The snow monster had always been calm and composed.
Even when facing an opponent like Ying Gou, he remained utterly unruffled.
And I could tell that he had not shown the slightest hint of killing intent.
Even as Xiuma kept growling low beside me to pressure him, he was not afraid in the least.
I called Ying Gou back, stopped Xiuma, then stepped forward. "We're in a hurry. Can you let us pass?"
I did not know whether he could understand human speech, but I still wanted to try.
"Go back. This isn't a place you should be," he actually said.
Since he was willing to speak, there was room for discussion.
I said, "One of my friends was taken here by someone. I need to save him."
He shook his head. "No. You can't go in."
I frowned. Why was this guy so impossible to reason with? I asked him why, but he offered no explanation and merely repeated, "You can't go in."
"Why waste words with him?" Ying Gou said. "Just take him down."
Xiuma was also itching to make a move.
I sighed. "We don't want to be enemies with you. I know you bear us no hostility either, so please make an exception."
This time, he did not repeat himself. He looked at Ying Gou, then at Xiuma, as though weighing something.
I did not urge him. I waited for his answer.
A few seconds later, he said, "Are you sure the person you're looking for is here?"
I nodded. "That person who took him left behind an address: Jizha Village. I know this is where Jizha Village once stood, and that Jizha Village disappeared nearly two hundred years ago. This place has practically become a no-man's-land."
The snow monster said, "Since you know this has