Jiang Zhige's face changed drastically. He looked up at the sky and said in a trembling voice, "Is this... a blizzard?!"

Even in the border city of Guanyu, which is covered with heavy snow all year round, snowstorms are extremely rare. How could he happen to encounter one?

Once a blizzard comes, the heavy snow and wind will freeze people into ice sculptures, and staying outside will surely lead to death.

Jiang Zhige looked around anxiously, but found that there was no one around and there was no place to hide.

Jiang Zhige gritted his teeth, and instead of retreating, he moved forward at a faster pace.

It was impossible to outrun the wind and snow with just foot strength, so he could only pray that there was a hiding place in the snow-capped mountains not far ahead.

"It's really like when it rains, it pours. The ship is late and encounters headwinds."

"In such a desperate situation, even the Demon Emperor should be at the end of his rope, right?"

"There must be other changes, otherwise we wouldn't be able to see these memories."

Not only the strong men in the hall, Qu Yun was also very curious about how Jiang Zhige survived such a desperate situation.

Even if Jiang Zhige survived the snowstorm by chance, how would he find the plum tree ten miles east of the city when the temperature dropped sharply? If he had been hiding somewhere waiting for the environment to improve, he would probably have frozen to death or starved to death in less than three days.

After running a short distance, Jiang Zhige stopped when he saw a snowstorm coming. His eyes suddenly lit up.

"Is that a cave?"

Jiang Zhige looked delighted and immediately rushed over carrying Nangong Rou on his back.

The cave should have been formed naturally, and the space inside was very large, more than enough to accommodate him and Nangong Rou.

However, because of this, the cold wind from outside will continue to blow in from the cave.

"Brother, is it going to snow heavily outside?"

"Well, let's hide here for a while."

Jiang Zhige took Nangong Rou to hide behind a rock that could block the cold wind, and quickly collected everything that could be ignited in the cave.

After a while, looking at the fuel which was only a few pieces of firewood, Jiang Zhige sighed.

Although there is always a way out, this road is obviously not that easy to walk.

There were very few dead branches and leaves in the cave, and it was impossible for him to go to the forest to find firewood in the snowstorm.

If the blizzard lasted too long, the two would still freeze to death hiding in the cave.

Jiang Zhige shook his head. Now that things had come to this, he could only leave it to fate.

He took out the flint from his arms and began to make a fire with great concentration.

The dead branches and leaves in the cave were very damp, and it would take some effort to get them out.

Nangong Rou next to her rubbed her belly. She looked at Jiang Zhige and opened her mouth to say something, but when she saw Jiang Zhige's serious expression, she held her words back.

The wind and snow were howling outside the cave, and the temperature inside the cave was gradually dropping.

After half an hour, Jiang Zhige finally started a fire, and his hands were covered with blisters from touching the flint.

Gurgle~ Before Jiang Zhige could feel the warmth of the fire, a strange sound suddenly came from beside him.

He turned his head and found Nangong Rou with her head down and holding her stomach, obviously very hungry.

"Rou'er, I..."

Jiang Zhige looked remorseful. He wanted to comfort Nangong Rou, but found that whatever he said at this moment seemed pale and powerless.

If he had food to give to Nangong Rou, why would he wait until now?

Nangong Rou didn't say anything, she lowered her head and her body trembled continuously.

Jiang Zhige's heart sank slightly, and he quickly lowered his head to check on Nangong Rou's condition. He noticed that her little face was covered with tears and she was biting her lips to hold back her tears.

"Rou'er, are you hungry?"

"Rou, Rou'er is not hungry. Rou'er just misses home, so, so."

Tears as big as beans kept falling down Nangong Rou's face. She didn't want to make Jiang Zhige worry, but she cried so much that her breathing became a little difficult.

Jiang Zhige's eyes turned red and he clenched his fists.

Seeing his sister crying due to hunger, he suddenly felt like collapsing.

At this moment, if Nangong Rou lost her temper like a spoiled brat, Jiang Zhige would feel better.

Although he had a hard life since he was born, he never complained about his life.

But now, Jiang Zhige hated himself for being a beggar and hated himself for being unable to do anything.

"Rou'er, I'll go find some food. You keep an eye on the fire."

Jiang Zhige didn't say anything else, he stood up and walked out of the cave.

"But brother, it's snowing so heavily outside."

Nangong Rou looked guilty. Her brother usually ate less than her, but she was the first one who couldn't help crying.

If it weren't for me, my brother would definitely not have gone out in the heavy snow to find food.

"Don't worry, Rou'er. Brother is very confident this time."

Jiang Zhige turned around and smiled, then strode out of the cave.

"Confident? What confidence? With such heavy snow, you will freeze to death even if you try to find firewood, let alone food."

"What on earth is the Demon Emperor thinking? Does he want to die?"

Everyone in the hall complained. It would be impossible for a frail beggar to find food in the midst of a raging snowstorm, even if the other party was the Demon Emperor Jiang Zhige.

This is not something that can be achieved with a strong will. There is simply no possibility of this.

"Something is wrong. Look, the Demon Emperor has stopped outside the cave entrance and has not gone far."

At this moment, someone noticed that Jiang Zhige in the light and shadow did not walk far away, but sat in the snow outside the cave.

Qu Yun's eyes flashed with sarcasm, and he pretended to say casually: "It seems that the Demon Emperor doesn't really want to take this risk, he just pretends to comfort Xiaorou."

So what if he is the Demon Emperor? It is like he is trapped in Zhengyang Palace now, and there will be a time when he will reach the end of his road.

Nangong Rou neither refuted nor agreed, but just stared at the picture in the light and shadow with a frown.

"There's no way. The wind and snow are howling outside the cave. Even if the Demon Emperor really finds food outside, he can't bring it back alive."

"Seeing his sister suffer, the Demon Emperor probably thought that it was better to pretend to do something than to do nothing."

"Wait a minute, what does the Demon Emperor want to do? He is not..."

In the light and shadow picture, Jiang Zhige was sitting outside the cave and did not walk far.

After enduring the cold wind and snow for a while, he dug through the snow around him and found a sharper stone.

Jiang Zhige held the stone, lifted up his left trouser leg, and kept looking at his calf.

After a long time, he took a deep breath and suddenly stabbed the stone into his calf.

The severe pain made Jiang Zhige's face turn pale and blue, but in order to prevent Nangong Rou in the cave from noticing, he forced himself not to scream.

Jiang Zhige gritted his teeth, held the rough stone and cut his calf bit by bit.

Although the stone was pointed, it was not sharp. It took him a full half a quarter of an hour to successfully cut out a palm-sized piece of leg meat.

Jiang Zhige's forehead was covered with cold sweat and he looked up and gasped for breath.

After a long pause, he looked at the bloody piece of leg meat.