Winter has arrived, and the snow is falling heavily, seeming to flood the entire street.
Everything is white, foggy, and cold.
There are fewer and fewer people on the streets, and fewer and fewer shops are open.
Only the restaurant was still warm and bustling with people, and everyone's face was flushed with satisfaction.
Looking at the steaming dishes on the table, the two children in the snow could only watch silently.
They did not dare to get close to this warm place. They were unwilling to take the risk of getting close to a place that had already been expelled.
The two little girls were both half-clothed, and their tattered clothes could not block the wanton wind and cold, nor could they block the biting chill.
Two small black dots trudged forward in the snowy sky, leaving only a string of small footprints behind them.
But the traces they left behind were quickly covered up by the wind and snow, as if the only thing that proved their existence had disappeared.
Winterfell is warm, but also cold.
Huddled in the ruined temple where they were resting temporarily, the two of them tore off rags and wrapped them around themselves in an attempt to resist the deadly chill.
The smaller girl huddled on her sister's knees, her little face turned purple from the cold.
"Sister, are we going to die?"
The elder sister raised her hands covered with frostbite and touched her young sister's face, which was still cold.
"What nonsense are you talking about? We will all live well."
"But it's so cold here. I feel like I can't hold on any longer."
My sister was still comforting her patiently, "How could it be? There are homeless people like us everywhere here. If they can survive, so can we."
"But I'm so hungry, hungry and cold..."
"Be good, it will be fine, everything will be fine."
Maybe it was to attract his sister's attention and prevent her from completely falling asleep in his arms.
"I heard that the place south of Winterfell is warm. Why don't we go there?"
My sister's voice was weak, "Well, we will go wherever my sister says we will go."
Looking at my sister's face, she looked really ugly, and she felt very unhappy.
If I were older, could I go to work and take care of my sister?
If I were smarter, maybe pickpockets somewhere could accept me.
She was still comforting her sobbing sister, "It's okay. When the snow lightens up, I will go to the street to beg for some food. We will get through this cold winter."
"elder sister?"
"Um?"
The younger sister suddenly raised her head, her watery eyes looked like a deer's.
"Sister, why don't you eat me?"
My sister suddenly frowned, "Silly girl, what are you talking about?! Why should I eat you?"
"But if you eat me, sister, you can survive this cold winter, right?"
"Stop talking nonsense, we want to be together for the rest of our lives."
"Then...sister, will you abandon me?"
"Of course not, I will take you all over the country to find our home."
I don't know how long it took, but the heavy snow gradually became lighter. Seeing my sister sleeping soundly, I sat up carefully.
Just find something to eat and come back.
But before he took a few steps out, his sister's cry came from behind.
"Sister, are you going to abandon me?"
She paused in her steps and looked back at the little person, still crying, trying her best to suppress the fatigue in her body.
"no no……"
"Sister, are you going to abandon me? Do you not want me anymore?"
"Feng Qi?"
It was this call that suddenly brought Feng Qi back from his thoughts. Feng Qi looked blankly at Shen Chi lying on his knees.
She felt that the corners of her eyes were a little moist, and her whole body felt like she was suffocating in pain.
Shen Chi chuckled, although he was still weak.
He raised his fingers to wipe away the tears from the corners of Feng Qi's eyes, his sleepy eyes full of smiles.
"What, you're crying because you're worried?"
Just as Feng Qi was about to deny it, Huai Zhun spoke up.
"Tell him to stop talking. I won't be responsible if he dies."
Apparently Shen Chi also heard it, so he just looked at Feng Qi without saying a word.
Feeling a little uncomfortable being stared at by Shen Chi, Feng Qi turned his eyes to one side, with the snow still flying in his mind.
The more you want to forget some things, the clearer you will remember them. But the more you want to remember some things, the more your impressions will become blurry.
The appearance of my sister when she was a child is deeply engraved in my mind, but why can't I find it?
Why not wait a little longer?
Obviously I have come back...
Huaizhun's voice seemed a bit ethereal in the wind and rain, coming near and far away.
"Fengqi, you'd better come with me."
If the target of Killing Heart Guanyin is really for Shenchi, then Feng Qi must not stay in the dungeon any longer.
Things between the underground city and the imperial court are in turmoil, and no one wants to get involved in this whirlpool.
Shen Chi didn't speak, just looked at Feng Qi quietly.
But after a long time, there was still no reply from Feng Qi, and Huaizhun felt a little uneasy in his heart.
"Fengqi!"
This angry rebuke seemed to contain many things, such as stubbornness in refusing to serve Qi, and unwillingness to be ruined by serving Qi.
Feng Qi calmed his thoughts and said, "Senior brother, I can't go back."
Now that Fanji Valley is still chasing him, what can he do even if he leaves the dungeon?
There are still people in the court who are eyeing him, and even if he doesn't intervene, they will still come to his door soon.
Even if he returns to Fanji Valley, regardless of whether the underground city is destroyed or not, the imperial court will not let Fanji Valley go.
If you are the source of all troubles, then you have nowhere to go.
The carriage was suddenly stopped, and Feng Qi frowned slightly.
In his ears came the sound of Huaizhun's secret curse, and the cold voice of another person.
"Is that person inside?"
This voice made Feng Qi feel goosebumps all over his body, making his hair stand on end.
Naturally she knew this voice, it was the Killing Heart Guanyin.
Killing Heart Guanyin calmly led the people to stop the carriage, looking like he was looking at ants.
"Just say you have an accomplice. It's really good."
