In the darkness, Qi Ziyin asked aloud. The previous collapse of the ice layer trapped everyone in large and small broken ice, and fell into a huge space that was originally hidden under the ice.
This hollow seems to have been washed out by the hot spring flowing here, melting under the black ice. Now the spring water has long since changed its course, but it has left an irregular cylindrical shape in the ice, which is several feet wide.
Come to the river.
In the darkness, Qi Ziyin could only hear the faint breathing coming from his ears. He couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart, struggled to push up the ice on his back, and put his arms into his arms.
, took out the fire fold and wanted to illuminate it. However, when the fire light came on, he saw a face covered with blood appearing next to him, which was ferocious and terrifying.
It was a Pengguo soldier who was hit on the forehead by falling ice. His skull and eyebrow arch had been deformed, and his round eyeballs were protruding out of his eye sockets. Although he was no longer alive,
But the endless pain and despair before death could still be seen in the man's eyes. The faint breathing that the young man heard before was his last breath.
The young Duke Ye was startled, and Huo Zhe was so frightened that he took off his hand. This made him even more nervous, and he raised his voice and continued to call his companion's name. However, what was even more worrying was that he was only ten feet away from him.
On the other side of Yu's ice, Yu Li's voice came:
"Are you looking for that red-haired witch? Hehehe, right now she is in the hands of this general. She would rather die than surrender. It's really touching!"
"What happened to Ning Yue?!"
Qi Ziyin felt a sharp ringing sound suddenly in his ears, and could not hear anything clearly. The cold sweat oozing out from all over his body immediately soaked into his inner clothes, which made him struggle again, trying his best to push away the pressure on his back.
That heavy piece of ice.
However, Yu Li seemed to deliberately want to stimulate the other party, and said with a sinister smile:
"Of course I stripped off my clothes, had a good time, and then cut off the head with my own hands as a souvenir!"
"I'm going to kill you!"
Big tears welled up in the eyes of the young Duke Ye. He dug his fingers into the ice beneath him in an attempt to gain strength. However, the piece of ice pressing on his body was too heavy, and he heard a snapping sound.
, actually split his nails. His roaring voice was hoarse, and the light falling on the fire fold beside him gradually became fainter.
"Ziyin, you...don't listen to that toad-eyed nonsense!"
Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded from the darkness on the other side. It was Ning Yue, who the young man thought was no longer alive. The previous spell casting completely exhausted the girl's power. At this time, she finally gathered her strength,
However, as soon as he said a few words, he was out of breath again and his speech became slurred.
"Ning Yue, it's okay if you're okay, that's great! I'm coming to save you right now, just hold on!"
Qi Ziyin realized that Yu Li had deceived him before, and his mood immediately relaxed.
"Well, I fell in with Sister Jia and the others. We all just fainted and were not injured!"
The red-haired girl also took a breath and continued to answer.
As the words fell, the moans of people waking up came from under the ice one after another, and then there were the sounds of moving the ice away and starting rescue efforts.
Seeing that the lie was exposed on the spot, Yuli on the other side also kicked the person next to him hard and cursed in his mouth:
"Trash, idiot! After digging for so long, you can't even dig out a piece of ice! Did you eat so much dry food and feed it into the dog's belly?!"
"Forgive me, General, but this ice is really too thick, and I don't have any handy tools—"
However, before he could finish his words, he heard the loud sound of a fire bolt being fired. The moment the underground space was illuminated by the dazzling firelight, Qi Ziyin could clearly see a man who was just as tall as Yu Li through the translucent ice in front of him. The child lying on his side shot a Pengguo soldier through the head with a firebolt gun in his hand.
The iron bullet penetrated the armor, penetrated the skull, and penetrated into the flesh. Then Yu Li shouted sharply:
"Can't the knives in your hands be used to dig out ice? If you don't want to work for me, just say so and I will give you a ride! Anyone can take the position of captain. If you can't dig through the ice anymore, you will be It’s the same fate!”
Under the threat of the general, the Pengguo army used all the iron tools they could find and dug frantically on the ice that blocked the two sides. Ning Yue, on the other hand, cast spells and ignited bunches of oranges. The red flames are used to melt ice and save people.
