The rat-man smiled with satisfaction. This was exactly the effect he wanted. Even if Quan Cang stopped him now, what good would it do? The damage was irreversible. Seeing the temperature return to normal, the rat-man felt utterly bored and turned to leave.
He returned to Quan Cang's side and continued to be that servile dog. The news that he had done wrong but was still alive spread throughout the snow mountain in no time. Everyone was re-evaluating his status and identity. Before, they only thought that Quan Cang valued him, but they never thought that he valued him to this extent.
Everyone looked at each other and recounted what they had seen and experienced. "Will this place have to submit to the two masters in the future? Although the master has not said these words, it is obvious that his mind is not here at all. Rather than saying that he wants to occupy the mountain as king, it is more accurate to say that he came to such an obvious place to wait for someone."
"What do you mean? I've seen that my master hasn't acted strangely these past few days. How could such a prodigy be waiting for someone here? You must be mistaken." The person beside him began to doubt the man's words.
“Hey, you all don’t know this. You should all know about the master’s background. He came up from the third floor. There was another person who came with him at the time. He had the same master as him, Xu Yuehuai from Qingtao Valley.”
"Before this incident, I had no idea of Master's reputation, but Xu Yuehuai was a household name. You're saying these two were taught by the same master? You must be lying to me!" Hearing this, the people around looked at each other with suspicion, feeling that they had been deceived.
"Yes, I hadn't heard of this before either, so I guess this is why the master did such a thing. He's here now to wait for his junior sister, planning to elope with her!"
"Your information is from ages ago. You've long passed the point of living happily ever after. You've clearly evolved to the point of never seeing each other again. Xu Yuehuai is quite strong. She always does things that are unexpected, which is why the master is wary of her. We're here just to wait for Xu Yuehuai to come to us so we can kill her. There's nothing fancy about her that you're talking about."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the speaker, who was leaning against the wall. "You're a new face. I've never seen you before. Which department are you from?"
"None of your business." With that, the man turned and left, his eyes filled with disdain for the group.
On Quan Cang's side, the rat-man returned to his side without mentioning what he had done. He squatted down beside him with a fawning expression and said with a grin, "Master, those people brought a lot of good things today. This time, the things they brought can all be called rare treasures. Master, would you like to take a look?"
Having been by Quan Cang's side for so long, the Rat Man was the first person to stand by his side after this incident. He thought he knew his master quite well, so he dared to make a guess.
"Bring them up." Quan Cang rubbed his temples. He wasn't interested in these things before, but he didn't know what he remembered, but suddenly he wanted to take a look at them.
The rat-man didn't care why he wanted to see it; as long as he could make Quan Cang happy, the matter was considered settled.
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"The snow has stopped, Ah Huai, can we survive now?" Yan Zhi's lips were chapped and her face was covered in frostbite. She stretched out her hand and looked at the sky, her body completely covered by snowflakes.
Xu Yuehua nodded hurriedly, holding her arm and continuously transferring spiritual energy to her, "Don't sleep, we haven't reached the top of the mountain yet, the snow has stopped, don't be afraid."
There were very few people left around, all of them on the verge of death, looking like they wouldn't live another day, and Yan Zhi was no exception.
Yan Zhi's spiritual power was not as much as Xu Yuehuai's. In addition, Xu Yuehuai absorbed spiritual power much faster than them. While consuming spiritual power, she could also convert external spiritual power for her own use. Therefore, she was the one with the best energy among the group. Yan Zhi was able to get to this place only because Xu Yuehuai constantly transferred spiritual power to her.
Yan Zhi held Xu Yuehuai's hand, her face showing a hint of dependence, and said, "Ah Huai, you're so warm."
"Don't sleep, I'll take you up." With that, Xu Yuehuai carried her on his back. However, the place was already impossible to walk on, as the snow had completely covered the ground. They waded through the snow, leaving a winding path in their wake.
Those who hadn't yet climbed the mountain were all relieved, thinking, "Thank goodness I didn't go up. The weather on this snow mountain has gotten even worse. Those who went up a long time ago are probably doomed by now!"
"Serves them right! Those traitors deserve this fate! They don't deserve any pity! In my opinion, they should be despised. Who are they disgusting all of them!"
"You can't say that. Everyone does these things just to survive. If surviving has become so shameful, then that's a bit far-fetched, isn't it?"
"Alive? Haven't you seen us doing the same thing? Surrendering to the enemy just to survive! That's utterly shameful!"
Everyone was talking at once, sharing their opinions on the matter. Many felt that those people deserved to die, and a group of people who wanted to go up but hadn't had a chance yet spoke up for them, but it didn't have much effect.
The scene quickly descended into chaos, with no one willing to concede to the other.
"Do you think there's any hope for everyone? Everyone's scattered and there's no way to get them together. Everyone has their own ideas and doesn't listen to orders at all." This was the first time Sect Master Yan had spoken calmly, yet there was still a hint of worry in his eyes. The person next to him shook his head, saying with some uncertainty in his eyes, "It's hard to say. In the current situation, we must find a way to unite everyone."
Although Sect Leader Yan was usually fond of using his cleverness, he still had some sense of propriety when faced with matters of great importance. He couldn't help but feel worried, and his eyes reflected this worry. "Where is Xu Yuehuai? Haven't we found her yet? She had a way to solve so many difficulties before, she can definitely do it this time too. What about the people from Qingtao Valley? Haven't they been found either? Expand the search area, we must find Xu Yuehuai!"
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