The three of them were not polite and rested in the tent. There was a large bucket of milk wine in the tent, and Jiao Huiqing poured it for himself. Pei Ting had no idea and said: "They got into the snow cave and then sealed the entrance.

Are you looking for death?"

Jiao Huiqing saw that she was worried again, and did not dare to drink anymore, so he ran outside to take a look. Cheng Xuanying was in a daze facing the collapsed iceberg.

In the cold Northland, there are still green spaces in late winter, which is strangely tight. Jiao Huiqing walked around the green space and found a clear spring gurgling on the edge of the cliff, and it was still steaming. He stretched out his hand to touch it, and it was boiling hot.

Hot water. It turns out that this green space was only grown with green grass due to underground hot spring water.

The spring water overflowed from the bottom of the cliff and flowed along the edge of the cliff until it reached the pile of snow. Jiao Huiqing suddenly realized that the water must have found a place to go. Could it be that there was a cave or a deep pool in this mountain nest?

Are you hiding in a cave?

He shouted into the tent: "Miss Pei, come and have a look." Pei Ting came out and saw the flowing spring water, and was puzzled by its meaning. Jiao Huiqing said again: "Let's go, let's arrest an elder and ask him." Two

The man walked out of the mountain pass and found an elder to ask questions.

The elders confirmed that there is indeed a deep pool under the snowdrift, and the spring water flows into the deep pool. It is said that there is a natural cave on the stone wall near the surface of the pool. If the pool water overflows, it will flow into the underground river from this hole.

He spent a lot of effort to expand the stone cave to avoid the cold in winter. As for the more detailed situation, he did not know. Ordinary people in the tribe were not allowed to go near the green space and mountain nests.

Jiao Huiqing shook his head and said: "I'm too lazy to guess, so I'm just staying here, lest they burrow into the ground!" Cheng Xuanying pinched his beard and said boldly: "I have a way, let me try it!" He rolled up his clothes.

Xiu asked Pei Ting for a long sword.

I saw him piercing the ice with his long sword, exercising his internal force. After a while, the ice at the end of the sword began to melt, and a hole was dented. He used his internal force to melt the ice and make a hole. In one afternoon, more than ten holes were made.

Husband.

Jiao Huiqing was amazed and admired Cheng Xuanying's martial arts. During dinner in the evening, Cheng Xuanying walked out of the ice cave and said: "The three of us, brother and sister, take turns digging holes. It only takes a few days to penetrate a hundred feet."

He gave Jiao Huiqing and Pei Ting detailed instructions on how to perform the exercises, and they performed the exercises according to the method, and as expected, the ice and snow melted. The three of them took turns to rest and dig holes, digging dozens of feet in every day.

On the third day, Pei Ting climbed up and said happily: "You can hear the sound of water flowing under the ice!"

When you hear the sound of running water, you are almost reaching the pool. There is no need to dig any further. But where is the steep stone cave and where should you go to explore the ice cave? This mountain cave seems to be several miles in radius. If you don’t know where the cave entrance is,

Which, I don’t know how long it will take to find it.

Pei Ting suddenly said: "Isn't the entrance of the cave originally near the water surface?" Jiao Huiqing nodded, and Cheng Xuanying also nodded. Pei Ting said: "In winter, the water on the surface of the pool freezes and expands, and the water in the pool expands.

The water surface must be higher than in summer. The entrance to the cave in winter must be underwater!"

Cheng Xuanying clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Haha, the little girl is really smart, what she said makes sense! Moreover, the hot spring water is continuously poured into the deep pool. The water temperature is higher than other places, and it is less likely to freeze in the pool. The water level must be higher than in summer."

The three of them discussed it and Jiao Huiqing dived into the pool to look for the entrance of the cave the next day.

***

The next day, Jiao Huiqing drank a large bowl of milk wine, took Pei Ting's sword and went down to the bottom of the ice cave. Cheng Xuanying used his strength to break the bottom of the ice, and Jiao Huiqing plunged in with a sudden force.

Although the water in this pool was filled with hot springs, it was still bitingly cold. Fortunately, Jiao Huiqing drank wine. Relying on the water skills he had developed on the Yangtze River, Jiao Huiqing looked far away in one breath. Unexpectedly, this pool was huge.

When I couldn't swim to the edge, I couldn't hold my breath anymore, so I had to give up halfway.

After climbing onto the ice, Jiao Huiqing was too cold to hold on, and his face and lips turned purple. Pei Ting quickly put him in cotton clothes, drank wine, and returned to the tent to keep warm. Cheng Xuanying pressed his palm against his heart and used his own energy to help him
Chapter completed!