Chapter 244 The Thirty-second Act Enters the Northern Wilderness Seven
Chapter 244 Act 32 Entering the Northern Wilderness Seven
Half a day later, Qi Ziyin and his party, who had temporarily escaped their pursuers, were still moving forward arduously on the vast ice field. However, it was raining continuously. The weather in Guizhou changed at any time, and the originally sunny sky suddenly became gloomy, and the cold wind suddenly
Since then, blizzards are falling. Now that there is no ship to shelter from the wind and snow, and almost 90% of the important baggage and supplies have been lost, even the young Duke Ye has begun to feel a drum in his heart.
The current blizzard was even more ferocious than what they had encountered before at Guiwei Cape. The strong wind roared in the air, carrying snowflakes as big as goose feathers and hitting everyone hard. It was like countless wild horses hidden in the wind.
, running wildly, colliding, and crushing, trying to flatten these people who do not belong to this ice field.
In the wind and snow, the people who had difficulty standing on the ice would be blown back half a step if they took a difficult step. Qi Ziyin knew that even though they were all wearing fur coats and cotton-padded clothes to keep out the cold, they would not be able to stand still.
If he continued walking like this, he would soon run out of energy and freeze to death in this wild white. He turned to narrowing his eyes hard in the wind and snow, trying to think through the indistinguishable gray.
Find any place you can temporarily hide.
Finally, far away on the west side, the outline of a hill gradually became clear in the wind and snow - it was not a stone mountain, but a low bulge made entirely of ice and snow. However, at the moment, in this cold wave
The ice caps are raging, and a hill like this can provide a little shelter, which is enough to save many lives.
The young Duke Ye immediately mustered up his strength and led everyone to trek toward the hill with difficulty. What was surprising was that the shadow that seemed to be only a few feet high in the wind and snow was actually a shadow.
The icebergs stretch for several miles and are as high as a thousand feet. There are also large and small holes and ice caves on the mountains, as if they were specially built by God to save everyone's lives.
The people who could no longer bear the cold didn't even think about it, so they lowered their heads and got into the caves on the iceberg. Their whole bodies were no longer exposed to the wind and snow, and they immediately felt warm. Some even used the water they carried with them to
A bonfire was lit with thin sticks of wood. However, in the light of the fire, they discovered that they were not the first people to take shelter from the wind and snow in these ice caves.
I saw many unburned fires in large and small ice caves. Although the embers were cold, under the stone stoves built around them, the ice and snow still remained, which was melted by the fire and then frozen again.
No matter who had stopped here before, the difference between him and Qi Ziyin was only half a day's journey.
However, the young Duke Ye understood that this team, who did not know where it came from or where it was going, was by no means anyone he knew.
Because in various places in the ice cave, he also saw countless bones, large and small, piled extremely messily. Many bones still had some flesh and blood membranes attached to them. And the round skulls among the bone piles showed that
What are piled here are actually countless human remains!
Seeing this situation, many people in the team started talking quietly, and the expressions on their faces became more solemn and worried. Faced with the gradually growing fear, Qi Ziyin had no choice. Now, he could not order anyone not to do it.
Go see it, don't think about it, and there is no place for them to avoid it.
He secretly clenched his fists and turned his head to signal Leng Jiayun and Mo Zeming to calm everyone's emotions as much as possible. He held Ning Yue, who was also scared to death, and squatted down in front of a pile of bones to observe carefully.
"Zi Yin, why are you still staring at these terrible things?"
Although Ning Yue was afraid, she did not dare to let go of the other person's hand holding her easily. She just hugged Xue Ling tightly and closed her eyes tightly.
Qi Ziyin just kept staring at the bones on the ground, and from time to time he would reach out to pick them up and look at them carefully, but he responded:
"Even if we can't figure out who these dead people are, we still have to know what dangers are hidden on the snow-stormed ice fields ahead. Look at the ulna bone, which is neatly broken from the middle. It seems to have been severed by a sharp weapon. And the remaining bones are not a complete one, they are all cut into several pieces. Even the skulls are broken into pieces, and there are traces of being burned by an open fire on them——"
"Zi Yin, you mean that on this ice field, people actually killed each other and then ate their own kind?!"
