The Elder's Courthouse was deep in the snow forest. Long Chen walked slowly over. When he reached the door, he saw a huge black stone archway with three golden characters written on it: Elder's Courtyard.
Long Chen walked into the archway and saw a cave entrance hidden by a snow forest. The elders lived in the cave.
Long Chen kept walking forward. There was no one at the door and he didn't encounter any obstruction.
Walking into the cave, the inside is very wide. The cave extends hundreds of meters inward. There is a passage in the middle and stone chambers on both sides. Green light emanates from the room.
Seeing these rooms, Long Chen felt disappointed.
There was one sect leader and two protectors. Long Chen estimated that there wouldn't be too many elders, but he didn't expect that there were more than thirty rooms here.
If there is one elder in each room, that means more than thirty elders, which is too many.
Long Chen even doubted whether his usual estimate of the number of people might be wrong?
According to original estimates, the number of people in the Changsheng Sect was around two hundred.
If there are people hiding in the cave, they are even more numerous.
While Long Chen was thinking in his mind, an elder wearing a golden mask walked out from the nearest room, staring at Long Chen with a pair of glowing eyes, with strong hostility.
Long Chen immediately paid his respects and said, "Disciple Xu Zhi, I have something to ask you to see the leopard-patterned golden-faced elder."
Here, everyone is distinguished by their status based on the color of the mask, and their status is distinguished by the texture of the mask.
However, the word leopard print is still a bit funny for no reason.
Hearing the word "Xu Zhi", the elder's hostility faded a little, and he said coldly: "Get out!"
Disciples are not allowed to enter the Elder's House. Long Chen has already violated the rules.
If it weren't for his special status, this elder would have already killed someone.
Long Chen did not insist on staying, but bowed: "Disciple is waiting outside, please let the elders inform you."
After saying that, Long Chen immediately exited the cave and waited outside the door.
After a while, the elder with a leopard pattern and gold face came out and asked coldly: "What's the matter?"
Long Chen bowed and said, "Disciple would like to take a day off for Miaoyin."
The leopard-print golden-faced elder said coldly: "Why?"
Long Chen said with a smile: "My disciple struck too hard last night and injured Miaoyin's body. She cannot get up today."
The leopard-print golden-faced elder had strange eyes and returned to the cave silently.
Long Chen pretended to agree, bowed to the leopard-print gold-faced elder, and said, "Thank you, elder."
After praying, Long Chen walked out of the elders' courtyard and walked slowly down the mountain.
After staying at Holy Snow Peak for such a long time, Long Chen felt a little heavy as he still hadn't come up with a good solution.
Fortunately, my cultivation level is improving every day. In the worst case scenario, I can escape at night with Ziyun and Miaoyin.
When the time comes, if you kill and retreat at the same time, you may not be able to escape.
The best case scenario is that Long Chen thinks of a way to completely eradicate the Holy Snow Peak and make the Changsheng Sect disappear forever.
While thinking about it, Long Chen walked and quickly returned to the upper courtyard.
Entering Master Ziyun's room, Master Ziyun asked: "How is the situation? Have you agreed?"
Long Chen picked up the clothes, nodded slightly and said: "I agreed, it's just..."
Seeing that Long Chen was feeling depressed, Master Ziyun asked, "What's wrong? What did you see?"
Long Chen thought for a while and then said it.
"There are estimated to be about thirty people in the Presbytery."
Upon hearing this amount, Master Ziyun also fell silent.
According to the original estimate, there would be no more than five elders, but I didn't expect the gap to be so big.
"Why are there so many? Have you seen them all?"
Master Ziyun sighed slightly.
Long Chen shook his head and said: "That's not true. I just saw that there are more than thirty rooms in the cave, so I estimate it like this."
Master Ziyun said with hope in her voice: "Not necessarily, maybe it's just an empty room."
Long Chen nodded and said: "I hope so. I will go to find out what Protector Zuo says tomorrow."
After taking the clothes, Long Chen slowly walked out of the upper courtyard and returned to the courtyard.
Entering the room, Miaoyin lay on the bed and fell asleep.
The training last night was too hard, and her physical strength was almost exhausted.
Long Chen did not disturb him and put his clothes aside. Long Chen took out a pen and paper and wrote a secret letter.
He took a dagger and chopped a piece of wood in the yard.
The secret message was hidden in the wood, and Long Chen tied it tightly with a rope to ensure that water would not seep in.
It was not until lunchtime that Miaoyin woke up in a daze.
"Sister is awake?"
Long Chen smiled and brought some clothes and put them on for Miaoyin.
First, there was the bright red bellyband, and Long Chen slowly tied the belt for Miaoyin.
"My sister has such a good figure, my brother is drooling."
Long Chen admired from the bottom of his heart.
Miaoyin smiled and said: "How about compared to Ziyun?"
Long Chen smiled and said: "You know who is older and who is younger, yet you still come to ask me, my sister is really bad."
Miaoyin turned around and pushed Long Chen down, and asked with a smile: "Sister, I just want to ask you, tell me quickly, whose one is better?"
This question is a trap, Long Chen smiled and said: "Each has its own merits, both are good."
Miaoyin pinched Long Chen's ears and scolded with a smile: "You little brat, you have a slippery tongue."
Long Chen picked up his pants, grabbed his two long legs, and put on his clothes.
After getting dressed, the two of them had lunch and walked out holding hands.
Walking in the ice and snow, Miaoyin looked at the sea water and ice floes, and sighed: "There is nothing but ice and snow here. What fun is there even if you live forever?"
Saint Xuefeng was too monotonous, and it was far behind her sect.
Long Chen whispered: "I guess they chose this place because of the cold."
"This place doesn't see sunlight all year round. Even if people die, they won't rot."
Miaoyin asked in a low voice: "You mean they are all"
Long Chen nodded slightly and said: "Even if you are not a dead person, you are not considered a living person."
"If they could leave here, they would have conquered the Central Plains long ago."
"I guess they dare not leave because they are afraid of the sun and high temperature."
Miaoyin said: "But didn't you say there is winter?"
Long Chen said: "There is also sunshine in the winter in the Central Plains. They are also afraid of snowy and sunny weather."
"Of course, this is just my guess. No one knows whether it is true or not."
Unless the masked people in Sheng Xuefeng are captured in the Central Plains and exposed to the sun to see if they are dead or alive.
Miaoyin nodded slightly and did not say anything further. The two of them slowly walked towards the south pier.
The boat on the pier was frozen with the sea water, and it looked like it had not been used for a long time.
Long Chen took out a piece of wood from under his clothes and threw it into the sea. Miaoyin asked: "What is this?"
Long Chen said: "A letter came from me and a group of people by boat. I agreed with them to go back in three months, but now it seems we can't make it in time."
"I asked them to wait. As long as they are here, we can take a boat back to Dongzhou by sea after we leave."
Miaoyin was overjoyed when she heard that there was a boat to pick her up, but then she said, "If you throw it away like this, can they receive it?"
Long Chen smiled and said: "Then it depends on luck."
If you have the protagonist's halo, you can receive it.
If you're unlucky, that's it.
Miaoyin said in astonishment: "Do you bet like this every time?"
Long Chen smiled and said: "Yes, I win every time."
