"Um……"

"There's nothing to worry about. We don't have anything worth stealing. And I think their team should be real fur traders. It's just that they have never been to Tianshan, so they are not well prepared..." Gu Yunru could see through the other party's identity at a glance. Whether he was a real hunting goods merchant or not, Uncle Su was a friendly person and should not be a liar.

"I hope I'm just worrying too much. In fact, I don't know if I can get the Tiancan Ice after arriving at Tianshan..." Xiangping said to himself. The two of them sat like this until dawn. Uncle Su stood at the door and knocked to remind them to pack up as soon as possible.

As we traveled with Uncle Su's team, we found out that they had crossed the desert all the way. The snow-capped mountains were a very severe challenge for them, and we didn't know whether they could defeat the golden bear.

"What did Uncle Su San say was hanging around your waist?" Gu Yunru noticed what was hanging around Uncle Su San's waist while riding on the horse. It was not a wine jug nor a piece of luggage, but a small black bottle.

"These are Madam Ling's ashes..."

"Ah... I'm sorry, uncle didn't mean to offend." Gu Yunru and Ke Xiangping looked at each other. Uncle Su, on the other hand, looked indifferent and told them the origin of the bottle. It turned out that Uncle Su and Madam Ling met on a hunting ground. Madam Ling was adopted by savages since she was a child. She couldn't speak and was barefoot. Later, the kind-hearted Uncle Su took her in and they developed feelings for each other over time.

However, due to an outbreak of malaria, his wife was unfortunately infected and passed away early. In order to commemorate his wife, Uncle Su cremated her ashes and placed them in a bottle, which he carried with him. She could never leave his side.

Hearing the uncle talking about the past, Gu Yunru's eyes were already wet with tears. She couldn't help but wipe away the tears with her sleeves, "If your wife knew that you treated her sincerely, her spirit in heaven would be comforted."

"I hope so. I have carried this bottle with me for two years..." Su Sanda was an optimistic person, full of open-mindedness and cheerfulness. Xiangping felt a little sour in his nose. The team had been traveling for a whole day and finally arrived in Handan City.

"We have to pass through Handan City before dark, otherwise the city gate will be closed until noon the next day." Uncle Su reminded everyone, and everyone nodded. It was the first time that Gu Yunru knew about such rules, but he also saw a lot along the way.

"Xiangping, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Gu Yunru looked at Xiangping who was riding behind her and felt that something was not right with her.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired..." Xiang Ping had never traveled day and night like this before, so she was forcing herself to hold on all the way. It was not until they entered Handan City that she finally couldn't hold on anymore and fell off the horse. Everyone had to change the plan temporarily and settle her in the inn first, and then continue the journey after she recovered.

Uncle Su heated the milk and brought it to the door. Gu Yunru looked at him apologetically and said, "Uncle, I'm so sorry for delaying your journey. If it weren't for us, you might have reached Tianshan a long time ago." Gu Yunru felt full of guilt. If he had known earlier, he would not have traveled all the way with them. Instead, he delayed the progress of others.

"Stop saying these polite words. Is the girl feeling better now?"

"I'm much better now, I was just a little dehydrated." Gu Yunru smiled bitterly, put the milk on the table, and sat down with Uncle Su.

"It seems that your sister still lacks exercise!" Uncle Su did not seem anxious or irritable. He told her these jokes to relieve her stress. Gu Yunru nodded.

"Uncle, it is really lucky for us two sisters to meet you on this road."

"Don't say that, but you two haven't told me why you went to Tianshan this time. It's not a place for two women like you to go. You also know how bad the weather there is, right?"

Uncle Su looked at Gu Yunru seriously. Gu Yunru nodded with a calm smile on her face. She said to Uncle Su, "Actually, I know, but I went there to save my husband's life. I heard that there is a tribe there called the Snow Tribe. They live in such a harsh environment all year round and have cultivated a kind of Gu called Tiancanbing. The power of this Gu is very shocking."

Uncle Su touched his chin with a bewildered look on his face, his eyes filled with confusion, "I've only heard of such a race in Tianshan, but have never heard of any Tiancan Ice. What is this Gu?" Gu Yunru naturally knew that few people in the world knew about such a thing as Gu. Ever since foreign countries invaded the Central Plains, the art of controlling insects was not so mysterious.

"Uncle Su must have vivid memories of the invasion of the Central Plains by foreign countries. They were originally established by some ethnic groups. Later, they promoted the art of witchcraft in order to control insects, control people's minds, and manipulate people as puppets. Since that battle, the Central Plains has banned people from using witchcraft."

"So I think the imperial court has already killed all these people. Naturally, some of them fled. It is very likely that some of them were forced to Tianshan, where they lived a carefree life. However, due to the extremely harsh weather conditions there, they had no way to survive.

So they used another kind of Gu to protect them from threats in Tianshan, so I suspect that the Heavenly Silkworm Ice was also cultivated for them to defend themselves against external enemies."

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What Gu Yunru said made sense, but it was just her random thoughts and inferences over the past few days. For now, no one can tell her whether her inferences are true or false, or whether the information is wrong.

Uncle Su was stunned when he heard this. He thought this kind of witchcraft was just a fairy tale, but the woman in front of him seemed to know a lot.

"Ahem..." Xiang Ping coughed a few times, and her eyes were dizzy. Finally, she saw Gu Yunru's face. Gu Yunru slowly helped her up and asked softly, "Are you feeling better now?" Xiang Ping nodded, and saw Uncle Su was also in the room. Looking at the two of them, he said, "Did I delay your progress? Actually, you don't have to worry about me. It is said that Tianshan is not far from here. Why don't you go first? I will go to Tianshan to find you after I get better... Ahem."