Every time he saw people around him freeze to death, Daniu's heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. It was very painful!
It wasn't that he sympathized with these people, but he felt a deep sense of despair, as well as longing and worry for his wife.
He was worried that his wife wouldn't be able to bear it and would leave him.
Other than his wife, the person he was most worried about was Wang Lin. In his opinion, Uncle Wang was already very old. Would his body be fine in this snowy weather …? He had already lost his parents. He didn't want Uncle Wang to leave him again.
Daniu's son, Ceng Xiaoniu, had just entered the White Cloud Sect and was still in the Qi Condensation stage. Although his status was much higher than a mortal's, with his strength, he wouldn't be able to do anything in this war between the two countries.
As a result, although he had tried to find his parents, the Four Sect Alliance was too big. Almost all the mortals had been gathered in the snow-clearing area and were scattered across the country.
Unless he had extraordinary powers, he wouldn't be able to find his parents at all.
Daniu had forgotten how long it had been snowing for. Almost every morning, he would see his roommates freeze to death.
At the same time, he also discovered the miraculous effect of the small wooden carving hanging around his neck. Every time he felt cold, the small wooden carving would emit waves of warmth. This warmth would instantly spread throughout his body. No matter how cold he was, he would be able to get through it safely.
After discovering the miraculous effect of the wooden carving, Daniu couldn't help but feel a sense of unfamiliarity towards Wang Lin. It was as if he had never truly seen through this old man.
However, because of the existence of this wooden carving, Daniu was slightly less worried about his wife. He believed that as long as his wife didn't take off the wooden carving, she would definitely not freeze to death like him.
However, as time passed by, Da Niu's heart was once again filled with despair as he stared at the seemingly never-ending snow.
Although the snow in the sky had lessened, it still continued to fall.
During this period of time, many mortals had already secretly escaped. They wanted to escape to a neighboring country. Even if they had to give up everything, as long as they could survive, there would still be hope.
It was said that there was no snow in the sky of the neighboring country. Nükou was like a normal spring, everything was recovering, and the sun was shining brightly.
Early in the morning, Daniu was the first to wake up. He crawled out of his bunk. Next to him was the second son of the Zhou family, who lived on the same street. The young man was in his twenties and was in the prime of his life. Usually, he and Daniu would work in the same group and would often help out.
This was a simple child. Daniu pushed him, but his gaze immediately froze. He looked at the second son of the Zhou family and placed his trembling right hand on his nose and mouth. Then he laughed bitterly and said to himself, "He's dead …"
Just now, when he pushed the second son of the Zhou family, he had already discovered that the body of the second son of the Zhou family was quite stiff. At this moment, two streams of tears flowed down from Daniu's eyes. A man in his forties, holding his head, squatted down and cried bitterly.
He missed home, his wife, his son, Wang Lin, his shop, and the warmth of the past.
At this moment, people gradually got up and looked at Daniu in a daze. Then, they immediately discovered that in this house, five people had frozen to death in one night!
Everyone was silent. After a long time, a shout came from outside the house. "Come out and get to work. Whoever dares to slack off will be directly thrown into the snow to freeze to death."
Someone in the house sighed softly and slowly walked out. Each of them had a blank look in their eyes, and their faces were sallow and emaciated. In the past few months of clearing the snow, at the beginning, there was enough food, but as time went on, the food became less and less. Now, their physical strength was clearly not enough.
Daniu was still holding his head, squatting on the ground and crying bitterly. A middle-aged man who was on good terms with him came forward and pulled him up. He whispered, "Daniu, let's go. As long as we are alive, there is hope."
Daniu was pulled up by him. He looked at the second son of the Zhou family who was lying motionless on the bunk. Tears flowed down his face again.
As soon as they left the house, the cold wind rushed into Daniu's face. His body felt cold, but at this moment, the small wooden sculpture on his chest emitted waves of warmth that dispelled the cold.
Daniu rubbed his chest and looked at the people walking out of the houses. He gritted his teeth and decided to escape.
He wanted to find his wife, and then the two of them would leave this place. They would go to a neighboring country and spend the rest of their lives there. When the snow here was over, they would return.
Late at night, when everyone was asleep, Daniu quietly crawled out of bed and opened the door. The cold wind blew in, and his body immediately shivered. He gritted his teeth and dove into the snow.
There was an army of mortals stationed in the surroundings. However, they didn't care about the commoners who fled. Because in such a snowy day, there might be a chance of survival if they stayed here. However, if they left, only death awaited them.
Therefore, in the beginning, the soldiers kept watch, but in the end, they just let nature take its course. If someone wanted to seek death, they couldn't be stopped, could they?
