The northern shore of Huotun Lake became a vast expanse of whiteness overnight.
This is the second snowfall in the Altai Mountains region this year, much heavier than the first snowfall, and it fell profusely all night.
This snow also means that winter here has come completely.
Looking north from Huotun Lake, the colors of the sky and the earth are very similar. Above is the silver-white sky, which indicates that the blizzard is far from over, and below is the pure white snowfield.
Between the sky and the earth, someone is galloping.
This is a woman, she is wrapped in a snow-white cloak, her riding posture is not straddling, but sitting sideways with her legs together.
This is the posture of riding a donkey upside down, but a donkey riding upside down can only trot at most, while this pure black horse is galloping with all its might.
With such a level of bumps, ordinary knights would not dare to sit on the horse’s back even if they were sitting astride. They could only squat with their feet on the stirrups. down.
But this woman, sitting sideways on the steed, seemed to be integrated with the horse.
The sound of horseshoes came from far to near. Fan Pingan, who was clearing snow at the door of his yurt, saw this man and horse when he looked up.
Fan Ping'an couldn't help but nodded, and praised: "Hey! This woman from the Nie family has a strong waist."
"What an assassin, how come you go out like Zhaojun going out of the fortress." Li Yizhen, who was helping to clear the snow, straightened up and pouted, "Look at this girl, she only needs a lute in her hand."
"Brother Li, this is the gold master." Fan Ping'an's mouth twitched, "Let's accumulate virtue with your mouth."
"Hmph, come to my Lijia Village and let me take over the deal with the lives of fifty-six people in the village." Li Yizhen said with a cold face, "You expect me to say something nice?"
"Pick up everything, don't forget the rules."
"I know that."
While chatting, the two heard a roar in the sky, and a plane passed by in the distance.
Recently, this is not uncommon, so neither Fan Ping'an nor Li Yizhen paid too much attention to it.
But the woman who was riding sideways on the horse saw the plane far away in the sky.
I also saw the wooden box thrown from the plane.
The parachute on the wooden box is like a snow-white lotus blooming in the sky.
After thinking for a while, the woman turned her horse's head and galloped in the direction where the airdrop fell.
"Let's follow." Fan Pingan said in a deep voice.
…
In the Altai Mountains, because of the altitude, there was more snow this night.
Feather-like snowflakes fell overnight, and early the next morning, the overnight tent of Lin Shuo and his party was crushed by the snow.
This night, Lin Shuo and Zhang Jin's uncle and nephew were in charge of the night watch, and the two came in turn.
With Zhang Jin around, Lin Shuo was much more relaxed in this regard.
In the mountains and forests, vigil is actually very particular, and there are many taboos.
The mountains and forests at night are not the world of human beings, but the world of other creatures.
Especially in the mountains and forests inhabited by strange creatures, night is when they are most powerful, and also when hunters are weakest.
This is the same as driving on the highway. It seems that there is nothing to do, and the road is steady, but you must not be distracted.
Therefore, the vigil cannot be entrusted to ordinary people.
In the previous hunter team, Anne was a novice even though she had a legacy. Except for Lin Shuo, no one could handle this job.
Now that there is an extra Zhang Jin, Lin Shuo can at least take a nap in the middle of the night. He even found time to go to the forest and hunt a deer back.
When he came back in the morning, Lin Shuo found that the snow here was almost up to his knees.
Cold and snow, these two things don't affect Lin Shuo much, but they will definitely affect other people in the team.
So for this deer, Lin Shuo asked Zhang Jin to put the white knife in and the red knife out, and let out all the deer blood. Each of them had a cup of deer blood first to drive away the cold.
After pouring a cup of deer blood, Wei Xingshan felt hot and dry all over his body, as if it was freezing cold, and soon it would be nothing to worry about.
The man immediately got busy and helped Zhang Jin slaughter and decompose the sixty-jin stag.
The bonfire was extinguished by the heavy snow last night. Wei Xingshan used some diesel oil to relight the bonfire, and roasted venison with Lin Shuo.
When operating in cold mountainous areas, the calorie consumption is several times that of usual times. You must have enough clothes on your body, and your stomach must not be empty.
After the last trip to the Xing'an Mountains, Wei Xingshan and Lin Shuo had gradually formed a tacit understanding. Of course, fighting was still a hindrance, but he was able to handle ordinary things.
However, the firewood had already been wet by the snow last night, and the smoke was billowing from the fire, which made Wei Xingshan cough continuously.
"Hey, it's all smoke." The giant man wiped his face, fixed his eyes on the heat of the venison on the campfire, and asked, "Old Lin, how can we get out in this terrible weather?"
"Can you ski?" Lin Shuo asked.
"Hey!" Lin Shuo's question seemed to tickle Wei Xingshan's itch, and the man looked smug, "Old Lin, I'm not bragging. I'm a soldier from the northern military region. The snow field in our military region is off-road, that's There are traditional ones, I think back when the Japanese devils occupied the three provinces in the Northeast... "
"Stop." Lin Shuo rolled his eyes at him, "Did we bring the sled this time?"
