Vol 3 Chapter 212: snake

Chapter 212 Snake
The ice rock at Yongye's mouth is actually a huge rock with a huge volume. The whole body is white in many places with a bit of transparency, and it even looks like a big ice block. In this open and desolate wilderness, this ice rock appeared abruptly in front of them, standing silently, letting a trace of snow fall from the sky and drifting past its side.
Xiao Hei jumped a few steps forward from the ankle-deep snow, groaned twice in his mouth, looked back, and Shen Shi stepped on the snow beside him with one foot, and walked forward at the same time. Looking at it, I saw that before and after the big rock, the scenes on this wilderness did not seem to be much different. The snow falling between the sky and the earth was also the same, and the earth was almost the same white and vast. &n[__]Novel bsp;Perhaps, the snow behind this big rock is darker?
The few people didn't stop. Yongye obviously just mentioned this to everyone by the way, and then took everyone one by one past the ice and rock, and stepped on the land of the extreme north snowfield in his mouth.
Snow flakes fell down little by little, and the white ones were a little dazzling, but the good thing is that at least there is no strong wind right now, so this snow scene looks quiet and gentle, and all the gray and filth are erased by this white color.
The five young people of the Lingxiaozong came to the northern snowfields for the first time in their lives. They were also the first to see such snow scenes. They were completely different from the southern scenery that grew up in childhood, and they couldn’t help being curious. Look around. Shen Shi followed behind the crowd, and after walking for a while, he found that in this reckless and clean white world, in fact, it was not completely cold and deserted.
The snow under the severe cold looks flat and flawless, but there are also some places where the terrain is slightly undulating. In some leeward places, in the gaps of the white snowdrifts, there are still some unknown growths tenaciously. plant.
Most of the plants and trees here have never been seen by Shen Shi. I think maybe they are all the unique species on this cold snowfield. After all, ordinary saplings and plants cannot survive in such a harsh environment. The vegetation here is hardly tall. Most of the weeds are yellow and close to the ground. Even if there are one or two trees, they are all dwarf shrubs. They are not taller than the waist and have very few leaves. They tremble slightly in the cold wind. There were snow powder and frozen ice hanging from the fingers of the trees.
White snow drifted slowly on the empty snowfield, but there was no sound except for the occasional wind.
When he stepped on it, a shallow pit suddenly sank in the soft snow. Shen Shi looked down and frowned slightly. The snow powder had already deepened by an inch before he knew it. It didn't take long to walk from the side of the ice rock. When he was thinking, suddenly he was not far from him, and suddenly there was a soft cry, but Zhong Qinglu suddenly leaned to the side, as if she had tripped under her feet, but fortunately, she was very responsive. He quickly stood firm.
It's just that her face didn't look good, as if she was taken aback, she jumped aside two steps abruptly, and said in surprise, "There is something under that."
"Huh?" The few people next to them were all startled, and then they walked around quickly, Shen Shi also walked into Zhong Qinglu, Zhong Qinglu glanced at him, and whispered: "It seems...I stepped on a soft thing, like It's a living creature, and it has moved a few times."
Having said this, she suddenly turned pale, gritted her teeth, and said, "Couldn't it... step on a snake?"
With the identity and Taoism of the people present, of course, I would not say that I am afraid of a snake, but that kind of long, thin, hideous and ugly animal is really unpopular, especially for girls like Zhong Qinglu, who seem to be born. Feel a little disgusted.
Of course, Shen Shi could understand this. He smiled and nodded to her and gave a few words of comfort. Then when he walked over to check the pit that Zhong Qinglu had stepped on, he suddenly saw a white underneath the snow cave. It was an animal who jumped out suddenly, and then quickly jumped into the distance and fled away.
With white hair and long ears and red eyes, everyone could see clearly in an instant. Monk Yongye smiled and said, "Don't worry, girl, it's not a snake, it's just a harmless snow rabbit on the snowy field."
Everyone nearby smiled. Zhong Qinglu seldom travels on weekdays and has not enough experience. Her complexion is a bit impressive. She stuck her tongue out and said, "Rabbit, that's okay. I'm afraid it's a snake. People feel hairy."
Sun You smiled and shook his head, and said, "Miss, you are also a high-level cultivator now. No matter how powerful a snake is, you will be killed with a palm. What are you afraid of."
