Snow-covered Mountain
Ren Xiangxiang was unaware that Xuewu Mountain was not a fixed place; it was because of Lei Gong that this spring scenery appeared under the icy snow.
Lei Gong used to move to a different place every five or six years, but this time he settled down in Xuewu Mountain as if he had taken root there.
"It must be autumn already!" the child-like Thunder God murmured to himself, reaching out to catch the snowflakes falling from the sky.
Snowflakes fluttered down, and soon turned into a heavy snowfall.
When Ren Xiangxiang first stepped into the far north, she thought she could endure it. But as she went deeper into the interior, she became less talkative and wrapped herself in all the clothes she had with her, but she still felt the cold wind penetrating to her bones.
"Why is it so cold? I don't remember it being this cold last time I came!"
Ren Xiangxiang walked along, breathing out warm air. She had forgotten that the last time she came, it was the dead of winter, and she had brought warm clothes that Shui Buyun had specially prepared for her. It had been so long that she had forgotten and only brought some slightly thicker clothes, so she was naturally shivering from the cold.
“Or…” Ren Xiangxiang shifted her gaze to Mo You, who didn’t seem to feel cold at all.
Being a demon is great! With demonic power protecting me, I'm unaffected by heat or cold.
"I'll carry you on my back." Mo You completely misunderstood Ren Xiangxiang's meaning.
"That's not what I meant. I can walk by myself, it's just that I don't know if I can..."
Ren Xiangxiang reached out her hand and made a gesture of borrowing, which naturally referred to her demonic power.
Seeing her expectant look, Mo You remained silent for a moment.
"I'll carry you on my back!"
"ah?"
As he spoke, Mo You picked up Ren Xiangxiang and carried her on his back. Before Ren Xiangxiang could struggle, she was suddenly dizzy and, when she came to her senses, she was already firmly on Mo You's back.
A cold wind howled past, making it hard for Ren Xiangxiang to open her eyes. She instinctively hugged Mo You's neck tightly.
Mo You paused, feeling Ren Xiangxiang's warm breath on his ear. His body stiffened involuntarily, and he suddenly felt irritable.
Snowflakes were falling heavily and the wind was howling. Ren Xiangxiang subconsciously shrank back, because Mo You had shielded her from most of the wind and snow. Although she wasn't too cold, her hands and feet were still freezing.
"The snow is too heavy, let's find somewhere to take shelter first?" Ren Xiangxiang suggested, burying her head in Mo You's neck and breathing heavily.
After saying that, she felt Mo You suddenly stop moving and seem to say "okay". However, the wind and snow were too strong and she couldn't hear what he said next. Then, Mo You seemed to leap upwards again.
This time, Mo You was faster than before, and Ren Xiangxiang instinctively hugged him tighter. The wind and snow were fierce, and the wind was blowing so hard that it felt like her head was about to be lifted off the ground. But Mo You was very warm. Even through her clothes, she could feel that she was hugging a big stove, and the kind of stove that was burning brighter and brighter.
If only I could borrow a little of her demonic power, her constitution is already stronger than ordinary people, so borrowing a little bit of her cold-resistant demonic power wouldn't have any effect at all, but unfortunately...
Sigh... I wonder how Master is doing. Have those demonic insects bothered her? Can Uncle Buyun defeat them?
And mother...
Thinking of her mother, Ren Xiangxiang's mood suddenly plummeted. Although she hadn't seen her father much, she knew that her mother always held a place for him in her heart—something she rarely mentioned, yet cherished and preserved deeply.
Once the floodgates are opened, memories come rushing out and cannot be stopped. Just as she was immersed in her childhood memories, unable to extricate herself, Mo You suddenly stopped.
"Let's do it here."
He carefully put Ren Xiangxiang down. As soon as she was removed from the warmth of his neck, Ren Xiangxiang, who had just come to her senses, couldn't help but shiver.
Achoo!
Seeing this, Mo You quickly took off his own coat and put another coat on her.
"After searching around, this is the only place we can temporarily shelter from the wind and snow," Mo You said helplessly.
Ren Xiangxiang looked around and realized that they were in a cave, but the cave was shallow and the wind and snow could still rush in from time to time.
"There seems to be a nest here?" Mo You walked to the deepest part and made some room for Ren Xiangxiang.
He set those nests ablaze with his demonic fire, sending thick smoke billowing out with crackling sounds.
Ren Xiangxiang was so choked by him that tears streamed down her face.
"It's alright, it's already much better." Seeing that Mo You was a little worried, Ren Xiangxiang quickly said, "Let's wait here until the snow stops before we go out!"
"Okay." Mo You nodded and looked outside the cave. "I'm going out to find some food. You stay inside and don't wander off."
"What are you looking for to eat! I brought some!" Ren Xiangxiang grabbed Mo You's sleeve. "You—"
"I'll still go and take a look around."
Before Ren Xiangxiang could finish speaking, Mo You flung her sleeve away and disappeared in a flash, looking like she was fleeing in panic.
"Wait, your clothes..." Ren Xiangxiang looked down at the thick layer of clothes she was wearing. "What's going on? Is there a need to be in such a hurry?"
As he spoke, he took out some dry rations from his bundle and took a dry bite.
In the far north, where snow was falling heavily, Mo You and Ren Xiangxiang had just stepped in when the Gu Nu followed closely behind, but she too was blocked by the heavy snow.
What is she doing here?
Gu Nu thought to herself, recalling the prophecy of the ghost Ku Tong and Shu Hui Xin's reaction. Whether it was true or false, she would just kill her. She didn't care why she came to this kind of place.
