The Dao dies but I live on, the spiritual energy dries up but I remain evergreen

Yin Yang reorganized his troops, defended the city gates, and vowed not to surrender.

After visiting her father, Yin Xue saw his haggard face and burst into tears. She then went to the porcelain shop. Along the way, she saw the once prosperous streets, now in a mess, with many shops closed.

Only the porcelain shop in the quiet alley is still open.

She walked in and found the gentleman firing porcelain in the kiln at the back of the shop. She did not disturb him and just watched quietly.

Shaping, controlling fire...a set of movements, flowing smoothly, as the ancients said, practice makes perfect, and this is indeed true. Even Li Changxiao, who has average talent in porcelain firing, has gradually improved his level after years of hard practice day and night.

Although we still can't produce good porcelain, the color and texture are already very good.

This time, the two of them just talked about the usual topics, very plainly.

This siege lasted for a long time. Due to Yin Yang's foresight, a lot of food was stockpiled in the capital of Xuelai Kingdom early on.

With the food in the city, we can last for more than a year.

This guard lasted for a year.

Yin Xue came to the porcelain shop again. This time, she just took a look from a distance and left in a hurry.

Li Changxiao looked at her back and sighed softly.

Since ancient times, the struggle between countries has actually been a competition of national destiny.

Even among the three terrifying dynasties as powerful as the Lingtian Dynasty, the Chitian Dynasty, and the Litian Dynasty, which occupied an entire continent, the main subjects of the war between them would only be mortals.

……

Another few months passed.

The food supply in the city has run out.

There is no point in continuing to hold on.

The Xuelai Kingdom has reached its most critical moment.

Of course, the situation in the Volcano Country is not good either. Although its national strength is stronger than that of the Snow Country, it does not have the potential to crush the Snow Country. After years of consumption, its vitality has been greatly damaged.

If they had not suffered from the volcano, they might not have launched the invasion.

Yin Yang gathered all the manpower in the city and prepared for a decisive battle. Once the city gate was broken, he led the soldiers in the city and rushed out to fight until the last moment.

thump…

thump…

The siege engines rammed the city gates.

Yin Yang was a burly man, holding a spear, slowly closing his eyes, guarding behind the city gate.

at the same time.

Yin Xue took off her clothes, stepped on the Snow Girl, and took out a black wooden box. She opened the lid and saw a white insect lying quietly in the box.

This is a snow worm.

This insect is a secret technique for praying for snow, but there is a limitation: only women of the royal family are qualified to use it.

Yin Xue stretched out her finger and placed it in front of the snowworm's mouthparts. The snowworm moved slowly, opened its mouth, revealing two sharp fangs, and bit down. Blood flowed out of the wound.

That is at this time.

The city gate was knocked down by the siege vehicle with a loud bang.

Yin Yang opened his eyes, roared, raised his spear, and was the first to rush out.

The soldiers behind him followed closely.

For a moment, the sound of swords clashing was heard.

the other side.

Yin Xue walked alone to the high platform where Wanri held a sacrifice to pray for snow.

She remembered what her brother said.

Snow is auspicious.

As long as there is snow, the Snow Country will surely win every battle.

Let’s talk about the battlefield outside the city.

Yin Yang failed in his mission and was hit by an arrow, but he fought to the death and refused to retreat.

It was fighting.

The sky above the capital of Xuelai Kingdom suddenly became gloomy.

The weather was originally hot.

I don't know when, a touch of coolness came.

The battlefield was peaceful in an instant.

"Someone is asking for snow?"

Everyone was surprised and looked up at the sky.

Yin Yang's eyes were filled with vagueness and he looked forward to it eagerly.

There was only one thought in my mind.

It's snowing heavily.

It's snowing heavily.

A heavy snowfall...will win.

Suddenly, a snowflake fell, he reached out to catch it, and a strong light burst out in his eyes.

But he hadn't waited long enough to be happy.

The next second, all the blood on his face seemed to be drained away in an instant.

The sky was about to snow.

Begins to fade away.

the other side.

Yin Xue spat out a mouthful of blood.