Ning Yue became more and more frightened, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably. This was also the reason why Qi Ziyin took her with him and prevented her from walking around. After all, this girl who had cast spells several times to save people's lives was now in everyone's eyes. , almost equivalent to an omnipotent immortal. If he knew that even she was so afraid of her now, the young Duke Ye was afraid that the situation would be difficult to control.
"One thing is certain, that is, these bones were roasted and then eaten. But whether it was done by humans or something else is unknown -"
The young man in white paused, then picked up a thick leg bone, "Look at this bone, there are several bite marks left after being gnawed by sharp canine teeth. Human teeth are absolutely impossible Leaving such traces..."
Having said this, he suddenly swallowed back the rest of the sentence because just under the pile of bones in front of him, he found some gray-white "soil lumps" in the shape of long strips as thick as a human forearm.
Qi Ziyin had seen this kind of strange thing several times before when he was guarding the city in Yujing. However, he soon realized that these so-called "dirt lumps" were actually the feces left by Chilang!
Nowadays, when he thinks of those terrible ferocious beasts that eat people and chew their bones, the young man still can't help but feel a chill on his back. The shadow of the galloping wolf once again shrouded the heart of the young Duke Ye, making him even more worried. is the identity of those mysterious cannibals who led the wolf pack deep into this barren land.
There was a vague feeling in Qi Ziyin's mind, which told him that the people who hunted wolves were most likely here for the power of the ancestors. And he knew very well that every decision he made next would be related to Life, death and destiny.
However, although the current situation does not mean that they will freeze to death immediately, their lives are already hanging by a thread. Now the weather outside the ice cave has become increasingly bad, and no matter how much food is divided among everyone, they can barely survive for another day. .What’s worse is that all the materials they have for igniting have been used up!
"...How could there be any ancient ruins in such a ghost place?"
"Yes. Even if the ancient city does exist, there are vast snowfields in all directions now. We don't even know where to look, so how can we find it?"
"Stop talking, it would be too bad for Duke Ye to hear it."
"My life is almost gone, how can I take care of so much."
"You also know that your life is almost gone? Instead of complaining here, it is better to find a way to overcome the difficulties in front of you first..."
The desperate situation in the ice and snow made everyone's mood drop to the bottom. Some people in the team began to raise objections, and even some less determined soldiers joined them.
Qi Ziyin listened in his ears and was anxious in his heart, but he could not refute or stop people from continuing to talk. After all, these people had all voluntarily followed him northward. He could not bear it and could not continue to risk their lives on them. Ask for more.
What's more, fear is human nature. Now that even I feel that the future is bleak and uneasy, how can I blame others?
Despair is like a fire spreading among dead grass and dead trees. Once it is ignited, it is difficult to extinguish. The young Duke Ye only felt his hands tighten slightly. It turned out that Ning Yue was holding him:
"Zi Yin, tell me, where should we go next?"
Looking at the confusion written in the red-haired girl's eyes, Qi Ziyin felt as if something was stuck in his throat. He didn't know how to answer, nor could he say any words of comfort.
Many years ago, the helpless and lonely feeling when his mother passed away suddenly came back, tightly gripping his heart like a ghost hiding in the dark night. He said nothing, just lowered his head and held his hand. Ning Yue passed through the helpless crowd staring at her and found Mo Zeming, who was sitting by the fire with fur folded in his arms.
Young Master Mo's face didn't look too good either. Although Mo Chen gave him his share of food and water, the already frail young man with silver hair still found it difficult to bear such a difficult journey.
"Brother Zeming, is it convenient to find a secluded place to talk?"
"Of course, we have reached this stage now. If we don't try to protect ourselves, I am afraid that our trip will be in vain on the ice field of this ghost state."
Before Mo Chen beside him could speak, Mo Zeming reached out and held him down.
However, the loyal attendant still warned uneasily: "My little master is not feeling well, please don't talk too long, Lord Ye -"
"No. Nowadays, the life and death of people like us may only last in a blink of an eye, so we don't dare to waste it."
Qi Ziyin cupped his hands, stepped forward, helped the silver-haired boy up, and walked toward the entrance of the ice cave.
