Chapter 893: Traitor!
Their lips trembled as they all looked over.
"Isn't that the base building? Weren't we on our way to the lake over there on the snow-capped mountain? How did we end up here? We're going in the opposite direction!"
"Xiaobai, are you going in the wrong direction?"
"Is this a glacier? The water is so cold! Forget about this and that, my legs are about to go numb! Let's swim!"
"This is too far! The closer we get to that side, the more difficult it gets. There are a lot of popsicles there, it's not safe! Let's change direction!"
"No need to change, or we'll end up overseas. It's all the Dragon Girl's doing. I bet the group riding the mechanical bird is also in trouble. Let's go, let's swim over there first. See if there are any branches or anything along the way that we can use as handrails."
When Bai Xiaobai and his friends were visiting, his senior brother specifically told him about this place. He said it was a place where many ships were moored, the water was very deep and icy, and to the left was some kind of extremely cold place, which was even more terrifying. Behind them were other countries, and to the right was the downstream area. The further they went, the farther they went, and only the direction in front of them was a way to get ashore.
"Those who aren't good swimmers should go first. You must have brought some of our sect's special first-aid medicines with you. See how it goes. If you can't take it, then take it. If you can, then don't take it yet! I suspect this is a test. If you take the medicine, you might just be suffering for nothing!"
Hearing Bai Xiaobai's words, the person who was originally going to take the medicine hesitated and put it down. Fine, I won't take it!
That distance looks close, but it's actually quite far when you swim there!
It was against the current again, the water was icy, and ice shards kept hitting us, doubling the difficulties! It was completely piled up!
"When you swim in winter, don't you get warmer the longer you swim? Why is it different here?"
"Who knows! Xiaobai, you're lighter, come here and climb onto this block of ice. See if you can bear the weight. If you can, we'll have a chance to rest. Otherwise, we'll either freeze to death or die from exhaustion if we keep going like this!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaobai swam over and, with the help of the others, climbed onto the ice.
He tried moving it and found it wasn't broken, so he stood up and carefully hopped around a few times.
"It's very sturdy! You can sit on it and rest! One more of you can try it!"
The man who had just spoken waved his hand: "Don't go up yet. I'll dive down and check the depth. If it's feasible, we'll sit on one of the poles and the four of us will push forward. The current isn't too strong. We can swim and rest along the way without wasting any time."
After saying that, the other person dived into the water and came back up in less than a minute.
"The ice is very thick! I don't know if we can move it! Let's try first!"
The group tried it, but found it didn't work!
"No, we can't push it. Let's go upstairs and rest first, then we'll think of something else!"
They all sat down, and just as they caught their breath, lightning and thunder began to flash overhead.
The wind howled, and raindrops began to pelt their faces mercilessly, causing ripples to spread across the once calm lake.
The five people's feelings at this moment: "..."
The block of ice that the five of them couldn't push was actually overturned by the wind and waves!
"If this weren't the beach, I would have thought there was a tsunami..." Before he could finish speaking, he fell into the water.
"Judging from this scene, are you sure there's no water monster causing this?!"
"Think of something quick, we can't swim anymore!"
"Not only can I not swim, I feel like I'm being pushed downstream! I'm not smart enough to think of a solution! You guys need to think of something!"
Bai Xiaobai emerged from the water and shouted to the people in front of her, "Sword cultivator! Take out your sword, stick it into the ice, and hand over the scabbard. Let's hold each other! Otherwise, we'll all be swept away!"
Upon hearing this, the swordsman grabbed his sword and swam to the top of the iceberg, using all his strength.
With a clang, sparks flew from the ice block!
"Damn it! My hands are numb from shaking! You guys come quick!"
After saying that, he handed over the sword sheath.
Bai Xiaobai reached out and pulled them down, one by one, until they were all gathered around the ice block.
"It's easy to insert the ice, but hard to pull it out! Please help me, I still can't feel my hand!"
Several people worked together to remove the sword, and then another person took over to continue pushing it forward.
