It was a little past four in the afternoon.
The sky outside had already darkened.
The wind made the window paper rattle.
Fine pellets of snow tapped against the windowpanes, their strikes growing faster and louder.
The wind and snow were picking up!
There would be a blizzard tonight.
The northern climate was harsh. Even low-level cultivators had to take care.
One careless moment, one failure to find a suitable place to warm up and rest, and someone could easily die!
Click.
A faint sound suddenly came from the roof.
Xu Yuan sprang up, leaped onto a roof beam, and pressed a hand against it.
A loose brick lifted free.
A box fell, and he caught it with quick hands.
He secured the brick first, then jumped down from the beam and set the box before the two women.
"How Oddity. It's almost as if someone deliberately alerted us to something hidden in the roof."
Xu Yuan spoke.
Jiang Xueyao smiled. "The situation is dire. They had no choice."
Xu Yuan and Yang Xiaobing both looked at her.
"The Demon Race came to negotiate peace, but they acted so arrogantly at the banquet that they angered His Majesty."
"The two sides made a wager over whose younger generation was superior: the Human Race's or the Demon Race's." "So young demons will be taking part in this test too."
Jiang Xueyao explained.
"What does that have to do with this box?" Yang Xiaobing asked.
"Open it and you'll see," Jiang Xueyao said.
Xu Yuan opened the box.
Inside lay a copy of Golden Light Palm, a copy of Flowing Water Body, and a pill wreathed in hazy mist.
Xu Yuan stared, muttering, "That's a little too convenient."
"Exactly. A metal-element palm technique for Xu Yuan, Flowing Water Body for me, and