At that moment, a man wearing a black cloak appeared in front of her.
His cloak concealed most of his face, leaving only his mouth visible.
She watched his lips open and close as he said, "Zuo Kexin, are you really willing to hand the person you love over to someone else just like that?"
Her steps faltered. Her instincts warned her not to trust the man before her, but what if...
Seeing the young woman's hesitation, the black-clad man's lips slowly curved into an eerie smile.
Su Jiu was now halfway up Fisherman Mountain.
It was May, with lush green grass and willow catkins drifting through the air. Had danger not lurked throughout the mountain, the scenery would have been especially inviting.
But Su Jiu had no interest in admiring the beautiful scenery before her. She had already spent two hours walking according to the Mission Token's directions. If Tomorrow City had not issued the mission, she would have thought someone was playing a trick on her.
What puzzled her most was that the Frostglaze Beast was an ice element demon beast, after all. Why would it live on this mountain?
She could barely sense any ice spiritual qi here. If there really was a Frostglaze Beast on this mountain, how had it managed to survive?
Just as Su Jiu was finally nearing her target, she abruptly stopped.
She gave Mo Qi a look. Mo Qi nodded, and the two suddenly vanished from where they stood.
"Zirong, Zirong, let's go back. We can just compensate that female cultivator once we return. It's too dangerous here. If that demon beast comes at us another couple of times, we probably won't make it back alive, let alone compensate anyone."
Two male cultivators came up the mountain. As it happened, Su Jiu