Chapter 427 Snowstorm Blocks the Road, Strange Dream

In order to find a caravan that might be trapped somewhere, they went in the opposite direction of the snowfield, and in order to save fuel as much as possible, they chose to go during the day.

But not long after leaving the camp, the sky suddenly darkened.

Although the location here has left the scope of the polar night, the daytime is still very short and irregular.

At this moment, darkness enveloped everything. There were no stars or moon in the sky, and even the road under their feet could not be seen clearly.

In desperation, Liang Xinan and Jing Rou could only light up the lighting vehicle and move forward with difficulty.

Fortunately, for the two people's operation this time, Kong Xiangdong squeezed out a large barrel of kerosene from the already small reserves, which was enough for them to use for two days and two nights.

But even the modified lighting vehicle could only illuminate a small section of the road ahead at this time, and the rest was absorbed by the viscous darkness that seemed to have a tangible substance.

In this case, ordinary people would lose their way before walking far.

Fortunately, the two made sufficient preparations before coming out.

Jing Rou took out a compass from her bosom and began to identify the direction while walking.

This was given to him by Huang Liang before he left.

Although this thing is not rare, it is a treasure that Huang Liang has used for many years. It is not only accurate in positioning, but also has strong anti-interference ability.

Relying on this, Huang Liang can accurately locate in the deep mountains and find precious mineral deposits.

But at this moment, in this environment, even such a special compass has become less useful.

The needle kept shaking as if drunk, and could only vaguely indicate a general direction.

After walking forward for a while, Liang Xin'an suddenly felt a little cold on his face. He looked up and found that snowflakes had been floating in the sky.

In an instant, the goose feather snow completely covered the road under his feet.

Not only that, the cold wind also whistled, and the climate instantly became very bad.

Jing Rou wiped the snow off her face and spat, "Damn, this weather is terrible!"

"Brother, we can't go on like this!" Liang Xin'an said solemnly.

He was not afraid of the wind and snow, but worried that if the snow continued to fall, it would be a great obstacle to the next action of the two.

"Let's walk first, and if it doesn't work, find a place to rest in the wind." Jing Rou said in a deep voice.

The road ahead became more and more difficult. The two took turns pushing the lighting car, and it took half an hour to walk four or five miles.

At this time, the snow was so heavy that it was connected into one piece, and it was all white as far as the eye could see.

The good news is that under the light of the snow, the darkness has subsided a lot.

The bad news is that under the cover of thick snow, all visible reference points have disappeared.

In this case, it is undoubtedly extremely dangerous to travel.

Even if there is a compass to guide, you can't see the deviation when traveling because of the lack of reference points.

In this way, you may deviate from the direction while walking.

In desperation, the two had to choose a place to rest in the lee of the wind, and wait for the wind and snow to be less severe before continuing on their way.

In order to save kerosene, Liang Xinan dimmed the light a lot, and then put on the cold-proof cloak.

Jing Rou dug some dead branches from the snow pile, dipped them in kerosene and lit them, and then started a bonfire.

Then Jing Rou took out a small kettle from her bag, dug some snow into it, and then put it on the fire.

After a while, the snow in the stove melted and boiled, and Jing Rou took out some pre-chopped dried meat from a small jar and threw it into the kettle.

The meat porridge cooked in this way can not only warm the body, but also greatly replenish physical strength and calories.

In this blizzard, any bit of heat is extremely precious.

Liang Xinan watched from the side, and couldn't help but admire Jing Rou's rich experience in outdoor survival.

At this time, the meat porridge was ready. After a few mouthfuls, Liang Xin'an felt that his whole body became warm.

But at this time, the wind and snow outside were still blowing, and it was getting more and more intense. It seemed that it would not stop in a short time.

Jing Rou's expression became very ugly.

As someone who had visited Wuwang Sea several times, he knew the horror of this blizzard.

No matter what level of warrior you are, you have to stay honest when you encounter this kind of weather.

Because if you are not careful, you may completely lose your way. At that time, no matter how powerful you are, you will die.

At this time, Liang Xin'an also realized that something was wrong. He approached Jing Rou and said in a deep voice: "Brother, how about we go back to the camp first?"

