Inside the room, Ellie took out the ice sculpture of the little snow rabbit. She had reacted quickly and put it back into her magic bag, preventing the statue from breaking.

"Lise, I'm sorry, I was going to catch a live snow rabbit for you."

"It's okay, sister, I like this one too." Liz touched the ice sculpture with her small hand; it was icy cold.

"Xue'er, melt the ice on its body and see if there's any hope of saving it." Luo Fan seemed to have thought of something.

Soon, the ice and snow melted, leaving only a dead rabbit with no body temperature.

"Ellie, let Lis try to see if she can heal. I remember that the healing ability of the light attribute is the strongest of all attributes."

"Is it okay?" Ellie hesitated, after all, the rabbit was already dead.

"Give it a try. If you can't save it, roast it and eat it. This little rabbit is very tender."

"You bastard!" With no other choice, Ellie followed Luo Fan's suggestion.

Then, Liss waved her staff, and gentle light elements seeped into the rabbit's body. Before long, the little creature began to move, though it was quite weak.

"Really? He's alive?" Ellie was a little dazed. She grabbed the rabbit's body and could indeed feel a faint heartbeat. With her sister's treatment, the little rabbit slowly regained its vitality.

"Liss, you're so amazing!" she said, then handed the little bunny to her younger sister.

"Really? That's wonderful!" Liz hugged the little snow rabbit that was still struggling slightly, laughing happily.

"Just as I suspected. The snow rabbit is also of the ice attribute. The previous quick-freezing only put it into a temporary state of shock, not a complete death. It's a pity we won't be able to eat such tender rabbit meat anymore." Luo Fan continued to stay in Xiao Xue's arms, silently analyzing the situation.

Ellie glanced at it, inwardly shocked. "Is my pet too amazing? It even knows this?"

Even Daisy, who had just entered, was stunned to see the live snow rabbit. She had missed a good show because her father had asked her to fetch some dark elemental crystals.

“Ellie, this is what my father asked me to give you. You saved me this time and helped me a lot.” Daisy handed over a magic bag.

The Duke just called his daughter over, and together with the servant from before, he recounted in detail what had happened.

"I can't accept it. We escaped danger thanks to everyone's hard work; it wasn't just my achievement."

"I knew you'd refuse. Father said that ice serpent is very precious; this is your reward. Don't refuse, okay? Hehe~"

“Okay.” Ellie then took it and found that there were many dark element crystal cores inside, including a few low-level ones, as well as two low-level dark element crystals.

"These things will be very useful to you, so you should nurture Luo Fan well. When he becomes stronger, it will be safer for him to go to the dungeon in the future."

"I understand. You're so good to Luo Fan."

"He saved us, after all. He's our hero now, isn't he, Xiaoxue?"

A cute little girl nodded and smiled even more happily.

At night, Luo Fan continued to stay with Xiao Xue, and the sound of chewing could be heard from time to time in the darkness.

The next morning, Luo Fan, who had been meditating all night, finally became excited. He created a small clone of himself and rode the snow rabbit wildly through the courtyard.

Xiaoxue hugged the other part of his body and followed closely behind, having a lot of fun.

The chubby snowman in the yard was staring intently at that direction with its tiny, bright eyes.

He really wanted to play too. But his chubby body made it difficult for him to move around.

At that moment, in a nearby hut, a middle-aged man with a scar on his face was looking at a letter in his hand, his eyebrows almost furrowed in worry.

"Damn it, they demand we capture Ellie's pet within three days! There are so many guards in the castle, how are we supposed to do that?!"

"I heard that thing can also perform shadow leaps and create clones. Unless you catch Ellie, there's no way you can take it away."

"The Holy Maiden has gone mad, still pushing so hard."

"Isn't this because we believe in your abilities?" A man in black emerged from the shadows, grinning as he looked over.

"Believe my ass! You even sent me here, does that mean you believe in my abilities?"

"Okay, stop complaining. Tell me, what are your plans?"

“It’s difficult. I was afraid the spies left at the Duke’s mansion would be discovered, so I didn’t let them come. We’ve just taken control of one villager here, and haven’t infiltrated the castle yet. But those children will come out to play, so I’ve already sent people to keep an eye on them.”

"So, you don't know anything about the specifics of the target right now!"

"That's right! Given enough time, I..."

"Useless! Last time it was your doing too, wasn't it? Hesitating and indecisive, you wasted so many days. Her Highness the Holy Maiden has been urging us on."

"you!"

"Let me handle this. You, the person in charge of the North, are utterly useless! Just wait for my good news." With that, the man in black disappeared, leaving behind only the furious scarred man.

"Damn it! How could you underestimate us like that? Don't you know that the people sent from the capital are already investigating us in secret!"

"Damn it, I'm not playing along!"

After hesitating for a moment, Scarface quickly left the hut and disappeared into the vast white snow.

After resting in the castle for a day, the three girls ran out again and came to the lake at the foot of the mountain, with Xiaoxue carrying Luo Fan and following behind.

They had cleared a large area and were now practicing skating on their skates. With Daisy's help, Ellie moved carefully.

A thick layer of snow surrounded the clearing to prevent the snow hare from escaping.

Liz sat to one side, listening to her sister's cheerful chatter, a happy smile on her lips.

Not long after, the snow rabbit disappeared without a trace, and no one knew where it had hidden itself.

Luo Fan knew, but was too lazy to say. He was currently rolling around on the ice, occasionally scaring the little guy who was hiding, having a great time.

By the lake, several guards stood by, chatting and occasionally glancing at the people on the lake.

Just then, thick smoke suddenly billowed from several houses not far away, as if there was a fire!

The rising smoke quickly attracted the attention of the guards, and even Daisy and the others noticed the abnormality and hurriedly ordered the guards to go and put out the fire.

“It’s true that it’s easy for a fire to start in the dead of winter. But it feels a bit off that several places are on fire at the same time.” Luo Fan stopped and returned to Xiao Xue’s embrace.

Looking around, aside from some large trees, I didn't find any strange people or magical beasts. Perhaps I was just imagining things?

"Xue'er, have you noticed anything unusual around you?"

"No, I just sensed some active dark elements over there."

In the icy world, the Snow Woman's perception is far superior to his.

Luo Fan followed the finger's finger and saw that the area was covered in dirty, abandoned snow left after the roads had been cleared. Could it be some kind of shadow-based skill he was familiar with?

Several villagers quickly ran out of the burning house and began working with the guards to extinguish the fire. The sounds of various noises and shouts created a chaotic atmosphere.

Suddenly, a crisp click sound rang out.

Luo Fan saw that the ice under Ai Li's feet was breaking not far away, which frightened her so much that she ran to the side in a panic. However, her ice skates caused her to fall directly onto the ice.

Where they had just stood, a man in black, dressed in a tight-fitting suit, jumped out of the ice cave and rushed toward Ellie beside him.

"Damn, I was careless. I thought it was a shadow jump, but it turned out to be a waterway!" Luo Fan quickly jumped over.

In the blink of an eye, Ellie was knocked unconscious and captured. The man in black summoned a ghost wolf and sped away from the castle.

Many servants also noticed the unusual situation, sounded the alarm, and mounted their horses to give chase.

"Quickly, go report to the Duke! You and the others arrest everyone in the vicinity; they definitely have accomplices!"

However, the black-clad man's wolf form was clearly of a higher level, and the distance between them actually increased.

Luo Fan left behind a clone and disappeared into the shadow of the Ghost Wolf.