A moment later, the five split into two groups, searching everywhere for Yin Yi. Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han searched and searched, when the two suddenly felt movement behind them, accompanied by a series of "ji ji ji" sounds.
Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han immediately turned around, shining their flashlights. They saw a furry creature with a pair of luminous green eyes staring intently at them.
"Good heavens! It's a snow fox!" Leng Ruo Li exclaimed in shock.
The snow fox, seeing the two shining flashlights at it, showed no fear. It continued to circle in front of them, chirping "ji ji..."
"Jun Mo Han, it wants to lead us somewhere," Leng Ruo Li said in surprise.
"Let's follow it. Snow foxes in these thousand-year-old ice mountains are intelligent. They generally don't appear before people. If one appears, it must mean something significant has happened," Jun Mo Han said, his gaze sharp as he looked at the snow fox.
Leng Ruo Li nodded in agreement.
Subsequently, the King and Queen followed the snow fox to a prominent snowdrift. The snow fox stopped, lay down on the snow, and began to dig at the snowdrift with its front paws.
"Jun Mo Han, could something be buried under this snowdrift?" Leng Ruo Li asked, full of doubt.
"Yes, it's highly probable," Jun Mo Han replied.
As soon as he finished speaking, Leng Ruo Li immediately took out two small shovels and handed one to him.
"Hurry up and help!" Leng Ruo Li urged.
With that, they both crouched down and began to dig with the snow fox.
After a few scrapes, Leng Ruo Li uncovered a flashlight buried in the snow.
"Jun Mo Han, isn't this our flashlight?" Leng Ruo Li exclaimed in shock. 138 Reading Network
"Yes!" Jun Mo Han replied.
"Yin Yi is buried under this snowdrift! Let's dig him out quickly," Leng Ruo Li said, her face filled with anxiety.
Immediately, Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han dug faster.
After a few minutes of digging, Yin Chen, Chu Ming Xuan, and Yin Er, who couldn't find Yin Yi elsewhere, returned to search for the King and Queen.
The three found Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han, and seeing them desperately digging in the snow, they immediately guessed that Yin Yi was buried underneath. Thus, they rushed over to help dig.
With the combined efforts of the five, after a few more minutes of digging, they finally saw Yin Yi's head and arms. Then, the five worked together to pull him out.
At this moment, Yin Yi had been buried for a considerable time. His body had lost consciousness due to lack of oxygen, and he was completely frozen. His condition was critical. Leng Ruo Li and the others immediately carried Yin Yi back to the camp for rescue.
No one noticed that the snow fox had also followed them to the outside of their camp.
A long time later, after Leng Ruo Li's rescue efforts, Yin Yi finally regained his breath, and his complexion turned rosy.
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The next morning, Yin Yi slowly opened his eyes and found himself sleeping in a tent. A thick blanket covered him, keeping him warm and comfortable.
Last night, after he had gone to relieve himself and was returning to camp, a great avalanche occurred, and a large ice mountain collapsed, burying him in the snow. In that instant, he thought he was going to die, but he never expected the Prince and Princess and the others to find him in time and rescue him.
Thinking of this, Yin Yi sat up and noticed that the foolish Yin Er was sleeping beside him. He carefully crawled out of the tent.
As Yin Yi poked his head out of the tent, Leng Ruo Li, who was preparing breakfast for everyone, saw him. Jun Mo Han was also sitting beside her.
"Yin Yi, is your body alright? You really worried us to death last night," Leng Ruo Li asked with concern, looking at Yin Yi.
"Princess, my body is fine now. I apologize for worrying everyone," Yin Yi replied with a face full of remorse.
"It's good that you're alright," Leng Ruo Li sighed.
A few minutes later, Yin Chen and Chu Ming Xuan also gradually woke up. Seeing Yin Yi back to his usual energetic self, their lingering worries finally subsided.
After eating the breakfast prepared by Leng Ruo Li, they packed up their tents and continued their ascent to find the Snow Root Orchid.
"Princess, where does the Snow Root Orchid usually grow on the snowy mountains, and what does it look like? We've already reached the halfway point of Tianyun Mountain, and we still haven't seen any trace of flowers or grass. Did we come to Tianyun Mountain in vain this time?" Yin Chen asked, looking dejected.
"The Snow Root Orchid is a herb with long, slender leaves, and its entire body is as white as snow. Only when it blooms is its pistil blood-red. It generally grows in the coldest parts of the snowy mountains. As for whether this trip will be in vain, it depends on the King's luck, because the Snow Root Orchid is truly too rare. It's estimated that fewer than two doctors have even heard of the Snow Root Orchid," Leng Ruo Li explained seriously.
After hearing this, everyone sighed, and they continued to move forward.
However, in the following days, as they were about to reach the summit, everyone's hands, feet, and noses became numb from the cold. The oxygen on the mountain grew thinner and thinner, forcing them to wear the oxygen bottles prepared by Leng Ruo Li.
At this time, Leng Ruo Li also took out the Ice Fire Bead and, holding hands, passed warmth to everyone. Instantly, the chill in their bodies disappeared, and they felt warm again.
In fact, when they had reached the halfway point earlier, they had planned to take out the Ice Fire Bead to pass warmth to everyone, but Yin Chen and the others had refused at the time. Leng Ruo Li had no choice but to give up and use it only when everyone couldn't endure it any longer.
Thus, holding hands, Leng Ruo Li and the others finally climbed to the summit of Tianyun Mountain after several days. However, to their regret, they searched the entire summit area for a whole day, but still did not see the Snow Root Orchid.
Therefore, Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han decided to descend. Everyone walked down the mountain with dejected expressions.
"Princess, are we really that unlucky? Did we really come to Tianyun Mountain in vain?" Chu Ming Xuan asked, looking depressed.
"Don't worry yet. We can still look for the Snow Root Orchid as we descend. Tianyun Mountain is so vast, and there are too many places that were overlooked by everyone during our climb up. This time, let's clear a new path down the mountain," Leng Ruo Li said after a few seconds of thought.
Upon hearing this, Chu Ming Xuan nodded in agreement.
Afterward, the group descended from another side of Tianyun Mountain.
Everyone descended quickly. It took them three days to return to the halfway point of Tianyun Mountain. However, they were now on the windward side of Tianyun Mountain. The climate here was even worse than when they had ascended. Fierce winds raged, preventing them from even setting up tents. For the safety of everyone, Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han urged them to descend without stopping. They had not rested properly for three days.