Endless route

Chapter 124 31. Entering the Mountain Again and Definition of Hell [Two in One]

Back in the ward, the young girl's vital signs have remained stable after treatment. She is definitely not going to die, but the doctor is not sure when she will wake up.

Several people were sitting on chairs outside the ward.

Zheng Yun, Hu Ruihua, Miss Wang and Xiao Hu chatted about what happened this time, and everyone had some guesses.

Waited for more than half an hour.

Huzi called and said that he had encountered a situation over there: "Captain Hu, this injured girl, and Kate who disappeared on July 12th are not together."

Hear this.

Everyone has their own expressions.

Hu Ruihua quickly asked: "Can the rescue association and local officials confirm the identity of this girl?"

"Yes, it's confirmed. This girl went into the mountains with her teammates on July 11th and was not judged missing. Kate was judged missing on the 12th because they sent out a distress signal and was discovered by the rescue association before being registered. .”

"This girl's name is Leticia. She is twenty-four years old. She bought a lot of rescue insurance before going into the mountains. We took the risk to rescue her, and we have a video of the whole process. The rescue association can provide a reward of 600,000 yuan, which is not bad. pretty good."

Huzi continued to explain.

"Do you have more detailed information about these people?" Hu Ruihua nodded and continued to ask.

"This Leticia is British, her identity is not clear. They entered the mountains together in two cars, but for some reason they met Kate behind them."

"I don't know about the others."

"Captain Hu, the rescue association asked us if we can take on the task of recovering snowmobiles. The three vehicles abandoned on the bow glacier were all rented locally. We will pay 50,000 to find a car, and we will also give money to recover the body. , thirty thousand per person.”

Huzi seemed to be still sitting in the rescue association, and there were many voices in the background, which sounded very noisy.

Hu Ruihua looked at Zheng Yun.

Zheng Yun shook his head slightly.

The corpse was less expensive than the car. A car cost 50,000 yuan, but the person only cost 30,000 yuan. They didn't want to do such a thing.

But there should be many people rushing to do this job. A round trip can earn two to three hundred thousand yuan. The benefits are not small, but the risks are not small. The hole is very dangerous.

"Does the rescue association know the specific situation? Did you show them the live video?" Hu Ruihua asked Huzi.

"As you all know, I sent the video directly to them, but the rescue association didn't seem to take it seriously, and there is no record of the crack in their database. There is a local rescue team next to me, and they probably want to take over the job. .”

Huzi's voice became quieter.

"Since they know the situation, let them go. They should be aware of it." Hu Ruihua nodded.

He said a few words again.

Song Wan, Liu Ming and others came over with lunch boxes. They returned to the family hotel early. These few were not idle. They actually made a meal of dumplings and brought several boxes of soup dumplings.

As soon as he distributed a box to each person, Liu Ming couldn't wait to ask, wanting to know what happened today. Sister Wang was also a good storyteller, and she told them thrillingly.

Liu Ming and the others were so happy to hear it.

Then the nurses in the hospital began to chase people away, preventing a group of them from eating, drinking and chatting here.

After some discussion, Hu Ruihua asked Zheng Yun and the others to go back first and come back tomorrow if the girl is still awake.

Zheng Yun nodded and drove back to the family hotel with the "miscellaneous people and others". He ate the dumplings and let them chat below. He went back to the room to wash up and then went to bed.

…

Don't know how long it has been.

Zheng Yun felt like someone was shaking him, telling him to wake up, which instantly reminded him of his previous experience in La Maine Town. His whole body trembled, and he quickly regained his consciousness.

The room was still dark.

The aurora shines through the window into the house.

The lamp on the bedside table casts a warm light.

Song Wan was wearing a plush sweatshirt. When she saw Zheng Yun's alert and confused eyes, she explained with a smile: "Brother Zheng, you slept for eight hours and got up to have breakfast."

"Nothing happened?" Zheng Yun stood up.

"No, the girl hasn't woken up yet, and the rescue team that went to the cracked cave hasn't come back yet." Song Wan shook her head.

Zheng Yun nodded and leaned against the bedside, turning his head to look out the window. The glaciers and mountains in the north lay across the end of his field of vision. They were white and scattered with blue-green light. They were no different from yesterday.

Get up and go downstairs.

The first-floor hall is even warmer, with a roaring fire in the fireplace using coal mined locally from the South.

Breakfast is still dumplings.

A group of people gathered around the dining table and watched TV and local programs on the Christmas Islands. It was mentioned that the Pirate Festival will be held in a few days. There are sponsors hiding a large amount of cash and prizes in the designated area for people to find. .

Completely commercialized.