In the wind and snow, the red-clad Gu woman swiftly flew up to the mountaintop, with snowflakes making way for her. At that moment, Mo You, who happened to be passing by, spotted the red figure halfway up the mountain.
"A Gu woman?!"
...
Ren Xiangxiang, having eaten and drunk her fill in the cave, was feeling drowsy. She didn't know how much time had passed when she suddenly opened her eyes and realized that Mo You had returned sometime earlier.
Roasting a rabbit.
Ren Xiangxiang, who had already eaten, suddenly felt hungry again.
Mo You smiled and handed her one, "It was already baked a while ago, but I didn't wake you up since you were sleeping."
"How long have I been asleep?" Ren Xiangxiang asked, glancing towards the cave entrance as she tore at some meat. "When did it get dark?"
“It should still be early, but it gets dark early.” Mo You explained, “I just took a walk around and suddenly remembered that the Snow-covered Mountain you mentioned might be a scene of spring beauty.”
"A curtain of spring colors?" Ren Xiangxiang chewed on rabbit meat, not understanding.
Mo You explained, "The far north is frigid year-round, with the ice and snow only melting briefly in the summer, for about a month. By then, summer has long passed, so the far north must look like this now."
"But the 'Spring Curtain' is very special. It's like it's alive, always in early spring. So the Snow-covered Mountain you mentioned is very likely the place where the 'Spring Curtain' appears."
“But…” Ren Xiangxiang racked her brains for a moment, “When I came here last time, I asked the little demons living nearby, and they said that place is called Snow-Stained Mountain. How could Snow-Stained Mountain have run away?”
"Do you still remember which road we took back then?" Mo You continued to ask.
Ren Xiangxiang answered with certainty, "It is this road, but I have never seen a blizzard. It took me almost three days to walk here."
And they've only been there for one day.
"Maybe it's deeper inside," Ren Xiangxiang thought for a moment and said, "Let's continue to explore further after the snow stops tomorrow."
"Mm." Mo You simply smiled at her.
"What are you laughing at?" Ren Xiangxiang touched her face to make sure there was nothing on it. She was about to speak when she met Mo You's gaze and panicked.
As night fell, the wind and snow finally stopped, and the cold moon hung high in the sky, casting a silvery white light that was astonishingly bright.
Ren Xiangxiang listened to the howling wind outside and fell asleep peacefully. Mo You kept watch until midnight and then quietly left the cave.
On another snow-capped mountain twenty miles outside the cave, the Gu woman was intently searching for Ren Xiangxiang's whereabouts.
Ren Xiangxiang is different from demons; her aura is very special, and in this far north where there are few living creatures, she is not too difficult to find.
She had followed the other person's scent all the way to the far north, only to be blocked by a storm.
Just as she was hesitating and wondering which direction to look, a figure swiftly swept across the snow-covered mountain peak.
The Gu woman's gaze turned cold, and she chased after him in the next second.
Is it that fox demon?!
Fueled with rage, they had nearly succeeded several times, only to have the fox demon escape each time, and even from her grasp.
With both old and new grudges, she felt that this fox demon was her nemesis.
But isn't the fox demon with that girl?
The fox demon suddenly stopped not far away, glanced behind him, as if to make sure the surroundings were safe.
The Gu woman stood about ten feet away from him, confident that he couldn't possibly detect her.
After waiting a moment, the fox demon made another move, heading straight for a snow-capped mountain.
Unexpectedly, Mo You only stood on the mountainside of the snow mountain for a while. He looked around warily, glanced at the place where the Gu woman was hiding, and then jumped down the snow mountain several times.
Without a second thought, the Gu woman jumped down. The instant she landed, Mo You suddenly attacked, his sword flashing with a cold light.
"You spotted me?!"
The Gu woman sneered, and a giant dandelion swept out, shattering the ice needles. Mo You quickly retreated and then threw out a sword.
Ding! Bang!
The snow exploded, and the swirling snowflakes blurred the Gu woman's vision. Almost simultaneously, her ankle suddenly tightened, as if it were being tightly bound by something.
"You've finally arrived. This time, I won't let you escape!"
The voice was intermittent, and the Gu woman's head buzzed, then suddenly went dark.
With a single sword strike, Mo You stirred up the thick snow on the snow-capped mountain, and the snow-capped peaks crashed down like a precipice, followed by the snow-capped peaks on the two adjacent mountains.
Having achieved his goal, Mo You dared not delay and hastily fled before the avalanche arrived.
There lives a snow spirit in that snow valley. It's not very intelligent. Years ago, it came here to repair Bai Xu's Ice Jade Fox and stole the Snow Spirit Stone, which is similar to a snow spirit's inner core. Because that thing can't leave the snow valley, it was able to escape successfully.
After discovering the Gu woman during the day, he wanted to lure her here, but unfortunately, many years had passed and he only remembered the general outline. Fortunately, the Gu woman relentlessly pursued him, and he led her around in several circles before finally pinpointing the location of the Snow Spirit.
Although the snow spirit is not difficult to deal with, it has harbored resentment for many years. Sensing my demonic energy, it will probably go all out. In addition, with the avalanche hindering it, it can at least delay the Gu woman for a few days, even if it cannot kill her.
After dealing with all this, Mo You returned the way she came. It was just dawn, and the howling wind blew up the snow on the ground, making it dance in the air.
The cave was almost completely buried by snow, with only a small opening barely large enough for one person to pass through, making it very secluded.
Mo You slipped inside silently and saw Ren Xiangxiang curled up and slumped to one side, her brows furrowed slightly.
The fire that had just been extinguished was still emitting a wisp of smoke. Mo You subconsciously sat down next to her, shielding her from the cold wind blowing in from outside the cave, and subconsciously smiled.
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