71: Xuanbing City

Hancheng City was an inconspicuous small city to begin with.

The few people flew very fast, arriving at the Tao Family manor in just a moment.

Yun Feiyang led the way to Lin Mu's room, with Tao Rong following closely behind, carrying the dripping blood-stained cloth bag.

Yan Ruxue followed behind the two with a nervous heart, constantly thinking about how to respond next.

Before the group even got close, the room door was slowly opened from the inside.

Tao Zhi stood behind the door, cupping his hands and saying to Yun Feiyang, "The Young Master instructed that the item can be left outside."

Upon hearing this, Tao Rong found an empty spot and threw the cloth bag onto the ground.

The group entered the room one after another, all tacitly remaining silent.

Suddenly, Yan Ruxue heard a familiar voice.

"Miss Yan, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon."

Yan Ruxue raised her head in shock, her eyes fixed on Lin Mu, and said with some disbelief, "You are Young Master Lin?"

Lin Mu replied calmly, "That's right, it's me, no doubt."

Upon receiving Lin Mu's affirmative reply, Yan Ruxue's originally composed expression vanished.

Cold sweat visibly streamed down her forehead.

Before seeing Lin Mu, she still had some confidence that she could leverage the Ice Emperor's connection to mediate the situation.

But now, that confidence was completely gone.

Leaving aside how strong Lin Mu's power actually was.

His ruthlessness and cold-bloodedness alone sent shivers down Yan Ruxue's spine.

This couldn't help but make her worried.

Did their Yan Family truly have a way out after provoking such a person?

Lin Mu looked at Yan Ruxue, whose face was gradually turning grim, and questioned her, "Miss Yan, I saved your life in the demon race territory, but instead of showing gratitude, you allowed your clansmen to slaughter my servants. How do you explain this?"

Although Yan Ruxue was already a peak Flying Heaven expert, she was not well-versed in social etiquette.

She couldn't quite grasp Lin Mu's true intention behind his words, nor did she dare to reply rashly.

After a long period of thought, she said in a small, guilty voice, "I did not know before that Young Master Lin was the master of the Tao Family; otherwise, even if the Yan Family had greater courage, we would never dare to be enemies with Young Master Lin."

"All the Yan Family members who attacked the Tao Family this time have already been executed by the Old Ancestor, and their heads are outside the door."

"From now on, the Yan Family will follow the Tao Family's lead and obey its every command. We only ask that the Young Master spare the Yan Family's lives."

Yan Ruxue had no choice but to humble herself greatly. Although the Ice Emperor could protect her, she would not offend an unknown expert like Lin Mu for the sake of the Yan Family.

Her current power was not enough to challenge Lin Mu.

Lin Mu was not satisfied with Yan Ruxue's words.

The loyalty of one Yan Family was insignificant to him.

The reason he had Yan Ruxue come was only to make plans for going to the Wind and Snow Country.

Even a priest in the Wind and Snow Country knew the use of the heavenly dao stone; he didn't believe that the Ice Emperor of the Wind and Snow Country would be completely ignorant of the heavenly dao stone.

Therefore, Yan Ruxue was his breakthrough point for going to the Wind and Snow Country.

He slowly stood up, walked over to Yan Ruxue, paced a few steps, and then said, "The matters between the Yan Family and the Tao Family will be handled by someone later. Now, let's talk about our own matters."

Yan Ruxue's scalp tingled from Lin Mu's gaze; she was truly afraid that Lin Mu would attack her without a word.

Hearing Lin Mu gloss over the matters of the Tao and Yan families, she also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"May I ask Young Master Lin, what matters are you referring to between us?"

"Miss Yan, at such a young age, your memory seems to be quite poor."

"When I saved you that day, I remember you said that as long as I made a request, you would not refuse."

"Now there is one matter that requires Miss Yan's trouble."

Yan Ruxue's mood had calmed down a lot at this point, and regarding Lin Mu's words, she smiled calmly and said, "Of course, this little girl remembers that. Young Master Lin, please state whatever you command; as long as I can do it, I will do my utmost."

"Actually, it's not a big deal. I have admired the Ice Emperor of the Wind and Snow Country for a long time, but I have no one to introduce me."

"Miss Yan, as a princess enfeoffed by the Ice Emperor and deeply favored by her, I wonder if you could help introduce me?"

Yan Ruxue spoke without the slightest hesitation upon hearing this: "So that's it. I agree to this matter, but the Empress has been in seclusion for many years, so whether you can meet her is not something I can decide."

Lin Mu laughed heartily and said, "You just need to take me there; as for whether I can meet the Ice Emperor, it's all up to fate."

"If that's the case, when will Young Master Lin go to the Wind and Snow Country?"

"It's getting late today. We can meet at the city gate tomorrow morning. If there's nothing else, you can leave."

Yan Ruxue did not leave upon hearing this and said somewhat awkwardly, "How does Young Master Lin plan to handle the matters of the Tao and Yan families?"

Lin Mu waved his hand and said, "Someone from the Tao Family will go to the Yan Family to handle it tomorrow. You just instruct the Yan Family members to do everything as told. Do you understand?"

The main target for striking the Yan Family was Yan Ruxue; as for the trivial matters between the Tao and Yan families, Lin Mu was too lazy to inquire.

Yan Ruxue knew that Lin Mu did not intend to delve deeper, and the Yan Family had temporarily weathered this crisis.

She no longer delayed, bid farewell to Lin Mu, and then disappeared into the night sky.

After Yan Ruxue left, Lin Mu individually encouraged Tao Rong.

After giving Tao Zhi a few simple instructions, everyone then departed.

The next day.

Under the clear blue sky, three figures slowly stopped.

The leading woman pointed to the huge city below and introduced, "Young Master Lin, below is Xuanbing City, the imperial capital of the Wind and Snow Country."

Lin Mu looked over upon hearing this.

He saw a large city standing on the plain, with snow falling continuously above the city.

Xuanbing City is a famous city on the Nine Nether Continent.

Snow falls all year round above the city.

Seeing the scenery before him, Lin Mu couldn't help but recall that figure again.

She said she had never seen snow before and wanted Lin Mu to take her to see a snowfall.

Suddenly, a voice interrupted Lin Mu's thoughts.

"Sect Master, this Xuanbing City seems to be enveloped by a large formation. Should I break through the formation and go directly to the imperial palace?"

Lin Mu waved his hand and said, "No hurry, let's go down and see first."

With that, Lin Mu flew directly towards the city gate.

As soon as he landed, a few snowflakes fell on Lin Mu's shoulder.

Lin Mu reached out and picked one up, placing it in his palm.

This snowflake did not melt in Lin Mu's hand; instead, the snowflakes that fell on the ground instantly melted into the ground, but without leaving a trace of water.

Yan Ruxue, who arrived shortly after, saw Lin Mu's action and spoke, "Ice Emperor Adult has set up a large snow-gathering formation high above Xuanbing City, and a snow-melting formation underground."

"Therefore, although it snows all year round in Xuanbing City, there is no accumulated snow on the ground."

Yun Feiyang said with some surprise, "This Ice Emperor has such a grand scheme! Setting up such a large formation in a city of several million people is truly remarkable."

No sooner had Yun Feiyang's voice faded than an ill-timed voice rang out in the ears of the three.

"Han Yue, where have you been these past few days? I've been looking for you so hard."

The few people turned around and saw a dashing young master, accompanied by several servants, walking towards them.