16: Chapter 16 Journey to the Far North

After the meal, everyone returned to their rooms, and the lake surface was as calm as a piece of dark jade.

While Bai Qi was sitting by the lake, lost in thought, footsteps approaching step by step could be heard from not far away.

Even though the footsteps were light, they were exceptionally clear in this silent environment.

"What are you thinking about?"

Hearing this, Bai Qi turned his head to look, and Ah Yin slowly walked over and sat down beside him.

After Ah Yin sat down, Bai Qi said, "Nothing. What about you? Why aren't you back in your room so late at night?"

Listening to Bai Qi's words, Ah Yin pondered for a moment, as if having made up her mind, and said, "I want to go with you tomorrow."

Bai Qi replied without hesitation, "Sure."

Hearing that she could go, Ah Yin replied in surprise, "Ah? Me, can I really go?"

Bai Qi said as a matter of course, "Of course. The reason I didn't let Xiao Wu go was, firstly, we aren't clear on the attitude of the Far North, so I'm afraid it would be dangerous for her to follow. Secondly, I'm afraid Xiao Wu wouldn't be able to withstand the cold of the Far North. As for Big Sister Ah Yin, you can come if you want. With Big Sister Ah Yin following, if there is any danger, we might even be able to fight back."

Ah Yin was even more confused, pointing at herself with a look of disbelief, "Me? Can I fight back if there is danger?"

"Pfft."

Looking at Ah Yin's expression and thinking about what he had just said, Bai Qi was also amused by his own words.

After laughing, he stood up and said seriously, "That's right, you can fight back. Alright, if Big Sister Ah Yin wants to go, go back and get your things ready quickly. We'll set off tomorrow."

After saying this, Bai Qi walked back, leaving Ah Yin standing there in confusion.

Watching Bai Qi's slightly awkward back, Ah Yin thought about the conversation just now and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Hearing the laughter, Bai Qi walked even faster.

Early the next morning.

Xiao Wu, having woken up, looked at Bai Qi, Zi Ji, Bi Ji, and Ah Yin, who were preparing to leave, and asked suspiciously, "Why is Big Sister Ah Yin going too?"

Bai Qi, while checking the items he needed to put into his spirit tool, said, "Because Big Sister Ah Yin told me yesterday that she wanted to go, so I asked her to come along."

Xiao Wu instantly seemed to find a breakthrough, puffed out her cheeks, and said to Bai Qi with a face full of dissatisfaction, "If Big Sister Ah Yin can go, then why can't I go?"

Before Bai Qi could answer, Ah Rou patted Xiao Wu on the head and said to her, "Because Xiao Wu needs to stay at home and keep Mom company."

Hearing Ah Rou's words, Xiao Wu instantly wilted, even her rabbit ears drooped, and she said, "Alright."

Seeing this, Bai Qi walked up, hugged Xiao Wu, and said to her, "Don't worry, it's fine, don't worry. The reason I didn't ask you to go is that the weather in the Far North is too extreme, and I'm afraid it would be dangerous for you to follow."

Xiao Wu also hugged Bai Qi back and replied sullenly, "Mmm."

Although Ah Rou was watching from behind Xiao Wu with an auntie's smile, the three people behind Bai Qi felt very uncomfortable. Bi Ji and Zi Ji were uncomfortable because their Lord had taken the initiative to let them assist Bai Qi instead of Di Tian, and Ah Yin was uncomfortable simply because she was jealous.

After hugging for a while, Xiao Wu voluntarily let go and took a step back, saying to Bai Qi, "Go ahead, come back early."

After saying this, she turned and ran back into the house.

Bai Qi looked at Xiao Wu, who had run back into the house, with some amusement, then nodded at Ah Rou, turned around, and said to the three, "Let's go."

A few days later, the four of them finally entered the Far North.

In the Far North, looking out, there was nothing but snow, and even the wind was like a knife.

Bi Ji walked in the front, leading the way.

Bai Qi, following behind, was not having such an easy time. Even with his Soul Power protecting his body, he could not block the biting cold wind.

"How much longer?" Bai Qi asked, gritting his teeth.

Bi Ji did not look back and said, "We have only just entered the outer perimeter of the Far North; we won't arrive today."

After speaking, she waved her hand, and a stream of emerald Soul Power appeared, brushing over Bai Qi's body and dispelling some of the cold from him.

"Thank you," Bai Qi expressed his gratitude.

But Bi Ji did not reply and continued to walk at the front.

Ah Yin, who had already reached maturity, did not have much of a change in expression. After all, the vitality of Blue Silver Grass was very strong, and the Blue Silver Emperor was even more so. Plus, she was only one spirit ring away from reaching Soul Power above level 80, allowing Ah Yin to handle this place with ease.

In contrast, Zi Ji was shivering from the cold here. Her true form being the Hell Magic Dragon King, she inherently had poor resistance to ice and cold.

Bai Qi looked back and saw Zi Ji's state. "I wouldn't have asked you to come if I had known."

After hearing Bai Qi's words, Zi Ji retorted stubbornly, "It was the Lord who told me to follow you, what does it have to do with what you say? Even if you didn't ask me to come, I would still have to come with you."

Bai Qi chuckled after hearing this, but didn't say anything.

He asked Ah Yin again, "What about you, Big Sister Ah Yin? How do you feel? Are you okay?"

Ah Yin said, "I'm fine."

After hearing this, Bai Qi nodded, and the group continued to walk forward.

Until late evening, Bi Ji looked at the sky and then back at Bai Qi's condition, saying, "Let's stop here for today. There might be a blizzard at night, and your current Soul Power cannot support walking at night."

Bai Qi replied somewhat weakly, "Alright, let's stop here. Big Sister Ah Yin, I'm counting on you."

"Okay."

After replying, Ah Yin found a sheltered spot nearby, used the Blue Silver Emperor to dig out a reasonably regular space in the snow, and then used the Blue Silver Emperor to cover this space, supporting it to prevent it from collapsing.

As everyone walked into this cave, Ah Yin sealed the entrance and used the Blue Silver Emperor to extend a few small holes in the walls to prevent the overnight blizzard from completely covering the place.

After everything was done, night had completely fallen, and the four of them gathered around the fire that Bai Qi had started.

Bi Ji used her Soul Power to treat the fatigue of the others from the day's journey.

Bai Qi lay spread-eagled on the floor made of Blue Silver Grass and said, "Finally resting, it's much more comfortable than outside."

After lying down and resting by the fire for a while, Bai Qi sat up, took out the food he had bought at the last village they passed before entering the Far North, and said to the others, "Come on, let's heat up this food and make do with a little."

The three also nodded.

After the meal, Bai Qi lay on the ground again. The floor made of Blue Silver Grass was soft and somewhat resilient, which was quite comfortable.

After a few days of travel, Zi Ji and Bi Ji had become somewhat familiar with Bai Qi.

After eating her fill, Zi Ji walked over, kicked Bai Qi's leg, and said, "Move over to that side. You're taking up so much space; are you going to let anyone else sit or not?"

After Bai Qi opened one eye to look at Zi Ji, he closed it again and moved to the side very obediently, saying, "You're not a human anyway."

"Hmph." Zi Ji snorted and sat down, then pretended to be angry and punched Bai Qi in the stomach. The force was not very great.

"Ah!" Bai Qi also pretended to be in pain, clutching his stomach, turned over, and lay on his side.

After noticing Bai Qi's action, Zi Ji rolled her eyes at him.

Bi Ji and Ah Yin, on the other side of the fire, saw this scene, looked at each other, and also shook their heads with a light laugh.