Gales swept up the snow, the cold piercing to the marrow.
He Pingsheng strolled forward at a leisurely pace.
Earth Dragon Ravine's two successors differed: unlike the previous two ravines, Water Dragon Ravine had its Water Dragon in the middle rather than at the far end.
Thus, to seize the initiative when the next ravine, Fire Dragon Ravines, opened, he still had some distance to cover before reaching the far end of Water Dragon Ravine.
Su Zhenzhen followed behind He Pingsheng.
"Quite a few people have their eyes on me!" He Pingsheng said mildly as he walked. "If they make a move later, I'm afraid you'll be caught like a fish in a drained moat. Why don't you leave me for now?"
"Once I've obtained the mystic yellow-and-black-and-white lotus root in the final ravine, Earth Dragon Ravine, we can reconsider our trade."
"All right!" Su Zhenzhen nodded.
Then she added, "But wait a moment, Brother Xu!"
He Pingsheng stopped and looked at her.
With the speed of a thunderbolt that left no time to cover one's ears, Su Zhenzhen pecked him on the cheek.
He Pingsheng's brows furrowed slightly.
Su Zhenzhen, however, giggled. "Don't misunderstand, Brother Xu. I have a divine ability that lets me identify people by their aura. To make sure I can find you in Earth Dragon Ravine later, I thought I'd memorize yours first!"
"I'm off!"
Her blue Daoist robe fluttered wildly in the gale as she slowly disappeared into the ice and snow.
He Pingsheng was not worried about anyone following Su Zhenzhen. This woman was no simple character either.
With her methods, probably ninety percent of the cultivators in this secret realm were no match for her.
Watching Su Zhenzhen vanish into the wind and snow, He Pingsheng continued onward.
Half a day later,