Ancestor Netherworld was responsible for leading the way from the front, Cao Chengguang and Ji Chang followed behind, and Zhang Chi and Qin Luzhu were responsible for breaking up the rear this time.
Qin Luzhu whispered to Zhang Chi: "He may have been to the Holy City before."
Zhang Chi nodded. They had officially set foot in the Far North. The climate here is extremely cold. The sky is a pure white gray similar to dawn. It is lifeless and full of gloom. The ground is mixed with large white snow and black frozen soil.
The clear black and white outlines a large mottled picture on this land lacking vitality.
Thousands of corpses lie in the trenches beneath the Great Wall of Ice and Snow, and most of them are ghosts who died in battle.
Qin Luzhu told Zhang Chi that now is a short truce period, and the Netherworld army has temporarily retreated to the northern camp, because the cold wave season is coming. When the cold wave rages, the temperature in the far north will drop sharply, and most living things will be in such a situation.
It cannot survive at low temperatures, even the Netherworld is no exception.
Their trip to the Swordthorn Forest must go through the entire cold wave season. If they want to successfully reach the ruins of the Holy City, they must accurately grasp the weather. Cold waves also have laws similar to ocean tides. They must move forward when the tide is low and choose to rest when the tide is high.
avoid.
Not long after leaving the Great Wall of Ice and Snow, they encountered the first wave of cold wave. When they started looking for a suitable hiding place, Cao Chengguang had already effortlessly dug a hole in the frozen soil.
This place has more uses than the snow-covered cold mountains and plateaus. As the saying goes, everyone has his own use.
The first hole Cao Chengguang dug was unceremoniously taken over by Zhang Chi. He had no choice but to start over again and dig a bigger one for himself and Ji Chang. He didn't want to prepare it for Ancestor Netherworld, and Ancestor Netherworld didn't have any plans either.
Along with them, a man got into the hole of a dead tree nearby.
Zhang Chi sealed the entrance of the cave with snow and came to Qin Luzhu in the dark. The two leaned close to each other. After their reunion, they either met each other in a hurry or there were other people present. There were not many opportunities to be alone like this.
They will stay in the cave for nearly two hours.
Qin Luzhu said: "Why did he go to the ruins of the Holy City?"
Zhang Chi shook his head: "I don't know. Originally, everyone thought he was hiding in the ruins of the Holy City, so Mr. He and your second uncle went there to search. This time I was entrusted by Gu Chenyu to ask me
Stop them before they enter the ruins of the Holy City."
Qin Luzhu said: "I met with Mr. He when they went to the Holy City. According to them, there may be secrets to deal with Netherworld in the ruins of the Holy City. Could it be this Netherworld Ancestor?"
Zhang Chi said: "How much do you know about this Nether Ancestor? Why was he targeted by the five major clans in the first place?"
Qin Luzhu sighed and said: "I heard that even the Great Wall of Ice and Snow was built with his help. At first, he and the five major clans joined forces to deal with Netherworld and drove Netherworld to this far north. But later,
I heard that he went crazy and killed many people from the five major clans. In the past, it was always said that he was wiped out outside the Great Wall of Ice and Snow and died in the ruins of the Holy City. But I didn't expect that he was actually buried in the Ice-Free City.
River Valley.”
Zhang Chi whispered in Qin Luzhu's ear: "I suspect he may be walking towards the sky."
Qin Luzhu's delicate body trembled when she heard this. If Zhang Chi's suspicion is correct, then Xiang Tianxing is undoubtedly the sworn enemy of their Qin family.
Zhang Chi had already considered this, so he and Qin Luzhu stayed together, fearing that Ancestor Netherworld would be detrimental to Qin Luzhu.
After the cold wave passed, Zhang Chi took the lead to get out of the hole and saw that the frozen ground outside was covered with a layer of hoarfrost and furry. This was a special phenomenon caused by the cold wave rapidly passing through the frozen soil. The temperature was still very cold, but
Zhang Chi, who has mastered the conversion of psychic and thermal energy, is not afraid of this. Cao Chengguang and Ji Chang have not yet crawled out of the cave.
The dead tree where the Nether Ancestor was hiding had fallen to the ground. It must have been broken by the strong wind. Zhang Chi walked over quickly and found that there was no one in the tree hole. The Nether Ancestor did not know where he had gone.
At this time, Qin Luzhu also climbed up, came to Zhang Chi, and said in shock: "Where is the person?"