This was a battle with life as a bet. Finally, the young Duke Ye felt a warmth gradually approaching him, and then the ice on his body melted away, but Ning Yue took the lead and surrounded him. rescued.
Just as the young man escaped, more ice blocks above his head lost their support and fell again. The Pengguo army under Yu Li happened to dig up the black ice in front of them at this time, and heard a series of horrifying sounds. Piercing screams were heard everywhere, and several soldiers who had just crawled through the ice were buried alive on the spot by ice cubes falling from the sky, and were crushed into a large pile of flesh.
"Don't run away if you dare! When I catch up with you, the general will skin you and that witch, cramp them, and drink wine with your heads!"
Yu Li roared like a mad dog under the dark ice, but was helplessly left behind by Qi Ziyin and others again - countless falling ice blocks completely divided the originally connected subglacial river into two parts. .Qi Ziyin and others on one side were able to bypass the tall ice cliffs that had previously been inaccessible and continue to move deeper into the blue ice field. However, Yu Li and his party on the other side were completely blocked under the ice. There is no feasible way out, and if you retreat, you will be even more at a loss.
Shortly after the two sides parted ways, Ye Guogong and others, who continued on their way along the river, finally got into a better mood. After traveling for about half an hour, they heard the sound of gurgling water again. The temperature brought by the warm current was even more intense. It was under the ice in front of me that a rare cave was melted——
The large and small rivers washed out over the years have connected here and merged into a huge ice cave. Now above everyone's heads, there are countless water droplets that melted from the top of the cave and refroze to form ice stalactites. Under their feet was the ghost state that had been frozen under ten thousand years of black ice, as it should have looked.
As everyone continued to move forward, the amount of water in the hot spring became more and more abundant. It was only then that the young Duke Ye realized that this hot spring was different from other rivers on the land. It did not flow out of many tributaries. , on the contrary, branches and leaves spread out on a main vein, and countless tributaries were explored in all directions.
Where they are now is the main vein of all these subglacial hot springs, and it is also the origin of those hot springs that disappear and appear intermittently, saving everyone's lives along the way!
"We - should be very close already!"
Qi Ziyin murmured to himself, but his steps involuntarily walked faster and faster, and then he started to trot along the river bank.
When he came back to his senses, what he saw in front of him was a sight he had never seen before, and even a sight that was impossible to believe before he saw it with his own eyes——
The space under the ice has expanded to its extreme here. Now, the cave ceiling covered with ice stalactites hanging high above everyone's heads is already thousands of feet away. And under their feet is a dark black cave mixed with gravel and sand.
The soil gradually revealed a gray-white color. As the gray-white color became thicker and thicker, the originally rugged land became smoother, as if it had been carefully tamped.
Gradually, that piece of gray really formed a road leading forward. It was smoother than any street in Mulu City, as smooth as the walls plastered with white ash in Mozhuxuan. There were many more on the road.
The strange symbols drawn in chalk, but no one can understand their meaning.
The mist that evaporates from the hot spring makes the vision become more and more blurred. Everything seems to exist in a dream, hazy, but within reach. And in the thick mist, there are faintly visible objects.
A huge shadow.
Those shadows are like mountains, almost touching the top of the ice cave. However, they are not like ordinary mountains. There are no rolling ridges, but like clear ditches, with flat and staggering lines.
Boundaries. Those boundaries that are put together irregularly look like the creations left by the gods in the world. They have an indescribable but breathtaking beauty of order.
"Zi Yin, those are-"
Ning Yue followed up at some point and saw the grand scene in front of her with her own eyes, her mouth wide open in shock.
The young man in white did not answer immediately:
"Ning Yue, do you still remember the legend I told you about the Ghost Festival many years ago?"
"I remember that Zhong Ya and his wife Chang Yu reunited in a fairy city in the underworld. They flew into the sky and turned into stars. They were Ya Qin and Wu Chang."
