Chapter 185: Senior brother suddenly encountered a severe snowstorm
Huhu——
The icy wind howled with heavy snow and a crescent moon flickered in the sky. On the snowy field, a boy and a girl wearing bamboo hats tied their waists with a rope and trudged forward against the wind. Half an hour ago, the snow on the ground had only reached their calves, but now it covered half of their bodies. They had to carry the strong wind, use their bodies to break through the snow blocking their steps and be cautious of rocks or holes under the snow. Every step forward now required a significant amount of effort.
Ye Anping, leading the way, felt trapped by Yun Xi’s lousy luck. He was becoming increasingly frustrated. He initially planned to reach Jiu Quan Town with Feng Yudie before nightfall. He even used the cultivators’ “Xing Luo Tian Method” to predict the weather, expecting light snow to turn to medium snow and then light snow again.
However, the weather had other plans: light snow turning to medium snow, heavy snow, and a heavy snowstorm. The pressure, similar to the arrival of winter, was challenging for Ye Anping despite his ascetic cultivation experience. Feng Yudie was in an even more difficult situation, holding onto the rope and being dragged behind him.
Since two-quarters of an hour ago, Ye Anping had yet to hear Feng Yudie say a word. Although he didn’t think Feng Yudie’s life was in danger due to the snowstorm, she was later scheduled for a fight with Yun Jiujiu. If she fell now due to the cold, it would disrupt the entire plan. The best solution was to have Feng Yudie ask Xiao Tian to find a cave and take them there. Even though admitting he could see Xiao Tian would lead to annoyance later, priorities had to be considered.
After a brief hesitation, Ye Anping decided to do just that. He stopped and turned around. Feng Yudie’s figure was entirely obscured by the night and snow, but he could determine their relative positions from the rope tied around his waist.
Ye Anping grabbed the rope, pulled it slightly, and shouted in the direction of its extension, “Feng-Yudie-you-let-”
Before he could finish, Feng Yudie’s shout came from the same direction, “Young Master Ye, I’m here -”
Their voices almost overlapped, making it difficult to understand each other. Ye Anping closed his mouth, listening attentively. However, Feng Yudie, like him, seemed to stop mid-sentence.
“…”
Ye Anping flattened his mouth speechlessly, waited for another two breaths, and shouted again, “You—say—!!”
“I—come—lead—way—”
“Good!!” Ye Anping responded, grabbed the rope, and moved towards Feng Yudie step by step.
After getting closer, he saw that Xiao Tian, whose body was exuding a golden aura, was flying directly above the head of Feng Yudie. Together, the two of them looked like a monkfish. It seemed that Feng Yudie and he wanted to go together and had already asked Xiao Tian to find a place to avoid the snow.
Ye Anping covered up his hood, followed the rope, grabbed Feng Yudie’s shoulders with his hands, and supported each other’s body with her as she walked on the snow. Under Xiao Tian’s guidance, the two walked about three to four hundred steps before arriving at a cave on the mountain wall.
He checked the surrounding rock mass and quickly took out a bamboo mat and spread it on the ground after ensuring the place was not prone to collapse. He piled a simple wood pile with the wood in the storage bag and lit it into a bonfire. The space inside the cave was insignificant, about the size of an ordinary inn woodshed. These tiny monsters’ dried and cracked feces were scattered in the corner. It must be an abandoned lair.
Feng Yudie quickly shook off the snow on her bamboo hat, hugged her knees, and sat in front of the fire, putting her hands as close to the heart of the fire as possible to keep warm.
Huhu——
The cold wind continued to pour in from the entrance of the cave. Feng Yudie glanced at the entrance and couldn’t help but shrink her neck into her clothes, but she was worried about Pei Lianxue and said, “Young Master Ye, Junior Sister Pei didn’t…”
A fluffy animal fur blanket was covered on her back as soon as she spoke.
Ye Anping took out the spirit sword and the fire talisman, carefully drilled in through the opening with Feng Yudie, and ignited the talisman in his hand, causing it to rise to the top.
The snow is so heavy. This is the first time I have encountered such heavy snow…
“I taught my junior sister how to deal with this kind of snow but she and I have met bigger ones.” Ye Anping glanced at her and handed her the roasted dried meat. “After eating, go and rest. You still have something to do when we arrive in Jiu Quan Town tomorrow.”
Feng Yudie hesitated momentarily, took the bamboo stick, and took a small bite. She paused momentarily, then suddenly lowered her head with a flat mouth and asked aggrievedly, “Is there any roast chicken? I want to eat roast chicken.”
Ye Anping rolled his eyes at her: “No.”
“Is there anything else to eat?”
“You think you’re going out for an outing?”
“Well…” Feng Yudie returned the bamboo stick in her hand to him and said, “If I give it back to you, I will take a Pill.”
Ye Anping was stunned momentarily and turned his head to look at Feng Yudie but suddenly saw something was wrong with her expression. She usually smiled broadly, but suddenly she turned into a bitter face. Even her shiny hair seemed to have lost its luster now.
Ye Anping frowned slightly, took the bamboo stick, bit off the dried meat on it, swallowed it, and asked, “Why do you have such an expression all of a sudden?”
“Your jerky tastes terrible.”
“…”
Ye Anping was confused for a while. What happened?
At this moment, Xiao Tian looked at Feng Yudie, descended from above, sat on Ye Anping’s shoulder, and explained on behalf of Feng Yudie, “Ye kid, don’t blame Yudie for being upset. The weather and dried meat are just too reminiscent of those days.”
Those days?
Ye Anping didn’t answer, pretending not to care about Feng Yudie, and continued grilling the meat.
Xiao Tian paused and said, “There was also heavy snowfall in the mountain where Yudie and her master lived before. At that time, Yudie was hunting alone in the woods and finally had no choice but to hide in such a cave.”
Hmm, and then?
“Yudie only had some dried meat with her then and almost froze to death in the cave. I kept telling her that her master would come to save her when he found out she hadn’t returned. Yudie had been looking forward to her master coming, but she only waited for five days…”
…
Ye Anping listened and understood what was going on. The game’s storyline did not include what Xiao Tian mentioned, but players could find the letter Tai Xu left for Yudie in Mr. Qi’s study at Xuanxing Sect. However, the first paragraph of the letter was blackened out with ink. As for the next few sentences…
“…”
Ye Anping grilled the dried meat while recalling the letter’s contents in the game…
At that moment, Xiao Tian looked up at the sky and said silently, “This is what the letter says——”
“My master’s fortune in this life is not very good. I thought I would be lucky when I was dying, so last month, I went to Beiyang Fairy City, pawned my spiritual sword and magic weapon, and went to the gambling house to have a try. I prepared to buy some good magic weapons and spiritual swords for you and leave a lot of spiritual stones, but I accidentally lost them all.”
“Yudie, I have nothing left for you as a master now. There is a secret compartment under the pillow in the bedroom. There are still two to three thousand spiritual stones and some middle-grade elixirs, which the master originally prepared for you as a precaution.”
“In two months, we will be selected as disciples of Xuanxing Sect. Take this letter with you and give it to any elder. This will prove that you are my disciple, and the elders will care for you.”
“Tai Xu has been a pupa and protected you for fourteen years. Now the pupa has burst and transformed into a butterfly.”
“The way forward depends on you.”
“Also, be careful with men, and remember to bury the master.”
“Tai Xu’s masterpiece.”
