Chapter 1: Lei Yin (Part 1)
Lei Xingfeng and his family of three struggled through the wilderness in search of thunderstorm snow.
At the beginning of winter, there are often outbreaks of this strange weather, with thunder and snow, known as thundersnow. This kind of weather is not unfamiliar to Lei Xingfeng, after all, he has experienced several winters since coming to this world.
Lei Xingyao was hiding in Lei Xingfeng's backpack, wrapped in thick fur with only a small head exposed, and on her head was a large long-haired hat. Her two small hands were inserted into Lei Xingfeng's neck to keep warm, she looked very happy, constantly asking questions. She had been living in Hu Yanbao since birth and had never left Hu Yanbao. Once entering the wilderness, there were too many things that made her curious.
The old man with a loud voice is leading the way in front.
The reason why there are no hunters in the cold season is that the weather is extremely cold, secondly, it is easy to get lost in the wilderness, and when everything around is covered with white snow, unless one has a lot of experience, getting lost is almost certain. Thirdly, wild animals in the cold season are extremely ferocious because they have difficulty finding food, most of them are starving, even the best hunters do not want to provoke hungry beasts.
The most important thing is that in the cold season, no one knows when a blizzard will start, and such a blizzard is difficult for humans to withstand. Whether it's getting lost or freezing, for a hunter, that's a path to death.
So in the cold season, unless there is no food at home, hunters will not go out to hunt. Even if they do come out to hunt, they only dare to hunt near human settlements.
Lei Bao had a rope tied around his waist, the other end of which was tied to Lei Xingfeng's waist. Even if the two were very strong, they still needed to rely on the rope for support. Once they got separated in the snowstorm, Old Man Lei would definitely be fine, but Lei Xingfeng and Lei Xingyao might not be so lucky. The two of them lacked experience and insight compared to the old man, so as a precaution, he tied them together with the rope.
A heavy snowfall doesn't necessarily have lightning, but an old man is searching for thunder and lightning based on his intuition.
This journey was extremely arduous, Lei Xingfeng covered his nose and mouth with a piece of long fur, only revealing a pair of eyes. In his past life, he knew that walking in the snowy ground could easily damage one's eyes, known as snow blindness syndrome. There were no sunglasses in this world, but after cultivating the Wheel of Power, it shouldn't be a big problem. Lei Xingyao's head was almost wrapped up in a large fur hat, and her eyes were also blocked by long hair.
Lei Xingfeng walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, while softly talking to Lei Xingyao.
"Yao Yao, don't stare at the snowy ground, your eyes will hurt."
Lei Xingyao smiled and said: "No way, I'm looking through the long hair... my eyes don't hurt, brother, where are we going?"
Lei Xingfeng said: "I don't know either, follow Grandpa, Grandpa knows."
"Brother, are you tired?"
A warm feeling surged up in Lei Xingfeng's heart, the little girl was very considerate of others, he said: "Not tired, haha, this distance can't stop me."
The old man shook the rope vigorously, and Lei Xingfeng understood, immediately quickening his pace, soon arriving behind the old man, saying: "Old master, what's wrong?"
"Let's take a break, it's almost dark. I'll go find a place to spend the night. You stay here with Yoyo and don't move, whatever you do, don't leave. I'll be right back."
The old man untied the rope around his waist and disappeared into the heavy snow with a flash of steel spear.
Lei Xingfeng slowly sat down, still with his backpack on, and said: "The sky is almost dark, but the ground is still so bright, hehe, Yao Yao, are you afraid?" At this time, the snow had slowed down, and he could see tens of meters away. With his cultivated wheel power, he could clearly feel any movement within hundreds of meters. It was almost impossible for wild beasts to launch a sneak attack.
In about ten minutes, the old man came back and said: "I found an ancient tree, let's go."
What is referred to as an ancient tree is a super giant tree, and there are many such trees in the wilderness. Generally speaking, every ancient tree has many large tree holes, which are habitats for hunters and wild beasts, especially those that like to climb trees, such as leopards and snow leopards.
This is a tree hole of about six or seven square meters, the entrance is not big, after Leixing Peak came in, he was very satisfied, he quickly put down his backpack, took out a thick animal skin, and placed it on the ground, then brought out Leixing Yao, saying: "Yao Yao, move your hands and feet, are you cold?"
Lei Xingyao smiled and said, "I'm not cold, I've been warm all along." As she spoke, she moved her body a bit, then sat down on the animal hide, and Lei Xingfeng took out another long-haired animal hide to wrap around her.
The old man stood at the entrance of the cave, staring at the sky for a long time. He sighed and said, "It's been six days already, and we still haven't found the area with thunderstorms and snow. Let's rest here today, I'll go find some dry firewood." As he spoke, he took out a copper pot from his storage space, as well as a package of cured barbarian cow meat, a small package of dried mushrooms, and some dried fruit.
Lei Xingfeng nodded and said, "I'll go find a few hardwood sticks." He then told Lei Xingyao, "Yao Yao, wait here. If there's any danger, blow the whistle!"
"Alright."
Lei Xingfeng didn't dare to go far, he just looked for branches on the giant tree, cut five or six branches as thick as a duck egg with his dagger, and quickly returned to the tree cave.
