One person: Starting with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his grandmaster uncle emerges from seclusion.

The azure sky was cloudless, and the sunlight shone on the endless snow-capped peaks, so bright that it was hard to open one's eyes.

Several off-road vehicles equipped with snow chains struggled through knee-deep snow for more than two hours before finally stalling at a steep mountain pass.

"Mr. Gao, there's a really deep forest ahead, the car really can't go any further."

The driver opened the car door, exhaled a thick puff of white breath, and reported with some helplessness.

"Alright, let's stop here."

Gao Lian pushed up his glasses, turned around, and gestured for everyone to get off the bus.

Zhang Tianyi, wrapped in a black coat, slowly stepped off the back seat.

He stepped onto the soft snow, stretched comfortably, and exhaled a warm breath.

"The air outside the pass is indeed crisp and clear. Breathing it in feels like eating a mint candy, refreshing and invigorating."

Zhang Chulan, who followed him down, was now wrapped up like a rice dumpling.

He was wearing a Lei Feng hat, a thick scarf around his neck, and carrying two large travel bags. He was so cold that he was sniffling.

"Master, this is more than just refreshing; I feel like my eyebrows are about to freeze."

"Brother Chu Lan, don't panic!"

A plump white rabbit nimbly jumped off another car.

Today, Little Wuye wore a brand new red scarf around his neck, walked upright on his two hind legs, and confidently patted his chest with his front paws.

"With me, Old Wu, here, I guarantee you won't suffer!"

It turned around, swaggered over to a huge rock not far away, and dug around in the snow with its paws.

"Everyone, watch closely!"

Young Master Wu cleared his throat, his tone brimming with pride:

"This is a star-level secret passage that our Rabbit family and Bai family have spent years of hard work digging out under Changbai Mountain!"

"Warm in winter and cool in summer, with easy access in all directions! Following this path will not only allow us to avoid the wind and snow above, but will also save us more than half an hour compared to walking, leading directly to the outer perimeter of the ancestor's water palace!"

Hearing the rabbit's boasting, everyone perked up and crowded around.

However, when Zhang Chulan brushed aside the layer of snow and saw the so-called "star-level secret passage" beneath the rock, he was shocked.

The atmosphere in the room fell into an eerie silence that lasted for ten seconds.

It was a perfectly regular circular opening, with its edges reinforced with tree roots.

It does look very exquisite.

But the problem is...

The diameter of the hole, at most, is only about one size larger than a washbasin.

Zhang Chulan squatted in front of the cave entrance and gestured with his hand to indicate the size.

He then looked back at Wang Ye, who was over 1.8 meters tall, Zhuge Qing, and Gao Lian, who was also very burly.

"Brother Wu..."

Zhang Chulan's lips twitched, and he raised his head with a very complicated expression:

"You call this a star-rated passageway?"

"Given the size of this thing, even if you squeezed me in, I'd probably only be able to fit me around my shoulder like a bottle stopper, right?"

Wang Ye put his hands in his sleeves, glanced down at the dark rat hole, and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Uncle Wu, do you have some misunderstanding about the human skeleton?"

"This cave entrance, let alone us grown men, even if Bao'er were to go in, she'd have to crawl forward like an earthworm, right?"

Zhuge Qing smiled with a hint of helplessness:

"It seems we're not destined to have anything to do with this underground transportation network."

Little Wu scratched his long ears, looking at the several tall humans with innocent eyes.

"Oh dear, I forgot you don't know the art of bone shrinking. This is usually quite spacious for us..."

"Alright, stop studying the rat hole here."

Zhang Tianyi didn't even bother to glance at the hole.

He straightened the collar of his coat, turned around without hesitation, and faced the snow-covered, bottomless primeval forest.

"Me, a dignified seven-foot-tall man, crawling around in a muddy hole with my butt sticking out? If word gets out, what will become of the reputation of my Celestial Master's Mansion?"

"walk!"

Zhang Tianyi waved his hand, setting the tone:

"The snow scenery of Changbai Mountain is also amazing. Let's treat it as a trip to find plum blossoms in the snow and stretch our muscles."

