87: Chapter 87: Returning to Heaven Dou City

When the carriage rolled over the last stretch of frozen earth and entered the territory of Heaven Dou City, it was already the afternoon three days later.

The early summer sunlight spilled in through the carriage window, carrying a warm temperature, as if it were a completely different World from the bitter cold of the Far North.

The old carriage driver pulled on the reins and pointed at the towering city ahead, saying with a smile: "Dear guests, we have arrived at Heaven Dou City."

Lu Jing lifted the curtain and looked out. The city walls towered into the clouds, with vines crawling over the grey-green bricks. The city gate was bustling with activity, with the sounds of peddling and horse hooves rising one after another, presenting a scene of great prosperity.

He turned his head to look at Snow Empress. She was still leaning against the carriage window, her ice-blue eyes reflecting the weeping willows outside the city, and there was a hint of imperceptible softness in her expression.

"We've arrived," Lu Jing said softly.

Snow Empress nodded, her white figure leaping off the carriage first like a feather.

When the city guards saw her, they couldn't help but slow their pace—such a peerlessly elegant woman seemed like she shouldn't appear in this mortal World, especially with that cold, otherworldly aura surrounding her, which made people afraid to look directly at her.

Lu Jing paid the carriage fare and took Snow Empress through the bustling streets, heading toward the residence.

He was already familiar with the layout of Heaven Dou City. After passing through two commercial streets, he saw the familiar residence. The vermilion gate was tightly shut, and a simple plaque hung above the lintel, exuding a touch of low-key elegance.

At this moment, inside the residence, Wang Donger and Xiao Wu were cultivating.

Especially Wang Donger, as it wouldn't be long before she had to go to Sea God Island. Before that, she had to raise her strength and state to the limit.

Only in this way could she ensure the trip wouldn't be in vain.

Not far away, beside a stone table, Qian Renxue was wearing a simple and elegant white dress, reading a scroll of books with great focus, with a celadon teacup beside her emitting wisps of heat.

The sunlight fell on her golden hair, refracting a warm halo, which actually lessened the sharpness she usually possessed.

Just at this moment, the door inside was opened, and Porcupinefish Douluo walked out.

As soon as he appeared, he suddenly raised his head. His aged face was instantly covered in gravity, his eyes narrowed, and he stared fixedly at the direction of the gate, saying in a deep voice: "Such a strong aura!"

Qian Renxue's heart tightened, and she quickly stood up and asked: "Uncle Porcupinefish, what's wrong?"

Porcupinefish Douluo's gaze never left Snow Empress, his tone carrying unprecedented seriousness: "Young Master, a powerful expert is approaching!"

"A powerful expert?"

Hearing this, Qian Renxue frowned slightly and asked: "Is it the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School or the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"

Porcupinefish Douluo's Soul Power was level ninety-two. In Heaven Dou City, there were only three people stronger than him.

They were Chen Xin and Gu Rong of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and Clan Leader Yu Yuanzhen of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

But if it were them, why would they come here? Could it be that her identity had been exposed?

"No."

Porcupinefish Douluo shook his head and replied: "This is a very powerful and unfamiliar icy force. If I am not mistaken, the opponent should be an expert comparable to the High Priest."

"What?" Qian Renxue's expression changed abruptly.

Strength comparable to Grandpa Qian Daoliu? In the entire Douluo Continent, those who could reach this level were few and far between.

Could it be Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Sect? But Tang Chen cultivated the Clear Sky Hammer, not an ice attribute.

Hearing their conversation, Wang Donger was the first to open her eyes, stood up from the ground, and asked: "What's wrong, is there a powerful expert attacking?"

Xiao Wu also stood up and asked worriedly: "Are they here for me?"

Qian Renxue put down the scroll and did not answer, her gaze fixed firmly on the direction of the gate.

Not long after, the gate was opened, and Lu Jing walked in from outside.

Seeing that the person who arrived was Lu Jing, everyone was surprised. However, before they could ask, a beautiful figure also followed him in from outside.

Seeing this scene, everyone present looked at the woman behind Lu Jing with wary expressions.

They could feel that although this woman in white appeared calm, she harbored a power within her that was as vast as a glacier.

Looking at the tense situation before him, Lu Jing couldn't help but smile and say: "Don't be nervous, she's one of us."

After he finished speaking, when Snow Empress fully stepped into the courtyard, everyone couldn't help but hold their breath—

She was dressed in a plain white long dress, with faint ice crystal patterns embroidered on the hem, swaying gently with her steps, as if snowflakes were dancing around her.

Her waist-length white hair hung down like a waterfall, with a hint of natural curl at the ends. A few strands of hair brushed across her cheeks, further highlighting her skin, which was whiter than snow and flawless.

Her figure was tall, and standing there, she was like a winter plum blossom standing proudly in the snow, possessing both a coldness that kept people at a distance and a breathtaking beauty.

Her ice-blue eyes were calm and waveless, yet it seemed as if they could see through people's hearts. A natural noble aura lingered around her, as if she were a Divinity who had walked out of the ice and snow, making people afraid to harbor the slightest thought of blasphemy.

"This..." Qian Renxue opened her mouth, unable to speak for a moment. Such appearance and aura were definitely not those of an ordinary person, yet she had never seen this figure in the records of any force.

Porcupinefish Douluo was also full of confusion. He had lived for more than half his life and had seen countless powerful experts, but he had never felt such a pure, extreme icy force. That was definitely not an aura a human Spirit Master could possess.

"Lu Jing, who is she?" Wang Donger could not suppress her curiosity and asked first.

She always felt that the aura on this woman was somewhat familiar, as if she had heard of it somewhere.

Lu Jing raised an eyebrow and deliberately played hard to get: "Take a guess?"

Wang Donger looked Snow Empress up and down, her gaze lingering on her ice-blue eyes and white hair for a moment, then suddenly her pupils contracted, and she asked with some uncertainty: "She... is she from the Far North?"

This kind of extreme cold aura, apart from the Far North, didn't seem to come from anywhere else.

Lu Jing nodded with a smile.

Wang Donger took a deep breath, her tone carrying a bit of probing: "Could it be... the third-ranked of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, the ruler of the Far North, the Ice Sky Snow Woman, Snow Empress?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Qian Renxue and Porcupinefish Douluo were stunned.

The ruler of the Far North, Snow Empress? Why hadn't they heard that there was such a figure in the Far North?

Also, what did it mean to be third in the Ten Great Fierce Beasts? And who were the two ahead of her?

Upon hearing this, a trace of surprise finally flashed in Snow Empress's ice-blue eyes. She looked at Wang Donger and spoke indifferently, her voice as clear and cold as an ice spring: "How did you know?"

She had been in seclusion in the Far North for many years. Except for the Spirit Beasts of the Far North, few people knew of her existence, let alone recognized her identity.

Lu Jing smiled and said: "Because she, like me, is from the same path."

"From the same path?" Snow Empress was slightly startled, then suddenly realized.

If the young girl in front of her also came from ten thousand years later, then it was not surprising that she knew her identity.

After all, ten thousand years later, her name might have already spread throughout the continent.