I don't know when, the ice field is no longer just a name, but an adjective, describing cold and ruthless. No matter which side the genius is, they will lose the halo above their heads and only be embarrassed and cautious. The wind and snow on this ice field are extremely strong and never stop. It can freeze eyelashes and eyebrows, and even stiffen the body and turn it into ice residue.
Facing the wind, the four of them were like fish swimming upstream, carving out a path through the ice and snow. Mother Star Dragon and Janaer were in the front, and they remained calm even in the heavy snow and wind. This was not their first time on the ice field. However, Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang's frosted faces could not hide their shock.
Xia Xiao had always lived in Daxia, and the farthest places he had been to were the East China Sea and the Academy. This was his first time back to the Icefield. Although Shu Shuang had been to many distant places with Qing Xunzi, there were only people on the edge of the Icefield, and those places were far less harsh than here.
The strong wind blew by, bringing with it palm-sized snowflakes, and the harder ones became hail, which was a bit scary. They rolled in the air and on the ground, but could not hurt Xia Xiao and the other three, because they had already stopped against a huge rock.
"How far is it?"
Janaer asked the question that Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang wanted to know. Before coming, they did not tell Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang the real purpose of this trip, but just said that there was a treasure to find. There was also a mission on the mountainside, so Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang did not doubt it, but they had been walking for a long time and their physical strength was gradually running out.
The last time Xia Xiao acted like this was in Wanling Valley. A whole year has passed since then. Although his strength has improved, the place he is in does not allow him to act recklessly.
"According to the map provided by the Adventurer's Guild, there are still ten kilometers."
"Still far."
As a teacher of the academy, Janaer was not hypocritical. This word associated with women had nothing to do with teachers. She sat down with her back to the boulder without hesitation and rested for a while. They had walked forty kilometers before, and ten kilometers was nothing in comparison. However, Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang were in a difficult state to walk any further. The two also realized this, and immediately sat cross-legged and formed the "He" seal.
Xia Xiao used the water element, and her vitality recovered quickly here. Although Shu Shuang could use the wind, the wind here was like waves, which was beyond the scope of the wood element, so her recovery speed was very slow.
It was a leisure time, with only snow and wind around. The huge roar covered the small sounds, and there was no noise, only a different kind of tranquility. However, the mother star dragon and Jana'er looked cautiously at Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang, and it was difficult for a small insect to get close to them.
Neither the mother star dragon nor Ganar spoke, but they had a tacit understanding. Each of them was responsible for a direction, and while looking after Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang, they were also alert to their surroundings.
The ice field was all white, like a very pure land. But there were too many corpses buried under the frozen soil. Maybe the huge rock they thought was a wild beast that strayed into the ice field. And under the thick snow where they were sitting was the facial bone of some unlucky guy.
When the sky and earth turned white, they were just like darkness. There were dangers everywhere, as if they would swallow people at any time. On the other side of the white darkness, a force attracted the mother star dragon's eyes, making it stare for a long time.
"Hello!"
Ganar, who was sitting in the snow, kicked him, and the mother star dragon finally came to his senses.
"I feel someone."
The mother star dragon is a water-type, and his perception of this world far exceeds that of Ganar, so his words startled the latter, who stood up and lowered her waist to prepare to resist some unknown attack.
"where?"
The eyes filled with wood energy lost their original vitality in this world, but Ganar did not dare to relax. Except in the academy, she did not dare to empty her mind.
The mother star dragon felt it was difficult, he didn't know where the other party was, but he was sure there was someone in the ice field. He was hiding in the wind and snow like hiding in the darkness, like a green snake burrowing in the green grass, like a girl thrown into the embrace of the sea, hiding perfectly and making it impossible to find any trace.
I don't know if it's a psychological effect, the wind and snow have become weird, and the whistling sound is like a ghost's howl. The wind and snow are like a maze, trapping the mother star dragon and Ganar inside. They are preparing for battle, and they have maintained the same posture for half an hour. When Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang opened their eyes, the mother star dragon's voice was a little hurried, but now they can't leave the ice field, they have to reach their destination.
“Speed up!”
Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang noticed something was wrong, but they could only follow closely. The mother star dragon was in front, and Ganar was behind, protecting them.
The four-man team rushed forward again, digging deeper into the snowstorm. The mother star dragon kept staring ahead, tirelessly rushing to where the snowstorm was even more intense, praying that his idea was correct. He was willing to be the school's barb, but when he caught a fish, he hoped that there would be a net to catch it, and the bait on the barb would not be lost.
For them, even with the wind and snow blocking the way, it would only take them less than half an hour to cover ten kilometers. After the extremely horrible wind and snow, a calm zone finally appeared.
The heavy snow was so frightening that it blocked people's vision. The mother star dragon wiped the frost off her face and turned back hurriedly. Seeing Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang standing safely behind her, she finally felt relieved.
