Wei Lan put her hands behind her back, looked at Shen Yunhao's silent, downcast expression, and nodded.

This young man must be a kind-hearted person. Knowing that Li'er has done so much for him, he was overwhelmed with emotion and found it hard to accept...

"This is outrageous! She just had someone alter the dragon scales she didn't want and gave them to me to wear, right? She has absolutely no shame!"

"puff!"

Wei Lan stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

Shen Yunhao took out the white dragon lantern and lit it. "I need to have a serious talk with her about this!"

"You...you!"

Wei Lan stood up, dumbfounded.

Before she could say anything, Zhu Li's figure had already appeared on the screen.

"Hey! Yunhao! I knew it! You can't do without me! You miss me so soon? Then hurry up and turn back. Forget about that brat!" The little white dragon exclaimed excitedly after just one glance.

Mo Yan: "???"

"snort!"

Shen Yunhao stood with his hands in his pockets, his face grim: "Li'er, is there something you're hiding from me?"

Sensing something amiss in her tone, Zhuli instinctively shrank back, her voice soft, "No... I don't think so..."

Shen Yunhao didn't keep him in suspense any longer and took out the dragon-python armor. "Tell me, what's going on here?"

"Oh dear!" Zhu Li stared wide-eyed, feigning ignorance, "Isn't this the Snow Python Armor? Sister Lanlan already gave it to you; it can help you resist the cold of Polaris Valley..."

“I can tell the difference between dragon scales and python scales!” Before she could finish speaking, Shen Yunhao interrupted her, “These are… the dragon scales on your body, right?”

Zhu Li was dumbfounded on the spot, "This... is there a difference between dragon scales and python scales? How come I have no idea?"

Dragon scales are similar in shape to fish scales, with large, mostly semi-circular or fan-shaped scales, while snake scales are finer and mostly rhomboid.

But Wei Lan, standing to the side, immediately retorted angrily, "This is clearly me..."

“Perhaps the difference isn’t that big, but…” Shen Yunhao interrupted again, staring intently at Zhu Li, and said seriously, “But Li’er, how could I not recognize your scales?”

Upon hearing this, even someone as shrewd as Zhu Li blushed instantly, her heart overflowing with sweetness as if a honey pot had been spilled.

"Yun...Yun Hao...Oh dear..."

Wei Lan on the other side gaped open, as if struck by lightning.

no?

When did you recognize yourself?

Didn't I tell you that?

"Does it hurt..." Shen Yunhao's expression had changed to one of concern, and he said with a slight reproach, "You're not allowed to do this again! How can I dare to wear it? Every time I think about how much pain Sister Li'er went through to get it, I feel sad..."

In fact, for Zhuli, who was at the Void Soul Realm, the pain of having her scales peeled off was nothing.

Seeing how distressed Shen Yunhao was, the girl felt lightheaded and unconsciously pouted, "I want you to remember me forever, and never forget me! What is this little bit of pain compared to that!"

Wei Lan: "..."

"Even if Sister Li'er does nothing, I will never forget Sister Li'er, unless I die! No! Even if I die, I will never forget her!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by dying? Wear it and pretend I'm right here! You'll never get hurt!"

"I won't wear it, I want Sister Li'er to stay by my side all the time..."

"Don't be stubborn, I went to great lengths for this soft armor..."

Wei Lan sat beside him without saying a word.

She was completely numb...

This phone call wasn't about causing trouble as Shen Yunhao claimed, nor did it involve any serious business. The whole thing was just these two goofballs flirting and being all lovey-dovey...

Meanwhile, Wei Lan, who had seen through everything, sat to the side and ate a meal of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), and was so full she was about to burst.

After the two finished their phone call, Shen Yunhao contentedly put the white dragon lantern into his pocket, put on his soft armor, and then looked at Wei Lan beside him with a puzzled expression.

"Miss Wei? Miss Wei, what's wrong?"

"I'm waiting for the two of you to die."

"..."

Mo Yan secretly gave it a thumbs up.

Do you know how I've gotten through all these years? You'll get used to it, you'll get used to it...

"But as your best friend, I still have to warn you about something!"

"Um?"

"If you ever dare to betray Li'er in the future, the entire Ice Spirit Python Clan will never let you off the hook!"

"That would be wonderful!" Shen Yunhao simply smiled. "This condition is too difficult to meet. As long as I'm alive, how could I possibly let her down!"

I hope you remember what you said!

...

The water-avoiding boat travels very fast in the sea, but even so, it took Shen Yunhao two days to arrive at the small island that was completely covered by ice and snow.

"There is no natural life on this Polaris Valley, and the sea creatures from the surrounding area rarely set foot here!"

Back on the sea, Wei Lan pointed to the small island and said, "The air up there is extremely cold. Even with the Dragon Python Armor protecting you, you'd better not stay there for too long, otherwise the cold air entering your body will have quite troublesome consequences!"

Shen Yunhao nodded. "Besides the cold, are there any other dangers on this island?"

“Normally, no. I haven’t been here for many years… You’ve never said why you came to this island.”

After a moment of silence, Shen Yunhao sighed and said, "I... did it to save my sister!"

Mo Yan: "..."

"younger sister?"

Wei Lan was suddenly stunned, only then remembering that two days ago when Shen Yunhao was on the phone with Zhu Li, Zhu Li seemed to have vaguely mentioned something about a "stinky little sister".

"Yes, my younger sister is under the spell of the Netherfire Curse, and it can only be broken by using the extreme cold energy of this place..."

Wei Lan frowned. "But we haven't seen your sister along the way."

Shen Yunhao shook his head and said, "My younger sister can't stand seeing others... Ouch... It hurts!"

"Huh? What's wrong with you?"

"Oh, it's nothing... I just got bitten by a mosquito!"

"???"

The two were quickly brought ashore.

Only when he actually set foot on this snowy ground did Shen Yunhao realize that the cold air that made the world tremble with fear was indeed terrifying!

Even though he was wearing dragon armor, Shen Yunhao still felt that the spiritual energy in his body was affected by the cold air, making the flow extremely slow, and his body movements became unusually stiff.

It's easy to imagine that without the protection of the Dragon Python Armor, Shen Yunhao would probably have been frozen into an ice sculpture in no time.

"Where is this intense cold coming from?"

Previously, Shen Yunhao thought it was because the planet was located at the north and south poles and received insufficient sunlight.

Now it seems that it is simply impossible.

This place is much colder than the North and South Poles in the 21st century!

"underground……"

Wei Lan quickly replied, "Most of the cold air here comes from underground in the central rift valley of the island! That's why this place is called the Valley of Polar Stars!"