At this thought, Jiang Ping'an immediately hurriedly gathered the huge block of ice encasing Shangguan Xue into his arms. He circulated his True Essence to raise his body temperature, intending to melt the ice with his own warmth.
He did not dare use fire-element spells, afraid that poor control would lead to irreparable consequences.
For a time, Jiang Ping'an's entire body was like a furnace, continuously melting the ice as thick white vapor rose endlessly between him and the enormous block of ice.
After half an hour, Jiang Ping'an had forcibly melted all the ice encasing Shangguan Xue with his body heat.
He continued holding Shangguan Xue's entire body in his arms. As he used his warmth to thaw her body, frozen stiff from head to toe, he pressed one hand against her back and carefully sent in True Essence.
After roughly an incense stick, Shangguan Xue's delicate body began to soften, and Jiang Ping'an soon heard her threadlike breathing.
After another short while, he heard Shangguan Xue let out a faint, indistinct moan.
He immediately lowered his head to look at her and softly called, "Junior Sister Shangguan, Junior Sister Shangguan, wake up..."
Within a boundless, ice-cold world of darkness, Shangguan Xue vaguely heard a voice. It was a voice she had dreamed of day and night.
It was Senior Brother Jiang's voice.
Summoning every last bit of strength, she barely opened a slit of her eyes and truly saw that incomparably handsome face.
"Se-Senior Brother, is it really you?" she asked with extreme difficulty and weakness, her heart filled with disbelief.
Jiang Ping'an's face overflowed with joy. "It's me! Junior Sister Shangguan, you're finally awake. That's wonderful!"
Yet Shangguan Xue revealed a bitter smile. "I never thought that, before dying, I could still dream of Senior Brother..."
"Junior