In Liang Xin'an's opinion, it was not long since they left the camp, and they should not have walked far.

But Jing Rou shook her head, "We can't go. I don't know what is interfering with this area, causing the compass to point very unsteadily."

"If the weather is normal, it's fine. With the correction of the eyes, the direction will not deviate."

"But now that the snow is covering us, we have lost our reference targets, and any action we take may lead to a dead end."

Jing Rou was not exaggerating.

When traveling on the snowfield, the most important thing is to find a reference, otherwise the endless white snow can easily turn into a white hell, making you fall into it unknowingly, and it will be too late when you realize it.

Liang Xinan nodded.

He knew that he had very little experience in surviving in the wild, especially in this kind of snowfield, so he would ask Jing Rou for advice on everything.

"Then we can't go anywhere now?"

"That's right, let's wait here for now, and then we can go on the road after the snow and wind pass."

Although Jing Rou sometimes behaves very irritably and wants to use thunder bombs to bomb people at any time, she is extremely cautious and sober in such life and death matters.

"Okay, then I'll set up the tent."

Before setting off, Kong Xiangdong specially prepared a set of lightweight tents for the two of them in case of emergency.

Liang Xinan first cleared an area on the ground, then set up the tent, and compacted the four corners with snow.

After a busy period, Jing Rou pushed the lighting vehicle to the side of the tent and adjusted the brightness to the lowest.

The reason why it was not completely extinguished was because Jing Rou was worried that the extreme cold that followed would freeze the kerosene, which would be troublesome.

Then she and Liang Xinan moved the campfire into the tent.

Although this tent is very light, it has excellent thermal insulation because of its exquisite materials, and the temperature inside soon rose.

At this time, the wind outside was getting louder and louder, just like the howling of wolves.

Even Liang Xinan was secretly frightened at this time.

After all, he had never seen such a blizzard before.

Fortunately, there was a tent to block it, plus the warm campfire, all of which made Liang Xinan's heart slowly calm down.

Jing Rou took out a wine bag, put it next to the fire and slowly roasted it for a while, then unscrewed the cork and handed it to Liang Xinan.

"Drink a few sips of wine to warm your body!"

Liang Xinan took the wine bag, gulped down a few mouthfuls, and then let out a long breath.

"Damn, it's really a bad start. It snowed so heavily not long after leaving the camp."

Jing Rou also took the wine bag, took a sip slowly, and then said in a deep voice: "This snowstorm is a bit strange."

Liang Xinan was stunned and immediately asked: "Why do you say that?"

"Because this snowstorm is too big. You know, even in the past years, such blizzards rarely appeared on the shore of Wuwang Sea, let alone the edge of the snowfield in the north."

"Is it related to the black ship?" Liang Xinan asked in a deep voice.

Jing Rou shook her head, "No one dares to say, but it is definitely not normal."

Liang Xinan felt heavy in his heart when he heard it.

Before coming here, he thought that although the mission this time was arduous, in front of the well-prepared and even fully equipped mechanical sect with cannons, there was nothing that could stop him.

As a result, he was slapped in the face by the successive incidents as soon as he arrived.

First, it was the ghost monkey, and then the camp was blocked by some unknown force.

When he and Jing Rou finally walked out of the camp, they encountered this rare snowstorm.

These things are indeed strange and strange.

The tent fell into silence, and the two drank the wine in the wine bag without saying a word.

This wine was specially prepared for the two of them by Yang Zhan. Not only is it quite strong, but it also contains medicinal herbs that relax muscles and promote blood circulation.

As he drank, Liang Xinan felt a wave of sleepiness coming over him.

Although he had been very alert to remind himself not to sleep, his eyelids seemed to be hung with a thousand-pound weight, and he couldn't open them.

After a while, Liang Xinan felt that he had fallen into darkness.

I don't know how long it took, Liang Xinan was suddenly awakened by the cold.

When he opened his eyes, he found that he was lying on the ground. The fire next to him had long been extinguished, and only a few faint sparks were flickering.

The tent was as cold as an ice cellar.

Liang Xinan struggled to get up from the ground, and then saw his senior brother Jing Rou lying on the other side of the fire.

He walked forward, "Brother, wake up!"

