Early the next morning, when the first ray of sunlight penetrated the clouds and shone on the streets and alleys of Dragon City, the whole city seemed to be gently awakened by the golden light. The world is particularly peaceful after snow, and the air is filled with fresh breath.
On both sides of the street, the branches of the trees were covered with thick snow, as if covered with white feather coats. The snow on the roof shone dazzlingly in the morning light, like countless bright gems.
Children were playing in the snow, and laughter echoed in the silent streets, breaking the tranquility of the early morning.
Ji Lin was awakened by the sound of children playing outside the window. When she opened her eyes, Miss Meng was no longer around, leaving only a messy bed.
Ji Lin yawned and went into the bathroom to wash up sleepily.
He had a fierce battle with Miss Meng late last night, which consumed a lot of energy and made him a little sluggish when he woke up in the morning. But he soon recovered, dressed neatly, and sat on the sofa in the living room, waiting for breakfast to be served by the hotel.
When Ye Guyi, Nana, and Ling Luochеn all entered Ji Lin's room and sat at the dining table to have breakfast, Meng Hongchen arrived belatedly. She had already changed her outfit from last night. Today she was wearing a red and white dress with black stockings. She was sitting quietly at the dining table eating breakfast as if nothing had happened.
Before dawn, Miss Meng ran back to her room. She didn't want to expose her relationship with Ji Lin so quickly. First, she liked the sneaky excitement. Second, she didn't want to be beaten by Wang Qiu'er, at least. She had to wait until the day she left Shrek Academy to tell Wang Qiu'er the truth. Thinking of Wang Qiu'er's expression when he wanted to beat her but couldn't find anyone, Meng Hongchen felt a sense of anticipation.
After breakfast, Ji Lin checked out all the rooms. Today he is going to pick up Nan Qiu Qiu, and then he is going back to the Shrek Academy. They are not going to stay at Dragon City any longer.
When Ji Lin and the others walked out of the hotel, Nan Qiu Qiu was already waiting at the door.
Seeing Ji Lin wait for a while, Nan Qiu Qiu's eyes lit up and he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Let's go, my mother is still waiting. She has prepared a mysterious gift for you. Even I don't know what it is? It's mysterious."
Following Nan Qiu Qiu, Ji Lin came to the Earth Dragon Sect again, and directly followed Nan Qiu Qiu into the backyard.
Nan Qiu Qiu took a few people straight to the backyard of the Earth Dragon Sect. The backyard was a large garden, and Nan Shuishui was already waiting here.
Nan Shuishui saw Ji Lin and the others arriving and said with a smile, "Here you are, Qiu Qiu. You should accompany the sisters here to have some tea and snacks. Mom has something to talk to Ji Lin alone."
Ji Lin was thoughtful, Nan Shuishui obviously had something going on and didn't want others to know, so he was only going to tell Ji Lin.
Ji Lin has already guessed where Nan Shuishui is going to take him.
Ji Lin nodded to Meng Hongchen and others, indicating that they would wait for him here.
Nan Shuishui continues to move forward with Ji Lin. The two of them went deep into the backyard, next to a well.
Getting closer to the well, Ji Lin felt Ice Empress Sacred Mark, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm Sacred Mark and Snow Empress Sacred Mark react at the same time, which made him more sure of his guess.
Nan Shuishui stopped and said to Ji Lin, "This is the gift I am going to give you. This is a mouthful of Cold Spring. Cold Spring contains rich spiritual energy. Drinking it usually has a nourishing effect on our soul master's body. However, only the sect masters in the past Earth Dragon Sect knew that there was actually a cave under this Cold Spring, but it was isolated by us. There are many strange ores in the cave. However, the temperature in the cave is too low, and even the Titled Douluo level of ancestors cannot stay there for long. An ancestor once dug out a small ore inside. It has a strong ice-attribute aura, and the ore itself has metallic properties. Therefore, our ancestors have always believed that there is a mineral vein inside this cave, a mine containing ice-attribute rare metals. As for the extent of it, we don't know."
Nan Shuishui looked at Ji Lin and said, "You used Ultimate Ice's power in the previous battle in the Holy Spirit Cult branch. Surviving in this cave should not be a problem. If the ore below is useful to you, just dig it out. I hope that in the future Earth Dragon Sect and Freedom Gate can further cooperate. Originally, I planned to treat the following things as Qiu Qiu's dowry, but since Qiu Qiu has joined Freedom Gate, I will give these things to Freedom Gate."
Of course Ji Lin knew how precious the things below were. He said to Nan Shuishui, "Senior Nan, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Qiu Qiu and won't let her be wronged at Freedom Gate."
Nan Shuishui smiled and said, "Don't be so polite, just call me auntie. Qiu Qiu has joined Freedom Gate, and we will be considered a family from now on."
Ji Lin nodded and said, "Okay, Aunt Nan."
After Nan Shuishui told him the method of opening the cave in detail, he said, "You go down, we will wait for you outside, don't force it. Although you have the power of Ultimate Ice, I once tried to enter the cave. In just a few seconds, I felt like I was going to freeze. The temperature down there is too low, and it is not like a human being can bear it."
"Okay."
Ji Lin certainly knows what is down there, but there is no danger to him down there.
Nodding to Nan Shuishui, Ji Lin jumped directly into the well.
As soon as he entered the well, he was immediately hit by a chilly air, but this chill had no effect on Ji Lin.
Soon Ji Lin fell into Cold Spring. Cold Spring was cold, at least below zero, but strangely, it did not condense. Entering Cold Spring, Ji Lin can clearly feel that the spring water contains the vitality of heaven and earth and is very pure. No wonder Nan Shuishui said that the spring water here can nourish the human body.
Cold Spring is very deep, and the temperature gets lower as you go down. If an ordinary soul master were here, Soul Power would have started to be consumed at a high speed. But for Ji Lin who owns Heavenly Snow Woman Martial Soul, it is like returning to his home court.
The surrounding light gradually dimmed, and Ji Lin opened Spirit Detection. Although he knew that there might not be danger down there, he still had to be careful. In case of an accident, he didn't want to die before he got out of the battle.
The cave Nan Shuishui mentioned is about thirty meters deep. But Ji Lin and Spirit Detection clearly sensed that there was something deeper thirty meters below.
Spirit Detection of Ji Lin detected that the bottom of the spring is a spring eye of Cold Spring. The temperature is extremely low. Except for Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, I am afraid that few people can go down to the location of the spring eye of Cold Spring.
Soon Ji Lin arrived at the location of the cave mentioned by Nan Shuishui, which was about twenty-five meters underwater.