Chapter 348 Snow Poppy
"Mom, where has my father gone?"
A childish voice sounded.
You Su seemed to see a vague image in a trance. A woman with a graceful back was holding a child and rocking it from side to side. His movements are a little clumsy, but his attitude towards lulling him to sleep is quite patient.
"Your dad..."
The woman's answer came to an abrupt end. She fell into silence as if she was reminiscing about something. For a long time, she only heard a low sigh, and then she raised her tone again, as if she didn't want the sadness in her heart to affect the child in her arms:
"Your father is playing hide-and-seek with you... When you find him, he will appear."
The woman's voice was gentle, but You Su froze in place as if struck by lightning.
This woman's voice was so familiar, as familiar as the sound coming from her own throat.
Isn't this the voice of the junior sister that I miss so much?
But...how could any child call me junior sister, mother? !
So who is this father? Me?
But before she left, didn't the junior sister say with certainty that all the great doctors, including the third elder, had examined her and found that she was not pregnant?
Is this a dream? ! Or a fantasy? !
You Su has experienced too many similar situations, and his doubts about virtuality and reality have almost become a physiological reaction. And the scene in front of him began to collapse due to his rapid awakening, like a broken mirror.
"Then I will definitely find daddy, no matter where he is hiding."
The girl's voice was milky, yet completely firm.
These words were like a falling stone, causing ripples in You Su's heart.
The unique experiences, those fragmented memories, and the attitude towards the outside world that he has developed since childhood. These factors make him almost instinctively feel a sense of rejection and alienation from illusions, so he can decipher the illusions no matter how real they are.
But this simple illusion made him feel extremely real, and he actually began to regret why he had to wake up so quickly.
He quickly cast his gaze towards the broken scene, but with his last glance, he seemed to see part of the phantom turn into substance.
The child in the junior sister's arms slowly turned his head and looked over with a pair of big, watery eyes, as if he was looking at him.
"Dad...you have to hide it..."
The girl said this, and then closed her eyes, as if she had finally been coaxed into sleep by her patient mother.
The scene passed suddenly, and You Su really felt the gaze at that moment.
When a person realizes that he is dreaming, he is actually awake.
You Su opened his eyes and saw a blur of colorful colors, which were various animal skins on the roof of the tent.
His eyesight has recovered a lot, but if he wants to observe the world in detail, he still needs to open his black eyes.
"Ahem!" You Su couldn't help but cough a few times.
"Great God drinks water!"
A female voice with a northern accent suddenly sounded, followed by the sound of some iron tools colliding.
Xiao Lu actually stayed by You Su's bedside. She brought the snow tea that had been kept warm by the candlelight and handed it over to You Su.
You Su was a little surprised, frowned and said coldly: "I remember I said don't let anyone in."
Xiaolu apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, Master! I'm sorry, Master! It's warm in the tent, but it gets stuffy easily. The patriarch was afraid that Master would make his sleep uncomfortable, so he sent me to open the door for him to breathe from time to time. I had been keeping watch outside. But it was too cold... I couldn't help sneaking in for a while... Master, don't be angry, I'll go out right now."
The girl was almost crying as she talked, and got up to go out.
After all, You Su still couldn't be cruel to a child: "That's all, you can warm yourself up before going out. I've had enough sleep."
"Thank you, God!" Xiaolu burst into tears of gratitude and almost knelt down to kowtow.
You Su propped himself up in the plush quilt, took the warm tea and took a sip, feeling that his dizziness was relieved a lot.
"How long have I slept?" You Su rubbed his temples.
"I don't know." The girl answered simply.
You Su subconsciously wanted to question it, but suddenly thought that he was in the far north, and time was blurred here.
He had only read about this theory in books before, but he had experienced it after trekking in the snow for so long these days. A day here felt much longer than a day in Zhongyuanzhou.
Because the sky is bright most of the time, the scary night has become a fleeting rarity here. And in this desolate and dilapidated small tribe, expecting them to have something that can accurately record time is tantamount to forcing others to do so.
You Su suddenly rubbed his nose, quickly held his breath and concentrated, and with great vigilance, he asked in a cold voice:
"What's going on with this fragrance?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an incense burner under the door curtain was suddenly overturned by a strong force.
