The scalding snake stew was absolutely delicious.
Especially in a harsh environment like this. It gave one the feeling of having narrowly escaped death.
When Zheng Xiu learned that it was Ruchen who had carried him up Celestial Yin Mountain on his back, he was utterly stunned.
"You actually managed to carry me... all the way up Celestial Yin Mountain?"
"Hehehe!"
Ruchen was always smiling as he drank the broth.
Watching the grimy Ruchen drinking snake soup and eating tender rolls of snake meat, Zheng Xiu felt a warmth spread through his stomach.
Only then did Zheng Xiu notice they were inside a long, narrow cave.
The winding entrance perfectly blocked the wind and snow from getting in.
Inside the dim cave, the faint outline of a white-skinned Snake corpse could be seen. Zheng Xiu was startled when he saw the sheer size of it.
He never would have imagined that such a desolate, frozen land could nurture such a large, plump, white Snake.
A pleasant surprise.