Feng Qi looked at the dying Shen Chi and slowly pulled out Zhu Yue. He was really difficult to deal with.
Huaizhun lowered his head, and the rainwater flowed down the bamboo hat he was wearing, like winding silver dragons.
Killing Guanyin stood barefoot on the carriage, looking slightly sideways, pointing her sword accurately.
"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you?"
Someone sent a portrait and unfolded it in front of Killing Heart Guanyin, with a wanted warrant painted on it.
After comparing it several times, Killing Heart Guanyin frowned slightly and said, "It's not you either. Why are you leaving the city in such a hurry?"
Huaizhun raised his head indifferently, "I heard that the city is arresting traitors, so my girl sent a message asking me to come and pick her up."
I don’t know whether Killing Heart Guanyin believed it or not, but a guard came closer.
He now circled around the carriage, then drew out his sharp knife and picked off the bamboo hat that Huaizhun was wearing.
He pointed to the carriage again and said, "People inside, come out."
Feng Qi pursed his lips and gently opened the car curtain, revealing only half of his face.
"What's the matter?"
Her voice was delicate and there was no ripple in it.
The Imperial Guard raised his head slightly, "Who else is inside?"
As he said this, he planned to come up and have a look in person, but was stopped by Huaizhun.
"My girl is suffering from cold. She can't bear the cold anymore."
However, the Imperial Guards still insisted on coming up, and the two sides were at war with each other.
Out of nowhere, two people suddenly appeared, one black and one white, particularly conspicuous.
If you take a closer look, you will see that the masks worn by the two people are also similar in purpose and purpose. The black and white match, making them look particularly perfect.
The man in white clothes still had blood marks on his body. He seemed to have been injured. He seemed to be being supported by another smaller masked man.
"Killing Heart Guanyin, it's nothing more than that. Do you have the guts to fight again?"
Killing Heart Guanyin's eyes narrowed, and a smile appeared on her lips.
"Finally caught you two."
The petite man looked very much like Feng Qi, and the man beside him also looked very much like Shen Chi.
If it weren't for the fact that Feng Qi and Shen Chi were both in the carriage, Huai Zhun would have almost thought that those two were the ones, and he couldn't help but be surprised.
Even though his heart was in turmoil, his face remained calm as usual.
The two people struggled with the Killing Heart Guanyin, and soon led the Killing Heart Guanyin away.
It's just that the group of guards still stayed in place, but they gave up on getting on the carriage to check.
Huaizhun asked calmly: "Can we leave?"
The leader of the Imperial Guard looked at the direction in which Killing Heart Guanyin was leaving, and couldn't help complaining in his heart.
This gentleman is really difficult to maintain. He doesn't want anyone to follow him, but he has a group of guards waiting for him.
"Go, go, go!"
He waved his hands impatiently and quickly left with the carriage.
But halfway through the chase, Killing Heart Guanyin stopped, as if he had thought of something, and his face turned ugly.
Although these two people are very similar, how could someone who managed to escape come back so easily?
What's more, he has always maintained a close distance from himself, which is obviously intentional.
Thinking back to the man who was driving the car just now, he saw that he was not panicked and answered questions as he went. He was no ordinary person.
He frowned and returned to where he was, where the Imperial Guards were still waiting.
When they saw Killing Heart Guanyin coming back, the Imperial Guards came up to greet him and saluted him respectfully.
"Where's the carriage?!"
The Imperial Guard was stunned and realized something was wrong, and his voice couldn't help but tremble.
"Go...go..."
"waste!"
He looked at the deep ruts on the ground with a cold smile on his lips.
There were three people in the car. It seemed that they were the people he was looking for, but now he was in no hurry to chase them.
He just returned to his carriage unhurriedly and said calmly: "Go back."
The place you go from this direction is just one place, there is no escape.
Of course, the Imperial Guards were naturally sent to chase along the ruts, but they just gave the order.
Just follow him secretly, there is no need to alert the enemy.
Huaizhun sent Feng Qi and Shen Chi back to the underground city and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Shen Chi being taken away by the ghost soldiers.
Feng Qi looked at Huaizhun and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Huaizhun.
"Now that Shen Chi is back, can you come with me?"
Feng Qi shook his head, "Senior brother, no matter how many times you ask me, my answer will not change."
"Why? Master will not harm you. As long as you are willing to go back, I can intercede with Master and you will be fine."
He continued, "The underground city can give you shelter, and the Fanji Valley can also provide you with it. Aren't you okay in the Fanji Valley for more than ten years?"
Feng Qi opened his mouth, but said nothing.
She has her own worries. Indeed, Fanji Valley has given her everything.
But I can't go back, my traces have been exposed, and I can't go back.
Feng Qi sighed deeply, "Brother, please listen to me first. It's not that I don't want to go back with you, it's because I really can't go back."
In desperation, Feng Qi still told Huai Zhun everything.
Huaizhun's face became more and more ugly, but he really stopped trying to persuade Feng Qi.
He just gritted his teeth and said, "Then I'll stay with you."
Feng Qi's eyes widened and he said in disbelief: "Are you crazy?!"
If Huaizhun also stayed in the underground city, Fanji Valley would not be so easy to deal with.
Moreover, Fanji Valley is likely to soon realize where he is going, and things will become more complicated.
Huaizhun just held Fengqi's hand, "I just don't want to see you take risks alone. I could protect you before, and I can protect you in the future."
Before Feng Qi could say anything more, Wan Shitong appeared behind the two of them.
