In the valley, the secret passage remained sealed for a long time. Meng Fuyao could tell that the mechanism of the secret passage was a two-way control, requiring both the people inside and outside to activate it at the same time.
The three humans and three beasts hid in the dark and watched as the Evergreen Divine Hall's army entered and exited. They deduced that every time the secret passage opened, it would only last for about a quarter of an hour. After this quarter of an hour, they would have to wait another two hours before they could enter.
The secret passage was extremely narrow, designed in a crease between the mountain walls. If it was blocked, it would take half a day to clear. Meng Fuyao was a little curious as to why the secret passage was like that. Wasn't it too inconvenient to enter and exit?
She now knew that even if she passed the four boundaries, it would be impossible for her to follow the rules and ask for help. She might as well barge her way through.
When the sky turned dark, she saw a group of guards dressed in yellow armor approaching. Somehow, she knew that the color belonged to the Gandharva Tribe.
Zhangsun Wuji had never told her about it, so she had no idea how she knew.
There weren't many people in the rear guard troop. As they walked, they said, "It's been a very eventful time recently. People keep coming and going. That Di Feitian, we finally managed to trap him at the Eighth Peak, but we don't know what went wrong, but he managed to escape. Not only did he barge into the valley, he even destroyed our secret passage. The Mahoraga Tribe is rushing to rebuild the secret passage, but it's really inconvenient!"
"It's already good enough that they managed to repair it. The Mahoraga Tribe is being careful and even made some changes," another person said. "Di Feitian almost destroyed the mountain. If they don't repair the passage now, who knows how many more people will come in the next time."
"That's already enough," another person said. "I don't know why, but I heard that the Temple Master and King Garuda's old friends have been coming to visit. One leaves, another comes. The Temple Master and King Garuda are so busy that they don't even have time to deal with them. There's no reason to chase them away. After all, they're still people of status. Oh, I heard that there are even people in the Cloudy Palace who keep insisting on eating our Evergreen Qilin Red Holy Fruit."
"I heard that the Temple Master is about to ascend, but I thought he would have done so long ago. I didn't expect him to delay it until now. Perhaps he still has some nostalgia for the mortal world? I wonder who the next Temple Master will be? "
"Is there even a need to ask? Of course it's Luo Wang." One person said enviously, "The Celestial bloodline can finally hold its head high. If I had known earlier, I would have joined the Celestials as well. Our king was killed by Her Highness the Sacred Master, and now we're a group of people who are not even close to our grandmother or uncle. We have to patrol, guard, and do all sorts of other things. We have to suffer the most!"
"Speaking of which, it's really a pity …" One of them said regretfully, "Her Highness the Holy Master has lost his throne and ruined himself because of that demon. Even his country is in a precarious situation. If he wanted to betray his country, he shouldn't have come back. After all, he has a rich country, and the Temple Master wouldn't do anything to him, but he just had to come back and fight against the Temple Master. The Temple Master is talented and bold, and with a little trick, he can destroy the country with a borrowed knife …"
"Silence!" A man who seemed to be the leader of the group suddenly shouted in a low voice, "It's fine if we talk about other things, but how dare you speak nonsense when it concerns the Hall Master's great plan!"
Everyone shut up. The man who seemed to be the leader knocked on the mountain wall twice, then took out a flat key from his waist, turned it around, and waited to enter the door.
Darkness enveloped the snowy valley, and the surroundings were silent. However, a certain snowy slope moved slightly.
The snow rustled and fell, brushing off her clothes. Under the snow, a woman with a cold gaze bit her lip tightly.
Zhan Beiye silently patted her, who was trembling slightly. He was a little afraid that if she heard this, she would once again lose control of her emotions like she did in the Realm of Heaven. However, she only trembled a little, then quickly calmed down.
With a shake of her body, she floated out like a wisp of smoke, like a snowflake, and landed soundlessly on top of the group.
Zhan Beiye followed her, but Yao Xun landed in another direction, facing the man who seemed to be the leader from afar.
The moonlight shone on the silent valley. Other than the sound of breathing, there was only the rustling of falling snow, and the long and twisted shadows on the ground.
