Xue asked doubtfully.
"I don't know. It's just that I was rescued by a cultivator a hundred years ago. He entrusted me to guard this ice coffin until someone destined to show up and take it away."
"Practitioner?"
Shen Xue felt a trace of curiosity and asked, "Grandpa Diao, what does the cultivator look like? Is he a boy or a girl?"
"He was wearing a purple robe, long black hair, blood-colored eyes, and a mask. His appearance was invisible, but his voice sounded like a man." Da Diao recalled what happened that year.
"It's quite mysterious. Could it be that he was being hunted by his enemies, so he used a mask to hide his appearance?"
Shen Xue guessed that the big eagle shrugged its wings.
"Who knows, who cares."
"That's right, Grandpa Diao, the destined person you just mentioned could not be me, right?" Shen Xue said with a bitter smile.
"That's right, little girl, you are the first one to fall. If not you, who else? Ahem, I can't get it wrong. The little girl is kind, filial, and upright. Heaven has given you a great responsibility. You are not destined.
Who is it?"
The big eagle said seriously, and Shen Xue looked at it suspiciously, feeling that the eagle was deceiving people.
"Okay, I'll help you with this." Shen Xue agreed, did she still have the right to choose? If she didn't help, how could the big eagle send her up? If she couldn't get up, wouldn't she be trapped here forever?
Apart from the eagles, there are no other living creatures here, and they will suffocate to death.
It’s scary to think about it!
"But, after I take this ice coffin away, what do I need to do? Dig a hole to bury him?"
"No, put it at room temperature or melt it next to a fire so that the man can see the light of day again."
"It's so troublesome, can't it be opened directly?"
As she spoke, Shen Xue grabbed the two corners of the coffin lid with both hands and tried to lift it, but she couldn't.
"It's useless. They have melted together. You can only put it in a place with a high temperature to melt."
"Oh...it's really troublesome."
Shen Xue stopped wasting her efforts and took two steps back and said, "What will you do after it melts? Do you want to cremate him?"
"Forehead……"
Da Diao looked at Shen Xue and said, "Little girl, I forgot to tell you. In fact, this man is not dead yet. He is just lying in an ice coffin."
"What, he's not dead yet?!"
Chapter completed!