Chapter 348 To Die or Not to Die
After nightfall, the temperature at the top of the mountain is polar opposite to that at the foot of the mountain.
A fire was lit in the leeward side, and a group of people shivering with cold gathered around it to keep warm.
"This place is absolutely amazing. Are those icicles on the pine needles? Am I seeing things right? It's summer now! Damn it!" Su Wu, Bai Yu, and Su Wen rolled up a quilt and dragged it towards himself, leaving Bai Yu and Su Wen with only a few corners of the quilt.
Su Wen narrowed his eyes and smiled, "More than that? If you blow out a breath, your eyebrows will immediately condense into ice beads. If you don't believe me, stay away from the fire and blow on it."
It’s fun, Su Wu is eager to try.
Little Wheat Ear, who was huddled together with her sister and Bing'er, rolled her eyes and said, "Go ahead, go ahead. If you go, don't even think about getting back into bed. You're such an idiot!"
"Su Wen, you are such a villain that you even plotted against your own brother! I will make you lose face!" Su Wu reacted and rushed towards Su Wen while roaring.
Su Wen sneered, "There are no brothers in front of the quilt. If you insist on provoking me, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Sharing the same bed, Bai Yu was innocently implicated. He crawled pitifully to a corner, looking for an opportunity to punch Su Wu and kick Su Wen. He felt extremely helpless, "Why do fellow disciples have to kill each other? I've always been impartial to my brothers, so I can only help both sides. It's really difficult!"
In the quilt opposite, Du Buqin kicked Su An over and said, "Xiao Anzi, don't make things too difficult for your junior brother. Let him have a taste of beatings and kicks! Otherwise, he will feel too guilty!"
The boys huddled together, and the old man sat on the side watching the fun. He would kick back anyone who tried to climb out. There was no chance of a dull moment.
Xiaomai Sui and Bing'er laughed so hard that they fell down, and every time they were about to fall out of the quilt, they were pulled back by their sister.
"It's really cold on the top of the mountain, sister! At least we have a fire and a blanket to keep us warm. What do you think those people hiding behind the tree trunks watching us want? There's no shame in losing to us, so why freeze themselves to death? Hey!" Little Wheat Ear laughed and glanced into the darkness. "There must be ice chips on their heads."
"Their main task is to find out the purpose of our coming here. They don't have to take action, but they must not lose us." Tianbao said calmly.
To be precise, Jiuguo was on guard against her being able to remove the poison.
The traps were set to provoke her, targeting Du Grandpa and others.
Any injury or accident to anyone around her can cause her emotions to fluctuate.
Little Wheat Ear didn't care about the people who were following him, and soon turned his attention to the opposite side, laughing.
Bing'er didn't care at all and didn't even think that someone was following her.
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As the sun climbed over the mountain, the frost crystals condensed on the strong pines on the top of the mountain quickly turned into water mist.
Somewhere in the mountains, the sound of fighting was heard again.
It started abruptly and ended suddenly.
The startled birds in the woods flew out in a circle and then perched on the branches again, chirping.
Several dark shadows hidden in the distance quickly dispersed in different directions when the fighting ended.
The clouds of sorrow hanging over the deep places along the Shu Road grew thicker.
"They've been here for a month and have already swept four roads! We can't defend them at all! And Su Jiuni and her group are getting even more aggressive. Now they're not even leaving anyone who's been following them alive!"
Jinniu Road, where Darong was stationed, a middle-aged man was pacing back and forth in the tent, his brows furrowed in anxiety.
"The traps we've set so far have been completely ineffective, and forcing a head-on confrontation would be a waste of lives. We can't go on like this." He paused and looked up. "Send a message to the master immediately and ask for further instructions!"
"Also, send a message to the other nations, inviting them to gather at Daokou Pavilion. We have something important to discuss!"
Daokou Pavilion is located at a fork in the Shu Road.
I don’t know in which dynasty this pavilion was built. The eaves and pillars of the pavilion have faded over the years and exude a smell of decay.
People from five countries gathered here, everyone had a gloomy face and a low mood, but the aura around them complemented this pavilion.
With important matters weighing on their minds, everyone sat on the mottled wooden benches in the pavilion and looked at each other in silence for a while.
Su Jiuni and his group moved too quickly. Nine countries were destroyed in four at once, leaving only those of them. If they did not think of a more effective way to deal with the situation, they would be close to death.
"We can't fight any harder," Darong spoke first. He had invited them to discuss matters, so he had to take the lead. "Everyone knows the current situation very well. As long as Su Jiuni is here, everything we do will be in vain. I suggest that we just keep watch and monitor for the time being, and not take any other action."
General Nansang frowned, disagreeing. "If that's the case, we'll be even less able to stop Su Jiuni. Knowing her coming here must be related to the poison in her body, are we just going to watch helplessly and do nothing while she detoxifies? Then the Nine Kingdoms will have even more headaches!"
"This doesn't work, and that doesn't work. What should we do? Anyway, I'm at a loss!" The man from Dongpu couldn't suppress his anger.
The Beixiang leader's eyes moved slightly, and he looked at the Yunqin people who had been silent. "Commander Mo, do you have any good suggestions?"
Commander Mo laughed awkwardly, "You all come from powerful nations. In terms of national strength and power, you are all superior to me. You still have a headache, so how can I have a good solution? Don't make fun of me."
"Commander Mo, you're wrong. Yunqin may be a small nation, but it has Xiling as its backing. How dare we make fun of you? This time, when dealing with Su Jiuni and the others, only Xiling didn't take any action. Perhaps the King of Xiling gave Commander Mo some instructions?"
"Oh, this is really hard to explain! Yun Qin does have Xiling's backing, but our dynasty's internal affairs are independent, and all matters in the court are decided by our emperor. Furthermore, the Xiling monarch is wise and wise, and he wouldn't arbitrarily interfere in the affairs of smaller nations. Besides, Xiling has remained relatively isolated from external conflicts over the past few years, and it's not just about Su Jiuni... I don't know what the Xiling monarch is thinking."
Mr. Mo was very slippery. He took the topic in a circle and returned to the current problem.
The other four people looked at each other and felt more and more annoyed.
The matter is imminent. It won't be long before Su Jiuni and others will arrive here, and the two choices before them are extremely simple and crude.
To die?
Or don’t die?
"Since no one has a solution, why not listen to my advice?" Darong spoke again. "Before inviting you all here to discuss this, I sent a letter back for instructions. Until we receive a reply, we will hold our ground for now and only have people continue to monitor. If we find that Su Jiuni has found a clue to the antidote, we can work together to disrupt the situation! This is the safest solution I can think of right now. What do you think?"
The Beixiang leader nodded immediately. "Given the current situation, this is indeed the safest approach. At least it ensures we have manpower available in a critical moment."
This statement is equivalent to destroying one's own prestige, but it is the truth.
The others also had no objection.
After the matter was settled, the few people dispersed. No one noticed that Darong and the leader of Beixiang secretly exchanged glances before leaving.
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