Snow Fairy

"Stop wagging your tongue. Is Father Emperor's decision something you can casually gossip about? If someone overhears and it reaches Father Emperor's ears, wouldn't you be walking straight into a dead end?" the princess said.

The young girl stuck out her tongue and said, "I'm only saying it to you, Princess. Who else is here besides you? That spider?"

"Enough. You'd better watch what you say. If someone far stronger than us is nearby, we might not even notice. Even that spider can understand you. If one day it forms its core and passes these words on to Father Emperor, let's see what you'll do then."

The young girl said no more.

After flying for a while longer, the girl spoke again. "The Seventh Supreme Emperor refuses to help us too. He insists that you go retrieve the Nine-Petaled Purple-Gold Lotus yourself. Such a simple task, yet he makes you go to such lengths."

The princess let out a faint sigh but did not respond. Following the girl's directions, Yan Chihuo flew for roughly three hours before a circular city appeared ahead.

The city covered an immense area, spanning several hundred li in every direction, with towering walls. A huge flag was planted into the wall every hundred zhang or so. The flags came in five colors and bore profound Forbidden Cloud Patterns. Yan Chihuo knew at once that this was a city-protecting formation.

The ugly princess and the young girl descended and headed for the city gate. Four Qi Gathering Stage Cultivators guarded it. Seeing the two women, they stepped forward to block their way and said, "Please present your entry tokens."

Yan Chihuo was slightly taken aback. Isn't this ugly woman some kind of princess? Why don't the gate guards recognize her?

Just then, a voice said, "This