268: Hesitate for ten more minutes

What!?

Just one finger and someone directly comprehends a spell or divine ability!?

Zhao Wuqi, who was standing nearby, was dumbfounded.

He had heard that highly accomplished reclusive cultivators could do such things, but this guy in front of him... regardless of his appearance, temperament, or age, he felt like a pure youth.

He actually possessed such means?

Could it be that he was actually an old man older than himself, just unnaturally possessing the bearing of a youth?

After Lin Moxuan placed her parents into her palm world,

Lin Sheng took Lin Moxuan and headed back first.

—He felt that if he continued to stay here, this incident would be difficult to proceed further.

And indeed, things went as he expected.

Seeing the two from Saint Descent Hall leave, Zhao Wuqi indeed relaxed.

[Narration: Although Lin Sheng interfered with the attempt to test Zhou Sheng by flooding the snow village just now.]

[But Zhao Wuqi did not give up.]

[He saw that Zhou Sheng still had a large number of Celestial Descendants around him. Their realms were extremely low. Let alone an avalanche, even a simple blizzard would put their lives in danger.]

[Zhao Wuqi prepared to use a blizzard to test Zhou Sheng's inner heart.]

Just as the players were still marveling at Great Master Lin Sheng's Immortal methods,

Suddenly, with a whoosh, the wind and snow intensified!

The fierce wind carried icy snowflakes, mercilessly beating against everyone's faces and bodies.

Seeing this, the dozen or so cultivators around Zhou Sheng immediately cast their magic power to form shields, enveloping everyone.

"Heh, how could I let you ruin my good deed?"

Zhao Wuqi, who had already hidden in the shadows, let out a cold laugh, turned around, and activated the "Snow Wolf Curse", condensing the surrounding snow into more than ten snow wolves.

Without any instructions whatsoever,

These giant wolves with snowy fur and blue eyes rushed into the wind and snow, soaring through the wind and treading on snow towards the group.

Like streaks of silver-white swift light!

"Be careful!"

"Snow wolves! It's snow wolves again!"

The cultivators around Zhou Sheng reacted quickly, wanting to form a formation to deal with them as they did just now.

However, they underestimated the strength of this batch of snow wolves.

In just an instant,

More than ten people in a row were all carried off by these snow wolves!

In the blink of an eye, they vanished into the vast snow!

"What!?"

"Wang Shi! Qi San! Liu Jia! Zhao Bing......!"

Zhou Sheng quickly called out the names of his friends, but besides the rustling sound of the wind and snow, what else could he hear?

He turned his head to look at the Celestial Descendants behind him, who had already huddled together, warming each other.

For a moment, he was in a dilemma!

Should he go save his friends?

Or should he stay put and protect these unfamiliar and weak Celestial Descendants?

In the distance, in the snowy field, Zhao Wuqi's eyes widened with anticipation.

"Come on, let me see your choice!"

At the same time,

[Life Choice Triggered!]

In front of Lin Sheng, the first choice for this incident finally appeared.

[You are caught in hesitation.]

[On one side are the friends you have made over the years; if they hadn't saved you, you would still be in the hands of the Ten Kings in Bai Xian City.]

[On the other side are the Celestial Descendants, representing the future and miracles; if you leave, they will surely die.]

[After long contemplation, you finally decide—]

[A: Why bother with strangers? Go find friends.]

[B: Why bother with friends? Of course, help the Celestial Descendants.]

[C: It's too difficult to choose, let's hesitate for ten minutes first.]

[D: Ask the heavens for a divination, let luck decide which side to help.]

A and B held no appeal compared to C and D.

As for C and D...

Lin Sheng stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then chose C.

In the scene,

Zhou Sheng stood rooted to the spot with a conflicted expression, looking towards the direction where his friends were carried off by the snow wolves, while also occasionally glancing at the Celestial Descendants shivering in the wind and snow behind him.

He would walk two steps forward for a while, then two steps backward for a while.

Anyone could see how deep his hesitation was.

"What choice will you make..."

Zhao Wuqi in the shadows felt he was very patient, observing Zhou Sheng's actions without rushing or urging.

Half a minute later,

"It seems this choice is indeed difficult for him. It's alright, I have patience."

One minute later,

"Still haven't made a decision? Being so indecisive is not a virtue." Zhao Wuqi started to feel a little displeased.

Two minutes later,

"Still haven't thought it through? What on earth is he doing!" Zhao Wuqi's dissatisfaction intensified, and he began to complain.

Three minutes later,

"Too slow, too slow! If a real danger occurred, people on both sides might already be dead in this amount of time!" Zhao Wuqi was already impatient, his brows tightly furrowed.

Four minutes later,

"No! Is there something wrong with him? He's walked back and forth a few meters hundreds of times and still hasn't acted!!?" Zhao Wuqi was full of impatience, feeling seriously dissatisfied with Zhou Sheng's four minutes of dawdling without making a decision!

With this kind of temperament, how could he dare to entrust Wan Jian Snow Manor to him?

If he hesitated and dawdled again because of something,

Perhaps the Snow Manor would send him a distress signal in advance, only for it to be destroyed for two days before he finally returned.

[Breakdown Value +80!]

And at this moment,

The players, whose life conditions were very dangerous, had long since grown impatient with Zhou Sheng, who was still "strolling back and forth" not far away.

"Is this Zhou Sheng bugged and stuck there!? He's been walking back and forth for several minutes!"

"It's so cold, damn it, I'm never following him again!"

"What kind of idiot protagonist is this? I haven't gained any benefits by following him, and I've suffered a lot."

"I'm about to die, this Zhou Sheng is just completely ignoring us players..."

"Alas, he doesn't have an obligation to save us anyway... It seems we players have to take care of ourselves and can't blindly trust protagonist NPCs."

"Everyone! I'll die first as a sign of respect! See you in Saint Descent Hall if fate allows!"

[Breakdown Value +60!]

Accompanied by flashes of light, players died one after another.

Zhao Wuqi in the shadows had no choice but to withdraw the blizzard.

"Alright, there's no more wind and snow, he should go save his friends now."

He had expected Zhou Sheng to immediately go find his friends excitedly, just as he had predicted.

But the reality was,

The other party was still dawdling in place!

Zhao Wuqi couldn't stand it anymore. He transformed into a white-clothed old man, flashed a few meters away from him, and called out directly, "Young man!"

"I am the innate divine spirit of this snowy land. Seeing you hesitate here for a long time, I know there must be a knot in your heart."

"Perhaps you could tell this old man a thing or two; perhaps this old man can resolve the knot in your heart."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Sheng's eyes lit up.

He quickly said, "To be honest, my friends were just carried off by snow wolves and their whereabouts are unknown. I also have these Celestial Descendants by my side, and I'm afraid that if I leave, snow wolves will attack again. Therefore, I don't know whether I should go search for my friends or stay by the Celestial Descendants' side to protect them."

"That's simple. This old man will protect the Celestial Descendants for you. Go quickly and find your friends."

Zhao Wuqi thought this would surely work.

But the other party's next words poured a bucket of cold water on him from an unexpected angle.

"No, I don't trust you."

He shook his head seriously, his eyes even showing vigilance.