Damn it, Li Yuanhao had actually come to the ice cellar at a time like this!
Dao Mei and Sanyue exchanged a glance. With a casual gesture, the former drew the divine blade Undying, while the latter swept her gaze over the omnipresent solid ice around them and said gravely, "This environment can amplify my attacks to some extent. Once Li Yuanhao comes down, we'll catch him off guard first, then escape amid the chaos."
Dao Mei nodded solemnly and replied with a single word. "All right."
Dao Mei and Sanyue were undoubtedly among the strongest players, part of that tiny group standing at the peak of the pyramid. But they were not Ye Weiming, after all. They certainly had the courage to fight opponents like Jiumozhi and Murong Bo to the finish. But facing head-on a super boss protected by True Dragon Qi, whose strength rivaled Venerable Huang and Zhang Sanfeng... they felt it would be more realistic to make escaping unharmed their goal.
Just then, an extremely weak voice suddenly called out, "You won't be able to break out of this sealed ice cellar. Why not hide behind that pile of ice? There's a good chance Li Yuanhao won't notice you."
The speaker was Li Qiushui, who had already become withered and gray-haired.
Dao Mei and Sanyue exchanged another glance before finally deciding to trust her. The former flashed behind the pile of solid ice, while Sanyue hesitated briefly. She reached out and tapped the palace maid named Wei Juan several times, releasing the acupoints Dao Mei had sealed. Only then did she use her movement technique to follow Dao Mei behind the ice.
The moment she settled into place, Sanyue saw Dao Mei's message in the Team Channel: "I actually forgot about that palace maid. But your