Zhang Chi shook his head and looked around, trying to find some footprints, but found nothing. He came outside the cave where Cao Chengguang and Ji Chang were hiding, and patted the ice sealing the cave with his hand. No one inside responded.
Zhang Chi and Qin Luzhu looked at each other and kicked the ice apart. The cave was empty. Even Ji Chang and Cao Chengguang were missing. When they were avoiding the cold wave, these three people mysteriously disappeared. Judging from the scene,
, the Nether Ancestor seemed to have been swept away by the cold wave, but Ji Chang and the two had already hid in the cave before the cold wave arrived. Even the entrance of the cave was sealed, and for some reason they also lost their traces.
Encountering such trouble just after leaving the Great Wall of Ice and Snow is really a bad start. Qin Luzhu whispered: "What should I do? Will something happen?"
Zhang Chi is not worried that something will happen to Ancestor Netherworld. Even if the big tree he is hiding in is broken by the cold wave, Ancestor Netherworld will definitely be able to escape unscathed. As for Cao Chengguang and Ji Chang, these two people are not ordinary people. One has the ability to open
With the ability of the teleportation array, one can escape and travel in the frozen soil. Unless they leave voluntarily, there will be no trace. There is not even a trace of a struggle at the scene, but the two of them have no reason to leave voluntarily. In the end, the remaining
The most likely possibility is that they were coerced.
Could it be that the Nether Ancestor threatened the two of them to leave together, but another question troubled Zhang Chi. Why did he choose to separate from them when he came here? He discussed it with Qin Luzhu and decided to continue moving towards the Jianji Forest. He had already left
Once here, it is impossible to wait where you are, and even more impossible to retreat.
Because of the cold wave season, they deliberately avoided Netherworld's camp. They did not encounter Netherworld on the way. Although Cao Chengguang was no longer good at digging holes, Zhang Chi was also good at digging holes in the ice and snow. The two of them did not dare to do it on the way.
After staying for a while, three days later, we finally arrived at the edge of the Sword Thorn Forest.
Looking at the vast white trees in front of them, both Zhang Chi and Qin Luzhu were extremely shocked. Although they saw some trees along the way from the Great Wall of Ice and Snow, they were all dead and frozen. Most of the places they walked through were frozen plains.
, in the past three days, they had hardly seen a living creature, and the trees in front of them were real.
Big trees stand towering, like swords and halberds pointing straight into the sky. The main trunks of the trees are thick, with few side branches, and the branches and leaves are loose. Qin Luzhu specially observed it. The bark has the texture of dragon scales, and the leaves are needle-leaf, because they are perennial.
In the extremely cold zone, the needles are wrapped in ice, like small transparent swords.
Break off a needle that is about an inch long, and you can see the red core, which is the true color of the needle.
The ground under their feet was covered with snow, and walking became difficult. The two put on snowshoes. Qin Luzhu told Zhang Chi that it would take about ten days to reach the ruins of the Holy City from here. Based on the time estimate, they would reach the Holy City.
When the city was in ruins, it was also the day when the cold wave in the far north was about to end.
"Do you think there will be wild beasts in this forest?" Zhang Chi asked curiously.
Qin Luzhu said: "It's the cold wave season now. Normally, creatures don't choose to go out at this stage. Think about it, have we ever seen a bird or an animal along the way?"
Zhang Chi thought about it and realized that he had never seen one before. The food they had during this period was all the dry food they brought.
The dense thorn forest could weaken the cold wind but could not stop the low temperature and cold wave. They still rested and traveled according to the previous tidal pattern.
The geology of the Swordthorn Forest is different from the outside. Under the soft snow is hard frozen soil. However, there are many holes in the trunks of these huge trees. It is not difficult to find a suitable resting place on the towering trees that can be seen everywhere.
Zhang Chi cleaned the tree hole, Qin Luzhu inserted the dagger into the trunk, and then hung the spirit stone lamp on the handle of the dagger.
The blue light filled the entire tree hole. Zhang Chi then sealed the entrance of the tree hole with snow. After the completion, he clapped his hands and said, "Finally we have a decent new house."
Qin Luzhu blushed and spat: "What a new house."
Zhang Daxian said: "Don't you think that although this trip is a bit difficult, it is very romantic. Let's just treat it as a trip to get married."
Qin Luzhu couldn't help but giggle when he heard him speak so optimistically: "With this kind of living conditions, no one likes you at all."
Zhang Chi said with a smile: "If you can find one, no matter how poor I am, Teacher Qin will like me. After all, it is my person you appreciate, not my money."
