After a long while, no one respondedâ¦
âXueâer, Iâll kiss you!â Freak slowly lowered his headâ¦
Leng Ruoxue opened her eyes, used her hand to block Freakâs lips from coming closer, and ordered, âHurry up and sleep!â
âOh!â Freak pecked Leng Ruoxueâs palm lightly and then lay down obediently.?Hehe, I knew Xueâer was pretending to be asleep.
â¦
The next morning, when Leng Ruoxue and the others woke up, they found snow falling on the snow mountain.
The heavy snowfall lasted for three days, trapping them here.
But during these three days, Old Zaoâs relationship with the big white bear improved by leaps and bounds. The bear even agreed to acknowledge Old Zao as his master and leave with them.
âHehe, looks like Old Zao gained the most in the past few days,â Leng Qingtian commented as he looked at Old Zao having a heart-to-heart talk with the big white bear in the corner.
âItâs obvious that the bear is too naive and too gullible,â Old Man said eccentrically, his heart overflowing with sourness.
âWhat a strong smell of envy! You already have several divine beasts. Why are you still envious of him?â Lin Liang asked, very puzzled.
Old Man rolled his eyes at Lin Liang and said unpleasantly, âNone of your business!ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âDamn Old Man, did you eat gunpowder?!â Lin Liang said in doubt.?Whatâs wrong with him? Heâs really becoming more and more abnormal.
âGrandpa, the snow outside has stopped. Shall we go?â Leng Ruoxue asked as she walked in from the cave entrance with Freak.
âLetâs go. Weâve been stuck here for three days,â Leng Qingtian said anxiously, not knowing if there was a time limit for the task here.
Leng Ruoxue moved Feng Da and the others out of the bracelet, and the group left.
âLass, where are we going?â Old Zao asked curiously on the way.
âTo find that snake!â Leng Ruoxue said lightly. There were only two divine beasts on this snow mountain. Since the bear didnât know much, that snake should know more.
âNo way? Big White said that the snake has a bad temperâ¦â Old Zao muttered softly.
âGo back into the space if youâre afraid! What are you blabbering about!â Old Man said mockingly, his wrinkled face full of disdain.
âDamn it! Which eye of yours saw that I was afraid?â Old Zao immediately protested as though his tail had been stepped on.
âAre you done arguing?â Leng Ruoxue asked with a spurious smile, the expression on her face unreadable.
âWe werenât arguing!â the two old men said in unison with great tacit understanding.
Leng Ruoxue glanced at them lightly and then said to the transformed white bear, âBig White, take us to that snakeâs territory. I have something to ask it.â
âOkay.â The white bear, sitting on Old Zaoâs shoulder, nodded in response.
Two hours later.
âBig White, how much longer do we have to go?!â Old Zao exclaimed.?Damn the mystic realmâs rules! Why do we have to walk in order to receive the task! Boohoo⦠My two old legs are about to break from walking so much.
âMaster, weâre almost there,â the white bear consoled.
âDid you hear anything?â Leng Ruoxue asked cautiously.
âNo!â Feng Da and the others shook their heads. Was their young lady a little too nervous?
âGrandpa, didnât you hear it either?â Leng Ruoxue asked in puzzlement.
âXueâer, donât be nervous,â Leng Qingtian quickly comforted. With their strength, they didnât need to be afraid even if there was danger.
Unwilling to give up, Leng Ruoxue looked around for the source of the sound but found nothing abnormal.
Suddenly, she looked up unintentionally and saw thick snow falling from the mountain like a waterfallâ¦
âEveryone, be careful! Itâs an avalanche!â Leng Ruoxue hurriedly shouted.
âHeavens! What a huge avalanche!â Feng Da almost fainted from fright when he saw it. He quickly summoned Huo Ao and flew away with him.
The others also summoned their spirit beasts and left the center of the avalanche with them.
After the avalanche ended, everyone slowly descended.
âThank goodness the lass discovered it in time. Otherwise, my life wouldâve been lost here,â Old Zao said with lingering fear.
âIs everyone okay?â Leng Ruoxue asked with concern. Although they were all spiritualists, they were helpless against this natural phenomenon.
âWeâre okay. Letâs continue on our way!â Leng Qingtian said.
âOkay.â Leng Ruoxue nodded, and the group continued forward.
âMaster!â Suddenly, Thunder Nightâs exclamation came from behind.
âGrandpa!â Leng Ruoxue quickly turned her head, only to see the patch of snow where Leng Qingtian was standing collapsed. She watched as her grandfather fell down.
Seeing his master fall, Thunder Night also flew downâ¦
âGrandpa!â Leng Ruoxue ran to the edge of the broken snow cliff and was about to go down to save her grandfather when Leng Ruohan stopped her.
âXueâer, donât worry. Grandpa will be fine. Thunder Night has already gone down. Moreover, Ink Thunder is with him,â Leng Ruohan comforted. He didnât want his grandfather not to see Xueâer when he came up. Wouldnât his grandfather be even more worried then?
âOkay, then letâs wait for a while!â Leng Ruoxue calmed herself down.?Alas! Iâm indeed too worried.
Half an hour later, Thunder Night flew up.
âWhereâs Grandpa?â Leng Ruoxue quickly asked. There was nothing on Thunder Nightâs back. Was Ink Thunder the one carrying her grandfather?
âIâm sorry, Miss. I didnât find Master.â Thunder Night felt a little guilty. It was all his fault for not protecting his master.?Boohooâ¦
âThunder Night, donât cry. Grandpa will be fine.â Leng Ruoxue comforted him when she saw him crying in self-reproach.
âYes, that old man has always been very lucky. He might have a fortuitous encounter, so you donât have to worry,â Lin Liang said to console them, but he kept praying in his heart.?Old Leng, you better appear quickly! Donât let us worry.
âBig White, do you know whatâs below?â Leng Ruoxue looked down, but it was like a bottomless pit.