"clear."

"There's one more thing. On the sealing card, isn't your 3S mental power still sealed? It's been seven or eight years since you advanced to 2S. It should be stabilized by now."

"Let's wait a bit longer. We'll untie it once we return from the Ice Clan to the Imperial Capital." Lian Han smiled, seemingly unconcerned.

However, if Old Man Xing were still in her mind's eye, he would have discovered that she was lying.

...

The Ice Clan was far colder than Han Lianhan had imagined; at least they had to release Xingye, an ice-attribute beast, to protect them so they could enter this icy world without hindrance.

When they arrived, Qianya was already waiting there.

It was a valley, or rather, a snow valley. The icy blue palace at the heart of the valley marked their landing nearby.

Seeing her approach, Qianya smiled and said, "I thought you wouldn't be able to find me."

"How could that be? The only spot on the entire white planet that's a different color is that one spot."

Who is this?

"My friend, his name is..."

Xing Yucheng interrupted her, "Gu Dan, that's my current name."

Qianya asked curiously, "What about before?"

"Ice Moon knows his former name. How is he now?"

"You know the clan leader?" Qianya asked in surprise. After taking office, the Ice Clan clan leader always referred to himself as the Ice Lord, and few outsiders knew his original name. This was especially true for the current Ice Clan clan leader.

"You've been here before?" Lian Han looked at Xing Yucheng with surprise. He said he could do whatever he wanted, was that true?

Xing Yucheng coughed. "I know him, I've been here before. Let's go into the valley first."

"You lead the way, he's not feeling well." Lian Han looked at Qian Ya.

Qianya nodded; he could certainly tell that the man's aura was extremely weak. If it weren't for Lian Han's strange beast, Bi Han, he probably wouldn't have survived much longer here. He wondered what the man wanted to do by coming here to suffer.

Thinking this, Qianya led the two into the snow valley and bypassed most of the buildings, stopping at a secluded spot.

"The temperature here is actually normal?" Lian Han was surprised.

"Yes. Madam is not from the Ice Clan, so her place of residence naturally needs to be warmer. Please wait a moment while I go and ask Madam for permission."

Watching him leave, Lian Han guessed that the lady might be her mother, which meant she was being treated quite well here.

"Cough cough."

The person next to him suddenly started coughing uncontrollably, and Lian Han quickly checked on him, "Old man, what's wrong? Is something wrong...?"

Lian Han's voice faltered as he stared at the bloodstains on his palm, his face grim.

He's already coughing up blood.

Xing Yucheng smiled nonchalantly, "Xiao Han, it seems I can only accompany you this far. These stolen six years have been worth it. You and Xiao Li..."

"Don't talk nonsense. You'll be fine." Lian Han frowned.

"Let me finish."

Xing Yucheng shook his head, "I know you and Xiaoli haven't given up, and you've tried many methods, both openly and secretly, but nothing has worked, has it? The current leader of the Ice Clan is called Bingyue. He's actually one of my cards. Before I leave, I'll transfer ownership of those cards to you, as a final thing I'll leave you. Take good care of your family. And Ning Jue, if you really don't like him, that's fine. There are plenty of good men in the world. With your qualifications, aren't you good enough for him? But you must find someone who loves you. And..."

"Old man, I won't let you die." Lian Han suddenly calmed down and smiled brightly at him.

"You won't waste your time..."

"Really, you won't die. Just get some sleep, and you'll be fine when you wake up."

A sudden wave of drowsiness, yet tinged with a familiar warmth, startled Xing Yucheng. "You've been here all along..."

Seeing him fall into her arms, Lian Han smiled and looked at Xing Ye, "Little guy, you have to listen to this human from now on, okay? Or you can find a forest of strange beasts to live in. Your sister isn't here, so take good care of yourself."

The ice-blue beast seemed to sense something, biting Lian Han's trouser leg and refusing to let go, as if it would disappear if it let go.

Lian Han smiled helplessly, first carefully placing the old man on the ground, then rubbing Xingye's little head, "Be good. You can go anywhere after we leave here, but here, you must stay by his side. I'll take that as a promise."

The little guy clung tightly to Lian Han's trouser leg, trying to take her away, but ended up tearing a piece of Lian Han's trousers. It also fell down in the snow because of its excessive force.

"Xiao Ye." Lian Han sighed softly, placing her hand on Xing Yucheng's chest—a gesture she had performed countless times over the past six years. She was incredibly adept at it.

She had wanted to see what her mother looked like, but she had overestimated the old man's physical strength; it was too late. The life force on the snow gradually strengthened, but the girl's body went limp and she collapsed onto him…