Chapter 66 Millennium Snow Lotus
When the women in Zhangzhuang heard the shouts, they all smiled and put down their farm work and rushed to the village. The atmosphere was as lively as if they were celebrating a festival.
After living in Zhangzhuang for almost a month, Shu Han learned that most of the men here went to the distant snow-capped mountains to dig a magical medicine called snow lotus.
The journey was long and the process was difficult. It took two months.
So Shu Han returned to the village with the sisters and aunts.
As soon as they arrived in Zhangzhuang, they saw a large fire in the center of the village. It was noon, and a group of men wrapped in quilts huddled beside the fire, shivering under the blazing fire.
Their faces were pale, and there was still coldness between their eyebrows. They trembled and took the ginger soup handed over by the women.
They drank the boiling ginger soup in one gulp. Not only did they not get burned to pieces, but they were still not satisfied.
Shu Han knew at a glance that it was the cold air of the snow lotus entering the body. Although it was not fatal, it would be uncomfortable for a while.
In front of this group of people, in a bamboo basket emitting white cold air, there are more than a dozen ten-year-old snow lotuses.
Shu Han is not unfamiliar with snow lotus, which is the main medicine for clearing the mind and improving eyesight. Now Shu Han has more than a dozen hundred-year-old snow lotuses in his storage bag.
The cold air of snow lotus is not to be feared. A cultivator can dissolve it by just practicing a little technique, but it is like cold poison to mortals.
Women from every household are taking care of their men. The village chief is counting the number of people from house to house with a cane. Many women squat on the ground and cry because they don’t see their men.
After counting the number of people, the village chief stroked his beard and shook his head: "Why did these people come back? And the snow lotus is not even half of what we went there. What should we do?"
At this time, Sister Song hurried over with Guawazi. They anxiously circled the crowd two or three times, sat on the ground with pale faces, and grabbed a man and asked anxiously: "Old Chen, where is Guawa's father! Where did his father go!"
The village chief also leaned over and asked: "Xiao Chen! What happened? Why did only these people come back! Tell us!"
The men who huddled together for warmth showed sadness on their trembling faces. The man surnamed Chen stammered: "The weather was very good that day. We divided into two teams to dig snow lotus. Everything was fine. As a result, our team saw a snow lotus half the size of a person on the snow slope from a distance. , but the snow lotus seemed to have become a spirit, dancing on the snow slope. We were so scared that we hurried down from the cliff, but Brother Song led his men to climb higher, and before they could come down, a blizzard suddenly came. "
"The snow and ice in the wind were like knives, cutting our faces painfully. Suddenly, we couldn't see or hear anything, and it was all white. We came down quickly, so we dug a snow cave on the spot and crawled in. We huddled together for warmth and carried it through the whole night. Many brothers had frozen hands and feet. When we looked in the daytime, we didn't know where Brother Song's team had gone. "
The man stammered, "We searched for Brother Song for a long time but couldn't find him, and then someone saw the dancing snow lotus on the top of the mountain. We were all scared and ran back quickly. "
Hey!
The village chief was so anxious that he stamped his cane: "The snow lotus has become a spirit! We must have dug up too many of its children, and it came to take revenge on us! How can we report to those people with only this little snow lotus left!"
A dancing snow lotus half the height of a person?
Shu Han and Shangguan Ruolin looked at each other.
Thousand-year-old snow lotus!
Song almost fainted when she heard this, and she couldn't stop crying while holding the kid.
Seeing Song's heartbroken look, and thinking of how much Song loved her in the past month, Shangguan Ruolin's heart began to sour for some reason.
She showed a sad look on her face, walked over, and patted Song's shoulder comfortingly. Song looked at Shangguan Ruolin, hugged her, and cried: "Linlin, the backbone of the family is gone, how can I live in the future! I can't live anymore!"
Shangguan Ruolin leaned her head on Song's shoulder, patted her with her little hands, and turned to look at Shu Han. Then she let go of Song's hand, pulled Shu Han and walked out of the crowd.
Arriving at a secluded corner of the village, Shangguan Ruolin ordered: "Let's go and find the other people in the village."
Shu Han looked at Shangguan Ruolin's resolute eyes and sighed: "Senior, you should also know that those mortals cannot survive the snowstorm caused by the thousand-year-old snow lotus."
"I know!"
Shangguan Ruolin suddenly shouted: "I want to see the body alive or dead! Even if they must cry, I must let them cry until they understand!"
Shu Han nodded, looked at Shangguan Ruolin seriously and said: "Senior, you have indeed changed a lot. If it were before, you probably wouldn't care about these people. Not to mention looking for their bodies."
"Nonsense! I just don't want to eat and live for free! Who cares about the feelings of these mortals."
Shu Han looked at Shangguan Ruolin's refusal to admit it, smiled, then he pulled Shangguan Ruolin up, turned into a black light and rushed straight to the snow-capped mountains in the distant sky.
A mortal would need half a month to complete the journey, but Shu Han arrived in less than half a day driving the Zhui Po Sword.
When he came to the snowy mountain, he realized how huge it was. It was just a white dot on the horizon, but now it blocked half of Shu Han's view.
The snowy mountain was covered with snow, and the sunset glow reflected on the snowy mountain, dyeing it blood red.
How to find the whereabouts of those people in such a big mountain?
Shangguan Ruolin sat on Shu Han's shoulder, patted him and said, "What are you doing standing still! Search from the foot of the mountain first, and break the ice inch by inch for me."
This workload...
In fact, there is no good method. It has been less than half a month since these people dug up the snow lotus, and the traces have long been swept away by the wind and snow.
So Shu Han held the Chasing Breaking Sword in one hand and the Black Claw in the other, using his magic power to break through the snow and ice, sweeping along the foot of the mountain and up the mountainside.
After searching inch by inch and searching the entire foot of the mountain, a whole day had passed and there was still no trace of the other team from Zhangzhuang. Throughout the whole day, although Shangguan Ruolin did not contribute, her eyes continued to help Shu Han scan.
This was the first time Shu Han saw Shangguan Ruolin being so concerned about other people's affairs.
He couldn't help but cheer up and speed up the search pace.
He came to the mountainside in the air, and felt that this search was still too inefficient. Suddenly, he had an idea and directly collided with the Zhui Po Sword and the Black Claw.
The two magic weapons collided together, making a harsh clang sound.
Then Shu Han continued to operate several times, and finally the snow accumulated on the mountainside began to slide down, and the noise became louder and louder, eventually triggering a chain avalanche. In this avalanche, the newly covered layer of snow was washed away.
In the rolling snow, Shu Han keenly caught a black ice block and grabbed it with his black hands. The dozen or so missing people in Zhangzhuang huddled up in the ice block.
Shangguan Ruolin let out a long sigh, leaned on Shu Han's shoulder in despair, and said feebly: "Go back, this is an explanation."
"Wait! Senior, look!"
Shangguan Ruolin looked in the direction pointed by Shu Han and found a huge and holy snow lotus blooming on the snow slope very close to the top of the mountain. The bright petals sway in the wind, just like a dancer in a long skirt dancing gracefully in the mountains, with an elegant and breathtaking posture.
Shangguan Ruolin was furious: "You dare to show off in front of me with just a thousand-year-old elixir! Shu Han, take it off for me!"
Shu Han looked at the snow lotus and said with hot eyes: "That's exactly what I meant!"