Chapter 129: Thinking of Family
Su Shengsheng told Tuoba Ye in the teahouse that she had something to hide, and she wanted to keep him hanging so that he would go back to her.
But unexpectedly, Tuoba Ye believed it, but ended up leading her into a trap and also implicated Xie Xuan.
Looking at the glaciers on both sides that rose several feet above the water, she felt extremely desperate...
Even though the body has become numb after soaking in ice water for a long time, it is still difficult to resist the biting cold wind outside.
She couldn't help but feel like retreating.
Maybe it would be better to go back?
Su Shengsheng trembled as she looked at Xie Xuan who was looking up at his surroundings.
"We need to find a low place and climb up."
After a few breaths, Xie Xuan looked back at her.
Climb up?
Su Shengsheng looked at the mirror-like glacier walls on both sides in a trance.
Xie Xuan took out two sharp daggers from his boots and said, "You can climb trees, right? I'll help you."
The sun was setting and time was running out. If they delayed any further, they would probably die of hypothermia.
Su Shengsheng nodded helplessly, but she was still shivering from the biting cold wind that was like an ice knife.
Xie Xuan's eyes flashed, and he slowly stretched out his arm and pulled the dazed Su Shengsheng into his arms.
Either one person freezes to death, or two people keep each other warm. Su Shengsheng stiffened for a moment, then snuggled up to him.
The icy river water had reached her thighs, and every step she took felt like carrying a heavy burden.
If it weren't for Xie Xuan's help, she would have died right there.
Perhaps fearing that she would run out of energy later, Xie Xuan did not walk too far and chose a lower place that was slightly easier to climb to stop.
Su Shengsheng looked up shivering and let go of Xie Xuan's waist.
Xie Xuan took the broken grappling hook chain, wrapped one end around her waist, and the other end tightly around his wrist.
"Are you ready?" Phoenix's eyes were filled with worry.
Su Shengsheng exhaled a puff of white mist and said, "Okay."
Xie Xuan said nothing in the end, turned around, and embedded the two daggers deeply into the glacier wall.
She looked up at the glacier wall that was more than ten meters high, took a deep breath, and cheered herself up.
In a low-temperature environment, humans can only maintain body temperature for two hours at most.
They were all wet with ice at the moment, and if they didn't act quickly, they would soon become ice sculptures.
This place is outside the Great Wall, so even if Chu Zhao and others bring troops here, they must escape as soon as possible.
The frozen glacier wall made her feel cold, and it felt like it was going to scrape off a layer of her skin when she touched it.
Although they made adequate preparations and wrapped their hands with cloth, they were still unable to withstand the sharp edge that came from deep in the glacier.
After an unknown amount of time, Su Shengsheng, who had never challenged such a rigorous extreme sport, began to feel like giving up.
Xie Xuan, however, took her with him and used a dagger to carve out a path through the ice wall step by step until they reached the top of the ice.
Su Shengsheng was breathing heavily, her limbs were weak, and she almost slid to her knees. She wanted to lie down and rest there.
Xie Xuan pulled her into his arms and said, "You can't rest yet. We only have one last step left..."
His deep phoenix pupils reflected the dusky sky, locking her gaze firmly like a vortex of stars.
Su Shengsheng looked helplessly at the endless snow-capped peaks on the side and closed her eyes in despair.
"General Xie, please go down on your own and bring someone to rescue me."
It’s not that she doesn’t want to live, but her strength is draining away too quickly. If this continues, both of them will die.
"Su Shengsheng, think about your family." Xie Xuan looked at her who was frozen to the point of being covered with ice chips. He didn't dare to shake her hard and could only comfort her softly.
family……
Su Shengsheng looked at the undulating snow-capped peaks below her, feeling a surge of unwillingness in her heart.
If only... there were paragliders...
But... she was exhausted and almost lost the strength to move.
If I continue like this, I'm afraid not only will I die here, but I'll also implicate him.
"Come on, get up, I'll carry you down." Xie Xuan helped her up, turned his back and squatted down.
Su Shengsheng's eyes were red, but she tried hard not to let the tears fall.
She knew very well that in this cold winter day, tears would freeze into ice in an instant.
Because Xie Xuan's hair had all frozen into ice.
She was better off because it was a strong winter wind and she had to curl up.
At this critical moment, Su Shengsheng's thoughts became a little vague and he began to have wild thoughts.
Just as Xie Xuan saw that she was still not moving and was about to pull her arm to help her stand up, Su Shengsheng's eyes suddenly locked on one place, and a gleam flashed in his eyes, "Wait a moment, General Xie."
This snow peak is quite high, and the thick snow layer on the mountain is almost several feet deep, making it difficult to move forward.
Even if Xie Xuan didn't take her with him, it would not be easy to go down in a short time.
But if...
"What's wrong?" Xie Xuan stopped.
Su Shengsheng pursed her lips, her voice trembling slightly, "I have something that might help us get down the mountain quickly. But... this method is a bit too risky..."
Xie Xuan turned his head, his slightly upturned phoenix eyes looking more unapproachable than a snow-capped peak, but he trusted her completely.
"What do you need? I'll prepare it." He gently put her down.
Su Shengsheng looked around at the top of the mountain, and finally pointed to a snowy tree a little further away, describing in detail what she needed.
Xie Xuan did not hesitate and did as he was told.
As the saying goes, sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. Looking at the pair of special skis that Xie Xuan had quickly made, Su Shengsheng showed a hint of smile between her eyebrows, but it quickly disappeared.
She took out a piece of cloth she had prepared long ago and handed it to Xie Xuan. "Although this method is quick, it may also trigger an avalanche."
She didn't say the whole thing, but the meaning was clear.
Unexpectedly, Xie Xuan pushed the cloth back and said, "I don't have any concerns."
Su Shengsheng blinked, and ice crystals fell from her eyelashes.
Doesn’t he… have a princess mother living on Lingshan Mountain?
But she didn't feel comfortable asking any more questions, so she just quietly took the cloth back.
Then she bit her finger and prepared to write her last words on a piece of cloth.
Unexpectedly, because the weather was too cold, her fingers hardly bled.
Before she could sigh, she saw Xie Xuan raise his knife and cut a gash in his palm, and then drip blood onto the cloth.
Su Shengsheng was stunned for a moment, then quickly wrapped the cloth around his wound, "Doesn't it hurt?"
Xie Xuan looked at her face, which was purer than the ice waterfall on the top of the snow-capped mountain, and his eyes moved. "I've long been used to it..."
Upon hearing this, Su Shengsheng involuntarily raised her head and looked at him.
Seeing his icy gaze, she couldn't help but let out a sigh and silently tied the cloth strip.
Then she used a little force, bit her finger, and continued writing.
Dad, I'm not from here, I just went home...
She originally planned to write down everyone, but it was too painful...
After writing, she carefully put the strip of cloth into her clothes.
When he turned around, he saw Xie Xuan staring at the straps on his hands, lost in thought, wondering what he was thinking about.
After a short rest, Su Shengsheng gradually recovered some of his strength. "Thank you, General. Let's go down the mountain."
Xie Xuan looked at her hesitantly, and finally, when she took the initiative to pull up the skis, he silently embraced her...
Su Shengsheng told him not to resist when sliding down, to go with the flow, and most importantly, to maintain balance.
Perhaps because her body temperature had reached its limit, she began to feel a burning sensation.
This is not a good phenomenon!
Su Shengsheng quickly cheered up and rowed down the mountain with Xie Xuan.
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