I don’t know when the snow stopped, but after dawn, nothing seemed to fall.
They were the first to wake up. Or rather, they didn't sleep for almost the whole night. Except for Ye Linghua, who slept in the small room at the beginning - she proposed it herself because the other house was bigger. Unfortunately, those two people didn't get along well.
No, Xie Zhe is only used to sleeping alone, but he is sleeping with a monster.
The room really made him feel uncomfortable. He had nothing to say to Zhongli Hanzhang, and Hanzhang didn't make any trouble. He read a book honestly all night. Neither of them slept much, but Xie Zhe was the second one.
There was a dark circle under his eye. As expected, the physiques of old monsters and ordinary people are not the same.
"Are you okay if you haven't rested?" In the corridor, Ye Lingquan, who was ready to go, asked with concern, holding a package on his arm.
"It's okay, let's go." Xie Zhe didn't say much.
After going downstairs, Xie Zhe stretched out his hand to push the door open and found that the door felt heavier than yesterday. As expected, an arc-shaped mark was drawn in front of the door, and thick snow was piled together. Maybe it was snowing lightly at night,
So that it won't accumulate too much. But the height of the snow is now thirty or forty centimeters, and the thickest part is about half a meter.
"...Why is this?" Ling Huan frowned, "How should we go about this?"
Saying this, she still walked out of the door. Going forward, the snow covered her calves, and the cold air wanted to penetrate into her bones. What's more, the sun was out again, and the snow began to melt, which was even more chilling than when it snowed.
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"I definitely won't borrow a carriage, so there's no need to ask. Besides, no coachman would drive in this kind of snow." Xie Zhe was at a loss. "They just hope that we can stay here longer before leaving, so that they can collect more money."
"Will Hanshang's fake money be exposed?" Ye Lingyu suddenly said this. She really remembered that they came out one after another.
"Well, not as long as I stay here. But aren't you in a hurry?"
Having said that, Han Chang stepped forward. Within half a meter of where he walked, centered around his feet, all the snow melted rapidly and spread into the surrounding snowdrifts, causing them to collapse and condense. A narrow path
He pushed forward the narrow path. He walked five or six meters, turned around, spread his hands and said:
"Look, like this, you just need to follow me."
"Wow……"
With joy on his brows, Ye Linghua jumped up and followed him.
"I'm afraid it's still a long way from the foot of the mountain." Xie Zhe said as he stood at the door. "The driver told us that this post station is about halfway. It's probably a long way to get there."
"Look, aren't the mountains right in front of you?" Ye Lingquan pointed to the clean sky, and the outline of the mountains appeared in the dim dawn. "If we leave now, it will definitely be too late. I calculated the time.
There’s still about twenty-three miles to go, right?”
Han Chang looked back at him and tilted his head: "Aren't you leaving?"
Xie Zhe took a deep breath and followed suit. He knew that Han Chang's behavior of melting snow was actually a very consuming method, but it didn't seem painful or itchy to the fox demon. Xie Zhe also
You know, this monster wouldn't really have planned something against them from the beginning, otherwise he would have started it long ago. But the vixen is capricious, who knows what new bad ideas he might come up with along the way. I thought it was just a one-night affair, but it didn't happen
Thinking of it, he had to start paying attention in advance.
"We said it would take at least an hour to leave, and it will only take longer than usual." Xie Zhe was somewhat worried, "Miss Ye, that's all for me, but do you know what this concept is...?"
"Hmm... It won't be very tiring, I guess." She thought for a while, "It should be fine."
Having said that, she herself was a little unsure. Indeed, this girl never left the house. The most common road she walked throughout the year was to temple fairs during festivals, and she had never traveled far on foot. She felt a little guilty, but
When I think that I have been preparing for this day for so long, I feel a steady stream of strength coming up.
"It's okay -" Han Chang drawled, "When the time comes that you can't walk anymore, just call me good brother and I'll carry you half a mile. Do you think it's a sure profit?"
"Why do you always want to take advantage of me?"
Laughing and laughing, the three of them headed towards the mountains in the distance. The surroundings were very quiet, as if the snow had drowned out all sounds. There were no sounds of birds, and no traces of animals left behind.
The sky gradually gets brighter, and you can occasionally hear one or two calls from living creatures. Sometimes, the fragile branches on the roadside will be crushed by the snow, and they will fall down with a "plop", stirring up a large cloud of white dust and smoke.
Ye Linghua's legs were indeed not as agile as he thought, and he had to stop and rest every once in a while. Han Sheng couldn't see it, so he said that he had suffered a loss and called out "good brother" to carry him for a mile. Although, in fact, Linghua didn't do it either.
She would lose something, but her strange self-esteem caused her to refuse to let it slip, and she would go on her own no matter what. Sometimes, even Xie Zhe found it funny.
"Why, you also want someone to carry you?" Seeing him laughing secretly, Han Sheng squinted at the fox's eyes and said.
"No need." Xie Zhe immediately rolled his eyes.
"Oh, today's young people really can't bear any hardship. Tsk tsk..."
