Time flies, and five months pass in a flash.
During these five months, Wang Tuo drove his carriage northward in a low-key manner, stopping only briefly in a few secular towns along the way.
After sealing himself with the Four Extremes Forbidden Zone, Xiang Sheng was not used to it at first and slept for a long time. The two of them spoke very few words along the way.
Wang Tuo hurried on his way without a word of complaint.
The further north they went, the colder the weather became. When they reached a small town on the northern border, heavy snow began to fall from the sky. Soon the carriage got stuck in the snow and could no longer move forward.
Just as Wang Tuo was about to turn around and wake up Xiang Sheng, he saw Xiang Sheng wearing a cloak and walking out after opening the door curtain.
Wang Tuo suddenly smiled and said, "You seem to be awake more often these days, and you look much more energetic."
"Maybe I'm gradually getting used to it."
Xiang Sheng looked up at the vast snow outside. "It's cold and gloomy in the far north. This snow won't stop anytime soon."
Wang Tuo scratched his head. "Even if I carry you on my back, it's still at least three hours' walk from here to Glacier City."
"No problem."
Xiang Sheng jumped off the carriage, his tone still calm, "I can walk by myself."
Wang Tuo couldn't help but frown, "It's late at night and the snow is heavy. Can you hold on?"
Xiang Sheng nodded slightly: "I sealed my true essence and descended to become a mortal. But my body has also been tempered, so I won't freeze to death."
After saying that, Xiang Sheng turned around and walked forward firmly.
Wang Tuo looked at her back and sighed in his heart.
The Four Extremes Ban was extremely powerful, and Xiang Sheng could not fully control it. Whenever she lost control, the ban would rampage through her meridians, causing her pain like being tortured to death. She would then seal her six senses and fall into a coma, trying to endure it.
Although the situation has improved for the time being, if the Four Extreme Forbidden Systems happen to get out of control when he is using his true energy to protect her, he will most likely be affected and have his true energy sealed.
By then, one can imagine the situation they were in.
For this reason, Wang Tuo was unable to take her on a flight and could only drive her all the way by secular means. The journey that could have been completed in a month took eight months.
Scratching his head, Wang Tuo strode in front of Xiang Sheng and said, "Sister, I've heard all about your glorious deeds. How could such a powerful person like you be planted with a demon seed?"
Wang Tuo's broad figure blocked the wind and snow in front of him. He gathered his cloak closer to Xiang Sheng. After hearing what he said, a faint smile appeared on his pale face. "You think I'm powerful?"
"Of course!"
Wang Tuo gave a thumbs-up. "Who in the entire cultivation world doesn't know your name, the Lu family's demon girl? Maybe even my grandfather has heard of you by now."
"That's only been the past two years."
Xiang Sheng pursed her lips slightly and said, "Two years ago, I had not yet embarked on the path of cultivation. I was just a concubine of a family who had no choice."
Still a mortal two years ago?!
Wang Tuo was shocked. Looking at Xiang Sheng's overly young profile, he couldn't help but think about her age.
Cultivators have long lifespans and their appearance changes slowly, but there are also distinctions between old and young. The earlier they establish their foundation and the higher their cultivation level, the younger they look.
Xiang Sheng only started practicing two years ago, and it was during these two years that she established her foundation. In other words... she was much younger than she thought.
Wang Tuo took a deep breath. He had established his foundation at the age of twenty-five and reached the late stage of foundation building at the age of thirty. His grandfather said that he would be able to form a pill before the age of fifty, and he would be a genius in this world.
He has always been proud of it, but in front of Xiang Sheng, his achievements are simply... not worth mentioning.
Time passed in the wind and snow, and the night grew darker.
Xiang Sheng had Wang Tuo standing in front of her, but the cold wind blew from all directions, freezing her cheeks red and her whole body numb. Her hands and feet had lost all feeling, but she did not stop.
They had only walked for an hour... The cold in the Far North was so severe that even ordinary cultivators could freeze to death, let alone Xiang Sheng now?
Wang Tuo saw it and felt anxious. His eyes kept wandering around and suddenly he felt that the place looked familiar.
He immediately remembered something, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Xiang Sheng, we don't have to go to the city. I know a place where we can stay!"
…
A quarter of an hour later, Wang Tuo led Xiang Sheng to a farmer's house in the mountains where a light was on and shouted, "Uncle Lin, open the door! I'm Wang Tuo!"
Not long after the shouting, a thin old man with an unshaven beard and a cotton-padded jacket came out quickly. He shone an oil lamp on Wang Tuo and the other man's faces, then hurriedly opened the courtyard door and urged with a stern face, "Hurry, hurry! It's so cold, come in and talk."
Wang Tuo grinned happily, "Okay!"
The firewood in the house was burning brightly, and the heat hit Xiang Sheng's face. As soon as he came in, he felt much better.
The old lady who was fiddling with food at the stove saw this and quickly wiped her hands and came over to help Xiang Sheng take off his cloak, frowning and saying, "It's all wet."
As she spoke, she put down her cloak, rubbed Xiang Sheng's cold and stiff hands with a distressed look, and said softly, "Are you frozen?"
Xiang Sheng shook her head, "Auntie, I'm fine."
"And he said it was okay."
The old lady turned her head and glanced sideways, blaming her: "Xiao Wang, I'm not saying anything to you, but it's so cold and snowy, and the little girl is so weak, how can you not show any compassion?"
Wang Tuo laughed dryly upon hearing this. "I didn't expect that it would snow heavily on the way and the carriage would be stuck. Otherwise, I would never have let my sister suffer this hardship."
"The snow fell earlier this year."
Old Man Lin took off his cotton-padded jacket, sat down next to the stove, and waved his hand, saying, "Go make some more food. These two little ones are obviously hungry."
"Know."
The old lady responded, glanced at Xiang Sheng and the others, and then went back to the house to get two sets of old clothes: "Your clothes are all wet, change them first to avoid catching a cold."
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