At the borderlands of White Reed Continent, amid a desolate mountain wilderness.
Nighttime.
Heavy snow swirled through the air. Within a ruined Taoist temple in the mountains,
a bonfire burned as Fang Han warmed wine beside it.
To one side, Su Yi reclined in a rattan chair, his eyes half-open as he admired the snow drifting thickly outside.
Two days earlier, the Mirror Lake Immortal Meet had concluded. Su Yi had been fervently fawned over and greeted with empty pleasantries by a host of Immortal Lords, until he could scarcely bear it.
To find some peace and freedom, he had immediately bid Fu Yunzhong farewell and departed with Fang Han.
They had wandered through mountains and rivers all the way here, arriving at this ruined Taoist temple in the wilderness at the edge of White Reed Continent when the heavy snow descended tonight.
The weather was freezing, and snow blanketed the mountains.
In such a ruined temple in the wilderness, a bonfire and a pot of warmed old wine were enough to bring comfort.
Before long, Fang Han handed Su Yi a warmed pot of wine. "We've already reached White Reed Continent. Where... do you plan to take me?"
Su Yi accepted the winepot and took several deep gulps before breathing out in satisfaction. "Where we go isn't important. What matters is, has your sister replied to your letter?"
Fang Han froze. "You already knew?"
"You used the Bi'an Star-Shifting Talisman to send a message on the Cloud Ship. It would have been difficult for me not to notice."
Fang Han muttered, "I knew I couldn't hide it from you. Yes, I did write elder sister a letter, but... she still hasn't replied."
A deep worry appeared between the youth's brows.
Su Yi gazed at the snow dancing outside and