Two months later.
Li Yun and Zhang Ruohan successfully arrived at Cold Hill Land.
"Whoa... so this is Cold Hill Land?"
"You really knew how to pick a place. It's actually quite beautiful here."
Cold Hill Land turned out to be an expanse of Icefield, with rolling mountains blanketed in frost everywhere. As far as the eye could see was a vast sheet of white, while cold winds howled and snowflakes fluttered down, carrying the chill of deep winter.
"Of course!"
"Do you know why I chose to establish a hideout here back then?"
Zhang Ruohan smiled, a touch of pride appearing on her face.
"Why? Because you cultivate the Ice and Snow Great Dao?"
"This place is better suited to your cultivation?"
Zhang Ruohan nodded, then shook her head. "That's only one reason. Aside from being more suitable for my cultivation, the more important reason is that I was actually born here. Cold Hill Land is my birthplace."
"Before I was born, Cold Hill Land was actually quite prosperous. The Zhang Clan once built thirty-six ice cities here."
"As a direct descendant of the Zhang Clan, I was the legitimate Ninth Miss of Cold Hill Land from the moment I was born."
Li Yun was greatly surprised.
He could not help looking over Cold Hill Land a few more times.
Yet the Cold Hill Land before his eyes was empty and desolate, with scarcely any sign of human activity. Where were the ice cities? It simply could not be connected with the scene Zhang Ruohan had described.
A thought stirred faintly in his heart.
"Then how did Cold Hill Land become like this? Could something have happened?"
"Alas..."
At his words, Zhang Ruohan sighed as well.
"The reason the Zhang Clan once possessed such glory was my father, Zhang