"Not very excited?"
He Yuanyue nodded and asked, "What time is it now?"
"Nine fifty-seven."
"Mm. Wait a while. Take another look at eleven and confirm the situation."
"All right."
Everyone waited quietly, praying in silence that this undertaking would succeed.
The heavy snow continued to fall... its frequency had not changed in the slightest. Beneath the frequent snowfall, the entire mountain range gradually became flat, almost an unbroken plain.
The heavy snow filled every gully in sight.
On the other three sides, beyond their view, the great fires had not slackened under the dense snowfall. Instead, they grew ever fiercer, as countless streams of black liquid burst out of the ground like fountains, then turned into pillars of fire shooting skyward.
Had the weather been clear, they might have seen something of the fires' true nature from Phoenix Looking Back. But now, the heavy snow completely blocked their view, leaving not a single clue visible!
"The snow is waist-deep."
Jiang Changbin and Sun Fenghou kept moving away the snow piling up beside them and directly ahead, sighing incessantly. "Phoenix City hasn't had snow this heavy in decades. Now that it's finally here, it's actually summer..."
Around them, the sounds of tree branches snapping beneath the unbearable weight of the snow rang out constantly.
Everyone continued waiting quietly. As time ticked past, it reached ten thirty.
As the hours passed, He Yuanyue's complexion gradually worsened, the rosy color draining from her face little by little.
Beside her, Hu Ruoyun and the others felt as though knives were twisting in their hearts.
For this day, she had taken countless secret medicines. The mental strength and vitality she had raised regardless of cost or consequence were now draining from her body at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Watching He Yuanyue