After a while, the secret door slowly opened, and someone stuck his head out. When the leader saw him, he exclaimed, "Lord Mahoraga, you actually came to guard the door yourself."
"What can I do?" The person inside mumbled. "Some people can slack off, but I have to stay here in the dead of winter …" He waved his hand and said, "Go in."
The leader stepped aside, allowing his men to enter first, and then he himself squeezed in.
The moment he took a step to the side, a hand slid down from the cliff above. The fingers nimbly swiped across his waist, and the key silently fell into his palm.
The leader did not even move his belt, as if he had not sensed anything at all.
The door to the secret path slowly closed again. The three people outside the secret path waited calmly.
It was not impossible to sneak in just now, but it was hard to say who else was inside. If too many people fled in all directions and alerted the Temple, it would be troublesome. Thus, Meng Fuyao decided that the next group would enter after a quarter of an hour.
After about a quarter of an hour, Empty-Handed Yao Xun calculated that the group had already left the secret passage. He waved the flat key in his hand at Meng Fuyao and mouthed, "God Hand Sect Master is invincible under the heavens."
Meng Fuyao looked at his spirited smile, smiled helplessly, and took it.
She found the entrance to the key in her memory and opened the door in the same way. After two light knocks, the door creaked open.
A green-faced man with a curly beard poked his head out and asked, "Which division are you guys from … Ah!"
In an instant, a strong gust of wind surged in from the darkness, and a murderous aura pressed down on him. He was an expert, however. Caught off guard, he leaped backward and somersaulted several feet away. Without saying a word, he turned around and fled.
Behind him, however, a person had appeared out of nowhere. That person stood there coldly and raised his hand to grab the man's throat.
A low gurgling sound came from the man's throat. His voice was broken. His widened eyes reflected the cold moonlight and the slender figure in the moonlight.
Then, he fell to the ground, just inches away from the bronze bell that could be used to call for help.
Meng Fuyao did not look behind her. She wiped her hands and said, "A secret passage guard was actually able to avoid your killer. Fortunately, there's only one of him."
"Let's go." Zhan Beiye changed into the man's clothes and looked ahead. They were in the belly of the mountain, and there was a slanted path that led up to a cliff. It was connected to the opposite cliff by a silver-white chain bridge. The higher they went, the higher they went. At the highest point, they flew halfway up the mountain, like a bridge of falling clouds.
On the opposite cliff, they could vaguely see the Lonely Ice City.
"Yao Xun, don't go in, or you'll die in vain." Meng Fuyao threw the man's corpse into the abyss. "Destroy the secret passage mechanism and leave quickly. The Evergreen Temple is tense now, and there are fewer guards outside. It's safest to go out."
"Alright," Yao Xun agreed. "I'll leave Nine-Tailed to you …"
"Ah, no," Yao Xun rejected immediately. "I'm afraid of the stench!"
Helpless, Meng Fuyao looked around to make sure that there was no one around. Not only was there, but there was also no one within a three-mile radius. It was definitely safe for Yao Xun to go out now. She repeatedly reminded him to leave quickly and left the contact information of the people at the foot of the mountain. Only then did she follow Zhan Beiye up the secret passage.
The cloud bridge fluttered in the wind and snow. It was very slippery, and the material was very thin. From the looks of it, it could only carry a limited number of people at a time. It was no wonder that there was a time interval of two hours, because only one person could cross each time. It was indeed inconvenient, but it made it easy to defend and difficult to attack. If the enemy could fight their way here, they could only cross one by one. As for the Evergreen Temple, they only needed to send two experts to guard the bridge. There was no need to destroy it, and they could just cut down anyone they saw.
Meng Fuyao and Zhan Beiye did not want to alarm the guards on the opposite side. It was impossible to walk on the cloud bridge openly, so they could only cross it from the back. However, the bridge itself was slippery enough, and there was no place to touch it. Meng Fuyao stuffed Nine-Tailed into her arms, while Zhan Beiye tied Vajra with his belt and patted him. "Move around if you want to die."
Vajra mumbled, "Idiot, you're the one who wants to die."
