"Mm."
The four women nodded softly at Gu Yunxiao's suggestion, offering no objections.
Even though they were stronger than Gu Yunxiao, various reasons still led them to instinctively treat him as the heart of their group.
Afterward, with the Snow Empress making the arrangements, Gu Yunxiao and his two companions settled down to rest in the core region.
Night fell.
The Far North was beautiful after dark, especially the sky above its core region, where hazy, dreamlike halos shimmered like auroras.
Moreover, the Far North was quiet at night. Apart from the wind and snow, there was not a sound.
Gu Yunxiao and the others stayed in an ice cave halfway up a mountain and sampled the Far North's local delicacies.
It was Bi Ji and Zi JI's first time trying them, so they found the experience novel.
Gu Yunxiao, however, had tasted them many times before.
"Phew..."
Outside the cave, Gu Yunxiao sat at the edge of the snowy ground, admiring the Far North's nightscape.
Beneath the dreamlike auroras, the land was pure, flawless white, with scattered ice fragments and snowflakes occasionally drifting down.
Beautiful, lovely, dreamlike.
At times, this place even felt unreal to Gu Yunxiao.
"Isn't it beautiful?"
The Snow Empress smiled faintly, walked over to Gu Yunxiao, and sat beside him.
"Yes, very beautiful."
"The Star Dou Great Forest has the tangible beauty of nature. This place has the ethereal beauty of a dream."
"Of course, the most beautiful things in either place have never been the scenery."
Gu Yunxiao gave a meaningful smile.
"Hmm?" The Snow Empress paused, her curiosity stirred. "What else do you find more beautiful than these two places?"
"You women."
Gu Yunxiao softly uttered those words, turned toward the Snow Empress, and smiled faintly. "However beautiful the scenery is, it