116: Chapter 116 Guiding the Way
Three days later.
Cold winds howled, and ice and snow raged.
A woman dressed in white was wielding her longsword with a solemn expression.
The biting cold wind, however, did not hinder her in the slightest.
With her delicate hands, sword light erupted, carrying a chill that had never melted for ten thousand years.
It was a chill colder even than the ice and snow.
Suddenly.
A mass of ice and snow came whistling towards her.
The woman turned, graceful as a Fairy.
The longsword in her hand vanished abruptly, transforming into a streak of cold light that bloomed in an instant.
Like a proud plum blossom standing against the cold, it bloomed in an instant.
The snow-white plum blossom bloomed alone in the cold, forming a barrier that stood proudly against the biting wind.
The incoming mass of ice and snow was instantly scattered, turning into a gentle breeze that blew past, causing the woman's hair to fly backward.
Clang!
The longsword returned to its scabbard.
With a light flourish of the sword, she stood with her hands behind her back.
The woman was indeed extremely beautiful, and coupled with the touch of cold, arrogant spirit radiating from her, this beauty was even more pronounced.
"Sect Head, Sect Head!"
A short, chubby girl with her hair tied in a topknot came running over, waving her hands.
The little girl looked to be only five or six years old; she was panting, her face flushed red from running.
The wind and snow were cold, and the ground was frozen and very slippery.
Yet, the little girl ran quite steadily.
"Be careful, you're so reckless!"
The woman in white gave the little girl a light knock on the head, feigning annoyance.
The little girl clutched her head with both hands, saying timidly, "Sect Head, a man has come, and he's riding a big cat! Senior Sister told me to come get you! That big cat is huge!"
As she spoke, the little girl gestured widely to emphasize.
"A man?!"
The woman in white straightened up at once.
She reached out and scooped up the little girl.
With a movement of her body, she drifted by as leisurely as a wisp of white cloud.
The woman in white's movement technique was extremely advanced.
She glided dozens of meters at low altitude in one breath before tapping her toes on the ground to propel herself forward again.
Very quickly.
She arrived at the mountainside.
On the mountainside, an upright stone block was placed by the side of the road.
Three large characters came into view upon it.
Tianshan Sect!
And at this moment.
Beside this boulder, a massive snow leopard was licking its paw with a blood-red tongue.
And what was most surprising was that a man was sitting steadily on the back of this snow leopard.
The man had a very unique aura that made one feel naturally inclined to like him.
Two young women dressed in white were standing guard on the mountainside, holding longswords.
Although they looked alert, their eyes kept darting between the snow leopard and Ji Yebai.
Just then.
A wisp of white cloud floated over.
Looking closely, it was actually a woman in white.
Ji Yebai looked up.
A flash of astonishment crossed his eyes.
He prided himself on having seen many beautiful faces.
His first love and his sister-in-law, Nangong Qing, were both very beautiful.
Especially Nangong Qing, who had successfully cultivated the Bright Jade Art and leaped to the top of the heavenly pride list.
Her beauty was rare in the world.
But at this moment.
The woman before him was not inferior to Nangong Qing.
Especially with her white robes, her perfect face radiated a cold, aloof aura.
In this situation.
A television scene suddenly popped into Ji Yebai's mind.
Liu Yifei's version of the Little Dragon Maiden.
The two figures, as well as their temperaments, were remarkably similar.
Not only that.
This woman was actually a First-Class Martial Artist.
This made even Ji Yebai feel surprised.
He could tell at a glance that the woman before him was barely thirty.
Yet such a woman had actually become a First-Class Martial Artist.
Since when could a First-Class Martial Artist be achieved so easily?!
"Sir, may I ask what business you have at my Tianshan Sect?!"
Chen Xuening looked at Ji Yebai with a guarded expression.
She was a little nervous.
Because in her perception, she could not sense Ji Yebai's existence at all.
A First-Class Martial Artist's perception was already very powerful; she could detect a bug crawling within a hundred meters.
But at this moment.
Although she could clearly see Ji Yebai with her eyes, as soon as she looked away, she could not sense Ji Yebai's presence.
Such strangeness made her secretly vigilant.
Moreover.
Chen Xuening's gaze swept over the robust snow leopard.
She actually felt a faint fluctuation of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from the snow leopard.
It was likely that this snow leopard had already evolved into a Vicious Beast!
"I am just passing by, and I wanted to ask for the way into the mountains!"
Ji Yebai stroked the snow leopard and said gently.
The snow leopard beneath him stretched its neck as he stroked it.
This scene made the little girl with the topknot's eyes light up.
"Into the mountains!?"
Chen Xuening looked at Ji Yebai suspiciously, frowning slightly, but still extended her delicate hand to point to the side.
"Enter from that mountain peak, and you can go directly into the depths of the Tianshan Mountains!"
As soon as she finished speaking.
She saw Ji Yebai shake his head.
This made Chen Xuening's brows twitch.
"I would like to ask, where is there a very deep ice crevice, preferably one filled with ice that has not melted for ten thousand years!"
Ji Yebai asked with a smile.
Chen Xuening seemed a bit surprised and looked at Ji Yebai seriously.
As if confirming whether he was lying.
Chen Xuening had run away on her own to found this Tianshan Sect; in truth, it was all because of men.
Every man would use all sorts of tricks because of her appearance.
Soft, hard, deceptive, seductive.
If not for her formidable talent and rapidly growing strength.
She would have suffered long ago.
Therefore, to avoid annoyance and trouble, she walked straight into the Tianshan Mountains.
The Tianshan Sect was thus established.
At this very moment.
She even suspected that the man before her was also playing tricks.
He just asked for the path into the mountains, and now he changed it to an ice crevice.
"There is indeed a huge ice crevice in the depths of the Tianshan Mountains, where it is bitterly cold all year round!"
Chen Xuening thought for a moment before pointing in a direction.
The Ji Yebai before her gave her an incredibly strange feeling.
Being able to make the overlord of the Tianshan Mountains—the snow leopard—as docile as a cat, this alone demonstrated the strength of the man before her.
Furthermore, she could not sense even a shred of his aura.
She was unsure of his true depth.
"Many thanks!"
Ji Yebai nodded with a smile.
He patted the snow leopard's massive head.
Under Chen Xuening's surprised gaze, the snow leopard stood up slowly and carried Ji Yebai as it walked to the side.
"Big cat……"
The little girl with the topknot bit her finger, looking at the snow leopard with a grievance.
She wanted to ride it too!
The snow leopard's massive body moved along the rocks, leaped over a gully, and disappeared into the wind and snow.
Chen Xuening watched Ji Yebai leave in this manner.
She could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Even though she was already a First-Class Martial Artist.
She was extremely bad at dealing with people.
Especially men.
Her disgust for men over these years was not just a little bit.
If not for the fact that Ji Yebai was too extraordinary, she would have already taken action.
However……
Chen Xuening bit her lip.
Who exactly was this person, to make one feel naturally inclined to like him?
Even she seemed to have been influenced unconsciously.
It was simply incredible.