The Southern Country is not big. Xia Xiao and Wang Yaping walked and enjoyed the scenery while enduring the pain brought by the mark. Two weeks later, they arrived at the territory of Da Xia.

Xia Xiao had no strong bond with this land, nor did he have such a strong attachment that he could burst into tears. He just told Wang Yaping that this was the Great Xia Dynasty, and in its west, there were snow-capped mountains with the largest surface area in the Great Wilderness.

That snowy mountain completely divides Daxia and Nanshang, and to the north, Goulong Bangshi is like a fallen dragon, with corpses buried here, and thousands of ice and snow on its back, thus becoming a steep snowy mountain. But Xia Xiao did not take Wang Yaping to the southernmost snowy mountain, although it is not bad, but the Snow Dragon Pass is obviously better. The main reason is that Xia Xiao wants to see the current war. Since he left, Nanshang will definitely attack vigorously, and I don’t know how it is now.

In order to avoid attracting too much attention, Xia Xiao and Wang Yaping suppressed their own breath to the bottom of the bottle. They had actually been doing this for a week, but unlike now, they were walking completely on their legs and feet, without using any vitality at all. Xia Xiao's request made Wang Yaping feel strange, and she was puzzled and asked why.

Over the past week, Wang Yaping was no longer as silent as usual, and occasionally she would chat with Xia Xiao, but her face was still like a mask, without any expression. But Xia Xiao had long been accustomed to it and did not have high hopes for her. Wang Yaping was not someone he knew, so why did he care so much? He did not covet her body, so he just explained:

"When I passed Xiyang before, I always felt something was a little strange. We must not alert the enemy."

Xia Xiao was now in Heitai City, the westernmost city of Daxia, and not far from it was the Xuelong Road Crossing. But along the way, he passed by Xiyang, Rongcheng, and Longgang. Although the latter had been razed to the ground, there should have been traces of the Nanshang army. But strangely, he did not see any human figures, which was really surprising.

At this point in time, Nan Shang should be attacking fiercely, but it is so quiet. Did the emperor of Nan Shang pass away? It can't be such a coincidence, so Xia Xiao entered Heitai City so cautiously.

This is still a dead city, and it still retains the tragic situation of many years ago, but more and more houses have collapsed, and only a few are still standing. In the wind and snow, Xia Xiao and Wang Yaping walked along the abandoned streets. If Xia Xiao remembered correctly, this place was not like this when he went to the Earth King Palace last time.

Although Heitai City was abandoned, it had always been the rear base for the Southern Merchants to store supplies, so the roads should be unobstructed to ensure the smooth passage of carriages. But now there was a lot of waste on it. Xia Xiao bent down and reached out to sweep away the cold snow particles on it. Seeing how new and old it was, he knew it was not left behind many years ago, but was abandoned recently. After all, the iron had not rusted yet.

After watching for a long time, there were wooden poles, armor, weapons, and thin clothes along the way. This was not like the style of the Southern Merchants. They came in such a large force, how could they escape in such a mess? It was difficult for Daxia to have such a strong fighting force, and after clearing the snow, the horse hoof prints on the road were so compact. How anxious must it be to make them run back like this? Or, how exaggerated and terrifying must it be to drive them back like this?

Xia Xiao couldn't imagine it, it seemed that he had to go to Nanshang to understand the situation. But it happened that he had brought Wang Yaping here, and as long as he said a few more words, he could let her go. If Wang Yaping really wanted to leave, he would not keep her, but he still had to say a few words in advance to let her continue to drift with the water.

Putting the doubts here behind for the moment, Xia Xiao burst out his vitality, and after making sure that there was no one in Heitai City, he jumped out of the city and reached the top of the Snow Dragon Pass.

It was not very high here, but one could see the pine forest covered with thick snow below, and the ice peaks in the distance. Xia Xiao extended his hand and made a gesture of invitation, signaling Wang Yaping to enjoy the view. She could not wait to look around, as she had been deeply attracted by the snow-capped mountains long before coming here.

The snow-capped mountains were charming and pure, without a trace of filth, as beautiful as herself, and all around was quiet, she could hear the snowflakes falling to the ground, and the wind blowing from eight thousand miles away in the north. She suddenly felt very happy, unable to speak, because her throat was choked with sobs, and she even felt dizzy, the wind, snow, and icebergs were all moving for her.

Cry——

In the snow, a snow eagle made a long and deep sound, which made Wang Yaping tremble all over and had goose bumps. This feeling was very strange, but she became different in an instant. She was wearing snow and wind, and although she was thin, the way she raised her white chin was full of holiness. Seeing the snow eagle flying around the sky, it was like a halo, like a grand welcoming ceremony, whistling with wind and snow, welcoming the new master.

The Xuelong Pass was Wang Yaping’s first step. She involuntarily headed towards the high ice peak. Although it looked far away, it only took a few steps.

In the first step, Wang Yaping was excited and crossed hundreds of snow-capped mountains of all sizes and headed towards it.

In the second step, Wang Yaping's vision suddenly widened, as if she took in the entire mountain range. The countless mountains in this range all rotated in her eyes, as if they were ranked high and low. She re-selected a new place to go, which made Xia Xiao feel relieved. Although the Earth King Palace was not as good as the academy, it was better for them not to cause trouble. Xia Xiao's relationship with the academy was not the same as before. But as long as Wang Yaping did not choose the snow mountain where the Earth King Palace was located, she could choose any other ice peaks, and no one would care about such trivial matters.