Now that the supreme directive had been issued, no one dared to object.

"Everyone stay close, the snow is deep in the mountains, don't slip."

Guan Shihua, leaning on her cane, walked to the front of the line.

This nearly 100-year-old shamanic master walked on the snow as if it were flat ground, his steps so steady that even young people were ashamed of themselves.

Deng Youfu stayed close to the old lady, vigilantly observing the surrounding environment.

Hiking into the mountains sounds easy, but actually doing it is definitely a tough job.

The last time Zhang Chulan and his group came was in the summer.

Even hunters who make a living here year-round dare not venture deep into the primeval forests of Changbai Mountain during winter.

Beneath the knee-deep snow lay decaying logs, bottomless snow pits, and even lurking wild animals.

The group lined up and left a long trail of footprints on the snowfield.

Time passed by, second by second.

The sun slowly climbed from the eastern mountains until it was directly overhead.

At first, everyone was able to chat and laugh.

But after walking for more than four hours, the physical exhaustion from the trek through the deep snow began to show.

Zhang Chulan stumbled along, his cheeks already red from the cold.

What drove him to the brink of despair was that the chubby rabbit named Xiao Wu was sitting comfortably cross-legged on his large backpack.

It held a carrot in its two paws, munching on it with a crunching sound, and occasionally tugged at Zhang Chulan's ear to give him directions.

"Hey bro, to the left! There's an ice hole under that patch of snow, go around it!"

"I'm saying, Brother Wu..."

Zhang Chulan was panting heavily, on the verge of tears.

"Aren't you the local bigwig? Aren't you more agile than me when it comes to running on the snow with those short legs? Why do you have to use me as your mount?"

"What do you know?"

Young Master Wu swallowed the radish in his mouth and patted Zhang Chulan on the back of the head with a righteous air:

"This provides a wide field of vision, making it easier for me to scout out enemy positions. Besides, this bag is so soft and comfortable to sit on, much more so than on the snow."

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Wang Ye walked with his hands in his pockets, taking one step at a time.

Beneath his feet, the warm red Qimen formation light continued to operate faintly.

He used the "Separation" technique with consummate skill, which perfectly dispelled the extreme cold within a one-meter radius around his body, maintaining a comfortable constant temperature zone.

Zhuge Qing stood close to Wang Ye, their shoulders almost touching.

"Hey Lao Qing, can you stay away from me?"

Wang nudged him with his elbow in disgust: "The buttons on your coat are practically hanging off me. In this snowy weather, two grown men standing so close together, don't you feel uncomfortable? Why don't you start a game yourself?"

Zhuge Qing not only didn't move aside, but instead moved even closer by half an inch.

He shook his head with a smile, his tone utterly matter-of-fact:

"Master Wang, this road is long and the cold is biting."

Since you're using such a great free heater, and in the spirit of not wasting energy, what's wrong with me taking advantage of your warmth?

If you find it uncomfortable, you can put away the Qimen Dunjia chart, and we'll freeze together.

"Damn it, you win."

Wang Ye rolled his eyes, too lazy to argue with this shameless rich young man from Jiangnan.

Chen Duo, walking in the middle of the group, seemed quite relaxed.

Her flawless body has an extremely strong ability to adapt to the external environment, and she is impervious to heat and cold.

The little girl even had the leisure to bend down and pick up a pretty pine needle from the snow, carefully tucking it between the pages of a book in her pocket.

Zhang Tianyi walked leisurely beside Chen Duo.

He would occasionally point to the distant snow-capped peaks and give his young apprentice a few words about the feng shui layout.

As for Feng Baobao...

This girl seemed to never know what fatigue was.

She carried the shovel and walked on the outermost side of the group.

Sudden.

Feng Baobao stopped and stared intently at a section of dead tree root beside her.

She walked over quickly and dug a couple of times in the snow with a shovel.

Then he reached out and pulled a frozen snake out of the soil.

"Zhang Chulan!"

Feng Baobao, carrying the dead snake that looked like an ice pop, skipped over to Zhang Chulan and handed it to him: