In the secret territory of Shu Zhong, all the disciples were waiting anxiously. People were in a mess and did not know what was happening outside. The secret realm was the same as the outside world. There was also the sky, the sun, and the sunset. Tang Wan 'er looked up at the sky without eating or drinking. She watched as the sky slowly darkened and a meteor quietly fell. She suddenly understood something and suddenly burst into tears. She was so helpless and pitiful, but now there was no one around to comfort her. She could only cry until her heart was broken and her lungs were torn…
"Child, child, how are you? Wake up…"
An old voice echoed in Han Xu's ears. He tried to open his tired eyes, but he felt weak all over, as if something had sucked him dry. His eyelids seemed to be very heavy now. Han Xu only opened a slit, but the blinding white light made him close his eyes again. There was only one thought in his mind, and that was to continue sleeping.
Unknowingly, Han Xu had arrived in a very bright space. He desperately looked at the figure in the light that was getting clearer and clearer. It was flickering between light and darkness, so familiar and so unfamiliar. Han Xu slowly moved his feet, trying his best to get closer to the figure. He felt a sense of anxiety and confusion, but there was also a sense of excitement.
Han Xu held his breath and pushed away the white light in front of him. A familiar face shocked him and made him break out in cold sweat. That was his own appearance. His other self was smiling at him now. Han Xu thought that it was a mirror in front of him. He reached out to touch it, and the real touch told him that it was not a mirror. Han Xu was so frightened that he stumbled backward and asked in a trembling voice,""Who…who are you?"
"I, I am you!" The other Han Xu said with a smile and even reached out to pull him.
"No, I can't! Go away!"
Han Xu was frightened by his other self. He tried his best to block his hand, stood up, and took a few steps back.
The other Han Xu didn't say anything else. His face turned gloomy, and he turned around and disappeared into the light. At this moment, Han Xu felt a heartache, as if his body was being torn apart by something. Han Xu hugged his head tightly, but the pain did not subside. He screamed and woke up from his dream.
Han Xu was glad that it was a dream. He didn't know if it was a nightmare. He wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and noticed the strange environment around him.
This was a shabby wooden house. Although the house was small, the furnishings inside were all available. It was exquisite and exquisite, and it was filled with a faint fragrance.
"Child, you're finally awake!"
An old man's voice came from outside the house. Han Xu recognized this voice. He turned his head and saw a white-haired old woman entering the door. She was still covered in snow, and her face was thin and hungry, but she was filled with a kind smile.
"Where is this old granny?" Han Xu asked in a low voice.
"Child, this is Snow Region City!"
"What kind of place is Snow Region City? Did you save me?"
"Snow Region City is not a place, but a cage, a cage that can never be left!”At this point, the old lady frowned and sighed repeatedly. "I found you in the snow. At that time, your injuries were not light. I saw that you were still breathing, so I brought you back. It's been a long time since anyone came to our village.”
"Granny, have I been asleep for a long time? Why is it already winter?"
"No, our Snow Region City doesn't have four seasons. It's always snowing, and people will always live in this endless cold.”
"Then why didn't you leave? Why don't you leave this place?"
"It's not that we don't want to, but it's impossible. This is a village created by a few self-cultivators. There is only a way in and no way out. It's a pity that you came here at such a young age! Sigh!"
" I think it was my mother who asked me to come here…" Han Xu thought about it and looked sad. "Oh right, where's my Righteous Mirror?" he exclaimed suddenly.”
"Are you talking about this mirror?" As she spoke, the old woman handed over a rusty bronze mirror.
" No…How is this possible? My Righteous Mirror actually…"
Han Xu touched the concave and concave surface of the mirror with heartache. The current Haoran Mirror no longer had the luster of the past, but Han Xu knew very well that this was the Haoran Mirror that his mother had given him. The Righteous Mirror seemed to recognize Han Xu as well. A puff of smoke rose, and the dilapidated Righteous Mirror turned into the original jade pendant, but a deep crack ran through the entire jade pendant.
Han Xu tried a few times, trying to input true essence into the jade pendant, but he could not feel any true essence flowing. Han Xu was shocked and hurriedly used the Seven Stars Dipper Steps again. However, his feet went limp the moment they touched the ground, let alone nimble movement.
" My cultivation base!..."
"Are you a Cultivator too?" The old granny was shocked, but she quickly regained her composure. "I don't know why you want to come to this place at such a young age, but since you're here, you should stay here in the future. Even if you have cultivation, it's useless.”
With that, the old lady helped Han Xu lie down and took an empty pot out.
