"Zhuidamu, what did you do?"
An Shangning roared and howled, but she had already been led into the tent and only saw Zhuidamu leave quickly, seemingly without even glancing at her.
...
The snowstorm lasted for five days before finally stopping, and as far as the eye could see, there was only endless white. Groups of people tried to go down the cliff, but all of them returned empty-handed.
What's more tragic and terrifying than disappearing without a trace is that, apart from the extremely cold weather, no one can successfully descend to the bottom of this cliff, and those who do manage to reach the bottom have long since perished.
When Nan Fenghuang and his men arrived after braving wind and rain, they saw two groups of people setting up camp in a grove of trees not far from the extremely cold land.
On one side was Xu Yiran, and on the other side was naturally Yuwen Yao.
"This place is known as a no-man's-land. Apart from the year-round snow, there is no food, no one lives here, and no one has even come to measure it. No one knows how big it is."
Nan Fenghuang stared at the endless white expanse ahead, listening to the report from the newcomer, her whole body trembling.
The snow has been falling for five days, and many of the terrain features have changed, no longer resembling what they were a few days ago.
The hope of finding Xie Lingqin is almost... zero.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince has awakened."
On the snow, a trail of footprints appeared. Tingfeng landed behind Yuwen Yao and reported.
As soon as he finished speaking, Nan Fenghuang, who was not far from him, had already disappeared.
Yuwen Yao's clenched hand loosened slightly. Gazing at the endless white expanse before him, his expression was sorrowful, his eyes glazed over. "Qin'er, I saved Yu Qingyi. Will you stop hating me now? Will you... be able to appear again..."
"If only you had known this would happen, Yuwen Yao."
Xu Yiran walked over, and the look in her eyes as she looked at Yuwen Yao was enough to make one want to tear him to pieces.
"If it weren't for one more person, one more force, I believe I would have killed you a thousand times over."
The exhaustion and immense sorrow of the past few days had made Xu Yiran much thinner, and she looked at Yuwen Yao with barely concealed murderous intent.
Yuwen Yao avoided looking into Xu Yiran's eyes, his face filled with bitterness, and remained silent.
Qin'er, I always believe that you are still alive. If you really died, what would be the point of me living and doing all this?
Beside him, Yuwen An, who had arrived three days earlier, stood not far away, looking at Yuwen Yao, his gloomy brows and eyes also showing pain.
He felt even more heartbroken for Yuwen Yao.
"Your old wounds haven't healed, and you've added new ones. Your internal strength is half gone, and you're in this extremely cold place. Are you trying to kill yourself?"
Yuwen An finally walked over and said what Tingfeng and Tingyu wanted to say but never dared to.
"life?"
Yuwen Yao looked at Yuwen An, a bitter and sorrowful smile on his face. "If she dies, what's the point of my life? It would be better if she died sooner."
"Don't talk nonsense, she won't die."
Yuwen An rebuked him angrily in a low voice, then glanced to the side. After a moment, he turned back to look at Yuwen Yao, his eyes filled with deep remorse. "I...I'm sorry...I know, it's me who's sorry..."
"Young Master Yi, what brings you here?"
Tingyu looked at Yu Qingyi who had suddenly appeared and spoke up anxiously, interrupting Yuwen An's words at the same time.
Yu Qingyi, his face deathly pale, was being supported by Nan Fenghuang as he walked over step by step. His arm, which had been reattached but was still immobile, was hidden in his long sleeve. He looked at Yuwen Yao, then at Xu Yiran, who had followed closely behind. "You, didn't you both receive the Cloud Technique from that Aunt Yun back then? You can try, at least... whether she's alive or dead, we should at least..." Yu Qingyi closed his eyes and didn't finish his sentence.
Yuwen Yao and Xu Yiran exchanged a glance, then looked at Yu Qingyi. At that moment, the two men simultaneously shed their fierce hatred, and a sorrow that spread across the vast snowfield seemed capable of extinguishing all traces of their former malice.
"If we try and it doesn't work, does that mean... she..."
Xu Yiran didn't finish her sentence.
They already knew this method, but no one dared to try it.
I don't have that courage.
"Your Highness, after the internal strife among the barbarians, Zhuidam killed Mingemu, launched a surprise attack on the lord, and shifted all the blame onto Mingemu, claiming that he committed suicide out of fear of punishment. He handled the matter without leaving a trace. Now, he is just waiting to smoothly ascend to the throne."
At this moment, a guard landed beside Yuwen Yao and reported, then took out a slip of paper from his sleeve and presented it, "Also, Your Highness, this is what I found in the tents of the Zhuidamu camp."
Yuwen Yao took it and glanced at it; his eyes churned with dark waves, and a murderous aura filled the air.
"Just as I expected."
The note turned to ashes in Yuwen Yao's hands.
Yuwen An, being closer to Yuwen Yao, naturally saw the contents clearly. His aura darkened, and anger welled up within him. "It was Qi Rufeng! It was he who told Zhuidamu about Xie Lingqin's background, and that's why..."
"boom--"
Yuwen An slammed his fist into the ground, creating a loud booming sound.
"I'll deal with him."
The next moment, Yuwen An had already disappeared into the vast天地 (heaven and earth).
Yuwen Yao remained standing there, gazing at the boundless cliffs, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"If you want to jump, I'll give you a push."
Nan Fenghuang's voice came from behind Yuwen Yao, so sarcastic.
Yuwen Yao turned around, looked at her, his eyes filled with a dark, unfathomable depth. "No, I won't jump."
He said.
Nan Fenghuang was even more sarcastic.
"I didn't jump five days ago, so I won't jump today."
"How hypocritical! Yes, if you had jumped, who knows who would have gotten the world? What a pity."
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