Volume 7: Frost Chapter 49 Fish Tank
The door was shaking and ice chips were falling.
Squeak, squeak, squeak.
The door trembled and slowly opened a crack, which became wider and wider. Guan Nuo looked inside through the crack. It was very dark and there seemed to be a chill coming out.
There was a flash of light.
Guan Nuo subconsciously dodged to the side , and then he saw a sharp ice spike flying past his cheek and piercing into the stone wall behind him.
The stone wall shook, and some sand fell from above.
Then, countless ice spikes flew out from the door.
The wooden sword was flying, and countless ice spikes shattered, scattered in all directions, and then scattered on the ground.
Jiang You stood close to the stone wall holding Jiang Mo, and ice chips flew around him.
Zhuang Zekun did not stop. It seemed that invisible ripples were spreading out from him. Zhu Wen stood aside, protecting Guan Qingtong.
After the ice ridges were broken, Tang Butian put away the wooden sword and turned around. The door was already half open, and it was very dark inside, with waves of cold air rushing out.
When the door was opened as wide as possible, Zhuang Zekun took a step back. The light on the door dimmed, and a thin layer of frost formed on his eyelashes and hair. He wiped his face with his hand, then looked at Guan Qingtong and confirmed with her: "Go in now?"
Guan Qingtong nodded.
"Do you want to leave someone outside?" Zhuang Zekun asked.
Guan Qingtong thought for a moment, then she said, "Xiao Nuo, you..."
Before Guan Qingtong finished speaking, Guan Nuo said, "I want to go in and take a look."
So Zhu Wen said, "I'll stay outside."
"Okay." After saying that, Zhuang Zekun walked in.
"Xiao Nuo, follow closely." Guan Qingtong said as she followed Zhuang Zekun into the door.
Guan Nuo took a few quick steps and caught up.
Tang Butian took a step forward, and just as she was about to step in, she turned her head to look at Jiang You. Jiang You pushed his glasses and followed with Jiang Mo in his arms.
When they reached the door, Zhu Wen said to him, "Leave the child outside. I'll watch him."
Jiang You felt the chill coming from the door and said, "He is afraid of strangers, and it may not be safer outside than inside."
After hearing what Jiang You said, Zhu Wen no longer insisted.
Jiang You and Jiang Mo walked in.
cold.
It's very cold.
Jiang You pulled up the zipper of his jacket and put on his hat. Zhuang Zekun and Guan Nuo both held a strong flashlight in their hands, which enabled him to see the situation inside the door clearly.
It was a tunnel just like outside, except that the rock walls and the ground were covered with thick frost.
Jiang You rubbed his feet on the ground a few times, which was very slippery. Then, he heard Guan Nuo's low cry, and when he looked up, Guan Nuo seemed to have slipped, and Guan Qingtong grabbed him, "Be careful."
"The ground is too slippery," Jiang You took a few quick steps forward and caught up with the main group. "That little tree demon lied to me that there were treasures in here. He must have wanted to trick us in and freeze us to death. I think it's about 20 to 30 degrees below zero here."
"No." Tang Butian said.
Jiang You exhaled a breath of white air, "You all have magical powers protecting your bodies, so you don't feel cold. I think my feet are frozen, and I can't feel my toes."
"What else did the little tree demon say?" Zhuang Zekun asked.
"He said he would present him with a hundred beauties every year."
Snap. Snap.
There was a continuous sound, like ice cracking, coming from the front.
Zhuang Zekun quickened his pace and walked forward.
After walking forward about twenty meters, he saw stairs made of ice, and above the stairs was an altar.
The stairs kept cracking.
Zhuang Zekun looked back and then climbed up quickly.
Jiang You looked up and counted the number of steps, there were about fifty or sixty. Tang Butian jumped lightly on the stairs and reached the top of the altar in a few jumps.
Zhuang Zekun is not slow either.
Guan Qingtong and her son Guan Nuo followed Zhuang Zekun steadily.
The sound of ice cracking became louder and louder, and broken ice kept rolling down.
Jiang You sighed and climbed upwards.
After Zhuang Zekun climbed up, he glanced at Tang Butian, and then his eyes fell on the round platform in the center of the altar. The round platform was also made of ice, and the outer layer was made up of many small circles. In the center was a transparent round water tank with some light pink, and there was a piece missing from the edge of the water tank.
"What is this?" Guan Nuo asked.
"It should be a magic weapon," Zhuang Zekun was also a little uncertain. He looked at Guan Qingtong, "The spiritual energy here is rapidly dissipating, and soon this place will completely collapse."
Guan Qingtong walked around the circular platform and asked, "Who is this altar dedicated to?"
"Who is it?" Guan Nuo asked subconsciously.
"Meng Yuanbai might be its believer. Eighteen years ago, he came here to perform sacrificial activities. His actions were discovered by Teacher Xie, who came here to stop him..." Guan Qingtong shook her head and said, "No, this doesn't make sense. It was Meng Yuanbai who sealed this place. Did he betray..."
"Taoist Yuanbai and Senior Xie sealed this place together." Jiang You's voice came from behind Guan Qingtong.
Guan Qingtong turned around and saw Jiang You climbing up breathlessly. He put Jiang Mo on the ground and held him while panting. "Then, Taoist Yuanbai returned to his hometown to live in seclusion and take care of his grandson. After Senior Xie returned, he taught you the inheritance of Taoist Yuanbai's school." Jiang You looked at Zhuang Zekun, "Zhuang Zekun."
Zhuang Zekun shook his head and said, "I don't remember it at all. Besides, eighteen years ago, I was lurking in Jinghu Society. I didn't have time to learn any Taoist magic."
Jiang You reached out and picked up the water jar, looking at it carefully. "One of the laws he mastered is forgetting. To be more precise, it is to erase all traces of his existence. Therefore, unless you know his real name, you can't track him down, nor can you calculate his fate. Thirty-one years ago, you were able to kill him because Meng Yuanbai betrayed him."
"He's not dead ?" Zhuang Zekun immediately realized who Jiang You was talking about. He asked with some caution: "How did you know?"
Jiang You handed the fish tank to Zhuang Zekun, "Look for yourself."
Zhuang Zekun took the fish tank.
He felt cold, and the next moment, his soul seemed to be sucked into the fish tank. Then, a series of pictures flashed quickly in front of him.
The frost spread along Zhuang Zekun's fingers, gradually covering his fingers, arms, shoulders, and face...
The sound of ice cracking suddenly stopped.
It was quiet all around.
"Uncle Zhuang?" Guan Nuo exclaimed.
Half of Zhuang Zekun's body turned into an ice sculpture.
Guan Qingtong walked in front of Zhuang Zekun and reached out to take the fish tank. Jiang You stopped her and said, "Don't move. If you disturb him, he may not come back."
"How do you know?" Guan Qingtong asked the same question as Zhuang Zekun.
Guan Nuo felt the copper coin in his pocket jump.
Jiang You thought about it, then smiled and said, "This is my fish tank."
