Ice Heart Technique

At Hezhang County's dock, a passenger ship broke through the waves, leaving a faint trail across the vast river. Beneath the white spray came bursts of barking.

It was noon, the sun blazing hot. Apart from the few still working, most people had tucked themselves away in teahouses or taverns to escape the heat.

When the passenger ship docked, two people and a dog disembarked. The man had hair golden as sunlight and robes whiter than snow. His features were not especially handsome, yet his bearing was like the bright moon in the night sky—cold and solitary, enough to make others shrink back at the sight of him.

The woman was delicately beautiful, carrying a long, thick wooden case in her hands. She followed the man step for step, keeping her distance without seeming remote. Her face was pale.

Last came the Fierce Dog, fat and sturdy, its fur pitch-black and its body as large as a water buffalo. If those paws struck someone, even a muscular strongman might not withstand it. Several dock laborers saw it and fled like rats with their heads in their hands.

"Alright, let's part here. You should return to the Yan Family. You haven't said a word these past few days; I imagine you're dissatisfied with what I did that day. Our fate together ends here."

Xiang Yang led Yan Mumei off the dock. Seeing her evasive gaze, he shook his head inwardly. She truly was an untempered child—too idealistic in how she handled herself and affairs, stubbornly convinced that she was right.

Yet perhaps only someone like her could bring Azure Blood Clear Sky to maturity. Once she truly understood the cruelty of the martial world and the ghostly domains of human hearts, her intentions would no longer be pure, and scaling the