Chapter 301 – The Children’s Conversation in the Snow and Argument (1/2)

Chapter 301 - The Children’s Conversation in the Snow and Argument

Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong were also on the White Grass Path. Throughout the entire journey, the Yellow Paper Umbrella was always held open, regardless of whether it was raining or if the skies were clear.. By now, Xu Yourong had roughly guessed that the reason he was able to so confidently determine the Sword Pool’s location and why he walked on the path that lead to the mausoleum in the stars was mostly likely related to this umbrella.

Only when dancing snowflakes began falling out of the sky did the seemingly worn-out umbrella display its most primitive function. Extremely thick snowflakes silently landed on the umbrella. The layers gradually thickened as the snow accumulated, and the White Grass Path was changing the same way. The accumulation of snow slowly rose above their ankles, making it very difficult to see the grass.

Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong both found it slightly strange. Clearly, it was just like spring a while ago, so why had it suddenly begun to snow?

The grassy plains in front of the two turned white with a speed observable with the naked eye. Only at that moment did they realise that the vegetation beside the path had long already withered, and the pools of water in the vegetation had already frozen into solid ice.

A chilly wind blew along with the snow. The Yellow Paper Umbrella could cover them from snow, but it was unable to protect them from all of the surrounding winds. The temperature suddenly dropped, and the chill encased all of the surroundings.

Xu Yourong had lost too much blood, so she was unable to resist this kind of coldness at all, and her body began to tremble slightly. Chen Changsheng felt the trembling, and did not dare to continue on forwards. After putting her down, he took off his outer clothing and helped her put it on, before tightly pulling her cuffs and collar closed. Seeing that he was only wearing a single piece of clothing, Xu Yourong was somewhat worried, and was about to decline his kindly offer. However, afterwards, she remembered that he was a secret disciple of the Snow Mountain Sect, and he cultivated the true coldness of Black Frost.

She did not thank him. If they exchanged thanks like this, that would be the only thing they would have been saying throughout the entire journey. Softly, she said, “May the sacred light be with you.”

Chen Changsheng did not hear it clearly and asked, “What did you say?”

Xu Yourong said, “Nothing, how far until the second temple?”

Chen Changsheng calculated the time and said, “If you ignore the difference in time flow, it should be… soon.”

It indeed was soon before they saw the second sacrificial temple in the snow.

At the same time, they learnt that there were only nine hundred li left to Zhou Dufu’s tomb.

The sacrificial temple in the snow and wind was very run down and abnormally cold.

There was white snow everywhere, whether it was on the eaves of the building or the stone steps in front of the temple.

As a result, the huge bloodstain on the stone steps seemed slightly breathtaking.

Xu Yourong leaned on the pillar and sat quietly with her head down. Her face was pale and she seemed extremely weak.

Chen Changsheng looked at her and stayed silent for a very long time before saying, “From now on… don’t be like this.”

The moment they entered the snowy temple, a ferret snuck in through a pile of snow on the side of the temple, and lunged to bite Chen Changsheng’s neck.

Although the word ‘ferret’ sounds very ordinary, in the world outside the Garden of Zhou, it was a word that could instill dread in even proficient cultivators of the Ethereal Opening realm. This type of monster was extremely intelligent and extremely cunning, and it also possessed patience that did not lose to a wolf’s. The most terrifying part was that its body contained an extreme type of venom; a single drop of it could poison several hundreds of humans to death.

What was somewhat hard to understand was, although it could be said that Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong had not recovered from being heavily injured, the Qi they gave off should have been enough for an extremely intelligent monster to understand that they were not ordinary Ethereal Opening cultivators. For that matter, Nanke had already used the piece of black wood to express her own determination to the Plains of the Unsetting Sun.

However, the ferret still attacked them without any hesitation at all, as if their flesh and blood were irresistibly enticing. Just when the ferret leapt through the snow and wind and suddenly appeared, Xu Yourong, who had seemed asleep on Chen Changsheng’s back, extended her hand, and transformed the ferret into a wisp of green smoke.

For that, the slight amount of true essence that she had spent a great difficulty to store up was once again completely depleted.

“From now on, don’t be like what?” she looked at Chen Changsheng and asked.

Chen Changsheng thought about how to word his thoughts while building up a fire, before saying,“Don’t… try to be so brave.”

Xu Yourong said, “You think I’m trying to be brave?”

Chen Changsheng looked at the slowly growing embers. He could tell that that her mood was slightly off, so he avoided the question and said, “In brief, don’t act however you please in the future.”

Before the ferret had attacked, he had already drawn his dagger. However, he was just not as fast as Xu Yourong.

Xu Yourong did not say anything.

The reason why she had expended her true essence without hesitation and rushed to act was because she felt that it was her own responsibility.

It was obvious that the ferret had only gone crazy because it had smelled the remaining true blood of the Heavenly Phoenix in her body.

Chen Changsheng did not say anything either.

The reason why he said those words to her was because he had a guilty conscience, and felt that it was his own responsibility.

It was obvious that the ferret had only gone crazy because it had smelled the blood in his body.

Crackling sounds could be heard from the burning bonfire. The temple was even more run-down than the previous one. The image of a god Chen Changsheng had cut for wood had some snow on it, so it was slightly wet.

The temple fell into a deathly silence. For some reason, the two of them stayed quiet for a very long time.

Suddenly, Xu Yourong stared at him and asked, “You feel that I am trying to be brave?”