Lu Chen and Atsu both stared at the blood stains on the mountain for a long time. Then, Lu Chen retracted his gaze, patted Atsu's head gently, and said in a low voice, "Let's go."
Atsu looked back at him, then continued to walk forward without saying a word. Although the canyon was already quiet, although both of them were still walking steadily, the atmosphere seemed to be faintly gloomier and more depressing than before.
In contrast, Lu Chen seemed to be calmer, and his face was calm, while Atsu was not as cheerful as it was yesterday.
They continued along the path of the precipice, and the ravine stretched on before them in all its twists and turns, and still seemed to have no end.
The length of the canyon was somewhat beyond Lu Chen's expectation. After walking for a long time and still not seeing the exit, Lu Chen's face began to become a little gloomy.
In the mysterious tree hole in the seed, he had stored enough food and water, which was enough to support him and Atsu for a long time, so he was not worried about food. But the most worrisome thing at the moment was another matter. It had been a day and a half since he first entered the canyon.
In a year, there were only three sunny days in the Great Snow Mountain, which meant that in another half a day, the unusually violent snowstorm would flood this place again. Lu Chen still clearly remembered the scene of the snowstorm when he first came out of the canyon that day. It was too difficult and dangerous to walk through this cliff path in that kind of situation.
However, what was more troublesome was that he had now walked so far, and it was almost impossible to go back. This was probably the so-called dilemma.
Maybe Atsu did not think so much, but since just now, it had been looking back at Lu Chen from time to time, with a doubtful and worried look in its eyes. It probably wanted to see if Lu Chen had the intention to go back.
Lu Chen understood what Atsu meant, but after a moment of thinking, he quickly made a decision.
"Let's go, Atsu." He pointed to the front of the canyon.
Ah-Tu stared at him for a moment, and then, as if a huge stone had been lifted from his heart, he no longer hesitated and paced back and forth. Even the initial pressure seemed to have disappeared. He returned to his original relaxed self and began to run forward.
After running for a while, it turned back and barked twice, as if it was complaining that Lu Chen was too slow. Lu Chen couldn't help but laugh.
As they continued to walk forward, all kinds of strange scenery in this mysterious canyon gradually appeared in front of them. There were all kinds of strange peaks and rocks, steep cliffs, and precipices like swords and mirrors, decorated with white snow, which was also a rare wonder in the world.
But as they went deeper into the canyon, Lu Chen soon saw that on the mountain walls on both sides of the canyon, there were more scratch marks that he had seen before. It looked like some kind of unknown giant beast had climbed here, and at every distance, he could vaguely see a little bit of dried blood stain.
He glanced at the dark abyss that he couldn't see clearly, frowned, and then continued walking forward.
The day slowly passed as they walked and stopped. They still couldn't see the exit of the canyon, but the huge claw marks constantly reminded them of the danger that was lurking everywhere.
The sky gradually darkened again.
…
Before the evening came, Lu Chen and Atsu finally found a place to rest. It was similar to the stone platform they stayed on last night. It was also a slightly wider platform, but it was better than yesterday. The stone wall here was probably peeled off over the years, forming a concave gap. It was about the width of a person, and could barely be regarded as a small cave.
After seeing this place and seeing that it was getting late, even though it was not dusk yet, Lu Chen quickly decided to stop here to rest. Walking in this unknown place was inexplicably heavy pressure. Knowing nothing about the front, he could only take one step at a time.
Although Lu Chen appeared to be very calm and collected most of the time, from yesterday until now, it was equivalent to him walking on this extremely dangerous precipice path for two whole days. His back was pressed against the stone wall, and beneath his feet was a bottomless abyss. His life was in danger at all times, and even when he was resting last night, there were still those mysterious and terrifying monsters appearing and disappearing. He also did not sleep for the whole night, and kept his eyes open until dawn.
After being tense for such a long time, even if he had a strong will and cultivation, he still felt a deep sense of exhaustion. So, after choosing a place to rest, he called out to Ah-Tu and curled up in the small cave.
It was said to be half a small cave because the stone wall was only slightly concave. At most, his body could only lean on it, but most of his hands and feet were still outside. But even so, this kind of terrain still made Lu Chen feel a little relieved.
Atsu ran over and looked at him curiously, then looked left and right, and finally looked at the stone wall on the opposite side.
There was a huge claw mark, which was cut down from the mountain cliff. It was exposed in front of them, and it was about a hundred feet away.
Atsu looked for a while, and then shrunk its body. Just like yesterday, it once again lay down beside Lu Chen. Lu Chen smiled, hugged Atsu, and then one man and one dog silently watched the sky slowly darken.
The sky darkened, night once again arrived.
…
Sometimes, people would suddenly feel a kind of insignificance, indescribably aware of the fragility of life. Also, the world was so vast, the creation of heaven and earth was so mysterious. This kind of feeling would always follow people throughout their lives, always appearing in a lonely moment in the dead of night, or when you looked up at the boundless sky alone.
Lu Chen was in the darkness, quietly looking at the dark sky.
At that moment, he suddenly remembered many things from a long time ago.
When he was young, he had once firmly believed in this belief, and he did not hesitate to risk his life for it. That belief was the only thing that allowed him to survive through the most difficult and dangerous days. Until today, he had never wavered much in that belief.
But there were many, many things that were once engraved in his heart. He had once felt so much pain that he thought he would never forget them. But on this night, when he suddenly thought of them, he realized … that he hadn't thought of them for a long time.
Time was like a tide, always silently washing away his memories over and over again, diluting the pain and blurring the past.
It turned out that emotions would eventually fade. Whether it was hatred or love, after a long time, would only an indifferent shadow be left?
Lu Chen quietly looked up at the dark sky, staring at the figures of the past in his memory.
Then there was a whistling sound, echoing in the dark abyss, and the dark tide surged again.
Atsu's body trembled, and it leaned closer to him. Lu Chen hugged its body, and just like yesterday, he bent down to shelter it from the darkness.
Atsu quietened down.
The darkness roared up.
In the darkness of the night, the huge and terrifying black shadow appeared again, violently tearing at the black night and the mountain. When it crossed the mountain peak and roared at the night sky, the earth seemed to tremble because of it.
Despite last night's experience, Lu Chen could not help but be shocked by this unusually powerful aura, and subconsciously held his breath.
That black shadow was perhaps the king of the night, looking disdainfully in all directions. After roaring, it might have turned around to look for food, but it was also at this moment that the mountains suddenly became silent, and all sounds abruptly returned to silence.
The shadow seemed to stop, and suddenly turned around, looking into the distance.
Lu Chen seemed to sense something, and looked up. At that moment, his heart suddenly beat faster.
In the pitch-black night, on the opposite side of the terrifying black shadow, separated by the dark canyon and abyss, another huge shadow slowly appeared on the opposite mountain top.
Lu Chen could not see the outline of the appearance, and could only see the two huge eyes in the darkness, dark green and deep, with an indescribable aura of death.
That was a cruel and vicious gaze, as if it wanted to tear everything apart and devour everything. Even when it saw the giant beast of the king of darkness, it was the same.
In his arms, Atsu's body suddenly trembled, and then it raised its head, and looked at the shadow above the mountain peak.
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