Outside the cave, the wind and snow were in full swing at this time. The vast expanse of white between the sky and the earth was like gray-white gauze curtains deliberately pulled up by the gods, blocking the sight of people who rashly stepped into this forbidden land.
"Brother Qi wants to ask me where the ancient city is, right?"
Mo Zeming came straight to the point, looked at Duke Ye's golden pupils and said, "I know that it was me who advocated going north this time and tried every means to convince you. I also know that I owe you and Miss Ning Yue. And everyone should give an explanation. However, the stars are in chaos right now, and even the divination stars cannot clearly tell us what we will face next. And everything depends on our own choices..."
"What do you mean by that? Are you going to risk everyone's lives here now?"
Someone suddenly started shouting behind the two of them, and it was the dark crowd waiting for them. For them, there was no distinction between the head of Guizhou and the military status. Everyone was a tiny group of ants in the wind and snow. Even if they are as strong as Ning Yue, Mo Chen and Leng Jiayun are among them, there is no difference.
"Everyone, please be patient and ask Brother Zeming to finish his words." Qi Ziyin turned around and tried to keep his emotions under control. However, he knew that the expression on his face was definitely not good-looking.
Mo Zeming nodded gratefully and continued:
"However, I have been calculating the direction of the stars after the great changes along the way, and finally know that as long as we follow Beichen, we should soon be able to survive in adversity and survive."
"There is a way out. Mr. Mo said there is a way out!"
The ashen faces of the crowd suddenly had a hint of color. For them, even the most ambiguous words supported their hope of not giving up easily.
While speaking, the silver-haired boy choked on the cold wind and coughed violently on the spot. However, he raised his palms high to signal Mo Chen, who was looking anxious, not to help him, and continued to point to the wind and snow outside the cave:
"The weather in Guizhou is not as unpredictable as you think. When it turns warm and cold, rain and snow will inevitably occur. The wind and snow in front of us are coming and going quickly. And within a radius of five miles,
There should be a hot spring!"
As if to prove that what he said was true, the ice and snow outside the cave really weakened at a speed visible to the naked eye in the moment he spoke.
"Brother Zeming, are you sure?"
Hearing that there was a hot spring nearby, Qi Ziyin immediately felt energetic again.
The little head of the Mo family nodded, with a smile on his face: "That's right. Brother Qi, do you still remember the Nuanshui River we passed before? The water in the river was so hot that it could boil an egg. There is no way it came from
Above the snow-capped mountains on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, it can only come from underground!”
"Come from underground?" The boy in white was a little confused.
"That's right. As the old saying goes: "The spring is surrounded by red fire, and the bottom of the rock is smoky." Now we only need to look for the place where the white steam is steaming in the ice crevices, and we will most likely find the spring of the underground hot spring. But it's just that
——”
Mo Zeming said, but suddenly hesitated and paused, "But we still have to be fully prepared. Because no matter how many living creatures are wandering around this ice sheet now, there is no chance that we will meet each other by the spring.
, will all be very, very high.”
After hearing this, Qi Ziyin didn't know for a moment whether he should be happy that he had found a way to survive, or whether he should be worried about the danger hiding in the dark.
However, instead of hesitating, it is better to act immediately and show off the tricks. After resting in the ice cave for about half an hour, the clouds finally cleared and the fog dispersed, and it became clear again. Under the clear blue sky, everyone was happy
Suddenly, they saw under the horizon five miles away from themselves, streams of white steam rising like smoke, as if waving to them.
"Let's go. Now we have no other choice but to move forward. Everyone, please take care of the people around you and don't fall behind!"
Qi Ziyin wrapped his mink fur tighter and took the lead to step out of the ice cave. Behind him, more than a thousand survivors were like ants rushing out of their nests, a mass of darkness. Looking from a distance on the ice field, it was astonishing
Like a giant whale swimming in the ice sea.
"Ziyin, tell me, little Stutterer—where is he now?"
Ning Yue walked a few steps quickly, caught up with the young Duke Ye, and walked side by side with him.
Qi Ziyin shook his head: "I don't know where he is. But I hope that he will never let himself fall into the endless ice and snow of the North like us..."
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