[Although Chen Ping understood your importance as well, as the Snow Emperor's granddaughter's husband, he instinctively obeyed her decisions and thus did not join Jin Chang Geng in opposing her. Had someone else made the proposal, he would certainly have spoken up too.]
[The Snow Emperor was not a dictator and could listen to others, so after hearing Jin Chang Geng's explanation, she did not become suspicious.
The Snow Emperor knew of your strong perception, but she had not expected you to be of such great use to Jin Chang Geng. From then on, she replaced you with Han Ze as the one left behind to control the formation, having Han Ze assist Mu Sui, while you followed the group to help everyone seek opportunities...]
[On the fifth day of the sixth week after entering the Mountain Sea Illusion Realm, the Snow Emperor brought you, Chen Ping, and Jin Chang Geng to the middle of a cliff. Directly ahead lay a pitch-black cave, bottomless to the naked eye.
This was the place Jin Chang Geng had mentioned. The treasure detected by the Immortal-Seeking Instrument, which was certainly a Sixth-ring Dao Treasure, lay deep within this cave. After sensing the area briefly and detecting no traps, the Snow Emperor did not linger. She dispersed the Snow Fox formed from her escape technique to reduce the chance of being discovered first, then flew rapidly toward the cave, telling you, Chen Ping, and Jin Chang Geng to follow quickly.
Even without the Snow Fox formed by her escape technique, the Snow Emperor was still extremely fast. In your perception, her figure passed back and forth between the Void and the space of the Mountain Sea Illusion Realm. Yet the aura fluctuations she emitted were indeed far smaller than those of the Snow Fox