This immediately left them shrouded in suspicion, each muttering inwardly: What on earth was Yue Qianchou up to, sneaking off to huddle with the Snow Emperor behind everyone's backs?
After exchanging greetings, Yue Qianchou traded a glance with the Snow Emperor. Just as the two were about to return upstairs to the rear palace, they suddenly heard someone flying over and landing outside. Everyone looked out together. Before they saw anyone, they heard a woman respectfully announce from outside, "This junior, Li Li, requests an audience with the Snow Emperor!" Yue Qianchou and the others found her voice familiar. When they heard that her surname was Li, every expression turned somewhat unnatural. They guessed that someone from Li Palace had come. They all pondered that Li Palace's arrival at this moment was likely related to the good deed they had done.
The Snow Emperor glanced at them, then calmly called outside, "Come in!" From his tone, he seemed to know the visitor.
Outside the palace gates, a woman walked in with graceful steps. Her cloudlike hair was piled high, her lovely locks falling to her waist, and she wore a plain black gown. Her expression was serene and indifferent. She was none other than the Third Princess of Li Palace whom Yue Qianchou and the others had met before. They simply had not known then that her name was Li Li.
The instant Li Li stepped through the palace gates and saw so many people inside the Ice Palace, she froze slightly. When she recognized Yue Qianchou and the others, her face changed at once. She stopped where she was, motionless. Only after a long while did she slowly continue forward...
She had been Ice Palace Princess Xue Linglong's only friend. The two often played together, so she could be