Osmanthus fragrans

For the people of Zhonglu, Beilu, which is far away from the Black Sea, has always been a distant and mysterious place.

In the ice and snow continent that stretches for thousands of miles, no one knows what kind of life forms that are different from the human race are bred there, nor do they know how many treasures are waiting for the human race to discover in the depths of the iceberg.

Many years ago, various legends about Hokuriku began to spread.

Some people say that there are the most beautiful beasts in the world, while others say that there are the most ferocious demons in the world.

In order to find the legendary beasts and defeat the legendary demons, many Chinese people bravely and fearlessly sailed on boats, braved the wind and waves, and went through all kinds of hardships to come to the new world of Beilu. However, they all returned empty-handed in the end. .

Among the seventeen countries in Central China, the one closest to Hokuriku is Sabei. Because it is located in the bitter cold of the northern region, the people's life is not rich, so many people still want to go to Hokuriku even though they know that Hokuriku is very dangerous. go.

The purpose is that if they can really find something good in Hokuriku, then they won't have to worry about not having enough white rice in this life.

Han Jinsong, a fisherman from Sabei Country, also thought the same way. He resolutely embarked on a boat to Hokuriku with a few friends when fishing alone was unable to maintain his daily expenses.

The small boat that Han Jinsong and his party were on was like a lone leaf floating in the sea, and finally capsized when big waves came one after another.

In the vast sea, the tip of the Hokuriku iceberg has been faintly revealed. Han Jinsong held the board and spat out the bitter seawater unwillingly, and passed out as soon as he rolled his eyes.

After an unknown amount of time, Han Jinsong, who was determined to die, opened his eyes and found himself lying on the shore with the rotten plank in his arms.

He looked at the scene in front of him in amazement, majestic icebergs and trees that he had never seen before stood erect in front of him.

However, he turned his head and saw a few corpses, which were the proof of the unfortunate deaths of his friends who came to the Northland expedition with him.

Han Jinsong held back his grief, and pulled off his friend's clothes and the beast-hunting things he carried with him, and then dug a hole to bury them hastily.

"Brothers, you must bless me!"

Han Jinsong wiped away his tears, bowed in front of his friends' simple graves according to the etiquette of Zhonglu people, and then braved the cold wind and walked to the depths of the snow-covered mountains and forests.

At the same time, the lonely Han Jinsong didn't know that there was a pair of shining golden eyes staring at him curiously in the darkness.

There are also many karst caves in the Northland where there are many icebergs. With the help of the ice and snow shining brightly by the moonlight, Han Jinsong easily found a dry karst cave and lived in it for the time being.

He picked up a lot of unknown branches at the entrance of the cave, and then lit them with a fire, and hung up all the wet clothes to dry.

Fortunately, Han Jinsong is also a person who lives in the ice and snow all the year round, and the harsh environment of the North Land can't help him for a while.

He rubbed his hands dejectedly by the fire, thinking that if he was honestly fishing in Sabei Country, even if the life was a little bit harder, he would still be able to live the life of his wife and children sooner or later, but now everything is over and he is living here. Hokuriku, who was unfamiliar with the place and didn't know what kind of monster appeared, even if he could find the precious beast, he might not be able to bring it back alive.

With a melancholy mood, Han Jinsong curled up by the fire and fell asleep after eating two mouthfuls of jerky soaked in seawater.

At this time, a figure who had been lying quietly outside the cave cautiously came in, and the jumping firelight projected an image of long hair and sharp nails on the wall.

I saw this scary silhouetted monster looked around for a while, then bent down to pick up the jerky that Han Jinsong threw on the ground, then looked left and right and backed out.

Early the next morning, Han Jinsong woke up leisurely.

He stretched himself out, wiped his sleepy face, and listened quietly to the beeping from his stomach for a while, then he remembered that he hadn't finished eating the jerky last night, and it could be used to comfort his internal organs for the time being temple.

Just as he looked down for the unfinished jerky, he found that there was nothing at his feet.

"Hey...have I finished eating?"

Han Jinsong rubbed his head, why didn't he remember when he ate all those pieces of jerky.Suddenly, his eyes sharpened, and he saw a series of deep footprints on the mud.

These footprints are very strange, there are only the soles of the feet, and they are also deeply sunken, which means that there must be some huge monster that stepped in and stole his jerky last night, and this monster must be very smart. Padded feet can reduce the sound of footsteps, but perhaps because of their impressive weight, they have to leave distinctive footprints.

Looking at those forefoot prints that were very similar to those of the human race, Han Jinsong had to guess, could this be the legendary snowman?

Curiosity prompted Han Jinsong to wrap his clothes and walk out of the cave. The footprints stretching outside the cave have gradually been covered by snow, and no trace can be found anymore.