Zhong Qinglu looked like she was too lazy to take care of him. She gave Sun You a white look, and Xiao Hei who was with Shen Shi raised her head and snorted to Zhong Qinglu.
Zhong Qinglu glanced at Xiao Hei, and couldn't help but groaned at Shen Shi: "What is it called, doesn't even this one look down on me!"
Shen Shi gave a dry cough and smiled: "Don't worry, Xiao Hei has a very strange temper, even I often look down on it."
Xiao Hei flicked his head and ran forward hummingly. Shen Shi smiled to Zhong Qinglu and then whispered in a low voice: "Don't worry, Xiao Hei has a very clever nose. If you follow it, what is hidden? The snake in the snow, it will find you first."
Zhong Qinglu snorted, and then turned to move forward, but this time she walked beside Shen Shi intentionally or unintentionally.
The group of people continued to walk forward, but after such a small twist, there was a somewhat tense and solemn atmosphere in the march, but it was a lot easier, and several people began to chat easily without a word. Unconsciously, Zhong Qingzhu fell to the end of the team.
She looked back at the small pit in the snow, her face was quiet and silent, but in the moment when her back turned to the crowd, when the snow reflected white light, suddenly there were pupils in her bright eyes. The instant change, like a monster, instantly turned into a slender and vertical shape, it looked like...
Snake's pupils.
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Everyone in the Lingxiaozong at the mouth of Yongye learned that, generally speaking, from this northern snowfield to the location of the Zhenlongdian Mountain Gate, except for some elders of the Yuandan realm who dare to fly directly in the air and are not afraid of this snowfield. In addition to various risks, the disciples of the Zhenlong Temple from below the spirit of the spirit usually walk across the snowy field on foot.
And this journey will probably take about seven days.
Generally speaking, the route chosen by Yongye is generally safe. After all, Zhenlong Palace is also one of the four famous gates with unfathomable strength. Although it is impossible to really kill the monster beasts on the snowy field, it is open. Make a path and drive away most of the powerful monsters near this route, Zhenlong Palace can still do it.
So on the first day that Shen Shi and the others set foot on the snowy field, from morning to evening, they encountered almost no obstacles, and those snowy field monsters that were said to be very powerful and brutal did not appear.
When the sky was getting darker, Yongye took them to the back of a hill, where there was a small cave, which seemed to be able to hold at least ten people.
"This is where our Zhenlongdian disciples have traveled a lot and found a place to stay. Resting here at night is much more comfortable than being outside." Yongye used the dry wood originally stored here in the cave. When there was a bonfire, he smiled and said to Shen Shi and others, and everyone beside him nodded. Afterwards, everyone chatted for a while, and then went to rest and drove for a day. Although there was a way to go, it was still a tiring thing on this cold snowfield.
The cave quieted down quickly, only the slight crackling sound of the firewood cracking in the campfire echoed in the cave.
A group of people leaned against a corner of the cave, lying or sitting, Zhong Qingzhu sat in a corner deep in the cave, quietly looking at the burning campfire, as if concentrating on something. On the other side of the flame, Shen Shi walked over, stood at the entrance of the cave, and glanced outward.
In the snowy field that had been completely black, snowflakes fell silently, and in the depths of the remote wilderness, a whining wind sounded, and a chill came from all directions. He stretched out his hand and gently stretched it out, and when he took it back in a moment, it was snow powder.
There was a faint scream, coming from a very remote place, and I don't know whether it was the scream of the wind or the roar of a certain monster. Shen Shi listened carefully for a while, but found that there was no more movement.
He gently shakes off the snowflakes and stands with his hands holding his hands, looking at the cold and dark sky outside. In this world, this endlessly cold snow seems to be getting bigger and bigger.
He shook his head, turned around and prepared to go back to rest. He only turned around. Suddenly he had a stop, but he found that behind him, a woman stood quietly beside him, staring silently into his eyes, and then gently walked away. Come up and stand side by side with him, looking out into the dark world.
"What's the matter?" Shen Shi asked softly.
Zhong Qingzhu was silent and did not speak. After a while, she seemed to feel a bit of chill outside. She gently tightened the skirt of her clothes, and then whispered, saying:
"Stone, do you hate snakes too?"