Meng Fuyao looked at the back of the bridge. There was an obvious handhold, but it was definitely not a good thing to see something convenient at this time. She stretched out her finger and gently pulled on the handhold. With a splash, a certain area suddenly broke, and some kind of white liquid spilled out, dripping into the abyss. Green smoke rose from the liquid as it fell, and it was obvious that it was not ordinary water.
In other words, if someone tried to sneak across the bridge and subconsciously grabbed onto the handhold, they would definitely be drenched in poisonous water. There was no way to avoid it in mid-air, and the only outcome would be death.
The design of the cloud bridge was very sinister and thorough. It had a killer move both in the open and in the dark. One could imagine that countless lives would be lost. Meng Fuyao laughed coldly. "The Temple … Even the Devil's Palace is more open and aboveboard than this!"
Since they could not touch anything that they should touch, the two of them chose to climb the chain and slide down the cloud bridge without a sound. Both of them worked on their palms and instantly melted the accumulated ice on the back of the bridge. Even so, the chain was as slippery as if it had been smeared with oil, making it impossible to hold onto.
The two of them carefully took turns to slide over, their movements extremely slow. Halfway through, Meng Fuyao saw a chain among the chains on the back of the bridge. It looked like it was easier to hold onto, so she reached out to touch it. Seeing that it was not dangerous, she said, "Let's hold onto this, we can walk faster …"
Before she could finish her sentence, the chain suddenly shook and shot out countless round black beads.
Meng Fuyao could tell that they were Thunderbolt Bombs. In such a dangerous place, if they were to collide with one of them, even if they managed to escape the fate of being smashed into pieces, the bridge would still explode. Even if the bridge did not break, the sound would be enough to wake the entire Evergreen Temple up!
What a vicious design!
Meng Fuyao released one of her hands and spread her fingers in the air, revealing a jade-white vortex with a pale red edge. The vortex flickered silently and gently caught the Thunderbolt Bombs.
She snatched the Thunderbolt Bombs from Zhan Beiye's side, but one of them suddenly went around him and rushed toward her from a strange angle.
Meng Fuyao was just about to carefully handle the Thunderbolt Bombs when the thing was already in front of her. If she were to throw the Thunderbolt Bombs away, they would still explode. In that moment of hesitation, the Thunderbolt Bomb was already in front of her.
Meng Fuyao steeled her heart and was about to release her other hand to catch the Thunderbolt Bomb when a gust of cold wind blew past her face. A hand quickly and steadily reached out to catch the Thunderbolt Bomb.
Just as she heaved a sigh of relief, her expression suddenly changed.
King Kong suddenly fell.
When Zhan Beiye saw that Fuyao was in danger, he leaned forward in a moment of desperation. His shoulder tilted, and the belt that bound King Kong was cut off by the sharp ice shards at the edge of the cloud bridge. The frozen King Kong lost his balance and fell straight down.
Meng Fuyao immediately went to catch it.
She had promised Di Feitian that she would protect King Kong no matter what!
In an instant, she flipped herself up and released both her hands from the chain. She hooked one of her feet on the chain to catch King Kong, but her fingers slipped just as they were about to touch the King Kong, missing the unusually slippery feathers that were covered in ice.
Panicking, Meng Fuyao's feet slipped and she rushed forward a little more, barely catching King Kong's claws.
She relaxed, but suddenly, she felt her feet tremble. The chain trembled, and she was suspended in the air!
She was falling! Beneath her was a steep cliff!
She threw King Kong up with all her might and tried to float up by inhaling. However, the air in the Evergreen Immortal Mountain seemed strange, making one's body feel especially heavy.
Just as she was about to fall, she felt something tighten around her ankle. A warm hand grabbed her.
Floating in mid-air, Meng Fuyao looked up to see Zhan Beiye hanging upside down, one hand holding onto King Kong, the other her. It must have been tough for him to be able to execute both actions so smoothly and accurately on the slippery back of the cloud bridge.
Zhan Beiye himself was drenched in cold sweat. Usually, he wouldn't be able to achieve such precision, but being with Meng Fuyao always forced out one's greatest potential.
The two of them hung on the precipice below the cloud bridge, like fallen leaves floating in the snow. Their gazes met, and in the midst of their shock, they immediately smiled comfortingly at each other.
