It was a pity that the food and thick clothes were all in the camp, and the small box behind him was something he never left his side. It only contained some medicine and a set of spare clothes.
Fortunately, he had put a set of spare clothes in it, otherwise, he would not be able to change them now.
After changing his clothes, Ning Beichen ignored the situation in the cave and sat down cross-legged, circulating his internal energy to dry the moisture from his body, especially his hair and eyebrows.
He needed to calm down now and maintain a good state, rather than panic and search for an exit everywhere.
After resting for a while, Ning Beichen calculated in his mind that the place he was in was probably no longer on the snowy mountain, but lower down the mountain, making it harder to get out.
However, since he was here, he would make the best of it. Ning Beichen did not let himself become anxious. In his past life, he had encountered many difficult situations. As long as he was not dead, there would always be a way to escape.
Just as Ning Beichen was pondering a solution, there was suddenly a splashing sound from the ice lake, followed by a silver fish leaping out of the ice lake like lightning.
Ning Beichen was quick to react. With a grab from a distance, he caught the silver fish.
But he did not expect the fish to be so strong. It wriggled free from his palm and even left a gash on Ning Beichen's finger.
Fortunately, Ning Beichen had cultivated the Prajna Golden Body. If he were an ordinary person, he might have lost his finger.
The silver fish, having escaped Ning Beichen's grasp, actually flew up. It had two wrinkled wings on its body, allowing it to glide in the air.
However, no matter how fast it was, it was no match for Ning Beichen. Before it could escape back into the ice lake, Ning Beichen slapped it down from the air.
The silver fish was knocked unconscious by Ning Beichen's slap and fell to the ground.
Ning Beichen picked it up, quickly gutted and cleaned it, then sliced it and ate it raw.
Indeed, this silver fish tasted incredibly delicious, without any fishy smell. The flesh melted in his mouth, requiring no cooking.
A three-finger-wide fish was eaten by Ning Beichen in a few bites, and he still looked unsatisfied.
Delicious!
This fish was too delicious!
After eating, Ning Beichen was not only not satisfied, but it also stimulated his strong craving for food.
"Fish, I want to eat fish..."
Ning Beichen licked his lips, looking at the ice lake with a glint in his eyes.
Soon, Ning Beichen took off his clothes and plunged into the water. The icy cold water instantly soaked his body, making him shiver uncontrollably.
However, at this moment, a surge of warmth suddenly erupted from his abdomen and circulated through his meridians, instantly warming his body. The bone-chilling cold disappeared, replaced by a comfortable feeling, as if he were a fish in water.
"Could it be... because I ate that fish?"
Ning Beichen was incredibly surprised while in the water.
He knew he had done nothing, and this warmth appeared automatically, not guided by him.
Then, thinking back to the fish he had eaten earlier, Ning Beichen easily deduced that it must have been because he ate that strange silver fish.
With the support of this warmth, Ning Beichen no longer felt the cold in the ice lake. Instead, it gave him a comfortable feeling.
And soon, Ning Beichen discovered a second silver fish, which made his mouth water. He quickly swam over and caught it.
Not long after, Ning Beichen emerged from the ice lake, tossing four or five silver fish onto the shore. He then climbed out himself.
Soon, a delicious raw fish feast was ready, and Ning Beichen ate to his heart's content, almost swallowing his tongue.
However, after he had eaten his fill, Ning Beichen finally had time to reflect on the events of the day.
The huge and mysterious strange monster, the winged and flying silver fish, the strange and dangerous underground ice lake – everything that had happened left Ning Beichen stunned, making him feel as if he were in another world.
Ning Beichen pondered for a while but found no answer. He felt he still had to find a way out, because James was waiting for him outside, and without him, James would not be able to leave the snowy mountain safely.
The first thing Ning Beichen did was to check the passage he had fallen through. The opening of the passage was very high, but with Ning Beichen's strength, he could still climb up.
However, Ning Beichen went up to check and was dejected to find that even if he could reach the opening of the passage, he could not go back through it.
Because the passage was too slippery, the environment inside was very complex, and the space was extremely narrow. Even with his Qinggong, he could not maneuver within it.
So, Ning Beichen abandoned this idea and returned to his original spot.
Then, Ning Beichen explored the ice lake everywhere, only to despairingly discover that the space of the ice lake was a dead end with no way out. There was simply no path leading out.
"Am I going to be trapped and die here?"
After searching for any exit and finding none, Ning Beichen muttered with some unwillingness.
Then he sat down and stared blankly at the ice lake.
Food and drink were not a problem here. He had lake water when thirsty and silver fish when hungry. The food source was not an issue. However, Ning Beichen's desire was not to survive here, but to get out.
"There are no paths around here, and I can't get out from where I came. What should I do?"
Ning Beichen became somewhat irritable. Looking at the ice lake, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him. If there was no way out from the surroundings, perhaps there was a way out from within the ice lake itself?
If there were no passages, how did the fish in the ice lake come about, and how did they survive?
Thinking of this, Ning Beichen's eyes lit up. He immediately stood up. No matter what, he had to try. It was better than sitting here and waiting for death.
Ning Beichen secured his belongings, then plunged into the water and swam directly towards the depths of the ice lake.
Since he had eaten the silver fish, the temperature of the ice lake could no longer affect Ning Beichen. In fact, he felt as comfortable as a fish in water.
Remember, before eating these silver fish, he had been frozen half to death in the ice lake, his hair and eyebrows even frosting over. Now, he was perfectly fine, as if he were swimming in a lake with a comfortable water temperature.
Ning Beichen continued to swim downwards. After descending about dozens of meters, he reached the bottom of the lake.
The lakebed was clear and clean, without a single water plant. Occasionally, some silver fish swam by, but Ning Beichen, having eaten his fill, was no longer interested in them.