The Dao dies but I live on, the spiritual energy dries up but I remain evergreen

Chapter 188: Seeking Snow, Invasion, and Alienation

"Brother, why are we praying for snow? What is snow?" During the sacrificial ceremony, Yin Xue held Yin Yang's hand and asked curiously.

"You should call me Emperor Brother." Yin Yang corrected in a sophisticated manner.

Immediately, he explained: "Snow is crystal clear and is a sign of good fortune."

"If there is a heavy snowfall in the Snow Country, the whole country will be jubilant, morale will soar, and we will be unstoppable and win every battle!"

Having said this, his expression darkened.

Even he had never seen snow.

"Brother Porcelain Man must have seen snow, right?" Yin Xue's big eyes twinkled.

"Him." Yin Yang looked towards the west of the city and nodded. "I should have seen him. He is different from us. He doesn't belong here."

"Ahem." Their father, Yin Yongan, the emperor of the time, deliberately coughed twice, signaling the two to stay away.

The ceremony is about to begin.

The siblings Yin Yang and Yin Xue immediately shut up and focused on participating in the ceremony.

The sacrificial ceremony is also a snow-praying ceremony.

First they worshipped their ancestors, then they prayed for snow. Some Taoists set up altars and performed rituals under the scorching sun, but they couldn't even get rain. Some scholars preached to the sky, but their mouths were dry and their lips were cracked, but they still ended in failure.

Finally, the show ended with a dance of the Snow Maiden. The so-called Snow Maiden is a special position in the Snow Country, born only to pray for snow. And after the Snow Maiden finished her dance, it was actually of some use. The sky, which had been scorching hot, darkened a little bit, wrapped in a thick layer of dark clouds, and there was a hint of coolness in the air.

It seemed as if snowflakes would fall in the next second.

People all over the country stared at the sky intently.

Full of anticipation.

In the end, there was only disappointment.

It still failed, and the dark clouds quickly faded away.

The annual sacrificial ceremony ended just like that, and I felt inexplicably depressed.

There was a faint gleam in the depths of Yin Yang's eyes, and a thought arose in his mind.

time flies.

Soon, a year passed.

Li Changxiao's porcelain shop is doing pretty good business. The lady from the next street praised his craftsmanship, which was obviously much better than last year. She also secretly advised him to raise the price, otherwise how would he get the money to marry a wife?

Li Chang smiled and shook his head, saying that he did not make porcelain for money, and even so, he had saved a lot of money now, so he did not have to worry about the money for food and wine every day.

This year's Snow Bath Festival, brother and sister Yin Yang and Yin Xue came again.

After not seeing each other for a year, it seemed as if they had reached the age of growing taller. Both siblings had grown a lot taller. Yin Yang was eleven years old now, and had perfectly inherited his father's handsomeness, even better than his. Yin Xue was nine years old now, and her eyes were bright, blinking as she looked at the porcelain shop owner.

This time, Yin Yang talked a lot with Li Changxiao. He said that he had grown up and could share the burden with his father, and he wanted to go looking for snow.

Yin Xue was stunned when she heard this. She had never heard her brother say this before.

Li Changxiao patted Yin Yang on the shoulder and told him that he had to take it slow. He could wait for another two years. If his determination had not changed after two years, then he could go looking for snow.

Yin Xue nodded quickly. She didn't want her brother to leave her.

Yin Yang pondered for a moment and listened to Li Changxiao's advice.

Two years later.

The two siblings came to the porcelain shop again.

This year, Yin Yang was thirteen and Yin Xue was eleven.

Yin Yang insisted on going far away to look for snow, but Yin Xue objected. She couldn't understand why he had to look for snow. What was so good about snow?

Yin Yang said that snow was a good omen, and since there was no snow in Xuelai Country, he would go and find it himself. He wanted to bring the snow back to Xuelai City, and then his sister would be able to see the snow as well.

The two siblings had a quarrel in the porcelain shop.

Perhaps neither of them realized that, subconsciously, they had already regarded this porcelain shop as the most relaxing place.

Here, they are not princes and princesses, but ordinary children who like porcelain figurines and romantic stories.

Yin Yongan, the king of Xuelai Kingdom, had long known of the existence of this small porcelain shop. After contacting it privately several times, Li Changxiao dispelled his doubts.

The two siblings had their first quarrel and ended in a bad mood. Yin Xue's eyes were red, and she bent her knees, hugged her legs and curled up sobbing. Yin Yang wanted to say something but hesitated, and finally remained silent.

the next day.

Yin Yang still left and went to look for snow.

one year later.

Yin Yang, who had grown taller, held a thick tin box and shouted loudly before entering the city: "I found snow!"

“I found snow!”

"I brought it back!"

He was in high spirits, running and shouting along the way, attracting countless people to watch.

He went straight to the palace and ran to his sister's bedroom. Before leaving, he promised to let his sister see what snow looked like.

After not seeing each other for a year, twelve-year-old Yin Xue has lost some of her childishness and gained some of the youthful exuberance that only a girl can have.

Knowing that her brother had returned from afar, she was naturally delighted. However, she was also angry about what happened a year ago, so she refused to see him. However, a girl's heart was soft after all, and she could not help but open the door after Prince Yin Yang knocked on it for only a moment.

Yin Yang opened the tin box.

The light on his face disappeared in an instant.

There were no snowflakes anywhere. In the tin box, there was only a puddle of water that had not yet dried up.

"Where's the snow?"

"Where's my snow?"

Yin Yang's pupils shrank slightly, he couldn't believe it, he had clearly filled the entire tin box with snowflakes!

He kept going all the way.

came galloping.

Just to let my sister see the snow too.

result……

He felt very uncomfortable, but it was Yin Xue who comforted her brother.

Yin Yang didn't give up.

This became a knot in his heart.

Since he couldn't bring in snow from other places, he made his own snow.

He began to try various methods and was immersed in experiments all day long.

Yin Xue was so sad that she waited so hard for her brother to come back, only to be ignored by him.

In a blink of an eye, another year has passed.

This year.

Before Yin Yang could even invent snow.

The Xuelai Kingdom fell into war because there was a volcanic country to the north of the Xuelai Kingdom. There was a shortage of supplies and a harsh environment. Every ten years or so, there would be a volcanic eruption.

And every time that happened, the Volcano Kingdom would invade the south and plunder supplies.

Estimating the days.

In a few years, the volcano will erupt again.

The Volcano Kingdom invaded the south again.

Only this time, it seemed that the Volcano Nation had had enough of that volcano, and was no longer content with invading its borders and plundering supplies.

They gathered a large army and were determined to capture the Xuelai Kingdom in one fell swoop and take it for themselves.

Yin Yongan, the king of Xuelai Kingdom, personally led the army to fight the enemy. The fifteen-year-old Yin Yang grew up overnight and stopped begging for snow. Instead, he began to learn how to manage state affairs.

Yin Xue often peeked at her royal brother, feeling sad. Why did the two closest people in the world drift further and further apart as they grew older?

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