Xiaolu was startled by You Su's suddenly cold attitude. While marveling at the young man's ability to destroy things from a distance, he quickly said:
"Master, please listen to my explanation! These are fragrant pills made of snow poppy! It's harmless!"
"Snow poppy?" You Su Jian frowned deeply. He only knew poppy, but he didn't know there was snow poppy. But thinking about it, my dizzy feeling and the scenes I had dreamed about before were probably inseparable from this fragrant pill.
"I didn't light this before going to bed, why should I light it after I fell asleep?!" You Su's voice was cold, and his sense of smell was particularly keen. Before going to bed, he was sure that there was no such fragrance in the house.
"Master, I misunderstood. We didn't wait for you to fall asleep before ordering it. You fell asleep because we clicked it..." Xiaolu explained nervously.
You Su was surprised when he heard this. He obviously felt very tired and fell asleep unknowingly. What does it have to do with Xiang Wan? Isn't this the opposite of Tiangang?
But then he thought about how he had been trudging in the snow since landing, and had tried to close his eyes to rest. He was obviously so tired that he was about to collapse, but he still couldn't fall asleep. Even if you fall asleep, you will wake up quickly, and when you wake up, you will feel even more tired. This feeling of separation once tortured him, so he needed to kill an evil spirit to vent his anger.
"Master, don't be afraid...we rely on this to sleep here."
Xiao Lu carefully looked at You Su's expression. The boy had grown some beard, which added a sense of determination to his handsome face.
This traveler is so good-looking... the girl thought silently in her heart.
"Do you order this when you sleep?"
Noticing You Su's suspicious gaze, Xiaolu didn't dare to look at him and continued to explain:
"Yes, yes. Without lighting the snow poppy scented pills, it would be impossible to sleep for that long."
"Why?"
"The patriarch said that the day here is too long, and the sky is either almost always bright or almost always dark. Sometimes people feel tired physically, but their brains still don't want to sleep; sometimes their bodies are not tired, but their brains still don't want to sleep. But I feel like it’s time to rest. Sometimes when a cold wind comes in, people wake up immediately, so they can’t sleep well.
If things go on like this, such people will not live long. Our ancestors discovered that snow poppy can make people calm and sleep, so we use the fragrant pills of snow poppy to help us sleep. Only in this way can we sleep longer and deeper, and then wake up with strength to work. ”
After You Su listened carefully, he realized that even a sound sleep was a luxury for people in this far north. Even he was tortured by the huge difference between day and night.
"Then when did you order it?" "At that time, we were preparing to kill the snow deer we brought back. The snow deer kept barking. We were afraid of disturbing the master and did not dare to come in, so the clan leader asked me to secretly put the incense burner. At the door.”
This also explains why the incense burner is placed next to the door curtain.
You Su touched the tip of his nose and started breathing again. The fragrance of snow poppy is very light, but has a long aftertaste in the nose.
The dizziness that Yu Su felt when he first woke up had almost disappeared. It seemed that the snow poppy had no great effect on an awake person who was not sleepy, but could only make a sleepy person fall into a deep sleep. So Xiaolu didn't react at all when he was in the same room with him.
"Is the great god dreaming?" Xiaolu suddenly asked curiously, with the corners of his mouth raised with interest, as if he was surprised that immortals can also dream.
"Did Master wake up from a fright? This is normal! That's how you use snow poppy to help you sleep. I love to dream. Sometimes I have good dreams, sometimes I have nightmares. Just wake up and go back to sleep." Xiaolu explained casually, as if he was used to it.
Is this really a dream...
You Su did not continue to ask, but found his sunglasses and put them on again.
"Master, what are you wearing on your eyes?"
"Sunglasses."
"Sunglasses? What's the use of them?"
The girl felt that this immortal was full of curious things, but the most interesting thing was him.
"I can't stand the white world. It makes people uncomfortable after looking at it for a long time, so I made this magic weapon to block my sight."
"I know! This is called snow blindness!" The girl was proud of her knowledge.
"Xiaolu." You Su suddenly shouted solemnly, making Xiaolu nervous for no reason.
"Why are you and the patriarch there?"
The deer lowered his head slightly and hesitated to answer.
