My Endless Life.

Chapter 403 Ancient Ruins
At the same time that Suhe City was sealed.

Within the United States.

In a city where the snow had not yet been cleared, Li Qiao and Sun Xiaoqing, wrapped in thick cotton clothes, walked above the snow-covered city.

"Be careful, Sister Qiao'er. That should be the main road. The snow is very loose and it's easy to fall if you step on it. It's better to try to walk this way."

Sun Xiaoqing called out to Li Qiao who wanted to move forward out of curiosity.

Unlike China, the United States gave up snow clearing operations long ago.

Except for some big cities, in small cities, towns and villages, only local residents are responsible for clearing snow.

The government doesn't care at all.

But at the beginning everyone was able to spontaneously organize snow clearing and maintain basic order. But when the snow fell heavier, the air became colder, and the government's rescue was delayed, all order collapsed.

Looting and smashing became the mainstream in these places, the snow piled up thicker and thicker, and most of the cities turned into "snow cities".

The main road was flooded, but the high-rise buildings with sloping roofs were barely enough for people to stand.

Not only is the environment getting worse and worse, pollution and strange things are appearing one after another.

Up to now, most of the territory of the United States has been invaded by pollution. Except for a few important cities, the population in other places is decreasing.

This is the town where Li Qiao and Sun Xiaoqing are now.

Except for a few spots of fire that were still barely lit, it was almost dark and no light could be seen.

"Is there no one in charge here?"

Li Qiao looked at the few spots of fire emerging in the darkness and asked Sun Xiaoqing.

Sun Xiaoqing spread her hands helplessly:
"The United States Federation can barely take care of itself, how can it take care of the people here?"

Pollution occurs all over the world. There are more than one place with exceptional pollution like the one in Suhe City, including one in the United States.

But they do not have the corresponding foundation, nor do they have the kind of rare items that can deal with extraordinary pollution.

To prevent the pollution from spreading, they had no choice but to block the city.

But this only treats the symptoms, not the root cause.

Li Qiao nodded slightly when she heard this. She took out her cell phone and tapped on it, then quickly put it away to prevent it from shutting down due to the cold. Then she turned to Sun Xiaoqing and said:

"The phone line seems to be closed. I can't call Xiaoqi...Xiao Mengan."

"It's normal. No one is repairing the line and the satellite can't connect. It was strange that the call was able to go through yesterday. Now I can only say that it's not unexpected."

Sun Xiaoqing was not surprised by this.

The satellite in the sky can no longer be connected, so if you want to make a call, you can only go through the base station on the ground.

Because of this, communication across borders becomes extremely difficult.

Yesterday, Li Qiao used Li Qi's mobile phone to call Xu Leying, which surprised Sun Xiaoqing greatly. She once suspected that this phone might have been equipped with some incredible black technology by its mysterious little owner.

Seeing that the phone could not be dialed today, Sun Xiaoqing finally felt a sense of "common sense".

Unable to communicate via mobile phone, neither Sun Xiaoqing nor Li Qiao acted too panicked.

Because they can return to Dream Town for supplies and contact Li Qi at any time. Even if the phone call is not connected, they can still pass on the message by returning to Dream Town.

So for them, not being able to contact the outside world and not being able to obtain material supplies are actually not problems.

They have sufficient logistical support and can return to the safe house to rest at any time without worrying about dying in the snow and ice.

Now, what Sun Xiaoqing and Li Qiao have to do is to find a way to leave the United States, cross the ocean that should have been frozen, return to China, and reunite with Li Qi.

"According to the map, we should be able to get close to the coastline if we walk this way, but we need a means of transportation, preferably a snowmobile, so that it will be much easier for us to go back."

Sun Xiaoqing spread out the map and planned the next route.

Li Qiao came out to "have fun", so she would not raise any objection to Sun Xiaoqing's decision. She was different from Sun Xiaoqing. Even if she died here, her soul would return to Li Qi.

Without the pressure of life, Li Qiao was of course very relaxed.

After deciding on the route, the two continued on their way westward.

The journey was very boring. Even though there were people accompanying us, no one wanted to talk in such cold weather.

Because as soon as you open your mouth, the cold wind will rush into your mouth, making your mouth feel as painful as if it were being cut by a knife.

Compared with China, the temperature in the United States seems to be lower. The daytime temperature can be below minus 35 degrees Celsius, and at night it can reach minus 50 degrees Celsius.

So Sun Xiaoqing usually only travels during the day, and at night she will return to Dream Town to rest.

Compared to the outside world, the dream town with normal temperature is simply a paradise. If Sun Xiaoqing was not sure that the United States was in danger and Li Qi also needed a helper, she would have stayed in the town and not come out.

Compared to Sun Xiaoqing, Li Qiao seemed very relaxed.

She originally had a puppet body, and it was a puppet body carefully crafted by Li Qi. She had a high resistance to extreme environments, and even if she was wearing very little, she could jump up and down in the snow.

Now she is looking at this new world in her own way.

Although the world was covered in ice and snow, she could still vaguely see the shadow of its former prosperity and some scenes she had seen in documentaries and movies.

