In a secluded courtyard, a dignified middle-aged man sat with his brows tightly furrowed, his gaze drifting from time to time toward an Orchid Room as he sighed softly.
Outside the courtyard, hurried footsteps suddenly rang out.
Before long, a young girl came rushing in.
Her little face was round and plump, her fair skin flushed with rosy color. Her adorable baby-fat cheeks were now filled with delight.
"Father, I have found out! The immortal land from the rumors truly exists. Mother can be saved!"
The middle-aged man shook his head. "Ranran, give up! Your mother is beyond the reach of medicine and stone. Rather than keep tormenting yourself, spend more time with her and let her peacefully finish these last two years."
The girl's round little face was exceptionally stubborn at that moment.
"No!"
Faced with those resolute eyes, anger appeared on the middle-aged man's face, but it gradually softened.
"Tell me where it is. I will send people to seek out the immortals."
The girl broke into a smile. "Ordinary people cannot find it. I have to go myself!"
Amid ice and snow, a scattered convoy struggled onward against the wind and blizzard.
The camel beasts pulling the carts snorted hot vapor from their nostrils and refused to move another step.
An attendant's shout came from behind. "Miss, we cannot go any farther! Ahead lies the legendary Death Ice Sea."
The leading girl was wrapped tightly in a fluffy white coat.
Upon hearing this, she waved her small hand.
"No, we must keep going! Only by crossing the Death Ice Sea can we see the true immortal land."
The attendants could do nothing but obey the girl's command and continue forward.
Yet the heavy snow buried people, the freezing wind scraped against bone, and everyone found each step