The martial world has always been unpredictable. Xue Ran, the notorious villain who was feared by everyone in the martial world, disappeared without a trace after committing several massacres. Some say he died, while others say he went to a faraway place and might reappear in the martial world one day. In any case, even the most terrifying person, after becoming a legend, is just someone people think about in their spare time. And this martial world remains a bloody and turbulent place.
Sixteen years later, atop the frigid northern peak.
The snow and wind here seem to never stop. On the vast white ice plain, only one snow-capped mountain peak rises into the clouds. Legend has it that the snow here never stops for a hundred years and the ice never melts for a thousand years. It is the most extreme environment, so no one chooses to live here.
In this snow-white world, the appearance of a young girl was like an unexpected flash of light. Her bright red dress was revealed beneath her white cloak, and seeing her in this snowy plain made it impossible to look away.
She climbed all the way to the top of the mountain. Because she was wearing so many layers, even though she was a martial artist, she was panting heavily. Her beautiful face was red from the cold. A cold wind blew by, and she sneezed. The wind and snow on the mountain were even more biting than those at the foot of the mountain. She wrapped her cloak tighter around herself. After seeing a cave, she hesitated for a moment before going inside.
The cave was a hidden world inside. There were ice tables and stools, but that was nothing special. What was surprising was that it was filled with ice sculptures. These cold blocks of ice were all sculpted to resemble the same woman, only her posture was different. But that did not make her look less lifelike. With every frown and smile, it was as if you were seeing her in person.
As she walked further in, she saw the female statues all the way. The girl exclaimed in amazement. When she reached the innermost part, she couldn't help but focus her gaze on the woman on the ice bed. The woman on the bed was also dressed in red. Unlike the girl's lively and graceful demeanor in her red dress, she was extremely flamboyant. Even though she had her eyes closed and seemed to be asleep, the flamboyant and arrogant charm between her brows and eyes made people admire what a sharp and beautiful woman she was.
The girl unconsciously took a step closer and squatted down beside the ice bed. She cupped her face in her hands, carefully examining the woman on the bed, and exclaimed in admiration, "Who are you? Why are you so beautiful? That kid Nangong Mo always tells me that his mother is the most beautiful, but I think you are even more beautiful than his mother."
The person sleeping on the bed looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old, a young girl, but her pale, bloodless face reminded others that she was dead. The girl knew she was dead, but seeing such a beautiful person for the first time, she couldn't help but want to talk to her.
"You look so familiar... I think I've seen you somewhere before." The girl stroked her chin, deep in thought. "Ah! It was in the bronze mirror. You look quite like me!"
After saying that, she laughed shyly, "I'm not trying to say I'm pretty... Grandpa Sun always called me 'ugly monster.' Actually, I'm not ugly. I think I'm alright-looking. It's just that I used to cry to him a lot when I was little, so he always called me 'ugly monster.'"
She tilted her head and asked, "Pretty sister, I heard that Ice Crystal Fruit has appeared in the Northern Region. Do you know where the Ice Crystal Fruit is?"
Why look for the Ice Crystal Fruit?
Hearing a voice answer her, she quickly opened her eyes and looked at the bed, but the person on the bed couldn't possibly answer her, so she turned around and looked behind her.
The man who suddenly appeared was dressed in white with white hair. His appearance was like a painting, and his obsidian eyes held an unfathomable darkness. There was a coldness in them, but his thin lips held a faint smile. This posture should have been contradictory, but all the contradictions were perfectly harmonious on him, making him strangely stunning.
The girl squatted on the ground, staring blankly, and said, "You're so beautiful..."
He paused abruptly, the darkness in his eyes seeming to freeze at that moment, or as if an even more unfathomable mist had suddenly risen. He bent down slightly, reached out and pinched her chin, the icy temperature of his hand making her tremble.
He seemed to have been looking for a long time, yet it also seemed to have been just a moment. Suddenly, he let out a soft laugh, as if he had received an answer that filled him with joy. He said gently, "So it was you."
"Do you know me?" She found the way he was pinching her chin strange, so she stood up. Even standing up, her petite figure wasn't as tall as his, so she could only look up at him.
The man didn't answer her question or look at her. He walked to the ice bed and sat down, gently stroking the girl's cheek. His expression was so focused, as if he were looking at the only treasure in the world. After letting out a satisfied sigh, he asked, "What's your name?"
“My surname is Xia, and my name is Xiaoxiao.” She smiled brightly and said, “Qingyu said that I could smile from the moment I was born, so my mother named me Xiaoxiao.”
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