Han Xu lay on the bed, unable to believe that he had lost his cultivation. He repeatedly urged his inner strength, but there was still no improvement. In the end, he gave up. He understood that he had really lost his cultivation base, and the zhenqi in his body had also disappeared. There was nothing left.
Helpless tears flowed out of the corners of Han Xu's eyes like a fountain. He did not know what to do. There was also the Nangong Twins from the Shu Dao Sacred Mountain. He didn't know if they had escaped, but they might be in danger…Thinking of all this, Han Xu's tears flowed even more violently, and he couldn't help but feel sad. Han Xu made a decision. He wanted to go out and leave this place.
The next morning, Han Xu quietly left the shabby house while his mother-in-law was still asleep. He ran wildly in the snow, looking for a way out. The snowflakes that filled the sky mercilessly scattered, as if memories were being erased one after another.
Without the protection of his protective zhenqi, Han Xu was no different from an ordinary person. The bone-piercing cold made it difficult for him to walk, but he did not slow down. He would definitely walk out of this place and out of this cage!
After an unknown amount of time, the sun was still hanging high in the sky, but Han Xu was already suffering from hunger and cold. A wave of fatigue filled his entire body. After walking for so long, there was still a vast expanse of white ice and snow in front of him. There was no end, no hope. The endless cold scraped against his face, freezing the tears that had just fallen.
Why did his mother send him to this place? Why did he have to live in this prison? Han Xu kept asking himself countless questions, but there was no answer. In the end, Han Xu gave up. He could no longer move and collapsed into the thick snow. The surrounding cold eroded his body temperature and vitality. Looking at the snowflakes falling from the sky, Han Xu felt very tired. He closed his eyes and fainted again.
When Han Xu woke up again, he was still lying on the wooden bed in the old hut. Could it be a dream? Han Xu asked himself repeatedly in his heart. However, when he saw the wounds on his body that were clearly caused by moving in the snow, he was willing to believe that all of this was true. He could not walk out of this cage.
"Silly child, why are you doing this?”
The old woman's voice pulled Han Xu back to reality. She gently stroked Han Xu's head, making him feel a wave of warmth. Han Xu had nothing left now. When he saw the old lady who had saved his life twice, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. He threw himself into her arms and cried loudly.
"Cry, cry. After crying, you will learn to be strong! Human life was like this. Without extreme pain, how could one taste happiness!”
The old woman's words gently echoed in Han Xu's ears, making him release himself even more brazenly. Perhaps this way, he could cheer up again.
Han Xu had lived with the old woman for more than half a month. When he learned that her name was Yu Lihua, he called her Granny Yu. Granny Yu did not have any relatives here. Now that she was so close to Han Xu, she naturally took care of Han Xu wholeheartedly, which ignited his desire to live again.
According to Granny Yu, this Snow Region City was actually a small village. It wasn't very big either. The village was built beside the mountain, but no one had ever gone up the mountain. The people here were basically all white-haired old men. They were all as cold as ice and did not interact much with each other. They all curled up in their own houses and lived their own lives.
In this extremely cold place, there weren't many ingredients, but Granny Yu would find many precious herbs and food to nourish Han Xu's body every time she went out. In order to repay Granny Yu's kindness, Han Xu naturally picked up his old profession again. He used the ingredients that Granny Yu had found to make unique delicacies, which Granny Yu couldn't stop praising.
Han Xu had lived for more than half a month and his body had completely recovered. He had also gradually adapted to the climate here, but he still hesitated every day. Granny Yu knew that his smile was only to comfort her and not from the bottom of his heart. Thinking of this, Granny Yu sighed repeatedly.
"Xiao Xu, do you still want to go out?”
“……”
"Actually, your mother might have sent you here with ulterior motives!”
"Maybe. It's to let me completely escape the hustle and bustle of life.”
"What's wrong with that?"
"Maybe it was good for the past Xiao Xu, but for the current Xiao Xu, I already have a long-term ambition. I want to protect my family and friends. I can't hide in their shadows anymore. I'm a man, and I have to shoulder the mission that my father left for me. Even if I've never seen him and don't know what he thinks, I believe that he thinks the same way.”
Looking at Han Xu's confident face, the corners of Granny Yu's mouth curled up slightly. She held Han Xu's hand and said,"Xiao Xu, since you're still so insistent, I won't stop you anymore. In fact, there is a mountain in Snow Region City called Snow Region Summit. The self-cultivators who created this village live on the summit. If you want to go out, go up the mountain and beg them. Perhaps they will let you out because you are young.”
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