After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

We walked along a huge glacial river. On the other side of the glacial river were towering hills, but they were all covered with snow. From a distance, they looked like a big, white, fluffy steamed bun.

Occasionally, you can see a few igloos on the banks of the glacier river, and people live in them. Each igloo is semicircular, like a sphere cut in half, with a door in the front that is only half a person's height, with no door panel, only a curtain made of linoleum cloth.

They can also make fire in the igloo without melting the igloo, so they can drink hot soup and eat cooked meat, and they are not only able to eat raw meat and drink raw blood as rumored by the outside world.

We stayed in an igloo for two nights during our trip to Hanhao City.

Some igloos are very small and can only accommodate one or two people, but some are very large and can accommodate five or six people. On the first day, we stayed in a large igloo.

The owner of the big ice house is a fishmonger who specializes in buying black fish and selling them to Dayu Kingdom.

This fishmonger had some connections with the imperial court of Beidaxiang State, so he had a wide range of connections and made a lot of money.

After he made money, he built igloos and even built igloos for his children. These igloos are connected together and are the most luxurious and imposing group of igloos we have seen so far.

The host led the four of us to sit in front of the charcoal stove in the house, where we roasted the fire while drinking hot soup and wine.

Gongsun Wen was chatting with the host, talking about this and that, and it was obvious that he was trying to answer questions. I was drinking the broth on the side, but as I drank, my eyelids slowly stuck together, and before long, I fell to the ground with the bowl of fish soup, spilling the soup everywhere.

When I fell, everyone was frightened. The owner yelled, "My fish soup is not poisonous."

The poisoning case at the inn has spread throughout the entire Beixiang Kingdom. Originally a country with simple folk customs, everyone is now in danger, fearing that others have poisoned their flesh.

After hearing what the master said, Gongsun Wen held my hand for a moment and said helplessly, "She just fell asleep, she's not poisoned."

"Falling asleep?" The host looked at the bowl that had been thrown onto the ice, and the spilled fish soup instantly froze into icicles. He asked, "Can you fall asleep while drinking soup?"

Gongsun Wen nodded and said, "Excuse me, I will take my brother to rest first."

The host waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."

In fact, it was only four or five o'clock in the afternoon, but I slept until the next morning.

When I woke up, I saw Gongsun Wen writing and drawing on the ice table next to me.

I sat up and thought about what had happened in the past few days. I also felt that something was wrong with me.

Gongsun Wen saw that I was awake, put down the pen in his hand, and asked: "Are you hungry? I left some hot soup and meat paste for you. After you finish eating, we should set off."

I straightened my hair and clothes and asked, "What's wrong with me these past few days? I always feel like I can fall asleep as soon as I lie down."

Gongsun Wen folded the paper with the words written on it and put it in front of his chest, saying, "I guess this is because you have been away from Dayu for too long."

"Ah?" I looked at Gongsun Wen in confusion.

Gongsun Wen said: "Your great fortune is connected to the national fortune. Although your great fortune can affect the national fortune, the national fortune is also continuously supplying you with vitality. Now that you are far away from Dayu, you are slowly losing contact with the national fortune, so your life will become weaker and weaker until you fall asleep."

I seemed to understand, but I didn’t quite understand how a person could really be related to a country.

Gongsun Wen continued, "Our people have found a clue about your father and the twenty cavalrymen he brought with him, so we have to rush to Haohan City immediately. After we find your father, we will take you back to Dayu immediately, and your body will be restored to its original state."

I asked curiously, "How did you know about my physical condition?"

Gongsun Wen asked, "Do you remember what Master Hui Jing said?"

I shook my head.

Gongsun Wen said: "Master Hui Jing once said that we must bring you back to Dayu as soon as possible and not stay outside for too long. At that time, we didn't take this sentence to heart. It was not until these few days when I saw that you were sleeping longer and longer that I thought of the ultimate meaning of this sentence."

This trip was very dangerous, but Gongsun Wen cleared all the dangers and I didn't encounter any. The deeper we went into the hinterland of Beixiang State, the more obstacles we encountered. Along the way, people were watching us openly and secretly. If we were not careful, we would die without a burial place.

I am increasingly unable to control myself from wanting to fall asleep all the time. If I continue like this, I will only become a burden to them. If Zhao Zhenyuan is not found, they will die in a foreign country because of me, and even their bodies will not be found.

I thought about it for a long time and finally made a decision. I said, "It's too dangerous for you to bring me along. I can't help you and will be a burden to you. I..."

Before I could finish the rest of my words, Gongsun Wen stood up and said, "Okay, hurry up and wash up, eat something, and get going. Huo Ming and Qian Li are already waiting for you."

After Gongsun Wen finished speaking, he ignored me and turned and walked out.

I was so angry that I punched the ice bed. Although it was covered with thick fur, it was still cold and hard. A crack appeared on the hard ice bed after my punch. Slowly, countless small cracks extended out, making a continuous "crackling" sound. Before I could escape, the whole ice bed suddenly shattered into countless ice cubes with a loud bang, turning into a pile of ice chips...

The owner of the ice house thought that the quality of his ice bed was not up to standard and refused to accept our compensation. In the end, Gongsun Wen threw a silver note worth one hundred taels on the ice and ran away with us on his horse.

I leaned against the car window and looked at the vast expanse of white all around. At the beginning, I was full of curiosity and yearning for the scenery of Beixiang, but after seeing it for a long time, all I could see was white, without even a green tree, and I gradually felt a little bored.

Gongsun Wen, who was riding a horse and walking slowly along the carriage, saw that I was not in high spirits and could not help asking, "Why do you look like that?"

I sighed and said, "We walk in the snow every day. The most common animals we see are snow foxes, snow bears, snow rabbits, etc. Even people are rarely seen. There are no flowers or grass here, let alone trees. It's boring to see too much. We have been away for more than ten days, and I haven't eaten even a vegetable, let alone fruit. I want to eat grapes, I want to eat oranges, and I want to eat green vegetables."

Seeing that I looked like I had lost all hope in life, Gongsun Wen said, "I'll take you to the East China Sea to watch the sunrise someday. The scenery there is extremely beautiful, and there are your favorite fish. You should like places like that."

Go to the East China Sea to watch the sunrise?

When I heard this, my eyes lit up immediately. I love seafood the most, but ancient people were not very interested in seafood. Rich people liked to eat meat to show their noble status.

I said, "Okay, okay, when are we going?"