[There was a reason the Ice Empress visited so frequently-the Far North was a vast expanse of white, icebound for a thousand miles, its wind and snow unchanged for ten thousand years. It truly was dull and dreary.]
[She constantly pestered you to tell her about the continent's customs and the strange tales of the human world.]
[You spoke of the lights of countless homes in Heaven Dou City and the iron-blooded, murderous austerity of Star Luo City; of Sea God Island's ancient legends and Spirit Hall's secret histories.]
[You could even recount little-known events from the Far North's past in flowing detail. Some of those secrets you knew even better than she did, despite her being the ruler of the Far North.]
[She listened, entranced, and could not help asking, "Su Yi, how do you know so much about the Far North?"]
[A thought stirred in your mind. Recalling certain plot points from "Peerless Tang Sect," you decided to tell a lie. "When I was hunting for Soul Rings in Star Dou Great Forest, I once met a fat worm. He told me most of these secrets."]
[The Ice Empress frowned, her face full of confusion. "A worm?"]
["That's right. A big, plump, white worm. He called himself Tian Meng. He didn't have much offensive power, but his spiritual power was absurdly strong."]
[The Ice Empress lowered her head in thought for a moment, then suddenly realized something. "That big worm you mentioned... did he have lots of golden markings circling his body?"]
[You nodded.]
["So you meant him," the Ice Empress said, a hint of surprise in her voice. "I didn't expect that fellow to still be alive."]
[The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had left quite a deep impression on the Ice Empress.]
[Your expression remained unchanged as