Failed.

Looking at the receding clouds, her expression was full of panic. She immediately got up and danced again to pray for snow.

As she danced, the sky grew dark again and the air was filled with a chill.

Yin Yang clenched his fists and his pupils were about to burst.

Not only him, but all the soldiers from Xuelai Kingdom who participated in the war were the same.

The soldiers from the Volcano Nation also put down their fighting weapons and looked at the sky.

however…

Failed again.

The coolness receded like the tide.

Yin Xue spat out a mouthful of blood.

I don't understand.

Why is it so hard to get snow? She has obviously done everything she can.

Two consecutive failures caused her internal organs to begin to fail.

Gradually, even breathing became difficult.

My eyes also started to see double vision.

"I still couldn't... help my brother."

she murmured.

But when he was about to faint, he saw a figure in white slowly walking towards him in his blurry vision.

The man squatted down, put a mink cloak on her, and sighed heavily.

Finally, he looked up to the sky and sighed, "That's all."

"Make one more trip."

talking.

He took out a long-necked transparent bottle from his arms.

There was a howling snowstorm inside.

He opened the bottle.

The snowstorm poured out.

All of a sudden.

There were gusts of cold wind.

A snowflake fell without any warning.

Then came the second and the third.

Until snowflakes are flying all over the sky.

The wind and snow howled.

This year.

The first snow fell in Xuelai Country.

It's snowing heavily.

Yin Yang was trembling all over, bathed in the wind and snow, and got goose bumps all over his body.

"It's snow!"

"This is snow!"

he shouted.

Feeling the coolness of the snowflakes falling on my shoulders.

All his fatigue and worries receded like the tide.

What replaced it was unparalleled confidence.

This battle.

Win!

With a roar of "Kill", he came out.

Yin Yang transformed into a killing god and knocked the general of the Volcano Kingdom off his horse. He swung his spear horizontally and vertically with unparalleled bravery.

On the other hand, the volcanic country.

They no longer had the will to fight, some fled, some ran away.

The Xuelai Kingdom won a complete victory.

The bedridden Yin Yongan also ordered his men to help him out of bed and stand in the wind and snow.

The country of Xuelai was reborn in the snow.

But no one knows.

In that quiet alley.

The porcelain shop that the child loved to visit closed its door gently.

The porcelain shop owner had a long sword hanging on his right waist and two wine gourds full of wine on his left waist.

On this snowy day, I left the town alone.

Just take a few steps.

Turn back again.

He rummaged in his sleeves and finally took out two porcelain dolls, one big and one small. They looked like they were quarreling, and they were very adorable.

Li Changxiao placed the porcelain doll at the door.

"Let's go." He murmured.

Only one set of footprints was left.

……

Yin Yang returned victoriously and found his unconscious sister on the sacrificial platform.

Someone covered her with a mink cloak.

After waking up Yin Xue, the two siblings exchanged the general situation. Yin Xue was delighted to learn that Xuelai Country had won a great victory, and Yin Yang also smiled. The two siblings had not talked like this for a long time.

Suddenly, Yin Xue seemed to have thought of something, and pulled Yin Yang and ran towards the alley on the west street.

But when I arrived, I found that the wooden door of the porcelain shop had been gently closed.

On the open space in front of the door, there are still two small porcelain figures covered with snow clothes, one big and one small, one male and one female.

For some reason, Yin Xue suddenly felt less happy.

"Sister, he has to leave eventually." Yin Yang patted her shoulder, sighed, and comforted her.

Yin Xue's eyes were red, "Will he come back?"

"Maybe not." Yin Yang said truthfully.

Since when, Yin Yang clearly realized that the owner of the porcelain shop was just a passer-by. He was elusive, near and far. If you wanted to get close to him, he would wait here, but his welcome was not warm. If you wanted to stay away, he would not say much.

He was an outsider who watched from the sidelines.

He is also a single immortal.

Yin Xue clenched her cloak tightly with her small hands, but she knew that he had softened his heart.

The snow is still falling.

The only remaining line of footprints on the snow gradually faded away.