Misguided practice of sinister cultivation techniques: Slander! The problem lies with you all, not me!-Chapter 1080 - 560: Whether Sister or Younger Sister, They’re All for Old Demon Duan’s Benefit, Aren’t They? (Part 2)
In weather without snow, it's usually good weather here, but the wind is just too strong.
Ning Qing always has the illusion that her soul might be blown away.
After circling around twice, Ning Qing still didn't find anything.
Actually, for her, maybe not finding anything was the desired result.
She truly felt this place was uncanny.
Just as she was about to head back, something followed her intuition and appeared again.
Ning Qing looked over, but still found nothing.
But this time, she was a bit stubborn.
Or rather, the people in Yuzhu Mountain Villa were all a bit stubborn.
The main reason is their leader Duan Yun is a rather obstinate person, and they were more or less influenced by him.
At this moment, Ning Qing felt something was watching her. Despite her inner fear, she couldn't help wanting to look back.
"I, your auntie, want to see what kind of bird you are!"
Thinking this, she had already crawled over in that direction.
But after reaching there, she still found nothing.
Given her speed and eyesight, this situation could indeed be ghostly.
At this moment, Ning Qing felt that the strange feeling disappeared, which fully confirmed the saying "When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you. But if you pull down your pants, the abyss might feel embarrassed."
This saying was from Duan Yun, which she thought was really unreasonable at the time, but now found it somewhat sensible.
The more you fear something, the tighter it clings.
"Eh?"
Right then, Ning Qing suddenly noticed the color of the ice ahead was somewhat different.
She climbed over.
The sky was nearly dark now, with only a bit of dim twilight left, but it was not entirely dark here because the glacier itself was translucent.
Yet, the glacier here had two colors, one was deep green and the other was eerie blue.
The meeting of the two differently colored glaciers was like the waters of the deep sea and the shallow sea.
And at their convergence, she discovered a crack.
This crack was not small, at least big enough for two carriages to pass through, but not easily noticeable.
Because it blended within the two glaciers, easily deceiving the eyes.
Ning Qing approached with trepidation.
When she stood inside that crack, she didn't know whether to feel happy or worried.
The happy part was that there were signs of sharp tools having worked on the crack, suggesting it might truly be a treasure vault, while the worry was that the place felt uncanny, giving a sense of foreboding, which she hadn't hoped to find.
Looking at the crack leading to unknown depths, Ning Qing quickly climbed up the glacier, deciding to go back to inform the Murong brothers and Ziyu.
Ning Qing quickly returned to the agreed location, near that twisted part of Youngest Sister Peak.
Ziyu had returned, but the Murong brothers hadn't.
Upon learning Ning Qing's discovery, Ziyu said with a face full of delight, "We really found it."
Ning Qing said, "Ziyu, don't you think this place feels uncanny?"
"Uncanny or not, we've seen plenty of uncanniness. The key is, with that crack, at least we won't be blowing wind here," Ziyu replied.
Listening to Ziyu's words, Ning Qing's expression became serious.
Because she felt this Ziyu was different from usual.
Ziyu looked at her and said, "Ning Qing, have you heard a story about the Snow Mountain?"
Ning Qing asked puzzled, "What story?"
"People who often walk on the Snow Mountain, like ginseng harvesters, struggle to trust others, even companions, and must test them in various ways to ensure they're one of us."
"Why?" Ning Qing asked Ziyu with a strange look.
"Because there's always been a saying that Snow Mountain has these creatures called Snowmen."
"Snowmen?"
"Snowmen, they're strange entities whose bodies resemble ice and snow and melt away. During warmer weather, they live under the snow layers, and they are great mimics of humans; they might impersonate a human companion when unnoticed and then harm people."
Ziyu looked at her and said, "Why are you staring at me? You don't think I'm a Snowman, do you?"
"A Snowman wouldn't intentionally tell you stories about Snowmen."
Ning Qing didn't say a word, her right hand fingers spread, already in a palm shape.
Because she really felt this Ziyu was very different from before. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
At this moment, Ziyu spoke up, "You're nuts, I'm Green Jade, don't treat me like a Snowman and hit me."
"Green Jade?"
"Duh, this dead girl of mine only lets me out at night," Green Jade explained.
The existence of Green Jade was known to the people of Yuzhu Manor.
But Green Jade usually appeared at night, and many times people were asleep, so Ning Qing and Green Jade weren't familiar.
However, hearing that, Ning Qing eased up instead.
That Snowman at least wouldn't know of Green Jade's existence.
Frankly, Ziyu's 'sister' was indeed more mature, and a bit mischievous, possessing a beautiful bad woman vibe.
Such women easily played people around, especially men.
Especially men like the Murong brothers, who she could easily play like a dog.
Sometimes Ning Qing couldn't help but complain about the Murong brothers being "unreliable".
Just then, the unreliable men Murong brothers had returned.
He found nothing, and upon learning Ning Qing found the entrance, he exaggeratedly praised, "Qing, you're amazing."
"How did you find it? I'm way off compared to you, just..."
Green Jade interrupted, "Save the compliments for later, if you keep flattering, it'll be dark soon."
The Murong brothers glanced at Green Jade and said to Ning Qing, "Don't mind her, she's just jealous of your intelligence."
Green Jade: "???"
Despite saying that, the Murong brothers quickly followed Green Jade's instructions.
Because he felt Green Jade made a good point.
With Ning Qing leading, they finally arrived at the crack.
By the time they stood inside the crack, the sky had already darkened completely.
Due to the lack of snow, tonight lacked the moon but was dotted with countless stars.
They stood at the entrance, gazing at the starry sky, feeling a sense of freedom and contentment.
On the mountain, the night sky view is completely different from down below.
The stars here seem much larger and brighter, almost within reach.
Meanwhile, standing on the snowy peak's crack, gazing at the star-filled sky, they couldn't help but feel a sense of loneliness.
In thousands of years, how many have stood here like them to appreciate the night sky?
Later, the three traveled some distance along the crack, then settled down.
Today, they didn't plan to delve further.
In the nighttime, the surroundings quickly grew dark, making it hard to inspect the terrain.
Moreover, they'd been busy all day, truly exhausted.
All three felt like this day was busy and long, with bone-deep fatigue.
Thus, under the night sky, they began to have breakfast.
Yes, this was their first meal of the day.
Still dry hard flatbread and buns.
This time, they didn't toast them, instead eating them directly with water from the flask.
Somehow the exceedingly hard buns and flatbread, eaten with fresh water, tasted remarkably sweet.
Humans, when truly hungry, find even a cold bun delicious as heaven's delicacy.
Six buns, three flatbreads, they were quickly devoured.
After that, it was time to rest.
Actually, the Murong brothers, Green Jade, and Ning Qing all somewhat deemed the place uncanny.
Especially after Ning Qing emphasized always feeling something, they agreed even more.
Hence, the three decided to rotate watches and rest in shifts.
The Murong brothers, being the only Young Hero present, said, "I'll take the first watch."
Saying this, he lay down, eyes wide open.
Due to his habit of lying down, the Murong brothers felt more alert lying down than sitting.
Ning Qing knew this, promptly closed her eyes, opting to rest.
While Green Jade didn't sleep, but told the Murong brothers, "Continuing yesterday's question, why do I feel like I'm your sister?"
"Being your sister, being attracted to Old Demon Duan is reasonable."
The Murong brothers retorted, "Green Jade, you're less reliable than your sister."
He was genuinely weary; whether sister or sister, in the end, Old Demon Duan would benefit, right?
