In the ankle-deep snow, Yin Zhu saw a string of footprints.
On the pristine white ground, the trail of footprints stood out prominently, stretching all the way out of the village. Outside Snow Mountain Village, the snow was also quite thick; although some of it had melted overnight, it still reached up to Yin Zhu's waist.
Following the trail of footprints, Yin Zhu walked a long way before finally spotting a cave.
Previously, this place was just an endless snowfield.
Now, the whole place has changed. A tall snow-capped mountain has appeared. Looking up, Yin Zhu could hardly see clearly because of the wind and snow. It seemed that the mountaintop was also hidden in the inky black night.
After taking a few deep breaths, Yin Zhu entered what appeared to be the only cave in the vicinity that could provide shelter from the wind and snow.
The moment we entered the cave, the howling wind outside subsided considerably, as if it had been shut out by something. On the contrary, the intermittent sounds from deep within the cave became increasingly clear.
"Help--"
"Someone, please save me—"
"I don't want to die—"
"So cold—so hungry—is anyone there—"
Following the voice, Yin Zhu found its owner... Shirayuki-hime. No, it should be Shirayuki Emi.
Yin Zhu recognized her entirely by her voice. At this moment, Bai Xuehui Mei had transformed into a red dress, the deep red color of which was unevenly dyed, and many places had dried into dark brown lumps. Her whole body was disheveled and filthy, and she was unrecognizable.
"Taketori...doji?"
When Shirayuki saw who it was, she was slightly taken aback.
"Are you here to save me? Please, save me! They'll come back! They'll kill me!"
Snow White frantically reached out to Yin Zhu, only to see Yin Zhu staring at her expressionlessly, calmly reciting the rules: "[2. When moving through the snow, you cannot look back; you can only keep moving forward. Your footprints will be covered by the wind and snow, your sense of direction will be confused by the wind and snow, and you will be lost in the endless snowfield.]"
"Wh...what?"
“If I take you back to the village, I need to turn back and walk you back to the village, right?” Yin Zhu had just read the rules engraved on the icicle the day before and hadn’t forgotten them yet.
“Yes, but…” Shirayuki Emi wanted to say something, but her hand fell limply to her side.
She had given up hope on this outsider.
She seemed to have seen many people like that, leaving her to move forward. No, to be precise, they were ghosts, ghosts imprisoned in the ghost realm, many of whom had lost all positive emotions.
Yin Zhu looked at Bai Xuehuimei and raised an eyebrow, saying, "I'm wondering if I'm doing this because of your goodwill, or if I simply want to do it. But even if I help you, you might not remember my kindness. Undoubtedly, helping you won't do me much good. If I had to say, it might be more emotionally valuable to me, so I won't have any regrets."
She calmly stepped forward, reached out her hand, and supported Shirayuki Emi, saying softly:
"So, I'm taking you back because I don't want to see you die again."
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