Daniu braved the wind and snow as he slowly walked through the snowy plains. Although the world was large, he felt as if he had nowhere to go. Late at night, the cold wind was even stronger. As Daniu walked, he suddenly tripped over something. As he fell, he gasped. What tripped him was not some random object, but a frozen corpse.
This corpse had clearly died not too long ago, so it wasn't covered by the snow. It was only covered by a thin layer of snow. When Daniu fell, his face was very close to the purple face of the corpse.
In fact, his breath could even blow onto the corpse's face.
After a moment of shock, Daniu cried out in alarm. He quickly got up and retreated, but then he tripped again. Daniu's heart was filled with waves of coldness. He carefully looked around and saw that there were countless corpses here … Daniu was a mortal. The longing for his wife, the death of the second son of the Zhou Clan, the despair of the future, and the fright at this moment caused him to completely collapse.
He squatted down in the snow and cried bitterly again.
After a long time, Daniu suddenly felt his body warm up. Then, a warm hand pressed down on his head and gently patted him.
"Daniu, don't be afraid."
Da Niu turned around and stared blankly at a young man who had appeared out of nowhere. This person looked much younger than Da Niu, but his eyes were filled with the vicissitudes of life.
This person wasn't unfamiliar to Daniu. He could even recognize at a glance that this was Uncle Wang, whom he had missed so much.
However, this person's current appearance was completely different. As Daniu looked at Wang Lin, he suddenly recalled his youth. He had pushed open the door of Wang Lin's shop and seen Wang Lin for the first time.
The Wang Lin of that time was exactly the same as the one he saw now.
"Uncle Wang …" Daniu hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice.
He had a vague feeling that this uncle who had watched him grow up was not an ordinary person. After a moment of silence, he said in a low voice, "You … Are you an immortal?"
Wang Lin looked around before his gaze finally fell on Daniu's face. He nodded gently and smiled. "Alright, Uncle Wang is here. Don't be afraid. Let's go, I'll take you to your wife!"
Daniu felt like he was in a dream. The image of Wang Lin changed rapidly in his mind. One moment he was old, the next moment he was young. As the saying went, one's appearance was born from one's heart. Even his expression was uncertain and there was a hint of panic.
Wang Lin sighed and gently tapped Daniu's head with his right hand. Suddenly, Daniu felt an irresistible drowsiness fill his heart and he slowly fell asleep.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and a gentle light enveloped Daniu's body. Then, Wang Lin's body moved and he flew into the distance.
In a gathering place for mortals 30,000 miles away, Wang Lin found Daniu's wife in the women's house.
When Wang Lin gave the two of them the wooden carvings, he left a trace of his divine sense on them so that he could detect them at any time and save their lives at a critical moment.
This was the karma that Wang Lin and Daniu had planted over the past 30 years. He needed to help them settle this karma.
Bringing Daniu and his wife, Wang Lin quickly flew away and stopped at the border of a neighboring country. There were two light barriers between this place and the neighboring country. One was his own country, and the other was the neighboring country.
Wang Lin put down Da Niu and his wife. He placed his right hand on the light curtain and spiritual energy surged into it. Suddenly, the two light curtains seemed to be torn apart and a passageway appeared.
Wang Lin sighed and tapped Daniu and his wife's heads. Then he left behind a small bundle and disappeared.
After a while, Daniu opened his eyes. He felt like he had just had a dream. In his dream, he saw Uncle Wang. He didn't know why, but Uncle Wang looked exactly the same as when he was young.
He sighed, and then his eyes suddenly went blank. He looked at the woman next to him and let out a cry of surprise. He quickly went up and pushed her a few times. After a while, the woman opened her eyes. When she saw Daniu, she was also stunned. Then the two of them hugged each other and began to cry.
Daniu's wife sobbed a few times and said, "Daniu, how could I be here? I remember that when I went to sleep, I was still in the house."
Daniu was silent for a bit. He raised his head and looked at the sky. After a long time, he sighed. He knew that it wasn't a dream, but reality.
Daniu gently hugged his wife and didn't say anything. He stood up and looked at the passageway in the distance, as well as the small bundle on the ground.
He opened the bundle and saw a lot of gold and silver. He pulled his wife and knelt in the direction of the capital. He kowtowed a few times and said in his heart, "Uncle Wang … Thank you …"
He picked up the bag, pulled his wife, and passed through the light screen and left the Four Sect Alliance. Not long after he left, Wang Lin appeared where the two of them were kneeling. He looked at Da Niu and his wife's disappearing figures and revealed a look of relief.
With his divine sense, he had already sensed that there was a small city not far from the neighboring country. As long as he followed the official road, he would be able to reach it.
Daniu spent the rest of his life there.
Even before he died, he couldn't forget Uncle Wang, who had watched him grow up. However, he would never have the chance to see Wang Lin again.