Zhan Beiye shook his hand, and Meng Fuyao floated back down. She estimated the time and said, "We've wasted too much time on this bridge. 15 minutes are almost up, and there's no guarantee that someone will come in when the door opens again. Let's hurry up and leave."
The two of them and their beasts continued climbing. At the other end of the cloud bridge, Yao Xun, who was about to leave, discovered something new.
He watched them leave, and just as he was about to step out of the secret passage, his eyes inadvertently swept past a dark spot. He stopped in his tracks when he saw a faint flicker of light in the crevice of the mountain wall.
Curious, he went over to take a look, but it was a small bell-shaped protrusion.
He frowned, his mind vaguely recalling the position where the bearded man had pounced at. "Could this be some kind of mechanism?" he muttered.
After some thought, Yao Xun decided to go up and study how to dismantle it. He felt that since his master had entered, he should destroy everything in the temple. Otherwise, it would bring trouble to his master.
Fortunately, he was a genius thief, and his hands were extremely nimble. After using his dagger to pry for half a day, he finally dismantled the object. It was indeed a bell. Placed in this position, it could make use of the echoes of the valley wall to transmit the sound far away.
After crushing the bell, Yao Xun let out a long sigh of relief. He felt that he had done a great deed. He laughed and whistled. Looking up at the sky, he exclaimed, "Oh no!"
A quarter of an hour was about to pass. If he did not hurry out and close the door, he would be locked inside.
He hurriedly lowered his head and walked out. Suddenly, he saw a long black shadow on the snowy ground in front of him. It was approaching him.
Yao Xun's mind buzzed. 'Why is someone coming now? Didn't the Temple's troops just enter? '
If he went out now, he would definitely bump into that person. His first instinct was to go up and chase after Meng Fuyao. However, just as he lifted his foot, he turned his head and saw a hole in the secret passage. From the angle of the hole, he could see Meng Fuyao and Zhan Beiye still on the long cloud bridge. Just as Yao Xun was wondering why they were moving so slowly, he saw a strong gust of wind blowing through the slippery ice and snow. Meng Fuyao had almost fallen off the cliff in order to save it.
Yao Xun's heart thumped wildly, and he almost cried out in alarm. He tried his best to suppress his voice and took a step back.
They had not even reached the end of the cloud bridge. Every step was dangerous. If he followed them now, the person would just have to cut off the cloud bridge and his master would fall into the abyss …
Yao Xun shuddered and made a decision in a split second.
He stood in the dark, motionless.
The black shadow walked in leisurely and smiled. "After staying in the temple for so long, a stroll in the snow is still the most comfortable. Old Cheng, you're just an unlucky person who only knows how to sleep."
Yao Xun made a muffled sound in the shadows, but the man didn't seem to mind. He walked over and sat down on a chair, saying, "What a joke. You actually made us palace envoys guard the door, and two of us at that. What kind of enemy could kill us both in an instant? Actually, it's enough for you, Old Cheng. You don't need a brother. "
Yao Xun mumbled again. The person was surprised. "Did you take medicine to make you mute? Why aren't you talking? "
Yao Xun coughed twice to show that it was inconvenient to speak. The person did not mind and lay down comfortably on the chair, looking like he wanted to sleep.
Yao Xun heaved a sigh of relief. Although he did not know how he was going to get out, he felt that the danger was over. Go to sleep. By the time you're asleep, I'll kill you with my saber.
But the person suddenly made a sound and looked at the ground.
Yao Xun turned his head and saw the broken bell on the ground. His heart thumped and he regretted — why didn't he clean it up!
The door was not closed. He reacted quickly and saw the broken bell fly backward.
But it was too late.
The person who was sleeping lazily on the chair jumped up like a leopard in an instant. He appeared in front of Yao Xun and grabbed Yao Xun's clothes.
His fingers were so strong that Yao Xun felt suffocated. He knew that his kung fu was no match for this person. He immediately raised his hands to surrender. "Ah, don't kill me, don't kill me!"
"Who are you?" The person stared at him coldly. His eyes were as fierce as a leopard's.
"I'm from the Asura Division." Yao Xun made up a story. "I stayed behind to support the Palace Army."
