Ning Que did not know what to say. He looked at the bubble floating in front of her and thought of the speculations he and his teacher had made on the ship. He asked uncertainly, "Is this what the world looks like?"
Sangsang did not answer.
The wind and snow did not stop. The Big Black Horse was very fast. It did not take long for them to cross the Snow Sea. Ning Que looked back and saw the clear hoof prints on the snowfield. No one knew what he was thinking.
Everyone who walked would leave a trace. This sentence was a bit sour and nonsense. But it was a simple truth for what he wanted to do. Weren't the most important changes of human beings to the world those traces? For example, the city wall, the palace, the fields, and the river bank.
The trace on the Snow Sea was the same. It was also a part of a certain stroke of a word. It could be the beginning or the end. But Ning Que could not be sure at the moment. Even he could not be sure, unless he really wrote that word and let the whole world see it.
But it was not easy to write that word. Looking back at the history of human beings in this world, only the Headmaster of the Academy was able to surpass the rules and reach the state of no rules.
But he had to make some preparations, even if it would take him thousands of years. Before he was sure of the Abbey Dean's real purpose, this was probably the only thing he could do now.
Now it seemed that the Abbey Dean asked Long Qing to burn Ye Su to death to help him become a sage, split Taoism, and secretly helped the New Stream. All of these pointed to weakening Sangsang. It was obvious that he wanted to harm Sangsang.
According to the Academy's calculation, the Abbey Dean used the Tomes of Arcane to deal with Sangsang. But …
Why? It was not logical to not think about religious beliefs. Sangsang was Haotian. Why did Taoism want to kill her? Why did they dare to kill her? What was the meaning?
Sangsang did not say, and Ning Que did not ask. As long as he could return to his home in Chang 'an, he would have a lot of time to solve this puzzle and make corresponding countermeasures.
The Big Black Horse was so fast that it turned into a black lightning in the wind and snow. The green dog ran in the deep snow and was buried by the snow from time to time. It looked like a blooming green lotus and was not slow at all.
A few days later, Ning Que and his entourage left the Cold Region and came to a coniferous forest. In the forest, he saw a lot of frozen deer meat and blood left by wild beasts. Looking at the footprints of the beasts and the broken trees, he was sure that this should be the place where the snow wolves had stayed.
Sangsang reached out her right index finger to the Big Black Horse's neck. The Big Black Horse understood and slowed down. She got off clumsily with her hands on her belly and waved.
The green-haired dog ran over happily and jumped into her arms.
The green dog ran to her happily and jumped into her arms.
She held the green dog and looked to the south indifferently. to the dog in of the north of the Mountain of the south.
It was still snowing in the south, but Sangsang watched for an hour and then said, "Turn east, 12, 8."
Ning Que helped her get on the horse and pulled the reins gently to change the direction of the Big Black Horse. He did not ask any questions during the whole process, as if he knew what she meant.
A few days later, Sangsang stopped the Big Black Horse again when they arrived at an icy river.
She looked to the sky in a certain direction with an indifferent expression. But her eyes were filled with irritation. Then she took out an abacus and began to dial.
Ning Que was surprised to see that she rarely used an abacus when she was building a house in Chang 'an. She needed a solemn sense of ceremony to boost her confidence because of the large amount of money involved.
There were few people and beasts in the snowfield. It was very quiet except for the whistling wind. But at this time, there was a crisp sound of cracking on the icy river. Sangsang's fingers left a shadow on the abacus as if she was playing the piano.
After a while, she stopped working on the abacus.
Ning Que looked at her and saw that the wooden beads on the abacus were arranged in a very regular but absolutely meaningless pattern. He could not understand it and asked directly, "How do we go?"
"To the northwest, 33, 23." Sangsang said.
Going to the northwest meant going back, but Ning Que did not doubt it. He lifted the reins and let the Big Black Horse go in that direction, kicking snow and splashing ice all the way without any delay.
At dusk, the Big Black Horse stopped again. Sangsang took out the abacus and began to dial again like playing the piano. When she finished calculating, she gave a new direction and Ning Que followed it.
From the beginning to the end, he did not ask any questions, nor did he have any doubts. He just cooperated with her in silence, just like many years ago. He absolutely trusted her when it came to calculating the route.
This situation repeated for the next few days. Finally, Sangsang did not even put the abacus in her clothes. Instead, she put it in front of the saddle and fiddled with it from time to time. The number of times she changed directions became more and more frequent.
She was much weaker than before. Although it was difficult for her to calculate everything in the world, she was still much better than ordinary people when it came to calculating. There was no pattern to the turning and retreating. In the end, even Ning Que lost his direction.
But he knew that they were getting closer and closer to Chang 'an City.
Sangsang and the person he did not want to meet had not been seen yet.
