There should also be a big fish that looks like a dolphin but not a dolphin?
Are the eyes of that big fish full of confusion?
If it is swallowed, where will it appear?
Why does this scene reappear here? Is it the similarity between different underground rivers, or is the same underground river appearing in different boundaries?
Wu Sheng thought about these questions and couldn't figure it out for a while. Scenes from the once great wilderness came to mind one after another, the village, the Two Boundary Mountains, the fishing girl Dan, and the baby fox.
Wu Sheng forced these thoughts away and focused his attention back to his eyes. In the dark river, there was only the sound of people paddling.
Everyone stared at the cave ceiling in front of them. Those crystals that looked like stars were beautiful enough, but they should not appear again.
Sure enough, it didn't show up.
It just kept drifting down the river.
Wanbaochang replaced Wu Sheng's time telling, counting once every 3,600 times. His time telling was naturally not as accurate as that of Wu Sheng, who had been "escaped for a long time", but even if there were too many deviations, it didn't matter.
When he counted for the fifth time, two to three hours had passed and everyone had gone down the river for about twenty-five miles. Counting the previous fifteen miles of the main river, they should have left the Frozen Gorge at forty miles.
Between Li and Fifty Li.
Suddenly, I saw a bright light ahead, not like stars, but a dim white light, followed by the sound of water flowing louder and louder.
Everyone cheered immediately, which indicated that they were about to reach the end of the underground river.
Soon, the underground river surged out and flowed into a lake, but the lake could not see the light of day. It was covered by ice, and only the sunlight came through.
If you continue like this, you will soon be suffocated. Although it is all in harmony, the method of breathing is deeply rooted in the consciousness. It is difficult to suffocate to death, but if you suffocate to the point of losing consciousness, you will freeze to death.
Wu Sheng immediately raised his fingers like hooks to break the ice.
Wu Sheng soon broke open a four- to five-foot-wide hole in the ice, and everyone quickly emerged from the water, greedily breathing the air above.
There was still heavy wind and heavy snow on the ice lake, and it was so white that it was impossible to see beyond ten feet.
Tian Da pointed in a certain direction behind him and opened his mouth to speak. Although he was only three feet away from Wu Sheng, he was blocked by the wind and couldn't hear clearly at all.
"What did you say?" Wu Sheng asked loudly.
"I said, say, that mountain over there." Boss Tian came to Wu Sheng through the ice and shouted into his ear.
Wu Sheng looked intently in the direction of his finger. After looking for a moment, he vaguely saw that there was indeed a shadow over there, vaguely like a mountain.
They have been soaked in the water for several hours, and half of everyone's body is still in the icy lake. Their lips are trembling with cold, and their faces are blue. If they freeze for half an hour, they will probably freeze to death on this icy lake.
Wu Sheng said: "Let's go!" With a wave of his hand, he climbed out of the ice cave and crawled towards the shadows despite the wind and snow.
Everyone couldn't hear his shouts clearly, but they understood his gestures. They supported each other and followed behind, crawling with their hands and feet. They wanted to hide their heads under the buttocks of the person walking in front of them to avoid the wind and snow as much as possible.
Wan Baochang and Wu Shiyi were no longer able to drag the big bag, so Wu Sheng simply pulled it over and carried it on his back, blocking part of the wind and snow for the people following him. Despite this, after crawling for a while, Song Laoliu and Yao Laoqi,
Wei Laojiu, Wu Shiyi and others could no longer hold on, their limbs were frozen stiff. They had been tortured by Yin Lingluo for a long time, Yang Shen was severely damaged, and their bodies were basically hollowed out. How could they hold on.
Tian Da and Long Er have been in the gorge for the longest time, but their original cultivation levels are much higher than others. After arranging seats and becoming the leaders, they have spared themselves as much trouble as possible in arranging sleeping arrangements. Over the years,
My body has recovered slightly and I can still persist, but I am unable to help others.
Xuan Mingzi, Wan Baochang and the Qiu brothers entered the gorge not long ago. Their foundations were still there, but they could barely keep up with Wu Sheng. They were also unable to help Song Laoliu and the others.
Song Laoliu stopped climbing. He lay on the ice and snow and shouted with all his strength: "You guys go. Song is already here. It's not bad to die here." Unfortunately, his shout was weak and no one could hear him.
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Yao Laoqi used his last bit of strength to turn around, looked up at the gray sky above, looked at the messy and flying snowflakes, and murmured: "Finally out."
Wei Laojiu also turned around, his mouth twitching, his eyes gradually blurred, and Wu Shiyi beside him had closed his eyes.
Wu Sheng turned back and opened the skin bags in everyone's hands one by one, tied them into long ropes, tied them around everyone's waists, and strung them into a string. He stood up straight in the wind and snow, carrying a big bag on his back, and his waist
Ropes were wrapped around the body, dragging everyone forward step by step. The advantages of physical fitness were fully demonstrated in this violent storm.
In the thick snow on the ice on the lake, a long drag mark extends forward, slowly but surely.
The subsequent wind and snow fell again, quickly burying this trace.
In such a wind and snow, it was difficult to distinguish the time and distance. Wu Sheng was walking against the wind. He didn't know how long he had walked when he suddenly tripped over a stone.
This stone is more than two feet high. It is very conspicuous when it stands at the foot. However, when he was walking just now, he didn't see it at all. Wu Sheng was already walking in a daze.
When he climbed up, Wu Sheng saw a mountain.
The mountain is not high, only three to forty feet at the top, but it is very deep, with layers upon layers inside, making it a good place to take shelter from the wind.
Wu Sheng turned around and waved to the people behind him: "Enter the mountain!"
Seeing the mountain, Xuan Mingzi, Tian Da, Long Er, Wan Baochang and others all became energetic. They each staggered up and assisted Wu Sheng in dragging the rope and marching along the mountain pass.
The wind at the mountain pass was stronger and fiercer. Song Laoliu and others who were tied to the rope had no resistance. They were blown up by the strong wind and floated in the air, like a string of human kites. If Wu Sheng hadn't taken one step at a time,
If you step deeply into the snow, even others will be carried away with you.
After rushing into the mountain pass, Wu Sheng looked around, found a pile of rocks sheltered from the wind, and brought everyone in.
The surrounding rocks formed a three-foot-high mound, covering some of the wind and snow. Everyone huddled inside and suddenly felt better.
But this was not enough. Wu Sheng had no energy to look for any more caves, so he started digging among the rocks. Xuan Mingzi crawled over to help, spit out the black iron blade under his tongue, and dug with Wu Sheng. The bottom was covered with ice.
Because of the hard soil and rocks, Tian Da and Long Er could not help much, so they could only stand around and take care of Song Laoliu and others.
After entering the mountain, the wind and snow became much lighter, and we could hear each other clearly. Tian Da was very anxious and said to Wu Sheng, "Lao Liu is about to die."
Long Er hugged Wei Laojiu and said, "Laojiu is unconscious."
Yao Laoqi managed to raise his hand: "Am I still alive?"
Wanbao often shook Wu Shiyi and kept calling him: "Shiyilang! Wake up, Shiyilang."
Wu Sheng worked hard to dig a hole and kept encouraging everyone: "Hold on, it will be fine soon! It's gonna be fine! It's gonna be fine soon."
Thanks to Tie Ma, Xin Xitang, and Shu Chi for their generous rewards, and many thanks to fellow Taoists for their monthly tickets and recommended tickets.