At this time, in the woods not far from the cave, a "person" with dark red hair hanging down to his waist was holding his stomach and vomiting, and there was a pool of filth at his feet, and he could still see it Get a little bit of jerky remnants.

I don't know if it's because he ate badly, but the other party kept retching, and his hair trembled with the vomiting.

After a while, this "person" with long dark red hair slowly stood up. In the ice and snow, this strange man showed his bare arms, bare legs, and bare buttocks. He wasn't wearing it, but even so he didn't look cold.

After standing for a while, the strange man slowly raised his claws covered with sharp silver nails and scratched his flat stomach before he vomited. It looks so tall and tall, but it looks so lonely and hungry...

Han Jinsong, who originally came to Beilu to get rid of the hard life of being a fisherman, had to go back to his old profession in order to solve the life problems in this ice and snow world.

Of course, there were no ready-made harpoons, but fortunately, when they came, they brought a lot of daily utensils with them, so Han Jinsong simply made a harpoon with an unknown hard branch here.

Han Jinsong stared at a sinking stream in an ice valley with eyes full of boredom. He casually slammed his homemade harpoon into the water, and then pulled out fat fish that were alive and kicking.He looked at the vast scene in front of him, and then at the pile of fat fish that he had speared beside him, only to realize that there might be no difference between Hokuriku and Zhonglu, except that the snow is thicker and the fish are fatter.

As for the "snowman" who stole the jerky last night, he had long been forgotten in his resentment.

After dragging a string of delicious fatty fish back to the cave where he lived before, Han Jinsong lit a fire again and began to grill the fish for food.

He inspected the things he and his friends had brought. In addition to a few long and short knives, a bundle of cowhide ropes, a few pieces of fire and a Sinan, there was also a bear trap that was soaked in sea water and was rusty.

These are all the tools they brought with their good wishes of hunting rare animals and making a fortune, but unfortunately they seem to be useless now.

Han Jinsong took a stroll outside, and apart from seeing a few snow monkeys and snow foxes that are also found in Zhonglu, there are no rare animals. In the empty and bewildered world, the only sound is his own sigh.

Sadness and loss made Han Jinsong bow his head, but he saw the half-missed footprints on the muddy ground again. Maybe the rare beast really exists, although this is a rare beast that can steal dried meat. beast.

It's just that Han Jinsong was happy just for a moment, and his mood fell again.

So what if there really are rare beasts?The ship had been wrecked in the storm, and it was impossible for one person to build a ship strong enough to cross the Black Sea from the Northland to the Middleland by himself.Many years later, if someone came to Hokuriku again, I'm afraid that I would also look like a monster in the eyes of others.

Thinking of being trapped to death in this lonely and desolate Beilu at such a young age, Han Jinsong, an ambitious fisherman who has always been in the wind and water, finally wept sadly.

"Woooooooo..."

On the dark side of the cave, the former red-haired weirdo was squatting outside. At night, it began to snow again in Hokuriku, and the flying snowflakes stained his red hair with stars.

With his eyes closed, he curled up into a ball like a big red fur ball.When he heard Han Jinsong's sobbing, he sobbed softly, as if to respond to the loneliness and loneliness in the heart of the person on the other side of the stone wall.

After eating the grilled fish without salt, Han Jinsong lay down depressed again.

Although it is not a problem for him to survive in Hokuriku with his ability, the key is...he doesn't want to live alone so alone, he is still young, he is still hardworking, he is still brave...the most important thing is that he even the next door Osmanthus girl's hand has not been touched yet.

Han Jinsong was still thinking about what rare and exotic beasts he could find from the Northland this time, and he would get married immediately after returning, and then have a bunch of children to carry on the family line.

But, no, all wishes come to nothing.

Listening to the sound of wind and snow whistling outside the cave, Han Jinsong touched his little brother, comforting his loneliness, and fell asleep again after being so sad and exhausted.

The red-haired monster who had been waiting outside the cave finally started to act.

He poked his head over on tiptoe, looked at Han Jinsong, who was lying peacefully asleep by the fire, and walked over lightly. He held his breath, licked his tongue, and looked left and right for something to eat. .

Yesterday he picked up a few pieces of jerky to eat, but he had diarrhea from eating, so he had to choose carefully before taking it away.

He looked at the messy things on the ground, and became very interested in the coils of cowhide ropes. He stepped on his feet, curiously picked up the cowhide ropes with his fingernails, put it near his nose and sniffed it. It smells weird, but looks delicious.

Suddenly, Han Jinsong turned over slightly, and the red-haired monster's golden eyes widened in fright. He didn't dare to pick and choose again, quickly hugged the cowhide rope in his arms, and tiptoed out.