"The county magistrate..."
Before Lou Mu could even finish speaking, just two words were enough to frighten the county magistrate.
Helpless, he took off the token from his waist and squatted down in front of the county magistrate.
“Governor, I have come from the capital to find someone.”
The prefect trembled as he opened his eyes a crack. When he saw that it was a high-ranking official from the capital, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
Beijun was subordinate to Da Chu, but no matter what, the position of the chief minister was much higher than that of the prefect.
"My lord, may I ask who you are looking for?"
The county magistrate leaned against the wall and slowly straightened up, still somewhat shaken.
The Northern Prefecture rarely receives high-ranking officials from the capital, hence the prefect's inability to even speak proper official jargon.
Lou Mu didn't care about any of that. He cut to the chase: "Do you know where Tang Nian went?"
Seeing the prefect's puzzled look, he knew Tang Nian must have used a title, so he added, "Master Tang."
The county magistrate suddenly realized and slapped his forehead: "So you're talking about Master Tang! She went to that mountain not far away this morning, and there's a temple there."
Lou Mu frowned, thought for a moment, and then asked, "What about the people who came with her?"
"That young master went up the mountain with Master Tang this morning and hasn't returned yet."
Lou Mu originally wanted the county magistrate to lead the way, but seeing the county magistrate's timid appearance, he also remembered the three corpses in the courtyard and the barrier left by Tang Nian.
He sighed and went up the mountain alone.
Although it was urgent, he still listened to the county magistrate finish telling him what Tang Nian had done before he left.
As soon as he reached the top of the mountain, Lou Mu sensed something was amiss.
He did not continue toward the so-called temple, but instead turned and went into the woods beside the path.
The Snow Demon never expected that someone capable would come looking for Tang Nian; she hadn't even set a trap in the forest.
Braving the wind and snow, they unsurprisingly found the hidden snow demon clone.
Even the Snow Demon couldn't defeat him, let alone just a clone.
He was knocked down by Lou Mu with a single palm strike after only a few moves.
Lou Mu still had many questions to ask, so he didn't go all out. His clone wasn't flustered either; the moment Lou Mu got close to her, it exhaled a ring of snow mist at Lou Mu.
When the snow and fog dissipated, the clone turned into a pool of snow.
Lou Mu's face turned ashen.
He knew he had been tricked.
He had heard of the Snow Demon, and after seeing the heavy snow in the Northern County and hearing the information provided by the county magistrate, he was quite certain that the one causing trouble here was the Snow Demon.
The book records that the Snow Fairy's greatest strength was not her ability to control ice and snow, but her innate ability to create illusions.
His break in contact with Tang Nian must also be related to the illusion.
He originally wanted to pry the key to the illusion from her, but he didn't expect that this was a clone of the Snow Demon. His move just now probably even alarmed the Snow Demon herself.
This snow mist allows the snow demon in the illusion to clearly know who her enemy is.
Once the illusion is activated, there is no so-called entrance; the only connection between the inside and outside of the illusion is a single array eye.
Ming Huan might also be in the illusion with Tang Nian, which is why Lou Mu is anxious.
He had to quickly find a way to help Tang Nian.
...
Just as Lou Mu had guessed, the Snow Demon knew that there were other people outside the illusion.
And that person turned out to be the man that Master Tang had been trying to save in the illusion.
She gritted her teeth, never expecting that Master Tang would have an accomplice who could drive her clone to the brink of destruction.
Since that's the case, she won't hold back anymore.
She was very confident in her illusion, completely forgetting Ming Huan's flames, which she could not defeat even if her magic power was doubled.
Of course, Ming Huan wouldn't reveal this. If he could subdue the Snow Demon in one move, wouldn't that be telling Tang Nian that these things were related to him?
While he and Tang Nian were escaping, he tried to find a way to tell Tang Nian about the Snow Demon's weaknesses.
He was also very anxious; the longer it dragged on, the worse it would be for him.
With a determined heart, he secretly unleashed his flames, forcing the Snow Demon to reveal its true form.
The snow demon gave Tang Nian no time to react, and went straight for her vital point.
Tang Nian was also very surprised. She dodged to the side and drew her long sword.
She hadn't expected the snow demon to suddenly become so ruthless, attacking without warning.
With a flick of her longsword, Tang Nian quickly adjusted her stance, preparing to meet the upcoming attack.
The snow demon didn't seem to be in a hurry to make another move. Instead, it stood quietly in place, staring coldly at Tang Nian, as if looking at a prey that was about to die.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Ming Huan breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the Snow Demon remains a major threat, and Ming Huan still needs to find a way to get rid of her through Tang Nian.
Tang Nian knew she couldn't just sit and wait to die, so she took a deep breath, gathered her inner strength, and prepared to strike first.
However, just as she was about to strike, the snow demon seemed to have anticipated Tang Nian's movements and suddenly moved.
Her figure blurred through the air, instantly appearing behind Tang Nian and striking her back with a claw.
Tang Nian reacted extremely quickly, lunging forward to narrowly avoid the attack.
But the snow demon's attacks were relentless; she quickly turned around and launched another attack on Tang Nian.
This time, Tang Nian didn't hold back. She swung her sword and charged forward, engaging the snow demon in a fierce battle.
The sword light and claw shadows intertwined, producing a piercing metallic clang.
Although Tang Nian was agile, the Snow Demon's power was exceptionally strong, and every collision made her arm go numb.
However, Tang Nian did not give up. She gritted her teeth and persevered, looking for an opportunity to defeat the Snow Demon.
Ming Huan secretly tripped up the Snow Demon, causing her attack to miss.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Tang Nian thrust her sword into the Snow Demon's chest, the tip piercing straight through.
The snow demon let out a shrill scream, and its body began to slowly dissipate.
Tang Nian breathed a sigh of relief. She sheathed her longsword and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
The real objects in the illusion slowly became blurred and gradually disappeared from sight.
Their vision turned into a white blur.
Just when Tang Nian thought she could leave the illusion, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky without warning.
The lightning bolt struck Tang Nian directly.
Tang Nian instinctively raised her sword and used her internal energy to defend herself, but she was suddenly tackled to the ground.
The lightning struck, but there was no pain as I had imagined.
"Ming Huan! Ming Huan!"
Tang Nian sat up and saw Ming Huan lying on top of her, unconscious.
Did he shield me from the heavenly lightning?
Tang Nian looked up at the sky. The lightning bolt missed its target, and large patches of dark clouds gathered in the sky above her head, with lightning flashing intermittently within them.
She gritted her teeth and carefully placed Minghuan aside.
This was directed at her, and she deserves to suffer the consequences.
Who told her to forcibly break the god's seal and reveal her true form?
"Tang Nian!"
In a daze, Tang Nian seemed to hear the voice of the person she longed for.
She tried to open her eyes a crack.
It couldn't be her imagination, could it? Why was she seeing Lou Mu running towards her...?
She managed a weak smile, but could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground.
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