Heavy snow began to fall from the sky, but Xiang Wan did not slow down. Instead, taking advantage of the fact that she could still see the road clearly, she quickened her pace.

Feng Xiaoguang, following behind her, breathed out hot air as he tried his best to catch up.

This was after he had been following Xiang Wan for a month, serving her tea and water without fail, and he couldn't even remember how many things he had done. However, thinking of the timely help she had extended in his time of crisis, Feng Xiaoguang had no more complaints.

He remembered it was a pitch-black night when he followed Xiang Wan past a deserted graveyard, walking for ages but still going in circles. Xiang Wan told him they were trapped in a maze of ghosts and told him to find a way out. He knew Xiang Wan was giving him a chance to grow. Following him, although sometimes he might be treated like a laborer, the progress was also the greatest. With him around, he felt reassured, fearless, and able to calmly find a way out of the predicament.

As he racked his brains for a solution, he realized Xiang Wan was gone. His heart was in turmoil; he tried to force himself to calm down, but couldn't. Struggling in the ghostly maze until he was utterly exhausted, he wildly swung his sword, stumbling out by chance, and saw that figure, silently watching him from a short distance away. Never before had he felt such joy, his fear instantly subsiding.

He ran towards him with joy, but when he was just a step away, a cold hand grabbed his neck.

The chilling coldness seemed to come from hell, leaving him no room to struggle.

At that moment, he seemed to see the panic and anxiety on his face, and then he quickly reached out and grabbed his arm.

Later, no matter how he asked, he only said that he was not strong enough and it was not time to know the truth.

He secretly vowed that one day he would become as strong as him, and then he could protect him.

As Xiang Wan's figure was about to disappear into the vast snow, Feng Xiaoguang stomped his foot, rapidly circulating his inner energy. With a "pop," the invisible barrier within his body was broken, and all his fatigue vanished instantly. He quickly caught up with her, staying within three feet of her.

Looking up at the sky, it was almost evening again. Xiang Wan quickened her pace and arrived at the entrance of a cave under a rocky outcrop. Without hesitation, she went inside.

Feng Xiaoguang looked around the cave entrance, then crouched down and followed him inside.

Having been by Xiang Wan's side for so long, he had a rough understanding of her temperament and knew when to ask questions and when not to.

Once inside the cave, you realize that compared to the freezing cold outside, it's as warm as spring inside.

Xiang Wan sat on a rock to the side, her gaze piercing through the darkness as if looking into the deepest part of the cave.

“Brother Jiang,” Feng Xiaoguang called out, and seeing that Xiang Wan ignored him, he added, “It’s freezing cold, why don’t we roast some wild rabbit first, fill our stomachs, and then make other plans?”

Xiang Wan nodded upon hearing this.

Feng Xiaoguang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Actually, he had wanted to call him that for a long time, but he was afraid that he wouldn't agree.

Feng Xiaoguang quickly piled the branches he had picked up on his back on the ground, lit the firewood with a tinderbox, and then skewered the pre-processed rabbit meat with a stick and slowly roasted it over the fire.

As the aroma of meat filled the cave entrance, an uninvited guest arrived.

Without saying a word, Xiang Wan quickly snatched the rabbit meat, cut off half, and sat down to eat it heartily.

Feng Xiaoguang was dumbfounded. He thought his Brother Jiang would be so aloof that he would have to go and invite him.

"Senior brother, is this the right place? Let's go in."

"Um."

Along with Feng Wuyan came a group of ghost appraisers, including Leng Qingxue, who came in with all sorts of figures, tall and short, fat and thin.

A group of people came in and saw Xiang Wan and Feng Xiaoguang, and their expressions varied.

"Jiang Xiangwan, what are you doing here?"

A ghost appraiser who had been a fellow disciple of the original owner stepped forward and looked at her with a surprised expression.

Jiang Xiangwan? So that's his name!

Feng Xiaoguang was secretly delighted; learning his name from others hadn't affected his mood at all.

"Yeah, just passing by."

Xiang Wan nodded to him and continued eating the roasted rabbit meat in her hand.

This person was Liu Peng, a former fellow disciple of the original owner, but they weren't close. After the original owner's master passed away, they split into two factions, and their relationship gradually became distant.

The original owner's physique was the most enviable in the entire sect. But now, ha!

"So your name is Jiang Xiangwan! Perfect timing, we're going to capture the Ghost King, you'll come with us."

Leng Qingxue's seemingly commanding tone immediately aroused Feng Xiaoguang's dissatisfaction.

"Who are you to dare to be disrespectful to my Brother Jiang? Don't you even know if you have the ability to back it up?"

"you……"

"Alright, Qingxue, if they don't want to go, there's no need to force them."

Feng Wuyan appeared to be helping Xiang Wan out of a predicament, but in reality, she was smearing her in front of everyone, saying that as a ghost appraiser, she was cowardly and unwilling to eliminate ghosts for the sake of the world.

"Who's in charge here?" Xiang Wan quickly finished the rabbit meat in her hand, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, turned and glanced at everyone, then fixed her gaze on Leng Qingxue, and said calmly, "Does she represent you ghost appraisers?"

Feng Wuyan's gaze sharpened, and she said, "Junior Sister is also thinking of everyone. More people mean more strength."

"Oh? But to me, she seems like she'll just hold us back." Xiang Wan smiled slightly, pointed at Feng Xiaoguang, and suggested, "My little brother here is quite strong. If she withdraws, I'll let Xiaoguang go. Survival of the fittest will increase our chances of winning. What do you think, brother?"

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