It was a icy and snowy day, with a thick layer of snow on the road. The wheels of the car got stuck in it, affecting the forward speed.

Because of the slow speed, the carriage felt a bit stuffy.

Jiang Si opened the thick cotton curtains, and the biting cold wind took the opportunity to sneak in, sweeping away the stuffy air in the carriage.

Elder Hua, who was sitting against the wall of the car, opened his eyes and looked at Jiang Si.

Although she disguised herself to look like her granddaughter, it was impossible to be exactly the same. It was good enough that someone familiar with her couldn't tell the difference without a careful look.

Staring at Jiang Si silently, Elder Hua couldn't help but think of the cold words she said when the Northern Qi man snatched the roasted rabbit leg in the ruined temple: "Put it down."

Elder Hua suddenly understood: this girl is the kind of person who cannot stand being wronged and is not someone you want to mess with.

Jiang seemed to notice Elder Hua's gaze, but did not turn back. Instead, he looked into the distance.

Everywhere you look is covered in silver, and it seems that there is only one color left between heaven and earth.

Apart from their carriage, there were no other vehicles coming and going.

Suddenly, Jiang Si's eyes narrowed and he couldn't help but stick his head out.

After a moment, she shouted, "Stop."

Lao Qin pulled the reins and the carriage stopped immediately.

Long Dan came to the car window and asked: "What do you want?"

Jiang Si pointed and said, "Look over there, is there a person lying there?"

Long Dan looked in the direction of her finger.

There was a green shadow in the snow far away from the official road, which looked vaguely like a human figure.

Long Dan's expression became serious: "Please wait a moment, I will go over and take a look."

Jiang Si nodded: "Go ahead."

Long Dan ran over quickly, and when he got close and saw the green shadow clearly, he was slightly surprised.

It was a person lying on the edge of a snow pit. He was wearing a green shirt and looked like a teenager from the back.

Long Dan hurried over and turned the man over, revealing the boy's frozen pale face.

At this moment, Long Dan couldn't help but widen his eyes.

They had just seen this young man before. He was the grandson of the pair of grandfather and grandson who stayed overnight in the ruined temple last night, and he was also one of the corpse-driving people mentioned by Elder Hua.

The boy froze to death? Where is his grandfather?

With these questions in mind, Long Dan reached out to feel the boy's breath.

No breath could be detected.

Long Dan hurriedly stripped the boy of his cotton shirt.

Because the boy was lying prone, his shirt was frozen. He struggled to get it open. He put his ear to the boy's chest and listened, and vaguely heard a faint heartbeat.

Long Dan's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but shout, "Still alive!"

A voice interrupted: "Put him in the carriage first."

Long Dan looked up and saw Jiang Si appear beside him out of nowhere. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Carry him into the carriage?"

The carriage was for the princess and Elder Hua, and they put the frozen corpse boy in it.

"Hurry up, if you delay any longer he might freeze to death." Jiang Si urged.

Although she is somewhat ruthless towards targets big and small, she has never lost her compassion.

As a human being, it is a simple thing to decide to save a fellow being when you see him or her dying.

Long Dan no longer hesitated and immediately picked up the boy and put him into the carriage.

Elder Hua originally stayed in the car and did not get out, so he had to bend down and walk out of the carriage.

Jiang Si stood in the carriage and said to Long Dan: "Take off all his clothes, wrap him in a blanket, and try to feed him some hot water."

Long Dan responded with a “yes” and got busy.

Lao Qin did not go in to help.

There are four people in the group, and the most important task for him and Long Dan is to ensure the safety of the princess. Now Long Dan is rescuing people, and what he has to do is to stay by the princess' side to avoid any accidents.

Jiang Si stood by the snow pit and looked at it for a while, then suddenly asked Lao Qin: "Lao Qin, where do you think the boy's grandfather is?"

It sounded like an ordinary question, but Lao Qin's face changed slightly and he looked towards the snow pit.

It is more appropriate to describe it as an ice hole rather than a snow pit.

It was covered with snow, and the edges of broken ice blocks were visible below, as well as the traces left by the boy lying there.

Old Qin observed for a moment and said, "There should be a puddle here. It's hard to tell how big or deep it is. It has been covered by yesterday's heavy snow. The boy's grandfather...maybe he is under the ice—"

After a pause, Lao Qin looked at Jiang Si and expressed his opinion: "I don't think there is any need to save people."

If the boy's grandfather was really down there, he would obviously have died long ago.

Although Jiang Si had a compassionate heart, he was not a bad person. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "Let's see if Long Dan can wake up the boy."

During this period, Elder Hua did not speak a word, as if the most important thing for her was to bring Jiang Si back, and everything else was not within her scope of concern.

After a while, Long Dan's slightly surprised voice was heard: "Awake!"

Jiang Si walked over, stood by the car window and looked inside.

The boy wrapped in a quilt stared at Long Dan with a blank look.

Long Dan was slightly excited and patted the boy's face: "Boy, you finally woke up. Fortunately, you met us and saved your life from the brink of death."

The boy rolled his eyes and suddenly struggled to stand up.

Long Dan quickly held him down and said, "Why are you moving? Your hands and feet are so stiff, and you haven't completely recovered yet."

The boy ignored Long Dan's warning, turned his head and looked out the window and shouted: "Grandfather——"

After shouting like this, he met the eyes of the girl outside the car.

The young man was stunned for a moment, as if he was embarrassed to shout at a young girl. He pulled Long Dan and said, "Please save my grandfather..."

"Where's your grandfather?"

"My grandfather fell into an ice hole..." At this point, the boy seemed to realize something and lowered his head.

Perhaps because he followed his grandfather in the corpse-driving business, the boy was much more rational than his peers. After the initial excitement, he regained his composure and looked at Long Dan and begged, "Please take me out of the car."

Long Dan raised his eyebrows: "Why are you getting off the car now?"

The boy's eyes were red, but he didn't cry: "My grandfather is still in the ice hole, I want to rescue him."

"The person must have died long ago—"

"I know." The boy sniffed, his voice choking slightly, "But I can't leave my grandfather here, I want to take him home."

Long Dan couldn't help but glance at Jiang Si. Seeing that she had no intention of objecting, he sighed and said, "Tell me first, how did you fall into the ice hole?"

"My grandfather and I were hurrying along. He walked in front and I followed behind. It was a nice snowy field, but he suddenly sank into the ground after taking a step forward. I pulled him up, but he went dark and lost consciousness. When I woke up, I was already in the car..."

"Okay, it looks like the hole in the ice is pretty deep. Boy, stay here and wait. I'll see if I can get the person out. Don't hold out too much hope. It depends on luck."

Long Dan got off the carriage and walked towards the snow pit.

The boy struggled to move to the window and looked out eagerly.

Time passed little by little, and when the boy felt that he had regained some strength, he finally waited until Long Dan and Lao Qin worked together to lift up a frozen corpse.