Cut off the branches on the tree, quickly made a wooden frame, hung up the copper pot, and then went to scoop some snow, put it into the pot. Only then did she start dealing with the barbarian cow meat. Leixing Yao bit her finger, staring at the meat in the pot. In fact, she was already very hungry, but she didn't want to say anything, patiently waiting.
An old man carried a pile of dead wood, and the thick wood was released from the wheel storage space. The old man made a casual stroke, and the withered wood as thick as a bucket suddenly broke open. Several strokes in a row, and the withered wood over four meters long was cut into several sections. Standing up the withered wood, the old man still stretched out one finger, and casually stroked back and forth, and a pile of square wooden sticks appeared.
Lei Xingfeng's eyes were wide with surprise, this was too exaggerated, he had never known that the wheel could be used in such a way. Lei Xingyao applauded and said: "Grandpa is so awesome!"
The old man said: "This is nothing, just an application of wheel power, you can also do it, it's recorded in the Star Python Record."
Lei Xingfeng nodded and said, "Mm, I haven't seen this record yet."
The old man suddenly laughed and said, "I've found something good, hehe, you're in luck." As he spoke, he pulled out two bright red fruits, about the size of walnuts.
Lei Xingfeng took over and said: "What fruit is it?"
The old man said: "Blood fruit, also known as Daxue fruit, only grows in the snow and bears fruit on snowy days. When the snowy day ends, the fruit falls into the mud."
Lei Xingfeng said: "Old man, what's special about this fruit?"
The old man said: "Yes, it can relax muscles and activate blood circulation, improve cold resistance."
Lei Xingfeng said: "Grandpa, have you eaten?"
The old man said: "I've eaten it and it's useless, you eat it, this weather is too cold."
Lei Xingfeng nodded and handed the blood fruit to Lei Xingyao, saying: "Xingyao, you eat."
The old man said: "One person one piece, eating more of this thing is useless."
Lei Xingfeng and Lei Xingyao each swallowed one, and suddenly a warm feeling surged up, the sensation was extremely comfortable.
Lei Xingyao smacked her lips and said: "It's really delicious."
The old man smiled and said, "Of course it's delicious, but this thing is too rare. It has to be just ripe, ripe enough to fall off, the time is too short. If I didn't happen to see it, I wouldn't have been able to get it. Good luck! Ah Feng, come and start a fire... using the power of the thunder wheel will do."
This trick was known to Leixing Peak, who picked up a withered wood, clasped his hands together, and rubbed vigorously. Suddenly the wooden stick shattered into silk-like strands, and the fingertips quickly jumped with electric sparks, instantly igniting the wood silk. He quickly set up the wooden stick, and soon flames rose up.
In an instant, the entire tree hole was warm as spring.
He quickly cut the cured meat into small pieces, then scooped up some snow and put it in the copper pot. Only then did he close the lid, and Leixingfeng concentrated on burning the fire.
A sizzling sound arose, and a rich meaty aroma wafted out. Only then did Lei Xingfeng add the dried fruits and mushrooms, releasing a refreshing fragrance mixed with the savory scent of meat. Lei Xingyao couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, making a gulping sound. Lei Xingfeng patted her little head and said, "It'll be ready soon." Since the cured meat had enough salt, he didn't need to add any more.
Lei Xingfeng took out three pairs of chopsticks and three wooden bowls, handed them to the old man and Lei Xingyao, saying: "Eat."
The copper pot was very large, with a small mouth and a deep belly. Three people ate meat from it with big mouths, drinking thick soup, and soon the three of them were sweating profusely. In just over ten minutes, they finished off the whole pot of meat. Leixing Yao lay on the animal hide, rubbing his stomach, looking extremely satisfied, which made the old man and Leixing Feng both laugh.
The old man sighed in his heart. After he was seriously injured, he often couldn't even eat a full meal with the two little ones. Thinking about it is really sad. However, this time, thanks to the secret discovered by Leixing Peak, his old injury has basically recovered. As long as he goes through a few more baptisms of thunder and lightning, he has confidence that he can return to his peak, and even further surpass it.
Once fully recovered, the sky will be vast and these two children will no longer suffer any harm or pain. He believes that with his own strength, he can hold up a piece of the sky, but he has forgotten that he is not an ordinary person, but a notorious demon head with enemies all over the world. Originally, he was alone, but now he is accompanied by two children.
By the time the old man realized what was happening, several people had already been drawn into it, but that's a story for later.
After dinner, the three of them wrapped themselves in thick animal hides to sleep. Leixing Yao snuggled directly into Leixing Feng's arms, where it was warmest.
In the middle of the night, a loud thunder rolled by, and the old man jumped up in surprise. Leixing Feng and Leixing Yao were both awakened by the thunder. Leixing Feng said: "Thunderstorm snow?"
The old man laughed loudly: "That's right, good luck, haha, Ah Feng, you stay here to take care of Yao Yao, I'll be back soon."
"Be careful."
Lei Xingyao hugged Lei Xingfeng and drowsily said, "Brother, I'm sleepy..." Lei Xingfeng said, "Sleep, sleep."
The old man carried a steel spear out of the tree cave. He didn't go anywhere else, but instead climbed up along the giant tree.