The third step, the Snow Eagle followed, Wang Yaping was getting closer and closer to it. But she suddenly frowned, a little out of place, but she let go of it, felt free, and finally climbed the snow mountain.

Taking a breath, Wang Yaping's mouth corners involuntarily turned up, causing Xia Xiao who was following behind to see and ask:

"Is this place nice?"

Wang Yaping nodded her head in great satisfaction, without any hesitation, and her attitude towards Xia Xiao became even better. Although Xia Xiao was an out-and-out bastard, he was also the guide who led her to heaven. She smiled at him, and a faint cloud came over the sunny day.

Seeing her smile, Xia Xiao had no reason to be sad. Seeing the changes in her eyes, he knew that his goal had been achieved. The numbness and emptiness in her eyes had gradually been filled by the wind and snow, becoming crystal clear. She was reborn, and it was also the successful rebirth of Bingfeng, completely escaping the fate of being kept in captivity.

Xia Xiao wanted a positive answer and was also a little curious, so he asked:

"Do you still want to go back to Yun Country?"

Wang Yaping shook her head, her hair full of snowflakes making it look holy and elegant. In fact, she had not wanted to go back a long time ago, but she had not made up her mind and did not dare to act on her own. But now, even if the Yun people came, she would rather die here than go back and suffer pain and torture.

Buried in an iceberg, the Snow Eagle inherits the will and lives here forever, isn’t that beautiful?

Raising her arm and taking the Snow Eagle, Wang Yaping looked at it and saw it tilting its head, and she couldn't help but smile knowingly. Seeing this, it also tilted its head, as if two extremely lonely souls had found company, and at first sight they moved into each other's hearts.

As Wang Yaping sang the song played by the wind and snow, she watched the mountains below her surrender, and her worries suddenly disappeared. This place is undoubtedly the paradise in her dreams, a place she has never told anyone about, but has always been thinking about. She is free and relaxed here, savoring it for a long time, as if she is drunk without drinking.

Raising her head, Wang Yaping looked towards the sky and opened her arms to welcome the heavy snow. The previous snowflakes disappeared, and the heavy snow fell very quietly, like a dense white cotton. Xia Xiao couldn't bear to disturb her, just watching the heavy snow bury her. Poor person, there is nothing hateful about her, she is just timid and afraid of things, she can eat a string of candied haws for half a day.

Wang Yaping stood still like a statue, full of holiness. Xia Xiao was in a daze behind her, accompanying her.

It is said that people are different. Xia Xiao does not have as deep a love for heavy snow as Wang Yaping. He does not even have much affection for rain, especially heavy rain, because it carries too many painful memories. He only thinks that kind of weather is suitable for hot pot and sleeping.

If Xia Xiao wanted to live in one place for a long time like Wang Yaping, he would like to stay in the academy and be a teacher there, teaching students to study and practice every day, and occasionally talking about his past when he was interested. But because of the demonic energy, this idea was extremely unrealistic, so he would rather plant some melons in the field and laugh with Ah Zhu every day.

Xia Xiao still likes spring more, the leisure feeling makes him feel comfortable. As for the coldness around him, it only makes him fall into deep thinking. Xia Xiao has a lot of things in mind, and his heart is also very confused. He is not as free as Wang Yaping and feels that everything is beautiful. When he shook off the snowflakes all over his body and was about to leave, the snow eagle flew away with a cry, and Wang Yaping turned around.

"Where are you going?"

"Go to the other side of the snowy mountain to get information."

"Then what?"

"To the grassland."

Xia Xiao didn't want to tell Wang Yaping about his whereabouts. If she was caught by the Yun people, wouldn't he be in trouble? He looked at Wang Yaping and suddenly felt that it was nothing. The grassland was so big, there were many Yun countries, how could they find him? And the current Wang Yaping was different from before, she shouldn't do that kind of thing.

To change a person, it takes a long time of influence and preparation. It is not all Xia Xiao's credit that Wang Yaping has become like this. But the gratitude in her eyes is about to overflow, which makes Xia Xiao a little puzzled. There are many times when he feels that Wang Yaping understands everything and knows why he does everything, but just doesn't say it. But sometimes, like now, he feels that Wang Yaping doesn't understand at all, otherwise how could she be so stupid?

Wang Yaping didn't say anything as tender as "be careful on your journey", she didn't even think about it. But Xia Xiao felt that she meant it with a smile on her face, and then left with a word.

"I'll come back to say goodbye to you when I leave."

Wang Yaping watched Xia Xiao, who turned into a gust of wind, go away. She no longer smiled, but just lay there, letting the heavy snow cover her. She twitched in the snow, suffering unspeakable pain. The snow eagle screamed and cried, but she said nothing, remaining silent in the snow, as if fearless. And these pains were nothing in the paradise made of ice crystals.

When the wind and snow began to cry, the pain that should have ended long ago continued. But Wang Yaping closed her eyes and fell asleep peacefully, thinking that this was just a nightmare that lasted longer than usual.