The street was lined with ice-sculpted buildings.
Lu Bao's four limbs moved like the wind. With Shalala wrapped around her tail, every spot her paws stepped on quickly froze over with white frost.
"Xia Xia?"
Shalala bounced up and down, finally unable to hold back a cry, asking whether there really was a bad guy following them.
"Ice Saint."
Lu Bao called out calmly.
She couldn't have sensed wrong.
After saying that, she suddenly spotted a frozen river. Without a word, she dashed over, reached the river's surface, and leaped.
Just before landing on the ice, one of her tails whipped downward with tremendous force.
With a crack, the layer of ice on the river shattered instantly.
Lu Bao jumped in. At the instant she descended, she opened her mouth, and a translucent Water Bubble rapidly expanded, enveloping her and Shalala together.
"Splash."
The Water Bubble carrying Lu Bao and Shalala fell into the river and vanished.
"Jiu Jiu..."
Jiu Bugu appeared beside the shattered river surface, a hesitant expression on his face.
The other party had clearly sensed his presence and started running away. Should he continue chasing them? Would he frighten them...
Suddenly, Jiu Bugu's expression became bewildered.
Come to think of it, what place was this?
How had he ended up here?
Elsewhere, in the snowfield.
"I need you to help me catch up with Jiu Bugu," Mikala said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, Wuyuan Xuzhu frowned and looked to the side. He suddenly noticed that Penga Mei was nowhere to be seen and couldn't help calling out:
"Wuwu?"
What had happened?
"There's no time to explain. We'll talk while we go," Mikala said.
"Wuwu."
Wuyuan Xuzhu showed an unhappy expression and called out, reminding her to watch her attitude. She was asking him