Chapter 417 - 209: Desolate Snow on the Mountain! Joyful Arrival in the City, Father! (Seeking Subscription)
This is a mountain range. Looking down from the sky, the mountains vary in height. During the winter, only a hint of green can be seen in the mountains; most areas are covered in white snow. If not coming here intentionally, this mountain range looks no different from any other place.
It is difficult for anyone to notice any difference.
Song Yinghan arrived beside this mountain, but she did not land from the sky immediately. Instead, she looked at the compass in her hand. At this moment, if she just slightly changed her direction, the compass needle would deflect considerably, indicating that this was close to the location of the girl’s last disappearance.
"It should be here. That man was right. As a mere mortal, once he arrived in such a place, it would be a journey of no return..."
"The mountains are like walls, forming a maze of towering barriers. Once inside, it’s easy to get lost, and places like this are typically uninhabited, so there would be no one to provide help if he came in."
In the air, you can fly directly across, just by following the direction. But on the ground, it’s entirely different. The direction might be correct, but the road is very rugged. It’s likely that after walking for a day, you’d end up facing a cliff.
Could you jump down such a high cliff? You would only have to descend the mountain again and start searching slowly. Not to mention, there are many wolves and tigers in the mountains. For solitary people, they pose a great threat. Coming here voluntarily, the tigers and leopards wouldn’t let them pass.
Slowly searching, Song Yinghan advanced one zhang, and the compass needle would turn one hundred eighty degrees. Stepping back one zhang, the compass would adjust direction again. After adjusting, she glanced under her feet: "It should be right here."
She put on a mask, tightened the grip on her weapon, and thought, although she might not match Yuchi in brains, she certainly wouldn’t lose in strength!
After all, she had been cultivating inside the Stargazing Tower for many years, learning all kinds of magic. During her time at the tower, she participated in many arena battles. She might not be the most skilled in the tower, but she was at least among the top ranks!
Holding the sword in her right hand and an elixir bottle in her left, she solemnly descended, her hair dancing as the mountain before her grew larger, eventually swallowing her up, finally entering this great mountain.
Birds sang, snow fell from the sky, and wild deer frolicked. This area looked no different from other places.
She retrieved the compass again, looking at the surrounding snowy peaks. Cold air permeated from behind her mask. Song Yinghan began completing the final precision positioning with the compass. She first walked forward a dozen steps, stepped back one step, then walked to the left a dozen steps, and finally moved right one step. After several adjustments, any movement—forward, backward, left, right—would completely deflect the compass needle, which now glowed green.
"It’s right here."
She looked at the thick snow underfoot, unable to see any difference around through the snow.
Baiyu’s hand emerged, and with a conjuration, an array began to ripple outward from her body. Moist water spiritual Qi bloomed, an azure mist swirling around Song Yinghan, and a gust of water wind arose. With the propelling of spiritual Qi, she cautiously cleared the surrounding area of over a dozen zhang, revealing the solid frozen soil beneath the snow.
Some curious wild deer not far away turned their heads to look, appearing unafraid of Song Yinghan.
"Have they seen many people?" Song Yinghan wondered with curiosity.
Wild deer would surely flee from people in the mountains, but these particular deer showed no sign of running away. Instead, they stood curiously, heads turned, chewing something unknown in their mouths, gazing inquisitively.
Could this suggest that this place is frequently visited by people? Hence, the deer are not startled?
"Cannot confirm for sure," Song Yinghan decided after ensuring no one was within sight. She began to observe the soil beneath her feet.
At first glance, nothing could be discerned. Even passing by, nothing remarkable would be noted. Yet the compass pointed to this spot, and there was already a treasure map; no matter how hidden the treasure, it had to be nearby!
With a gesture, dozens of thin ice shards appeared around her. With controlled spiritual Qi, the thin ice began quickly destroying the surrounding soil as if peeling an apple, layer by layer clearing the surface dirt.
The soil was pushed to one side, revealing a chaotic look on the ground.
The process was very slow, and Song Yinghan had to remain cautious of others nearby.
It took a full hour, but a three-zhang-long, three-zhang-wide, and three-zhang-deep pit was finally excavated. The edges of the square pit showed many stones neatly sliced by spiritual Qi, demonstrating Song Yinghan’s fine control over spiritual Qi.
Sometime later.
Song Yinghan suddenly stopped breathing for a moment, then her previously gentle, indifferent eyes suddenly filled with panic, because she had seen a frozen hand!