On this snow mountain, snowflakes drifted down one by one, filling the sky.
The snowflakes spun once in midair before leisurely settling upon the steps.
The snow pear trees on both sides were covered in red-and-white blossoms, while unripe snow pears, each no bigger than a fist, hung from their branches.
"There don't seem to be any Black Dragon Guards here," Xu Zimo said.
"I don't know. We should still be careful," Lü Yun replied, shaking her head.
The farther up the mountain they went, the more Xu Zimo could feel the mysterious mist thickening.
When he reached the mountainside, the eleventh extraordinary meridian within his body was involuntarily opened.
"Invaders!" A furious roar rang out from the mountainside.
Immediately afterward, a group of Yellow Lizards clad in yellow robes surged up from below the mountain.
These people looked no different from ordinary humans, except their ears were yellow.
There was a round yellow mark on each of their foreheads, engraved with a six-pointed star.
"Who are you?" the leading Yellow Lizard demanded. "Leave at once, or die!"
"We came to save you," Lü Yun hurriedly said.
"Let us overthrow the Black Dragon's rule together and regain our freedom."
Several Yellow Lizards exchanged glances. The leading one frowned and said, "There are no Black Dragon Guards here. Please go back."
"What, we're all from the same race, yet you won't even invite us in for a meal after we've come all this way?" Xu Zimo said.
"Who are you?" Only then did the leading Yellow Lizard notice Xu Zimo, asking with a frown.
"Let's go up and take a look," Xu Zimo said.
"One more step forward means death," the leading Yellow Lizard snorted coldly. It stretched out both hands, its nails several dozen centimeters long.
They were sharp and