A Familiar Sight

The backyard was now covered in ice. Even Ma Feifei had to retreat to the Bookstore entrance to avoid being frozen. As for Zhang Caicai, she was in a worse situation, desperately climbing towards the roof before finally jumping out of the Mysterious Bookstore.

Strangely enough, the spreading ice blocks didn't leave the area of Mysterious Bookstore, as if someone was controlling it.

However, this is for the best, as it prevents public panic.

"Could it be that it's about to evolve into an ultimate Tyrannosaurus Rex?" Ma Feifei stared at Yun Qingyang's room, silently speculating.

Yun Qingyang's current situation is similar to his previous transformation into an ice crystal dragon statue; the prelude is the same. The difference is that this time, there was no so-called 'October snowfall' in the sky.

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei subconsciously took a step back.

The scene of Yun Qingyang pulling such a stunt last time, causing Ma Feifei to be in debt for billions, is still fresh in his mind. This time, he will not go to their doorstep again.

"Shopkeeper, what's wrong with the Saint?" Luan Feng asked, standing next to Ma Feifei.

"It's nothing, she does this every now and then, it's normal," Ma Feifei said casually. He wasn't just talking nonsense. Although he didn't know what was wrong with Yun Qingyang, Ma Feifei could sense that Yun Qingyang's current vital signs were very healthy and there was no danger to her.

"Oh..." Luan Feng nodded as if she understood, glanced at Ma Feifei, and silently went back to work in the Bookstore.

Ma Feifei wasn't in a hurry. He moved a small stool and sat down at the back door of the Bookstore, staring intently at Yun Qingyang's room.

If you stare at it for too long, your eyelids start to droop, and you start to shake your head.

"Shopkeeper, how much longer until we can go in?" Zhang Caicai suddenly appeared out of nowhere, looking pitifully at her kitchen.

"You can go in now, I'm not stopping you." Ma Feifei forced open her eyes and took out some snacks that had been stored in her spatial ring for who knows how long, and started eating them.

"What about my Dragon-Swallowing Snake? Won't it freeze to death?" Zhang Caicai sighed. "That thing was so hard to catch! Eating it is said to nourish yin and yang, revive withered trees, and be incredibly nutritious."

"Hmm?" Ma Feifei raised an eyebrow, glanced casually towards the kitchen, and said disdainfully, "What's the use of such a tonic? From now on, the Bookstore is prohibited from making any kind of 'perfect tonic soup' or similar things, understand?"

"Huh? Oh... okay." Zhang Caicai was a little confused, but she still nodded obediently in response.

Ma Feifei grabbed a piece of ice from the ground and threw it fiercely into the air, muttering to himself, "I'll teach you to fix it... I'll teach you to fix it..."

Zhang Caicai was so frightened that she trembled and quickly left the scene, fearing that Ma Feifei might take her anger out on her.

"Phew~"

"Phew~"

At this moment, the breathing coming from Yun Qingyang's room grew heavier and heavier, and Ma Feifei's face also showed a worried expression. In the past year, this was the first time he had encountered Yun Qingyang in this situation, and he was a little anxious.

"Should we go up and check on her?" Ma Feifei could feel the oppressive atmosphere even sitting at the door. He was genuinely worried about Yun Qingyang's condition.

With that thought in mind, Ma Feifei finally stepped out.

"Click click click~~"

"Smack~"

The ground was completely covered by a thick layer of ice. When Ma Feifei stepped on it, the ice seemed to have a spirit and spread directly to him, but he shattered it all with his cultivation.

Step by step, Ma Feifei finally arrived outside Yun Qingyang's room.

"Phew~"

"Phew~~"

The closer Ma Feifei got, the more he could feel the oppressive aura, or more accurately, the oppressive force, which made it hard for him to breathe.

Ma Feifei was somewhat uneasy. Standing at the door of Yun Qingyang's room, she called out softly, "Qingyang, are you alright?"

There was still no sound from inside except for heavy breathing. Ma Feifei received no response. After waiting for a while, he stuck his finger into a hole in the door or window and looked inside.

What came into view were patches of blue scales, filling the entire room, clearly indicating that Yun Qingyang had reverted to her original form.

However, Ma Feifei was somewhat surprised that such a small house could hide such a large body. He guessed that Yun Qingyang must have set up a spatial array in her room, otherwise such a small house would never be able to accommodate such a large Frost Giant Dragon.

"What do we do now?" Ma Feifei strained her eyes to see what was happening inside, but couldn't find Yun Qingyang's dragon head anywhere. Finally, she gritted her teeth and pushed the door open.

"Whew!"

A chilling gust of wind rushed towards Ma Feifei, but a purple light shield instantly appeared in front of him, blocking the wind.

"Click click click~~"

The surface of the light shield was covered with a thick layer of ice. If it were to scrape directly onto Ma Feifei, he would probably be frozen into an ice sculpture.

However, that wasn't the main point. When the door opened, the first thing Ma Feifei saw was an enormous tail, its scales constantly radiating a chilling aura.

Ma Feifei stepped inside, closing the door behind him.

At the Bookstore's entrance, the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey watched with utter boredom the cultivators on the long street who were staring at the Mysterious Bookstore and discussing it. He couldn't understand why these people would waste their precious time watching a show.

Cultivating oneself, making money, seeking opportunities—which of these can't one do?

"Serves you right for being a complete failure." The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey took out a peach and ate it.

At this moment, a woman in white Sky-reaching Ape Monkey didn't pay any attention to her, until she walked to the front of the Bookstore and stared at Sky-reaching Ape Monkey intently. Sky-reaching Ape Monkey realize what was happening.

"Is there something you need?"

The woman in white was recognized by the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey, or rather, the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey had saved her. This woman in white was none other than Lian Yi, who had previously been chased and fled to the Mysterious Bookstore.

Upon hearing this, Lian Yi gave a slight curtsy, smiled sweetly, and said, "May I ask if the shopkeeper is in? The Great Desolation Relic are about to open, and Lian Yi has come specifically to inquire about the departure date."

The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey scratched its head and called out into the Bookstore, "Zhang Yunji, someone's looking for the owner!"

Upon hearing this, Lian Yi's smile froze. It turned out that she had told the ghost everything she had just said. However, being well-mannered, Lian Yi managed to control her emotions and maintain a bright, smiling expression.

"Coming." Zhang Yunji, who was reading in the Bookstore, responded to the call of the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey and came out of the Bookstore. He immediately saw Lian Yi, cupped his hands in greeting, and said with a smile, "Is it Miss Lian Yi who is looking for the shopkeeper?"

Lian Yi nodded slightly, gave Zhang Yunji a curtsy, and then repeated what she had just said.

After listening, Zhang Yunji said apologetically, "The shopkeeper is busy right now. Why don't you come again tomorrow, Lian Yi?"

Zhang Yunji had just seen Ma Feifei enter the Saint's room. Considering the oppressive aura emanating from the Saint's room, Zhang Yunji could more or less guess that something must have happened to the Saint. Under such circumstances, Ma Feifei's entry was most likely to resolve the issue.

And if cultivators of their level cause any trouble, it certainly won't be something that can be resolved in a short time. That's why Zhang Yunji told Lian Yi to come back tomorrow, so as not to wait here idly.

Lian Yi thought about it and realized that there were still more than half a month before the Great Desolation Relic opened, which was plenty of time. So she nodded and agreed with Zhang Yunji's suggestion, and went home to wait.