The weather gradually turned wintry.
Xiao Qing also learned that her elder sister had decided to brave the river, seeking Dragon Thunder Liquid for Big Brother Xiao.
Xiao Qing naturally supported her sister's decision.
Besides, Xiao Qing couldn't bear to see Big Brother Xiao leave just like that.
After all this time, Xiao Qing had long since come to regard Xiao Mo as family.
But braving the river was no simple matter.
The slightest misstep could very well end with her body and cultivation destroyed, her soul scattered to the winds.
So during this time, Bai Ruxue had been diligently cultivating, making all kinds of preparations to brave the river.
Xiao Mo also gave lessons to Bai Ruxue and Xiao Qing, explaining the dangers along the way and the various things they might encounter on their journey.
This included how to deal with things like the Dragon Slaying Sword and the Dragon Binding Lock.
It wasn't that Xiao Mo didn't want to remove things like the Dragon Slaying Sword.
It was that he couldn't.
The Dragon Slaying Sword, the Dragon Binding Lock, and the like had all been set up by Qi Kingdom's Jiantian Division. Ordinary people couldn't remove them.
And the Jiantian Division stood apart from Qi Kingdom's bureaucracy.
Although Xiao Mo was the Prime Minister, he still couldn't order the Jiantian Division around.
Besides, if he wanted the Jiantian Division to remove the Dragon Slaying Sword and the Dragon Binding Lock, he would need a reason.
But what reason could he give?
He couldn't very well say, "My fiancée is from the snake clan. She needs to brave the river and transform into a dragon. Please do me a favor."
Although Xiao Mo was indeed the highest-ranking official in the court, he also had plenty of enemies there.