At Fang Qianyuan's words, Bai Aoxue's bright eyes flickered, and she nodded silently.
Over the years, she had followed Fang Qianyuan because of her younger twin sister, watching him rise step by step until he stood at the very summit. Long since, her heart had become wholly bound to the Fang Household.
Although nothing had happened between Fang Qianyuan and her, their long companionship made them closer than husband and wife despite not being married. Often, she even traveled on his behalf under the title of Spirit-Herding Envoy, handling his external affairs.
In Fang Qianyuan's plans, she played an even greater role than Wen Qingfei. After all, Wen Qingfei needed only to answer for the Heavencrystal Snowfield and the Fang Household, while she had to answer for the Azure Cloud Sect, the Heavenly Realms Alliance, and even the entire Righteous Path.
These were also the burdens that had originally rested on Fang Qianyuan's shoulders as the "Righteous Path Leader" and the "greatest man under heaven."
Seeing this, Wen Qingfei likewise said nothing more.
She knew why Fang Qianyuan had arranged for Bai Aoxue to advance rather than herself.
Besides, presiding over the Fang Household required only the title of Madam Fang. She needed neither cultivation nor strength, nor did she need to compare herself with Bai Aoxue.
Afterward, Fang Qianyuan summoned several Snow Wolf Guard Commanders.
This time, Fang Qianyuan's tone remained calm, but the wind and snow around them suddenly stopped. An invisible aura of deadly severity enveloped the entire Snow Mountain.
"Convey my decree. Go to the Warrior Administration and muster the troops..."
That day, no one outside the Heavencrystal Snowfield itself learned of Fang Qianyuan's condition.
The news was promptly sealed off. Outsiders made inquiries from all sides, but received only the answer that everything was