Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 262 In the snow, white smoke leaps and flies.

[Secondary Water Diversion Project (326/1000)]

This is Chen Xu's original progress in cultivating the Water Drawing Technique.

Upon this sudden enlightenment, the Heavenly Book of the Food Cauldron beside him opened, and his progress in cultivating the Water Drawing Technique instantly jumped to [Water Drawing Level 2 (435/1000)].

He breathed in the cold wind on the mountaintop and felt the cool moisture in the wind.

Inspiration surges within the heart like a tide, or rushes like mountains and rivers, or flutters like snowflakes.

Amidst the swirling snowflakes, the raindrops fell even more merrily.

The overall area affected by this rain was not large, roughly twenty zhang in radius.

But for Chen Xu at this moment, it is a wonderful progress, a major breakthrough!

[Secondary Water Diversion Project (526/1000)]

Inspiration flowed like marbles, and all sorts of vibrant and wonderful ideas about water burst forth from Chen Xu's mind.

He carefully considered, diligently memorized, and then put it into practice.

After repeating this process several times, his experience in water-drawing techniques increased again.

Just as Chen Xu felt he had finally reached his limit, the little mouse in the spirit pouch at his waist suddenly cried out, "Scholar, hurry, there's a surprise over there! Follow it and you'll find last year's snow!"

The mouse's shout, while not exactly earth-shattering, was certainly as startling as a thunderclap, strikingly noticeable.

Chen Xu reacted instantly; his mind was very sharp, and he immediately realized what was going on.

He immediately moved his feet and lightly rose into the air. In just a moment, he saw a snow-white figure flash by behind a strange rock covered in snow not far to his east.

Chen Xu made a quick decision and caught up with the enemy.

He possesses the art of controlling the wind, as well as a wondrous footwork technique capable of killing one person in ten steps, allowing him to traverse a distance of ten steps in an instant, creating a flash-like effect in the blink of an eye.

Such speed is nothing short of lightning-fast.

But the fleeting figure ahead was even more mysterious. Chen Xu didn't even have time to see clearly what it was, only vaguely making out that it resembled a human shape—

However, with Chen Xu's keen perception and keen insight, he was able to instantly determine that it was not a real "person".

The other party's aura was truly peculiar. Although it had a human form, in Chen Xu's detection and perception, it was clearly "a ball of snow".

Imagine the difficulty of chasing a "ball of snow" in the vast snow-covered mountains, a ball of snow that moves so fast it's like a fleeting moment.
Fortunately, Chen Xu had mice.

Ah Shi poked his little head out of the spirit pouch and hurriedly commanded, "Scholar, west, quick, further west... south... oh dear, uphill! Quickly, quickly..."

Wei Yuan had already returned to the basket on Chen Xu's back when Chen Xu started running like the wind.

At that moment, it clung tightly to the opening of the basket, and although its body swayed, it held on firmly to the basket.

Chen Xuzhan was in front, and others followed behind, just like a wisp of blue smoke flying above the snow-capped peaks.

In contrast, there was also a wisp of white smoke.

The white smoke was completely devoid of any trace of smoke or fire, like a wisp of celestial mist from the sky, or a spirit in the snow.

It flies with incredible speed, seemingly faster than human vision, and even faster than time itself.

Sometimes Chen Xu only caught a fleeting afterimage, but as soon as the afterimage disappeared from his sight, the real white figure would reappear dozens of feet away.

The mouse was extremely anxious, wishing it could transform into its ancestor and instantly become a giant mouse a hundred feet tall, so that it could firmly grasp the slippery little thing with one paw.

"Squeak squeak squeak!" It was so anxious that it stopped speaking human language and started speaking in rat language.

Fortunately, Chen Xu could understand mouse language, so when the mouse switched to mouse language, the communication between the two became more concise and faster.

In a split second, Chen Xu suddenly acted on his impulse and unleashed the Netherworld Barrier.

Then, he instantly appeared beside a strange rock dozens of feet away.

He reached out and grabbed.

The rapidly moving white figure, like a swallow returning to its nest, unexpectedly crashed into Chen Xu's palm! "Squeak—"

A sharp cry rang out.

Chen Xu felt that what he was holding was not a living thing, but rather a flowing snowflake, or a wisp of ethereal energy.

In a fraction of a second, the spiritual energy would slip through Chen Xu's fingers.

Suddenly, Chen Xu had a sudden thought and began to use his Spirit Control Technique.

Then, something interesting happened.

The snowflake, which he could hardly grasp with his bare hands, suddenly let out a soft cry when it came into contact with the control of the spirit-controlling technique: "Ah!"

The voice was surprisingly delicate and sweet, no longer the shrill cry of before, but a real human voice.

Upon closer inspection, Chen Xu realized that what he was holding in his palm was no longer any flowing snowflakes.

This is actually a graceful and lively young girl!

Of course, since the other party was only three feet tall and completely white, there were no obvious facial features, only a delicate nose arched on that snow-white face, and a mouth below it that was also made of snow.

Therefore, she can't really be considered a real young girl.

It's more like a snow sprite, small and pretty, without a defined face, yet seemingly very cute.

What Chen Xu had just caught was the little snow spirit's slender waist.

Snow Spirit puffed up her cheeks and hummed, "Ya ya ya yi yi yi..."

She couldn't speak human language, but interestingly, Chen Xu could understand her strange, incoherent speech.

The meaning of "Snow Spirit" is: Ouch, bad sister, let me go! I don't want to play anymore.

As for why the snow spirit called Chen Xu "sister," it might be because of the chase in the snow, or perhaps because Chen Xu had just cast a spell on the snow peak, causing the snow spirit to regard Chen Xu as one of her own kind.

Chen Xu was both amused and exasperated. He quickly corrected him seriously, "I'm not the older sister, I'm the older brother."

The snow spirit tilted her head: "Ya ya ya ya, brother..."

What is an older brother?
In its concept, there is no such thing as an "older brother".

As Chen Xu listened to the little snow spirit's incessant babbling, her voice sweet and crisp, he suddenly felt that the title "brother" wasn't quite fitting; it was indeed a bit too intimate.

He then said, “You call me elder brother… no, my name is Chen Xu, you call me by my name.”

Although they speak different languages, interestingly, the snow spirit can understand some of Chen Xu's words.

The snow spirit then opened her mouth awkwardly and called out, "Brother Chen..."

Chen Xu: ...

How strange and wonderful it is! How can the world be so wonderful?
How did such a little elf come into being in this world?

He looked at the little snow spirit he was holding, and the little snow spirit looked at him too.

The snow spirit urged him again: "Eeeeeeee, yayaya..."

Let me go!
Chen Xu pondered for a moment, then slightly loosened his grip.

Then, the mouse cried out, "Scholar, hurry and chase her! She's trying to escape!"

This time, Chen Xu did not rush to chase after him. Instead, he gently moved his hand and used the Spirit Control Technique remotely.

The little snow sprite then let out another shriek: "Aaaaaah..."

She was captured again.

This time, she was captured by an invisible force, which bound her tightly like a spell to immobilize her.

He made her open her eyes wide and stare at Chen Xu.

(End of this chapter)