Snake Immortal Granny

Su Yu walked over and shook hands with him.

Old Li's hands were rough, his palms were covered in frostbite cracks, and they felt like ice cubes when you held them.

"This way, please. There's a heater in the car."

"Standing outside for too long in this kind of weather, you'll be frozen solid in no time."

Old Li opened the back door of the car.

Malfoy was the first to rush in, followed by Crabbe and Goyle. Pansy pouted and pulled down her hat brim in dissatisfaction.

Su Yu sat in another car, while Daphne, Fa-jie, and Ka-jie sat in the back.

The moment the car door closed, a blast of warm air rushed in, and the frost on the car window slowly melted a crack.

Malfoy, leaning back in his seat, was still trembling.

His lips were frozen purple, his face was patchy with red and white marks, and his ears looked like they had been whipped.

Malfoy closed his eyes, panting heavily, each breath condensing into a cloud of white mist in front of him, and muttered something under his breath.

"Is this... is this a place for a human to live?"

Kurama was still clinging to Su Yu's neck, but as the temperature inside the car gradually rose, Su Yu also felt a bit hot. She pulled her off, placed her on her lap, and teased her chin. Kurama squinted comfortably, making gurgling sounds in her throat.

Su Yu just quietly looked out the window.

Outside, there was nothing but snow.

The distant woods were a dark silhouette, their branches laden with snow. A gentle breeze blew, and snowflakes drifted down from the treetops, scattering into a thin mist in the air.

The snow piled up higher than the cars on both sides of the road, and a narrow passage was cleared in the middle of the road. The cars moved slowly, and had to stop at every bend to check the road conditions.

Old Li drove very steadily, talking to Su Yu about the road conditions and weather as he drove. He said that this year's snow was heavier than in previous years, and that half of the road into the mountains had been blocked, with only off-road vehicles able to barely make it up the remaining half.

Su Yu listened and nodded, while Daphne leaned on his shoulder, her eyes following his as she looked out at the snow.

Fa-jie sat on the other side, took off her scarf, folded it neatly, and placed it on her lap. Ka-jie looked at the map, occasionally rubbing her hands together; her hands were also red from the cold.

Ginny, Hermione, and Luna were in another car, playing with Crookshanks, who was also freezing and sneezing repeatedly.

Malfoy finally warmed up a bit. He sat up straight, reached out and turned the blades of the heater vent toward himself, then moved closer to Pansy.

Stay away from me.

Pansy was a little unhappy. He's thinking of his mother now? Ha, what a jerk.

I only lean on you because you're warm.

Malfoy had no idea what he had done wrong, and he shamelessly kept getting closer to Pansy, which made Pansy roll her Byakugan.

"I'm not a heater, go find your Crabbe."

"Then what are you?"

"I am your father!"

After two powerful punches, young Master Malfoy finally quieted down for a moment...

Crabbe, watching from the side, opened his mouth in fear, but in the end, he said nothing, simply giving the warm air vent to Malfoy.

Goyle sat in the passenger seat, almost taking up the space of two people; even the driver felt a bit cramped...

He kept looking out the window at the unchanging snowfield, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips. If only Ayi Duo were here; she loved snow the most.

Before we arrived, Ayi Duo asked him if he was afraid of the cold, and he patted his chest and said he wasn't. Now it seems he really isn't afraid; he just has a little uncontrollable hand and foot trembling, which is a minor issue.

The car drove for about two hours.

The snow outside the window gradually deepened, the road became narrower, and the woods on both sides grew denser.

Old Li parked the car at a bend in the mountain road and pointed to the road ahead.

"Young Master Su, the car can't go any further up ahead, so we'll have to trouble you to walk."

Su Yu nodded and got out of the car, but as soon as he opened the door, a cold north wind immediately rushed in from all directions.

Without the Kurama scarf around his neck to keep out all the cold air, he almost tucked his neck into his stomach.

"I think you can also keep out the cold with your Chakra Cloak."

Kurama helped Su Yu open the Chakra Cloak, and sure enough, Su Yu immediately let out a long sigh of relief. It felt so good! The girls behind him followed suit and patted the badges on their chests as well. Indeed, the cold air was blocked out, and their whole bodies felt much warmer.

Young Master Malfoy also got out of the carriage. This time he was a little better off. He had changed into a thicker robe, put on gloves and a hat, and had Crabbe and Goyle stand beside him like two windbreaks.

"Wow, Su Yu, why didn't you say so earlier? I didn't know it could be done like this!"

Su Yu didn't even need to turn around; the person who started getting excited like a lark as soon as she got out of the car must be Ginny.

"Come here, I'll open it for you."

Everyone then realized that the chief's posture was a way to insulate himself from the cold air, and they followed suit by opening their own badges.

Anyway, Chakra now Kurama tails and more chakra than he can use, so this little bit of loss is nothing.

Old Li led the way, guiding them up a snow-covered path.

The further you walk, the quieter it becomes, until you can only hear the crunch of your feet on the snow and your own breathing.

Su Yu looked up and, through the gaps in the treetops, saw the outline of a gray building on a distant mountain ridge, which appeared particularly silent against the backdrop of white snow and gray sky.

"That's the Hu Family's main headquarters in Black Dragon Province," Old Li said, his voice carrying far in the cold wind. "Keep going, it'll be there in about fifteen more minutes."

Even with the Chakra Cloak, Su Yu still habitually pulled his scarf up a bit and followed after him.

The tip of Kurama's tail gently brushed against his chin, carrying a warmth that went straight to his heart.

Before the group even reached the village, they heard a shout.

"Oh, my dear grandson, you've finally arrived! If you hadn't come soon, Grandma would have gone into hibernation. This wretched weather! Let Grandma check if you're freezing!"

The voice came from Snake Immortal Granny, but this time she was in her true form, wrapped in a thick coat, clearly quite cold, yet she still waved kindly at Su Yu.

Meng You and Yue Li stood beside Snake Immortal Granny. It seemed they had been specially called back. It had been several months since they last saw each other. They wondered how Yue Li's studies were going and whether she was still being nagged by Snake Immortal Granny.

"Grandma, it's cold outside, let's go inside quickly. Why can't you come out here yourself?"

Su Yu quickly stepped forward, grabbed Snake Immortal Granny's hand, and tried to walk into the house without saying a word, acting as if he were an outsider.

"Oh, good, good, my dear grandson always cares so much about his grandma..."

"The CEO is really outgoing."

Young Master Malfoy sighed.

"If you don't understand, shut your mouth. In Northeast China, that's what's called being genuine, and that's what elders like."

Pansy covered Malfoy's mouth, signaling him to say less; she had overheard these things from Hermione looking up information in a book.

"Is that the Su Family's young master? Come in quickly, let Grandma see him."

Well, before I've even stepped inside, another grandmother wants to see Su Yu.