Lin Shuo's words stopped Wei Xingshan, and the man shook his head.
"Then what are you still doing?"
"Okay, I'll do it now." Wei Xingshan stood up and said with a smile, "Let you all see my old Wei's craftsmanship."
At this time, Di Lan walked slowly, sat down beside Lin Shuo, and asked softly, "Mr. Lin, when are we going to leave?"
"The sky is not beautiful." Lin Shuo said, "Wait a while."
"I'll be on the road in a while, and I might collect some biological samples. Mr. Lin, can you help me?" Di Lan said again, with a pitiful expression, "I'm a little scared when I'm alone."
"Oh, I'm afraid." Lin Shuo nodded, pointing to Wei Xingshan who was chopping trees: "Look, this strong man is the three-time champion of fighting in the northern military region of China, and the authentic king of Chinese soldiers. Whether it's fighting or working, he is a good hand. This person, I will send it to you later, do you feel a sense of security immediately?"
"But I only want you." Dylan said softly, "Don't think I can't see it, you are much better than him."
"Don't blindly pursue the best in everything." Lin Shuo said calmly, "The best may not necessarily be suitable. For many things, being suitable is more important."
"Mr. Lin, you should have known my identity from Yang Tuo." Di Lan leaned close to Lin Shuo's ear and whispered softly, "Since I was a child, I have never been unable to get what I want."
Lin Shuo said lightly, "Miss Di Lan, please don't forget what we are doing."
"Clatter".
Xiao Ba flew out from the woods, landed on Lin Shuo's shoulder, blocked Di Lan's face, and said carelessly:
"Stupid woman, I think you want to lose your mind and don't want your face? Why, with half of the blood of foreign devils on your body, don't you think of yourself as a human?"
Being reprimanded by Xiao Ba, instead of being annoyed, Di Lan said indifferently: "In such an environment where there is death and no life, why should I suppress myself? Is there any problem in pursuing what I like?"
"This is where you are inferior to that mother-in-law." Xiao Ba shook her head towards Anne, "With my brother Shuo, she will never despair. You want to compete with her, and you are far behind in this alone." gone."
Di Lan seemed to have been reminded by Xiao Ba, his expression was slightly startled, and then he said with a sweet smile: "Thank you for your teaching, Master Ba."
"Yeah." Xiao Ba nodded in satisfaction, "You're not stupid, you're a bit of a good woman."
Lin Shuo stretched out his hand and flicked Xiao Ba's head: "What's the matter with you?"
"Hmph." Xiao Ba tilted his head, "There are three unfilial acts, and the greatest thing is to have no descendants. Now that Dad is gone, I am your only relative. I have to watch over this matter for Lao Lin's family. Brother Shuo, this trip The business is really dangerous, according to my opinion, you have done the two women in the past two days, so as not to have long nights and dreams."
"So you're just a bird." Lin Shuo said dumbfoundedly, "Birds can do things like this, but humans can't."
"Baye, my ears are very good." At this moment, Anne, who was packing the tent, couldn't help it anymore, and said.
Xiao Ba fluttered his wings and said, "Don't worry, mother-in-law, Ba Ye will cover you. Everything comes first and then comes first. Your position is very secure."
"Then I would like to thank you." Anne walked over quickly, and immediately grabbed Xiao Ba's wings.
Xiao Ba was stunned for a moment, trying to break free, but found that Anne's hand was so strong that he couldn't move: "Wife! Are you trying to rebel?"
"No, I'm very grateful for your mandarin ducks being so good. Isn't this a massage for you? Is it comfortable?" Anne had a smile on her face and exerted a lot of effort on her hands.
"Mother-in-law! Mother-in-law! We have something to say, you can't do this! Brother Shuo! Brother Shuo, save me!" Xiao Ba shouted hoarsely, jumping and thumping.
"I'll go and see if the sled is ready." Lin Shuo turned a deaf ear, got up and walked towards Wei Xingshan.
…
On the edge of the Altai Mountains, three horses are galloping on the snow field.
The first one is a woman, she is wrapped in a snow-white cloak, her legs are close together, and she is sitting sideways on the saddle.
On the side of the saddle, hung a sword.
On the two horses following her, sat an old man with a huge skeleton and a middle-aged man with a dull expression.
"There." The woman looked at the thick smoke rising from the mountains.
"After all, I'm still a young man, so I'm not careful enough to start a fire." The old man with a huge frame also saw the thick smoke and sighed, "The Liemen Lin family has no heirs."
"Let's go." The middle-aged man turned the horse's head first, and whipped the horse's buttocks.
Nie Xuan, Fan Ping'an, and Li Yizhen.
These are the top three masters among the three generations of the old, the middle and the young.
After Li Yizhen pulled off the whip first, the other two followed suit.
The horseshoes were like thunder, heading towards the mountains.