Zhongli Hanzhang pretended to shake his head, with a mature tone. If he hadn't had to climb a mountain to conserve his strength later, Xie Zhe would have caught up to him and kicked him. Hanzhang stretched out his hand through the snow canopy and rubbed Ling Yu's head.
, she immediately shook her head.
"What are you doing?"
"Pfft." He waved his hand, "It's okay, I think it's funny. You and my sister reacted exactly the same."
"You really do have a sister."
"Yes." He nodded happily, "But strictly speaking, we are adopted sisters. We grew up together. She was my brother's wine warmer... Well, you call a relationship that is not married but is engaged.
What? Good relationship?"
"Absolutely..." Ling Huan scratched his head, "I really didn't expect that there is such an important relationship. Then your sister must be very beautiful? Is she also a fox demon?"
"Yes, she is a very beautiful fox. Her hair is as white as the snow in the sky. When winter comes, I think of her. Of course, although you are also very beautiful, she is a little more beautiful!"
"...Hahaha, should I thank you? But why did you suddenly pull me out again?"
Ling Huan was a little embarrassed and helpless, somehow it got involved with her again.
"You are very similar. Although you don't look alike, you both have interesting personalities. You are more lively than her. Rather, you remind me of her when she was little. She was also very enthusiastic when she was little. The older she gets, the more distant she becomes.
La. Alas, is this the fate that a brother cannot escape..."
Although this was true, when it came out of his mouth in a weird voice, Xie Zhe just wanted to curse: lunatic. In order to avoid trouble, he didn't say anything after all. Having said that, since the road is so difficult now
He didn't know if the mountain road had been blocked. He didn't even know how they would spend the night if they really went up the mountain. If he was alone, he would always have a way, but Xie Zhe never thought that the current situation would arise.
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As if she heard what he was thinking, Ling Huan suddenly said: "There is a hotel at the foot of the mountain where we can take a rest. But we can't stay too long. The people there know my family."
"Is there such a store?"
"Yes. They also built a villa in the south mountain...but it is still far away from the mountain road we are going to take. Yin'er and I were born there. A long time ago, there were only two old people staying here, and their children stayed here.
Yuecheng makes money. It was Yin'er's family who said the Feng Shui here was good, so they asked their children to convert it into a hotel when they came back, which gave it its current appearance. So the children also came back to run the place. But I have hardly been here, they should...
...you won’t recognize me!”
"Don't worry too much."
It was almost noon, and they were all a little hungry. But the good news was that the outline of the mountain was already very clear, and the appearance of the hotel at the foot of the mountain was gradually becoming clearer. Ling Huan felt that he could not walk anymore, when he saw the hotel
Hot steam came out of the chimney, and it seemed to have a little more strength, and it quickened its pace.
After walking for so long, they didn't feel cold, and they felt especially hot the moment they entered the store. The scene here and the outside world are completely different - there are too many people. I'm afraid, everyone is trapped here by the sudden snowfall.
Yes. But there are advantages to having more people. They sneakily found a corner to sit down, preparing to rest for a while and have a hot meal before leaving.
Xie Zhe swallowed, not because he was hungry.
"Miss Ye..." he said cautiously, "don't you think the price of this restaurant -"
Quite touching?
"It's not a big problem. As for the money, you can get whatever you want." Han Chang smiled.
"Hey, you can't cheat this family." Ling Huan poured tea and suddenly became unhappy, "It's not easy for them either. There are no villages or shops here, and the ingredients have to be transported from the mountains or the city, which is expensive.
Some of them are normal. Moreover, their old man was too tired in his early years and accidentally broke his body.
Yin'er's family said they wanted to find a doctor to show him, but they were determined to save the money themselves. And they were really nice people. Although the money to build the hotel came from Yin'er's family, they insisted on paying it back for seven years.
Calculate the interest. But this was all before I was born...my aunt told me."
Since Miss Ye said so, Han Zhang had no choice but to give up.
"Oh, what a pity. I originally wanted to order some hard dishes."
"If you want to eat, just order it." Ling Huan said, "I can still afford this little money."
This little money. Listen, are they human words? Han Zhang and Xie Zhe looked at each other.
As the saying goes, eaters are soft-mouthed, and they were too embarrassed to say anything more, so they asked Miss Ye to watch. She didn't bother too much, and ordered two meat, two vegetarian, four dishes and one soup, and also packed two cages of steamed buns to take on the road.
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After eating, they didn't rest for too long, so they just picked up their things and hurried on. The situation was better than they thought, because the snow didn't fall much when it reached the mountain. But the bad news is that Hanshang can't use spells.
Because the mountain road is not a flat road, Rong
The melted snow would cause unnecessary trouble. The snow reached the ankles and blocked the original mountain road. The stone steps became very slippery, and they had to step on the ground next to them to walk up. When they reached the afternoon, the three of them
Finally we climbed over the top of the mountain and started going down the mountain instead.
"If we are lucky, we can go down before dark." Han Zhang estimated, "If we are not lucky, there will be no place for us to rest after we go down the mountain."
"It's easier to go up the mountain than to go down the mountain." Xie Zhe said, "Don't be too optimistic."