Although the red-haired girl only heard this legend told once by the other party, she still remembered it freshly. "Are you trying to say that by chance, we actually walked to the legendary Hades? And what we see now is
, is that the fairy city where Zhong Ya and Chang Yu reunited?"
Qi Ziyin did not answer, but stared blankly at the majestic, yet mysterious and somewhat terrifying nameless city in front of him in the mist.
"Zi Yin, why don't you speak-"
Seeing that the young man didn't respond, Ning Yue stretched out her hand to pull the other man's sleeve, but was stopped by a strong big hand. Looking back, she saw that it was Mo Chen who had been guarding Mo Zeming all the way.
Not far behind him, Mo Zeming, who had had difficulty walking since entering Guizhou, just nodded at the girl.
"Could it be that this is the ancient city we are looking for on this trip?!"
The red-haired girl suddenly reacted and looked at Qi Ziyin next to her with wide eyes.
The young Duke Ye finally spoke again, but the expression on his face was very solemn:
"Right now, we can only know for ourselves by going to the city to explore it in person. Everyone will rest here tonight. We don't know what kind of crises and dangers we will encounter when we enter the city..."
Even though he had been mentally prepared in advance, when the legend suddenly turned into reality and appeared in front of his eyes, it was still shocking enough to make people feel numb all over. And just this startling glance made the young man wonder about what was hidden in the world.
The strength of the ancestors somewhere in the city not only yearned for it, but also added a bit of fear and worry.
Suddenly, he seemed to remember something again, turned around and walked quickly to Mo Zeming's side, and asked with fear:
"Brother Zeming, I know that considering your current situation, making such a request is quite excessive. However, could you please do another divination to calculate the good or bad fortune of my trip?"
"Whether you go or not, it all depends on Brother Qi. Zeming cannot make this decision for you."
The silver-haired boy shook his head and avoided answering. Now, his face was as pale as paper and his lips were ashen. His thin body could not hold up the thick fur, and he looked like a child wearing adult clothes.
Generally, sit still and remain motionless.
The young Duke Ye finally became anxious and grabbed the other party's shoulders, and his tone could not help but rise a bit:
"Brother Zeming, what do you mean by this? Going north was not my original intention. The fact that we are able to reach such a far place alive depends entirely on your guidance——"
"Mr. Ye Guo, the little master's body is already like this, do you still have the heart to force him to divine your stars for you?!"
When Mo Chen saw this, he immediately rushed forward and pushed Qi Ziyin aside, causing an uproar among the crowd. However, Mo Zeming waved to Mo Chen, signaling him to step back:
"It's not that I don't want to help Brother Qi and predict good or bad luck for everyone. It's just that now we have paid a huge price to get here. If I say that it is extremely dangerous to go here, will you be willing to retreat?"
After finishing these words in one breath, he felt his chest was tight and short of breath. After taking a few breaths, he continued to persuade, "...Now we are like ants trapped in quicksand, even though it seems that there are ten thousand directions to climb.
When I go out, I have no choice but to desperately resist the whirlpool of fate..."
"But if the road ahead is really dangerous, and we rush there like this, aren't we risking everyone's lives?!"
Qi Ziyin wanted to argue again, but Mo Zeming suddenly changed the subject:
"Brother Qi, do you still remember that I made a divination for you when we first met in Mulu City?"
Although his breath was as thin as a gossamer, his eyes were looking straight into Ye Guogong's golden eyes, as if he could directly read the other person's thoughts.
The boy in white nodded:
"Zi Yin has never forgotten the eight words sent by Brother Zeming: It is rare to find relief when you are hiding. It is precisely because of this that, although I have wanted to give up many times, I still grit my teeth and persevere - I, it seems,
I understand somewhat!"
"That's right. Isn't the current situation exactly the same? Whether you know it or not, it has minimal impact on the outcome. And the only person who can truly control your destiny is your own intention, Brother Qi."
Mo Zeming nodded, "The test we will face next is far from a simple divination that can be passed safely. I only hope that no matter what changes we will encounter in that city, Brother Qi will be able to overcome it safely."
Don’t forget your original intention. In this way, all difficulties will be solved -"
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