Countless snowflakes, like an endless barrage of hidden weapons, continuously shot toward the sword qi flying at Gu He. Amid crisp clangs, the sword qi gradually thinned out and had completely vanished by the time it reached the old man.
However, Gu He had achieved his purpose. As the old man turned to fend off the sword qi, Gu He caught up to him.
"Mr. Gu He, this old man is Tian Shuangzi. This was all a misunderstanding," the old man said with an unchanged expression and a friendly smile as he saw Gu He had caught up.
Gu He's face twitched. He had never seen anyone so shameless. Still, he had some impression of Tian Shuangzi. He seemed to be Ice River Valley's Great Elder and had appeared in the original timeline as well. Thus, Gu He allowed him to say a few more words before his death.
Deliberately showing a puzzled expression, Gu He said calmly, "I don't see what misunderstanding there could be in injuring my friend and stealing my things."
Tian Shuangzi's eyes shifted as he said, "Actually, we were incited by a friend of our Valley Master. He said he had discovered eight pairs of Wind Wolf Wings atop that mountain and told us to take them. We never expected them to belong to someone. After taking the Wind Wolf Wings, we fought with your friend."
Gu He nodded and asked, "Who is this friend of your Valley Master? Someone who can be friends with Ice Venerable can't be a nobody."
He had not expected one of the other two to be Ice Venerable, while the other was not even from Ice River Valley. He had thought that person was a hidden expert of Ice River Valley. But since he was not from Ice River