Every time there is such an event, a large number of tourists flock to the mountain, and no matter how hard it is, they can still find some small gifts.

Liu Ming, Xiao Hu and others are very interested and plan to go into the mountains to look for it to see if they can find the first prize.

After dinner, everyone discussed where to go, either nearby or driving to the scenic spots, but Hu Ruihua and Sister Huzi Wang were not here, so they couldn't go too far.

The atmosphere is quite relaxed.

A group of people were talking and laughing.

But before they decided, Hu Ruihua called Zheng Yun and said that something happened to the rescue team that entered the mountain yesterday.

"Half an hour ago, the rescue association received a distress signal from yesterday's rescue team. The association asked them what they encountered, but the other party did not respond."

Hu Ruihua's tone was serious.

"Brother Zheng, the association just sent me a message saying that this local rescue team has a total of three teams. The other team wants to rescue people. They asked the association for my contact information and would like to ask those of us who are coming back to show the way. .”

Huzi's voice followed closely.

This rescue team is very cautious. They returned safely from that place. It is obviously best to ask them to lead the way. It can save time and have an extra team of people to help.

After everyone discussed for a while, they decided to take the job, go to the rift valley to see what happened, and asked Song Wan and the others to go to the hospital and wait for them to come back.

After making a decision.

Zheng Yun went back to his room and changed into warm clothes, then drove the others to the main island to replace Hu Ruihua and the others.

"I also met the rescue team yesterday. They are local. They go out on rescue missions all year round. They bought their own equipment and are more experienced than us. But something happened."

Huzi sighed repeatedly. After saying this, he turned his head and looked at Zheng Yun: "Everything happened to the professionals. Is there really something weird in the rift valley?"

"It's hard to say. We are just leading the way. It will depend on the situation." Zheng Yun shook his head but did not deny it.

They only drove a three-box snowmobile and took the equipment around to the north of the main island to meet the other party's rescue team.

The two sides got to know each other roughly.

The captain of this rescue team is called Senko. He is 42 years old and has been doing rescue work in the Christmas Islands for ten years. There are a total of six people in the team, and they are all experienced old teammates.

"You're welcome to lead the way. We'll use the walkie-talkie to communicate on the rest of the way." After saying a few words, Senko immediately got in the car and set off, obviously very anxious.

Zheng Yun and the others got in the car immediately.

Hu Ruihua drove and led the team.

"They are all professional iceberg rescue equipment." Huzi looked sideways at the rescue vehicles and equipment and sighed.

The other side's rescue team drove two vehicles, one of which was a special snow rescue vehicle. It was larger than an ordinary snowmobile and filled with rescue equipment. The trailer was also equipped with ropes and ice crevice support rings, and was ready to go deep into the crack. Preparation of the hole.

"They want to save their teammates. If they give it to me, I have to bring whatever they have." Xiao Hu added.

"This iceberg cave may be a strange place, and it is suspected to have something to do with the extreme cold hell." Zheng Yun suddenly spoke, intending to tell this situation in advance.

"..."

The car suddenly became quiet.

Huzi, who was sitting next to Zheng Yun, turned to Zheng Yun, dumbfounded, with his mouth wide open. He seemed to understand, but he didn't seem to understand. He was stunned in his seat and did not respond.

Xiao Hu, the passenger in the passenger seat, looked back with disbelief on his face, wondering if he had heard something wrong. Even Hu Ruihua coughed twice and looked at Zheng Yun in the rearview mirror.

Can't blame them.

This is really scary.

Having known Zheng Yun for so long, they no longer have general trust in Zheng Yun. Basically, whatever he says is what he says, and they are also used to Zheng Yun's 'mystery' and 'taciturnity'.

Generally speaking, Zheng Yun would not say these things. Even if he knew, he would not talk nonsense to them.

This is the rule.

They all understand.

Hu Ruihua strictly controlled the team members and never asked questions that shouldn't be asked. Even if they saw it with their own eyes or even were possessed by something, they couldn't ask.

Because of this characteristic, Huzi and Xiaohu were scratching their hearts and lungs every time. They were so curious that they were almost exhausted.

They have reasons too.

I have been tricked, but I don’t even know what is causing the trouble. I can’t ask yet. Isn’t this forcing people to death?

To this day, they don’t know what happened in the Hades Pavilion. Hu Ruihua heard Zheng Yun say something about dark soldiers and ghost generals before, but Hu Ruihua’s mouth was so tight that he never said a word. .

Today is different.

Zheng Yun took the initiative to speak.

But they, on the other hand, were not happy or excited at all, and even wished they had not heard this sentence.

It's so scary.

Extremely cold hell?