"Thank goodness my sword was forged from meteorite iron! Otherwise it would definitely be ruined by now!"
Seeing this, Chi Xing, who was standing in the dark clouds overhead, muttered, "If such a big storm can't hold them back, why not just shatter those icebergs? But wouldn't that be too ruthless? What if they get scared and become despondent?"
Chi Xing thought about it for a while, then returned to the base, found Bai Wuwen, and told him his thoughts.
Bai Wuwen's lips twitched: "Well, I feel like we've been ruthless enough already. How about we leave it at that? But if you want to be even more ruthless, that's fine too! I support you! They weren't pampered growing up. Cultivation is actually very hard and not easy, so I believe they can definitely do it! As for their hearts, cough cough, they shouldn't be that fragile. How about I call all the elders to the shore to wait? That way they won't dare to give up?"
Chi Xing's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he patted Bai Wuwen on the shoulder: "That's a good idea! You're really ruthless! Go call him, I'll go break the ice!"
After saying that, the person flew away.
Bai Wuwen's lips trembled weakly. If he softened his heart, he would be the one to suffer later! It would be better for his fellow Daoists to die than for him to die! With this thought, he hurried to the laboratory and summoned all the elders from various families.
Swimming was tiring enough, and then they had to forcefully insert their swords, leaving them completely exhausted.
"Hold on! Ready! One hundred meters to go! We can do it!"
"Everyone, just five more rotations and we'll be there! Keep it up!"
"Hey, aren't those the elders?"
"Yes! It's the elders! They've come out to greet us?"
"Finally, we can relax! Elder! We're here! Here! Can you see us?"
"Elder! Waaaaah! Help! Your precious grand-disciple can't hold on any longer! Waaaaah! Please pull me up!"
"Elder! Is there anything to eat? I'm so hungry! I want to eat!"
The tension in their hearts dissipated instantly! With the elder present, they could arrive safely.
The elders on the shore listened to the sounds coming from the water, and they all exchanged awkward smiles, then pretended to be clueless, looking around but not at the lake.
I feel sorry for you, but saving face is the most important thing right now! It's okay to suffer a little! Everyone has to grow up eventually!
Seeing that his elders seemed not to see him, Bai Xiaobai waved his hand again: "Elder! It's me, Xiaobai! I'm here!"
Then Bai Xiaobai saw that his elders not only ignored him, but also turned their backs on him!
This is outrageous!
"Elder! It's me, Xiaobai! The Xiaobai who came down the mountain with you when I was five years old! The one who went to the karaoke bar!"
The elders on the shore immediately turned to look at Elder Bai!
So this is what Elder Bai is like! My apologies!
Elder Bai's face turned from white to red, and finally turned completely black!
"What nonsense are you spouting, you brat! I haven't even come down the mountain yet! When am I going to take you to a place like that! Instead of yelling, you should be trying to get ashore quickly! It's such a short distance, and you're dawdling like this! It's shameful!"
Hehe, let's see if you'll still ignore me!
Bai Xiaobai smiled and waved again: "Elder! I'm out of strength! The waves are too big here, I can't swim across! Can you lend me a hand?"
Elder Bai opened his mouth, but damn it, it wasn't that he didn't want to; it was that he couldn't!
"You'll have to work hard yourself! If you're the first one to reach the shore, I'll teach you the clone technique when you get back!"
A clone talisman? Bai Xiaobai was surprised! This was something even his senior brother couldn't learn! But he could!
"Elder! You keep your word! I... glug glug!"
"Gurgle, gurgle, damn it! Gurgle, gurgle... no, cough cough cough, how did this ice break!"
"It's not just this piece, everything in front of it is broken! Look!"
The group looked over and saw that the ice block extending to the shore had indeed shattered completely in an instant, leaving not a single piece!
Only the ice blocks in front of them were broken; the ice blocks in the directions they didn't go were all intact.
That wasn't all; several people were even swept back by the waves!
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