"You are going to worship the evil god, right?" You Su asked bluntly.
Xiaolu knew that he couldn't hide it from the young man, so he could only nod lightly.
"Do you have a grandpa?"
Xiao Lu raised his head in surprise, not understanding why the master's topic changed so quickly and changed at the drop of a hat.
"Yes. Great God, why do you ask this?"
You Su nodded as expected, which made Xiaolu a little confused. Who wouldn't have a grandpa?
"Then have you met your grandfather?" You Su continued to ask.
The deer shook his head obediently, "Grandpa froze to death before I was born."
"It seems that you haven't met your grandma, and neither have your grandparents."
This should have been a sad thing, but Yu Su said it as if it was of no importance.
Xiaolu felt that the great god was a little too indifferent, but he was even more shocked:
"Master, are you really a god? You can even do this?!"
You Su laughed it off and said, "Let's go out and have a look."
When you walk outside the house, you will still be shocked by this pure white and flawless world.
The cold wind was biting, like a knife cutting through the skin.
The word "covered in snow" is vividly reflected here. Even in Bei Aozhou, such a world completely covered with snow is rare.
Fortunately, it stopped snowing at this time, and the golden sun hung high in the sky, as if God had given these people who were struggling to survive a little breathing space.
"Master Immortal, you're up." The clan leader greeted in a hoarse voice.
You Su noticed that there were many members of the Xuesang tribe in this open space who had also walked out of their igloos. They gathered together, and in the middle was a burning bonfire. There was a large pot on the bonfire, and the fragrant heat came from the pot. The steam rises, making people excited.
"Master! This is the snow deer that came back with us. Go and try it!" Xiaolu urged You Su excitedly.
The tribesmen all wore thick fur coats, with the down covering their faces and even covering their eyes.
You Su slowly approached and found that the snow deer meat in such a large hot pot had not moved at all.
"Why don't you eat?" You Su asked curiously.
"This snow deer was brought back by the little deer. The little deer is willing to share it with everyone, but the immortal master must eat it first. We must keep our promise." The clan leader explained.
When Xiaolu heard this, he carefully looked at You Su's expression. She was not trying to be attentive, but just repaying her kindness. This snow deer should have been exchanged for her life. Because of the young man's blessing, she was spared the price of her life. In any case, she should repay the young man first.
You Su didn't show any special expression, as if his face was frozen.
You Su found a place to sit on his own, but no one dared to sit down.
He stirred the hot broth. He didn't add too many condiments to the soup, which made the original meat aroma stronger. However, his words were colder than the ice on the soles of his feet:
"You wanted to kill me, why did you stop again?"
Xiaolu's eyes suddenly widened, and she looked at the boy in disbelief.
She lied to the young man. The snow poppy was indeed used to aid sleep, but it was not she who put the incense burner in, but the clan leader himself.
Yesterday, she guessed that something was wrong when she discovered that her clansmen were surrounding the tent with swords and bows. She yelled for You Su to wake up, but the clan leader covered her throat. But later, for some unknown reason, the clan chief sighed and dismissed everyone.
I thought this lie would make this bad episode go away, but why did the master still know about it?
The people around him stiffened when they heard You Su's words, and no one dared to move.
"Immortal, forgive me!" The clan leader fell to his knees with a thud, his voice trembling.
Seeing this, everyone followed suit and knelt down one after another. Only the little deer still stood dumbfounded.
"You don't have to call me Immortal, we all share the same path." You Su said coldly.
The little deer is getting more and more confused, but the patriarch’s old eyes are shining, as if he has regained his youth:
"A mortal should be called an immortal!"
You Su turned to meet his gaze. Despite the old man's words, there was no awe in his eyes, but only deep desire.
You Su sneered. He knew very well that these people did not kill him just because they felt that their value might be greater than that evil spirit.
You Suhui was tortured by the long days and couldn't sleep. That was because he was used to a day where day and night were equal.
And if these people had lived here for generations, they should have adapted to this kind of day and night. Why would they need snow poppies that can charm even immortals to sleep?
Since they are not indigenous people, who would go to such a desolate place?
So there are only two possibilities, either they were expelled or they came here to escape!
(End of chapter)