He quickly walked to Shen Xue's side. Just then, the female swordsman, who had said that she had lived in this area since childhood, straightened up, raised her eyes and looked into the distance, squinting as if she was calculating something.
With one hand under her shawl, Alice looked into the distance and cheerfully asked, "Is the location confirmed, Miss Guide?"
The icy female swordswoman, seemingly about to blend into the snowstorm, nodded gently: "Yes. If we follow these trees eastward for less than a hundred meters, there's a small path used by ordinary hunters and caravans. We can go north from there and find my hometown."
I noticed that she wasn't in high spirits; she seemed to have something on her mind and showed none of the excitement of returning home or her usual high spirits.
This is the first time I've seen her so down since we've known each other for so long.
That makes sense. Everyone has their own secrets and their own worries, so it's impossible to say that you know someone completely.
I can't say I wasn't worried.
"Miyuki, I've been wanting to ask this for a while now," I asked tentatively, "You and my mentor only exchanged a few words just now, and you immediately decided to come back. Is it because something is about to happen here? Would it be convenient for us to know?"
Her icy blue eyes flickered in their direction, and she nodded slightly: "There's nothing wrong with that. I suppose that's what that [witch] intended."
"So first, you need to know that in our frozen snow capital, there is a special..."
Is anyone there?
Just then, a loud shout suddenly rang out in the distance.
Noticing the surprise in each other's eyes, we both looked up.
On the path that was not far away, which Shenxue had just mentioned, a bumpy oxcart was lurching and jolting its way through the woods.
The rider on the crossbow gripped the reins tightly, but was still thrown about, dazed and confused, and could only shout, "Can anyone lend a hand? Help us!"
Behind the oxcart, a huge brown figure was galloping closer.
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