With these four words, how can it be any better? This place dares to be related to hell, so you can imagine how weird it is.

Sister Wang in the back row was the first to react, looking at Zheng Yun and asking: "Brother Zheng, which hell are you talking about?"

These words broke the dead silence.

Huzi opened his mouth, and his scalp suddenly went numb. He shuddered for more than twenty seconds, and his lips moved back and forth, as if his whole body was spasming.

"Extreme cold hell..."

Hu Ruihua grabbed the steering wheel and muttered something silently.

Xiao Hu subconsciously grabbed the armrest, feeling chilled all over, and looked at Zheng Yun with a complicated expression.

He understands now. No wonder Hu Ruihua didn't let them ask. It's really not fun to ask about this kind of thing. Can ordinary people in the world listen to these gods and ghosts?

"No, don't think too much. Based on my experience, it's not what you think. Extreme Cold Hell is just a place name." Zheng Yun explained.

He thought about this issue seriously in bed last night before going to bed, and he had almost figured it out.

Looking at the entire Immortal Palace map, including several W-06 and other place names, there is one thing in common.

These places are all related to fairies, gods, ghosts and monsters, but few of them are in line with the traditional mythological system.

To put it bluntly.

Although the picture of the Immortal Mansion is very magical, it is not that divine. There is no place where the Jade Emperor of the Three Pure Ones passed by, or where the immortal gained enlightenment.

In fact, there are many such places among the people. If Ji Dao were to look through them, he could find thousands of such places.

The difference is subtle.

But if you take a closer look, you will find that the Immortal Palace Map is actually very rigorous. It filters out most unreliable legends, leaving only some serious places of gods and ghosts.

Moreover, these places are usually recorded very realistically. They are named according to what happened and the characteristics of the place. They will never be forced to fit into certain systems.

For example, Hades Pavilion.

It records the Ghost Seal and the Enlightenment of the Yin Soldiers. If you were to tell some stories about ghosts and monsters, you would definitely tell the origin of the Ghost Seal and make up some nonsense about Yama in the underworld.

But the picture of the Immortal Mansion is not edited at all.

The cause and effect will be explained clearly to you. Guixi will go over it in one stroke and not care about where you come from.

This is a question of objective truth-seeking, and also a question of degree of reverence. Being able to call them "Jianxiansi" means that they actually have no respect for ghosts and gods.

In the eyes of Jianxian Si, gods, ghosts and fairies are things that happen objectively. They are named gods and ghosts just for the convenience of observation and classification. There are no other ideas.

Zheng Yun had deep feelings.

Throughout the Secret Realm and the Heavenly Palace, I have never seen a place where incense is offered. If the Supervisor of Immortals reveres the gods, they must at least build a sacrificial platform for Sanqing and the Jade Emperor to offer incense.

But it doesn't.

Don't give them any.

Not only did they not burn incense and didn't bother to make offerings, they also had to suppress demons and ghosts every day, and even monitored these gods and goddesses. They were not afraid of any divine punishment from these gods and gods.

Unless the Immortal Supervisor is in the Immortal Class and has entered the mythological system, there is only one explanation for this phenomenon:

The immortals and gods believed by the people have nothing to do with the immortals and gods in the eyes of Haiwei Supervisor Xiansi. They are not the same thing at all, and Haiwei knows this very well.

Think about it later.

What is going on in this extremely cold hell? Is it the hell in folk belief, or is it just a place name?

Zheng Yun believes that it is mostly the latter.

Hell can be an adjective.

It's called the Extreme Cold Hell, which objectively describes this place as very cruel, causing many people to be extremely miserable. Because weird things happened, it was named Hell.

"Is there a difference? Brother Zheng, I don't understand what you mean." Huzi asked pitifully.

In their eyes, there is no difference at all whether the place is named or not. Whether it is the real legendary hell or a place named hell, isn't it the same thing?

"..."

Zheng Yun suddenly fell silent.

It's hard to explain, and no matter how he defines it, this place is dangerous.

"I probably understand, it means this place is a fake hell, a fake hell?" Xiao Hu asked.

What he said was even more terrifying.

What kind of place dares to pretend to be hell?

"No, hell is an adjective. It describes that this place is very dangerous and the same things as hell will happen."

Zheng Yun opened his mouth to explain again.

But he didn't want to say it halfway. It really couldn't be explained, and it made no difference to them.

"Brother Zheng, how should we deal with it?" Hu Ruihua was more pragmatic and directly asked how to deal with it.

"Look at the situation. If it doesn't work, withdraw."

Zheng Yun looked out the window and saw three off-road vehicles galloping on the ice, heading towards the glacial mountains that looked like snow dragons.