Xia Xiao brushed the snow off Shu Shuang's body. The cold penetrated her clothes and froze her. Shu Shuang's hands were red from the cold. When she took them out of her cotton gloves, she was already numb. Xia Xiao rubbed them gently while blowing warm air on them. Seeing Xia Xiao's thoughtfulness, Jana smiled beside her.
"Senior, are you hiding something from us?"
Kanar turned around and left the explanation to the mother star dragon. The latter smiled bitterly, thinking that if the explanation was wrong, he would become a sinner.
"You have such good observation skills, I can't hide it from you so I'll tell you."
The four of them walked in a row and headed towards a raised glacier in front of them.
"Your steps were too big and hit the people at the foot of the mountain, so the academy sent you out to give them a break."
"We have guessed this, but what are the seniors on guard against, is it the thing in the dark?"
"Yes! Your safety is the top priority!"
"How clever."
When Janaer praised them, Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang looked at each other, their smiles were extremely restrained. In fact, they could see these not because they were smart, but because the seniors were too obvious. As soon as they went out, they brought ten scrolls, each with ten talisman arrays, adding up to a hundred. The hundred talisman arrays all have 100,000 patterns, and this kind of power can blow up mountains. You can imagine how worried they are.
“Does the college have any idea of barbing?”
Xia Xiao spoke in a very low voice. Mother Star Dragon and Ganar heard it but did not say anything. However, Xia Xiao understood this kind of tacit consent!
Now that Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang knew the situation, Mother Star Dragon and Ganar could relax a little. But the sensitivity of these two guys was really terrifying.
The raised glacier is like a dragon's horn tilted toward the sky, thick and hard. The closer you get, the higher you realize it is, as high as fifty meters.
"Is the treasure inside?"
"Maybe down there."
The mother star dragon stepped on the ice under her feet and walked around it, as if looking for an entrance.
"Who would hide the treasure here?"
Xia Xiao said this deliberately, because he knew that this trip was definitely not as simple as finding treasure. Janaer also knew this and replied:
"Actually, I came to see an old friend, who was also my former lover."
The mother star dragon turned her head and looked at her. Being able to speak so easily was really... amazing. I admire her!
"He betrayed the Great Wilderness, betrayed the academy, and turned to the devil, so he was killed on the ice field. But the snow was too heavy that day, and his body was blown away by the wind, making it difficult for the senior to find it, and he has been missing ever since. Unexpectedly, the Adventurer's Guild found him by chance some time ago, and that's why we came here. He died at the beginning of his fourth year in the academy, and he had already reached the Supreme Realm, so he should have left something behind. To put it bluntly, the treasure is a lesson for us."
Shu Shuang walked to Jana'er and held her arm, as if to comfort her. But her reaction was different from what Shu Shuang expected. If Xia Xiao did such a thing, she would definitely want to know the reason and an explanation, but Jana'er was very calm and did not show any sadness even when she mentioned it.
"This is the path he chose, I can't change it."
Although Janaer said this, a handsome young man suddenly appeared in her mind. He smiled at her, warm and tired. Maybe she should wear a cotton skirt, any style will do.
The girl's skirt can support all the tenderness and midsummer, and can also warm all the wind, snow and cold winter, but she is almost an old woman, and this idea only exists in her mind and is unrealistic.
Jana'er had forgotten how many years Gong Qingge had been gone. During the days he was gone, she was still alive, living very quietly according to her own ideas, taking walks on the mountain road on sunny days, drinking wine and singing songs on rainy days. Everything was very comfortable, except that she lacked the throbbing heart and a little expectation of her youth. After Gong Qingge left, she could get up early without dressing up, and stay up late to read until dawn, without having to turn day and night upside down to wait for him.
Thinking about it this way, it didn't matter whether she had him or not, because Gong Qingge was very busy and often away from home. There were always tasks that could not be completed. After all, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.
“Found it.”
The mother star dragon touched the raised glacier surface with her palm, and with a push, the ice broke, revealing a hole sloping downward. There was a light blue glow in the hole, which was somewhat similar to the ice field outside.
"Just go down."
After the mother star dragon finished speaking, he jumped down first, using his Qi to float his body so as not to fall flat on his face. In front of the students, he paid great attention to his image and did not forget to tidy up his hair after landing.
Xia Xiao followed closely behind, looked up at Shui Jing, and noticed something.
"That senior has the power of water, right?"
"right!"
The mother star dragon couldn't help but think back to her youth. At that time, she relied on the fact that her contracted beast was a **, and she was always mysteriously confident and caused a lot of trouble. Every time she offended the teacher, Gong Qingge would always come to intercede for her. He was a **, and the latter was a narwhal. Perhaps it was because they were children of the sea that they were so close. But the existence of that big brother had long been blurred.
"These crystals contain things left by our predecessors."
When Xia Xiao raised his finger and pointed above his head, the mother star dragon also felt it, but didn't know what it was.
The gravel on the ground was like sand, with several rows of footprints leading to the darkness ahead, but they had to stop for a while, because the few crystals above their heads might be the most precious things he left behind.