"Nonsense! How come I don't know you from the Asura Division? " The person flicked his finger and Yao Xun felt a pain in his chest. He could vaguely hear the sound of bones breaking. He immediately knew that one of his ribs was broken.
After which, that person lowered his head to look at the broken bell. He immediately dragged Yao Xun to the hole where he could see the cloud bridge. With one look, his expression immediately changed.
"Lord … don't kill me." Yao Xun groaned and pointed at the cloud bridge. "My master wanted to break in and threw me down … don't kill me. I'll trick them back for you …"
"Do I need you to trick them?" The person sneered. "I cut the cloud bridge with my saber. How could they not die? Below the cloud bridge is not an ordinary precipice. No one can survive if they go down! "
"But they didn't die in your hands, Lord." Yao Xun said. "Although you killed them on the cloud bridge, Lord, you didn't guard it well and allowed them to enter the cloud bridge. That's a crime. At most, you'll be able to balance out your crime. If I trick them back for you to kill, you'll be innocent."
The person's eyes flashed. Yao Xun's words had struck a weak spot. He was an emissary of the Asura Division. Originally, he and Emissary Mahoraga had taken turns guarding the secret passage. The king had repeatedly warned him that anyone who snuck in would be sentenced to death. Now that Emissary Mahoraga had clearly been killed and the other party had snuck onto the cloud bridge, he couldn't avoid a heavy punishment. But if he could trick them back and kill them, it would be a different matter. He could even escape the crime of killing Emissary Mahoraga.
In truth, other than the bell, he had other methods to summon the people in the hall. But now that Yao Xun had reminded him, he was afraid of being punished and didn't want to use them. He sneered. "You're a smart kid. Go! Bring them back, and I'll spare your life! "He grabbed Yao Xun and walked up the secret passage.
He wasn't afraid of Yao Xun's tricks. This kid was as slippery as a fish, and his twinkling eyes told him that he wasn't a good person. Besides, their martial arts were far inferior. What tricks could he possibly play?
Climbing to the top of the cave, the Asura emissary saw that the two people were approaching the top of the cloud bridge. He gave Yao Xun a heavy punch. "Hurry!"
This punch broke another bone in Yao Xun's leg. Enduring the pain, Yao Xun grinned. "Lord, don't hit me. If you hurt me, who's going to call for help?"
"Hurry!" The Asura emissary saw that the two black dots were flying at high speed and were about to reach the top of the cloud bridge. He was anxious and wanted to cut off the cloud bridge, but he was afraid that once the bridge was cut off, he would be convicted. Holding on to the hope that Yao Xun could trick them back, he kept urging them.
"I'll call … I'll call …" Yao Xun was still laughing. Looking at the two dots on the cloud bridge, he opened his mouth and shouted a few words.
The Asura emissary listened attentively.
The empty mountain was silent, and the wind was blowing. Where was the sound?
Alarmed, he immediately swung his saber to cut the cloud bridge. A shadow flashed in front of him. The wretched man suddenly pounced on him like a goshawk!
He came like a flash of lightning. In a split second, he was so fast that even the iris couldn't catch the afterimage. It was the fastest Lightness Skill he had ever used in his life!
The Asura emissary had just swung his saber when Yao Xun hugged him along with the saber!
"Chi."
There was a faint sound of his chest being cut open. Yao Xun's pale face suddenly flushed red, and then turned pale again. He grinned, but his smile was a bit twitchy.
The Asura emissary was furious. He swung his saber hard and threw Yao Xun away from his saber. Blood rained in the air and splashed on the snow like peach blossoms.
Seeing the man covered in blood fall into the abyss, the Asura emissary had a hideous smile on his face. In the blink of an eye, he vaguely saw that the two people on the cloud bridge had reached the other side. One of them was not far from touching the cliff. That was the closest and also the highest point of the cliff. No one had ever survived a fall from there.
Although he was tricked by this guy to buy time, he could still make it!
The Asura emissary grinned and swung his saber, creating a brilliant arc in the snow.
"Cha."
