puppet master

4

- four -

The next day we set off for the depths of the ice sheet, and Hei Yu gave each of us a pack of rations.

In fact, it is biased to say this. The environment in the Northern Wilderness is harsh, and there is no land to grow at all, so there is no "grain" in the "ration", only a few large pieces of dried meat.

Last night, I found a leeward place to rest, and Kuroba made a fire pot to boil water. He asked my brother and I to cook soup with the dried meat we were going to eat tonight from our ration, and reminded: "Be sure to save Good food, if you lose it, you will be hungry, and I will not give you more."

I smiled and turned my head to look around, thinking that there is nothing to be afraid of, don't you think so, brother?

Xue Ren also took out a piece of his own jerky and put it into the pot. I asked him, "Do you prefer food from the Central Plains?"

Taking a quick glance in the lobby of the inn that day, I saw a table of dishes ordered by Xue Ren. Thinking about it now, it seemed that they were all vegetables, fruits, rice noodles and the like.

He nodded and sniffed nostalgicly: "Not only the food, the weather in the Central Plains is warm, and there are many interesting things. I always sneaked to the south of Yunling by myself. My brother was angry and refused to give me money. I paid the bill with my belongings, and Ah Yan was the first person who was willing to invite me to dinner, thank you."

Oh my God, why have I been talking about such a trivial matter for so long.

His gratitude was so embarrassingly obvious that I had to lower my eyes and not respond.

After several days of trekking in the bitter cold, we finally came to the ice sheet rift valley.

The so-called ice sheet rift valley is a bottomless crack on the ground, which runs across the northernmost part of the entire ice sheet, from east to west, without end.

Where is the world and what grows on the other side of the rift?How deep is the rift, does it have a bottom, and where does it lead?These mortal doubts have lasted for thousands of generations, and no one knows about them.

The strong wind came from the bottom of the valley, setting off a cloud of bloody ice, and when walking towards the edge of the rift, it was like drowning in a vortex of water. The body was pulled and entangled vigorously, and it would involuntarily approach the rift.

So far, it has been regarded as the end of the world. There are unnamed beasts everywhere. They are powerful and aggressive. Once they meet in a narrow way, they will launch endless attacks.

Heiyu led us along the rift valley to find the serpent's lair. He tried his best to avoid the beast's territory, and only shot when he couldn't hide.

I was fortunate enough to witness Heiyu strangling several unlucky snow leopards one after another with the bone whip in his hand. The bones of the beasts killed by him were shattered into fine powder, and fell limply on the ice, like a fluffy pillow.

That night a blizzard blew up, and the biting cold wind howled and howled, almost overturning people; the snow covered the sky, and the snowflakes were like sharp stones, which made people unable to open their eyes. icy soil.

We hid in the cave that originally belonged to the snow leopard to rest. Hei Yu neatly peeled off the skin of the snow leopard, spread it on the cold and hard ground, and pulled out their teeth and claws and put it in the bag.

Make the best use of everything, but unfortunately the flesh and blood of snow leopards are poisonous and cannot be eaten.

Then he built a fire and prepared to cook soup.

The entrance of the cave was sealed by wind and snow, and the Northern Wilderness Ice Field was really too cold. If you were a little farther away from the bonfire, the hot air you exhaled would instantly condense into a cloud of white mist, which would not disperse for a long time.

I sat next to my brother on the fur, next to the heat, and tucked my hands into my sleeves.

When putting the jerky into the pot, Xue Ren found that the ration bag he had contained was missing.

Maybe it was accidentally dropped while dodging the snow leopard's attack, or maybe it was blown away by the wind when the blizzard suddenly rose. In short, it can't be found and can't be found right now. According to Heiyu, Xueren had to be hungry before returning.

But how could he let his younger brother go hungry?

After the broth was cooked, my brother served two bowls, but I didn't reach out to pick it up, but gave my share to Xueren before Kuroba could act.

I told them: "Master Kuroba needs enough food to maintain his strength, Xueren is weak and cannot go hungry, and our brothers have always eaten very little, so it is most reasonable for Xueren to share the food with us. What do you think, elder brother?"

The elder brother held the bowl in front of Xueren, and nodded in agreement.

So Xue Ren didn't insist anymore, he took the broth and said with a smile: "Ah Yan is so kind, you invited me to dinner again."

The wind will not stop.

He showed me the bright and ignorant eyes when we first met in the inn.

My heart trembled, and I couldn't help rubbing my fingers hidden in my cuffs.

Then, as if aware of something, the elder brother next to me stroked the top of my head caressingly.