Seed-Jade Nunnery

The wind and snow had scattered away, leaving only mountains blanketed in white.

Shen Hui walked at an unhurried pace in front, with Lu Huan and Hu Cheng following closely behind.

When they reached a ridge, their view opened wide.

With nothing better to do, Shen Hui summoned his panel and glanced at it, only for his steps to come to an abrupt halt.

The "Killing Tribulation Approaching" that had originally hung in the status column had vanished into thin air at some unknown time.

Doubts immediately welled up in his heart.

Fearing that the panel had bugged out, he opened and closed it repeatedly, checking the entries again and again.

Only after several confirmations did he finally ascertain that he had not seen wrongly.

The Killing Tribulation had truly disappeared.

What was going on?

Had some earlier action erased the calamity, or was there another hidden reason?

He pondered it over and over, yet could not guess the root of the matter for the moment.

Seeing him suddenly stop, his face carrying a trace of contemplation, Lu Huan and Hu Cheng hurriedly halted as well.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Huan asked in confusion.

Hu Cheng also craned his neck, gazing at Shen Hui with eyes full of puzzlement.

Shen Hui fell silent for a moment, suppressing the doubts filling his heart before slowly shaking his head.

"Nothing. Let's go."

Jingzhou, Lock-Dragon Commandery, Great Peace County.

Time flowed by in a flash, and more than a month passed in the blink of an eye.

By then, the New Year had passed, the biting winter cold had faded, and the earth was warming again.

Beside the official road stood a tea stall beneath a bamboo canopy. It was open to the wind on all sides, but its roof blocked the sun and