“It’s normal for there to be an echo in such a large cavity.” Xi Zhongcang pulled Xi Xi back a few steps, saying worriedly, “Daughter, don’t get too close, this place isn’t secure.”

"How terrifying! If it weren't for the Earth Spirit Guardian Shield..." Cheng Xu shook his head to clear away all the negative fantasies in his mind, and let out a long sigh of relief. "Luckily, we chose a camp far away!"

"Let's go back!" Xi Zhongcang glanced back and patted his daughter's shoulder.

Xi Xi paused for a moment, pondered for a moment, and then peered once more at the bottomless fractured ice layer before starting the motorcycle.

Life returned to normal, and everyone quickly forgot about the little incident. The campsite was excellent; thanks to the unique terrain, the wind and snow seemed to be much less intense.

One morning, when the blizzard subsided, Cheng Xu and his father, bored, would ride their motorcycle to more distant areas to collect supplies. Once, the father and son even found a white fox that had been killed by a piece of ice.

The fox had been frozen solid long ago, but its fur was still quite impressive. The two skinned it and handed it over to Cheng's mother to see if they could make a thick scarf from it.

From then on, Cheng Xu and his son became addicted to the "waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump" game, and whenever the wind and snow were light, they would go out for a stroll. Unfortunately, the two never found any creatures again.

The vast, boundless ice field seemed to have become an isolated island, with no sign of life visible except for the endless snow and their courtyard camp.

Xi Xi originally wanted to learn archery from her father, but after the temperature plummeted below the critical point, she never found a single seabird to keep warm.

The two fire arrows also lost their original purpose. Instead, they came in very handy when scouting ahead and needing to briefly build a fire for warmth on the leeward side of the ice field due to the extreme cold.

The public chat has become increasingly chaotic lately, with people sometimes fighting over the right to use the meter boxes and other times seeing recruitment messages for teams in various languages.

More commonly seen are a series of tragic SOS messages, and baffling public courtroom scenes following infighting within certain groups...

In contrast, Xi Xi and her group did not choose to stay on the bridge. Instead, they unknowingly distanced themselves from the hustle and bustle, enjoying a comfortable life without having to worry about human threats.

One afternoon, after finishing her shift as usual according to the schedule, Xi Xi turned on the light screen and handed over her post to Cheng Ma. She stretched and loosened her muscles, then began searching the car for Aura and the little white duck.

"Where did they go?" Xi Xi searched around the cat tree, making soft sucking noises in an attempt to get the two little ones' attention.

It's strange. Aura keeps quiet but is very talkative, and Little White Duck always greets me enthusiastically with his hoarse voice. Why are the other two so quiet?

After sucking on it for a while without seeing a single cat or duck, Xi Xi opened the car door.

No wonder... Ever since the three RVs were connected by an inflatable tent, Aura and Little White Duck have been happily visiting everyone's homes. Today they'd go to Liu's house for a drink of water, tomorrow to Cheng's house for a bite of meat. They were living a very happy life.

Xi Xi sighed, and as she walked through the inflatable tent corridor and strolled to the Liu sisters' RV, the door just happened to open.

She then bumped into Liu Yunyan, who was fully armed.

"Xi Xi, you're here!" Liu Yunyan said, carrying a gas cylinder in one hand and linking her arm with Xi Xi's. "Hurry up! Your dad's about to pull off something big!"

What the heck? Xi Xi was a little confused. It wasn't until she passed through the last tent and reached the outdoors that she discovered a cold-weather tent standing on the distant glacier.

As Xi Xi approached and pushed the tent open, she realized that it had more than ten layers stacked inside and out, making full use of the tents that the Yamato Guard had taken, forming a thick layer of insulation and windproofing.

In addition, the main tent was covered with a layer of windproof fabric, and the inside of the tent was also covered with the remaining cold-proof tents, as well as a thick waterproof and cold-proof ground mat.

Liu Yunyan connected the gas canister to the heater, and the tent gradually began to warm up.

Xi Xi glanced around but didn't see the cat or the duck. Then she noticed a small, round notch in the floor mat and immediately realized what it meant:

"You want to ice fish?"

"That's right!" Mr. Cheng excitedly brought over his fishing box. "You wouldn't believe how troublesome it is to drill into the fishing spot with a drill bit. You have to keep it vertical and apply even pressure. If you're not careful, the ice hole can easily be drilled crookedly or crack!"

"Things are different now! Old Xi used that fiery arrow, and it melted a hole in no time!"

Cheng Xu knelt down beside her, carefully securing the mat to ensure it wouldn't slip. He looked up at Xi Xi and said, "I originally wanted to see if your Howling Wind Hulusi would work here, but instead of attracting wild animals, this glacier area has stirred up some activity!"

Ah... so I used the silencing bead just now! No wonder I couldn't hear a thing.

Xi Xi hurriedly asked her father about the whereabouts of Aura and the little white duck, only to find out that Aura had sneezed a lot not long ago, and Cheng's mother was preparing to knit a decent little warm coat for the two little ones. At this moment, she was in the RV with Chu Zhiqin taking their measurements.

"Come on!" After everything was ready, Xi Zhongcang handed the fishing rod to Xi Xi.

Xi Xi waved her hand: "You guys keep fishing. I have some leftover bait at home. I'll go back and get it!" She remembered the box of bait that Li Jinshao had given her, as well as her own volunteer fishing rod.

When Xi Xi returned, she saw Cheng Xu and Liu Yunyan earnestly learning ice fishing techniques from their two fathers. Although their movements were a bit clumsy, they were full of inexplicable enthusiasm.

The camp had no shortage of food, and Xi Xi had no desire to work at all. But getting some fresh fish to change things up was perfectly feasible, so they just considered it something for them to do to amuse themselves.

"Try this!" Xi Xi handed the bait to Liu Yunyan.

Afraid of scaring away the fish, Liu Yunyan lowered her voice and thanked them repeatedly. After baiting the hook, she slowly lowered the fishing rod into the ice hole, her eyes fixed on the float, barely daring to breathe.

Time passed by, and the ice field was extremely quiet, with only the occasional sound of the wind and the gentle swaying of the fishing float.

Liu Yunyan was initially very enthusiastic, but before long she started to get restless and began to chat quietly with Xi Xi.

Just as they were chatting happily, Liu Yunyan's fishing float suddenly wobbled a few times. She excitedly exclaimed, "It's on the hook!" Then she gripped the fishing rod tightly with both hands and began to pull it up forcefully.

Xi Xi quickly helped pull, whispering, "Don't rush, pull slowly, follow the fish's strength."