But Jing Rou didn't make any movement at all, and even the sound of her breathing could not be heard.

Liang Xin'an was startled and immediately bent down to turn Jing Rou's body over.

Jing Rou's body had already been frozen as hard as ice, and when Liang Xin'an turned her over with great effort, he saw a horrifying scene.

Jing Rou was smiling, her eyes slightly open, and maggots were moving in and out of her nostrils.

Liang Xin'an screamed in fear, and then sat up suddenly from the ground.

"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?" Jing Rou's voice came to his ears.

Liang Xin'an looked back with lingering fear, and saw Jing Rou sitting by the fire, looking at him, with a hint of doubt on her face.

Liang Xinan then let out a long sigh and nodded, "Yes, it was a dream!"

"Haha, you seemed a little drunk just now, and you fell asleep after lying on the ground. Seeing that you slept so soundly, I didn't call you!"

Jing Rou stood up and said, "It's good that you're okay. The wind and snow have stopped. Let's get up and hurry on!"

"The snow has stopped?" Liang Xinan was startled, and then listened carefully, and found that there was no wolf-like wind outside.

Although he was still a little confused about how such a heavy snow stopped so quickly, Liang Xinan still got up quickly and followed Jing Rou to the outside of the tent.

Sure enough.

The wind and snow had indeed stopped, the ground was white, and the air was clear as if it had been washed.

The lights of the lighting vehicle were still on. Jing Rou walked forward and began to look after it. Then, without turning back, she ordered, "Go pack up the tent, and then we'll get up and go on our way."

"Oh, OK!" Liang Xin'an responded, then turned around and prepared to pack up the tent.

But at this moment, he seemed to remember something and suddenly asked, "Senior Brother Jing!"

"Hmm?"

"Do you remember my nickname?"

Jing Rou was stunned, then smiled and said, "Why do you suddenly ask this?"

"It's okay, I just suddenly wanted to ask." Liang Xin'an said very calmly.

"Isn't it Xiao An?"

"Well, Senior Brother Jing, you keep busy!"

Jing Rou lowered her head and was about to pack up the lighting vehicle, Liang Xin'an raised his hand and fired a crossbow.

At such a close distance, coupled with being unprepared, Jing Rou certainly couldn't dodge.

But the strange thing is that after a puff, Jing Rou's body did not bleed, but quickly shrank like a deflated ball.

Liang Xin'an sneered: "Do you really think this trick can fool me? I don't have a nickname at all!"

As he spoke, the picture in front of him began to shake, and then suddenly broke apart.

When Liang Xin'an opened his eyes again, the fire in front of him was burning vigorously.

Jing Rou gently poked the charcoal inside with a wooden stick to make them burn more fully.

The wind was howling outside the tent, but it was warm as spring inside.

Liang Xinan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and let out a long breath.

"What's wrong?" Jing Rou raised her head and smiled.

"It's okay, I just had a nightmare."

"Oh? Nightmare? With your current cultivation, it shouldn't be!" Jing Rou said in surprise.

You should know that after a warrior's cultivation reaches a certain level, he will hardly dream again.

Liang Xinan smiled bitterly, "How would I know, I just took a nap, and ended up having a dream within a dream, and I saw you, brother, in the dream..."

"What's wrong with me?"

"I dreamed that you, brother, died once, and were disguised by other unknown things once..."

"Died once? Is that so?"

Jing Rou raised her head, a strange smile appeared on her face, and maggots were flying in and out of her nostrils.

"Fuck!" Liang Xinan got up from the ground again with a start.

"What's wrong?" Jing Rou, who was also half asleep, quickly sat up and asked.

But looking at the familiar face of his senior brother, Liang Xin'an felt only a chill in his heart.

He quickly moved back, secretly pulled the trigger of the crossbow, and then asked in a deep voice.

"What's my name, what's my nickname?"

"Xin'an, are you confused in your sleep? What nickname do you have?" Jing Rou asked in confusion.

Liang Xin'an breathed a sigh of relief, then released the trigger and smiled bitterly: "Senior brother, don't blame me for being cautious, I just dreamed of you..."

"What did you dream about me?" Jing Rou said faintly, with a strange smile looming at the corner of her mouth.