Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack-Chapter 1132 - 1112: Frost Deer?

Qhianqhian, although unaware of what had transpired, could distinctly sense that Big Black and Xiao Hei’s demeanor had become significantly sterner.

Despite their confusion, they did not hesitate, and there seemed to be no inclination to make them undertake anything perilous.

Lately, they had been increasingly accustomed to the weight on their bodies, naturally able to do some things, yet it remained quite burdensome, forcing them to furrow their brows.

However, during meals, they could still snatch some dishes, unlike before when Qhianqhian relied entirely on Tang Tianyi to feed her.

The surrounding environment had grown more hostile, in an instant, ice and snow became the sole sight wherever they looked.

"Each day, one fresh Frost Deer per person; today, I won’t increase the difficulty for you. Keep it up." Having said that, Big Black coiled up on Xiao Hei’s back and left the place, leaving only the two faced with each other.

Frost Deer, though not particularly aggressive beasts, they were incredibly agile and quick.

During the recent journey, Big Black and Xiao Hei weren’t idle and took the time to tell them about the place’s various aspects.

Understanding everything here couldn’t even count as a primary level test for them.

Walking on the cold and silent ice surface, a subtle chill seeped through the ice layers toward them, lingering around them, quietly hearing the wind blowing through the snowflakes, bringing a chilly sensation to their cheeks.

"Frost Deer are also herd animals; finding one means finding a whole group." Tang Tianyi furrowed his brows, observing the snowfields around him, attempting to find animal tracks, but the all-encompassing silver white seemed like a carpet of camouflage – any tracks visible here? It looked entirely like a cut-and-paste map.

The surrounding stillness caused Qhianqhian to instinctively hug herself tighter, pulling her arms in, raising her head to look at the white ice mountain ahead, hesitating slightly, then looking at the environment broadly matching the heavens and the earth, she said: "Why don’t we try going there and having a look? Maybe we’ll encounter something?" After all, the environment behind was all the same, only the ice mountain looked a bit different.

Tang Tianyi, after glancing twice, nodded; in such surroundings, this seemed to be the only feasible solution; getting lost while wandering was hard to rectify.

Everything around was identical; they barely managed to leave traces on the snow surface with their steps, but once the wind blew, the traces vanished.

Not to mention on the ice surface.

In this environment, they walked for over half an hour before reaching the foot of the ice mountain.

Ice mountain, ice mountain, truly a giant chunk of ice feels, visually overwhelming, with nothing but ice and snow, no plant life? None, none at all.

In such an adverse environment, the distance between them was less than half a meter, only each other’s breath could reassure them.

They walked slowly up the ice mountain; though it was called an ice mountain, it wasn’t exceptionally steep, in fact, the relatively smoother sections were quite slippery.

Just as Qhianqhian was contemplating whether to take out her spiked shoes for climbing, the person ahead suddenly stopped.

Qhianqhian couldn’t brake in time and crashed heavily into his back.

"Ouch." Qhianqhian covered her nose, tears almost welling up, looking at the upright back in front with grievance: "What are you doing?"

Upon feeling the bump, Tang Tianyi was about to turn around and grab hold of Qhianqhian, yet he was met with an unexpected softness striking his back. Even through the thick down jacket, he sensed something different, his face reddened, not daring to turn around, he breathed out heavily, coughed lightly twice, and pointed towards the seemingly glossy ice surface next to them: "We might have hit the mark unwittingly."

Only the two-meter-wide ice surface beside them was extraordinarily glossy, and that side appeared far easier to traverse than their current position.

Upon hearing this, Qhianqhian turned her head slightly, examined carefully, and nodded: "But what’s that got to do with your sudden stop?"

"But this kind of path doesn’t continue further." Tang Tianyi pointed ahead, noticing what seemed to be a pitch-black cave entrance?

The two walked cautiously to the entrance; Tang Tianyi touched the mountain wall of ice, the cave’s entrance, and furrowed his brows: "The uneven surface isn’t man-made, animals can’t produce something like this, then maybe it’s... naturally formed?"

"Maybe they used their antlers to bash it out themselves." Qhianqhian also reached out her hand, touched it; it didn’t feel man-made.

The touch suggested it wasn’t something made in just a few days, likely formed over years and years through natural processes.

"I don’t know why, but my heart is beating fast." Tang Tianyi furrowed his brows, feeling his chest, instinctively pulling Qhianqhian away from the entrance, his complexion improved slightly. This left him bewildered.

Seeing Tang Tianyi’s serious expression, Qhianqhian couldn’t help but become tense too, casually materializing an ice arrow, tightly gripped in her hand.

"Will a beauty emerge?" Qhianqhian asked softly, her face displaying serious intent.

Tang Tianyi’s movements froze, turning back with helplessness in his eyes at Qhianqhian: "I’m not a stag." Despite saying this, he quickly redirected his gaze back to its normal direction, eyes locked on the cave’s entrance.

Lightly nodding, Qhianqhian ceased her playful demeanor, looking earnestly in Tang Tianyi’s direction, brows furrowed, using the dwindling backlight from the sun to observe the entrance.

There was a faint tremor between the ice mountains, still very subtle, but Qhianqhian could sense it, likely indicating something inside the cave was coming out?

Thinking it might be a herd of deer, Qhianqhian wasn’t particularly afraid, after all, in her eyes, deer as a species had always been gentle and cute beings.

Like Snow White’s small deer and squirrels, like the Reindeer pulling Santa Claus...

"They’re coming." Tang Tianyi and Qhianqhian differed somewhat in stance, given that Big Black and Xiao Hei only mentioned their traits, not how to confront them, leaving them to figure it out themselves.

Slightly nodding, Qhianqhian didn’t interrupt him, merely squinting towards the entrance.

Her gaze shifted from the entrance into the pitch-dark cave interior, face full of anticipation.

Tang Tianyi leaned slightly forward, not too much; over-leaning could cause him to fall, tightly gripping the long sword, the spare item inside his ring.

Behind him, Qhianqhian leaned slightly forward, her gaze towards the cave, her face showing a hint of indifference, as if disdainful of what was about to emerge.

Amidst a rumbling sound, numerous white deer leapt from the mountaintop but seemed not to notice the two, swiftly turning and disappearing beyond the ice mountain’s bounds.

Watching them vanish into the distance, Tang Tianyi’s heartbeat quickened again, slowly turning, with a slightly pale complexion.