Chapter 107

Outside the cave, the world is dazzling with threads of clouds endlessly. The cold wind howls like a fierce ghost without breaking.

Yet inside the cave was another world. The fire burns quietly, its orange glow emitting a warmth that envelops the two sleeping together so gently that even the shadows cast on the stone walls seem intimate.

It was just that Fan Wu She slept peacefully and soundly, while Xie Bi An was the exact opposite.

The body made hot by Fan Wu She did not become calm after release, instead he had nowhere to hide due to the entangling limbs and felt the youth’s body which was warm, solid and full of vitality.

Xie Bi An was sleepy and tired, but his mind was running wild with imagination and just couldn’t fall asleep

When Fan Wu She's soft, even snoring sounded beside his ears, Xie Bi An's heart burned with anger. Why can this brat sleep so soundly?

He started to silently chant a meditation mantra, trying to get himself to sleep as soon as possible.

As he drifted off to sleep, Xie Bi An felt his body shake and he opened his eyes wearily, hearing Fan Wu She make a ‘shush’ sound.

Xie Bi An suddenly realized that the ground beneath him was shaking. No, the whole cave was shaking lightly, and the snow kept falling down at the entrance. He stared, "What's happening? An earthquake?"

"Doesn’t seem like it, listen."

Carefully discerning, the ground movement was not continuous, but one after another, like a giant hammer constantly smashing into the earth, and the sound was closing in on them, and it sounded alarming.

It was freezing cold, and the two men, who were extremely longing for the warmth of their blankets, had no choice but to get up.

"I'll go and see." Fan Wu She tucked Xie Bi An back under the blanket. He wrapped his clothes tightly and ran out of the cave.

Xie Bi An listened to the sound that was getting heavier and heavier, and he became scared, so how can he lie in peace? He’s still unable to walk, so he simply crawled towards the cave entrance on his knees.

Suddenly, a black shadow swept into the cave, startling him so much that he almost drew his sword.

When he focused his vision, it was Wuya.

Fan Wu She jumped down and quickly helped Xie Bi An to put on his shoes, picked him up and put him on top of Wuya.

"Are they pursuers?" Xie Bi An asked calmly.

Fan Wu She gave a deep "hmm".

"What is it?"

"A snow demon."

Fan Wu She tugged on the reins with one hand and wrapped his other arm around Xie Bi An's waist: "Sit tight."

Wuya leapt and dashed into the snow and wind.

They saw several large, black shadows hidden behind the obscure snow and fog, swaying and walking towards them, shaking the earth with every step.

Wuya ran South wildly.

By now the snow was knee-deep and a normal horse would not have been able to run, but Wuya was treading through the snow without losing any of his speed.

The snow demons were catching up. The earth trembled more violently as they ran. The frost and snow flew like dust and burrowed into their eyes, so cold and astringent.

Xie Bi An turned his head back, using his stinging eyes and saw the full extent of the approaching snow demons.

They were the same as the ones depicted in "The Miscellany of Demons and Spirits in Jiuzhou". They were ice giants that only haunted bitterly cold places in the middle of nowhere, and were not interested in people either. Even if someone wants to find them specially, they might not even be found, not to mention coming after them on their own initiative.

Unless someone summoned them over.

The snow demons flung their arms at them, turning into snow whips that were several feet long.

Wuya leapt and dodged. That snow whip struck the thick snow like a boulder falling into water, sending waves of snow into the air.

One by one, the snow whips came in a frenzy. Wuya turned into a black fish, gliding through the waves of snow and dodging every attack.

Fan Wu She tugged at the reins with one hand and held up Ting Mo with the other, his harsh sword energy slashing at the snow demons that were in hot pursuit. But no matter how hard the snow demons had their waists and heads cut off, as long as there was snow, they could be reborn. There is no way to kill them all

The snow demon's pursuit became more and more fierce. Although Wuya was agile, the two men on top of it were about to be thrown off already, especially Fan Wu She, whose chest and abdomen wounds had just healed and could not afford such a bumpy ride.

Xie Bi An opened his mouth and took a mouthful of snow as he shouted as loudly as he could, "Wu She, you ride Wuya and go first, I will catch up with you with my sword."

Fan Wu She did not reply, only pressing his chest harder against Xie Bi An's back.

Xie Bi An turned his head, not knowing whether it was intentional or not, his cold lips brushed Fan Wu She's cheek and said steadily as he sped along, "Trust senior brother."

Fan Wu She’s heart skipped a few beats. That's right, no one knew better than him what this man was capable of. At this age, Zong Zi Heng had already occupied a place in the immortal cultivation world.

Xie Bi An pressed on Fan Wu She's shoulder and used his strength to jump up into mid-air as Pei Xue caught him.

When both feet stepped on the sword, the stinging pain came from his feet and his legs suddenly became a little weak. With the addition of the strong wind, his body swayed left and right. He had been able to fly on a sword since he was six, but now he was struggling to find his balance like a toddler just learning to walk.

The snow demon's big hand grabbed him.

Xie Bi An held Wuqiongbi across his chest. His frozen grey lips spat out an incantation, and with one hand he formed a seal and struck the Soul Suppressing Stick. A few glowing green spirit seals suddenly appeared in the void one by one, like a ghostly fire blooming in the night sky. He glared his round eyes as his spirit pressure was released, "One Bi Thousand Miles*!"

Countless spirit seals flew towards the snow demons, exploding instantly when they collided with them, sending frost and snow into the sky.

A snow demon fell to the ground with a crash, and Xie Bi An saw the yellow talisman attached to the back of its head at once.

Sure enough, someone was controlling them!

Xie Bi An flew towards the snow demon with his sword, tore off the yellow talisman and shoved it into his lapel.

Suddenly, a murderous aura came upon him, and he dodged with his flying sword, but a sharp pain at the bottom of his feet made him unsteady on his feet, and he fell off from Pei Xue into the thick snow.

A huge icy and snowy palm was covering his head.

"Pei Xue!" As soon as Xie Bi An reached out, Pei Xue flew into his palm. With a fierce sword stroke, he split the huge palm in half.

He rose up with his sword, but saw that the snow demon he had just knocked down was fusing with the snow, its body gradually becoming intact as before.

With a deep breath and a light touch of his lips, he poured out almost half of his body's spiritual energy and struck again with "One Bi Thousand Miles", a blow so fierce that it smashed almost all the snow demons into pieces. Then, without looking back, he chased after Fan Wu She with his sword.

The speed of Wuya was so amazing that it had completely disappeared into the snow and wind, but fortunately, Wuqiongbi could sense the evil spirit and he tried his best to catch up.

Xie Bi An landed behind Fan Wu She, and he held Fan Wu She's hand, which was grabbing onto the reins. That hand was like a block of ice.

"Senior brother, are you all right?" Fan Wu She's lips and tongue were already numb from the cold.

"I’m fine. Those snow demons are being controlled by someone, and they can't be killed completely at all." He turned around and saw shadows behind the snowy mist, "We can only escape, but your injury ..."

"Don't worry about me." Fan Wu She said in a hoarse voice, "As long as we leave Kunlun, they won't chase us anymore."

Xie Bi An hugged Fan Wu She's stiff body, "Give me the reins."

"Wuya ..."

"Wuya must listen to me."

Xie Bi An snatched the reins from Fan Wu She's hand.

Wuya was actually obediently controlled by Xie Bi An.

Fan Wu She's mind said silently, "Wuya, you remember him, don't you?"

He inappropriately remembered his previous life, when he had pinned Zong Zi Heng to his horse and tormented him severely. He was riding a horse as well as a human being.

So, Wuya remembered.

And he couldn't forget. The absurdities, the madness, the obsessions of his previous life, he could not forget a single scene.

Xie Bi An rode Wuya and galloped hurriedly, against the wind and snow that almost froze their innards into ice, from the darkness of night until the first light of day. Finally, they ran out of the million-years snowy Kunlun, leaving the snow demons far behind them.

 

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PS: poor Wuya, M18 scenes sure leave a deep impression...

 

One Bi Thousand Miles*[一碧千里]--- means everything is green at a glance. A very wide area covered in green

Edited 16 Apr. 21 (Emzie)

 

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