The sound rang out, and the two giant orcs stopped in their tracks, as if they had received some kind of command.
The woman's voice continued, "Bring them here, not one less."
"Yes." The two giant orcs replied coldly, like robots, and then led them in one direction.
This is a long corridor. It's all made of ice.
It looked extraordinary, and when Maoduo looked at it, it gave him the feeling that he had entered a new world.
Along this side of the corridor, lanterns hung one after another, their light a cold, bluish hue, giving one a peculiar feeling.
The orc led them through the long corridor and finally stopped at the huge metal door, whereupon he quickly released them.
As soon as the cat was freed, it started coughing.
"Are you alright?" Gal asked anxiously.
CatDodo shook his head, and then noticed that the orc was actually pulling on the metal door.
The metal door looked incredibly heavy, requiring both massive orcs to exert force simultaneously. Even so, they managed to open it halfway, just enough to give them a chance to get inside.
Once inside, Maoduoduo discovered the problem.
"Is this place definitely part of a different world?" Mao Duoduo was completely confused.
Outside, it was an extremely cold, icy world, but inside the door, it was a springtime world full of vitality and life, where everything was reviving.
The flowers, plants, and trees were countless, and the birds and beasts were also delighted. The soft chirping of birds made them breathe a sigh of relief after their fierce battle, and they continued to move forward.
"It seems we need to travel around to truly understand this world."
Di Qing pondered for a moment before saying this.
Gal and the cat agreed and followed for a while.
It was obvious that this place was too comfortable, so everyone found a place to sit down and rest.
Along the riverbank, in the trees, and on the bridge, everyone rested, closing their eyes as if by unspoken agreement.
And all of this became so natural that no one questioned whether such actions were right or wrong.
It wasn't until he closed his eyes that Maoduo discovered the problem.
"Oh no, is this a trap?" she thought to herself, wanting to wake up as soon as possible.
But at that moment, a laugh was heard, "A trap? So that's what you think."
The female voice was the one that had spoken to the giant orc just now, ordering it to release its presence.
CatDodo looked over abruptly and saw a gentle and beautiful woman standing not far away, dressed in a flowing, ethereal dress, watching her.
Although she seems approachable and friendly, she gives off a feeling that she is not actually easy to get close to.
Cat Duoduo was stunned, and subconsciously asked, "Why did you tell us to fall asleep?"
She smiled, tilted her head, and her long, cascading hair made it even harder for Mao Duoduo to look away. "Because I want to see you."
"See me?" Oops, CatDodo didn't think of herself as a heartthrob, but she looked over out of curiosity.
The other party didn't bother with beating around the bush and introduced herself: "I am the Yuki-onna (snow woman) who governs this snow mountain. I wanted to see you after I discovered that you had set foot on this land."
"It's quite interesting. It's been many years since I've seen anyone come here alive." Her sweet smile remained unchanged, but the amount of information revealed in her words was truly quite subtle for CatDodo.
Good grief, it seems she underestimated this guy's destructive power.
"What are you doing here?" The snow woman asked with a smile, looking harmless.
CatDodo had a premonition that the other person wasn't as easy to get along with as they seemed, and that if she lied, she might be in danger...
She blurted out instinctively, "I want to find the Serpent King, my mate."
She pursed her lips and added, "I did very badly before, forcing him to hunt blue foxes in the snowy mountains and making him make animal skin clothes for me. Now I regret it, but I can't find him. However, the valley master said that if I give him a Heart of Earth Spirit, I can find the Serpent Rong..."
She felt apologetic, but as for anything else, there was nothing she could give.
There was really no other way; the original owner's sins were now being paid for by her, which was truly unfair.
The Snow Woman stared at her without moving, a faint smile appearing on her cute, doll-like face. She spoke in a tone that the Snow Woman already knew, "I can give you the Heart of the Earth Spirit. But you must agree to one condition, which you will fulfill when you come to me next time."
Her voice was light and melodious, like a lark singing.
Can you give away the Heart of the Earth Spirit?
She didn't know what it was, but she could roughly guess from Grandpa Banyan Tree's tone that it was probably very important.
Immediately, he couldn't help but ask, "Do you know where my mate, the Serpent, is now?"
The Snow Woman nodded and added, "She is still in the Valley of the Elves."
"Huh?" Cat Duoduo was shocked. Snow Maiden said slowly, "That Valley Master only lied to you and said that Snake Rong was here so that you would come here."
When Maoduo heard this, she was completely dismayed. What value did she have in being fooled?
Immediately, she wanted to break her agreement with the Valley Master of Elf Valley and go back to take Snake Rong away.
To everyone's surprise, the Snow Maiden said again, "You can take the Heart of the Elf. Only if you take it will the Valley Master see you."
CatDodo: "..." So, this trip was just to work for someone else after all.
At this moment, the Snow Woman took out a crystal-like stone and gave it to the cat.
The moment Maoduo took it, she felt the space shake violently. At that moment, the Snow Woman uttered her last words, "I'll have the Snow Leopard escort you out, and then..."
She seemed to say something else, but the next second, Maoduoduo woke up and as soon as she stood up, a crystal fell off her body.
Upon seeing the crystal, CatDodo's heart tightened, and she instinctively picked it up. Then she saw Diqing and Gal, who had risen at roughly the same time.
They yawned, revealing a lazy posture, and indeed looked like they had rested well.
"Let's go, let's go back!"
CatDodo suddenly felt all its strength return.
As they embarked on their journey back with Diqinggal, delivered by the snow leopard, CatDodo subconsciously guessed that their return to strength and condition was also related to that mysterious snow woman.
The other person seemed quite cute, so I ignored her strange personality and didn't meet her directly...
It was difficult to come here, but easy to go back.
In particular, when Maoduo tried to correct her previous skating posture, the others didn't think there was anything to be afraid of.
"Let's hurry up and ski, then we can go back sooner."
"You have to believe that we will definitely not be this unlucky next time."
Diqing and Jiaer made solemn vows, and Maoduoduo decided to believe them for the time being.
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