It was not the crisp sound of a steel knife striking the iron chain, but the dull sound of a sharp weapon cutting into flesh. The Asura envoy was startled. Only then did he see that a mass of flesh and blood had suddenly flipped over and was tightly hugging the iron pole that bound the chain. The knife hit his back and almost cut him in two, but he did not move at all, as if he did not feel the pain.
It was Yao Xun.
That guy didn't die and didn't fall!
Shocked and anxious, the Asura emissary stretched out his leg to kick. Yao Xun opened his bloody mouth and bit at his boot. He hurriedly retracted his leg and waved his saber again and again!
The two people were almost there!
One of them had already reached the cliff and was holding the other's hand! Their posture was slanted. Once the cloud bridge broke, the two people would still fall!
He had to break this chain!
Blood splattered and the ground was covered with minced meat. The sound of bones breaking could be heard. Under the storm of knives, Yao Xun was instantly turned into a pile of minced meat. However, he did not protect or block, allowing his life to be cruelly dismembered. He just hugged the iron pole tightly and protected the chain under his body. He just stared at the other side of the river and used the last bit of consciousness that should have dissipated long ago to calculate the remaining distance between his master and him.
"Soon … soon …"
"Wait a while and die … wait a while and die …"
The Asura Emissary slashed with all his might. He had never thought that a person could persevere to this extent. He had never thought that a person who should have died long ago would still be able to hold the chains with such great strength. The strength that erupted from the person who was on the verge of death was so terrifying that even though he had already chopped him into minced meat, his saber still could not take his body away!
That was the persistence of a boulder, a strength that surpassed the limits of physical and mental strength!
In an instant, hundreds of sabers slashed down like snow. Endless blood splashed out, but it still couldn't make the person let go. The Asura emissary was already beginning to despair.
He trembled and stopped. The dripping blood stung his eyes. In the wind and snow, he looked at the other side. The two people's hands were already holding each other's hands.
It was too late …
The moment they held hands, Yao Xun, who had been staring in that direction, let out a long breath.
Alright …
The last mission of his life was completed …
The moment he let out a breath, an earth-shattering pain engulfed him. Darkness struck, and heaven and earth sank.
Yao Xun's hand loosened.
In the depths of the snow, the soul of the Asura with a satisfied smile floated.
'Master …'
'I said before, I will never betray you again.'
= = =
In the depths of the snow, Meng Fuyao suddenly turned around and stared blankly at the other side of the cloud bridge that was covered by the wind and snow.
"What's wrong?" Zhan Beiye asked softly.
"When I was almost there, I thought I heard Yao Xun shouting for me."
"Shouting for what?" Zhan Beiye was surprised. "Although the wind is strong, I should be able to hear him if he shouted."
"He shouted, 'Take care, Master.'" Meng Fuyao looked deeply into the depths of the cloud and frowned. "I have an indescribable feeling …"
"You're probably worried about him," Zhan Beiye said. Zhan Beiye said, "Don't worry, we've already seen it. There's really no one in the secret passage. When he went out, with his agility and lightness skill, he could hide anywhere and be fine. It's better than following us. Look at this cloud bridge, the back of the bridge is much more slippery than the surface. It's really dangerous."
Meng Fuyao agreed. With Yao Xun's quick-wittedness, he would definitely be fine. She shook her head, dispelling the uneasiness in her heart. "As long as he can protect himself, even if you and your guards can't help, you can still pick him up when you get down the mountain."
Zhan Beiye immediately asked, "Me? What about you? "
Meng Fuyao remained silent and looked up at the sky. 'Me? Can I still go back? '
Suddenly, Lord Ingot crawled out of her bosom. He looked sadly in the direction of the ice peak behind the temple, then at the Evergreen Temple. He gestured to Meng Fuyao, indicating that he wanted to go back.
At this point, his whereabouts could already be sensed by the temple master. If he continued to follow Fuyao, he would only be harming her.
Meng Fuyao nodded and looked at his skinnier body gliding across the snow. She sighed in her heart.
She hid behind an ice boulder and looked up at the building in front of her. It was a lonely city built in the middle of a high cliff. The walls were wider than ordinary city walls, and they were entirely white. From afar, they looked like they were built from ice and snow. Due to the angle, she could not see the building behind the wall, but judging from the width of the wall, the Evergreen Temple could be considered a small city.
'This is the Evergreen Temple? 'This is where the number one fraud in the Five Continents is?'
Strangely, there was no one around. Meng Fuyao's eyes wandered around, trying to find the defensive point of the seemingly empty city wall. Suddenly, her eyes lit up.
She saw that in the distance, behind the solitary city of the Evergreen Divine Hall, there was an ice mountain in sight. That ice mountain was at least three thousand zhang tall, and the higher it went, the sharper it became. It was like an indomitable awl that stood erect in the midst of the snowy mountain range.
She had seen this ice peak before!
The Realm of Heaven Domain, the snow-covered ground, the ice cave that passed through the Roar of Gods!
Meng Fuyao, who was originally hiding under the cliff, suddenly floated out. She floated so quickly that before Zhan Beiye could ask anything, she had already flown dozens of feet in that direction.
Without hesitation, Zhan Beiye followed her. In mid-air, he turned around to look at the tightly shut gates of the Evergreen Temple. He could vaguely hear some noise inside, and there seemed to be rainbow-colored light shining behind the tall white walls. Because of the height of the walls, he could not see what was happening inside. However, it seemed that there was a huge commotion, and even the guards at the gates had withdrawn.
Behind them, on the other side of the river, the annoyed Asura envoy stared blankly as they disappeared. He spat and cursed, "Bad luck!" With a kick, he kicked the lump of flesh that was still clinging to the chain into the abyss.
Then, he hesitated for a moment between sending a letter to the temple and keeping his mouth shut. Suddenly, his eyes flashed with malice, and he muttered, "Push it to that old Mahoraga … I'm out on patrol, I don't know!"
Then, he wiped the blood off the chain with his foot and turned around as if nothing had happened.
Meng Fuyao did not know that at the end of the snowstorm, on the other side of the chain, her earliest subordinate, the man who had betrayed her twice and swore never to betray her, had used the most tragic death to fulfill the last and most important promise of his life. Because of his two betrayals, she had been magnanimous, tolerant, and loyal to him. Now, on the cloud bridge, he had finally used his blood to wash away the cowardice and selfishness of his life.
That kind of cowardice and selfishness were common in the world. In the past, Yao Xun did not think that it was a serious mistake. However, with Fuyao by his side, her unswerving determination and valiance shone out all the filth of cowardice and cowardice. Day by day, he felt more deeply that she was broad-minded and he was so narrow that he was ashamed to be by her side.
Until today, that radiance shone on him, illuminating the path of the cloud bridge in the snowstorm.
Because of her, the once despicable thief who was despised by the people of the world, his life was enriched and fulfilled. Her kindness to him was not in terms of money or status, but in terms of equality and trust. Because of this equality and trust, he chose not to turn back, and left his life forever on the final road before the Evergreen Divine Hall.
She could vaguely hear that final, soundless cry.
And so, he died with a smile.
Like a wisp of smoke, Meng Fuyao left with her back to the cloud bridge. She did not know about the tragic and tragic death, nor did she know that the Asura emissary had chosen to conceal the matter, allowing her to rush to the Heaven's Reaching Peak even more smoothly.
She ran towards the icy peak, cutting through the transparent and cold wind like a sharp knife. Her black robe was cut by the jagged mountain rocks, and the scattered pieces fell slowly, like black butterflies singing the sorrow of falling snow.
That path was so familiar, so familiar that she ran a thousand miles without hesitation.
When she was halfway up the mountain, she stopped and looked at a few holes under the ice. There were traces of people staying there, and there was more than one.
The position was very dangerous, as it blocked the path up and down the mountain. It was obvious that these people were guarding it.
Guarding what? Guarding who? Why did they retreat?
Meng Fuyao's heart thumped … Why did they retreat?
Was it to be released, or …
The latter thought sent a chill down her spine. She did not dare to think about it anymore. She only paused for a moment before rushing forward again.
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The new hole had been dug. The reason why she dug it first was to urge herself, who had suddenly become lazy. If my dear friends still want to read Longan's books and believe in her literary works, why don't you collect them so that I know of your support and have the courage to continue?
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