Ning Que's expression became more and more solemn, because he knew that everything would get more dangerous in the end. More importantly, he found that Sangsang's energy was getting weaker and weaker, and he did not know how long she could continue calculating.
Sangsang became very tired and sleepy. She often fell asleep on his chest while fiddling with the abacus. Fortunately, she was not as weak as she was when she was seriously ill, and she did not vomit blood.
Every time Ning Que looked at her bulging belly, he could not help but wonder if she was going to give birth soon.
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For the next two days, they traveled southward along the Tianqi Mountain. The snowy ridge drew a clear, beautiful and undulating line in the blue sky, guiding the Big Black Horse in the right direction.
Helan City loomed among the mountains. Sangsang stopped the Big Black Horse again.
This time, the calculation took a long time. The wooden beads on the abacus kept bouncing. They were put back to their original positions by her fingers, and then they were plucked out again. It was very messy. Her movements also became a little messy, as if she was playing the piano at random.
The indifference on her face was replaced by annoyance, and finally anger.
With a clap, her hand fell on the abacus, messing up the pattern that was about to take shape. She let her messy hair fly around her cheeks, and said, "We will meet."
Ning Que only kept silent for a short time, and then asked, "Is there a chance?"
Sangsang said, "No."
He asked about the probability of defeating the Abbey Dean if they worked together.
Sangsang's answer was very simple and clear.
This time, Ning Que kept silent for a long time, and then said, "Can we go around it?"
Sangsang said, "No."
Ning Que did not doubt her judgment after hearing two consecutive rejections. So he dismounted without hesitation and led the reins to the mountains. He said, "Find a way to hide first."
Hearing this, Sangsang slightly raised her eyebrows, a little unhappy.
She was Haotian. How could she hide because of a human? And that human used to be her dog? Of course, in fact, she had been hiding by the Snow Sea for a long time. She could keep her state of mind at that time, but it was very difficult now. She did not want to appear too weak in front of Ning Que and needed his protection.
When her hand fell on her abdomen subconsciously, she kept silent.
Ning Que did not expect that she would still think about these things at this moment. He held the reins and quickly ran into the mountains. He came to a cold lake surrounded by cold trees, and said, "Right here."
From here, they could see Helan City from afar, but it was difficult to be discovered by the outside world.
Sangsang waved her sleeves sewn from animal skin. A clear light flashed, and an aura appeared and then disappeared.
Ning Que did not find anything strange, but he knew that she had opened her own world. The flat land by the cold lake, himself, the Big Black Horse, and the green-haired dog were all in this world.
It did not take long for him to see the proof.
The snow by the lake gradually melted, and the temperature gradually rose. Grass gradually sprouted in the mud.
Suddenly, it snowed in Tianqi Mountain.
Ning Que looked at the outside world and felt it was amazing. The wind and snow outside were furious, but here it was as warm as spring.
He thought for a while, took out his iron cutlass, and neatly chopped some trees. With his inhuman strength, it only took him a very short time to build a wooden house by the lake.
The wooden house was a little shabby, but the faint smell of wood could calm the mind.
Sangsang held her abdomen and quietly watched him work.
"Hide in the small building and become one?"
She looked at the shabby wooden house and said expressionlessly, "You know, it is impossible to hide forever."
"Steal half a day of leisure in a fleeting life."
Ning Que said, "Hide as long as you can … Well, don't recite poems anymore. I taught you these poems when you were young. What's more, you need to rest now."
He helped her into the wooden house and let her lean on the soft bedding.
He lowered his head against her bulging abdomen, trying to listen to the movement inside.
But there was movement outside the wooden house.
The Taoist in indigo appeared opposite the cold lake.
His face was frosty, and his clothes were snowy. No one knew how long he had been searching in the world and how many places.
He looked at the other side of the cold lake quietly. He obviously saw nothing, but he did not leave.
Ning Que raised his head and glanced at him. Then he lowered his head and continued to lean against Sangsang's abdomen. He ignored what was happening outside and looked extremely focused.
Sangsang ignored him and looked at the other side of the cold lake. She suddenly said, "I really want to kill him."
Ning Que was happy to hear the movement of the fetus. He replied, "You can't kill him now, so don't even think about it."
Sangsang said indifferently, "I can't kill him, so I want to kill him."
Ning Que was startled and thought it was indeed true.
If it were in the past, she could kill whoever she wanted. Why would she need to think about it?
He sat up and held her in his arms. He looked at the Abbey Dean across the cold lake quietly, as if he was looking at a fake world in a mirror, or a play or a painting.
It seemed absurd, interesting, and peaceful. In fact, the world he and Sangsang were in now was fake. And this world could not be maintained forever. It would eventually break.
The moment when Sangsang could not maintain this world.
It was probably the moment when they left this world.
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