Li Qiao led the way nimbly in front, while Sun Xiaoqing walked with difficulty behind her holding a trekking pole.

But perhaps Li Qiao walked too forward. Just when Li Qiao stepped on the snow somewhere, the snow suddenly collapsed, and then a chain reaction occurred, and all the snow collapsed towards one place!
It's empty!
Li Qiao just stepped on a seemingly flat hole!

Now that the world is covered with heavy snow, the snow has piled up into mountains in some places. However, because everyone is working hard to clear the snow in the early stages of the snowfall, the amount of snow accumulated is not very even. Some places have more snow, while others have less.

That’s why these large holes with very large areas appear!

The surface of these holes is covered with white snow, which makes it look like you can walk on it, but in fact it is just a layer of floating snow. As long as you step on it with a little force, the snow there will quickly collapse towards the middle like quicksand in the desert. Li Qiao just stepped on such a place.

And because the incident happened suddenly, she didn't have time to react, and her whole body was buried in the snow and slid downwards.

The collapse of the snow caused a chain reaction, with layer after layer of snow collapsing and falling to the ground like a sinkhole.

Even the place where Sun Xiaoqing was was not spared.

"Sister Qiaoer!!"

Barely managing to keep her balance while sliding down, Sun Xiaoqing called out to Li Qiao.

Li Qiao's voice came clearly:
"Don't worry about me, just go back to town! Come back after the avalanche here is over!"

"how about you?"

"I'm fine! There seems to be another space underneath. I'll go check it out first. You go back quickly! I'll call you after I'm sure it's safe!"

Li Qiao continued to shout.

After hearing what Li Qiao said, Sun Xiaoqing did not hesitate. While still sliding down, she immediately imagined what the town looked like, and the next moment she was back on the streets of the dream town.

The method of going to Dream Town has now become very simple under the settings of Li Qi and Kate.

First, you need to get permission from Li Qi or Kate.

Second, the goal is completely to create the Dream Town.

In the end, no matter what method you use, walk, slide, or even crawl, as long as you still retain a certain degree of mobility, you can return to the town in any way.

Sun Xiaoqing is now using the momentum of "surfing" down from the avalanche to return to the Dream Town.

After shaking off the snow on her body, Sun Xiaoqing stayed in the town to rest for a while, waiting for news from Li Qiao.

Li Qiao didn't let Sun Xiaoqing wait too long.

After about a few minutes, Li Qiao's figure appeared in the town.

"Sister Qiaoer, are you okay?"

Seeing Li Qiao coming back, Sun Xiaoqing hurried forward to ask.

Li Qiao shook her head and said to Sun Xiaoqing:

"Don't worry, I'm very strong, don't worry about any problems, but..."

Li Qiao paused for a moment and looked up at Sun Xiaoqing apologetically:

"…But the situation outside is not good. It seems that we are trapped in a cave somewhere."

"A hole in the ground?"

"Yes, it should be... a hole in the ground."

Li Qiao was also a little unsure.

She thought for a few seconds and said, "Why don't we go out and take a look? I always feel that this cave seems a little mysterious."

"..."

The place that Li Qiao described as "mysterious" was definitely not an ordinary cave.

Sun Xiaoqing didn't hesitate much and quickly nodded in agreement, then followed Li Qiao back to where they had just landed.

But there was a small accident along the way.

Because the place where she had just landed was covered with snow, Sun Xiaoqing appeared directly in the snow and was almost buried to death by it.

Fortunately, she had the Invisible Hand and Li Qiao's help, so she was able to survive. Otherwise, she would probably have died in this miserable way.

After being rescued by Li Qiao, Sun Xiaoqing came to the cave below the snow cave. She took out a high-intensity flashlight and shone it around, and found that this was indeed a cave.

The walls around them were the normal color of soil, and there was no snow inside. If the snow that fell with them when they fell just now had not been still around, Sun Xiaoqing would have thought that there had never been snow here at all.

"This cave...seems to have existed for a long time."

Sun Xiaoqing and Li Qiao walked forward in the cave for a while, looking at the traces in the cave and talking to themselves softly.

Sun Xiaoqing was still looking around, but suddenly her gaze fixed and the light of the flashlight quickly turned to a wall somewhere in the cave.

On the wall, there is a mural with strange lines carved on it. The lines of the mural are messy and look not much different from a child's graffiti.

But when Sun Xiaoqing saw this mural, her eyes widened in shock:

"How can it be……"

"What did you find?"

Li Qiao, who was still looking around, came to Sun Xiaoqing and asked in confusion.

Sun Xiaoqing didn't look at Li Qiao. Her eyes were still fixed on the mural. She stared at it carefully for more than ten seconds before she said in a serious tone:
"It's a historic site."

"what?"

"Ancient ruins! This... is one of the ruins left over from the ancient times!"

Sun Xiaoqing said firmly.

Ancient monuments are the root cause of the end of the world, the source of the birth of strange objects, and the foundation for the establishment of the "Ancient Monuments Society"!

But Sun Xiaoqing never imagined that she would easily see an undiscovered ancient monument here!

(End of this chapter)