After leaving Tianchi City, the sky had already brightened considerably.
Yet the mountain ranges around Tianchi City lay near the northern ice plains. Even beneath the bright daylight, the sky remained shrouded in a layer of gray-white gloom.
Following the route she had committed to memory, Ning Rou determined their direction and searched for traces of the former Fallen Star Mountain Range.
Before they knew it, the group had traveled far from Tianchi City and was gradually approaching the ice plains.
Ahead, the world was a vast expanse of white, with cold snowflakes drifting down from the sky.
There was no soil on the ground anymore, only a layer of ice so deep its bottom could not be seen.
Lin Bai followed at the rear of the group, maintaining a distance of roughly a kilometer. After pondering things over these past few days, Lin Bai had finally understood everything: Ning Rou probably only possessed a map of the Fallen Star Mountain Range, not the location of Ziwei Mountain. That was why she needed Lin Bai.
If Ning Rou possessed complete maps of both the Fallen Star Mountain Range and Ziwei Mountain, she could have searched for the treasure herself. There would have been no need to make a deal with Lin Bai.
Since that was the case, Lin Bai was in no hurry. After all, the map to Ziwei Mountain was in his hands.
"Lin Bai, someone is following us."
"I know. They've been following us since we left Tianchi City."
The Crow's eyes flashed as he glanced at the boundless mountain range behind them. Although he could not see a single figure, he sensed that someone was following them.
Lin Bai had discovered them long ago as well. He simply had not bothered with them.
"You noticed them long