Whoosh~
The cold wind roared, whipping even the accumulated snow in the valley into the air.
The whole world seemed to be a boundless expanse of white.
A party of Great Sui soldiers trudged through the wind and snow, their faces contorted in misery.
The entire mountain region was deathly still, without the slightest trace of life.
The freezing snow pricked their skin like needles. No matter how tightly they fastened their clothes, they could not keep out the wind and snow.
Which way should they go?
Days of marching, followed by a rout and a panicked flight down whatever paths they could find.
And now, snow filled the sky, making it even harder to tell where they were.
Under these circumstances, they could only follow Li Ping'an.
Because he was the only one who claimed to know the way.
But whether he actually knew the way, no one could say for certain.
Someone had noticed that it was not Li Ping'an studying the map, but the ox beside him.
The man and ox would occasionally mutter to each other, discussing something.
In short, they had no idea whether Li Ping'an knew the way.
But there was definitely something wrong with his head~
So, after conferring in twos and threes, people gradually split off.
Li Ping'an discussed it with Old Ox and chose a more secluded route.
Although this route was the longest, it had a hill and a stretch of woods to provide cover.
Staying far away from where the armies clashed was undoubtedly the safest option.
In the end, only Datou and a few others remained with Li Ping'an.
"Ping'an, can we make it back alive?"
Datou asked.
"Probably."
Li Ping'an said.
They huddled behind a slope sheltered from the wind, wrapping their clothes tightly around themselves.
They