The wind and snow grew clear in her perception.
The path of every snowflake, the direction of every wisp of cold wind, every faint crack deep within the ice—all appeared clearly in her mind.
Then, she "saw" her.
At the edge of the ice field, a pink figure was walking briskly.
Long pink hair, pink eyes, a slender frame, and that unmistakable scorpion braid.
Was this the Soul Beast who had undergone human transformation last time?
The Ice Snow Queen raised an eyebrow slightly, a flicker of surprise crossing her azure eyes.
Of course she remembered Xiao Wu.
Last time, in the Far North, that restless Ice Silkworm had tried to take the Ice Empress away, sending chickens flying and dogs scurrying.
Only after the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm surrendered the location of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave had she let them go.
She had never expected them to return so soon.
And they even dared to pry into her affairs with their spiritual power.
An icy curve lifted the corners of the Ice Snow Queen's lips.
Last time, it had been the Ice Empress. This time, it was her.
Would they provoke every ferocious beast in the Far North one by one next time?
"You have a death wish."
She uttered the words softly. Her voice was quiet, yet the temperature throughout the Ice and Snow Palace dropped a few degrees.
Since they were so determined to court death...
Then they could stay in the Far North forever.
Become a fragment of ice in the Far North and remain beneath this ice field forever.
The Ice Snow Queen raised her hand and spread her fingers, turning her palm toward Xiao Wu.
The icy-blue light already hurtling away suddenly expanded the instant she raised her hand.
It did not thicken.