Qin Luzhu asked: "Are you rich?"
Zhang Chi said: "Money is something external to the body. Even if the richest man in the world comes here, he will not have any advantage." He was right in saying this. No matter how much money you have, it will have no effect here.
Looking at Qin Luzhu with a smile, Qin Luzhu felt a little embarrassed by him and regretted hanging up the spirit stone lamp. He stretched out his hand to turn off the spirit stone lamp, but Zhang Chi grabbed his wrist: "Let me take care of myself."
look at you."
"What's interesting to see? It's not like I've never seen it before?"
Zhang Chi clicked his tongue and praised: "It looks good. The more I look at it, the better it looks. The more I look at it, the more I like it."
Qin Luzhu said: "There are many good-looking girls around you. I am old and have a bad temper. What do you like about me?"
Zhang Chi said: "I like everything."
Wanting to pull Qin Luzhu into his arms, Qin Luzhu put her hand against his chest and said: "Zhang Chi, actually there is something I have always wanted to say to you, go back, you don't belong here, things here
Let us deal with it."
Zhang Chi said: "That's not possible, I haven't finished my work yet, and even if I go back, I will take you back with me."
Qin Luzhu sighed, let go and leaned into his arms, saying softly: "If I go back, what will you choose?"
Immortal Zhang said: "Embrace me from the left to the right, and enjoy the blessings of all the people."
Qin Luzhu sighed and said: "Shameless, you are really scumbag to the extreme."
Zhang Chi said: "I can't help it, I like to eat more and occupy more, and I am very possessive."
Qin Luzhu punched his chest and said softly: "Actually, I have never thought about going back or getting married. Zhang Chi, our Qin family has a mission. No matter what you think in your heart or what others think
, I firmly believe that the Qin family has never done anything wrong to humanity. The Qin family has been silently guarding Netherworld Ruins these years and has made great sacrifices for this."
Zhang Chi nodded: "We already have Qin Junshi and his wife, so why do you still want to stay here?"
Qin Luzhu said: "Grandpa to my uncle..." She paused, and finally did not call Xie Zhongjun by his first name.
"I promised grandpa that I will not go back. There is a big problem within our Qin family. Zhang Chi, I want to ask you for something."
Zhang Chi nodded: "Don't say one thing, I will agree to one hundred or ten thousand things."
Qin Luzhu said: "You try to help my grandpa when you go back. I still believe that he is innocent. If there is someone out there that I can't let go of, it's him."
Zhang Chi said: "No problem, but your words are a bit hurtful."
Qin Luzhu said: "Of course I can't let you go, but since you can come here again, you must have found a way to travel between the two worlds. Will you come back to accompany me often in the future?"
Zhang Chi nodded vigorously and said: "That's natural, but you ask me to do so many things, do you want to give me any benefits?"
Qin Luzhu said softly: "What benefits do you want?"
Zhang Chi said: "Then it's up to you."
Qin Luzhu approached him, blew Ruolan and said, "How about I help you give birth to a baby?"
Immortal Zhang nodded hurriedly, but he still felt a little unsure: "There may be some problems with the environment here, and the reproductive success rate is very low. We may have to work harder. I believe that hard work will definitely lead to a good harvest."
Qin Luzhu laughed: "You are so shameless, you can still say such shameless things with high-sounding words."
Immortal Zhang sighed: "The night is long, we must find something interesting and meaningful to do, and the golden period of human fertility has a limit. If we don't work hard, if we miss the opportunity, it will be too late to regret later."
Qin Luzhu said: "Are you reminding me that I am already very old? If I delay any longer, I will miss the golden age of childbearing?"
"No, that's not what I meant."
"That's right!" Qin Luzhu looked at Zhang Chi with eager eyes.
Zhang Daxian didn't expect that his words would offend her, so he said with some embarrassment: "Don't be angry, listen to my explanation."
Qin Luzhu said: "I have been in Netherworld Ruins for eighteen years, and I am already forty years old. In your mind, am I already a middle-aged woman?"
Immortal Zhang shook his head like a rattle: "Conscience of heaven and earth, I have never thought like this. You are obviously still a young and tender girl, but I can't help but have evil thoughts when I see you."
Qin Luzhu said: "I don't believe it, lie down!"
Immortal Zhang was stunned for a moment: "What?" He didn't understand what Qin Luzhu meant.
Qin Luzhu spat, her pretty face covered with a seductive blush: "It's so cold on the ground, could it be... you let people down there..."
